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The purpose of this Glossary is to explain any obscure reference to characters or shows present in some of the stories in this zine. Some people insist on using names referred to in stories not present or like to use characters from old and new television shows no one has ever heard of... or is ever likely to...
ALASKAN SNOW VAMPIRE: This is an apocryphal form of vampire found only in Alaska. This particular type of vampire can change into a seal or lemming and hibernates in unmelted snowbanks during the 24 hour daylight of summer.
ANOTHER WORLD: For those of you unaware of daytime television, Another World is a very long running soap opera on NBC. Almost everyone we know is backup taping it for a certain member of our group because California disasters only get coverage during, and presidents and their wives only hold press conferences during, the hour of 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST.
APOCRYPHAL COUSINS: These are relatives actually included in the family tree but are a bit on the extra-ordinary side, almost along the lines of the Addams Family. (Please see She-Wolf of London and Love & Curses.) Stories in this section may or may not be reflected in the reality of the rest of the zine. Editor's choice.
BETHIE: Bethie is a character from a Battlestar: Galactica story called "A Quiet Whisper" by Jill. She was a poor sad child befriended by Starbuck. She was stuck in a hole and died. As always, there is no reference to her in this zine. And since there is no reference to her in this zine, there is no reason for a reference to her in this Glossary. Actually, there is a reason for this. It is TRADITION! She has always been in any Glossary we have ever done, she is in any glossary we are doing (see previous few lines) and she will always be in any glossary we do in the future. If you have a problem with this... oh well.....
BODIES OF EVIDENCE: Was a CBS series starring Lee Horsley as Lt. Ben Carroll. It was brought to us by the same people who did Paradise, in which Lee Horsley played Ethan Allen Cord, a gunfighter who inherited his niece and nephews. The childrens' last name was Carroll and one of the boys was named Ben, making the Ben Carroll of Bodies of Evidence a direct descendent, who named his son Ethan after his great uncle. This was established in the show, not just in Brenda's tiny little mind.
CAITLIN: Caitlin is a character created by Annita Smith and she seems to have been taken over by everyone else. She first appeared in an Equalizer story by Annita called "Trial by Existence" (published in Prime Time 4 by Mary Wardell). She's RemRem's sister and Andy's wife. She's had a very hard life. She started out as a hooker but ended up fine with Andy.
THE "COLONEL": The "Colonel" is Lee's uncle. First season Scarecrow & Mrs. King referred to him only by this name. Second season they gave him a face and a last name. It was not Stetson, which would have made him Lee's mother's brother. Unfortunately, SMK was never big on continuity. The "Colonel" was a red necked Army officer and Lee's mother was a proper British lady. We believe the contradictions cancel each other and choose to go the way of Reunion and all the other stories written before the SMK writers messed with their own storyline. So... Colonel Stetson is Lee's father's brother and Jenny Michaels Stetson is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. (See "Continuity.")
CONTINUITY: Hah! What continuity! Were you aware that television shows actually hire people who are supposed to pay attention to this kind of thing. Let's talk Quantum Leap! Let's talk Scarecrow & Mrs. King! 'Nuff said! Hah!
DONNA ELESEE: Donna was a character from Quantum Leap who left Sam at the altar. Sam changed history and Donna married him. Since this was an altered timeline, we suppose it's possible Sam did something along his journey which caused him to lose Donna again. Since the timeline is always changing, she may end up being married again to Sam in some future story... or not. This is the editors' choice to accept said submission, or not! (See "Tom Beckett.")
GOUSH: "Goushe" is a word that needs to be understood to appreciate Jill's (and other's) stories. A "Gougch" is a word that has no correct spelling. It is a story with a character being incredibly noble while overcoming extreme obstacles and being a poor sad baby, all at the same time. It can entail a certain amount of hurt/comfort (emotional or physical) but is to an extreme degree. Murphy is a prime example. We all think of him as a "Gooshe" though nothing in Remington Steele suggests this kind of background (actually nothing in RS gives him much of a background at all) but Jill has taken care of this. His mother left him when he was young, his father withdrew from him because of this, he was stuck in a cave when he was a child (see "Bethie," sticking people in holes is a theme Jill absolutely loves) and as an adult, he now has a very bad limp which constantly gets in the way, etc. Jill is the Queen of "Goush". (Glotterizer's Note: A "Goushie" is a short poem with the above mentioned characteristics.)
KELPIE: A Kelpie is a malevolent water spirit native to the lochs of Scotland. It usually appears as a horse, but can also take the form of a man or a large bird. It's quite fond of drowning people and seducing young maidens.
LIA: They decided they needed to give Scottie a wife. They decided to give his bride-to-be a major genealogy line. They decided she's descended from Michaela Quinn and Byron Sully from Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; William "Blue" Cannon from High Chaparral and Ethan Allen Cord's nephew from Paradise, which of course relates her to Bodies of Evidence. They've even given her her very own family tree chart (and you thought Jill created a mixed up universe?).
MURPHY'S LEG: Fans of first season Remington Steele may not remember Murphy Michaels having a limp in the show. He didn't. Jill gave it to him after he almost died in a cave in "Will You Steele Need Me?" published in Steele Files I (steele, steele waiting on II, Pat). Jill really has a "thing" against Murphy. She damages him at any given opportunity. Heh, heh... Hurt/Comfort! Enjoy!
REAL GHOSTBUSTERS: These are the ones the movie was based on, not the guys with the gorilla who sued them over the name. They're four men who travel around in a converted hearse/ambulance rescuing people from various nasty ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties.
SHE-WOLF OF LONDON/LOVE & CURSES: She-Wolf of London is bizarre British series. Randi Wallace (Michaels) was attacked by a werewolf on the Moors of England and, thereafter, proceeded to get a little hairy and ornery during full moons. Luckily her mythology professor, Ian Matheson, was usually available to shackle her up whenever necessary (but not quite always). About halfway through the series' run, it changed location to Malibu, California. A romance developed between Randi and Ian. Unfortunately, to their utter frustration, they found that the full moon wasn't the only thing to cause Randi to transform and in the series they were never able to "consummate" their relationship. If you can, try and get a hold of it to watch.
RAGS TO RICHES: Rags to Riches was a short lived NBC series set in the 1960's. Joe Bologna starred as a playboy millionaire bachelor who ended up taking in 5 orphan girls. (Note: They started out with 6 girls in the pilot but lost one. She was Heather McAdams and she played Michelle on Salvage.) The format was that of a movie musical. At major plot points, the music would swell and the girls would break out in to song and dance. The show was great fun.
REUNION IV: This has not yet been written by Jill, but it is completely worked out (and has been for years). Jill finally finished "R-III" and, in this issue, "R-II" (Huzzah!). We're all looking forward to it in Relativity IV. A brief outline of the plot is as follows:
Reunion IV: Andy and Caitlin's story, they marry in this episode.
TOM BECKETT: Just a brief explanation. Is Tom Beckett alive or is Tom Beckett dead? Time travel opens many, many paradoxes. For the sake of Jill's Rites of Passage in Relativity II, we have to assume that Tom really did die at some point, etc. What happened to this major time in Sam's life after he saved his brother in Vietnam is open to speculation (and I'm sure there are many Quantum Leap stories that deal with just this issue) but, again, this doesn't matter. This deals with the original reality, while in Mariann Howarth's Home Is Where the Heart Is, Tom is alive and is the catalyst for Sam's leap into Cousin Andy. Is one right and not the other? It's your choice to believe, or not. We may actually end up with another story in another issue where Tom is dead again. This is the editors' choice to accept said submission, or not. (See "Donna Elesee.")