Posted by No.2Pencil on December 12, 1998 at 21:42:17: In Reply to: Re: THE YEAR 2000;THE FUTURE IS... coming soon. posted by Savant on December 12, 1998 at 19:59:10:
: Perhaps I am different, I am a 'realist' by nature, and I don't see how you can simply 'accept' the fantasy of Ocean Girl as a prediction of the future. I like the Ocean Girl series, but I don't see it as a representation of the future. You are an idealist, and although it is nice to think that 'Neri' is real, she is not. Marzena does a great job working with the character of Neri, but 'Neri' is NOT real, you have to accept that.
: 'Neri' wouldn't have anything to say about this because there is no 'Neri' in reality, it is physically impossible for you to talk to 'Neri' since she does not exist.
: I think the series is great, but it is NOT a documenmtary. What's real is that the United Nations designated 1998 as the Year of the Ocean. For more information on this, check out a site near you...
Dear Savant,
Now I want you to listen to me very carefully. Pick up a newspaper. Roll it up. Now bop yourself over the head.
Savant, if you had taken the time to actually read what has been being said, instead of "ignoring" it as you so arrogantly stated, maybe then you would have a clue as to what's going on. What we've been discussing is REALISTIC analysis of nature, cultures, history, religion, racism, photographic data, and society. While the subject matter of the discussion has a likeness to the subject matter of the show, not one of us has used events in the TV show to literally prove our positions. It's either analysis of religion, nature, cultures, photographic data, society, history, or racism that can prove the cases. As for holding a rich conversation with Neri, while I do love the character Neri very much because I feel she is a female version of myself, and would be a natural companion to my personality, I was refering to speaking with that concept of personality, as I have not yet pinpointed an actual human having such personality. As for the "United" Nations. I think that speaks for itself.
Sincerely,
No.2Pencil