In a message dated Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:39:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Steve
Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<< BTW, the episode mentions that these were people who fell from a walkway
that gave way. Maybe the costume competition was held on a raised walkway, so
the audience could get a good look at the costumes. Or, maybe the costumed
competititors took the walkway on the way to the stage. >>
Even in a situation like that, there should have been SOME fans not in
costume - photographers, the people running the masquerade, significant
others, etc.
Nice try at explaining it away, but I take it as just lazy thinking on the
part of the E.R. producers: Fans = fat zanies in costume.
And the guy doing the Spock ears: I've been in fandom almost 30 years, and
I've never even heard of anyone doing something like that.
Tom Beck
