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androids
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Would Vinni have been created at the same time as Robot Avalon? And why, if cloning and the creation of artificial species is frowned upon(which is contradicted by 'Animals' and, possibly, the links) is there not a similar policy towards the creation of lifelike robots? In 'Project Avalon' however the exchange between Servalan and the scientist which indicates that such robots were fairly common (standard model ... will do). (And why is Travis watching that screen of 'falling circles': he waves someone out of the way to look at it.) Jacqui -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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RE: Re: [B7L] Names [was Self-insertion]
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

"Nico Mody-Nikoloff" <nico(a)farsight.co.nz> wrote: >Harriet Monkhouse wrote: > >> Nico wrote: >> >There are also >> >some very similar pairs which should have been avoided - a Doran and a >> >Dorian (yes, a shameless steal from Oscar Wilde), a Dev and a Deva >> >(perhaps >> >he was really another Tarrant), a Hana and an Anna. And I think there's a >> >Keller and a Keiller. >> >> No, the similarity makes them more realistic. We do meet a lot of >> people with similar names, so avoiding such echoes would be artificial. > >You're quite right. I had thought of that, but just with the Dels - that >it's a future version of John, making that resort planet John 10. > >Nico > 'Deva' could be a variant of 'David'/'Davy' etc Jacqui -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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RE: [B7L] Servalan
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

"Helen Atkins" <selil66(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Was she named after the serval, because she shares so many characteristics >with servals, or did the writer/s just like the name? > As for the name being originally intended for a 'male character' (as was suggested a while back) - Soolin has the same terminal (pun intended) letters. Jacqui -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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series 5
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Series 5 Following the recent discussion about S5 - perhaps the only way for a TV series to have been done would be to 'do something completely different' - rather than the same mixture of 'rebels fighting the Federation and each other, and occasionally meeting interesting sentients and others.' Any ideas for such a 'completely new angle'? Detective/researcher XYZ is a touch cliched (ditto 'it was all a dream'). Jacqui -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Re: [B7L] Mary-Sue
by feste＠brandywine.net 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

>Nico wrote: >But now I'm worried that an original character I'm going to use in my >fiction is a Mary Sue, although she's definitely not perfect or universally >adored. I'm basically adding her because I think it stretches probability >too much to use existing characters like Jenna (so Blake lied about her >death) or Avalon (though I am using her in one story) or a miraculously >saved Cally. And the crew *are* going to meet new people, stands to reason >(she says, desperately). I'm with Sally: go forth & try it. It's tough to write original characters without invoking dear Mary Sue, but certainly it can be done; there are any number of precedents in B7 fiction. I think the secret is to keep her from being the center of every scene & of everyone's thoughts & of everyone's emotional lives. >Mind you, I've also created Vila's mother, and she's rather like mine. Is >there a term for that? :-) I love the "Mummy Sue" suggestion! feste feste(a)brandywine.net "Figs are sweet, but fictions are sweeter." -- William Makepeace Thackeray

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Servalan
by Helen Atkins 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Was she named after the serval, because she shares so many characteristics with servals, or did the writer/s just like the name? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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Strange italics
by Mel Saxby 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

I've been having some weird problems with my mail, but italics ain't one of them. Mel

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query re my posts
by Sally M 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

Dear Everyone Joyce has just informed me that some of my posts are coming up as italicised on the digests (and appear to infect everything after them with italics as well) and this has started in the last couple of weeks. I have not the faintest idea why this has happened - I haven't been doing anything at all that I can think of differently - but in order to try and prevent it (which will be fun if I can't work out why) could people tell me if they are also getting the problem? (both digest and single-post recipients?) and - if they can recall - any of the specific posts that did it? _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Re: Did everyone leave the planet and not tell me?
by Mel Saxby 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

Re my slightly bizarre message, I've just worked out I've got mail-receiving problems in Outlook. Switched back to Express and got the last few days backlog of messages, so now feel like a total twerp. But I'm glad I'm not alone after all, it was just too wierd. Mel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.311 / Virus Database: 172 - Release Date: 12/27/01

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All Quiet On the Blake's 7 Front
by Mel Saxby 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

Did everyone leave the planet and not tell me? :-) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/01

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