And who is Jane Espenson? Should I know? Should I care? No self-respecting series would accept scripts from fans. Writing, like everything else in...
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Michael Taylor
michaeltaylo...
May 2, 2012 3:37 am
... I dont really consider them mutually exclusive. Y1 was more cerebral, but Y2 was more accessible and definitely more action oriented. I think Babylon 5...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 2, 2012 3:38 am
Look at? Or use? Be specific. What episodes? To: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com From: powysmedia@... Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:10:25 -0700 Subject: Re:...
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slinter@...
sennmut
May 2, 2012 3:56 am
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:52:03 -0500 Erich Wise <epwise@...> writes: Although it would explain some last-season episodes like Dr. Crusher falling in love...
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connorsrosalyn
May 6, 2012 11:44 am
... Why do you suppose that is?...
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Robert
calrew2003
May 6, 2012 3:41 pm
Well, a few ideas are: - The overall design aesthetic imparted into the series by Keith Wilson (who, of course, was gay). - The diva figure presence of Barbara...
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Vicente Gallegos
powysmedia...
May 7, 2012 3:23 am
I also find it interesting that nearly all 1999 fans were either 10, 11, or 12 if they watched it during it initial run--that is to say they were all 10, 11, ...
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slinter@...
sennmut
May 7, 2012 3:43 am
I was 14 when I first got to see the show. The first ep I caught was DD, because I had missed the premiere, on a local small station. No NitWerk distribution,...
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sam brady
annoyedchris
May 7, 2012 3:56 am
I am probably in the minority here but I thought "The Dorcons" was a good example of what season 2 could offer. I thought it was a great blend of...
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Michael Taylor
michaeltaylo...
May 7, 2012 3:56 am
... Looked at AND used. And influenced by fan expression on the internet. I wasn't making a specific statment. I was saying that I personally believe 'fans'...
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sam brady
annoyedchris
May 7, 2012 3:57 am
I think a lot of gay people are attracted to sci-fi/fantasy in general. Mainly because of the 3rd point Robert made. Have to admit I never saw Barbara Bain as...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 7, 2012 3:58 am
That's a load of crap. Gays' likes and dislikes are like everyone else's. I'm sure a lot don't like Space: 1999. It's all arbitrary percentages. To:...
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slinter@...
sennmut
May 7, 2012 4:05 am
On Wed, 2 May 2012 08:56:50 -0400 sam brady <jkhr1999@...> writes: I am probably in the minority here but I thought "The Dorcons" was a good example of...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 7, 2012 5:34 am
Where does this statistic come from? Nearly all? To: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com From: powysmedia@... Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 20:23:28 -0700 Subject:...
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Vicente Gallegos
powysmedia...
May 7, 2012 6:53 am
Discussions on earlier versions of this group. Certainly it doesn't fit everyone, but I've been to a few conventions and was surprised to find most people to...
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Kerry Keene
kerryirs...
May 7, 2012 11:44 am
Well I guess I buck the proverbial thought in two ways, one I'm not gay and two I was in my mid-20s when I first watched 1999. What attracted me to the series...
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Robert
calrew2003
May 7, 2012 2:00 pm
Wow, judgemental much, Erich??? If you've ever been to a 1999 convention (as opposed to SF cons in general, or for other series) you will see what I'm...
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John
actingman_jc
May 7, 2012 2:20 pm
And though I say it in a joking way, I am also serious when I say that Devil's Planet is a good mix of year one and two: it has both running and jumping and...
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Victor Marino Jr
vicsbooth1
May 7, 2012 6:54 pm
I was fifteen when Space: 1999 premiered. There was a lot of pressure from my peer group to not like the show. We were all Star Trek fans and some didn't...
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slinter@...
sennmut
May 7, 2012 8:29 pm
I was fifteen when Space: 1999 premiered. There was a lot of pressure from my peer group to not like the show. We were all Star Trek fans and some didn't want...
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sam brady
annoyedchris
May 8, 2012 8:19 am
thats funny you mention that. I felt "pressure"; to not like the show either when it was first on. I was a bit of a "trekkie" and the idea was if you liked...
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slinter@...
sennmut
May 8, 2012 8:29 am
Well, they missed out, then and now. Thier loss! On Mon, 7 May 2012 16:44:47 -0400 sam brady <jkhr1999@...> writes: thats funny you mention that. I felt...
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Linda
intothemist1999
May 9, 2012 4:21 pm
In case any of you haven't seen it, there is monthly fan chat that I post through Facebook. They have been very successful and alot of fun, so we've recently...
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SimonG
simongvs1
May 10, 2012 12:57 am
http://io9.com/5908786/why-space-1999-is-still-retro-cool Many of both the themes of the article and the comments have been reflected here over the last few...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 10, 2012 12:58 am
I think a more realistic observation would be that people in certain age groups discuss things in these groups or attend conventions rather than viewers of a...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 10, 2012 1:07 am
All you need is Main Mission, Paul, Kano, Victor, the music of Barry Gray and the elimination of Tony and Maya and it would be watchable. To:...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 10, 2012 1:07 am
Do you honestly think conventions are a realistic cross-section of fans of anything? To: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com From: woodre@... Date: Mon, 7 May...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 10, 2012 1:58 am
Don't really understand the attempts to pigeonhole the fans of this series into small groups. There is (was?) a silent majority out there who don't go to...
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chipbell123@...
shorthairlvr
May 10, 2012 11:00 pm
Think you hit the nail on the head. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID ... From: Erich Wise <epwise@...> To: onlinealpha@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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chipbell123@...
shorthairlvr
May 10, 2012 11:04 pm
The 70's were indeed different than now , young people I work with have no idea. I have to explain to them how it was back then, they just have a different...
