Have you all registered for the signed Ranger poster contest? Also check out the other features and news at www.scifi.com/b5rangers/index.html
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absom
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Have you all registered for the signed Ranger poster contest? Also check out the other features and news at www.scifi.com/b5rangers/index.html
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absom
Wow, Absom, thanks for the link. They may be having problems over there at SciFi, when I tried to register I got the dreaded "URL not found on this server" message.
Hmmm. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/confused.gif
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I just tried it (7:35 AM PDT) and it went where it's supposed to. YMMV...
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
Yes....I needed something like that. I'm entered.
There is an art student living next door to me these days. We don't bump into eachother much (I leave the house at 7:15 AM when all good litttle art students are asleep), but she seems like a nice kid. Once, she saw a B5 thing on my wall (think it was the fan club button stuck on a cork board) and was pleased. I think I'll invite her over to watch the new movie on my big screen TV. They seem to have a tiny little 13 incher. The movie will show up better on a 31 (or is it 32...whatever). I should be able to clean up a little by then....
Sheesh...me and my eternal search for an excuse to neaten my apartment.
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a plan of attack
the bboard at http://www.scifi.com/b5rangers/ is unfortunately just like the Farscape one--impossible to navigate, posts disappear within a few hours (and good luck trying to read earliers ones). but it will be a scene of lots of activity. we should try to come up with a way for our discussion group to keep a presence there without getting lost in the shuffle. maybe we could use a topic codeword--and we would post mostly inside that topic. or course, we would have to restart it every day, because that kind of bboard doesn't branch--it's more like a rolladex--topics just keep moving up the board, and when they get to the top, they vanish.
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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."
Actually Iz,
If you bookmark it, you will always go to it no matter how far it rolls. I did that with the Jeanne Cavelos topic.
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard
Iz, I've been posting at other boards at scifi for ages and never have had any of the problems you mentioned. Things don't disappear. You must get used to the way it works. After you finish reading a post, click at the top on B5 Legend (etc.) which is directly above the last post heading. It will take you back to the board. If you want to see previous posts from a few days back, go to the bottom and find the topic numbers.
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absom
I tried to register again, and it *still* says "File not found." I've been registered at SciFi.com for ages, what the hey....
Maybe it doesn't like me. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
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Fan, when I registered for another contest I got that message and had to select a new nick.
What happens when you get that broken url is that it gets thru part of the process but not all. Thereby taking the name you wanted and preventing it from being used http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
But the second time I signed up, it worked.
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Selah
Fan and Asis. If you already belonged to scifi, that's where you made your mistake. You were trying to register as a new member. When you sign once, you don't have to sign again on a new board. The confusion was caused by the fact, of course, that there was already someone with the same handle---you. BTW, have you tried www.B5LR.com
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absom
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absom, I had that problem when I intially registered for the previous B5 thing. Now I just log in.
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Selah
http://www.fjordstone.com/trailer.html
This is a link to see a list of the theaters that will be showing the Legend of the Rangers trailer before showings of Lord of the Rings starting December 28, 2001.
I'm amused that both these movies are known by the initials LOTR. :-D
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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
Every time I push the envelope, I get a paper cut.
[This message has been edited by MightyLady77 (edited December 25, 2001).]
It ain't happening in Sumter at all. Why am I not surprised.... http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif
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Folks, the closest showing of the B5 LOTR trailer to me is in Cranberry, PA. I thought they were aiming at the "Top Ten" markets nationwide. Cranberry is in Venango County, which has a total population of maybe 50,000. We are talking serious boonies here! It's not even near a college campus. I could find no rhyme nor reason to the placement of half of the theaters in PA.
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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
Every time I push the envelope, I get a paper cut.
Aha! They're showing it in my neck of the woods. I wonder if that's a guarantee that our LOtR will also be shown at the same theatres. Stranger things have happened before when it comes to promos.
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absom
I have to choose which of the rural areas around here to go to to see it. Or to Detroit. I'm flexible!
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At the Ponce de Leon Mall in St. Augustine, all we got to say was a trailer of a new Tom Cruise movie (yes, ANOTHER one!). As I said in the theater, they should just make one long non-stop Tom Cruise movie and save on advertising.
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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."
<font face="georgia" size = "+1">Just a reminder that next Saturday (January 19th)is when the movie airs. 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM ET/PT. Keep in mind that cable users usually have a two-way box, and sampling viewing habits is possible. So, if you leave to watch the movie with someone else at their place, turn your cable box on to the SciFi channel before you go. Yeah, maybe it's like stuffing a ballot box, and maybe polling doesn't take place on your viewing tv. Certainly doesn't cost anything.
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
i was just gonna walk around all weekend with a big sign around my neck, that says "i watched the legend of the rangers movie."
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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."
I was just going to invite the cool art student (I think she draws anime) from next door to come watch it on my TV. They seem to have a 13 inch tube, and I'm not sure if they have cable.
I met her once outside our doors. She saw a B5 fan club button on the b-board I have up in the hallway. She pointed it out. We talked. A while later I bumped into her again and asked if she knew about the new movie (and hopefully series). She didn't. I promised to invite her over for the show. Back when I mentioned it, it seemed like an eternity until the movie. And now, it is right around the corner.
Now, all I have to do is get the place cleaned up enough for a visitor. Perhaps as a student she won't be too particular. I have been doing a massive clean up job on my apartment, but right now it is in the "dark before the dawn" stage (read as "messier before the neatness"). Hey! My apartment is in the "Hour of the Wolf"!
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Actually Wizz,
If you go somewhere else to watch it, the People who own the TV you would be watching on would be registering their vote, but yours wouldn't be registered. Therefore, using your suggestion you are actually voting using an Absentee Ballot. Last time I checked that was a perfectly acceptable way to cast your vote.
Therefore everyone should indeed follow Wizz's suggestion. Besides, you need to have the box on in order to tape it anyways on most cable setups.
And, if you absolutely can't come up with a legitimate reason you should be counted as watching on your own vote, then by all means, stuff the box.
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard
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Man, I am in a pickle. The Patriots are Hosting a Playoff game here at home and it is on when the Rangers are on, so, I will have to tape the Rangers until after the game. Maybe the Rangers is playing later that night? Ill check:
WOW...What a lineup.....
11:30 AM SCINEMA FEATURE MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
1:30 PM SCINEMA FEATURE TRAPPED IN SPACE
3:30 PM SCINEMA EVENT THE FIFTH ELEMENT
6:30 PM SCINEMA EVENT STARGATE (THEATRICAL, LBX)
9:00 PM SCINEMA ORIGINAL BABYLON 5: THE LEGEND OF THE RANGERS (LBX)
11:00 PM SCINEMA ORIGINAL BABYLON 5: THE LEGEND OF THE RANGERS (LBX)
1:00 AM SCINEMA EVENT STARGATE (THEATRICAL, LBX)
3:30 AM SCINEMA FEATURE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS
5:00 AM CROW: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN VOICES
Also, All this week on Scifi are all the B5 Movies, starting tonight with "In the Beginning".
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Nommy
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Picture SPOILER warning. Don't view the pics below without realizing they are stills captured from B-5 Ranger promo for the up-comming Ranger movie. Just wanted to share with any who may not have seen these.
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Nommy, Nommy, Nommy...
Why not just tape the Raider game ('scuse me, Patriots game) instead? You'll enjoy the movie first hand better, believe me. Or, watch the fourth quarter finish up after the movie's over. Spot check the score during the commercials. After the Raiders have won it, you won't be so miserable about having watched the game, eh?
G,D&R
LOL Wiz!
Normally I would do just that, but Karina is an avid pats fan and I cant begrudge her that. BEsides...We are really psyched about the Pats Kicking the Raiders tail and I can watch B5:LOTR at 11:00 ;-)
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Nommy
<font face="georgia">Nommy, more like kicking punts, but I'll overlook the discrepancy in your case. You guys are just too cool to have to suffer this.
Iz, we're not talking Tampa Bay Buccaneers, here, remember? Raider wanna be's just don't cut it (and based on the past 6 years, obviously the owners acknowledge that, too).
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
Nommy, clearly not a problem. The Patriots will have destroyed Oakland by halftime, and it will be pointless to watch the second half. If it's snowing, they'll have destroyed them by the first quarter.
iz
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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."
Well.... Since the Rangers do not allow Raiders to do their job and the Patriots trained on Tuzanor and are Patriotic Rangers, I say that the Pats have no problem on Saturday. I hear the the Entil'zha him/herself will be there to watch. hehe
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Nommy
<font face="georgia">Nommy, I see you used "a" when spelling Tuzanor. Maybe there's glimmer of hope after all.
<font color="888800">Wizzard </font>(Actually a 49er's fan, but living in the Bay Area).
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
You are tempting the wrath of a serious Raider fan here. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/tongue.gif I have decided to watch the Rangers and run back and forth during commercials from my office to the family room to check on the progress of the game. I'll be taping the Rangers anyway, of course.
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absom
Wizz!...LOL
I had to read the JMS Speaks thread first. I dont know if I would have spelle it with an "a" or an "e" normally. he he
<font size=50> Go Pats!</font>
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Nommy
Sorry Nommy, but Entilzah will be watching the really important game, the Bears game.
I am going to be one very unhappy camper if the Pats and the Bears end up in the Super Bowl again. I mean, it would be nice to be able to route for the Pats but my heart belongs to the Bears.
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LOL crash!
I would think it should be the other way around. Your heart should be with the Pats. Especially after that god awful defeat by the Bears in 1985. Hell...we got ran over by a Refridgerator. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif
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Nommy
Sheesh...
You guys and your dreamin'.
Pittsburg and St. Louis, with St. Louis winning the Super Bowl, ~21 point (plus or minus a few).
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
I'm amazed no-one else has posted about Legend of the Rangers yet tonight!
I have to say that I absolutely love the weapons system. It sorta gives new meaning to the phrase "kick ass."
I'll hold off on any other comments for now. I just realized that Legend of the Rangers just started a few minutes ago on the left coast.
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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
"Mobius strippers never show you their back side."
sigh, It was almost a great day.
Ah well
Legend of the Rangers was interesting. Over all I liked what I saw but there are a few things I am worried about. First, waht I liked
1) The new Captain, David Martell. He is really cute and seems like he is willing to do what he feels is best for his crew no matter the consequences.
2) Dulaan. My favorite character so far. A Minbari with a sense of humor. Most excellent. He has some telepathic abilities and overall seems to be an interesting character.
3) Na'Feel. I love the Narn. (grins) She looks like she is going to be a fun character. It will be intersting to see how she develops
4) Tirk. A Drazi's whose name means I am not going to ahve any more children. I laughed really hard at that. I sense a bit of Zarthras during the naming ceremony "I lift heavy things"
5) Firell. The Minbari healer. Right now all we have seen her do is some healing, and very little of that. Like all Minbari, I ahve a feelign that there is alot more to her then we would first think.
Things I am worried about
1) Sara needs someone else playing her. The actress was miserable.
2) The weapons system. Ummm, I don't know. Unless someone can do a really good job explaining how this thing works, I would have to say that I don't like it. I do not know how she aims, chooses different weapons, ect.. What happens when she gets really tired and has difficulty punching or kicking?
3) Why do we a knew enemy more powerful then the Shadows? What happens to this enemy? By the time we hit Crusade this enemy is gone.
4) Pretty much all of the Human crew with the exception of David Martel. I don't think many of them can act but we have not seen any of them do much of anything. Malcolm could be interesting, I like his job and some of the toys he has. NOt sure about the actor. Kitaro I don't know enough to make any judgements but I didn't see much to make me think that his character is going to excite me.
OK, so I would have to say I enjoyed the movie but I really need to see more to say much. The only explination I can think of for the Hand is that they have not ocme through the portal yet, so if the crew is able to shut down the portal, then the Hand will not come through. This would explain the lack of panic during Crusade regarding the Hand.
All I know is that the Hand aspect reminds me way too much of Thirdspace and I really disliked that movie.
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No matter what I do, all I get when trying to get to page one is code, so ProfCrash's post is the only one I've seen. :-(
In general I agree with her assessment--especially about the weapons system. In fact, my initial thoughts were, "Dorky. Too much 'Pow! Biff! Kazam!'"
I must be getting old--are the Humans, at least, out of high school yet? Especially Martel.
I am looking forward to a series with some character development. Especially Firell--I agree with PC, she especially looks as though there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. I'll bet a series will let us see some old B5 friends, too, and allow a chance to fill in some history from the intervening couple of years.
Is it me, or are the Narns and Minbari more human appearing this time around? Even G'Kar didn't look quite himself.
As I'm writing this, The Gathering is on. Some introductory rough edges there, too. And that turned out OK!! http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/wink.gif
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LOL!! I just got to read your post, Bee. Seems we disagree re the weapons! Still friends, I hope!
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Well, overall I liked it. I hope it gets made into a series. I didn't have any complaints about performances (except one, which I'll get to in a moment), I thought they all did a fine job. I especially like NaFeel (sp?); going from shrieking Narn curses and throwing things to no-captain-everything's-fine-ready-when-you-are, and smiling benignly as she leans over to block Martel's view of the engine room. He leaves and she goes back to cursing.
The gunnery pod was interesting. Fun to watch, anyway. Exhausting for the shooter, though. When it was designed they never considered the possibility of it being used by anyone other than Minbari, I suppose. In a prolonged fight, Cantrell would get exhausted. How would they get anyone in there to replace her without them socking each other in the face trying to continue firing during the changeover? Must take some serious acclimatization, too, to hop into a... what?... zero-G bubble? stasis chamber?... spinning and aiming and shooting and keeping track of where the targets were, where they were going, what the ship's maneuvers were and how they affected targeting solutions, spinning all over the place and all without tossing your cookies. I'd flunk. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smile.gif
The one character I did not like was G'Kar. Even his voice inflections grated. I understand he's supposed to have changed. I know that in the short story in Amazing Stories JMS had G'Kar trying to find the Narn he used to be, since he wasn't happy with who he'd turned into. I know that his travels around the galaxy are supposed to have "lightened" his perspective. Katsulas has always done a superior job of portraying G'Kar through all the painful changes he went through, and I can only assume he did exactly what he was supposed to do here and portrayed G'Kar exactly as he was supposed to be portrayed. I just never expected that the changes he was going through would turn him into a buffoon. What the heck was that "Kiss, kiss, love, love" thing all about? The first thing that popped into my head was all those stereotypes of the has-been movie star taking leave of her adoring fans. You know the scene I mean? "It's been lovely dahlings, but I simply must go, ta-ta." The reviewer that said G'Kar had turned into a "bitchy queen" was wrong, IMHO, but there was way too much of the buffoon happening there. The Minbari asked for his help because he's been around the galaxy more than anybody else, but it just seemed that G'Kar talked too much. I wanted to yell at him to get to the point or shut the hell up. And for anybody out there who knows how much I love G'Kar, you know it hurt. Oy, vey. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
Anyway, this may cure me of my G'Kar admiration, once and for all. Probably about due, anyway. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
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P.S. -- I forgot something. G'Kar's last remarks to Capt Martel as he's getting ready to disembark at Babylon 5: "No one there is exactly what he seems. But then again, who is?"
I get the reference. JMS must have been under a time crunch, or something. In terms of profundity it ranks right up there with "No matter where you go, there you are."
*sigh* If they make a series of it, I'll watch anyway, hoping for the best.
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P.P.S. -- I've checked on a few other boards, and I'm the only person who thinks G'Kar came across as a buffoon. Must be me, then. I'm the one with the problem. Hmmmm....
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In general, I am very excited about the Ranger movie & I hope this will be the first installment of many. It was SOOOO good to see the ole station once again. Think I got misty eyed. I'll have to get used to Capn David Martel as well as the rest of the crew, but I think there are good possibilities here. I also enjoyed the meaning of Tirk's name. Very funny. Liked the character of Na 'Feel, not your average Narn & rather decisive in this movie, & seems to me very reachable in humanistic sense and temperament. Have to admit I enjoyed Citizen G'Kars role. It was good to see him in action again.
If I'm not mistaken, the time period is 2265, which places these events after the Telepath War, right? Just wondered because Dulann was mentioned to have some T power.
To have the Ranger ship 'Valen' ram the enemy ship seemed wanting in credibility. No opposing vessel, especially the advanced Had (or are they called Hand - ? Couldn't make out the feathered ambassadors syllables on that one) would sit still for a ramming maneuver. In any case, it was visually demonstrative and appealing insofar as the story line went & I certainly do not wish to appear disappointed. Far from it as, from the Captains final tactical maneuver vis-?-vis the rigged space pod to the designs of all the ships pictured, I was thrilled!
The functionality of the gunner Sarah Cantrell, seemingly manually discharging the torpedoes from head to foot, seemed to me to be just a little bit awkward, if not painfully backward, as human reflexes are so much slower that com-run defense/offense. I'm thinking that Sarah is in a neuronal 'tie in' with ship defenses & guidance, which would make the gunnery position not only possible, but straight forward in tying ones reflexes into a 'sight & calculate' type of set up. The 360 degree scanning visibility she had is a very satisfying development in space combat. Optically speaking, I would think that three gunnery officers should be used at once. No matter how fast Sarah was able to swivel around she always had an at least 50 % blind spot, probably more like 70%, but of course if she were tied in with ship sensors, that would compensate for any blind fields.
I thought the Ghosts of the Liandra were a good touch in that I knew they were to play a pivotal role, but I didn't think it would turn out the way it had, by giving hard evidence about the password that would lead the Captain to the enlightening file.
I'm somewhat impressed with the new enemy and they remind me of something that would come out of '3rd Space. The enemy was referred to as 'No Name', 'Hand of God', & 'Hand of Doom'. (They must have a tough rep!) The enemies gates for accessing our normal space seemed quite different than we've become accustomed to on Babylon 5. (At least I thought they appeared radically different, could be wrong!) I do like the enemy ship design but lets face it, they look like hybrid Shadow Cruisers with shorter legs. Still; they work for me. I'm not ready to admit that they are in advance of the Shadows, however. Biologically speaking, the Shadows were very impressive & more menacing in appearance compared to the 'new enemy'. Of course you couldn't really see the new enemy, just an outline in a wrap that could be hiding all kinds of bad creepy goodies.
The archeological dig on Beta Durena 7 seems to have had some meaning in depth, more than was discussed. An ancient city 8 miles deep that had fostered an ancient race that not only held the new enemy at bay but outcast them to 3rd space must have been awe inspiring. I have a million questions about this race alone, such as: did they know the Vorlons, the Shadows, the Walkers, Lorien, or any of the first ones?
Below is an answer I found regarding my question about specialist Gunner Sarah's reflexes & fast firing
Q: Tell us about how you came up with the unusual approach for the Liandra weapons system, which is symbiotic with specialist Sarah Cantrell (Myriam Sirois).
A: Sarah is the ship, in that respect: If she moves, it fires. She jumps into the gunnery pod, and if she sees an incoming ship, she points at it, and the ship fires. It's a much faster reaction period [than conventional controls]. She's constantly getting sensory impulses from every part of the ship.
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