Bill Pragnell wrote:
> I watched the original run of B5 here in the UK on our Channel 4; I was 
> in the sixth form when it started and I went to university halfway 
> through. Not many of us had TVs so it was a real pain trying to keep up 
> with it!

Whippersnapper!  I'd've been in, let's see, 8th grade when it started? 
'cuz I remember the finale being autumn of '98 and I was starting univ.

...ok so that only makes you like 2 years younger than me.  shaddap.

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Tim Cook wrote:
> Bill Pragnell wrote:
>> I watched the original run of B5 here in the UK on our Channel 4; I 
>> was in the sixth form when it started and I went to university halfway 
>> through. Not many of us had TVs so it was a real pain trying to keep 
>> up with it!
> 
> Whippersnapper!  I'd've been in, let's see, 8th grade when it started? 
> 'cuz I remember the finale being autumn of '98 and I was starting univ.
> 
> ...ok so that only makes you like 2 years younger than me.  shaddap.

Um, older, surely? I went to uni in '95. I think the last two seasons 
actually aired in the UK before even the US for some reason.

Confusion may result from my use of the phrase 'sixth form' which 
denotes the sixth and seventh (final two) years of our high schools, 
also confusingly referred to as years 12 and 13 by the newer numbering 
system. Ages 17 and 18, in other words.

:)

PS whippersnapper.

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Jim Henderson wrote:

> I wonder if they ever did that on Celebrity Deathmatch....
> 
> If not, they should.
> 
> Jim

McGyver would so whip them with some duct tape, an old ball-point pen, 
and a roll of life-savers candy. :D

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Phil Cook wrote:
>> My Little Pony
>> Care Bears
> 
> Uh no.
> 

Seems everyone agrees these two are the root of all evil... :D

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And lo on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:51:05 +0100, Bill Pragnell  
<bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:41:34 +0100, Bill Pragnell  
>> <bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Orchid XP v3 wrote:
>>>> What did you watch when you were a kid?
>>>  >
>>>> Mysterious Cities of Gold
>>>
>>> Superb. They really must release this on DVD (it is available as  
>>> bootlegs at present), it has a very enthusiastic fan-base and I for  
>>> one would buy it because I missed the last two episodes!
>>  and there I was just mentioning that I don't recall it finishing  
>> properly. Hmm two of us, did they pull the plug on the broadcast?
>
> I don't know. I think I lost track because it went on so long (20+  
> episodes, difficult for a 10-year-old - or whatever I was), and then  
> everyone at school was saying how it had finally ended and I realised  
> I'd missed it. The last bit I remember was the battle with the Olmecs  
> and their mask-shaped laser-ship. Quite a high body count, as I recall...

Too long ago, if I recall one of the problems I had was it tended to start  
just before I got home.

>>> Don't let's forget (I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it):
>>>
>>> Ulysses 31 !
>>>
>>> I obtained this recently on DVD and it hasn't dated too much at all.

>> Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors too.
>
> I don't understand how I missed this. Everyone I know remembers it, I've  
> seen the opening titles on YouTube, but I have absolutely no memory of  
> it. It looks really good; I feel robbed!

If it's any consolation Ulysses 31 was/is better, but I think JatWW was  
more action oriented and kind of wierdly gross when you watched the  
organic vehicles being grown.

-- 
Phil Cook

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Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
> news:47033e02$1@news.povray.org...
>> Star Trek: TNG,
>> Time Trax,
>> Babylon 5,
>> Space Rangers,
>> ST:DS9,
>> seaQuest,
> 
> 
> Oh my, lots of good memories there. Wonder if I could locate space rangers
> or time trax on DVD...They were good
> 
> I recently introduced a friend to B5, so I'm having the pleasure of watching
> it all again. (we watched War Without End just a couple weeks ago)
> 
> 


Misfits of Science
and
Voyagers
and
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (series)



fond memories indeed!



Tom

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Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
> news:47033e02$1@news.povray.org...
>> Star Trek: TNG,
>> Time Trax,
>> Babylon 5,
>> Space Rangers,
>> ST:DS9,
>> seaQuest,
> 
> 
> Oh my, lots of good memories there. Wonder if I could locate space rangers
> or time trax on DVD...They were good
> 
> I recently introduced a friend to B5, so I'm having the pleasure of watching
> it all again. (we watched War Without End just a couple weeks ago)
> 
> 

This reminds me of the series

V

I remember when the movies first came out
I remember how one of the 'parts' ended with the ugly green thing being 
'born' - remember she had 'twins'

You know how they will show a live 'pre news coming up' before the final 
credits.

Well, the news anchor had fainted and was out on the floor.
You heard someone yelling in the background - get the smelling salts.

By the time the credits were over he was back up in his seat and OK.

Quite funny.

When they showed the re-run he didn't faint, but he made the comment 
that the baby didn't look any better.

Ah, fond memories as a kid!


Tom

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And lo on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:50:01 +0100, Sherry Shaw <ten### [at] aolcom>  
did spake, saying:

> Out of the clear blue of the western sky comes...
>       SKY KING!!!
>
> Oh, and:
>    The Mickey Mouse Club

Not a UK thing, and now completly spoiled for me by -

"Who's an ugly bastard and as fat as he can be?
A-L-E-X-E-I S-A-Y-L-E
Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle
We love to see him swear on the TV-e-e-e!"

-- 
Phil Cook

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On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:43:17 -0500, Mike Raiford wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> I wonder if they ever did that on Celebrity Deathmatch....
>> 
>> If not, they should.
>> 
>> Jim
> 
> McGyver would so whip them with some duct tape, an old ball-point pen,
> and a roll of life-savers candy. :D

Very likely the case.  but it'd still be fun to watch. ;-)

Jim

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Thought of a few others last night:

Knight Rider
Greatest American Hero
Wonder Woman
The 6 Million Dollar Man
The Bionic Woman
Batman

It's funny what hearing a song can trigger (was watching something and 
the theme music from Greatest American Hero came on for some reason)

Jim

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