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Ah, finally! I was wondering when the subject of [i]K-PAX[/i] was going to show up here on this bboard! Anyone ever see a Spanish film called, [i]Man Facing Southeast[/i]? I have a feeling it’s the same story. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
I have a theory about JarJar and a very good reason he might have been placed in the Star Wars films.
Many, many people are annoyed by him. But a few like him, think he’s funny. I’ve often joked with my friends that it’d be funny if JarJar had a lightsaber accident! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Since Episode II is going to be released soon, my friends and I have been theorizing about what sort of things Anakin would do to turn towards the dark side.
Then it hit me. Anakin kills JarJar! It makes perfect sense when you think about it. We got to like little Anakin in Episode I, but we can tell there’s something amiss. Maybe by accident or out of anger (my vote), Anakin kills JarJar and horrifies the audience. “Why did he have to kill poor JarJar! Boo-hoo!”. There would be no doubt that Anakin is an evil b@stard! It would be so tragic!
Or maybe it’s just my wishful thinking. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
I wish I knew more about Buffy. I turned my nose up at that show at the start of the series. I thought it was a cheesey idea. But then recently I hear that it is actually a well-written show. I’ll be watching it on WB right before Enterprise.
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Originally posted by Aleck:
But I’ve met DEVO. That oughta count for something.
[i]Were they not men?[/i] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
[i]Bygones.[/i]
— Richard Fish, [i]Ally McBeal[/i] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img][i]Why can’t people just be nice?[/i]
— Chi-Chian, [i][url=http://www.scifi.com/chichian]Voltaire’s Chi-Chian at SciFi.Com[/url][/i] [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img][ 05-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
I know E. E. Smith from the [i]Lensman[/i] series, but I’m not a fan or anything. He might be famous for something else, I don’t know.
I’m not familiar with him either. I will have to sit down and read his books someday.
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
The thing is [i]Star Wars[/i] was the first real space adventure film. In 1977 nobody had seen anything like that, it was unprecedented.
Well, there was [i]2001: A Space Odyssey[/i]. I still say that is the best sci-fi film ever made. Does that movie have anything to do with the hero-quest archetype? Maybe, it’s debateable.
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
[i]Star Wars[/i] is great because it has mythic and spiritual elements that [i]Lexx[/i] doesn’t have (neither do most sci-fi movies). They’re really not comparable, since they’re very different types of movies. I’m not sure they’re really applicable to side-to-side comparison.
I agree. Apples and oranges. But I don’t believe that [i]Lexx[/i] is a rip-off of [i]Star Wars[/i] or [i]Star Trek[/i] or anything else. The genre of space-opera will become mundane in ages to come anyway. I mean, the human race will explore and colonize space, right? Remember when the movie [i]War Games[/i] was scary and new? Now hacking is a cliche as seen in re-runs of USA’s [i]La Femme Nikita[/i]! What I’m getting at is that the idea of a trio as the crew of a spaceship might be a story that is regarded as a rip-off of NASA’s apollo program. Who can tell?
(Okay, this blurry drunken thought process is going to finish it’s beer and return to the World Series…) [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
I think this calls for another song here at the [i]X Farewell Festival[/i].
(…a one, and a two, and a three….)[i]Take a piece of tinsel and put it on the tree
Cut a slab of melon and pretend
that you still love me
Carve out a pumpkin and rely on your destiny
Get in your car and cruise the land
of the brave and the freeBut don’t forget to understand exactly what
you put on the tree
Don’t believe the florist when he tells you that
the roses are freeTake a wrinkled raisin, and do with it what you will
Push it into third if you know you’re gonna
climb a hill
Eat plenty of lasagna ’til you know
that you’ve had your fill
Resist all the urges that make you wanna
go out and killBut don’t forget to understand exactly what
you put on the tree
Don’t believe the florist when he tells you that
the roses are freeThrow that pumpkin at the tree
Unless you think that pumpkin holds your destiny
Cast it off into the sea, bake that pie
and eat it with me[/i]
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Originally posted by :
Why does Xev love Kai? There have been plenty of “hunks” on and off the Lexx…what is it about Kai that she finds so darn attractive…He does’nt bring her flowers or candy or sweet-talk…..He does’nt reciprocate physically…. o.k., I know he provides protection when she really needs it but he does the same for Stan….He is certainly not a “father figure”, is he? He does’nt flirt with her….Maybe it’s just her basic need to belong with someone – to be part of a family – although she does’nt think of him in a “brotherly way”… [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
If I knew the reason why women are attracted to any particular man, I’d know the meaning of life! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]I just had a long chat with X today and he told me all about it. What did he say, you ask? Well, I think I can best sum it up with this song… (hit it, boys…)
[i]Rat in a drain ditch
Caught on a limb
You know better but
I know him
Like I told you
What I said
Steal your face
right off your headNow he’s Gone
Lord he’s gone
Like a steam locomotive
rolling down the track
He’s gone
He’s gone
and nothing’s gonna bring him back
He’s goneNine mile skid
on a ten mile ride
Hot as a pistol
but cool inside
Cat on a tin roof
Dogs in a pile
Nothing left to do but
smile, smile, smile [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]Now he’s gone
Lord he’s gone
Like a steam locomotive
rolling down the track
He’s gone
He’s gone
and nothing’s gonna bring him back
He’s goneGoing where the wind don’t blow so strange
Maybe on some high cold mountain range
Lost one round but the price wasn’t anything
Knife in a back and more of the same
Same old rat in a drain ditch
Out on a limb
You know better but I know himNow he’s gone
Lord he’s gone
Like a steam locomotive
rolling down the track
He’s gone
He’s gone
and nothin’s gonna bring him back
He’s gone….[/i]Get the idea, folks?
[ 04-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
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Originally posted by JumpingJedi:
600 foot Lyekka in plant form terrorises Tokyo or do you think the budget is too small?
No problem. Forced perspective is one of the oldest tricks.
That reminds me of a question I’ve been wanting to post here. I may be wrong, but have any of you noticed if Prince has ever actually commited an act of violence? He’s had henchmen do his dirty work, but has he actually ever hurt or killed anyone?
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Originally posted by Headgehog:
Maybe scifi doesn’t hate us after all.
Good point! When I first came to SadGeezer, I had the common opinion that SciFi Channel was treating [i]Lexx[/i] poorly in favor of [i]Farscape[/i]. But, as it turns out, SciFi would have paid for a fifth (or maybe even a sixth?) season of [i]Lexx[/i]. The truth is that the show’s creators no longer wished to continue the show after the fourth season.
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
I’m sure many of the people reading this have ethics similar to mine.
Actually, I think you’re all by yourself.
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Originally posted by uberfrosch:
But, DT, most of the things that you list were established conventions in pulp space opera a very long time before Star Wars. Ever heard of E.E. “Doc” Smith? How about Edmond Hamilton? Maybe his wife, Leigh Brackett… yes, she died working on the script of my favorite of the Star Wars films, The Empire Strikes Back, long after writing such books as The Sword of Rhiannon and such films as The Big Chill.
This is a very, very good point.
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Originally posted by uberfrosch:
And the second thing you’re failing to take into account is that Lexx is satire. The first scene of IWHS seems to me a dark inversion of the end of Star Wars (eep! they killed Luke Skywalker in the first five minutes!). His Divine Shadow in all his megalomaniacal glory is a parody of all those Evil Overlords who are too stupid to follow the sound advise of Peter Anspach. (link here for those unfamiliar…[url=http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html]Evil Overlord List[/url]) The obvious continuity errors, the counsel of talking (and all too often whining) evil brains… Lexx exposes the conventions of space opera in order to demolish them (and at the same time, somehow manages to be gripping and moving in between the laughs).
Peter’s list was hilarious! Thanxx for post a link to it! If I ever get around to writing that space-opera movie script, I’ll adhere to it’s teachings as holy scripture!
I had almost forgotten, but the satire of space-opera that [i]Lexx[/i] presents was one of the big reasons i became interested in the show. It made me take notice of it and realize that it wasn’t “just another space-opera.”
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Originally posted by uberfrosch:
Star Wars simply revels in those conventions, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but how you can claim it’s ground breaking in any way except for the special effects is beyond me.
You are right. The stories and plots of the [i]Star Wars[/i] movies are standard. These standards of the “hero and his quest” dates back to [i]Gilgamesh[/i] and beyond. But [i]Star Wars[/i] accomplished this story-telling feat very well. Countless other movies have failed miserably. (e.g. [url=http://www.scifi.com/mst3000/experiments/910/]The Final Sacrifice[/url]) If any one of Peter’s Overlord rules were adhered to in a [i]Star Wars[/i] movie, I would be disappointed!
[ 04-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
[i]Twilight[/i] and [i]P4X[/i] are both good plots, just some scenes in the episodes repulsed me. Like the Lyekka-Lomea thing, the prison shower, and the violent pornograpy scene. Others may not be affected in the same way by that kind of discord.
I [i]luv[/i] that kind of discord. In fact, I have my own copy of [url=http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~tilt/principia/body.html]The Principia Discordia[/url]. Fnord. [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
[img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
Hold on to your hats, folks…
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
Then they got a little TOO close and I quick changed the channel and watched Larry King for a few minutes until I was sure the awful scene must be over.
Like I said before, I don’t recommend that you visit the Isle of Lesbos. All women, that place. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Anyway, I [b]like[/b] several species of small furry (wet) animals gathered together in a cave and… uh… grooving with a Pict.
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
Then there was [i]P4X[/i]. I had to wash my hands and mouth for 5 minutes before I was convinced I was clean after seeing that episode.
[i]P4X[/i], one of the best [i]Lexx[/i] episodes [b]ever[/b]. [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
Disgusting stuff. [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
Yummy. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] I also liked a similar scene in
[i]Walpurgis Night[/i]. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img][ 03-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
In one or two episodes Zev licks Kai’s cryopod. When I saw that I thought “y’know it’d be funny if the bitch got her tongue frozen to the glass.”
Excuse me, but the proper term to refer to Zev/Xev is, “bitch in heat”.
Thank you. [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
I think Zev’s licking of people is part of her Cluster lizard instincts. Maybe she’s seeing if they taste good. We know female Cluster lizards eat their mates after, er…[i]mating[/i]. It’s entirely possible that licking is part of the Cluster lizard courtship ritual.
LOL! [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] Somehow, I don’t think that’s what the writers had in mind. My bet is that it’s her insatiable loveslave sex drive! [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
In one or two episodes Zev licks Kai’s cryopod. When I saw that I thought “y’know it’d be funny if the bitch got her tongue frozen to the glass.”
That’s a good idea for a cartoon! If I draw one up, I’ll give you credit! [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
[QB]When I first saw this thread title I was afraid it would be about those toilets on the Lexx with tongues. *shudder*[QB]
Well, those things look even more efficient than bidets! Besides, I think a few of those characters [b]liked[/b] it. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, “going to the head”. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
[url=http://www.flamegrape.com/xev/season2-3/xeva01.jpg]A photo of Xev licking 790.[/url]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
Hey, that reminds me: did I ever mention that my psychology teacher last year looked exactly like Prince on [i]Lexx[/i]? [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img] I don’t mean he sort of resembled him, I mean it was an [b]uncanny[/b] likeness. [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] In his speech on how he doesn’t grade on the curve I was half expecting him to say “I’m very good with pain.” Of course none of my friends in the class watched [i]Lexx[/i] so I had no way of confirming my opinion. Just thought you’d all like to know. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
LOL! That’s pretty funny! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I don’t have anything substantial to add to the main subject of this thread. All I want to do is to reiterate what FX said about an actor’s “drinking problem” (or whatever the problem was). It’s really none of our business. Especially since it didn’t seem to interfere with the production of the show or cause any legal trouble. The production of the show is over and we need not be concerned with the personal affairs of others.
At the risk of getting even more off-topic, I wanted to relate a recent experience I had at another bboard. Since SadGeezer was down for the last week, I decided to cruise for another bboard. Since I liked watching the season premier of [i]Ally McBeal[/i] (after not watching the show for maybe more than a year) I wondered if there was a bboard dedicated to that show. There was. I was stunned by the truly fanatical obsession of the bboard members. And I thought that Trekkers were crazy! They were all upset that this new season of the show was really lame. And that they all really missed the presence of Robert Downey Jr. on that show. For those of you who aren’t familiar with RDJ (as he is called on that bboard), he is an actor who is notorious for getting into trouble with drug abuse. I blithely commented that “he f***ed up and he got fired from the show, what did they expect?” And the hammer came down on me because I instantly got into trouble with a bunch of fans on that site! Oops! I didn’t really mean to get those fans upset. It turns out that RDJ was [b]very, very[/b] popular on [i]Ally McBeal[/i]. A very touchy subject indeed. I apologized extensively and talked a little about my first-hand experiences with a friend’s drug problem. Everything turned out okay.
Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that problems with temperance are private. It is of no real concern to fans unless it affects the performance of the actor (singer, artist, whatever). In the case of RDJ on [i]Ally McBeal[/i], I still think he f***ed up and deserved getting fired. With whoever it is in the cast or crew of [i]Lexx[/i] that had their problems, I don’t really want to know. At least not now. Maybe many years from now when that person can look back and laugh about it.
But I have to admit I was concerned about initial reports from one of the moderators that Xenia seemed really ill while on the set during the final days of production. This set off paranoid alarm bells in my head that maybe [i]she[/i] has problems with drugs or alcohol! But I asked nothing about it, it’s not my business. Nonetheless, I was still worried. It’s a good thing I didn’t start any rumors because it’s [b]NOT TRUE AT ALL[/b] (rumor control, folks!) I read the full report by the moderators and I was relieved to read the truth. Xenia just had the flu and even her mummy was there to help take care of her. (I thought that was so sweet!) She still had the energy to perform and even give a smile to theFrey! (I’m so green with envy!) [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
(Visit my [url=http://www.flamegrape.com/xev/index.htm]Xev Picture Archive[/url]!) [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
[ 02-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
[i]Supernova[/i] by Liz Phair
[i]I have looked all over the place
But you have got my favorite face
Your eyelashes sparkle like gilded grass
And your lips are sweet and slippery like a cherub’s bare wet ass‘Cause you’re a human supernova
A solar superman
You’re an angel with wings afire
A flying, giant friction blastYou walk in clouds of glitter and the sun reflects your eyes
And everytime the wind blows, I can smell you in the sky
Your kisses are as wicked as an F-16
And you f*** like a volcano, and you’re everything to me‘Cause you’re a human supernova
A solar superman
You’re an angel with wings afire
A flying, giant friction blast
You’re a giant, flying friction blast‘Cause you’re a human supernova
A solar superman
You’re an angel with wings afire
A flying, giant friction blast[/i](I had this song going through my mind when you were talking about naughty scenes in Supernova. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] )
[ 02-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
I have a copy of [i]The Hidden Fortress[/i] and [i]The Seven Samuri[/i] on laserdisc. (Nope, not DVD! Laserdisc!) I can say, with confidence, that [i]The Hidden Fortress[/i] is so similar to [i]A New Hope[/i] that it can be called a “rip-off”. But not in a negative way. [i]The Magnificent Seven[/i] is an even more blatant rip-off of [i]The Seven Samuri[/i].
For [i]A New Hope[/i] to be an homage, [i]The Hidden Fortress[/i] would have to be well-known in America. That Japanese film wasn’t and probably still isn’t well-known in non-Japanese pop culture.
But never fear. Many popular film makers (including ILM, I believe) put their skills at the disposal of that great film director to make [i]Akira Kurasawa’s Dreams[/i], a very good film. This was a formal acknowledgement of Kurasawa’s influence upon Hollywood.
As a footnote, watch [i]A New Hope[/i] again. Listen closely to one of the scenes in the Death Star confrence room. One of the officers scoffs Vader, pointing out that his jedi mysticism hasn’t helped to “find the rebel’s hidden fortress.” [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by :
So, please, people– if you want to see a 5th season– lobby, lobby, lobby. The time is now.
I hate to tell you this but there is absolutely zero chance that there will be a 5th season. I’m not sure, but I think if you take a look around here you should find an article about this. It’s not that the SciFi Channel wouldn’t pay for another season. The makers of Lexx themselves decided to end it.
But look at it in a positive light. Paul, Lex, and the others will work on other things that will be just as entertaining as [i]Lexx[/i]! [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by :
Do ya think I’m more likely to get an A if I mention Lexx, and put pictures of Xenia Seeberg on my paper? [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
YES [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by :
And drink Pattern.
Pattern! I wonder what kind of drink mix that would be? I think you’re on to something here! “Mix me a Pattern!” I like it. Didn’t that stuff glow? [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by Aurora:
What a doll! I wonder tho, if she isn’t just being kind when she says “everyone sends regards to you and the fans.” Everyone? [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
Whaddya talkin’ about? How could you read that much into it? It was clearly a disguised secret message from Xenia to yours truly! (Not! As if!) [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by Squish-ums:
Hmmm, Obi-Wan Kenobi the new prez!!!
Squishy [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
I thought they had nominated Senator Palpatine? [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
Eh, I don’t know. The Report wasn’t as bad as all that. I don’t think our friends are professional reporters anyway. I enjoyed reading it all the same.
As for MMcM, who cares anymore. I don’t think he does anyway. [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
Yay! I got my [i]Tales From A Parallel Universe[/i] CD from Barnes & Noble! I am a happy Flamegrape! Especially since that disc may be harder to find in the future.
My [i]Lexx: The Series[/i] CD is on the way and hopefully it won’t be Petula Clark at the Albert Hall again! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] And can you beleive it??? THREE of the CDs I ordered through another store were defective! I finally gave up trying to order it from that record store. I decided to keep the third one as a collector’s item instead of returning it. Probably not worth much… [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
I have to agree with you Headgehog, at least to a certain extent. I was drowning in fanfic posts over there at SciFi. It was pretty clear to me that the vast majority of posts were fanfic posts. I think it’s a nuisance, especially on a crude bboard like they have there. Thread subjects quickly get swallowed up and disappear as they scroll away into oblivion. But I’m not saying they should stop writing fanfic. I think they should start their own separate bboard devoted to Lexx fanfic. But posting six threads in a row devoted to one fanfic story is absolutely rude on that SciFi bboard. [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] And telling them to go away is also rude and therefore out of the question. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
[ 01-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
Hey I just downloaded some porn!
Take a look:
[img]http://www.flamegrape.com/pic/venus_of_wilendorf.jpg[/img]
I think German women are hot, but this Austrian girl takes the cake (which I left in the rain)! I think this chick is more sexy than Xev Bellringer! What was I thinking all this time?!? [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img][ 25-10-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
I read your review, Sad. [i]Fluff Daddy[/i] looks like quite an episode. Unfortunate I had to miss it. I could say more about my thoughts on the events in that show, but it wouldn’t exactly be “called for.”
DT, I don’t recommend that you view this episode. It may “warp your fragile little mind!” (to quote Cartman from the [i]South Park Movie[/i]). Also, there are inside jokes about the pornography industry that you wouldn’t understand. And since you have a deep disapproval of flagrant sexual expression, it would only make you angry and resentful. Besides, Lyekka is in this one… and, uh… well, you know… [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
In other words, sexual crimes are generally triggered by social factors and the media.
Hogwash! If that were true, then violent crime would be a daily occurance for everyone.
What do you suggest we do about all this? Still wondering…
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
…are all because of increasing sexual appetites, which are now more voracious than ever before due to numerous factors.
Horsefeathers! Sexual appetites have neither increased or decreased! You might beleive otherwise, but it’s just not true.
As I asked you before, what do you suggest we do about it all?
STRIKE TWO!
This is the second time I’ve purchased a copy of [i]Lexx: The Series[/i] soundtrack CD. And yet again, it has [i]Live At the Royal Albert Hall[/i] by Petula Clark on it!
arg! [img]images/smiles/icon_redface.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by BlackCloud:
Where is the divine order when you really need it??? [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] All our petty squabbles would come to an end, in the face of a ‘real’ enemy, don’t ya think? I like to think so.
Agreed. There needs to be a strict adherance to [i]Lex[/i], the rule of law! I worship his divine shadow! And may his shadow fall upon you! [img]images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
Happy b-day, kitty. I bought you a rubber mouse with a bell inside of it! (*jingle*jingle*jingle) Don’t let it go under the sofa! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by X:
None of you are Michael. You don’t know what he’s been through. Maybe he’s shy. Maybe he is a prick. But you can’t expect him to live up to any preconcieved notions you have just because you are attracted to him or admire his acting style.…
If I ever met him or any other actor in person.. I’d treat them with the same disregard as I’d treat anyone else [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
They are only human beings, just like us.
I guess that’s generally what I was trying to say, too. But it’s up to Michael and no one else about what he wants to do with the whole [i]Lexx[/i] thing now that it’s all over. And you know what? After stating my opinion about the subject in my post above, I really don’t want to add anymore to the subject. But I remain silently curious.
On a lighter note, I’m very eager to find out about the future of all the people involved with the production of [i]Lexx[/i]. In particular, I want to know more about Paul’s idea for a show taking place in Renaisance Italy! CGI sets really work because [i]Lexx[/i] and [i]The Phantom Menace[/i] prove it (among others). I want to see more of Brian and I can’t get enough of gorgeous Xenia! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I just got finished reading the account of the trip! Boy, am I jealous! I wish I could have come along. Myself, I would have spent alot of time hanging out with the CGI guys. (Me being computer-generated an’ all… [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] )
But I want to say something about the… thing with Michael McManus. None of it suprises me. I grew up in the theater, surrounded by actors and their personal soap-operas, etc. (My mother was a theater director. I declined to pursue the stage arts in favor of the visual arts.) I’ve seen this kind of thing before. Sometimes one of the stars is perceived as “stuck-up” or “full of themselves”. [i]I firmly beleive that it is their perogative to be that way.[/i] If they do a good job, fine– give them a wide berth. Being Mr. Wonderful to the fans is not part of the job description. Knowing your character, remembering your lines, and executing the instructions of the director is what the job is all about.
Also, consider the part he plays. Kai is a completely stoical, emotionless character. I would think it unwise to be chumy and crack jokes on the set. It would make it difficult to get into character. (Though I would love to see a blooper reel of Kai falling out of character and bursting into laughter!)
And that bit with the fight scene in the cage with the camera shot from behind and between his legs. The exchange you guys witnessed didn’t sound out of the ordinary at all. A director can have all sorts of ideas for camera shots on paper. But when you are there on the set with the actors, things don’t always work as well as planned. The actor is the one who knows best about how they will look on stage or screen. If they didn’t have that sort of self-awareness, they wouldn’t be very good actors. In fact, I think it’s commendable that Michael McManus cares so much about his character, Kai.
If I could sit down and converse with Michael (which ain’t gonna happen, I know), I’d tell him a few words of advice. I would say, “Follow the example of Patrick (Capt. Picard) Stuart. He doesn’t usually have much contact with fans. Maybe you should seek his advice about how he deals with Trek fandom. On the other extreme is the gregarious Marina (Deanna Troi) Sirtis who [i]loves[/i] to go to conventions. Maybe you should ask her why the hell she does it. But most of all, Michael, you should drop any pre-conceived notions of the type of people who constitute fandom. Of course, there are plenty of geeks! But these outlandish shows and movies that fans watch inspire them to be writers, artists, actors, scientists, engineers, doctors, and much more. You can’t say that about either [i]Baywatch[/i] or [i]I, Claudius[/i]. I’m not going to tell you what to expect if you decide to make an appearance at a convention. You need to obtain advice from other actors who have done it plenty of times. All I can say is that if you are interested in raising money for any charity of your choice, you should do it.”
But then again, maybe he’s just an @ssh*le! [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
Well, we could have a morality police force like they do in some muslim countries. I used to think it was just a joke from a Monty Python sketch (“the Church Police”). But it turns out the some countries like Saudi Arabia have morality policemen patrol public place, looking out for deviant behaviour. The Taliban has taken it to extremes, as you may have seen in the news lately. They use football stadiums for public executions. Offences include adultery, promiscuity, and homosexuality.
Is this what we want? Hell, no! Institutions of morality must not have legal enforcement powers. Church and State do not mix. The Taliban represents the most extreme form of this mixture.
So we can’t force morality on people. What do you suggest we do?
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
Also, I envision Mantrid being reincarnated as the mad scientist trying to find the mass of the Higgs boson.
That thought hadn’t occured to me! You are probably correct! [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
I recommend the viewing of D. W. Griffith’s silent movie, [i]Intolerance[/i], to anyone who is interested.
For now, I’m sticking to the axiom, [i][b]”The people who *can’t* get laid are always the ones yelling loudest that those who *do* get laid are immoral.”[/b][/i] Thanxx, Aleck!
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Originally posted by X:
Well someone already beat you to it.
[url=http://www.btinternet.com/~burntime/]http://www.btinternet.com/~burntime/[/url]But I would ask nicely before reposting any scans by someone else. It’s still updated too.
Most likely people saw this site and figured “why bother?” as it is top notch.
Cool! It’s a good-looking site! I’ve never seen it before. But, no, it won’t stop me from maintaining my own Xev site. Burntime has created a top-notch site with all sorts of info about Xenia. There are also plenty of non-Xev Xenia pics, too.
My own site is simple and to-the-point: pics of Xev and nothing else. I set it up for simple archival purposes only. There’s always a chance that any given picture archive website will go down for good. I’ll maintain it for as long as I own Flamegrape.com.
I will, of course, put a link on my Xev page to his(her?) webpage. I’ll also contact him about where and how he got his images. I have no desire to steal someone’s thunder. All I want to do is maintain a simple pic archive. I should probably add a disclaimer stating that I created none of the scans, that I downloaded them all from the internet.
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Originally posted by Aleck:
You mean “Fish,” the “Barney Miller” spin-off starring Abe Vigoda? Yes, that does kick major patinkin.
–Aleck
[i]Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Fish.[/i]
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