FORKNI-L
FORKNI-L Digest - 30 May 2001 to 31 May 2001 (#2001-172)
Thu, 31 May 2001
There are 11 messages totalling 703 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. VCR ALERT!!! For JUNE (3)
2. PN Elrod comments on comments....
3. List size (2)
4. Eclipse
5. PN Elrod responds continued.
6. Will PN Elrod ever stop?<g>
7. Another Toronto Haunted House-Related Factoid
8. Empty Graves
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 14:13:09 +0800
From: Cheryl Hoffman <hoffman@p.......>
Subject: VCR ALERT!!! For JUNE
Well, hope you all got lots of blank tapes, that is why I do
this list, right???? June's got more than it's share of
movies, some new ones, some great ones, some that probably
aren't worth the tape, but this is a great chance to fill in
your collection of your favorite actor, or take a chance and
see someone else's work.
As always, I could have mis-read the guide, so please check
your local listings well in advance of when you plan to watch.
Yes, I know this is coming thru my China addy, it's just
working out that way, but it works. I'm in California for
the moment, but no jobs here right now, so may be moving
again soon.
NIGEL BENNETT:
Between Love & Honor LifeMovie 19,20
Darkman 3, DieDarkmanDie MoMax 8,17,25
Gulag Mystery 2,3,9,20,25
Her Desperate Choice Life 18
Madonna:Innocence Lost FMC 7,8
Model by Day LifeMovie 19,20
Murder at 1600 TBS 10
One Tough Cop USA 22
Passion & Paradise TRUE 2,13,14
Sanctuary ThrillerMax 3,7,11,15,19,27,29
Shattered Trust: The
Shari Karney Story Life 28
The Skulls Starz 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Thanks of a Grateful
Nation Show 2,10
Ultimate Betrayal Life 19
Psi Factor:
The Fire Within/Fate TNT 19
GERAINT WYN DAVIES:
Dancing in the Dark LifeMovie 10
One of the Hollywood Ten StarZ 24,25,29
Outer Limits: World's Within SciFi 29 (tentatively)
Robocop: Prime Directives SciFi July 16-19
in letterbox format.
Ger is in the last 2 movies: Resurrection and Crash & Burn.
check www.gwdfc.org for exact dates & times
CATHERINE DISHER:
Conspiracy of Silence LifeMovie 20,21
Jerry and Tom Show-EX 6,14,18,22,30
The Vindicator MoMax 1,18
JOHN KAPELOS:
The Breakfast Club TNT 14,15
Deep End of the Ocean HBO 4,7,15,19,23
HBO-Fam 11,16,24,27
Internal Affairs TBS 5
Man Trouble FMC 9,10,19
Roxanne USA 12,13
Johnny Skidmarks ThrillerMax 3,16,19,22,27
DEBORAH DUCHENE:
The Broken Chord LifeMovie 6,7
NATSUKO OHAMA:
Montana HBOP 9,17,25
Skin Deep Encore 8,14
GARY FARMER:
Blown Away Show-EX 2,10,16,20,26
TMC 6
Dead Man Show2 4,9,27
Show3 10,14,20,23,30
The Dark Wind WGN-Chicago 3,6
BEN BASS:
Murder in a Small Town A&E 30
KRISTEN LEHMAN:
Dog Park Starz 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
EARL PASTKO:
Blood & Donuts TMC 26
Dog Park Starz 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
SANDI ROSS:
Cagney & Lacey: LifeMovie 12,13
True Convictions
Down in the Delta TMC 2,8,18,24,
COLM FEORE:
Airborne Encore 2,12,25,29
Hostile Waters HBO 2,7,15,20,26,
The Lesser Evil MoMax 4,22
Show 11
The Red Violin HBOP 2,7,12,20
Truman HBO 3,8,18,29
CHRISTINA COX:
Better than Chocolate HBO-S 4,21,22
A Brother's Promise: Dan
Jansen Story (w/CLAIRE RANKIN) Life 8
BRENDA BAZINET:
Bonds of Love LOVE 4,7,8,19,24,30
White Lies TRIO 25
DAVID HEMBLEN:
Booty Call Comedy 23,24
Fly Away Home ABC 24
Valentine's Day MoMax 7,29
GEORDIE JOHNSON:
A Change of Place Women'sEnt 18,19
(w/RICK SPRINGFIELD)
VON FLORES:
Johnny Mnemonic TNT 28,30
Renegades Starz 10,26
MICHAEL MCMANUS:
Dog Park Starz 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Hard to Forget Women's Ent 25,26
CYNTHIA BELLIVEAU:
Million Dollar Babies LifeMovie 2,3
(w/CEDRIC SMITH)
MARIA DEL MAR:
Price of Glory StarzT 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Unlikely Angel LifeMovie 1,2
MAURICE DEAN WINT:
Rude BlackStarZ 1,8,13,17,18,28
Spenser:Pale Kings
and Princes Mystery 2,7,13,22
CLARK JOHNSON:
Rude BlackStarZ 1,8,13,17,18,28
DAMON D'OLIVIERA:
Short Circuit 2 MoMax 8,12
Show 2,5,10,13,23,28
Trial by Jury TMC 6,11,19,
TRACY COOK:
SnakeEater3: His Law TMC 8/9
NICOLE DE BOER:
My Date with the
President's Daughter Disney 1
BARCLAY HOPE:
To Save the Children LifeMovie 13,14
OTHER FUN STUFF:
Dracula (1931) AMC 30
John Carpenter's Vampires SciFi 4
King Kong -1933 AMC 2,3,26
King Kong - 1976 TNT 5
King Kong Lives - 1986 FLIX 5,6,9,113,14,21,22,25
The Messenger: The Story
of Joan of Arc MoMax 1,9,14,19,25
The Princess Bride CineMax 1,10,21
Cheryl Hoffman, NA (& I ain't changin' it), Cousin, NBN, GWDFC, G4
"My, my... we are in a mood tonight.." -LaCroix
dayabaygal@y....... AIM/Yahoo: DayaBayGal ICQ: 30464256
San Luis Obispo, California -- at least for a while
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 18:27:20 -0400
From: "Brooks, Julia A." <BROOKJU@m.......>
Subject: Re: PN Elrod comments on comments....
To PN Elrod
Thanks for responding so quickly, Pat. <waves>
>It was Nigel's idea (he was pretty gleeful about it!) to "cast" John as Charon.
I think it was the "man 'o man 'o man" quote that clued me in on it, or was
it the "hasta la bye-bye" quote? Hmmmm....
>The only on purpose in-joke were the fans in the elevator with the
>plastic flamingo lawn ornaments and cans of macadamia nuts. They
>were hiding there hoping for a glimpse of "some actor"(Nigel)
I had forgotten about those fans in the first book. LOL. They were fun.
>Paula Newman said..
>Ah, but then why did the opening description of Richard in the first book
>match Nigel so well? Not to mention putting his face on the cover as Richard
My thoughts, also. If Nigel wrote himself into Bourland - any thoughts on
who could be Richard? I read both books hearing Nigel's voice in my head.
It seemed to fit, too!
>Libs da writin' RATpacker
Thanks for sending the comments above
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:44:45 EDT
From: WRDRR@a.......
Subject: Re: List size
In a message dated 5/27/01 4:42:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
celong@m....... writes:
<< I have had people WALK up and comment on it. Ive gotten "wht an awesome
show!" >>
I was wearing my FK shirt at Taco Bell the other day, and the cashier said,
Oh cool, I loved that show!
Casting T. F. Stone / Caddywhacked
read my FK book at ftp://ftp.win.net/winnet/fkvoyage/fkfanfic/deangelo_wanda/
and
V4S story
ftp://ftp.win.net/winnet/fkvoyage/fkfanfic/virtual_season/by_the_book.txt
and yes, I'd appreciate comments.
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:52:06 EDT
From: Judith Lieberman <JudithL21@a.......>
Subject: Eclipse
I just finished reading the last chapter of Steve Hood's Eclipse. Very
intense and and holds you to the end. I'm looking foward to the continuation.
JudyL
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:56:08 EDT
From: Enid Rodriguez <LadyEnid512@a.......>
Subject: Re: VCR ALERT!!! For JUNE
GERAINT WYN DAVIES:
One of the Hollywood Ten StarZ June 24,25,29
Goodie!
This network, is it a cable station, or for satellite TV?
Does anybody have it? I would love to finally see this project.
Anyone with more info can email me OFF LIST.
Much love,
--Enid Rodriguez
ladyenid512@a.......
"If you wanted the girl next door, then leave me alone and go next door!"
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 23:39:05 EDT
From: Libratsie@a.......
Subject: PN Elrod responds continued.
More comments from PN (Pat) Elrod. I think she's enjoying this. hehehe.
(Gee, is she gonna OWE me lots o' cheesy poofs fer this, eh?)
FORWARD----
<<Ah, but then why did the opening description of Richard in the first book
match Nigel so well? Not to mention putting his face on the cover as
Richard.>>
So we could sell the books to Nigel's fans. The idea was to "cast" Nigel as
Richard so allowing us strong visual image of the character in the "movie"
most writers run in their head while they're writing.
Should the books ever go to film Nigel expressed a preference to play
Bourland and to direct if it worked out that way. We're still waiting for
Hollywood to call and do lunch.....
If any of you would like a copy of HFS's cover for your very own--flipped
around the way the artist painted it, and signed by the artist if you ask--go
to Jamie Murray's website. He has some WONDERFUL Forever Knight pieces,
including "Prince of the City" which was the work that caught Nigel's
attention at a con and got Jamie the commission to do the cover. I don't
have the addy as my puter acted up, but a search for
Jamie/Murray/artist/Myhr, should put you on the right track. There are two
sites. The one not run by Sue Harkey has the better display of the art.
> You know I have wondered what Nick would make of Richard if they were to
> meet.Given Nick's view that all vampires are damned.
Nick needs to get his head out of his ass and get out more. <GG>
>How would feel to find out that there were at least two (counting Sabra)
>that were created by a Goddess to work in Her service? And how would
>LaCroix feel about one of them being his double?
Richard and Sabra are a different "breed" of vampire than Nick and his gang.
Ditto for Dracula, Jack Fleming, Quincey Morris, that whiney, rat-sucking
guy languishing in New Orleans (<GG>) Dragula, Blackula, Yorga, and so on.
LaCroix would likely have the sense enough to steer clear and not mess with
Richard or Sabra. He may be one of the head honcho old ones of his breed,
but THOSE two are under the protection of a bona fide goddess. Trust me--we
thought ALL this through! On the other hand, since Charon wasn't under any
godlike protection LaCroix would prolly have been able to beat the crap out
of him.
For those itching to answer these questions in a fan story, I humbly request
you please, please don't--at least not naming names or sending copies to me,
Nigel or any of our friends, etc. It's that pesky copyright infringement
thing and Jim Baen (like all the other publishers out there) has absolutely
NO sense of humor about it. Debate all ya like on the boards, though. I
think those are FAR more entertaining than a story anyway, much funnier. The
confrontation I would see between Richard and LaCroix is along the lines of
Harpo Marx and Lucy's "mirror routine." <GG>
You guys will be amused that Nigel and I did address one of these issues in
our story "Wolf and Hound," in the upcoming anthology from Ace, "Dracula's
London." In it Dracula has a near-fatal encounter with a highly pissed off
Sabra! It will be available this November, and contains stories about what
else Drac was doing when not being chased by Van Helsing. Contributors
include the likes of Fred Saberhagen and Quinny Yarbro, so be sure to check
it out!
<<If Nigel wrote himself into Bourland - any thoughts on who could be
Richard? I read both books hearing Nigel's voice in my head. It seemed to
fit, too!>>
Nigel did originally want to play Richard, but for him it's far more fun to
direct some other guy than to be out on a muddy field in 60 pounds of
chainmail whacking at someone with a 10 lb. broadsword for the week it would
take to shoot that scene. Anyone whose been in the SCA knows how old THAT
gets! It was only later, during discussions of the 2nd book that he thought
the Bourland part would suit him, so we expanded on that concept.
I also hear Nigel's voice in the narrative. Must be to do with how
terrifically well he performed the audiobook! I had the same thing happen
when I wrote "I, Strahd." First I kept hearing the voice of Brit actor Paul
Darrow in the part, then later it was Roddy McDowell because of his wonderful
performance in the audiobook.
By the way, it IS an "old writers' trick" to "cast" a character based on a
favorite actor or someone you know, helping us to visualize the person. The
character of Jordan Keyes is based on my friend, Kevin "Syko" Topham, hence
his unique phrasing of words. Kevin himself proofread and re-wrote that
part, chiding me with "You almost got it right, but this is what I'd really
say...." He really does live in a small place with lots of cats, one of whom
is a massive female named Mr. Monster. She is known to hide behind his
microwave when he has guests. Kevin was also the cover model for the Quincey
book--though that's not his hair--LOL. And girls--he's straight and single!
You should send him a pic! (He's gonna KILL me for that! Heh-heh!)
---END FORWARD
--Libs
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 23:47:54 EDT
From: Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Will PN Elrod ever stop?<g>
Here's more!
**FORWARD**
Humph--everyone's a critic. <G> Cheers-- Pat
<<Also I was surprised to find a big ole geographical and historical error
in the flashback part.
>>
I'd be interested to know what it might be. Nigel and I were carefully vague
on some bits, so the stuff that IS in the story is as accurate as our
resource/research books could be. Was it the damn stirrups? Cause I KNOW
there were stirrups then! <G> Otherwise it was the "Normandy" thing. It
wasn't called Normandy until the Norsemen came stomping through a couple
hundred years after the beginning of Richard's story, but dammit, we couldn't
call him "that knight from a place that's going to BE called Normandy." :>D
You want another historical "error?" The figure of a curcified Christ that
Richard sees carved into the cross in the church scene was not used by the
early Christians as it was deemed too degrading and depressing and liable to
put potential converts off. It didn't gain much popularity until
Charlemagne's time, then the Middle Ages REALLY went in for it! On the other
hand it was STILL perfect for that scene!
<< I live in the Dallas area and I can tell you that Addison is a land-locked
town that is just north of Dallas- it is no where as big or remote as was
depicted in the story- there are at least three more suburbs to go before you
have a residence on a lot bigger than a 1/4 acre! >>
Tell them I was all over the Addison area--Richard had to drive north (on an
unnamed road for an unspecified distance) to get to the house from his
Addison HQ. Land-locked? I never said otherwise! <GG> The bigness illusion
comes from its seague into Dallas. Also "New Karnak" IS entirely fictional,
tho I have seen an ad in Texas Monthly magazine for a glass/steel
pyramid-shaped hotel in Galvaston. I sent a fax of it to Nigel and we had a
laugh on it.
**END FORWARD**
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:16:16 -0500
From: Kristin <kris1228@s.......>
Subject: Re: VCR ALERT!!! For JUNE
Yes, it's a channel on cable that shows only movies. We get it though
Satellite on Dish Network and will be watching. So, does this mean One of
the Hollywood 10 is not going to be at the theatre?
Kristin
http://knightvision.4ever.cc
"When you only have eyes for the Knight..."
> Goodie!
> This network, is it a cable station, or for satellite TV?
> Does anybody have it? I would love to finally see this project.
> Anyone with more info can email me OFF LIST.
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Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 09:21:12 -0400
From: Will Steeves <goid@i.......>
Subject: Another Toronto Haunted House-Related Factoid
Marg Yamanaka wrote:
>Probably the most famous haunted location is the University College building,
>a Gothic Revival edifice originally built in the mid-1800's, now in the centre
>of the grounds of the University of Toronto. It is said to be haunted by the
>ghost of Ivan Resnikoff, who carved the gargoyles around the Croft Chapter
>House.
Just a quick little factoid - None other than Lisa Ryder graduated from that
very same University College (aka "UC", or "UC UC, We're the Best!" :-) ),
specifically UC's famous Drama Programme, in 1992. (Maybe it was 1993, but
I think 1992)
Just had to throw that in. :-)
W. (also a UC graduate - big surprise there, given my proud recitation of
one of our rare G-Rated cheers. :-) )
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Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 11:43:52 EDT
From: BJDFKFan@a.......
Subject: Re: List size
<<< I was wearing my FK shirt at Taco Bell the other day, and the cashier
said, Oh cool, I loved that show! >>>
I've had two of these in the last couple of weeks (which is really unusual)!
One was a young guy working at Toys 'R Us, and the other was last night, the
cashier at Cousins Subs. It was great! The Toys 'R Us guy said he'd been
writing letters etc. Unfortunately, more customers came in before I could
talk any more to the woman at Cousins.
Becky
at work and sigless :-(
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Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 12:24:18 EDT
From: Judith Lieberman <JudithL21@a.......>
Subject: Empty Graves
Finished Empty Graves. Vanessa, a great riveting tale. JudyL
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