From: overland@lonestar.utsa.edu (Michael A. Overland)
Subject: Re: Covington Cross
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 20:26:04 GMT

In article <1992Oct4.010300.3628@reed.edu> odlin@reed.edu (Iain Odlin) writes:
>In article <1992Oct1.183612.19859@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> overland@lonestar.utsa.edu (Michael A. Overland) writes:
>>Edward,
>>     Thank you for your closed mind oppinion.  People like you are the reason
>>that there aren't many good television shows on.  If you don't like the show,
>>then don't watch it.  I think that the show is good because it is different
>>from all of the "police story", "talk show", "lets put some people in a room
>>and see how they interact" shows.  Always remember, closed minded people,
>>such as yourself, tried to kill Star Trek in 1968 and it is still here.
>>Why not give Covington Cross a chance to get better.  Who knows, Covington
>>Cross might turn into the Star Trek of the 90's.  
>>Michael Overland  
>
>  So, an accurate list of *blatant* anachronisms in a show set in a documented
>  Historical period makes the person who posted it a close-minded idiot, the 
>  like of which would have kept us in caves or somesuch?
>
>  You, Sir, need an enema.
>
no thanks, I just had a bar of soap! And for your information, I enjoy the suds
.... they make amusing squishy noises!!!!  You of all people should realize: No
one likes a smart-ass.... (but then, if you'll pardon my vanity, I'm the excep-
tion to the rule)


>  "Star Trek" in the late '60s was new and had never been done before.  "Cov-
>  ington Cross" is (to borrow a phrase) no "Star Trek".  It's a Medieval
>  "Father Knows Best"...  Horrid acting (IMHO), lousy directing (IMHO),
>
Nigel Terry and Cherie Lunghi bad actors and actresses?  Apparently you havn't
seen the movie "Excalibur".  (They both starred in it)
Bad Directing?
I'd like to see you do better!   

	As far as the scripts go... ST:TNG had some writing faux paus (sp) 
as would any show that's still getting 'broken in' .  And yet, the writing
includes some terrific 'one-liners' like:  "Richard, the next time you shove
John Mullins over a table, say excuse me!!!!"   
C'mon, you didn't like that line?   Yes, yes, I know, one line doesn't make
a great show, but it helps....   Are  you the sort of idgit who goes into the
McDonald's drive thru window (their spelling) and makes a stinking grill 
order so that the line  behind you resembles the 'LIE' (Long Island Express-
way , for you who don't know) during rush-hour traffic? 

  execrable plots (IMHO -- Where'd the dark haired son from the pilot [run
>  three times...] go, anyway?), and painful anachronisms (no opinion necessary
>  since it's truth).  There's nothing original here, and nothing (IMHO) worth
>  watching UNLESS it gets better.  So I, like Edward, am not going to waste
>  my time.  You are free to if you like.  I'm hardly going to try to get it
>  cancelled... It'll get that if no one watches it.  Are you, Michael, going 
>  to force us to watch it?  If so, it is *you* who are closed-minded.
Oh yes, I forgot, all of us Engineers who work with Plastique explosives are
very closed minded; we only use BRAND NAME detonators smart alec!  By the way,
thanx for your ADDRESS!!!! What kind of person puts his home address in a 

WORLD WIDE POST TO THE NETS???? ARE YOU INVITING ME OVER FOR DRINKS LATER?

What kind of CD player (and VCR) do you own??? No I am not threatening you on
the net.   Don't get psychotic on me... I need something to do between classes,
so you just go on ahead and try to flame me back... You cannot win....

Cause you obviously mistook me for someone who gives a damn!


Thank you....  :: DING ::   Next!


		HAVE A NICE DAY

					Michael Overland


>  No, I'll amend the "nothing worth watching" line:  The costumes are ex-
>  cellent, if inaccurate at times.
>
>  Come right down to it, this is a TV show and nothing more.  Watch it if you
>  want to.  I won't.
>
>  Enjoy.
>-- 
> --------------------------------- Iain Odlin ---------------------------------
>                  10 Crosby Street, Level 3, Portland ME 04103
>                                 odlin@reed.edu
> ------------------ A day without sunshine is like... night? ------------------


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