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From: DAllard422@aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 12:14:45 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Space1999: Contraception on Alpha
In a message dated 97-03-20 01:47:27 EST, Marcy writes:
<< I think there'd be forced contraception. >>
I agree. Even if initially the matter had been put to a vote and was
unanimous, without mandatory controlled contraception, the idea would have
fallen apart. I honestly think that at first the women would all agree to not
have children. Life would have been survival. And that would work for maybe
a few years. After that life would have to be awful rugged, not what they
portrayed in y2, for the women to continue to believe that at least some
children could not be born.
From another standpoint, they couldn't wait forever to have children. The
women were not getting any younger: genetic problems in the babies, physical
problems for pregnant women, loss of fertility and lives causing the genetic
pool to be smaller. One of Alpha's good points was their international crew
giving them a wide genetic base. Dr. Russell, and most likely Drs. Mathias
and Vincent as well, was an expert in space medicine not fertility and high
risk pregnancies. I could see where the pros and cons of allowing births
could be a real source of contention. I don't know how the men would feel,
perhaps some of the males on the list could answer whether this issue is a
woman thing or not, but I'm sure it would cause some major anger in the
women, especially the older ones. When I hit my late 30's, even though we
wanted no more children, I thought long and hard about having another, just
because I felt it was now or never. If I hadn't already had kids, and
someone told me I couldn't, I would have been plenty angry.
Just my opinion,
Lynn Allard
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From: Marcy K <mk@wizard.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 15:13:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Space1999: Contraception on Alpha
At 12:14 PM -0500 3/20/97, DAllard422@aol.com wrote:
life would have to be awful rugged, not what they
>portrayed in y2, for the women to continue to believe that at least some
>children could not be born.
And here lies another problem, i.e. "Who?" If it is decided that a few
children can be born who gets to be the parents. I think they should have
some sort of reproduction bank, storing both sperm and eggs. This should be
in a very protected part of Alpha, perhaps in several locations. Gametes
are very sensitive to radiation (and who knows what the MUF would do to
them...) so this would be a store for any people exposed to such. Also, if
they decide to have children based on death's it is only fair to give the
person who 'vacated' the space first shot. If Mr. Purple Sleeve is killed
by marauding alien his significant other should get first dibs on the new
Alphan, with his stored sperm.
>From another standpoint, they couldn't wait forever to have children. The
>women were not getting any younger: genetic problems in the babies, physical
>problems for pregnant women, loss of fertility and lives causing the genetic
>pool to be smaller.
This is another reason the Alphans need to store gametes. With such a small
population, they can't afford the loss of any genetic material.
Marcy
"True power is knowing that you can, but you don't." --J.A. Jarvis
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From: Brian Dowling <eagleone@enterprise.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:09:34 -0000
Subject: Space1999: On-Line Encyclopedia
Salute omnes!
Don got this response from John about Online encyclopaedia...
>Damn fine idea. A very damn fine idea.
>As good as the Trek Omnipedia?? I don't think so Tim!! BETTER than
>anything out. The only way to go.
>And better than the Technical Notebook, as this WILL have all the info,
>and be updated. Not die as the TN did.
Okay, if a voice activated CD comes out, can it be made so that it only =
responds to people who try to put on an English accent? I could only =
ever make the Star Trek one work when I out on my awful American accent!
Bang that head, people!
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From: Marcy K <mk@wizard.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 19:41:37 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Space1999: Mailing List Digest
Hi Alphans-
Just wanted to let everyone know they can get old mailing list digests in
one of three ways:
1. ftp: ftp to ftp.buffnet.net, go to folder space1999-digest.archive and
download whichever digests you wish to read
2. browser: go to URL ftp://ftp.buffnet.net/space1999-digest.archive/ and
click on the digest you wish to view.
3. email: the majordomo will email you digests with the 'get' command, send
email to majordomo@buffnet4.buffnet.net with the message (not the subject)
being
get space1999-digest v01.n021
end
if you want to view digest volume 1, number 21. To have a listing of all
digests available send email to majordomo with the message being
index space1999-digest
end
Digests 37-45 were lost in the server crash and it will take too much
effort on Steve's part (my buddy at buffnet) to replace them. If anyone has
a burning desire for these issues I have them all saved.
Marcy
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From: Jhon <jhon@pottsville.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:22:32 -0500
Subject: Space1999: Re: space1999-digest V1 #39
owner-space1999@buffnet4.buffnet.net wrote:
>
> space1999-digest Thursday, 20 March 1997 Volume 01 : Number 039
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: Brian Dowling <brian.dowling@drugnet.co.uk>
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 22:25:00 GMT
> Subject: Space1999: Nick Tate in TNG
>
> Salute Omnes!
>
> Regarding Nick Tate in Final Mission,
>
> >>What? That was him? I'm a bit miffed that I didn't spot that one!
> >>Where's me Trek books? I saw Nick in "Cry Freedom", but that one is
> >>totally new to me.
>
> And Ian replied
>
> >Yup! That was him!
>
> >He is listed in the credits, and if you try to look through all the
> >makeup, you can see his face. His accent also slips back to "aussie
> >mode" now and then. Listen carefully!
>
> It's just twigged which episode we're talking about here. Episodes with
> Wesley Crusher in just give me such a pain in my backside that I usually
> spend half the episode looking for the Preparation H! I must have
> missed it rooting through the medicine cabinet! :-)
>
> I'll keep a cushion handy for my next viewing of that one...
>
> Later,
> - ----------------------------------------------
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> From: Brian Dowling <brian.dowling@drugnet.co.uk>
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 21:55:00 GMT
> Subject: Space1999: Where did Alpha end up?
>
> Alison and Marcy got discussing where the Alphans ended up...
>
> >>I'm sure this has been discussed before, but how do the rest of you
> >>picture the Alphans ending up?
>
> I'd be a little disappointed if the journey ever finished. For me, the
> whole adventure is the journey through unknown space, encountering all
> sorts of things previously unknown to humanity. I'd see Alpha
> developing as the journey went on, the base's capacity to sustain life
> increased, so that beings from other races could join, and Alphans could
> have children, thus ensuring that Alpha had a future.
>
> That's why 1999 will always be a cut above ST:Voyager. They're trying
> to go home, and exploring just because they have nothing better to do on
> the way, rather than looking to go further out and explore. Therefore,
> the crew of Voyager, led by Captain Conehead (sorry folks, but Janeway
> sounds like Prymaat, Dan Aykroyd's wife in "Coneheads") are motivated by
> the fact that some day, they will get home, unlike the Alphans, who are
> looking for a home, which necessitates exploration.
>
> Somehow, Alpha strikes me as a better example of being alone in space
> than Voyager.
>
> Hmm... that's got me thinking about a "Who's better" list...
>
> Koenig v Janeway
> Dr Russell v Emergency Medical Holographic Program
> Alan Carter v Tom Paris
> Paul v Chakotay
> Tony v Tuvok
> Does that mean it's Maya v Neelix?!?
>
> Thoughts, anyone?
>
> Time for bed,
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> From: "Amardeep S. Chana" <achana@eng.mc.xerox.com>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 05:46:47 PST
> Subject: Space1999: 1999 vs. 2001 similarities (revisited)
>
> Here is the cumulative list so far (from the three or four times we've
> discussed this thread in the past couple of years...)
>
> In general:
>
> Moonbase Clavius very similar visually to Alpha
> Eagles very simliar to 2001 lunar transporter
> 2001 space station very similar to 1999 orbital launch platform
> Orange spacesuits, backpack and frontpack almost identical
> The 2001 monolith was discovered on the moon in 1999
>
> Particular similarities to Breakaway:
>
> Opening scene starts with Sun-Earth-Moon alignment
> 2001 space station very similar to 1999 orbital launch platform
> Discovery looks a lot like Meta probe
> Flight attendant checking on man sitting on the right side of an
> empty passenger compartment
> Traveller talks to an Earth person via video-phone en route to moon
> Politically motivated story about an infectious outbreak on moonbase
> Slavic guy talks to American guy who just arrived from Earth
> Lunar excavation site in 2001 looked a lot like nuclear monitoring
> station
>
> Similarities in Black Sun:
> people in orange space suits become really aged
>
> Similarities in Guardian of Piri:
> Computer kills crew members by shutting down critical life support
> functions
>
> Similarities in The Full Circle:
> Primitive human/monkey man gets clunked on head
>
> Similarities in Space Brain:
> Guy in orange suit retrieves another guy in orange suit floating in
> space
>
> Even Season II had at least one...
>
> Similarities in All That Glisters (okay, it's stretching it...):
> Rocks influence human behavior
>
> ...and the comic book:
> Guy in orange space suit out in space without a helmet
>
> Any others?
>
> Amardeep
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> From: Donald Hayunga <miramar@escape.ca>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 12:24:38 -0600
> Subject: Space1999: Space 1999 On-Line Encyclopedia
>
> Hi Everyone;
>
> I was just speakiing with John at Cold North Pub. about the Idea
> of an on-line encyclopedia. At some pion depending on the amount of
> support it could be as good as the Star Trek Omnipedia. The one I'm
> propossing could begin with information from books scripts and so on,
> then maybe even include bio's of the online members who are part of the
> moonbase, fan produced art aswell.
>
> Don Hayunga
> Eagle/Hawk Pilot
>
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> From: Ian Wheeler <ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 21:46:27 +0000
> Subject: Re: Space1999: Space 1999 On-Line Encyclopedia
>
> In message <33302F66.3C9D@escape.ca>, Donald Hayunga <miramar@escape.ca>
> writes
> >Hi Everyone;
> >
> > I was just speakiing with John at Cold North Pub. about the Idea
> >of an on-line encyclopedia. At some pion depending on the amount of
> >support it could be as good as the Star Trek Omnipedia. The one I'm
> >propossing could begin with information from books scripts and so on,
> >then maybe even include bio's of the online members who are part of the
> >moonbase, fan produced art aswell.
> >
> You could also use the 1999 timeline by Shane Johnson, and even perhaps
> the 1999 tech manual (as far as I know, no one is claiming copyright!)
> for diagrams of the ships, moonbase diagrams, etc. I think it would be a
> great idea!
>
> If I can give any help, then I'd love to. Just ask.
> - --
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> From: djlerda@juno.com (David J Lerda)
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 17:22:09 EST
> Subject: Space1999: Year 1 Top 5, Bottom 5 and Why
>
> Since we recently had a little discussion about our top 5 favorite and
> bottom 5 least favorite episodes from Year 2, I thought I would stir the
> pot with my top 5 / bottom 5 for year 1 and why.
>
> TOP 5 SPACE: 1999 YEAR 1 EPISODES:
>
> 1. Dragon's Domain - IMHO the best episode of the series. The
> flashback sequences are very effective and the Dragon is terrifying.
> Cellini's efforts to make himself believed and to seek revenge for his
> murdered comrades make this more than just a typical Sci-Fi rubber
> monster episode.
>
> 2. The Testament of Arkadia - A real "message" episode that had that
> extra something about it. We got to see some evidence of the
> psychological stress from command that Koenig experienced here, rounding
> out the character. The final sequence with Luke and Anna unloading their
> Eagle and the moon leaving them behind and Koenig writing in his command
> log are Year 1 at its best.
>
> 3. Breakaway - The episode that started it all. Roy Dotrice is
> excellent as the smarmy bureaucrat more concerned with his pet project
> than stopping disaster. A good intro to all of the main characters and
> the series format.
>
> 4. The Infernal Machine - Space: 1999's version of "The Ultimate
> Computer" is head and shoulders above the competition. Leo McKern is
> fantastic as both the aged Companion trying to save the Alphans and his
> meglomaniacal alter-ego. Gwent's final moments are very touching.
>
> 5. The Last Sunset - A tale of Paradise Lost. More in-depth
> explorations of the characters than usual (especially the supporting
> cast). Once again, we see the pressure of command weighing on Koenig
> when he chews Kano's ass about the Eagles going down.
>
> Honorable Mentions
>
> War Games - Lots of action, but ultimately a let down because of the
> ending.
>
> Another Time, Another Place - Another "trancendental" episode. The
> conversation between future Helena and present Helena is priceless.
>
> THE STINKERS -
>
> 1. A Matter of Life and Death - This made no sense whatsoever. Slow
> moving. We did get to learn about Helena so that is a plus.
>
> 2. The Full Circle - Huh? Everyone runs around in caveman suits. Dumb.
> Only redeeming features: Zienna Merton's cavewoman costume and
> screaming. Man, she's got some lungs!
>
> 3. Ring Around the Moon - Dull, dull, dull. Nice FX for the Tritonians.
> Not much else.
>
> 4. The Troubled Spirit - I know this is a favorite of a lot of folks,
> but it didn't do much for me. I could see the ending a mile off. Nice
> makeup, though.
>
> 5. Space Brain - Not a total turkey. Just a "ho-hum" episode.
>
> Again, these are just my opinions. Feel free to disagree. That's what
> the list is here for.
>
> David
> Pilot, Pursuit Eagle 5, # 171
> David J Lerda
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> From: Brian Dowling <eagleone@enterprise.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 22:36:23 -0000
> Subject: Space1999: Sex on Alpha
>
> Salute omnes!
>
> What a topic to start your mailing from a new ISP, but assorted recent =
> reading and experience has started me wondering about sexual =
> relationships on Alpha.
>
> Not who with who, but more like what precautions or provisions were =
> available? Does the Alpha storyline suggest that the male contraceptive =
> pill was finally and successfully produced?
>
> Ideas, opinions et cetera to
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> From: "Allen R. Barnella" <barnella@concentric.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:06:48 -0500
> Subject: Re: Space1999: Barbara Bain
>
> On Sat, 15 Mar 1997 Chris Halladay <trekker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> > Would someone on this list please tell me where I could send a
> > letter to the fantastic Barbara Bain? Does she have an email
> > address? Does she have a fan club that I could join? If so, what is
> > its address?
>
> Hi Chris, Alphans:
>
> Check out our very own Star Party Productions and Terry S. Bowers'
> Barbara Bain HomePage at:
>
> <http://members.aol.com/StarParty/bain_index.html>
> - --
> Peace,
>
> Allen
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> From: "Allen R. Barnella" <barnella@concentric.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:34:11 -0500
> Subject: Re: Space1999: Alpha Waves
>
> On Sun, 16 Mar 1997 Chris Halladay <trekker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> > I would love to be able to download some waves for Space:1999. Would
> > someone on this list please tell me where on the web I can find some
> > of the better ones? Does anyone have an FTP site with files (Images,
> > sounds, text, etc)? If so, what is the address?
>
> Hi Chris, Alphans:
>
> Check out these pages from our very own list members:
>
> Aaron Carlson's Space: 1999 Sound Center at:
> <http://member.aol.com/sounds1999/index.htm>
>
> Andre Parent's Space: 1999 Theme Page at:
> <http://pages.infinit.net/s1999/1999.html>
>
> Nick Sayers' Space: 1999 Page at:
> <http://www.kfu.com/~nsayer/space-1999/>
>
> Other sites may have .wav files available, but these 3 I remembered
> off the top of my head as having them for sure.
>
> - --
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>
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> From: JTRD1@aol.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:46:33 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Space1999: Full Circle
>
> In a message dated 97-03-19 17:28:27 EST, you write:
>
> << 2. The Full Circle - Huh? Everyone runs around in caveman suits. Dumb.
> Only redeeming features: Zienna Merton's cavewoman costume and
> screaming. Man, she's got some lungs! >>
>
> What I couldn't figure out about Full Circle, was when they returned through
> the mist, there must have been a changing room somewhere in the middle of
> mist so they could put there uniforms on!! Better Yet, have them re-appear
> with their year two jackets - that would explain how they got them.
> Inconsistency - Yes, but it was still a fun episode - one of the few in year
> one that was shot on location.
>
> In the Space:1999 Documentary, Bob Kellett, the director states that some of
> the cast members refused to go on location. He wouldn't name names, but I
> would guess Prentis Hancock.
>
> James David
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> From: JTRD1@aol.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:47:23 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Re: Space1999: Year 1 Top 5, Bottom 5 and Why
>
> In a message dated 97-03-19 17:28:27 EST, you write:
>
> << 2. The Testament of Arkadia - A real "message" episode that had that
> extra something about it. We got to see some evidence of the
> psychological stress from command that Koenig experienced here, rounding
> out the character. The final sequence with Luke and Anna unloading their
> Eagle and the moon leaving them behind and Koenig writing in his command
> log are Year 1 at its best. >>
>
> I agree. This has always been one of my favorite episodes, but the one thing
> that always bothered me about it was that they didn't colonize Arcadia. Sure
> the soil would take time to rejuvinate, but the alphans have nothing but
> time. What I mean is if they can all survive on a rock with the resources of
> alpha, then what's to say they couldn't bring all those resources to Arcadia
> and use those resources until Arcadia could provide?
>
> James David
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> From: "Ellen C. Lindow" <sfdxb@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:57:32 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Re: Space1999: Sex on Alpha
>
> On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Brian Dowling wrote:
>
> > Not who with who, but more like what precautions or provisions were
> available? Does the Alpha storyline suggest that the male contraceptive
> pill was finally and successfully produced?
> >
> Cool email address Brian.
>
> Precautions: I think Marcy mentioned once that there would likely be some
> kind of screening for duty on Alpha and most STD's would be fairly easily
> contained. Of course, no one had ever heard of AIDS when 1999 was
> produced so they could not have even dreamed of "safe sex". Perhaps, with
> their alternate history, the war and all, that particular virus never came
> into being in their universe. Believe me, when I took a Human Sexuality
> course for my psych degree in 1977 there was no mention of anything as
> deadly as that. Free sex was pretty much at its height. The rest of the
> STD's are extremely easy to cure with antibiotic treatments, so I doubt
> there's any market for condoms on Alpha.
>
> Prevention: No offense meant to any easily offended males, but there's
> _no way_ I'd ever trust a male to be responsible for the contraceptive.
> Flame me if you must, but it's my body that goes through a complete -- and
> uncomfortable (mo matter what anyone says to the contary) -- change from
> weight, to eating habits, to body chemistry, mood swings, physical
> complications such as diabetes, swollen body parts, etc. I expect there
> would be a variety of options for the women, such as monthly injections,
> long term implants, IUD's (one of the oldest methods and completely
> manufacturable on Alpha.), and even pills, creams, diaphragms and even
> morning after pills. All these choices would be necessary because women's
> bodies do differ, and some of the side effects for some of these methods
> would be worse for some women than for others.
>
> Some fanzine stories have speculated reversible tubal ligation, but I'd be
> concerned at how easy they could be reversed. Terry Bowers used this very
> effectively in "Paradise". I also can't see Koenig being able to insist
> on some kind of operation for all women on Alpha. I don't think the women
> would accept, nor do I think the medical staff would cooperate. I
> personally favor a long term implant, and have suggested that method in
> one of my stories.
>
> To my knowledge, the only reference to birth control in the series was in
> the Y2 episode "the Exiles" where Koenig tells the aliens that they can't
> have children and tells Helena to explain. Helena's explanation is simply
> a lame repitition of what Koenig just said-- that their life support won't
> allow any additional people. That scene has always bothered me. Since
> she doesn't add any additional information as CMO, I've wondered if this
> were merely a "control thing" on Koenig's part, making sure she still knew
> and was adhereing to the "official doctrine" of no children. I've long
> suspected (and other fan writers such as Terry Bowers and Becky
> Eisenhuth and Phillipa Sidle, have too) that Koenig and Russell had
> private if not public disagreements about this policy, perhaps for a
> variety of personal and public reasons.
>
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> From: StarParty@aol.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 21:33:58 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Space1999: Fwd: PEACE
>
> This message is making it's way through the internet, thought everyone might
> be interested....
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> Date: 97-03-18 21:56:47 EST
> From: WhartonDog
The voice of the computer on year one sounds to me like Majel Barret.
Anyone else?
I would like to say that all of year one was great excepting Matter of
Life and Death (because of the lame ending). It could have been a two
part episode where Lee brought Helena to "his" universe: the anti matter
land, making her like him. At the same time her counterpart would be
sent to Alpha. She could explain how the Alphan presence would upset the
matter/anti-matter balance citing her own as the example. When she
returns, the worlds would be out of balance.
But my favourite normal episodes are Black Sun, Testament, Last Sunset,
Mission of the darians. My favourite weird ones are Guardian of Piri,
Alpha Child, Missing Link.
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From: Jhon <jhon@pottsville.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:23:47 -0500
Subject: Re: Space1999: On-Line Encyclopedia
Brian Dowling wrote:
>
> Salute omnes!
>
> Don got this response from John about Online encyclopaedia...
>
> >Damn fine idea. A very damn fine idea.
>
> >As good as the Trek Omnipedia?? I don't think so Tim!! BETTER than
> >anything out. The only way to go.
>
> >And better than the Technical Notebook, as this WILL have all the info,
> >and be updated. Not die as the TN did.
>
> Okay, if a voice activated CD comes out, can it be made so that it only responds to people who try to put on an English accent? I could only ever make the Star Trek one work when I out on my awful American accent!
>
> Bang that head, people!
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Brian Dowling - Birmingham, England
> Alphan #144
> Eagleone@enterprise.net
> "Swaying to the symphony of destruction"
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Would it be like Grolier's Encyclopedia or Encarta Bookshelf?
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From: Jhon <jhon@pottsville.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:25:04 -0500
Subject: Re: Space1999: Alternative Space
Ermes Mercury wrote:
>
> Certainly, better the contraceptives of the abortion (terrible crime, in any
> case!). Nevertheless, the real problem on Alpha (in my opinion, of course),
> is the continuation of the human species and not the birth control!
> The probabilities that the Alphans are the last earthmans in the space, are
> high. "Another Place, Another Time", teaches.........
>
> Ermes
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Did you notice that Regina is on Mad About You.
Just a tidbit.
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From: Zarf Vreex <zarf@interlog.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:25:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Space1999: Sex on Alpha
>Salute omnes!
>
>What a topic to start your mailing from a new ISP, but assorted recent
reading and experience has started me wondering about sexual relationships
on Alpha.
>
>Not who with who, but more like what precautions or provisions were
available? Does the Alpha storyline suggest that the male contraceptive
pill was finally and successfully produced?
>
>Ideas, opinions et cetera to
Radical castration.....
Zarf
"Hold still. This won't hurt me a bit."
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From: Susan Lienesch <SUZLEN@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 97 08:04:29 UT
Subject: Space1999: To Mike Perry: "Making of S1999" video
Mike, are you the one who said a few weeks ago that he could make copies of
this documentary? If so, I'd like to purchase one. Still working my way
through my awesome set of episodes.
Sue L.
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From: djlerda@juno.com (David J Lerda)
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 13:28:14 EST
Subject: Space1999: Space: 1999 Model Re-Issue
I just received a reply to my letter to MPC / ERTL about the re-issue of
Space: 1999 model kits. Unfortunately, I got a form letter thanking me
for my interest. A copy of their current hobby product line was
included. No Space: 1999 models listed. The list projected kit release
dates up to 9/97 so they may be coming after then. Does anyone have
anything more concrete in writing? If I recall, this claim about a
re-issue of the model kits came out at roughly the same time that
"cartoon man" was making his claims about animated episodes. Someone may
have seen an opportuinity to throw more buffalo chips on the fire by
claiming the models were being re-released.
I'm bummed out man. :-(
David
Pilot, Pursuit Eagle 5, # 171
David J Lerda
Salisbury, MD, USA
djlerda@juno.com
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From: Daph <dvezina@mediom.qc.ca>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 14:30:15 -0500
Subject: Space1999: Bye for now :-(
Hi Alpha Online!
I am truly sorry to announce that, as of today, i have to leave temporarily
Online Alpha, due to numerous reasons. One of them is that I am moving in
three weeks and will not have time to do much else than study, work and pack
up...
I promise that I will come back as soon as possible. My homepage will be
still available during all that time and I will not change email address so
you will be able to reach me after all.
I am glad to see that things are once again going much smoothly on the list
and that the topics are once again set on Space: 1999. I will sorely miss
you all while I am "away". Take care.
Bye for now, see you in about a month...
Daphne
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From: CHH1999@aol.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:10:10 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Space1999: Space: 1999 Model Re-Issue
I can't really contribute much to the above subject EXCEPT to say that
someone mentioned the re-release to me MUCH BEFORE the subject of the
animated series ever came up.
Please, let's not start this nitpicking about "should we believe or not"
again.
The list was just starting to get "user friendly" again.
Back to lurk mode (I love whoever came up with that).
Chris
CHH1999
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From: CHH1999@aol.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:15:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Space1999: Space: 1999 Model Re-Issue
I can't really contribute much to the above subject EXCEPT to say that
someone mentioned the re-release to me MUCH BEFORE we ever got on that awful
topic of the animated series.
Please, let's not start doubting someone's believability again. The list
just returned to a more friendly attitude. Just because our questions aren't
answered easily or right away, doesn't mean the answer isn't out there. Have
patience.
Back to lurk mode (I like whoever came up with that saying)
:)
Chris
CHH1999
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