FS> advance, but...) so they have a story "goal" to work toward.
I think ALL SF shows should do that... Babylon 5 is an excellent
series, in part because of this 5 year story arc. Other SF produced
series should take note.
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Msg : 214 of 384
From : Skip Shayotovich 1:161/42 .îí 29 .āé 95 06:39
To : Patrick Thoms
Subj : WHAT'S IN A NAME?
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
= A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Patrick said: =
PT> Highlander: The Sorcerer
That was one of the original names...
PT> Highlander: The Final Dimension.
This was THE final title. Reason? Probably because "Dimension"
films was the only company dumb enough to release it and they undoubtedly
had a clause in the contract stating their company name should be put in
the FINAL title.
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Msg : 215 of 384
From : Lanae Lauderdale 1:106/440 .îí 29 .āé 95 19:59
To : ROBERT LIDGREN
Subj : SLIDERS KILLED TOO!!
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
.TID: InterEcho 1.04 6E010618
Babylon 5 is extended for another year. Heard it straight from Jerry Doyle at a
con a few weeks ago. He had just received the news.
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Msg : 216 of 384
From : FRANK SWARBRICK 1:104/825 .îí 29 .āé 95 20:55
To : STARWOLF
Subj : B5 Baseball
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On 05-27-95 00:37 Starwolf, the little pine weasel, said:
St> I wondered about that. In the opening film, you've got the captain
St> commenting to Deleen that it was real tricky, what with the huge space
St> needed for life support and other essential functions, to have this
St> teeny, tiny space set aside for a Zen garden.
St> But they had the room to spare for a baseball diamond???
Priorities, man, priorities!
Frank
... No one can hear when you're Screaming in Digital!
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Msg : 217 of 384
From : FRANK SWARBRICK 1:104/825 .îí 29 .āé 95 21:00
To : ROBERT LIDGREN
Subj : MY FRIEND MAX
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On 05-28-95 22:11 Robert Lidgren, the little pine weasel, said:
RL> RE: Your question about the two versions of MAX HEADROOM-->
-> >Max Headroom: 10 points!
->
-> Can anybody tell me, what the difference is between the UK and the US
-> versions of the show. Are there different actors? Different episodes?
Or..??
RL> The US version was cast with entirely different actors, as I recall.
RL> The only hold-over was the actor who played Max. The British version
RL> was much better. It had a grittier feel to it and a somewhat darker
RL> tone. The humour was more sophisticated. Here in Canada we saw the
RL> entire run of both versions so I can speak from direct knowledge.
You mean there was a whole British Max Headroom series? I thought there
was just one movie. Interesting...
Frank
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Msg : 218 of 384
From : Mark Jones 1:105/302.47 .îí 29 .āé 95 23:57
To : VINCENT MCCONNELL
Subj : Star Wars
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On (27 May 95) VINCENT MCCONNELL wrote to MARK JONES...
VM> discussion is based on rumor and fan speculation which turned
VM> into "good sources" about the new movies, and has been going on
VM> for years now. Lucas/Film/Arts has released several statements
VM> actually confirming this one.
Talk is cheap. Even "official" talk. I still haven't seen or heard
anything to convince this is anything *but* talk.
VM> If Lucas were out of ideas he would get someone to write them for
VM> him. It's that simple. He has NOT been delaying these films,
VM> because there have been no official releases before the 1998 one.
VM> And the fact remains that if he were out of ideas... someone else
VM> would write them.
And maybe someone will. But it HASN'T HAPPENED YET. And until
there's more evidence than a Hollywood *press release* (for God's
sake!), I still don't believe it will happen.
VM> If he didn't want to do them he would not. People have been
VM> hearing BS for years now, and until it was confirmed they never
VM> actually *expected* anything. If he didn't want to do them it
VM> would have been oh-so-easy to have done just that.
People have been expecting (and slavering for) more Star Wars movies
since ROTJ. That's one of the reasons I don't believe it *now*.
Maybe *you* didn't expect anything until this recent "official"
release--but lots of other people did. And they're *still* waiting.
I think they'll still be waiting when 2000 rolls around.
VM> The SW re-hype has been doing well enough without hope of a new
VM> movie in 1998/99. The fact is, not many read SW Insider, and the
VM> merchandise is just appealing in itself to a crowd.
...and if the studio fanned the flames with rumors of an impending new
trilogy, the stuff will probably sell even better. No marketing exec
ever thought that "good enough" couldn't be improved.
You guys seem to take it as a personal affront that I don't believe
that the second coming of Star Wars is imminent.
If you think so, fine. Somebody asked why I didn't believe it.
These were my reasons. If you aren't convinced, that's fine too.
Time will tell who was right.
... Waco: proof that Janet Reno approves of children smoking....
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Msg : 219 of 384
From : Mark Jones 1:105/302.47 .ōp 30 .āé 95 00:09
To : Morten M.nsson
Subj : Starfleet Rules as...
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On (25 May 95) Morten MÆnsson wrote to All...
MM> Having read something about Starfleet rules, as interpreted by Captain
MM> Picard and the crew of Enterprise, I got the urge to add a few more
MM> rules...:
MM> 8. If a dangerous solution to a problem, haven't been tested before,
MM> try one of the following commands: "Redirect Power..." or
MM> "Reverse Polarity..."
MM>
MM> 9. If access to a high-level-security-system or area is impossible,
MM> try the ventilation duct or the loose access-panel right next
MM> to it.
MM>
MM> 10. If your ships highly sophisticated automatic controls are unable
MM> to cope with an unnatural cosmic fenomenon, try flying it
MM> better manually!
And I've got a couple, as well:
11. The use of fuses and circuit breakers is strictly prohibited!
12. All manual overrides must be electronically operated.
... Mulder! FBI! Drop the sword, McLeod--I have a few questions....
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Msg : 220 of 384
From : Jack Butler 1:363/309 .ōp 30 .āé 95 07:02
To : Pamela Crossett
Subj : Highlander
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Quoth Pamela Crossett, "Nevermore".
PC> God I hate to sound illiterate, but then I hated almost all of
PC> Shakespeare's tragedies. So just how did Banquo disappear?
He evaporated. Banquo was a ghost...
PC> About how long, chronologically, would you estimate Duncan and Anne's
PC> went on (for it's abysmally short period) anyway?
Perhaps four months, five on the outside.
PC> I will look forward to both. He was great.
PC> Was he ever in the series before this season's two-parter?
He first appeared in "Methos", the third episode in the "Song of the
Executioner" storyline.
PC> What is "the contract" - Fox's contract w/Adrian Paul, the owners of
PC> the Highlander concepts contract w/Fox?? What?
The production contract guaranteed four years of episodes. We are now
going to enter the fourth year. No word has been made on whether or not
there will be a year five.
PC> Come on - give me a hint.
PC> Actually, give me more than a hint. I want all the details. I want it
PC> all. Can you arrange that?
Okay, I won't go into detail, but: at least one of the current crop
of characters is *not* going to survive into the next season. Also, MacLeod
is going to get a bit edgier, a bit darker. Not surprising considering
everything he has gone through lately...
Jack Butler
... Beam me up, Scotty! It ate my phaser!
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Msg : 221 of 384
From : Dan Kachoogian 1:107/953 .ōp 30 .āé 95 11:00
To : ROBERT LIDGREN
Subj : Re: SLIDERS KILLED TOO!!
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
*** Quoting ROBERT LIDGREN to ALL ***
RL> I wonder if Babylon 5, ST Voyager, ST Deep Space 9 and X-Files
RL> will now be
RL> cancelled too so the networks can bring back "Lost in Space: The
RL> 90's
RL> edition": AAARRRRGhhhhhhhh!!!
Comparing basic premise alone, isn't ST:V the SAME SHOW as Lost in Space?
-Dan
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Msg : 222 of 384
From : Jeff Schlenker 1:288/19 .ōp 30 .āé 95 11:24
To : ROBERT LIDGREN
Subj : Re: EARTH 2/SO LONG
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
-=> ROBERT LIDGREN was overheard speaking to JEFF SCHLENKER <=-
-> Yea, I liked it as well. When it first came on, I wasn't too impressed, bu
-> I kept watching and I guess it sorta grew on me.
RL> Let's hope down the line something from a non-Star Trek universe can
RL> succeed and do so in a powerful way. I guess X-Files demonstrates that
RL> such fare is possible and can be produced with innovative scripts and
RL> with characters who have a tremendous charisma.
There *is* one thing we can be pleased about. At least more shows are
getting a chance (albeit a small chance sometimes). It wasn't long ago
when Star Trek was the *only* show of the genre that seemed to be
accepted.
Jeff
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