SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK The Visitors Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:23pm Print Post My thanks to the Librarian - I was beginning to think this had got itself abducted! It started out as two separate stories… but the first part left a very large question mark dangling, and the second tries to deal with that. IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #1 - Jan 12th, 2017 at 7:30am Print Post ***Spoiler alert*** Readers will no doubt notice the pointers to 'Space: 1999', in particular, the episode 'Testament of Arkadia', which deals with the origins of Earth-humanity. More generally, I have supposed that the Moon was hurled out of its orbit that September day not by just the chain reaction in the waste dump, but by an ancient stardrive, which may - or may not - have been installed by the Arkadians. Certainly SHADO's aliens don't know about it. When Ed discovers the device, he has to decide what to do. From a 'Space:1999' perspective, it has to remain there, undamaged and fully operational. If Ed is still around when Moonbase Alpha itself starts operating, he may consider it his duty to deactivate the stardrive; in which case there would be no lunar walkabout. But Ed would much rather he could forget the thing exists.. and so would the Hive. So a clandestine meeting is arranged, at Rendlesham. All is well; but even the Hive cannot foresee all outcomes! IP Logged
Write Rat MajorSHADO Research Offline Straker and his coffee. Posts: 356 Location: United States Re: The Visitors Reply #2 - Jan 13th, 2017 at 12:47am Print Post I missed Alan Carter very enjoyable story, i felt making it one story worked well We're reworking ours. Finished but not happy, so reworking part 3. btw Deborah Superman is mentioned in ours IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #3 - Jan 13th, 2017 at 7:32am Print Post Alan will probably turn up at Moonbase in due course.. Looking forward to seeing your tale! IP Logged
Write Rat MajorSHADO Research Offline Straker and his coffee. Posts: 356 Location: United States Re: The Visitors Reply #4 - Jan 13th, 2017 at 11:51pm Print Post When I wrote my ufo/1999 crossover Alien fifty million years ago, I wanted to put Alec on their moonbase, but there was more angst by having Straker coping alone. Imagine Carter and Freeman together. Two aussies bent on chaos. lol. I write Alec as Australian, which they planned for him to be. I felt it suited him. A SENSE OF WONDER is done, and goes today to my beta Nans for evil error checks and my cow Moo for tech checking, and first impressions. I think first impressions are so important. Straker's sherry drinking in yours threw me. I figured the hive did it IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #5 - Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:02am Print Post Oh boy. Those two would totally demolish Verdeschi's beer stock IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #6 - Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:42pm Print Post Re the sherry: Ed does drink VERY occasionally, see his wedding, and at the news of his becoming an expectant father! and hey, it's Christmas.. IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #7 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 6:25am Print Post I thought that 'spoiler alert' should be included in the story itself, so I asked the Librarian to attach it at the end (where it's no longer a spoiler, of course). Much better. Thanks! IP Logged
Moo Captain Offline UFO Rocks! Posts: 127 Location: Hazel Green, AL Re: The Visitors Reply #8 - Jan 21st, 2017 at 2:02am Print Post Snowleopard, I read 'The Visitors' last night and enjoyed it. Do you have sequels in mind? The Rendlesham forest/RAF Bentwaters was a fun angle to explore. Part 1 had me recalling the Krell underground city in 'Forbidden Planet'. Good memories... Looking forward to more of your work. Moo IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #9 - Jan 21st, 2017 at 11:31am Print Post Thanks for the idea, Moo, I might have a go.. Once I've sorted out Paul, of course! (only about a minute later AFTER I'd turned my attention to something else (yeah, right) ) Those D***N bunnies are swarming. ISTR I said something about Straker sending SkyDiver to investigate the Suffolk coast for tunnels.... Getoffgetoffgetoff!! IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #10 - Jan 23rd, 2017 at 7:11am Print Post Oh my, Forbidden Planet... That takes me back. Actually, 'Visitors' is more the illegitimate offspring of David Weber's 'Dahak' trilogy and Jasper fforde's 'Thursday Next' sequence. Both cracking good reads, if very different. IP Logged
Moo Captain Offline UFO Rocks! Posts: 127 Location: Hazel Green, AL Re: The Visitors Reply #11 - Jan 23rd, 2017 at 3:29pm Print Post I'm not familiar with those works. Not surprisingly. You'd like writing serials. You can create new characters to supplement/challenge your known cast and get them into all sorts of misadventures. Your plot bunnies will positively stampede with new ideas. You'll have fun with it... Ah... Forbidden Planet. Walter Pidgeon, young Leslie Nielsen and the luscious Anne Francis (pre Honey West). Add a dose of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and a charming robot. Bingo! Keep up the good work. Moo IP Logged
SnowLeopard Captain Offline Where do they come from? What do they want? Posts: 187 Location: Berkshire UK Re: The Visitors Reply #12 - Jan 23rd, 2017 at 9:00pm Print Post "Leslie Nielsen wants to land on Altair 4? What is it? It's a planet full of monsters from the subconscious, but that's not important right now". You'd probably enjoy the Dahak trilogy - '"Empire from the Ashes". Dahak started out as a computer, in charge of a starship, but over a period of 51 millennia he developed self-awareness. Then he kidnapped a human because he needed a captain, to help sort out a mutiny and defeat some aliens. And by the way, the starship in question is heavily disguised as our Moon. IP Logged
Moo Captain Offline UFO Rocks! Posts: 127 Location: Hazel Green, AL Re: The Visitors Reply #13 - Jan 23rd, 2017 at 9:40pm Print Post You remembered well... Sounds like a good read as well. With my rather twisted sense of humor, my thoughts went to Marvin the robot from 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.' Leslie Nielsen seemed to really hit his stride doing comedy. Anne Francis was still quite lovely in her later years before cancer took her. Remember her pet ocelot named Bruce on 'Honey West'? And as a department store dummy come to life on Twilight Zone. Moo IP Logged
Write Rat Major Offline Straker and his coffee. Posts: 356 Location: United States Re: The Visitors Reply #14 - Jan 24th, 2017 at 6:24am Print Post SnowLeopard wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:42pm:Re the sherry: Ed does drink VERY occasionally, see his wedding, and at the news of his becoming an expectant father! and hey, it's Christmas.. His wedding, in ESP and possibly in the Responsibilty seat but since he drives in that I think trs was tomato juice. I just think his not using leaves a lot of possibilities open. Straker was a great character to write for. IP Logged
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