62||0|5066|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||23:33:52|07/30/2006|Since the old one filled up and all.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 1|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|rwpikul||01:17:40|07/31/2006|Ok%2C something I just got reminded of from hearing the song%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen you said that _I%27m a Believer_ by Smash Mouth was meta-original to the Art of Noise did you mean%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AAoN was first with the song%2C but they did it in the style of Smash Mouth.%0D%0A%0D%0Aor%0D%0A%0D%0AAoN covered the song the way Smash Mouth did and in Smash Mouth%27s place.%0D%0A 3|2|1|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||16:39:15|07/31/2006|%3EWhen you said that _I%27m a Believer_ by Smash Mouth was meta-original %0D%0A%3Eto the Art of Noise did you mean%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAoN covered the song the way Smash Mouth did and in Smash Mouth%27s %0D%0A%3Eplace. %0D%0A%0D%0APretty much%2C yeah. I mean%2C replace the Monkees%3F Never%21%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|StaticdashPulse||12:30:48|07/31/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 03:14 PM (EST)]If by some miracle %28and I would personally think of it as one%29 you were given the chance to write %5Bi%5DIron Man%5B%2Fi%5D for an indefinite amount of time%2C barring stupid cross-over stunts that slowed you up%2C where would you take the book and the character%3F 6|2|2|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||12:41:18|08/01/2006|%3EIf by some miracle %28and I would personally think of it as one%29 you %0D%0A%3Ewere given the chance to write %5Bi%5DIron Man%5B%2Fi%5D for an indefinite %0D%0A%3Eamount of time%2C barring stupid cross-over stunts that slowed you up%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhere would you take the book and the character%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AHmm%2C tough one. I mean%2C some of what I would do can be inferred from my position on the character%2C which I presented in some detail in another thread%2C but it%27s not as if I have script outlines lying around labeled %22In Case of Joe Quesada Psychotic Episode%2C Break Glass%22.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf I had to make a comparison to some past period in Iron Man%27s history%2C I would say I%27d probably be shooting for something closest to the vibe that Kurt Busiek gave the book when he helmed the start-over following %22Heroes Reborn%22. I thought he had a pretty good handle on what Iron Man ought to represent - and that in turn hearkened back to the Michelinie%2FLayton era%2C come to that. My %5Bi%5DInvincible Iron Man%5B%2Fi%5D %28I%27d insist on the title tag%2C which some creative crews seem willing to omit%29 would be a brightly-lit book that happened mostly during the day. There%27d be techie gee-whizzery - it%27s a book about a brilliant inventor who fights crime wearing powered armor%2C after all - but I would endeavor to keep it below the Roddenberry Line.%0D%0A%0D%0AHonestly%2C I%27d have to spend at least the first year just cleaning up messes left behind by previous writers - and at least a week or two before even getting started catching up on what those messes %5Bi%5Dare%5B%2Fi%5D%2C since there are significant gaps in my knowledge of recent developments other than %5Bi%5DExtremis%5B%2Fi%5D. Aside from the fallout from %5Bi%5DCivil War%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which is likely to be considerable %28possibly untenable%29%2C there are smaller questions. Who hates Tony%27s guts right now%3F Which members of his long-time supporting cast aren%27t on speaking terms with him%3F How do I fix that without being too obvious about the fact that I%27m really just discarding a previous writer%27s mistakes%3F Where is his company headquartered and what%27s it called this week%3F How fast can I put the Stark International arch back up%3F Whatever happened to Vic Martinelli%3F Which of his old-timey villains are still alive%3F All critical questions.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27d also have to decide whether I was going to deal with %5Bi%5DExtremis%5B%2Fi%5D%2C come up with some elaborate way of backing it out%2C or just blithely pretend it never happened%2C like John Byrne did with%2C uh%2C %5Bi%5Dthe Doom Patrol%27s entire history before he started writing their book.%5B%2Fi%5D I hesitate to emulate John Byrne in anything%2C but I would at %5Bi%5Dleast%5B%2Fi%5D have to fix the stupid changes Warren made to Iron Man%27s origin story.%0D%0A%0D%0AOnce I was done sorting all %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D out%2C assuming Marvel still existed and I still had the job%2C I could get down to the serious business of making %5Bi%5DIron Man%5B%2Fi%5D %5Bb%5Dfun%5B%2Fb%5D. That shouldn%27t be too difficult once the underbrush is cleared. I mean%2C the guy%27s basically a heavily armed Tom Swift. It%27s like a ready-made %5Bi%5Drecipe%5B%2Fi%5D for fun. He can go anywhere - outer space%2C ocean depths%2C deep underground%2C parallel dimensions%2C anywhere. From busting international arms smugglers to investigating the mysterious disappearances of prominent Internet hackers%3B from battling corporate espionage to handling the real thing - the sky%27s the limit%2C as long as it%27s fun%2C as long as Tony needs to use his wits as much as his fists to prevail. Whether he%27s preventing a rigged supertanker from taking out the Port of New York or wooing a dangerous female double agent%2C he%27s gotta be thinking%2C weighing the angles%2C trying to stay one jump ahead all the time.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 4|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|WengFook||08:30:14|08/01/2006|pasted from the other thread...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EOkay given the cutoff at 50-60 posts unwritten rule.... do we get another%0D%0A%3E%3E%22Go ahead%2C ask me anything thread%3F%22 %3AP%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ESheesh%2C I swear%2C I gotta do everything around here some days.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell I didn%27t want to presume to much. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASpeaking of questions.. I just recently realised how many of the JLA are actually in UF now.. %0D%0A%0D%0A1%29Batman%2C from some screentime on the Titan%27s stories%2C as well as being in the background for years... %0D%0A%0D%0A2%29Superman%2C since his cousin supergirl recently arrived%2C also been in the background for some time.%0D%0A%0D%0A3%29Wonder Woman%2C who appeared one fine day to pull Mephron%27s character out of a nasty situation.%0D%0A%0D%0A4%29Green Lantern%2C who showed up in a Dear Hal column%2C on the forum somewhere... not sure if this was a joke or not %3AD %0D%0A%0D%0A5%29The Question%2C who appeared briefly on New Krypton. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell I guess the question here is%2C are you going anywhere with them or are you just writing them in as guest starring positions for flavor%3F %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A 5|2|4|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||12:17:17|08/01/2006|%3E4%29Green Lantern%2C who showed up in a Dear Hal column%2C on the forum %0D%0A%3Esomewhere... not sure if this was a joke or not %3AD %0D%0A%0D%0AUh%2C yeah%2C that was a joke. Not that Hal Jordan may not appear at some point%3F But he probably won%27t be Green Lantern when he does.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlan Scott%2C the Golden Age Green Lantern%2C is in FI-era UF%2C though. He%27s the president of Avalon Communications%2C which owns%2C among other things%2C the New Avalon %5Bi%5DCornet-Scientifer%5B%2Fi%5D and Avalon 17 %28WNAC%29%2C one of the local television stations.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C you left out Hawkgirl%2C who has been mentioned a few times as the Thanagarian policel liaison to the IPO%2C though she has yet to appear on screen.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWell I guess the question here is%2C are you going anywhere with them or %0D%0A%3Eare you just writing them in as guest starring positions for flavor%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThe latter%3B though a number of modern DC heroes appear in UF in various places%2C I have no plans to actually make a Justice League-type supergroup out of them.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 7|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|CdrMike||03:27:17|08/02/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Aug-02-06 AT 03:28 AM (EDT)]Came up with a couple more questions...%0D%0A%0D%0AWill the events of the Dr. Who second season %28particularly the Tenth Doctor and the events of %5Bi%5DArmy of Ghosts%5B%2Fi%5D%2F%5Bi%5DDoomsday%5B%2Fi%5D%29 have any effect on their UF counterparts%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd speaking of the second season%2C is there a UF counterpart of Torchwood%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ASince the WDF runs the older Trek designs %28Connie refit%2C Excelsior%29%2C Starfleet the TNG era designs %28Galaxy%2C Nebula%29%2C and the IPSF the DS9%2FVoyager era designs %28Sovereign%2C Defiant%29%2C do other %22modern%22 Trek designs %28Intrepid%2C Nova%2C etc%29 fit in anywhere%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd since the Enterprise-A meets her maker in %5Bi%5DA Day of Infamy%5B%2Fi%5D%2C does this mean the next Sovereign class ship will be Enterprise-B %28which won%27t be commissioned til Tuesday%29%3F 8|2|7|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||13:12:10|08/02/2006|%3EWill the events of the Dr. Who second season %28particularly the Tenth %0D%0A%3EDoctor and the events of %5Bi%5DArmy of Ghosts%5B%2Fi%5D%2F%5Bi%5DDoomsday%5B%2Fi%5D%29 have %0D%0A%3Eany effect on their UF counterparts%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot having got round to watching anything past %22The Age of Steel%22%2C I couldn%27t really answer that yet.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAnd speaking of the second season%2C is there a UF counterpart of %0D%0A%3ETorchwood%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot that I know of. The BPRD serves many of the same functions.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ESince the WDF runs the older Trek designs %28Connie refit%2C Excelsior%29%2C %0D%0A%3EStarfleet the TNG era designs %28Galaxy%2C Nebula%29%2C and the IPSF the %0D%0A%3EDS9%2FVoyager era designs %28Sovereign%2C Defiant%29%2C do other %22modern%22 Trek %0D%0A%3Edesigns %28Intrepid%2C Nova%2C etc%29 fit in anywhere%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThe only place the Intrepid class fits is the dustbin as far as I%27m concerned. As for the other%2C the UF universe already has a Nova class%3B it%27s an ex-Earthforce battlecruiser class.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAnd since the Enterprise-A meets her maker in %5Bi%5DA Day of Infamy%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %0D%0A%3Edoes this mean the next Sovereign class ship will be Enterprise-B %0D%0A%3E%28which won%27t be commissioned til Tuesday%29%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThis is possible%2C but unlikely%2C since the IPSF %28unlike the Clark-era Starfleet%29 feels no great need to antagonize the WDF and cause confusion by duplicating starship names.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs to what Jean-Luc Picard%27s next ship %5Bi%5Dwill%5B%2Fi%5D be named%2C that depends in part on what he winds up doing after %5Bi%5DA Day of Infamy%5B%2Fi%5D. If he becomes the next IPSF commander - which seems likely - then his %28and Captain Riker%27s%29 next ship will probably be %5Bi%5DInvincible%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which will need a new command crew when %5Bi%5DChallenger%5B%2Fi%5D comes out of repairs anyway.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%2C on the other hand%2C he takes a role that lends itself to a new-construction vessel - say%2C sector operations chief for the Centaurus Sector - then%2C as I%27ve noted%2C the IPSF will probably not name that vessel %5Bi%5DEnterprise%5B%2Fi%5D. I think I have a note kicking around someplace identifying his next ship%2C in that case%2C as IPS %5Bi%5DLa P%26eacute%3Brouse%5B%2Fi%5D%2C a Surprise-class frigate.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe next Sovereign-class starship%2C should there be one%2C would be named IPS %5Bi%5DColumbia%5B%2Fi%5D%2C for obvious reasons.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 9|3|8|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Croaker||14:28:42|08/02/2006|%3E%3EWill the events of the Dr. Who second season %28particularly the Tenth %0D%0A%3E%3EDoctor and the events of %5Bi%5DArmy of Ghosts%5B%2Fi%5D%2F%5Bi%5DDoomsday%5B%2Fi%5D%29 have %0D%0A%3E%3Eany effect on their UF counterparts%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENot having got round to watching anything past %22The Age of Steel%22%2C I %0D%0A%3Ecouldn%27t really answer that yet. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EAnd speaking of the second season%2C is there a UF counterpart of %0D%0A%3E%3ETorchwood%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENot that I know of. The BPRD serves many of the same functions. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AIs the BPRD an IPO organization%2C or are their operations mostly confined to New Avalon %2F Zeta-Cygni territory%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIf they%27re a RZC national entity%2C then I could see something Torchwood-esque existing%2C say%2C on Earth%2C which might make for an interesting problem... except that the role%27s already filled by IPX%2C so never mind. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAs to what Jean-Luc Picard%27s next ship %5Bi%5Dwill%5B%2Fi%5D be named%2C that %0D%0A%3Edepends in part on what he winds up doing after %5Bi%5DA Day of %0D%0A%3EInfamy%5B%2Fi%5D. If he becomes the next IPSF commander - which seems %0D%0A%3Elikely - then his %28and Captain Riker%27s%29 next ship will probably be %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DInvincible%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which will need a new command crew when %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DChallenger%5B%2Fi%5D comes out of repairs anyway. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIf%2C on the other hand%2C he takes a role that lends itself to a %0D%0A%3Enew-construction vessel - say%2C sector operations chief for the %0D%0A%3ECentaurus Sector - then%2C as I%27ve noted%2C the IPSF will probably not %0D%0A%3Ename that vessel %5Bi%5DEnterprise%5B%2Fi%5D. I think I have a note kicking %0D%0A%3Earound someplace identifying his next ship%2C in that case%2C as IPS %5Bi%5DLa %0D%0A%3EP%E9rouse%5B%2Fi%5D%2C a Surprise-class frigate. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThe next Sovereign-class starship%2C should there be one%2C would be named %0D%0A%3EIPS %5Bi%5DColumbia%5B%2Fi%5D%2C for obvious reasons. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ATo be followed%2C I presume%2C by %5Bi%5DAtlantis%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DDiscovery%5B%2Fi%5D%3F 10|4|9|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||14:36:32|08/02/2006|%3EIs the BPRD an IPO organization%2C or are their operations mostly %0D%0A%3Econfined to New Avalon %2F Zeta-Cygni territory%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s part of the IPO%2C and BPRD agents are often called in by members of other IPO divisions %28most often CID%29 when things get weird in the field.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIf they%27re a RZC national entity%2C then I could see something %0D%0A%3ETorchwood-esque existing%2C say%2C on Earth%2C which might make for an %0D%0A%3Einteresting problem.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s possible that there was such an organization on Earth at some point - remnants may even exist %22today%22 - but I haven%27t given it a lot of thought. If the Torchwood Institute existed %28as a highly secret function of the British government%29 prior to the Clark administration%2C it would either have gone even deeper underground or been consumed - probably with much violence - by Earthforce Special Projects after the Battle of Titan.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 11|4|9|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Wedge||15:05:17|08/02/2006|%0D%0A%3ETo be followed%2C I presume%2C by %5Bi%5DAtlantis%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DDiscovery%5B%2Fi%5D%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AOne hopes not.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 12|5|11|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Croaker||14:10:10|08/03/2006|%3E%0D%0A%3E%3ETo be followed%2C I presume%2C by %5Bi%5DAtlantis%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DDiscovery%5B%2Fi%5D%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOne hopes not. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C I%27d have to agree%2C with certain interpretations of %27followed%27.%0D%0A%0D%0APersonally%2C I think they deserve an honorable retirement%2C with the implementation of a new-generation vehicle... but I doubt it%27s gonna happen any time soon. 13|6|12|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Wedge||16:11:16|08/03/2006|%0D%0A%3E%3E%3ETo be followed%2C I presume%2C by %5Bi%5DAtlantis%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DDiscovery%5B%2Fi%5D%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EOne hopes not. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWell%2C I%27d have to agree%2C with certain interpretations of %27followed%27. %0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C see%2C there is no other interpretation. That%27s why those names are used in UF.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EPersonally%2C I think they deserve an honorable retirement%2C with the %0D%0A%3Eimplementation of a new-generation vehicle... but I doubt it%27s gonna %0D%0A%3Ehappen any time soon.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf you meant the Shuttles%2C they are%2C in 2010 %28they%27ve got work left to do%29. And if you mean the Ares I and V%2C they also are%2C with first flight scheduled for 2014.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 14|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|BobSchroeck||17:51:03|08/03/2006|Given its frequent appearance in EPU stories%2C I have to ask%3A Is there any significance to %22Taco Night%22 other than %22it%27s something fun we %28used to%29 do and we just want to commemorate it%22%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AFor Jor-El so loved the Earth%2C he sent his only begotten son... 15|2|14|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||17:53:34|08/03/2006|%3EGiven its frequent appearance in EPU stories%2C I have to ask%3A Is there %0D%0A%3Eany significance to %22Taco Night%22 other than %22it%27s something fun we %0D%0A%3E%28used to%29 do and we just want to commemorate it%22%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANope%2C it%27s just a random running gag.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 16|3|15|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|BobSchroeck||17:59:13|08/03/2006|%3ENope%2C it%27s just a random running gag. %0D%0A%0D%0ACool. Can%27t have too many of those.%0D%0A%0D%0AThanks.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AFor Jor-El so loved the Earth%2C he sent his only begotten son... 17|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|dbrandon||09:00:46|08/08/2006|Which%2C if any%2C is your favorite Joe Satriani album%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ADan Brandon%2C%0D%0Awho just found the Satriani tour podcast 18|2|17|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||14:11:03|08/08/2006|%3EWhich%2C if any%2C is your favorite Joe Satriani album%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AStudio album%2C probably %5Bi%5DSurfing%5B%2Fi%5D%2C maybe %5Bi%5DFlying in a Blue Dream%5B%2Fi%5D. If I had to pick just a single item from his catalog to have%2C though%2C it%27d be %5Bi%5DLive in San Francisco%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 19|3|18|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|dbrandon||16:54:38|08/08/2006|%3E%3EWhich%2C if any%2C is your favorite Joe Satriani album%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EStudio album%2C probably %5Bi%5DSurfing%5B%2Fi%5D%2C maybe %5Bi%5DFlying in a Blue %0D%0A%3EDream%5B%2Fi%5D. If I had to pick just a single item from his catalog to %0D%0A%3Ehave%2C though%2C it%27d be %5Bi%5DLive in San Francisco%5B%2Fi%5D. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C that was my first and only album of his for a couple of years. I%27m making my way through the studio albums now as I get spare change. And on a related note%2C I now know why he really wears those shades-- he%27s just freaky looking without them.%0D%0A%0D%0ADan Brandon%2C%0D%0Adisturbed by the eyes. 20|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Moonsword||23:28:54|08/08/2006|Maybe I just missed a line somewhere%2C I don%27t know%2C but I%27ve got a question about Kaitlyn%3A Is her stuttering related to the NeuroKill that Kei got dosed with about a month before Kaitlyn was born%2C back in %22Days of Miracle and Wonder%22%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t recall seeing anything about it anywhere%2C just that the NeuroKill was used and%2C later%2C from the Symphony%2C we knew she has a moderate-to-severe speech impediment that%27s acting like a neurological disorder. To me%2C that sounds like the NeuroKill is almost certainly a contributing factor%2C at the least. 21|2|20|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||01:16:12|08/09/2006|%3EMaybe I just missed a line somewhere%2C I don%27t know%2C but I%27ve got a %0D%0A%3Equestion about Kaitlyn%3A Is her stuttering related to the NeuroKill %0D%0A%3Ethat Kei got dosed with about a month before Kaitlyn was born%2C back in %0D%0A%3E%22Days of Miracle and Wonder%22%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s never been explored in text%2C but many people in-story suspect there%27s a connection. There are no other clinical examples of Detian mothers-to-be getting dosed with that particular neurotoxin %28or%2C well%2C any neurotoxin%2C I imagine%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 25|3|21|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Moonsword||22:05:44|08/09/2006|If I remember what was discussed in %22Days of Miracle and Wonder%22 vis-a-vis Detian immune%2Fmetabolic responses to neurotoxins%2C I have to wonder if most neurotoxins would even _reach_ the fetus or affect it%2C for that matter%2C given that the mother%27s metabolism and immune system are in play as filtering elements. Unlike NeuroKill%2C your average neurotoxin isn%27t exactly custom-engineered to bypass%2Fignore Detian metabolic defenses. As you indicated%2C though%2C it%27s likely a moot point given the probabilities involved. 27|3|21|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|jadmire||17:37:24|08/15/2006|Huh. That%27s interesting. My own impression was that it was at least partly psychological in origin%2C going back to her rape %28at least%2C I don%27t remember offhand anything in SotS saying that she stuttered before then%2C or at least that it was serious enough to be noticeable%29. If NeuroKill was the agent%2C then one may assume that Li Kohran had something to do with putting Kate right again during the latter%27s stay on Ishiyama in the fall of 2409%2C no%3F %28I assume UF-Gryph would have mentioned his suspicions about NeuroKill to Sumire%2C and Sumire would have talked to Kohran and Kate about it%2C if that were the case...%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-Joe- 28|4|27|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||17:47:33|08/15/2006|%3EHuh. That%27s interesting. My own impression was that it was at least %0D%0A%3Epartly psychological in origin%2C going back to her rape %28at least%2C I %0D%0A%3Edon%27t remember offhand anything in SotS saying that she stuttered %0D%0A%3Ebefore then%2C or at least that it was serious enough to be noticeable%29. %0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C she%27s stuttered since childhood. Before she went to WPI%2C she mostly covered it by not attempting to talk much.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIf NeuroKill was the agent%2C then one may assume that Li Kohran had %0D%0A%3Esomething to do with putting Kate right again during the latter%27s stay %0D%0A%3Eon Ishiyama in the fall of 2409%2C no%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ANo.%0D%0A%0D%0AKohran%27s neither a doctor nor a bioengineer. She works mostly with machines. She wouldn%27t know where to begin attempting to treat a neurological injury.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 30|5|28|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|jadmire||18:12:59|08/15/2006|Well%2C actually%2C in the past few minutes%2C I was reading the first %22Ask Me Anything%22 thread and I found this%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EShe%27s not quite free of it%2C but she%27s much better at controlling it%2C to the point where it now only tends to emerge in times of unusual stress. This has to do with certain meditative%2Fchi-focus techniques learned from Sumire Kanzaki during Kate%27s stay on Ishiyama - techniques peculiar to the Kanzaki family%27s martial form. %28There was also quite a lot of red wine involved%2C as per Starfire%27s musings in Blood Ties %232%2C but that was probably not directly involved in Kate%27s progress.%29%3C%3C%0D%0A%0D%0ADuh on me. %28Though I%27d think the red wine would make the stutter worse%2C not better. %3A%29 %29%0D%0A%0D%0A-Joe- 32|6|30|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Star Ranger4||11:58:42|08/20/2006|%3EDuh on me. %28Though I%27d think the red wine would make the stutter %0D%0A%3Eworse%2C not better. %3A%29 %29 %0D%0A%0D%0ADepends on what caused the sutter in the first place J. 22|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|StaticdashPulse||14:14:26|08/09/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 03:14 PM (EST)]Given the choice between Liberty Belle and the original Black Canary%2C which one would you rather...%27%0D%0A%0D%0A1. ...write about%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A2. ...read about%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A3. ...have your back in a fight%3F 23|2|22|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||14:18:11|08/09/2006|%3EGiven the choice between Liberty Belle and the original Black Canary%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhich one would you rather... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E1. ...write about%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E2. ...read about%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E3. ...have your back in a fight%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI have... basically no idea. I%27m fond of some Golden Age characters %28Alan Scott%2C for example%29%2C but lack the kind of comprehensive knowledge of that area needed to make that judgment. I know practically nothing about Liberty Belle and am much more familiar with the modern Black Canary than her predecessor%28s%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AI guess I%27d have to go with Liberty Belle on 3%2C anyway%2C if only because I believe she%2C unlike Black Canary I%2C has actual super-powers. Am I thinking of the right character%3F Jesse Quick%27s mother%3F Was married to Jon Law in Robinson%27s %5Bi%5DThe Golden Age%5B%2Fi%5D%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 24|3|23|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|StaticdashPulse||14:28:31|08/09/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 03:14 PM (EST)]%5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLiberty_Belle_%2528superheroes%2529%23DC_Comics%7CYes%2C that%27s her.%5D 26|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|StaticdashPulse||17:13:00|08/14/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 03:15 PM (EST)]What does the Silver Spectre think of Blue Steel%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ADid the Silver Spectre ever meet the Neutron Knight%3F 29|2|26|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||17:51:26|08/15/2006|%3EWhat does the Silver Spectre think of Blue Steel%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWhile he%27s sympathetic regarding the case itself - everybody%27s had moments like that%2C out there on the front lines - he%27s disenchanted with the way the city handled it%2C and the fact that Blue Steel himself appears not to have any problem with same. The whole thing was%2C if not covered up%2C at least swept under the rug. It%27s not the first time that kind of thing has happened and it probably won%27t be the last%2C but still.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EDid the Silver Spectre ever meet the Neutron Knight%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C probably. Everybody knew everybody back in those days. Mind you%2C Spectre had been active for nearly 20 years by the time the Neutron Knight came on the scene. Still%2C it%27s very likely that they were at least acquainted.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 31|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|sideways||10:12:16|08/16/2006|What pets have you had before good ol%27 Regal%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AMike Thedford%0D%0ACollege Town%0D%0AShopkeep at Large 33|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|mdg1||12:23:22|08/20/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Aug-20-06 AT 12:32 PM (EDT)]Any opinion on the leaked designs for the Transformers movie%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AEDIT%3A Found a link which loads fairly quickly%3A http%3A%2F%2Ftransformerslive.blogspot.com%2F 34|2|33|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||14:31:41|08/20/2006|%3EAny opinion on the leaked designs for the Transformers movie%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve been mostly avoiding the hype for that%2C but the one shot of Bumblebee%27s robot mode that slipped through my barrier elements looked like ass. Apparently they went to Takara and got the Ugly Robot Mode Design Team last seen working on the designs for %5Bi%5DCar Robot Cybertron%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 35|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|StaticdashPulse||11:15:12|08/21/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 03:15 PM (EST)]%28Only halfway serious about this%2C the other half is just looking for an excuse to post.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWould it be okay if we posted pictures of our %5Bi%5DCity of Heroes%5B%2Fi%5D characters in this forum%3F 36|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|McFortner||16:15:18|08/30/2006|Have you gotten to the point where you just find yourself saying that%27s enough characters. I really need to pay attention to the ones I have already%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AMichael%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadforum.com%2Fupload%2Fmcfortner%2Fsabrina.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22 size%3D-1%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22red%22 size%3D-1%5D %0D%0ARCW %232%5Bsup%5Dn%5B%2Fsup%5D%2B1%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.%22%0D%0A-- Mark Twain%0D%0A%5Bfont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D %0D%0A 38|2|36|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||16:26:02|08/30/2006|%3EHave you gotten to the point where you just find yourself saying %0D%0A%3Ethat%27s enough characters. I really need to pay attention to the ones %0D%0A%3EI have already%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AConstantly. It doesn%27t help%2C though.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 37|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Silverex||16:16:07|08/30/2006|Where did you find%2Fwhat inspired the name of Kate%27s band%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%7E%7ESilverex%0D%0A%0D%0AThere used to be a clever sig here%2C but it got better. 39|2|37|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||16:29:58|08/30/2006|%3EWhere did you find%2Fwhat inspired the name of Kate%27s band%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AOddly enough%2C there was just a thread about this on the UF Source Material board.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe short version is that there was a British electronic band in the %2780s called The Art of Noise%2C and I always thought it was a terrific name for a band. Given the time differential involved%2C Kate%27s band being named after them is roughly equivalent to a modern band being named after%2C say%2C Shakespeare.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou%27ll occasionally see Kate%27s band referred to in playlists and whatnot as %22The Art of Noise NA%22 for this reason. It%27s a tongue-in-cheek reference to a couple of British shoegazer bands from the %2780s that Truss liked%2C both of which discovered to their chagrin that there were already American bands with their names%2C so that their US releases all gave the name of the band as %22The So-and-Sos UK%22. %28If you ever happen to notice an album by The Chameleons UK in the C bin at your local record store%2C assuming you%27re old enough to know what record stores are and where to find them%2C that%27s why.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 40|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|VA_Wanderer||10:33:23|08/31/2006|Hmm. Twofer.%0D%0A%0D%0AFirst%2C when did Lunar cross your mental orbit%3F Nall%27s obviously ended up going far.%0D%0A%0D%0ASecond%2C is there a significant difference between ion cannon %28such as the Y-wing%29 and PPC %28%27Mech%2FDropship weapon type%29 technology in the UF universe%3F Both of them strike me as similar weaponry. 41|2|40|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||10:43:53|08/31/2006|%3EFirst%2C when did Lunar cross your mental orbit%3F Nall%27s obviously ended %0D%0A%3Eup going far. %0D%0A%0D%0AHell%2C I don%27t remember exactly. Whenever Truss bought the PlayStation version. That would%27ve been sometime in the late %2790s or 2000%2C when we were living at Shamrock House in Waltham.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ESecond%2C is there a significant difference between ion cannon %28such as %0D%0A%3Ethe Y-wing%29 and PPC %28%27Mech%2FDropship weapon type%29 technology in the UF %0D%0A%3Euniverse%3F Both of them strike me as similar weaponry. %0D%0A%0D%0AQuite significant. An ion cannon functions more like an electromagnetic pulse weapon - it does only minor structural damage%2C its primary effect is to screw up electronics. A PPC is not only a structural weapon but a devastating one%2C one of the most powerful energy weapons in its size%2Fweight class. Its energy consumption and cooling demands are much higher than an ion cannon%27s as well.%0D%0A%0D%0AA single direct hit from an ion cannon of the size%2Fpower class suitable for mounting on a starfighter or Destroid will mess up the avionics of%2C say%2C a TIE fighter%2C making the vehicle harder to control and probably disabling the advanced sensors. A single direct hit from a Destroid-class PPC will destroy the fighter and most likely vaporize the pilot.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 51|3|41|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|VA_Wanderer||17:24:48|09/06/2006|%3E%3ESecond%2C is there a significant difference between ion cannon %28such as %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe Y-wing%29 and PPC %28%27Mech%2FDropship weapon type%29 technology in the UF %0D%0A%3E%3Euniverse%3F Both of them strike me as similar weaponry. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EQuite significant. An ion cannon functions more like an %0D%0A%3Eelectromagnetic pulse weapon - it does only minor structural damage%2C %0D%0A%3Eits primary effect is to screw up electronics. A PPC is not only a %0D%0A%3Estructural weapon but a devastating one%2C one of the most powerful %0D%0A%3Eenergy weapons in its size%2Fweight class. Its energy consumption and %0D%0A%3Ecooling demands are much higher than an ion cannon%27s as well. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EA single direct hit from an ion cannon of the size%2Fpower class %0D%0A%3Esuitable for mounting on a starfighter or Destroid will mess up the %0D%0A%3Eavionics of%2C say%2C a TIE fighter%2C making the vehicle harder to control %0D%0A%3Eand probably disabling the advanced sensors. A single direct hit from %0D%0A%3Ea Destroid-class PPC will destroy the fighter and most likely vaporize %0D%0A%3Ethe pilot. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0A%3EBenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin %0D%0A%3EEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F %0D%0A%0D%0AInteresting. I was thinking the difference in power levels was more a matter of beam focus rather than sheer power%2C since PPC bolts are generally ion %28or proton%29 based in %27Mech technical terms. Figured an ion cannon%27s power requirements to generate a shot capable of disrupting shielded electronics were nearly the same as a similar-grade PPC. Thanks%21 42|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|BlackAeronaut||01:51:54|09/02/2006|Something that%27s been bugging me for a while... What the hell has ICZER-2 been up to since FI%3F I haven%27t even seen a single reference to her since R-Type joined-up with the good guys... unless you count Atros Eternas being an ICZER in Blades%2C but methinks that%27s a rather indirect way to reference to a certain character.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bhr%5D%5Bfont size%3D%222%22 face%3D%22Arial Narrow%22%5D%5Bb%5DBlack Aeronaut Technologies%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ACreative aerospace solutions for the discerning spacer%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22What%3F Under the dorsal guiding feathers%21%3F%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 43|2|42|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||22:33:58|09/02/2006|%3ESomething that%27s been bugging me for a while... What the hell has %0D%0A%3EICZER-2 been up to since FI%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Assuming you mean %22since %5Bi%5DCrossroads%5B%2Fi%5D%22... %29%0D%0A%0D%0AIn 2392%2C she bought a 1955 %5Blink%3Awww.allenmotorsports.com%2Fshadow.htm%7CVincent Series D Black Shadow%5D and set off on a motoring tour of the American southwest. She was last heard from in 2403%2C when witnesses reported seeing a woman answering her description riding west out of Kingman%2C Arizona at midnight%2C bound for Sitgreaves Pass%2C in company with an unknown man described as %22a spectral biker mounted on a bobtail Harley with wheels of fire.%22 Neither she nor her mysterious riding companion have been seen since... at least by anyone who will admit it.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 44|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|zerosumgame||17:38:08|09/03/2006|Is there anyone in the Eyrie stable of writers%2C past and present%2C that you%0D%0A-particularly- wish would write more often%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-zerosum 45|2|44|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||19:24:49|09/03/2006|%3EIs there anyone in the Eyrie stable of writers%2C past and present%2C that you %0D%0A%3E-particularly- wish would write more often%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AYes.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow don%27t ask me to put anybody on the spot.%0D%0A%0D%0AHell%2C I wish %5Bi%5DI%5B%2Fi%5D would write more often. I don%27t know what%27s the matter with me this year. It%27s like sawing off an arm trying to get anything done.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 46|3|45|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Pasha||15:39:54|09/04/2006|%3EYes. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENow don%27t ask me to put anybody on the spot. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EHell%2C I wish %5Bi%5DI%5B%2Fi%5D would write more often. I don%27t know what%27s the %0D%0A%3Ematter with me this year. It%27s like sawing off an arm trying to get %0D%0A%3Eanything done. %0D%0A%0D%0AWhen I read the original question%2C I assumed your answer was going to be %22Yes. Me.%22 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha%0D%0A%22I invented Warp Drive%2C whatta ya got%3F%22%0D%0A%22I%27m the Norse God of Mecha.%22%0D%0A%22Well%2C I guess you win then.%22 52|3|45|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|VA_Wanderer||17:27:25|09/06/2006|%3E%3EIs there anyone in the Eyrie stable of writers%2C past and present%2C that you %0D%0A%3E%3E-particularly- wish would write more often%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EYes. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENow don%27t ask me to put anybody on the spot. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EHell%2C I wish %5Bi%5DI%5B%2Fi%5D would write more often. I don%27t know what%27s the %0D%0A%3Ematter with me this year. It%27s like sawing off an arm trying to get %0D%0A%3Eanything done. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%0D%0ADoes it feel like the bigger the UF universe gets%2C the harder it is to %22move%22 through it with writing%3F 53|4|52|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||18:46:20|09/06/2006|%3EDoes it feel like the bigger the UF universe gets%2C the harder it is to %0D%0A%3E%22move%22 through it with writing%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C I don%27t think it%27s that. The increased complexity does make planning long story arcs more challenging%2C or maybe it%27s just that my neural structure is ossifying in my old age - I find myself having to jot down tentative timelines and make things vaguely resembling outlines%2C which is not something I ever had to do much of before. But for me%2C the actual writing part has always been separate from that. Ordinarily I can focus on whichever corner I%27m working on at the time and put the rest of the universe%27s scale out of the picture until I%27m finished with it%2C widening the focus only as much as I have to at any given point.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis is different. It%27s more like the bell%27s been muffled%2C so however hard I try to ring it%2C it just makes a sort of dull%2C pathetic thud.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt happens from time to time. I just have to remain calm and remind myself that it always passes.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 54|5|53|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Star Ranger4||19:35:56|09/06/2006|%3EThis is different. It%27s more like the bell%27s been muffled%2C so however %0D%0A%3Ehard I try to ring it%2C it just makes a sort of dull%2C pathetic thud. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIt happens from time to time. I just have to remain calm and remind %0D%0A%3Emyself that it always passes. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AHrrrm. And of course you dont have a forwarding address we could use to send bribes to your muse...%0D%0A%0D%0ADarnit... 47|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|bmfrosty||00:09:02|09/06/2006|Other than the writers block%2C are you doing alright man%3F Is there anything that we can do for you%3F 50|2|47|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||13:18:02|09/06/2006|%3EOther than the writers block%2C are you doing alright man%3F Is there %0D%0A%3Eanything that we can do for you%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThanks%2C but I%27m fine%2C just frustrated.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 48|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|O_M||03:36:11|09/06/2006|You%27ve mentioned that Utena was likely going to be an %27in and out in a year%27 character in your original plan%2C continuing the tradition of Kate%27s wacky roommates. Though this%2C to understate %5Bi%5Dextremely%5B%2Fi%5D%2C didn%27t happen%2C did you have any other characters lined up after Utena for that position%3F 49|2|48|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||13:17:37|09/06/2006|%3EYou%27ve mentioned that Utena was likely going to be an %27in and out in a %0D%0A%3Eyear%27 character in your original plan%2C continuing the tradition of %0D%0A%3EKate%27s wacky roommates. Though this%2C to understate %5Bi%5Dextremely%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %0D%0A%3Edidn%27t happen%2C did you have any other characters lined up after Utena %0D%0A%3Efor that position%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIf so%2C I don%27t recall now. I don%27t think I%27d planned that far ahead.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 55|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|zwol||20:02:57|09/09/2006|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-09-06 AT 08:03 PM (EDT)]How did you come to pick %5Bi%5DMagic Knight Rayearth%5B%2Fi%5D to combine with the Utena backstory when developing Symphony %232%3F 58|2|55|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|PCHammer||00:09:33|09/10/2006|Because when your magical-girl show ends with the heroines %5Bi%5Dcrying%5B%2Fi%5D%2C you%27ve obviously done something right which must be rewarded.%0D%0A%0D%0A...Okay%2C that%27s not the real answer%2C but I just needed to use the line. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A- Lord Ilmartello%21%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22I sense the pivotal moment of failure quickly approaches.%22%5B%2Fi%5D 59|3|58|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|zwol||00:32:59|09/10/2006|%5Bblockquote%5D%5Bi%5DBecause when your magical-girl show ends with the heroines %5B%2Fi%5Dcrying%5Bi%5D%2C you%27ve obviously done something right which must be rewarded.%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fblockquote%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AS%27true what you say. Even if it isn%27t the %22real%22 answer. %3A%29%0D%0A 60|2|55|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||00:53:05|09/10/2006|%3EHow did you come to pick %5Bi%5DMagic Knight Rayearth%5B%2Fi%5D to combine with %0D%0A%3Ethe Utena backstory when developing Symphony %232%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C the way the question%27s worded it%27s kind of a no-op%3B it%27s not as if%2C when I did the initial thinking on %5Bi%5DSymphony%5B%2Fi%5D%27s background%2C I was specifically %5Bi%5Dlooking%5B%2Fi%5D for something to combine with the events of RGU. It came together a little more organically than that.%0D%0A%0D%0AI knew early on that Utena had to be from a parallel dimension. The background of her story was too peculiar to have happened in the Known Galaxy%2C even on some obscure backwater world somewhere - and anyway%2C that wouldn%27t have provided the isolation required to make her arc in the first two symphonies work. Being from the Outer Rim or the Coreward Frontier someplace is a little like being from Nepal or the Yukon - sure%2C it%27s far away%2C and it can be kind of a pain in the ass to get to%2C but it%27s still only a matter of a couple days%27 traveling if you have the right resources at hand. If she had come from somewhere in Midgard%2C getting her home and dealing with her problems there would have been a simple matter of marshaling the right troops and chartering the right bus.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DWhat%5B%2Fi%5D parallel dimension took some thought. A lot of the design work for that part of S1%2FS2 got done during and immediately after the road trip Truss and I took to Anime Central in 2001%3B he and I did a lot of considering of these matters during the trip%2C then sat down with Juni when we got back and wrangled it some more.%0D%0A%0D%0AI can%27t remember now which of us thought of it first%2C but the idea struck %5Bi%5Dsomeone%5B%2Fi%5D that the kinds of things that happened to Utena - the tournament%2C the ambiguous Powers involved%2C the ritual and symbolism overlaid on a world that seems normal at first glance but in reality teems with strangeness - were ideally suited to be taking place in a world like Cephiro%2C where will determines fate. What was Utena doing the whole way through the Grand Tournament but %28often unconsciously%29 bending the world - often against the wishes of those in power - to her will%3F What was Akio doing but trying to superimpose his will on hers%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThe parallels%2C thematically at least%2C between %5Bi%5DRevolutionary Girl Utena%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DMagic Knight Rayearth%5B%2Fi%5D are many and make for a ready-made framework on which to build the combined story that appears in UF. Both featured young women striving heroically against impossible odds only to be monumentally shafted at the end. Neither should ever have been allowed to end as it did. The opportunity to address both of these miscarriages of justice at once was irresistibly appealing. Once that spark was struck%2C the rest followed swiftly. %0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 62|3|60|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|zwol||14:53:08|09/10/2006|%3EWell%2C the way the question%27s worded it%27s kind of a no-op%3B it%27s not as %0D%0A%3Eif%2C when I did the initial thinking on %5Bi%5DSymphony%5B%2Fi%5D%27s background%2C I %0D%0A%3Ewas specifically %5Bi%5Dlooking%5B%2Fi%5D for something to combine with the %0D%0A%3Eevents of RGU. It came together a little more organically than that. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C I was having trouble wording it. You answered the question I was trying to ask%2C though%2C and thank you.%0D%0A%0D%0AI have seen very little of RGU and none of MKR %28and thus didn%27t realize RGU was being combined with %5Bi%5Danything%5B%2Fi%5D until somewhere in S2%29 but the combination works really well in my opinion. 56|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Raptor||23:18:25|09/09/2006|Okay%2C I%27ll bite. %0D%0A%0D%0AKate for SOS has a varity of movie posters%2C so it%27s obvious she%27s done some film work%2C with Juri since she%27s on the credits. This is one of those things that just sort of pops out of nowhere%2C kind of like the Ragnar. Wave. You get used to it%2C but for a while it leaves you going %22She did WHAT%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0ASo I was sort of hoping for some details on that%2C since SOS sort of doesn%27t really give too many. %0D%0A%0D%0AI could be wrong%2C I%27m notorious for accidentally skipping stuff. I blame English class. 57|2|56|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Ardaniel||23:51:00|09/09/2006|Raptor%2C Gryph will probably answer you here...%0D%0A%0D%0Abut after that%2C gang%2C move on to the Ask G Anything%2C Part Three thread I%27m about to make. Getting lengthy in here.%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Sumhenner%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 61|2|56|||1||RE%3A Ask G anything%2C cont%27d|Gryphon||00:55:07|09/10/2006|%3E%3EKate for SOS has a varity of movie posters%2C so it%27s obvious she%27s done %0D%0A%3Esome film work%2C with Juri since she%27s on the credits. This is one of %0D%0A%3Ethose things that just sort of pops out of nowhere%2C kind of like the %0D%0A%3ERagnar. Wave. You get used to it%2C but for a while it leaves you going %0D%0A%3E%22She did WHAT%3F%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESo I was sort of hoping for some details on that%2C since SOS sort of %0D%0A%3Edoesn%27t really give too many.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere have been a couple-three Forum posts that touch on this%3B if you search the old UF General board %28which at the time of the posts was the %5Bi%5Donly%5B%2Fi%5D UF board%29 for %22filmfan%22%2C you%27ll come up with a mock article from an in-story fan mag about Kate%27s early movie career%2C for instance. It hasn%27t gotten a lot of play in the stories themselves%2C apart from a few mentions of Kate working with Sumire Kanzaki in the later symphonies.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A