Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?

[Justin Mohareb]

On 9/10/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone catch the Torchwood premier on Saturday?  What did you think?

I've seen season one.  It gets better, but is still pretty erratic.

Justin

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Re: [scifinoir2] What are the powers of the "Heroes" charactors

[Justin Mohareb]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_Heroes

That has the info.

Why do you want to know if you don't watch the show?

JJ Mohareb

On 9/11/07, Said Kakese Dibinga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Hello, hello,
>
> Could someone list the powers of the characters on "Heroes"? (dead and
> alive). Especially those of the people that would be considered "main
> characters"..
>
> I don't really watch the show.
>
> Thank you all,
>
> Said
>
> www.onceuponatimeinthecongo.com
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> -
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Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?

[Justin Mohareb]

Is it possible he means the Cybermen?

Justin

On 9/12/07, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   LMNAO, pal!!!
>
> Gymfig, I think you're referring to Daleks, the Ultimate Racists. In their
> eyes, anything that isn't Dalek deserves to be wiped out.
>
> Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: The automated
> call systems...
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]  wrote: What are those creatures in the
> machines that talk in a mechanical voice?
>
> ** See what's new at
> http://www.aol.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> "Let's just saying you know more than you think, but we're not going to
> help you figure it out." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie
>
> -
> Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get
> listings, and more!
>
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>
>
>
> "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
> organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
> Country"
>
> -
> Luggage? GPS? Comic books?
> Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.
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Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?

[Justin Mohareb]

Yeah, but the Daleks never appeared in Torchwood.

Justin

On 9/12/07, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   No, I don't think so, based on her description. Daleks do appear more
> machine-like, while Cybermen are more cyborg-like. And they were just
> humanoid originally, with cybernetics tacked on until they simply lost their
> humanity.
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Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?

[Justin Mohareb]

The Keystone Kops at Torchwood wouldn't last ten minutes against one Dalek.
It would be... Ugly.

Justin

On 9/12/07, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Not *yet*. Give the writers a reason and a chance...
>
> Justin Mohareb <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> wrote: Yeah, but the Daleks never appeared in Torchwood.
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer

[Justin Mohareb]

According to him, one SCENE with IM and jets is not in the movie.

And that gets an SFW.

JJ Mohareb

On 9/16/07, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Folks, I fear that I've picked up some disturbing news about this from a
> friend who runs another website. According to him, this trailer isn't even
> in the movie, was shot just for ad purposes.
>
> http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3726
>
> Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> wrote:
>
> http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/
>
> My take: AAbsolutely. Yes. Sorry, folks. This is pretty dang gone
> awesome. I can almost tolerate Gwyneth Paltrow in it, just because Robert
> Downey, Jr. is perfect. "The Dark Knight" had better bring it, or Marvel
> wins yet again. This is so far the only one of these comic movies I would
> like to see in HD.
>
>
>
>
>
> "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
> organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
> Country"
>
> -
> Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who
> knows.
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Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer

[Justin Mohareb]

You were only happy because of the jet scene?  The rest of the trailer, it
meant nothing.  it was just "hey, jets!"?

You may want to watch Top Gun.

JJ Mohareb

On 9/16/07, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Justin, it bothers me.
>
> What if you look up a woman on Yahu Personals, and she says that she's
> five-six, long brown hair and drives a Lamborghini? And, when yous how up
> for the date, it's five-six after she puts on the six-inch platforms, the
> long brown hair was from Elmo's Wig Emporium and the Lamborghini belongs to
> her jealous husband?
>
> I saw this thing and got happy. I thought for sure that I'd be seeing
> this, and now I learn I won't be. False advertising.
>
> Justin Mohareb <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> wrote: According to him, one SCENE with IM and jets is not in the movie.
>
> And that gets an SFW.
>
> JJ Mohareb
>
> On 9/16/07, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Folks, I fear that I've picked up some disturbing news about this from a
> > friend who runs another website. According to him, this trailer isn't
> even
> > in the movie, was shot just for ad purposes.
> >
> > http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3726
> >
> > Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/
> >
> > My take: AAbsolutely. Yes. Sorry, folks. This is pretty dang gone
> > awesome. I can almost tolerate Gwyneth Paltrow in it, just because
> Robert
> > Downey, Jr. is perfect. "The Dark Knight" had better bring it, or Marvel
> > wins yet again. This is so far the only one of these comic movies I
> would
> > like to see in HD.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will
> get
> > organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without
> A
> > Country"
> >
> > -
> > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who
> > knows.
> > Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.
> >
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Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

[Justin Mohareb]

About what time?



> Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> wrote:
> Is it just me, or does it feel like "about that time"?
>
> Somebody send Rodney King to Dubai for a minute. This is about to get
> serious.
>
> On 9/21/07 5:47 PM, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Trek casting dept. starts reading SciFi Noir

[Justin Mohareb]

Just asking, why does everyone spell her name as Uhuru?  I thought hit was
Uhura.

JJ Mohareb

On 9/19/07, Said Kakese Dibinga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Zoe Saldana as Uhuru? Who's bright idea was that in JJ Abrams casting
> office?
>
> Zoe's has had numerous films to display her acting skills and has failed
> to deliver each time. She can't act, doesn't even remotely look like a young
> Uhuru--it might be petty but for one thing isn't Uhuru dark skinned? (Unless
> like the Klingon's, some gamma ray mutation gives Zoe a darker complexion.
> Why not just get an unknown or that sister from the Matrix like a younger
> Nona Gaye and give her a chance? What a pathetic choice, a simply pathetic
> choice. This is a repeat of the Halle Berry as Storm fiasco.
>
> Said.
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who, "Blink Episode"

[Justin Mohareb]

I dunno, Tate has awesome chemistry with the Doctor during the Runaway
bride episode.  I think she'll be interesting as a companion.

I, personally, am looking forward to the Sparrow & Nightingale, Occult
Detectives spinoff.

JJ Mohareb

On 10/22/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hope so.  I think I read that she is going to get a love interest on
> Torchwood.  But I still don't get why they hired Catherine Tate.

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Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who, "Blink Episode"

[Justin Mohareb]

I'm a Canuckistani, but I was joking about the Sparrow/Nightingale
show.  Did I miss some exciting news?

JJ Mohareb

On 10/22/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I liked her in that episode, but I'm not sure if I like her every week
> as the companion.  Justin... are you in the uk.  I read that the spin
> off was not coming to the states
>
> Justin Mohareb wrote:
> >
> > I dunno, Tate has awesome chemistry with the Doctor during the Runaway
> > bride episode. I think she'll be interesting as a companion.
> >
> > I, personally, am looking forward to the Sparrow & Nightingale, Occult
> > Detectives spinoff.
> >
> > JJ Mohareb
> >

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Re: [scifinoir2] Female-Centered Prison Break Spinoff Planned

[Justin Mohareb]

Chicks in jail is my favourite kind of entertainment.

And it's on Fox, too.

JJ Mohareb

On 10/25/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Female-Centered Prison Break Spinoff Planned
> Women's prison series centered around new Prison Break character.
> by Eric Goldman
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Re: [scifinoir2] Is there a Kill Bill 3 and 4 coming our way?

[Justin Mohareb]

Oh, please baby Jesus, yes.

JJ Mohareb

On Nov 8, 2007 4:19 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> So guess what? I just peed my pants with happiness after reading this
>  news. Thanks a LOT, Quentin Tarantino.
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Winona Ryder Becomes a Vulcan

[Justin Mohareb]

So, how does everyone feel now that they know it was an error in the
article, hmm?

JJ Mohareb

On 11/11/07, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Stop being nice...that man's an idiot!
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]  wrote: no, i think
> Spock is now fully Vulcan. Maybe Abrams thinks he can explore a Spock with
> doubts and inner struggles without the mixed-race angle?
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Re: [scifinoir2] Winona Ryder Becomes a Vulcan

[Justin Mohareb]

Someone posted it yesterday.

I was primarily wondering if the chicken little-esque reactions were
abating any now that the facts were known.

JJ Mohareb

On Nov 11, 2007 12:43 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Are you telling us it was a misprint?
>
>  Or assuming we knew and were just complaining for no reason?
>
>  I haven't seen anything on the list to indicate it was "an error in the
>  article."
>
>  Hmmm, indeed.

>  > So, how does everyone feel now that they know it was an error in the
>  > article, hmm?


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[scifinoir2] Oh wait: She's human after all

[Justin Mohareb]

http://www.variety.com/VR1117975655.html

"Paramount Pictures and director JJ Abrams have set Ryder to play the
human mother of a young Spock (Zachary Quinto)."

And thus, the sky stayed firm in the heavens.

JJ Mohareb
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[scifinoir2] Racist webgame hosted by Yahoo!

[Justin Mohareb]

So, I suppose in this modern age it's not surprising to find webgames
that are, well, let's say 'racially insensitive' (I point your
attention to all those "Kill Osama games").

But on Yahoo!?

http://games.yahoo.com/free-games/missionaries-and-cannibals;_ylc=X3IDMgRtcANibARwb3MDMTA3BHNlYwNnYW1lbGlzdARzbGsDTWlzc2lvbmFyaWVzIGFuZCBDYW5uaWJhbHM-

That just is not right.

Via Racialicious.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Plan to see "In the Name of the King"??

[Justin Mohareb]

Already seen it; friend of mine had a couple passes.

It was a mediocre fantasy flick.  The ninjas and lesbian elves were cool.

Amusingly enough, Boll's production company uses German production
regulations that make it a great tax shelter, so he has no problem
getting funding (if they make money, they make money.  If they lose
money, they make money).

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 13, 2008 8:59 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How does Uwe Boll keep getting work? Has he made even *one* picture that 
> rises to the level of being half bad? Surely none of you plan to waste your 
> ducats on this film? And Jason Statham: he has good screen presence. The 
> potential for it, at least. I've enjoyed him in fare such as "The One" and 
> "The Italian Job". Liked the first "Transporter" okay, but the plot was DOA.  
> I can see Statham, given the right material, being a really good action star, 
> maybe even get his only spy series or something. But, easygoing, undemanding 
> guy that Statham is, he also keeps doing true junk like "Crank" and, I guess, 
> this movie...
>
> An E online review is below. The source doesn't really matter: i'll bet all 
> the reviews are the same, but I found this funny from it:
>
> Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is 
> evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of 
> King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at 
> dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating,
>
> 
>
> [E online Review]
>
> Review in a Hurry:  This thin swords 'n' sorcery epic is easily the best film 
> hackteur Uwe Boll has ever made—which means it may be slightly better, on 
> balance, than Ernest Goes to Jail.
> The Bigger Picture:  In the name of all that is holy, could it be that Boll, 
> whose ouevre of incompetent videogame adaptations (BloodRayne, Alone in the 
> Dark) brings shame to us all, has taken a no-name license and turned it into 
> a worthwhile film? Well, no, but at least there are signs he's trying. You 
> could call his latest project something he made rather than something he's 
> guilty of.
> In the Name of the King stars Jason Statham—you know, from The Transporter—as 
> a deadly medieval farmer (whose name is, uh, Farmer) out to save what's left 
> of his family from an evil wizard (Ray Liotta, present in body but not in 
> spirit) and his horde of monsters.
> The cast is filled out with a number of actors who apparently need work (Ron 
> Perlman, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski and a deeply incongruous Burt 
> Reynolds) and scads of extras in leftover Lord of the Rings "orc" 
> paraphernalia. In traditional Boll fashion, most of them seem to be acting in 
> completely different movies with a haphazard array of accents and styles.
> Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is 
> evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of 
> King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at 
> dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, a quantum leap forward 
> for a director responsible for several of the worst films of the 21st 
> century. At this rate, he might make a good one before the end of it.
> The 180—a Second Opinion:  You might warm to In the Name of the King during a 
> climactic fight in the forest that features some nice choreography. Be 
> advised to leave then, as there are still 45 minutes to go of nothing much 
> worth seeing.
>
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>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Plan to see "In the Name of the King"??

[Justin Mohareb]

Yeah, the king had a cadre of bodyguard ninja, and there were a troupe
of Cirque du Soleil trained elves.

There was a Bloom County cartoon with the punchline "Okay, it wasn't
that bad, but Lord it wasn't good."  That's how I felt about this
movie.

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 13, 2008 11:41 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "mediocre", not "bad"? Was it good for a laugh at least? I chuckled just 
> watching Statham's incredibly anachronistic fighting moves in the trailers
>
> Ninjas and lesbian elves? WTF???
>
> -- Original message --
> From: "Justin Mohareb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Already seen it; friend of mine had a couple passes.
> >
> > It was a mediocre fantasy flick. The ninjas and lesbian elves were cool.
> >
> > Amusingly enough, Boll's production company uses German production
> > regulations that make it a great tax shelter, so he has no problem
> > getting funding (if they make money, they make money. If they lose
> > money, they make money).
> >
> > JJ Mohareb
> >
>
> > On Jan 13, 2008 8:59 PM, wrote:
> > > How does Uwe Boll keep getting work? Has he made even *one* picture that 
> > > rises
> > to the level of being half bad? Surely none of you plan to waste your 
> > ducats on
> > this film? And Jason Statham: he has good screen presence. The potential 
> > for it,
> > at least. I've enjoyed him in fare such as "The One" and "The Italian Job".
> > Liked the first "Transporter" okay, but the plot was DOA. I can see Statham,
> > given the right material, being a really good action star, maybe even get 
> > his
> > only spy series or something. But, easygoing, undemanding guy that Statham 
> > is,
> > he also keeps doing true junk like "Crank" and, I guess, this movie...
> > >
> > > An E online review is below. The source doesn't really matter: i'll bet 
> > > all
> > the reviews are the same, but I found this funny from it:
> > >
> > > Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is
> > evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks 
> > of
> > King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at
> > dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating,
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > [E online Review]
> > >
> > > Review in a Hurry: This thin swords 'n' sorcery epic is easily the best 
> > > film
> > hackteur Uwe Boll has ever made—which means it may be slightly better, on
> > balance, than Ernest Goes to Jail.
> > > The Bigger Picture: In the name of all that is holy, could it be that 
> > > Boll,
> > whose ouevre of incompetent videogame adaptations (BloodRayne, Alone in the
> > Dark) brings shame to us all, has taken a no-name license and turned it 
> > into a
> > worthwhile film? Well, no, but at least there are signs he's trying. You 
> > could
> > call his latest project something he made rather than something he's guilty 
> > of.
> > > In the Name of the King stars Jason Statham—you know, from The 
> > > Transporter—as
> > a deadly medieval farmer (whose name is, uh, Farmer) out to save what's 
> > left of
> > his family from an evil wizard (Ray Liotta, present in body but not in 
> > spirit)
> > and his horde of monsters.
> > > The cast is filled out with a number of actors who apparently need work 
> > > (Ron
> > Perlman, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski and a deeply incongruous Burt
> > Reynolds) and scads of extras in leftover Lord of the Rings "orc" 
> > paraphernalia.
> > In traditional Boll fashion, most of them seem to be acting in completely
> > different movies with a haphazard array of accents and styles.
> > > Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is
> > evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks 
> > of
> > King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at
> > dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, a quantum leap 
> > forward
> > for a director responsible for several of the worst films of the 21st 
> > century.
> > At this rate, he might make a good one before the end of it.
> > > The 180—a Second Opinion: You might warm to In the Name of the King 
> > > during a
> > climactic fight in the forest that features some nice choreography. Be 

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Sarah Connor Chronicles"

[Justin Mohareb]

Well, they did manage to pull it off for a few seasons with The
Fugitive and The Incredible Hulk.

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 14, 2008 12:45 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.
Minor) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  me and possibly other viewers. I have little patience for the fugitive
>  storyline in series. By its very nature the story becomes formulaic.
>  They come after us> We run> They almost catch us-> We
>  barely get away> We live to run another day.

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Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Horror

[Justin Mohareb]

Do they have a list of the movies where the black guy dies first?

JJ Mohareb


On Jan 15, 2008 8:00 AM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> _http://blackhorrormovies.com/whatsnew.htm_
>  (http://blackhorrormovies.com/whatsnew.htm)




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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Corliss on Cloverfield: The Blair Witch Reject

[Justin Mohareb]

On Jan 19, 2008 11:06 AM, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I read the review and he misses the point and his biases were showing
>  big time. The reason we don't ever get an origin or backstory is
>  because we only know as much as the characters. They are damn near at
>  ground zero when the events happen and they don't have any secret
>  knowledge. They are scared and on the run.
>
>  The bridge sequence is awesomely effective. Manhattan was being
>  evacuated and it was their quickest escape route. Clover or MGP as
>  some websites have called him is attracted by the noise and light from
>  the helicopters, cars, etc. and attacks the bridge.
>
>  I've heard a lot of people complaining that they didn't like the
>  characters. I actually liked them especia lly Hud. They seemed like
>  pretty normal twentysomethings. Rob seems like an ass due to the Beth
>  thing but you can see that he's totally in love with her and panicked
>  when their friendship was rapidly morphing into something deeper.
>
>  I really liked the movie and most critics did as well. It's riding at
>  77% on Rottentomatoes.com.

I agree 100% with B's opinion.  The Time reviewer's opinion seems to
just be a lot of excessive crankiness on the reviewer's part; a lot of
"Get those kids off my lawn."

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] 'Doomsday' Trailer

[Justin Mohareb]

Well, at least Sid doesn't appear to be playing a Terrorist again.

Damn lot of Mad Max, though.

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 20, 2008 12:54 AM, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> So here I am, sitting here and grunting like Tim Allen...Like, maybe they're
> right...they are running out of idea...
>
>  brent wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dunno. Looks a bit Mad
> Max-ish to me.
>
>
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Looking Forward to Movie "Jumper"

[Justin Mohareb]

I'm interested in Jumper because  A) it looks kinda interesting and B)
they filmed a part of it at my car dealership.

Does everyone know that SLJ will be playing Nick Fury in the Iron Man movie?

JJ Mohareb


On 1/25/08, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>  I saw the trailer for Jumper I think when I saw the Sweeney Todd
>  Disappointment Hour. I thought it sounded cool as well. Samuel
>  Jackson as a badass is always fun fun fun

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[scifinoir2] Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans

[Justin Mohareb]

I just ordered a copy of this from Chapters.ca.

It looks interesting.  I regret that Milestone comics was coming out
during a period when I was moving away from reading comics.  I kind of
wish DC would produce one of those big fat omnibuses for it.

Anyway, Chapters has it for $6.04 (Canadian) and Amazon.com also has
it for $20.

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Black-Superheroes-Milestone-Comics-Their-Jeffrey-A-Brown/9781578062829-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527black+milestone%2527

http://www.amazon.com/Superheroes-Milestone-Studies-Popular-Culture/dp/1578062829/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201461838&sr=8-1

Justin

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Re: [scifinoir2] A New Captain America Rises

[Justin Mohareb]

You'll be doing yourself a disservice.  Brubaker's Captain America is
awesome, and has even been so for the past nine "capless" issues.

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 28, 2008 1:45 PM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Don't see myself picking this up for purchase until the day when Steve
> *does* come back, and gets wind of whatever shady stuff Bucky may have done.
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: Man Claims He Smoked Crack, Had Sex w/Obama]

[Justin Mohareb]

Well, at least once.

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 27, 2008 8:04 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Pal, there were enough stupid people to put mister Bush in office. *Twice*.
>
>  Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wonder how many people would be
> stupid enough to believe this idiot
>




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Re: [scifinoir2] Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!

[Justin Mohareb]

Certainly helps establish the character.

JJ Mohareb

On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>

> There is a scene in the new Jumper movie (no, I have not seen it)
>
>  SPOILER
>  ALERT!!
>
>  where the hero is watching the aftermath of the Hurricane Karina on
>  his television. He gets dressed and teleports...to London, where he
>  has a date. So much for great responsibility coming with great power!
>
>  ~rave!
>
>  



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Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: average age of the world's greatest civilizations]

[Justin Mohareb]

England's imperial age lasted at least a little longer than two centuries.

It's a cute piece of  polosophy, but like most things is a bit simplified.

JJ Mohareb

On Feb 16, 2008 11:19 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What about Rome, Egypt, and China? I know they've all gone through various
> incarnations and changes in structure/leadership, but surely one of their
> continuous incarnations lasted more than 200 year? And the Byzantine Empire,
> didn't that lasted for a solid millennium?
>
>
>  -- Original message --
>  From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>  >  Original Message 
>  > Subject: average age of the world's greatest civilizations
>  > From: Chris de Morsella
>  > Reply-To: Chris de Morsella
>  >
>  > The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two
>  > hundred years.
>  > These nations have progressed through this sequence:
>  > From bondage to spiritual faith;
>  > from spiritual faith to great courage;
>  > from courage to liberty;
>  > from liberty to abundance;
>  > from abundance to selfishness;
>  > from selfishness to complacency;
>  > from complaceny to apathy;
>  > from apathy to dependence;
>  > from dependency back again into bondage.
>  > Sir Alex Fraser Tyler: (1742-1813) Scottish jurist and historian
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Yahoo! Groups Links
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] "Jumper" Takes Top Spot at Box Office

[Justin Mohareb]

I did not see it.  But everyone I know who did hated it.

Justin

On Feb 17, 2008 10:18 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jumper" took number one at box office. I didn't get to see it this weekend
> because my wife got sick and we stayed in. Anyone see it? What did you
> think?
>
>  
>
>  "Jumper" leaps to top of North American box office
>  Sunday February 17 2:56 PM ET
>
>  The sci-fi thriller "Jumper" leaped to the No. 1 spot at the North American
> box office on Sunday as moviegoers ignored critics' dire warnings for a
> second weekend.
>  The movie, in which Hayden Christensen plays a man who is able to
> "teleport" around the world, earned an estimated $27.2 million for the
> Friday-to-Sunday period, distributor 20th Century Fox said.
>  It fended off three other rookies. The urban dance sequel "Step Up 2 the
> Streets" opened at No. 2 with $19.7 million for the three-day period,
> followed by the children's literary adaptation "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
> with $19.1 million. The romance "Definitely, Maybe" opened at No. 5 with
> $9.7 million, failing to rouse much Valentine's Day passion.
>  Last week's champ, "Fool's Gold," fell to No. 4 with $13.1 million. After
> 10 days, the romantic adventure starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate
> Hudson, has earned $42 million. It was released by Warner Bros., a unit of
> Time Warner Inc.
>  In an unprecedented strategy, all four newcomers opened on Thursday -- a
> day earlier than usual -- in hopes of pulling in some Valentine's Day
> business from couples. Including Thursday sales, "Jumper" earned $33.9
> million, "Step Up 2 the Streets" $26.3 million, "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
> $21.5 million and "Definitely, Maybe" $12.8 million.
>  Both "Fool's Gold" and "Jumper" were eviscerated by critics, but moviegoers
> evidently warmed to their storylines or advertising campaigns.
>  "Jumper," directed by Doug Liman ("The Bourne Identity"), cost in the
> $80-million range to make, said Fox. About two-thirds of the audience was
> male moviegoers under 25, according to first-day polling data supplied by
> the News Corp-owned studio. The film was based on Steven Gould's young-adult
> sci-fi novels "Jumper" and "Reflex."
>  "Step Up 2 the Streets" revisits the formula that made "Step Up" a surprise
> hit in 2006: urban street dancing, relatively unknown buff actors and
> cutting-edge hip-hop music. Both films were released by Walt Disney Co.
>  Paramount Pictures' "The Spiderwick Chronicles," following the exploits of
> three children and a menagerie of goblins and fairies, pulled in a crowd
> that was 80 percent families, said the Viacom Inc-owned studio. Budgeted at
> just over $90 million, the movie is based on the best-selling short books by
> Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
>  Young women made up about two-thirds of the audience for "Definitely,
> Maybe," a $24 million project starring Ryan Reynolds and Isla Fisher, said
> Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal.
>  (Reporting by Dean Goodman; editing by Cynthia Osterman)
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] "Jumper" Takes Top Spot at Box Office

[Justin Mohareb]

The best final report was this one:

http://eyebeams.livejournal.com/356651.html?nc=6

You should give your wife some chicken soup in gratitude.

Justin

On Feb 17, 2008 10:18 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Jumper" took number one at box office. I didn't get to see it this weekend
> because my wife got sick and we stayed in. Anyone see it? What did you
> think?
>  



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Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho

[Justin Mohareb]

Nuts.

JJ Mohareb

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey
L. Minor) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sources: 'Jericho' To Wrap It Up
>
>
>  By MICHAEL HINMAN
>  Source: SyFy Portal
>  Feb-21-2008
>
>  It looks like the "Jericho" experiment is about to come to an end.
>
>  Sources have told SyFy Portal that CBS is gearing up to air the series
>  finale version of the post-apocalyptic series on March 25, one of two
>  endings shot that would either allow a cliffhanger going into a third
>  season, or a proper amount of closure for "Jericho" fans who fought hard
>  to force CBS to reconsider its previous decision to cancel the show.
>
>  "There are a lot of people here who really care about what happens to
>  'Jericho,' and I think we all wanted to see it succeed," the source, who
>  asked not to be identified, said. "Numbers are numbers, and [CBS] had to
>  do what [CBS] had to do."
>
>  Ratings for the first two episodes were well below even some of the
>  worst numbers the show experienced at the end of the first season which
>  helped prompt network officials to move toward cancellation. Although it
>  is competing in a post-"American Idol" scheduling environment, "Jericho"
>  struggled to compete with shows that were either in reruns, or not part
>  of mainstream viewing habits.
>
>  At the same time, audiences in key demographics of 18 to 49 -- a demo
>  that isn't typically attracted to CBS for many of its other programmings
>  -- were noticeably absent from the first pair of viewings from the show,
>  and there is little chance they'll suddenly return in the coming weeks.
>
>  But the decision isn't quite final yet ... network executives still have
>  room to change their mind.
>
>  "If the audience can come back to the show in the next two episodes, and
>  I mean a lot, [CBS] may reconsider," the source said. "Fans definitely
>  have a say, and they had a say last summer [with the 'Nuts to Jericho'
>  campaign], but I think the final decision this time is going to come
>  down to hard numbers, and they're just not there for 'Jericho.'"
>
>  Please note that none of this has been confirmed by CBS, and should be
>  treated as any rumor would.
>
>  "Jericho" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.
>
>  http://www.syfyportal.com/news424744.html
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord

[Justin Mohareb]

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey
L. Minor) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Something happened when Jack died and at the end of the episode you saw,
>  he was still alive.  Now he can't die.  In fact, he and Rose have met
>  him when they travel to the future.  They just do not know it is him.  I
>  can not tell you more because it is a spoiler
>


Just a bit!

As for Torchwood, they were founded in the Dr. Who episode Tooth and
Claw by Queen Victoria to protect England from extra-terrestrial
threats (i.e. the Doctor). They were mentioned in several episodes in
season 2.

Torchwood season 1 was uneven, to say the best.  Some really good
episodes and some really not so good ones.  You can Fanon a lot away
by saying "well, they're the rump/branch office of Torchwood, right?"
but thankfully season two has the team a lot more cohesive and less
dysfunctional.

JJ Mohareb



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Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Who Mini Marathon Tomorrow

[Justin Mohareb]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 4:25 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>  I heard that Raisin in the Sun was really good. I saw some Firefly. It was
>  not that bad. was it based on Cowboy Bebop?

No.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] A new, gun-toting Captain America

[Justin Mohareb]

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Okay...
>
>  When does DC step up and sue the stuffing out of Marvel for stealing Lex
> Luthor outright?
>
>  (And, if this occurs, I'm buying.)

Yarp?

Evil Industrialists are hardly something that got invented in '85.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] New Spider-Man Cartoon Aired today

[Justin Mohareb]

Wasn't Gwen the female sidekick through both episodes?

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 1:44 AM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> i didn't even think of MJ missing. Wonder if they'll bring Gwen Stacy into
> it?

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Re: [scifinoir2] New Spider-Man Cartoon Aired today

[Justin Mohareb]

It's a strange thing.  The legion has always beena bit on the strange
side when it came to ethnicities.  Almost all of their human members
tended to be white people (one black man, one Jewish character).  It
seemed that Earth's extraterrestrial colonies were entirely inhabited
by white people.

I think having KK be Asian is a bit strange.  While it's good to see a
non-White Legionnaire (and Tyroc had... issues), making him the
martial artist almost seems like a default choice.   Sort of an "Of
course he knows kung fu!" type trope.

JJ Mohareb

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm no so sure, Keith. I'm looking at LSH #37, written by Jim Shooter
> himself, and KK does look a bit Asian.



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Re: [scifinoir2] New Spider-Man Cartoon Aired today

[Justin Mohareb]

He's from "the black island".  Apparently, in the future of Earth,
just like in Krypton, all black people live in one place.

Earth's even tends to shift dimensionally for long periods of time.

I did forget that there was another black legionnaire: The second Invisible Kid.

Justin

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:54 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yeah, aside from green-skins (Brainiac 5) and blue-skins (Shadow Lass), the
> Legion's heavily focused toward Caucasians. I note that the new Star Boy is
> black, and I've seen Tyroc in the background in some battles. What "issues"
> has Tyroc had?
>
>  -- Original message --
>  From: "Justin Mohareb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  It's a strange thing. The legion has always beena bit on the strange
>  side when it came to ethnicities. Almost all of their human members
>  tended to be white people (one black man, one Jewish character). It
>  seemed that Earth's extraterrestrial colonies were entirely inhabited
>  by white people.
>
>  I think having KK be Asian is a bit strange. While it's good to see a
>  non-White Legionnaire (and Tyroc had... issues), making him the
>  martial artist almost seems like a default choice. Sort of an "Of
>  course he knows kung fu!" type trope.
>
>  JJ Mohareb
>
>  On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  > I'm no so sure, Keith. I'm looking at LSH #37, written by Jim Shooter
>  > himself, and KK does look a bit Asian.
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] New Spider-Man Cartoon Aired today

[Justin Mohareb]

Black Kryptonians were from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vathlo_Island

Vathlo Island, "Home of a highly developed black race".

"Vathlo Island is populated by a "highly developed black race" of
Kryptonians, and "retained its independence throughout history and did
not join the planetary federation, though good relations were
maintained". Black Kryptonians were first shown in Superman #234, with
the island itself shown on a map in #239. Vathlo was rarely if ever
referenced beyond these few issues, although a black Kryptonian named
"Iph-Ro of Vathlo" appeared in the more recent Superman: The Man of
Steel # 111. An offhand reference to the island was made in Alan
Moore's story For the Man Who Has Everything, where "racial trouble
with the Vathlo Island immigrants," are mentioned in a dream world
Krypton that had avoided destruction."

It seems to be a case of writers giving black characters space, as you
mentioned in your last post.  So that leads to the problem of whether
segregation is a good way to present fictional characters of colour.

I still wanna say that it's better than the abomination that was the
Freedom Force story Nicieza wrote during the first Gufl War.

JJ Mohareb

On 3/13/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> i've forgotten the Black Kryptonian thing: what's the deal with that?
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "New Amsterdam" Thoughts

[Justin Mohareb]

Lost has really picked up the pace in this season and last.  Heroes
made a huge mistake in season 2, because they went right back and were
way too similar to season 1.

B5... has not aged well.

JJ Mohareb


On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:19 AM, g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eactly! What made Babylon 5 so great, was its tight story arc created
>  and implemented within 5 years by JMS. I get the feeling that both
>  Lost and Heroes are going on... and on... and on... and on... To me,
>  that does not feel like sincere storytelling.
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fantastic 4 No More?

[Justin Mohareb]

JMS has written a script for a Silver Surfer movie that's apparently
in the works.

JJ Mohareb

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:23 PM, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Tim Story said that he wanted the third movie to feature Black
>  Panther's origin. Another story was circulating that the Sub-Mariner
>  was the story the studio wanted to do.

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Re: [scifinoir2] Galaxy Quest

[Justin Mohareb]

My wife and I saw GQ together on one of our first dates.  It's quite
the awesome film, especially if you've ever been in any way involved
with fandom or con running.

Justin Mohareb

On 3/25/08, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I had the pleasure of watching "Galaxy Quest" yesterday (it was on
>  satellite).
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] 'Charlie Jade' Heads to SCI FI

[Justin Mohareb]

Well, they'll just be broadcasting an already cancelled show, so they
can't do TOO much damage, other than possibly broacdcasting them out
of order.

Justin

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Well, they can't muck it up *too* badly.
>
>  Can they?
>
>  brent wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/03/27/charlie-jade-heads-to-sci-fi/
>
>
>
>  TV
>
>  Charlie Jade Heads to SCI FI
>
>  SCI FI Channel has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the
>  science-fiction series "Charlie Jade" from Park Entertainment.
>
>  The series follows Charlie Jade, a rogue private detective in a world
>  dominated by greedy multi-national corporations. When Charlie sees the
>  corpse of a beautiful young woman, he realizes that she has no identity,
>  something inconceivable in Charlie's world. While investigating the case
>  he is led to a parallel universe and is drawn into a conflict with
>  far-ranging, multi-dimensional effects.
>
>  Created by Chris Roland and Robert Wertheimer, the series is written by
>  Guy Mullally, David Cole and Stephen Zoller. It is executive produced by
>  Robert Wertheimer, Chris Roland, Izidore Codron, Robin Spry and Jacques
>  Pettigrew.
>
>  "Charlie Jade" has already aired in France, Italy, the U.K., Japan, Korea,
>  Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Canada and South Africa. Post-production
>  and CGI for the series was handled by CinéGroupe in Montréal, who over the
>  last year have produced two series, "Galidor: Defenders of the Outer
>  Dimension" and "Tripping The Rift," for the U.S. networks.
>
>  "I am delighted that SCI FI has agreed to acquire 'Charlie Jade'," said
>  Jim Howell, the CEO of Park Entertainment.
>
>  "Since the show was made, the Internet has been abuzz with enquires about
>  when the series will be shown on television in the U.S. and available on
>  DVD and to download. I am pleased to say that sci-fi fans will not have to
>  wait much longer!," echoed Robert Wertheimer.
>
>
>
>
>
>  "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
> organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
> Country"
>
>  -
>  No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for
> Yahoo! users and friends.
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michael Moorcock fondly remembers Arthur C Clarke

[Justin Mohareb]

Neil Gaiman? Married to Mary McGrath with two kids?

JJ Mohareb

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> No. It was learning that he was openly gay. Until then, I'd never assigned
> sexuality to people in terms of everyday life. I just took people as I saw
> them, at face value.
>
>  "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Color me confused. Is it Gaiman's
> name that caused you to do that?
>
>
>  --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  > Never thought about the Sri Lanka/little boy angle...myself, I
>  really never did assign sexual orientation to writers, until I picked
>  up Neil Gaiman.
>  >




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Re: Dr Who in Space RE: [scifinoir2] David joins forces with Catherine for more out-of-this-world adventures

[Justin Mohareb]

Actually, they tend to spend a lot of time eithre on earth like
planets that look like english gravel pits, or on Earth in various
time periods that can be simulated on BBC sets or location shots.

Now, they do the same, only with a better budget.

JJ Mohareb

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Tracey de Morsella
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I was never a big Dr Who viewer in the 70's, but I remember that they
>  traveled to other worlds most of the time. Whereas, in this incarnation of
>  the show, they seem grounded on earth more often than not, almost always in
>  England and frequently in the present. Is my memory about the old show
>  correct? If so, why do you think they keep the setting on Earth, in
>  England, so much? Is it budget or am I missing something?
>
>  If I am correct and you are a long term fan, do you miss the space
>  exploration?
>
>  -Original Message-
>
>  From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>  Behalf Of brent wodehouse
>
>  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:05 PM
>
>  To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>
>  Subject: [scifinoir2] David joins forces with Catherine for more
>  out-of-this-world adventures
>
>  (Gymfig's favourite Colin Salmon gets a mention.)
>
>  Brent
>
>  ---
>
>  http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2008/04/02/dr-who-series-four/
>
>  David joins forces with Catherine for more out-of-this-world adventures
>
>  2 APRIL 2008
>
>  A doctor's life is never dull as David Tennant proved when he turned up at
> a
>  TV party with screen colleague Catherine Tate. Banter and jokey asides were
>  the order of the day as the Doctor Who co-stars launched series four of the
>  BBC's hit time-travelling show.
>
>  Asked about the lack of romance between their characters, the TV funnywoman
>  deadpanned: "There was so much sexual tension offscreen it would have been
>  boring to have to watch it as well."
>
>  While their characters' relationship is strictly platonic, there are plenty
>  of other weird and wonderful storylines for viewers to get their teeth
> into.
>
>  In one episode David and Catherine - who returns as Donna, the Timelord's
>  companion from the 2006 Christmas special - have an encounter with late
>  crime author Agatha Christie.
>
>  The alien-fighting duo are also transported to ancient Pompeii on the eve
> of
>  Mount Vesuvius' eruption, which is recreated with a computer-generated
>  sequence the Scottish actor describes as "gob-smacking".
>
>  Other treats include the return of Billie Piper as the Doctor's hugely
>  popular lost love Rose Tyler. Bond actor Colin Salmon, TV veteran Felicity
>  Kendal and former Coronation Street barmaid Sarah Lancashire also feature
>  among the guest stars in upcoming programmes.
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] New Batman TV Series This Fall

[Justin Mohareb]

Well, considering I'd actually watch episodes of The Batman when he
had 'very special guest stars', this is a good idea.

JJ Mohareb

On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Tracey de Morsella
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  New Batman TV Series This Fall
>
>  The latest animated Batman gets bold with a little help from his friends.
>
>  by Eric Goldman 
>
>  April 4, 2008 - While his latest series, The Batman, ended mere weeks ago,
>  there will hardly be a lull in animated adventures of the Caped Crusader,
> as
>  the Cartoon Network announces their new series Batman: The Brave and the
>  Bold. The new show, whose title will be familiar to comic books fans, will
>  feature Batman teaming with several familiar DC Comics characters,
> including
>  Blue Beetle and Green Arrow.
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Re: [scifinoir2] 'Battlestar Galactica' Plan Subject To Change

[Justin Mohareb]

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 8:21 AM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>  I am unsure who the final one is. Roslin, Kara, Adama, or Saint Baltar?

It is definitely "none of the above."

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169703,00.html

Check out #10.

Justin

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Re: [scifinoir2] 'Battlestar Galactica' Plan Subject To Change

[Justin Mohareb]

Just a bucket of hints from Moore.

Justin Mohareb

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 3:10 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  In a message dated 4/6/2008 10:48:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>  _http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169703,00.html_
>  (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169703,00.html)
>
>  Check out #10.
>
>  Justin
>
>  Is this a spoiler?
>
>
>  **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides.
>
> (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316)
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] 'Battlestar Galactica' Plan Subject To Change (possible spoilers)

[Justin Mohareb]

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 8:03 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  In a message dated 4/6/2008 6:55:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>  Just a bucket of hints from Moore.
>
>  Justin Mohareb
>
>  I did not see it. The page did not fully load.
>
>
>  Please don't tell me that they are all Cylons.

He strongly suggests they (Adama, Baltar, Roslin)  are all not Cylons.

Justin Mohareb
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Is Frank Miller Crazy?

[Justin Mohareb]

Yeah, they got it right up the ass.

I'm still not looking forward to Holy Terror.  I wonder if he'll be
able to reign in his racism?

JJ Mohareb

On 4/16/08, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I think Miller is having a ton of fun at DC's expense. They wanted a
>  Frank Miller book they and boy did they get one.
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Is Frank Miller Crazy?

[Justin Mohareb]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:12 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is All Star Superman the one where he's absorbed so much solar energy that
> he's dying? I hate that run, quit buying it

You're dead to me.

Dead.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Is Frank Miller Crazy?

[Justin Mohareb]

Morrison's done the best Superman stories since Moore laid the
character to rest back in '85.

Justin Mohareb

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:50 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> ha-ha! funny! I take it you like the run?

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Re: [scifinoir2] Forbes 25 Largest Fictional Companies

[Justin Mohareb]

I dunno.  "The Spice Must Flow" vs "Here's your roller skates and rocket pack"?

JJ Mohareb

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> How CHOAM be larger than ACME??? NOTHING is bigger than ACME...Further more,
> Why didn't U.S. Robotics make the list??
>
>  ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/10/largest-fictional-companies-oped-books-fict1507-cx_mn_de_1211company_slide_2.html?thisspeed=2

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Forbes 15 Richest Fictional Characters 2007

[Justin Mohareb]

And have you ever seen them in the same room?  H...

JJ Mohareb

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I dunno, rave. Both of them are mighty tight with a dollar, drive really old
> cars and wear plain clothes.
>
>  ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ain't no way Warren Buffet is richer
> than Scrooge McDuck!

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Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Madela on Terror Watch List?!?!?!

[Justin Mohareb]

One would have to assume that the leaders of Sinn Fein or any Isreali
leaders who were members of the Stern Gang are having the same
difficulty.

JJ Mohareb

On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Tracey de Morsella
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Re: [scifinoir2] FW: who saw it so far?

[Justin Mohareb]

7:45 tonight.

I am excited.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] FW: who saw it so far?

[Justin Mohareb]

Man, your tickets are expensive down there.  I just had to pay $10.

Just came back.  Other than the wife losing her cell phone on the way
out, i twas awesome

ESPECIALLY after the credits.

Justin

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Mike Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I thought it was Fantastic! I think it rivals Spiderman by far. I was
>  totally not disappointed at all. It was $175mil well spent and they
>  will surely earn their money back
>  

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Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Free Comic Book Day

[Justin Mohareb]

Comics & Games Retailer used to have a lot of info on publicising FCBD
events.  It's a shame they stopped publishing.

My last two FLCSs each had a big roadside sign in front of the store
for the few weeks preceding it.  It seemed to work pretty well.

Of course, all the thunder in this area is stolen by the Silver Snail
and the Beguiling, but that's just because those are two of the
biggest (or at least most significant) shops in the country.  So they
get Stuart Immonen and Leonard Kirk and Ty Templeton.

JJ Mohareb

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Daryle Lockhart
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  FCBD is supposed to bring people who are NOT really regular shoppers
>  into the stores. I'm not entirely sure how effective it is, because
>  a lot of good shops are still located in areas that either get good
>  foot traffic -- or don't. Rarely do people go out of their way to
>  find a comic book store, so you're going to over-order the free
>  books. The cool thing is that you can give the books out all year
>  long, because the stories aren't in sequence. If you're in a good
>  area, you can turn the day into a festival, with signings and
>  stuff, and make some good money! The store I sold most of my
>  remaining inventory to is having a sale this weekend to capitalize on
>  the traffic.
>
>  On May 2, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Martin wrote:
>
>  > Lately, Free Comic Book Day has been little more than an excuse for
>  > me to visit Ye Olde Shoppe one more time a month than usual. Keith
>  > can testify to the fact that one of the stores we frequent still
>  > has last year's batch of freebies still on the floor in boxes.
>  >
>  > Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  > From: CINQUE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:23 PM
>  > To: don polite; Gabriel, Dexter; JohnScott Lucas;
>  > [EMAIL PROTECTED];
>  > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  > Subject: Free Comic Book Day
>  >
>  > Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book
>  > shops across North America and around the world give away comic books
>  > absolutely free*
>  >
>  > www.freecomicbookday.com/
>  >
>  > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels
>  > will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut,
>  > "A Man Without A Country"
>  >
>  > -
>  > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.
>  > Try it now.
>  >
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[scifinoir2] Iron Man: The Bit After the Credits: SPOILERS ZOMG!

[Justin Mohareb]

See, I'm even putting in a couple blank lines.





Wadda wadda wadda.





Zubbi Zubbi Zubbi.


Okay, I knew only two things going into this.  A) There was talk that
SLJ would appear as Nick Fury, but that there'd been nothing else
mentioned about it since.   B) Everyone was telling me, quite
enthusiastically, that I should stay after the credits.

During the film, Paltro's Pepper Potts (say that three times fast.
It's not terribly hard, but it is fun) gets approached by an agent of
the Strategic Homeland Something Something Something... Feh, a SHIELD
agent.  Now, he didn't say SHIELD until the very end, but you knew
that's who it was.  He even had a neat gadget for opening doors.

So my hindbrain said "ZOMG!  The bit after the credits is SLJ as Nick Fury!"

I even texted my wife to confirm that's what I thought it was gonna be.

And it was!  Huzzah!  I am so Smrt!

And that's pretty much what happened after the credits.  I hope he
appears in the Incredible Hulk too.

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[scifinoir2] Fwd: [SouthOntario-B5] Wow: Babylon 5 and Babylon Prime

[Justin Mohareb]

I haven't gotten the B5 Scriptbooks, so I'm not going to get a chance
to read this, but this is from a B5 list I'm on.

JJ Mohareb


-- Forwarded message --
Subject: [SouthOntario-B5] Wow: Babylon 5 and Babylon Prime

I reveived my Volume 15 yesterday and sat down and read the original
outline.   At first read, upto about season 3/4 you think despite the
changes cast... Not to many major difference.

Then season 4 and 5, holy cow!   What a different direction the series was
to go in.   It's really interesting to see how Babylon5 was to end and
possibly result in the series Babylon Prime.

Season 5 would have had a coup of Miltary Cast over throwing the Grey
Council.

Londo / Centauri take control of the sector that has Babylon 5.

The Shadows destroy a major part of the Vorlons race with the help of the
Centauri's... But Earth gets blamed.

With season 5 ending with Babylon 5 destroyed by the Minbari attacking.
Delenn / Sinclair and the child (we know as David) running off in exhile.

That would have been the new series Babylon Prime (revolving around
Babylon 4).


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Re: [scifinoir2] Arabs Reviewing Movies Part 1-Iron(ic) man

[Justin Mohareb]

Tracey, do you have the original link for this?

I discussed the same thing in my blog
(http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com/1037572.html) but came to a very
divergent conclusion.

Justin Mohareb

On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Tracey de Morsella
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Re: [scifinoir2] Canadian pierces lover's heart in botched sex game

[Justin Mohareb]

I swear, you guys are so judgemental down there.

Justin

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since you put it *that* way, pal, maybe I should reconsider that potential
> move into that igloo...
>
> Martin (putting a theme song to this story- "Sign My Name" by Terence Trent
> D'Arby)
>
> Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Whoa...They play pretty rough up
> North, eh?
>
> Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/od_nm/roughsex_dc
>  hcD42OMziD.XkMcmcZ.3QA> &printer=1;_ylt=As7kg5hcD42OMziD.XkMcmcZ.3QA
>
> Fri May 16, 10:20 AM ET
>
> A Canadian man who asked his lover to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his
> chest during a rough sex game almost died when she accidentally pressed too
> hard and punctured his heart, a newspaper said on Thursday.
>
> The Winnipeg Free Press said the 25-year-old woman had been sentenced to
> three years' probation after she pleaded guilty to assaulting the man in
> February 2007.
>
> The 24-year-old man was initially given little chance of survival but made a
> full recovery and is backing the woman. Both had been drinking heavily and
> engaging in rough sex when he asked the woman to carve the symbol, the paper
> said.
>
> (Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Peter Galloway)
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> "I am me," said the stranger, "and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and
> that's not you." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
> organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
> Country"
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Re: [scifinoir2] Gonna see "Beowulf"?

[Justin Mohareb]

There's a name for the phenomenon  of hyperrealism being unrealistic:
The Uncanny Valley.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

My wife wants to see it because of one of hte guys who was in Robin of
Sherwood, and I wanna see it because of Nekkid Angelina and the
trailer for Cloverfield.

JJ Mohareb

On Nov 15, 2007 11:36 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anyone plan to see "Beowulf"? I'm intrigued by the story, but frankly a
> little leery of the visual technology Zemeckis is using. The so-called
> "Polar Express" look, layering CGI-like effects over real life capture
> images, simply looks a little--creepy to me. One problem I have with so much
> standard CGI movies like "Final Fantasy" or any of the myriad kid flicks, is
> that the humans often don't look real. They're stiff, facial and body
> muscles not smoothly or realistically drawn. The technology's getting
> better, true, but right now some of the characters look like walking
> corpses. Some of the scenes I've seen from "Beowulf" are no different.
> Though better looking than "Polar Express", the characters still look stiff
> and dead to me.
>  Wonder why they didn't go with live action and then special effects like
> LOTR, or a live action/animation/CGI mix like "Sin City" and "300"?
>
>  And i gotta admit, everytime I see the title character yell
> "I--am--Beowulf!" I keep thinking of Leonidas' "This--is--Sparta!" and i
> laugh.
>
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[scifinoir2] Dana Davis (Monica on Heroes) interview

[Justin Mohareb]

http://www.scifidimensions.com/Nov07/danadavis.htm



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Re: [scifinoir2] Queen guitarist and astrophysicist

[Justin Mohareb]

On Nov 21, 2007 2:58 AM, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> lol...if you give it a quick glance, it will definitely make you do a
> double-take...

Apparently, there's a Queen song that's about the effects of time
dilation caused by faster than light travel.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] G.I. Joe - The Movie

[Justin Mohareb]

On Nov 26, 2007 10:49 PM, streetforce1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So the G.I. Joe movie is starting to get buzz and cast members...but
>  will it suck as hard at Transformers did? I hated the Transformers
>  movie and not another of my favorite 80's cartoons is coming to live.
>  Aug 2009 is the release date of the movie.

The Army bits in Transformers made me think they'd originally planned
it to be a GI Joe/Transformers crossover.

The biggest problem I had with TF was that they killed the black robot
first.  In fact, I think he's the only Autobot that bought (bot?) it.

JJ Mohareb
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Re: [scifinoir2] Neuromancer

[Justin Mohareb]

Why would that be?  A lot of directors get work directing music videos
at the beginnings of their careers.

Besides, his work certainly has the stylized feel to it that an
adaptation of Neurormancer would require.  Check out those phone ads.

http://www.josephkahn.com/index.xml?short=1

JJ Mohareb

On Nov 27, 2007 12:10 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.
Minor) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Amen! The horror!
>
>
>  Martin wrote:
>  >
>  > I didn't know that. As for that director, directing Miss Spears is a
  >  > serious black mark on him before he's out of the gate.

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Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:-Another View of the Writer's Strike]

[Justin Mohareb]

Wow.  What a douchebag.

JJ Mohareb

On Nov 28, 2007 3:05 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  Original Message 
> Subject:[SciFiNoir Lit] OT--Another View of the Writer's Strike
> Date:   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:01:51 -
> From:   Chris Hayden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
> Strike Until You Drop
> Memo to Striking Entertainment Writers
> By CHRISTOPHER KETCHAM
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[scifinoir2] Megan Gale to play Wonder Woman

[Justin Mohareb]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=331126

A model, apparently.  Hope she can pull it off.  Time to hit the
weights, little sheila!

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] "Golden Compass" disappoints at box office

[Justin Mohareb]

It would appear we have finally found someone who will go broke
underestimating the American people.

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 9, 2007 1:31 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> While I personally do not have a problem with the anti-religious slant,
>  you got to wonder when the people who decide to make it thought that it
>  would be a Lord of The Rings or Narnia. It seems as if they did not
>  take into consideration the ramifications of the religious issue until
>  they had already committed to the project. knowing how American
>  audiences and opinion groups are, you got to wonder what they were thinking
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Re: [scifinoir2] Who is Your Favorite Joker?

[Justin Mohareb]

This is exactly the sort of pointless nerd frippery I expect from the
Sciffy channel.  Or possibly my own blog.

Mark Hammil's was totally awesome, though.

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 10, 2007 3:12 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I saw this poll on Scifi.  I wanted to know what you guys thought.
>
> With Batman Returns about to premier, i wanted to know, Who is Your
> Favorite Joker?
>
> The Original - Cesar Romero
> Jack Nicholson
> The Cartoon Joker - Mark Hamil
> The New Joker - Heath Ledger

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Re: [scifinoir2] Who is Your Favorite Joker?

[Justin Mohareb]

Totally unfair.  They all have advantages.

I think that Kilmer & Clooney got robbed, becausethey could have done
well n the role if they hadn't been handed the really really bad
scripts.

Hey, here's a question: would you guys like to see a black actor playing Batman?

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 10, 2007 8:31 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Okay, then allow me to toss in more.
>
>  Who's your favorite Batman?

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[scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

[Justin Mohareb]

Has anyone heard anything about Hancock?

His first Superhero flick.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/

http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html

Looks cute.   He DOES have a relationship w ith a white woman, so I
dunno how well that'll go over.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

[Justin Mohareb]

At this point, it's pretty much possible for an established star to
put their own production company together, pick a project they want,
and get it done themselves.  I'm pretty sure he could put something
together for a couple million dollars if he wanted to.

Look at some of the stuff Clooney has done (Good Night, Good Luck) or
the Bobby Kennedy movie.  These were projects the creators believed
in, so they made them happen.

Maybe when his kids are older.

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 18, 2007 4:39 PM, Mike Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hummminteresting concept. But I'm sure he still a slave to corporate.
>  Now that you bring this up I can't even remember a movie of his that has a
>  black female as his co-star. I was sure that he would link up with a Gab.
>  Union, Janet, Halle, or one of them sisters for a role. But i guess cause
>  he's in sci-fi so much that a lot of his roles didn't call for a love
>  interest or they went the safe route with a Spanish chick. But maybe he
> will
>  shock us all
>



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Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM

[Justin Mohareb]

So they can sell twice as many tickets.

JJ Mohareb

On 12/18/07, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It seems odd that they're making two films out the Hobbit? Anyone
>  know why?


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Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

[Justin Mohareb]

True, but there do not seem to be a lot of 'vanity' type projects on
there.  It may just to get him a bigger slice of the production.

However, The Cipha, where "A team of rappers with superpowers unite in
a futuristic world where hip-hop is outlawed" does look interesting.

JJ Mohareb

On 12/18/07, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I saw 19 on the IMDB. They followed immediately after his 26 acting
>  credits
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

[Justin Mohareb]

With Bruce Campbell as Gandalf.



On Dec 20, 2007 8:33 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit
>
> Spider-Man director Sam Raimi will return to his genre roots to helm
> Drag Me to Hell, a supernatural thriller he wrote with his brother, Ivan
> Raimi, Variety reported.


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Re: [scifinoir2] Credit cards after death

[Justin Mohareb]

I doubt it.  If they find out a customer is dead, they just ask for a
copy of the death certificate.

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 21, 2007 3:43 AM, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  Is this a true story???
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

[Justin Mohareb]

I presume  he means "not the board".

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 23, 2007 7:13 PM, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sorry too...Um, what is the source of the Silver Surfer's power?
>
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro stirred me up,
> bringing up the Galactus cloud and all!

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Re: [scifinoir2] Call for: Worse Saves In SciFi History

[Justin Mohareb]

Babylon 5: Into the Fire.

"Get the hell out of our Galaxy!"

Okay, sure, that's lame.

JJ Mohareb

On Dec 26, 2007 2:38 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> During our discussion about over the top with bad plot block busters, we
> started talking about over the worse saves in speculative fiction
> movies.  So far two were raised.  They are:
>
> 1. "Data putting the freakin' Borg *to sleep* to save the day in Star
> Trek Next Generation
>
> 2. How Jeff Goldblum was able to with "his Mac laptop and a few hours of
> virus coding couldn't topple the computer system of a technologically
> superior  society of interstellar conquerors on the first try in
> Independence Day"
>
> Got any others
>

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Re: [scifinoir2] Ways to Avoid A Good Southern Ass-Whuppin'

[Justin Mohareb]

As a foreigner, I will assume this is a lot funnier if you live in the
US, right?

Justin Mohareb

On Jan 1, 2008 8:17 PM, Reece Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  This seems like a little different version than I remember but hey...you
>  never know.
>


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Re: [scifinoir2] Shoot em' up - Hey Tarantino fans! What do ya think?

[Justin Mohareb]

I saw it with the wife when I was in theatres, and I LOVED it.

It was nothing so much as a live action cartoon;  it was like a
collaboration between Chuck Jones and QT.

And Giamatti's ability to let himself go comedically is great.

JJ Mohareb


On Jan 6, 2008 2:44 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just saw shoot em up with Monica Belluci and Clive Owen (eye candy
>  for both the Boys and the Girls) It also starred Paul Giamatti so I was
>  really psyched to see it. However, I did not expect to get hit with
>  this way over the top, action satire tribute to Tarantino. I loved
>  it! The action scenes were unbelievable, the lines had me cracking up
>  for start to finish. It was a hell of a ride. Too bad it flopped, I
>  want to see more of director writer Paul Davis.
>
>  Anybody see it? What did you think? Below is Ebert's ringing endorsement

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why a Two-Party system?

[Justin Mohareb]

On Jan 9, 2008 11:04 AM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> i like the idea of a parliamentary system as well.

Yeah, it kinda rocks.

JJ Mohareb

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why a Two-Party system?

[Justin Mohareb]

Are you referring to Senator Sumner?

We have a Sergeant At Arms to prevent such a thing.

JJ Mohareb

On Jan 10, 2008 9:51 AM, Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I just like any system where if you don¹t agree with someone, regardless of
>  party, you can jump over a table and punch them in the mouth. Sometimes, a
>  punch in the mouth gets a lot done and saves the tax payers a lot of money.
>
>
>  On 1/9/08 10:53 PM, "Justin Mohareb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  > On Jan 9, 2008 11:04 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  > <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > wrote:
>  >> >
>  >> > i like the idea of a parliamentary system as well.
>  >
>  > Yeah, it kinda rocks.
>  >
>  > JJ Mohareb
>
>  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  



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[scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?

[Justin Mohareb]

Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that  
Superman interacted with on a regular basis?

Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city  
in the world?

Justin

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?

[Justin Mohareb]

Plus, Batman was even on a team with Black Lightning.

Justin

On 2009-07-29, at 3:22 PM, Augustus Augustus   
wrote:


at least Batman was kool with Static.  even revealed his secret  
identity 2 him.


Fate.

--- On Wed, 7/29/09, B. Smith  wrote:

From: B. Smith 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2:28 PM


*cough*Black Lighning*cough*

An easy mistake to make. LOL

--- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson  
 wrote:

>
> In addition to Steel, I can think of minor characters (at the  
time) that have been in his books, such as Black Racer (the  
paralyzed man who's one of the New Gods, the avatar of Death, but  
only mobile when this Aspect is upon him), Black Vulcan (who seems  
to be more prominent in recent JL books, and has a daughter with  
similar powers), and, as already mentioned, Vixen.

>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Keith Johnson" 
> To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:16:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Steel is probably his most enduring friend of color. He was  
introduced during the "Reign of the Supermen" arc. This took place  
after Supes' "death" by doomsday. Several beings appeared bearing  
aspects of Superman's appearance/powers, and there was speculation  
that one of them might have been his reincarnation. This was aided  
by a storyline where a comatose Johnathan Kent met Clark in the  
spirit world, and tried to shepherd his soon away from the light of  
eternal rest that was beckoning him. one assumed his spirit came  
back into our world, but where? I was a bit disappointed that alone  
among the stand in heroes--the Cyborg Superman, Superboy, the  
Eradicator-- Steel was the only one not considered to possibly be a  
reincarnation of Superman. He was known from the start as a separate  
being.

>
> Anyway, over the years, Steel has been Superman's friend, partner,  
fellow warrior, lieutenant, and confidant. With the possible  
exception of Emil Hamilton, he knows more about Kryptonian tech than  
anyone, helping superman upgrade the Fortress --once moving it to a  
"pocket" universe--retool his robot servants, fix his Kryptonian  
battle armour, etc. Steel has a young niece who's a genius, and who  
has likewise helped with the Kryptonian tech. A long running theme a  
few years back was how she upgraded the main robot helper in the  
Fortress to speak hip-hop slang. Little mechanized creature would  
say stuff like "yo, Supes, that bad guy is fierce. You better bring  
yo' A-game, dog!" Cute.

>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Justin Mohareb" 
> To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:52:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada  
Eastern

> Subject: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that
> Superman interacted with on a regular basis?
>
> Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan  
city

> in the world?
>
> Justin
>

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?

[Justin Mohareb]

"We don't call Aquaman Whitefish!"

Justin

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM, B. Smith wrote:
>
>
> And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson  wrote:
>>
>> wow, can't believe I did that! You're right: Black "Vulcan" was the
>> character in the Super Friends cartoon, while Black Lightning is the
>> original. I understand there was a copyright dispute with the character's
>> creator, which is why Vulcan was created for the 'toon. Black Vulcan has
>> shown up on those Harvey Birdman things, where he's some sort of superstud,
>> I believe.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "B. Smith" 
>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:28:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *cough*Black Lighning*cough*
>>
>> An easy mistake to make. LOL
>>
>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson  wrote:
>> >
>> > In addition to Steel, I can think of minor characters (at the time) that
>> > have been in his books, such as Black Racer (the paralyzed man who's one of
>> > the New Gods, the avatar of Death, but only mobile when this Aspect is upon
>> > him), Black Vulcan (who seems to be more prominent in recent JL books, and
>> > has a daughter with similar powers), and, as already mentioned, Vixen.
>> >
>> > - Original Message -
>> > From: "Keith Johnson" 
>> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:16:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Steel is probably his most enduring friend of color. He was introduced
>> > during the "Reign of the Supermen" arc. This took place after Supes' 
>> > "death"
>> > by doomsday. Several beings appeared bearing aspects of Superman's
>> > appearance/powers, and there was speculation that one of them might have
>> > been his reincarnation. This was aided by a storyline where a comatose
>> > Johnathan Kent met Clark in the spirit world, and tried to shepherd his 
>> > soon
>> > away from the light of eternal rest that was beckoning him. one assumed his
>> > spirit came back into our world, but where? I was a bit disappointed that
>> > alone among the stand in heroes--the Cyborg Superman, Superboy, the
>> > Eradicator--Steel was the only one not considered to possibly be a
>> > reincarnation of Superman. He was known from the start as a separate being.
>> >
>> > Anyway, over the years, Steel has been Superman's friend, partner,
>> > fellow warrior, lieutenant, and confidant. With the possible exception of
>> > Emil Hamilton, he knows more about Kryptonian tech than anyone, helping
>> > superman upgrade the Fortress --once moving it to a "pocket"
>> > universe--retool his robot servants, fix his Kryptonian battle armour, etc.
>> > Steel has a young niece who's a genius, and who has likewise helped with 
>> > the
>> > Kryptonian tech. A long running theme a few years back was how she upgraded
>> > the main robot helper in the Fortress to speak hip-hop slang. Little
>> > mechanized creature would say stuff like "yo, Supes, that bad guy is 
>> > fierce.
>> > You better bring yo' A-game, dog!" Cute.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > - Original Message -
>> > From: "Justin Mohareb" 
>> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:52:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that
>> > Superman interacted with on a regular basis?
>> >
>> > Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city
>> > in the world?
>> >
>> > Justin
>> >
>>
>
> 



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Re: [scifinoir2] Their New to Me Graphic Novels

[Justin Mohareb]

Y is totally awesome.

What's awesome is the way that they refer to even more adventures that  
Yorrick and his companions had that we've never seem.


Plus Alter is the best villain ever.

Justin

On 2009-08-03, at 1:11 AM, Bosco Bosco  wrote:

I have been reading two series in Graphic Novels that I discovered  
at work. First is the Zombie Apocalypse party known as "Walking  
Dead." I'm two volumes into it and it's pretty right on. Zombies,  
people struggling to survive, Zombies, ethical delimmas in a world  
without law, Zombies, adventure in the search for a new home, and  
Zombies. It's pretty bad ass.


I'm also, three volumes into "Y The Last Man." Yorrick is the last  
man on earth. All other men died from a mysterious plague. He's  
wandering the country with a spy/protector with no Name and a  
genetic scientist who's a cloning expert. All the while he's being  
hunted by crazed lesbians bent on destroying him and the Israeli  
Army who are determined to capture him for strategic advantage. It's  
also very funny.


Anyone else read either of these?

Bosco

Re: [scifinoir2] Riker is directing Leverage

[Justin Mohareb]

He directed an episode last year that guest-starred Brent Spiner, and  
had a non-speaking cameo in another episode.


Justin Mohareb

On 2009-08-13, at 6:35 PM, "Tracey de Morsella" > wrote:


Hey fans of First Contact, I saw Riker listed as director of a  
recent episode of Leverage

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Something has gone wrong with "Where the Wild Things Are"

[Justin Mohareb]

Since this article is a year old, and the previews have been
circulating online and in theatres, I presume any issues have been
worked out.

Justin

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> (a single sigh of exasperation, followed by a Little Debbie binge)
>
>
>
>
>
> -[ Received Mail Content ]--
>
>  Subject : [scifinoir2] Something has gone wrong with "Where the Wild Things 
> Are"
>
>  Date : Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:31:38 -
>
>  From : "ravenadal" 
>
>  To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>
>
> By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, THE BIG PICTURE
> July 12, 2008
>
> SOMETHING HAS gone very wrong with "Where the Wild Things Are," the 
> much-anticipated Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic 
> children's book. The $80-million film, with a script by literary cool guy 
> Dave Eggers, was filmed largely in the second half of 2006 in Australia. It 
> was originally slated for release this October but got pushed back to the 
> fall of 2009. Last week it disappeared entirely from the Warner Bros. release 
> schedule, a sign of continuing troubles.
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds



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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "District 9" Does Well at Box Office

[Justin Mohareb]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>
> There is also Whiteout which looks like a rip off of the Thing.

When I saw the trailer, I thought it was an adaptation of In the
Mountains of Madness.

Justin

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Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong

[Justin Mohareb]

One thing, though.  They're not supposed to be Nigerian, specifically.
 It appears that, in SA, the term "Nigerian" is synonymous with
"gangster".

Justin

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Keith
Johnson wrote:
>
>
> No surprise about Tarantino's flick. I'm not really motivated to see it
> though. Anyone seen or heard of the Korean vampire flick "Thirst"? I've
> heard some good things about it.
> I saw "District 9" yesterday and loved it. Had two issues: the shaky camera
> in the first 20 minutes or so, which darn near had me throwing up, and the
> negative portrayal of the Nigerians (though to be fair, no human in the
> movie was portrayed well).  The Nigerian thing was a major issue, but
> overall I really enjoyed the flick. Hope to drop a full review soon...
>
> *
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i91e05ffd5e045bf1badc73eee3940fce
>
> Quentin Tarantino's World War II actioner "Inglourious Basterds," a pivotal
> Weinstein Co. release starring Brad Pitt, debuted gloriously during the
> weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in chart-topping boxoffice.
>
> "Basterds" is touted by some as a make-or-break film for the recently
> struggling indie, even though Universal is distributing the film
> internationally and will share evenly in any worldwide profit. Sony's sci-fi
> thriller "District 9" finished second after falling just 49% in its
> sophomore session to $18.9 million and a 10-day cume of $73.5 million.
>
> The weekend's other three wide openers bowed softly. Robert Rodriguez's
> PG-rated family fantasy "Shorts" from Warner Bros. rung up $6.6 million for
> sixth place; Fox Searchlight's comedy "Post Grad" registered $2.8 million in
> 10th, and Disney's sports documentary "X Games 3D: The Movie" -- slotted for
> one week only in 1,399 extra-dimensional venues -- fetched just $800,000.
>
> Among other second-frame holdovers, Warners' literary adaptation "The Time
> Traveler's Wife" fell a modest 46% to $10 million in fourth place for a
> $37.4 million cume, while further down the rankings Paramount Vantage's
> comedy "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" slid 53% to $2.7 million and a
> $11.2 million cume. Disney's "Ponyo" dipped 32% to $2.4 million with an $8.1
> million cume, and Summit Entertainment's youth musical "Bandslam" dropped
> 60% to $890,000 and a $4.5 million cume.
>
> The weekend top 10 films collected $108 million, or 31% more than the top
> performers over the same frame last year, according to Nielsen EDI. That
> marked a third straight year-over-year weekend uptick.
>
> In a limited bow, Paramount Vantage unspooled comedy "The Mark Pease
> Experience," starring Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman, in 10 theaters and
> grossed $3,000, or just $300 per venue.
>
> Freestyle Releasing opened the comedy "My One and Only," starring Renee
> Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, with two playdates in New York and two in L.A.
> and grossed $60,708. -- a promising $15,177 per engagement.
>
> IFC Films debuted the crime thriller "Five Minutes of Heaven," starring Liam
> Neeson and James Nesbitt, in a single New York location and fetched a sturdy
> $5,200.
>
> Elsewhere in the specialty market, Samuel Goldwyn/IDP's Paul Giamatti
> starrer "Cold Souls" added 32 theaters for a total 53 and grossed $133,295,
> or a so-so $2,515 per venue, as cume climbed to $340,068.
>
> Focus Features' Korean vampire pic "Thirst" added three playdates for a
> total 17 and grossed $31,400, or a thin $1,047 per engagement, with a $1.8
> million cume.
>
> 



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Re: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's "Merlin" Any Good?

[Justin Mohareb]

Camelot 90210.  The wife likes it, but me?  Not so much.

Justin

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Keith
Johnson wrote:
>
>
> Anyone watching "Merlin"? I believe former "Buffy" star Anthony Head is one
> of the stars. I keep missing it. I've heard it's a lightweight telling of
> the Arthurian era. Someone likened it to "One Tree Hill" in the Middle Ages,
> or perhaps, the lighter aspects of "Smallville" once all the youngsters took
> over.
> I'm curious if it's worth a viewing?
>
> http://www.nbc.com/merlin/
> 



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Re: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

[Justin Mohareb]

Nope.  The whole kit n kaboodle. They're gonna consolidate Marvel  
films under the Disney banner ASAP.


Justin

http://bit.ly/xSq7g



On 2009-08-31, at 1:08 PM, Daryle Lockhart   
wrote:





This deal is all about the Parks folks. not the movies. THe Disney   
Parks department  have been trying to bring people back to the parks  
for years, to  no avail. This fixes that problem, and they  could  
make this money  back in less than 10  years.



NOW let's look at that Iron Man anime trailer again.  REAL CLOSE.

On Aug 31, 2009, at 1:03 PM, Bosco Bosco wrote:



aarrrggh

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KILL ME NOW.

Bosco

--- On Mon, 8/31/09, ravenadal  wrote:

From: ravenadal 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4  
billion

To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 8:56 AM


This is Christmas early for the stock holders at Marvel  
Entertainment. It is the death knell for a lot of great characters.


~(no)rave!

August 31, 2009, 9:27 am
Disney to Buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 Billion

The Walt Disney Company said on Monday that it has agreed to buy  
Marvel Entertainment, bringing together the house of Mickey Mouse  
with the publisher of Spider-Man, for $4 billion in cash and stock.


Under the terms of the deal, Disney will pay $30 a share in cash  
and .745 Disney shares for every Marvel share, with no less than 40  
percent of the deal being made in stock. Disney valued the deal at  
$50 a share as of the companies' share prices on Friday.


Isaac Perlmutter, Marvel's chief executive, will continue to  
oversee his company's properties, including more than 5,000  
characters that also include Iron Man and the X-Men.


Marvel has had a string of successful movies based on its  
characters, which analysts have praised in part for the company's  
taking an active role in their production.


"This transaction combines Marvel's strong global brand and world- 
renowned library of characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, X- 
Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor with Disney's  
creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment  
properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of  
creative properties across multiple platforms and territories, "  
Robert A. Iger, Disney's chief executive, said in a statement.


"Disney is the perfect home for Marvel's fantastic library of  
characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and  
licensing businesses," Mr. Perlmutter said.

Re: [scifinoir2] adding to the sequel madness

[Justin Mohareb]

I hope it does not conflict with my Big Mama/Madea fanfic.

Justin

On 2009-09-03, at 7:15 PM, "Mr. Worf"  wrote:


They are making Big Mama 3

Re: [scifinoir2] "Heroes" Returns--Does Anyone Care?

[Justin Mohareb]

Count me as "no longer watching". Season one was going well, but it  
ran out of gas at the end and season two was almost unwatchable. I  
think my wife & I still have half of season three on our PVR, alone,  
unwatched and unloved.


Justin

On 2009-09-21, at 9:57 AM, Keith Johnson   
wrote:


I have to admit, I missed all of last season. A lot of the buzz I  
heard about it from all over the place, though, was that "Heroes"  
wasn't very good. Some say it was okay, better than the abbreviated  
season two, but nowhere nearly as good as the debut season. Others-- 
and that's a lot of folks--have said it's just no longer a good show  
at all.


What do y'all say? Anyone here still faithfully watching? If so,  
what are your thoughts on the show to date?

Re: [scifinoir2] "Dollhouse" Returns tonight

[Justin Mohareb]

Yep.  Just like Firefly, it nearly got torpedoed by network
interference, but once they got past the network mandated motorcycle
chases, it got REALLY good.  The last several episodes were very good.
Plus, Patton Oswalt.   The finale was particularly good, especially
since it never even got broadcast in the US.

Justin

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Keith Johnson
 wrote:
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> I missed most of "Dollhouse" last year. Other sources I've read say it became 
> a really good show.
> Opinions? Is it worth catching up on and watching?
> 


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Re: [scifinoir2] "Dollhouse" Returns tonight

[Justin Mohareb]

To be honest, I still can't figure out why.

Apparently it had something to do with there being X number of
episodes ordered, but they produced x+1 episodes because they retooled
the pilot, so Fox didn't show the last episode.

Epitaph one, the final ep, was very neat, and took the show in an
interesting direction.

Justin

On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Keith Johnson
 wrote:
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> The finale of last season wasn't aired in the US? Why not?
> I'll try to catch up on this show. It's supposed to rain--again--here in 
> Atlanta Saturday. Maybe I'll watch online to catch up. Thanks for the 
> recommendation.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Justin Mohareb" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 12:04:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Dollhouse" Returns tonight
>
>
>
> Yep. Just like Firefly, it nearly got torpedoed by network
> interference, but once they got past the network mandated motorcycle
> chases, it got REALLY good. The last several episodes were very good.
> Plus, Patton Oswalt. The finale was particularly good, especially
> since it never even got broadcast in the US.
>
> Justin
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Keith Johnson
>  wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I missed most of "Dollhouse" last year. Other sources I've read say it 
> > became a really good show.
> > Opinions? Is it worth catching up on and watching?
> >
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel honcho on War Machine cancellation

[Justin Mohareb]

Refrigerators in Negros?

Justin

On 9/28/09, Keith Johnson  wrote:
> I tried to read War Machine, but I didn't like the tone of the books. I get
> that the tone reflects the title, but it's too much about full-on battles
> and bullets for me. The other, more important thing I don't like is what's
> been done to Rhodes himself: another cyborg. I don't know when or how this
> happened, but Rhodes is essentially part of his armor, a scarred and
> mutilated man who needs a charge from the armor in order to survice. (Kinda
> puts a damper on the love life).
>
> I may harp on this too much for some, but I really am tired of black male
> characters being deformed or changed in some way. The years have given us
> Cyborg, Black Racer, Spawn, Geordi on TNG, etc. So when I pick up recent
> copies of Iron Man, and then War Machine, I grimaced when seeing Rhodey's
> skeletal, cyborg face, thought "nothing happening here" when i saw the
> lovely Asian doctor working with him. Odd that Tony Stark's great change
> took the place of being "infected" with a techno-organic thing called
> "Extremis", which turned him into a living organic suit of armor--yet all
> the change was invisible to the eye. The Extremis tech enhanced Stark, but
> did so without making him look like a creature.
>
> So for me, change means given Rhodey a human body again (evidently Stark was
> working on a new body last I checked, and Norman Osborn took), give him a
> more balanced life aside from that of a man of war, and make him more of a
> human than simply a machine.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Kelwyn" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 6:23:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Marvel honcho on War Machine cancellation
>
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>
> http://nauluz.notlong.com
>
> Quesada on War Machine cancellation and the characters future.
>
> For those of you who missed the announcement (like me) they are canceling
> War Machine. In this week Cup O' Joe Marvel head honcho goes into the
> details and the future of the character.
>
> "Why Cancel War machine? Why not put a Big artist on the book to attract
> attention why not try a little harder to move him from behind Tony Starks
> shadow and establish him as his own character by putting him on an Avengers
> book or something?"
>
> Joe Quesada: Here's the skinny when you ask, why not just put a BIG artist
> on the book to attract attention, you make it sound like we operate under a
> business practice that just tells creators what they have to do as opposed
> to what they like to work on. Also, let me add that Leo Manco is an AMAZING
> artist and has done the work of his life on "WM," and Greg Pak is one of the
> industry's top writers, so we put some of our best creative talent on the
> title. However, in the case of "War Machine," much like "Runaways," we're
> retooling and eventually looking to relaunch the book in a way that will
> garner it some extra attention and hopefully some added readers. We've done
> this quite successfully in the past, "Runaways" and "She-Hulk" being perfect
> examples of this, and also, while I'm not at liberty to say this, with War
> Machine, we have some very big plans that have been put into motion, but
> you'll have to wait a bit to find out what those are. What I can say is that
> my gut tells me you're going to be seeing more of Jim Rhodes doing his
> thing, than you ever thought possible.
>
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Quentin Tarantino confirms 'Kill Bill, Vol. 3,' but who's left to kill?

[Justin Mohareb]

Actually, I believe he mentioned using the actor who played her
daughter in the first film, since she'll have actually grown into the
role in the intervening decade and a half.

I believe he mentioned filming scenes on an ongoing basis.

Justin

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Keith Johnson
 wrote:
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> Damn! Now the guys have *me* doing it, but when I thought of Copperhead's 
> daughter going after The Bride, my first thought was "Rosario Dawson could 
> pull off a kickass woman bent on revenge like nobody's business!"  Is she too 
> old to play Copperhead's daughter only ten years from now? Sure...but this is 
> Tarentino. I'm sure he could come up with some crazy excuse, and the 
> incongruity of age could add a built in humour to heighten the camp factor.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tracey de Morsella" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ggs...@yahoo.com, "Cinque3000" 
> , "Sincere" 
> Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 2:00:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Quentin Tarantino confirms 'Kill Bill, Vol. 3,' but 
> who's left to kill?
>
>
>
> During promotion for the first two "Kill Bill" films, creator Quentin 
> Tarantino hypothisized that he'd like to return for a third installment that 
> would take place 10 years afterward the second film ended.  Six years since 
> Vol. 1 and a little over five years since Vol. 2, Tarantino has made waves by 
> letting everyone know he hasn't abandoned his plan.
>
> Speaking during a press conference for "Inglourious Basterds" in Mexico on 
> Saturday, Tarantino says he still plays to shoot "Kill Bill 3" in or around 
> 2014.  According to Variety, the filmmaker said he'd shoot a different 
> picture inbetween.  He's currently contemplating a "re-imagining" of a number 
> of genres including a Western or a '30's type gangster movie.
>
> "Kill Bill, Vol. 2" ended with The Bride (Uma Thurman) reunited with her baby 
> and all of her targets killed.  Most speculate that "Copperhead's" daughter, 
> who is spared in "Vol. 1" would be the most likely protagonist now that she's 
> all grown up and no doubt has revenge of her own on her mind. The "Bill" 
> portion of the film would be difficult to incorporate even in flashbacks 
> after David Carradine's death this past summer.
>
> More curious is who exactly would produce the feature?  It's unclear whether 
> this is a project the Weinstein's were allowed to keep the rights too when 
> they left Miramax in 2005 or whether it would kick back to the recently 
> gutted indie specialty label.  Needless to say, parent company Disney would 
> hardly be adverse to making a sequel to a series that has already grossed 
> $332 million worldwide.  Plus, the mammoth success of "Basterds" this summer 
> ensures, at least for the time being, that Tarantino's reign in pop culture 
> is hardly over.
>
> Thurman will be seen in theaters later this month in the romantic comedy 
> "Motherhood."
>
> More on this story as it develops on HitFix.
>
> Can you wait another 5 years for a third "Kill Bill?  Do you think it's still 
> a good idea?
>
> http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-10-5-quentin-tarantino-confirms-kill-bill-vol-3-but-who-s-left-to-kill
>
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> Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer
>
> The Green Economy Post
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> http://greeneconomypost.com
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> tra...@greeneconomypost.com
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