again, i am only watching most of the sword fights, more than the hour
story events. But, i may start one day to see the full hour show.
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Msg : 277 of 423
From : Brian Minsker 1:325/118 .îí 11 .åę 95 20:10
To : Otto Cordray
Subj : Sf Comedy
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
OC> Do you recall an American series from the late '70's called
OC> "Quark"? In addition to being a comedy it was a cross between
OC> Star Trek and Red Dwarf (subject-matter-wise anyway; it
OC> certainly predates Red Dwarf.) It had a requisite Spock-like
OC> character (this one was a plant in human form) and the
OC> spaceship was a garbage scow. It wasn't zillions of years in
OC> the future, though, and "Quark" was the Captain of the ship.
OC> I thought it was pretty funny (of course, I was a dweebish 13
OC> year-old at the time) but there were only a few episodes (max.
OC> 10 or so.)
I thought I was just about the only one who fondly remembered "Quark",
given that it lasted for about 6 episodes as I recall. The title
character was played by Richard Benjamin, a role I'm sure that he would
like us all to forget, and of course there were the Bettys. ;-) My
fuzzy memory recalls it being around 1977, which means that I, too, was
a dweebish 13-year-old at the time. Perhaps that explains its short
life. :-)
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Msg : 278 of 423
From : Daniel Nystrom 2:205/355.29 .îí 11 .åę 95 13:38
To : Terry Bennett
Subj : Gibson
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
In a message of 05 Dec 95 Terry Bennett wrote to me:
TB> Gibson is one of my favorite authors. I read Neuromancer twice, then
TB> Virtual Light and Burning Chrome. I plan to read Mona Lisa next after
TB> getting side tracked on Isaac Asimov' robots.
Aha! I've reached the end of Mona Lisa this weekend.. I'm in love with this
guy.. When I reached to chapter 23 (Mirror Mirror, in the Swedish edition) I
could not stop reading until I were finished! :)
TB> I love the way Gibson
TB> brings hi tech to the street level. Pretty amazing to think this could
TB> all happen in the not too distant future.
Yes, I think Gibson really gets TO the reader with his books.. I almost get
desperate when I cant connect myself to the MicroWave owen when I'm done with
one of his books.. Gibson is able to stick to the reality, but still have the
exitement left! But, however, don't you think it's odd that he does'nt owe a
computer.. He knows quite much about computers and hitech, but never had a
computer in his home! Strange.. ;)
TB> There was just so much to Neuromancer I had to go back and read it a
TB> second time. So many complex characters and events I could probably
TB> read it again and pick up things I missed.
TB> I have a copy of Time magazine from February 8, 1993 with a cover
TB> feature about real life cyberpunks and a great deal about Gibson. In
TB> the article it says, "Gibson knows precious little about technology.
TB> When the success of Neuromancer enabled him to buy his own computer, he
TB> was surprised to discover that it had a disk drive."
Look Above! You don't think that you could copy thoose pages and send them to me
by snail-mail? If so, please write me a Net Mail And I'll send you my adress..
And I'll send you something from Sweden that you may be intressed about! :)
TB> After reading this
TB> article I ran out to buy a copy of Neuromancer to see what it was all
TB> about. I still keep my copy of the magazine in my computer desk. ---
I guess that you are as fanatic as I am then!! I will buy myself "Burning
Chrome" This weekend.. To make me busy one week again! BTW, do you know about
any other books that have the same style as the Gibson books?
Greets - Daniel Nystrom - Excuse My Bad English!
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Msg : 279 of 423
From : Daniel Nystrom 2:205/355.29 .îí 11 .åę 95 16:01
To : Lawrence E Dunlap
Subj : Gibson
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
In a message of 06 Dec 95 Lawrence E Dunlap wrote to me:
LED> Gibsom's idea that a software program could be transmitted to enable
LED> sufficiently advanced cultures with some form of cyberspace to
LED> experience extraterresterial environments and species without
LED> meaningful star travel is an interesting idea. Wonder what would come
LED> of some similar transmission by Terrans if we tried to encapsulate our
LED> life and environment into a virtual reality program for use by a alien
LED> species and technology.
I think that the most intresting thing with Gibsons books are the enviroments.
The enviroment in, for example, Neuromancer are not to fictonary.. In a not to
distant future, I think, we will be able to connect ourselfs into someone elses
nervsystems.. And be able to actually "travel" in sombody elses body. Like Case
did in Mollys body in "Neuromancer" (By a simstim (Is that the correct word?)).
Thats a intressting piece of work. But I hope that it won't begin with a module
to get rid of VCR's. As in "MonaLisa Overdrive", were Angie Mitchell is a
Moviestar. It would be a big misstake to use the technoligy for pure
entertainment purpose.
LED> The central battle of the Neuromancer series revolved around just such
LED> a virtual reality program in the cyberspace "nets" which Case uploaded
LED> into cyberspace that produced the Centauri race's virtual reality
LED> program, in effect 'contacting' our species through the program
LED> playing through the net. Interesting concept, this by Gibsom.
Correction : Gibson, not Gibsom! :)
I truly hope that I will live long enough to try Gibson's cyberspace! Just
once... It seems to be so BIG! :) But I guess they have to invent the device
they used in Neuromancer for 'saving' somebodys memory (don't remember the name
of it, and a friend lend the book of me). Thats a quite funny thing to. Just the
idea of saving a dead mans brain into a artificial brain makes my skin crawl! :)
I would like to live for ever! But ofcourse, the technological intelligiens of
humans have to increase alot before thats possible! Quite pity, actually.
But, however I've just read Mona Lisa Overdrive.. It was really good. I will buy
Burning Chrome this weekend when visiting my Girlfriend!
Greets - Daniel Nystrom -
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Msg : 280 of 423
From : Steven Amabili 1:153/859 .îí 11 .åę 95 20:23
To : All
Subj : Aliens 4
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Attention Aliens fans... yes there will be an Aliens 4 with Ridly!
She will be cloned... and kicking alien butt. For more info check out your local
book store's magazine rack!
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Msg : 281 of 423
From : Lyndon Soerensen 1:140/96 .îí 11 .åę 95 15:15
To : Darre LuAllen
Subj : Favorites
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
-=> Quoting Darre LuAllen to David Hilling <=-
DL> On 11-26-95 David Hilling wrote to Darre Luallen...
DL> No need to run. Got to admit, Anthony is not my cup of tea either.
DL> I have heard that his stories are good. I'll have to take their word
DL> for it. Tried to get through one of his books once. Way too much
DL> detail to assimilate. Of course, that was a long time ago. Perhaps
I got through _Alien_Plot_ and _Anthonology_. Anthony is just a bit too heavy-
handed for me sometimes. It's only when he isn't obvious that IMHO, he turns
into a really good writer.
... Klingon adaptation of an Earth hobby-- Full-contact origami!
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Msg : 282 of 423
From : Timothy H. Willis 1:306/32 .ķá 09 .åę 95 09:40
To : Frank Glover
Subj : Re: Seaquest 2032
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
* She undid her..."ARRGH! Frank Glover woke me for this? *
DJ> under-rated SF TV show I ever saw, was Mann and Machine.
FG>
FG> Agreed. Started to record the first episode of that, then changed
FG> my mind and simply watched it in real-time.
FG> *Still* kicking myself for not having done so.....
Same here... though I *did* tape the following episodes. It
was a good show, and there was a lot of potential there. Right now
I'm anxiously awaiting its ressurection on the SciFi Channel -- so
I can finally tape the pilot episode.
BTW: I noticed a scene of Eve diving out of a helicopter
in the "next week's episode" teaser, and never saw *that* episode.
There just might be one or more episode(s) sitting in a can somewhere.
We can only hope...
Timothy
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Msg : 283 of 423
From : Judy Hayes 1:154/40 .ōp 12 .åę 95 07:15
To : Otto Cordray
Subj : Re: SF Comedy
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
->Cursing at a broken Holoprojector Quoshara heard: SF Comedy
OC> I haven't seen as much of Red Dwarf as I'd like.
OC> Do you recall an American series from the late '70's called "Quark"?
OC> In addition to being a comedy it was a cross between Star Trek and
OC> Red Dwarf (subject-matter-wise anyway; it certainly predates Red
OC> Dwarf.)
Loved it! My girlfriend and I used to go around as the Bettys.
OC> It had a requisite Spock-like character (this one was a plant
OC> in human form)
"The bee, Ficus, the bee!!!"
OC> and the spaceship was a garbage scow. It wasn't zillions
OC> of years in the future, though, and "Quark" was the Captain of the
OC> ship.
OC> I thought it was pretty funny (of course, I was a dweebish 13 year-old
OC> at the
OC> time) but there were only a few episodes (max. 10 or so.)
It was pretty popular in L.A. fandom and the eps were often shown at
conventions.
--Quoshara
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Msg : 284 of 423
From : Richard Sarner 1:271/236 .îí 11 .åę 95 07:54
To : Nancy Crockett
Subj : Re: Highlander
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.TID: GE 1.11+
In a message to Richard Sarner <12-09-95 21:33> Nancy Crockett wrote:
NC=> since Richie hangs around them so much, I figured Duncan would tell
