--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3R00000Date: 03/21/97 From: JOE SIEGLER Time: 12:31am \/To: STEVE QUARRELLA (Read 1 times) Subj: Red Dwarf new season in D Hello Steve. 20 Mar 97 22:44, Steve Quarrella wrote to Alecia Darin: > own Mary Sinclair will be there at KERA for the pledge (Mary, if > you're not, give me a call. I think Siegler's gonna host this one. > :). I'll have to have Joe dupe the tape at some point so folks can > see at least one of the moderators here. :) I'm not sure what's happening yet with this. Joe Siegler --- GoldED/386 2.50+ 424LM1 Fnord! * Origin: The Jupiter Mining Corporation - Garland, TX (1:124/9006) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3R00001Date: 03/21/97 From: JOE SIEGLER Time: 12:32am \/To: STEVE QUARRELLA (Read 1 times) Subj: Terry Nation Dies Hello Steve. 20 Mar 97 22:47, Steve Quarrella wrote to Joe Siegler: > I have to wonder: Will the Daleks spend years in limbo now that > Nation is dead, or will his survivors be a little less possessive of > them? No clue, would be interesting to see what his will (should he have one) has o say about the Daleks. Joe Siegler --- GoldED/386 2.50+ 424LM1 Fnord! * Origin: The Jupiter Mining Corporation - Garland, TX (1:124/9006) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3R00002Date: 03/19/97 From: PHILL ASH Time: 09:43am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Who is the Doctor (pt 8) Season Eight The Companions Josephine (Jo) Grant was never fully qualified for her job as the Doctor's new assistant with UNIT -- an employment gained for her by her uncle, a top civil servant. Despite this, and her ditzy, girlish behavior, Jo proved that she possessed the common sense and force of will to muddle through, and become a valuable friend and asset to the Doctor. Katy Manning played Jo from "Terror Of The Autons" in January 1971 to "The Green Death" in June 1973. Captain Mike Yates was, from all appearances, the quintessential soldier. Yates was a man who followed orders, questioning them only in the direst circumstances, and as such was the ideal second-in-command to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart at UNIT. Nevertheless, Mike possessed an inner spirit which fought against the military mentality. His later betrayal of UNIT was done not out of spite but rather out of a belief that he was doing the right thing -- an obvious extension of Mike's jovial off-duty personality. That he was able to recognize the error of his ways was further vindication of the inherent goodness of his character. Richard Franklin played Yates regularly from "Terror Of The Autons" in January 1971 to "Planet Of The Spiders" in June 1974. He returned for "The Five Doctors" in November 1983 and "Dimensions in Time" in November 1993. The Stories "Terror Of The Autons" by Robert Holmes, directed by Barry Letts The Doctor is warned of a new threat to the Earth -- the evil renegade Time Lord known as the Master has arrived. The Master has allied himself with the Nestene Consciousness and once again paved the way for an Auton presence on Earth. The Doctor must stop the Autons for a second time, but this time with the knowledge that he is going head to head with a being who is quite possibly his equal. Jo Grant joins UNIT as the Doctor's new assistant at the story's beginning. (Working Title: "The Spray Of Death". This story has been recolorized using American videotapes as the original prints are missing.) "The Mind Of Evil" by Don Houghton, directed by Timothy Combe The Master, posing as Professor Keller, has created a device he purports will remove the negative impulses from the brains of convicted criminals. The Keller Machine in fact contains an alien mind parasite which turns the convicts into servants of the Master. With their help, the evil Time Lord hijacks a nerve missile, with which he intends to hold a world peace conference hostage. (Working Titles: "The Pandora Machine", "Man Hours", "The Pandora Box". This story is only available in black and white as the original prints are missing.) "The Claws Of Axos" by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, directed by Michael Ferguson Beings from space arrive in England, calling themselves Axons. They bear with them a fantastic substance called Axonite which can affect the structure of matter. The Axons offer to exchange the Axonite with the various world powers, but the Doctor discovers there is something sinister behind the aliens -- not the least of which is their secret allegiance with the Master. (Working Titles: "The Gift", "The Friendly Invasion", "The Axons", "The Vampire From Space".) "Colony In Space" by Malcolm Hulke, directed by Michael Briant The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo to an Earth colony in the 25th century. There, the time travellers discover the colonists being ravaged by a weird dinosaur-like beast while sinister miners try to force them to abandon the planet. Meanwhile, the Master has also arrived, searching for a legendary doomsday device believed to be buried in the ruins adjacent to the colony. (Working Title: "The Colony".) "The Daemons" by Guy Leopold, directed by Christopher Barry The Master poses as the new vicar of the community of Devil's End just as an archaeologist begins work on opening an ancient barrow in the village. Despite the Doctor's attempts to stop the work, a Daemon named Azal is released from the barrow, a member of an ancient race who guided humanity during its early years. Azal has remained behind the judge humanity's worthiness, and to pass on his power if needs be. And the Master will stop at nothing to gain that power. (Working Title: "The Demons". This story was recolorized using American videotapes as the original prints are missing.) The Lost Stories Jon Pertwee unsuccessfully sought to become the first Doctor to write for the series during Season Eight and, with the help of Reed de Rouen, submitted a storyline entitled "The Spare Part People" (also known as "The Brain Drain" and "The Labyrinth"), set in a maze of ice tunnels. Brian Wright also had his script, "The Cerebroids", written off after being commissioned. Making History With the arrival of Katy Manning, Richard Franklin and Roger Delgado as Jo, Yates and the Master respectively, the now-famous UNIT Family was complete. Pertwee-era "Doctor Who" was really hitting its stride in Season Eight, despite the admitted overuse of the Master by having him appear in every story. From the Office of the DeathMaster General... --- spoo-tags v1.1 Mirrors are a negative space with a frame ... ~~~ ReneWave v2.00 [NR] --- Smile :) * Origin: *The Beast's Lair * (757)498-3070 * Va Beach VA * (1:275/160) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3S00000Date: 03/22/97 From: JOE SIEGLER Time: 09:37am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Red Dwarf 7 Hello All. Just a reminder, if you're in the Dallas Ft Worth Area, KERA will be showing three episodes from Series 7 of Red Dwarf TONIGHT. They're showing the last Episode of Series 6 at 9PM, and then the other three from Series 7. Joe Siegler --- GoldED/386 2.50+ 424LM1 Fnord! * Origin: The Jupiter Mining Corporation - Garland, TX (1:124/9006) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3S00001Date: 03/22/97 From: ALECIA DARIN Time: 02:35pm \/To: STEVE QUARRELLA (Read 1 times) Subj: Red Dwarf new season in Dallas On 20 Mar 97 22:44:14, Steve Quarrella babbled: [SQ] Salue, Alecia! [SQ] [SQ] We're trying to organize a party for Saturday night when they air the [SQ] first three episodes of the seventh season. I have a feeling that our [SQ] own Mary Sinclair will be there at KERA for the pledge (Mary, if you're [SQ] not, give me a call. I think Siegler's gonna host this one. :). I'll [SQ] have to have Joe dupe the tape at some point so folks can see at least [SQ] one of the moderators here. :) Hey Steve! Well Alright Party On..... Well I Saw The New Red Dwarf Last Night Here In Nebraska They Aired It on our Sci-Fri Friday night which was the 21 st. It was Smashing as always Red Dwarf has really out done themselves. Critten And Lister are in rare form as always. You will most enevidibly ENJOY! Critten's Head has Changed and so has his attitude in the episode. I laughed until I could not breath! We will see three more NEW episodes Tonight Saterday The 22nd, of season 7 can't wait:-) Well We will be talking to you all latter ENJOY the New Red Dwarf @--`-- Alecia --- NorthStar 3.25 * Origin: The Christmas Star (1:285/82.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3T00000Date: 03/22/97 From: ANTHONY VAN PYRE Time: 01:09pm \/To: CHRISTOPHER J_WOOD (Read 1 times) Subj: The Thin Blue Line CJ>And stupid. Still theres more UK rubbish heading your way such as the CJ>latest BBC disaster called 'Chalk'. Even Red Dwarf has been crap of CJ>late with series 7 being very devoid of laughs with the departure of CJ>Chris Barrie - still at least in the final episode Norman Lovett CJ>returned as the original Holly. first off both hollys are suppose to return to the dwarf second you thought season 7 was crap the kennedy skit was funny as hell so was ace on the alligator as for blackadder the first one ws funny they got progressively worse --- * OLX 2.1 TD * If this were an actual tagline, it would be funny. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: The Coral Reef Home of the game "Mutants" (1:239/600.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3T00001Date: 03/23/97 From: ALECIA DARIN Time: 12:54pm \/To: RED DWARF (Read 1 times) Subj: NEW SEASON Well Hello All! Got to see the NEW 7 Last night and it was Smashing!!!! Love the New crew member she is going to add some real style I think to the show:) To bad Old rimmer had to go but; Oh well as they say Ace had to go on some how ! The three New shows were Great and I am sure you will all have some Great things to say About The New 7 Season. Well see ya all later enjoy the new 7 season:) Alecia --- NorthStar 3.25.03 * Origin: The Christmas Star (1:285/82.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3T00002Date: 03/15/97 From: ROB ASHBURN Time: 01:05am \/To: TREVOR WALLACE (Read 1 times) Subj: Looking for great quotes Hi Trevor, 11-Mar-97 17:11, Trevor Wallace wrote to Rob Ashburn Subject: Looking for great quotes RA>> Peter indeed - from Frontios, unless I'm sadly mistaken. Which I often RA>> am... TW> From Arc Of Infinity, I think. Concerning repairs to the audio output of TW> the TW> TARDIS monitor... But then, I'm frequently wrong too... :) Ah. You could well be right about that, now I come to think about it. I was thinking about the 'getting organised' bit, with the pair of hatstands from Frontios, but it doesn't sound such a safe bet now... Ŀ > Bye for now. Rob. Internet : rob@dunmanifestin.demon.co.uk --- Terminate 1.51 * Origin: Rob's point of Worcester Sauce (2:250/163.18) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3T00003Date: 03/23/97 From: STEVE QUARRELLA Time: 10:59am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Red Dwarf spoilers Geez, we haven't done this in a long, long time... :) Let's not ruin any surprises for the folks who haven't had a chance to view the seventh season of Red Dwarf. Zone 1 is just beginning to see it, and I know that Zone 2 has seen the whole thing, but where does Zone 3 stand? As we have done in the past, if you are going to post a message with detailed information about one of the new episodes, please provide some spoiler space, like this: SPOILER ALERT Then go on with your message. That way, those who don't want to know the details don't have to read the details. Other than that, feel free to talk all about what you've seen and what you've read. We need some fresh blood in here. :) --Steve Quarrella, "a moderator" (tm) --- GoldED 3.00.Alpha4+ - Spank Our Wombats! * Origin: Valencia: "Smarter than the average bear." (1:124/9005) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 270 DR WHO/BRIT SCIF Ref: E3T00004Date: 03/23/97 From: STEVE QUARRELLA Time: 11:03am \/To: ALECIA DARIN (Read 1 times) Subj: Red Dwarf new season in Dallas Salue, Alecia! Saturni dies March 22 1997, Dixit Alecia Darin ad Steve Quarrella: AD> Hey Steve! Well Alright Party On..... Well I Saw The New Red Dwarf ast AD> Night Here In Nebraska Did they show all of the new episodes (I think there are eight), or just three, like they did here in Dallas? In any event, I'll let my spoiler alert message soak into the rest of the echo before I go into details, but I think I can say a few things without giving anything away. The show no longer has the "soap opera" studio feel that it once did, and there were a few times I felt like I was watching "Red Dwarf: The Motion Picture." The special effects were rather fantastic, and there were quite a few references to past stories, going all the way back to season one. Can't say I was too impressed with the plots themselves, but there were a _s*tload_ of funny sequences and lines. I guess we have to wait until April to see more, so I'm looking forward to 'em. :) BTW, our own Mary Sinclair was walking around the KERA studios last night, looking like the "Pledge Coordinator." Take a bow, Mary! :) --- GoldED 3.00.Alpha4+ - Spank Our Wombats! * Origin: Valencia: "Smarter than the average bear." (1:124/9005)