RE: Babylon 5 (OT)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sabmason@aol.com [mailto:Sabmason@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 1998 1:21 PM
> To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: Babylon 5 (OT)
>
>
> In a message dated 98-07-03 23:09:52 EDT, Los writes:
>
> <<  Did you guys ever notice that just
>  about every crook, murderer, bully, and ring leader in down below is
> Australian?
>  Whats up with that? >>
>
> Um, I hadn't noticed it, but like most Amis, I'm a little blind to
such
> things; you know, accents used as personality to excuse not writing
good
> characters.  Not saying JMS does that, but it's really common.
> When did you
> last see a good South African?  A Brit who wasn't either snobbish or
> effeminate?  A German who wasn't a menacing bad guy?	'Godzilla'
> was a shock -
> the most physical and competent person was French!  As an antidote,
the
> Independent Film Channel (local cable) runs 'Breaker Morant' and 'The
> Lighthorsemen' often, so I do get to see some Aussies in various
> lights, as
> opposed to Whoever Dundee-types.
>
> Noah
>
Nah, It's because we're all bloody convicts mate. Don't you read
history?
Want to buy a watch?   :)
Hee, I love stereotypes.

By the way I have a RCMP force (Royal Canuk Military Protectorate) force
for
Stargrunt. Based loosely on the idea of Scot descent Canadians starting
up a
colony and ressurecting the Jacobite royal family. Really just an excuse
to
convert the OU jetbike into a Mountie!

John S