hey list Poppa...

Hello Marc -
are we going to start the episode discussions now it's autumn...
er... almost winter?? There was some interest in doing so back in the
summer, I seem to remember. So do I need to trot off and watch...
damn... which was the first episode again??

I think there was some thought that we'd have Episode of the Two
Weeks or even Ep of the Month to give everyone time to watch and then
compose deep and meaningful, not to say insightful, posts. What do
others think??

Carly
:-D

Carly writes:
>are we going to start the episode discussions now it's autumn...

As I recall, we had to stop last years episode-of-the-week
discussions during all of December, because people were simply too
busy. So I'd say that the earliest that we'd restart these would be
January... assuming that there are people who want to do this again?
I think I'd just cut & paste in my comments from last year :-)

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

In message <v04210101b645afa8664d@[10.0.0.2]>, Marc Martin
<[hidden email]> writes
>Carly writes:
>>are we going to start the episode discussions now it's autumn...
>
>As I recall, we had to stop last years episode-of-the-week
>discussions during all of December, because people were simply too
>busy. So I'd say that the earliest that we'd restart these would be
>January... assuming that there are people who want to do this again?
>I think I'd just cut & paste in my comments from last year :-)
>
Spoil sport;-)
--
SuzannEd Sutherland

I enquired:
<<are we going to start the episode discussions now it's autumn...>>

And Marc responded:
<<As I recall, we had to stop last years episode-of-the-week
discussions during all of December, because people were simply too
busy. So I'd say that the earliest that we'd restart these would be
January... assuming that there are people who want to do this again?
** I think I'd just cut & paste in my comments from last year :-)** >>

(my asterisks!)

Oh would you indeed, Mr Martin?!?!
So you're assuming that new people to the list would have *nothing*
original to contribute?? That it really *has* all been said before??

Hmmmmmm!

Carly
:-D

Carly writes:
>Oh would you indeed, Mr Martin?!?!
>So you're assuming that new people to the list would have *nothing*
>original to contribute?? That it really *has* all been said before??

Not at all! Just that *I* would have nothing new to contribute...
except for those episodes I missed out on discussing the first time.

I think my *main* point was that we probably shouldn't start now,
but should instead wait a month until the holidays are over...

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

Nice to hear about the renewed interest in going through a UFO ExE
discussion. Last time, of course I was unable to keep up so I would try to
really plug away and keep up this time around. Over on the Space 1999 list
we've just started a new ExE (Episode by Episode) discussion since the last
one ended 2 years ago this month.

This time we're going backwards, starting from the last episode and working
up to the first hopefully in time for the DVD releases in the USA.

I tried to save as much as I could of the original FAB-UFO/SHADO ExE
discussion but it's a mess and needs to be gone through. I think I saved
most of Marc's posts and any other post that mentioned info that I hadn't
heard before.

At any rate I'm all for it but like the Space 1999 new ExE it does need
support to keep it going. If the people don't have time to write and
comment about the episodes the thread will die a quiet death.

One the other hand, my own lack of comments and energy to keep up with these
last time (On both UFO and the old 1999 lists) probably didn't help much.
Starting in January is a great idea, perhaps we can again decide on a
viewing order of episodes and this time I'll try to view and write about
episodes in advance so I can post when we get to them! I also want to
suggest that whoever brought it up (I can't remember) perhaps you could be
in charge of kicking off the discussion every week? Unless Marc wants to
step up to the plate again? It doesn't take a lot of work, a post on the
day the discussion starts and maybe a very short synopsis of the story (A
few sentences). For those who don't have the episodes on tape I think there
are most or many of the scripts on Marc's site plus a very good episode
guide.

Oh, and everyone I hope you had a good Thanksgiving on Thursday. My own
liquid breathing aliens (My In-Laws) came over to the house for dinner and I
saw something I hadn't seen in months in my kitchen! My wife cooking a
dinner!!!! I should have videotaped it so I could play the tape next week
when we're back to frozen dinners. At least for the next few days we have
leftovers! I was hoping for the Sound of Silence but instead my wife and I
were in the Responsibility Seat! After the dinner we were treated to the
Long Sleep!

Christmas next! Looks like I'll have to wait till next year to ask Santa
for those UFO DVD's but at least it looks like they're coming!

Hi Everybody! <waving at everyone on the list>


Marc said
>Not at all! Just that *I* would have nothing new to contribute...
>except for those episodes I missed out on discussing the first time.
>
>I think my *main* point was that we probably shouldn't start now,
>but should instead wait a month until the holidays are over...



I want to agree with you, Marc. The holidays can be so hectic:-o Can we
perhaps after the holidays start on it and then discuss it for two weeks or
so. The reason I stated every two weeks sometimes I don't have the time on
some weekends to watch an episode. That's why I'm suggesting a discussion
to last every two weeks so some of us can have a chance to watch an episode.

<puzzled look>

Am I making any sense?

Paul said
>I'll bet that about, oh, let's say, 85% of the listees here are 35 or
>older.

Lieve said
>Including me, I'm 46.
>But when did the said listees watch UFO for the first time? I was 20.

Well, I'm 41. I was a teen-ager when I started watching UFO. I also joined
the fan club that was based in California at that time, too!

I've said my part:-)

C U L8er
Susan Weller
[hidden email]