Science Fiction USENET newsgroups

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[Last change - 01/13/93]
[Changes since last posting - [Added alt.tv.talkshows.daytime, and
                               B5-REVIEW-L LISTSERV list.]

There are many sources of discussion and information about television
(shows not hardware).  General discussion takes place in the USENET
newsgroup rec.arts.tv, but there are also other USENET groups, alternate
hierarchy groups, and mailing lists which discuss more specialized topics.
This posting attempts to provide a single source of information about those
groups.

Please send any additions, deletions, and corrections to
mwauford@utkvx.utk.edu.

This posting is divided into the following sections:

     USENET Newsgroups
     Alternate Hierarchy Groups
     Internet Mailing Lists
     Internet Majordomo Lists
     BITNET LISTSERV Groups
     Other Sources

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Subject: USENET Newsgroups

The following newsgroups should be available at all sites which receive the
full USENET newsfeed.  If your site receives only a partial feed, you may
have to talk to your News Administrator about accessing these groups.

rec.arts.tv              - General discussion about television shows
rec.arts.animation       - Discussion of various kinds of animation
                           including animated television shows
rec.arts.anime.*         - Heirarchy of newsgroups (anime, anime.info,
                           anime.marketplace, anime.stories) for discussion
                           of Japanese animation on tv and in movies
rec.arts.drwho           - Discussion of the British program Dr. Who
rec.arts.sf.tv           - Discussion of tv shows which can be classified
                           as speculative fiction (fantasy, science
                           fiction, horror, etc.)
rec.arts.startrek.*      - Hierarchy of newsgroups (.current, .fandom,
                           .info, .misc, .reviews, .tech) which discuss
                           various aspects of Star Trek, old and new
rec.arts.tv.soaps        - Discussion of daytime and nighttime soap operas
rec.arts.tv.uk           - Discussion of British television programs

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Subject: Alternate Hierarchy Groups

The following newsgroups are carried on the "alt" feed.  Because of the
controversial nature of some alt groups as well as the vast size of the
feed, many sites do not receive the alt feed or only carry parts of it.
Talk to your News Administrator if you need access to one of these groups
and do not currently have it.


alt.aeffle.und.pferdle    - Discussion of German cartoon characters
alt.animation.warner-bros - Discussion of Warner Brothers cartoons
alt.comedy.british        - Discussion of British TV sitcoms, etc.
alt.comics.batman         - Includes discussion of Fox show Batman
alt.comics.superman       - Includes discussion of ABC show Lois and Clark
alt.fan.disney.afternoon  - Discussion of Disney afternoon animated
                            shows including Gummi Bears, Ducktales,
                            Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, Tale Spin,
                            Darkwing Duck, etc.
alt.fan.goons             - Discussion of British TV and radio classic The
                            Goon Show
alt.fan.howard-stern      - Fans of the nationally syndicated TV/radio host
alt.fan.letterman         - Fans of CBS TV host David Letterman
alt.fan.monty-python      - Discussion of television shows and movies done
                            by the British comedy troupe Monty Python
alt.fan.q                 - Fans of the Star Trek character Q
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh     - Fans of the nationally syndicated TV/radio host
alt.startrek.creative     - Fan-produced fiction, parodies, art, etc. about
                            Star Trek (old and new) and discussion of same
alt.startrek.klingon      - Discussion of Klingon language, culture, etc.
alt.toys.transformers     - Discussion of Transformers -- the toy, the tv
                            show, etc.
alt.tv.animaniacs         - Discussion of syndicated show Animaniacs
alt.tv.babylon-5          - Discussion of syndicated show Babylon 5
alt.tv.barney             - Discussion of PBS kid's show Barney
alt.tv.beakmans-world     - Discussion of CBS kid's science show Beakman's
                            World
alt.tv.beavis-n-butthead  - Discussion of MTV cartoon Beavis and Butt-head
                            (This group's name is illegal. The dot-separated
                            part of a name should be 14 characters or less.
                            Some sites may not be able to carry it.)
alt.tv.bh90210            - Discussion of Fox show Beverly Hills, 90210
alt.tv.game-shows         - Discussion of various game and quiz shows.
alt.tv.infomercials       - Discussion? about half hour sales pitches
alt.tv.kids-in-hall       - Discussion of CBC (etc.) show Kids in the Hall
alt.tv.la-law             - Discussion of NBC show L.A. Law
alt.tv.mash               - Discussion of American TV classic M*A*S*H
alt.tv.melrose-place      - Discussion of Fox show Melrose Place
alt.tv.mst3k              - Discussion of Comedy Channel show Mystery
                            Science Theatre 3000
alt.tv.muppets            - Discussion of Henson Muppet shows and movies
                            including Sesame Street, The Muppet Show,
                            and Fraggle Rock
alt.tv.mwc                - Discussion of Fox show Married With Children
alt.tv.northern-exp       - Discussion of CBS show Northern Exposure
alt.tv.prisoner           - Discussion of the British show The Prisoner
alt.tv.red-dwarf          - Discussion of the British show Red Dwarf  
alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy       - Discussion of Nickelodeon animated show Ren
                            and Stimpy
alt.tv.rockford-files     - Discussion of old NBC show The Rockford Files
alt.tv.saved-bell         - Discussion of NBC show Saved by the Bell
alt.tv.seinfeld           - Discussion of NBC show Seinfeld
alt.tv.simpsons           - Discussion of FOX animated show The Simpsons
alt.tv.simpsons.itchy-scratchy - Discussion of Simpsons show with a show
                            The Itchy and Scratchy Show
alt.tv.snl                - Discussion of NBC show Saturday Night Live
alt.tv.talkshows.daytime  - Discussion of Oprah, Geraldo, and their
                            ever-changing ilk even if they show late at
                            night on a TV station near you.
alt.tv.talkshows.late     - Discussion of late night TV talk shows including
                            The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show
                            with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan
                            O'Brien, The Arsenio Hall Show, etc.
alt.tv.tiny-toon          - Discussion of syndicated show Tiny Toons
alt.tv.tiny-toon.fandom   - Fans of syndicated show Tiny Toons.
                            Note: some (ok, much) discussion is of an
                            "adult" nature.
alt.tv.twin-peaks         - Discussion of ABC show Twin Peaks and its movie
                            followups
alt.tv.x-files            - Discussion of Fox show The X Files

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Subject: Internet Mailing Lists

Internet mailing lists provide discussion on various topics via e-mail.
Send subscription add and drop requests and other inquiries to the
subscription address given in the list below.  The list administrator will
provide you with the submission address for the list.  (Typically the
submission address is the same as the subscription address without the
-request suffix or owner- prefix.)

The following addresses have been confirmed as of November 1992.  If you
have reason to believe that a mailing list is no longer active, please
write to mwauford@utkvx.utk.edu.

Blake's 7                     blake7-request@lysator.liu.se
    NOTE: If subscribing with address you are mailing from, please specify
    "subscribe" as the only line in the message to invoke automatic script.
    Otherwise your message will be hand processed by the list owner.

Beauty and the Beast          tullise@indy.navy.mil

Cheers                        cheers-request@Colorado.EDU

Class of '96                  class96-request@dream.saigon.com
    NOTE: Please include your full name and net-address and mention
    where you heard of the list.

Disney Afternoon              ranger-list-request@taronga.com
    NOTE: Discussion, information, etc. about Disney afternoon animated
    shows including Gummi Bears, Ducktales, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers,
    Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck, etc.

Eerie Indiana                 owner-eerie-indiana@sfu.ca

MacGyver                      shari@cc.gatech.edu

Mystery Science Theater 3000  scottder@ids.net
     NOTE: To subscribe, send a message with  "LPBN subscribe" as the
           subject.  To submit an article, its subject should be
           "LPBN submission". The Load Pan Bay News consists primarily
           of articles of information, reviews, polls and episode
           trading requests.

Northern Exposure             trebuchet-request@noao.edu

Parker Lewis                  flamingo-request@lenny.corp.sgi.com
    NOTE: aka The Flamingo Digest.  When joining, mention whether you'd
    like to subscribe through the reflector (each submission comes under
    separate cover) or the digest (submissions are batched up into one
    large daily letter).

Quantum Leap                  leapers@netcom.netcom.com
    NOTE: Information only.  No discussion.

Seinfeld                      seinfeld-request@cpac.washington.edu

Simpsons, The                 simpsons-request@net.bio.net
    NOTE: Bidirectional gateway to alt.tv.simpsons.

Space: 1999                   space-1999-request@quack.kfu.com

Thirtysomething               30something-request@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu

World News Now                wnn-request@world.std.com

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Subject: Internet Majordomo Lists

Majordomo is a program which automates maintenance of Internet mailing
lists. Each Majordomo server can support many mailing lists, much like
BITNET LISTSERVs. To subscribe to a Majordomo list, send mail to the
Majordomo address given below containing the single line:

subscribe listname

A mail message will be returned to you explaining how to signoff the list
and how to submit articles to it.

Listname         Majordomo address             Description of List

90210            Majordomo@tcp.com             Beverly Hills 90210 discussion
clarissa         Majordomo@tcp.com             Clarissa Explains It All
                                               discussion
melrose-place    Majordomo@tcp.com             Melrose Place discussion
shadows          Majordomo@sunee.uwaterloo.ca  Dark Shadows discussion
shadows-updates  Majordomo@sunee.uwaterloo.ca  Dark Shadows synopses

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Subject: BITNET LISTSERV Groups

BITNET LISTSERVs are centralized servers which maintain many mailing lists.
To subscribe to a LISTSERV list, send mail to the LISTSERV address given
below containing the single line:

SUBSCRIBE listname "Your Real Name Here"

A mail message will be returned to you explaining how to signoff the list
and how to submit articles to it.

Listname       LISTSERVer address             Description of List

B5-REVIEW-L    LISTSERV@cornell.edu           Babylon 5 reviews
DRWHO-L        LISTSERV@sol1.uel.ac.uk        Dr. Who discussion
FORKNI-L       LISTSERV@psuvm.psu.edu         Forever Knight discussion
FILMUS-L       LISTSERV@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu Film & TV music discussion
FKFIC-L        LISTSERV@psuvm.psu.edu         Forever Knight fiction
HIGHLA-L       LISTSERV@psuvm.psu.edu         Highlander discussion
SCREEN-L       LISTSERV@UA1VM.BITNET          Film & TV Studies discussion
STREK-L        LISTSERV@PCCVM.BITNET          Star Trek discussion
TREK-REVIEW-L  LISTSERV@cornell.edu           Star Trek reviews (gatewayed
                                              to rec.arts.startrek.reviews)
TV-L           LISTSERV@TREARN.BITNET         General TV discussion

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Subject: Other Sources

The following entries are TV-related, but don't fit in the other
categories.

Beauty and the Beast            Not a mailing list, but a fanzine (a fan-
                                produced magazine, containing artwork,
                                stories, poetry, etc.).  Contact Susan
                                Gavula (sjgavula@css.ltd.umich.edu),
                                3143 Homestead Commons #3, Ann Arbor,
                                MI 48108

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