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Re: [B7L] Re: Other SF
by J MacQueen 12 Jan '02

12 Jan '02

>From: "Mel Saxby" <harsharin(a)lineone.net> >Surprisingly, VCRs aren't much help, at least for any long-running series. Particularly not if the channel showing the programme concerned keeps changing the timeslots. My mother has just had a lot of fun over the Christmas period trying to tape Farscape for my brother while he was shiftworking. (In New Zealand. He's going to be doing a lot of sitting in front of a television when he comes home.) Channel 9 was showing it twice a day. Then the test matches started... Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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Which female characters to write about
by Helen Atkins 12 Jan '02

12 Jan '02

I'd like to vote for Piri too, with Servalan as a second option. I like the character of Servalan; she reminds me of one of my old bosses. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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B7 computer game
by Andrew Williams 11 Jan '02

11 Jan '02

B7 game for PC here (approx 1.5Mb download) http://www.aeoncomputers.com/blakes7/frames.htm I've been to the site but I haven't downloaded the file yet. Thought you'd all like to know. Regards, Andrew.

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Re: planets
by Andrew Williams 10 Jan '02

10 Jan '02

Nico wrote: >Perhaps they use Greek letters for the star within a constellation, and >number outwards from the sun. Or there were lots of planets (and people) >called Del, and at least one other Onus. And Gauda Prime could be the major >planet of two that circle each other Someone once told me 'Prime' would have to indicate the first planet, which is why GP could have never been named Darlon IV. However, if 'Prime' indicates the biggest planet in the system, then it could easily be fourth from the sun in the Darlon system. ie GP = Darlon IV in the same way Earth = Sol III.

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RE: [B7L] Re: planets
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 10 Jan '02

10 Jan '02

Andrew wrote: > Someone once told me 'Prime' would have to indicate the first > planet, which is why GP could have never been named Darlon > IV. However, if 'Prime' indicates the biggest planet in the > system, then it could easily be fourth from the sun in the > Darlon system. ie GP = Darlon IV in the same way Earth = Sol III. Interesting. And they use Roman numerals in astronomy, so Del Ten would really be Del X? Is Gauda Prime's sun called Darlon, or was that just an example? So Jupiter would be Sol Prime, and Darlon has no gas giants. That brings up another question - do most solar systems have gas giants? Or could they just have one or two Earth-sized planets, or none at all (a 'blind' sun is mentioned in the series). Were planets formed differently from the accretion disks of different sorts of suns? Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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The Handgun
by Ellynne G. 10 Jan '02

10 Jan '02

Continuing The Importance of Being Avon Avon: The late Mr. Thomas Cardew, an old gentleman of a very charitable and kindly nature, found me, and gave me the name of Avon, because he happened to have a first-class ticket for Avon in his pocket at the time. Avon is a place in England. It is a riverside resort. Lady Bracknell: Where did the the charitable gentleman who had a first-class ticket for this riverside resort find you? Avon (gravely): With a handgun. Lady Bracknell: A handgun? Avon: Yes, Lady Bracknell. I was with a handgun - a somewhat large, black leather handgun, with handles to it - an ordinary handgun, in fact. Lady Bracknell: In what locality did this Mr. Gareth, or Thomas, Cardew come across this ordinary handgun? Avon: In the cloak-room at Victoria Station. It was given to him in mistake for his own. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: Female Characters - Place(s) of Servalan's Tutelage.
by seven＠gaudaprime.com 10 Jan '02

10 Jan '02

David wrote >> (snipped Kasabi's earthly fertility v. Servalan's earthly sterility) Harriet > So you're assuming that the tutelage was on Earth rather than on a space station or other planet? David Yes but not necessarily the entire tutelage - since the story Trooper's Love by the moderator of this list allows and assumes Kasabi taught cadets away from Earth - and not in the first instance. It derives from an earlier assumption. The argument why I am assuming part or all of it was on Earth runs thus: 1. Servalan is 33-34 in Pressure Point (from EP the Argentine's age at her death, and from Weapon's 34). 2. Kasabi regretted "not trying to help Servalan" in the beginning (ie. either at the time they met eachother, or at the start of the period of Servalan's tutelage. It can be either way, I suppose). 3. Servalan came to a difficult decision when she was 18 or 19 shortly after Don Keller and before power became her lover (from Sand). 4. While under Kasabi, Servalan informed on Kasabi (from PPt). 5. Veron is 16 (best guess). 6. Veron was born or conceived or both on Earth (an assumption and the story's raison d'etre as admitted upthread). These taken together indicate why I am assuming part or all of Servalan's tutelage was on Earth. If the reader grants number six above - although, on the one hand it requires some energy and fiddling to arrange, on the other hand it gives various benefits in return, eg. Kasabi can have met Hal Mellanby, Bran Foster, Roj Blake, Del Grant's sister, Dev Tarrant. And if I make Servalan a cadet before Don Keller, say, aged 16-17, she will have been the same age as Veron when they met for the first time in Pressure Point. But if I make Servalan a cadet after Don Keller, say, five years before Egrorian leaves Bellhangria University, at age 20, then she can very well be spoilt, idle, vicious, greedy, and sick. Servalan is not fertile, I say. Kasabi is fertile and on Earth at the beginning of Veron's existence (either when she became pregnant or when she delivered or both). To make things equal, to provide a contrast between the two, Servalan must also be on Earth at some point (preferably with Don Keller although the story may well go in another direction). If I don't place Servalan on Earth at some point, I cannot then turn around and say Servalan is infertile and Kasabi fertile, because someone will say: Of course not, since Kasabi was on Earth and Servalan was not. Put the woman on Earth in her younger days, then you can draw a contrast. DC

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Re: [B7L] Star Hunter
by Pherber＠aol.com 10 Jan '02

10 Jan '02

In a message dated 01/07/2002 6:49:47 PM Mountain Standard Time, rilliara(a)juno.com writes: > Did I get that right? _Penny_ is the name of _Travis'_ mother? > Am I alone in thinking the Dreadful One has some explaining to do? The mind boggles...but wants to hear it anyway! <eg> Nina

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re: advert
by JEB31538＠cs.com 09 Jan '02

09 Jan '02

Andrew Williams talked about CHRONICLES, one of the longest running B7 genzines around. The next issue will by number 67. I don't know of any other genzine that has lasted this long, though I could be wrong. Avon Club's fanzines might be as old and prolific. (And I am too lazy to go check the last and final Avon newsletter to see.) But whether is it is only long running one or one of two long running genzines, the fact remains that Chronicles is special and deserves support of the gen community and the B7 writers who write gen B7 stories. It seems to me that there are more slash zines and more slash stories online and on the lists than there are gen zines and gen stories. I have not based this on any research. It's only an impression I've gotten. I would hope that all of you who write gen B7 stories do consider Chronicles as a source of getting your stories published in print. Andrew Williams is the guest editor of Chronicles and very easy to work with. Joyce

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FW: [B7L] Speed freaks?
by Andrew Williams 09 Jan '02

09 Jan '02

Sally asked: >how fast *is* 'standard' speed? My problem with 'standard' speed is the way it seemed to be defined originally. In Cygnus Alpha, Zen asks the new crew to state speed and course. Blake then looks to Jenna for advice, and Jenna hazards "Standard?". Blake says "Standard speed" to Zen, which Zen accepts. Now, if this means they travel at the Liberator's average/usual speed, how do they then do "standard by ten"? If the standard speed of my car is, lets say, 60kph, then at standard by ten I could be doing 600kph (more, if it's geometric)! On the other hand, perhaps 'standard' refers to some kind of constant, like the speed of light. Thoughts?

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