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From: matt@unidata.ucar.edu (Matt Hicks)
Subject: Re: I stand corrected, plus ramblings
Organization: Scientific Computing Division/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 20:20:54 GMT


>>>Probalbly in a love den somewhere...and freeing their minds with "LDS" :-)
>>>It was conceived in the 60's after all! 
>> 
>> I know, I know, you're never supposed to post just to correct someone's
>> spelling, but "LDS"?! You spell it when you say it, and if you can't
>> do one, you can't do the other. To quote Julie Brown: "I can't spell VW,
>> but I drive a Porsche."
>> 
>> Sorry.

>Geez Louise guy!  Haven't you seen STV: The Voyage Home?  It's a joke, son,
>a joke!  Kirk says LDS instead of LSD in the film.  Settle down and drop
>a few latter day saints, why doncha?

Actually, I did see it--once. But I found something out: They've actually
made movies about things other than the Enterprise and zipping through
space. Some of them are even pretty good. I retract my original comment, 
but to those of you who suggested that I rent STIV _again_, I have to tell
you that I'VE NEVER RENTED IT. (*Gasps heard in the background*) I recall
it being a decent film and I might have caught part of it on cable since
it was released, but that's it. I even waited for the last one (what was
it called again?) to hit a discount theatre. I make plans around the
schedule of TNG, because I think it's one of the best shows on television.
But does anyone share my opinion that most of the episodes don't stand up
to repeated viewing as well as TOS does?  TOS shows are fun and goofy and
never tried too hard to be realistic; you just sit and wait for lines like
"For the past 16.9 {or whatever} hours we have been following the ion 
trail of the ship that stole Spock's brain," and laugh like crazy. For a
lot of TNG episodes, once you know the outcome there's not much to watch
it for again. In fact, as this group proves, you tend to find more and
more holes and inconsistencies, so repeated viewing degrades the enjoyment
factor. There are a few funny episodes, and some are worth watching just
for the actresses (the show does draw some amazing women) but others that
I thought were incredible the first time lose their magic as repeats. Any
I'm a fan, but not a rabid one. Don't expect to see me at a Starcon--can
anyone explain the appeal of those things?
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From: amcmicha@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Andrew McMichael)
Subject: thanks
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:25:37 GMT

Thank you very much to all the people who informed
me that "haven" was the debut episode for Lwaxana
Troi.
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Subject: Re: The Man Trap
From: ace@kryton.UUCP (Catherine Beckstead)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 13:44:45 PDT
Organization: Paradox Alley F&SF BBS 805-492-8789

v116r8ac@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Chris Nasipak) writes:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Do you really feel like   |         Not Croaker           |Somewhere else, th
> arguing with a can of     |                               |tea is getting col
> deoderant that registers  | v116r8ac@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu |Come on - we've go
> nine on the Richter Scale?|   nasipak@acsu.buffalo.edu    | work to do.
>         --- Ace           |                               |  --- Doctor Who
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "I wasn't expecting the ReichsInspektor General."  -- General Strasser
> "No One expects the Reichsinspektor General." -- Doctor Who, TimeWyrm:Exodus
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Disclaimer - If SUNY wants my opinions, they'll pay through the nose for 'em!

I really like your .sig.  Great minds and all that.  <big grin>
-Cathy


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From: Charles Laine <Charles_Laine@CCIS.BAYLOR.EDU>
Subject: Re: Paramount Address
Organization: Baylor University
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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:59:13 GMT
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Any correspondence with Paramount, actors, etc. should sent to:
                Paramount Studios
                Star Trek Offices
                5555 Melrose Ave.
                Hollywood, CA 90038


I pulled this info from STREK-L@PCCVM.


Charles Laine
Baylor University
From: rickert@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John H. Rickert)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: ST II: Wrath of Khan --> New Footage
Date: 25 Aug 92 20:19:34 GMT
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology


In article <bbmyccn@rpi.edu> palmj@vccsouth27.its.rpi.edu (Jyri L. Palm)  
writes:
> Last night, my local ABC affiliate showed it on TV, and to my surprise,
> there was new footage not found on the old laserdisc or the VHS tape.
> 
> Here are the new scenes I noted (I joined the movie late):
> (4) Upon returning from the center of the dead moon (to the Enterprise), 
> Kirk tries a turbolift, and spock says, "They're not working below?  
C-deck."
> After this scene, there is a new scene showing them manually climbing up
> a Jeffries-tube to get to the bridge.  Spock mutters something *like*
> "Ohhh," as they climb.

I noticed this too. 
Kirk said "You see that young man. He's my son!"
and Spock came back with 'Fascinating"

john rickert		rickert@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu
 Swift review of STIV:TVH
 "They're killing my cetaceans!" She wailed.
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From: jcentenn@nyx.cs.du.edu (Joe Centenni)
Subject: Re: The Enterprise Stinks!
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 08:09:27 GMT

rtiger@vax1.umkc.edu writes:


>All-

>I must say once and for all that I think that the Starship Enterprise is the
>most ridiculous looking starship ever dreamed up by people in Hollywood/dead
>authors/etc.

>I mean, let's be realistic.  First off, it has a frisbee shaped top. 
>Considering there isn't much friction in space, why not go with a big cylinder,
>and get more square feet for your money?  Then, we have to toothpick shaped
>things which I assume house the "engines" (boy, when was the last time the
>Enterprise stopped for gas) and the "torpedoes" (which make that cool blastoff
>sound even in the midst of a vacuum).

>Let's be real.  They should all be in something much more practical and
>economical.  This current design sucks.

>Roy Tiger.


Whew! I can already feel the heat!

     I hope you have an asbestos suit handy.  If you like flames, why not
go to soc.feminism and ask the question: "Where's the hot babes?"


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From: shiva@pro-smof.cts.com (System Smof)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: YIKES!  The cross-over show is actually going to happen!!
Date: 29 Aug 92 15:54:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: pro-smof.1992Aug29.105427.11904
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That seems silly. All of the TOS actors are much too old to play parts from
the pre-movie Enterprise.
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From: smp@gtech.com (Sergio M. Pedro)
Subject: Re: Who was hot on ST: TNG
Organization: GTECH Corporation, West Greenwich, RI
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:32:14 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.175321.20331@udel.edu> ram@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Stormbringer) writes:
>>	Forget all of the women named up to this point.  Does anyone
>>recall the first season episode "Angel One"?  Well, Mistress Biada (?) is
>>one pretty lady.  Lucky for Riker, huh?  I don't know who played her, but
>>she looks kind of familiar?  Does anyone know who she is and where she
>>might be from?
>>
>>Does the song "California Dreaming" ring any bells for you???  Yes indeed
>>this bodacious babe is none other than the 40+ year old Michelle Phillips.
>>IMHO her daughter still has a long way to go to catch up with the original!
>
>I think Chynna is doing a great job catching up  :)
>
>she's a one hot number!  :)
>
OK! Deservedly so, I was flammed for not noticing the "first season episode" in
the the top paragraph, but you gotta admit that at least I have a good eye
for beauty. (parenthetical thought. . .None of the mentioned beauties hold even
a candle next to my most incredable (sp?) wife IMHO of course!)

Secondly, it's great that we live in this free country where we not only can
we have a difference of opinion, but we don't get tossed in jail for it either.
With that in mind, I'll stay with my preivous choice.
>
>
Thirdly, who _are_ these people crowing about how great the acting is on
TNG???  Are they, could they possibly be serious????
>
>
Fourth and finally, can we have a vote to send to Paramount on whether to
eliminate ( ok, *how* to eliminate) Alexanders character???  Please!!!

Thanks! :)

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From: afdenis@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison)
Subject: Re: Season Premiere
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Ancient Souls Inc.
Date: 31 Aug 1992 20:51 EST  

In article <1992Aug31.175430.20156@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>, sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Elizabeth E Sack) writes...
>In article <8327@orbit.cts.com> dowling@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Stephen Dowling) writes:
>>zrde05@trc.amoco.com (Robert D. Ess) writes:
>>>In article 78428@ut-emx.uucp, tgunter@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Thomas Gunter) writes:
>>>>How about giveing Wesley a new show catering to young teens?
>>>>We can call it Deep Space 90210.
>>>>
>>>>Or Bill Shatner in a show about extra-terrestrial cops?
>>>>Obviously called Deep Space 911.
>>>>
>>>>Sorry--it was a boring summer...
>>>Or Star Trek cast members singing Beatle songs in Deep Space Number Nine
>>
>>Of course, the title theme could be released as Deep Space 6-5000.
>> 

Of course, let's not forget special guest Dolly Parton in Deep Space 9-to-5.

Or Steve McGarret in Deep Space 5-0 "Live long and Book 'em, Dano !"

Or Werner Klemperer in Deep Space... NEIN !

Damn, these jokes are so bad they blew away my .sig ... :-)

-- Stephen 
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From: dave@admiral.uucp (Dave Litchman)
Subject: Re: WHO'S HOTTER
Organization: The Admiral's Unix System & The Grid BBS
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 06:33:08 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.020329.19580@mercury.cair.du.edu> blanche@diana.cair.du.edu (Blanche Cohen) writes:
>In article <Btn6ME.EvE.1@cs.cmu.edu> mwgertz+@cs.cmu.edu (Matthew Gertz) writes:
>>ITB650REID@redgum.qut.edu.au (Egad ! Its a UQ engineer !!!!!!!!!!) writes:
>>>Me thinks that the woman Wesley fell for (can't remember the name of the 
>>>episode) who was the shape-shifter has the prize for the Hottest thus far.
>>
>>The episode name was "The Dolphin," and the name of the woman was "Flipper."
>>
>>-- 
>>Matt Gertz, mwgertz+@cs.cmu.edu
>>Dept. of ECE, The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
>
>
>I truly understand with all the discussions here about where the dolphins
>get to stay aboard ship ....
>However the title of the episode, and the character, is the French word
>meaning heir to the throne (dauphin) or in this case, the female heir or
>dauphine. 
>
>I know, one little letter, changes everything, but the actress really didn't
>have flippers! I think even Wes would draw the line at flippers...
>

Ah, remember, though, that she was an elasomorph! Which means she could have
had flippers if she wanted them!


-- 
"Dammit Jim, I'm a free man, not a number!"
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From: adam@sw.stratus.com (Mark Adam)
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Subject: Re: James Doohan to appear on TNG!  ** SPOILERS **
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:57:23 GMT
Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.current
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.

In article <8310@orbit.cts.com>, chris@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Chris Jacobson) writes:
> Taken from CNN 'Showbiz Today' on Thursday, August 25th 1992.
> 
> James Doohan will appear as "Scotty" in a sixth season episode of TNG called
> 'Relics.'  In this episode Scotty takes a 75 year 'jump' into the future,

oh puke! this is what i feared the most. TNG slowly turning into TOS. one of the
nice things about TNG has been that it _was_ separate from TOS.

o.k... when are the feminists going to start complaining that none of the females
seem capable of time travel while all the men are?

-- 

mark ----------------------------
(adam@paix.sw.stratus.com)
		"Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers that smell bad."
From: lipscomb@lonestar.utsa.edu (David S. Lipscomb)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: WHO IS HOTTER? TROI, CRUSHER, OR GUININ
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:27:59 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

In article <1992Sep2.214813.9361@fripp.ri.cadre.com> rss@gooey.eng-sun writes:
>
>It has to be the Irish woman from the episode where the enterprise was transporting settlers
>goats and all.
>
>Rich

no, It has to be the daughter of picard when he was being zapped by the probe.
That blond hair and sharp mind were great.
From: wombat@eng.umd.edu (Jose Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: WDCA changing TNG air time
Date: 27 Aug 92 04:43:56 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park, College of Engineering
Originator: wombat@coke.eng.umd.edu

In article <1992Aug26.165602.15097@tin.monsanto.com> lesnyd@monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder) writes:
>For all you folks trying to figure out local affiliates, my recommendation
>is:
>
>1. Find a friend with a satellite dish and a good receiver.
>
>I'm having about four couples over to my house to view TAII that day. It would
>be fun to hear about others doing the same thing...

Unfortunately, not all of us *know* anyone with a satellite dish to
watch with.  On the other hand, if anyone in the Baltimore area with a 
satellite dish is looking for some company to watch TNG with, heh heh,
I'd be *more* than interested. (-: 


-- 
Jose Gonzalez
                       Spock- "In your own way, you are as stubborn as another
                               captain of the Enterprise I once knew."
                       Picard-"Then I'm in good company, sir."  
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From: jhitch@crash.cts.com (Jeffrey Hitchin)
Subject: Re: The War Virus
Distribution: usa
Date: 1 Sep 92 19:42:52 GMT

In <1992Sep1.153238.28644@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jcomer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jonathan C Comer) writes:

>In article <jhitch.715025519@crash> jhitch@crash.cts.com (Jeffrey Hitchin) writ
>es:
>>In <5555@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> mark@ucsb.edu writes:
>>
>>>In the preface to Jeanne Dillard's The Lost years, she mentions a forthcoming
>>>book from Irene Kress called The War Virus.  This was in 1988.  Anyone know
>>>what happened to the book?
>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Mark Probert
>>
>>    Yes, it was cancelled right after _The Lost Years_ came out.
>>No reason why, but Paramount just didn't want it published, so you'll
>>never see it. Sorry.

>     This seems very strange.  After all, the preface of _The Lost Years_ also
>mentioned the second of the three planned "Lost Years" books, _A Flag Full of
>Stars_.  This book was published.  Now why would Paramont stop one book short
>of filling in the TOS-STTMP gap, especially before the second book came out?
>Anyone else out there know more info?

	There was the reason given by Paramount.   Because they can.

>Jon Comer
>No .sig and damn proud of it!  :)

Jeff
From: lipscomb@lonestar.utsa.edu (David S. Lipscomb)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Problem with Scotty, period...
Date: 1 Sep 92 19:11:54 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

In article <1992Sep01.180934.14480@bnr.ca> faurote@crchh484.BNR.CA (Joe Faurote) writes:
>I have actually had the occasion to meet Mr. Doohan here in Dallas and
>there's something interesting about him that I haven't seen mentioned
>before:  He's missing a finger on his right hand (if memory serves me
>correctly).  I didn't know the proper etiquette for asking him about it
>(Hey nice weather...What the hell???) so I left the matter closed.  Has
>anyone noticed if he wears a prosthesis in TOS or in the movies, or do
>they just avoid close-ups of his hands altogether?
>
>Just nit-pickin' in Texas

If you watch 'the trouble with tribbles' you will see in the scene where some
of the tribbles are in Scotty's the hand with the missing finger. It can also
be seen in ST5:tff.
From: sward@agsm.ucla.edu (Sidne Gail Ward)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Geordi Dies/Scotty Lives/Triva Contest
Date: 26 Aug 92 22:17:20 GMT

cuy@ssdvax.mdcbbs.com writes:


>>>> > >Name that series. :-)
>>>> > 
>>>> > Lost in Space>

>Judy Robinson - Marla Kirsten or something
I think it was *Marta*

>Anyone remember the name of that monkey-thing that they picked up
>somewhere along the line?

Bloop.   Do I get extra credit?

Sidne G. Ward

igta225@mvs.oac.ucla.edu
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From: smp@gtech.com (Sergio M. Pedro)
Subject: Re: warp drive and other 10-step scales (silly)
Organization: GTECH Corporation, West Greenwich, RI
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:51:55 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.145748.4661@merlin.hgc.edu> grot4785@hgc.edu (Steven Grotten) writes:
>In article <1992Sep1.153236.8896@coe.montana.edu> drakonar@cs.montana.edu (Charles L. Stewart III) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep1.000849.11825@unocal.com> stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini) writes:
>>>
>>>Sometimes when I am driving, I image my speedometer to be a warp scale
>>>(10 mph = 1 warp step).  Free way cruising is around warp 6 or 7.
>>>Passing speed is around warp 8 or 9.  Maximum velocity of my auto is
>>>around warp 10, but I've never tried it.
>>
>>
>>Heh.  By your reckoning, I've passed warp 13 in my '64 Galaxy.  ;-)
>>
>>-- 
>>      ---=>   Charles Stewart (aka Scott) : drakonar@cs.montana.edu   <=---
>>		
>
>To add to the silliness . . . consider anything under 100 mph to be
>impulse power, thus 3/4 impulse power is equivalent to 75 mph, a good
>cruising speed.  Each warp factor is 10 mph over 100 mph.  Thus in the
>above example, Charles' Galaxy was traveling at warp 3.  With this
>scale, warp 10 truly is impressive.
>
>Comments ?


Sure>  Consider this scale.
Being 55 is the legal limit, consider anything under 55 as impluse and over
55 as warp.  Once again each warp factor is 10 mph over 55 mph.  Even at this
scale warp 10 is impresive, however it does allow for a low warp cruising
speed of warp 1 to warp 3 (hey I drive in the Boston area, if you aren't 
in a traffic jam - you're making up time because you were! 8^)) which if
I remember correctly seams to be a fairly common warp setting when the Big E
isn't rushing to someones rescue.

Question.  If warp 10 seems to be the limit, then why - even when the Enterprise
was going warp 9.6+ - were the Borg gaining like the Enterprise was standing still?

Question.  How come there is no mention of transwarp drive on TNG?  Or did
I miss it?

Make it a great day!

Phillip J. Zannini
(someday I'll have my own account!!!!  Hmmmm, wonder if I could get Data to
set one up for me?? :))
>-- 
>                         | "Any frontal attack on ignorance is bound to fail
>  steven grotten         |  because the masses are always ready to defend
>   grot4785@mstr.hgc.edu |  their most precious possession - their ignorance."
>                         |                     -- Hendrick Willem van Loon
From: JLM@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: A totally unfounded rumor I heard
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:27:51 GMT
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

In article <92242.215457DCC117@psuvm.psu.edu>, DCC117@psuvm.psu.edu says:
>
>(*SPOILER*)
>
>(*SPOILER*)
>
>(*SPOILER*)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>........I heard that they're gonna make another movie with the old cast, for
>the purpose of killing off Kirk!!??!!! I also heard that DS9 was slated to be
>cancelled because a test audience hated it.


 I went on the Paramount Tour last week, and one of the things we
were shown was the two sound stages where they are building the
sets for DS9. Both sets are near completion. DS9 will go into
production as soon as they are ready.

 So the rumor about it "being cancelled" is just that: a rumor.

-- Jose L. Martinez --
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From: gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart)
Subject: Re: Who Might Play Sisco?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:41:20 GMT

In article <1992Aug24.164935.28556@wes.on.ca> judim@wes.on.ca (Judi Mota) writes:
>In article <1992Aug22.184144.15309@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jblackwo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J P Blackwood) writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>How about the 7-UP  HA-Ha-HA! guy? Greg SOmeone???
>>
>>He is bald and has a nice Carribean accent.
>>
>>BTW he was the lobster in Little Mermaid? Has he had a major TV role?
>>
>>
>>Or how about Kunta Kinte Senior? (Sorry his name is a blank James?) He had a 
>>sucessful TV show and it would be a neat tie in with Geordi...
>>
>>-J.P.
>
>Is it James Evans?  This was the first person I thought of when they said
John Amos.  Very good in Die Hard 2, but I don't think I'd prefer him
in this.  I think you'd want more "quiet dignity".  See below.

>he was successful in a TV series.  He played the father in Good Times.
>But I don't know whether you would consider Good Times a success.  Then 
>again, when I think about it, I think it was on for a number of seasons.
>

Charles Moore (a bit busy at the moment, tho'),
Yaphet Kotto (best choice, IMHO),
James Earl Jones.

Imagine J. J. Walker.  Maybe as a bulkhead.

GMS
From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Pardom my ignorance
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:05:54 GMT
Reply-To: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Organization: University of Arizona

In article <990@dgaust.dg.oz>, brown@dgaust (Fred Brown) writes:
>Can someone tell me what series Star Trek:TNG is up to ? (ie: 5th etc)

6th season starts broadcast in about 3 weeks.

>And, how many episodes have been made so far ??

Counting the first 2-hour long episode as 2 (and all 2-parters as 2),
I count 126 broadcast episodes.

>episodes from the 2nd & 3rd series shown out of sequence:

I've noticed that the "previous seasons reruns" shown here have recently
been jumping around a bit, too.  (Although I haven't been paying close
enough attention to see exactly how much).

>reason given "Selected episodes were chosen for viewer impact by our
>progammers",

Yeah, that sounds like a typcally clueless reason to do things.  Back
when they were still showing them in more-or-less order, they decided
to show them in production order instead of broadcast order, which
meant that the first season was all switched around.

Perhaps you should get a letter writing campain together to convince
the programming dweebs to broadcast the episodes in the One True Order. :-)

-- 
Dave Schaumann			dave@cs.arizona.edu
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