Mon 04-23-12 07:51 am

Posted by Todd Andrews (starman@pobox.com)

Hi Chuck,

It was just me and Thomas who were the "boots on the ground" in getting the site and mailing list back online. The other list of people who mentioned I had been keeping them in the loop because of their recent activity (that I knew about) related to the site or to the mailing list.

C-tag: 20 days since Tue 04/03/12 when Sony officially released the STARMAN series on DVD!

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [SN] STARMAN DVD From: Chuck S starview@mindspring.com To: 'Official SSI Discussion List' starmanet@starmanet.com Date: Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:27:28 AM

Hi Jerry,

I’d love to get a copy of your STARMAN fan fiction to post on our Archive. Please contact me off list. I remember reading stories in POWER STAR.

And Pleiades to Todd, Thomas, Nancy, Jean, Vicki, Nina and anyone else for the massive effort it must have entailed to get Starmanet back up and viable in so short a time!

Chuck S.

*From:*starmanet-bounces@starmanet.com [mailto:starmanet-bounces@starmanet.com] *On Behalf Of *Jerry Seward *Sent:* Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:02 PM *To:* starmanet@starmanet.com *Subject:* [SN] STARMAN DVD

Hi!! With the recent DVD releases of TV series from my youth like /*LOGAN'S RUN*/, /*WAR OF THE WORLDS*/, and /*THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS*/, I'm getting more than a little nostalgic.

Back when I founded the fanzine /*POWER STAR*/, one of the TV shows I was getting fan fiction based off of was /*STARMAN*/. In fact, the very first program I recorded on my family's brand-new VCR was the premiere episode of /*STARMAN*/ on September 19, 1986, and I co-wrote a /*STARMAN*/ short story for /*POWER STAR */that combined elements of the show and the original John Carpenter-directed movie (even had SETI's Mark Shermin from the film). Good times...

Today, most sci-fi peeps I know who aren't _US_ have either forgotten or dismissed the show but the loyals now have their wish - an official DVD release of the complete series - and as a fellow fan, I couldn't be happier.

It's been a long while since I've sat down with /*STARMAN*/ but I remember I was initially drawn by the /*FUGITIVE*/-style quest, complete with a dogged pursuer. But during the course of the 22 episodes, I ultimately became captivated by the strong father-son element, the thought-provoking scripts, and its embrace of human potential. While a departure from Carpenter's film (which I also love), I, like all of you, found the series to be well written and deeply moving, and /*AIRPLANE*/'s Robert Hays absolutely excelled in the childlike role of the alien.

I just ordered the new 5-disc set and they won't arrive soon enough!

Happy Earth Day!

*Jerry Seward*

Editor, /*POWER STAR*/

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