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THE VALCOURS (The Early Victorian Years). by Jeff-Wash November 20, 2011 11:31 pm

CHAPTER TWO: NEW GOALS; NEW PROSPECTS; AND ONE TO RECONCILE WITH. Nearing 2:00 PM,Tuesday; July/12/1842. "Advanced (eleves) Artillery School & Grounds" in ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-01 20:19:37
- CHAPTER THREE: THE FAMILY BUSINESS; STRONG AND LIGHT. Shortly After 7:00 PM, Wednesday; July/02/1845. A Converted Lecture-Hall Stage ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-13 23:21:02
  - CHAPTER FOUR: THE NOT SO PERFIDIOUS ALBION. 3:45 PM, Thursday; August/19/1847. At a Carriage-Works in the town of Chard, Somerset, ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-20 17:38:22
Story's looking good! Will read in spare time. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-11-23 03:44:58

Terra Nova season finale (spoiler) by FrankC December 21, 2011 12:10 am

Yep by Robert 2011-12-21 10:27:47
- Programming incompetence virus is airborne by FrankC 2011-12-21 11:35:52
  - Double-plus yep yep by Robert 2011-12-21 12:05:36
  - BTW, the spoiler tags I put on my original post are from a site that uses that method to hide ... by FrankC 2011-12-21 11:48:31
    - I picked up on the general idea, and I like it. The design that flashed into my head would have ... by Robert 2011-12-21 12:07:05

My work of fiction: THE VALCOURS (The Obscure Years); preface. by Jeff-Wash October 24, 2011 6:51 pm

August, 14, 1876. My dear beloved wife, Charlotte. How I miss you my sweet thing. It ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-24 22:23:23
- NARRATIVE. As I write this in this, the first decade of the 20th century, it never ceases to amaze ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-25 12:21:42
  - CHAPTER 1; A SUMMER WEEKEND. Sunday; August, 12, 1821; 18 kilometers south-west of Bayeux, Normandy. ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-26 14:09:08
    - Monday afternoon; August, 27, 1821. The Valcour residence; Bayeux: Dinner had always been a simple affair, but a ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-27 14:21:40
      - CHAPTER 2; TO SPREAD ONE'S WINGS. Saturday; June, 17, 1826; near the seashore, by Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy. The gathering clouds overhead that early ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-29 14:45:20
        
        Wednesday morning; September, 16, 1829; Ecole Polytechnique (Hotel de Lassays), rue de la Montagne Saint-Genevieve & rue Descartes, Paris. As ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-30 22:42:03
        
        Friday, early afternoon; March, 19, 1830; Chemistry lecture hall; Ecole Polytechnique. At 51 years of age, his wavy brown hair ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-31 14:28:10
        
        CHAPTER 3; THE CONSTANCY OF CHANGE. Monday morning; July, 26, 1830. Charles-Philippe Valcour's dormitory room; ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-01 15:41:14
        
        Early evening, Friday; August, 06, 1830. Chemistry laboratory at the Ecole Poytechnique. Charles smiled in satisfaction, wiping ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-04 13:24:42
        
        CHAPTER 4; WHICH PATH TO TAKE. Shortly before noon, Saturday; July, 07, 1832; ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-08 21:19:27
        
        CHAPTER 5; A WELCOME ARRIVAL. Tuesday, mid-morning; October, 11, 1836; Physics laboratory at the College de France, Paris. ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-11 16:03:03
        
        Saturday evening, Christmas Eve; December, 24, 1836. Jean & Charlotte-Philippe Valcour's residence; Rue de l'Ouest, Paris. The ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-16 15:43:02

There's this tune I haven't been able to get out of my head. by Robert December 5, 2011 12:53 pm

I don't really understand what is going on here, but I do know it's not the first time the all-musical ... by ER 2011-12-06 13:57:21
- 'Bout a week ago I panned the episode (see "Sanctuary jumps the shark"). I wasn't boggled so much at the ... by Robert 2011-12-06 15:45:25
  - Anyone watch this a few years ago? by Jody 2011-12-06 16:19:55
    - O...M...G... by Robert 2011-12-07 14:37:20

Star Trek vs. Star Wars by TB November 29, 2011 1:51 pm

So, what do we think of Terra Nova after nine episodes? by Robert November 29, 2011 1:07 pm

The science channel had a special on Gene Roddenbury and Star trek last night. It got me thinking about this thread ... by FrankC 2011-12-01 13:45:21
- You're right, the second-chance premise has a lot of potential. Possibly more than Roddenberry's wagon train to the stars. Roddenberry was ... by Robert 2011-12-01 20:56:32
  - If humanity finds a new place to survive, that's part of evolution too. Nature, along with all other living ... by TB 2011-12-01 21:00:30
    - Now that's what I'm talking about. by Robert 2011-12-01 22:35:01
      - Who knew this would become a environmental thread? I really don't know where I fall on the scale of belief. I certainly ... by FrankC 2011-12-02 12:51:01
        
        Serendipity. I wasn't trying to turn the thread that way, but it sure validates my point about meatier story lines ... by Robert 2011-12-02 15:27:26
        
        Wasn't arguing about global warming. by TB 2011-12-02 13:42:24
      - "All a planet's life?" It's a false choice. by TB 2011-12-02 11:10:27
        
        I was, ahem, thinking like a script writer, who has to set up and resolve the conflict in 43 minutes. ... by Robert 2011-12-02 15:41:10
That pretty much nails it but it is flirting with being unwatchable. It has become a show about teen angst. First ... by FrankC 2011-11-30 01:38:15
" Not bad enough to stop watching, not good enough to renew.." by RobVG 2011-11-29 18:52:47
- That was certainly a comprehensive diss. If "diss" is short for dissection. Or vivisection. by Robert 2011-11-30 20:01:47
  - And the commander's desk, that's just plain badass n/t by RobVG 2011-12-01 01:11:43
    - Commander's pretty excessively badass himself. Every desk should express the personality of its occupant. by Robert 2011-12-01 20:58:51

Anyone watching "The Walking Dead"? by Lee November 27, 2011 10:20 pm

I love it by FrankC 2011-11-28 17:59:12

Sanctuary jumps the shark by FrankC November 26, 2011 1:42 am

That...was...hard to describe. by Robert 2011-11-26 22:00:58
Ah crap. by Robert 2011-11-26 14:06:12
- I had not heard about the Eureka cancellation but nothing would surprise me from that network except maybe canceling wrestling. Eureka ... by FrankC 2011-11-26 22:39:53
  - Yeah. Syffy's beginning to stink as badly as Fox when it comes to handling sci-fi programming. At least they were ... by Robert 2011-11-27 11:41:33
    - I haven't watched any of the Syfy series, even the good ones. It does seem like every time I ... by TB 2011-11-27 12:01:33
      - I'm not sure where those godawful Saturday night movies come from. I can't get past the opening scenes, let alone ... by Robert 2011-11-27 12:51:11
        
        Boycotting? No way. Necessity. by TB 2011-11-27 13:42:29

Anne McCaffrey, RIP by TB November 23, 2011 10:05 pm

Damn by RobVG 2011-11-26 22:56:51
- Looks like Pern will hit the big screen next year by RobVG 2011-11-26 23:31:20
Yes. Sad. But we all must pass. by Eri 2011-11-24 15:17:37
- True... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-11-25 18:38:22

Prophets of Science Fiction by FrankC November 17, 2011 5:01 pm

Sunday, Nov. 13th: Firefly series is Amazon Gold Box special by TB November 13, 2011 5:30 pm

Already downloaded it. Which is actually kind of irksome, considering that I paid the same price for lower-definition recordings: 720 ... by Robert 2011-11-14 10:23:45
- It's not a scam, Robert. It is an increase in product quality at a lower price. by TB 2011-11-14 11:04:40
  - Product improvement has nothing to do with it. For this situation to represent improvement would require that a work be produced ... by Robert 2011-11-14 12:08:20
    - The upgrade is the delivery system, not the amount of information available. by TB 2011-11-14 12:36:54
      - Circling the ideological black hole for a couple of days. by Robert 2011-11-16 17:22:07
        
        Describe for me what a "non-broken" marketplace would be. Think about it first. Remember, you don't have to buy anything ... by TB 2011-11-16 17:34:04
        
        Lack of coercion is not even on the map, and of course that one's blatantly ideological. Two things in the real ... by Robert 2011-11-16 19:45:16
        
        Your idea of competition and monopoly in this case is completely screwed up. by TB 2011-11-16 20:49:18
That link didn't work for me. It took me right to MY page of stuff Amazon thinks I'd like ... by Eri 2011-11-14 09:53:54
- The special deal was only good for one day. Must have flipped links around after that. by TB 2011-11-14 12:41:16

Y'all need to be watching Fringe by FrankC November 11, 2011 9:15 pm

So, in this one, there is no alternative timeline, or is there? The Watchers supposedly obliterated his existence. But Peter ... by RobVG 2011-11-12 15:26:13
- I must admit to being a bit confused. In the first season 4 episode there was a gate between the ... by FrankC 2011-11-12 16:01:42
  - christ, I don't think I understood one word in ten in what you guys wrote. And you've been watching the ... by Robert 2011-11-13 13:42:06
    - At least it is nearly spoiler proof :) The show has always been entertaining but the 1st season was mostly episodic ... by FrankC 2011-11-13 15:27:04
      - In that last line I was thinking of Ronald D. Moore, who had everybody fooled into thinking he could tell ... by Robert 2011-11-14 10:27:47
        
        LOL, I really had nobody in mind. I was vaguely thinking of a political figure but the connection went away. by FrankC 2011-11-14 12:46:45
Damn Frank, I dropped in to say the same thing. n/t by RobVG 2011-11-12 14:48:43
Thanks, Frank. Fringe is another one whose start I missed, and we're talking JJ Abrams here: When I tried to ... by Robert 2011-11-12 10:48:16
- You think that pricing is random, arbitrary, and capricious, you should see Kindle book prices. by TB 2011-11-12 10:55:41
  - I can well believe, and I agree with your assessment of the problem. Publishers hamstring Kindle, and the "studios" dictate ... by Robert 2011-11-12 12:40:43
    - Yeah? Wait for it. by TB 2011-11-12 13:30:50
      - The word "monopoly" has a definite meaning, and copyright definitely grants a monopoly to use a given work (literally the ... by Robert 2011-11-12 13:52:45

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