HIGHLA-L Digest - 28 Jan 2001 to 29 Jan 2001 (#2001-53)
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Topics of the day:
1. ap blurb (5)
2. OT: Help for a traveller
3. AP on E! (2)
4. The art of discussion...(was Re: Greetings and QuestionaboutEndgame SPO...
5. YKYWTMHW.....(Late Reply <g>)
6. YKYWTMHW.....Well Color me SUPID, Sorry Toni!
7. Endgame - questions from a first time viewer (MAJOR SPOILERS)
8. Greetings and Question about Endgame; Bringing Connor Back SPOILERS
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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 22:22:02 -0500
From: Els <clarsair@fast.net>
Subject: Re: ap blurb
At 03:01 PM 1/28/01 -0500, jjswbt@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
>I do hope they come up with some original plots ...this whole alien on
>earth thing has been done a lot in the last couple of years. (Yes, I
>know..nothing is new).
>
>Just for fun..let's see what standard plots we can come up with for them
>to recycle<eg>
snip
>Ok...someone else have a standard plot they expect to see?
Mmmhmm.
8) The Amnesia Episode. Dirk is injured in an altercation with a bad alien
who leaves several earthlings dead in his wake. Dirk wakes up with no
memory of his own alienness and must figure out who he is and what's going
on with the help of the obligatory beautiful Earth woman while both the bad
alien and the police chase him. He recovers his memory in the nick of time
when the bad alien, himself, the beautiful Earth woman, and the police find
themselves in the same place at the same time, and, manages to bag the bad
alien, part tragically from the beautiful Earth woman, and evade the police
just before the tag.
9) The Celebrity in Jeopardy episode. One or more bad aliens have
developed a yen for a particular earthling celebrity. Dirk must follow the
celebrity in order to find the aliens, and, of course, the celebrity is a
real piker. But, after saving said celebrity from the evil aliens several
times, Dirk manages to enlighten said celebrity to the benefits of being
nicer to everyone they meet (never can tell who might be carrying alien
weaponry) while simultaneously bagging several bad aliens.
10) The alien shape shifter episode. One of the alien fugitives can assume
any shape. Guess who he chooses to look like whilst doing something truly
abominable, and, worse, illegal, and still worse, doing it front of several
law-enforcement officers / intelligence agency operatives.
11) The Alien Technology episode. A secret government agency learns of the
aliens' presence and wants their way-cool alien gizmos for the government,
whichever goverment, or for a dangerous dictator out to rule the
world. Dirk must foil them, and/or their alien allies/would-be allies,
before significant numbers of earthlings become thoroughly dead.
12) The 'My Evil Alien Twin Framed Me For Murder' ep. Do I even need to
write this one out? <eg>
>Wendy( Maybe AP wil go blonde for the role)
Adrian Paul in the hands of Taime Down's stylist.....
>(That would be different.)
::snicker:: Different's _one_ word for it. ;)
Els
(antique evil-doer who seldom posts)
Nothing is impossible -
for the person who doesn't have to do it.
(Weller's Law)
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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:56:39 -0800
From: "R. Shelton" <rshelton@jps.net>
Subject: Re: ap blurb
At 3:01 PM -0500 01/28/2001, jjswbt@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
>Lynn translates :
> >Adrian Paul, the star of Highlander, becomes a hunter of (?
><police film in Budapest, A Breed Apart.
> >BTW -- the series does have a title -- it's Tracker. It's on the poster
> >behind him in one of the photos.
>
>Did this thing clear enough markets at NAPTE last week to make it a
>"go"? I heard AP was there and taking lots of "meetings" - I
>suppose that is a good thing?
>
>I do hope they come up with some original plots ...this whole alien
>on earth thing has been done a lot in the last couple of years.
>(Yes, I know..nothing is new).
So true. . .
>Just for fun..let's see what standard plots we can come up with for
>them to recycle<eg>
ROTFL!
>retro clothes). He does meet a beautiful blonde woman- probably
>named Rachel- - probably a reporter, social worker or single mother
>waitress- who is kind to this gorgeous but oddly clueless man. Dirk
>feels a
LOL! Hey - Rachel's a good name. . . .especially a blonde one!<eg>
Then Els rises to the challenge <waves to Els> -
At 10:22 PM -0500 01/28/2001, Els wrote:
>Mmmhmm.
Uh oh. . .look out!
>8) The Amnesia Episode. Dirk is injured in an altercation with a bad alien
><snip>
>12) The 'My Evil Alien Twin Framed Me For Murder' ep. Do I even need to
>write this one out? <eg>
ROTFL! These are great.
>>Wendy( Maybe AP wil go blonde for the role)
>
>Adrian Paul in the hands of Taime Down's stylist.....
LOL!
>>(That would be different.)
>
>::snicker:: Different's _one_ word for it. ;)
And horrendous would be another? <snerk>
>Els
>(antique evil-doer who seldom posts)
I resemble that remark. . .
Then. . . .they'll change the name of the show to "Tracker: The Survivor". <wg>
Rachel
Rachel Shelton *
rshelton@jps.net
@}->->->-
"It happened to me too. . . .400 years ago."
Duncan MacLeod ~TIC~
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:57:40 +0200
From: Tarryn Zank <Zankt@nu.ac.za>
Subject: OT: Help for a traveller
Okay, I'm planning a trip to the states in Aug/Sept of this year, and yes, i know this is early, but I want to start planning now! I need some help from those of you who are living there, or have been there and have tips to offer.
This is where I plan to go (not set in stone yet): Athens (Greece), Washington DC, Boston (yay, at last), LA, San Fransisco, Grand Canyon.
If anyone can help me with the following information, please mail me off-list. Of course, if anyone has HL-related information, you can mail it to the whole list so everyone gets the benefit of your wisdom. My mother & I are very cash-strapped, our exchange rate is presently 7,9:1 and rising. I earn the equivalent of US$500 a month, so when i say inexpensive, I mean it!!
Accomodation: We have a place to stay in DC, and SF, but if anyone has information - URL's, snail mailing addy's where i can get brochures from, or simply recommendations of decent, safe, cheap places to stay, I would appreciate it. And I'm confused. Can someone clear this up. The travel books all mention a rate for a room (eg $100/night) - does this mean the room, no matter how many people, or does this mean per person? I know most double rooms contain 2 double beds, so this would work for my mom & I. Seeing as it's summer, we will have to make reservations before we go. B&B's are a good choice as well.
Transport:
Again, URL's, snail mail addy's, or recommendations for public transport systems/ car hire. We cannot afford to go everywhere in taxis. Our ticket will include the air fares to these cities, so no info on airlines is needed, except possibly for the Grand Canyon. Do you go to Vegas on your main air ticket, and then get a bus/charter flight?
Sight Seeing:
Anything of note to visit, besides the usual? We are not into art, so no art museums please, but I do like history stuff. (for those who don't know, Extreme was a band, my fav, they did 'More Than Words') Extreme-wise, I need addresses and place names of all the Extreme places of note in Boston. I want to go to the Hole Hearted street, and the Hard Rock Cafe, and shop at that mall someone said Gary likes to shop in. (who knows, maybe dreams can come true....). Any more I should be visiting? If there are any decent clubs I should go to, I would also like to know. I will be 25, so no worries on the drinking thing. Speaking of clubs, where do I find info on the weekly performances - do music stores keep them, is there a paper I should buy? For example, if Bon Jovi are going to play a surprise gig in a Boston club, where, and when do they advertise?? Any locations I should look out for? Unfortunately, most of my fav shows are/were filmed in Vancouver, and that is too far to add i!
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n to the trip. (also means another visa)
Performances:
How can I find out about concerts/productions/conventions?? I don't want to go to LA, and find out that the week after I plan to go home, taht AP's doing an appearance!!!!! I missed out on the Gathering 5 convention, and the only Star Trek convention to have all captain's by a week, the last time I was there. I was devastated. Are there ticket bookings online, where I can go to see who will be touring at the time, and possibly book. Obviously, i will keep an eye on this list, so please don't stop giving dates for appearances etc.. I also may be interested in seeing the taping of a Tv show/movie on location or in a studio. Is there any way to get this info ahead of time? I know there is an office in LA where you can get a list of what's filming for the day. Is this available on-line? For other cities?
Shopping:
My mother and mine's favourite pasttime! *G* With things so unavailable here, I have to shop till I drop for all the stuff I haven't been able to get. I need to know where there are decent: Music stores - both new & 2nd-hand (b'cos they are cheaper); Book stores, both new & 2nd-hand, especially sci-fi, mythology; and where the hell do i find memoribilia/merchandise? eg Posters, t-shirts, mugs, keyrings, etc. for TV shows, SCI-FI and Music???????? Is any of the HL stuff available other than in the on-line store?
Please, only supply info to whatever you know about. Speculations are not helpful. Anyone on this list want to meet up with me, if I'm coming to your city?
Any help anyone can send me is muchly appreciated. I will post this again about twice before we go, in case anyone misses it the first time, so please ignore it when it comes again.
Thanks greatly for taking the time to read, and, hopefully, helping me!
Tarryn
(This internet is a great thing, is it not! Planning is so much easier!)
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 09:17:18 EST
From: List Kathy Avery <Lynxf19@aol.com>
Subject: Re: ap blurb
<< On 28 Jan 01, at 15:01, jjswbt@earthlink.net wrote:
> Did this thing clear enough markets at NAPTE last week to make it a "go"? I heard AP was there and taking lots of "meetings" - I suppose that is a good thing?
I haven't seen an official market clearance percentage yet, but the informal word I've heard is that it was selling well.
Lynn Loschin
Mailto: lloschin@sprynet.com
Web: http://home.sprynet.com/~lloschin
ICQ#: 308138>>
What does NAPTE stand for?
kathy
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 09:42:25 EST
From: Lazbar@aol.com
Subject: Re: ap blurb
In a message dated 1/29/01 9:18:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, Lynxf19@aol.com
writes:
<< What does NAPTE stand for? >>
National Association of Television Program Executives.
Barb
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:39:56 EST
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: ap blurb
In a message dated 1/29/01 9:43:46 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
Lazbar@aol.com writes:
<< In a message dated 1/29/01 9:18:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Lynxf19@aol.com
writes:
<< What does NAPTE stand for?
National Association of Television Program Executives.
Bar
Or as Adrian Paul said when asked on E ! ......"who knows?*g*"
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:46:05 EST
From: List Kathy Avery <Lynxf19@aol.com>
Subject: Re: AP on E!
<Lynxf19@aol.com writes:
What does NAPTE stand for?>
<<Dotiran@aol.com writes:
National Association of Television Program Executives.
Bar
Or as Adrian Paul said when asked on E!......"who knows?*g*">>
Do you have a taping of him being on E!? I would like a copy.
Kathy
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:27:08 EST
From: Billie Lee <McCelt2000@aol.com>
Subject: Re: The art of discussion...(was Re: Greetings and
QuestionaboutEndgame SPO...
In a message dated 1/9/01 11:57:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, Dotiran@aol.com
writes:
> Never doubt a red head
LOL, rising from lurkdome momentarily as a redhead, I like that :<)
Wishing I knew how to "killfile" if you know what I mean <ggggg>
Forever Peace,
Billie-Lee
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:40:16 EST
From: Billie Lee <McCelt2000@aol.com>
Subject: Re: YKYWTMHW.....(Late Reply <g>)
In a message dated 1/10/01 3:27:57 PM Pacific Standard Time,
toni822@webtv.net writes:
> Okay, I'm sitting in a training session today to learn a new computer
> claim processing system for my job (I'm a workers compensation
> adjuster... yawn) when I pull up the 1st fake, training claim and see,
> to my delight, the "insured" is *JOE'S BAR*.
OH MY <g> how truly inspired, Toni.....now I sit here longinly wanting to
watch some FK when I should be working.
Thanks so much for sharing that, it was **wonderful** :>) :>)
Forever Yours,
Billie-Lee
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:43:23 EST
From: Billie Lee <McCelt2000@aol.com>
Subject: Re: YKYWTMHW.....Well Color me SUPID, Sorry Toni!
BOY is my face red,
I, of course, meant Highlander in my last post <G>
That's what I get for trying to sort through a month's worth of mail from two
different lists.....
My humblest apologies!!!!
Forever PEACE :>)
Billie-Lee
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:01:49 EST
From: Billie Lee <McCelt2000@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Endgame - questions from a first time viewer (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Hi again all!
Well, I think I removed all spoiler stuff but maybe not, so JUST in case here
we go :
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> Other "fun" stuff to watch for (sort of in order)--
And a truly **FINE** list that was, Nina, thanks for that--I loved it :>),
personally I liked the errrrrr "Workprint" along with its ending better than
the theatrical release~
I can remember each moment with vivid clarity now!
Well done, I say, well done <g>
Forever Peace,
Billie-Lee
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:43:19 EST
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: AP on E!
In a message dated 1/29/01 2:09:05 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
Lynxf19@aol.com writes:
<< Do you have a taping of him being on E!? I would like a copy
Yes. I don't know how to make copies though and do you really want to pay
postage to and from my house just for 4 seconds of tape? [of course *I* would
want to but I am obsessed :)]
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:51:41 EST
From: Billie Lee <McCelt2000@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Greetings and Question about Endgame; Bringing Connor Back SPOILERS
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> Connor must live again, and it bothers me that few
> "HL" fans have the guts to undertake this massive effort. Are we men or
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> I ask that you join us and fight the good fight. Justice must be done.
I have counted my sent mail and see that this is my fifth post so I shall
hereafter be quiet today......I am usually more of a lurker anyhow.
I do not agree with your idea of boycotting, Lance, but I should like to
point something out that I am not sure anyone has touched on yet.
They killed Sean Connery's Ramirez in Highlander One, but there he was again
in Highlander Two. The plot device was a bit iffy, but there he was, after
all!!
Anything is possible in the movies, you know? Should there be a Highlander
Five, I am sure there is some way they could bring Connor back if they have
enough **reasonable** fan input--if that's what folks want. Just an idea and
IMHO, 'course!
Forever Peace, and trying to put a different spin on this whole thing, since
I am both a Connor **and** a Duncan fan.
Billie-Lee
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