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HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL YOU CRZY GARGS PPL! :) I'm back! <group hug>
Heather> I've given Lady Foxglove's address below. Tell her Wilek sent ya...and bring her some tacos for Jerry. ;) BTW, I got Starship Creator for Christmas, and I can see why you like it so much. If I ever figure out how to translate Coyote's pic of me and Miriam into the proper format, I'll write us in as crew members...might do it for a few of you too...
Yooper_99> Where do I live in fanfic...Well, I've been thinking of creating a fictional town for that purpose, actually.
Kyryn> Blue norther? Hm, sounds interesting. You know, this weird weather is especially creepy given that TGS has implied that the Unseelie are responsible for doing something to Earth's weather...
I saw the new Double Take pics earlier and they are HILARIOUS! The Demmy pic is almost exactly how I imagined her! Great work!
SJ> Loved the mini-RP conclusion!
A mere mortal babysitter for Alex? Hm, Miriam could probably handle it...
You know, us voting against Dr. Katz is ironic: A few months ago, we were frantically voting FOR it so we wouldn't have to go up against Batman. I love a plot twist. (BTW, our next match, once we win this one, will be against either Ren & Stimpy or Beavis and Butthead. WE WILL ANNIHILATE! >:D ) Oh, and we're at sixty-something percent. GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!!!
See y'all tomorrow...
Wilek Nereus - [Fox7glove@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 08:48:09 PM
IP: tnt-1-231-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Happy belated holidays. And here is a belated creativity demon that I had to post, even though its a few days late.
"How Madoc Morfryn Stole Christmas" and forget about the happy ending.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 07:45:31 PM
IP: spider-wb063.proxy.aol.com
Jaden >> about the vote thing, Dr. Katz is not a children's show at all. It's hilarious, in fact. I am finding myself voting for Gargoyles, of course....but I watch Dr. Katz all the time.....
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 06:39:02 PM
IP: 202-236-120.ipt.aol.com
Kyryn comes in grinning.
I got some good stuff for Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!
I would have posted earlier but RL has been keeping me rather busy.
***SPOILERS FOR DOUBLE TAKE***
I thought it was rather funny. I did like the scene with Xanatos in the toy store, but somehow it didn't quite grip me the way some of the other eps have.
***END SPOILERS FOR EP***
Just a comment about Prince of Egypt> WOW! I think that they did a great job on this.
Jackal> Yep, Denton, Texas is where my sweetie and my permanent address are. But after the new year it's back to Uvalde for a couple more months.
Robbie and Heather> Congrats and good luck with a long distance relationship! At least e-mail doesn't cost 10 cents or so a minute.
Stephen> Sorry to hear about the job. Here's to hopes for another with a better crew to work with soon.
Argent> Welcome. The only pic that is really off limits is that of DumlaoX.
To all the folks who are lonely at this time> **hugs** for the holidays from a friend.
Wilek> Regarding fast weather changes: Sounds like you had a 'blue norther' come through. I once got caught in one in Denton where the temp went from 80 degrees and sunny at 9am to 31 degrees and snowing by 12 noon.
Kyryn waves to everyone and leaves the CR
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Denton, TX
Sunday, December 27, 1998 03:10:24 PM
IP: denm2-44.iglobal.net
Quickie reply ...
Ravyn: I've been living in Michigan only the last nine or so years (since August of '89). Before then I moved around a lot with my mother who was in the Navy ... every three years, a new duty station and a big move. So most of my childhood was spent in California and Hawaii, with about three years in the middle in Washington (Coldstone: She was stationed at NAS Whidbey Island, FYI), which was my first experience with snow ... *anywhere.* And that's a pretty pathetic snow, at that; it lasts about half a day and gives way to yet more rain. Just so ya know why I will never adjust to Michigan winters. Although I don't know if I would be able to adjust to Arizona heat, either, although it would probably be better than Hawaiian heat (dry Arizona compared to wet Hawaii).
So there you have it ... the wild and wacky contrasts of continental US weather. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, December 27, 1998 02:56:30 PM
IP: modem93.i-is.com
Wierd, my browser has worked the last three times I've used it.. Wonder how lang that will last? Of course, now that it is working, there is nothing to talk about... The room will be cleared later today, and we're barely at 150K! Man this feels wierd... Hmm, suppose I could always say hi to Heather on my way out...
Heather- **smiling** Miss ya, and talk to ya soon...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 01:42:21 PM
IP: spider-we081.proxy.aol.com
21900 voters, 38% Dr. Katz, 61% GARGOYLES!!!
Everybody do the wave :)
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:51:56 AM
IP: spider-tl042.proxy.aol.com
Coyote> *grin* I _knew_ I would make someone jealous. But you're a "child of tropical weather?" Where are you from? :)
Yooper_99> *waves* Welcome! And don't feel so bad; I'm the only Arizonan in here, and there might be one more in the other CR. And we'd love to have you join in the RP. The more the merrier! ;)
Ravyn
Arizona
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:41:24 AM
IP: svm-ts6-27.c2i2.com
*A figure with a potbelly, dirty hunter's orange jacket and pants, and a .30-06 enters the room.*
Sorry it took me so long to reply!
I'll try this color on for size.
Coyote: Wow! I knew there weren't many of us, but only 3?
Wilek: Where d'ya live [in fanfic], eh?
I'll see about plugging into the RP after the room pickes up speed.
Yooper_99 - [jwprusi@up.net]
MI
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:13:48 AM
IP: hbt1-227.up.net
**Coyote enters smelling like cig. smoke.**
Hey, all. Sorry it's taken so long for me to reply, but I went out this evening to Dave & Buster's (combination bar and grill/arcade for grownups!!). My eyes are blurring, so I will try to reply as best as I can (and no, I didn't drink any booze ... can't aim my gun if I'm drinkin' :)
USA Weekend poll: Someone in the other room thinks there are programs voting on both sides ... I know of at least one place which has this kind of program: the computer science department of Stanford University. Seriously. ESPNet holds a poll every year for favorite college mascots. Because of the above-mentioned program repeatedly voting for the Stanford Tree, the Tree was disqualified and banned for three years from the poll. (I suspect the reason why the Super Friends/Johnny Quest poll had over 76,000 votes was because of one of these programs.)
Robby: I am not romantically illiterate, nor am I disgusted by your affections. Believe me, I've seen worse ... tonight for instance (two of the folks I went with were my cousin and his wife.)
SJ: *L* Great little story there!
Ravyn: Yes, it certainly does. I was hoping that maybe, just maybe, we could have had a break in our huge cold snap here. Oh well ... cold isn't too bad once you get used to it ... but unfortunately, being a child of tropical weather all my life, I will *never* get used to Michigan winters. :)
**SPOILER WARNING FOR "CATS AND DOGS"**
Christine: That story ... has to be ... one of the most twisted writings I have *ever* had the privilege to read. And it kept getting more and more strange ... just like me. Good story.
**END SPOILER!!**
Carolynn: Boy, you're a hopeless romantic, aren't you? ;)
I tried that once, but the sheer price of postage to mail me (let's put it this way, 300 pounds does not go easy on the pocketbook at the post office) kind of wrecked things.
*sigh* Oh well ...
Oh, my look at the time. I must lapse into unconsciousness now!
**Coyote calls over flat on his face, asleep.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, December 27, 1998 01:39:15 AM
IP: modem95.i-is.com
Ok people Gargoyles is back to 61%, but those figures can change in a flash. Are we going to let Gargoyles be beaten by some small childrens cartoon? I say NO!!!! We will fight and we will win...now get out there and VOTE!!!!
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Sunday, December 27, 1998 01:00:02 AM
IP: pm1-4.sma.silcom.com
Oii, the browser just did NOT want to work today... The Timedancer countdown for Saturday is 11 or 12 days. And since my browser may act up again and tommarrow is only two hours away, the Timedancer countdown for Sunday is 10 or 11.
Every time I try to vote or get the latest poll results at the USA site, I just get a forbidden message... And its been doing to me since last week when I voted for The Tick over Yogi Bear... Anyone else having this problem?
Carolynn- Interesting method for me and Heather to get together. Heck, I may try going in her direction using that method. A simple first class sticker only costs three bucks, while air fare costs a lot more... Hmmm...
Geez, only a handful of posts since last time I was on early yesterday morning... Can't wait till the CR fills up again... This is getting kinda dull...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 10:18:58 PM
IP: spider-wb024.proxy.aol.com
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! *a huge truck backs up into the room, depositing two huge candy canes in front of Todd and Coyote* Nice guesses, you two :)
*L* I'd feel sorry for the baby-sitter. *checking her crystal ball* But you gotta admit, the future for psychiatrists are looking awfully bright if a lot of baby-sitters start showing up at the Eyrie building.
Durid< Sorry for the blow-up :( Just having something worked on so much shooed off as a filler kinda pricked me. But to each his/her own in matters of opinion; I'm sorry :( Candy cane?
Todd< You mean, they'd chew the tree and play "Rip the Rag" with the ornaments? We got an artificial tree last year, and our dogs only seem to want to eat them even more. Maybe it's the plastic taste...
Heather< Make Robby really happy this Christmas: Slap a "First Class" sticker to your eye and mail yourself to his house :) (But, if you want to be more conventional, take a plane. But I think the first way's more interesting :) ).
*gets in her imaginary Ferrari, revs the engine, and drives off into the distance, the volume on her new Diskman turned up to Max, singing Alanis Morisette all the way!* :)
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 09:27:10 PM
IP: spider-tl012.proxy.aol.com
Thank you Patrick for posting the pics. They are hysterical. Thank Kenna and Crzy as well for the doing.
The vote s at around 21,000 + with 61% gargoyles.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 07:05:39 PM
IP: proxy-411.public.paix.webtv.net
:: opens the door and slides in, jittering ::
Update!
Just got the illustrations in for the current TGS story "Double Take." They were delayed due to technical difficulties... but now they are online.
Click my name to shortcut to the story and see the pretty pics new courtesy of Kenna Street and Jennifer "CrzyDemona" Anderson.
:: skitters out ::
Patrick Toman
Saturday, December 26, 1998 06:11:29 PM
IP: 212-204-112.ipt.aol.com
Thanks, I've voted. And I've bookmarked so that I can go back tomorrow. <G>
Selanit - [golightly]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 04:44:27 PM
IP: tele-anx0402.colorado.edu
gargoyles is the best series ever presented to the world. i think what the TGS stakk is doing is great. i started reading "TimeDancer" and i could not put it down. gargoyles rock
Anonymous
Saturday, December 26, 1998 03:53:49 PM
IP: spider-tr084.proxy.aol.com
Gargoyles 50%, Katz 49%. You know, I went 10 minutes ago and the votes were about 14000. Now they are more than 16000. It seems there is some kind of voting program people are using to add a few hundred votes per minute. I don't know how else to explain it.
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 10:51:56 AM
IP: athe530-h110.otenet.gr
WARNING! RED ALERT!
GARGOYLE IS DOWN TO 45% of the poll! CLICK on the link and VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!
Dojinick - [dojinick@yahoo.com]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 09:19:30 AM
IP: 207-172-149-82.s19.as5.anp.erols.com
Lady Mystic and Myself would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
<> CATS AND DOGS SPOILERS AHEAD! <>
heh...heh...heh... blood... sex... WANT MORE! <G>
Really though, I liked it! Interesting seeing your take on Hyena and Jackal.
Too bad you had to kill Fang and Wolf, Christine. :(
<> END CATS AND DOGS SPOILERS! <>
SJ: Nice christmas. Sounds familar! <G>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, December 26, 1998 12:32:43 AM
IP: dhcp177.visitus.net
hi all i cannot wait till Timedancer starts up again. Is there anyway that I could write one of the episodes? If someone would give me an answer, it would be greatly appreaciated. Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
LaDonna - [bwalker2@capecod.net]
Plymouth, MA, USA
Friday, December 25, 1998 11:57:23 PM
IP: camb0776.capecod.net
** walks in **
I think that Griff's and Brianna's children would be a combination just like Roselid(sp) was. I *think *
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, December 25, 1998 10:12:12 PM
IP: 173-164-159.ipt.aol.com
Merry Chrismas everone!
I guess you three who responed on my comment about what Griffs and Briannas kides would look like. Probably the would have featherd wings and maybe a beak and humanoid figures.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Friday, December 25, 1998 08:27:13 PM
IP: chil-ras1-4-cs-17.dial.bright.net
Hi All,
Just found a website where you can vote for your favorite animated show. This week's showdown is between:
GARGOYLES vs Dr Katz
............Gargoyles is winning by a big margin! Be sure to pop over and vote asap at: http://www.usaweekend.com/celebs/index.html
Thanks. :)
Lee Ann Hamm - [lhamm@premier.net]
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Friday, December 25, 1998 06:46:52 PM
IP: max1-144.eatel.net
**WARNING: MINI-RP CONCLUSION****
This post will be all RP. I'm sorry, I know this is breaking a rule, but c'mon, it's Christmas, and it'll only happen this one time. I'll try to keep it relatively short. Besides, with so many people gone, the room isn't that big this week. So, here goes!
CHRISTMAS WITH THE SEVARIUS FAMILY, PART DEUCE (the number, not the person)
****************
Thailog is chasing Sevarius Jr. around the Christmas tree, brandishing a butcher knife.
"Come back here you worthless little---"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Dr. Sevarius and his wife embrace each other warmly.
"Isn't that cute?" Mrs. Sevarius says. "The boys are rough-housing."
Off to the side, Delilah is unsuccessfully trying to lead the Clones in Christmas carols. She finally gives up when Malibu eats his sheet music.
Suddenly, everyone hears a loud thump coming from the ceiling.
"Anton, what was that?" Mrs. Sevarius asks.
"I don't know dear. Could be those Gargoyles again. Better release the hounds."
(The Hounds, for those of you who aren't familiar with the pets of genetic madmen, are roughly the size of a full grown lion, and look a lot like those beast things in Invasion America.)
Abruptly, from the chimney erupts a large, fat red object.....
SJ and Thailog stop their chase. "San--Santa???" SJ asks, wide-eyed.
The jolly fat man, Saint Nick to his friends, straightens his red coat and sets down his bag of presents. "Well, let's see. Which house is this?" (An elf appears out of nowhere, and hands Santa a list.)
"Ah, the Sevarius Family. Well, it looks as if some of you have been very bad this year. Trying to take over the world , huh?" Thailog and Anton look down at their feet, uncomfortably.
"Hmm.....perhaps I shouldn't give any of you presents. Teach all of you a lesson. But you know what? I won't do that. I'm going to give each of you the best presents in my bag. And do you know why? Because I want to show you what Christmas is all about: Love. The simple act of caring for another, showing them compassion even though they may have done wrong. So...." Santa hands everyone a gift. "Enjoy Christmas. And remember: peace on earth, goodwill towards mankind. Love one another. And next Christmas, if you don't wise up, I'll dump so much coal on your asses you'll never see the light of day again. Understand? Ho ho ho, and all that jazz. Next house, Vinnie!"
And with that, the jolly old man, his stomach quivering like a bowl full of Jello, vanished back up through the chimney, taking the elf with him.
Everyone is dumbfounded for a moment.
"I....I guess he's right," Thailog says, a tear in his cold eyes. He turns to SJ. "Friends?"
SJ thinks for a moment. "No....brothers." He and Thailog embrace. Everyone enjoys the moment. The clones even manage to sing a little of "Joy to the World."
It's a good Christmas all around.
"Honey?" Anton says, holding his wife near him.
"Yes, dear?"
"Has Santa left the roof yet?"
"I don't think so, dear."
"Good. Release the Hounds!!!"
******END MINI RP*******
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY CHANUKKAH, JOYOUS KWANZA, MERRY RAMADAN, HAPPY OZZY & HARRIET, AND MERRY WINTER SOLSTICE EVERYBODY!!!!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, December 25, 1998 06:26:22 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net
Merry Christmas, one and all! Hope it's a great one! Heh...it's 60 degrees and extremely sunny out my window right now. Hope that makes you all jealous, because I was hoping for snow. ;)
Oh well. Catch y'all later.
Ravyn
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Friday, December 25, 1998 04:07:53 PM
IP: svm-ts2-27.c2i2.com
Selanit> http://www.usaweekend.com/celebs/index.html
or click on my name.
Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
UKFriday, December 25, 1998 01:08:33 PM
IP: webcache13p.cache.pol.co.uk
Somebody please remind me of the address where I vote for Gargoyles? We *can't* go down to *Dr. Katz,* of all shows! I want to do my part!!!
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Friday, December 25, 1998 12:31:38 PM
IP: tele-anx0419.colorado.edu
GARGOYLES IS BACK TO 71%
KEEP VOTING!!!!
wouldn't you like to know!
Friday, December 25, 1998 11:48:16 AM
IP: 207-172-149-25.s25.as4.anp.erols.com
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, December 25, 1998 07:32:38 AM
IP: pn8-ppp-134.primary.net
**Robby enters the CR, spots Heather, and drags her over to the mistletoe. 'Nuff said.**
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERBODY!
12 OR 13 DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2!!! YESSSSS!!!!
Woah, I'm up early today... (Its only 6 around here...)
Hmm, haven't opened my Christmas presents yet, but I have a good idea of what I got. And I know the present I got last week was by far the best one I'll ever get. **he says while smiling at Heather**
(To be blunt for those of you who are romantically illiterate, dating Heather is the best present I've ever gotten, and its probably gonna stay that way for some time to come.)
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, December 25, 1998 07:08:26 AM
IP: spider-tr041.proxy.aol.com
Oops my bad...coal I was in a hurry and didn't stop to check my spelling.
Gargoyles is only at 61%. So listen carefully to the following...FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! VOTE!!!!!!!!
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Friday, December 25, 1998 01:27:36 AM
IP: pm1-8.sma.silcom.com
DANGER! DANGER!
Dr. Katz is up to 38%!!!! STOP HIM! STOP HIM!
That Stupid Lost in Space Robot!
Thursday, December 24, 1998 11:50:55 PM
IP: 207-172-149-179.s52.as6.anp.erols.com
It's been snowing all day and night here in Spokane, and the last minute shopping is done and all the presents (except for the ones from Santa <wink!>) are under the tree.
Critisism from the masses? So far, my track record for stories has been pretty good (ask Christine about that) and as far as this one is concerned, it should be a good one too. I had a great co-writer in Brian, and it should be one of the best eps so far (at least I think so! :) )
Anyway, we're having a light dinner here, and then I have to rise early to put the fixings for a New England Dinner in the oven (it's a real treat! Ask me about it later!).
Also, thanks to everyone for the well-wishes and the hugs and all . . . Merry Christmas, or whatever you believe in, and hope everyone has a great rest of the year.
Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Thursday, December 24, 1998 09:55:35 PM
IP: m66.ieway.com
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Jovial Kwanzaa, and a hearty Season's Greetings to everyone else.
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 08:04:28 PM
IP: tele-anx0422.colorado.edu
***The winds rise, make a leaf tornado, when when disperses leaving Durid in it's wake***
ED: Because it didn't seem to really deal with the main plotlines at all. Just picked up a bunch of loose ends, and made a story about them. I serioulsy wonder if we are going to see "the big guy in a motored chair" again, except as a minor villin, like Fang and the guy who tried to kill Dracon in prison (I forgot his name).
Aris: So I have found out! Ah well, I am entitled to my opionin, no? And I wasn't really bashing the episode (I said that it made up for it by being a comedy and and tieing up some loose ends). Ah well, you can't please everyone :). And the guy in the chair as Thailog? *DoH* I didn't even think about that, it's been so long! What, two years?
Carolynn: OK OK! I seem to have actually offened alot of people with that commet. I was just giveing my honest oponion without reading anyone else's first! If it doesn't agree with others, well, that was the point of not reading them. I'm sorry! You mean that we will see more of the "Big guy in a motorized chair"? As for not likeing to laugh, I rated that show by how much I would go back and re-read it (I actually keep hardcopies of the TGS stories). And jokes are good, but how many times can you laugh at the same one? Oh boy, now I am rambling..... *sigh* As for writeing off someones work, don't take it so personally! And if want to do the same to mine, go ahead. You can't please everyone.
Philip: Because, if you are useing that tunnel to escape right from the castle, the castle it probably being taken over by hostiles, who would be notfied by the alarm as you go through the tunnel. As for having the alarm go off somewhere else, well on the below-castle levels, that would reveal the location of the tunnel as well. That's my belief anyway.
Wilik: Yes, the weather has been wierd. Here in Minnesota, we still had green grass half-way through December, and now suddenly it is under 10 degrees all the way to Texas! Alot of accidents there, they didn't have the art of road-way ice removel as well praticed. P.S. Thank you for not being offended!!!
Stephen: Ack, I dont know many people who need those skills, much less in Washington. Anyone else?
Sevarius Jr.: Huh? What was THAT about?
Argent: Heheh, the cable does carry Toon Disney, but for some reason Gargoyles is not on in my area. Talk about unlucky! Just wait a little while, I am sure that your cable will carry Toon soon. Weither they do before Gargoyles goes off it is the question.
Traveler: Heheh, you are lucky. I actually had 6 wisdom teeth to be pulled. Guess I had milk!
Learning Magic as a baby: Actually it isn't really that dangerous, after all the particpanits have a soul-transfer have to be willing for it to work. As for the Levitation, he could fall, or rescue himself from a fall. And transformation? People would think it kind-of wierd if Goliath came into the room and started gurgling, no?
Ironwolf: Welcome to the CR! Please check your sanity at the door with Vinnie.
Yooper: Glad to have another, straightjackets are stocked in the storeroom. Read the TGS season one yet?
Lawrence: Probably a green-colored guy with feathred wings. "The Martians are attacking!!!!"
Jonathan: GARGOYLES JUST A CARTOON!!!??!? He said that? Put that safe in a safe!
Hireing a non-Owen Baby sitter -
Fox: How long do you think this one will last?
Xanatos: $100 saying that she will last 3 hours, she is a former special op you know.
The babysitter slowly walks out of the nursery, slightly shakey, and trying to look in all directions at once.
Babysitter: I don't think I am capeable for this job sir. I think the toys are moving when I am not looking, and I swear that Alex was actually floating above the crib with a pair of wings and a small tail. I am now going to the psychartist, good day Mr. Xanatos.
She exits out the elevator.
Fox: 2 hours and 10min. Pay up!
***The winds rise once again, the leaf tornado durrounds Durid, and he is gone.***
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Thursday, December 24, 1998 08:00:00 PM
IP: dialuph196.mpls.uswest.net
CAROLYN MARIE - The quote's from a "Batman" episode of "The New Batman/Superman Adventures". I chuckled at that one too.
SCARY THOUGHT - How do Bronx and Nudnik respond to Christmas trees? I hope not the way that dogs respond to regular trees.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, December 24, 1998 06:39:55 PM
IP: pn8-ppp-134.primary.net
Carolynn: The quote's from Batman (Batman and Batgirl, Batgirl as the Brain), this morning/afternoon's episode (the first Firebug episode). And there's no hard feelings about the earlier post, it's perfectly understandable that it might have been confusing what I was concurring with. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 24, 1998 06:37:46 PM
IP: modem49.i-is.com
*ROTFLMAO at SJ's and ED's stuff* You guys are hysterical!! I love it! Keep it up!!!! (Though, for the record, SJ, your little scene reminds me of my relatives coming to visit ... though I don't think I have any genetically-rendered fam members ... unless mum and dad are keeping something from me ... ;) )
Just checked. We're still up at 97%. YAY!!! *hands out firecrackers and rockets* Nobody kill anybody with these things, please. I dunno if the comment room's insured for stuff like this :)
Coyote< It's the perfect place to rant when you need to. Go right ahead. I'd be horrified if anybody damaged a Gargoyles-anything of mine (like when my mom taped over MIA, the Mirror, and all three Hunter's Moon eps that I had on one tape. The pain, the pain ...)
Dumlaox< Keep a positive outlook, Brian. Keep positive-thinking, you get positive-results :) Hmm, if that's true, then ... *crosses her fingers* I'm gonna get a Ferrari tomorrow, I'm gonna get a Ferrari tomorrow, I'm gonna get a Ferrari tomorrow ... (and a hunk with a cute rear, for extra measure :) ) Happy holidays, we await your return :)
Welcome, Yooper, Ironwolf, Silver Arrow! :) Merry christas, happpy (belated) Chanukka, or Kwanza, or whatever you celebrate, and happy partying for the new year :)
Lawrence< Goodness knows. But you can take a good guess. Una and Leo's children didn't have several different traits (like a unicorn with a lion's body or anything). I'm assuming genetic-wise, Griff and Brianna's children would either have animalistic traits or take after Brianna's clan, rather than give and take a few different looks (though it would be interesting to have a Caledonian-resembling gargoyle with its daddy's shnozz) :)
***CREATIVITY DEMON ALERT*****
Davy and Trump go one on one in the next MTV's Celebrity death match (meanwhile, Ivana and Owen duel it out in the aisle). Add Bill Gates to the fray, and you got one heckuva party!!
And I had another demon ... but I just lost it :( Will write more when I get it back ... oh, wait, there it is! No, wait, lost it again ... NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Todd< That's frightening. I think we've all got our brains tuned to the same frequency...
But I got a good laugh out of Brooklyn's comment, all the same :)
Traveler< It seems you've got a great insanity streak there. I like you already! :)
Deuce, Argent< If I had the stuff Alex has, I'd be in heaven. Think of it; every day would be a snowday. No school!!! Who's to argue? :) Though I imagine getting a baby-sitter for whenever Owen wouldn't be around would be hell (not that I can exactly see Owen in swimming trunks fanning himself on a beach in the Bahamas ...).
<<RANDOM THOUGHT #2> So far, I seem to be the only one who didn't enjoy
the recent unseasonably (more like unreasonably) weird weather. Where I
live, it's supposed to be COLD in winter. Plus, I've read too many
stories where weird weather is a sign of Armageddon or caused by some
outside force (often bent on world domination.) >>
"What are we doing tonight?"
"Same thing we do everynight, Pinky."
"What?"
"Forget it."
Big candy cane to whoever gets what animated show this quote's from (I cracked up laughing when I heard it" :) )
*before leaving, gives Coyote a huge candy cane to say "Feel better, and I really, really am sorry about hurting your feelings before" And merry christmas :)* Happy New Year!! :)
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 06:31:46 PM
IP: spider-tl032.proxy.aol.com
Argent: I might have met them, actually. (You *are* referring to the Ohio State Band, right? That's the only Wall of Sound I can recall right now.)
Coyote the Former MSU Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 24, 1998 06:10:28 PM
IP: modem49.i-is.com
Oops! Forgot my name on that last post!
Yes! It SNOWED last night!
(Begins scooping up snow and making something.)
SEVARIUS JR.> Bummer! Watch your back!
COYOTE BANDO > I share your disgust. Once was enough, and I didn't think it was that funny then. A couple of my friends are in a marching band called the Wall of Sound, and they're really good.
THE GARGOYLES VOTE > Get those votes in guys, we're only beating Doctor Katz by about 94% (snickers)
Snowball fight! (Begins hurling snowballs in random directions.)
Later!
Happy Chanakah, Kwanza, Ramadon (sp?), Christmas, and any other holiday I happened to forgot in this season.
Argent
Ohio, USA
Thursday, December 24, 1998 05:59:52 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
Merry Cristmas everyone!!!
Frodo
Thursday, December 24, 1998 05:58:00 PM
IP: ras102.vortex.is
**Robby skips into the room, singing about three dozen different carols at once, mixing them all up.**
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE OR WHATEVER YOU CELEBRATE! (Except to AOL, who killed my browser AGAIN last night... How many times are they gonna do this to me?)
TIMEDANCER COUNTDOWN- ONLY 13 OR 14 MORE DAYS UNTIL SEASON TWO BEGINS!!!!! YESSS!!!
Coyote- Tough about the decal, and remember, this place is made for ranting when you need it.
Yooper- I'll spare you the tape recording since you've already been lurking a few months...
Silver Arrow- Posts like your kinda crack me me up. Here, I've been doing the Timdedancer countdown for over a month, and people STILL have to ask... Check earlier in my post for the answer to your question.
Wilek- Nice offer, but no scanners, and my stories aren't edited yet. We're working on getting a page done, with luck, by the end of January.
Ravyn- Cheer up. Here, I'll also give you a hug. **hug**
SJ- Funny RP bit...
Heather- I think she meant it when she said she wants a picture of us people. Considering I all ready told her I was taking care of it... So any artists out there with scanners, I suppose, uh... Do a picture of us... With no clue what we look like whatso-ever...
USA vote- I voted, and got a Forbidden message. Whats that mean?
Hmm, creativity demon completley unrelated to the holidays...
Godzilla follows Brooklyn home one day. The others rapidly develop a kinship with the big lizard, but Fox puts her foot down, declaring there isn't any room for a pet in the castle... (Or go back to season two, and imagine Elisa putting her foot down about there being no room in the clocktower...)
Just saw Prince of Egypt... Good animation, good story, good music. Disney may have some competition... For my fuller thoughts on this, check the other CR later...
**Robby leaves, calling out the names of all nine reindeer. "You know Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen. Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall, the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the red nosed reindeer..."** HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 05:34:35 PM
IP: spider-wj031.proxy.aol.com
SJ> *grins* I _love_ the Sevarius family scene! And thanks for the hug. I needed it. :)
Coyote> Thanks, and here's hoping! :)
Ravyn
Thursday, December 24, 1998 04:02:24 PM
IP: svm-ts5-12.c2i2.com
Todd: Yes, I watch them far too much! ;) Brittas too. I would have done a specific Brittas Empire addition, but it doesn’t seem that you get that in the US. Thanks for the correction about Arthurian *Britain* :)
Kathy: Well you’ve scared me! ;)
DumlaoX: They were o.0 I’m surprised people thought that. Undoing that would be like bringing back the Magus. It would ruin the impact and the solemnity of the piece. Still, if it gives you a kick out of being criticised, I’ll keep that one to myself from now on ;)
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
London, UK
Thursday, December 24, 1998 02:45:32 PM
IP: p19-cuckoo-gui.tch.virgin.net
Sorry for the double-post, but I am now feeling better after getting that rant out of my system. I think I'll reply to everything else.
Lawrence: Well, there's already a bit of a sample for that kind of union ... if you think about it, Brooklyn and Sata are of two drastically different body styles (not to mention faces), and their kids (as far as we've seen in the pics done of Graeme and Ariana) came out as pretty much a combination. Perhaps we'll wind up seeing their kids having feathered bodies with no beaks, or beaked faces with humanoid bodies, or some combination ...
Genetics is so much fun. (Don't you agree, SJ?)
kathy: Just plain scary.
Wilek: Thanks for the comment about the car ... poor Lex is going to be peeled off in a couple days, I think. The new one may get made as soon as Saturday, and this time he's going on the *inside* of the window.
Jaden, Ravyn: *L* I already managed to think of that one (having Ravyn's name from her WCC e-mails), but I'm glad Ravyn brought it up first.
DumlaoX: You're right ... that is kind of twisted. Have a nice trip!
Cyrway: You should be getting the item today, if I'm not mistaken (and the USPS actually does its job right).
Ravyn again: Yep, depressing for sure. This year more than in past years ... and things happening around here are probably not going to help you get out of your funk anytime soon (as you have noted in the other CR). Oh well ... here's hoping we both bounce back in the new year. **hug**
Okay, I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get online tonight ... so I'll leave it here.
**Coyote pulls out a chafing dish from his pocket (quite a trick since it's already lit) and sets it down on Ravyn's table.**
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all! And just to seal the deal ... **opens chafing dish* ... a patented honey-roasted ham.
**Coyote cuts a hunk off of the ham and starts gnawing on it as he leaves.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 24, 1998 02:08:14 PM
IP: modem82.i-is.com
**WARNING!! INCREDIBLY PISSED-OFF RANT APPROACHING!!**
SJ: Yes, unfortunately I have seen that ad. Don't get me started ... uh oh, too late.
The recent trend of Madison Avenue to glamorize the abuse and dehumanization of marching bands is personally appalling to me. It started with the NFL Blitz ad which featued Kordell Stewart picking off band members with footballs. It moved on to this ultimate ignominy ... the Outpost.com ad featuring a marching band being attacked by a pack of ravenous wolves.
We're people too, y'know! We bleed, we die, just like everybody else who doesn't play in a marching band!! And the last thing we need is this kind of crap being shown all over the airwaves and passed off as COMEDY!!
I guarantee you, I now plan on never buying any computer equipment from Outpost.com. If they think that this bando's going to sit idly by while they insult my peers, attacking them in this commercial as they have, they've got another thing comin'!
But sadly, I am but a nobody, sitting before my console in the middle of nowhere on this pointless rant. It may be funny to you, but how would YOU like to be the one who has to put up with the typical abuse a bando has to put up with ... long hours of practice, memorization of music, physical training to learn the steps, only to wind up knocked around by football players, get undercut in your budget and ignored at halftime while all the fat SLOBS in the stands go to get another beer. I personally have had ENOUGH of the lack of respect marching bands now have ... we don't even show up during college football games unless it's a bowl game, and then the best football teams seem to have the crappiest bands, giving everyone even *more* of an excuse to diss us.
**heavy breathing**
Thank you. The RANT is ended.
**END INCREDIBLY PISSED-OFF RANT.**
And to keep this kind of on-topic ... yes I put my vote in this morning.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 24, 1998 01:41:13 PM
IP: modem82.i-is.com
**WARNING: MINI-RP, TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN RP***
This is a story I like to call:
CHRISTMAS WITH THE SEVARIUS FAMILY
or
HOW THE MODERN DAY MAD SCIENTIST FAMILY SPENDS THE HOLIDAYS
Sevarius Jr. is busy wrapping presents on the floor of the family living room. A roaring fire is nearby, and the tree, a beautiful 7-footer, is decorated brightly. Gifts abound underneath it. Everything appears wonderful and happy!
"Let's see, let me check my list.....Okay, some new video games for Lex.....a side of beef for Broadway....a new hydrant for Bronx.....Hi-definition tv for Hudson....lingerie for Angela-Whoops, how'd that get in there? Well, it looks like I got all my shopping done! Time to kick back and enjoy the holidays!"
Mrs. Sevarius (who miraculously looks just like Pamela Anderson-Lee; ah, the wonders of genetics!) walks into the room. "Finish up, hon, I baked some cookies for you."
"Thanks, mom."
Dr. Sevarius also enters the living room. "Junior, help me clean up the house. We're expecting guests you know."
"Guests? What guests?"
***PAUSE MINI-RP****
Wacky Weather: Tell me about it. Up until yesterday, things were okay here in the nation's capital. Then, Bam! Ice storm. Mother Nature's veeeeery angry.
Ravyn: I'm sorry things didn't go so well on your vacation. I know something that can cheer you up though. Group hug!!!!***Everyone in the CR rushes Ravyn and nearly squeezes her to death**** There, hope that made things better :0)
Gargoyle poll: Yeah, we're #1!!! World domination, baby!
Coyote: Saw a commercial yesterday I think you might like. It's for Outpost.com. They had a marching band performing in a sports stadium, then sicked wild dogs on them.
***RESUME RP***
"Who's coming, dad?"
"I invited your brother Thailog."
"Wha----he's NOT my brother. And is that such a good idea? He's tried to kill us every time he's seen us."
"Nonsense, he's family, and he's coming for Christmas!"
"Okay, but he's not sharing my room again. Last time he tried to choke me in my sleep!"
******END RP FOR NOW*********
Sevarius Jr.
Thursday, December 24, 1998 12:53:48 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
**Ravyn comes in with her patented Tea Table and sets up a huge dinner feast on it.** Hello again. Just thought I'd bring in a nice Christmas Eve feast for all those who are spending X-Mas around here. Help yourselves and have some Happy Holidays!
Coyote> Thanks. Nice depressing holidays. Oh, well. I really appreciate the offer, but I think I'll be OK for now. :)
Wilek> I finally got to read your latest Station 8 adventure story! I LOVED it!!!! You did a great job, especially with me & Brooklyn. ;)
Jaden> "lump of _cole_?" Oh my goodness, people are starting to get my relatives in their stockings! AHHHH!!! Heh, just kidding. (my real-life last name is Cole, so I had to say something.) Here's hoping you get a lump of _coal_ instead. ;)
Everyone> GO VOTE FOR GARGOYLES!!! You can clicky on my name or on just about anybody else's to go vote. Hurry, because Dr. Katz already has 3% of the vote! ;)
**Ravyn grabs a handful of candy from the Table and walks out.**
Ravyn
Thursday, December 24, 1998 12:53:27 PM
IP: svm-ts5-13.c2i2.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!!!
International dateline are good for something after all- santa's already been through here.
Jaden:No, no coal, but I got an electronic safe - its JUST the right size to fit ALL of my brothers presents in and HE won't be up for another 2 hours yet. such a shame I'll be at work then, I guess i'll find out just how unbreakable that safe really is...
Serves him right for calling Gargoyles "just a cartoon".
Goodnight all, and have a very merry christmas!!!
Jonathan
NEW ZEALANDThursday, December 24, 1998 12:50:54 PM
IP: wh17-1.wave.co.nz
Just a quickie...
First off, Dr. Katz is catching up...he's up to 3% when I voted...hee hee hee...
Second order of business, my good friend Donika Doyon had asked me to edit and post her Gargoyles fic dealing with Clan Winslow and the Outklaws...anyone interested, it's pretty good...at least in my opinion...
Third, if I don't get another chance to post, Joyeaux Noel!
*PTOOF!*
Cyrway - [amy@gcolor.com]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 10:41:54 AM
IP: gcolor.com
Just voted for "Gargoyles". So far, our show has 98 % of the vote. Quite impressive, isn't it?
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, December 24, 1998 07:34:54 AM
IP: pn3-ppp-102.primary.net
The USA Weekend poll between Gargoyles and Katz has begun. Click my name to go there and vote for gargoyles.
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 05:55:24 AM
IP: athe530-c081.otenet.gr
Ladies and Gentlemen and all those that fit in the 'other' category :P
For the final week of 1998, the comment room will be cleared by Patrick Toman. He will also be responsible for posting the new Gargoyles/Pendragon episode for the week. Now, If I could remember the title...
BTW, about the new ep, if you couldn't already tell, Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. and myself were the writers. Now, I dunno how Stephen feels about this, but as for me, spare no mercy in critique. Lemme explain.
The last story I really had a big hand in writing was "From The Heart" From the meeting with the Brother in France till the end, that was my writing. The comments for that ep went from mediocre to a comment like "you can't make them die. go back and make the gargs live again." In short, almost scathing.
Which was strangely cool.
So, for me, I need honest opinions for this new ep. After all, I have another one written with Stephen later in the season. Gotta know how bad that turns out :P
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 03:49:16 AM
IP: pool0023-max4.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
****Episode Spoilers****
Very funny! I liked the part when Demona got a mouth full.
****END Spoilers****
ARGENT-Welcome to the Comment Room. Watch your step, your back, and your sanity (this one can disappear in a flash). I normally use the Angela picture because I like it but I have no claim to it.
HEY EVERYONE! Remember to have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I don't want to hear any stories about people getting a lump of cole in their stockings.
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Thursday, December 24, 1998 01:10:49 AM
IP: pm1-7.sma.silcom.com
Ravyn: Welcome back!
Glad you liked the story ... I know it's one of my favorites, just because of the intensity it has without having to resort to mindless violence.
And I am feeling much better, thanks. Unfortunately, it looks like my funk's been passed on to you ... feel free to bend my ear if it's eating you too much. It's the least I can do for ya.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 24, 1998 12:39:54 AM
IP: modem72.i-is.com
Wilak > Really ? Can you give me the e-mail of that artist ?
** smiles and glides away and looks at the moon **
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 12:39:37 AM
IP: 170-106-251.ipt.aol.com
**The doors to the CR open wide, and Ravyn comes stumbling in.**
Hello, everyone, I'm back! I ended up having a really depressing vacation, so I came back a day early. More stupid family problems and now my love has left me for someone else...*sigh* I won't depress you all with the story, tho. *sigh again*
Coyote> I hope you're doing better. I was worried about ya the whole time I was gone. *hugs* I really enjoyed the latest Clan Manhattan story! Adding a touch of the holidays to CM really was great, and Rosanna's tearful song was really touching. Good job! And try to keep smiling, okay? :)
*yawn* Well, it's getting late. I'd better try to get some rest so I can come back tomorrow and read all the comments I missed. After all, I'll have some more free time now since I no longer have a social life... **Ravyn yawns and sighs, then leaves the room.**
Ravyn - [I'm baaaaack....]
Thursday, December 24, 1998 12:28:31 AM
IP: svm-ts2-24.c2i2.com
I saw it, and didn't believe it, so I had to toss this in:
Yooper_99: OH MY GOD!! IT'S YET ANOTHER MICHIGANDER!!! YESS!!!
**composes self**
Sorry, folks from our fair state are few and far between here, unless you count Wilek who, in fanfic, is a neighbor of yours. But anyway, on behalf of the Michigan contingent to the TGS CR (consisting of Fire Storm, Lady Mystic and myself), welcome to the room!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 24, 1998 12:06:01 AM
IP: modem72.i-is.com
**MINI-RP**
[Wilek glides in carrying another suitcase...and Pinhead teleports in. P: "I have completed my task." He steps aside to reveal...AOL's director of promotional disk distribution, now a Cenobite with disks embedded all over his bleeding flesh. Wilek: "Ecch. Well you did your job. Here's your payment." Wilek gives Pinhead the suitcase. What's in it?...You're better off not knowing. W: "Thank you, and good day." Wilek uses the LeMarchand Box to send Pinhead and the new AOL Cenobite back to the Labyrinth.]
**END MINI-RP**
Argent> <<Just how many 'secret weapon' or 'aces in the hole' can Earth come up with?!>> As many as we like; we're smart little SOB's. :)
Ironwolf> Welcome! It's too late to turn back now...Kewl name BTW.
Robby> Does Demona May have a scanner? Or do you? Does her art exist in any digital format whatsoever? If it does, then feel free to e-mail it to me, and I can set up a guest gallery on my site until her site is up. Same for your fics.
Deuce> THANK YOU SO MUCH for telling me about that novel; I adore multiple-universe stuff. Q-Squared, Dark Mirror, Federation...I really MUST check out "Echoes". Again, thank you!
Coyote> Ack, I'm so sorry about your car!
Heather> Lady Foxglove from the other CR is an excellent artist; maybe you should have her do that commission. (Jerry The Giant Telepathic Rat has posted her e-mail address there.)
Yooper_99> Ah, welcome to you too!
Silver Arrow> Welcome, and Robby's doing a countdown.
Davy's cash> I bet he could write a personal check to pay off the national debt.
Well, say goodbye to me everyone; I'll be offline from tomorrow till...I don't know when; possibly till after the New Year. Bye, and happy holidays!
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 11:32:23 PM
IP: tnt-2-128-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
TGS Precognative or just plain scary? I wrote the outline for "Double Take" including the name "Heather Fields" last March. These episodes are literally months in the making. Who knows what other secrets will be revealed as episodes air? Only time will tell.
Happy Holidays no matter which ones you celebrate!
kathy - [kpogge@atl.mediaone.net]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 10:00:48 PM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net
I am back. It has been 1 week and 1 day sense I added a comment.
Argent and Ironwolw< Welcome to the comment room.
Liked the new Gargoyles episode.
I was wondring sense Griff and Brianna are mates now, that means probley they will have chilerden in the future, but what will they resemble, because Griffs clan resemble animals and Brianna clan resemble more of the humanoid figers.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 09:02:50 PM
IP: chil-ras5-2-cs-8.dial.bright.net
Hi All
Just wondering if anyone could tell me when TimeDancer is going to start up again. How much longer do I have to wait.
Please someone tell me I'm just so antsy with all this waiting for a new TimeDance.
Now that I'm done ranting.
Good Day
Silver Arrow
Silver Arrow - [slvrairo@san.rr.com]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 08:51:07 PM
IP: dt0d0n26.san.rr.com
ED - Very good creativity demons (you really are watching "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Blackadder" far too often :), but just one correction. It's "Arthurian Britain", not "Arthurian England". For one thing, England didn't exist yet in King Arthur's original reign. Also, Arthur's rule extended into Wales and southern Scotland.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 06:30:06 PM
IP: pn2-ppp-79.primary.net
Coyote: Thanks! ;)
Argent: ? Never said you did. I’m just saying that’s an explanation :)
ED
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 06:03:25 PM
IP: p60-pheasant-gui.tch.virgin.net
Hey! Been lurking on the CR for a couple of months and finally decided to enroll in the Insanity Institute myself. Figured now would be the best time to do it since Christmas break started today. (I think my school is the only one in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that was in session today.) I don't always check on a regular basis, but will try to be more diligent about it now.
Happy Holidays!
<Note to self--Choose a pic>
Yooper_99 - [jwprusi@up.net]
Michigan
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 05:32:47 PM
IP: hbt1-226.up.net
YEEHA!!! WINTER BREAK!!!!
(does a backflip and a forward flip)
Man, if I was thinking about what I just did, I would have broken my neck. Hmmm...
IRONWOLF > Hi! Looks like I'm not the only new one this week. Better go program the number for the men in white into speed dial!
SEVARIUS JR.> You're going Christmas shopping NOW?! Grab your crash helmet!
TODD > Like I said, I understand it's too late now. The soul transfers were just an example of what this kid can do.
ED > I never said I believed in Armageddon, just the stories I've read have.
Oh shoot! My show's coming on!
Later!
(9 months till Dark Ages)
Anonymous
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 04:49:16 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
On friday Gargoyle is on the line again for the best cartoon! Hit this link to go to the web page to vote! And vote offen! Make Gargoyles #1!!!!
dojinick - [dojinick@yahoo.com]
MD
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 04:34:39 PM
IP: 207-172-150-177.s50.as10.anp.erols.com
Hello.
I was wondering , is there anyone would draw a pic of me and Robby together ? ** blushes **
Georgia ? What part ?
** leaves humming " Your my Angel" by Celine Dion and R. Kelley **
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 04:22:17 PM
IP: 166-26-39.ipt.aol.com
Well, I'm back in good ol' Georgia. the weather's on crack and it's just plain gross with all the rain, but I'm home (and slowly going crazy and about to commit homicide against my big brother wanting me as we speak to hold a phone book so he can punch it. Don't ask.). I managed to miss the plane coming home (hold your applause) but eventually reached the land of "Computer? What's that?" So this is going to be one of my *few* and far between posts while I'm home.
Thesis: I did finish the %^@()*#@@&* thesis. An hour after it was due, but I finished it. And done is good. Very good.
Aris:<g> Feel free to compare that long post I had from last week to what comes out. One of the screaming-fit-retaliation stories (the final one, actually--"Never is a Promise"), should be done by the end of winter break. Truly amazing what knock-down, drag-out screaming fights can do to get creative juices flowing.
Kitania: Glad you liked my spiel about the Universe and everything...
JEB: Ditto, and I'll e-mail Ryan and ask. but I haven't heard from him since this summer, so...
I haven't glaced at this week's comment room because I know how rarely I'll get to read anything, so...
Bye everybody!
Jewel Faulkner - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 04:17:02 PM
IP: host-209-214-69-38.atl.bellsouth.net
**Coyote enters, a bit annoyed-looking.**
Grrr ...
RL Excedrin Headache #427: My mother, thinking she was doing me a favor by scraping the lower half of my ice-encrusted rear windshield, scraped a little too far ... and COMPLETELY WRECKED my $38 Lexington vinyl decal!
**insert sound of aggravated screaming here**
Actually, she didn't completely wreck it ... but she did manage to amputate Lex's right arm. At any rate, the damage is severe enough that I'll have to have a new one cut ... but this time, I might change the design a little. Ohhh, man, there's another $38 pumped into that little car!
But I digress ... and you don't want me doing that very often.
ED: Liked the list ... especially your two Monty Python selections (Tim the enchanter, the Unseelie destroyed by a man-eating rabbit)!
Mandi: I sent you an equally-as-long reply to the long rambling e-mail you sent me that rambles almost as much. And you're probably going to get sick of hearing me say this, but thank you for allowing me to drop this load on your ample shoulders. :)
New folks: Howdy.
Selanit: Castle Wyvern + gingerbread transformation = another 60 pounds around the middle, hypertension and eventually a diabetic coma. I would pass on it, thanks.
Robby: I see you saw fit to use the line I fed ya. ;)
Cyrway: You should be receiving it tomorrow or so (I sent it Priority mail rather than express ... I know, I'm a cheapskate). Don't be too frightened, let's just say it will show you why I prefer coloring art on the computer, when I can.
Robby again: I also received an e-mail from Demona ... problem is, I don't know if it's me or what, but I can't make heads nor tails of it. I'll forward it to you, maybe you can help me.
Would she be interested in some HTML tech help? I'd be more than happy to set her up.
Okay, I'm out ... mutter grumble thirty-eight dollars ...
**Coyote seethes out of the room. A small thundercloud hovers over him.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 04:16:16 PM
IP: modem80.i-is.com
Robby: Glad to hear that! :D Although 6 & 4 are just translations of the very last Blackadder/Baldrich exchange ever. Not quite sure how Maeve would react to being like Baldrich, but I could see Madoc as Blackadder... sort of. ;)
Deuce: ;)
ED
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 03:09:39 PM
IP: p25-guillemot-gui.tch.virgin.net
Todd> You have said this creativity demon before. I do remember it, though I'm not certain in which comment room you did.
Argent> Why is alien technology always superior? Simple. Because if aliens managed to get to Earth they'd definitely have technology superior to our own.
Review> Here's my (somewhat long) review for Double Take. Sorry, but it's somewhat harsh. My Lady Fair will have to wait a bit longer.
**** REVIEW FOR "Double Take" ****
In a nutshell: Decent as separate pieces, but taken as a whole very disjointed and somewhat confusing (and not in the good sense).
First of all: Robyn aka Heather?!? Robby and Heather?!? LOL! And btw, congratulations, you two. Is this the first time the happenings in the comment room influence the ones of TGS? When was the story written?
I'm sorry but I have a lot of criticisms against this episode.
The first and greatest criticism concerns its structure. The various plots (Jackal and Hyena, Thailog plots, Demona & Robyn, even Graeme and Ariana) are not linked together at all. There's neither a common cause for all them, all based on the very weak foundations of complete coincidence (though perhaps this is acceptable in a comedy), nor is there a common theme. And for each plot there's a different resolution, once again unconnected from each other. This makes it seem a very weak story.
My second criticism concerns its role in the TGS universe. With the exception of the Thailog plot, the two other plots seem to be regressing the character arcs. For example Robyn was freed in a previous episode, for no purpose other than be recaptured here, and now she's in the same place as before. Why bother freeing her at all?
Or Jackal and Hyena. I remember a completely insane Hyena screeching 'killkillkillkillkillkill'. What happened to that gal? Here she seemed to have the same attitude as in 'Broadway goes to Hollywood' or something... Not fitting with the one who had once tragically understood that she would be losing the last part of her humanity. Sorry but I am convinced that the use of Hyena was inappropriate here, that she should never be used in a comedy, unless it's a grim black humour situation... And is *this* the power of the Ultra-pack? Losing a child from two complete incompetents?
The incompetents... <Sigh> It seems that other than Madoc every other criminal uses complete idiots to do their bidding. I've seen it with the Illuminati, I see it again here, and I don't like it in either place. Thailog managed to turn himself from experiment to multi-millionaire in less than a day, using *only his wits*. He's more capable than this and I sure hope that when his people return with news of their failure, that he tears out their throats, and hire some better goons. (General warning to all writers: To have someone *fail* completely is not a good way to make him ominous)
The Graeme-Ariana humour was annoying and intrusive not only for Brooklyn and Sata but for me as well.
Finally the Robyn-Demona story. That's a part I'm later going to praise but first here's the criticism, a part that made Puck completely unsympathetic in this story (and frankly this is the reason that made me dislike the story, not any of the stuff above):
Robyn's passing by, ignorant and innocent of what's happening, when a random child falls from the sky (in reality Puck chooses her for his fun). Unlike what most of us (yeah I don't have so much faith in humanity) would do, she immediately does her utmost to protect the strange child, which includes fighting and escaping (without any armor or weapon) two cyborgs that could quite possibly be the most dangerous and deadly creatures of New York. It also involves being lured to Demona's stronghold, and then having to suppress every single bit of her desire to avenge her father's murderer.
And she succeeds admirably, all to protect Alex (which in reality wasn't even Alex, only Puck's joke).
She deserved a medal, or whatever magical gift Puck could give her.
She got chains. And locks. And a straitjacket.
"For her own protection"? I don't buy it. It was cruel and anyway it's Puck who put her in the situation, and it was Puck's obligation to take her out of it, and I don't believe that he's not imaginative enough to think of a way. Not since Spike's hypocritical Goliath (you know in which story) have I seen such an annoying (to me) mischaracterisation. (oops, I've now insulted one more writer besides attacking an episode everybody else seems to have loved... I don't think I'll be leaving this room alive...) I think that Puck may be somewhat insensitive towards strangers (how he treated Goliath in Future Tense) but since Puck didn't need anything here, I don't see him doing the stuff he did against Robyn.
Some more nitpicks: Was this *really* safe for Alexander? Would Alex-as-Owen have remained silent for so long? The way the switch took place seemed to contradict what was previously done: namely that the fey vanishes and enters the body of another. And, god, I do believe Puck has a better sense of humour than the "Hello, nurse" kind.
Now, some of the things I liked:
I liked the Jackal fridge scene. I was wondering if he would pull out a nuke next.
"We're not laughing. We're just stalling." LOL! GREAT line!
ALL the great Robyn characterisation (which almost made up for the bad Puck one). I liked it very much. Robyn acted with the cool unemotional way she showed in Hunter's moon, but as in Hunter's moon she had both care and hatred burning underneath. This characterisation didn't really add anything we didn't already know but I think it was very accurate, and made me want to see more of Robyn (and regret we didn't get to see Bad Guys).
And ofcourse the reappearance of Thailog. But PLEASE if you have him be ineffectual, the Saga will turn out to be nothing more than "Madoc vs Gargoyles & Arthur. Thailog and Illuminati are comic relief". I don't want to see Thailog as comic relief. And I don't want to see him ineffectual. In the series he was a GREAT villain. Where his confinement to a wheelchair is concerned I'm ambivalent. Perhaps burnt wings (as Batya Levin had him have) would have sufficed. Anyway we'll see: It could be good or it could be bad.
Final thought: This story left me unsatisfied, two of the plots (Pack, Thailog) lacking any kind of emotional connection, and the other one with a bad resolution. Comedies are far harder to pull off than other stories, and I think this is an excellent example of a failed comedy.
**** END REVIEW FOR 'Double Take' ****
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 03:08:58 PM
IP: athe530-a104.otenet.gr
Many quick replies, and a not-so-quick one:
TRAVELER re: XANATOS $$$> I'd put my bets on "trillionaire".
ROBBY> Billion? Incomprehensible? Check my note to Wilek.
ED> ROTFLMAO and getting in trouble for it....
IRONWORF> Um... duck!
WILEK> I found another decent "numbered" Trek novel for ya: Voyager #15, "Echoes". The basic plotline is that a planet sets up a worldwide transporter that goes awry and messes with parallel universes, leading to at least 2,544 separate universes, and at least half that many Voyagers. In one universe (either "our" universe, or #2410 - can't remember), there is no planet where it should be... just a very large sphere of floating humanoid bodies. Over 300 billion people, dead in the vacuum of space. Scared the hell out of me. Look it up; I bet you'll like it.
** leaves to write a long letter to a friend in Iowa. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 02:49:44 PM
IP: ppp215.connect.ab.ca
**Robby comes in actually laughing and smiling, quite a bit more like his usual self than he was a few hours ago. "Heather's back, she never left... I was miserable for nothing... Yadee yah..." And he's doing a happy dance... Badly.**
ED- Funny stuff! Cracked me out of the dismal mood I'd been in since Heather "left"! That is perhaps one of the best top 10.. Er, top 20 lists I've seen! Very good stuff! " As cunning as a fox thatąs just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University..." Hah!
SJ- Demona May's website is one in progress. There is no addy yet because well... There isn't one. With any luck, it'll be up and running around late January, with all 18+ of my gargs fanfics archived on it... Along with a TON of garg. artwork. On the other hand, she doesn't know diddly about putting together a web page, and doesn't possess her own computer yet, so it may take considerably longer...
Haven't started your X-Mas shopping yet? Hope you don't have too many people to shop for then... Finished mine 2 weeks ago...
Ironwolf-(Robby pulls out a tape recorder, and hits the play button.) Welcome to the CR newcomer! This place can be a mad house at times, and your sanity will leave after a few months, but everyone here will welcome you with open arms. Lurk around a while, get the feel of the place, enjoy your stay, and come back repeatedly. THE MADNESS BEGINS FOR YOU NOW!!!
**Robby leaves, still very happy, and singing. To everyone's displeasure.**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 02:28:09 PM
IP: spider-tp051.proxy.aol.com
I just found this site and wanted to thank the creators of this site and the writers for keeping a wonderfull tale alive. Thank You, deeply.
Ironwolf - [cag16@mindspring.com]
eastridge, tn, usa
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 01:48:04 PM
IP: host-209-214-40-106.cha.bellsouth.net
eh? Missed a bit in my pasting...
Argent: (weather & Armageddon link) Yes, but weird weather being a tip-off of approaching Armageddon is probably just from superstition. Anyway, it isn’t weird weather here; it’s raining.
(Aliens technologically superior) Because we lack the technology to get to them, so they need the technology to come to us.
ED
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 01:18:16 PM
IP: p42-blackbird-gui.tch.virgin.net
Traveller: Well… if you’re a billionaire, you must also be a millionaire as you own more than a million pounds. Dodgy excuse, I’ll grant you. :) Without having a quote from Ask Greg or the original series to back me up, I’d bet on billionaire, too.
Todd: (Creativity Demon repost) Well I’m not sure that Owen or David would be at all impressed if Broadway started munching on the furniture/wall, and certainly Hudson and Goliath wouldn’t be if he decided to help himself to a nice chunk of the castle. Nor would Angela for that matter.
(Puck’s ethics) Give the Puck a bit of credit. He’s a trickster, sure, but I think he’d show Alex how to use his powers properly. Apart from anything else, part of Owen’s role is as guardian so if Alex is neglectful of his powers, then he could be a danger to himself and others, and Puck wouldn’t be doing his job.
***SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT TGS. MAY CONTAIN RANDOM SPOILERS***
So far, this season has been pretty impressive. We’ve had stories showing us lovely glimpses of Owen, Fox, Griff, Umbriel, Madoc, Micheal, Robyn, Demona and many more. But I still think there’s something missing, and that’s Goliath. Sure, Goliath pops up every once in a while. He had a fair role in THE SCOTTISH PLAY by TGS standards, though in comparison with original Gargoyles, it was more akin to his supporting role to the Dingo in WALKABOUT. As far as I can think, the last episode that really picked up Goliath and looked inside him was PAST PERFECT. All the others have either been Rising-driven, or focussed on a great a spread of secondary characters.
I can’t say I’m much of a Goliath fan. With the sensational exception of his HUNTER’S MOON appearance, I think that Demona, Brooklyn, Lexington, Xanatos and Castaway are far more interesting characters. But without him I think that the episodes have a tendency towards being weaker, and with less focus. Many of the Gargoyles episodes don’t even feature the clan until the end, or in odd moments. 3 months into the season we still haven’t really seen anything that examines Goliath, Broadway, Brooklyn, Sata, Arianna, Elisa, Matt or Arthur. We’ve seen Demona plenty and I think that the staff is showing a lot of skill in the way that they are gradually showing how she changes. That said, there’s a dubious amount on Lexington, as since he featured in THE RISING his name has been almost interchangeable with most of the rest of the clan.
Although we have got some nice scenes with characters, very few seem to take the characters around in a full arc. To use a recent example, DOUBLE TAKE showed Jackal and Hyena, looked a bit at their bitterness. But they sort of faded out after a while and nothing more was heard. We saw Robyn’s thoughts and a little of how she thinks, but again, we didn’t see the development complete through an episode. THE SCOTTISH PLAY did, and it did with enthusiasm and flow. OFFERS and MY LADY FAIR did as well, although again it was still divided between several characters; the former episode especially got away with it because the plots were cleverly intertwined and reliant on the others for their sheer power.
I know the staff has got tonnes of cunning plans for new plots, and because I know that you’re a skilled and insightful bunch, I have little doubt that you have stuff for all those characters up your sleeve. But although I still like the larger scale of this season, I wonder if you’re neglecting the most important of the characters in the Gargoyles universe.
One thing that I am relieved to see is that the initial Rising euphoria has died down, and we’re finally looking at stories with the Rising as a background, not through Rising-tinted specs.
***END COMMENTS***
And after all that, it’s time for a lovely bit of blind enthusiasm! Here are the top 20 episodes or scenes that we shall never see unless the entire TGS staff goes complete barking mad.
20. Madoc and Oberon gather their children together on Avalon and have a nice tea party.
19. Jackal and Hyena set up a nursery and invite Alex.
18. Oberon and Madoc decide to fight in Japan. Vinnie is walking by and one of them grabs Mr. Carter and fires it at the other.
17. Asrail decides that she wants to become a politician instead of an inventor.
16. Coldstone auditions for the part of Frankenstein’s monster in a new movie, while Xanatos and Sevarius end up in hot competition for the part of Frankenstein.
15. Thailog barges into one episode saying, “sorry I’m late guys, I got held up by the traffic.”
14. Madoc calls off the Rising between 8 and 9 on a Saturday, because he’s watching Casualty.
13. Demona and Macbeth attend a New Year party, and get completely drunk. The following morning they blame each other for getting themselves into the worse state, as their pain doubles up.
12. Madoc and his motley crew take a day off at Whitbury Newtown leisure centre, and finding Brittas’ insane, well-meaning antics almost as dangerous as the Rising for the world.
11. Emrys writes a long and extremely detailed account of Arthurian England for a project. The school calls in Arthur because they think that many of the facts are wrong and probably made up. Needless to say, Arthur supports his tutor, leaving some very perplexed (and indignant) schoolmasters.
10. Brooklyn, Loki and Griff decide to play a scene from Hamlet in the middle of Castle Wyvern.
9. Brooklyn appears in Arthurian England, and is asked to answer questions from the mysterious gatekeeper known as Tim!
8. Arthur helps out Emrys on his school project on swallows.
7. Emrys is asked onto a game show and is quizzed on Arthurian facts. He soon ends up correcting the presenter.
6. Maeve turns to Madoc and says, “Sir… I have a cunning plan!”
5. Vogel decides to get a new ‘cooler’ look, and Owen follows suit, until the two are in hot competition, coming into work in all sorts of outlandish things, and with daft sayings.
4. Madoc turns back to Maeve and asks, “As cunning as a fox that’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?”
3. Goliath gets jealous of Lex, and so has the clan all get cybernetic implants, after which they become super idol heroes, and star in a TV show named ‘Cyber Gargoyle Warriors’.
2. In casting for ‘Cyber Gargoyle Warriors’ the creators are looking for someone to play the evil super-villain. Brendan nominates Margot.
1. In battle, the Unseelie army are destroyed by an all-powerful… rabbit.
Hmm. That’s enough for now, I think. Goodness, this has to be the most I’ve posted in this room since it first went up!
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
London, England
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 01:17:20 PM
IP: p42-blackbird-gui.tch.virgin.net
Hey Robby:
I wrote your pal Demona the other day, and I just got her letter today. She sent me a '99 calendar and some stationary that she had done. And you're right: she IS a good artist.
She mentioned that she had a website. Problem is, she didn't give out the addey. Do you know it?
Oh well. Time for me to go start my Christmas shopping!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 12:09:12 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
Random thoughts...
Argent> Why are alien technology always superior...? Well, I beg to differ...anyone remember the Pakleds from ST:TNG? "We are smart. We like to find things that make us go." Here, have some prune juice...They stumbled on stuff, they didn't have superior intellegence, that's for sure...
Traveler> No problem mon! *slaps the Dreadmon creativity demon.* They be buggin' me to finish their fic now...
Coyote> I'm scared...I'm very scared... ;P
*PTOOF!*
Cyrway - [amy@gcolor.com]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 10:43:24 AM
IP: gcolor.com
*WARNING! "DOUBLE TAKE" SPOILERS AHEAD! *
One odd little comment: when reading "Double Take" myself, I was surprised by the bit about Puck threatening to turn Demona into a French poodle, because I've had a similar creativity demon myself. In it, after Demona was turned into a dog, Brooklyn commented, "Hey! Now she really is a b-", and promptly got into a lot of trouble both with Angela (who doesn't like him talking about her mother in that way), and Sata (who doesn't want him using words like that in front of the twins). Admittedly, I don't think that post-TD Brooklyn would *really* say something like that about Demona, not after "Requiem". I've never told anybody about this creativity demon before, so I'd say that we're dealing with Collective Gargoyle Sub-Conscious again.
*END OF SPOILERS*
I don't think that Puck had that much choice with the soul transference lessons; it was the only way possible to sort out the ColdTrio mess, after all.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 08:08:18 AM
IP: pn2-ppp-89.primary.net
ROLLING CALF > 50, huh? Does it count if they kicked you out? (snickers evilly)
ROBBY > Maybe I 'm thinking of something different, but that line was in 'George of the Jungle' too.
TODD > I realize that, but Puck could have started out with something a little less dangerous then soul transfers, transformation, and levitation. (Starts searching for a magic-proof hiding place.)
JACKAL > Call me crazy, but I really don't think either Armageddon or being run over by power-hungry mages, aliens, etc. would be very cool. (grins) Unless Earth had one heck of a defense.
***RUN! RANDOM THOUGHT ALERT!***
Random thought #1: Just how many 'secret weapon' or 'aces in the hole' can Earth come up with?!
Random thought #2: How com the aliens are always technologically superior?
Random thought #3: Wouldn't it be funny to get Lucy, Arianna, and Gramae together?
***THAT'S ALL FOLKS!***
***SPOILERSPOILERSPOILER!!!***
"The Puck takes great pleasure in makig everyone's day a little more surreal."
(still laughing!!)
***YOU HAVE BEEN SPOILED***
(Checks clock, which is being held togetther with paper clips and duct tape.)
Hey, I'm actually on time!
(Puts on Santa hat (Don't ask!) and grabs a basket of lollipop cookies. Hands one to everyone in the room, counts the remainder, and hurries out)
Party time!
Later!
Argent
(P.S. September?!?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Oh well, I'll just think of it as a birthday present.) (9 months until Dark Ages ep.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 06:46:03 AM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
**Robby walks into the CR sighing, with shoulders drooped, and is just not at all his usual happy self.**
**sigh** Heather's left until after X-Mas... I already miss her...
Time Dancer countdown- 14-15 days left. Just about 2 weeks to go. Sorry, no all caps or exclamation points today, I'm just not in the mood.
JEB- Thanks for the Sonic wav, it is something I've needed in my collection for a while now.
Rolling calf- Yep, the coffee worms from MIB is the correct answer, you win yourself a few coolness points on that one.
Traveler- Xanatos is a multi-billionaire, and one of the richest in the world. It's never been said that he's THE richest, but its safe to bet he's in the top three. (There's still people who own oil and the like) I always assumed they call him a millionaire because billion is just such a large, and incomprehensible number to most people.
Green Baron- Thanks for trying to cheer me up buddy. It helped quite a bit.
**Robby leaves the CR, a tear in his eye, trying to cheer himself up by singing Hakuna Matata. It isn't working as he sighs on the way out.**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 02:17:02 AM
IP: spider-ta083.proxy.aol.com
Oh-oh, sorry Todd. ATTENTION the name should read TODD JENSEN. N O T TOOD JENSEN.
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 01:01:24 AM
IP: 171-201-200.ipt.aol.com
Hello everyone! I'm baaccckkkk...*hehehe*
>MANDI OHLIN- A.) What exactly do you do(or would the better phrase be: SHOULD be doing?>:) at "work"?
B.) This little conversation about your wisdom teeth forces me to mention this odd little fact about myself. I never had to get mine pulled. In my case, I grew in a lower set, but not an upper; and there was enough room for just the lower set so...no pulled teeth.>:))
****WARNING! STAND CLEAR: EPISODE SPOILERS!****
Thailog's back and there's going to be trouble, hey na hey na Thailog's back! Demona struggling with a giant dog bone in her mouth. Xanatos acting like a "kid in a candy store". Jackal with his arm stuck in the fridge. The cat and mouse play between Demona and Robyn Canmore. The PUCK. Enough said. One question though, I've seen Xanatos refered to as a millionare, and a billionare. Which is it?! If the guy had enough money and influence to put a castle on the top of a Manhatten skyscraper, then I'd place my bets on "billionare". Sorry, one other thing, WHERE ARE THE DRAGONS?!!!
****END OF THE EPISODE SPOILERS, IT'S SAFE TO COME OUT NOW!!!****
>TO EVERYONE NEW- You have already made your first posts, it's to late to turn back now. Welcome into the fold. *insert mainical laughter*
>SEVARIUS Jr.- Hmmm...You have'nt been playing around with an old batch of my Dragon Virus by any chance? Would you? *hehehehe*
>CYRWAY- Thank you for the thank you's. Here's a thank you for you to thank you for writing your on going series in the first place. Thank you.>:))
>WILEK NEREUS- Just don't forget to put Pinhead back where you found him.>:)
>IRAQ- Hmmm...The R&D boys and girls must have some new toys they want field tested...Anyway, I still agree with former President Bush's decision not to take Bagdad. It was the right decision then, it's the right decision now. As for the knuckle head in office and Saddam. Well, there *IS* an excutive(sp?) order stating that the *President* can't order an assination. Duh...but could the Joint Cheifs? Not to mention the fact (correct me if I'm wrong) that there is no excutive order prohibiting Clintion from ordering an *EXTRACTION* of Saddam. Namely getting Special Ops. to stuff him in a sack and drag his sorry @ss back to the U.S. Perhaps there could be an *accident* on the way back... Extracting him from office should have been done WAYYYY back when he was slaughtering those Kurdish Refugees and Rebels. It was *PROVEN* he was using Anthrax and Nerve gas on them. Clinton should have exploited this fact with the American public and NATO. Any country that would have dissagred would have looked like they were supporting Saddam. (Yes I'm talking to you France!) Hmmm...the navigational and tracking systems in the Patriot have been upgraded and tested, I wonder how much better they'll do this time around...
>TOOD JENSEN- Damn! First mine, then Fire Storm's, then your's. Look out! It's spreading! ARRUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!!
>COLDSTONE- Good luck wit the job hunt after the holidays.
>DumlaoX- My opinion? Have another TGS Staffer post it on time. Although if you do, pick someone who WON'T tease us with the fact that they hjave it and we don't.>:()
>TRC- Welcome back. To bad you'll have to wait until the 29(?) to get back into the RP action.
Well I must go now, I have THREE essays and A RESEARCH PAPER due at 7:30pm tomorrow. *hehehehehehe* *c a f f i n e* WHHEEEEEEEEE!!!!!>:))
D-R-A-G-O-N-S, d r a g o n s, D r A g O n S, and the D R A G O N K I N G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 12:56:18 AM
IP: 171-201-200.ipt.aol.com
DumlaoX - If you can't post it earlier, then I think that you should have someone else do it.
**SPOILERS FOR CURRENT TGS EPISODE**
The last few episodes have been so serious and this episode was a fun break. It's good to see Jackel, Hyena, and Robyn again. It got even better towards the end when the clan actually showed up. Good episode.
**END OF SPOILERS FOR CURRENT TGS EPISODE**
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, December 23, 1998 12:54:55 AM
IP: 23.new-york-23-24rs.ny.dial-access.att.net
Sorry for the 2X post .
Frodo , you are not the last .
Argent : Welcome to the realm of mandest . 50 people committed to the asyum and still going strong .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 11:36:22 PM
IP: 208.11.41.214
rOBBY : wORM GUYS FROM mib WOULD BE MY GUESS .
iNTERESTING HOW SO MANY FOLKS IN HERE HAVE ALOT OF PENT UP AGGRESSION IS'NT IT i'M INCLUDED IN THAT STATEMENT BY THE WAY , i'M JUST CLAMY WAITING FOR SOME LOWLY SUCKER WHO i CAN ACTUALLY VENT ON COMS BY AND PUSHES ME THAT REAMAINING MILLIMETER .
Oh shoot . Sorry guys . I did'nt notice that I had the caps lock on .
**TGS SPOILERS**
That was one of the funniest episodes to date guys , I know exactly how the would be kidnappers felt having to put up with that frustration . And I loved Xanatos's reaction to the toy store , I felt the same way when I entered my first comic store .
**END SPOILERS**
RP on Hiatus huh . DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNNNN
(I actually just screamed that and I ca'nt tell you how good it felt )
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 11:12:07 PM
IP: 208.11.41.214
**MINI-RP THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MAIN ONE WHICH IS PAUSED UNTIL THE 29TH**
[Wilek comes in carrying a suitcase full of AOL disks and what looks like a black Rubik's cube. Wilek: "Just a favor for a friend..."]
**PAUSE MINI-RP**
The GFW rating system> Yeah, I see now why it's such a bad idea. (Is 2.5 stars a bad rating for a story?)
Deuce> <<A kid who could, in theory, push most of New York into the Atlantic>> LOL! I love the way you phrased that. $<<Out an airlock? Boring...>> It *is*, come to think of it...$
Wyvern as a large dessert> It would fall apart under its own weight (gingerbread isn't as sturdy as all that), the bits would fall of the castle and crash into a zillion pieces, kill everyone below, and cause the FBI to send in Mulder and Scully, not to mention making a really big mess on the street. Let's hope the clan is on patrol at the time.
Weird weather> Mine is becoming slightly less weird; they're predicting snow tomorrow. FINALLY!
Qulix Addams> Welcome! I hope you left your sanity at home, because we eat sanity for breakfast here! :D
CrzyDemona> Welcome back; we haven't seen you here in quite a while! <<I think we blew [Vendetta] outta the water!!>> That's an understatement.
Aris> <<WE ARE NOT SILLY>> Speak for yourself. :P
**RESUME MINI-RP. APOLOGIES; THIS ONE'S KIND OF LONG.**
[Wilek: "Must be off; I have an appointment." Wilek manipulates the cube and a portal opens. He steps through the portal...and into the labyrinth of the Cenobites. Guess who's waiting for him. Pinhead: "Are you the mortal I am to meet?" Wilek: "Yup. I want you to examine these disks with your spirit sense." He gives Pinhead the suitcase. "Find out who made them and...*convince* him or her not to bug people with them anymore." P: "Of course." Pinhead opens the case and looks at the disks. P: "Yes...I can now sense my prey. We'll tear his soul apart..." W: "Go get 'im Zippy." P: "If you ever call me that again, I will conveniently forget our deal and do to you what I did to Geoffery Fieger." Wilek: "<eep> Sorry." Wilek and Pinhead step back through the portal. Pinhead teleports off to find the individual responsible for distributing the AOL disks, and Wilek glides back home.]
**END MINI-RP**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 09:08:44 PM
IP: tnt-1-87-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
<<I've read too many stories where weird weather is a sign of Armageddon or caused by some outside force (often bent on world domination.)>>
You've heard of that too!!!!??!!??! I have a theory on this, but then I have a theory on almost everything, but to sum it up..., maybe it's both! Wouldn't that be cool! We'll all die sick (because of the strange weather- I'm sick because of it). Hehehehhee Seriously the weather has been getting on my nerves, yesterday it was about sixty, close to seventy (somewhere in there), today it was forty something.
Jackal- Merry freakin Christmas everyone!! - [jkal1127@aol.com]
Ga, Usa
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 08:11:44 PM
IP: spider-wb074.proxy.aol.com
I came THIS close to doing another blow up AOL rant... But since I signed on without a hitch at all this time around, and I'm talking to my lady love at the moment, I've cooled down. But since Heather is leaving tommarrow, I'm going to be a little easier to set off than usual... That's a warning AOL...
Coolness points to whoever identifies this quote first...
"JavajavajavajavajavajavajavajavajavajavaJAVA!!!"
Argent- Well, they've only told me when Timedancer starts again, and I've been keeping track of that. Dark Ages is another matter, and they've said... Well... Next September. Sorry. But the normal stories are going to go until Independance Day, and Time Dancer after that! So, the wait shouldn't be as bad as it sounds.
Broadway and a gingerbread castle... All I have to say is... So much for their ancestral home, I'm going to miss castle Wyvern.
Is there just less to talk about with so many people gone, or am I just being distracted by other things? (Like say... Heather?)
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 08:10:02 PM
IP: spider-wk012.proxy.aol.com
Sorry for the double post, I didn't see something before.
Castle Wyvvern as a Hansel und Gretel style confection>
I imagine that Broadway would react by falling through the floor, gingerbread not being meant to hold the weight of a full-grown gargoyle. Especially one his girth. DOUBLY so if it gets transformed during the day. <G>
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 07:07:43 PM
IP: tele-anx0410.colorado.edu
Reading the CR before the story> Well, you all have good reasons. And, as I said before, I will honor the convention.
Question: I have a fanfic I've written for the Party on Avalon. I'd like to submit it to AvMists, but before I do, I need a couple of people to critique it. I'd ask my family and friends to do this, but most of them have no clue about Gargoyles and would be thoroughly confused. Please help! The first two people to email me get to proofread it. Everybody else has to wait till it comes out, *assuming* the folks at AvMists like it enough to put it up. If they don't, well, I put it up on my own web site. <G>
Thanks!
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 07:04:57 PM
IP: tele-anx0410.colorado.edu
ARGENT - Maybe it is rather early to teach Alex magic, but given the fact that it's what keeps Oberon and Titania from hauling him off to Avalon, I doubt that the Xanatoses and Owen/Puck have any real alternatives.
Of course, a lot depends upon the tutor. As Nicodemus pointed out once, Blaise (Merlin's tutor) was careful to teach Merlin a strong sense of morality and ethics alongside magic, so that he would use his halfling gifts responsibly. Puck, on the other hand - well, I doubt that Puck would object if Alex went around zapping donkey heads onto the trio a la Nick Bottom. (The trio almost certainly would object, though).
This reminds me of the creativity demon I once had where somebody made the mistake of reading Alex "Hansel and Gretel" for a bedtime story, Alex gets intrigued by the witch's gingerbread house, and the next thing you know - poof! - Castle Wyvern is transformed into a castle made of gingerbread, chocolate, gumdrops, etc. (And we can only wonder how Broadway would respond).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 06:56:59 PM
IP: pn3-ppp-97.primary.net
ARGENT> Hehehe.... I agree with your point about teaching Alex magic. A kid who could, in theory, push most of New York into the Atlantic if he gets a little pissed is any babysitter's nightmare (and I thought kids with rocks were bad). And weather? Man oh man, it's hasn't been warmer than -15 (Celsius) in weeks. I would be grateful for a little warmth.
** leaves to do English homework... on Christmas break. Oh, the injustice! **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 06:49:10 PM
IP: ts14167.connect.ab.ca
(Argent comes in, muttering something unintelligible about the morons at the cable company who decided not to carry the Toon Disney Channel.)
For those of you who get Toon Disney, I hope you know how lucky you are!
(Sorry, I've been carrying that gripe around since September.)
Whoever's planning to wipe AOL off the map > I don't suppose you could make a quick stop at the TCI cable company, could you?
***SPOILER ALERT!!!!***
After all the serious stuff that's been going on lately in TGS, it's nice to take a break. I liked it when Brooklyn used the old cliche of threatening to put his kids up for adoption. Kudos to the authors!
***RETURN TO YOUR READING, CITIZENS***
On second thought...
***WATCH OUT!!! RANDOM THOUGHTS AHEAD!!!***
RANDOM THOUGHT#1> I know it's too late now, but I don't think it was a very good idea to teach Alex magic so soon. Head for cover when that kid hits the Terrible Twos! (And you thought El Nino was bad...)
RANDOM THOUGHT #2> So far, I seem to be the only one who didn't enjoy the recent unseasonably (more like unreasonably) weird weather. Where I live, it's supposed to be COLD in winter. Plus, I've read too many stories where weird weather is a sign of Armageddon or caused by some outside force (often bent on world domination.)
***END OF RANDOM THOUGHTS***
Shoot, I finally get some free time and now I'm being told to get off-line!
ONE MORE DAY TILL CHRISTMAS BREAK!
(Starts humming. Scoops up remains of alarm clock on the way out.)
Later!
(P.S.- When do the new Dark Ages episodes come out?)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 06:35:04 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
WARNING:
filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler and the FILLER KING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 06:32:50 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
QULIX - Actually, Morgana is the only one of Igraine's daughters who ever really learned magic; I don't think that her other two sisters, Morgause and Elaine, ever made use of their fay heritage. Although Morgause's oldest son Gawain did have certain odd quirks that could have been due to his being a "quarterling".
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 06:32:28 PM
IP: pn3-ppp-97.primary.net
** Deuce runs in, wearing a large t-shirt and baggy plaid pants. ** Grr... housecleaning. I hate it.
SELANIT> Spoons, eh? On my spring band trip, a guy stole over $80 worth of decorative spoons. Don't ask why. And I too wonder why people go to the CR before reading the new ep.
WILEK> $ Out an airlock? Boring.... $
DUMLAOX> Try to get someone else to post in your absence (if you can bear not being the first person to post every week). Otherwise, I suppose we could live with a non-Monday episode. (I also like the idea of posting it Friday, and then the URL Monday).
THE "STAR" SYSTEM> I don't like it either. Too easy to seriously damage someone's self-worth by just rating it low. Either that, or be only able to access the rating through the AuthAdmin page.
** leaves, to go vacuum some God-forsaken corner of the house no one ever sees. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 03:19:55 PM
IP: ts14133.connect.ab.ca
Stephen: *frowns* Why, TGS crew, oh why, do you torment us so?
(reads Carolynn’s post) Patrick: Well, hooray for you! And while I’m at it, hooray to everyone else who worked on “DOUBLE TAKE”. For that matter, hooray for everyone who works for TGS! In fact, hooray for everyone! Oh, apart from those with a lust for tormenting their audiences (you know who you are! ;))
DumlaoX: Well, this is what I’d do. See if you can get someone else to put it up for you, in the staff. Failing that, put it up on Friday but ask someone to post the URL on the Monday (nobody is going to guess it since nobody knows the title). And then when you get back you can link it via the normal site. Of course, if you decide to postpone it a week, then the TGS staff can take a well deserved break for a while (or be under less stress for future stuff), so that could be a great option from the point of view of you guys! ;)
***SPOILER INCLUDING COMMENTS***
Aris: The guy in the wheelchair being Thailog? That’s a fascinating idea. Explains his size, but I’m not sure I’d like it if he were disabled or something.
Durid: “It was obbioulsy a 'filler'” –I find it hard to believe you can say that when this picked up so many loose ends! Robyn was reintroduced, Jackal and Hyena were back, we saw an enrichment of Owen’s “The Gathering” restrictions, and we see the hateful side of Demona once more. And you’ve said yourself that it asks tonnes of questions, so how can it be a filler?
***END OF SUCH COMMENTS***
Mandi: Additionally, Merlin was meant to be a champion against Oberon so seeing him has a special and bitter irony for him.
Actually, although it rather cruel, and nothing against those absent, but I prefer the smaller CR attendance. Makes it far easier for me to keep up, and the confusing RP bits have dried up. Of course I have much more time now, so even at this size I’d normally miss most of the stuff… *shrugs*
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 02:36:24 PM
IP: p57-hornbill-gui.tch.virgin.net
Lunch break, more rambling since the room's so quiet.
Qulix> I get the impression that Oberon and company weren't too thrilled with the prospect of having Arthur in the Hollow Hill, so I don't think they'd be keen on "inviting" him to Avalon, considering that (from Oberon's biased viewpoint) it was Madoc's halfling son who brought him there in the first place. Besides, knowing that Madoc and Maeve are out and about, Oberon's not so focused on the Gathering anymore, since he's apparently letting Titania send out some of the Children (in "A Call To Arms").
And that's all...
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 01:15:02 PM
IP: 131.92.166.193
Argent> Welcome!!......(im probably the last one to welcome you....but what the heck)
Frodo
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 11:39:07 AM
IP: ras105.vortex.is
Durid> I have a 2-year Associate of Sciences in Commercial Art (with heavy instruction in Desktop Design), and 2 years of Web-design, self-taught (using Front-Page and other assorted programs). I know how to use Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker, and a few assorted programs in Design and Graphics.
Sorry I can't comment on the new ep, but will make some statements later. Have to deal with new development in my dismissal (See the s8 Comment Room for explanation)
Next TGS Ep> :::goggles at Brian::: Tell me how to put it up, and I can do so . . . if that's okay with the rest of the staff? I have plenty of time on my hands now.
Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 10:57:43 AM
IP: m147.ieway.com
I laugh at the fact that not even Oberon and the weird sisters relieze that if Egraine is Arthur's mother, then he is a halfling just like Morgana and his other two half-sisters that become sorcerers
Qulix Addams - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 10:50:08 AM
IP: dt040n3a.san.rr.com
Quickie while I get ready for work ...
DumlaoX: I concur with Mandi, have another TGS staffer do it for ya. No reason why you should carry the weight of the TGS world on *your* shoulders solely. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 09:58:10 AM
IP: modem94.i-is.com
Okay. I'm awake, I'm semi-sane, and the Help Desk folks still haven't showed, so I'm still unable to get anything done work-related. (Not that I'm complaining.)
Wilek> Oh, no, you're right! I guess sitting in front of a computer for eight hours really does cause brain-frying. I can't believe I didn't pick up on that!
Coyote> No, you don't. You have every reason to grieve, while I'm having a relatively uneventful holiday. Check your e-mail for further rambling which the entire CR doesn't need to hear.
Argent> Oh. Again, welcome! :)
Robby and Heather> Okay, I've got to say it: Awww!
DumlaoX> Get another TGS staffer to do it. (evil grin) Hey, maybe you could place the burden of responsibility on Stephen, since he had to go and toss that teaser at us...*j/k*
Christine> Regarding "Cats and Dogs"--no spoilers, but boy am I glad I waited til I got home to read it! I wouldn't want to have Brad (my supervisor) catch me reading that! Nasty, but enjoyably nasty! It puts the handcuffs and bone images that have been thrown out to shame. :)
Selanit> Actually, last season it would have been next to impossible to catch up on all the new eps before posting (a moot point since the CR appeared this summer), and I could only keep up with Gargoyles and most of Pendragon. I got caught up over the summer. It really is difficult to find the time to read an entire ep without someone clamoring for the computer or the phone line in my house, and since there's only three of us living there...
...and the Help Desk folks are now officially two hours late. Bleah. I suppose I should borrow Brad's phone and give them a call; the minute a program director or a colonel or the general needs their machine fixed, they drop everything and forget about lowly interns like me. :)
'Til I post again,
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 09:39:12 AM
IP: 131.92.166.193
ARIS> I'm with you. The only time I can read these stories is before school.
MANDI> Nope, the only writing I've done is something totally different from fanfic.
ROBBY> What makes you think I that much sanity to begin with? *mischievous grin*
EVERYONE> Thanks for the welcome!
(Alarm blares. Argent checks time, then throws it against the wall.)
Oh joy, back to school. Oh well, only one more day.
Later!
(P.S.- When do the new Dark Ages ep. come out?)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 06:31:25 AM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
FS> Here's a link to a site with an N64 emulator, but it's still very much in beta form, as are *all* of them it seems.
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 03:50:59 AM
IP: tnt-1-140-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Durid> 'Filler'? 'Obviously put there to keep the production schedule'? Very bad things to say... Please don't use the word 'filler' and certainly don't say the things that followed unless you want to seriously bash an episode, and *please* don't say 'obviously'. Not everyone has the same opinion as you.
Reviews> I'll try and post both reviews today though I'm not certain I'll succeed. A one-line commentary: "My Lady Fair"-good but not excellent. "Double Take"-some good points, but mainly confused and disjointed, and not really funny.
**** SPOILER (AND HYPOTHESIS) FOR DOUBLE TAKE ****
The guy in the wheelchair was Thailog, wasn't he? I mean the title containing the word 'Double' is a surefire sign. Glad to see him back in the story.
**** END SPOILER FOR DOUBLE TAKE ****
Argent> WELCOME!
Selanit> There's a very simple reason some of us come here before reading the story: A story takes long to read, and some of us have other things to do, therefore we postpone reading it.
HEAR THAT, PEOPLE?! WE ARE NOT SILLY, STUPID OR MENTALLY CHALLENGED! WE SOMETIMES SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME!
Ahem... Sorry for the shout. :)
Firestorm and Coyote> Oh, I do hope they abolish the star-system. I don't like people start considering it as a true measure of a writer's worth; *especially* as a true measure of their own worth. Anyone can go and rate a bad story as 5, or a good story as 1.
A contest could exist but I'd truly like that the rating not be next to each story itself.
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 03:02:17 AM
IP: pc-19.di.uoa.gr
Dumlao> Need someone to post the new ep? Hey I'll do it! :) Heh...not like I really expect to be Chosen, just one little blue garg's fantasy...But maybe you *should* get a TGS staffer to do it for you in your absence.
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 02:07:56 AM
IP: tnt-1-132-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Wow, back to the room after about more than a week away from it. Time to play catch-up while I'm preparing a present for one of my friends.
RULES-- Ack! Even with a vacation I seem to need more time to get these up. Will do so before X-mas, however.
***BEGIN SPOILERS FOR A BUG'S LIFE***
A funny thing happened while at the theater yesterday. I saw A Bug's Life for the second time and looked at the bloopers for the credits. Unlike the first time, however, I saw a completely new set of bloopers like Tuck & Roll (the pillbugs) missing their timed jumps on each other, Slim the stickbug swallowing a fly, and Woddy appearing with a marker. So if you plan on seeing the movie again, here's great incentive to do so.
***END A BUG'S LIFE SPOILERS***
SELANIT-- Sorry, can't do it the opposite way. The code just won't allow it.
...though I'm still waiting for a code evaluation <:)
GAMES-- Metal Gear Solid is for the PlayStation, not the N64. Just gotta get that cleared up. As for the South Park game, I'll probably get it when my N64 gets shipped by my friend.
QUESTION-- OK, here's a question I have to pose to you all. I'm going to be away from the net from Saturday till Wednesday. I'll be in Arizone visiting Alison & her grandparents.
Question is, what do I do about the new TGS ep? I don't know if we can do an earlier than usual post and while I might have net access there, I probably won't be even thinking about it (insert maniacal laughter here :P ). So, from you, the fans, what should we do? Have another TGS staffer post the ep in my absence, post it later on like say a week later, or what? I need answers if possible. Thanx.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 01:59:33 AM
IP: pool0040-max7.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
HEY!
It is great to see the warm reception for "Double Take"! Carolynn, you are awesome! Kept me laughing the whole time! It sure was a fun one to write.
Patrick - thanks for your support. Your input kept me going on it and it was a BLAST!
It is scary writing funny stuff... especially since Garg humor is mostly associated with stuff like "Vendettas" ... and frankly... I think we blew that one outta the water!!
::high fives Carolynn::
We should have a pic for "Double Take" by tomorrow... sorry for the delay folks! Technical difficulties! <:)
CrzyDemona - Jennifer L. Anderson
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 01:50:09 AM
IP: host18.sn180-3.sysci.org
**NON-RP ENTRANCE. DO THESE EVEN REQUIRE WARNINGS?**
[Wilek glides in, and Selanit gives him a spoon.] Wow, real silver. Thanks.
**END ENTRANCE**
Is it me, or has weather been WEIRD lately? Where I live IRL, it was almost 70 degrees all day. The temperature dropped 20 degrees over the course of a few minutes at about 10:00 pm (I think), which of course caused heavy wind and rain. The Unseelie are behind this; I just know it.
GB> Wow, and I thought you just wanted to kill Flynt because he publishes smut. It's why *I* wanna kill him. (Eh...underpants gnomes?)
The CR Christmas Carol sounds neat...I don't know what roles Miriam and I could play though. Suggestions? There's a pic of us at my site (click my name and yes that was a shameless plug) if it has any bearing on casting...
Robby> $I can have the Dark Star's Borg assimilate AOL if you like. Much better service.$
Argent> Well, I use the O'Connor image since it's so reminiscent of Miriam, but I don't mind others using it.
Mandi> <<Puck giving Demona the bone>> I know what you meant, but that sounds like something right out of Carolynn Marie's creativity demon thing. >:P
Todd> Congratulations on getting your Internet access back; now you can destroy your sanity here on a regular basis again!
Durid> 'Filler'? Really. I don't want to start a flame war, so I'll just say that I disagree, although I have to admit you're entitled to your opinion.
Deuce> A good way to get rid of AOHelL disks? Hm...$Send 'em to the Dark Star, we'll throw 'em out an airlock for ya.$ Failing that, buy a welding torch and make modern art out of them.
***ONE FINAL SPOILER FOR THE NEW TGS EP***
Did anyone else find Puck's entrance...familiar? :)
***END SPOILER***
**NON-RP EXIT**
[Suddenly, a werewolf--not Jaden--attacks Wilek. He kills it with the spoon he got from Selanit.] Wow, this spoon is pretty *and* useful. Too bad we couldn't capture it alive; we could have had the Dark Star's Borg assimilate it. Werewolves make kewl Borg.
**END EXIT AND THIS POST**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 01:42:28 AM
IP: tnt-1-132-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
15 or 16 days until Timedancer season 2.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 01:38:36 AM
IP: spider-wl052.proxy.aol.com
Druid>> Not necessarily. There almost has to be a huge mass alarm status points on the Aerie security board, why not have one that just includes instructions for the person on watch to immediately contact Owen or his designated alternate if the alarm ever activates for that point? There's nothing that says the security force has to know just _where_ that particular alarm is connected, just that if it goes off, there is a need to increase security measures in the area of the Castle access levels, and notify someone with a specified level of authority.
Philip Jacobs - [nementh@usa.net]
Newport News, VA, USA
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 12:45:37 AM
IP: pm3u63.hroads.net
Whoops! I really hadn't understood the spoiler thing. In future I'll be sure to do that. Why do people come to the comment room before reading the story? It is, of course, your prerogative to do so, but it seems a bit silly IMHO.
On the other hand, I like giving spoons to total strangers, so who am I to criticize people for being silly? <G>
Selanit
Tuesday, December 22, 1998 12:14:14 AM
IP: tele-anx0519.colorado.edu
CAROLYNN MARIE> Oh, THERE'S a hideous thought. You're gonna give me nightmares now. I, too, loved the Puck-Demona banter, and am in awe of the staff's writing ability. "Filler"? No. Enjoyable entertainment when I really need it? Yes.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, December 21, 1998 10:56:48 PM
IP: ppp149.connect.ab.ca
Carolynn: You misunderstood me, I'm afraid ... I was referring to Durid's mention of your comment about "Demona, Robyn, Puck and a pair of handcuffs." My opinion of the episode is further down the page (I personally loved it.). I apologize if this was not clear ... of course, that's just the latest thing not to go right for me lately, so I shouldn't be too surprised ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, December 21, 1998 10:34:10 PM
IP: modem41.i-is.com
Durid and Coyote< Everyone's got their own opinions of course, and while I'd be the LAST to take them from you two, I'm still replying. And I have to admit, I'm a little annoyed.
Patrick covered the first of my thoughts on this ep being a "filler". Secondly, do you WANT heavy-duty stuff all the time? This wasn't a pointless ep; we had it for a reason (Whenever have we had something for no reason???).
Besides, laughter is a real stress-buster; it's fun! What are you saying? You don't LIKE to laugh? :) You want action 24-7? A story may be badly-written or have mistakes (hey, stuff happens), but to just wave it off as "a filler", "just something to put out to keep up on production schedule" without really looking at the story and asking "Hey, what's going on here?" is pointless in itself. If Double Take was even the tiniest bit pointless, we'd never have gone to the trouble to write it. Believe me; we're busy enough as it is.
If you don't like it, that's alright. But to write someone's hardwork off like that is a bit hurtful. Landsakes, I certainly wouldn't do that to your work. Don't do it to ours.
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 10:23:05 PM
IP: spider-tl013.proxy.aol.com
*in goofy dude's voice from "Hysteria!"* 'Hey, now!' Seems many people enjoyed Robyn and Demona's little 'chat' *cough, cough* :)
Just to state a public "Thank you!!!" to Patrick "The Puck" Toman (a Puck writes a scene with Demona ... no wonder it was so out-there *dodges a smack from Patrick*:) )
When Double Take went into edits, that scene was having some trouble getting from creativity demon to paper, so Patrick fixed it up with lotsa great banter between the two, and some great touch-ups. Since that is one of the best scenes (IMHO, of course :) ), we all have to give the almighty Puckster a hand!
*CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP!!* :) Now, eggnog for everyone! :) *hands out large cups of eggnog*
*while everyone sets to drinking, she nudges an empty bottle of something under the couch* :)
Rock on, y'all! :D
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 09:58:47 PM
IP: spider-tl013.proxy.aol.com
Just for the record... there are NO "filler" episodes. We plan out each and every story and the order they will appear in far in advance, before the stories are even written. And the great majority of the stories are done and waiting to be posted well in advance of the date we "air" them.
Jen and Aerie did a great job on that story, and calling it "filler" really demeans it in my mind. There were no "fluff" eps in the original show, and there aren't any in TGS either.
Aerie > You are sick and twisted. That's why I like you. >:)
Jen > If you're out there (and I know you are), step up here and take a well deserved bow. :)
:: hugs them both and scurries back to editor land ::
Patrick Toman - [TGS Head of Edits]
Monday, December 21, 1998 09:55:52 PM
IP: 213-252-24.ipt.aol.com
Still too dead in here ... not enough folks with Net access over Christmas ... oh well ...
Robby and Heather: *smiles sadly* It's things like that that make you guys my favorite Internet couple ... you two are so deliriously happy ... and I'm so dang lonely at Christmas this year ...
Wilek: I'll have to find a tech support address for Acer (the manufacturer of my scanner) and see if they'll be nice enough to send me another disk if I explain the situation ...
Fire Storm: The true test of a story's rating is how long it holds up a high rating ... the only one of my fics left at 5 stars is "Prodigals." (At one point, that, "Life and Death at Castle Wyvern" and "So This is Christmas ..." were all five-star fics. Oh well ... at least I haven't had a fic drop below two yet ...)
Oh, BTW, in fanfic, Wilek and Miriam are Yoopers, just to let ya know.
GB: I'm trying to feel better ... chalk me up as the Spirit of Christmas Yet To Be, because I can brood with the best of 'em.
Argent: Accept my humble welcomes. And I lay no special claim to Lex's picture here, but nobody else seems to like to use it. Oh well.
Deuce: Ever tried skeetshooting? That's a way to dispose of those pesky AOHell disks.
Mandi: Boy, I wish I were like you ... stuff just adds up to turn the holiday into gloom, y'know?
Cyrway: I'm placing an item headed for Winslow, ME in express mail tomorrow. Just giving you a heads-up.
Carolynn: I have to concur with Durid, unfortunately. Now I'll have that image in my mind the rest of the night! :)
Hmm ... still too dead ... **exits, nothing special.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, December 21, 1998 09:45:38 PM
IP: modem41.i-is.com
***The winds rise, the leaves blow, and Durid is standing before you!***
SPOLIERS FOR TGS Before I read anyone eles opoion, let me say I think it was a fair story. It was obbioulsy a 'filler' for this week, just something to put out to keep up on production schedule. But is made up for it by tieing up some loose plot threads (LITTERLY), and being a good comedy. But it also raised some unansred questions. Mainly "Who are these people lead by the large guy in a wheelchair, and how does he know of Xanatos' connection to the Gargoyles?" Could it be a corrupt Golominzed Reynard? And what was it that Demona wanted from Robyn, Alex, or even re-hire Robyn? END SPOLIERS
Philip: Not really, that would reveal it's location, no? Especially if you are useing it as an escape! Ah the complexicties of fortress warfare.
Christine: Great! Is this the one where Castway's plan for Amber starts to unfold? Sorry, but I just can't stand the suspense!!! I will be sure to visit your site ASAP.
Heather and Robby: *big annoyed sigh* It is times like these that I realize that I have to go out and actually get drunk at least once in my life.
TJ: Welcome back! Hope you are ablt to get on more than I am!
Stephen: Just curious, what kind of job skills do you have? We may be able to point you in a direction. And good luck on that story!
Carolynn: Ugh, now I know I have a dirty mind, but that? I just can't see anyone still alive after an enounter like that.
Fanfiction: Ugh! Another thing I have to chatch up on, all the Fanfiction out there! I hear about it all the time here, but am only able to read a few, ARRRRRGH!!
***The winds arise again and take Durid with them***
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Monday, December 21, 1998 09:39:16 PM
IP: dialupj183.mpls.uswest.net
Happy Holidays, all :) I haven't been in here for a while!
Stephen< Maybe your old boss'll get some coal in his stocking this season :) *offers hot chocolate* Feel better, there.
Now, for something completely twisted: Puck, Demona, Robyn, and some handcuffs :) There, I think I've given everyone some images that are either hilarious or downright frightening :)
And with this I wish you all a joyous holiday! :D *off to spike some eggnog* *heehee*
Carolynn Marie
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 09:18:50 PM
IP: spider-tl013.proxy.aol.com
FireStorm: I have it off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush that Nintendo is very interested in making another Metroid game. Also, sometime later in '99, they're going to release a fighting game including most of their old characters--you know, the Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, etc.--and Samus (sp?) will be one of the fighting characters. Until then, go crazy with old NES-turned-N64 games like Metal Gear Solid and Zelda: Ocarina of Time (which is a *great* game by the way.
U2: I love the new best of album. Hopefully, Santa will leave it in my stocking ;)
ONLY THREE MORE SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 08:09:41 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net
Um...hi, guys...I hate to do this, but SHAMELESS PLUG!!! Ambient Anarchists is up on the GFW...FINALLY!!!
Thanx again, Jeb, Traveler, and Stormy...
*PTOOF!*
Cyrway - [amy@gcolor.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 06:09:38 PM
IP: gcolor.com
Argent-(Robby pulls out a tape recorder, and hits the play button.) Welcome to the CR newcomer! This place can be a mad house at times, and your sanity will leave after a few months, but everyone here will welcome you with open arms. Lurk around a while, get the feel of the place, enjoy your stay, and come back repeatedly. THE MADNESS BEGINS FOR YOU NOW!!! (Tape recording ends)
Heh. So many new people come in all the time its easier to use a recorded message. Heh. Lets see, reserved pics... Well, the DumlaoX pic is OFFICIALLY off limits to any one but the man himself, no one is allowed to touch that one. Unnoficially, most people just find the picture they like, and use it, regardless of who else might be using it. Though up until a few days ago Human Brooklyn was mine, and Heather had called the Una pick... But now that we're dating I've switched to Griff and she to Brianna, and since two other people are using Griff, nothing to claim there...
Todd- Glad the situation has improved.
Heather- **smile**
Stephen- Not more teasers! A whole week in advance? Man... You are SOOO mean...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 05:04:25 PM
IP: spider-wb082.proxy.aol.com
Greetings, all...
To everyone: thanks for the well-wishes and the hugs. I'll be starting the job-hunt after the holidays are over - my wife insisted, since she said her job can carry us for a while. At least until the holidays are over. Hopefully I will find a better job.
Double Take: To quote Art Mouse, "RIOT!" :)
*** Begin Shameless Plug ***
In less than one week...
Good friends and Old Enemies meet once again! Watch out for...
"Reunions"
by Brian Dumlao and Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr.
*** End Shameless Plug ***
Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Monday, December 21, 1998 04:41:53 PM
IP: m18.ieway.com
I've finally got Internet access back on my computer. Thanks to everybody who wished me well during the dark period when my computer was down.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, December 21, 1998 04:40:33 PM
IP: pn3-ppp-109.primary.net
** comes into the CR room and lands **
I'm so happy that I got someone like Robby. ** sighs ** Even though he's one state away.
** leaves and starts to work on a new Saga stories **
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 04:30:18 PM
IP: 171-103-191.ipt.aol.com
***INCLUDES ‘DOUBLE TAKE’ SPOILERS***
Great ep! Funny too! The Robyn & Demona sections were too delicious for words; putting them together like that was a master-stroke on the part of the staff!
***END OF SPOILERS. END OF POST***
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
Monday, December 21, 1998 03:54:17 PM
IP: p34-lapwing-gui.tch.virgin.net
**A sudden blur speeds into the room, knocking over a few empty chairs before it hits the brakes and slows down enough to reveal Mandi.**
Sorry. Watched the Sci-Fi channel's Flash marathon with a friend on Sunday, and today he started sending me his MiSTing of the pilot. Gives me something to do my first day at work (since I can't do much at the moment).
Argent> Welcome! Am I right in guessing that you wrote "The Human Element" and "The Mirror Cracked"? (Sorry, all, but first Cyrway showed up, then Stormy, then Jewel...my own fanfics are driving me nuts, so I have to pester other fic authors whose stuff I've liked!) I personally don't have dibs on any image because I never could decide on one. :)
Anyway, I am at work, and I'm not kidding that there's not much I can do here since the Help Desk won't give me an account and access to load Visual Basic et al on this machine until tomorrow morning. So here comes a long post. (Duck and cover!)
**TGS SPOILERS DEAD AHEAD**
"Double Take" was an absolute riot! I can't give much of a coherent review in case someone walks in now, but just some observations.
Favorite bits: For starters, the entire toy store scene with Jackal and Hyena snatching Alex. I could just see that scene being done on screen. I had to sympathize with Owen when Xanatos noticed the floor keyboard, and had a creativity demon of the two of them reenacting that scene from "Big" (and nearly got busted for reading this at work, I was laughing so hard).
Fox: "OKAY! Put the jackhammer down and no one gets hurt!"
"Watch out for that--" **CRASH** "--street light."
Puck giving Demona the bone, although I think he should have trussed her up like he did Robyn. I did feel just a bit sorry for Robyn at that point.
The only problem I had with the episode was that it felt a little disjointed in places; Ariana and Graeme's bickering, while it was funny as usual (as was Brooklyn's offer to let the Xanatoses adopt two more), just seemed shoved in there. And as much as I liked the fight scene between Fox and the thugs, well, it also seemed like it had been fit in. I also wondered what had become of Jackal and Hyena after hitting the pavement and the street light (respectively). Their last scene was so well done, and so much fun, that I was disappointed that they didn't pop up in the end.
But, as always, a great episode, and I wish I had a better chance to read it over again!
**TGS SPOILERS END**
Deuce> Yeah, and I'm going to be working for some of those two weeks you're off! Feel better? :) I don't have anyone special at the moment myself, but I'm not letting that get in my way.
Clinton> I have to agree with Green Baron and Fire Storm. For one thing, it's kind of scary if the President can get impeached over something like that (no matter how stupidly Clinton handled the whole fiasco). And now any politician can get jumped on for supposed infidelities (I heard one snippet about an affair a Congressman had 33 years ago being cause for concern). Not to mention that an impeachment will get us nowhere the way something like this is going to slog through so much red tape. This close to 2000, the government will only succeed in getting itself tied up with impeachment proceedings instead of getting around to solving the nation's problems. Instead of impeachment, a better punishment would be the humiliation of handing over the office to whoever gets it in 2000, and then having Hillary divorce his @$$ and take him for everything he's worth. I'm not defending Clinton, I'm not hailing a new candidate, I'm just afraid the impeachment hearings are going to hurt the nation and hamper anything getting done until the elections.
Okay. That's all. 'Til later!
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 03:48:53 PM
IP: 131.92.166.193
All this holiday cheer is starting to depress me. Congrats to Robby and Heather, and anyone else happier than I. Which is most of you. Hey, at least I've got two weeks off school! *wry grin*
re: "DOUBLE TAKE"> (I reveal nothing of the plot, so no spoilers required). Bravo! Excellent piece of work, and absolutely hilarious. 'Tis the season to be jolly, after all.
FIRE STORM> Lying may not be bad (after all, who tells the whole truth 100% of the time?). Lying under oath, however....
ROBBY> I'll help you nuke AOhelL: the bastards sent another "free disk". The problem with these things is that you can't re-format them at all; they corrupt any data you place on them. Shoddy workmanship that has cost me many a valuable file.
ARGENT> Welcome! Check your sanity in the little alcove back there. I think I've got dibs on the Rory pic (the one I'm using now).
Well, off to drown my sorrows in eggnog. >:)
** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, December 21, 1998 02:32:39 PM
IP: ts14160.connect.ab.ca
New on my site > "Cats and Dogs," a very non-holiday type of story, set as it is in summertime at a carnival. Warning labels all over this one, folks, it's just _packed_ with dirty words plus weird sex and violence.
Also new > "Christine's Ramblings," in which I'll be posting my thoughts on each of my stories. How the idea came about,
where the title came from, etc. So far, I've finished up through #19, "Future Imperfect."
But wait, there's more! Now in the Gallery, two new pics by Lady Foxglove, of Fawn and Drake from the London Clan, and
one of MacBeth as the Scottish Rogue by Theresa!
For stories and ramblings: Click on my name or go to http://www.eskimo.com/~vecna/garg_fan_fiction.html
For the Gallery:
http://members.xoom.com/Sabledrake/gallery.html
Happy holidays, all!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 10:53:36 AM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
Still unable to get on-line at home. My family brought down the replacement computer for me yesterday (it's a spare Macintosh that they've got at home that nobody uses any more, so they thought that they'd give it to me), but I can't get the new modem to work. So I'm *still* cut off from my e-mail and unable to communicate properly with the rest of the TGS staff. My sister's coming back down today to my apartment to see if she can fix the modem; I hope that I'll finally be back on the 'Net at home tonight, but I can't promise anything. My apologies to my fellow staff members once again.
STEPHEN - Sorry to hear about your getting laid off. I hope that you can find another job soon. (For that matter, I hope that I can find a job soon).
Todd Jensen
St. Louis, MO
Monday, December 21, 1998 10:17:42 AM
IP: sys.slpl.lib.mo.us
Coldstone: Sorry to hear about your job. Hope you get another one soon. And yeah...I'll admit to entertaining some daydreams about sending Wagner after the Captain who tried to screw me over...
***FESTIVE IMAGE< JUST IN TIME FOR SOLSTICE!!!***
This is the link to the Can Clan Update, and under the text is a little holiday pic I drew...which you might want to scroll down and take a look at...especially if you've ever had to deal with holiday unpleasantness. Ah, it's nice having an Illuminati assassin for a friend ;-) (The inspiration for this pic came from a really nasty salesclerk at the local bookstore...) I dedicate "Wagner's Christmas" to all the Grinches, Scrooges, and those people who never learned the meaning of "Goodwill Unto Men..."
Stormy - [<--WAGNERIAN CHRISTMAS]
Monday, December 21, 1998 10:12:58 AM
IP: dynixpc4.huron.uwo.ca
Hey everybody, I just wanted to introduce myself while I have some free time. I'm Argent. (Checks watch.)
Dang, time for school!
Later!
(P.S. Who has claims to what images?)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Monday, December 21, 1998 06:21:35 AM
IP: dyn-203.belpre.frognet.net
Robby>> Sorry for disappearing like that during our chat last night. Ron neglected to shut off a test program in the background before we logged on, and it filled up his hard drive with garbage until it crashed Windoze. We spent the bulk of the night recovering from it. Check your email, you've got inbound.
***Spoilers Below***
I've been waiting for a "Puck and Alex" storyline for a while, and this one certainly doesn't disappoint. Great job with the story! There are some bits that just can't be any better, like Jackal and his mini-fridge woes. Quality silliness, that. ;-)
I'm sort of surprised that the robbery team didn't at least trip one alarm on their inbound, though. If you have a hidden elevator like that one, wouldn't it make sense to have at least one alarm somewhere that triggers when it gets used?
*** END SPOILER ***
Philip Jacobs - [nementh@usa.net]
Newport News, VA, USA
Monday, December 21, 1998 06:11:50 AM
IP: pm3u75.hroads.net
**Robby walks in muttering something about the browser being down again, which cost him a top ten spot, and how he's now forced to consider blowing up AOL again.**
TIME DANCER COUNTDOWN- 16 or 17 days, depending on if the story actually gets posted on the proposed Thursday, or a few hours earlier the Wensday before.
Green Baron- Actually, I porposed putting on a CR version of A Christmas Carol during the RP break, but since casting takes time, and no one has volunteered yet, it looks like it won't happen unless everyone gets in on telling the story,
Selanit- You're new, so you didn't know, but post Spoiler warnings before you talk about a story or movie. Just put a triple set of stars, capitals that say what you're about to talk about, three more stars, then a space. Keeps everyone happy. Like this.
***SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEK'S STORY***
FUNNY stuff! I loved the visuals of Xanatos being an 'eccentric billionaire', and of course, all the stuff with Puck...
***END SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEK'S STORY***
Lastly, to everyone who has congratulated me and Heather, (I deserve the congrats more, I'm the luckier one!) thanks. But what do you mean by, you don't post bail?
**Robby leaves, and goes off to sleep. It's been a long, fairly uneventfull day. But he likes 'em that way. Later, depending on the circumstances, he may blow up AOL headquarters, along with some Furbie. We'll see.**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 04:19:16 AM
IP: spider-wg044.proxy.aol.com
Another good one. A comic relief episode this time; I love it when they take time out from the main plotline to indulge in a little silliness. PARTICULARLY when it involves Puck, my mentor. <G>
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Monday, December 21, 1998 03:05:07 AM
IP: tele-anx0419.colorado.edu
<<I'm off to Denton>>
I'm sorry, but I got to ask.., Is that Denton county (in TX)?
<<one of our 'volcanoes' just went off and started erupting......so we're in for a small treat of exitement and eye-candy!!>>
Really?!?!! Where??!! :o) I wanna see!!!
<<you obviously love your kids very much, plus you understand what it's like. That's worth a _lot_.>>
Oh Lord! I haven't blushed in awhile!! Well thank you. I would tell a long "bla-bla story" as to why I'm in this house ALONE right now, but I don't want to at this moment, but I miss my kids and I can't wait until my suga-lump comes back with them on Tuesday, or is it Wenesday?
<<And Grimlock was the coolest!>>
I forgot about Grimlock!!! How could I do such a thing?!!!
<<now I'm a little peeved at the Iraq thing, it interupted Mickey's Christmas Carol! And I was taping it this year!>>
For some reason, I laughed at this for a long time... My mind was just taking me to weird places...
Full Metal Jacket: I've never seen the movie (if I have, I don't remember), but I wanna see it now, just to see what everyone's talking about.
<<I really think we need to get off this very hot topic (Iraq) before we start a flame war>>
Yeah, really! Yall need to be good like me! I've never ever tried to start a flame war with anyone! :o)
Anyway bye for now, I gotta do mess up something somewhere. Ohh, before I go..., You know what someone told me this weekend? No? I'll tell ya. The person said, "When you die, you'll be hated by the ones you alwayz thought loved you." Pretty mean, huh? Anyway, I'm gone this time, bye.
j - [j]
j, j, j
Monday, December 21, 1998 12:42:03 AM
IP: spider-th081.proxy.aol.com
**Regular CR RPs involving my desire to shoot down Larry Flynt will be postponed until after Christmas**
Why I want Larry Flynt dead> Due to his plans to discover sex scandals among senior house leaders, he discovered an extramaritail affair by Bob Livingston, our next Speaker of the House. He admitted to this on Thursday, and on Saturday, he resigned his running for Speaker, and he will be leaving the US House in six months. This is a serious blow to Louisiana, especially New Orleans, and many of his colleagues in both parties will miss him. I now hope that someone suitable runs for his seat. Avowed racist and Kalnsam David Duke has announced his plans to run for this Seat. I hope State Representative David Vitter (R-Metarie) challenges him. David Vitter is also a graduate from my High School. I have also decided to stay in the Republican party, because right now, I don't want the GOP to keep going in this direction, which will result in Dick Gephardt as Speaker and a return to big Government. I just hope new speaker-elect Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) can rebuild the bridges burned by the partisanship,a nd return the GOP to cutting taxes and reducing Government, instead of partisan bickering. They have two years to prove themselves. Otherwise Dick Gephardt is Speaker, and Charlie Rangel (a man who believes everyone has a constitutional right to own a home) will be Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. God Help Us.
Doug> The Christmas Carol idea sounds great. Rev. Attila wants to be the Ghost of Christmas Present. i can be Scrooge, since my father is responsible for ruining Christmas for me.
Starsinger> It can be a hot topic. My mother has the same opinion you have of the Clinton mess, but she hates the guy. I also imagine you have a distate for all of this considering that negative Wilson vs Maloof race in your own District.
Deuce> I agree with your rant entirely. I will cheer on Inauagaration Day 2001 when George W. Bush is sworn in and Slick Willy is gone for good. Personally, I wish they didn't impeach him. I would be happier to see him swear in George W. Bush and then get handcuffed as he is escorted to a court room :)
Coldstone> That really is awful what happened to you. I hope you were laid-off and not fired. Then, you will at least be eligible for unemploument until you find a new job.
Coyote> I hope you feel better.
**Green Baron leaves for now. Merry Christmas to all, an dbeware of Underpants Gnomes :)**
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Monday, December 21, 1998 12:14:14 AM
IP: 174-12-97.ipt.aol.com
FS> Welcome back! <<Whats Miriam's last name?>> Baxter. <<Do you live in Michigan? (or does she?)>> In RP, yes we do. IRL, I'm not allowed to say. (Miriam and her organization are really weird about security.)
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 20, 1998 11:46:29 PM
IP: tnt-2-02-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Owen: I am afraid, my lord, there is one nuince left.
<He takes off his glasses and spins around, momentum picks up and he spins faster, he blurs, then as his momentum slows, he appears to have turned into the shape of Fire Storm. He then leaps towards the camera.>
HEEEEER'S... FIRE STORM!
Due to ISP problems beyond my control, I haven't been on since last Saturday! I hope to be caught up in both comment rooms by midnight! :(
<FAN FIC PLUGS AHEAD! FULL STEAM AHEAD, MATEY'S!>
WOAH! "Girl Talk" has 4.5 stars! I didn't think it was *THAT* good!
My next episode in that series will be around in a while. As soon as I start writing it!
The Spawn, "Innocence Lost," is taking a little longer that I had originaly intended, due to some system problems... again.
<END FAN FIC UPDATE!>
<START WEB SITE UPDATE!>
Site is almost done. Mainly, a little coding to be done, Trademark and copyright stuff to get confirmed, and the usual domain name crap.
<END WEB SITE UPDATE>
South Park: I know! I saw that South Park thing, and I felt ill!
At least I killed one of them.
Entity: Ok, I know ST:First Contact was a bit dark and not everyone liked it. Most people on the news around here prefered Insurection.
Entity again: (Coyote vs. Galvatron) ROFL!
Sevarius Jr mentioned Jackal and Hyena and my fics. My question is, did Greg evey say if he ever saw more between the two, or is that just my and a few others sick minds working overtime?
(Personally, in that fight, I have to agree with SJ. The fighting would be foreplay! <G>)
Todd: LOVED the "Night Before X-(files)mas!"
Green Baron: (On your date) WAY TO GO, DUDE!
U2: Got the new best of 1980-1990!
(And made Lady Mystic mad at me in the process! (And no, I will not go into detail.))
N64: WHEN IS METROID 64 GOING TO BE MADE?!?
(Also, when is someone going to make a n64 emulator? <VEG>)
Clinton's war, Operation Wag the Desert Fox is over.
(I personally called it Operation Wag the Dog)
Personally, I hate Saddam, but I have to admire him. He stood against the Un and US. I REALLY have to admire hime for that.
Also, I don;t like clinton, but I find myself defending him. Lyeing is NOT a real impeachable offense.
Todd: HD crash: Been there...
Am there...
You have my pity! (And my copy of Norton Utilities if you need it!)
Kirk VS. Picard: Kirk. Picard is more tatical while Kirk is a fighter. No contest.
(Personally, I prefer the new trek.)
Killing of fan-fic characters: The stuff Spawn's are made of! <G>
On creating Fodder characters... I am thinking about developing Billy in some flash back episodes.
Wilek: A couple of questions:
Whats Miriam's last name?
Do you live in Michigan? (or does she?)
Mistletoe: Oh... LM would KILL me if I bought some!
From Lady Mystic and Myself, we wish everyone a happy holiday.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 11:18:06 PM
IP: max3-245.detroit.usabestnet.net
Robby and Heather> Congratulations you two! Wow, for some reason I didn't think you lived anywhere near each other; that's why I wasn't sure. (I'll bet you make a really cute couple...:D )
Coyote> $Heh...I was kidding about Miriam (and boy was she ticked).$ BTW, the latest story was excellent. (I read on the main page about your scanner troubles...Perhaps you could order a new CD from the company that made the scanner? I've tried to fix seriously corrupted CD's before, and it never works very well. I ended up having to buy a new copy of the game I was trying to fix.) And thanks for linking to my site! And you're 7th. And check your e-mail.
LaDonna> Welcome, and bid fond farewell to your sanity! Regarding time left till Timedancer...Robby's been doing a countdown. As for joining the TGS staff...you'll have to ask them about that.
Christine> The proper spelling is tuccus. :P
**MAJOR SPOILERS FOR NEW TGS EP**
This is the funniest ep since "Fleeting Encounters"! I LOVED every moment! I especially liked Xanatos' reactions to the toy store. Never saw that side of him before. (I'm exactly like that. I think the literature refers to this as a 'stupid guy thing'.) And I was *completely* taken off guard...well, throughout most of the thing, but *especially* when Alex transformed into Puck. <<you'd look just precious with a little bob cut and a shaved rear. ~Puck>> I laughed so hard at this that I almost ruptured an organ, and I somehow doubt that it would have healed at sunrise. And I *loved* imagining Demmy trying to get that bone out of her mouth. <<The Puck takes great satisfaction in making everyone's day a little more surreal ~Owen>> That's on my favorite quotes list. I'm tempted to say that this comedy of errors is the best TGS ep ever. It's certainly *one* of the best. (Someone PLEASE PLEASE do a pic of Robyn trussed up and Demmy with her mouth full! <G>)
**END SPOILERS**
Theresa> << Lost in confusion>> You don't know how true that is. That's how my mind works, friend. :P
Durid> <<Whoa! CR reseated when I was posting. That never happened before>> It happens to me a LOT. It happened while I was typing *this* post in fact. And you're 5th.
Traveler> You're third and welcome back!
Dumlao> I hope you're not too mad about someone else being first, being the official Herald of TGS and all... :}
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 20, 1998 11:07:48 PM
IP: tnt-2-02-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Uhhh ... geez .... I don't know what the hell number I am now ...
**SPOILER WARNING FOR "DOUBLE TAKE!!"**
Honestly, this has to be one of the funniest TGS episodes ever done. The whole thing was a "farce," as Owen so succinctly put it, and deserves a place right up there in the pantheon of the Theater of the Absurd. Bravo, TGS!
"Chicken Yakitori Pizza!" **shudder** that sounds about as bad as a RL pizza offered in my area ... which is basically topped with fixings for a Coney Island. Trust me, the pictures *alone* of this monstrous pizza look like something someone threw up. Yechh.
**END SPOILERS FOR "DOUBLE TAKE!" IT IS SAFE TO RE-ENTER THE BATHROOM ... JUST HOLD YER BREATH FOR A FEW MINUTES.**
Starsinger: Thanks for the compliments on "So This is Christmas ..." I just happened to be writing my next AvMists submission when I saw this ... I hope it meets your expectations when (and if) it sees the light of day.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, December 20, 1998 10:33:51 PM
IP: modem113.i-is.com
Poor Wilek. Number One and doesn't even understand the honor. <G> Lost in confusion.
Durid You will love Masterharper of Pern. The story is his life story up to Lessa's impression. I won't say anymore, but I loved it. Pern brings back many memories.
Coyote your Christmas/Solstice story was wonderful. Thank you.
To the happy couple: Have fun kids, I don't make
bail.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 10:12:56 PM
IP: proxy-321.public.rwc.webtv.net
Sorry for the triple post....
Anonymous
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:51:55 PM
IP: dial-207-225-154-144.mpls.uswest.net
Or is that THIRD??? Hmmm..... d r a g o n s
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:51:27 PM
IP: 207-40-8.ipt.aol.com
***The winds suddenly increase, whipping leaves all around, when they settle again, Durid is standing before you.***
LaDonna: You can write one if you like (unless the TGS staff say otherwise?). But unless you can get on the TGS staff in the next few weeks, I don't think it would become cannon TGS.
Wilek: Sure, there is quite a few in the fanficion. Mostly starring Xanatos or Demona.
Selanit: Dragonriders of Pern into a movie? Great! Though I admit I still have to read her "Masterhaper of Pern"
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:50:43 PM
IP: dial-207-225-154-144.mpls.uswest.net
***The winds suddenly increase, whipping leaves all around, when they settle again, Durid is standing before you.***
LaDonna: You can write one if you like (unless the TGS staff say otherwise?). But unless you can get on the TGS staff in the next few weeks, I don't think it would become cannon TGS.
Wilek: Sure, there is quite a few in the fanficion. Mostly starring Xanatos or Demona.
Selanit: Dragonriders of Pern into a movie? Great! Though I admit I still have to read her "Masterhaper of Pern"
Stephen: Oh no! Well, at least you don't have to deal with her anymore. I'm sure you will be able to find another job pettry quick.
Robby: Not really, movies can't really capture the essance that great books like that have. They almost alawys fall short. As for fewer commets, well the CR will be reseat in a few hours, erasing all that is here.
Whoa! CR reseated when I was posting. That never happened before. Ah well, thanks DumaloX! Now to see the story!
***The winds suddenly increase again, blowing leaves around and causing Durid to disapper***
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:50:13 PM
IP: dial-207-225-154-144.mpls.uswest.net
Damn! So close!!! Oh well, SECOND is alot better than I've done the past couple of wipes>:) Oh, BTW, d r a g o n s>:)
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:49:23 PM
IP: 207-40-8.ipt.aol.com
Fourth!!!
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:48:32 PM
IP: proxy-321.public.rwc.webtv.net
I mean the ROOM looks different...
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:47:29 PM
IP: tnt-2-02-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Can it be? I'm FIRST? AH! HA! HA! HA! HA! d r a g o n s *hehehehe*
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.com]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:47:13 PM
IP: 207-40-8.ipt.aol.com
Oh I'm first! I didn't know that; it looks a lot different from the main one when it's wiped...
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:46:56 PM
IP: tnt-2-02-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Nothing is simple when a Xanatos is involved.
Double Take
The new Gargoyles/Pendragon episode
Written by Jennifer L. Anderson, A Fan, and Carolynn "Aerie" Marie
Story Idea by Kathy Pogge
Enjoy!
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:46:49 PM
IP: pool0015-max1.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
this is a test; is something wrong with the CR? It won't load...
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 20, 1998 09:46:24 PM
IP: tnt-2-02-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net