And the Sky Full of Stars
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kayshaperoEpisode 8 - And The Sky Full of Stars
"Everyone lies." Well, quite a few of 'em do, and frequently to themselves.
More background; Dr. Franklin's hitchhiking the galaxy. An innocent question to Delenn "What did you do in the war?" gracefully deflected, and given what we find out later about how it started, understandably so.
Quite a bit about Sinclair - first time these aired I'd watch each episode to see whose "turn in the barrel" it was this week; and this time it was definitely Sinclair's. We and HE learn a lot about the Battle of the Line... and he has an idea of how much more there may be to find out. His determination bears fruit as we know when we see the rest of this season.
Our first look at Universe Today... and thanks to the pause button we can even read the headlines: My comments in (parentheses).
HomeGuard Leader Convicted: Malcom Lester Found Guilty in Attack on Minbari
(Some things even theoretical friends in high places can't cover up. Leastwise not yet.)
Psi-Corps in Election Tangle: Did Psi-Corps Violate its Charter by Endorsing Vice President?
Narns Settle Ragash III Controversy
San Diego Still Considered Too Radioactive For Occupancy
Pros and Cons of Interspecies Mating
(Now THIS is going to take on significance in the future...)
Copyright Trial Continues in (illegible) Zap Flap
Ah yes, those interesting questions - "Who are you?" and "What do you want?".
We see that the Minbari DO have tractor beams. So it's now revealed they're not impossible in this universe, just Earth hasn't got them. Differences in tech level play their part on occasion.
Wheels within wheels...
In other news, went out to the Griffith Park Satellite Observatory (no, they don't observe satellites, that's where they've put the temporary observatory stuff whilst the main facility is being overhauled: which is going to take until 2005). No large telescopes, alas (I miss the big one up at the main site), but they had some smaller ones out in the parkinglot for folks to look at Mars with. Stood in line for an hour and a half to look at Mars as a thumbtack head with a bright dot on one side, gray marks in the middle, and lighter color on the edges, sort of a yellow orange in color. Worth it too. :-> Then I went home, got out my binoculars and looked up.
"Everyone lies." Well, quite a few of 'em do, and frequently to themselves.
More background; Dr. Franklin's hitchhiking the galaxy. An innocent question to Delenn "What did you do in the war?" gracefully deflected, and given what we find out later about how it started, understandably so.
Quite a bit about Sinclair - first time these aired I'd watch each episode to see whose "turn in the barrel" it was this week; and this time it was definitely Sinclair's. We and HE learn a lot about the Battle of the Line... and he has an idea of how much more there may be to find out. His determination bears fruit as we know when we see the rest of this season.
Our first look at Universe Today... and thanks to the pause button we can even read the headlines: My comments in (parentheses).
HomeGuard Leader Convicted: Malcom Lester Found Guilty in Attack on Minbari
(Some things even theoretical friends in high places can't cover up. Leastwise not yet.)
Psi-Corps in Election Tangle: Did Psi-Corps Violate its Charter by Endorsing Vice President?
Narns Settle Ragash III Controversy
San Diego Still Considered Too Radioactive For Occupancy
Pros and Cons of Interspecies Mating
(Now THIS is going to take on significance in the future...)
Copyright Trial Continues in (illegible) Zap Flap
Ah yes, those interesting questions - "Who are you?" and "What do you want?".
We see that the Minbari DO have tractor beams. So it's now revealed they're not impossible in this universe, just Earth hasn't got them. Differences in tech level play their part on occasion.
Wheels within wheels...
In other news, went out to the Griffith Park Satellite Observatory (no, they don't observe satellites, that's where they've put the temporary observatory stuff whilst the main facility is being overhauled: which is going to take until 2005). No large telescopes, alas (I miss the big one up at the main site), but they had some smaller ones out in the parkinglot for folks to look at Mars with. Stood in line for an hour and a half to look at Mars as a thumbtack head with a bright dot on one side, gray marks in the middle, and lighter color on the edges, sort of a yellow orange in color. Worth it too. :-> Then I went home, got out my binoculars and looked up.
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