From: mwauford@UTKUX1.UTK.EDU (Melissa Wauford)
Subject: TV Discussion Groups, Etc. (monthly posting)
Followup-To: rec.arts.tv
Reply-To: mwauford@utkvx.utk.edu (Melissa Wauford)
Organization: Univ of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:38:28 GMT
Expires: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 00:00:00 GMT

Archive-name: tv/groups 

[Last change - 11/30/92] 
[Changes since last posting - [None.]

There are many sources of discussion and information about television
(shows not hardware).  General discussion takes place in the USENET
newsgroup rec.arts.tv, but there are also other USENET groups, alternate
hierarchy groups, and mailing lists which discuss more specialized topics. 
This posting attempts to provide a single source of information about those
groups.

Please send any additions, deletions, and corrections to
mwauford@utkvx.utk.edu.

This posting is divided into the following sections:

     USENET Newsgroups
     Alternate Hierarchy Groups
     Internet Mailing Lists
     BITNET LISTSERV Groups
     Other Sources

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Subject: USENET Newsgroups

The following newsgroups should be available at all sites which receive the
full USENET newsfeed.  If your site receives only a partial feed, you may
have to talk to your News Administrator about accessing these groups.

rec.arts.tv              - General discussion about television shows
rec.arts.animation       - Discussion of various kinds of animation
                           including animated television shows
rec.arts.anime           - Discussion of Japanese animation on tv and
                           in movies 
rec.arts.drwho           - Discussion of the British program Dr. Who
rec.arts.sf.tv           - Discussion of tv shows which can be classified
                           as speculative fiction (fantasy, science 
                           fiction, horror, etc.)
rec.arts.startrek.*      - Hierarchy of newsgroups (.current, .fandom,
                           .info, .misc, .tech) which discuss various
                           aspects of Star Trek, old and new
rec.arts.tv.soaps        - Discussion of daytime and nighttime soap operas
rec.arts.tv.uk           - Discussion of British television programs

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Subject: Alternate Hierarchy Groups

The following newsgroups are carried on the "alt" feed.  Because of the
controversial nature of some alt groups as well as the vast size of the
feed, many sites do not receive the alt feed or only carry parts of it. 
Talk to your News Administrator if you need access to one of these groups
and do not currently have it.

alt.comedy.british        - Discussion of British TV sitcoms, etc.
alt.fan.disney.afternoon  - Discussion of Disney afternoon animated
                            shows including Gummi Bears, Ducktales, 
                            Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, Tale Spin,
                            Darkwing Duck, etc.
alt.fan.letterman         - Fans of NBC TV host David Letterman
alt.fan.monty-python      - Discussion of television shows and movies done
                            by the British comedy troupe Monty Python
alt.startrek.creative     - Fan-produced fiction, parodies, art, etc. about
                            Star Trek (old and new) and discussion of same
alt.tv.dinosaurs          - Discussion of ABC show Dinosaurs
alt.tv.fifteen            - Discussion of Nickelodeon show Fifteen
alt.tv.la-law             - Discussion of NBC show L.A. Law
alt.tv.mst3k              - Discussion of Comedy Channel show Mystery
                            Science Theatre 3000
alt.tv.muppets            - Discussion of Henson Muppet shows and movies
                            including Sesame Street, The Muppet Show,
                            and Fraggle Rock
alt.tv.northern-exp       - Discussion of CBS show Northern Exposure
alt.tv.prisoner           - Discussion of the British TV show The Prisoner
alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy       - Discussion of Nickelodeon animated show Ren
                            and Stimpy
alt.tv.seinfeld           - Discussion of NBC show Seinfeld
alt.tv.simpsons           - Discussion of FOX animated show The Simpsons
alt.tv.simpsons.itchy-scratchy - Discussion of show-within-a-show Itchy and
                            Scratchy on The Simpsons
alt.tv.tiny-toon          - Discussion of syndicated show Tiny Toons
alt.tv.tiny-toon.plucky-duck - Discussion of Tiny Toons spinoff The Plucky
                            Duck Show
alt.tv.twin-peaks         - Discussion of ABC show Twin Peaks and its movie
                            followups

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Subject: Internet Mailing Lists

Internet mailing lists provide discussion on various topics via e-mail. 
Send subscription add and drop requests and other inquiries to the
subscription address given in the list below.  The list administrator will
provide you with the submission address for the list.  (Typically the
submission address is the same as the subscription address without the
-request suffix or owner- prefix.)

The following addresses have been confirmed as of November 1992.  If you
have reason to believe that a mailing list is no longer active, please
write to mwauford@utkvx.utk.edu.  

Babylon 5                     b5-request@iastate.edu

Beverly Hills 90210           90210-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu

Blake's 7                     blake7-request@lysator.liu.se

Cheers                        cheers-request@Colorado.EDU

Clarissa Explains It All      clarissa-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu

Disney Afternoon              ranger-list-request@taronga.com
    NOTE: Discussion, information, etc. about Disney afternoon animated
    shows including Gummi Bears, Ducktales, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers,
    Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck, etc.

Eerie Indiana                 owner-eerie-indiana@sfu.ca

MacGyver                      shari@cc.gatech.edu

Melrose Place                 melrose-place-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu

Northern Exposure             trebuchet-request@noao.edu

Parker Lewis                  flamingo-request@lenny.corp.sgi.com
    NOTE: aka The Flamingo Digest.  When joining, mention whether you'd 
    like to subscribe through the reflector (each submission comes under 
    separate cover) or the digest (submissions are batched up into one 
    large daily letter).

Quantum Leap                  leapers@netcom.netcom.com
    NOTE: Information only.  No discussion.

Seinfeld                      seinfeld-request@cpac.washington.edu

Simpsons, The                 simpsons-request@cs.widener.edu
    NOTE: Bidirectional gateway to alt.tv.simpsons.

Tequila and Bonetti           sallylb@netcom.netcom.com

Thirtysomething               30something-request@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu

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Subject: BITNET LISTSERV Groups

BITNET LISTSERVs are centralized servers which maintain many mailing lists. 
To subscribe to a LISTSERV list, send mail to the LISTSERV address given
below containing the single line:

SUBSCRIBE listname "Your Real Name Here"

A mail message will be returned to you explaining how to signoff the list
and how to submit articles to it. 

Listname    LISTSERVer address        Description of List

SCREEN-L    LISTSERV@UA1VM.BITNET     Film & TV Studies discussion
STREK-L     LISTSERV@PCCVM.BITNET     Star Trek discussion
TV-L        LISTSERV@TREARN.BITNET    General TV discussion

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Subject: Other Sources

The following entries are TV-related, but don't fit in the other
categories.

Beauty and the Beast            Not a mailing list, but a fanzine (a fan-
                                produced magazine, containing artwork,
                                stories, poetry, etc.).  Contact Susan 
                                Gavula (sjgavula@css.ltd.umich.edu), 
                                3143 Homestead Commons #3, Ann Arbor, 
                                MI 48108

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                                            Melissa
                                            mwauford@utkvx.utk.edu