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Rewatch Downunder: C10 Ultraworld - Saturday 3rd September
AnneArthur	#61 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:10
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Dayna will kiss anyone.... and strangely, they don't die. Unlike the ones that kiss Avon. He kissed Servalan, and she's still thriving!


AnneArthur	#62 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:11
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	How probable it is that they have no information about sex, when it's something most people think about quite a lot? I think they're just voyeurs . . .


Tyce	#63 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:12
Alpha Grade Posts: 3189 Joined: 16.01.22	AnneArthur wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ AnneArthur wrote: ↑ I find the literal giant brain spoils this episode for me - it just seems ridiculous, somehow. Is that all that bothers you?? Well, how long have you got? But it's the most immediately annoying thing, yes. Personally I find the blue alien men more annoying. I’m not the slightest bit convinced by them.


Tyce	#64 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:13
Alpha Grade Posts: 3189 Joined: 16.01.22	AnneArthur wrote: ↑ How probable it is that they have no information about sex, when it's something most people think about quite a lot? I think they're just voyeurs . . . LOL


M1795537OCVirn	#65 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:13
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	AnneArthur wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Dayna will kiss anyone.... and strangely, they don't die. Unlike the ones that kiss Avon. He kissed Servalan, and she's still thriving! Well, of course! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


AnneArthur	#66 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:15
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Tyce wrote: ↑ AnneArthur wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ AnneArthur wrote: ↑ I find the literal giant brain spoils this episode for me - it just seems ridiculous, somehow. Is that all that bothers you?? Well, how long have you got? But it's the most immediately annoying thing, yes. Personally I find the blue alien men more annoying. I’m not the slightest bit convinced by them. No, neither am I.


AnneArthur	#67 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:18
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Now ORAC is speaking French . . .


AnneArthur	#68 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:19
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	I think it would have been funny if they had got the memory tubes the wrong way round.


M1795537OCVirn	#69 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:19
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	Love seeing the Liberator wobbling along the track.... "You're not sulking, I hope?"


AnneArthur	#70 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Yeah, giant brain spurting green goo - doesn't work.


M1795537OCVirn	#71 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:20
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	AnneArthur wrote: ↑ I think it would have been funny if they had got the memory tubes the wrong way round. I think there's been quite a lot of speculation about that! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


AnneArthur	#72 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Love seeing the Liberator wobbling along the track....


AnneArthur	#73 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:21
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ AnneArthur wrote: ↑ I think it would have been funny if they had got the memory tubes the wrong way round. I think there's been quite a lot of speculation about that! I'm sure there are some good fanfics.


Tyce	#74 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:22
Alpha Grade Posts: 3189 Joined: 16.01.22	AnneArthur wrote: ↑ I think it would have been funny if they had got the memory tubes the wrong way round. I know, I’ve always thought that’s an episode I would love to see. LOL


M1795537OCVirn	#75 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:23
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	The trouble with making out that Vila is thick, is that he isn't, and he's shown that (to them, and to us) lots of times. Joking about his mental capacity is another thing that doesn't work for me here. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


AnneArthur	#76 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:26
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Well, there is no Blake's 7 episode without its moments, but that was a definite downturn in quality. And next week we have another rather risible alien villain. I won't be here (provided I can get the funds together, of course), but I'll hopefully be back for the much more enjoyable Death Watch. Have a good week, everyone.


M1795537OCVirn	#77 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:27
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	Off they go into the sunset, as it were. OK, time I did something constructive, I suppose. Bedtime for Tyce - sleep well! Bye, Anne. Hope this week brings better news - and some income! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


AnneArthur	#78 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:28
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ The trouble with making out that Vila is thick, is that he isn't, and he's shown that (to them, and to us) lots of times. Joking about his mental capacity is another thing that doesn't work for me here. Yes, I agree. I said last week that I like the Tanith Lee episodes because they explore the tensions between the characters in an intelligent way, but this one is the reverse of that.


Tyce	#79 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:29
Alpha Grade Posts: 3189 Joined: 16.01.22	AnneArthur wrote: ↑ Well, there is no Blake's 7 episode without its moments, but that was a definite downturn in quality. And next week we have another rather risible alien villain. I won't be here (provided I can get the funds together, of course), but I'll hopefully be back for the much more enjoyable Death Watch. Have a good week, everyone. Thinking of you Anne Arthur, I hope things work out.


AnneArthur	#80 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:29
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Have a good week, everyone!


Tyce	#81 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:30
Alpha Grade Posts: 3189 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Off they go into the sunset, as it were. OK, time I did something constructive, I suppose. Bedtime for Tyce - sleep well! Bye, Anne. Hope this week brings better news - and some income! Bye Virn, have a great day.


AnneArthur	#82 Posted on 03-09-2022 10:30
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Tyce wrote: ↑ AnneArthur wrote: ↑ Well, there is no Blake's 7 episode without its moments, but that was a definite downturn in quality. And next week we have another rather risible alien villain. I won't be here (provided I can get the funds together, of course), but I'll hopefully be back for the much more enjoyable Death Watch. Have a good week, everyone. Thinking of you Anne Arthur, I hope things work out. Thank you!


M1795537OCVirn	#83 Posted on 03-09-2022 11:09
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	Trevor Hoyle as the opposite of Tanith Lee? What an interesting idea. Hoyle's writing was about facts and twists and throwing people off the scent. Whereas Lee was about the scent, and who wore it, and how it affected everyone... Any thoughts, Travisina? (I know you'll read this eventually!) "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Travisina	#84 Posted on 03-09-2022 13:11
Admin Posts: 940 Joined: 14.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Trevor Hoyle as the opposite of Tanith Lee? What an interesting idea. Hoyle's writing was about facts and twists and throwing people off the scent. Whereas Lee was about the scent, and who wore it, and how it affected everyone... Any thoughts, Travisina? (I know you'll read this eventually!) Just read it now! I love that comparison There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes


Travisina	#85 Posted on 03-09-2022 13:18
Admin Posts: 940 Joined: 14.01.22	Hi everyone, Sorry-not-sorry to have missed Ultraworld - not one of my fave eps, for reasons mentioned by others in the thread. But sorry to have missed the company and the chat. I won't be able to join you next Saturday either, because (drum roll, @Tyce) I'm going into London to see the matinee of ABBA: Voyage! Super excited about that I'll start the thread for Moloch (oh dear, what a shame, I'm missing one of my least fave eps ) Hope everyone has a good week! There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes


Pilot53	#86 Posted on 03-09-2022 14:21
Beta Grade Posts: 650 Joined: 04.02.22	Just not long seen Moloch & same here one of my least favorite eps still liked Servalan's outfit as I love all she wears & Dayna as well. Catch you all next week. Hope Anne your issues will be resolved. Good luck. Cheers all. Australia The Penal Colony Where Servalan is supreme commander.


Obsidian	#87 Posted on 04-09-2022 08:02
Moderator Posts: 8871 Joined: 15.01.22	Just reading this Sunday, sorry not to have been here for the rewatch. AnneArthur, how awful for you! Don't you have contracts to which you can hold these people accountable? Even with government jobs here, I've known it to be standard practice for them to take more than the stated 30-day period to pay people, but to have somewhere argue down the amount they are paying you is shocking. And let's hope these latest potential employers show some conscience and give you the job. Don't you have some sort of fair work ombudsman there? Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.


Obsidian	#88 Posted on 04-09-2022 08:06
Moderator Posts: 8871 Joined: 15.01.22	Travisina wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Trevor Hoyle as the opposite of Tanith Lee? What an interesting idea. Hoyle's writing was about facts and twists and throwing people off the scent. Whereas Lee was about the scent, and who wore it, and how it affected everyone... Any thoughts, Travisina? (I know you'll read this eventually!) Just read it now! I love that comparison I love it too MsVirn. I think it's male/female contrast, something I've encountered in archaeological interpretation. Women look at things differently and I think you've described that difference perfectly. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.


AnneArthur	#89 Posted on 06-09-2022 19:47
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Obsidian wrote: ↑ Just reading this Sunday, sorry not to have been here for the rewatch. AnneArthur, how awful for you! Don't you have contracts to which you can hold these people accountable? Even with government jobs here, I've known it to be standard practice for them to take more than the stated 30-day period to pay people, but to have somewhere argue down the amount they are paying you is shocking. And let's hope these latest potential employers show some conscience and give you the job. Don't you have some sort of fair work ombudsman there? It has sorted itself out a bit now. Keele still haven't paid us, and now can't till the end of this month - we are all very angry about that. The problem seems to be trying to economize on administration, which has left a lot of junior administrators who don't know what they are doing trying to cover all bases at once and failing miserably. This, sadly, is only too believable in terms of the way UK universities are run. Durham, apparently, were not querying the £800 - they thought they had already paid me that. I have shown them that they haven't, and I will get it eventually, but it has to go through payroll, which means a wait. They have, however, paid me £400 as an advance for work I am going to do for them but haven't done yet. So, to recap, I still haven't been paid for the work I have done, but have been paid for work I haven't done! Makes sense. Still, I am going to stay with a friend on Friday, and at least I can now cover the trip. Thanks for your concern. I'll miss Moloch, which doesn't actually bother me that much, but hope to see you again for Deathwatch.