The 26th Century

Now I really liked this episode. Besides the introduction, which was very well, the entire story seemed to move at a comfortable and functional pace. I also enjoyed the fact that this episode was the first to really have Twiki as a central character, despite his absence through most of the episode.

My condolences to Fox. He seems to get injured by different people a lot. First he had his head bashed against a wall, and then he almost had this body turned to lead. I hope things start looking up for him soon.

ohboy wrote:Now I really liked this episode. Besides the introduction, which was very well, the entire story seemed to move at a comfortable and functional pace. I also enjoyed the fact that this episode was the first to really have Twiki as a central character, despite his absence through most of the episode.

My condolences to Fox. He seems to get injured by different people a lot. First he had his head bashed against a wall, and then he almost had this body turned to lead. I hope things start looking up for him soon.

Episodes 6 & 7 were the ones that helped shape the format for later episodes of the series . That talk we had the other night when you were saying you'd like to write for the series. Episode 6 not only stands out for helping to shape the series format but it's the one episode that would have had a different writer. Just as this web site was starting up I asked for other writers to join me. One heeded the request, we agreed she'd write episode 6 for starters and she never turned it in to me.

Poor Fox, I know but of all things he's about to have his day after being picked on more than once past what you've read. Episode 37 which I'm hoping to start writing soon has Fox more in the spotlight than he's been in the past.



Erin

systemcat wrote: That talk we had the other night when you were saying you'd like to write for the series. Episode 6 not only stands out for helping to shape the series format but it's the one episode that would have had a different writer. Just as this web site was starting up I asked for other writers to join me. One heeded the request, we agreed she'd write episode 6 for starters and she never turned it in to me.

Erin

One note on that is that I'm reading these at a very fast pace, much more than I normally would. I told you that the fall semester starts back again shortly. When it does, I won't be reading the episodes as quickly, especially with 18 units.

Anyways, on that note, I finished episode 7. For starters, I think that I've heard "unwanted good continue" enough for the entire month . Not that the phrase comes up very often in conversation, but still...

It was nice, and I think I could see the hidden feelings Wilma have begin to have, if the Million Man Mark is supposed to grant fantasies. Maybe I'm reading to far into that? It was also nice to see more of Buck's past, and I caught the joke about the ships from the original television show. If this episode was on television, I wonder how many people would catch that.

ohboy wrote:

systemcat wrote: That talk we had the other night when you were saying you'd like to write for the series. Episode 6 not only stands out for helping to shape the series format but it's the one episode that would have had a different writer. Just as this web site was starting up I asked for other writers to join me. One heeded the request, we agreed she'd write episode 6 for starters and she never turned it in to me.

Erin

One note on that is that I'm reading these at a very fast pace, much more than I normally would. I told you that the fall semester starts back again shortly. When it does, I won't be reading the episodes as quickly, especially with 18 units.

Anyways, on that note, I finished episode 7. For starters, I think that I've heard "unwanted good continue" enough for the entire month . Not that the phrase comes up very often in conversation, but still...

It was nice, and I think I could see the hidden feelings Wilma have begin to have, if the Million Man Mark is supposed to grant fantasies. Maybe I'm reading to far into that? It was also nice to see more of Buck's past, and I caught the joke about the ships from the original television show. If this episode was on television, I wonder how many people would catch that.

You read into it right that One Million Mark Zero granted people fantasies but at a price that the robot kept demanding they pay for. One Million came from multiple paces for inspiration but for the easier to say off the bat .. Ever play around with AI programs? Some of One Million came from a DOS program named Daisy and a Windows one named Ultra Hal. As for seeing more of Buck's past. When you get to it, "The Invasion of Noyas" really digs into it. Um I wasn't making a joke with the old fighter ship although I can understand how it can look that way. That was just me adding in some nostalgia from the 25th Century series. Now later there is a joke, hidden between the lines bit about a type of fighter ship but that is going to come much much later for you in reading. I'd prefer not to say in which episode that happens .


Erin

systemcat wrote:Ever play around with AI programs? Some of One Million came from a DOS program named Daisy and a Windows one named Ultra Hal. As for seeing more of Buck's past.

Um I wasn't making a joke with the old fighter ship although I can understand how it can look that way. That was just me adding in some nostalgia from the 25th Century series.

To be honest, no, I have never really did that. I do have a DOS program, but mostly just for a particular game.

To address the second statement, joke was probably the wrong word. I should have said cameo appearance. However, since it was probably meant as a light-hearted placement for fans of the original show to say something like "Isn't that the fighter ship from the other Buck Rogers?", I assumed that joke was a decent word.

It's ok to write 'joke' as a descriptor word. I play around almost all the time when I'm writing these stories .


Erin

I was a little confused by a few factors in this episode, though I could have missed them. For one, what was the Lomious Doctor doing to Burash? That may have been hinted at during the introduction, but I think that I missed it? Second, what was the beginning scene about, when the falcon was on the screen. There was a little confusion among those two areas.

Other than that, I thought the episode had a great deal of humor in it, more so than the other episodes. Despite the scenes with Dr. Huer, this one appeared to be more "light-hearted" than the other ones, but still cultivated the serious issues of the show, such as Wilma's feelings for Buck.

One last thing that I saw was when I read Buck's suggestions for how to meet ladies . It was only funny because Erin (a woman) appeared to be giving a hint through Buck, when she insisted that women like a man for who he really is. Unless you were trying to just talk how Buck would in this situation, of course .

Overall, good episode, although, as I mentioned before, I had a few fuzzy areas.

What the Lomious Doctor was doing to Burash was a touche thing to write about in my opinion. Many others have written about what was being done but I had a hard time being up front about it. ...It happened to an old friend of mine a long time ago at a young age by a man she knew well. ...

That falcon or bird of prey, has to do with an on going side story that runs through the whole of season one. An explanation does come for it but you'll have to wait a number of episodes for it . Buck & Wilma's developing feelings about one another is a another side story that ran through the first season as well. As for Buck's talk to Fox about women. When I write how people talk I think about what seems like to sort of thing they'd say plus in this case what might a guy say as a guy. I wrote a novelette shortly before starting work on the 26th Century series named "770: Danger in Numbers". That story if it didn't have my name pinned to it you'd never know was written by a woman because I had to focus on two guys through the whole of the story.



Erin

This was an extremely well written episode. Enough that as I skimmed through the beginning of it, I actually finished the whole episode and thought I would write my review tonight. I loved how the scene played, and most off, I loved the "prison" scenario, and how that turned out (don't want to give out any spoilers). This has to be one of the best yet. Great job, Erin!

By the way, about the writing. I had an idea for a character, but I just wanted to know if this was already taken. Other than Ardala, I was thinking of a recurring Draconian villain. Please tell me you don't already have one . I already have a personality/ some history for him, and if you are interested in that in any way, then just say so and I'll tell you more. Of course, if I'm imposing, then forgive me. After all, it is your series, and I don't in any way want you to feel as though I'm trying to take over.

In summary, a great episode that really showed the mistrust that people have just because someone is different, and the moral of the story really is that we need to learn to forgive, because if we carry along the poison of hate for too long, then we just end up intoxicating (poison, not alcohol) ourselves.

Really glad you liked it ! After writing "Fire" I really worried how people would react to it since I was focusing the story on what hate can do to a people combined with religious belief. OB, if you want you can write a 26th Century story. Ardala so far has only come up fully into the series one other time and that was in "If Scorned". Since you haven't read the whole of the series so far and I have later writing plans, you could write a story that is outside the normal timeline of the series and use your recurring Draconian villain. When you've caught up with me and we both know each other's ideas ..Well we already talked about that in the Star-Port . Your idea if you'd like to write it, I'll post it in the site if you do it .


Erin

systemcat wrote:OB, if you want you can write a 26th Century story. Ardala so far has only come up fully into the series one other time and that was in "If Scorned". Since you haven't read the whole of the series so far and I have later writing plans, you could write a story that is outside the normal timeline of the series and use your recurring Draconian villain. When you've caught up with me and we both know each other's ideas ..Well we already talked about that in the Star-Port . Your idea if you'd like to write it, I'll post it in the site if you do it .


Erin

You are right, I haven't read all the way to the present, and I should have withheld my idea until then to see if they would have still worked. I suppose I just got a little carried away there. After all, it is your series, and anything that goes in should respect your ideas and time line. Any other ideas I have; I'll keep them to myself for now. Sorry.

Anyways, hope to get a few more episodes in before school starts. In a perfect world it would be one a day, but four-five is probably more reasonable. Once that's in, I'll have a lot less time to do any non-textbook reading.

By the way (sorry with all these in-post questions ), I saw something on alsplace, and was wondering if you had a code here. Is there any way to "hide" the text, or make them only show up if one highlights them. I always try to omit or make very vague anything that could be a spoiler, but if I really wanted to comment on something and I can't find a way to get around it, I don't want to ruin it for the rest of us. Thanks.

ohboy wrote:

systemcat wrote:OB, if you want you can write a 26th Century story. Ardala so far has only come up fully into the series one other time and that was in "If Scorned". Since you haven't read the whole of the series so far and I have later writing plans, you could write a story that is outside the normal timeline of the series and use your recurring Draconian villain. When you've caught up with me and we both know each other's ideas ..Well we already talked about that in the Star-Port . Your idea if you'd like to write it, I'll post it in the site if you do it .


Erin

You are right, I haven't read all the way to the present, and I should have withheld my idea until then to see if they would have still worked. I suppose I just got a little carried away there. After all, it is your series, and anything that goes in should respect your ideas and time line. Any other ideas I have; I'll keep them to myself for now. Sorry.

Anyways, hope to get a few more episodes in before school starts. In a perfect world it would be one a day, but four-five is probably more reasonable. Once that's in, I'll have a lot less time to do any non-textbook reading.

By the way (sorry with all these in-post questions ), I saw something on alsplace, and was wondering if you had a code here. Is there any way to "hide" the text, or make them only show up if one highlights them. I always try to omit or make very vague anything that could be a spoiler, but if I really wanted to comment on something and I can't find a way to get around it, I don't want to ruin it for the rest of us. Thanks.

You did ok, I have nothing against people sharing their ideas with me on the series . As I said before I wanted people to join me in writing the series when it started but that fell through. Your the first person to take an interest in a long time and I take that as a compliment . And as for in post questions, it's all cool . Every body posts in their own style, there's nothing to worry about .


Erin

Thank you for your kind words. I'm probably going to read episode 10 tonight. Yesterday was too busy, and between a short trip out of town and playing around with that South Park site for the better half of four hours, I didn't get much else done .

By the way, about that hidden text question, would the code be the same as alsplace (if you don't know what question I'm referring to, it's the one from this thread's previous post).

ohboy wrote:Thank you for your kind words. I'm probably going to read episode 10 tonight. Yesterday was too busy, and between a short trip out of town and playing around with that South Park site for the better half of four hours, I didn't get much else done .

By the way, about that hidden text question, would the code be the same as alsplace (if you don't know what question I'm referring to, it's the one from this thread's previous post).

I forgot to answer about that hidden text bit. I know what your talking about since I have seen it happen in Al's a few times and I think once or twice in the FC. ..I'm not sure how it's done, I've never felt the need to do it in a post although I can see why others would want to use it. The FC runs under the same software this forum uses. I can ask some one over there.

PS: This computer doesn't understand .doc files .


Erin

This was a nice tie-in to the last episode. Since about 2/5 of the last one was focused on the League of Assassins, it was only obvious that they would come to this one. I could say that I really enjoyed this, mostly because there was a lot of fighting and action in this one than in some of the others. It moved at a very good pace, and was overall rather enjoyable. Plus, the ending was well-done. It could be a definite ending, or it could open up for something else later in the road.

Anyways, thanks for looking into the text question. I don't think I would use it very often, since I don't usually spend a lot of time on one specific scene anyways, but it would nice just in case.

I didn't know that document files saved from the computer couldn't be used at all. I don't really care about the South Park bit (well, maybe a little ), but mostly for actual written documents, like in the fan fiction, for example. Not a big problem, with written documents, though, I can always just copy the words and paste them into the reply box.