Blakes7 July 2001

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Re: namesakes
by Helen Krummenacker 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

> > isn't naming any mechanical device after Orac just *asking* for > trouble? (OTOH, name it after Gambit and it could self-destruct on you ...) > Does anyone else here name their cars? My husband and I named our first one "Liberator"-- for the ship.

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Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

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Re: [B7L] PGP Thought
by Sally Manton 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

Ellynne wrote: <Since a _huge_ number of physical trauma victims suffer partial amnesia, often unable to remember events for hours, days, even weeks or months leading up to the accident, what if Blake survived and had no memory of Avon shooting him?> <grin> and when you recite the bald facts (many thanks, Ellynne *and* Anna), it *does* come across as the most unlikely and ridiculous idea - give full credit to Our Heroes, they did always manage the impossible :-( _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Hostage
by Sally Manton 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

Andrew wrote: <First Cally tells them that the atmosphere is thin so they have to take it easy. So the first thing Blake does when he lands is run up a track.> Well Cally *should* have known better. Look at the way the *last* time she tried to advise him healthwise (Horizon) - she said they needed rest, so he promptly starts following the nearest Federation ship into trouble :-) <Then when Avon arrives, he sprints up the same track!> <grin> Avon wasn't listening to her, too busy worrying about what he'd gotten Blake into ... and Leia: <Well they do both go and get themselves captured pretty quickly afterwards ...maybe we can put it down to being tired and not paying proper attention...> That's their excuse and they're sticking to it? What's Vila's? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: Re: [B7L] Oddments (was no subject)
by Sally Manton 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

Jamie wrote: <Of course, servalan is just too obvious a name.> Nothing wrong with obvious (and there's at least an even chance that someone will recognise the name from the series. Which hasn't been shown here for many many years, but for some reason Her Supremeness is considered ... memorable ...) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: Re: [B7L] Oddments (was no subject)
by Sally Manton 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

Jacqui wrote: <What sort of computer viruses would Star One have had?> Greengoos-R-Us? and Helen: <Does anyone else here name their cars? My husband and I named our first one "Liberator" - for the ship.> Ummm ... mine's the Yellow Peril (Peri for short), not very B7-ish. Did think - re naming computers - that it would be quite fun to have a 'Slave' at work (especially if one could put up a couple of his crawlier soundbytes for starting up and closing down). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Torture in the Federation
by Sally Manton 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

Stephen wrote: <Avon, on the other hand, gets the Liberator blown up on a wild goose chase and half an hour later Dayna's asking him "Don't you get tired of always being right ?" To which he has the mortal impudence to respond "Only with the rest of you being wrong".> <gurgle> but Stephen, Avon really truly *doesn't* think he did anything wrong in Terminal, even if it all went haywire on him. Witness the fact that, once he and Orac get a firm lead on his 'one line through the pattern of infinity', he promptly and pretty much does it all over again (okay, so he told them this time. But not till they'd blown up Xenon and were on route to GP and Blake, and weren't likely to do a Tarrant and try and stop him). < Actually, the thing that strikes me about the Liberator/ Scorpio crews is how terribly forgiving they all are. <snip> In fact I can only think of three incidents where a character gets reminded of his failings in a previous episode. Trial, obviously. The Keeper, in which Blake alludes to Avon's unfortunate phone call to Space Command HQ. And Blake when Tarrant reminds Avon that he took them into Terminal blind. There you have it - The B7 crew, an example to us all.> Lovely - another small nugget to add to my set of reasons why Blake Will Forgive Avon For Shooting Him (eventually, of course :-)) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (off topic)
by Andrew Williams 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

Jacqui wrote: >Is on BBC 2 (UK) tonight. Does anyone know if this screening is linked to his passing in any way, eg as a tribute?

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Re: Blakes7 digest, Vol 1 #577 - 15 msgs
by Helen Krummenacker 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

> > While Orbit isn't on my Top Ten episodes (no Blake :-)) I do like the fact > > that it has our three most blatant examples of self-interest smashing > > head-on, and only one comes out of it the same ... > > And seems to get *far* less than his share of the blame, IMO... > "Him"? I thought ORAC was generally called "it". I assume ORAC was the one being referred to as coming out of it the same. And I think ORAC is always accredited with a fair amount of blame. Although, perhaps not, as is pointed out ORAC should have known a heavy item had been loaded and chose not to volunteer the information. > >

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Re: [B7L] Orbit (or who knows what evil lurks in a little plastic box ...)
by Marian de Haan 31 Jul '01

31 Jul '01

James and Louise: >>More to the point is why Avon didn't consider the possibility until he (quite literally - the writer's joke?) tripped over it. >Even Avon Panics :-) Expecting a logical analysis of the possibilities was a bit much under the circumstances..... So he's human after all? :-) Marian

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