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Yes, yes you are, and I for one salute you for it sir.

Yes, yes you are, and I for one salute you for it sir.

What he said. I didn't see a lot of this show but really liked what I did see, so much so I ran a Traveller campaign inspired by it. It gave me an excuse to put a very powerful ship in the hands of some people who really shouldn't have that kind of power. Much mayhem and exploding ensued.

What he said. I didn't see a lot of this show but really liked what I did see, so much so I ran a Traveller campaign inspired by it. It gave me an excuse to put a very powerful ship in the hands of some people who really shouldn't have that kind of power. Much mayhem and exploding ensued.

It was the late 70's/early 80's. Give them a break, they thought this was futuristic at the time. And this was a BBC show, so its not like they had an actual costume budget or anything.

It was the late 70's/early 80's. Give them a break, they thought this was futuristic at the time. And this was a BBC show, so its not like they had an actual costume budget or anything.

Wouldn't that be more Cinemax territory?

Wouldn't that be more Cinemax territory?

The Plan is, make them think there is a plan. Not sure about step two, but step three = profit.

The Plan is, make them think there is a plan. Not sure about step two, but step three = profit.

Stealing clothes from cars is so very wrong. I had my car broken into once and the jackass who did it stole a pair of 501's and a tee-shirt from the San Fransisco Eagle out of my back seat, in addition to my cassette tape collection (this was shall we say several years ago). The jeans were new, having only been worn

Stealing clothes from cars is so very wrong. I had my car broken into once and the jackass who did it stole a pair of 501's and a tee-shirt from the San Fransisco Eagle out of my back seat, in addition to my cassette tape collection (this was shall we say several years ago). The jeans were new, having only been worn

Then get out of my foyer!

Then get out of my foyer!

I think we're to the point now where college freshmen today have parents who were born after the Beatles broke up. Second generation removal. So unless their parents were raised, like I was, by parents who loved the Beatles, there's every reason to think they'd have not heard of them directly.

But only because cuneiform-embossed clay tablets aren't flammable.

I respectfully disagree with your assessment. This was one of my favorite episodes so far. In re: continuity, I'm not sure how much more you can really expect from a semi-episodic show with an overarching mythology that ties things together. This is never going to be a show where a single central plot drives

I respectfully disagree with your assessment. This was one of my favorite episodes so far. In re: continuity, I'm not sure how much more you can really expect from a semi-episodic show with an overarching mythology that ties things together. This is never going to be a show where a single central plot drives

Oh, you KNOW that both Mable the Congressman and the key are coming back. No doubt in a hilarious and/or awesome way.

Oh, you KNOW that both Mable the Congressman and the key are coming back. No doubt in a hilarious and/or awesome way.