Born on this date in 1926 was Leslie Nielsen, the Canadian actor whose films include Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun, Police Squad, and Airplane. 10 quotes from him:
Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished.
Yes, it's true, I've been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare.
If I couldn't be an actor, I would only consider being an astronaut, a sea otter, or a gynaecologist.
Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts.
It doesn't really matter where I go (Heaven or Hell). I'll have plenty of friends in both places.
When people are laughing, they don't beat up on you. You're secure and safe. It's when they stop laughing that it's dangerous.
Those who the gods seek to destroy first, learn how to play golf.
Any sport that comes from Scotland is good!
“Who are you and how did you get in here?" "I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.”
I've been like a father to you! I raised you, just like your father did! I believed in you, just like your father did! I slept with your mother, just like your father did!
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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