On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Mark Iles wrote:
I beg to differ. Ulysses 31 hardly used the novel as the basis for a linear derivative storyline. The characters were transposed into the 31st Century. Apart from having the same names and trying to get home, as Odysseus/Ulysses was, the storylines were good. And they certainly never gave the impression of being aimed at children.
I don't really think it's relevant to compare (the superb) Ulysses '31 with the likes of Dangermouse. Coming from different eras they catered for different stages in my development. Dangermouse was broadcast 1981-83 (according to that "cream.tv" thing - cheers whoever it was - Rod?), which would have made me 4 at the oldest (not counting any repeats although they would have been '85 at the latest I reckon), and thus in my formative years it was a great influence on me. Ulysses '31 catered for the typical 8-year-old desire for robots, monsters and space-ships, and took itself much more seriously than Dangermouse, in a similar vein to "Thundercats"... These (along with BOTP) were great at the time, but due to their po-facedness just didn't leave as much of an impression. Ultimately it's just down to how old you were when these things were broadcast as to how strongly you feel about particular series... sarah wrote (enthusiastically!) :
Mark Smith (please let your middle name be Elijah!!) wrote...
unfortunately my parents were one letter out - my middle name is David. :-) love, Mark D. Smith (-ah) PS - "Their bodies will remain as lifeless... as stone" ... "father, oh father" etc etc. Classic. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------