This discussion, at least, could be considered SF-related. Or
Fantasy-related, anyhow. Stephen Boyett's ARIEL: THE BOOK OF THE
CHANGE takes place on an earth where the laws of physics changed one
day. Technology (anything electrical or electronic, and guns to name
two big ones) stopped functioning--and magic became possible. Magical
monsters (griffins, unicorns, dragons) roam the land, and sorcerors
began to appear, working spells and summoning demons.
It's an excellent novel, and one I recommend to everyone.
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Msg : 141 of 285
From : Mark Jones 1:105/302.47 .îí 29 .íâ 96 00:44
To : Phill Ash
Subj : Star Trek
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On (27 Jan 96) Phill Ash wrote to Mark Jones...
PA> My gripe is this:
PA>
PA> Now that Torres is capable of constructing a 'sub'Soong-class
PA> android, will she do so?
PA>
PA> She scanned all of its systems, so those are available for
PA> replication or 'hard' construction.
PA>
PA> She knows how to reverse the cyber-vasectomy.
PA>
PA> The Doc could use a real body (and a name).
You know--this thought never crossed my mind. But you're quite
right. B'Lanna could very easily construct a physical body for the
doctor. It shouldn't be difficult at all for her to set it up so that
he can operate it remotely (or, for that matter, for her to install an
on-board computer to run his program--less the holographic imaging).
Given the (in my opinion, quite deliberate) backwardness of the
Federation when it comes to cybernetics, I don't think they'd ever use
this knowledge to produce spare crewmen, though.
Still, building *one* robot body for the doctor would at least give
them an excuse for letting him roam the ship (or various planets).
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Msg : 142 of 285
From : Chris Carter 1:105/290.23 .ōp 30 .íâ 96 05:49
To : David Little
Subj : Star Wars Novelizations
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On (27 Jan 96) David Little wrote to James Walton...
DL> You couldn't have considering the novelization wasn't released
DL> till after the movie came out
The first edition of STAR WARS was available in late 1976, before
the movie was released. (This is why first eds. are so valuable.
Not many were sold until after the movie became successful, by which
time the second edition was already printing.)
DL> and Lucas didn't even write it. Alan Dean Foster ghost wrote
DL> the novel. Lucas explains this in "Skywalking".
This is correct.
Chris - carter@teleport.com
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Msg : 143 of 285
From : Phill Ash 1:275/160 .îí 29 .íâ 96 08:46
To : Nicolai Shapero
Subj : nuclear
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
.TID: GE 1.11+
From astride a Pale Horse, ųANATúô heard...
NS> This subject has been declared off topic. Please return to the
NS> subject matter of this conference (science fiction and science fiction
NS> fandom) in future posts.
NS> Thank you for your cooperation,
NS> -- Nicolai Shapero, Moderator of the SFFAN echo
Yeeaahhhh!!!!!
(The Harvester pulls a pint for Nicolai)
Your pal: PhlAsh
... Not everybody cooperates, and I'll say if they wanna play rough:
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Msg : 144 of 285
From : Frank Swarbrick 1:104/825 .cę 28 .íâ 96 22:28
To : Brion Lienhart
Subj : weird tv
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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On 01-26-96 07:34 my Very Good Friend Brion Lienhart said:
BL> Oh yeah, don't forget Eerie Indiana. I liked to motto of their police
BL> dept. "To Protect and Control."
Forgot that one. Thanks! I see they show it on the Disney Channel
sometimes, but I haven't watched it since it originally aired...
Frank
... "It's too late for salvation." --Sheriff Lucas Buck
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Msg : 145 of 285
From : Frank Swarbrick 1:104/825 .cę 28 .íâ 96 22:41
To : Robert Lidgren
Subj : X-FILES
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
.TID: WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 92-0022
On 01-27-96 09:50 my Very Good Friend Robert Lidgren said:
-> RL> American Gothic RL> Nowhere Man RL> Strange Luck
-> RL> I wonder which ones will survive the on-going "shake-down?"
-> Hmm, I like all three. But of the three I'd be least sad to see Strange
-> Luck gone. Still, I'd rather see all of them survive.
RL> DID YOU SEE THE MOST RECENT EPISODE OF X-FILES TITLED: Syzygy?
I did indeed. I even looked up that word in the dictionary.
syzygy: a pair of things, eps. a pair of opposites
[deleted]
RL> These were the words spoken by Fox Mulder near the end of the episode
RL> which seem strangely sombre considering the hilarity and "fun" which
RL> Chris Carter wrote into this script. The sparring between Mulder and
RL> Scully reached new heights and Scully's jealousy even reached the
RL> point where she complained to Mulder about being "ditched" by him when
RL> he went off another female detective to so some "investigating" on
RL> their own.
This episode really threw me for a loop. It took me quite a bit in to
the episode to figure out why Scully was been such a snot. Of course,
by the time we saw Scully smoking a cigarette and Mulder drinking a,
what, screwdriver? I had finally figured it out, mostly. It was
definately a bizzare episode!
RL> I have read masses of messages from the X-Files digest on this episode
RL> and the responses were mixed but, gee, it was an entertaining addition
RL> to the X-Files canon! Even the quips about who should "drive" had me
RL> LOL.
I wouldn't call it one of the best, but it was definately good. I'm
surprised they showed it so close to "War of the Coprophages," the
most recent new one before this, which was also a laugh riot. Still,
I'm glad to see they still have their sense of humor. A lot of people
were saying earlier in this season that it wasn't as good as the last
two, but with recent episodes I'd have to disagree. It's as great as
ever!
I also liked it having female villans, something they rarely do.
There's "Eve," of course, but I can't think of any others offhand.
Oh, the demon in "Die Hand, Die Verletzt." Maybe another somewhere,
but not many. I was leery of all the teens in the episode (see
"D.P.O."), but it was pretty well done.
Frank
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Msg : 146 of 285
From : Don Dellmann 1:154/40 .ōp 30 .íâ 96 19:02
To : Scott Royall
Subj : Dangerous Babes
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
While tripping merrily through the mail, Scott Royall was overheard
MJ> 2. She's mighty cute (in a different way than Xena).
SR> I'll roger that. There's something about Gabrielle I find endearing.
SR> She's cute and spunky, sorta like my first ex.
I started a Xena thread over in FIDO_FILM a few months back with the
comment that I had a "crush" on Gabrielle.
She is central to the theme of the story. In the very first episode I seem
to recall that Gabrielle wanted to be "just like Xena", but in actuality,
it was Xena who found she really wanted to be "innocent" like Gabrielle
was.
I think Gabrielle is actually the "anchor" that Xena needed to "change her
life around", and to recapture the "good" that she was looking for. Without
Gabrielle, Xena would probably revert back to the amoral mercenary she once
was.
Don
... Total spiritual enlightenment helps me score with chicks.
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Msg : 147 of 285
From : Todd Sullivan 1:202/720.3 .îí 29 .íâ 96 22:53
To : Chris Ogniben
Subj : nuclear bs
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
While substituting for Q, Chris Ogniben took extreme delight in saying to David
Durgee, "You'll do anything I say?" David quailed when the words "nuclear bs"
were uttered.
CO>
CO> For your information, that one Nuculear power planet is enough to
CO> wipe out about a 1000 or more people if it explodes. So, i think it
CO> would be best to keep the number limited for these types of plants to
And for your information, you're as ignorant of nukes as any fool out there.
Nicolai declared this off-topic. Drop it now.
Todd Sullivan
... "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion."
--Edmund Burke
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Msg : 148 of 285
From : Todd Sullivan 1:202/720.3 .îí 29 .íâ 96 23:05
To : Chris Ogniben
Subj : BS!!
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
While substituting for Q, Chris Ogniben took extreme delight in saying to David
Johnston, "You'll do anything I say?" David quailed when the words "Nuclear"
were uttered.
CO>
CO> I still say that the human race, is very vunerable to be taken over
CO> by another race. And the reason is that we are weak, though many
CO> people say that we are not. But, we are. And an alien race that is
When you dry out, maybe you'll stop this "anthro-bashing" of yours. Just
remember, Jim, you're just another of us weaklings. Go to the slaughter like a
little lamb while those of us with backbones go on with living.
Todd Sullivan
... "Oh wearisome condition of humanity! Born under one law, to another
bound." --Lord Brooke
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Msg : 149 of 285
From : Emilio Ares 1:379/1 .ōp 30 .íâ 96 21:24
To : Chris Ogniben
Subj : Re: SLIDERS/ANY NEWS?
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-=> Quoting Chris Ogniben to Emilio Ares <=-
CO>
CO> Excuse me, are you guys fans of Strange Luck, and seen all the new
Yes, I am a fan of Strange Luck. Interesting show to say the least. I
have seen most if not all of the episodes.
