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FORKNI-L Digest - 21 Sep 2002 to 22 Sep 2002 (#2002-280)

Sun, 22 Sep 2002

There are 12 messages totalling 486 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. how did you get your FK reputation? (3)
  2. Human side of vampires
  3. Abbreviations and another thought
  4. My introduction to Forever Knight (3)
  5. Wars
  6. LCA5 Upddate!!!
  7. repost - sorry for the mess (Re: My introduction to Forever Knight)
  8. Admin: Forkni-l rules

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Date:    Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:07:21 EDT
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: how did you get your FK reputation?

In a message dated 9/21/02 5:12:28 AM Central Daylight Time,
callalily@l....... writes:

<< Wars aside, I'm the person who introduced Libby to Greg Kramer -- yup, it's
 my fault!  And he's the reason I created www.ScreedWasHere.com, because, you
 see, he was -- here.  He's been in my house, he's been in my car.  I've even
 seen him eat garlic in excessive quantities.... >>
She even witnessed the first meeting, the resulting conversation, and the
fact there's times she just might as well sit back and let Greg and me talk.
(Of course she's gathering ammunition against the both of us all the
while....<g>) Oh, and she also knows at least one thing that even Greg can't
get me to do - eat sushi.

Libs

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Date:    Sat, 21 Sep 2002 19:53:53 -0400
From:    Dianne Bugg <ladylc@s.......>
Subject: Re: Human side of vampires

The author is Linda Lael Miller and she is a fantastic writer.  She's
written a number of vampire books as well as other subjects.  I highly
recommend her if you are not into the traditional vampire fiction.

Dianne



>>>Could I recommend one? I just read a book called
FOREVER AND A NIGHT...darn forgot the author's name
but her last name is Miller. It's about a woman named
Neely who falls in love with a vampire named Aidan
who's reluctant, like Nick

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Date:    Fri, 20 Sep 2002 20:42:38 +1000
From:    Silver Wolf101 <silver_wolf101@h.......>
Subject: Re: Abbreviations and another thought

My obsession to Forever Knight started three years ago when I got the
internet.  I've always liked (a lot mind you0 vampires, but I find
werewolves better....

Ok moving on from that, I was looking stuff up for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  I stumbled onto a wonderful thing called fan fic and was immediately
hooked to it.  While trying to find an archive for BtVS fan fic, I stubled
across a link for sony's Forever Knight page.  I read the summary of the
show.  When I read that it was about an 800 year old vampire, I was
immediately hooked. Then I found out that this vampire was a cop nowadays
and an obsession started.

I started to look up all the stuff I possibly could find on Forever Knight,
believing I would have to live off nothing but fanfic of this wonderful show
for I thought I would never see an episode.

Two years lter I decided to get Austar (I'm an Aussie) and immediately saw
Forever Knight on the list on TV1 for 1am Saturday mornings (although I say
late Friday night).

The first ep I watched was Cherry Blossoms and I was kind of disappointed.
I decided to give it a go one more week.  That ep was I Will Repay and I
fell in love with the show.  I thought that Nick was a gorgeous guy and he
soon became my favourite character.  Followed by LaCroix in the flashbacks
(he is so evil!)

I am still waiting to see the third season, which I am hoping to see soon.
Still haven't watched it...although I am safely in Denial over everyones
death.  I will stay here until that whole mess is sorted out on screen.

Am I the only one who had a big obsession with Forever Knight before seeing
the show (and if not two years before seeing the show...yes I am strange)

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 03:20:12 EDT
From:    Cindy Brewer <Cindybre74@a.......>
Subject: Re: how did you get your FK reputation?

Hi,

Not sure if I have a FK reputation but I think I gained one after the last
War when I plaided just about everything in CERK.<G>



Cindy
cindybre74@a.......
Knightie, FoD, Vaquera, N&Npacker, FFF, WWGer2 survivor
"They made me forget and that's all I remember."Schanke, Close Call

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 00:25:35 -0700
From:    Helena Handbag <momra1@l.......>
Subject: My introduction to Forever Knight

This is such an interesting topic! I've really enjoyed everyone's stories.
Here's mine:

Back in '92, I was completely unaware of the existence of FK. Our eldest was a
toddler, and I was preggers with our second, so Crime Time after Prime Time was
on way past my bedtime.
Fast forward to Sci-Fi re-runs. Flipping through the channels one morning, I
came upon a scene in what looked like a coffee shop. A very nice-looking blonde
man was chatting with a woman, and I remember thinking, "He's kind of cute, I'll
watch this for awhile."

Little did I know ...it was "Feeding the Beast"

Then a waitress came to refill their coffee, and spilled *blood* all over the
table, and everyone in the coffee shop turned into vampires.

How wonderfully bizarre, thought I, and made certain to watch it every day after
that.

Then I discovered the fanfic, and the amazing on-line community. I've never
known such a warm, supportive group of people. I feel very fortunate that I've
been able to meet some of you.


Oh, and I adored Dark Shadows when I was a kid.

Tamara

---
visit Mom-Ra's Night Slash
http://www.geocities.com/mom_ra

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:27:28 +1000
From:    Silver Wolf101 <silver_wolf101@h.......>
Subject: Re: Wars

>Could someone explain the Wars to me? It sounds
>interesting but I'm not sure what they are.

For me too please.  I've wanted to know what these wars are.  How do you
join one?  They sound like fun!

Melissa

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 02:05:35 -0000
From:    hunst1 <HUNST1@a.......>
Subject: LCA5 Upddate!!!

Posted with permission from the List Mommy!  :^)

September 18, 2002

Greetings from MPICA!

We have added the following new guests (all appearances subject to
professional commitments):

Ken Girotti, Director
Brock Jolliffe, Special Effects
Jamie Paul Rock, Producer

We have also updated auction items for: Kung Fu: The Legend
Continues, La Femme Nikita and Earth: Final Conflict. The ultimate
Nikita collectible
will be auctioned off at LCA: the White Room torture chair!

More to come, so please stay tuned!

Regards,

MPICA
http://www.mpica.org

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:23:49 EDT
From:    Torrey Bruley <TorreyRN@a.......>
Subject: Re: how did you get your FK reputation?

< Steps out of the lurker room>
       I created a faction to defend poor Vachon from malicious cow attacks
earning me my old name of Donna Torrey.

   Hmmmmm........I glued cousin Cherri into a cow costume < complete with
utters and mooers> <eg>. This resulted in probably the largest off list, real
life continued attack in FK history. All of these years later Cherri is still
receiving "Cow Stuff" <magnets, blankets stuffed toys, prints>  in the mail.
This poor woman has a room full of < shudder> cow stuff now.
       I used Geese to defend the Church for one war. Resulting in my faction
spending most of a War slipping in goose poo.
       I am probably the only faction leader to bodily remove a person from a
faction for the mortal sin of cutting Vachons hair, without permission. <
waves to Bonnie>.
       We Dug Vachon back up and accidentally lost control of him resulting
in a Merc. spending most of a War in a coma.
       I disappeared from the list for years and have no idea how I was last
portrayed in a war. For all I know I am still wondering around lost somewhere
in Toronto. Thus my new name. Torrey The Lost Vaquera.

<sigh> the good old days. <eg>

Torrey The Lost Vaquera

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:07:59 -0500
From:    Monica Thadine Rodriguez <mrodri14@u.......>
Subject: Re: My introduction to Forever Knight


   Ok, I thought it was about time I threw in my 2 cents.  Reading
   everyone else's stories made me realize how long I've been around
   here.

   I didn't encounter FK until it was on Sci-Fi.  I don't know how I
   didn't catch it before, since I've always had at least some
   fascination with vampires.
   Well, in February of 1998 - wow, over four years ago! - they had
   their Valentine's day marathon.  Now, I HAD caught at least one ep
   of FK before this, I think it was Outside the Lines.  I vaguely
   remember seeing Tracy and her friend, but I know I was intrigued
   enough, and excited to find a new vampire show to watch, to look out
   for the marathon.  Well, the next ep I see is Curiouser and
   Curiouser - can we say confused?  But intrigued nevertheless.  I
   remember that I had to go out during the marathon but having trouble
   tearing myself away from the TV!  I came back as quickly as I could
   and watched the rest of the marathon.  After that I watched every
   episode that aired, but obviously they were in third season.
   Imagine my dismay when I saw Last Knight!  But then I got to see it
   all from the beginning, and that was a good thing.  (I believe this
   is what led to finding myself - much later - in the NA! <snicker>)
   That month, I went on line looking for any info on the show and was
   thrilled to discover fkfanfic.com and then fkfic-l.  I didn't intend
   to sign up for any discussion list - well, that lasted about a
   month, and then I gave in and signed up for forkni-l.  About a month
   later, I'm pretty sure it was April, Love You to Death aired.
   Before this I was pretty Nick-centered actually.  :-o When I saw
   LaCroix in that outfit in the flashback, in that tux with that
   beautiful vest - I was mesmerized.  I couldn't take my eyes off him.
    Well, I realized I was a cousin then  and discovered Nunkies
   Anonymous in a few months, where I had quite a bit of fun for a
   couple of years.  (for any newbies: Nunkies is an affectionate term
   we use for LaCroix - and there is no "singular" as in Nunkie!  it's
   Nunkies and that's LaCroix. ;-) Don't let anyone tell you
   differently.  they're evil. ;-) )
   My schoolwork has taken over my life, so I've had to withdraw from
   actively participating.  Lurking here, and not even at NA - or the
   new one, Lacroixforum, where the silliness continues.  It also kept
   me from fully participating in any wars, unfortunately.  But I
   continue to lurk here because, well, you guys are just swell.
   I'll soon be done with school, (you'll know when I'm done, trust me)
   and hopefully you'll see a lot more of me then.


   monica
   always luscious lucius lover
   "When you have a friend in the Nightcrawler, who needs enemies?"
   LaCroix


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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:26:58 -0400
From:    Patty Costantino <psmoot43@h.......>
Subject: Re: My introduction to Forever Knight

I agree.  Great topic!   I too have enjoyed everyone's stories. Here's my
crossing.

It was July 1999.   While channel surfing, I came upon FK on Scifi.  At the
time, I didn't realize I was watching the last 20 minutes of LK.   I guess
you could say I didn't have the foggiest notion what was going on, but one
thing caught my eye: the flashback of the cute blonde guy~Nick~with Joan of
Arc.  The previous month, I'd watched a NBC Mini series about her with my
daughter.   After seeing it and this segment of LK, and wondering why a
vampire would be discussing faith with someone so devout, I decided to give
the show a try.   At first, I watched it sporadically and then in Sept.,
upon the kids return to school, everyday.    I too was drawn to the drama
and moral, social issues, and the multi-level plots in the flashbacks and
present day situations.  The vampire aspect of the show didn't appeal to me,
except to show Nick's struggle towards mortality.

Like others, I'm not a huge fan of most vampire movies/shows except
light-hearted ones, spoofs like Mel Brook's movie, already mentioned, and
others like George Hamilton's Love at First Bite.  Although.... I must say I
did enjoy Frank Langela's Dracula. Loved the open shirt, too. <g>

When FK stopped airing in Dec. 1999, I discovered the fanfic site, Scifi
b-board and last Sept. Forkni-L.... And  a great bunch of people along the
way.



Patty, N&Npacker, Knightie with Dark Tendencies
http://www.expage.com/patty43

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 14:28:57 -0500
From:    Monica Thadine Rodriguez <mrodri14@u.......>
Subject: repost - sorry for the mess (Re: My introduction to Forever Knight)

Ok, I thought it was about time I threw in my 2 cents.  Reading everyone
else's stories made me realize how long I've been around here.

I didn't encounter FK until it was on Sci-Fi.  I don't know how I didn't
catch it before, since I've always had at least some fascination with
vampires.
Well, in February of 1998 - wow, over four years ago! - they had their
Valentine's day marathon.  Now, I HAD caught at least one ep of FK before
this, I think it was Outside the Lines.  I vaguely remember seeing Tracy
and her friend, but I know I was intrigued enough, and excited to find a
new vampire show to watch, to look out for the marathon.  Well, the next ep
I see is Curiouser and Curiouser - can we say confused?  But intrigued
nevertheless.  I remember that I had to go out during the marathon but
having trouble tearing myself away from the TV!  I came back as quickly as
I could and watched the rest of the marathon.  After that I watched every
episode that aired, but obviously they were in third season.  Imagine my
dismay when I saw Last Knight!  But then I got to see it all from the
beginning, and that was a good thing.  (I believe this is what led to
finding myself - much later - in the NA! <snicker>)
That month, I went on line looking for any info on the show and was
thrilled to discover fkfanfic.com and then fkfic-l.  I didn't intend to
sign up for any discussion list - well, that lasted about a month, and then
I gave in and signed up for forkni-l.  About a month later, I'm pretty sure
it was April, Love You to Death aired.  Before this I was pretty
Nick-centered actually.  :-o When I saw LaCroix in that outfit in the
flashback, in that tux with that beautiful vest - I was mesmerized.  I
couldn't take my eyes off him.  Well, I realized I was a cousin then  and
discovered Nunkies Anonymous in a few months, where I had quite a bit of
fun for a couple of years.  (for any newbies: Nunkies is an affectionate
term we use for LaCroix - and there is no "singular" as in Nunkie!  it's
Nunkies and that's LaCroix. ;-) Don't let anyone tell you
differently.  they're evil. ;-) )
My schoolwork has taken over my life, so I've had to withdraw from actively
participating.  Lurking here, and not even at NA - or the new one,
Lacroixforum, where the silliness continues.  It also kept me from fully
participating in any wars, unfortunately.  But I continue to lurk here
because, well, you guys are just swell.
I'll soon be done with school, (you'll know when I'm done, trust me) and
hopefully you'll see a lot more of me then.

monica
always luscious lucius lover
"When you have a friend in the Nightcrawler, who needs enemies?"

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Date:    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:26:40 -0500
From:    mclisa <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Admin: Forkni-l rules

If it's Sunday, these must be the rules, and here they are.

McLisa


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