Tunneltalk

Tunneltalk is a Beauty and the Beast (TV) letterzine edited by Barbara Storey, Victoria Clark and Sharon Himmanen. 
This zine began after the letterzine Passages ended.
From the August 1991 issue: "This publication is intended as an outlet for fans; it will not be sent to either Witt-Thomas or Republic, or anyone else connected with the show, so don't be afraid to say your piece."
It won a 1991 FanQ Award. 
Art is included at the publisher's request. 
See List of Letterzines for similar fan works.
==Issue Contents==
Click on the links below to see more information about individual issues of Tunneltalk.
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Issue v.1 n.10 	Issue v.1 n.11 	Issue v.1 n.12 	Issue v.2 n.1 	Issue v.2 n.2 	Issue v.2 n.3 	Issue v.2 n.4/5 	Issue v.2 n.6 	
==About==
From the editorial in the first issue, published March 1990: 
From the August 1991 issue: 
==Some Topics Discussed==
Each issue contained letters of comment, zine reviews, an occasional featurette about a local fan club, zine publisher and merchandise contact information along with interviews with actors or show staff.
 
* were the changes to the show in the third season done on purpose to punish Linda Hamilton, and to hurt fans 
*did Catherine subconsciously rely on Vincent's protective nature and recklessly put herself in danger 
* what role did Catherine play in Vincent's increasing violence 
*who was stronger: Diane or Catherine
*did the show intend to send the message: sex = death when they killed Catherine after consummating her relationship with Vincent
*how fans should respond to the 1st/2nd vs. 3rd Season fandom rifts.
*whether fans should push for a sequel movie given Catherine's departure from the show in second season
* was Vincent an alien? Mostly human? Part animal, and if animal, what did this mean in regards to bestiality, see Vincent: The Beast
* discussion and reviews of zines
* Tunnelcon, South of Oz, Creation Con con reports
* name-calling, hurt feelings, the Roy Dotrice "Nay-sayer" Incident 
* fan letter campaigns
* the showrunner Ron Koslow and what did fans owe him, comments regarding George R.R. Martin who was one of the show's prominent writers
* pressure on fans from other fans to "behave" so that TPTB would create a movie or bring the show back for a fourth season
* fans' desire for better show merchandise
* a spate of terrifying cease and desist letters sent to two fan zine editors: see The Beauty and the Beast Cease and Desist Letters
* discussion about Diana Bennett including whether she "looked like a rat" and her sloppy clothing
* hoping the third season was a dream season
* MUCH regarding The Beauty and the Beast Wars, referred to as "the rift," "World War Beast"
* a fan's indignation at Ron Koslow's next show (My Life and Times), and how he "thumbed his nose" at fans at the use of "Catherine's balcony," and more indignities
* the controversial anti-Diana Bennett button: "Who says we have to give her a chance?"
* wishing bankruptcy on fellow fans for their creation of third season zines
* ripping pages out of a zine, A Secret Place, and sending them back to the zine editor: see that editor's reply in her own zine: I am not immune to grief over the death of a fictional character.
* much discussion about fan service, though this specific phrase is not used
* more cutting -- "TLBL" back to "TPTB" -- buying the video release by Republic, cutting offensive episodes out of it, splicing it back for home use, and sending the unwanted part back to the company
* anger at the Family Channel and its "family-friendly" re-editing of the show for re-run purposes
* lots of discussion about censorship regarding sexually explicit fanworks, about the zine Black Cover!
* some meta and open letters: see The Lifeline Letter, Diana moved me powerfully", An Exercise in Futility (Or Lessons in How to Beat a Dead Horse): Black Cover, I believe there is a universal need for a happy ending., and An Open Letter to all Readers of "Adult" fanzines
== General Fan Comments==
===1990===
 
===1991===
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Zines
Category:Newsletters & Letterzines
Category:1990 Zines
Category:1990s