=-=-=-=-= Society of the Rusting TARDIS Newsletter (#21, 08/22/95)
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>>> Items of interest to British media fans and Seattle-area residents,
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>>> and whatever else I feel like spewing about. You have been warned.
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The excuse for this issue's lateness (there's always an excuse, right?) is
that my brother was in town over the weekend and we spent Monday climbing
to
the rim of Mt. St. Helens. And not the low rim on the north face, either.
No, we had to climb the south face. Not recommended for those with
vertigo.
Or for people as out of shape as I so obviously am. Anyway, on with the
show...
In this issue:
Quick news items
Tenth Anniversary Rusting Tardis Picnic - as promised, no rain!
Latest "Doctor Who" news from Randy/Jean-Marc Lofficier
Bill Cosby = Richard Wilson???
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Subject: Quick news items
Sound bites:
There was an interview with Carrie Fisher in the Independent last
week in which she categorically denied being involved with the
American version of AbFab. On the other hand, There is a photo in
a
recent issue of "The New Yorker" of her with Roseanne, allegedly
meeting to talk about the show...
According to "Variety" (August 7-13, 1995), Terry Jones is
directing
a live-action version of "The Wind in the Willows." He will play
Toad, Eric Idle will play Rat, and John Cleese and Michael Palin
will make cameo appearances. Julia Sawalha also has a role.
Michael Wisher, probably best known as Davros on "Doctor Who", died
recently.
Rowan Atkinson will be appearing in a new show this fall (in
England)
called "The Thin Blue Line". It is written by Ben Elton.
New and unlikely U.S. AbFab casting rumour: Terri Garr. The most
common rumour these days is Barbara Carrera as Patsy, Carrie Fisher
as Edina, and Debbie Reynolds (Carrie Fisher's mother) as Gran.
Local news:
This Thursday at the Varsity, "Festival Hong Kong" features two
films from the 70s: "Master of the Flying Guillotine" and "Shaolin
Kung Fu Mystagogue". Next Thursday: Ringo Lam's "Prison on Fire
II"
and "First Shot". Call 632-3131 for show times.
Upcoming attractions at the "Fremont Almost Free Outdoor Cinema":
August 26 - "Rebel without a Cause" and "The Wild Ones". Starts at
dusk behind the Red Door Ale House (670 N. 34th St.), $5
"donation",
B.Y.O. seating. There are prizes for best costume and most
original
seating. Call 632-0287 for info.
Miscellany:
Here's a pointer to a homepage for "Lovejoy", including an episode
guide and links to cast filmographies and articles about the show:
"http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jhutchin/lovejoy.htm"
Trivia buffs might be interested to learn that Rik Mayall makes an
extremely brief appearance in "An American Werewolf in London".
Saying where would spoil the thrill of the hunt, don't you think?
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Subject: Tenth Anniversary Rusting Tardis Picnic - as promised, no rain!
Sunday, August 13th at Discovery Park over two dozen people (I counted 27
at
one point) gathered for this year's SotRT picnic. Dictator-for-Life Ryan
K.
Johnson guaranteed no rain, and despite some people's doubts, he delivered.
So be sure to invite Ryan to your next outdoor event.
Many people who attended the seminal 1985 meeting were there. (Ryan
provided
an archive photo from the event so they could be embarassed, um, I mean
identified.)
Thanks to all who came and to all who brought food. And to those who
didn't
come, well, there's always next year.
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Subject: Latest "Doctor Who" news from Randy/Jean-Marc Lofficier
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From: rjmlof@haven.ios.com (Randy/Jean-Marc Lofficier)
Subject: New Who 8/16/95
Date: 17 Aug 1995 00:17:54 GMT
We have not vanished in a CVE...
All is going well with the new show. Hopefully, we'll be able to
announce that Fox has greenlighted the script on or about 8/28. Please
be patient for a little while longer...
Phil Segal will be a guest at the Edinburgh Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film
Festival on August 28.
Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier
rjmlof@haven.ios.com
or
rjmlof@leonardo.net
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From: rjmlof@haven.ios.com (Randy/Jean-Marc Lofficier)
Subject: Re: Green Light Soon?
Date: 17 Aug 1995 00:25:47 GMT
When the script is greenlighted, we'll be able to give you a better idea
of a production schedule, but at this time, we'd tentatively (and
realistically) assume that a February '96 airdate is increasingly likely.
Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier
rjmlof@haven.ios.com
or
rjmlof@leonardo.net
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Subject: Bill Cosby = Richard Wilson???
Here's something pulled off the web and forwarded to me. (Unfortunately,
April 1 is nowhere in sight.)
Bill Cosby has teamed up again with his partners from his hit TV
show, "Cosby." He and the Carsey-Werner Company will produce a
half-hour sitcom based on the British series, "One Foot In the
Grave."
The show will be the actor's first comedy since leaving "The Cosby
Show" in 1992. Carsey-Werner's current series include "Roseanne,"
"Grace Under Fire" and "Cybil." No timetable has been set yet, but
producers are now developing other characters for the series before
pitching the project to networks.
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Currently planned for the next Rusting Tardis video night (August 23), at
Round Table Pizza, 5111 25th Ave. NE (in Seattle):
"Waiting for God": Season 5(?), Episode 5
"Telly Addicts": The final round
"Tomorrow Calling" (based on William Gibson's "The Gernsback
Continuum")
"The Wimbledon Poisoner": Part 1 of 2, starring Robert Lindsay
("GBH",
"Ghengis Cohen", "Nightingales").
[reflects weight before cooking, some settling of contents may occur
during shipping, offer void where prohibited, batteries not included,
your milage may vary, not to be taken internally, do not fold spindle or
mutilate, if a rash develops consult your physician, objects in mirror
are closer than they appear]
Coming in the near future: the new season of "Goodnight Sweetheart" with
Nicholas Lyndhurst.
The next social is Tuesday August 29 at Round Table Pizza, 5111 25th Ave.
NE
(in Seattle).
See you on Wednesday.
"Eric Fenn glanced at the screen and thought of the
Earth as a little, coloured, round pill, a pill
from
which somebody had sucked half the sugar coating
and
found the harsh-tasting chemical inside was not
pallitable and had therefore spat it out. It had
been a good strong expectoration, thought Eric
Fenn."
--"The Last Astronaut", Pel Torro (actually
Robert Lionel Fanthorpe)
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