FORKNI-L
Digest - 15 Feb 1996 to 16 Feb 1996 - Special issue
Fri, 16 Feb 1996
There are 40 messages totalling 1012 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. Syndi response -- keep letter writing
2. Urs' faction (4)
3. vachon
4. SOS-Some thoughts
5. Vampire romances
6. Urs
7. SOS-FK Commercial (2)
8. anthrovamp strikes again (4)
9. NATPE Question
10. On Vacation
11. Deb D. on Taking the Falls
12. Q-Tips (2)
13. Biggest bring-across
14. New Waves: Vachon and "Fever"
15. A Question
16. LaCroix = Population Control
17. CAUTION on Nielsen
18. The Smallest Things Give Me the Giggles (Another One)
19. SOS-FK Commercial <long, again>
20. Tippi's visit
21. Sorry
22. YKTBWTMFKW
23. FK titles, airings
24. Sony
25. Valentine's Card
26. P.N. Elrod
27. related?
28. Urs' faction + bringing across
29. letters to Japan
30. FW: List posts
31. 1st & 2nd Season Tapes
32. To Dotti Rhodes
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 17:35:11 -0900
From: Muldy Sculler <ffbmh@a.......>
Subject: Re: Syndi response -- keep letter writing
Sent you a videotape--now that is a classy, yet practical response.
Remember to drop that good sou=l a thank you note!
Barbara
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 17:37:25 -0900
From: Muldy Sculler <ffbmh@a.......>
Subject: Re: Urs' faction
How about the Urslines--funny because this is also the name for an order
of sisters.
Barbara
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 20:37:00 +0200
From: Kimby <STUHIGGINKG@m.......>
Subject: Re: vachon
Snack, I could see her being a snack--but a flunky?? Nooooo!!!!!
Happy,Happy,Joy,Joy
On Thu, 15 Feb 1996, Alm wrote:
> Katrinka wrote:
> > she's a happy happy joy joy
> > perkilator that wishes that tracey would get together with uncle.
>
> And do what?Become an incredibly insipid late night snack?? But maybe
> I'm being too hard on her.Maybe she could be his flunkey when Nicholas
> isn't there to take care of things.After all, they *are* partners. ;-)
>
> Cousin Alm }} "I'm like a bad penny; I always turn up."
> --ulrike@h.......
>
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:44:54 -0500
From: Apache <lf@c.......>
Subject: Re: SOS-Some thoughts
My guess as to the reason TriStar declined to sell is that it
wants to keep the property to make movies with, now that it has the
requisite 70 episodes for stripping.
The story about it upping its price twice... amazes me. I hope
we can eventually get a source or a confirmation for this. It sounds
unprofessional (she says naively, like anything in Follywood is done with
the slightest nod to professionalism...), not to say Positively Spiteful.
We still need to persuade them that there is More Profit to be
made by going for a fourth season.... and for that we need numbers. Bring
people over. Drag them over. Worry about whether they *want* to be over
once you get them there! (Those of you on FK spoiler know what good
example I'm thinking of.)
Apache
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:48:17 -0500
From: "Alora C. Chistiakoff" <acc0924@i.......>
Subject: Re: Urs' faction
On Thu, 15 Feb 1996, Muldy Sculler wrote:
> How about the Urslines--funny because this is also the name for an order
> of sisters.
AARRGGHHHH! NO! Don't you dare! That was the name of my high
school...I've spent the last three years trying to repress that...please
don't make me see it in someone's sig.
Alora...who tries to forget her Catholic past!
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:52:16 -0500
From: Apache <lf@c.......>
Subject: Re: Vampire romances
On Thu, 15 Feb 1996, Valery King wrote:
> The vampire romance is a growing and thriving sub-genre of both romance and
> horror (some are more one than the other). And being a reader of these I'm
> certain that more writers than P.N. Elrod and Lynn Michaels have been
> influenced by FK!
I want to WRITE one... who publishes them?
Fascinated, and clearly about to go off on a buying frenzy,
Laura
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:07:14 +0300
From: Antonia Mandry <MA97AD14@a.......>
Subject: Urs
>
>Fine, good. Even Usufructs. So, Toni (the other one), which one do you
>want? "Urchin" sounds nice and weepy to me.
>
>[Name removed by request]
>
yeah I vote for Urchins too!@
go girl. I hope they dont kill off Urs.
Toni M. = CFW for Kinman,Cord & Methos' Sword/FW for Kalas/Vaquera with
pretensions to Cousinhood/Skinner fan/Chief Wombat (no tails!)/Dueser
(Dief devotee)/Kermit lover/Trekkie /"I drank what?!" (courtesy of my Cat)
the Cat speaks? The chinchilla types!? MA97AD14@a.......
<\/\/\/\/\/\//\/[--
<it's a flamberge!>
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:15:17 -0500
From: Felicia Bollin <AriCon@a.......>
Subject: Re: SOS-FK Commercial
Alora (and list);
Unless someone posts a real reason why we shouldn't/can't do this, I'm
offering to send money towards defraying the costs. It won't be larger than
your sister's weekly salary <G>, but it will make a drop in the bucket.
I know not all 900 people on the list will do this, but IF they DID feel so
inclined, we'd have exactly $900.
Meredith Pickering, wasn't it you who was doing something along these lines
as well? Are you here right now, and do you have any info re: the "Do we
need permission from Tri-Star?", etc., to offer Alora's sister? (BTW, please
tell your sister that this is *splendid* of her. I've been both a television
and a film/video major, and editing can be *exhaustive*!!)
If you guys have cared enough to do this and sacrifice all that time, I in
turn will be thrilled to contribute. I am impressed beyond belief.
(BTW, what is everyone's take on the fact that we feared KOFY was going to go
with the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" crap show, yet have apparently
reconsidered and offered to do this? That would make it doubly wonderful,
if they did choose this instead.)
"Soldiers for Forever Knight"..... <humming martial music> :-)=
Felicia Bollin
AriCon@a.......
Ravenette*Immortal Beloved
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:21:15 -0600
From: Christy L Tucker <ctucker@m.......>
Subject: Re: anthrovamp strikes again
Wicked Cousin Tippi wrote:
> Ohmigawd! You mean... you mean... <gulp> Uncle is a humanitarian??! <Sob>
Of course he's a humanitarian. You know, vegitarian...humanitarian...<g>
> Guess we should start calling Tracy by her new name: Bambi!
heheheheh....I can see it now. the Disney version of Forever Knight:
Tracy is out frolicing with the other little humans, her big, empty eyes so
trusting and loving. Then in
swoops Uncle all red eyes and fangs. She, in her trusting, empty headed
way, skips over to him and gives him a BIG hug, instead of running for
her life like the other, wiser, more intelligent humans. This, of
course, is the end of Tracy, for she becomes, well, lunch. And then
there is a big fire and someone gets shot by a hunter...but, well, that
would come after the comercial break.
This is bad. I really should be studying for that midterm. I apologize
for any undue silliness in the above Bambi-ish scene. But darnit, all I
can think of is a cartoon version of Uncle.....
Cousin Christy
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 20:15:10 -0800
From: Ted Atkinson <llacroix@i.......>
Subject: NATPE Question
I seen several posts that said FK wasn't offered at NATPE. I thought I saw
some posts before NATPE saying that the 2nd and 3rd season reruns would be
offered.
Does anyone know for certain what, if anything, was offered at NATPE?
Ted Atkinson Cousin
llacroix@i.......
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:37:46 -0500
From: "(Ruth Dempsey)" <Anglofans@a.......>
Subject: On Vacation
Just a quick note to say I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks and so
have to pospone future chapters of "Courage in a
Minor Key." Sorry. See you soon.
Ruth Dempsey
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 19:39:46 -0800
From: Valery King <kingv@u.......>
Subject: Deb D. on Taking the Falls
I just watched tonight's episode of Taking the Falls on CTV, and who
should show up as a heavy-drinking rich-b*tch money-grubbing daughter of
a close-to-death millionaire? Yep, our own Janette, Deborah Duchene!
Since I get the thing twice (ah, aren't satellite dishes *wonderful*!) I
plan to tape the show a little later.
It isn't a big part, but it's fun to see Deb do something so delightfully
different! For 1st season fans, Barclay Hope who played Nat's
serial-killer boyfriend in Only the Lonely, has a small part as well. I
guess there really ARE only 37 actors in Canada!
So, West Coast CTV viewers,
if you get this message in time, should be able to see the show too.
--Valery
kingv@u.......
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:39:59 -0500
From: "Alora C. Chistiakoff" <acc0924@i.......>
Subject: Re: SOS-FK Commercial
On Thu, 15 Feb 1996, Felicia Bollin wrote:
> I know not all 900 people on the list will do this, but IF they DID feel so
> inclined, we'd have exactly $900.
Thanks Felicia,
Please remember everybody: we are interested in getting this commercial
in as many markets as possible; and I don't want people to send money for
this and forget about the $9000 Laurie put up for NATPE. I appreciate the
help, but we've got to be fair.
If anyone calls their local syndie to find out about air time, and gets
the info to do it, e-mail me with their call letters, city and address so
we can customize the commercial for each market.
*IF* you can contribute (and hopefully that means you have also already
contributed toward Laurie's fund) you can send checks to:
Alora Chistiakoff
[Address removed]
Don't send anything out before Saturday though, just in case we have to
cancel.
I promise to keep the list updated every step of the way.
Also, since air time can get expensive in some markets, we might want to
consider pooling resources in various areas...you know like a group of
fans from Boston pooling together to cover expenses to air it in Boston
(or where ever).
I would like to organize this, but I have been neglecting my school work
as it is.
Also, about the 800 number. I think we will get it installed and put an
answering machine on it saying something like: "You have reached Friends
of Forever Knight. In an effort to save our favorite show we are trying
to enlist as many fans as possible, if you leave your name and address at
the tone we will send you the information necessary to help. Thanks"
That way Kira (who also has the bad habit of forgetting about school when
she gets involved in a project) doesn't have to sit by the phone all the
time, and then we can send them the info.
But I would like it if someone (preferabley with a good printer or access
to a copy machine, as we currently lack both) could handle actually
mailing the stuff. Response time would have to be quick, so maybe a few
different people in a few different regions...that way no one person is
stuck with the expenses, either.
Think networking, in non-cyber sense.
And I would be sure to pass on the info from the machine on a daily basis.
We don't have much time, so all of this has to happen fast.
I'm gonna call my sister now and find out how the meeting with the Santa
Rosa syndie went.
I'll post the details ASAP (she is going to try and use their editing
room for the commercial, they have better hours than the college).
Ok, any ideas, thoughts, concerns, criticisms...e-mail me. (I've said
that more today than in my whole life!)
Oh, yeah and by the way (it sickens me that I have to say this...and it
doesn't apply to most of you, so you can ignore it): I don't have the
time or the energy to deal with e-mails about this being a scam. If
that's the way you feel, then like Laurie and everyone else said before,
DON'T SEND ANYTHING. I am doing this because (a) I love the show and (b)
I HATE bullies more than anything in the world. If I hadn't been commteed
before, TriStar's behavior would have convinced me for sure.
Please don't send me money unless you have already sent some to Laurie!
Thanks...Alora
Entering the next phase...
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:40:30 -0500
From: Tippi Blevins <TippiNB@a.......>
Subject: Re: Q-Tips
Jaime asked of her parakeets:
> I'm considering Nick and Nat, Fox and Dana, Mulder and Scully,
>or Chris and Rita. Any suggestions?
How about "Screed Feed"? Hmm? Sounds downright tasty to me. ;)
Wicked Cousin Tippi
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:40:33 -0500
From: Tippi Blevins <TippiNB@a.......>
Subject: Biggest bring-across
Well I made a BIG, if the THE biggest, bringing across of a new fan with
Fever. I brought across my own father -- who admits to being homophobic,
doesn't like blondes (male OR female), doesn't like Canada for some reason,
doesn't like Spaniards, doesn't even like cops, and really dislikes French
people (despite the fact that he's 1/2 French and Cajun!). But he LOVES the
show! I was so shocked! About all he ever watches is stuff about guns and
Sherlock Holmes. Me and my dad are TOTAL opposites except for where this
show is concerned -- Dad's a Cousin, too. Man, I feel like Lacroix bringing
across a nun. Not that my dad is saintly, but it has about the same level of
difficulty. ;)
Wicked Cousin Tippi
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:44:16 +0000
From: "Laura Whaples P." <lpetix@d.......>
Subject: New Waves: Vachon and "Fever"
As of midnight 2/15, I've put two new wave collections up at my waves
site and taken the BMV & C&C waves down. The new collections contain
seven favourite Vachon quotes (er, not *my* favourites, but a
Vaquera's ;-) and six quotes from the episode "Fever," which include
Screed's dying words, Vachon's graveside tribute to Screed, Nick's
"Stay out of the sun..." line, LaCroix (as the Nightcrawler) quoting
John Donne ("One short sleep passed..."), and LaCroix's heartbreaking
"A dozen, in a single night..." Nightcrawler monologue. Most of these
are much shorter than the BMV & C&C ones, so they should be a lot
quicker to download. The Nightcrawler monologues are the only really
large ones, but they are worth it. These waves will be online at my
site between the 15th and the 25th.
Again, the site is: http://www.dpcc.com/dpcc/assoc/lpetix/waves/
Thanks again to everyone who has sent me suggestions and/or let me
know that you're enjoying the waves!! I will probably be recording
waves from "The Fix" next, as I have had a number of requests for
those.
Laura Whaples P., lpetix@d.......
Personal Home Page: http://www.dpcc.com/dpcc/assoc/lpetix/
"Ephemeral Noises": http://www.dpcc.com/dpcc/assoc/lpetix/waves/
Lucard's Home Page: http://www.dpcc.com/dpcc/assoc/lpetix/lucard/
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:15:52 -0500
From: Tippi Blevins <TippiNB@a.......>
Subject: Re: anthrovamp strikes again
I said:
>> However, if we judge Nick by human
>>standards (as he seems to judge himself) then he comes out looking like a
>>real sicko. ;)
Then Stephania said:
>Whoa, talk about your double standards! Yes, yes, Nick does judge himself by
>human standards. However, he cannot possibly live up to those standards
>because of his nature.
I never suggested that we should judge him by *any* standards. I was merely
posing a hypothetical situation. Hence my phrasing: "However, *if* we judge
Nick..." I was only pointing out that if we judged Nick as strenuously as he
judged himself, we'd have a *very* low opinion of him. Many folks were
coming down on Lacroix for his killing nature, so I was only pointing out the
other side of the proverbial coin. ;) Many folks were attempting to judge
*Lacroix* and all vampires for that matter by human standards. I was only
trying to show that vampires, not even Mr Knight himself, don't come out
looking very good when we judge them by our own standards.
Wicked Cousin Tippi
Anthrovamp extraordinaire!
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:04:37 -0600
From: Annmarie <mickey@c.......>
Subject: A Question
Hi All...
Just a question..is everyone who is getting these wonderful letters from
their affiliates stating that they *want* a fourth season, copying these and
shipping them off to Mr Feltheimer,Sony etc? I hope so :) This are some of
the best "stuff" that we have! Stations who actually *want* FK! Especially
to SONY! Let them know over there what is being passed up over here!
.
Save FOREVER KNIGHT! E-mail me or visit the homepage *
http://member.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html*
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:20:26 -0600
From: Kayla Clark <katygale@i.......>
Subject: LaCroix = Population Control
Wicked Cousin Tippi suggested a superb monologue topic for LaCroix:
>I think it's quite conceivable that vampires might look at
>their hunting as a "thinning" of the human population. <snip>
>I can quite easily see Lacroix having one of his long,
>eloquent disserations on the kindness and mercy of vampires... :)
Oh man oh man oh man, it is perfect for him. IMGLCO, *this* is *the* answer
to all the evil/good, a/im/moral debates . . . LaCroix is helping to keep
the world from being overpopulated. ;-)=
Cousin Kayla
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:34:48 -0500
From: "Tammy Pond [Digest]" <nightmist@g.......>
Subject: Re: CAUTION on Nielsen
Toni C. Holm:
> Really great research -- but everybody please be CAUTIOUS!!!
That info that was posted came from the ** NIELSEN WEB PAGE **
I know, because I was the one who looked it up. Do a web search under
"A. C. Nielsen" and you'll find a few hits for pages.
>Nielsen families are told NOT to reveal they're being surveyed.
Well, nobody said anything to me about *after* the survey... And I
WAS part of a Nielsen household, back in the fall. A good three, four
months ago by now. I can well understand about not saying anything
anything about AFTER the fact...
Spamming for FOREVER KNIGHT!! The Mad Fax Spammer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Save the Forever Knight TV show! Write nightmist@g.......
or visit this web site (Site name *IS* case sensitive!!!):
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:37:44 -0600
From: Kayla Clark <katygale@i.......>
Subject: The Smallest Things Give Me the Giggles (Another One)
This was posted 02/15:
>I need help counciling my subscription to FORKNI and FK newsgroups..
Wow, what a task to undertake! I attempt to counsel my computer (y'know
that profanity is the one language that all computer programmers know), but
it never works. The darn thing keeps doing what I tell it instead of what I
want it to do. Now, if the writer meant that we FORKNI subscribers need
counseling, well all I can say is that s/he is right! Almost all of us on
FORKNI are in *serious* need of counseling (especially the angsty Knighties
- I still don't understand the Cousins with angst bit; I can understand that
a Cousin has angst once in a while, but if they're angsty on a daily basis .
. . ). If the writer meant that the subscription needed a council, well I
have to admit that does leave me a bit confused.
Please know that I'm not trying to be mean in any way. I just couldn't help
giggling when I thought I read that someone was saying we all needed counseling.
I should probably start reading these digests in the morning instead of
nearly midnight ;-) Actually, I'm just sort've a grammar and spelling nut -
although my degree is in Psychology.
Seriously, though. To cancel one's subscription, send the following message:
SIGNOFF FORKNI-L
to
LISTSERV@p.......
Good Luck
Cousin Kayla
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:46:11 -0500
From: "Alora C. Chistiakoff" <acc0924@i.......>
Subject: Re: SOS-FK Commercial <long, again>
Here I am again...
OK, an update from my sister: Kira (with help from Toni, me and whoever
else wants to help) is putting together a proposal for the news
department of the local station, and one for the local paper.
News on the Paragon/FK front: she spent much of the day on the phone to
LA talking with a guy named Gary at the Paragon office. According to him:
(a) the last day of shooting is Wednesday the 21, unless they have to re-do
something in which case it will be Thursday.
(b) The following week the sets are being struck.
(c) The Paragon LA office is being vacated within a week.
(d) Paragon Toronto will be opened for a while longer, but not much. They
have post-production stuff to take care of, but then they are closing as
well.
(e) TriStar has been forwarding the mail to Paragon; A LOT OF IT
UNOPENED!!! <we knew they didn't give a sh**, but still>
[Forget about TriStar, we have to go straight to Sony from here on in.]
Anyway, Gary was truely amazed at the lengths to which we are going to save
the show. (Apparently he doesn't know much about us at all; maybe he
should take to Jim)
As to my previous posts: I had mentioned an 800 number, which Toni
thankfully pointed out, would be too expensive. In which case she/I/Kira
propose the following: anyone who arranges to run the commercial on a
local station has to come up with a local phone number for people to
call. I know it is a pian, but unless there is another way, I think it's
the only choice we've got.
Which brings me very nicely to my next point: we need more stations, though,
guys. San Francisco and Santa Rosa
are nowhere near enough. We can run it in No CA, but if that is the only
area, we might as well not do it, because it isn't going to be enough.
We also need to know who it was that tried to buy the show (rumors say
maybe Rysher).
And we especially HAVE to know that we are not trying to get
something that the cast and producers don't want. If Ger/Cath/Nigel or
Parriott, Gray et al. are not interested in returning then we might as
well stop before we invest ourselves (in *every* sense of the word) in
this even more than we already have.
Kira is going to call Gary at Paragon tomorrow (who, btw, has to be fairly
low on the totum pole, because he didn't even know about the third party
offer until my sister told him!) and see if/what he can find out.
He also says things at Pargon LA are pretty glum, as eveyone is being
canned in two weeks (or less). They can't be much better in Toronto.
BUT REMEMBER: We lost the show for a year before. The sets have been
struck before. Then the sets were rebuilt. If we are committed, then lets
do it. But (as Kira and Toni discussed...so I am sure Toni will go into
it in more detail, as my knowledge on the conversation is only second
hand) if Kira does this, the commercial the phone the whole thing, that
is a serious committment. And once she does it there is no going back, so
she (and I) have to be sure that there is going to be some support
(emotionally/motivationally speaking...). Otherwise, she (the
responsibility is on her for the time being because I won't be back in CA
until mid-May) can't do it. (It doesn't help that she isn't on-line...not
for lack of trying, just lack of money)
Well, I guess that is it for now...oh, I almost forgot: Kira wants to
know if there is ANYBODY on the list who is in Sonoma County (who would
be willing to help). E-mail me privately.
Alora
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 01:06:21 -0500
From: Lisa Clevenger <Sukhmet@a.......>
Subject: Re: Tippi's visit
Jennifer ,
Tippi is going to stay at my house. Would ya'll be willing to come over
again to hang out and watch FK at my place again? I hate to ask ya'll to
drive so far so soon again.
If not, do you have a suggestion for stuff to do. She will be in on
Saturday.
Lisa
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:19:40 -0900
From: Muldy Sculler <ffbmh@a.......>
Subject: Re: Urs' faction
Alora,
Think about this--seeing that sig. would bring you closer to Nick's
suffering. Afterall, isn't that what a good catholic upbringing all about?
She who understands,
Barbara
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 01:27:13 -0500
From: Lisa Clevenger <Sukhmet@a.......>
Subject: Re: Sorry
I managed to pull the private message on the list boner. Sorry!
BTW, if anyone in DFW is interested please contact me privately.
Cousin Suk,
Sukhmet@a.......
Bring on that wet noodle!
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:03:53 -0500
From: Sandra Gray <TMP_HARKINS@d.......>
Subject: Re: YKTBWTMFKW
Paula writes:
>Valentine(is it possible to be a N&NPacker & a Valentine)/
My goodness, you want Nat to be fickle (or have *all* the fun ;) )!
Mmmm, let's see she can see Nick on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday and LC on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. :) Or maybe both
of them together on Saturday? ;) My goodness, this sounds like it
belongs on jadfe! :)
--Sandra Gray, forever Knightie
--tmp_harkins@d.......
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:12:36 -0500
From: A McLaughlin <Iremi@a.......>
Subject: FK titles, airings
I talked to the local station programmer and got this info on airings
317 Avenging Angel
318 Fallen Idol
then thereare reruns in March and probably April . Next sweeps is in May
that's when we'll get to see the final four episodes including the Divia one
called "Francesca" I beleive directed by none other than Mr. B. So we have to
wait. sigh
I think I'll go beat somebody up now.
A Mc Iremi@a.......
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 01:35:58 -0600
From: Susan Schaefer <phoenix@i.......>
Subject: Sony
I've been noticing the recommendations to write Sony. Just for general
info, I'm putting on alist of recommendations of what to use in your letter
(most of these weren't mentioned in the address list off the SFK list).
When addressing someone, instead of "Mr." or "Ms.", use the suffix, "-san".
This is both feminine and masculine. Ex.: If you're writing to an Osaka
Tomage, open your letter, "Dear Osaka Tomage-san,". This is considered
quite polite.
As noted (this is an *important* reminder), be polite! Be more polite than
you have ever been to anyone in your life. Even the slightest phrase/work
which can be interpreted as unpolite may be taken as an insult. Just
imagine having to live on a tiny island with a population half the size of
the U.S. Then imagine how yo'd like to be treated in as close of quarters
as this.
Japanese greetings are specific to such things as time of day (morning,
afternoon, night), rank of person(s) as related to your own, whether you've
met the person (face to face only!) before, etc. Unless you're extremely
daring, stick with English. You'll have to find it yourself, as I'm not
ever sure what would be in correct format.
The most absolutely completely polite way to say "thank you" is "Doomo
arigatoo gozaimasu". In regular formal, Doomo arigatoo or arigatoo
gozaimasu will work. DOn't take any chances. Go all out.
If anyone has any questions, please e-mail me at phoenix@i....... . Doomo!
Cousin "Susan" Phoenix
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 01:42:56 -0600
From: Susan Schaefer <phoenix@i.......>
Subject: Re: Urs' faction
>i was thinking of "Gods" and "Goddesses" but that's just a teeeensy bit
>arrogant. Urs isn't the arrogant type. So, uh, if i'm the only one (don't
How about the Lost Ones? It describes Urs pretty well, what with her need
to find a faher figure, hatred of her immortality but the inability to end
it, and the sadness blanketing her soul.
Cousin "Susan" Phoenix
No. I won't lead it either. I like Urs, but I haven't the time.
>[Name removed by request]
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 01:45:45 -0600
From: Susan Schaefer <phoenix@i.......>
Subject: Re: Valentine's Card
>Or to Nick from LaCroix...just to torque poor Nick off again.
My sweet little child,
How dear to me you are!
But if you defy me,
You won't get very far...
Love, Uncle
Cousin "Susan" Phoenix
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:44:24 -0500
From: Sandra Gray <TMP_HARKINS@d.......>
Subject: Re: anthrovamp strikes again
Tippi writes:
>I was only pointing out that if we judged Nick as strenuously as he
>judged himself, we'd have a *very* low opinion of him.
Well, if criticism of him is anything to go by, lots of listmembers
*do* have a low opinion of Nick.
--Sandra Gray, forever Knightie
--tmp_harkins@d.......
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:06:06 -0600
From: Susan Schaefer <phoenix@i.......>
Subject: Re: anthrovamp strikes again
>Guess we should start calling Tracy by her new name: Bambi!
How many vote to officially start referring to traci as Bambi?
Or P.N. Elrod as Aunt...
Cousin "Susan" Phoenix
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:12:13 -0600
From: Susan Schaefer <phoenix@i.......>
Subject: Re: P.N. Elrod
>Does P.N. Elrod and the other FK-fan authors know of the plight of the show?
> Does anyone know if *they* are being vocal about it?
P.N. Elrod's been vocal since USA decided to kill off Schanke and Cohen and
get rid of Janette (probably longer than that). She's also furious about
Vachon (esp. his flashbacks).
Cousin "Susan" Phoenix
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:17:41 -0800
From: "Toni C. Holm" <tch@w.......>
Subject: related?
Antonia Mandry (Toni M.) said:
>Now as to the debate over whether I should be a Cousin or a Vaquero ... that's
>my problem ... I cant decide! Argh. Can't I combine the two? or do I have
>to keep my multiple personalities thing? When are we gonna have another war?
>By the way, I really *am* a "Toni" so, Toni H., we must be related. And ...
Of course we are little one --
if you'd just give into your true nature you'd realize....
we're cousins!
<veg>....
-"Cousin" Toni <tch@w.......>
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:26:08 -0600
From: Susan Schaefer <phoenix@i.......>
Subject: Re: Q-Tips
>You know, I'm currently in the process of teaching my parakeets to say
>"Uncle Q-Tip head! Uncle Q-Tip head!" Every time LaCroix comes on screen.
><ducking> By the way, I just got them, and I still haven't decided what to
>name them. I'm considering Nick and Nat, Fox and Dana, Mulder and Scully,
>or Chris and Rita. Any suggestions?
How about "Control" and "Experimental". it brings in a nice, mad scientist
kind of feel...
Cousin "Susan" Phoenix
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:05:16 -0800
From: Bonnie Pardoe <bonnie@o.......>
Subject: Re: Urs' faction + bringing across
Okay, my new favorite, for Urs' faction, is now the Urstwiles. Anyone with me?
Well, I tried my hand at bringing someone across tonight. Unfortunately, I
think I pulled a Nick (or maybe it was a Janette). Saw "NIQ" -- she loved
it and wanted more. Rolled "MBIAV" -- she decided she was definately a fan
of Natalie! She wanted more, so I brought out "Fever" -- she got tired, she
picked apart every little aspect of the clinical trial/AIDS plot device, and
disliked it as much as I LOVED it. All in all, it was anti-climactic. She
also professed a lack of free social time just before she went home, but she
did promise to write some letters tomorrow and said that when she had some
free time in March, she would love to see some other eps.
Ah, well. I have two more vict... I mean, friends whom I will attempt to
bring over this weekend. Please send me some good vibes and think warm fuzzies!
Bonnie (bonnie@o.......)
Vaquera, Urstwile, Heartbreaker
Forever Knight FOREVER!
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 06:28:42 PST
From: Sherri Lynn Godsey <us011164@p.......>
Subject: letters to Japan
I've already sent one letter to Sony in Japan, and now have a second going
out. Isn't the Japanese executive listed for the Sony America address the
same as the one in Tokyo? Should we send *two* letters to the same person at
different addresses? I've made my letter as polite as possible, with as much
encouragement as possible for the CEO to investigate the true strength of FK
as a viable commodity with potential for future revenue if handled correctly.
I'm sticking strictly to English, and I think that someone in an
international business such as these people are in, will know that Americans
don't think from a Japanese perspective. I think we should give them credit
for being aware of that.
Doesn't sound like its worth trying to write to Feltheimer again if he's
forwarding everything to poor Paragon. The 21st is the last day? An
incredibly unhappy thought...
I haven't been returning to places where I've left flyers to see how they
went, but last night I stopped in the ladies room on the first floor of the
building my office is in and realized that the flyer I had taped to the
mirror was still there (after about 3 weeks!) and only 3 address strips (out
of 14) were still attached to it! People *have* been tearing them off!
I'm going out of town *again* (sigh) next week to Freemont, near San Jose,
California. If some of the FKers in the area would like to chat while I'm
there, let me know. As usual, I'll be pretty busy, but will certainly have
time for a phone chat or to meet for coffee in the evening. I'll fly up
Tuesday, but don't know how long I'll need to stay. A couple of days. The
timing sucks, keeps putting a dent in my FK effort...
SLG
**Sherri Lynn Godsey, Founding Member SFKS. us011164@p....... --
"Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had
such friends" in Forever Knight. SAVE FK! Write for info re SOS webpage**
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 06:41:58 PST
From: Sherri Lynn Godsey <us011164@p.......>
Subject: FW: List posts
Forwarded info from a friend:
---------------Original Message---------------
Please note (as posted by Karen Tobin) that we have a new executive name
for Sony, and an address for the Main Office of Sony in the US:
Sony Corproration of America
[Address removed]
The name is Ms. H. Onoyama, and she is Vice President of Sony Corporation
of America. She is, in fact, the chief Sony officer in the US (since they
recently fired their US President). It is highly unusual that a woman
should be in this position.
Ms. Onoyama is in regular contact with Norio Ohga, the Sony Corporation
Chairman/CEO in Japan (who is travelling at the moment). When she speaks of
Mr. Ohga, she says she is "Vice President of his office here." (This speaks
to the extremely personal Japanese management style.)
SUGGESTION: Send this woman all the goodies in the world. She is an
intelligent, gracious, gentle woman who seems to have absolutely no notion
or clue about FK. She does not, as far as it can be determined, have any
history at all in terms of the entire TriStar situation. If one is
reserved, polite, professional, and earnest, she may turn out to be an
excellent ally. Bombard with gentleness: the rewards may be great.
----------End of Original Message----------
**Sherri Lynn Godsey, Founding Member SFKS. us011164@p....... --
"Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had
such friends" in Forever Knight. SAVE FK! Write for info re SOS webpage**
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:03:43 EST
From: Dotti Rhodes <104024.3407@c.......>
Subject: 1st & 2nd Season Tapes
Hi everyone. I don't know whether this message made it before (CompuServe and
I can't get along-can't wait to get back to my AOL) but there was someone who
had offered to make me tapes of the first two seasons of FK as I was missing a
few. After getting in contact with me I was unable to do it but I told her I
would get back to her when able to. But now I can't seem to find her address
(Email or snailmail). So, if that person is reading, please get in contact w/me.
Just in case she's not available to do this anymore, would anyone who can make
copies email me privately? Also, let me know if you have Ger's pilot. I just saw
Springfield's recently (ewww) and just saw Ger's version at the Visions95
Convention (yay!!!). My daughter (who is as big a fan as I am) is more vocal -
being 15 one tends to be more emotional anyway - and she burst into tears at the
end when Ger's starts crying over (what was her name?'s) body after LaCroix
killed her. I thought I was going to have to carry her out of there!! (grin).
Anyway, many thanks to you in advance for getting in touch with me.
DottiR
Knightie-4Ever
P.S. - Not too long ago I posted a note about some adult fiction. Did everybody
who was interested get on okay? Since my email address changed I don't know if
anyone was trying to reach me and couldn't - oh and one more question - now that
I'm on thru Compuserve I've forgotten how to set it so that I get all the
fiction - Adult type included. Can someone freshen my memory? Okay - I'm done
now. Bye.
Love you all
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:31:02 EST
From: "Sharon L. Clark" <SLCLAR00@u.......>
Subject: To Dotti Rhodes
Sorry for sending this to the list by my message was bounced back.
Dotti email me at slclar00@u.......
Thanks Sharon <slclar00@u.......>
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