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To avoid confusion, the SF General room has temporarily been
disabled on the Website.  All chats will now take place in the
Other*Worlds*Cafe room, but the Friday chat will start at 9
instead of 10:30 pm ET

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*** This Week's Featured Chat: Favourite SF Artists, 07/20 ***

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Join your Other*Worlds*Cafe Chat Hosts for another week of **NIGHTLY SCIENCE
FICTION CHATS**

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All SFG chat times are 9PM - 10:30PM ET
All OWC chat times are 10:30PM - Midnight ET

Sunday, July 23:
   OWC (Web) - HOST Gedi - Babbling On B5

Monday, July 24:
   OWC (Web) - HOST Mystik - SF Treasure Hunt

Tuesday, July 25:
   No chats scheduled.

Wednesday, July 26:
   OWC (Web) - HOST Helio - Favourite SF Artists

Thursday, July 27:
   OWC (Web) - HOST Shadow - Sci-Fi vs. SF

Friday, July 28:
   SFG (Web) - HOST Leri - Star Trek

Saturday, July 29:
   OWC (Web) - OWC Chip - Custom Planets


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OWC Web Room - 10:30PM - Midnight ET
Babylon 5 was our last best hope for a great sci fi show on television. A self-contained five
year story with continuity and drama, (and attempts at spin offs).  This is the chat about
the last of the Babylon stations, join HOST Gedi in the Other*Worlds*Cafe for Babbling On
B5.

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Quote of the Day:
"Science is good, it gave us the miracle of edible underwear." (Seraph23)


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OWC Web Room - 10:30PM - Midnight ET
Yar, maties!  Methinks thar be an atavachron in yon asteroid belt!  We'll need a stout crew,
three kilometres of FiberOp cabling, and some silly pants to get that treasure!  Oh, and
watch out for the White Squid; he guards the booty with zeal and tentacles!  Want to see
what all the hubbub is about?  Join yer cap'n, HOST Mystik, as the O*W*C goes on an SF
Treasure Hunt!

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Quote of the Day:
"::telling Reg's voices that Disney did Not do Dune, so stop singing "Harkonnen matata"::"
(Meinhardt7)


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The O*W*C doesn't currently have a Tuesday host, but that shouldn't stop the chatters
from chatting!  The Web room is open, so come on by and join us for intelligent chat about
science fiction!

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Quote of the Day:
"And the baleen whales might complain [if we ate their krill]." (HOST EBK Chip)
"They're more spiritually advanced than us.  They'll be glad to share." (Athanor IX)


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OWC Web Room - 10:30PM - Midnight ET
Their book covers help breathe life into our favourite works.  Join HOST Helio in O*W*C
chat for a look at the best of SF art!

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Quote of the Day:
"So what- everybody hates Wesley. Bedouins who never had a TV hated Wesley--"
(RowrBasil)


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OWC Web Room - 10:30PM - Midnight ET
The most flattering descriptions tag it as the graphic, camp, and mass- market arm of
science fiction.  The least flattering often describe it as science fiction's rich, idiot sibling.
What are we talking about? Sci-Fi, skiffy, or speculative fiction boiled down to its lowest
common denominator.  Is Sci-Fi the perpetual boil on SF's backside, or is it the mass-
market gateway to genre acceptability?  Although both categories share a similar image in
the public eye, their stylistic approaches are as different as those of Pauly Shore and
Dennis Miller. Bring your zap-guns and sound effects and join HOST Shadow in O*W*C
chat for an evening of Sc-Fi vs. SF!

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Quote of the Day:
"My pal, who studied anthro in college, has a theory that women are smaller than men,
cuz the bigger women could outrun the guys, way back when." (Lizstrata)


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SFG Web Room - 9PM - 10:30PM ET
Love it or loathe it, every one has strong opinions. Come share yours!  Join HOST Leri in
SF General for a discussion of Star Trek!

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Quote of the Day:
""A saga SO amazing, you'll *have* to read the book to enjoy the movie!"" (Rasgold)


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OWC Web Room - 10:30PM - Midnight ET
The Magratheans made their fortunes from them.  Ringworld was a particularly ambitious
example.  Humans have a history of altering their environments to suit them, and now
we're considering it on a global scale.  SF is filled with terraformed planets, artificial
worlds, and other designer habitats.  Join HOST Chip for a look at custom planets!

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Quote of the Day:
"We're online.  By definition that means we have no clue what intelligent life is supposed
to look like. ;)"  (Adda)


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