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blakes7-d Digest				Volume 98 : Issue 288

Today's Topics:
	 Fw: [B7L]Hostage
	 [B7L] Re: Horizon Newflash
	 [B7L] Guards! Guards!
	 Re: [B7L] Defending Blake
	 [B7L] Re: Legion
	 Re: [B7L] Blake V Avon Leadership

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:32:06 -0000
From: "Julie Horner" <julie.horner@lincolnsoftware.com>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Horner <julie.horner@lincolnsoftware.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 8:53 AM
Subject: [B7L]Hostage


>In Hostage, when Travis has got Blake, Avon and Vila trapped
>in an airtight room, he asks Ushton which one is the weaker.
>
>Apart from Blake, Ushton hardly knows the other two - he has had
>limited contact with Vila and virtually none with Avon. Travis on
>the other hand has been tracking them for ages and is surely
>obsessed with the crew and must know quite a bit about them 
>by now. So why on earth (sorry Exbar) does he ask this question?
>
>Does this seem like a flaky bit of bit of dialogue to anyone else?
>
>That was not the only dodgy bit. When Ushton first sees Blake
>he draws his knife and looks hostile and then becomes all 
>welcoming when he realises who it is - as if it were a lovely surprise.
>Yet a few minutes later he tells Blake that Travis is up at the tower
>with Inge and had said that Blake was on his way. So clearly
>his arrival was no surprise to Ushton.
>
>Also if Cally's telepathy allows her to send and receive thoughts but not
>read non-telepath's minds, how does she detect Avon's unease?
>
>As you probably guessed I have just been watching the new video and
>I was really struck by some of these inconsistencies. I forget who
>wrote this one - was it someone who didn't normally write B7?
>
>Julie Horner
>

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:13:35 -0500
From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com>
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Subject: [B7L] Re: Horizon Newflash
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Judith R revealed:
> W/C 22nd February - Civic Theatre, Darlington (BO 01325 486555);  
>W/C 1st March - Grand Theatre, Swansea (BO 01792 475715). 

Hm, neither very handy for Ashford the intervening weekend, so overseas
Redeemers will have to travel...

By the way, I've lost the note saying when the next video
(Hostage/Countdown, by my reckoning) was due out.  Could you remind me?

I've still got my surplus Shadow/Weapon and Horizon/Pressure Point, if
anyone's interested.

Harriet

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:19:42 +0100
From: Nicoline van den Berg <nicoline.van.den.berg@tip.nl>
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Subject: [B7L] Guards! Guards!
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Just noticed Horizon's website http://www.horizon.org.uk (cast news) has
now more tourdates available besides Darlington.

Nicoline

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:31:35 EST
From: Mac4781@aol.com
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Tiger M wrote:

> This brings up a different topic:  what kind of situation would have led to
>  the formation of a government like the Federation?  My own take on this
>  subject is a combination of war, plague and natural disaster led to great
>  political upheaval and the formation of something nasty. 

I'm not sure what led to the formation of the Federation government, but there
is mention of "atomic wars" and "pre-atomic" during the series, which leads me
to believe that it was a significant point in B7 history.  One might also
speculate that the domes were built to protect the populace from something.

Carol Mc

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:16:50 +0100
From: Steve Rogerson <steve.rogerson@MCR1.poptel.org.uk>
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Subject: [B7L] Re: Legion
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Lisa said: "The only thing I can think of which might relate is "My name
is Legion, for
we are many", which I think referred to evil spirits rather than armies.

Biblical, Mark 5:9 according to Bartlett's."

I like this version from Harry Turtledove's "Case of the toxic spell
dump"

> "How do I get hold of you in particular?" I asked - I mean, Central
Intelligence has
> a lot of spooks on the payroll.
> "My name is Legion," he said. "Henry Legion." He turned around, walked
out
> through my chair and wall, and was gone.
--
cheers
Steve Rogerson

Redemption 99: The Blakes 7 and Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Ashford, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/

"Get in there you big furry oaf, I don't care what you smell"
Star Wars

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 11:23:50 EST
From: VulcanXYZ@aol.com
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Subject: Re: [B7L] Blake V Avon Leadership
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AChevron writes:
<< Always ready to praise Avon, even at the risk of provoking the Godmother."
>>

I've seen a lot of references to "the Godmother."  Who is she?  How did she
get this title?  

Gail G.

p.s.  Yes, Avon is always worthy of praise.

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