From: blakes7-d-request@lysator.liu.se Subject: blakes7-d Digest V98 #169 X-Loop: blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se X-Mailing-List: <blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se> archive/volume98/169 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se Reply-To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain blakes7-d Digest Volume 98 : Issue 169 Today's Topics: Re: [B7L] RE: Blakes'7 Re: [B7L]re: Terry Pratchet [B7L] New issue B7 tapes in Oz [B7L] RE: LOST in SPACE 12/June 1998 Re: [B7L] Seven by seven [B7L] RE: 7x7 [B7L] Re: Barcode hell [B7L] Re: Terry Pratchett [B7L] Seven by Seven [B7L] Seven by seven ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 23:10:55 +0100 From: "Tom Forsyth" <Tom.Forsyth@btinternet.com> To: "B7 Lysator" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: Re: [B7L] RE: Blakes'7 Message-Id: <E0ymQS1-0002LO-00@neodymium.btinternet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit B Willcock wrote a good letter the BBC. Their reply included: > It is also worth mentioning that a number of our older > drama productions have not withstood the test of time in terms of sound > and visual quality, and we also have the problem of limited airtime. We > can only set aside a certain number of hours each year for repeat > programmes and we do actually receive a substantial number of complaints > from viewers insisting that their licence fee be spent on the production > of new programmes. Yes, but they repeated Space:1999. Sorry to the many fans out there, but S2k-1 is complete trash compared to B7. I watched it at the time, and I'm re-watching it religiously, but so far the best episodes barely reach the soaring quality standards of Harvest of Kairos. I knew it was rubbish at the time, for heaven's sake, and I was only 6. So if you're going to allocate a slot to repeat old SF, at least make it decent SF. Tom Forsyth. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jun 98 23:28 BST-1 From: majikthise@cix.compulink.co.uk (Gary Marden) To: AChevron@aol.com, blakes7@lysator.liu.se Cc: majikthise@cix.compulink.co.uk Subject: Re: [B7L]re: Terry Pratchet Message-Id: <memo.595205@cix.compulink.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <b18c5114.3585e35b@aol.com> > For those of us not there, what is Terry's gong and/or the > announcement? D. He's been awarded an OBE. Gary ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 02:06:16 GMT From: kminne@camtech.net.au (Ken Minne) To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: [B7L] New issue B7 tapes in Oz Message-ID: <3588753c.3334013@mail.camtech.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Good day all, Could any of my fellow Australians on the list report as to whether the new release B7 tapes have made it down under? Is there a known Australian distributor? Thanks, Walter Minne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:36:00 +0100 From: "Taylor, Steve [MIS]" <S.Taylor@lmu.ac.uk> To: Beverley Thompson-VH <beverley.thompson@bbc.co.uk> Cc: B7 List <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: [B7L] RE: LOST in SPACE 12/June 1998 Message-Id: <E0ymaGS-00032D-00@jaffle.lmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain Can I say that this is the most weaseling cop-out that I have seen in years. A child of six can read the Radio Times - when something like this happens it should be the situation that the BBC cares enough to reply properly to people who care enough to write and to keep logs of requests so that they can be informed of REAL answers rather than platitudes. This is extremely poor customer relations which deserves to be severely criticized. Steve Taylor ---------- ->From: Beverley Thompson-VH ->To: Taylor, Steve [MIS] ->Subject: RE: LOST in SPACE 12/June 1998 ->Date: 15 June 1998 10:16 -> ->I have registered your disappointment that 'Lost in Space' was cancelled ->on 12 June. I am afraid I am unable to give you a broadcast date at ->present, so may I suggest you keep an eye on programme announcements for ->the most up-to-date information. ->Regards ->Viewer & Listener Correspondence -> ---------- ->From: Taylor, Steve [MIS] ->To: 'SMTP:vlc@bbc.co.uk' ->Subject: LOST in SPACE 12/June 1998 ->Date: 13 June 1998 01:15 -> ->Dear Sir -> ->Can you please let me know when the episode of Lost in Space postponed ->on 12 June 1998 will be shown. As you will be aware Blake's Seven has a ->large fan group in Britian and across the world and we were all ->disappointed when it was postponed for the tennis. -> ->It would be very unfortunate if this program was 'Lost in the BBC ->Archives' due to the poor finishing of Mr Henman:-) -> ->Your Sincerely ->Steve Taylor ->s.taylor@lmu.ac.uk -> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:35:29 +0000 (GMT) From: Una McCormack <umm10@eng.cam.ac.uk> To: Lysator <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: Re: [B7L] Seven by seven Message-ID: <Pine.PCW.3.96.980618152834.9159A-100000@umm-pc.jims.cam.ac.uk> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I said: >> 'Wheat from the chaff' >> >> The Way Back Space Fall Seek-Locate-Destroy Mission to Destiny Shadow >> Weapon Horizon Pressure Point Trial Killer Countdown Gambit The Keeper >> Star One Aftermath Powerplay City at the Edge of the World Children of >> Auron Rumours of Death Sarcophagus Deathwatch Moloch Terminal Rescue >> Traitor Animals Headhunter Sand Gold Orbit Blake Jenni said: > Yes, but what I want to know is how did "Animals" end up in the Wheat > section? And above "Blake" no less! Gosh, I didn't think anyone would actually read it! ;) Well, it was only to be expected really, wasn't it...? There's wheat, and then there's 'Warlord' ;) What's quite nice about this is that if you decide not to include, say, 'City at the Edge of the World', you get to include more episodes all round. Is this a worthwhile sacrifice? I thought not. It's also interesting to see which seasons you include most from. I think it reflects my taste in B7 episodes pretty accurately. Una -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The pre-menstrual historian: 'It's NOT my period!' -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Judge Institute of Management Studies Tel: +44 (0)1223 766064 Trumpington Street Fax: +44 (0)1223 339701 Cambridge CB2 1AG http://www.sticklebrock.demon.co.uk/una United Kingdom http://www.jims.cam.ac.uk/research/ion/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:39:25 +0000 (GMT) From: Una McCormack <umm10@eng.cam.ac.uk> To: Lysator <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: [B7L] RE: 7x7 Message-ID: <Pine.PCW.3.96.980618153729.9159B-100000@umm-pc.jims.cam.ac.uk> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Nicola said: >YKYBWTMB7W >... your mum rings to ask how you are, and you reply "Down and safe". >... your supervisor asks for a progress report and you say "That >information is not currently available". >... your toothpicks are made of colourless perspex. >... you wonder which of Servalan's costumes would make the best wedding >gown. Wonderful!! I'd like to see the whole version you did of it. This 7x7 is a *good* game! Alison, what have you started...? Una ;) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The pre-menstrual historian: 'It's NOT my period!' -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Judge Institute of Management Studies Tel: +44 (0)1223 766064 Trumpington Street Fax: +44 (0)1223 339701 Cambridge CB2 1AG http://www.sticklebrock.demon.co.uk/una United Kingdom http://www.jims.cam.ac.uk/research/ion/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 11:41:09 -0400 From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com> To: "INTERNET:blakes7@lysator.liu.se" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: [B7L] Re: Barcode hell Message-ID: <199806181141_MC2-4099-7B5D@compuserve.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Katrina wrote: >Hey - have you tried eucalyptus oil? Also useful for getting grease marks out of silk shirts. It loosens it slightly, creating a slightly less greasy mark which is easier to remove, or something like that. Harriet ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 11:41:12 -0400 From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com> To: "INTERNET:blakes7@lysator.liu.se" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se> Subject: [B7L] Re: Terry Pratchett Message-ID: <199806181141_MC2-4099-7B60@compuserve.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Julie wrote: >Terry got an OBE (Order of the British Empire) Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The second O is invisible (cf MBE = Member of the Order of the British Empire, etc etc). Harriet ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 07:33:41 +1000 (EST) From: jenna@welkin.apana.org.au (Jenny Hayward) To: alison@alisonpage.demon.co.uk Cc: blakes7@lysator.liu.se (Blake's 7 list) Subject: [B7L] Seven by Seven Message-Id: <m0ymmJR-0009WIC@welkin.apana.org.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Okay, I've tried expanding this one to make 49 words. This one includes the title and the author. ------------------------ Question for a toothy curly headed rebel by Jenny Hayward Tarrant, are you schizoid? You see, I cannot tell. It's really such a pity Since you started off so well. You seemed to be like Avon, But that was a mistake Because the writers wanted To have another Blake. ------------------------ -- Jenny Hayward <jenna@welkin.apana.org.au> "Je suis le nom de plume." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 20:24:13 EDT From: StefiAB@aol.com To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se Subject: [B7L] Seven by seven Message-ID: <801babd4.3589afb3@aol.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >Catharine wrote: >Gan's room never changed. Only Vila ever came here now. > >Vila decanted one drink from the bottle--originally a birthday gift from >Gan, now left on the desk in this room for the yearly memorial. It was >good stuff: the best. Dead friends must never be forgotten. > >"Cheers, Gan." << Avon stood in the shadow offered by the night cycle lighting. He frowned as he watched Vila leave Gan's cabin...with each anniversary of Gan's death Vila performed this ritual, this tribute. Sentimental Delta fool!! Avon never asked himself why he felt compelled to follow Vila...be part of it... Stefanie -------------------------------- End of blakes7-d Digest V98 Issue #169 **************************************