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BTW, the fact that Simon posted an amusing comment, and then FOLLOWED IT UP WITHA GRINNING SMILIE has destroyed pretty much everything that has ever been in my soul ever. I...I'm actually crying.
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Umm, we didn't actually feed the ParaBorg - the source of the DS9 and VOY tapes for us was a bunch of fellow enthusiasts in the UK. Still, it wouldn't have been commercially viable for individuals to buy the hundreds of hours of tapes, whereas it was quite affordable to do it as a Trek club, and then watch the tapes as a Trek club. And pretend that we weren't paying for the tickets but were merely funding a nonprofit organization which happened to show some noncommercial tapes for free along with its "other" activities.
There's a certain charm to sitting six to eight hours straight in a big dark theater with 150 other nutcases and watching a selection of TV sci-fi's proudest moments. Or Space:1999. We even had nights dedicated to Teletubbies and Duracell bunny commercials at one point (I'm not kidding!). Ah, those were the days...
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Aww, the horror of living at the edge of out planet (Europe). Last night I've taped the premiere of the second part of Summit while I've already seen most of season 6, the last episode included (praise the internet, fellow non-U.S.-fans...!)
I liked that show, but I didn't see the Bat'leth. I have to watch that part again I think. I really don't know what's going on with the Tok'ra. That Tok'ra being the undercover System Lord guy was really good, but of course he was already dead by the beginning of the last act.
My season favourite was Abyss, btw, but Billingley was hillarious.
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Timo: I think you mean the Energizer bunny. Unless something is very wrong w/ the commercials you get in Europe...
Also, couldn't people copy the tapes you get? For example, someone copies the tape that's sent from overseas. Then they lend that copy to someone, and that person make a copy. Then that person lends their copy to someone to make a copy. And so on until everyone has a copy. That way, no single tape gets used over and over again, thus getting worn out.
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Sol: Actually, I didn't miss the fact that Billingsley was in it, I just forgot to mention it. Although he seemed a lot shorter here than as Phlox. Not quite sure why that is, unless he's standing on a milk crate in Enterprise. His "Trekkie" routine in the show was hilarious, especially being emphatic about correcting his coworker who called his convention outfit Klingon when he was quite obviously a Vulcan! (Not seen onscreen, though. THAT would have made me fall out of my chair!)
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Also, couldn't people copy the tapes you get? For example, someone copies the tape that's sent from overseas. Then they lend that copy to someone, and that person make a copy. Then that person lends their copy to someone to make a copy. And so on until everyone has a copy. That way, no single tape gets used over and over again, thus getting worn out.
They COULD, but after about four generations with your average VCRs it'd become unwatchable.
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Do people often get busted for buying tapes of Star Trek over there? What's the prison term for that, anyway?
Somehow I think you'll be okay...I doubt a group of geeks gathered to exhaustively examine transporter protocols on "pirate" tapes is a major concern of INTERPOL.
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There's something ticklin' me funny bone what with Omega saying "oral concent" and all. Or maybe my dirty ol' mind is foolin' with me again.
Anyway, from personal experience, making copies from copies on VCRs isn't going to work well. Just think back to TNG's "Up the Ladder" with the genetically engineered colony that kept cloning its clones.
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One of these could solve that problem.
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I believe he did some sort of metaphysical ascension dealie in season 5, and they replaced him w/ some random guy.
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Although he seemed a lot shorter here than as Phlox. Not quite sure why that is, unless he's standing on a milk crate in Enterprise. His "Trekkie" routine in the show was hilarious, especially being emphatic about correcting his coworker who called his convention outfit Klingon when he was quite obviously a Vulcan! (Not seen onscreen, though. 
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