We agree? Splendid!! Perhaps then we should move on to other discussion topics, like getting back discussing political subtext? I'm sure we can agree on...
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boatshewsd2
Jun 16, 2013 11:36 pm
Eve comes across a lot better in the book than in the film, which I thought didn't do her justice. She was one of the earliest more-assertive female...
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sennmut
Jun 16, 2013 11:56 pm
THERE IS NO DAMNED POLITICAL SUBTEXT, and damnnation to your French philosopher wannabees! CUT IT OUT, can't you?????????????????????????????? On Sun, 16 Jun...
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sennmut
Jun 16, 2013 11:58 pm
Well, given that it was, in many ways, a SPFX film, they could only do so much, re character development, in 2 hours. Perhaps, if it were done in a ...
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Erich Wise
epwise
Jun 17, 2013 12:00 am
Polls only indicate what a small group of people say they think. Not very accurate. Ever hear of the silent majority? Regardless, my point was Space: 1999 Year...
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boatshewsd2
Jun 17, 2013 12:56 am
A story written in, and set in, the 1930s was essentially lifted into the 1950s, not entirely to the best effect (though it otherwise has much to commend it!)....
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Thomas Stark
cowboys1169
Jun 17, 2013 3:58 am
Please just go away John K Balor....please just go away with your crap. Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Kerry
kerryirs...
Jun 17, 2013 4:21 pm
JKB I'm not making any comparisons between ST: TOS and 1999, just a simple statement that it was a more adult oriented show than what came before it, with the...
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starparty1
Jun 17, 2013 5:56 pm
The recent website http://www.barrymorsebooks.com/ is the comprehensive resource for books by and about actor Barry Morse. The most recent additions to the...
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John K. Balor
balor1999
Jun 17, 2013 9:00 pm
Inspired by this debate, I watched "When Worlds Collide" once more last night. I was not as shocked by the grim story of the end of the world as I was the...
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John K. Balor
balor1999
Jun 17, 2013 9:02 pm
I must applaud this post. For some time the lovers of Maya, Y2 and FF have been dominating this forum. It is great to hear someone speak on behalf of the...
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John K. Balor
balor1999
Jun 17, 2013 9:02 pm
No reason to get agitated. Each time I think we are reaching agreement, you return to the trenches. Once we can put this stupid Maya, Y2 and FF stuff...
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sennmut
Jun 17, 2013 9:11 pm
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:18:26 -0400 Kerry <kerryirs@...> writes: Thanks for the info on the transformation they used on the series for Maya. Those on...
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boatshewsd2
Jun 17, 2013 9:28 pm
Thanks, guys! Great photos on the home page......
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boatshewsd2
Jun 17, 2013 10:10 pm
Not necessarily so; the book was based primarily in America (eg, those amazing New York flooding sequences!). Before the first close passage by Earth of the...
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boatshewsd2
Jun 18, 2013 2:29 am
Just jaw-droppingly gorgeous! Enjoy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22912623...
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sennmut
Jun 18, 2013 3:38 am
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:04:02 -0700 (PDT) "John K. Balor" <balor1999@...> writes: Why do people still watch and discuss Y1? The reason is obvious. It...
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boatshewsd2
Jun 18, 2013 4:13 am
*laughing* Slinter, you devil! ;-)...
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sennmut
Jun 18, 2013 4:18 am
Bwahahahahahahaha...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:13:09 -0000 "boatshewsd2" <boatshewsd2@...> writes: *laughing* Slinter, you devil!...
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Kerry
kerryirs...
Jun 18, 2013 12:17 pm
Silent majority Erich, yes I've heard of it, oh for something like 40+ years. In this case, the Y1 people aren't so silent, which is good. Unfortunately it's...
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Erich Wise
epwise
Jun 18, 2013 2:17 pm
... Uh...I still don't think you understand. You write as if you disagree with me then go on to repeat what I said. ... Exactly my point. Exactly what I said....
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Doug
doug_1937
Jun 18, 2013 6:04 pm
... Whoever wrote this just contradicted himself. If they went hand-in-hand then quality would assure high ratings, and we all know that makes about as much...
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Kerry
kerryirs...
Jun 18, 2013 7:52 pm
Just a few things. First my comments were made as general statements and not at you personally Erich. They were made as my counter to those who think and...
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boatshewsd2
Jun 18, 2013 9:03 pm
Dunno that it's a "contradiction." "Somewhat"; hand-in-hand, was what I read. Important qualifier... When viewers come across a series (of any genre) they...
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Erich Wise
epwise
6:32 am
Kerry wrote that in response to my earlier post. I responded: "Uh...I still don't think you understand. You write as if you disagree with me then go on to...
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Erich Wise
epwise
6:58 am
It's a contradiction in that the first statement "Quality and ratings. Well they do go somewhat hand in hand" says there is some relationship between the two....
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boatshewsd2
7:18 am
Yep, it's a pickle, all right. Good to hear from you! :-)...
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John K. Balor
balor1999
8:59 am
So you see the subtext of the book/film as a comment on the 1929 stock-market crash and the following decade of depression. That makes sense. Nevertheless,...
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John K. Balor
balor1999
8:59 am
Quality and ratings do not go hand in hand. I don't understand how anyone can suggest anything as silly as that. FF didn't want to improve the quality of...
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John K. Balor
balor1999
9:00 am
The only way to make enrol new generations of fans for Space: 1999 would have to focus on why the series was so revolutionary and good in the first place. ...
