Thanks so much for the kind words. I hope your return trip went smoothly. -Lindsey <br><br><br>>From: captphil@...<br>>Reply-To: ...
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Jim Goodsell
jimfromcgy
Aug 2, 2005 11:28 pm
Ellen, Oh My God the world has become so much brighter since I became a true GRITS guy. I'm a little slow on the email but will try to improve in responding to...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 3, 2005 1:55 am
I have very little doubt that there will eventually be a remake of Space: 1999 either on television or on the big screen. These days everything is being...
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paul
paul_stankev...
Aug 3, 2005 8:20 am
There is no mistaking that Landau is a good actor - but definitely a self-intrest guy. The ever increasing pay demands before signing the contract for...
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slinter@...
senmut98801
Aug 3, 2005 8:35 am
I lost the addy for ML's letter. Could someone repost it? S....
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char1scott
Aug 3, 2005 11:57 am
Hi Jim: Ellen is out of town for a couple of days (for a much deserved break, I'm sure) so she asked me to send a quick response to your fanfic request. You...
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Steve Roby
stevenjacque...
Aug 3, 2005 1:39 pm
... I really liked it, myself. Here's what I said here a couple years back: Wow. That was good. Much better than Resurrection, imho. Resurrection wasn't bad,...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 3, 2005 3:42 pm
is this true? was Landau once offered the role of Spock? It might have been a different world had this happened. Pete ... a ... the ... screen time, ... ...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 3, 2005 4:39 pm
I just checked into the thing about Landau once being offered the role as Spock. Very interesting... Here is a quote from Landau about the matter: "I can't...
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Jason Henley
jjhenley70
Aug 3, 2005 5:24 pm
Robert Culp and Katharine Ross were Sylvia Anderson's original choice for the leads in Space 1999. I find it really hard to picture Culp playing Koening as the...
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John Beaver
mutantspacegoat
Aug 4, 2005 3:48 am
I always marveled that the landing pads were not apparently retractable. It seems like such an obvious feature, especially when considering the design of the ...
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paul
paul_stankev...
Aug 4, 2005 7:34 am
As a kid I always thought the pods were shaped that we in case of a heavy vertical drop (Koenig in yet another outta control Eagle). I used to slag off the...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 4, 2005 12:07 pm
I think I once read or heard that the landing gear was not retractable because it just was not in the budget to make it happen. But it was part of the...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 4, 2005 12:07 pm
I think I once read or heard that the landing gear was not retractable because it just was not in the budget to make it happen. But it was part of the...
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edhagrid@...
tremain_63
Aug 4, 2005 2:46 pm
One of the great ironies of Landau's decision to turn down the role of Spock in order to accept the part of Rollin Hand in "Mission: Impossible" is that...
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Tboh
thebofhearts
Aug 4, 2005 2:46 pm
The eagle looks great when the gear is retracted. Barry ... From: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Sent:...
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edhagrid@...
tremain_63
Aug 4, 2005 2:46 pm
The overall configuration of the Eagle, especially the cockpit area and the landing pads, always appeared to me to have been inspired by the Apollo LEM (Lunar...
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John Beaver
mutantspacegoat
Aug 4, 2005 3:03 pm
I suspected that it was a practicality issue with the models, rather than the concept. Although, I guess the landing pads might have substituted for control ...
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John Beaver
mutantspacegoat
Aug 4, 2005 5:49 pm
I wasn't actually familiar with Kneale until I started reading this thread, though I had heard of Quatermass from old Starlog articles; in particular,...
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Jonathan Michael Reiter
atomtetsuwan...
Aug 4, 2005 5:50 pm
Tboh, Atomtetsuwan2002 here. I personally think that retractable landing gear is somewhat superfluous. If the Eagle is supposed to be used over and around...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 4, 2005 9:19 pm
Indeed the Apolo LEM looks like it could possibly be a great, great grandfather of the Eagle. Pete ... area and the landing pads, always appeared to me to have...
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Pete
pete8811
Aug 4, 2005 9:24 pm
All great (and even not so great) science fiction stories require the suspension of belief to one degree or another. Star Trek requires tons of it on the part...
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slinter@...
senmut98801
Aug 4, 2005 9:28 pm
Let's remember that in TLS, the Eagle crashes in part because of Carter trying to run a storm. The ship just isn't designed to be flown in that sort of...
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Mike
cellojammer
Aug 4, 2005 11:21 pm
... Carter ... that ... And the dust. Can't forget the dust! Remember they had to coat a rescue ship entirely in graphite before taking off. Mike...
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Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Aug 4, 2005 11:56 pm
Not that it really matters, but I believe it was 1964. : ) Jeff John Beaver <mutantspacegoat@...> wrote: <SNIP> Unless I'm mistaken, First Men in the...
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moon bubba
moonbubba1999
Aug 4, 2005 11:56 pm
In the comic books eagles did have retractable landing gear. I've never really understood why Star Trek had the Enterprise. If they are able to beam themselves...
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slinter@...
senmut98801
Aug 5, 2005 3:20 am
... Carter ... that ... And the dust. Can't forget the dust! Remember they had to coat a rescue ship entirely in graphite before taking off. ...
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slinter@...
senmut98801
Aug 5, 2005 3:50 am
On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:17:49 -0700 (PDT) moon bubba <moonbubba1999@...> writes: In the comic books eagles did have retractable landing gear. I've never ...
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Mike
cellojammer
Aug 5, 2005 6:20 am
... I think we're just gonna have to agree to disagree on this point, because in my view Eagles have had no problems or limitations flying in the atmospheres...
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Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Aug 5, 2005 6:29 am
It was explained in the series that the distance of the transporter was limited. Various aliens on the show had transporters that had much longer range....
