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Re: Alienated by season 2 Freispace:1999

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "richard650304" <point783@...> wrote:
>I remember getting hold of the
> videotapes in the early 90s and thinking it was even better than I
> remembered as a youngster.

Me as well. I didn't pick up on alot of the
intellectual/philosophical stuff when I was 15, just LOVED it for the
design/sfx/music etc.

Later, as a 30 year old, it was still those things and plus the
existential philosophy AND the directing/cinematography etc.

The perfect package!

As far as Nu-Who. What a waste.

What was once a wonderfully imaginative SF adventure series reduced to
just another politically correct soap opera...





Sat Jan 3, 2009 4:08 am

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... Yes, and I feel it generally has a positive tone which is what draws me back. I wouldn't say this was solely a product of the time because the world of the...
richard650304
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Jan 3, 2009
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... Me as well. I didn't pick up on alot of the intellectual/philosophical stuff when I was 15, just LOVED it for the design/sfx/music etc. Later, as a 30...
(NERV) Jerizimy Talent
lainavi
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Jan 3, 2009
4:08 am

Another interesting post but i am not sure Ridley Scott is to to blame for current attitudes in SF? More, likely the X-files and it's parinod view of...
Kerry (a bloke!) and ...
spacesuit_uk
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Jan 3, 2009
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... True, what I meant was that IMO his visual style (which is excellent) has been adopted by everyone since. So it's not Ridley Scott's fault, more those who...
richard650304
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Jan 18, 2009
6:37 am

For what it's worth, maybe some have been through it before, but not all.......
James R. Rowings, J.D.
theheese
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Dec 29, 2008
4:43 am

... all.... ... Donning my moderator hat! Deep breath, everyone. Please remember that we always have new people to the group, and they may not have come...
Linda
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Dec 29, 2008
4:45 am

... Thank YOU Linda, but while we were disagreeing on a couple of things, I think we were keeping things on a pretty even keel. The irony is, I would probably...
Mike
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Dec 29, 2008
5:05 am

... Nobody is going "too far out of our way to tear it down" when they voice their opinion. If everyone worries about stepping on toes, where would free ...
(NERV) Jerizimy Talent
lainavi
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Dec 29, 2008
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... Thank you Linda! I've been going round and round in circles trying to get this point across! And the irony of course is when this topic does come up, you...
(NERV) Jerizimy Talent
lainavi
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Dec 29, 2008
5:32 am

You know, no one is trying to censor anyone. So far you have been very vocal about your dislike of season two, fine I don’t mind. I prefer season two to one...
Brigitte
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Dec 30, 2008
1:59 am

... As I'm constantly reminded by those around me, this is a series that was first shown over 30 years ago yet it still warrants discussion (as well as the odd...
richard650304
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Dec 30, 2008
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Another aspect of how bad Space:1999 got was maybe alluded to by you. Towards the second half of the season they split the cast up. So you might have an alan...
oestrek
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Dec 30, 2008
1:59 am

I'm definitely in the Year 1 camp, but you know what? This was a creative transformation that took place over 30 years ago. Moaning about it now is a bit...
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Dec 29, 2008
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I just hope I'll soon have the extra cash scraped together to order at least Year 1 on DVDs... --Karen Kari's Lair: Home of the Virgo Folkie ...
Karen Olsen
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Dec 30, 2008
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Imagine how great Earthbound COULD have been had Freiberger rewritten it... only joking ;-) ====================================== Or been mistaken for...
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Jan 3, 2009
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Did the cannabis communicate back? On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 04:45:15 -0800 (PST) Kathryn OConnor <kitty9tales@...> writes: I understand about humor. being a...
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Jan 18, 2009
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yeah. it said "Stop smoking me so much. and clean your room and stop adulterating me to make me stronger and I'm going to make you go to sleep now." ...
Kathryn OConnor
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