FORKNI-L
Digest - 22 Jan 1996 to 23 Jan 1996 - Special issue
23 Jan 1996
There are 37 messages totalling 1023 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. Give blood, get a card. (2)
2. Where to find Electronic Me
3. NB on Matrix: nice cringing, Mr. Bennett!
4. Electronic Media-NATPE issu
5. miklos question (2)
6. Tonight's Toronto Episode (3)
7. NATPE Questions
8. FK quotes
9. IMPORTANT!!! Read now and e-mail! (2)
10. Doh! (Fox & Infommercial)
11. The Tale of the Stupid Postal Clerk
12. Cousin
13. Balt blood drive
14. FKFIC guidelines?
15. Virus Warning (fwd)
16. Viruses and stuph...
17. forward from someone in Syracuse.
18. WPIX
19. Peri, vampire pooch at WAL-MART!
20. Fax Spamming
21. FK newsgroup warning
22. Anyone wanna talk about "Fever"? (No spoilers) (3)
23. Miscellaneous chatter
24. PLEASE CALL WTVG (Toledo)
25. YKYB.....
26. Toronto questions.
27. Newsletter Favor
28. The feedback I've gotten...
29. Latest Installment: Amazing Interchangeable Plot
30. SOS-FK Syracuse area
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:03:02 -0500
From: Allison Percy <percy91@w.......>
Subject: Re: Give blood, get a card.
Dianne Therese De Sha <maeve@d.......> said:
> Apache:
> > But whose photo will a Merc want, I wonder?
>
> A wise Merc would never tell... :-)
I had always assumed you Mercs would want a photo of a larege box of
Godiva chocolates. Am I wrong here?!? ;)
* Allison Percy, a perky Knightie percy91@w....... *
* __o Pedal for Forever Knight & for a worthy charity! *
* _`\<,_ Contact me to pledge support or join the ride. For info *
* (*)/ (*) see http://assets.wharton.upenn.edu/~percy91/FKtour.html *
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:03:45 U
From: Celeste Hotaling-Lyons <celeste_hotaling-lyons@i.......>
Subject: Where to find Electronic Me
Subject: Time:4:53 PM
OFFICE MEMO Where to find Electronic Media Date:1/22/96
As several people have asked already: you can find Electronic Media, an
oversized magazine published by Crain Communications, at a large magazine
store or in any large bookstore like Barnes & Nobles or Waldenbooks, in their
magazine section. A magazine or book store in a big city is your best bet.
If you know anyone in media in an ad agency, or someone who works in a TV
station, ask them if they can gift you with their copy once they've finished
with it. Our advert is in the Special NATPE issue, on page 121. The article
detailing our FK travails may or may not be in the next issue--but I'm sure
someone will type the article up for the list should it be published, you
won't have to buy the magazine. Fingers crossed they print it!
Celeste, your friendly neighborhood Cousine
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 13:50:47 -0800
From: [Name removed by request]
Subject: Re: NB on Matrix: nice cringing, Mr. Bennett!
On Mon, 22 Jan 1996, Allison Percy wrote:
> However, halfway through the episode someone starts shooting at him and
> Dr. Anders completely falls apart. Nigel does some very believable
> cringing and simpering. :)
> The Cousins would be horrified! :) :)
[Name removed by request] hated it. She called it "scary" :) Anders was
a bad guy but we kept seeing Nigel and he looked so sad. *He was crying*!
It was very scary. We felt sorry for him <sniff>.
> 2nd best part: Nigel's character ends up being sucked into the fires of
> hell!
Allison Percy, that was not a good part at all! That was sad, young lady. We
felt sorry for him <sniff>. (please see above, sniff)
Nice acting, Mr B :)
[Name removed by request]
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 14:10:34 -0800
From: LC Fenster <lucienlc@i.......>
Subject: Re: Electronic Media-NATPE issu
For those who are wondering how to acquire Electronic Media:
You don't have to be a subscriber. The magazine is often sold at large
newstands/magazine stands in large cities. For example, in NYC, the
large newstand in the foyer of the MetLife building (formerly PanAm
building) above Grand Central Station carries it. So do most of those
other specialty magazine stores in Manhattan.
For those in other locales, EM can often be found in the magazine
section of Borders Books and Barnes & Noble Superstores. It might take
an extra day or two to arrive though.
Hope that helps some of you get your hands on it! I got mine today,
and the ad looks wonderful! Great job, Celeste!
Oh, and for those who are interested: there is a large section called
*Twelve to Watch* which singles out people who EM thinks are going
places in 1996, and one of those people spotlighted is Jon Feltheimer
of TriStar. (Sadly, no mention of FK in the article, though.)
Laurie Fenster
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:38:37 -0400
From: Antonia Mandry <MA97AD14@a.......>
Subject: Re: miklos question
who's mikos
(cringing in anticipation of unanimous horror!)
Toni M.
whose wombat personality is decrying my lack of knowledge and insisting
she has nothing to do with me.
hmm. the goddess would be angry.
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:43:28 -0400
From: Antonia Mandry <MA97AD14@a.......>
Subject: Re: Tonight's Toronto Episode
...looking through the TV guide, I come upon the description of tonight's FK
rerun.
It describes something along the lines of "Natalie's heart in sought by
organ-thieving black-marketeers" ... Hunh? Has anyone any clue what they're
talking about? Did I completely miss this ep.? >>
that's "let no man tear asunder" a pretty weird ep only watchable for the
scene with Vachon!! :)
toni m.
wombat's forever
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 18:14:40 -0500
From: Leah Rosenthal <Bizarro7@a.......>
Subject: Re: NATPE Questions
>1. Why did USA drop Forever Knight?
A. Because GWD wouldn't show his chest to attract the BAYWATCH crowd.
>2. If the show is doing so well,why isn't it on in better slots?
A. They were all taken by AT&T commercials.
>3. What about negative advertiser / viewer reaction to the vampire concept?
A. Gosh, I suppose that explains why 3 major vampire movies have been
released nationwide in the past 2 months.
>4. I have a lot of fundamentalists / christians / mormons / (substitute term
of choice when stereotyping people's beliefs) in my market I don't want
to be boycotted or have my advertisers upset.
A. Gosh, you might be right! You would NEVER have to worry about their
reaction to something more mainstream, like shows about violence, sex
or immoral social behavior like daytime soaps or MELROSE PLACE.
>5. What's this all about? I got some stuff at my station & we've been
getting calls like crazy, is this some sort of fan thing?
A. Ever hear of a 'fan thing' called STAR TREK, back in the 60's...?
>6. Who *are* you people anyway?
A. Our demographic includes many women with flat bottoms and blurred vision
from reading thousands of pieces of list e-mail daily.
>7. Tell me why I should care about this show...(tapping foot impatiently)
A. Because of my big friend Bruno here. (step aside to show Bruno, who is
tapping his baseball bat on the heel of his hand patiently)
>Send them to me or Diane E. (our fearless leader) at <gryphon@e.......>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 18:30:59 -0400
From: Antonia Mandry <MA97AD14@a.......>
Subject: FK quotes
Can anybody send me the address of the site with all the trillions of FK
quotes?
Thanks!
Toni M.
Wombatired.
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 15:40:07 -0800
From: Dianne Therese De Sha <maeve@m.......>
Subject: Re: Give blood, get a card.
Allison:
> Dianne Therese De Sha <maeve@d.......> said:
> > Apache:
> > > But whose photo will a Merc want, I wonder?
> > A wise Merc would never tell... :-)
> I had always assumed you Mercs would want a photo of a larege box of
> Godiva chocolates. Am I wrong here?!? ;)
Ummmmmmmm *_chocolate_*!
<Merc doing her best Homer Simpson impersonation <g>
<sigh>...unfortunately, not one of the options given :-)
Dianne
The Mad Digester :-) -*- NATPE Carpool Coordinator -*- FoFoD! <g>
Dianne la Mercenaire... -*- <moonlight@c.......>
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 19:10:28 -0500
From: Save FK WebPage <CuznJamiMR@a.......>
Subject: IMPORTANT!!! Read now and e-mail!
The Webgoddess Speaketh.
This is REALLY important.
There is a gentleman who, as "Ed Flixman", edits Sci-Fi Entertainment, which
is the "official" magazine of the Sci-Fi Channel -- which is owned by USA, as
we all know.
His e-mail address is:
flixman@d.......
Everyone. E-mail this gentleman RIGHT NOW and talk to him about the
cancellation of Forever Knight. Ask him what he knows. Tell him what you
know. Make our presence known.
EVERYONE. NOW.
Trust me on this one, 'kay?
---Jamie M.R. -- The SFK Webgoddess
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 19:29:20 -0500
From: "Tammy Pond [Digest]" <nightmist@g.......>
Subject: Doh! (Fox & Infommercial)
I didn't even think this was NATPE week, so of *course* when I got up
to the station, the programming dude was gone for the week. Sigh...
But, I did speak to someone in the programming department and
expressed my opinion that if they're going to show an infomercial,
instead of pre-empting FK, they ought to just bump it ahead and leave
the episode intact. (I dunno about you guys, but I'l rather have a
late, but INTACT episode than a late but interrupted one...but then
I'm crazy fool enought to stay up for taping it even if I have to get
up at 6:30 in the morning...)
She also mentioned that there've been _other calls_ (Yay!) and
mentioned that I was one of the more polite callers (Sigh... Yea, I
called after I got back home, 'cause just "someone in that
department" never occured to me in person) BUT...she did mention that
she would pass along the opinion that leaving the episode intact is
MUCH preferred over cutting some of it out. (Yay!)
Guess that counts for something, eh?
I'll send a follow-up letter, so anyone who still wants me to include
their name and etc. can still have time to send it to me. I expect to
send the letter around Thursday, so make sure I have the info by
Wednesday?
I'm also doing the fax spamming rounds again, sending the "save FK"
flyer this time instead of press releases. This way I can
legitimately send to more places and have a bigger impact. <g> Love
Bjo Trimble's ideas; I sent copies of the flyer in my bills that I
paid. Talk about incentive to get paid up! <laugh>
Spamming for FOREVER KNIGHT!! The Mad Fax Spammer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Save the Forever Knight TV show! Write nightmist@g.......
or visit this web site (Site name *IS* case sensitive!!!):
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:46:48 -0800
From: "Lana G. Soward" <lgs@i.......>
Subject: The Tale of the Stupid Postal Clerk
What does this have to do with Forever Knight? Not much, but...
It has everything to do with the SOS-FK PO Box...
The gist is this : the zipcode for the PO box is incorrect. It's not
00000-0000, it's 00000-0000
I went to my Post Office to rent a box. Fine. I end up being waited on by
the slowest clerk in history. While others pass me by, I wait for him to
slowly find the paperwork and laboriously fill it out. I pay my money and
get my receipt. This clerk points out the PO Box number, which is on the
receipt, as well as the zip code. I make a point of asking "The mail will
get here faster if I use the last four digits?" pointing to -0000.
"Yes" mumbled the postal clerk. So I bounce home and happily post the SOS
PO box to the list and the concerned parties.
A week later mail starts to arrive.
Except that last four digits have been scratched out and replaced by 8596 on
ALL the letters. I shook my head and figured it was a mistake. Then the
next batch. Same thing.
Finally, arriving at the post office when it's open (today), I ask the
postal clerk, what the zip code is. "It's 00000-0000 for this office." I
explain what's been happening to the mail and she says "Well 0000 is the
zipcode for the *post office*, the P.O. Boxes can have different codes,
even though they are located in this building. It could cause your mailed to
be delayed because they could thinks its going to the wrong address."
"Well, *he* told me that it was the correct zip code," I protested nodding
my head at the postal clerk who was working the other counter. "Well, it's
not. What's written on the envelopes is correct." Grumbling at the
stupidity of the Post Office, I thanked the lady and left.
If you've made this far, I'll say it again. The correct address for the
SOS-FK PO box is:
SOS-FK/FoFK
P.O. Box 00000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
If the flyers and such have the old address, don't worry about it. It'll
get here, but just not as fast.
Lana
lgs@i.......
who's still mad at the Post Office
Lana
SOS-FK/FoFK
lgs@i.......
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 19:52:09 -0500
From: Carrie Krumtum <Carrie400@a.......>
Subject: Re: Cousin
Hello,
I'm Carrie and very new here so go easy with me OK? I have just discovered
FK (work alot, read alot, very little TV, heard form a friend, fell in love
immediately with the show, nuf said) and thought I'd take a look on the web
to see what was out there about it. WOW. Who knew? Anyway, this is the first
postings that I've got from this list and figured that this was as ggod a
place to jump in at as any...:)
What is a Cousin, Knightie etc.? Kind of curious.
Also for what it is worth (I have seen exactly 5 episodes of this show) I
really thought that tackling HIV in this manner was a stroke of genius. Like
it.
Any help appreciated.
FK: Go for 4!!!
Carrie
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 20:21:28 -0500
From: Michelle Mark <Raindance2@a.......>
Subject: Balt blood drive
I have been lurking far too long......
Just wanted to say I had a great time Sat giving blood (or *trying*
to...those damn "rolling veins" ) and it was really nice to meet some fellow
FK fans. Well worth 10 hours in the car and the speeding ticket I got on the
way home :)
("Yes, officer, I know I was going 80 but you see, *Ger* is on AOL
tonight....." )
At least I managed to hide the *bloodbag* on the front seat!!!
The things we do for FK......
In other news...I talked to the local syndicate (I also suffer from
phone-phobia so this was a big deal!) and they are going to NATPE and will
ask for season 4. They have heard *a lot* from we fans in S. VA. Good job
guys!! Good luck those of you at NATPE!!! Wish I was there!
Michelle^v^ first in line for the "menage a Lacroix" :)
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:22:59 -0900
From: Muldy Sculler <ffbmh@a.......>
Subject: Re: FKFIC guidelines?
How does one go about tapping into FKFIC? I have tried and failed. Will
someone with more knowledge tell me how to do this?
Thank you,
Barbara
Also, is a discussion of "Fever" safe at this time?
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:35:18 -0800
From: Russell Kurtz <russtms@e.......>
Subject: Re: Virus Warning (fwd)
L'Phantom wrote:
>
> Sorry to be off-topic, but this is awfully important.>
Point 1: No, this is not important. The "Good Times" virus DOES
NOT EXIST and we have had this through many times in the past year,
since someone invented it. It is a fake. Don't worry.
Point 2: I, for one, resent getting a multiply forwarded message
with all the lines. It takes up a lot of space and wastes my time.
Sorry to get personal, but what kind of idiot would keep all the
lines in when sending a message to the list?
Point 3: This is not inteded as a flame. I'm sorry if anyone took
my personal message too personally. But, on another list I belong
too, we agreed that anyone who sends such a forwarded message and
doesn't edit it for space would be spammed by *everyone* on the
list. The first time we tried it, only about 240 people spammed the
perpetrator--but that was the last time we needed to do so.
Please forgive me if I sound angry. I've seen this message, or one
similar, too many times recently. But this was the only one with
180 lines--at least 140 too many.
Russ
russtms@e.......
Please send all flames directly to me--don't waste list bandwidth.
Thank you.
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 20:49:06 -0500
From: "Tammy Pond [Digest]" <nightmist@g.......>
Subject: Viruses and stuph...
RE: "Good Times" Virus
Ignore it, for the most part. The only way it could possibly affect
anyone is if (1) the damn thing is specificaly written for the
service provider AND software you're using (AOL and Prodigy *maybe* I
could believe it would work, but not elsewhere...) and (2) if it's a
graphical interface that does lots of downloading and unpacking
without you knowing about it. It would also have to be written to go
across platforms (IBM, Mac, Amiga, Sun, Atari, etc. etc etc ad naseum)
and I have *yet* to see anything where one set of instructions will
cross multiple platforms.
IOW, not blood likely! And as far as "new", also not bloody likely,
since I saw a simaler message faxed to my work six months ago.
Spamming for FOREVER KNIGHT!! The Mad Fax Spammer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Save the Forever Knight TV show! Write nightmist@g.......
or visit this web site (Site name *IS* case sensitive!!!):
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 21:18:05 -0500
From: Cal Montgomery <calm@a.......>
Subject: forward from someone in Syracuse.
I have deleted one irrelevant (for the purposes of this list) section;
that was the condition under which I got to forward this. Incidentally,
since I got ranted at *a lot* after I first recommended the show to him
and he turned it on and saw "Blind Faith", I wasn't exactly expecting him to
see it again. So I guess he must've liked something else better.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 15:05:31 -0500 (EST)
To: Cal Montgomery <calm@a.......>
OK, I just called Channel 3 and harangued someone named Julie, who's the
assistant in the programming department. She said they're not going to
show "Fever" this week, because they don't have the show to broadcast from
their studio. They pick it up when NBC broadcasts it, and last night NBC
pre-empted it for the Miss Black America thing, so they have no way to
pick up this week's show unless it gets rebroadcast from somewhere where
they can pick it up. She didn't think NBC would broadcast it this week
for them to show. (But it occurs to me that if there are lots of people
in cities *besides* Syracuse that also get it from NBC, and therefore also
missed it last night, it means potentially a larger pool of disgruntled
viewers can contact NBC about it.) Also, the person who's really in charge
of programming there (I didn't catch his name so I don't know if it's the
Charles Bivins people are posting about) is out of town until Monday.
Also she gave me a phone number to call Forever Knight and see when
*they're* going to be broadcasting this week's episode for stations to
pick up: 000-000-0000. I'm not sure how this works (and can't afford to
make a long-distance call about it myself; my phone service is already in
danger of being disconnected [deleted at request of author]), but I'm
wondering if enough people called, and got information about possible
alternate times it will be broadcast this week, and complained directly to
NBC about the pre-empting and somehow convinced them to pick up the show
at a special time this week, and *then* peppered the local stations that
get it from NBC, something might get done. From what I was told by Julie,
there's nothing the local station can do about it now, or could have done
about it last night, because the broadcasting and pre-empting were done at
NBC and the show wasn't broadcast for them to pick up in the first place.
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 21:52:48 -0500
From: "Sharon A. Himmanen" <romana@p.......>
Subject: WPIX
I've gotten a couple of off-line requests for WPIX's address. It's
WB11-WPIX Inc.
220 East 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017
I used to have their phone number, but can't remember it off-hand.
I don't think it's too late to write or (especially) call them since they
have expressed an interest in a 4th season of FK.
Sharon
--
Sharon Himmanen * romana@p........ Forever Knight has been cancelled.
To help save it, check out
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html or send me email
ASAP!
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 19:34:41 -0800
From: Preta <preta@e.......>
Subject: Re: Peri, vampire pooch at WAL-MART!
The gargoyles are supposed to be free with a pair of Gargoyle
sunglasses but a kind smile and a fiver can purchase one when one is in a
sunglasses shop. At least it worked for me.
Preta
>Hello all,
> I was at WAL-MART yesterday when I walked by the optomiterist store and
>they had on a display a small stuffed gray dog with fangs and wings. It the
>cutest thing I have seen in a long time.
> IT supposed to be a gargoyle but trust me, it ain't. My friend tried to
>buy it but it was the only one they had and not for sale. My friend and I
>looked at each other when we left and said "It's Peri, the vampire dog!", then
>proceded to get hysterical. Yes, now most of WAL-MART thinks we're strange.
>
> So, now we have Vachon, the stuffed cow, Scottie's frogs and Peri, the
>vampire dog at WAL-MART.
>
>Yes, I know I need help. :)
>
>Amy D.
>"He looked like a drunk, freckled, dumpling!!" - Overheard at the computer lab
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 22:45:30 -0500
From: Cassie Carter <ccarter@b.......>
Subject: Re: IMPORTANT!!! Read now and e-mail!
Okay! I did it! I sent off my e-mail to Mr. Flixman.
(I've also sent letters to all the Powers That Be.)
Also, does anyone out there (besides me) get FK on WTVG (Toledo)? (I
know I "talked" with one Canadian who does . . . )
Well, I called the station today to do my part in the syndicator campaign.
Unfortunately, the programing executive was not in, but my call was
"logged," whatever that means. I talked for a few minutes with the lady
who answered the phone, and she said that for the past few years the
programming exec has been very eager to keep FK in the lineup. But I have
two "howevers"--one from the lady I talked to and one from me. The lady I
talked to said that the future of FK on WTVG is "up in the air" right now.
She didn't give me any details, but she did seem to be "in the know."
Even so, she (and apparently the programming exec) was not aware that FK
is not being actively offered to syndicators, so I repeated several times
that they have to *ask* for it. (All the while pretending to be a naive
viewer who just happened to hear rumors about FK's demise through the
grapevine.) Now the other "however" is that WTVG doesn't exactly have a
set time for showing FK, which suggests to me that it isn't high on their
list of priorities. The lady said that for the next month the show
*should* be on at midnight Sundays. Still, for the three years I have
been watching FK, I have always had to check my tv listings to find out
when it's on, and I subscribe to the Sunday Toledo paper for exactly that
reason. (Sometimes the show airs at 11pm Sunday, sometimes 12am,
sometimes 1:30am . . . and sometimes SATURDAY afternoon!)
Anyway, the reason I'm explaining all is is this: IF ANYONE OUT THERE
WATCHES FK ON WTVG TOLEDO, PLEASE CALL OR WRITE THE STATION! I HAVE THE
HORRIBLE, SINKING FEELING THAT I AM THE ONLY FK FAN WHO HAS CALLED!
The phone number is (000)000-0000. The address is 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Toledo, OH. I *think* the zip code is 00000.
Oh yeah, I've included links to an FK Web site (sorry--can't remember
which) and one of the SOS FAQs on my web page--url below. Any Jim
Carroll fans out there, perchance? (I seem to have so *many* interests
in common with people on this list, I suppose there's at least a chance
that there are Carroll fans lurking about . . .)
Cassie Carter |----------------------------------------|
English Department | Visit THE JIM CARROLL HOME PAGE |
Bowling Green State University |http://www.bgsu.edu/~ccarter/carroll.htm|
Bowling Green, OH 43403 |*Everything you want to know about JC!* |
ccarter@b....... |----------------------------------------|
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 22:49:04 -0500
From: "Tammy Pond [Digest]" <nightmist@g.......>
Subject: Fax Spamming
Okay, we'll either get nibbles from my rounds of faxing or there'll
be nasty-grams, one of the two. <chuckle> I faxed at LEAST 30
different businesses - but after hours, so I wasn't taking up time
during business hours - so I guess we'll see what happens. <g> It's
amazing the numbers you can pull out of a convention preogram book...
Spamming for FOREVER KNIGHT!! The Mad Fax Spammer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Save the Forever Knight TV show! Write nightmist@g.......
or visit this web site (Site name *IS* case sensitive!!!):
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 22:49:53 -0500
From: vicki jean merriman <vmerrima@i.......>
Subject: FK newsgroup warning
Just a little warning for anyone who might check out the newsgroup from
time to time. they have essentially no spoiler rules. At least, none
that people follow.
I just found out what I consider to be a _major_ spoiler about the most
recent episode (or next to most, Fever) and it was in the middle of a
post about something totally different. The poster just flat out said
"thus and such happened" as though it was something from last season that
everyone of course knew about.. Arrgh.
So be warned. It was the first time in ages that I've cruised that group
(and probably the last for quite a while).
|----
Vicki Merriman - vmerrima@i.......
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:00:55 -0500
From: Cassie Carter <ccarter@b.......>
Subject: Anyone wanna talk about "Fever"? (No spoilers)
I watched "Fever" last night on my syndie station, and it was EXCELLENT!
I swear, the past few (new) episodes have gotten better and better.
(Actually, I wasn't thrilled by "Strings"--it was good, but not as good as
the previous two, IMHO.) I think "Fever" brings up a lot of interesting
issues, and I think that of *all* the episodes this season, "Fever" makes
the best use of *all* of the cast members. I was GLUED to the TV for the
entire hour, and my emotions were up and down, up and down. Until this
one, I hadn't really cared much about Screed, I was starting to like
Vachon, and I made fun of every Tracy scene; I've always liked Reese.
"Fever" made me love ALL of the new characters, and to top it all off,
the old characters were at their best, too! WOW!
Someone please tell me when it's safe to write out my reactions to
specific aspects of "Fever" without spoiling the episode. I really would
like to see some discussion about FK itself on this list, since all we
are talking about is the SOS campaign. Yes, the SOS campaign is
important (and it's the reason I subscribed to the list) . . . BUT!
Remember *why* we're trying to save this terrific show?! Let's talk
about these new episodes. Pretty please?
Cassie Carter |----------------------------------------|
English Department | Visit THE JIM CARROLL HOME PAGE |
Bowling Green State University |http://www.bgsu.edu/~ccarter/carroll.htm|
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:03:24 -0500
From: "Tammy Pond [Digest]" <nightmist@g.......>
Subject: Miscellaneous chatter
RE: EM advert and article
If someone would be willing to photocopy the advert (for the
Web-Challenged like me) and snail it to whoever wants it? I'm willing
to send a SASE for it... <g>
> Is there a general agreement of how large a chunk of text
> folks are willing to swallow in a single list posting to
> FKFIC? (I've read the posts suggesting keeping lines to
> under 75 characters.)
I assume you're talking about line length, rather than the quantity
of lines in the post... My recommendation is 65 characters when
sending over the internet. At least for me, I've found anything over
65 characters tends to leave alternating long and short lines. Thus,
I stick to just 65 character lines. 75 tends to do the hacky-choppy
thing.
BTW, does anyone have a list that they can zap me of the specific
episodes Gillian Horvath has written? Much appreciated...
Spamming for FOREVER KNIGHT!! The Mad Fax Spammer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Save the Forever Knight TV show! Write nightmist@g.......
or visit this web site (Site name *IS* case sensitive!!!):
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:05:43 -0500
From: Cassie Carter <ccarter@b.......>
Subject: PLEASE CALL WTVG (Toledo)
I think I'm the only person who has called WTVG Toledo!
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Address: 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Toledo, OH [00000?]
HELP! If USA cancels FK, and WTVG doesn't beg for FK, I'll be FK-less!
HELP ME! HELP ME! HELP ME! HELP ME! HELP ME! HELP ME! HELP ME!
Cassie Carter |----------------------------------------|
English Department | Visit THE JIM CARROLL HOME PAGE |
Bowling Green State University |http://www.bgsu.edu/~ccarter/carroll.htm|
Bowling Green, OH 43403 |*Everything you want to know about JC!* |
ccarter@b....... |----------------------------------------|
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:31:06 -0500
From: Shannon Thompson <celtic@j.......>
Subject: YKYB.....
Hi All! Just thought I'd let everyone know that the word is out there....I
was on a talker last night and ran into someone on the Vampires list. She
knew all about the campaign, believed it and has been writing. See, not
everyone thinks it's a hoax.....
It came to me the other evening. A song. A *great* song if you can get it
played on an AOR station. "The Night" by Heart. It's even about vampires....
Another commercial for FK: The 501 jeans commercial. Doesn't say anything
but you get an old photo of a group of people. Then it pans over to the
same group, at *least* 100 years later all in jeans.
Shannon
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:37:36 -0500
From: Loose Cannon <LoosCanN@a.......>
Subject: Toronto questions.
Okay, this is for anyone who is living in or otherwise knows something about
the sacred city of Toronto.
First, (not to be considered in anyway derogatory of the fine city of Toronto
<g>) is there a "red light" district, or at least a street where one could go
to meet a lady of easy virtue or purchase drugs (No, I'm not currently
planning a trip). I'm writing a story and would hate to make a complete ass
of myself by mislabeling an actually reputable area.
If there is such a district, does the current FK "lore" have the Raven in or
near it?
Second, is it easy to get to Toronto from Montreal by train, and if it is, is
there easy access to the subway from the train station? (I assume there is a
subway. At least, I have a map for one.)
That's all for now. I hope someone out the can help me out.
Darkest blessings,
LoosCanN
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 21:15:46 -0800
From: Wendy Marie Christensen <wendy@i.......>
Subject: Re: Tonight's Toronto Episode
On Mon, 22 Jan 1996, Antonia Mandry wrote:
> It describes something along the lines of "Natalie's heart in sought by
> organ-thieving black-marketeers" ... Hunh? Has anyone any clue what they're
> talking about? Did I completely miss this ep.? >>
I belive that would be organs...
Wendy Marie
wendy@i.......
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:15:51 CST
From: L'Phantom <jrarmstr@p.......>
Subject: Re: miklos question
Miklos was Janette's bartender in Season 2.
I think he was a vampire. (Or, at least, a "resistor", because Nick couldn't
"whammy" him in FWTD)
Inside your mind, as always,
L'Phantom
--Cousin-in-training
Help save Forever Knight! Ask me how! jrarmstr@b.......
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 01:22:39 -0500
From: Felicia Bollin <AriCon@a.......>
Subject: Newsletter Favor
One more thing: <G>
In addition to the favorable press mentions, would people also be willing to
send me a brief email reminding me of the folks at their local syndies with
whom they had glowing conversations? Call letters of the station, as well as
the city in which it's located, and (if you happen to have this info on tap;
don't worry if you don't) their ranking in the local ratings? Also, if the
person you spoke to definitely said they will *ask* for FK at NATPE. I know
of the following markets which have:
KDAF 33 in Dallas
NTV (Canada)
WKYW-TV 3 in Philadelphia
WBBM in Chicago
WNYW and WPIX, both out of New York City
but there may be some I've missed.
Thanks again!!!
Felicia Bollin
AriCon@a.......
Ravenette and Immortal Beloved
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 22:10:58 -0900
From: Muldy Sculler <ffbmh@a.......>
Subject: Re: Tonight's Toronto Episode
Toni, Toni! Watchable onlu for the scene with Vachon. Nay, this episode
is watchable for the risk in which Nat is placed, and for the closing
scenes between Nick and Nat. Those scenes are both romantic and playful.
Okay, Vashon observing Tracy's bum is funny.
Barbara
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 02:23:52 -0500
From: Harper <RCMANN@d.......>
Subject: The feedback I've gotten...
My letter to Kay went unanswered.
Today I received a reply to the letter to Midas that I wrote during
the blizzard. The text is identical to one that was posted recently
on the list, so I won't waste bandwidth by repeating.
My call to WNYW in NYC was obviously not the first. I'm one of these
phone-nervous people, but for the sake of The Cause I dialed and
asked for the programming department. I have NO IDEA who I spoke to.
I stammered out a "thank you" for carrying FK, a comment that an
earlier time slot would be nice, and (most importantly) a request
that they ask for a fourth season at "that convention where you
choose your new shows". [blush] I blanked out -- couldn't remember
the initials. The nice lady chirped, "You got it!" and I thanked her
again and hung up. She didn't ask my name or anything, so I guess
that they had already made the decision about NATPE. (What the heck
does that stand for, anyway?)
I had downloaded the flyer from the web page, and modified it by
adding in the address/phone for WNYW. At the cheapest photocopy
place I could find, I ran up 500 copies. I posted some at local
supermarkets, left a large stack at Barnes & Noble and a smaller one
at Borders, and persuaded my non-fan hubbie to leave some at the
comics shop he patronizes. It's the shotgun technique -- SOMETHING'S
gotta hit SOMEWHERE.
Harper *** rcmann@d....... *** "Mostly Harmless" -- Douglas Adams
"Go to the coffee-house..." -- Lord Byron
Save "Forever Knight"! For details see the web page at:
http://members.aol.com/CuznJamiMR/SaveForeverKnight.html
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 03:17:39 -0500
From: Leah Rosenthal <Bizarro7@a.......>
Subject: Latest Installment: Amazing Interchangeable Plot
Well, I enjoyed the latest episode immensely (FEVER), but in the same -- er,
vein, I wasn't the least bit surprised to read that this week's episode of my
2nd favoritest show, AMERICAN GOTHIC, apparently features a plot revolving
around an outbreak of plague.
This means, of course, that HIGHLANDER, KUNG FU, X-FILES, HERCULES (and
possibly XENA) will all feature rampant deadly plagues running loose in the
plot.
This fits right in with previous plot-of-the-week synchronicity such as "Bug
Week", "Dog Week", "Evil Twin Brother Week" and the like. *Sigh*
Leah
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 03:17:48 -0500
From: Felicia Bollin <AriCon@a.......>
Subject: SOS-FK Syracuse area
Well, I sent Mr. Charles S. Bivins, Jr. of WSTM-3 TV a precious little gift
basket from the pricey store in my (occasionally) pricey snobby suburb <VBG>.
Also thought it couldn't hurt to include the name of said suburb after my
signature, since it has a reputation for being quite affluent in the area. I
was rushed for time, so I grabbed the only basket that had nothing
Valentine-y on it. It was tough, let me tell you. If he opens it up and it
has "Love" written anywhere on it, I will *really* feel embarrassed <VBG>. I
didn't even notice all that was in the basket, except for the Ghirardelli
chocolate and I think shortbread. (My MasterCard limit grew again {Fools!},
and I couldn't think of a better cause to put it towards). Am still waiting
on the S.U. FK fans I wrote to recently. If you're a lurker in the area,
let me know *now*!!! I don't have *anyone* who responded other than those I
already knew were in the WSTM-3 area. There's *got* to be more than myself,
Kristina Maire, and the offlist person!!! Will follow up.
Press on! <VBG>
Felicia Bollin
AriCon@a.......
Ravenette and Immortal Beloved
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:08:14 -1000
From: "Heidi S. McKeon" <beagle4u@l.......>
Subject: Re: Anyone wanna talk about "Fever"? (No spoilers)
Here, Here Cassie, my sentiments exactly. I agree that saving the show is
important but i am at the point of unsubscribing due to the lack of
conversation about the show itself. Heck we could even be talking about the
reruns but no one is.
Heidi
>I watched "Fever" last night on my syndie station, and it was EXCELLENT!
>I swear, the past few (new) episodes have gotten better and better.
>(Actually, I wasn't thrilled by "Strings"--it was good, but not as good as
>the previous two, IMHO.) I think "Fever" brings up a lot of interesting
>issues, and I think that of *all* the episodes this season, "Fever" makes
>the best use of *all* of the cast members. I was GLUED to the TV for the
>entire hour, and my emotions were up and down, up and down. Until this
>one, I hadn't really cared much about Screed, I was starting to like
>Vachon, and I made fun of every Tracy scene; I've always liked Reese.
>"Fever" made me love ALL of the new characters, and to top it all off,
>the old characters were at their best, too! WOW!
>
>Someone please tell me when it's safe to write out my reactions to
>specific aspects of "Fever" without spoiling the episode. I really would
>like to see some discussion about FK itself on this list, since all we
>are talking about is the SOS campaign. Yes, the SOS campaign is
>important (and it's the reason I subscribed to the list) . . . BUT!
>Remember *why* we're trying to save this terrific show?! Let's talk
>about these new episodes. Pretty please?
>
>Cassie Carter |----------------------------------------|
>English Department | Visit THE JIM CARROLL HOME PAGE |
>Bowling Green State University |http://www.bgsu.edu/~ccarter/carroll.htm|
>Bowling Green, OH 43403 |*Everything you want to know about JC!* |
>ccarter@b....... |----------------------------------------|
>
>
beagle4u@l.......
Waving a flag for Duncan & Methos
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 23:13:07 -1000
From: "Heidi S. McKeon" <beagle4u@l.......>
Subject: Re: Anyone wanna talk about "Fever"? (No spoilers)
I for got to mention that i to LOVED the episode!!!!!
I ended up filling in two people at a dog show the next day, the details
that they missed. One person ocassionally watched to see what the show that
i had a shirt on for was about and the other was one that just happened on
to the conversation and said they loved the show. You find fans in the
funniest places.
Cassie if you want to talk more about the ep write me off line
Heidi
beagle4u@l.......
Waving a flag for Duncan & Methos
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