Season 6 is a go!
RBilyeu544
I have yet to confirm it with Davis/Panzer, but I just received
E-Mail from Grant Kempster, who runs CLAN, the renegade Highlander fan
club in England and he says he that all parties are now signed for year 6.
More later. Breathing a sigh of relief,
Richard Rennell-Bilyeu
Jay Canale
RBilyeu544 <rbily...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19970311012...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>
> Richard Rennell-Bilyeu
>
Then if you haven't confirmed with Davis/Panzer then how can you post this?
Shouldn't you see if the stations pick it up first? Seems to me your
jumping the gun alittle.
Jay
Ignorance is bliss.
RBilyeu544
I trust Grant Kempster of CLAN. His source is very high up indeed,
but I'll leave it for him to tell the story in his excellent magazine. I
have contacted Davis/Panzer, and I expect it won't be but a few days
before they issue an official statement. As I said in my 2 follow-up posts
there are still various situations to be resolved. Local stations do not
appear to be one of them. Both Rysher and Gaumont have been gung-ho for
season 6 for months. Believe me, since USA started airing the series in
reruns, the ratings have been up and so have the profits. I would'nt worry
alot that Ch. 5 in N.Y.C. hasn't bought year 6 yet. I'm sure Rysher is
already covering its' own assets, as there are at least 5 other local
stations to sell it to there. For example, Highlander has switched local
stations in my hometown of Portland, Or. 3 times since its premire in Oct.
of 92, without ever missing a beat. Both Grant
and I, as well as others have been in constant contact with D/P Prod. over
the last few weeks. Why? Because we love this series. We are as concerned
over its fate as the rest of the fans are. I am giving you the news as we
receive it (This is a newsgroup, after all). I have nothing to gain by
spreading gossip, which this is not. Rather it is an attempt, by the truly
fanatical fans to get to the bottom of what's in store for our favorite
series and pass it on to our fellow fans.
I hope this answers some of the questions that my recent posts
may have posed.
As always best to
all and "Don't Lose Your Heads"
Richard Rennell-Bilyeu
Barbara Lee
rbily...@aol.com (RBilyeu544) wrote:
> I trust Grant Kempster of CLAN. His source is very high up indeed,
> but I'll leave it for him to tell the story in his excellent magazine.
What source? That at last weekend's British con, in
between posing for nude toe photos, PW confirmed he'd
been approached about a season six?
Unnamed sources (named by unknown people--you have no
track record in this NG and neither does Grant Kempster)
are always going to be questioned and it's odd that
you expect people to just believe you without knowing
where you're coming from. My momma didn't raise no fool.
If I had to place a bet on whether or not there'll be
a season six, I'd bet yes (oh yes ;-), but I'm not
taking your word on it, especially when all the details
you post sound way off base....
(The main reason I believe in Season Six with all my
heart is that TPTB have said "it's quite likely there'll
be a season six if a NYC affiliate signs" [I'd consider
that a tiny hint] and, most importantly, because I'm sure
There Is A God and she knows if there's no Season Six
there will never be any Nekkid Methos Love Scenes and
That Is Unthinkable.... ;^)
(Hmmm, ya know, perhaps we've been going about this all
wrong. If the show isn't renewed, and TPTB decide to
make a HL movie instead, using the TV show cast, then we
could lobby for, um, adult, love scenes on the big screen,
if ya get my drift.... [pause while the thought sinks
in] CANCEL HIGHLANDER NOW! Write your local stations!
Call out the guard! ;^)
(Hmmm, I didn't know about :^) [tongue in cheek emoticon].
I've been using ;-) [wink emoticon with nice long straight
nose], but ;^) seems to fit the tone of most Methosian
commentary so much better. It definitely should be the
Official Newsgroup Methos Emoticon as it suits discussion
of the darling Old Man to a T. ;^)
> I
> have contacted Davis/Panzer, and I expect it won't be but a few days
> before they issue an official statement.
You have contacted Davis/Panzer? Meaning what? You
called the production office in L.A.? Or are you
another one who did lunch with 'em at Sardi's? ;-)
(I know Sardi's is the wrong name. Shows how far
outside the Hollywood loop I am. What's a name for
a trendy Hollywood restaurant built for shmoozing?
Wolfgang Puck's place [barf] is way too passe. Hmmmm.
Anybody got a clue?) (Really, I'm serious. Well,
sorta. I wanna use it in a story.) (Email me if
you've got a suggestion.)
Back to the point: If you called the office, and they
didn't confirm your story, then contacting them adds
no legitimacy to your claim, does it? If they said,
"we'll announce something soon," that probably means,
I dunno, maybe that they'll announce something soon.... ;^)
Why do you think TPTB haven't announced it themselves?
Perhaps they're holding off because they need to keep
pressure on the NYC stations to ensure renewal. If the
sixth season is announced prematurely, fans will stop
writing local stations, and the show either may not be
produced at all, or it may simply not be as widely seen
as it could be. Gee, that's what Donna Lettow posted over
on AOL, so maybe she, as someone who works for the show,
was telling the truth about the situation when she said
that things look really good for renewal, except that
they NEED a NYC station or Rysher will balk.
I assume TPTB will spill the beans as soon as they've got
their ducks in a row. Your jumping the gun doesn't do
anything but muddy the waters. (I is a writur ;-)
> As I said in my 2 follow-up posts
> there are still various situations to be resolved.
Like all that extra footage that could make another episode?
I'm not a Hollywood insider, but even I know that sounds
absurd. You need little things like scripts and scenes,
not just "footage"--which I assume would mostly consist of
different angles of the same scenes (like the bathtub scene
in Chivalry filmed from the front [naughty Barb; I just said
that to hear the thump when Vicki hit the floor]), not
enough NEW scenes to make an entire episode. What? Like
they'd say, "hmmm, we're at this old warehouse anyway; let's
film a dozen different quickenings so we'll have some
spares when we need one." Wasting oodles of money shooting
extra footage at random would hardly be practical. Perhaps
they have one or two scenes that were cut from earlier
episodes for time or coherence reasons, and they might build
a new episode around them (if they really like the scene and
it fits in with another story and all the actors' hair looks
good, etc., etc.), but I doubt that would save them all that
much money. Such statements put all your other claims in
doubt....
(Aha! That extra footage must be where all the nekkid
Methos love scenes are hiding.... ;-)
> Local stations do not
> appear to be one of them.
Hmmm, are you calling Donna Lettow a liar, or are you
simply claiming you know more than she does?
> Both Rysher and Gaumont have been gung-ho for
> season 6 for months.
Of course they are. That doesn't mean they'll actually
*make* a new season unless the number crunchers agree that
it's profitable.
I doubt the whole thing has been a sure thing for months.
TPTB have already lost Gillian Horvath to Baywatch, and
who knows how many other behind-the-scenes folks have
jumped ship for more lucrative and/or stable jobs?
> Believe me, since USA started airing the series in
> reruns, the ratings have been up and so have the profits.
Believe you? And not believe Donna Lettow??? She posted
on AOL that USA airings hadn't made one point's difference
in the syndicated ratings (I asked that question myself,
thinking that surely USA would improve the ratings). Has
something changed since she said that, or do you know more
than the people who work on the show?
Presumably the *profits* would be up for D/P and/or Rysher--
they make money because USA pays them for the old episodes.
Purely speculating here, I would guess that if a company
receives new income (USA rerun rights) from a resource that
is no longer costing them money (old episodes that have already
been paid for), profits will increase. This doesn't mean
they'll necessarily make money by creating more *new* episodes.
They can keep recycling the old ones and collecting checks
until people get tired of watching the episodes (this was
Rysher's recycling argument for making fewer episodes fifth
season). The question is whether Rysher (the largest buyer)
feels they will make enough more money from *additional*
episodes to justify spending the extra money to make them.
(Eeek! It's Bob from Accountemps, taking over the world.... ;-)
See, this is why people are responding skeptically to your
posts. You're claiming a knowledge of USA ratings, of D/P's
financial statements, yet a lot of what you say is either
nonsensical and/or contradicted by the folks who actually do
know this stuff. Where are the facts to back up your statements?
> I would'nt worry
> alot that Ch. 5 in N.Y.C. hasn't bought year 6 yet. I'm sure Rysher is
> already covering its' own assets, as there are at least 5 other local
> stations to sell it to there.
Uh, that's what the mail campaign's for--to ensure that
one of the two (not five) interested stations in NYC
buys the show. The mail campaign, and the delay in
deciding on renewal, is how Rysher's "covering their
assets." If TPTB announce renewal soon, it'll be
because of all the previous hemming and hawing, not
in spite of it.
> For example, Highlander has switched local
> stations in my hometown of Portland, Or. 3 times since its premire in Oct.
> of 92, without ever missing a beat.
This is more pure speculation. What happens in your local
area doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the
country or the world (like my local station that keeps
pre-empting the show at random and moving it to less-
desirable timeslots).
> Both Grant
> and I, as well as others have been in constant contact with D/P Prod. over
> the last few weeks. Why? Because we love this series. We are as concerned
> over its fate as the rest of the fans are.
What does this mean? That you keep calling D/P's office
to tell them you love the show? Honestly, unless they've
told you something, calling them is really irrelevant to
this whole discussion. I mean, geez, I wrote 'em once
and told 'em I liked Methos, but not only didn't I get no
friggin' goodies (Hi, Kathleen <g>) for writing, I can't
claim my contact with them had anything to do with Methos
ending up in (*pant* *drool*) long hair and a cloak *nor*
that contacting them earned me any pre-emptive info about
the workings of Davis/Panzer.
The recently returned Claire-Of-The-Prodigious-Knowledge-Base
has said nothing; Velia-Who-Asks-The-Right-People has said
nothing; all the folks on HIGHLA-L have said nothing; all
the AOLers who frequent the Donna/Gillian floor show on the
SciFi Board have said nothing, but *you* know the innermost
thoughts of Davis/Panzer???
> I am giving you the news as we
> receive it (This is a newsgroup, after all). I have nothing to gain by
> spreading gossip, which this is not. Rather it is an attempt, by the truly
> fanatical fans to get to the bottom of what's in store for our favorite
> series and pass it on to our fellow fans.
I'm not saying you're being deliberately deceitful for
personal gain--or that you have any negative motivation
at all. What I'm saying is that you're claiming a level
of inside knowledge that you haven't proven, and that
you're posting "facts" without any evidence to back them
up. Yes, this is a newsgroup. Posting unsubstantiated
rumors will always be questioned on a newsgroup. Unless
you make some attempt to prove what you're saying is
actually "news," people will not only be skeptical, they'll
begin to get annoyed with you.
> I hope this answers some of the questions that my recent posts
> may have posed.
Nope. It doesn't answer any questions at all. Season six
may very well be a "go," but nothing you've posted has
substantiated that.
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Jette Goldie
On 12 Mar 1997 06:10:59 GMT, rbily...@aol.com (RBilyeu544) wrote:
> I trust Grant Kempster of CLAN. His source is very high up indeed,
>but I'll leave it for him to tell the story in his excellent magazine.
His source is the same as my source - Peter Wingfield at the Sector 14
convention in Glasgow.
Oh, t'was a lovely con. I promise I'll finish the conreport soonest.
Jette Goldie (Joe's my jo!!)
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Velia Tanner and Friends
In article <Nimue001-ya0240800...@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Nimu...@aol.com (Barbara Lee) writes:
>> I
>> have contacted Davis/Panzer, and I expect it won't be but a few days
>> before they issue an official statement.
>
>You have contacted Davis/Panzer? Meaning what? You
>called the production office in L.A.? Or are you
>another one who did lunch with 'em at Sardi's? ;-)
>(I know Sardi's is the wrong name. Shows how far
>outside the Hollywood loop I am. What's a name for
>a trendy Hollywood restaurant built for shmoozing?
>Wolfgang Puck's place [barf] is way too passe. Hmmmm.
>Anybody got a clue?) (Really, I'm serious. Well,
>sorta. I wanna use it in a story.) (Email me if
>you've got a suggestion.)
Le Dome.
There should be a circumflex over that o but my newsreader can't do no
fancy stuff.
>> As I said in my 2 follow-up posts
>> there are still various situations to be resolved.
>
>Like all that extra footage that could make another episode?
>I'm not a Hollywood insider, but even I know that sounds
>absurd. You need little things like scripts and scenes,
>not just "footage"
Well, there's a fairly concrete rumour out there -- I think PW even
mentioned it at Sector 14 -- that ther ewere slternate *endings* filmed.
That means an extra scene or 2 was filmed that will never be used, since
it's part of the "other" ending.
That's "an extra scene or two," not "the 6 to 10 hours of raw footsage
necessary to assemble a 44 minute show."
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Vicki Farmer
Barb wrote (and she was just kidding, so folks who maybe aren't familiar
with the local citizenry who may be reading this don't get all upset,
because I snipped a bunch of stuff and quoted her out of context and if you
don't know Barb, and you don't catch the smiley faces, you might get the
wrong idea, but it's really okay, okay?):
> (Hmmm, ya know, perhaps we've been going about this all
> wrong. If the show isn't renewed, and TPTB decide to
> make a HL movie instead, using the TV show cast, then we
> could lobby for, um, adult, love scenes on the big screen,
> if ya get my drift.... [pause while the thought sinks
> in] CANCEL HIGHLANDER NOW! Write your local stations!
> Call out the guard! ;^)
Heh heh heh. Yeah. That had occurred to me. I mean, if it had been a
theatrical release, they might have shown that "Chivalry" scene from the...
..from the fr...
:::thunk:::
Ouch. Damn.
I always thought it was a shame that they waited so long to make the Star
Trek movies. I mean, just think how different they might have been if
William Shatner had still been in his Tomcat prime... I mean, he still
would've been a big canned ham, but at least we might've gotten some nice
beefcake out of it. (It's a mixed metaphor day in the neighborhood, a mixed
metaphor day in the neighborhood...)
<<snip>>
> Like all that extra footage that could make another episode?
> I'm not a Hollywood insider, but even I know that sounds
> absurd. You need little things like scripts and scenes,
> not just "footage"--which I assume would mostly consist of
> different angles of the same scenes (like the bathtub scene
> in Chivalry filmed from the front [naughty Barb; I just said
> that to hear the thump when Vicki hit the floor]),
From the...
...from the...
:::thunk:::
Ouch!
(I really have to start wearing a helmet when I read this NG.)
Vicki F.
http://www.keytech.com/~vfarmer/
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
-- Emerson
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roseb...@aol.com
Vicki wrote:
>
>Barb wrote (and she was just kidding, so folks who maybe aren't familiar
>with the local citizenry who may be reading this don't get all upset,
>because I snipped a bunch of stuff and quoted her out of context and if you
>don't know Barb, and you don't catch the smiley faces, you might get the
>wrong idea, but it's really okay, okay?):
I missed Barb's original post...darn, I hate missing a Barb Original too. :~(
>
>> (Hmmm, ya know, perhaps we've been going about this all
>> wrong. If the show isn't renewed, and TPTB decide to
>> make a HL movie instead, using the TV show cast, then we
>> could lobby for, um, adult, love scenes on the big screen,
>> if ya get my drift.... [pause while the thought sinks
>> in] CANCEL HIGHLANDER NOW! Write your local stations!
>> Call out the guard! ;^)
>
>Heh heh heh. Yeah. That had occurred to me. I mean, if it had been a
>theatrical release, they might have shown that "Chivalry" scene from the...
>
>..from the fr...
>
>:::thunk:::
>
>Ouch. Damn.
Vicki, are you okay? UMmm.....Vicki????
::::::::::::::Maria whips out a fan and proceeds to try to wake up Vicki:::::::::::
>I always thought it was a shame that they waited so long to make the Star
>Trek movies. I mean, just think how different they might have been if
>William Shatner had still been in his Tomcat prime... I mean, he still
>would've been a big canned ham, but at least we might've gotten some nice
>beefcake out of it. (It's a mixed metaphor day in the neighborhood, a mixed
>metaphor day in the neighborhood...)
>
><<snip>>
>
>> Like all that extra footage that could make another episode?
>> I'm not a Hollywood insider, but even I know that sounds
>> absurd. You need little things like scripts and scenes,
>> not just "footage"--which I assume would mostly consist of
>> different angles of the same scenes (like the bathtub scene
>> in Chivalry filmed from the front [naughty Barb; I just said
>> that to hear the thump when Vicki hit the floor]),
Which she did...Has she gotten back up yet? Vicki?
>From the...
>
>...from the...
>
>:::thunk:::
>
>Ouch!
>
>(I really have to start wearing a helmet when I read this NG.)
>
>Vicki F.
>http://www.keytech.com/~vfarmer/
LOL....I'll send you that bike helmet I bought two years ago...it's
practically brand new, come to think of it, so is my mountain bike.
Maria--
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it's not funny. -- Neil Simon
Kathy Morey
Velia Tanner and Friends wrote:
>
> That's "an extra scene or two," not "the 6 to 10 hours of raw footsage
> necessary to assemble a 44 minute show."
>
Really? 6 to 10 hours? Wow...
Kathy
(And my hubby doesn't think my HL obsession is educational...)
Barbara Lee
roseb...@aol.com wrote:
> Vicki wrote:
> >
> >Barb wrote (and she was just kidding, so folks who maybe aren't familiar
> >with the local citizenry who may be reading this don't get all upset,
> >because I snipped a bunch of stuff and quoted her out of context and if you
> >don't know Barb, and you don't catch the smiley faces, you might get the
> >wrong idea, but it's really okay, okay?):
>
> I missed Barb's original post...darn, I hate missing a Barb Original too. :~(
Oh, don't get yer hopes up. I was grumpy and obnoxious
with a very small side order of levity, most of which Vicki
apparently quoted. :::feeling me warmish lil forehead:::
'tisn't PMS; maybe it's the flu. I feel like I've been
run over by a truck (and/or been deprived of Methos
Moments <tm> for oh, maybe as long as 24 hours [oh, the
horror *shudder*]). I'm offending everyone in sight
today; gonna go home and relieve my grumpliness by
re-watching my "Captain Harlock: Space Pirate" tapes in
an attempt to determine for posterity if Harlock and the
becloaked Methos Of The Bronze Age are really twins
separated at birth....
More to the point, I missed Vicki's response, which sounds
a heck of a lot better than my original. I *do* see evidence
here that Ms. Farmer has fallen on her head a lot recently,
which brings me to a new issue of Utmost Importance To All
Concerned:
First, I'll give a little background to bring new folks
up to speed: it's a well-known fact that Paulie Bishop
suffers from serious mental impairment (the Methos insults
are a dead giveaway [the obsession with etymology is
simply an expression of a minor Savant capability far
beyond his otherwise limited capacity]). (BTW, if anyone
has not realized at this point this is a slightly less
than completely serious post, now would be a good time
to bail out; you won't be getting any smilies or nuthin'
to warn you.) Anyhoo, in Paulie's case, the problems stem
from a tragic nursery accident in which PKB fell on his
nose (this tragedy also explains Senor Speedos's bizarre
obsession with the nose of a certain Gentleman of the
Extremely Cute Persuasion, but I digress [actually, this
is a digression of a digression; if I digress from a
digression do I end up on-topic, or do two wrongs not
make a right? {sorry; that was a "Valkyrie" Right'n'Wrong
philosophizing flashback there; I'll get back to the
point (the off-topic point, not the on-topic one, that is
[uh oh; I don't think there *is* an on-topic point in this
post {did it! a double parenthetical set of digressions!
And in my weakened condition, too! I'm so proud}])}]).
Anyhoo (stay with me here), poor Paulie's problems were
later exacerbated by a serious absinthe addiction (in the
throes of which he was reportedly found practicing solo
synchronized swimming routines in purple lame speedos and
matching lip gloss). Which brings me to the point (hah!
you didn't think I had one, didja?):
Ms. Farmer has also suffered serious physical trauma
lately; not on a par with the unfortunate Mr. Bishop,
mind you, but still, an alarming number of :::thunk:::s
have been heard in recent weeks as the news of a certain
Mr. Paul's appalling shearing of the locks he co-owns
with Mr. MacLeod was revealed (the tragedy of which is
obviously beyond my ken, but I try to empathize by imagining
how I'd feel if Mr. Wingfield got his nose pierced or
sumpthin' equally ughy [though now that I say that, I'm
not sure if that could really compare {perhaps if Mr. W
decided to wear plaid bermuda shorts or sumpthin' *shudder*
yup; that might give me a glimmering of empathy}]), followed
by the Glove Removal By Teeth, followed by a Sauna Scene
revealing a torso absurdly lacking in body fat, etc., etc.
(BTW, I think I've been quite considerate of Ms. Kelley
in not abbreviating anything in this particular post. I
expect cookies as recompense.) All of this leads me to
conclude that our Friendly Tour Bus Director may be in
danger of serious side effects if something isn't done
soon. What might befall us if this trend continues unabated???
I dasn't imagine what might happen if Vicki's normal, um,
exuberance, is compounded by a major injury....
> >(I really have to start wearing a helmet when I read this NG.)
> >
> >Vicki F.
> >http://www.keytech.com/~vfarmer/
>
> LOL....I'll send you that bike helmet I bought two years ago...it's
> practically brand new, come to think of it, so is my mountain bike.
This is a good start, but I'm not sure it's enough. Perhaps
a padded jacket would be better--something comfy, yet snug;
something stylish, yet timeless ("Timeless" *sigh* oh me
poor lonesome grieving darling Old Man... where was I?). Ah,
yes, a jacket for Ms. Farmer. :::much rummaging through
closet::: Here's my purple velvet one (I have quite a
collection of snazzy close-fitting jackets meself; I don't
know why; for some reason people in white coats keep arriving
at my house to give them to me). It will obviously need to be
taken in just a tiny bit if it's gonna fit Ms. Aerobic Trainer
To The Stars, but it'll do.
There. Take it (take it I say) and wear it in good health.
--
Barb/Nimu...@aol.com (um, it is a *loan*, mind you; if there's
ever a Methos shirtless scene I'll need it back pronto....)
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> Barb/Nimu...@aol.com
<fume> I have only one reply to these vile lies: THE LIP
GLOSS WAS *FUCHSIA,* BARB!!!
PKB
GMB626
I have yet to confirm it with CBS but..... I called Fox TV (WNYW) in New
York to put in my vote for their renewing Highlander for next year
(because New York was the only holdout in re-signing the series) and was
told by "Programming" that the series has been picked up by CBS for next
year. Will try to call again tomorrow (CBS programming has weird hours)
and will post the info for all NY fans or-- if interested-- NY fans can
call CBS at 212-975-4321 between the hours of 10 - 11a.m. or 2 - 3:30 p.m.
and ask them to verify the signing and to tell us an airtime and day.
AJFRIEDMAN
Quoting: gmb...@aol.com (GMB626)
Date: 18 Mar 1997 22:10:28 GMT
This is getting interesting. Are you saying that CBS (the network) will
be carrying HL season 6, or that WCBS (the local NYC TV station owned by
CBS) will be carrying HL in NYC? Hate to pick a nit, but it really makes
a difference, once rumors start to fly....
BTW, just above your posting in the list of new messages was one from
someone who claims to have been in recent contact with the Fox station in
NYC and that no decision has been made. Presumably this means that the
Fox station still thought it had a chance, when they talked to the person
who posted this.
I do hope that one of these stories is true, and that HL will be on
somewhere in NYC, but at the moment, I can't tell which is real, and which
is an illusion.
Allen
"You know, I think I like the other Methos better" - Joe Dawson
Claire Maier
AJFRIEDMAN (ajfri...@aol.com) wrote:
:
: This is getting interesting. Are you saying that CBS (the network) will
: be carrying HL season 6, or that WCBS (the local NYC TV station owned by
: CBS) will be carrying HL in NYC? Hate to pick a nit, but it really makes
: a difference, once rumors start to fly....
It's WCBS. Highlander is still syndicated. (Although I am told many NY
and LA denizens drop the "W" or "K" from the names of the network 'owned
and operated' local stations just to confuse the rest of us. <g>) (But
then again, this past year some New Yorkers have been saying Highlander is
on Fox, and the years before that, on UPN.) (Barb, maybe you should put
in the difference between a station and a network on one of those info
posts.)
: BTW, just above your posting in the list of new messages was one from
: someone who claims to have been in recent contact with the Fox station in
: NYC and that no decision has been made. Presumably this means that the
: Fox station still thought it had a chance, when they talked to the person
: who posted this.
The "recent contact" was receipt of a form letter. As the decision was
announced only late last week, the letter was already in the mail by then,
most likely. WCBS' commitment has been announced by those in recent
*telephone* contact with the station.
: I do hope that one of these stories is true, and that HL will be on
: somewhere in NYC, but at the moment, I can't tell which is real, and which
: is an illusion.
WCBS has Highlander for season 6.
--
Claire Maier bioa...@emory.edu CLM...@aol.com
To be different is not necessarily to be ugly;
to have a different idea is not necessarily to be wrong.
The worst possible thing is for all of us to begin
to look and act and think alike.
-- Gene Roddenberry