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From: jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
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Subject: Re: Things presented in-story as Good Ideas that seem like really Bad Ideas
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:34:14 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <hnr0ej9n73p041mlj8glqham0ca8mrq7go@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>On Mon, 9 Sep 2024 19:40:49 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
>Nicoll) wrote:
>
>>In article <vbnesl$r81$1@panix2.panix.com>,
>>Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
>>>In article <lk79hhFp0bkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:
>>>>Lucky Starr's "Council Of Science", the Venus Belt, the Federation's
>>>>"Prime Directive".  Things like that.
>>>>
>>>>Examples?
>>>
>>>When I watched SF as a kid, everybody had some sort of pocket communicating 
>>>device.  Kirk had a communicator, Napoleon Solo had a fountain pen, and 
>>>even Maxwell Smart had a shoephone.
>>>
>>>But not ONCE did any of them ever get a call about their car warranty.
>>
>>I read a review of NBC's Search (1972 to 1973) in which the reviewer 
>>was greatly distracted by the agents' scanners. These were communication
>>and information gathering devices compact enough to fit into a tie-
>>clip or a ring jewel. They seemed to have infinite range and nothing
>>appeared to block the signal. The reviewer speculated that perhaps
>>they used phased neutrinos. 
>>
>>Huh. Only 23 episodes. It felt like it ran longer than a year. 
>
>That's not, generally, a good sign.

I have fond memories that I am sure would not be bitterly betrayed if
I found an episode or two to watch. After all, Columbo is standing 
up. OK, there is the issue I've able to spot the killer in every 
episode so far. 


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