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Re: [B7L] Language and mums
by Steve Kilbane 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Lisa wrote: > I never did understand that. The paramedics are going to cut your clothes > off anyway, so it really makes much more sense to wear raggy old stuff if > you're planning on walking in front of a bus. Not to mention that, regardless of their state immediately beforehand, getting hit by a bus would probably leave *all* items of clothing somewhat distressed.... steve

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Re: [B7L] OT: Andromeda
by Ellynne G. 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

ObB7: What would Blake have done if he got onboard the Liberator and found its captain was still alive? a captain from 300 years in the past who intended to turn the Federation back into _his_ idea of a proper democracy, and everyone else on the ship could either help out or get off? Is it just me, or does Tyr have more in common with Blake than I'd realized? 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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B7 & music
by Iain Walker 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

I think the most dystopian music with references to russian literature and the meaningless of existence in a suitably arty/angsty clever with words fashion that is contemporary with the series is the music of Magazine. Just look at a few song titles and example lyrics (for more info go to shotbybothsides.com, or simply purchase all their records :-))). Just rereading these - many look like summaries of happenings in the B7 series! Shot by Both Sides (Blakes POV in early seaon 1 episodes): "This and that, they must be the same what is legal is just what's real what I'm given to understand is exactly what I steal I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd I was shocked to find what was allowed I didn't lose myself in the crowd Shot by both sides on the run to the outside of everything shot by both sides they must have come to a secret understanding New offences always in my nerves they're taking my time by force They all sound the same when they scream they have to rewrite all the books again as a matter of course" Rythm of Cruelty (Vila to Avon): "Becasue in my drunken stupor I've got to admire your ingenuity and I nod my head, oh so wisely to the rhythm of your cruelty...." Feed the enemy (unconvincing guards - name any episode ;-)): "How many friends have we over there ? the border guards fight unconvincingly whatever we do it seems things are arranged we always have to feed the enemy" Philadelphia (the last two lines suit the terra nostra thread): "Your clean-living, clear-eyed clever, level-headed brother says he'll put all the screws upon your newest lover Buddha's in the fireplace the truth's in drugs from Outer Space maybe it's right to be nervous now" Sweetheart Contract: "We drank from cups on standard-issue sofas under scaffolding informed sources said we were seen by observers in some meeting I received an education I was dominant for hours I won myself a wealth of weapons, supermassive wealth under a sweetheart contract which clearly stated 'Strength is always health' I had one upper hand I was dominant for hours I want to be there, on the far side of sin I've been putting myself through hell, waiting for hell to begin I got insurance I was dominant for hours My tour-de-force is to forget all that's gone on around and about me my manners are forever and whatever sells the newspapers suits me I got an education I was dominant for hours" Okay (:)) - that should be enough to give you a taste of what I mean. Other music that "fits" in a similar way: Joy Division (all of it - even some early new order), Killing Joke ("What's this for?" and "Killing Joke"), Human League (up to Travelogue), The Stranglers (well.. Black and White) and don't get me started on Slave's best friend: Gary Numan! - Iain

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Re: [B7L] Re: Music videos
by Mac4781＠aol.com 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Andrew wrote: > For example, I did "Money (that's what I want)" with various money > scenes - the black gold, the Zerok bank notes, Avon 'happily' returning > the gems to Blake in Shadow, etc. Hardly ground-breaking stuff. Sometimes the simple ones work the best. As with stories, I enjoy variety in vids. I like the very serious, many-layered ones, and the frothy and the absurd. > And the best bit of all was that the Star One scene ends with Avon > looking at Blake in the same direction as he is facing on GP, so I was > able to morph Avon from one image to the other without much difficulty. > That looked *really* good. Cool. I'd love to see your vids. > I used a Reveal Video Artist, but when I got my replacement PC I got a > different kit because Reveal had gone bust. I managed to download some > of their codecs from the internet, but I couldn't find all the ones I > needed, so I can't watch the videos I had saved to CD-R. :( Does this mean you have no copies that you can access? Could someone else read the disk and transfer the vids to the web? Carol

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Songvid - Have yourself a merry little Christmas
by Helen Atkins 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Hi I was so overwhelmed with the brilliance of the idea of all the goriest bits of "Blake" being set to this delightful piece of elevator musak that I strongly feel you should share it with the world. Surely there must be some way of digitising it so that tasteless people like me all over the world can enjoy it? Regards Helen _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Language
by Dana Shilling 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Re whiskey/whisky: thank you, Harriet and Iain. However, is there Scotland in the Second Calendar (there is certainly Jarriere)--if no Scotland, no Scotch. And if no Ireland, then no whiskey/whisky distinction. Re watershed: I believe it was Fred Allen who said television was called a medium because it was rare for it to be well-done. Re bad language: (perhaps I am merely extrapolating from myself) my fictional assumption is that Blake and especially Avon use four-letter words when they are angry, i.e., chronically. *However, I think Avon would have to be even angrier to blaspheme than to use a mere epithet. -(Y) I think this is also true of Rupert Giles when released from network constraints in the world of fanfic.

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RE: Re: [B7L] Language and mums
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

"Dana Shilling" <dshilling(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote: >Leia asked: > >> What common accident's could mum's worry about? Teleport seems an obvious >> one but they're not common enough in the B7 world for that to be a cliche. > >In TWB, Dev Tarrant suggests "transporter accident" as an explanation for >the demise of Tel and Maja, in a weary tone that suggests that it's a >cliche. > >-(Y) > The equivalent of 'shot while trying to escape' (which I understand dates back to early 20th century) 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: Fwd: Re [B7L] Vocab (was Virus)
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

"Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Neil wrote: ><'Bastard' doesn't sound quite right for Vila? I once had Cally >screaming 'f***' at the top of her lungs.> > >Works all the better, methinks, when it *is* Cally, who has this prim image >to maintain :-) and yet is IMO highly-strung enough to fly out under extreme >pressure. > >A purely personal point - I have no problem hearing Avon use the word as a >verb (describing the act) but any stories where he uses it as a swearword >jars horribly - possibly because of how precise and careful I see the way he >talks. I can hear Vila using 'bastard', and quite a few of the others as >well, but probably not in anger (he gets very creatively angry - see City). > >Also interesting that Jenna often gets given a rich and varied - and usually >unspecified - 'spacer's' vocabulary of expletives etc, though on the face of >it she's not all that much more colourful than Cally (and that Tarrant >rarely is, though as an ex-military spacer, surely ... though he's very prim >too IMO :-)). > > I suppose this is due to expectations as to what specific jobs 'ought' to swear like. Would Par for example swear like the proverbial trooper? 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] Vocab (was Virus)
by J MacQueen 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

>From: "Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> >Neil wrote: ><'Bastard' doesn't sound quite right for Vila? I once had Cally >screaming 'f***' at the top of her lungs.> >Works all the better, methinks, when it *is* Cally, who has this prim image >to maintain :-) and yet is IMO highly-strung enough to fly out under >extreme pressure. I'd agree with that, though purely on the basis that *I* tend not to use certain words unless the provocation is great - cars that have appeared from nowhere and come rather too close to me while I'm trying to cross the road, for instance. Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Fwd: Re: [B7L] Language
by Sally Manton 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Mac4781(a)aol.com wrote: <And yet the use of "oh sod it" or "daft bugger" would give me pause.> Agree about daft bugger (though that *could* be 'cause it was one of my mum's favourite terms :-)) it actually sounds too *cute* in Vila's voice. Doran, maybe - there is a distinct difference in the way Doran, another lower-grade man, talks, to how Vila does. I tend to imagine Vila using less of this sort of thing anyway, and more of an idiosyncratic use of idiom (though I don't know that he did *this* a lot in the series either :-)). For instance, I had him in one (as yet unfinished or cannibalised) scribble describe their situation as 'between the devil and the deep blue frying pan', which is maybe wierd, but just seemed to work. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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