I wouldn't say it was completely lousy... Martin Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, pal! In this, you shout to the rooftops about how lousy this is.
Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Okay...keeping silent... Martin Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Be even more afraid, my friend. I sat through part of the repeat last night, waiting for The Boondocks to air on AS, and it only cemented my opinion. Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gosh, after what you guys said about the show, I'm really afraid to put my two cents in...at least, based on hgaving the chance to see the last three episodes together... drcsaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'd rather watch Spike TV's "Blade" and Teresa Graves "Vampira" back to back.... --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I forced myself to watch that, I felt absolutely nothing. Now I know where all of my anger went. The sole reason i can fathom for the world being subjected to this is the massive contract that Stan the Man almost certainly had SciFi sign for this. I anticipate more crap on the horizon. > > Keith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Okay, I thought it couldn't get any worse. I didn't think any "reality" show > could be dumber than the "is he gay" dating show, the midget dating show, > the "are you my daddy?" show. Wife Swap. How wrong I was! While trying > take care of some financial business, I turned on the TV for background > noise. (That'll teach me to use the boob tube instead of listening to a > music CD!) Waiting for Tavis Smiley, I idly surfed by Sci Fi Channel, and > watched a few minutes of Stan Lee's "Who Wants to Be a Superhero". > > Man what junk! I can't tell if the participants are really somewhat > delusional geeks who take this crap seriously, wannabe actors and stunt > people looking for an in into Hollywood, or people who really want to get > into the comics industry. It's so dumb: Monkey Woman? Feedback? Nitro G?! > Fat Mama??? (And ain't it just perfect that the lone Black person selected > is a heavyset Black woman who sings "Fat mama"?! Well, I guess it's better > than if she had on a head rag and started singing "Black Mammy" or > something!) I couldn't decide whether to laugh or gag as a curiously > subdued and ham-handed Stan Lee appeared on a TV screen handing out > assignments to his would-be heroes, admonishing them about the seriousness > of what they're doing. Hell, if Lee hadn't cried "Excelsior!" at the end of > his session, I' barely know it was him! After that it was all downhill, as > the contestants had to change from their "secret identities" into their > uniforms, on the street, but out of sight of passersby. Then they ran some > stupid-a&& course while some dopey kid pretended to be lost, screaming "help > me!" all the while. The dweebs who ignored the girl--choosing their > assignment over saving a civilian--were the ones chosen to possibly be > kicked off. Poor Nitro G! He looked so sad when Lee told him he had to go > home! Sniff! > > Somebody please tell me I missed it, that this is a cleverly > self-deprecating piece of pop cultural deconstruction, and that it's > actually funny and witty. Tell me I didn't waste twenty minutes of my life > on this junk! And tell me one of you will watch it and give us regular > updates so I don't have to waste anymore brain cells. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > "Excuse me while I whip this out." > Cleavon Little , "Blazing Saddles" > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > "La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --------------------------------- See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. 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