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OMNIVesper: :::As we materialize, the walls of Nexworth Castle change... OMNIVesper: where there were corners of stone, there are now curved smooth walls,... OMNI Vesper: the starscape of OMNICron Theta IV becomes the familiar stars of old Earth... OMNI Vesper: a cool ocean breeze wafts in through the large lighthouse windows.... OMNIVesper : Vesper extends her arms in a welcoming gesture::: We're here! JeanKrevor: Wow! Neat entrance! OMNIVesper: Welcome to OMNI's Science Fiction/Fantasy chat room!... OMNIVesper: Tonight we have an open forum.... OMNIVesper: I'm Vesper, and we're here in my Lighthouse. Please join us! JeniElf: It's funny that no one has pickup up that concept CybersGirl: Vampires? You haven't seen Cyber's ex-wife then. <g> OnlineHost: Techyo has entered the room. OMNINexus: But SF/F and Horror are on at the same time, or I would have, Jeni. WMMMTI: Or maybe Horror. WMMMTI: LOL OMNIVesper: Jean we have an open topic. So what would you like to talk about? JeniElf: LOL CG:) OMNIVesper: Hi Techyo! OMNIVesper: Come on in and join the discussion! This is OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat room... OMNIVesper: We don't have a specific topic tonight, so if you have one, let's hear it!... OMNIVesper: As you can tell by the decor, this is my lighthouse, and I'm Vesper... OMNIVesper: Please join us! JeanKrevor: World peace? Oh...sorry. Wrong board...:-) Margaeli: re's Tech Leri: Re's Techyo CybersGirl: Hello, Techyo. :) OMNIVesper: LOL Jean! Techyo: Hi, OMNIVesper!!! OnlineHost: ChrisE too has entered the room. Techyo: Hi ALL!!! OMNIVesper: Hi Chris! OMNIVesper: Hail Friends! This is OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat here at my lighthouse... OMNIVesper: We have an open topic tonight, so pull up a chair... OMNIVesper: and join me--Vesper--and my friends as we discuss SF/Fantasy! CybersGirl: Hello, Chris. :) ChrisE too: Hi Vesper! :{D WMMMTI: How about early SciFi -- Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, etc... ChrisE too: Hiya CG! :{D WMMMTI: Hi Chris OMNIVesper: That sounds good WM! CybersGirl: Lookin' good in that suit, Chris. ;) OMNIVesper: How does today's Scifi compare with yesterday's? OnlineHost: JeniElf has left the room. JeanKrevor: LIS? Bill Mumy's online somewhere, ya know...:-) ChrisE too: Hello WM! :{D Leri: Lost in Space is EARLY SF????? (TiMorgan) JeanKrevor: TiM; well, by TV standards it is... WMMMTI: Well -- Earlier than Star Trek OMNIVesper: Is he? I always liked that show! ChrisE too: CG, Suit? ;{> OMNIVesper: What do you consider early Leri? Leri: BST, Before Star Trek huh? JeanKrevor: Vesper; yep, from what I know. And, he's in a band that has just released a CD -- the Jenerators. CybersGirl: You know what I mean, Chris. ;) (btw, Cyber says hi) OMNIVesper: Does the robot play in the band too? Leri: Bye for a bit. OMNIVesper: Nite Leri! JeanKrevor: Bye, Leri! CybersGirl: Bye, Leri. OnlineHost: Leri has left the room. Techyo: Later, Leri. TiM! OMNINexus: Nighters, Leri! WMMMTI: He and Dr. Smith sure got them into alot of trouble. ChrisE too: Hi to Cyber! :{D JeanKrevor: I can'tstay on too long, either...I have a ton to do tomorrow, and I need to sleep... OMNIVesper: If you have to go Jean...But be sure to come back soon! CybersGirl: Dr. Smith was a jerk. A woooooos. :) OMNIVesper: What other early Scifi was there? JeanKrevor: But he was good comic relief, CybersGirl. That was the point. I always pitied the guy... Blantyr: Ohh, the pain... the pain. JeanKrevor: Vesper -- Twilight Zone. nuff said. :-) CybersGirl: LOL, Blantyr. :) JeanKrevor: Hey! There's a subtopic -- what's your fave TZ ep? JeanKrevor: And why? OMNIVesper: TZ!!! What a great show! Mnussbaum: What is a TZ? JeanKrevor: Twilight Zone. OMNIVesper: Twilight Zone! CybersGirl: TZ!!! Great SF WMMMTI: The guy who had all the books in the world...But broke his glasses Mnussbaum: Okay, you all got that one right. Now, next question . . . . JeanKrevor: WMMMTI -- that's my favorite! OMNIVesper: I liked the episode where the little girl was stuck in the 4th diminsion. CybersGirl: WMMM, I liked that one too. Techyo: Refered to by hard core Zone fans as "The ZONE" ;) JeanKrevor: "Time Enough At Last." WMMMTI: Or...Maybe Terror at 20,000 Ft ... With Shatner JeanKrevor: I always got sniffly for the poor guy - I always was able to identify with him. OMNIVesper: That was a good one WM! Margaeli: I'm gonna bopp out for a minute to the genealogy forum; Irish night; beback later OnlineHost: Margaeli has left the room. JeanKrevor: Lata, Marg! OMNIVesper: Nite Margaeli WMMMTI: Nite Margaeli OMNIVesper: The Shatner one was good! CybersGirl: Was "TO SERVE MAN" a TZ episode or something else? That was good too. :) JeanKrevor: How about "Eye of the Beholder" ? There were a couple of good eps showing the folly of society's JeanKrevor: view of beauty. JeanKrevor: To Serve Man was Outer Limits, I think.. OnlineHost: JumanneD has entered the room. WMMMTI: What was it about? OMNIVesper: Hi JumanneD! OMNIVesper: Friends! Come in and join us here at OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat!... OMNIVesper: This is my lighthouse, and I am Vesper. Tonight... OMNIVesper: we are open to any SF/Fantasy issue you want to discuss! CybersGirl: Thanks, Jean. I liked that one too. A cookbook. <g> JeanKrevor: No, actually, I think it was TZ. I know there was a remake of it in the new TZ in the 80s. OMNIVesper: Was that Outer Limits? I remember it, but not where I saw it! OnlineHost: CarolK1567 has entered the room. JeanKrevor: To Serve Man is a concept that's been used in several books; Narnia for example. OMNIVesper: Hi CarolK1567! OMNIVesper: Welcome! Join us here in the Lighthouse on this starry night... OMNIVesper: for a discussion of SF/Fantasy. I'm Vesper... OMNIVesper: your navigator through this discussion! CybersGirl: Hello, Carol. :) (Cyber says Hi too) ;) Techyo: Carol! Welcome back! CarolK1567: Hi Vesper! Thanks! JeanKrevor: Hi Carol! OnlineHost: JumanneD has left the room. OMNINexus: Hi, Carol! CarolK1567: Hi CBG and Cyber:) CybersGirl: ;) JeanKrevor: Did anybody watch the TZ marathon on the SF channel the other day? CybersGirl: Missed it, Jean. :/ OMNIVesper: Oh Jean! I wish. We don't get the Scifi channel! WMMMTI: No...Don't get SciFi channel CarolK1567: Sorry Jean; this week was Cal Ripken week in Balto :( OMNIVesper: What else do they run on the Scifi channel? WMMMTI: Wish we did!! ChrisE too: Hi Carol! :{D CarolK1567: Hi Chris :) JeanKrevor: Serling had a way of hitting humanity's weak spots, like mob-violence. CybersGirl: LOL, Carol... I think that was in most places with major league baseball. :) JeanKrevor: Bummer; NYC finally got the SF channel in April. I think I watch it more than any other channel. JeanKrevor: if it weren't for the SF channel, I might cancel my cable. :D Techyo: Ripken week all over, Carol! CarolK1567: Yeah, but here in Baltimore that's *all* we did! ;) OMNINexus: I don't think they vary what's on the SF channel enough. OMNIVesper: I know I'd watch it a lot! OMNINexus: <---cable station just got it. extra charge, though. OMNIVesper: TZ, Outer Limits, what else do they run? Mnussbaum: Would a good SF story line involve a CRT eating microbe? JeanKrevor: nexus -- but they're doing the Max Headroom marathon on Sunday -- that's going to be great! JeanKrevor: Nexus -- *extra charge*??? Sheesh... OMNIVesper: Oooh that sounds good Mnussbaum! OMNINexus: Really, Jean? I'll have to tape that!!!!! Techyo: Max? Which one Jean? Techyo: Both I hope. Mnussbaum: We could al get sweath palms thinking about no more AOL or TV. JeanKrevor: Vesper; Friday the 13th (great series!); Time Tunnel, Tales from the Darkside, lessee.... Mnussbaum: Sweath = sweaty JeanKrevor: Mnussbaum -- I'm on the Internet; I could do with out AOL...there's always IRC! :-) CarolK1567: You know, a friend and I were talking the other day....what if *smog*...as in *bad ozone levels*.... OnlineHost: Prophyt has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Time tunnel!!! One of my all time faves! OnlineHost: Prophyt has left the room. OMNIVesper: Hi Prophyt! WMMMTI: All of those sound great. Now I really want it. JeanKrevor: They're running a 14 hour marathon of Max headroom this Sunday. CarolK1567: actually prevented certain viruses from being airborne contracted? Mnussbaum: JeanK if there was no CRT, there wouldn't be an Internet, would there? Techyo: Prophyt! LTNS! JeanKrevor: Mnussbaum -- I'd probably be telling stories in the main hall of the manor, then! :) Blantyr: We could do internet on teletypes, like the old days. OMNIVesper: No CRT--No life! CarolK1567: So if when we clean up the air quality, we end up opening the door to really bad viruses? CybersGirl: MaxHeadroom? Funny show. ;) Blantyr: But the Web would be kind of dull on a teleytpe. JeanKrevor: Carol; isn't irony grand? :) OMNIVesper: Headroom was a gas! Techyo: Might even be slow? Blantyr? WMMMTI: Teletypes--Never make it. JeanKrevor: Vesper; it was way ahead of its time; I really love that show. CarolK1567: I love it Jean! I have al;ready started mulling a scenario! :) OMNIVesper: Who was that actor that played Max--I've forgotten his name. OMNINexus: Matt Frewer. Mnussbaum: I can just see my room now: barely enough room to lie on the bed for all the teletype paper OMNIVesper: That's it! CarolK1567: Right :) JeanKrevor: Carol; most of the best SF has its basis in irony. That's the kind of mind most SF writers have. Mnussbaum: What exactly is irony? CarolK1567: LOL Jean:) Guess that's why I like it ;) Blantyr: Hey, Teletypes had their day. A few decades back. OMNIVesper: I think SF writers are off-kilter--I mean that in a good way! Blantyr: I think it was a Monday. WMMMTI: No color, No GUI, No mouse, One window at time...Couldn't do it. OMNIVesper: They see things from a different perspective. JeanKrevor: Matt Frewer was on the Tonight Show last night... Mnussbaum: And the noise! CarolK1567: Or Vesper, they take the perspective and skew it a bit ;) JeanKrevor: Vesper; most of the SF writers in my acquaintance certainly are! :) WMMMTI: Think of all the changes in the last ten years (computer wise). WMMMTI: Wonder what it will be like in the next ten???? OMNIVesper: It's what makes they're work interesting! OMNIVesper: they're=their Blantyr: Voice recognition, video confrencing, live image/sound over the networks. JeanKrevor: Mnussbaum; that's the entire second year of college English! I don't know if I could explain itproper JeanKrevor: properly here...(irony) Blantyr: High bandwidth optic links to every home. Techyo: Later all! Nice to meet ya OMNIVesper! ChrisE too: WM, there are all sorts of interesting things in the works! ;{> OnlineHost: DJTRAXX has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Nite Techyo! Blantyr: Picture a 10 way split screen, with each of us in a little square. WMMMTI: How about Virtual Reality --- Is that SciFi or Reality Techyo: Looking good! OMNIVesper: Hi DJTRAXX! Blantyr: And all talking at once. endless babble. Techyo: :::poof::: OMNIVesper: Hey Traveler! You've found OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat room... OMNIVesper: Please join us as we discuss your choice on SF/Fantasy... OnlineHost: Techyo has left the room. OMNIVesper: I'm Vesper, and this is my Lighthouse--Be welcomed! DJTRAXX: hello CarolK1567: Blantyr: The pleasure of text-only is the *lack* of images! DJTRAXX: topic OMNIVesper: Kind of an open Topic DJ. JeanKrevor: Carol; yeah -- I wouldn't want to be seen the way I look while I'm chatting online! ;) DJTRAXX: oh, cool. CarolK1567: Me either, Jean! OMNINexus: Jean, you must be like me, then! ;D JeanKrevor: Carol; reminds me of that old Jetson ep where Jane put on her "face" to talk on the visphone... Blantyr: Just an old fashion sort of girl, Carol? JeanKrevor: Nexus; how so? CarolK1567: LOL Blantyr! Well, I like being *comfortable!* :) Blantyr: I'm not exactly in my most formal duds, either. OMNIVesper: I wish I had a "Rosie" to help me out like Jane did! OMNINexus: *I* wouldn't want anyone to see how I look now - I can't say onscreen... ;D JeanKrevor: Blantyr/ what's that supposed to mean? <raises eyebrow> OnlineHost: Patterner has entered the room. WMMMTI: Yeah, A robot or two to do the work would be nice. Patterner: Hi folks! CarolK1567: Hi Patt! Patterner: Hi Chris! OMNIVesper: Hi Patterner! JeanKrevor: Nexus; just natcherul, eh? :-) Patterner: Hi Mnussbaum! Patterner: Hi Carol! OMNIVesper: Welcome to OMNI's Science Fiction/Fantasy chat room!... OMNIVesper: Tonight we have an open forum.... OMNIVesper: I'm Vesper, and we're here in my Lighthouse. Please join us! Patterner: Hi Vesper! CybersGirl: Hello, Patterner! :) JeanKrevor: hi Patt! Patterner: Hi CG! Patterner: Hi Jean! Mnussbaum: Hello Patterner. OMNINexus: ::waving from the corner::: Hi, Patt! Patterner: Hi Nex! ChrisE too: Hi Patt! :{D DJTRAXX: *good bye* see ya later CarolK1567: Bye DJ! :) Patterner: Hi Blan! and everybody else! OMNIVesper: Nite DJ! Blantyr: What is what supposed to mean? WMMMTI: Bye DJ Blantyr: Hi again Patt! OnlineHost: DJTRAXX has left the room. CybersGirl: Nexus.... Cyber said the red dress needs to be taken out at the arms....and in at the seat. };> OMNIVesper: With the advent of TV Phones, we might have to put on faces to talk! CarolK1567: ROFL! Patterner: Not me. You'd get a nice abstract pattern. :) OMNINexus: Oh, has he put on weight? ;D OMNIVesper: Hopefully, we'll be able to do that too, Patt. JeanKrevor: Vesper; I've thought about that. I'd put my headshot in front of the camera and move it around. ChrisE too: My TV Phone better have a "screen off" switch! ;{) CybersGirl: LOL.... the gym has made his arms big. :) Patterner: Well, if nothing else, you can hang an etch-a-sketch in front of the camera. Blantyr: We'd each past in our favorite GIF (of our favorite character)? WMMMTI: Wouldn't always want people to see me. OMNIVesper: Mine too Chris! Mine too. OMNINexus: :::rolling eyes::: Oh, my! CarolK1567: I already have my holoimage prepared for any cyberscreen that's invented! JeanKrevor: Trek answered that problem; folks chose whether or not to go "onscreen." Never seemed like a problem. CarolK1567: It looks *nothing* like me :) OMNIVesper: I want an image that shows me from a few years back--but only better! CybersGirl: LOL, Vesper....don't we all. ;) OMNIVesper: That's true Jean. But Trek could also travel at warp speed. Blantyr: Again, the Trek people have better make up available than we do, jean. Patterner: afk Blantyr: And they seem to use the replicators for dress up. Blantyr: And I can't afford a replicator yet. :/ JeanKrevor: LOL, Vesper...I'd probably put a picture of some model up there... OMNIVesper: Me too. CarolK1567: That's it...."Computer, make me look like Cindy Crawford" OnlineHost: Margaeli has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Yeah! I like that computer Carol! OnlineHost: Margaeli has left the room. OnlineHost: Margaeli has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Re's Margaeli CarolK1567: "Engage" JeanKrevor: Computer; display image "Krevor 1." <view of Cindy Crawford> CybersGirl: Carol, can I borrow that computer too? ;) CarolK1567: LOL! Margaeli: re's; pass me some punt pillows, please??? Blantyr: () () () OMNIVesper: () () () CarolK1567: () () () Margaeli: many, many thanks OMNINexus: LOL, Jean! CybersGirl: Marge, good to see you back. ()()()() Margaeli: GPF's xmadfjdkjfkanjfj (think of several dirty words) OMNIVesper: :::tossing a catsnack to faithful Baha, my cat servant::: .... OMNIVesper: Baha is now taking drink orders! CarolK1567: LOL! JeanKrevor: Computer: display image "Krevor 2" (view of Terry Farrell) JeanKrevor: I'm confused -- what's with the ()s? Margaeli: Vesper, didn't you know how to spell Baja??? OnlineHost: CZECMEX has entered the room. CybersGirl: Vesper....Cyber and I will take a few Margaritas. :) OMNINexus: Punt pillows, Jean. JeanKrevor: <---skritches the kitty...I love it! A chatroom with the kitty! OMNIVesper: Hi CZECMEX OnlineHost: CZECMEX has left the room. OMNIVesper: Come on in and join the discussion! This is OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat room... OMNIVesper: We don't have a specific topic tonight, so if you have one, let's hear it!... OMNIVesper: As you can tell by the decor, this is my lighthouse, and I'm Vesper... OMNIVesper: Please join us! WMMMTI: Yeah, frozen margarita with salt Blantyr: Margaeli, here it is Vesper's first night, and you expect her to spell? OMNIVesper: Actually, Baha is spelled Baha. She's a black and white cat. OnlineHost: MrsSpooky has entered the room. Margaeli: :P, Blantyr OMNIVesper: Y --frozen marguarita CarolK1567: Awww! Like my kitten Jacques! MrsSpooky: Hi guys! :) WMMMTI: As in Bahamut, Vesper? OMNIVesper: Hi MrsSpooky! OMNIVesper: Hail Friends! This is OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat here at my lighthouse... OMNIVesper: We have an open topic tonight, so pull up a chair... OMNIVesper: and join me--Vesper--and my friends as we discuss SF/Fantasy! JeanKrevor: <---skritches Baha Margaeli: Forgive me, Vesper; viscious teasing tonight; the GPF has brought it out of me MrsSpooky: Hiya Vesper. :) OMNINexus: She's doing great, isn't she, folks? (Vesper, I mean!) :D JeanKrevor: How's Fox, MrsSpooky? :-) CarolK1567: Hi MrsS! MrsSpooky: Fox is still believing, Jean. :) Margaeli: (and lousy spelling, to boot!!!) CybersGirl: Hiya, MrsSpooky. :) OnlineHost: Grinne has entered the room. MrsSpooky: Howdy Carol! OMNIVesper: Baha likes to be skritched! MrsSpooky: Cybers!!! :D OMNIVesper: Hi Grinne! OMNIVesper: Friends! Come in and join us here at OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat!... OMNIVesper: This is my lighthouse, and I am Vesper. Tonight... OMNIVesper: we are open to any SF/Fantasy issue you want to discuss! CarolK1567: Hi Grinne :) MrsSpooky: Even movies? :) Grinne: HELLO ALL OMNIVesper: Sure MrsSpooky! MrsSpooky: I just picked up the new remastered Star Wars movies tonight. MrsSpooky: Haven't seen them yet though. OMNIVesper: I hear they're great! WMMMTI: Have you tried them yet MrsSpooky JeanKrevor: MrsSpooky -- DD is in this month's Saks 5th Avenue catalog...:) CarolK1567: Do you have a surround-sound VCR to play them on? Mnussbaum: What does the remastering do? MrsSpooky: Me too. A friend says they look and sound much better. WMMMTI: Are the really better? JeanKrevor: sorry for the topic shift... MrsSpooky: Not yet WMMTI. Grinne: anyone know anything about ellison's new book "slippage" OMNINexus: Is it just the sound that's better on the SW tapes? Or what? OnlineHost: RixH has entered the room. MrsSpooky: Jean, he IS???? WMMMTI: Images too, Nex OMNIVesper: Hi RixH! OMNIVesper: Welcome! Join us here in the Lighthouse on this starry night... OMNIVesper: for a discussion of SF/Fantasy. I'm Vesper... OMNIVesper: your navigator through this discussion! WMMMTI: Or so they say... OMNINexus: Cool, WM! MrsSpooky: It says THX enhanced, but I hear they not only improved the visuals, but MrsSpooky: there are extra scenes in there. CarolK1567: Extra scenes???? OMNIVesper: It sounds Terrif! OnlineHost: Grinne has left the room. CarolK1567: Neat!! OMNINexus: Way cool! MrsSpooky: I have them all memorised, I'll spot them in a New York minute. :D Mnussbaum: Great. We need more of, say, Jabba the Hut. Margaeli: LOL, Nuss MrsSpooky: Carol, that is what I heard. I can't swear to it. JeanKrevor: MrsS -- about SW -- my brother got them; he said they're great. OMNIVesper: More of Jabba?! MrsSpooky: Mn,that's what's new. A cut scene between Jabba and Han from the first movie. JeanKrevor: Vesper; you mean there's MORE?! CarolK1567: More Yoda!!!! MrsSpooky: More Han Solo and Chewie!!! OMNIVesper: That's what Mnussbaum wants! Mnussbaum: Every time I see Jabba, I develop an instant craving for pizza CybersGirl: I like Pizza the Hut. :) JeanKrevor: MrsSpooky; in THIS version? Ithought that was happening in the remastering project they're JeanKrevor: releasing in 97. MrsSpooky: LOL Mnuss! Margaeli: Poor Nuss; he wants more of Jabba; tooo sad MrsSpooky: Jean, maybe that's what I heard. MrsSpooky: Now I'm confused. :\ MrsSpooky: I'll let you know as soon as I've been able to watch it. Patterner: bak OMNIVesper: I'm always confused Mrs Spooky! MrsSpooky: Hi Patt! Patterner: Hi MrsS! Margaeli: Hi, Patt MrsSpooky: LOL Vesper! CarolK1567: I wouldn't mind more Han Solo ;) JeanKrevor: Lucas is redoing all the FX and re=releasing the SW series to theaters in 1997. This video release is MrsSpooky: Carol, you and me BOTH! OMNIVesper: Re's Patt! Patterner: Hi Marg! CybersGirl: Me too, Carol. WOW JeanKrevor: the beta test of some of those FX. Margaeli: Agreed, Carol Blantyr: Dropping out! Like your place, vesper! See Y'all! CarolK1567: Bye Blantyr! :) OMNIVesper: Nite Blantyr--come again!! Margaeli: Night, Blantyr WMMMTI: Bye Blan MrsSpooky: Jean, this means there will be a THIRD set of the original trilogy? :) OMNINexus: Nighters, Blan! JeanKrevor: This video release is supposed to address the "boxing" problems with the earlier releases. Patterner: See ya, Blan! MrsSpooky: Bye Blant! OnlineHost: RixH has left the room. OnlineHost: Blantyr has left the room. CybersGirl: "boxing?" OMNIVesper: Service, Baha! :::a LARGE black and white cat slinks in::: JeanKrevor: MrsSpooky; yes. Lucas is re-doing ALL the SFX in current state-of-the-art technology, and releasing it CarolK1567: Ahhh...the letterbox that ended up being rural route delivery ;) JeanKrevor: in 1997. Patterner: mmmmm :::: bad Patt, eating Dove bar::: Margaeli: <---thinking of the boxes they were shipped in Margaeli: VERY bad Patt OMNINexus: But we want *new* SW movies!!!!! JeanKrevor: "boxing" -- the box images that showed up around the SFX elements such as the TIE fighters, etc. OMNIVesper: Anybody want some refreshment? Margaeli: Patt, how do you manage to eat and type??? Patterner: It was the only thing in the fridge I didn't have to cook. JeanKrevor: Nexus -- the scripts are in development. OMNIVesper: Good question, Marg. CybersGirl: Vesper....Cyber and I want some more Margaritas. :) Patterner: Well, uh... I rest it on my... uh.... chest in between typing. OMNINexus: But look how long we're been waiting! OnlineHost: RixH has entered the room. OMNIVesper: OK Cybers, coming up! Margaeli: Think of the ice cream dripping on the keyboard :) OMNIVesper: Re's RixH! JeanKrevor: But LucasArts are far more closemouthed than Paramount. not much new info from them...:( JeanKrevor: BRB... OMNIVesper: Y Y -- here you go Cybers! MrsSpooky: Sigh. Star Wars. A universe as vibrant and as alive as Star Trek's CarolK1567: More closemouthed than Paramount??? Maybe just not as many spies :) MrsSpooky: LOL Carol! Patterner: Paramount didn't let any ST episodes be shown at WorldCon - just a short clip.. JeanKrevor: back... Patterner: of the Hugo winner. OMNIVesper: Well, you have to expect that Lucasfilms is more closemouthed than Paramont OnlineHost: YNOTGOLF has entered the room. CarolK1567: They didn't have the right bootleg connecrtions ;) JeanKrevor: Patt; that's so like them. You went to WorldCon? I'm jealous! Margaeli: Heya, YNOT OMNIVesper: Hi YNOTGOLF! OMNIVesper: Hey Traveler! You've found OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat room... OMNIVesper: Please join us as we discuss your choice on SF/Fantasy... OMNIVesper: I'm Vesper, and this is my Lighthouse--Be welcomed! CarolK1567: You should come to a fan-con ;) JeanKrevor: Golf! You're back1 YNOTGOLF: Hi Margaeli Patterner: No, but I've been preparing the Intesection Newsletters to upload... CarolK1567: Hi YNOT! YNOTGOLF: yeah did some travelin Patterner: to OMNI's WorldCon collection (in the scrollbox) JeanKrevor: Carol; which con did you have in mind? YNOTGOLF: Hi Carol Patterner: Ellen went, though. CarolK1567: Shore Leave or Farpoint, Jean ..... OnlineHost: RixH has left the room. OMNIVesper: It sounds like a good place to check out Patt! OnlineHost: FoundMoney has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Hi FoundMoney! JeanKrevor: Several of my friends went -- I really wanted to. I'll be at San Anton next year! MrsSpooky: I have to run you all. Gotta work tomorrow. :\ OMNIVesper: Welcome to OMNI's Science Fiction/Fantasy chat room!... Patterner: Hi FM! OMNIVesper: Tonight we have an open forum.... OMNIVesper: I'm Vesper, and we're here in my Lighthouse. Please join us! FoundMoney: Hi everyone MrsSpooky: Night Vesper! Take care everyone! :) Margaeli: Hi, $$$ OMNIVesper: Nite MrsSpooky! OMNINexus: Night, MrsS! Patterner: My next con is probably Philcon. OnlineHost: MrsSpooky has left the room. CarolK1567: Bye MrsS! JeanKrevor: Several folks have suggested ShoreLeave and FarPoint. JeanKrevor: Patterner; we can meet at last! I'll be at Philcon! Patterner: Cool! CarolK1567: Farpoint is next month here in Balto, Jean...... FoundMoney: Just cruisin, later OnlineHost: FoundMoney has left the room. CarolK1567: If you want to go, let me know! JeanKrevor: I'm tentatively on a panel -- I haven't heard anything further from ConCom, but I was asked if I'd lik JeanKrevor: like to be on one... CarolK1567: Panels are fun! Patterner: Really? Which one? CarolK1567: :) OMNIVesper: Why don't they ever have conferences in Missouri? OnlineHost: YNOTGOLF has left the room. JeanKrevor: Vesper; because you haven't started one, that's why! Patterner: LOL! Margaeli: Vesper, try Las Vegas; good book shows, but no cons!!! lots of gambling, but no cons Patterner: There probably is. Or close. OMNIVesper: Oh. Is that all it takes? CarolK1567: None in St Loius, Vesper???? JeanKrevor: Patt; no clue. Oneofthe ConCom was talking to me about it at PhileCabinet. OMNINexus: Come to Chicago and go to one with me, Vesper! :D JeanKrevor: Vesper; it's a good start! OMNIVesper: Not lately Carol. CarolK1567: er...Louis ? JeanKrevor: nexus; are you going to be at Visions? OMNIVesper: OK, Nex, I'll do it! OMNINexus: I haven't been to any! Take me!!!! OnlineHost: Leo two has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Hi Leo two! Margaeli: Hi, Leo OMNIVesper: Come on in and join the discussion! This is OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat room... OMNIVesper: We don't have a specific topic tonight, so if you have one, let's hear it!... OMNIVesper: As you can tell by the decor, this is my lighthouse, and I'm Vesper... OMNIVesper: Please join us! JeanKrevor: I suggest going to VisionsCon in Chicago -- it's a Brit TV con, and it's great. Leo two: Higood peples JeanKrevor: hi Leo Two. I'm a Leo, too. <ow, quit it!> CarolK1567: Nexus: To quote a major canvas shoe manufacturer...JUST DO IT! CybersGirl: I have a TV con? Cool. OMNIVesper: We're presently talking about Scifi conferences, Leo OMNINexus: I'm not going alone. Leo two: Always glad to see another leo CarolK1567: Why not???? OnlineHost: Mousse 2 has entered the room. OnlineHost: E cat s has entered the room. Margaeli: Hi, cat and Mousse OMNIVesper: Hi Mousse 2, E cat s! CarolK1567: I prefer going alone (to the whole two I've been to!!!!....) OMNIVesper: Hail Friends! This is OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat here at my lighthouse... OMNIVesper: We have an open topic tonight, so pull up a chair... OMNIVesper: and join me--Vesper--and my friends as we discuss SF/Fantasy! JeanKrevor: yeah; why not?? OnlineHost: DOMGODIII has entered the room. E cat s: Hi :-] CarolK1567: Then you can take it at your own pace! OMNIVesper: Hi DOMGODlll! OMNINexus: I want to have someone I can share it with! JeanKrevor: The nice thing about conventions is that you can go and make friends. You don't have to know anybody. OMNIVesper: Friends! Come in and join us here at OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat!... OMNIVesper: This is my lighthouse, and I am Vesper. Tonight... OMNIVesper: we are open to any SF/Fantasy issue you want to discuss! OnlineHost: Mousse 2 has left the room. OnlineHost: MarcySFC has entered the room. Margaeli: Hi, Marcy JeanKrevor: Nexus; do you have any friends in your area who also like SF? OMNIVesper: Hi MarcySFC! MarcySFC: Hey all! OMNIVesper: Welcome! Join us here in the Lighthouse on this starry night... OMNIVesper: for a discussion of SF/Fantasy. I'm Vesper... JeanKrevor: hi marcy! OMNIVesper: your navigator through this discussion! Leo two: Hi Marcy CybersGirl: Hello, Marcy. :) (Cyber says Hi, too) OnlineHost: Mnussbaum has left the room. OMNINexus: Nah, Jean. Hiya, Marcy!!! MarcySFC: Ooh, such a greeting! ;> Leo two: Nice huh? OMNIVesper: We were discussing Scifi Conferences, Marcy CarolK1567: Hi Marcy :) JeanKrevor: Hey, SF folks are a warm bunch, Marcy. E cat s: Has anyone been to NorWesCon recently? ChrisE too: Hi Marcy, E cat! :{D Leo two: No. E cat s: Hi, Chris :-) OMNIVesper: So when *is* this conference in Chicago? Leo two: Hi Chris ChrisE too: Hiya Leo! :{D Patterner: Hi E! Hi DOM! Hi Marcy! E cat s: Patterner :-) Patterner: I was getting the list of cons from the LACon ftp site. E cat s: How's the cats? JeanKrevor: Vesper -- Visions is Thanksgiving weekend. There are always DR WHO guests, Michael Praed is going JeanKrevor: to be there; last time I went, I met the folks from Red Dwarf... OnlineHost: DOMGODIII has left the room. OMNIVesper: Rats! I'll be away for Thanksgiving! MarcySFC: Hey Patt! E cat s: Isn't Praed the Robin Hood? E cat s: And Nightflyers? CarolK1567: Well, I have an extra work day tomorrow, folks....sorry to drop out so soon :( CybersGirl: Red Dwarf? Are they still producing that show? Leo two: I'd like to see the science museuem in Chicago CybersGirl: Haven JeanKrevor: E cat; yep! He's a sweetheart too. MarcySFC: Night Carol! Patterner: My cats? Asleep. :) Margaeli: Night, Carol E cat s: Hah CybersGirl: Haven't seen any new ones for a long time. E cat s: He looks it CarolK1567: See you all next time! Leo two: Nite Margaeli: Not doing their circuits, Patt ChrisE too: Bye Carol! :{D E cat s: Evening, Carol Patterner: See ya,Carol! JeanKrevor: Leo Two; I went to that museum when I was in Chi. GREAT museum. (Science and Industry) OMNIVesper: Nite Carol! CybersGirl: Bye Carol. JeanKrevor: Night, Carol! WMMMTI: bye Carol CarolK1567: Great job, Vesper!!! Leo two: I'm jealous CarolK1567: Bye! OnlineHost: CarolK1567 has left the room. OMNIVesper: Thanks Carol! OMNIVesper: Of what Leo? Patterner: Did you say Missouri, Vesper? OMNIVesper: I sure did Patt Patterner: There was one in KC in May. What're the other close states? OMNIVesper: Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas.... JeanKrevor: Red Dwarf is still in production. There was a problem with the lead actor and a charge of daterape... Margaeli: Patt, don't you know your midwestern geography??? Leo two: Of JeanKrevor JeanKrevor: ..they went on hiatus for a while... JeanKrevor: leo; why? Patterner: Tons in Illinois, two still coming up. OMNIVesper: Where in Illinois...Chicago? Patterner: And one next month in Iowa. CybersGirl: Great, Jean. I sure wish our PBS station kept carrying it. :/ Patterner: Let me check... OMNIVesper: Maybe I just *thought* there were none near me! JeanKrevor: CybersGirl; I dunno if they've made itto this side of the pondyet. I know a bootlegger friend of mine JeanKrevor: has it. Margaeli: near is probably the relative term, Vesper :) Patterner: Collinsville, IL -- ooh, GoH, Ray Bradbury 10/4-6 CybersGirl: Ahhhh. Good old bootlegs. };> E cat s: Jean, where is Visions? JeanKrevor: Vesper; if it's OK to mention an OMNI competitor here; there's a good list of cons in Starlog. OMNIVesper: Oooh! That sounds good! JeanKrevor: Visions is in Chicago over Thanksgiving weekend. Patterner: Jean, I don't think OMNI would consider Starlog a competitor. :) CybersGirl: Starlog is a GREAT magazine. :) E cat s: wow. Nice. JeanKrevor: Patt; I'm not sure how to take that...;-) E cat s: I could see my Dad. . . . OMNIVesper: I guess that's an OK thing Jean! JeanKrevor: CybersGirl; thanks! MarcySFC: Saw the newstand Fall OMNI today. :D Margaeli: Locus usually also has a pretty good listing of the upcoming conventions JeanKrevor: <snerk> <grin> CybersGirl: Just call them like we see them. OMNIVesper: I just picked it up yesterday! OMNIVesper: It's the same ol' OMNI Magazine--which is good! Patterner: Oops. That's next year. JeanKrevor: Locus is fun, too. I like the pix of the editors and writers....<grin> CybersGirl: ASIMOV'S also has a good listing of cons. JeanKrevor: I enjoy OMNI -- my subscription ran out, though. :( JeanKrevor: Need to do something about that... Margaeli: I read Locus religiously;more so that other religious publications :) Patterner: This year, 10/6-8, Coralsville Iowa - GoH Steve Barnes Margaeli: that=than OMNIVesper: Time for an announcement folks! OMNIVesper: ***Please note that the opinions in the OMNI Online chat rooms do not... OMNIVesper: necessarily reflect the opinions of the publishers or editorial staff... OMNIVesper: of OMNI Magazine. Chat room hosts do not represent OMNI Magazine... OMNIVesper: and any opinions that we express are our own.*** JeanKrevor: There are also fandom newsgroups on the internet that give cons and dates... ChrisE too: That's okay, Jean. OMNI doesn't do subscriptions any more. OnlineHost: AChieva92 has entered the room. JeanKrevor: oops...didn't mean to interrupt, Vesper! OMNIVesper: Hi AChieva92! JeanKrevor: ChrisE; I had heard that OMNI was going entirely online -- no more paper?!? Patterner: There's a whole batch in Illinois. I'll just mail you this file, Vesper. :) Leo two: I Gotta go good peples, Bye ChrisE too: Quarterly by news stand, Jean. And online! JeanKrevor: <sorry to sound behind the times...> OMNIVesper: Nite Leo two! JeanKrevor: Bye, Leo! Margaeli: Anybody seen Keeperiu lately?? he needs to come flame macro threads OnlineHost: Leo two has left the room. OnlineHost: Weyden has entered the room. WMMMTI: Can't believe that. That's a little premature of the market. JeanKrevor: *Quarterly*??? Oof. ChrisE too: Bye Leo! OMNINexus: Marg, he was here earlier! OMNIVesper: He was here earlier Margaeli: Hi, Weyden OMNIVesper: Hi Weyden! OnlineHost: Nukem2Hell has entered the room. OMNINexus: But a big fat quarterly with CD, Jean! WMMMTI: Hi Weyden OMNIVesper: Hi Nukem2Hell! Nukem2Hell: hello all. topic? ChrisE too: Hi Weyden! :{D Margaeli: Darn; haven't seen him in a l ong time :( OnlineHost: JNRChip has entered the room. OMNIVesper: Hey Traveler! You've found OMNI's SF/Fantasy chat room... CybersGirl: Hello, Weyden. LTNS. :) OMNIVesper: Please join us as we discuss your choice on SF/Fantasy... Weyden: Hello Marg, Hi Vesper!!! OMNIVesper: I'm Vesper, and this is my Lighthouse--Be welcomed! OMNIVesper: Hi JNRChip! E cat s: Hi, Weyden Weyden: Hi Chris!!! CybersGirl!!!!!!!!! JeanKrevor: CD, Nexus? JNRChip: Greetings :) Nukem2Hell: MM OnlineHost: AChieva92 has left the room. JeanKrevor: Right now, we seem to be discussing the future of SF publications in print...:) Patterner: Hi Weyden! Hi Nuke! Hi Chip! OMNINexus: Yeah! I'm looking forward to the article on Trek Science! JNRChip: Hi Patt :) Patterner: That's an oxymoron, Nex! Weyden: Hi Patt!!!, E cat hello!!! OMNIVesper: Folks, I hope you'll all stick around for OMNI Flash's chat--coming up after mine! E cat s: :-] OMNINexus: Whatever, Patt! ;D E cat s: Nice meeting you, Vesper OMNIVesper: You too E! JeanKrevor: gack...off topic, but the new Duracell battery commercials are awful. :( well, I guess they're SF -- JeanKrevor: the protagonists are powered via battery... Nukem2Hell: {S goodbye} OnlineHost: Nukem2Hell has left the room. OnlineHost: FITZmeistr has entered the room. Margaeli: Huh, Jean??? WMMMTI: I like the bunny better OnlineHost: FITZmeistr has left the room. OMNIVesper: Nite FITZmeistr! E cat s: "Batteries Not Included" JeanKrevor: Marg -- I'm watching TV at the same time, and one of the Duracell commercials came on. Bleah. Margaeli: Boy, Jean; you're good!!! TV and chat simultaneously WMMMTI: Pretty good movie too, E cat JeanKrevor: Marg -- well, <blush. Margaeli: <---limited to chat and beer simultaneously JeanKrevor: It's not really brain-TV -- it's just Leno...:) OnlineHost: EidentP has entered the room. E cat s: Yah. fun. Wish they'd let the Puerto Rican "bad guy" into the group at the end, tho OMNIVesper: Hi EidentP! OnlineHost: OMNI Flash has entered the room. OnlineHost: OMNI Zoon has entered the room. JeanKrevor: Marg; if I added alcohol to the mix, I'd drop something! OnlineHost: EidentP has left the room. Patterner: Flash! OMNIVesper: Hey Folks! I've got to get back to my star-gazing.... OMNIVesper: But OMNI Flash is up now, and I *know* you'll enjoy his chat! OMNIVesper: So please stay and have a great time! OMNIVesper: You've been a great bunch of chatters! See ya soon! OMNI Flash: Hi ALL! Weyden: Hey Flash :) ChrisE too: Hey there, Flash, Zoon! :{D OMNIVesper: :::winding up and pitching the "chat room" keys to OMNI Flash::: Patterner: Hi Zoonie! Margaeli: Night, Vesper JeanKrevor: Vesper -- GREAT debut! you id great!!! JeanKrevor: er, did great!!! OMNI Zoon: ::::Moving over to comfy chair in the corner:::: OMNINexus: Good luck, Flash!!! Hey, Zoon! JeanKrevor: Hiya ZOON! CybersGirl: Hello, Flash. WMMMTI: Hi Flash! OMNIVesper: Nite All--It's been Great!!! Thanks! ChrisE too: Bye Vesper! Great chat! :{D JeanKrevor: Hi Flash! CybersGirl: Hello, Zoon. :) OMNI Zoon: :::waving at everyone::: OMNINexus: Nighters!!!! Margaeli: Well, Jean; she does have a great id OMNI Zoon: Goodnight Vesper! Patterner: See ya, Vesper! Great chat! Patterner: Night, Nex! Margaeli: Night, Nexus