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Lee Johnson posted 02-08-99 05:31 PM ET
Recently investigation suggests an additional influence for SMAC's backstory:
Gilligan's Island!
Seven characters... seven factions. Coincidence? I think not!
* The Professor: University of Planet
Come on, where else would he be? The guy could manufacture advanced scientific equipment out of coconuts!
* Mary Anne: Gaians
Any person this wholesome has GOT to be a tree-hugger.
* Ginger: Believers
Charismatic. Men would be willing to do ANYTHING to win her favour--even charge into certain death!
* Mr. Howell: Morganites
The quintessential capitalist. If money can't buy it, it's not worth having!
* Gilligan: Peacekeepers
Of all the characters, Gilligan was the one who tried hardest to get along with *everybody*.
OK, so I'm having trouble rationalizing Mrs. Howell as the leader of the Hive, or The Skipper as the leader of the Spartans, but it was fun while it lasted. :-)
(Can you tell that I'm just a bit impatient for the game to hit the stores? ;-)
-- Lee
Borodino posted 02-08-99 09:17 PM ET
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from the Planet Earth
Aboard the Unity Ship
The mate has a knack for thought-control
The Captain's dead for sure
The crew's fighting each other for
A pla-a-net azure, a pla-a-net azure
A cryobay has blown blown up
So many lives were cost
And now that the crew's fightin' tooth and nail
The Unity'll be lost, the Unity'll be lost
The ship's flyin towards the surface
Of the Planet Chiron
With Miriam, the Surgeon too
The C-E-O, and Prokhor
The ecologist,
Santiago and Chairman Yang
Here on Alpha Centaur
So this is the tale of our colonists
They're here for a long, long time
They'll have to make the best of things
It's an uphill climb
The mind behind this Pla-a-net
Will do its very best
To make them all uncomfortable
Inside a mindworm's nest
No comms, no comps, no rover cars
Not a single luxury
Its worse than it was back on Earth
More primitive than can be
So join us here each turn, my friends
You'll enjoy it much, mon
With our seven fractious factions
Here on the Planet Chiron
**********************************
Borodino, just takin' it to extremes
Wen_Amon posted 02-08-99 10:08 PM ET
I love it! Excellent rhyme Borodino!
Mark D posted 02-08-99 11:16 PM ET
Now you just KNOW that this song will be rattling round my brain all day at work tomorrow
Lee Johnson posted 02-08-99 11:36 PM ET
ROFL! :-D
Brother Greg posted 02-09-99 12:40 AM ET
Dang, now people at work are asking me WTH I am laughing about. =)
Spoe posted 02-09-99 12:55 AM ET
Youch!
That's great, Borodino!
Mongoose posted 02-09-99 01:31 AM ET
Bravo!
cousLee posted 02-09-99 09:41 AM ET
BRAVO ROFLMAO. Firaxis, put music to it and make it downloadable!! if Accolade can do it (deadsong.wav 9,520 kb) surely you could? Please!!!!!!!!!
jsorense posted 02-09-99 12:08 PM ET
Borodino,
That's great. Your SMAC chantey puts you up there with the other great forum laureates: WAS, Brenda and Roland.
Borodino posted 02-09-99 02:00 PM ET
<Blushing>
Thanks all. I'm honored by your approval [and by being ranked with such august company, jsorense]
Also, should Firaxis wish to follow cousLee's suggestion, I waive all rights to this song. [I'm not sure I had any rights to it at all before I just did that, but if I did, they can have them.]
Rimmer posted 06-24-99 06:43 PM ET
I just had to bring this one back
Resource Consumer posted 06-25-99 11:37 AM ET
Good one.
Maybe it's possible to cast the Brady Bunch as SMAC faction leaders?
OK. Not in the same class but, here goes:
Here's a story of a lovely lady
Called Miriam who always went to church
And the story of a man named Morgan
With so much money he didn't count its worth
No. No. No more. Sorry I can't take it.....
Resource Consumer posted 06-25-99 11:38 AM ET
Good one.
Maybe it's possible to cast the Brady Bunch as SMAC faction leaders?
OK. Not in the same class but, here goes:
Here's a story of a lovely lady
Called Miriam who always went to church
And the story of a man named Morgan
With so much money he didn't count its worth
No. No. No more. Sorry I can't take it.....
Resource Consumer posted 06-25-99 11:38 AM ET
Sorry - system froze on me
Must have been the BB song
evil_conquerer posted 06-25-99 07:01 PM ET
That song *is* downloadable... sort of. At least, in text only. A while ago, there was a SMAC songs thread, I think in the factions section. It was called "Gaia's theme song" or something like that, I think. Anyhow, I collected all the songs (with permission) and put them in a big text file on The Arrival (http://ac.strategy-gaming.com).
Borodino: The one you posted seems like a slightly different version. Did you change it or something? If you did, can I put the updated version on? Thanks.
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Author	Topic: Hitherto unknown TV influence for SMAC!
Lee Johnson	posted 02-08-99 05:31 PM ET Recently investigation suggests an additional influence for SMAC's backstory: Gilligan's Island! Seven characters... seven factions. Coincidence? I think not! * The Professor: University of Planet Come on, where else would he be? The guy could manufacture advanced scientific equipment out of coconuts! * Mary Anne: Gaians Any person this wholesome has GOT to be a tree-hugger. * Ginger: Believers Charismatic. Men would be willing to do ANYTHING to win her favour--even charge into certain death! * Mr. Howell: Morganites The quintessential capitalist. If money can't buy it, it's not worth having! * Gilligan: Peacekeepers Of all the characters, Gilligan was the one who tried hardest to get along with everybody. OK, so I'm having trouble rationalizing Mrs. Howell as the leader of the Hive, or The Skipper as the leader of the Spartans, but it was fun while it lasted. :-) (Can you tell that I'm just a bit impatient for the game to hit the stores? ;-) -- Lee
Borodino	posted 02-08-99 09:17 PM ET Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale A tale of a fateful trip That started from the Planet Earth Aboard the Unity Ship The mate has a knack for thought-control The Captain's dead for sure The crew's fighting each other for A pla-a-net azure, a pla-a-net azure A cryobay has blown blown up So many lives were cost And now that the crew's fightin' tooth and nail The Unity'll be lost, the Unity'll be lost The ship's flyin towards the surface Of the Planet Chiron With Miriam, the Surgeon too The C-E-O, and Prokhor The ecologist, Santiago and Chairman Yang Here on Alpha Centaur So this is the tale of our colonists They're here for a long, long time They'll have to make the best of things It's an uphill climb The mind behind this Pla-a-net Will do its very best To make them all uncomfortable Inside a mindworm's nest No comms, no comps, no rover cars Not a single luxury Its worse than it was back on Earth More primitive than can be So join us here each turn, my friends You'll enjoy it much, mon With our seven fractious factions Here on the Planet Chiron ********************************** Borodino, just takin' it to extremes
Wen_Amon	posted 02-08-99 10:08 PM ET I love it! Excellent rhyme Borodino!
Mark D	posted 02-08-99 11:16 PM ET Now you just KNOW that this song will be rattling round my brain all day at work tomorrow
Lee Johnson	posted 02-08-99 11:36 PM ET ROFL! :-D
Brother Greg	posted 02-09-99 12:40 AM ET Dang, now people at work are asking me WTH I am laughing about. =)
Spoe	posted 02-09-99 12:55 AM ET Youch! That's great, Borodino!
Mongoose	posted 02-09-99 01:31 AM ET Bravo!
cousLee	posted 02-09-99 09:41 AM ET BRAVO ROFLMAO. Firaxis, put music to it and make it downloadable!! if Accolade can do it (deadsong.wav 9,520 kb) surely you could? Please!!!!!!!!!
jsorense	posted 02-09-99 12:08 PM ET Borodino, That's great. Your SMAC chantey puts you up there with the other great forum laureates: WAS, Brenda and Roland.
Borodino	posted 02-09-99 02:00 PM ET <Blushing> Thanks all. I'm honored by your approval [and by being ranked with such august company, jsorense] Also, should Firaxis wish to follow cousLee's suggestion, I waive all rights to this song. [I'm not sure I had any rights to it at all before I just did that, but if I did, they can have them.]
Rimmer	posted 06-24-99 06:43 PM ET I just had to bring this one back
Resource Consumer	posted 06-25-99 11:37 AM ET Good one. Maybe it's possible to cast the Brady Bunch as SMAC faction leaders? OK. Not in the same class but, here goes: Here's a story of a lovely lady Called Miriam who always went to church And the story of a man named Morgan With so much money he didn't count its worth No. No. No more. Sorry I can't take it.....
Resource Consumer	posted 06-25-99 11:38 AM ET Good one. Maybe it's possible to cast the Brady Bunch as SMAC faction leaders? OK. Not in the same class but, here goes: Here's a story of a lovely lady Called Miriam who always went to church And the story of a man named Morgan With so much money he didn't count its worth No. No. No more. Sorry I can't take it.....
Resource Consumer	posted 06-25-99 11:38 AM ET Sorry - system froze on me Must have been the BB song
evil_conquerer	posted 06-25-99 07:01 PM ET That song is downloadable... sort of. At least, in text only. A while ago, there was a SMAC songs thread, I think in the factions section. It was called "Gaia's theme song" or something like that, I think. Anyhow, I collected all the songs (with permission) and put them in a big text file on The Arrival (http://ac.strategy-gaming.com). Borodino: The one you posted seems like a slightly different version. Did you change it or something? If you did, can I put the updated version on? Thanks.