Left Behind

ok i'll admit it . . . jealous here. totally jealous. 3 days left to dragon*con & Chyna won't be at the party. real-life slams you in the gut when you least expect it. the absolutely WORST part was actually having a room reserved & everything lined up to go -- THEN having to cancel. Not a good feeling, guys. not at all. so here's my salute to Hawk 'n Pixie 'n Darla 'n Jackie 'n Ransom 'n Rio & anybody else from our KTDARPG family who might be getting in on the d*c fun this year. And when 2oo8 rolls around? Chyna'll be there. You can take that to the bank.

Have a blast, guys!

-Chyna

To Your Health

Aside from the Virus, there were only a few times in "The Tribe" that they dealt with any issue of health.

Easy enough to recount them: Trudy's post-partum (Season-1), Ram confined to a wheelchair (Season-3), Lex's absessed tooth (Season-3), Selene's injured hand that got infected (Season-5).

That always puzzled me because after the Virus & all the adults died, the world should've been swept by even more disease & more death. No more running water or sewer systems that worked, rotting corpses, rats to spread disease, bad food, tribe wars ... hell, even the least scratch on your hand or skinned knee could've/should've been fatal.

Strangely enough "health" was something addressed early on in our rpg. As players built characters and decided their backgrounds, it was probably just common sense that led them to build in a knowledge of first aid or herbs or possession of some of the last stashes of drugs & medical supplies.

Today we have a dedicated healer "Krystal" as part of our cast & a highly trained medic in "Eris." (And possibly another healer-type character that we don't know much about yet.) Probably a very good thing, since our game has dealt with everything from horrific battle injuries to chicken pox to pregnancy to a 2nd round of the Virus.

When I think about it I'm not sure which is actually more realistic.

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"

10 Days

Dragon*Con
10 days to go
377 guests & bands
Thousands of people aimed at Atlanta, U.S.A.

Sounds like at least maybe a handful of
our KTDARPG players will be there.
Who knows?
Maybe another game-gathering?

IT'S ALMOST TIME!!!!!

-Chyna

Trial

Something tonite reminded me of one of my favorite scenes in "The Tribe" Season-3.

That's what the photo is from, Luke's trial after the downfall of The Chosen. No way could they put the Guardian on trial for his own crimes (he was kinda crazy-out there at the time and it was against Amber's principles), so they needed a scapegoat to take all the blame.

Luke was more than willing to play that part. His conscious was too full of guilt--he craved the ultimate penalty for the crimes The Chosen had committed.

In KTDARPG we've done the trial thing. Murder trial ... Saber ... Brena ... but no way could we bring it to the level of intensity of the show. Still it was a great experiment. We might need to try that one again sometime.

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"

"The Tribe" -- and beyond!

I've talked to a few people who haven't been to Dragon*Con before. The answer to your biggest question is YES. D*C is about way more than just "The Tribe." The con was here before Tribe and will be with us many years from now!

So no matter what your pop-culture fix is, you're bound to find it in Atlanta during Labor Day Weekend. Here's just a sampling of the fandoms & interests represented in the con's programming:

-- Star Trek (in all its incarnations)
-- Star Wars
-- StarGate
-- Comics
-- Anime
-- Battlestar Galactica
-- Professional Wrestling
-- Science Fiction Books
-- Vampires
-- Asian Films
-- Oriental Dance
-- X-Files
-- UFOs
-- The Paranormal
-- SF Movies
-- Buck Rogers
-- FarScape
-- Buffy The Vampire Slayer
-- Lost In Space
-- Goth Bands

... and on and on and on. Like I said, there's bound to be something for everybody!

Will you be there?

-Chyna

22 days & Counting down!

22 days & counting until Dragon*Con 2007! And the Powers That Be have announced the schedule for the "Apocalypse" track that's the next evolution of "The Tribe" track. Oh, and they also added another guest to their list -- LORI PETTY, who you may know as TANK GIRL!

Anyway, here's the schedule in case you're going to be there, or in case you're just interested in how it's all gonna play out:


Friday
1:00 - Welcome to the Apocalypse!
2:30 - Where'd They All Go: Jericho Season 1
4:00 - I Don't Wanna Grow Up: The Tribe
5:30 - Game Over, Man: Apocalyptic Gaming
7:00 - A Generation Lost: Jeremiah
8:30 - DeathRace 2007: Apocalyptic Cinema

Saturday
10:00 - We've Got A Twitcher: Zombie 101
11:30 - Zombie Squad: Are You Prepared?
1:00 - Zombie Squad: Are You Prepared? (Part 2)
2:30 - To the Bat Tank! An Hour with Lori Petty
4:00 - My God Is Smitier Than Your God: The Apocalypse in Theology
5:00 - Making A Monster: Zombie Cinema
7:00 - Don't I Know You From Somewhere: Archetypes In Post-Apocalyptic Media
8:30 - The Signal: Do You Have The Crazy?

Sunday
10:00 - Extinction Chronicles: Apocalyptic Literature
11:30 - Oops!: How To Survive An Apocalyptic Crisis
1:00 - Mad Max: Beyond Georgia Dome
2:30 - Meet Mr. Smith: An Hour with Sean Astin
4:00 - Apocalyptic Family Feud
5:30 - You Dropped A Bomb On Me: Music For The Apocalypse
7:00 - How Far is Too Far: The Ethics/Appropriateness of Apocalyptic Themes in Modern Media
9:00 - Apocalyptic Shorts

Monday
10:00 - What Went Wrong? Tribe Discussion
11:30 - Jericho: Where do we go from here?
1:00 - The End of Days

-Chyna

Keeping the Dream Alive/6

I recently learned about another fan-based attempt to bring back "The Tribe" for a 6th season. This one is a global effort being spearheaded by a lady in Glasgow who's put together a team and a new strategy: focusing on TV networks.

Because "The Tribe" is close to my heart (yeah, I can hear ya -- duh!), I'll let Mands say it in her own words. I've included the link to her MySpace site and to the petition site, in case you want more info.


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ABOUT THE TEAM! My name is Mands (Amanda). I am from Glasgow in the UK, and I run the myspace. I have been a fan since the show started here in Scotland and miss it loads. Also there is Tania and Emilie, both from the USA. They are setting up a website for us and going to attact the US networks. We need people from all over to help. If you would be interested, please let me know. We also really need some help from any German fans and fans in Europe that could help with their tv networks. Fleur helps to run our sister myspace (German).

This myspace is to bring about awareness from fans all around the World that we are trying to bring the Tribe back for series 6. There have been many attempts to bring back The Tribe, but this time we plan to attack networks in force from all around the world--and we need you help. Please spread the news of this myspace and soon to come a website. Please check here for all our future plans to come. But for just now we need to recruit as many fans as possible.

Please help: KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.

www.myspace.com/keepinthedreamalive6

www.petitiononline.com/dream6/petition.html

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"