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seasonal messages
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

What would the various characters in B7 send each other as 'seasonal messages' - assuming they had an equivalent to Christmas (& equivalent religious festivals)? And what sort of 'verses' would the 'greetings cards' contain? 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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Message from Joyce
by Mac4781＠aol.com 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Joyce Bowen asked me to post a message for her. She lost her computer a few weeks ago. Her e-address book, among other things, went with it. If you've written to her and not heard back, that's why. She has a new computer but hasn't been able to get lysator to accept her posts, which is why I'm writing for her. Fans who want to contact Joyce should email her at the same address, JEB31538(a)cs.com. She'll rebuild her address book as mail comes in. Thanks, Carol BOTH time my mails were called suspicious because of the headers and all I did for one was to say "back online" and for the other just to reply to the latest digest in general --which I have seen others do. There is nothing suspicious about either header so I am guessing that there's a problem with this new computer fitting into the Lysator system. I may have to unsubscribe and resubscribe, perhaps. Anyway--it's just one more damn problem to deal with. So what else is new when it comes to the world of computers! <grin> Joyce

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Xmas wishes
by Minnie 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Hi all, Just to let you know, I have left some Christmas cheer for you all on my homepage. This is the only new update on my site for now, but there will be some more items in the New Year. Have a good Xmas everyone and A fabulous New Year. Min.xxx http://www.darksites.com/souls/horror/blakes7/index.html

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Re: Blakes7 digest, Vol 1 #764 - 10 msgs
by Steve Rogerson 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

Marian said: "According to Paul Darrow that smile indicates that Avon is not a psychopath, because a real psychopath would not recognise himself as one and therefore would not be amused by the notion that he could be considered one." If a real psycopath didn't recognise himself as one (ie thought he wasn't one), then he might indeed be amused by the notion that he could be considered one. -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption

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Dracula
by Judith Proctor 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

If anyone wants to read my first piece of published fiction outside of fanzines, you can find it in 'Dracula in London' an anthology of Dracula stories edited by PN Elrod. Dracula gets to meet various people in London, both fictional and historical. In my case, he met the actress Ellen Terry. Ellen was a real person, and I read her letters before writing the story. What I hadn't known beforehand, which therefore rates as a truely major coincidence, is that Bram Stoker (who wrote Dracula) was Henry Irving's manager. (Henry was Ellen's partner) Stoker thus gets a walk-on part in the story. If you want to know any more, see: http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7/Merchant/Books/Dracula.html Judith -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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'Trial' and strange dates
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

PErhaps there were several 'local/regional calendars' the Federation adopted as areas were taken over. The date in Trial is B.... - so it could be 'Beterfarl regional calendar' (or planet of choice) 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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Original plans for B7 season 5 and a new series
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

Tony Attwood may be putting out a special edition of 'Afterlife', and perhaps a sequel. I found a link to his site at: http://www.blakes-7.co.uk and on following, it found some interesting information on: http://www.tonyattwood.co.uk/Blakes7.htm I mailed Tony asking for more information about what was considered 'official', and what was originally planned, and got the very informative reply below. Interesting that Terry Nation specified that Vila and Avon survive, and wanted a new series based on them. Does Paul Darrow know, I wonder? If they do go ahead with the B7:TNG TV series, which I heard is to be younger crew based around Avon, they really ought to have Vila as well, to satisfy Nation's wishes. And mine! I'd love to see Michael Keating back in the role. Oh, I do wish they'd made the 5th season, and/or the planned new series! Nico -----Original Message----- From: Tony Attwood Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 22:49 To: Nico Mody-Nikoloff Subject: Re: Afterlife Thanks for the email. I wrote Afterlife very much with Terry Nation's agreement, after it became clear that the planned 5th season was not going to go ahead because of copyright agreements over other matters involving Terry. It was agreed that I could write it as I wished providing (and remember I am now working from memory from quite a few years ago) a) The story line could be adapted into TV, if an agreement suddenly did occur. So the book actually runs as four episodes which just about hang together but which could work as TV in the sense that if you missed one you could make sense of the next. b) Blake was dead - no funny attempts to bring him back c) Vila and Avon live on. The aim of all this was also to leave the door open for a totally different series based on Vila and Avon - and I certainly liked that idea. As Paul once said to me, "it's one man and his dog". It was a jokey comment, but quite right - and it works wonderfully. The two characters needed each other. Afterlife, with the official Terry Nation and B7 logos was very much official - and Terry and I signed a contract about it. The plan was then to do a second novel assuming that there was no movement on the TV series. This was "Blake's 7: State of Mind". But that did not happen. I remember saying, "OK guys let's do the next one," but Terry was busy in the states, and his agent said, "I think we should hold because something is happening at the BBC." Then I got the contract for Companions of Doctor Who, and then something else, and gradually the whole plan got lost. Sad, but such is the way of publishing. Afterlife is now out of print, but I am thinking of doing a special limited edition, and will announce that when I am clear what the film situation is. I have not been in touch with anyone from the film, so I don't know about the rights, but I am told that Paul has bought up the rights to use the format. That doesn't invalidate anything earlier - it just gives him the rights to use B7 format for a film. I am sure the film will have nothing to do with Afterlife, because they will be doing their own thing, with no reference back. The canon issue is therefore as so often very muddy. In the world of making the series and the books and film no one thinks of canon, only of buying rights and making a profit on the project. Hope that helps tony *** 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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Re: Senfic: Sentinel/Blake's 7 xover?
by Kathryn Andersen 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 05:11:19AM -0600, captjohns wrote: > Has anyone seen or writen a Sentinel/Blake's 7 xover? And if not would > anyone like a challenge issued for a xover between the two shows? > Please let me know if you have seen or writen an xover for these shows > or if you want a challenge issued. Read ya l8r. Sheila Paulson would be the obvious one to write it. She's written a Blake's 7/Stargate crossover which I keep on meaning to buy... not to mention having written lots of Blake's 7 and Sentinel. Me? Yes, well, ask me when I have less than 40 plot bunnies hopping at me... Kathryn Andersen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Vila: What about you? Avon: What about me? Vila: Why don't you go? Avon: YOU are expendable. Vila: And you're not? Avon: No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going. (Blake's 7: Horizon [B4]) -- _--_|\ | Kathryn Andersen <kat(a)katspace.com> / \ | <http://www.katspace.com> \_.--.*/ | v | #include "standard/disclaimer.h" ------------| Melbourne -> Victoria -> Australia -> Southern Hemisphere Maranatha! | -> Earth -> Sol -> Milky Way Galaxy -> Universe

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Re: Blakes7 digest, Vol 1 #764 - 10 msgs
by M 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Mission to Destiny - I always figured she got the key off him and then copied and replaced it, perhaps by having an affair with him. She wasnt exactly nice. When it conmes to lifting the body - I have two ideas - 1) that, that guy she killed who they thought had done it, although was innocent of stealing the isotope, and murder - had seen her kill him, loved her and so helped her conceal the body. Perhaps she had told him that he had hit her or something. But he started getting suspicious and possesive - heh presto... or 2)I think I mixed sci-fi shows. I figured she used an anti-grav (gravitational) unit. M. _______________________________________________________ Get 100% private, FREE email for life from Excite UK Visit http://inbox.excite.co.uk/

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Re: [B7L] Warlord (frivolous bit)
by Sally Manton 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Marian wrote: <A great analysis. Thanks, Sally.> Thanks. I do rather love it when we can dig into stuff the writers didn't realise they were putting there :-) <Of course, being a very shallow person, for me one of the episode's main attractions is that Avon looks so adorable in that flight suit :-)> Mmmm. But think how he would have looked in slashed doublet and hose (Penny, if you're listening, I don't want to hear ONE WORD about skinny legs), or Cardinal's robes (Spanish Inquisition, mmmmm) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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