I agree with you. Never have been to that city, but always wonder how accurate such shows are. Anderson's a good dramatic actor, and I'm glad to see him get a steady gig on "Law and Order". But that show only gives the cops half of the ep to do their work, and they don't usually get to deal with any pressing issues. It's more procedural. I liked Anderson's character better on "K*Ville" because he got to deal with issues outside of the crime of the week, like his initially estranged wife, and trying to help relatives and friends in the city make it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:30:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? K-Ville had it's heart in the right place but the showrunners didn't do enough homework. The one blunder that left most folks open mouthed or falling on the floor laughing was having the Convention Center double as the airport. It was a gaffe of epic proportions. Seeing the Crescent City Connection(the bridge over the Mississippi River) in the background at the "airport" was jaw droppingly dumb. There were smaller gaffes like the wrong accents, made up New Orleans traditions(gumbo parties kind of exist but they aren't called that), some bad geography, parts of the city standing in for others and other things that gave locals a few chuckles. But locals supported the show and the crew loved it there. They had a rough start but they were fixing the problems. I wished they could have gotten another season to get it right. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > I agree. Add "Thief" to the pile of good shows gone too soon. Speaking of > Nawlins based shows, what did you think of K'ville, Anthony Anderson's cop > drama from last season? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:52:38 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? > > > > > > > Thief was limited series in the British mode but they could have picked it up > for additional seasons and chose not to do so. It's a shame because it was > great and one of the few shows set in New Orleans that actually captured the > feel of the city. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Augustus Augustus <jazzynupe_007@> wrote: > > > > correct Keith. they put the crew on blast too early in the game. then it > > was more like hide and seek (fugitive style). > > > > Fate. > > > > --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > From: Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> > > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 12:16 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Thief"? Was that show renewed or cancelled after its first season? I've > > assumed the latter, which is too bad, because it was really good. I admit I > > wasn't sure where they could go after so quickly having Braugher's gang be > > suspects in a major crime. I didn't want it to be a Fugitive type series. > > But either way, it just disappeared. Too bad. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@yahoo. com> > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:25:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I use it to catch missed episodes and to catch some favorites like HBO's > > Dream On and Thief starring Andre Braugher. > > > > --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@ ...> > > wrote: > > > > > > Keith, there was a web site that had those last three in their entirety. > > > The place was shut down the day after I found it, the old story about > > > rights and so on. :-( > > > > > > Myself, I've only used Hulu a few times, my last visitt not for myself, > > > but for a dear friend who missed an ep of NCIS she really had her mind > > > set on viewing. I went there to obtain and send her the link to it. > > > Before that, it was to catch up on 'The Dresden Files". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? > > > > > Date : Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:26:29 +0000 (UTC) > > > > > From : Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ ...> > > > > > To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > > > > > > > > Wow, this is pretty cool! Frustrated at having missed back-to-back eps of > > > "Legend of the Seeker" yesterday, I went to the series' website to watch > > > it online. As I clicked on one of the eps, I noticed that it was a Hulu > > > feed. > > > > > > Hulu, perhaps you've heard of it? :) > > > > > > I haven't done much with it past glancing at a few things. Not currently > > > owning a nice widescreen computer monitor or flatscreen TV, I never much > > > saw the need to watch programs on my 14" laptop screen. But I have to > > > admit, the speed with which "Seeker" streamed surprised me. And the > > > clarity--wow! Even on my old IBM T42 laptop running pokey WinXP, the > > > picture looked great. Intrigued, i then navigated to the Hulu website. > > > Wow. > > > > > > One reason I haven't been as much of a You Tube nut as some people--such > > > as my brother, who's always on me for not watching movies there--is that > > > a lot of the stuff on You Tube is not all that great quality. I > > > especially hate going full screen with an animated clip, only to get a > > > pixelated, blurry image. Other sites like Apple have great looking > > > trailers, but sometimes the download speed is a bit slow. Hulu impressed > > > me by offering the best of both aspects. I found myself going to the > > > Animation section (of course), and was greeted with a wealth of choices. > > > Too many to mention them all, but not everything I could want (no old > > > Looney Tunes or Popeye, Felix the Cat seems to be the inferiour version > > > from the late 20th Century). But still, enough things to keep me very, > > > very happy. Let me mention just a few things that caught my eye: > > > > > > Exosquad! > > > http://www.hulu. com/exosquad? c=Animation- and-Cartoons > > > The late great cartoon that showed Americans could actually make a good, > > > serious 'toon. Fifty-one eps (a handful are missing). Makes me very, very > > > happy! I will note the quality isn't the greatest--not that it's bad, but > > > the series itself never had the sharpness and beauty of something like > > > Robotech or any other Japanese 'toon. But still, it looks the same on > > > Hulu as I remember it on broadcast TV. If you've never watched this show > > > do yourself a favor and check it out. > > > > > > Rocky and Bullwinkle > > > http://www.hulu. com/rocky- and-bullwinkle- and-friends? c=Animation- > > > and-Cartoons > > > The classic, satirical 'toon from the '60s, which even includes great > > > stuff like Mr. Peabody and his boy Sherman! Haven't seen yet if my fave, > > > Fractured Fairy Tales, is included as well. But with thirteen twenty-two > > > minute eps, I think it must be there. Talk about a blast from the past! > > > > > > Speed Racer > > > http://www.hulu. com/speed- racer?c=Animatio n-and-Cartoons > > > The Monster Car! The Great Race! The Supersonic Car! All the great, > > > horribly/amusingly dubbed episodes you remember loving as a child. I > > > don't care how many times I see 'em (and I own several), hearing that > > > theme, watching that cool car jump across a chasm or roll along the > > > bottom of a lake, and listening to the characters' hyper speech--it's > > > still great fun! > > > > > > Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids > > > http://www.hulu. com/fat-albert? c=Animation- and-Cartoons > > > This 'toon is like a snowy day in January: too cool for school! > > > > > > And even.... > > > > > > Bravestarr > > > http://www.hulu. com/bravestarr? c=Animation- and-Cartoons > > > the adventures of Marshall Bravestarr, the Native with animal-based > > > powers who protects the people of the planet New Texas. Like Exosquad and > > > many American-made 'toons of that time, it's not exactly the sharpest, > > > finely detailed cartoon around, but it has nice pastels. And I still get > > > a kick of of "Equestroid" Thirty-thirty speaking fondly of his beloved > > > gun Sarah Jane! > > > > > > > > > Now, if only they could pick up eps of the awesome 'toon "The Real > > > Ghostbusters" , "Battle of the Planets", and "Starblazers" , I'd be > > > ecstatic! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > >
