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Beast Machines: Lost Episodes - Ep 16. Missing the War! 30.05.01 - TheOrange

Twice in one month?  Who would have though it?  Well, get used to it, because we're going to strain mightily to get the entire second season done before BotCon... which only gives us six  weeks to do it.  How many episodes are left?  Oh yeah... ten... Well, at any rate, enjoy what we DO get done... Episode 16 - Missing The War. http://www.trhonline.com/bmle Don't say we didn't warn you.  Okay, so we *didn't* warn you... Coming Soon: Episode 17 - Geever and Crawley Aren't Dead.

Help the "Hammocks for Foldit" Fund! 29.05.01 - TheOrange

"I love modern style wooden furnature and hope to buy a hamic one day" - Foldit This sounds like a really cheap scam, but the offer is indeed quite genuine.  A person known only by the name of Foldit really wants a hammock.  Because we are a loving and caring community, we want to give him one.  The only catch is that a really nice hammock costs round $240 before taxes and shipping, so we all need to pull together and get Foldit that which he desires so badly!  It won't take much.  Twenty-four people donating $10 a piece could do it.  It's not hard, really.  You have one of two options for helping out: Write a check for the donation amount made out to "Mike Miksch," and mail to: Hammocks for Foldit Fund 1000 El Embarcadero Apt. E Isla Vista, CA 93117 Send money to TheOrange's PayPal account!  Just send money from your own PayPal account to theorange@tfboogaloo.com, and make sure you put "Hammocks for Foldit" in the subject line (I am not technically part of Mike's Fund, just a guy who plans on donating $10 himself but figures that if he collects smaller donations from others, that he would be more than happy to accept them.  Mike is likewise not affiliated in any way with TF BOoG@LoO!). If Mike can't make the amount, he'll refund everyone who sent him checks.  If anyone contributes to my PayPal account, and Mike can't take the money, you will likewise be reimbursed. For more info, go to The AllSpark General Discussion Forum, or directly to the thread. [ADDED: 05.07.01] Well, it looks like Foldit doesn't want a "hamic" any more, so there dies another grand idea.  Thanks for everyone who participated... all ONE of you...

Help Lou Scheimer Bring Back He-Man! 29.05.01 - TheOrange

Lou Scheimer, the producer of the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe television show that began airing in the early eighties, is trying to get the ball rolling on an all-new He-Man cartoon, but he need your help!  He has already contacted all creative staff (including the original voice actors!) and hopes to begin production as soon as he gets permission from the last holdout -- Mattel.  Therein lies the trouble, my friends.  Lou needs you to write a letter stating your desire to see this project work, so that when he meets with Mattel to pitch his idea, he will be able to plop down a stack of these letters in front of Mattel executives, secretaries, and custodians alike, and be able t say "look; do you see how much interest this show will have if we bring it back?" Unfortunately, Lou's deadline is only a couple of weeks away, and he hasn't garnered enough support yet.  He won't be able to walk in to a meeting with Mattel with only 100 letters.  He needs you to write in.  He needs it.  NOW. The letter should conform to the following: Should be no longer than a page Send to: Lou Scheimer Productions 20300 Ventura Bl. Suite 330 Woodland Hills, CA 91364 That's it.  I'm sure anyone and their Buddha Monkey could do this.  I'm sending mine in.  How about you? For more information, visit the official Lou Scheimer Productions website.  Also check out fansites He-Man.org and CastleGraySkull.org.  If that's not enough, (or even if it is), take a gander at TOTEMCon (Toons Of The Eighties & More Convention), which is coming to a location near you!  Or at least New England...  Hey, it has a cool Flash intro, alright?

Beast Machines: Lost Episodes - REDEMPTION Finally Posted! 22.05.01 - TheOrange

Some said that this day would never come.  They said that no one can procrastinate for this long.  They said that the Lost Episodes were dead, and would never, ever come back.  They also said that the writers died in a horrible, terrible, alien attack. Well, *they* were wrong.  They were very wrong indeed. Episode 15 - REDEMPTION is finally here, and it's only been six months (plus) in the making.  See what you've been missing and say to yourself "that shouldn't have taken anyone six months" and watch as I nod in agreeement with you!  However, the time for pointing fingers is over. Read REDEMPTION here, only at http://www.trhonline.com/bmle Look for Episode 16 - Seeds of the Past some time within the next week or so.

Douglas Adams Dies at 49 11.05.01 - TheOrange

Dead dead dead. [edited 16.05.01] Yeah, apparently he was working out at a gym with a friend and had a heart attack.  Just keeled over. The world has lost a genius, an author, and an adamant detractor.  He shall be missed. A list of things he's never going to get to finish: The sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - Yeah, he said he wasn't going to do it, but I hear it was about 2/3 done at last report.  I guess he was right after all... The third book in the Dirk Gently series - I have to admit to never having read a Dirk Gently book.  Now I'm sorry that I haven't. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy theatrical feature - Yep, after twenty years, Adams finally got all the creative control he could ever hope for by way of Disney.  Now the TV show Trillian can be known as "the annoying English chick that no one likes," but I suppose that will always remain a dream as well. This is doubly eerie, because I had to help give a presentation in English 393 (Sci-Fi -- Future Tense) on the life and works of Douglas Adams just last Monday.  Instead I had to tell everyone he was dead.  If my video capture card stars behaving, I'll put up a copy of the tribute video we made to play at the end of the presentation.