Must there be Mysterons?

by **Parker Gabriel** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:50 am

Maybe a noble from the House Of Lords itself could clear up all this mess. Trouble being, who amongst us personally KNOWS any?

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:28 am

I don't think we need to go that far to get this information. Marion is quite knowlegeable in these things, and I'm pretty sure that, if needed be, we can find that kind of information around, through a thorough search on the net. Wikipedia can help, but as it's not always reliable, there would be other sources.

by **Parker Gabriel** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:59 pm

Point taken, Colonel. Anyway, the point I was trying to make was about my idea for just such a Captain Scarlet/Thunderbirds crossover as I mentioned. I mean, "History Created And Crushed" and the send-up story "What's The Worst That Could Happen?" are probably fine in and of themselves; I've never actually read either. But their being the only two Captain Scarlet/Thunderbirds crossovers in the fan-fiction library apparently represents a shortage of decent material...because not many are writing it or publishing it if it has been written.

Oh, and can the " :oops:

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by **The Beta Queen** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:20 pm

Wow... you really know how to win friends and influence people, don't you, Parker Gabriel? Marion goes to the trouble of posting a detailed and accurate description of why Lady Penelope can't be a Duchess, and you respond like that.

Were you like that with your teachers at school? Did you respond to a lesson from any of them with a condescending "well, perhaps someone who knows what they're talking about can explain"?

by **Marion** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:20 pm

It was no trouble; I was merely appeasing my Inner Erica (patron saint of librarians).
Oh, and BTW, the Mods don't approve of people making personal remarks, The Beta Queen.
Please don't do it again. $\D/$

by **The Beta Queen** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:37 pm

Sorry, Marion. I overstepped the mark. I was just so annoyed at the apparent disregard for your help. (Also sorry to Col Chris. I don't mean to spread discord on your forum.)

by **chrisbishop** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:30 pm

No harm done, Your Majesty

. And I'm sure that Marion, while doing her rightful duty as a mod, fully appreciates your stepping forward for her. I would no more argue her knowledge in the subject of peerage, than you beta-reading capacities. You're both expects in your fields

Shall we return to the subject at hand?

by **LadyP** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:14 pm

The last of Jeff Tracy's sons to die was his youngest, John Glenn Tracy, who had made his way through the ranks of the World Navy's United States phalanx to become a full bird captain before his death.

I feel I should mention that the youngest of the dear Tracy boys is Alan. Scott is the eldest - there is something just so... exciting about eldest sons, isn't there? - then there is dear Virgil, who is a mere matter of months older than I am. Dear John comes next, then Gordon and Baby Alan.
I will not be drawn on exactly when we were all born; a woman likes to keep her secrets, after all.

by **Parker Gabriel** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:56 pm

As you wish.

by **LadyP** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:52 pm

My dear Mr Gabriel, it has nothing to do with my wishes. It is a matter of recorded fact. There are written sources for the information, if you do not wish to believe me.

However, my colleagues in International Rescue and I all accept that the artistic temprement does, occasionally, like to be economical with the truth in the pursuit of a good story, so we don't insist.
And, besides, we are a secret organisation. Sometimes, I get rather alarmed that so many people seem to know so much about us.

by **Parker Gabriel** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:55 am

I concede the point her Grace has made. :oops:

Secrecy, though, is one thing; classified information is another.

by **Parker Gabriel** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:05 am

If, in referring to secrecy and classified information as two different things, I have offended her Grace the Duchess of Creighton-Ward, I apologize.

$\D/$ Please note: if you insist on referring to Lady Penelope as a duchess, the whole title takes capital letters, so it is: Her Grace, the Duchess of Creighton-Ward. $\D/$

by **Intensity Angel** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:03 am

Hate to interrupt the conversation here, but I've had a great deal of time to think about whether or not the mysterons are required during my depression bout. I know I said they're not required because you can write a fic without them, but (rhetorical question encase you're wondering) are they always present? Afterall Captain Scarlet is part mysteron himself, so does that count as a mysteron in the fan fic? Btw, this question is non rhetorical.

by **Shades** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:09 am

This is true... but as I recall there are at least one or two very good stories here that don't feature Captain Scarlet so it is still possible to write a tale using the characters provided that doesn't involve Mysterons, hybrid or otherwise.

by **Marion** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:04 am

That's very true, Shades.
When I started the poll I wasn't actually intending to include Scarlet as 'a Mysteron' - it was intended to refer only to the hostile aliens . However, Intensity Angel has a point and in answer to that, I would say that you can have good 'Spectrum' fiction - even including 'alien Mysterons' - without Scarlet.
I must admit, I am often tempted to relegate him to Sick Bay or otherwise incapacitate him in order to concentrate on what the others are up to.
This has nothing to do with my personal preferences, of course... :angel)