Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 22:39:26 +0100
From: rabbit
Subject: [VP] Re: How'd We Get Here (was Hopping across the pond)

Solo wrote:

>Hiya, SHaron!! <waves frantically> Speak up, woman, 
>tell us your story! :)

You rotter - you know I'm trying to finish that story and I have 
to clean out the rabbit hutch and I'm a sick person too! Okay I 
give in ...

I'm from Cornwall in the southwestern-most corner of Britain (the 
opposite end to Solo). I was a brand new teacher when S&H first 
aired in the UK in '76. It was not cool for a teacher to be a TV 
fan of anything but I had already been drawn in back in the days 
of Laramie. I saw an advert for S&H in the Radio Times and 
watched it right from the start. By the time Shootout came along 
I was audio-taping all the episodes, but without video or zines 
or fandom, it was very hard to keep the enthusiasm alive. I wrote 
a few scribbles in a notebook, but didn't share it with anyone.

Then S&H re-ran on a cable channel here in '96 so I rushed out 
and got cable installed, videoed every episode, then found fandom 
on the internet, and zines and slash ... started to organize for 
off-line fans a bit in the UK and here we are.

Mia wrote:
>I'm just curious to see why a cop show from the '70s
>has so many fans from all over the world.

It's the love, m'dear. Anyone can see they love each other :-)

It was like finally coming home after a very long search for I 
didn't know what, and I am *so* happy to be here.

Thanks, VP-sisters.

Regards,   SHaron
