From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V2 #19 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Monday, January 21 2002 Volume 02 : Number 019 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [chakram-refugees] <> was: <> (fwd) [] [chakram-refugees] Safe and Sound Appeal [MistNY@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:33:27 +1300 From: cr Subject: Re: [chakram-refugees] <> was: <> (fwd) On Sunday 20 January 2002 12:55, S. Wilson wrote: > Um.... spoilers for everything on tv. > . > . > . > . > Just kidding. Xena: AFINs, Destiny, Fallen Angel... all those great > epic eps and more. Mentions of X-Files, Dark Angel, etc. Oh, and Thelma > and Louise. > . > . > (I lost track of who's saying what, but you know who you are, so > forgive my snipping mess) > . Can I register a 'me too' to all this message, most of which I've snipped for bandwidth.... :) (big snips) > > Actually, it *was* fate. I moved out to my own place very shortly > thereafter; I owned a tv, a vcr, and my sleeping gear. I couldn't > afford cable and there was no tv reception. I'd taken a couple of VHS > tapes that didn't belong to me (nyah!) and on one of them was The > Greater Good and Callisto. > > *Then* my fate was sealed. :P > Hooked by a contraband videotape. How fitting. :) (huge snips) > > Destiny. That was the first time I saw XWP with new eyes. I was so > completely stunned after that episode of the quality of the film making > that nothing still comes close. Now, by standards later in the series, > Destiny can't really produce the goods to go up against something like > Adventures in the Sin Trades, The Debts, A Friend In Need. But it also > still stands apart from all the rest. I've yet to figure out exactly > why, unless I say film quality, lighting, directing, music, story, > whatever, all played a part, or maybe it was "Fraoch A Ronaigh" (which > still gets me), or maybe it was that it still had some of the 'old > show' quality with the 'new show' slick high-budget production feel... > whatever the case, Destiny is still an epic event when played in this > house. :D It has that efect on me, too. I think because it was a 'first' in many ways - - the first time we saw much of Xena's past (and particularly the dark side of her past); the first multi-part story; and the first time we saw Xena really seriously up against it - she'd been almost killed before but this time she was betrayed by Caesar, defeated, crucified.... this ep was much darker than anything that had gone before and I guess (like Xena) I like dark. And also it had a brilliant character in M'Lila, visually gorgeous sets, the special effects of Xena on the cross over a flaming landscape were striking - it was a big step up in the quality and impact of the episodes. (IMO). Just as The Debts were another big step later on. (truly ginormous snips) > > It's long been my opinion that the opening shots of "Send In the > Clones" were an homage to Chris Carter's influence on TV. > Wow! You're dead right. I knew SITC had a familiar feel but I never put my finger on it - that first scene was straight out of X-Files. It would have been entirely in keeping if Cigarette Smoking Man had got out of the car... (just a little snip to be going on with..) > > Yeah! What she said! > > S. > Member, I Love FIN club Oooh, can I join too? ;-) Thelonius ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:59:53 EST From: MistNY@aol.com Subject: [chakram-refugees] Safe and Sound Appeal Got a note from my contact at the Starship Foundation today. One of the things he mentioned was that a second Safe and Sound Appeal is set, and once again Lucy will be lending her support. Anyone interested should keep an eye on the New Zealand Herald. Lucy's scheduled for an interview with the paper this week, so you should see something about it there. Lucy is also set to officially annouce the launch of this second appeal at a huge outdoor concert next weekend. Hope some of you down in NZ will be able to attend. Sounds like quite a show. Best, Mist http://sword-and-staff.com ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V2 #19 *************************************