CC> CC> certainly a lot of lights on the ends of poles protruding from
CC> CC>the Earthforce jumpship though.
CC> JH> Hadn't really noticed... Wonder what the practical purpose of
CC> JH>those is supposed to be?
CC>Probably the same as putting lights on the ends of radio towers; so
CC>passing starfuries don't run into the antannae.
The poles, not the lights. If they are radio or some other form
of antenna, there seems to be far too many even for the military
"backups in triplicate" SOP.
-=-
* Crazy-J * Electrons are very small,but they can gang up & hurt you.
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Msg : 43 of 57
From : Jeff Hancock 1:3600/7 .pä 12 .žė 95 23:48
To : Chris Carter
Subj : Vorlon Immortality
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
CC> JH> But considering the circumstances, how can they justifiably
CC> JH>remain a major race, and hence stay on the council? If things
CC>It may be that a "grandfather clause" comes into effect, rendering it
Could be. I don't know about the wisdom of such a clause, but....
CC>extremely difficult, if not impossible, to remove a council member
CC>from its position regardless of dramatic change in its status (i.e.,
"And I, as the sole remaining member of the Zzgryf race, demand..."
CC>And, if said major race has colonies, than the loss of its homeworld,
CC>while significant, my not be utterly crippling.
Depends on how this war is being waged. Considering jumpgate technology
and the nature of space combat in general, the Centauri may be taking
out the Narn colonies in a gradually shrinking more-or-less sphere
centering on their homeworld, rather than a wall of destruction which
would leave all Narn colonies on the opposite side of Narn from the
Centauri Empire intact. Besides which, who says the Centauri would stop
at the homeworld? ... assuming the rest of the races don't gang up and
obliterate them, which seems likely.
-=-
* Crazy-J * I planted bird seed-A bird came up-Now what do I feed it?
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Msg : 44 of 57
From : Greg Mcneil 1:228/500 .åņ 13 .žė 95 04:25
To : Steven Wesen
Subj : Re: Sci-Fi Channel
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
-=> Steven Wesen Commented to Greg Mcneil about Re: Sci-Fi Channel <=-
SW> Call Primestar or get a Dss System from RCA and tell TCI to go away.
SW> I have the same problem with my system Warner Cable and I plan to get
SW> a Big Satellite Dish. Steve(Merlyn)
Thinking about it.. but you see, I have this huge, Hi-tension power line
running thru the back yard, which is attached to the sub-station about
900 feet down the line.
... Babylon 5. - It is definatly NOT StarTrek.
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Msg : 45 of 57
From : Walter Sorrell 1:3637/77 .åņ 06 .žė 95 22:00
To : All
Subj : SLIDERS
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
There has plenty of messages of people commenting on the
possibility of traveling backward through time and meeting yourself and
the universe
blows up.
Well, the "the same matter cannot occupy the same space at the same
time" theory may not apply to people since we are continuously shedding
our skin and virtually every cell in our body is replaced after about
eight months. Though I can not quote any sources in to back up this
statement (since I do not remember where I read this little tidbit) but
I am fairly sure that I am right.
Then again considering the cyclic nature of the food chain (dust
mites eat the skin and a larger animal eats them and on up through the
chain, or we could just inhale the mites and reuse the atoms that
originally made up our bodies). Whoa, this could make a good thesis for
collage!
And of course, I realise that the Sliders are not traveling though
time but are "sidestepping" through different realities.
Later,
Walter S.
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Msg : 46 of 57
From : Jack Butler 1:363/309 .˙ņ 14 .žė 95 09:16
To : John Kahane
Subj : B5 Comic Down
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Quoth John Kahane, "Nevermore".
JK> Well, I can certainly sympathize with JMS in this regard, to be
JK> honest.
Wrong attitude for him to take, if he honestly is feeling this way. He
ought to be trying to make Warners very happy, within the limits of his own
production principles. Letting Warner's profit margin increase is a sure
way of insuring his series continues.
Jack Butler
... "Now I wish I hadn't written so many tank games." -- Flynn
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Msg : 47 of 57
From : Jack Butler 1:363/309 .˙ņ 14 .žė 95 09:16
To : Ecarey
Subj : DS9 SEASON 4
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Quoth Ecarey, "Nevermore".
Ec> [For those who think he did, go look for the "Lensmen" series by E.E.
Ec> Smith - you'll have to try libraries and used book stores, because he
Ec> started writing the series in the thirties, and the last book was
Ec> published in the fifties. They're out of print now, but most longterm
Ec> fans of sf have read them.]
I got another one for you: one of de Bergerac's stories deals with a
war between the inhabitants of Mars and Venus, fought mostly in the space
between. Of course, de Bergerac had the respective fighters using sailing
ships, but what they hey, he wrote it in the 1500's.
Jack Butler
... "Babies are the enemy of the human race." -- Isaac Asimov
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Msg : 48 of 57
From : Ken Mayes 1:393/7 .cź 16 .žė 95 05:26
To : Brian Henderson
Subj : Re: B5 VS ST
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On Mon 10-Jul-1995 2:09a, Brian Henderson said to Frank Glover:
BH> Therefore, if we assume that it was at least as powerful as a Galaxy-
BH> class starship, while being much smaller and much more maneuverable, we
BH> have to wonder why it
BH> * Origin: The Belching Dragon Inn & Tavern (1:207/804)
So far, the Defiant has only been outclassed in one battle. The first
one it fought against the Dominion, and in that battle it was outnumbered. Even
the Yamato would have fallen in a battle with a hundred PT boats.
Again when Thomas Riker went up against the Cardasians, the Defiant made
a good showing. It wasn't until it was cornered and surrounded by overwhelming
forces that defeat seemed inevitable. And even then Riker pointed out that the
Cardasians would pay a heavy price.
In the third season finale, the Defiant flew into a Dominion Armada,
blew away eight...possibly nine Dominion ships, rescued Odo and Garak, then flew
out again intact. So I fail to understand why you seem to feel it's outmatched.
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Msg : 49 of 57
From : Ken Mayes 1:393/7 .cź 16 .žė 95 05:34
To : Brian Henderson
Subj : Re: St Vs. B5
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On Mon 10-Jul-1995 1:56a, Brian Henderson said to Jeff Hancock:
BH> And, interestingly enough, Paramount tried to bring pressure to bear
BH> against B5 last season when they started telling TV stations that if
BH> they aired B5, they would not be allowed to show Star Trek. It didn't
BH> work and was a stupid move, both from a legal and a corporate
BH> standpoint.
I find that hard to believe. In the Dallas/Fort Worth market, Paramount
OWNS the local UPN affiliate channel 21 outright. They show B-5. They've showed
B-5 ever since the 2 hour pilot. If Paramount truly wanted B-5 bumped off of
their stations, they could easily have done it here in one of the largest
television markets in the country. They didn't. In fact, it would actually make
more sense for them to try and keep B-5 on the same stations that Trek is on.
That way the two shows can't directly compete against each other.
In fact the more I think about it, the more impossible to believe it is.
I wouldn't put it past JMS to put that story out, though. Nothing stirs up
ratings better than old fashioned controversy.
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Msg : 50 of 57
From : Kay Shapero 1:102/524 .óį 15 .žė 95 20:14
To : Frank Eva
Subj : Short B5 Season
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On , Frank Eva (1:154/750) wrote to Kay Shapero:
FE>22 is still less than other series. If JMS' 5 year story arc is
FE>based on
FE>22 eps/season, that's like admitting it will be more like a 4
FE>year story arc.
It'll cover 5 years, it's a 5 year arc. :-> Personally I'm getting more out of
22 eps per season than considerably more of various other shows.
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Msg : 51 of 57
From : Kay Shapero 1:102/524 .óį 15 .žė 95 22:44
To : John Kahane
Subj : Conversation started on B5
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On , John Kahane (1:163/198.5) wrote to Kay Shapero:
JK> Sure thing, Kay... Since you started it over on the B5
JK>echo, you get to "start it" here again...
OK - what do you want to hear first? I believe we were discussing the myriad
ways time travel can tie you up in knots. Considering that in Nicolai's Other
Suns campaign we've got both single line and Paratemporal time travel to
consider...
Let's see... there was the way T'Isan got shanghaied into the Paratemporal Arm.
She was arrested on a charge of treason, demoted ten or so steps in rank,
shipped off base, briefed, and sent on a mission back in time (I don't even
recall what it was at the moment), after which she returned as a full fledged
Paratemporal Officer at the new rank (which WAS the equivalent - PA ranks are
different from Star Arm ones), and the arrest turned out to have never happened.
Literally - she and those involved in the mission were the only ones to remember
it because a time shift had been done. The Arm likes to shake it's officers up
at the start to see how they react. Sometimes it does it later in their careers
