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Has anyone else noticed the distinct name sharing going on between life on Mars and battlestar galactica, the most horrilbe, yet strangely entertaining, space saga known to man? The air tube hangar comes with minifigs named Riegel, and Cassiopeia. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hm. I hate to spoil your show, but all of the aliens in LoM are named after stars (which is also where Galactica got those names). J (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Don't worry, you aren't spoiling the show, it was born rotten! I'm aware of the correlation between the space saga's and the star names, I was just wondering why those names were chosen over names like Polaris or Centauri, is there a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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Maybe the aliens are evolved from Battlstar descendents, not knowing how close they wer to Eart. If no one knew about the aliens on Mars, how come they have such...err... NOT RED stuff??? Rick (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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jon furman wrote in message ... (...) What's more likely is that both BG and LOM use star and constellation names as character names. Kevin (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Nah, They're drawing from two different sources. Life on Mars is naming characters after stars & constellations; BG used names from classic Greek & Roman mythology(1). There's just a lot of cross-over, that's all. James 1:When not naming them (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually, I think Centauri is another of the Martians from the theme. Another is Pollux. I have counted 10 different Martian figs. Each one has a different color torso/legs. None of them is repeated from one set to the next if I'm not (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) hey, that's not weird! it's a classic reference!(1) J 1:Moby Dick (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually, Cassiopeia is a constellation of stars... ;) It's a good thing they didn't name any of the characters Zubeneschamali (sp?) -Bryan (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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You mean the coffee place isn't named after a BG character? ;^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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Hm, where's John Ladasky when we need him? :) (...) Where do you think the stars got their names? :) Well, most of them, anyways; Rigel (not "Riegel" or whatever they transliter- ated) is, I think, Arabic in origin as many stellar names are. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hmmm...somehow, I think people would rather drink coffee from "Starbuck's" than from, say, "Queequeg's." However, if anyone wants to market animal feed, I'll propose the name "Call me Fishmeal." :) ack. best Lindsay XFUT -> .o-t.fun (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually, so is Centauri... though I suppose that's open to interpretation. :) Alpha Cetauri (a binary star) + Proxima Centauri = trinary system perhaps? -- -Bones- "Being Optimized for Nocturnal Exploration and Sabotage" = (URL) = NecroBones (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Oh, of course... absolutely. I'd love to see names that were completely invented words with no 'earthling' equivlant.. However the naming scheme they chose could be interpreted in two acceptible ways that I see: 1) They're named after those (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, now I know what set I'll have to buy myself to celebrate my birthday (June 18). Steve "Gemini" Bliss (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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There is a Centauri, he comes with the red planet protector if I remember right. Box is downstairs, he's on my desk, too lazy to get up and look this late.. "jon furman" <rambocalrissian@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G5FDpB.MC9@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hm, sadly, I think he's mistaken. Pollux comes in the big $50 mech, but the C-alien with him isn't Castor. (I think it's Canopus.) I remember wondering if Castor was going to be in one of the other sets... J (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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So far I love the little martian sets.. the mechs are wonderful. But I'm finding that I'm having a hard time bringing myself to spend $50 and $90 for the larger sets when they don't look terribly interesting. Does anyone have an opinion on them? (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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I have seen all of the Mars sets and think they all rock! I am really impressed with the station. You can actually use an air pump to shoot a single martian laying flat in a little carrier through several tubes. I have had trouble tearing myself (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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Ah Cool, so that is what it does. I was trying to discern from the pictures. The local TRU didn't have the big set. I picked up the two Mechs & the Tri-Trike or whatever it is called. I love the mechs. I'm going to have to get some more. And with (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yeah, the neatest thing about it is that you can send the martian either direction by rotating the air pump. And there are three possible tubes to send the carrier in and you can send up one and down another all without having to remove the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Mechs (...) with (...) My local TRU doesn't have the base either, but they do have the excavation crawler. What else does the base have aside from pneumatic tubes? I mean, I can see from the pics that there's a small mech, and docking ports (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) ...The body is a slight mod of the battle droids, the leg beam has a ridge at the edge so the legs dont slide off... also the parts are made of slightly better ABS. They feel sturdier and less flimsy, more playable (the head also sticks on (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) There are 701 pieces in the set. someone else mentioned in another thread that the two docking port things in red and blue can connect with the mechs. Anyone know if this is true? (...) I don't think the head or the legs have been released in (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) I agree. The arms actually grip fairly well; I'm using them for all kinds of machinery and technical detail...that is, I *will*, as soon as I have more than 3 or 4. Interesting note about the Martian head: Its base clips fit between the two (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually, there are some other ways to name individuals from other planets. If I remember correctly, in one of the Stainless Steel Rat novels, our hero was sent to a planet called "Burada" (means "here" in Turkish). All the names here (such (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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