HIGHLA-L Digest - 23 Jan 2001 to 24 Jan 2001 - Special issue
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Topics in this special issue:
1. OT ...wendys comment (17)
2. ADMIN: Sexual preferences and excalating discussions (4)
3. HL:EG box office--SPOILER
4. Greetings and Question about Endgame--SPOILER
5. HL:EG box office
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:36:09 -0500
From: jjswbt@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
I said:<< <<<gossip about Adrian's new boyfriend..that kind of stuff?
kathy says:
>That made me a little upset too. Adrian Paul adores woman. Wendy, even if you go for Christopher Lambert, you shouldn't make such bad comments like that. I love them both and wish to work with them one day or at least meet them.
Oh yes...I have it *so* bad for CL that I have to make comments about Adrian's sexual preferences to amuse myself.
A. It was a friggin' joke.
B. I do not now, nor have I ever, "gone" for CL.
C. It was a friggin' joke.
D. Suggesting that AP has a boyfriend is not "bad". If you think it is...you haven't really seen "bad".
E. It was a friggin' joke.
Wendy (What part of "incomprehensible accent, Neanderthal brow ridges, slouching shoulders and bad hair" sounded like I went for CL?)
Fairy Killer
jjswbt@earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~jjswbt/index.html
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:32:28 EST
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
In a message dated 1/23/01 8:33:44 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
geiger@maui.net writes:
<< Wendy doesn't "go for" CL, for the excellent reason
that she knows AP is _very_ possessive & jealous about him
snerk.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:04:51 -0500
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@fast.co.za>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
kathy wrote:
><<(Wendy) <<<gossip about Adrian's new boyfriend..that kind of stuff?
>That made me a little upset too. Adrian Paul adores woman.
And if he didn't, so what? Do you avoid movies starring Rupert
Everett? Do you picket to have Will & Grace taken off? Why is a
*joke* (as Wendy said) some sort of perceived "insult" to
Adrian? Even if what Wendy wrote were true (which it's not, but
it doesn't matter either way), what difference would it make?
Sheesh.
- Marina.
\\ "Cast your eyes on the ocean; cast your soul ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//to the sea. When the dark night seems endless,|| R I C H I E >> \\
\\ please remember me." - Loreena McKennitt ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//======Marina Bailey======tmar@fast.co.za======|| \\
\\============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie=============//
"I'd rather be watching 'The Sentinel'... no, 'Highlander'... wait,
'Stargate SG-1' is on... Oh, hell, make it all and make it so!"
- Tarryn
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:29:10 -1000
From: methos <methos@pixi.com>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
<<...gossip about Adrian's new boyfriend..that kind of stuff?>>
Rita Ballantyne <kilmarnock.oradea@virginnet.co.uk commented:
>>heh? Adrian would not appreciate that:)
>>Rita
Don't presume to judge what AP might or might not appreciate. You
don't know him. Adrian's very used to it, Rita. It's old, old, OLD stuff.
and:
Kathy Avery <Lynxf19@aol.com added:
>>That made me a little upset too. Adrian Paul adores woman.
And you know that ... how? Are you a longtime, personal friend of Adrian's?
>>Wendy, even if you go for Christopher Lambert,
I believe Wendy doesn't "go for" CL, she's an equal opportunity discusser.
>>you shouldn't make such bad comments like that.
You *have* heard of the Second Amendment, right? Also, since when
would reference to anybody's *possible* sexual preferences be considered
"such bad comments"? What's bad about it? People, including actors,
come in all sexual flavors. Deal with it.
>>I love them both and wish to work with them one day
>>or at least meet them.
>>kathy
So, you haven't met CL or AP, but you hope to act in films and TV
with them AND you already know where their sexual interests lie?
Good luck. You might want to work on your judgmental tendencies,
though, if you're going into show business--it's positively *loaded*
with gay and bisexual actors. <g> Be careful! Some of that gay
stuff might rub off on you if you get too close to 'em. BOO!!! ;-)
TC
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 07:44:39 -0500
From: Debra Douglass <ddoug@catrio.org>
Subject: ADMIN: Sexual preferences and excalating discussions
Look! Jokes are OK on this list. Sexual innuendo is OK on this
list. But please don't take it too seriously. None of us here really
-know- AP or CL. They are celebrities! We know their public 'faces'
and that is it. Do you believe -everything- you read about them in the
magazines? Hear about them on TV? Read and see about them on the
Internet? No? I didn't think so.
So when someone on this list jokingly suggests that one of the
Highlander actors may be something that you -know- that they could
never be ( gay? straight? a lion tamer? a name misspeller? a
non-recycler? illiterate? a Rhodes scholar? a former postal worker? a
weasel insulter? or - heavens forbid! - a recluse? ) should you
comment about it? Of course. Should you get angry and take them to
task for impugning the honor of your favorite celebrity. Why?. Don't
you think that's just taking things too far? After all this is a
discussion list. All sorts of ideas and opinions are allowed here (as
long as you follow the rules).
Remember it takes at least -two- people to make an argument. If you
don't take part then there can't be an argument.
And keep it polite. Nuff said.
-Debbie Douglass
(list owner -hoping- to be the voice of reason around here)
--
.------------------------------------------------------------------.
|Debra Douglass ddoug@catrio.org http://www.catrio.org|
`------------------------------------------------------------------'
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:07:58 EST
From: List Kathy Avery <Lynxf19@aol.com>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
<< kathy wrote:
><<(Wendy) <<<gossip about Adrian's new boyfriend..that kind of stuff?
>That made me a little upset too. Adrian Paul adores woman.
Marina Bailey <tmar@fast.co.za> writes:
And if he didn't, so what? Do you avoid movies starring Rupert
Everett? Do you picket to have Will & Grace taken off? Why is a
*joke* (as Wendy said) some sort of perceived "insult" to
Adrian? Even if what Wendy wrote were true (which it's not, but
it doesn't matter either way), what difference would it make?
Sheesh.
- Marina.
\\ "Cast your eyes on the ocean; cast your soul ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//to the sea. When the dark night seems endless,|| R I C H I E >> \\
\\ please remember me." - Loreena McKennitt ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//======Marina Bailey======tmar@fast.co.za======|| \\
\\============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie=============//
"I'd rather be watching 'The Sentinel'... no, 'Highlander'... wait,
'Stargate SG-1' is on... Oh, hell, make it all and make it so!"
- Tarryn
>>
I am not against gay people. I do not judge people based on sexuality, race, or gender. I judge people on personality.
kathy
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:12:33 -0500
From: Carrie Key <reeana1@home.com>
Subject: Re: HL:EG box office--SPOILER
> In a message dated 1/21/01 4:37:59 PM Central Standard Time,
reeana1@home.com
> writes:
>
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Lance:
> The only possible difference might be i have MORE passion than they. I
never
> quit.
>
Me:
Well it might be a good idea to start quitting. Before you really ruin it
for everyone else.
Me:
> I don't think anyone, immortal, mortal, whatever can compare
>
> > themselves to Martin Luther King Jr., JFK and Ghandi.
>
Lance:
> All it takes is ambition and passion. It also takes sacrifice, in the
same
> way jesus sacrificed himself for the sake of the world.
>
Me:
> <<They stood for just>>
>
Lance:
> As do I.
>
Me:
What just cause? How is what you're doing going to make the world a better
and safer place for future generations?
Me (again from earlier post):
> > causes that would help people in the long run. Sorry, I don't see what
> > you're doing here as helping anyone. CL is noticeably older now and you
> > cannot fight a battle like this. Your right that maybe the movie would
have
> > been better with on or the other, but the fact is, it's said and done.
The
> > movie is how the movie is and Connor is dead. Just like Elvis, baby. You
> > gotta learn to let go and move on. Plus like I've stated before, Fan
> > Fiction works. Use it. In that you can have your perfect world with
Connor.
> > 'Nuff said.
> >
Lance:
>
> Not good enough. Returning Connor will restore the franchise and make it
> economically profitable. In turn, through the trickle down theory, even
the
> poorest of us will eventually benefit from the economic boom of DPP after
> they do the right thing. In that way, we are helping eveybody in doing
this.
Me:
Um, if I'm not mistaken all or most of the Highlander movies, including both
shows, have been pretty low budget. Plus they have yet to really make a
serious killing at the box office including royalties. They've been lucky to
break even. As much as I love Highlander, this is a fact that I can accept
and deal with so I can enjoy the movies and the TV shows. So I fail to see
how returning Connor to life will rejuvenate the franchise. And the trickle
down theory? yes, it has worked to a degree for our government I don't see
it working for Highlander. How many jobs has Highlander created over the
years? Were they given breaks in the costs of various equipment and such to
try to bring in more of a profit by spending the money on crew and cast so
that they in turn would spend more money on various things, giving those
other people more money and so forth. Last I checked this never occurred so
the trickle down theory wouldn't work. So I still fail to see how you are
helping everyone out by being as 'radical' as this. The FBI working with the
Consortium (or whatever you call it)(Plus you have yet to give us any
explanation as to what this is and if it is in fact real. I agree that not
everything you see on the net is real)? To what means and how far are you
going to take this? We all wanted Ziest to disappear, but it still exists.
As much as we'd all like to ignore it, it's there. Just like Connor is dead,
and a lot of us would have preferred it differently, it's not going to
change. So I see your efforts here as lost and there is no point to them.
---
Carrie Key
** reeana1@home.com **
** http://www.angelfire.com/me2/reeana **
** http://members.home.net/olwasasdc/OLWASA.htm **
Lady Reeana, Ana Vatazes, Javina Jinn,
PWFC, Jedi Council
Clan of the Eternally Clueless
"Tas,You doorknob!"- Flint Fireforge,DragonLance
"Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God." - Unknown
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:41:41 -0500
From: JLJ <lorrjob@wave.home.com>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Sexual preferences and excalating discussions
Hi there:
Debra Douglass wrote:
<snippage>
> So when someone on this list jokingly suggests that one of the
> Highlander actors may be something that you -know- that they could
> never be ( gay? straight? a lion tamer? a name misspeller? a
> non-recycler? illiterate? a Rhodes scholar? a former postal worker? a
> weasel insulter? or - heavens forbid! - a recluse? ) should you
> comment about it? Of course. Should you get angry and take them to
> task for impugning the honor of your favorite celebrity. Why?. Don't
> you think that's just taking things too far? After all this is a
> discussion list. All sorts of ideas and opinions are allowed here (as
> long as you follow the rules).
<more snippage>
Thank you Debra. I find it a bit odd and more than a little ironic than
anyone would take that comment in a bad light considering all the
slash/gay fiction posted about AP et al on this list and elsewhere.
Sheesh! I didn't even blink an eye when I read that.
Lorraine,
momentarily delurking...
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:00:00 -0500
From: Sandy Fields <diamonique@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
Wendy made a joke. (it was a good one too! <g>)
Kathy reprimanded her for it cuz she (Kathy) plans to work with one or both
of our Highlanders some day.
I can't wait til that "anything goes" list opens up. Sounds like it'll be
*lots* of fun!
-- Sandy
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:51:38 -0000
From: Rita Ballantyne <kilmarnock.oradea@virginnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
Do you avoid movies starring Rupert
> Everett?
no way, i love them to bits!!
Rita
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:10:20 -0000
From: Rita Ballantyne <kilmarnock.oradea@virginnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Sexual preferences and excalating discussions
> Thank you Debra. I find it a bit odd and more than a little ironic than
> anyone would take that comment in a bad light considering all the
> slash/gay fiction posted about AP et al on this list and elsewhere.
there have to be made a distinction here. slashfic is abt duncan, not
Adrian. not the same! (I wish it was)
of course, I donát mind comments, bec as i said, i am the black sheep a lot
on other lists, saying things which "shouldnát be allowed"
Rita
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:34:01 -0000
From: Rita Ballantyne <kilmarnock.oradea@virginnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
I can't wait til that "anything goes" list opens up. Sounds like it'll be
> *lots* of fun!
right. so we will have a rule, that anything goes? haha. and people are not
allowed to comment negatively on it? now, that'll be fun!
Rita
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:09:06 -0500
From: Jan Willis <janwillis@britannica.com>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
Nina wrote:
> Don't be ridiculous. Wendy doesn't "go for" CL, for the excellent reason that she
> knows AP is _very_ possessive & jealous about him. Or maybe AP is that way about
> Wendy--I forget.
Adrian and Wendy have never discussed their relationship publicly, and I think we
all should respect their privacy.
Jan
(Is it obligatory to put in those <g>s? Isn't it interesting to see who doesn't get the
joke without them? But then, some don't get the joke with them, so why bother?)
janwillis@britannica.com
Get your Free Email at http://www.britannica.com
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:16:17 -0500
From: LC Krakowka <liser@lightlink.com>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
>Nina wrote:
>
>> Don't be ridiculous. Wendy doesn't "go for" CL, for the excellent
>>reason that she
>> knows AP is _very_ possessive & jealous about him. Or maybe AP is
>>that way about
>> Wendy--I forget.
Jan added:
>Adrian and Wendy have never discussed their relationship publicly,
>and I think we
>all should respect their privacy.
Those of us who are in Wendy's Inner Circle know that this is all
just part of her elaborate plan to get close to Stan Kirsch.
Liser
--
Lisa Krakowka ** liser@lightlink.com
The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough
to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life--and one
is as good as the other. --Ernest Hemingway
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:41:41 -0500
From: Rebecca Wallace <becky717@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Greetings and Question about Endgame--SPOILER
------Original Message------
From: Lance Aldridge <GPrimeCEO@aol.com>
To: HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU
Sent: January 23, 2001 8:26:56 PM GMT
Subject: Re: Greetings and Question about Endgame--SPOILER
<snip>
TPTB met with myself and peter veneem in December. they know our demands
and
are conisdering our requests.
List, FYI, Ginger Buchanan, who has written a HL novel and of course, knows
*where* DPP offices are and who to contact, has
inquired about this supposed meeting, and no one at DPP knows Lance or any
of his other figments of imagination, nor met with him in Dec. or any other
time...
-Becky
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:46:45 EST
From: List Kathy Avery <Lynxf19@aol.com>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
<< Wendy made a joke. (it was a good one too! <g>)
Kathy reprimanded her for it cuz she (Kathy) plans to work with one or both
of our Highlanders some day.
I can't wait til that "anything goes" list opens up. Sounds like it'll be
*lots* of fun!
-- Sandy>>
the anything goes list is up and its on egroups.com. this is the link:
http://www.egroups.com/group/celebrity-fan
(you will have to sign up for egroups and its free).
kathy
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:57:30 -0500
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@fast.co.za>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
Jan wrote:
>(Is it obligatory to put in those <g>s? Isn't it interesting to see
>who doesn't get the joke without them?
We'd hope that people would get it, but as evidenced by a sudden
eagerness to defend Adrian liking "woman" (or was it meant to be
"women"?), it's obvious that we do need <g>s. Of course, this
could also be part of Wendy's elaborate plan to start up
discussions by baiting people who are clueless about list culture.
>But then, some don't get the joke with them, so why bother?)
Oh, too true.
Liser wrote:
>Those of us who are in Wendy's Inner Circle know that this is all
>just part of her elaborate plan to get close to Stan Kirsch.
Wendy, just stay away from Stan, you hear me!! <g>
- Marina. (Should I have left out the <g>?)
\\ "Cast your eyes on the ocean; cast your soul ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//to the sea. When the dark night seems endless,|| R I C H I E >> \\
\\ please remember me." - Loreena McKennitt ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//======Marina Bailey======tmar@fast.co.za======|| \\
\\============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie=============//
"I'd rather be watching 'The Sentinel'... no, 'Highlander'... wait,
'Stargate SG-1' is on... Oh, hell, make it all and make it so!"
- Tarryn
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:11:32 -0500
From: Sandy Fields <diamonique@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
At 02:57 PM 01/24/2001, Marina Bailey wrote:
>Of course, this could also be part of Wendy's elaborate plan to start up
>discussions by baiting people who are clueless about list culture.
Wendy wouldn't do that. That would be mean-spirited.
-- Sandy
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:47:18 -0500
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@fast.co.za>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
Sandy wrote:
>>Of course, this could also be part of Wendy's elaborate plan to start up
>>discussions by baiting people who are clueless about list culture.
>Wendy wouldn't do that. That would be mean-spirited.
Ah huh. Whatever you say, Sandy! :)
- Marina.
\\ "Cast your eyes on the ocean; cast your soul ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//to the sea. When the dark night seems endless,|| R I C H I E >> \\
\\ please remember me." - Loreena McKennitt ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//======Marina Bailey======tmar@fast.co.za======|| \\
\\============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie=============//
"I'd rather be watching 'The Sentinel'... no, 'Highlander'... wait,
'Stargate SG-1' is on... Oh, hell, make it all and make it so!"
- Tarryn
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:57:53 -1000
From: Geiger <geiger@maui.net>
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
Liser--
> Those of us who are in Wendy's Inner Circle know that this is all
> just part of her elaborate plan to get close to Stan Kirsch.
And, isn't it fun to imagine just what she'd do to the dear boy?
kathy--
the anything goes list is up and its on egroups.com.
Kathy, I never got an answer to my question--it is OK to make "bad" comments
there? Also, is Lance subbed? (That should probably be--"Are Lance
subbed?)
Nina
geiger@maui.net
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:07:07 -1000
From: Geiger <geiger@maui.net>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Sexual preferences and excalating discussions
Lorraine wrote--
> > Thank you Debra. I find it a bit odd and more than a little ironic than
> > anyone would take that comment in a bad light considering all the
> > slash/gay fiction posted about AP et al on this list and elsewhere.
Rita commented--
> there have to be made a distinction here. slashfic is abt duncan, not
> Adrian. not the same! (I wish it was)
Huh? You wish slash were about AP? Well, I question (even shudder at) your
taste, but in fact there IS slash specifically "starring" & written about
the HL _actors_, as opposed to the characters. And, no, I don't have any
bookmarks to pass along.
Nina
geiger@maui.net
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:22:39 EST
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
my ten cents on this maybe Wendy's trying to get Lance or one of Lance's
personalities....
running and hiding behind Sandy
Mary
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:16:27 EST
From: FVersch@aol.com
Subject: Re: OT ...wendys comment
In a message dated 1/24/01 2:16:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
liser@lightlink.com writes:
Greetings all,
>
> Those of us who are in Wendy's Inner Circle know that this is all
> just part of her elaborate plan to get close to Stan Kirsch.
>
> Liser
>
HA! I *knew* she had a red shirt!
~~ Fred
FVersch@AOL.Com
opps this post is <g> free.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:35:43 EST
From: Lance Aldridge <GPrimeCEO@aol.com>
Subject: Re: HL:EG box office
In a message dated 1/23/01 2:58:02 PM Central Standard Time,=20
kilmarnock.oradea@virginnet.co.uk writes:
>=20
>=20
> I'm driven by passion, not unlike MLK, JFK and Ghandi.
> > >
> > > But, Lance, they at least had major causes in mind. Yeah, you have a l=
ot
> of
> > > opposition here just like they did. But there is a BIG difference
> between
> > > you and them.
> >
> > The only possible difference might be i have MORE passion than they. I
> never
> > quit.
> >
> > I don't think anyone, immortal, mortal, whatever can compare
> >
> > > themselves to Martin Luther King Jr., JFK and Ghandi.
> >
> > All it takes is ambition and passion. It also takes sacrifice, in the
> same
> > way jesus sacrificed himself for the sake of the world.
> >
> > <<They stood for just>>
>=20
Rita, we can all stand for just. Is it possible that some people don't see=20
the fight for Connor as a just one. I thought justice was different to=20
different people depending upon their perspectives. In fact, that theme was=
=20
recurrent in HL, particularly the episode with the terrorist woman who worke=
d=20
with Duncan in germany and who Duncan has to stop from blowing up certain=20
other persons (help me with the name of this ep if anyone can.) In that=20
episode, justice to Duncan was very different from justice to her, even=20
though they once shared the same views. Duncan's experiences had changed=20
him. I feel that way about the Connor issue, some of us just know it needs=20
to be fought for, and others think its pointless. Either way, how do we kno=
w=20
who is right?
Reeana writes:
Lance:
> The only possible difference might be i have MORE passion than they.=A0 I
never
> quit.
>
Me:
Well it might be a good idea to start quitting.=A0 Before you really ruin it
for everyone else.
I really don't want to ruin it for everyone. I respect those people who=20
disagree with me and believe they have just as much right to protest my=20
actions as I have to protest TPTB.
Me:
>=A0 I don't think anyone, immortal, mortal, whatever can compare
>
> > themselves to Martin Luther King Jr., JFK and Ghandi.
>
Lance:
> All it takes is ambition and passion.=A0 It also takes sacrifice, in the
same
> way jesus sacrificed himself for the sake of the world.
>
Me:
>=A0 <<They stood for just>>
>
Lance:
> As do I.
>
Me:
What just cause? How is what you're doing going to make the world a better
and safer place for future generations?
My theory is sound. If TPTB bring back Connor, they strengthen the economic=
=20
stability of the franchise and DPP. DPP's prosperity than aids us all=20
through the trickle down effect of economics. Even the poorest of us will=20
eventually benefit from the economic prosperity at the top. In this way, I=20
argue that fighting for Connor indirectly help the homeless and the hungry.=20=
=20
People thought I was crazy when I urged HL fans to fight for Connor instead=20
of working in soup kitchens on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The impact could=
=20
be so much greater.
Me (again from earlier post):
> > causes that would help people in the long run. Sorry, I don't see what
> > you're doing here as helping anyone. CL is noticeably older now and you
> > cannot fight a battle like this. Your right that maybe the movie would
have
> > been better with on or the other, but the fact is, it's said and done.
The
> > movie is how the movie is and Connor is dead. Just like Elvis, baby. You
> > gotta learn to let go and=A0 move on. Plus like I've stated before, Fan
> > Fiction works. Use it. In that you can have your perfect world with
Connor.
> > 'Nuff said.
> >
Lance:
>
> Not good enough.=A0 Returning Connor will restore the franchise and make i=
t
> economically profitable.=A0 In turn, through the trickle down theory, even
the
> poorest of us will eventually benefit from the economic boom of DPP after
> they do the right thing.=A0 In that way, we are helping eveybody in doing
this.
Me:
Um, if I'm not mistaken all or most of the Highlander movies, including both
shows, have been pretty low budget. Plus they have yet to really make a
serious killing at the box office including royalties. They've been lucky to
break even. As much as I love Highlander, this is a fact that I can accept
and deal with so I can enjoy the movies and the TV shows. So I fail to see
how returning Connor to life will rejuvenate the franchise. And the trickle
down theory? yes, it has worked to a degree for our government I don't see
it working for Highlander. How many jobs has Highlander created over the
years? Were they given breaks in the costs of various equipment and such to
try to bring in more of a profit by spending the money on crew and cast so
that they in turn would spend more money on various things, giving those
other people more money and so forth. Last I checked this never occurred so
the trickle down theory wouldn't work. So I still fail to see how you are
helping everyone out by being as 'radical' as this. The FBI working with the
Consortium (or whatever you call it)(Plus you have yet to give us any
explanation as to what this is and if it is in fact real. I agree that not
everything you see on the net is real)? To what means and how far are you
going to take this? We all wanted Ziest to disappear, but it still exists.
As much as we'd all like to ignore it, it's there. Just like Connor is dead,
and a lot of us would have preferred it differently, it's not going to
change. So I see your efforts here as lost and there is no point to them.>>
See my discussion above. The trickle down theory will aid the homeless if=20
Connor is brought back.
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End of HIGHLA-L Digest - 23 Jan 2001 to 24 Jan 2001 - Special issue (#2001-43)
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