And I'll deserve every inch of it. But I'll getting a cut of the pie for the show. (And you'd have that truck!)
"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: astromancer2...@yahoo.com Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:03:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now If the blonde starts talking God nad his plan, I'll know who to cuss out, Martin... From: "wlro...@aol.com" <wlro...@aol.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:20:12 PM Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now Well as long as you don't see any red dresses anywhere then I am sure there is nothing to worry about as of yet. --Lavender From: Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:35 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now Maybe they're building for a Gravity-BG crossover event. What's in Pod 4 is actually the Cylon God, and these are Cylons and I REALLY need to shut up before RDM sees this and gets ideas... "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com From: asrobin...@mindspri ng.com Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:47:10 +0000 Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now Well put. I watched the first 3 eps on hulu, but probably won't watch any more. Thye've made it too hard for me to care what's in pod 4. Funny thing I noticed though: about 2:15 into Ep 3 (scene: the packed-up living room of the couple originally on the mission before the guy got cut) is the same as Starbuck's appartment on BSG. Ha! ------------ -----From: George Arterberry <brotherfromhoward@ yahoo.com> > >To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > >Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:17:06 AM > >Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > >Ê > > > > > > > >It seemed cheap and boring.Just enough sci-fi , not to qualify as a > >sexual drama. > > > >--- On Sun, 8/16/09, Mr. Worf <HelloMahogany@ [ http://gmail. com/ > >]gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >From: Mr.. Worf <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com> > >Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > >To: scifino...@yahoogro [ http://ups.com/ ]ups.com > >Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:12 PM > > > >Ê > >The formula isn't right for network tv. They will kill it because they > >can't do any product placement or have cameos of guest stars to boost the > >ratings. The show is tepid at best and a snoozefest at its worst. > > > >On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Martin Baxter <[ > >http://us.mc586. .mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=truthseeker01 3...@lycos.com > >]truthseeker013@ lycos.com> wrote: > > > >Pal, it's a Canadian series, the rights to which ABC bought, so it'll > >probably last its full run. > > > >[ http://www.imdb. com/title/ tt1319690/ ]http://www.imdb. com/title/ > >tt1319690/ > > > > > > > > > > > >---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > >ÊSubject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > >ÊDate : Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:06:12 -0700 (PDT) > > > >ÊFrom : "C.W. Badie" <[ > >http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=astromancer20 0...@yahoo. com > >]astromancer2002@ yahoo.com> > > > >ÊTo : [ > >http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com > >]scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com > > > > > >I liked it, but it's rather loose storytelling, the type of looseness the > >leads to cancellation. .. > > > > > > > > > >___________ _ _________ _________ __ > >From: Martin Baxter > > > >To: [ > >http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com > >]scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com > >Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 8:24:50 AM > >Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > > > >Keith, I almost missed it, stumbling across it two minutes before it > >bbegan. I > > > >I enjoyed it overall, though the pacing was a bit leaden at times. (Maybe > >on purpose?) The mysterious nature of the real mission has me hooked, > >without saying. Can't wait until the MC ventures into Pod 4 to find out > >what's really up. > > > >As for the incidental music, I really don't take notice of it as I watch > >a TV show or movie, unless it's a song near and dear to my heart. > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > >Subject : [scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > >Date : Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:13:45 +0000 (UTC) > >From : Keith Johnson > > >To : scifino...@yahoogro [ http://ups.com/ ]ups.com > > > >Anyone watching ABC's entry into the "Big Brother in Outer Space by way > of BSG-style drama"? It deals with a seven-year mission in the year 2052 > that sends eight astronauts to visit six planets in the Solar System. Very > quickly into the show, we're made aware there's some kind of secret > involved. The two most experienced astronauts in the program (one of whom > is played by Malik Yoba) are initially left off the mission aboard the > spaceship "Antares"... Later, when some kind of heart problem keeps > cropping up among the crew--evidently tied to the "secret"--the two > astronauts are blasted into space to join the mission. One comment I > overheard makes me think some kind of sentient race has been encountered > by humanity--perhaps on a previous tragic mission to Mars in which one of > the current astronauts had to leave three of his fellows behind. Perhaps > this sentient race is controlling the mission somehow? Not sure. > > > >Also not sure yet if I'll like the show. It has some decent actors and > decent lines. But just when I'm starting to get into the mission and the > scifi aspect of it, I'm distracted by overpowering music that attempts to > heighten a scene, the lead astronaut's self-reflective monologue, too much > of the newly-hot camera work (a la BSG and Star Trek) with a shaky cam to > convey reality. Or I'm watching two astronauts make nekkid love in zero g > and feeling vaguely manipulated at an attempt to make me feel awestruck or > something. There's a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards that make > following the story a bit confusing at times. "Lost" this ain't. There's > also a odd flow: a mix of serious drama, melodrama, camp soap opera type > moments, silly humour supported by "Desperate Housewives" type music, and > a lot of titillation. It makes it hard for one to get a feeling of the > overall nature of the show. Is it a drama, a reality-type show like > "Virtuality" , a mystery? > ÊDon't know, but I ! found myself losing interest a lot, then picking it > back up, then losing it again as the standard nighttime soap feel comes > back in the mix. > > > >Lots of TV veterans, including the blonde lady from "The 4400" (the one > who feel inlove with a black man), and Cristina Cox "Blood Ties", who's > been a guest in more series than Michael Michelle. They're all okay, but > again, the uneven pacing, writing, and flashbacks undermine their acting. > The constant shift from a high-tech spaceshp to mundane scenes on Earth > are abrupt and off-putting. > > > >Like "Virtuality" , this show seems to be another clone that tries to > copy the delicate balance of reality-type drama mixed with scifi that BSG > (mostly) did right.. and like "Virtuality" , it bores me as much as it > intrigues--somethin g that BSG didn't do in the main. > > > >Not sure if the show's even being picked up, but if it is, not sure I'll > keep watching. > > > >Anyone else's thought's? > > > Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. Try it now. People may lie, but the evidence rarely does. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009
