>From IMDB: In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When a Harvard undergrad goes missing (the daughter of a US leader), it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is the initial stop en route to a white slavery auction in Dubai. The abductors may not know the girl's identity, but once they figure it out, she's doomed. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they're handed.
It's like The Unit but darker and nastier. It stars val Kilmer, Derek Luke, Kristen Bell, William H. Macy and a ton of other folks in small roles. It's very good. Val Kilmer's character will remind you of Jonas from The Unit in a lot of ways. It also has that awesome David Mamet dialogue. My favorite exchage: Grace: Nice knife. Scott: Yeah. Got it off an East German fella. Grace: He give it to ya for a gift? Scott: No. As I recall, he was... rather reluctant to part with it. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I believe Mamet is a contributor/producer/co-creator of "The Unit", isn't he? > Never seen Spartan. What is that? > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Unit is a surprisingly good show. > > Have you ever seen David Mamet's Spartan? In some ways it seems like > a prototype of the show. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > i can't abide American Idol. Despite everyone in the country saying > i'm crazy, I still contend that even the winners aren't as good as > the best singers on "Star Search" way back in the day. They're okay > at best, and none are on the level of a Luther, Aretha, Patti, Vesta, > Anita Baker, etc. > > > > I watch a decent amount of science and history shows on cable, > still catch Stargate on SciFi, and Dr. Who reruns when they air. Now > that I have Boomerang and others, I've loving the reruns of Justice > League, Superman, Batman, The Batman, Thundarr, etc. And for some > reason I've grown to like "The Unit" (not sure why). > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Mike Street" <streetforce1@> > > but who is really watching TV these days. Other then me laughing at > > American Idol 2 nights a week I watch nothing else on TV. Nothing! > > > > On Jan 24, 2008 11:14 AM, <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I watched the fiery Democratic debate instead, and set my VCR to > record the > > > Charles Burnett block. Figure I'll catch it on the rerun... > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > <tdlists@> > > > > > > > By MICHAEL HINMAN > > > > Source: Zap2it > > > > Jan-23-2008 > > > > > > > > > > > > It may take a little while for audiences to get used to watching > > > > science-fiction on a Monday night, so until then, "Terminator: > The Sarah > > > > Connor Chronicles" may need a little help in the ratings > department. > > > > > > > > The third episode of the series earned a 5.3 rating/8 share, > according > > > > to Fast National Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, now about > half of > > > > its huge football playoffs-led series premiere just a couple > weeks ago. > > > > "Sarah Connor" took third in its 9 p.m. timeslot behind the > 8.5/13 from > > > > "Deal or No Deal" on NBC as well as comedy programs on CBS. > > > > > > > > "Sarah Connor" didn't get a lot of help from its lead- > in. "Prison Break" > > > > earned a 4.7/7, beating only reruns on CBS and The CW. > > > > > > > > Even with a not-so-impressive ratings trail overall, both Fox > programs > > > > are bringing in the important audiences that advertisers love. > Fox > > > > scored a 3.3 household rating among adults 18 to 49, finishing > just > > > > behind NBC's 4.0 and ahead of CBS' 3.1. > > > > > > > > For the night, Fox barely took third place with a 5.0/8 ahead > of ABC and > > > > The CW, but behind the 6.9/11 from NBC and the 6.0/9 from CBS, > according > > > > to Zap2it. > > > > > > > > Fast Nationals usually provide a snapshot of what Americans are > watching > > > > by pulling numbers from the top urban markets that includes > both live > > > > viewing and same-day timeshifted viewing. A rating point > generally > > > > represents more than 1.1 million households while the share > indicates > > > > the percentage of televisions turned on that was tuned to the > specific > > > > program. These numbers typically shift when final ratings are > issued. > > > > > > > > http://www.syfyportal.com/news424653.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > Blogs: > > > > The Greasy Guide > > http://greasyguide.com > > Your Online Destination for Urban Information > > > > Coming Soon > > Street Sweet NYC > > http://www.streetsweetnyc.com > > Get your fix on cupcake bliss. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
