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jaymac

07-16-2001, 08:05 PM

<title>The Mist of Avalon on TNT Laurie McDougall jaymac ljmcdougall@telus.net</title>
On 7/16/01 12:05:33 AM, Jonina Dourif wrote: 
>It started tonight (Sunday) 
>and part two is tomorrow 
>night. 
> 
>I thoroughly enjoyed it and 
>it's music (Lorraina McKennet) 
> 
 
 
currently reading the book "Mists of Avalon"(published 1982) "Miraion Zimmer Bradley" author 
 
I am at the spot where lancelot travels with elaine (gwenievere's sister) to her castle, and unbeknown to him, she and Morgaine (trained priestess) (arthurs 1/2 sister) are planning to put a spell on lancelot to induce him to marry Elaine - despite his decades long love affair with Gweneveire. 
 
I would love to see the movie!! :) 
 
another good one on the same line: "the forest house" by the same author. 
 
 
Mac

Pele

07-16-2001, 11:17 PM

<title>The Mist of Avalon on TNT Jonina Dourif Pele jonidourif@psitech.net</title>
Thanks for the book referral Mac.

I don't have much time to read these daze

But the TNT movie was entertaining .... 

and watching all those beautiful horses and men and women with long wavy hair!

(I'm sure it will be available on video soon)

snow

07-17-2001, 05:32 PM

<title>The Mist of Avalon on TNT Kimberly Snow snow ksnow@cablespeed.com</title>
Ok, finally got to watch part of part II on tv. Unfortunately it was the part where king Arthur convinces Guenny to bed with he and lancelot in a little medaevil threesome...which was shortly before the part where (was it Morganna) is having sex with her cousin? 
 
Not quite the King Arthur tales I grew up with. I switched back to the dino show. 
 
But the costumes/sets/horses and men with long wavy hair were very nice to look at. 
 
Kimberly

Sheryll

07-17-2001, 09:12 PM

<title>The Mist of Avalon on TNT Sheryl Lynn Sheryll sheryll@pobox.alaska.net</title>
On 7/17/01 5:32:44 PM, Kimberly Snow wrote: 
>Ok, finally got to watch part 
>of part II on tv. 
>Unfortunately it was the part 
>where king Arthur convinces 
>Guenny to bed with he and 
>lancelot in a little medaevil 
>threesome...which was shortly 
>before the part where (was it 
>Morganna) is having sex with 
>her cousin? 
> 
>Not quite the King Arthur 
>tales I grew up with. I 
>switched back to the dino 
>show. 
> 
>But the costumes/sets/horses 
>and men with long wavy hair 
>were very nice to look at. 
> 
>Kimberly 
 
In the story of King A didn't Arthur in his younger days bed his sister/half sister and have a son? (He didn't know who she was until afterwards.) 
 
Sheryl

jefflucas

07-17-2001, 09:55 PM

<title>The Mist of Avalon on TNT Jeff Lucas jefflucas jefflucas@psitech.net</title>
On 7/17/01 9:12:01 PM, Sheryl Lynn wrote: 
>On 7/17/01 5:32:44 PM, Kimberly Snow 
>wrote: 
>>Ok, finally got to watch part 
>>of part II on tv. 
>>Unfortunately it was the part 
>>where king Arthur convinces 
>>Guenny to bed with he and 
>>lancelot in a little medaevil 
>>threesome...which was shortly 
>>before the part where (was it 
>>Morganna) is having sex with 
>>her cousin? 
>> 
>>Not quite the King Arthur 
>>tales I grew up with. I 
>>switched back to the dino 
>>show. 
>> 
>>But the costumes/sets/horses 
>>and men with long wavy hair 
>>were very nice to look at. 
>> 
>>Kimberly 
> 
>In the story of King A didn't Arthur in 
>his younger days bed his sister/half 
>sister and have a son? (He didn't know 
>who she was until afterwards.) 
> 
>Sheryl 
> 
 
That's how it happened in the "Merlin" TV movie.

wildfire

07-18-2001, 10:00 AM

<title>The Mist of Avalon on TNT Patrick Duda wildfire wildfire@trv-psitech.com</title>
On 7/17/01 9:55:08 PM, Jeff Lucas wrote: 
>On 7/17/01 9:12:01 PM, Sheryl Lynn 
>wrote: 
>>In the story of King A didn't Arthur in 
>>his younger days bed his sister/half 
>>sister and have a son? (He didn't know 
>>who she was until afterwards.) 
>> 
>>Sheryl 
>> 
> 
>That's how it happened in the "Merlin" 
>TV movie. 
> 
 
That's one interpretation of the Arthur legends. In that interpretation, Arthur's half sister knowingly and willingly beds him, to have a child by him who would take the throne. This was in the 'Merlin' titled Arthurian legend books as well. 
 
<img src="http://www.psitech.net/images/sig_light.jpg"> "Brother Maynard! Bring out the Holy Hand Grenade!" -- King Arthur

jefflucas

07-19-2001, 07:12 PM

<title>Marlon Brando VS. Frank Oz aka Yoda aka Ms. Piggy Jeff Lucas jefflucas jefflucas@psitech.net</title>
<a target=_new href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010708/en/marlon_brando_1.html">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010708/en/marlon_brando_1.html</a>



Sunday July 8 3:02 PM ET



 Marlon Brando Clashes with Frank Oz



NEW YORK (AP) - Marlon Brando's off-screen antics during filming of ``The Score'' were high drama.



Brando would refuse to come to the set if director Frank Oz was present, leaving co-star Robert DeNiro

to direct one of Brando's scenes. Oz watched from an offsite monitor and sent instructions to DeNiro via

an assistant director, Time magazine reported in its July 16 issue.



When they were in the same room, Brando called Oz ``Miss Piggy,'' and at one point said, ``I bet you

wish I was a puppet so you could ... make me do what you want,'' Time reported.



As a young puppeteer, Oz provided the voice for Miss Piggy on ``The Muppet Show.''



The film stars Brando as an elderly gay crook orchestrating the biggest heist of his career; DeNiro as a

thief ready for retirement and Edward Norton as an aspiring young thug.



The 77-year-old Brando earned about $3 million for three weeks of work, Time reported. DeNiro, 57,

signed on first for $15 million. And Norton, 31, joined the cast to act alongside two legends.



``I always imagined my first drama would be lower budget, maybe $15 million,'' said Oz, 57. ``I could get

really dark and dirty with actors who were unknown.''



The film cost nearly $70 million.

Pele

07-22-2001, 10:44 PM

<title>Le Morte D' Arthur Jonina Dourif Pele jonidourif@psitech.net</title>
That's it! 
 
I'm going back to Avalon!

Sheryll

07-23-2001, 10:42 PM

<title>Le Morte D' Arthur Sheryl Lynn Sheryll sheryll@pobox.alaska.net</title>
On 7/22/01 10:44:51 PM, Jonina Dourif wrote: 
>That's it! 
> 
>I'm going back to Avalon! 
> 
 
Saw it on a replay, all in one four hour sitting. (actually less because we recorded it so we could fast forward the commercials). It was pretty good. Like all King A movies it had it's own twist. Merlin was a kinda non character. The lady of the lake was a real person and caused all the problems. In most (some) versions the lady of the lake actually lives IN the lake and was the keeper of Excalaber. I thought the threesome with Arthur, Lancelot and Guinnivere was an interesting twist. Arthurs tryst with his half sister was made to be innocent on his and her parts but some depictions have him actually seducing her because he was stricking by her beauty. I read one version where Modred actually came an lived with King A and was getting along great and the last battle where King A was killed was a misunderstanding by someone's troops as they were about to settle their differences. All and all an entertaining evening. 
 
Sheryl

Deleted User

07-24-2001, 09:55 AM

<title>The TRUE Aurthian Legend.. Squeaky Wheel squeaky squeakywheel@hotmail.com</title>
Arthur: I am your king! 
 
Woman: Well I didn't vote for you! 
 
Arthur: You don't vote for kings. 
 
Woman: Well how'd you become king then? 
 
Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king! 
 
Dennis: [interrupting] Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony! 
 
--Monty Python and the Holy Grail