The 26th Century

by **systemcat** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:06 pm

ohboy wrote: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.

The ending does open up down the road. When I was writing episode 10 I had just started planning out season two so it will be a while but you'll see later what 10 setup

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Computers with Microsoft Office or another way to state this, Microsoft Word understand .doc files. I have an old laptop I do all my writing on that has the software but the thing doesn't connect to the internet. This computer I doubt would take the version of Office I have since it's really dated.

Erin :cat:

by **ohboy** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:29 pm

Alright, I had mixed feelings about this episode. I understood the deja vu theme, but the ending left me confused. Was Ben in the 26th Century, or was he whisked away in some type of limbo state after he died from the blast? Or will that be disclosed in a future episode? It got a little repetitious, and it did take me a while to realize that he was actually aware that he was living the day over and over again. On the lighter side, I did appreciate the D.J. Sunshine quips, as well as Ben's misinterpreted finger gesture at the radio. [bigsmile]

Plus, it was funny when he got hit for that red dress comment. It also was nice to get taken back to the past. I don't know for sure, but I think I have an idea of your views on the war in the Middle East, because it was also mentioned in the first episode.

by **systemcat** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:56 am

Ben was in the 26th century. The Jenka had recreated the world from the 21st century and him with it. My view point on the war in the Middle East, I wish there wasn't a war. Call me a hippie but there's no point in what's going on besides our own government has no idea how to pull our soldiers out of there and it's hopes for cheap gas. Episode 5 basically touched on my thoughts more and 13. D.J. Sunshine and also Tramp ( the Rogers family dog ) are the only characters in the whole series based out of real life. D.J. Sunshine was from a D.J. of a Denver radio station that gave the worst "wake-up" reports I've ever heard. Like doomsday stuff he'd think about then tell every body on air what his opinion was.

Erin :cat:

by **ohboy** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:56 pm

This episode was very good. Buck and De-Pas risked a lot to go and discover their heritage, and I think that it teaches a powerful message. Overall very well done. Sorry for how short this is, but I don't really have anything else to say.

by **systemcat** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:45 am

ohboy wrote:This episode was very good. Buck and De-Pas risked a lot to go and discover their heritage, and I think that it teaches a powerful message. Overall very well done. Sorry for how short this is, but I don't really have anything else to say.

Don't be sorry, I thought it was a very straight forward episode myself

. There is a comment else where in the forum that complements this episode too and if I'm remembering right Mariet liked it as well, so I guess I wrote a real crowd pleaser in this case

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Erin

by **ohboy** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:38 pm

I don't remember which episode I said this about before, remember me saying that this would made more sense to me if it were on television? I think that this episode applies here as well. I had a little trouble understanding the ending of Act Three. Why did that guy steal the Zanisol, and why did he want to detonate that hospital? Were the Bercy really bad guys, or was the mystery man's intention to destroy the hospital, something that the Bercy couldn't have prevented. In this case, watching this would have connected better; to see the face expressions and tones of voices could clarified things.

I'm not saying that Erin wrote a bad episode, but visual aid would have helped me here. This was, I'm sure, harder to write than to show on television.

By the way, this may sound random, but I thinking about this in regard to that non-cannon character we talked about a few nights ago. Was the League of Assassins part of the original series, or did you create that?

by **systemcat** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:18 pm

ohboy wrote:I don't remember which episode I said this about before, remember me saying that this would made more sense to me if it were on television? I think that this episode applies here as well. I had a little trouble understanding the ending of Act Three. Why did that guy steal the Zanisol, and why did he want to detonate that hospital? Were the Bercy really bad guys, or was the mystery man's intention to destroy the hospital, something that the Bercy couldn't have prevented. In this case, watching this would have connected better; to see the face expressions and tones of voices could clarified things.

I'm not saying that Erin wrote a bad episode, but visual aid would have helped me here. This was, I'm sure, harder to write than to show on television.

By the way, this may sound random, but I thinking about this in regard to that non-cannon character we talked about a few nights ago. Was the League of Assassins part of the original series, or did you create that?

Oh he didn't steal it, he had it so he could sell it and he didn't go into the hospital to donate it. The radiation was hurting him & he needed to go in there for treatment. The Bercy weren't bad guys but they have a very shewed sense of justice that was meant to act very alien.

The League of Assassins, in best sense were in the 25th Century series but I made a little mistake when re-writing them into this series. They were in one two part episode named "The Plot to Kill a City". My mistake was forgetting the group's name, The Legion of Death. Once I found out my mistake I just rolled with it since the second name didn't seem to be a bad fit to them.

Erin :cat:

by **ohboy** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:49 pm

I thought that this was certainly one of the best up to this time. I thought that while it had a lot of humor throughout, the ending was perhaps one of the best parts, since Jason, well, you know... (I don't want to give anything away here). I thought that this was a pleasure to read. The dialog that included the werewolves and their statements that they should be more feared as humans was certainly a memorable quote in the series. It's a shame that the planet zooms off; this would have been a great place to host another episode.

Oh, and on a side-note, I could almost imagine a training regimen where Buck Rogers was sword-training to the same song that Sylvester Stallone (did I spell that right?) trained to in all those Rocky movies. :lol:

by **systemcat** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:14 pm

ohboy wrote:I thought that this was certainly one of the best up to this time. I thought that while it had a lot of humor throughout, the ending was perhaps one of the best parts, since Jason, well, you know... (I don't want to give anything away here). I thought that this was a pleasure to read. The dialog that included the werewolves and their statements that they should be more feared as humans was certainly a memorable quote in the series. It's a shame that the planet zooms off; this would have been a great place to host another episode.

Oh, and on a side-note, I could almost imagine a training regimen where Buck Rogers was sword-training to the same song that Sylvester Stallone (did I spell that right?) trained to in all those Rocky movies.

I had a blast writing this one

. The idea to write an episode in a fantasy setting instead of a sci fi one came as an early idea to me working on the series. It got put on the back burner for a while and then was slowly developed. I'm not sure what brought up the idea of the werewolves to me but I knew I didn't want to write them any thing close to what would be expected of them. As for "a great place to host another episode". Your right, it is a shame how I put it since it was so fun to write. But the thought towards more stories on the same planet hasn't disappeared from my mind because of that. Jason Samos is one of the few characters that I've ever thought could have his own series. But that's a back burner idea I don't think I've ever going to get to

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As to if you spelled Sylvester Stallone right? I don't know but it looks right.

Erin :cat:

by **ohboy** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:53 pm

Now this was a very good Buck Rogers in the 26th Century reading day! Both in quality and quantity.

I could certainly get engaged in this story. After all, the way that Buck had to run around throughout the planet was certainly exciting. The betrayals that went on, along with what they did to Wilma made for a very good story. The part at the end after the ending credits was certainly entertaining, funny, and well-deserved. Another great episode Erin!

I bet that hunter is still lying on the ground with that dart in his body as Wilma and Buck fly home. :lol:

by **systemcat** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:05 am

ohboy wrote:Now this was a very good Buck Rogers in the 26th Century reading day! Both in quality and quantity.

I could certainly get engaged in this story. After all, the way that Buck had to run around throughout the planet was certainly exciting. The betrayals that went on, along with what they did to Wilma made for a very good story. The part at the end after the ending credits was certainly entertaining, funny, and well-deserved. Another great episode Erin!

I bet that hunter is still lying on the ground with that dart in his body as Wilma and Buck fly home.

This was one of those episodes that really needed to be outlined first before I could begin writing it and then I found my self rereading parts of it while writing it so every thing was kept straight. What Wilma did in the end had to be written and I haven't written an episode since where I felt the urge to write "the last word had to be said"

. Thanks again for the great review :color:

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Erin

by **systemcat** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:02 pm

ohboy wrote: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 got an answer that will really work but not in this forum

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[spoiler] Text here [/spoiler]

It will how ever work in Al's

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Erin

by **ohboy** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:31 pm

I'm almost afraid to ask what happens to Buck once he gets back from this one...

Anyways, I liked the twist that the aliens were using the generator for, which just goes to prove a point. I notice that many of these episodes seem to have a moral or morals at the end. There's nothing wrong with that, I just thought I should point them out because I mention them on a lot of episodes. Anyways, great deception all around, and I can't wait to see what happens to poor Buck next.

by **systemcat** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:59 pm

ohboy wrote:I'm almost afraid to ask what happens to Buck once he gets back from this one...

Anyways, I liked the twist that the aliens were using the generator for, which just goes to prove a point. I notice that many of these episodes seem to have a moral or morals at the end. There's nothing wrong with that, I just thought I should point them out because I mention them on a lot of episodes. Anyways, great deception all around, and I can't wait to see what happens to poor Buck next.

Don't think I ever brought up people laying into Buck for what took place in 15 later. ..Ok once in a while Buck has had a bad moment with the predicament he's gotten him self into ( "Feather Dusted" being a fine example ).

I like sci fis that get morals attached. Some consider part of science fiction to be commentary and other times it can also have satire ( same in my book ), even thought sci fi can be written in many different ways. That twist of what the aliens were using the generator for. I wish I still had the outlines that I wrote for this one so people could see how that story developed. Three outlines and only the final one had that bit in it.

Erin :cat:

by **ohboy** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:44 am

Now this was a very fun episode. I assume that a whole bunch of times got wrapped into one reality. I really like that concept. For one, I have never seen it before in my life. Most of the episodes I've seen something similar to it, but this one I've never seen before, so I congratulate you on uniqueness here. I thought that this was a great edition, because you were able to blend in humor and action so seamlessly in the Huer parts. Nice work.

By the way, you mentioned "your book". I don't remember if you mentioned it or not (I don't think you did, I would have remembered something like that), but what was it called?

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