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IRVING, Texas -- Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach expressed optimism Monday that his former team can become the first to play a Super Bowl in its own stadium.
That was after Staubach, the North Texas Super Bowl committee chairman, briefly addressed the Dallas Cowboys after their organized team activity workout.
"I didn't want to jinx them about the Super Bowl being here, but that would be fun," Staubach said. "That would be extra special. And it could happen."
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Staubach discussed the importance of pulling together, telling the players how the 1971 Cowboys recovered from a drama-filled 4-3 start to earn the first of the franchise's five Super Bowl championships. Staubach believes these Cowboys have the potential to add to that total after ending a 13-season playoff win drought last year.
"This is a really, really good football team and they have the capability," Staubach said. "There are probably five or six teams in the NFL that can win it all. This is one of them. They can do it.
"It's a matter of giving that little extra and fighting, and I think they have that attitude, too. The way it transpired at the end of the year in the Minnesota game was rough, but they really were a team at the end of the year, and I think they're even better this year."
Staubach raved about all the Cowboys' offensive weapons, comparing them to the best units he quarterbacked during the 1970s. But his optimism begins with Tony Romo.
"I'm a big Tony Romo fan," Staubach said. "You've got that feeling. There's a few quarterbacks that when they hit the field, you know something good is going to happen. When Troy [Aikman] was here, I knew it. I just felt it. I feel the same way about Tony. When he's on that field, good things are going to happen."
A divided locker room was among the reasons the Cowboys underachieved in 2007 and '08. So team owner Jerry Jones got rid of Terrell Owens and others, and last season Dallas wound up winning a playoff game for the first time since 1996.
With most of last year's players and coaches back, the Cowboys will be among the favorites to win it all again. Staubach's message might help.
"Anything that comes out of his mouth is good when he talks to you about those things -- team, and what it's like to be champions," tight end Jason Witten said. "To hear him talk about that process and what it was like, it's definitely something we will take from and try to put in our own team, and the way we work and play together."
Coach Wade Phillips often asks former Cowboys greats to speak to the club when they're at practice. Recent honorees were Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin, guys who even the youngest players know about and possibly even saw play. Phillips had to give a more detailed introduction for Staubach, who was one of the most popular players of his era, but whose eras was the 1970s.
"I'm sure they've all heard of him," he said.
If not, they certainly know all about the Cowboys having won five Super Bowls and being known as "America's Team." It's something players still talk about whenever they pull on the famed silver helmet with a blue star on the side.
"There's a lot of pressure on us all the time to live up to those kind of people," Phillips said. "But I think that's good."
He also believes this year's club is capable of following Staubach's team-first advice.
"I think we have a lot of first-class guys," Phillips said. "I don't know if we'll be the '71 team, but I do feel good going forward with this team."
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Unlike most all the previous reviews, I have received my copy of The Starlost and am very impressed with the quality of the dvd. It's a 4 dvd set and contains all the 16 episodes that were filmed and finished. They have been remastered and have a good quality to them. If you've been used to watching these episodes on a grainy youtube video you will be pleasantly surprised on the quality. No, it's not like today's sci fi quality but for the early 70's it's fantastic. There are scenes I have watched on youtube but on dvd it's much clearer and you see everything. It's funny, this is the first time I have seen a clear picture of the show in color. In 1973 I was a kid and we didn't own a color tv then. If you are a fan it's a must have. Bless you VCI. If you'd like to know more about The Starlost check out this fan site at [...]
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At long last this forgotten cult scifi classic comes to dvd! Many who remember this show have panned it for being stiff, with wooden acting and cheap sfx. Most of the sfx was done with the croma key effect. You have to remember that this show was made in the early 70s, on a very tight budget. The show was also abandoned by it's creator. While the show has it's flaws, as most shows do, it also has a charm the can only be found in an early low budget tv production. Fans of Doctor Who will appreciate the low budget effects and storylines.
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On the whole, 1970s television isn't known for its timelessness in most genres. Bushy mustaches and sideburns, funky guitar licks, and clothing that was generally on the unflattering side usually lowered the bar before subjects such as bad scripting, poor acting and limited effects budgets even enter the equation.
Science fiction of course is one genre that usually succeeds or falls on the believability of its effects if not the actors' abilities to make believable that which is under-whelming visually. That said the original Star Trek is a prime example of extremely limited effects being more than offset by a cast dynamic that integrated a level of believability beyond the rubber masks and wigs. The flip side of this, arguably, can be witnessed in later efforts like Buck Rogers and Galactica 1980; in which effects actually outshone the premise and acting. So what does any of this have to do with the Starlost you ask? Simply this: Broadcast initially in 1973 in Canada and syndicated to local networks in the United States at the same time, SL finds itself cemented firmly in between the titles mentioned above. So even going in it's safe to expect limited effects abilities, wonky outfits and a whole lot of facial hair but it's the negativity surrounding this short-lived series that seems to be its notoriety first and foremost. In the event that you have no clue as to the drama surrounding this space drama, allow me to briefly recap. The series began back in early 1973 when a 20th Century Fox television producer approached speculative fiction writer Harlan Ellison to develop an idea for a science fiction TV series to essentially fill in the void left by Star Trek's disappearance from airwaves. What would end up becoming The Starlost was actually a result of budget cuts and rough negotiations with networks in effort to get something off the ground. As such, rather than slipping into US syndication as had been hoped, the show was run on a station by station basis; essentially meaning local affiliates of major networks decided whether or not they would pick the show up and slip it into their lineup. Even without the security of national syndication, The Starlost was picked up by 48 stations in the United States and earned a spot on Canada's CTV network. Problems began literally on the ground level with everything from technical production difficulties to Harlan Ellison's decision to disown the whole project before the first episode even aired (invoking a clause in his contract to force the producers to use his pen name Cordwainer Bird in the credits). 20th Century Fox, which had been responsible for some executive production funding, went out and grabbed Ben Bova to be brought on as science advisor when Ellison bailed out. Frustrated that his advice too was being ignored, he watched the first show when it aired and quit as well. Fox, shaken by horrible ratings, decided not to pick up options after only 16 of the original 23-epiosdes were produced and that's where the saga comes to an end. I mentioned briefly that technical issues played a part in the undoing of the series as well and should explain these. The show was actually a bit too ambitious for its own good in deciding to buck the trend of shooting on film, instead deciding to record the shows on video tape with the goal being to use motion controlled cameras and blue screens for the actors to combine miniature sets with the humans to create a sense of massive scale no physical sets could match. In hindsight, the idea really wasn't too far off the composite techniques filmmakers use today in creating motion pictures (often with fully digital sets superimposed upon blue or green screens), the trouble is that the technology did not work as reliably as anticipated back in 1973. In the end simple blue screen effects were used to combine the actors with miniaturized sets but studio space that had been rented was too shallow for any fancy photography techniques. In the end partial sets were built, but the lack of space forced static camera shots and the finalized work shows definite "halos" around the performers, a constant reminder of their having been superimposed over the backgrounds. So, in case these past paragraphs don't reveal the gravity of the situation, The Starlost is a science fiction program known for its epic failures every step of the way more than any contributions to the genre. It's a shame too when one stops to consider what the show actually presents. Set in the year 2790, the Starlost is a tale of three people (two guys and girl) from a sort of technology laced Amish culture who begin to question the rigid belief systems of their elders. Their defiance results in their discovering that what they perceived as their whole world is in fact a single self contained biosphere, one of hundreds in fact, within a massive self-sustaining spacecraft built by humans some 505 years earlier to escape their dying world/ seek a planet suitable for colonization. Interestingly, some time in the past the overseers of the massive ship (scientists and crew) were wiped out by radiation exposure and the un-operated ship itself is on a collision course with a Class-G star similar to our own sun. The biosphere domes, because of their seclusion, have each developed their own societies and belief systems throughout the ages, all having lost touch with the reality of the situation at hand. Individuals inhabiting the complex tunnel systems between domes have been reduced to savagery, many having developed mutations due to radiation exposure. The structure is absolutely brilliant with abundant potential for intriguing story arcs as the trio makes discoveries about the ship and contact with cultures previously isolated in biospheres. To that end, the show works. The limitations of the effects and the behind-the-scenes drama can easily be overlooked in the interest of an incredibly well crafted plot. The show does suffer from periodic pacing bogs, amateurish scripting and less than subtle background music mixing but it's by no means unwatchable. In fact viewers with patience for the technical shortcomings will most certainly be rewarded with moments of brilliance. VCI has, in their 4-disc release of the complete collection, digitally remastered all sixteen 50-minute episodes and includes the "presentation reel" created for potential broadcasters at the time. Additionally the full color insert is loaded with information on the airdates of each episode and even includes a lengthy introspective on the unfortunate events surrounding the production of the show. In all, space science fiction buffs would be wise to give this collection a closer look. It's easy to focus on the negative here, just as critics surely did in the show's broadcast run, but the fact is there is definitely potential layered within the muddled delivery. Considering the circumstances surrounding its production, not only is it impressive that the show was ever made at all, but perhaps even more so that VCI has given it the DVD treatment that it deserves.
52 of 56 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A personal cult object,
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I watched this show when it was originally produced, and was absolutely enthralled by it - for me it sat alongside Star Trek, Space 1999, UFO, &c. As the years went on I forgot about it, until about 15 years ago when I recalled the show (which nobody else seemed to remember), started a search and found the series, quite truncated, on VHS. While it's true that the acting is stiff and the series is not-so-special-effected (though not always, and generally fueled with good ideas) for me it held up and still contained a lot of the wonder from my original watching. With Walter Koenig, John Colicos, and Barry Morse appearing in various episodes it certainly holds its place as classic 70s sci-fi. I just pre-ordered, and I'm thrilled at the prospect of finally seeing the complete series!
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
So Bad It's Wierdly Good,
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This series should be used as a teaching aid for prospective screenwriters to show them what happens when the "suits" get involved in the creative process.
Originally, this series had the involvement of SF great Harlan Ellison, but after everyone from studio execs to apparently the photocopier repair guy got to have their "input", the series was so gutted and emasculated that Mr. Ellison removed his name from the production completely and substituted his WGA alias (Cordwainer Bird) as allowed when someone is completely disgusted with what has been done to the screenplay. There are faint glimmers of genius still left in the twitching corpse the stories became and some intruiging plot lines that never got resolved (There appears to be evidence that there may have been a mutiny as well as other problems among the crew running the generation ship..many critical log entries have been erased....) Some of the plots are hokey to the point of beggaring belief: Giant bees (badly back projected) threaten our heroes in one area, in another, they must make repairs to a circuit board by being shrunk down to the size of transistors...apparently the ship lacks magnifying glasses, tweezers and soldering irons. If you've never seen the show, rent it first. Some of us will buy it simply because of what it could have been. Either way, pick up Phoenix Without Ashes to see what Ellison really intended.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
cult TV classic finally on DVD and a great remastering too.,
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Kudos to VCI for the great job they did on bringing this neglected TV series to DVD. The problems that plagued this series are very well known but this IS NOT AS BAD AS LEGEND HAS IT. Go into it knowing it is shot on video (having the look of the 70s Dr. Who episodes) but like that series, the basic story idea for the series keeps your interest. The budget was slashed drastically right before filming of the show and while the execution may show the budget slashing sometimes, the actual production design is pretty good. The gigantic Ark ship is pretty cool and many of the other set pieces like the imposing corridor-bounce tubes, abandoned bridge, shuttle craft, the various graphics for the different ARK departments and personal, could have had the polished look of Space:1999 if it would have been put on film. Harlan Ellison disowned the series but the fascinating core of his story still holds true. The three leads are likable and begin to develop chemistry through the course of the short series. You might even be surprised at who shows up as a guest star. Watch it knowing it had survived many troubles behind the scenes- you will still see something interesting and different. You may even lament the fact that the Starlost was not allowed to find it's way and develop! You can see a terrific website on the genesis and creation of the show with lots of information and photos at [...]
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting glimpse at early 70's Television SF,
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This show is an example of how a lot of stories can be told on a low budget in Science Fiction television. It was made just after the original Star trek series went off the air, and follows a "visit a new world every week" formula in exploring a giant starship of isolated sections that was terribly damaged in some unknown disaster.
I've heard about this series for years, read the pilot in a collection of short stories, heard all the juicy rumors about behind the scenes turmoil. Low quality episodes have been sold at conventions for years, but this collection finally assembles everything together in about the best quality possible for a reasonable price. I wouldn't say that this series is very good, but nor is it very bad. The technical quality was only passable in the 70's. It lacks any kind of spectacular action or special effects. The plotting is slow for the modern taste. The acting can be good, especially when the guest stars bring a spark to their roles. Some random notes: There is conflict and tension in the episodes, but violence is rare. Everyone seems so civilized. The women who play Garth's "love interest of the week" tended to be very attractive, and I was never sure if he was supposed to be getting action all over the place or not. The set designs reuse modular elements like patterned foam and standard walls and doors, exactly what you would expect to see in a space habitat. I really liked that and they did a lot with it. The understanding and portrayal of computers is very primitive, but consider computers in the 1970s. Mainframes were all they could imagine. The "host" is not a bad guess at how a centralized computer network interface could be designed for a city sized spaceship.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A dated but very good space 1970¨s science fiction show.,
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I did not know about this series before I found it on Amazon by accident, I picked the show up and watched it and I must say I am very pleased that I did. The Starlost is about a young man, Devon who lives in am Amish like society, he get banished for not accepting the rule of the elders and for asking question and not accepting their decision to marry the woman he loves, Rachel to another man, Garth. Devon discovers that the world he have grown up in is a lie, his home is just one of a multitude of societies, each encased in it's own dome which makes up a giant spaceship. As it turns out Earth was destroyed and the descendants of the last survivors, some three million people, now live on this ship, most of them having forgotten that they are on a space ship in the first place. Devon also discovers that some accident knocked the Ark, as the ship is called, off course and the ship is now on a collision course with a sun. Devon convinces Garth and Rachel to go with him and the trio then go around the Ark trying to find a way to save the ship, all the while discovering new strange societies along the way that aid or hinder them.
This series is semi episodic in nature, each episode is a stand alone story, but a fair deal of time is devoted to the major storyline which is saving the Ark. A typical episode involves the trio of heroes stumbling on some strange society, solving their problems and getting a new clue for how to save the Ark. Most of the episodes is exiting, the show have a old fashioned sense of wonder about it. Now this show is dated, if you expect top of the line modern special effects you will not find it here, but the effects in this show is non the less charming, the models used are very detailed and generally the show looks great. The characters in this show is a weak point, while the actors do a good job the characters are one dimensional. Devon is just, stubborn and inquisitive, Rachel is intelligent and sweet and Garth is traditional and easy to anger often abandoning or even working against his friends but always coming to their rescue in the end. There is no layers to these characters, but they do get the job done. The packaging of the show is good with each disc sitting in individual slots in a normal sized DVD cover with a internal tray for this four disc set, there is not much extras but the extras there is I am pleased with, including some trailers and the original pitch for the show. The only real flaw about this show is that it is only 16 episodes and it has no real ending, we never get to know if the trio of heroes manages to save the Ark. I recommend this show, it is dated but allow of love obviously went into creating it. The show give a sense of wonder while watching it and it makes me nostalgic for older science fiction movies and books. All in all I think most science fiction fans will enjoy The Starlost.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great premise, poor execution,
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The Starlost was a victim of a lack of forethought and finance by the TV executives who had originally bought into the concept - and what a concept. Some 300 years into Earth's future, the best of the population design and launch a Space Ark to preserve what's left of humanity before the imminent destruction of our home planet.
Each community aboard the Ark house a different aspect of Earth's culture, ranging from scientific to agrarian societies. Some 100 years into the journey, an accident damages the Ark's navigation system, and cuts off each societies Biosphere from each other. Each society then evolves seperately, with no knowledge of each other, or knowledge they are in fact on an Ark. 400 years pass, and in one of these Biospheres a man called Devon falls foul of his Amish style community by constantly questioning the meaning of his and their existance. He loves Rachel who is betrothed to Garth a blackmith , and his antagonistic rejection of this arrangement have the elders ranging against Devon. He eventually finds a means of escape via an electronic portal key given to him by an older man, much like Devon in attitude, but not before persuding Rachel to join him. With the entire community ranging against him, Devon goes through the portal with Rachel, with Garth following soon after to bring Rachel back ... So begins The Starlost - sounds ingriguing doesn't it ? Unfortunately the execution was disastrous. Finance for special effects was not forthcoming when buyers for network TV in the US didn't materialise. Cheap (even by 1973 standards) chroma key effects with ineffective miniatures and very basic in camera effects set ups and sets defeated the whole sense of mystery and scale. Such a pity as the lead star (Kier Dullea - 2001) and guests were generally of A list quality: Sterling Hayden and Walter Koenig were just two of top echelon actors who guested. For all this, the show had it's moments and has huge nostalgia charm. All the episodes - 16 in all - appear uncut, the only extra being a 7 minute promo reel with Dullea and Doug Trumbull (effects supervisor) showing the proposed Magicam system that never materialised. With Dullea, Trumbull, Ben Bova, and Harlan Ellison on board, this should have been an epic - it never came close, and Ellison (credited as Cordwainer Bird) disowned it before production started.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Starlost -Found,
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One of the problems with Sci-Fi TV shows with great ideas and unusual stories is that they never seem to last long.
The Starlost is one of them. I remember the series back in 1974 when I watched it on early morning television on Saturday's, I thought it was great and interesting - now after all these years I got the series on DVD and rediscovered it again for the first time. The Starlost is one of those shows that has been overshadowed by other more successful Sci-Fi shows like Star Trek, Dr Who, Lost in Space and Stargate SG-1 just to name a few. So like many other Sci-Fi shows less successful and possibly unknown today, The Starlost has become an almost forgotten gem, and one needs to dig deep to find its worth to those who wish to remember. The Starlost was to have 24 episodes in production but it was cut short to 16, filmed between 1973 and 1974, the series involved around three young people, Devon, Rachel and Garth from Cypress Corners, a domed self-sealed community which is one of many that inhabit a spaceship known as the `Ark'. This Ark was launched into space to find another habitable planet because the Earth was abandoned due to radioactive catastrophe. But 100 years later after launch the Ark had a disaster of its own which killed all the specialise crew onboard, now the Ark is on a collision course with a G-Type Star (Sun). 400 years on in the year 2790AD, the Ark is slowly heading for destruction unless our three adventurers can find a way to alter the Ark's course and save its inhabitants-as well as themselves. So why did `The Starlost' the series fail? Well I think it was a number of factors here are just some: 1] Harlan Ellison who created the concept of The Starlost left before the show really got started; he only wrote the pilot episode under the name Cordwainer Bird and in the show's opening credits we see `Created by Cordwainer Bird'. If Harlan had the brains to stay with it regardless, the show would have gone to 24 episodes. 2] Since there was no `Big Sale' to produce The Starlost as an exciting science fiction show the budget was reduced and thus the show suffered badly. 3] Being a co-production between Canada and America, from the American side 20th Century Fox was unable to sell the series to a U.S. television network coast-to-coast coverage, but instead did so to NBC owned-and-operated stations, which had station-to-station coverage, thus the market of televising the show was reduced. 4] The series being filmed in Canada also had to somehow conform to American standards of television production, it seems Americans can only handled their own mentality to understanding `a foreign show' as it were, in their image and nobody else's. Of course there could be other things as well that made The Starlost as a series failure, which have been lost in time perhaps. But nevertheless it was made in the hope that it could be successful. So now let's have a look at the episodes. The Starlost Episodes: 1] Voyage of Discovery - notable guest star: Sterling Hayden. 2] Lazarus from the Mist - notable guest star: Frank Converse. 3] The Goddess Calabra - notable guest star: John Colicos. This episode is one of my favourites because John Colicos' presence as an actor and his character was so strong in this episode; it's just a pleasure to watch. 4] The Pisces - notable guest star: Lloyd Bochner. This episode is another one of my favourites due to Lloyd Bochner's performance if not his character. 5] Children of Methuselah - notable guest star: Ricky O'Neill. This is my least favourite episode of all, the reason being when you have children in a story, especially a lot of them the credibility of the story and episode go out the window. 6] And Only Man is Vile - notable guest star: Simon Oakland. This is the most boring of episodes in my mind; it really wasn't going anywhere, just a semi-mad scientist trying to prove his theories. 7] Circuit of Death - notable guest star: Percy Rodrigues. An interesting story and a good performance by Percy Rodrigues to see it through. 8] Gallery of Fear - notable guest star: Angel Tompkins. 9] Mr. Smith of Manchester - notable guest star: Ed Ames. Another strong character performance by Ed Ames, a man you really hate to love. 10] The Alien Oro - notable guest stars: Walter Koenig & Alexandra Bastedo. Another of my favourite episodes due to its two guest stars. The story is slow, but we are introduced to Oro in the first of two encounters, Walter Koenig seems to have trouble finding his way into his role, but it may be that's his character trying to feel his way through. Alexandra Bastedo's character doesn't seem to do much, only acting as a love interest to Garth; wasted talent in my book. (But, good to see her outside `The Champions' TV Series) 11] The Astro Medics - notable guest star: Stephen Young. Good story, script and performances all round. 12] The Implant People - notable guest star: Donnelly Rhodes. Another great story with a strong performance by Donnelly Rhodes, a man you hate to love that rivals John Colicos' performance in `The Goddess Calabra'. 13] The Return to Oro - notable guest star: Walter Koenig, who returns as the alien Oro, with a mission to bring back the Ark to his home planet of Exar (if that's how you spell it). Again a favourite episode and this time Walter's performance has expanded his character's potential, which I will explain later. 14] Farthing's Comet - notable guest star: Edward Andrews. 15] Beehive - notable guest stars: William Hutt & Antoinette Bower. Nice strong performances by the guest actors, the story was great and interesting, which kept the episode in pace throughout. 16] Space Precinct - notable guest star: Ivor Barry. Again great story and great script with more emphasis on Robin Ward's character Garth, who has up till now basically stayed in the background. Who has decided to leave his friends to go back to Cypress Corners, but instead becomes an assistant to the Police Chief Drake Masters on the Ark. How The Starlost Should End? With episode 16 `Space Precinct' being the last televised show, this left Robin Ward's character Garth up in the air, does he stay with the police or go back to his friends? And what of Oro, will he be an ongoing menace, trying to complete his mission? All in all as I see it now `The Starlost' would not survive a second season, it was a one season deal, and having said that, the series should have gone to 24 episodes with the last episode giving an ending, so the series as a whole would be complete. Okay, you say, how should it end then? Fast track to the last episode: Episode 24: `The Eleventh Hour' - notable guest stars: Walter Koenig, Stephen Young & Ivor Barry. Background information so far: From episodes 17 to 23, we would see the continued character development of Devon, Rachel and Garth, and their exploration of the Ark to find a way to save it. Devon has a thirst for knowledge and learns about as much of the Ark as he can, so he can try to help it get back on course to avert its destruction, Rachel also becomes less naďve and more confident about herself and her situation within the Ark and Garth who has decided not to go back to Cypress Corners, becomes a policeman, rejoins his friends and has been commissioned by Chief Drake Masters to hunt down Oro. The Story: Our three friends have finally found the backup Bridge, but Oro is at the controls making what seems to be some adjustments. Garth is the first to see him and points his gun at Oro ready to shoot; Oro, his back to Garth turns around and cries, "No wait! You don't understand!" but it is too late Garth shoots Oro, not killing him but rendering the alien unconscious. Devon and Rachel follow soon after; after a brief examination of Oro, Rachel realizes that the alien doesn't look well and has a fever, Devon quickly assesses the situation knowing that Oro would be the key to putting the Ark out of danger, and calls for medical help. Enter Dr. Chris Trask who takes Oro back to the medical ship. Oro regains consciousness but is very sick, Dr. Trask realises that Oro's immune system has broken down and the alien has caught a virus, and begins trying to find a cure. At the same time Oro informs Devon that the Ark has 11 hours of life left before it is destroyed by the G-Type Star (Sun), and was making course corrections to avoid it when Garth shot him. Oro tells Devon he must complete some final course adjustments if the Ark is to be saved, but Dr. Trask tells Devon that if he can't find a cure for Oro, the alien will die in 11 hours, possibly too late to save the Ark. Devon tells Oro this and asks to instruct him to make the course corrections, but Oro refuses saying "Cure me first and I will save the Ark". Meanwhile Garth reports back to Chief Masters telling him of the situation; Chief Masters instructs Garth to tell Oro if he cooperates all charges against him concerning the hijacking of the Ark will be dropped and he would be welcomed to stay onboard to live in peace. Garth heads back to Devon and Rachel to tell them the news, Rachel now takes it upon herself to explain to Oro his situation, she tells him that he can be a great help to the Ark and its people, as Oro's people abandoned him as he now cannot go back to Exar, as it is too far away, and once the Ark is back on course out of danger, Oro can navigate the Ark to a suitable planet within this system, and start life anew. Oro listens to Rachel and tries to understand why she's so concerned for him and wants him to be happy. With only one hour to go before the Ark is destroyed, Dr. Trask feels he's made a break through and develops a possible cure, but he is unsure if it will work. Oro tells him to administer the serum, time is ticking away, and 45 minutes later Oro is still feverish, then with only 5 minutes left, the fever breaks and Oro recovers just enough to decide not only his fate but the Arks'. He decides to help, and is carried back by Devon and Garth to the backup Bridge, and with one minute to spare Oro makes the final course adjustments and pulls the Ark away from its doomed destruction. (Boy that was close) Finally the Ark is saved, and headed for a suitable planet for colonisation; from the backup Bridge we see Devon, Rachel, Garth and Oro standing together looking out from the viewing platform at a distant blue-green planet-their new home. Oro now fully recovered realises he cannot go back to his home planet, Devon offers friendship to the alien, who accepts, knowing that it will take a long time for all four of them to trust each other-but it's a start. A Final Word. The Starlost had great potential as a series; its main strength was its dramatic characters throughout set in a science fiction setting. If you over look the low special FX, it is a crisp, clean and clear production, I highly recommend this series if you are a sci-fi buff, you won't be disappointed if you keep an open mind to appreciate the effort. The Starlost - Found, Once Again. Additional information for this review from The Starlost DVD. |
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All my ECY sour cultures were slow starters. A little heat goes a long way getting them running. Eitherway don't worry your beer will ferment with out a doubt. If my mason jar of random bottle yeast from lambics fermented a saison with out issue then an old tube of yeast from ECY will be fine.
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Yea the first time I used an ECY mixed culture (Bugfarm 5 exactly 1 year ago today) I had no activity for 48 hours. Smokinghole suggested I warm it up a bit so I say the carboy on a heating pad and within 2 hours the thing started to actively ferment, once it hit ~72f things were good from there on out.
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Going on 60 hrs. I popped the stopper and took a whiff last night. Beer smelled super buttery, so I'm guessing the pedio is doing well. Thin pellicle is forming, but I guess I'm going to have to bump it up from 68 to get the sacc going.
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One thing I would like to add about these cultures is depending on the beer style being produced I underpitch the living snot out of these cultures for something like a lambic or a sour saison. I do that for ester development and so forth because the brett will consume the excessive esters produced by the stressed yeast and it will still attenuate. I know some will disagree with my theory, but I think a big part of why the best wild beers taste the way they do is sub 1mil/ml/*plato cell counts going into the beer. So if you decided to brew up a saison I'd just pour a little bit of the culture vial from ECY in there and save the rest. I've done this and used one ECY20 vial on 4-5 beers and that doesn't include what I kept from the bottom of the fermentors.
Mine was from October also. Pitched the whole vial into 5.5g of 1.063 wort. Visual fermentation started about 3 days later. I asked ECY via facebook what temp, they said toward the upper end of the recommended temps (60-74) would make it more sour, and some lag is not uncommon. It is now bubbling away, but looks a little different than usual. Lots of small bubbles instead of the typical thick Krausen. Sacc might not have got going too well yet.
Just pitched last night. Simple 60/40 pils/wheat (torrified and flaked) grist. I decided to make a starter with half the vial a day ahead. No activity as of yet. Also pitched the Flemish Ale blend in a red. Seven hour brew night!


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GreenAura loved the forest. Every morning before school she would walk through the green realm of life and harmony to bring some water to needed plants and to help any hurt or ill animal.Green2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Little she knew, the forest loved her back. With passion and desire. Every plant she helped, every animal she helped, only made rhe forest want her more... love her more... the birds sang beautiful songs that worshiped the skies and the earth whenever they saw she was coming, and they would very often bring her fruits and nectars that Aura would gladly accept and eat.
Deers would come out from hiding and lick her beautiful cheeks, making her giggle with delight. She then would check their bodies and remove parasites and take care every wound
It had happened every day during the last two years, but the last few months her visits became rarer and shorter. Whenever she came the animals would cover her of petals and fruits, of caresses and songs.
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Miss Fantasy 2013 Contest (Updated Updated list)Prize: A feature in my profile page during the 3 monthsMiss Fantasy 2013 Contest (Updated Updated list)2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Rules: Drawn by yourself, no bases used
Judges: I will choose 3 secret judges from my friend list
Deadline: January 31
A Goddess representing the folklore or legends of your country, it may include traditional/religious clothing of your area etc
Some examples: A Russalka representing Russia if you are russian, a valkirie representing Germany if you are german, a chinese girl in traditional Chinese clothing if you are from China, a mexican aztec princess if you are mexican, etc etc
I will accept contestants from non-official countries too (Palestine, Scotia, etc)
You can add the flag of your area or any national symbols you want
USA is very large, and about half of my friend list is made of americans
So for America we will be using: Miss New England (North), Miss Dixie (South), Miss California, Miss Texas, Miss Cascadia and Miss Heartland
if you are from any of those regions you can draw a Goddess to represent them
Only ON
I disagree with what you say, but..."I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"I disagree with what you say, but...2 years ago in Personal More Like This
One of the best quotes from Voltaire
Succubus"So innocent, so pure... I will drain him of his male scent..."Succubus2 years ago in Personal More Like This
The mouth of the succubus came closer to the body of the virgin male, and with a soft kiss of fire, she put her mark on his chest
But the young male woke up too soon.
"Who are you?" He asked, confused
"A dark fairy you could say" She answered, grinning
He looked at her: wings, a tail, fiery eyes, horns, dragonic breath of hell...
"It is one ugly fairy" he thought
Finally he said:
"COOL! Do you grant wishes?"
The succubus grinned and said
"Well... I love to grant MY wishes, but I can grant you 3 wishes, if you accept to be my slave... I MEAN... friend..."
She caressed the mark on his chest, making him moan
"So what is your wish, master?" She finally asked
"I am hungry, can I get a burger?"
"OF COURSE" the succubus hit the ground with her fiery scepter, and from a screaming fissure of fire, a burger flew off
She grabbed the burger and gave it to the human
"Is it chicken burger, or cow burger?" he asked naively
"it is a chime
Pisces Full Moon Collaborative StoryPisces Full Moon Collaborative Story2 years ago in Personal More Like This
The Full Moon is here !!
To celebrate, I will start a tale, and you can continue it just write your part of the tale in the comments
I will add your writing into the journal so that others can see it and will be adding of my own
some little rules:
- do not contradict what others wrote before
- do not to write pieces that are more than 2 paragraphs long (blocks of texts), or others may have updated the story before you update it! Check the most recent comments to see if some change is or was being made
Narine loved the sea, more than anyone else. Sometimes she would just stay there, being hit by the waves, looking at the blueness of the water for hours. One day, the sea started to retreat very fast, and every one started to run. "TSUNAMI!!!" they screamed, and everyone left the beach, except her. She smiled and ran towards the receding sea, singing and telling to herself "The sea is my friend, it would not hurt me...". Sud
Magic is realYou are a wizard when your pencil touches the paperMagic is real2 years ago in Personal More Like This
The pencil is your wand, rising fire and vapor
turning the paper into a brand new world
as the paper drives you through a divine door
that takes us to the world of fantasy and dreams
where the elves dance and the siren sings
You are a witch when you start to draw
You are making spells in every trace and claw
the paper changes... You become the deity of the realm
You become the sorcerer of the fantasy and dream
Art is Magic, Art is Life, When you draw you are a mage!!
The Universe explodes with joy when you complete a new page
The dragon that you drew worships you, as a life-giving Sorceress,
The fairy that you made prays to you, calling you Mother Goddess,
calling you sacred Creator, when you draw, you are a God
when you draw you you create a new Earth and a new Sun
of the Realm that you design
that world that will forever live
as long we have a heart
Silly jokes #1I feel inspired by the joyful Dionysus and the laughing Thalia so... SILLY JOKES TIME!Silly jokes #12 years ago in Personal More Like This
What did the chimera cross the road?
to eat that delicious chicken!!
How did Perseus defeat Medusa?
Perseus (without looking): You have food stuck on your teeth
Medusa: WHAT?? Oh noes, a mirror! A mirror please!
*Perseus handles a mirror*
Medusa: THANK YOU!
*Medusa looks into mirror and turns herself into rock*
Pythia Priestess: Oh Great Apollo, Lord of the Fire of the Oracles, tell us, will we have rain?
Apollo: There is 75 % chance of raining for Athena and the Ithaca, now... if we see the expanded map we can see the cold front moving through Crete, and I would say you will have a very stormy weekend folks. Now there is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Epirus...
Athenian: Hey, wanna go to beach
Spartan: HOW YOU DARE??? IT MEANS WAR!
Athenian: Hey, cool dude, I am just inviting you over to a party at the beach later
Spartan: Will... there be... War? :3
Athenian: No, dude, just me and our fr
Hellish ChildplayHellish Childplay3 years ago in Personal More Like This
Tom was very lonely, very sad...
He was always the last one to be picked up to play soccer, if picked at all...
That day... that rainy day, he simply disappeared before the others started to play. He grabbed a bunch of his beloved grapes... he loved grapes so much... and went to the deepest of the forest... to cry and to try to calm down his sadness with the taste of the blueish grapes...
"Looks like you are my only friend, little grape..." he said with tears falling down, and carefully planted one little seed into the tender soil...
Much to his surprise it started to sprout and grow... very... very fast, creating a big cocoon from where red smoke and a delicious smell started to rise, finally the giant cocoon broke down, and a beautiful boy, with horns of goat and leaves and vines all over his nude skin, stepped out from the cocoon
"And you are mine... I had forgotten the last time someone called me friend, stop crying, the fires of the Earth will be lit for you"
The boy was s
Pending requests :D!Finally uploaded the pending requests for IsWorlderland, thebloodedrose and the dragon for demonwolfgirl :3Pending requests :D!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Featured Deviant: Roos-Skywalker:iconRoos-Skywalker:Featured Deviant: Roos-Skywalker2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Technofuturistic Fantasy!
Game: Add your wood to the fire!!For this games we are all gods !Game: Add your wood to the fire!!3 years ago in Personal More Like This
I am Phoenix, a young torch-bearing boy god of fertility and dark flame wings...
A girl asked the gods to help her, she didnt want to live in this planet anymore, as no one understood her...
I was the god that heard her prayer, and I was happy to grant her wish
With a single touch of my fire, I granted her wish, by turning her into her own planet...her belly started to grow... into a massive ball... and her skin became fertile soil... the fertile womb of her interior became the life-giving seed for the next world...
I am now alone... in a brand new world, in a new Gaia, but it is empty. I kissed the life-giving soil and a little flower appeared, I then breathed fire over the flower and it became a big bonfire of petals that soon enough engulfed a whole region of the soil... i could listen to the pleasant moan of the girl in the wind of the new world as the fire created new life in her, that was her breath... and the wildfire became a haunted forest, w
Earth's Day Contest ULTIMATE BUMPPrizes:Earth's Day Contest ULTIMATE BUMP2 years ago in Personal More Like This
1) A feature in my profile page for 3 months
2) an animated icon made with one of your original characters for the 3 first places
Examples of the animated icons I have done: :iconanocard::iconchaosqueen122::iconclearsky1997::icondominica1::iconjudytadragon::iconrazziebassy:
if you already have an animated icon made by me, and you win, you can still get a new one, it would have like having two different dresses or you can give it as a gift to some other person
Rules: Drawn by yourself, no bases used
Judges: I will choose 3 secret judges from my friend list
Deadline: April 22 (Earth's Day)
Subject: ONE BACCHANT (MAENAD)
For this Earth's day, draw something very special... a bacchant!
Some info about them now
A bacchant was an earth-element sorceress that was under spiritual possession of Dionysus Bacchus, the fertile earth-god of wine, madness, nightmares and orgies with bonfires, the drunk god!
Bacchants were under a state of eternal intoxication, alwa
Dragon Moon FantasyI will start a tale, and you can continue it just write your part of the tale in the commentsDragon Moon Fantasy3 years ago in Personal More Like This
I will add your writing into the journal so that others can see it and will be adding of my own
some little rules:
- do not contradict what others wrote before
- do not to write pieces that are more than 2 paragraphs long (blocks of texts), or others may have updated the story before you update it! Check the most recent comments to see if some change is or was being made
"Come, follow me please... we are close"
"I am not sure it is a good idea..."
"WOW it is beautiful!!"
Clarah, the blonde of the group, of long, abundant hair, was a very curious girl. She always followed her creepy gothic friend Marina, and her cousin Alice into this kind of adventures that ended up in either embarassing situations or disappointment.
But this time it was different. Alice had actually found a strange cave with torches and strange statues of dragon-like beasts
In the center of the cav
Thanks for your amazing art :D!You give me hope for this website :3Thanks for your amazing art :D!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
there are still good creative inspired artists around :3!
What are you? :DWhat are you? :D2 years ago in Personal More Like This
I am a were-lion and wizard of fire !
If i become enraged I become a hell stallion
If I concentrate all my energy I can turn into a phoenix
What about you?
Labor Day Giveaway~:iconhello1plz::iconhello2plz:Labor Day Giveaway~2 years ago in Personal More Like This
If you are here, then that means that you are interested in the first ever:
Feel-art Giveaway!!!
Since we've been saving up points in our donation account: Feel-art-donations, we can finally have our very first giveaway available free for all members!
Giveaway Rules:
You must be a member of feel-art
Favorite this journal to enter the giveaway. Comments/notes will not be entered into the giveaway.
Admins can enter the giveaway. Only the founder of the group: juhessica, cannot enter.
The giveaway will end on Sunday: September 9th, 2012 and the winners will be chosen with a random number generator
[Points]Now, for the prize...[Points]
There will be only one grand prize winner who will earn 100 [Points] !
Good luck to all of you!
GAME: Of Fairies and DragonsMy new game !! If you find any error, feel free to report it to me!GAME: Of Fairies and Dragons2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Feel free to play all you want :3
Last night you saw something like a shooting star fall into the nearby forest
The sun is rising now, may be you can go to the forest and find out what happened...
Yes, Lets go to the forest
No, I dont really care
As you enter into the forest you notice some strange smells and some strange noises coming from everywhere
I will follow the smell
I will follow the noises
You stay, or go back, to your room
After a few days, You see a horse on your garden, eating your flowers!
Poor horse, he must be hungry
1 yearTomorrow my account will have a whole year of existence1 year2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Shall we make a party of something special?
We can have something like a roleplay party in the Magical-Warriors chat if you wish
February 14 Collab SpecialTo celebrate Love and Friendship Day We will have a contest AND a collaboration !February 14 Collab Special2 years ago in Personal More Like This
If you wanna be part of this drawing, just draw a CUPID or PSYCHE or LOVE FAIRY (or a LUST SUCCUBUS FAIRY if you prefer darker stuff XD )
Dead line: February 14
If you wanna be part of this just remember the rules for collaborations:
- DONT ADD COLOR or SHADOWING!! Only lineart or sketch
- After sketching please mark the final lines strongly with a strong black pen, a marker or thick pencil (GHOST LINES ARE A PAIN TO FIGURE OUT XD)
- They need to be whole bodies, not only head or having missing parts
- hand drawn artworks please! tablet drawings usually lack a lot of life and flow
- if you dont have scanner, try to take a good photo where no parts are too shadowed or darkened
Those rules make my life easier XD
You are welcomed to participate
I IZ WATCHING YOUR SOUL@.@I IZ WATCHING YOUR SOUL2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Surrender now, and I will let you keep HALF of your soul!
Winged FeatureA beautiful winged girl made by toarwmaWinged Feature2 years ago in Personal More Like This
(click the image to see the full page, if you wanna fav it fave that page not this journal XD)
the details are amazing, this really deserves a feature !
Light the fiery pumpkins of Halloween!bumpingLight the fiery pumpkins of Halloween!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
double bumping
Halloween is coming
To celebrate this event I will make a special collaboration for this October 31
If you wanna be part of this drawing, just draw yourself as a hellish being (a vampire, a ghost, a werewolf, a demon, a sorceress, a lamia, etc... or a mix of them!) and submit it before October 31.
Better if you make your character carry a torch, or a candle, a dark light orb, or some hellish lamp, as they will be making together a big demonic bonfire
If you wanna be part of this just remember the rules for collaborations:
- DONT ADD COLOR or SHADOWING!! Only lineart or sketch
- After sketching please mark the final lines strongly with a strong black pen, a marker or thick pencil (GHOST LINES ARE A PAIN TO FIGURE OUT XD)
- They need to be whole bodies, not only head or having missing parts
- hand drawn artworks please! tablet drawings usually lack a lot of life and flow
- if you dont have scanner, try to take a good photo where no parts are too shado
Dragon Tooth Part 1Dragon Tooth Part 13 years ago in Personal More Like This
It has been a very long time since the last great episode of dragons and lords of fire roaring and spitting their shadowy fireballs over the lands of the world. Some feared them as devils, some worshiped them as gods (and the Lords of Fire truly rewarded with flame and magic to those that worshiped their blazes), but it is all over, it is the past, a distant mythical past.
Some still see the temples that the antiques built for the fire lords and wonder if it was actually myth or reality. Most people have ignored Dragonic Mythology and called it a fairy tale (but who says that the fairies tale cant be true?), but it is about to change.
Rodbert Kirson, scientist of the National Historical Investigation Department, made an intriguing discovery.
"This is so tooth of dinosaur... it is far more recent... look how well conserved it is..."
Mister Norato, supervisor of the department, checked the report, and laughed at it "So what is it, Doctor Kirson... Oh Dont tell me... DRAGONS RIGHT


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Parakeet Testimonial/Fatty Tumor Gone
One of our Parakeets has/had a fatty tumor on her chest wall, we know bcus we had her x-rayed by the vet months back, I was worried she was eggbound. Needless to say she was Grossly overweight too, Shes a Rescue we adopted a few years back, Long story there, but the housing conditions were terribly sad. Vet mentioned Surgery but was kinda worried looking even talking about it. We were like no way with what we know thru Cure zone. I have to admit I have tried lots of herbs and this n that. But Hubby mentioned one day about a month ago, Ummm hon what about Lugols. Sometimes I think I think too hard, We were like BINGO! YEAH Lugols! I have been putting a drop in the water twice a week, and every few days Dabbing a drop on her chest wall were the Tumor is Located. Ok heres the Miraculous Part! She has lost half her body weight, she never could fly, and she flew into the kitchen to me a couple times now. Shes out Playing with the Others, Interacting, Really enjoying Life. I Truly Believe The Tumor is Dissappearing due to the Iodine. Shes a Diffrent Bird for sure. Plus I Ordered some herbs for birds called Herb Salad it says to Enable your birds to self medicate by having these out readily available to them. It contains Dandelion,Oatstraw,Plantain,Red Clover,Milk Thistle,Echinacea, Pau d'arco,Elderberry,Yarrow,Olive Leaf,Thyme Leaf,Lavender,Wheatgrass,Garlic,Spirulina,Astragalus,Barberry,Chickweed,Kelp,Licorice,WORMWOOD,Marshmallow... Sorry So Lengthy of a Post but Wanted to share Our Success Story. I Might Repost this on the Animal Forum too. Much Love To You All!
irene in AR
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Trust Your Lawyer
By Michael Thiel
Lack of trust is very often at the root of any association's legal work. Legal counsel reviews vendor contracts because people don't think they can trust those vendors to deliver on all of their promises.
Counsel participates in professional standards proceedings because the parties need an attorney present so they can trust that the hearing will be fair. It would seem, at first glance, that the law is all about lack of trust.
Evaluate to Motivate
It's the one meeting most managers—and employees—dread every year: the performance review. But now, with some guidance, performance reviews can be not only valuable, but relatively painless.
To provide an effective performance review, it's imperative that both you and your employees establish goals to meet within the year. (If you don't have staff, see the sidebar on tips for small-board AEs.) Goals should be S.M.A.R.T., that is: Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Timely.
From the Head to the Heart
by Saul Klein, e-PRO, GRI
As a REALTOR® association executive, you're not only responsible for constantly improving your leadership skills, but also for growing and cultivating your volunteer leaders' skills. It's your duty to instill in the mind of the novice volunteer the traits, characteristics, and examples of effective leadership, as well as what I refer to as the Three Core Principles of association management and leadership:
Relationships Built on Trust: How Effective AEs Make Bold Moves
By Masha Zager
Just as the real estate market started to shift in 2008, Marc Lebowitz, the executive officer at the Ada County Association of REALTORS® in Idaho, made an unconventional strategic move.
Find Your Best Hire Online
Ten years ago, if you needed a new receptionist, you put an ad in the local paper. If you needed a government affairs director, maybe you hired a recruiter. Today, the Internet gives you even more avenues—from social networking sites to niche job boards—to easily, and inexpensively, reach a wide pool of qualified candidates. But if you don't take some precautions, finding someone to work for you may be more work than you bargained for.
Benefits of posting your job online
Embrace the New Openness
The annual technology issue of REALTOR® AE magazine is one of my favorites. It's exciting to see what AEs and associations are up to in the ever-changing arena of technology. It is also a little scary to think about how cyberspace has opened our lives, and our associations, up to the world. Our personal privacy, much less our association's privacy, is an illusion.