DalekTek790
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Originally posted by littlestar:
[b]Personally, although I like the idea of a prequel series, and I really, really like the idea of Scott Bakula as Captain Whatshisface, [i]Enterprise[/i] just sounds a little silly to me, thus far.[/b]
Where am I, Al?
You’ve leaped into the body of a Starfleet captain. The year is 2245 and you’re on board the starship [i]Enterprise[/i] NCC-1701.
Why am I here?
To prevent a series from being made.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Cat:
[b]THe 6th HH novel was the be ‘Salmon of Doubt’ and they are reconstructing reflections from his computer. They will be releasing this in a book, along with the hitchhiker screenplay.[/b]
All right! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.This T.V. special I saw on Douglas Adams said he had notes on a possible sixth installment to the [i]Hitchhiker[/i] trilogy. Am I the only one who would love to see those?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.So what does everybody else think the best and worst episodes are?
[b]Lexx[/b]
Mantrid/The Beach[b]Babylon 5[/b]
Babylon Squared/Intersections in Real Time[b]Red Dwarf[/b]
Waiting for God/MeltdownThe question of best and worst episodes has come up in individual series fora, but that was a while ago and we have a lot of new board members, now.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Sorry. I can tell you what “klaatu barada nikto,” “die wenna wanga,” and “klokleda partha menin klatch” mean, but I haven’t the faintest idea what “bah weep gra nah weep ninni bong” means. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
I figure this is as good a place as any to say this. [i]Lexx[/i]: General isn’t working right, so how come nobody’s posting in [i]Lexx[/i]: Episodes? The newest post is from yesterday!
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Tolandria-Here are some examples of cult sci-fi movies-
[i]The Adventures of Baron von Münchhausen
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
Akira
Basket Case
Blade Runner
Bleeders
Blood Type Blue
Brazil
The Clan of the Cave Bear
A Clockwork Orange
Creepozoids
Critters
Curse
Damnation Alley
Danger: Diabolik!
Darkman
Deep Red
Demolition Man
Dune
Escape from New York
Fist of the North Star
The Fly
Galaxy of Terror
Gargoyles
The Guyver
The Hunt for the Red October
The Incredible Melting Man
It’s Alive!
Laserblast
Liquid Sky
Mad Max
Maximum Overdrive
Misfits of Science
Naked Lunch
One Million Years B.C.
Pod People
Quatermass
Quest of the Delta Knights
Repo Man
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Scanners
A Switch in Time: Norman’s Awesome Experience
They Live
Time Bandits
The Tommyknockers
The Toxic Avenger
Weird Science
White Dwarf
Wizards of the Demon Sword
Zardoz[/i]That should give you an idea of what “cult” is. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.King Arthur references have already been brought up (but no one responded). It’s under “First Ones.”
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I am Anla’Shok.
I can no more betray the Anla’Shok than my fingers can betray my hand.
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Originally posted by Squish:
[b]Nah, his programming is based around Win2000, designed to **** you off every time you use it!!![/b]
Yeah, and I bet 791 was a Mac. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
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Originally posted by Hypatia:
[b]Thanks to my sisters who described Velma for me. [/b]
Perhaps some law of nature dictates that sci-fi-addicted geezers must have cartoon-addicted siblings. When I mentioned to my brother that some people on one of my message boards were talking about his favorite show, he gave me a 15-minute briefing on [i]Scooby-Doo, Where are You?[/i] and its spinoffs so I would know what to say the next time I posted on the thread. But I’m afraid I’m unable to apply all his useful information to any post. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I believe Kai has faint wisps of emotions and wants, but they are like distant echoes of a past mind he can never hear clearly. Kai is different from Data in that there is the capacity for emotions in his brain. They’re something he lost, not something he’s trying to obtain.
I, for one, was suprised Kai didn’t brush Tina off faster. I figured he’d say “Please don’t distract me when I’m trying to find a way to save your planet” or something after a few seconds. Instead, there’s this looong drawn-out scene where he’s watching that movie that we know is going to have something interesting and Shadow-ish in it and Tina’s all over him and I kept thinking “Come on, Kai! What happened to the coldly logical killing machine?” [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
By the way, what [i]was[/i] that thing on the film? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img] It didn’t look like a vampire. It was sort of like His Divine Shadow, only white instead of black and with the head-tail-thing sticking straight up so he (she?) looks like a K.K.K. member. Was it a Divine Shadow larva? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
Also, one final question: How did this whole Velma thing get started? Was it just an attempt to refer to a character whose name the writer couldn’t remember (Like Dr. von Schatten, or George W. Priest [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] ) or did whoever said it genuinely think the character was named Velma?
Okay, now I need to wrap up this post before it gets to the length where SadBoard members just scroll through it scanning for phrases like “mega spoilers” and “nude Louise Wischermann photos” without actually reading the content. Computer, end program.
And now for the unnecessarily long signature hand-picked from the “SciFi3.doc” cut & paste archive on my computer:
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[i]Vaiyo a oh;
Vaiyo a oh, home vaah ray;[/i]
Vaiyo a rah, jerhume Brunnen-G.
Vaiyo a oh, home vaah ray;
Vaiyo a rah, jerhume Brunnen-G;
Vaiyo a rah, jerhume Brunnen-G.
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Originally posted by Flamegrape:
[b]Sorry, I’ve never heard of P.R.O.B.E.[/b]
Never heard of [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i]? What kind of sci-fi geezer are you?!? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
For those unfamiliar with the series, here’s B.B.V.’s official [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i] page (highlight to read). And for the individual movies-
[i]P.R.O.B.E.: The Zero Imperative[/i] (1993) Summary, Review, I.M.D.b.
[i]P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne[/i] (1995) Summary, Review, I.M.D.b.
[i]P.R.O.B.E.: Unnatural Selection[/i] (1996) Summary, Review, I.M.D.b.
[i]P.R.O.B.E.: Ghosts of Winterborne[/i] (1996) Summary, Review, I.M.D.b.The Internet Movie Database entries are incomplete and full of errors, as usual. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited August 14, 2001).]
See? I’m not crazy. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Although I thought his conversation with the fresh Prince in [i]Xevivor[/i] was funny, I would like 790 back to being a male nuisance, rather than a female antagonist. Besides, I don’t want my favorite signature (not to mention my password) to be obsolete! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/eek.gif[/img]
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
quote:
Originally posted by Aleck:
[b] Actually, no. I won’t argue, since I never watched the show, and a superficial look at the synopsis makes the two certainly sound similar (even though [i]Scooby Doo, Where Are You?[/i] appeared 19 years before it).[/b]
Actually, it’s 25 years by my count. I believe you’re thinking of [i]Probe[/i], the 80s miniseries. I’m talking about [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i], the 90s movie series.
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[b] And it’s nice to know that the selfless, humble DT thinks high enough of himself to believe that my life revolves around countering his posts, when, frankly, it’s just fun, easy and quick work to prove him wrong. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] [/b]
And I would’ve gotten away with it, too… [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
It’s just that you like to attack my viewpoints, and the statement that [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i] is like [i]Scooby-Doo[/i] is just the kind to spark controversey.
Now, if there [i]are[/i] any fans out there thinking of writing a flame post, I apologize for the comparison. The [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i] movies have a somewhat different premise, more realistic characters, genuinely suprising endings, and overall better writing. It was, admittedly, somewhat naïve to compare them to a crude and clichéed 60s cartoon show. It’s just that, when I first saw [i]Scooby-Doo[/i], my first thought was “My God! It’s like an animated [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i]!” [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited August 14, 2001).]
[i]Ice Planet[/i]? Wasn’t than one of those Lego systems? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Flamegrape:
[b]Daphne was always my fave. Those blonde redheads get me every time.And besides, Tina doesn’t look like Velma at all!!! Tina’s 5’8″ and Velma can’t be an inch over 5′ even. Are you people nuts? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img] If anything, she resembles [b]Sandra Bullock[/b] in [i]Love Potion #9[/i].[/B]
Yes, everybody’s nuts.
My brother watches Cartoon Network about 24/7 so I’ve caught a little [i]Scooby-Doo[/i]. It reminds me of the [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i] series (I suppose now Aleck will respond with a 7-paragraph post about how [i]Scooby-Doo[/i] and [i]P.R.O.B.E.[/i] are nothing alike [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ).
I saw the episode where the characters are on their way to some place and their hippy fan breaks down and they encounter some apparently supernatural entity and run and then they talk to this guy who tells them the area is haunted and the three “serious” characters go investigating but it’s the goofy kid and the dog that accidentally stumble upon the evidence that the monster is a hoax to avert attention from an illegal operation then when all the characters are together that monster reappears and it turns out to be the guy they met in the beginning of the episode in a mask. Oh, and in the final scene everyone’s laughing.
Anyway, my cartoon-addicted brother says there were 6 spinoffs of the show, which is [b]really[/b] scary. He also says Bubbles is the hottest Powerpuff Girl, so I guess having a thing for one of the girls on [i]Scooby-Doo[/i] isn’t [b]so[/b] nuts.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Now, what happened to all that talk of Doreen Jacobi reappearing?
I’d like to see more of Gubby (he was a laugh and a half!) but I doubt the Beans could get someone as well-known as Wayne Robson to appear on their little show again (it was a miracle he could be suckered into doing [i]Patches in the Sky[/i]!).
And I’d say the Wozard should be reincarnated on Earth but that actor is currently tied up…on the same show! Walter Borden was both the Wozard and His Divine Shadow, and now he’s playing His Shadow’s contemporary human incarnation (Dr. Ernst Longbore).
Anyway, I think it’s safe to say Mantrid, Lyekka, and Bunny will be in this season, and we’ll see more of Giggerota and Priest.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by thefrey:
[b] What besmirch? In so far as anyone could like Scooby-do, Velma was always my favorite. She was smart and pretty and I *never* thought Daphne was anything to write home about. Velma was just a pretty smart girl in bad glasses, a sterotype which persits to this day.[/b]
Now we have two threads with [i]Scooby-Doo[/i] discussion. Kinda scary, guys. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/eek.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by lizard:
[b]Did anyone else notice that the rest of the contestants and Xev tried to vote Stan off the island they used
A BUTTERFLY BALLOT!!!!!!!No wonder it was easy for 790 to step in and tamper![/b]
I noticed. Last episode, with all the president-bashing, I was half expecting the Lexx’s laser to blow up Palm Beach!
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.“I should have known. He was acting very peculiar for a dead assassin.” -Mantrid, [i]Lexx[/i]
“You get everyone around you to do all the work and you don’t do a damn thing but stand there and look cryptic!” -Captain John Sheridan, [i]Babylon 5[/i]
“4,391 irradiated haggis.” -Third Technician Arnold J. Rimmer, [i]Red Dwarf[/i]
“You call yourself a Time Lord?!? A broken clock keeps better time than you. At least it’s right twice a day! -Tegan Jovanka, [i]Doctor Who[/i]
“Well, hey, I didn’t spend all those years playing Dungeons & Dragons and not learn a little something about courage.” -Blaine Faulkner, [i]The X-Files[/i]
“Asking female officers for their uniforms could lead to…misunderstanding” -Lieutenant Commandet Tuvok, [i]Star Trek: Voyager[/i]
“Ziggy says there’s an 80% chance you’re here to play with matches…to play matchmaker.” -Rear Admiral Al Calavicci, [i]Quantum Leap[/i]
“We all gonna die here, Q-Ball!” -Rembrandt Brown, [i]Sliders[/i]
“Don’t worry about it. Two thirds of all americans don’t understand fractions. The other half don’t give a damn.” -Zach Smart, [i]The New Get Smart[/i]
“Forget you! I’ll build my own lander…with hookers…and blackjack. In fact, forget the lander…and the blackjack. Ah, screw the whole thing.” -Bender, [i]Futurama[/i]
“I have a bad feeling about this.” -Numerous characters, [i]Star Wars[/i]
“Prophets don’t know everything.” -Kira, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“That’s it, man. Game over, man. Game over! -Private Hudson, [i]Aliens[/i]
“I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum.” -John Nada, [i]They Live[/i]
“Docile and controllable? You don’t go out much, do you?” -Preston Lennox, [i]Species[/i]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by thefrey:
[b] Are you sure? She looks just like her. I was expecting Shaggy and Fred to show up at any moment. hehePerhaps “Velma” is a term of endearment? No? Well, the beans are the right age to have watched Scooby-do, perhaps she was a tribute to Velma, ’cause she sure as sugar looks like her right down to the glasses. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img][/b]
I sincerely doubt the character was based on some 60s cult cartoon show. She’s just a Texan geek with an odd vampire fixation.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by FX:
[b] you know dt, i interviewed for a job in desmoines in june and i loved the people i would have worked with, but aside from the six months of winter there, the temptation to come out and slap some manners into you periodically would have been too much to resist [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/tongue.gif[/img][/b]
There are errors in the episode capsules. That’s a fact. People don’t trust them to be completely accurate.
And why do you always have to pick on me, F.X.? I’ve never been anything but amiable, benevolent, and selfless. At the other message boards I go to the people are nice back, but here there are a lot of meaningless arguments, personal attacks, etc. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by NB 1:
[b]Hey, I thought carrots were supposed to be good for you? Just kidding, how come Jeff Pustil’s made his way to the brain – hence the third eyeball?[/b]
It would seem that’s the final stage of entechment.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by SadGeezer:
[b] Why didn’t you just check the credits for the episode reviewed on this site. It’s been there for ages? [/b]
Your reviews also spell Lomia “Lomea” and credit Dave Carmichael as Pa.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by roy batty:
[b]Wake up! time to die! (Leon from Bladerunner)[/b]
I thought that was Axle Rose. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Okay, if the H.T.M.L. works, this should look real cool:
Blue is good.
Red is evil.[b] TRFN [/b][This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited August 12, 2001).]
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Originally posted by Aleck:
[b][i]Quatermass and the Pit[/i][/b]
That was supposedly the inspiration for the [i]Doctor Who[/i] episode [i]The Dæmons[/i]. Definately cult.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
That scene with Kai and Tina reminds me of a dream I had. I was Kai and Zev was kissing me and I told her to leave me alone because she was bothering me.
I’ve had 5 or 6 dreams where I was Kai. I wonder why that is.
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[i]Vaiyo a oh;
Vaiyo a oh, home vaah ray;[/i]
Vaiyo a rah, jerhume Brunnen-G.
Vaiyo a oh, home vaah ray;
Vaiyo a rah, jerhume Brunnen-G;
Vaiyo a rah, jerhume Brunnen-G.
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Originally posted by Kali:
[b] ROTFL! Put me down as highly enthused with “PokeMantrid” for the kiddies and “Fresh Prince of Fire” (Prince proved he’s as jive as that Will Smith guy tonight). I fit your demographic, and look forward to buying many Bowflexes. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img][/b]
I’m glad somebody found my [i]Lexx[/i] spinoffs funny. I figured in case everyone found it really lame I’d better post under a pseudonym.
I didn’t expect anyone to think it was serious.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Here’s the cast list I made for my site:
Lexx-Tom Gallant (v)
Stanley H. Tweedle-Brian Downey
Zev Bellringer-Eva Haberman, Xenia Seeberg
Kai-Michael McManus
790-Jeffrey Hirschfield (v)
Lyekka-Louise Wischermann
Laleen/Bunny-Patricia Zentilli
His Divine Shadow-Lex Gigeroff/Walter Borden (v)
Dr. Ernst Longbore-Walter Borden
Mantrid-Dieter Laser
Prince/Director Isimbar Prince-Nigel Bennet
Priest/President Reginald J. Priest-Ralph Kaines
Schlemmi/Fifi/Farley Cuckle-Jeff Pustil
Giggerota/Queen/Genevieve G. Rota-Ellen Dubin
Tina-Tara Doyle
Digby-Ryan CooleyIt covers all characters who appear in 3 or more episodes (unless I screwed up). If I forgot a character or misspelled a name please let me know. I figure the fans here are the best proofreaders. Also, if anybody knows the last name of Digby or Tina I could really use that information.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Was the crew member who let Stan out of the cage Patricia Zentilli (Laleen/Bunny)?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.In the novel it says skekTek the scientist has components of a Skeksis, Gelfling, and Podling all sewn together along with mechanical components he built himself. All for the purpose of prolonging life.
I make a fine distinction between science fiction and fantasy. Some movies are science fantasy, like [i]The Dark Crystal, White Dwarf, Wizards of the Demon Sword, Quest of the Delta Knights, The Adventures of Baron von Münchhausen, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Langoliers, Naked Lunch[/i], and [i]Time Bandits[/i] to name a few. They get to be on my site, even though they contain fantasy elements.
I started this topic so everyone here could share their personal cult favorites, not to discuss the scientific elements of Froud films.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
The Key behaves like a symbiotic organism. It appears to be essentially a piece of Insect-type essence, only it is under the partial command of the host and is not self-aware. Its home is in the brain, but it can extend pseudopods of energy to any point in the host’s body. Like any mobile symbiont, it will abandon its host if it knows it is in danger of immediate death. If part of the organism’s body containing a pseudopod is removed too fast for it to react, a piece of the Key will be taken with the tissue as a separate organism, but will want to rejoin with the original Key. Does that answer everybody’s questions?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Jabba The Hunt:
[b]so what position am i in?[/b]
Here are the top ten, in order of post number:
1. F.X.-668
2. SadGeezer-516
3. DalekTek790-374
4. Crusader-364
5. Aleck-309
6. Cat-182
7. N. W. Monikr-178
8. BlackCloud-160
9. Jabba the Hunt-143
10. Squish-140The figures have changed a little since yesterday. But, to make a long story short, you’re ninth, but in danger of being bumped to tenth by Squish (possibly the fastest poster here).
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Things have been really slow around here, lately. I keep coming here to find no new posts. It’s very aggrivating. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/mad.gif[/img] There’s plenty to talk about (I’ve been posting things to try to make conversation), why is there so little discussion? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Catalina:
[b]Let me see if I’ve got this straight, Dalek:You count “The Dark Crystal” as sci-fi, but not “Labyrinth”? How exactly do you figure that one?[/b]
[i]The Dark Crystal[/i] is science-fantasy. It contains certain fantastic elements, but it is mostly based upon scientific concepts. It takes place on another planet in another solar system. All of the characters are extraterrestrial xenomorphs, one is a cyborg, and quantum physics figure into the back story. That qualifies it as a sci-fi movie in my book.
I have spent countless hours documenting the information given in [i]The Dark Crystal[/i] and the companion material from Brian Froud and other official sources. I hope one day soon to put my work on the internet on my planned science fiction website. Unfortunately, this dream has been continually plagued by computer and human errors, and I can not be sure when it will actually become a reality. Anyway, back to the movies.
[i]Labyrinth[/i], though a great film, is pure fantasy. It follows a classic ([i]Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz[/i] etc.) plotline of a mortal human stumbling into a fantastic world. The main character makes a foolish wish, and a metaphysical being hears it and turns the universe upsidedown to fulfill it, even though she doesn’t really want it to come true. These are textbook fantasy elements, nothing sci-fi.
Ya understand now?
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
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Originally posted by Squish:
[b]Is there anything you don’t know?, it seems that for every fact brought up you seem to know all about it…do you live in a library or something?[/b]
I know this stuff because I’m an introverted geek with no social life who spends his spare time reading and watching the Sci-Fi Channel.
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[b]I went to Uni in Oxford, but I never picked up as much as you have, maybe you should enrol at Christ Church in Oxford, you’ll probably breeze it.[/b]
In two weeks I head off to the University of Iowa. I haven’t decided on a major, yet.
On the topic of the Cimmerians, here is the only decent site I’ve been able to find on the culture. Isaac Asimov has a theory about Gog in the Bible representing the Cimmerians or their king, but most scholars are skeptical of the connection. I bring that up because that would imply that His Divine Shadow played a part in the Apocalypse.
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[b]I haven’t seen the painting before, so thanx, is it depicting hell or the planet fire?[/b]
Neither. It’s Carpathia (not far from the location of ancient Cimmeria), possibly during one of the Plague Years. If anyone knows what date Prof. Longbohr gave for the Carpathian painting, please post it so I can update my timeline (I can’t remember and couldn’t tape [i]Texx Lexx[/i] so I didn’t include it).
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.A piece of His Divine Shadow’s Insect essence may still have the Key.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
Everybody figured it was going to be [i]The Clone Wars[/i] until now. I think it’s good. At least this time there were few rumored titles before the announcement (remember all the alleged Episode I titles? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ).
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I had expected a negatory reaction to some of my favorites. The whole idea of a cult film is that a bunch of other people will think you’re crazy for liking it. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] On that note, I’ll critique some of the other cult sci-fi movies that’ve been brought up [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] :
[i]Brazil[/i] (1985)
An uninspired and painfully dull film. The plot is almost impossible to follow, and the “film noir” style that’s supposed to make it dark and suspenseful only succeeds in making it boring and migraine-inducing. Rather like [i]Blade Runner[/i], only even more difficult to watch.[i]Barbarella[/i] (1968)
I wouldn’t have called this a cult film. I wasn’t aware it had any sort of following, since it seems to be pretty much universally despised. [i]Barbarella[/i] shows us just how bad science fiction can get if the makers aren’t careful. I’ve been told Plan 9 from Outer Space[/i] is worse, but I’m skeptical. This is [b]the[/b] lousy film, the personification of everything bad in the low-tech under-written under-acted sci-fi films of that era. There is not a drop of creativity or originality in the whole movie, it’s just recycled elements from other movies. Very much a product of its time.The band is a lot better than the movie. There’s a Duran Duran song on one of my [i]Modern Rock[/i] C.D.s, and it’s pretty good. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/cool.gif[/img]
As you might have guessed from my Froudian status, I am a fan of [i]Labyrinth[/i]. I won’t comment on it here since it’s not sci-fi.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[i]Stan Down[/i] was a filler episode. Like [i]Tunnels[/i], only lamer.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Cimmeria is real. It was located along the shores of the Black Sea. I got the (approximate) date of its collapse in [i]The Epic of Man[/i] by the editors of Life. As I mentioned before, in the [i]Odyssey[/i] Cimmeria is mentioned, and called something like “a place of darkness.” Maybe that’s why the writers put the ancient evil Shadow-ish thing there.
I really doubt Prof. Longbohr (okay, I have no clue how to spell his name…) was referring to Sumer. He said four thousand years ago, and I don’t think there were Sumerians that late. The first civilization in Sumer was ca. 6000 B.C. (according to my early civ. textbook, older sources say like 4000 B.C.) and I think they were gone by the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. Anyway, I’ve studied Sumerian mythology. It’s really something.
Can anyone remember the date of the Carpathian painting?
The whole time travel thing is pretty speculative. The fractal core sending them back is pretty much just my pet theory (for the details look at my latest endless post under the “Divine Shadow” thread.
The Time Prophet made it sound like there was/will be a point when the future and past meet, so that could be the transition. But if the Lexx were at the beginning of the Dark Zone then they would’ve have to be frozen for at least 14 billion years (if the most conservative of the high-I.Q. boys on Earth is right) before they got to our near future.
In conclusion: my posts are long and boring. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Cat:
[b]There was a band called 790robothead.[/b]
What’s next, Mantrid Man’s Earth Band? How about 798 Degrees? Maybe [i]Lexx[/i] could even infiltrate the rap genre:
Woz up!?!
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Cat:
[b]There was a band called 790robothead. It was their music you hear at the beginning of ‘End of the universe’.[/b]
Squish was the young Cluster Lizard in [i]Lexx 1.4: The Giga Shadow[/i]. Names from sci-fi are pretty common as online handles. I once did a search for “Labria” (an alien in the bar scene in [i]Star Wars[/i]) and there were like five! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/eek.gif[/img]
I’m usually 42na (Bib Fortuna was an alien in Jabba’s Palace in [i]Return of the Jedi[/i]), but for some reason (maybe no numbers are allowed at the beginning, I don’t remember) I decided to make up a new alias. I used to post on the old SadBoard as Lee (my first name).
“DalekTek790” is supposed to look like a generic online handle, with sci-fi terms squished together into a meaningless amalgam. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] If you want to know where the individual elements came from, just read the signature below.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
We’ll have to see what George W. Priest or whatever his name is does. I assume he’s just Prince’s puppet.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I always figured Thodin had been through some sort of training that allowed him to pass the Key to others at will. One wonders where Thodin got it in the first place, how it was transferred to him.
In the [i]Lexx[/i] episode I wrote Thodin had help from a secondary bio-vizier known as Bugboy. Bugboy had worked on the Lexx and had a copy of the Key, which he transferred to the heretical bio-vizier-in-training Thodin after discovering that the Divine Order was in Insect conspiracy to destroy mankind.
But in the show the origin of the second Key (His Divine Shadow had the first, and part of his essence may still possess it, for all we know) has never been revealed.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.It’s not speculation to say we don’t know how many Insect wars there were, how long they endured, and how far apart they occured. It would be a lie to say we [b]do[/b] know these figures. Unless there’s some sort of official [i]Lexx[/i] chronology I’m not aware of that puts down exact figures, it’s all up in the air at this point.
And when the sentances have beginnings like “It may be…” or “There could’ve” that clearly identifies what comes next as speculation or theory. I [b]never[/b] said anything was a fact unless it was specifically referred to in dialog or occurred onscreen.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.There are a lot of possible translations, which differ slightly in wording but not in meaning. Here’s my favorite translation of the beginning:
Lo! We hear
of glory in days past, clan kings
Spear-Danes, and what honor these noblemen
won!There’s a great Beowulf site here.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited August 03, 2001).]
