Nicolai, I've met Steve Stirling. If that's a woman, she's got a
_serious_ hormonal problem. She would also probably have to be
deceiving Ontario authorities, depending on exactly what Canadian law is
with regard to marriage - I quote from the back flap of THE CITY WHO
FOUGHT, by Anne McCaffrey and S.M. Stirling:
"S.M. Stirling is the author of the "Draka" alternate history series,
and has previously collaborated with Jerry Pournelle on the "Man-Kzin
Wars" series and the "Falkenberg's Legion" series, and with military SF
master David Drake on the popular series, "The General." He lives in
Toronto with his wife, Jan, and cat, Nyla." ^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^
That's a Baen book, c.1993, BTW. Apparently, at that time, Jim Baen also
believed S.M. Stirling to be male, and married to a woman.
Are you quite sure you are not thinking of someone else, perhaps Shirley
Maier? She and Steve Stirling collaborated on a barbarian-swordswoman
type adventure that skirted the edges of being softcore porn, and for a
while many people assumed that "S.M. Stirling" was _also_ female, which
was reasonable but wrong. Shirley Maier has since written books on her
own as well as collaborating with with people other than Stirling; I
don't have THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, so I can't check on who collaborated
with Pournelle on that.
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Msg : 70 of 300
From : Dkimmel 1:101/230 .óį 11 Hī˙ 95 07:22
To : Piotr W. Cholewa
Subj : KUBRICK
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PWC> D> As for Steven King, I don't doubt he dislikes Kubrick. King
PWC> D> is a hack writer, regardless of his popularity, whose works
PWC> D> will eventually be forgotten. Kubrick is an artist, who has
PWC>I agree with this, BTW.
Thank goodness. I was beginning to wonder if the world had so changed
that an artist like Kubrick was dismissed while a hack like King was
revered. The good news about Kubrick is that in the next year or so
we'll be seeing his next film, "A.I.," based on a Brian Aldiss story.
The bad news is that at the speed he works, he may not have many more
movies left in him.
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Msg : 71 of 300
From : Ecarey 1:101/230 .óį 11 Hī˙ 95 10:16
To : Jeff Hancock
Subj : B5 VS. TREK, AGAIN.
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JH>EC>When was the last time that TV Guide did a review of KUNG FU: THE
JH>EC>LEGEND CONTINUES, or THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HERCULES, or VANISHING
JH>EC>SON? It's for the same reason, and quality of the shows is only an
JH>EC>incidental consideration. [And VANISHING SON is _good_, btw.]
JH>I don't know, I don't read TV Guide. ;-)
JH>EW has done Hercules, and I *think* they might have done one on KUNG FU.
JH>VANISHING SON doesn't ring a bell, though.
Of course, KUNG FU is something of a special case, too, in that lots of
boomers remember the earlier series.
JH>EC>Sorry for the appalling line noise.:(
JH>There was only one chunk of it, although there wasn't any more to the
JH>message after that... Got cut off?
Not _quite_ - I tried to write some more, but when the line noise became
too much, I managed to end the message without saving the line noise.:)
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Msg : 72 of 300
From : Ecarey 1:101/230 .óį 11 Hī˙ 95 10:16
To : David Durgee
Subj : B5: THE FALL OF NIGHT
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DD>I agree that the episode was well done. I was not surprised in general at
DD>Kosh's appearance, although they did ring in one unexpected nuance for me.
DD>I'm wondering about Londo's remark about seeing nothing. Was he lying or
DD>telling the truth? I hope we will have the answer to that in following
DD>episodes.
Consider the look on Londo's face - he didn't see anything, and he has a
dim understanding of _why_ he didn't see anything.
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Msg : 73 of 300
From : Mark Holtz 1:203/1701 .cź 12 Hī˙ 95 23:59
To : All
Subj : Upcoming Babylon Five Episodes
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
US Air Week PCode Episode Title
-==============- -===- -=====================================================-
Nov 6-Nov 12 95 301 Matters of Honor
Nov 13-Nov 19 95 302 Convictions
Nov 20-Nov 26 95 303 A Day in the Strife
Nov 27-Dec 3 95 305 Passing Through Gethsemane
- 304 Voices of Authority
- 306 Dust to Dust
- 307 Exogenesis
- 308 Messages From Earth
- 309 Point Of No Return
- 310 Severed Dreams
- 311 Ceremonies of Light and Dark
- 312 A Late Delivery from Avalon
- 315 [Unknown]-Part 1
- 316 [Unknown]-Part 2
- 313 Sic Transit Vir
BABYLON 5: Episode Information and Spoilers
By David Strauss & Others (dstrauss@netcom.com, replayer@genie.com)
Season Three: I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds
"The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace...it failed. But in
the year of the Shadow war, it became something greater...our last, best
hope for victory. The year is 2260. The place: Babylon 5."
-- Commander Susan Ivanova, Opening Narration, Season Three.
1. (301) Matters of Honor - Written by JMS. While an Earth official
investigates the mystery ship encountered by Lt. Keffer in hyperspace, Londo
learns more about the Shadow's plans for the Centari, and the consequences of
his bargins. Sheridan receives a new tool in the fight against the Shadows.
Action packed episode where Delenn gets her first action scenes. A new ranger,
named Marcus, is introduced as a recurring character. Captain Sheridan
received a new ship, a White Star, consisting of Vorlon and Minbari technology
2. (302) Convictions - Written by JMS. A series of bombings threaten the
station, and Ivanova calls on some unusual investigators to help solve the
mystery. Contains a nod to online fans in a conversation between Londo and
Lenier.
3. (303) A Day in the Strife - Written by JMS. As Garibaldi tries to deal
with the increasingly powerful Nightwatch, an alien probe makes first contact
with the station. G'Kar tries to solidify his position among the Narn. Londo
calls in the favor that Delenn owes him. Basically an episode in which
everything that can go wrong goes wrong.
4. (305) Passing Through Gethsemane - Written by JMS. Lyta Alexander returns
to the station at Kosh's behest. Theo discovers that he may have a hidden
past.
5. (304) Voices of Authority - Written by JMS. Ivanova and Marcus enlist
Draal's help to attempt to contact more of the First Ones.
6. (306) Dust to Dust - Written by JMS. An addictive drug spreads through the
station, prompting a factfinding visit by Bester. G'Kar reaches a turning
point. Walter Koenig guest stars as Bester. Kosh...we'll see him again outside
his suit in "Dust to Dust," but in a somewhat unconventional fashion....
7. (307) Exogenesis - Written by JMS. Marcus and Dr. Franklin combat an
invasion by parasitic aliens that attach themselves to humans.
8. (308) Messages From Earth - Written by JMS. Sheridan discovers a connection
between President Clark and a sinister figure, leading to a confrontation with
the Earth military. The Nightwatch attempt to take over the station.
9. (309) Point Of No Return - Majel Barrett plays Emperor Turhan's Third Wife,
Lady Morella, a prophetess and seer.
10. (310) Severed Dreams - Major Twist in Babylon series.
11. (311) Ceremonies Of Light and Dark - We find out more about the
relationship between Delenn and Lennier.
13&14. (315&316) [Unknown] - Sinclair arrives to try and bring Babylon 4
forward in time.
From JMS....
* There will be an Ivanova romance...but not necessarily with whom you might
expect.
* Vir is *not* leaving the show. We're making some room for him to do his new
sitcom; he's in episodes 3 and 5 so far, and more to come, of season 3.
* You'll be seeing more of Zack Allen.
* New characters: well, there's Marcus Cole, a Ranger assigned permanently to
Babylon 5, played by British actor Jason Carter; we'll see Lyta Alexander
more this year; and Theo...what can I say about Theo...well, perhaps better
to let you see for yourself.
* We do plan to continue our practice of getting more ambitious each season;
we saw virtually none of the homeworlds in year one; in year two we began to
see more of Narn, and Centauri Prime, with some locations in the latter. We
will continue to expand in each following year; in year three, we plan to
show Minbar, more of Centauri Prime, the Narn homeworld, Earth and *maybe*
the Vorlon homeworld, if I can figure out how to do it at this stage without
totally imploding the show. New sets: yes, and we're creating situations in
which we can see more of Earth, Mars, our other local planets, plus Narn,
Centauri, Minbari and one other major world. As the Shadow War cranks into
gear, you're going to need a place to meet in security and plan for it, so
we're also building that. We'll see more of Draal's place on Epsilon 3. And
there's one other major set that we'll see in the first episode, and quite a
bit thereafter. We'll see Minbar at least once in year three, perhaps more.
We'll see more of the Epsilon 3 complex this coming season, yes.
* What's great is that this season, we haven't had one single episode on the
level of War Prayer or Infection or Grail, some of our weaker first season
eps. The worst we've done is pretty darned good. What we're now working for
in year three is that they're all better than that at their baseline rating.
And so far, they're killer . . . We're also doing some major EFX blow-outs
of a type other than "they go into space and shoot stuff." Very interesting,
creative, offbeat stuff.
* Never said the shadow war would be over in one year. Only that it wouldn't
last three.
* What is the origin of the Human/Minbari connection? You'll find out this
very season (year three), in no uncertain or ambiguous terms. You're
assuming that the relationship you saw between Delenn and Sinclair was a
romantic one. It was a close one, on her part in particular, but not based
on romance. We'll explain what that means in year three.
* Yes, the Rangers will play a more important part in year three, and
Sinclair's part in it will be revealed.
--
David Strauss / dss2k@virginia.edu <*>
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