[scifinoir2] Re: say good bye to the thongs?
Nope. I work in the Boston office (HQ) of an advertising agency ( www.digitas.com ) and the young 20- and 30-somethings females in the office (overwhelmingly Caucasian, single, blonde, and from Connecticut) wear just about anything. As a hetero and married male, it makes for interesting eye candy. Besides thongs, the latest trend is the see-thru blouses with netting that stop above the belly button. This bare midrift or de-clothed zone (DCZ) from above the belly button to the top of the low-rider jeans makes it quite easy to see thong straps when my coworkers walk around the floor or sit in a chair at a meeting. The tattoos are usually in the small of the back waist level. George J. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I, for one will be glad when the low rider jean fad is over. Don't get me wrong, it is a good look, but only on a small minority of the population. That style with its accompanying thong can take a good looking, relatively in shape woman and make her look like a cow. Meanwhile, she prancing around like she looks good. I've had to avert my eye on numerous occasions to hide my amusement and sometimes discuss. George, don't you work on a government office? Tracey g123curious wrote: This product wouldn't be necessary if women who shouldn't wear low-rider jeans didn't wear them. (smile) I see waay too many thong straps while at work. It's hard to take a person seriously when their thong strap and tatoos are hanging out there for the world to see. George Captain USS McNair --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: OK guys, i swear this is scifi. i'm sorry, I had to send it. Buttless underwear!?!?! C V wrote: Did you all know there was such a thing as 'backless underwear'? I swear...I'm getting old and have seen it all. AND they're having a sale now! where the heck have i been? http://www.backlesslingerie.com/? cid=1134sid=4029pid=0mid=494 Camille [perhaps its 1/2 off??] LOL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: say good bye to the thongs?
Lessee, let's take a look at that heading...yep, I just checked and the group title says SciFiNoir--dedicated to all things science fiction. So why then has my breathing quickened, and I'm wiping the sweat from my forehead with a cold towel? :) -- Original message -- From: g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nope. I work in the Boston office (HQ) of an advertising agency ( www.digitas.com ) and the young 20- and 30-somethings females in the office (overwhelmingly Caucasian, single, blonde, and from Connecticut) wear just about anything. As a hetero and married male, it makes for interesting eye candy. Besides thongs, the latest trend is the see-thru blouses with netting that stop above the belly button. This bare midrift or de-clothed zone (DCZ) from above the belly button to the top of the low-rider jeans makes it quite easy to see thong straps when my coworkers walk around the floor or sit in a chair at a meeting. The tattoos are usually in the small of the back waist level. George J. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I, for one will be glad when the low rider jean fad is over. Don't get me wrong, it is a good look, but only on a small minority of the population. That style with its accompanying thong can take a good looking, relatively in shape woman and make her look like a cow. Meanwhile, she prancing around like she looks good. I've had to avert my eye on numerous occasions to hide my amusement and sometimes discuss. George, don't you work on a government office? Tracey g123curious wrote: This product wouldn't be necessary if women who shouldn't wear low-rider jeans didn't wear them. (smile) I see waay too many thong straps while at work. It's hard to take a person seriously when their thong strap and tatoos are hanging out there for the world to see. George Captain USS McNair --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: OK guys, i swear this is scifi. i'm sorry, I had to send it. Buttless underwear!?!?! C V wrote: Did you all know there was such a thing as 'backless underwear'? I swear...I'm getting old and have seen it all. AND they're having a sale now! where the heck have i been? http://www.backlesslingerie.com/? cid=1134sid=4029pid=0mid=494 Camille [perhaps its 1/2 off??] LOL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Blair Tells Bush They Should See Other People - SATIRE
Original Message Subject: Blair Relationship Shocker Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:11:32 -0400 From: borowitzreport.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: borowitzreport.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 9, 2006 Blair Tells Bush They Should Start Seeing Other People - SATIRE British Prime Minister Signals End to Exclusive Relationship British Prime Minister Tony Blair stunned diplomatic circles today by telling President George W. Bush that the time had come for the two men to start seeing other people. The announcement came as a shock to many observers of the international scene because the British prime minister and the U.S. president had been virtually inseparable since Mr. Bush took power in 2001. But in telling the president that he wanted to see other people, Mr. Blair seemed to be leaving little doubt that the exclusive relationship between the two men was, for all intents and purposes, over. I was absolutely blindsided by the news, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. I saw them together at the G-8 summit, and they seemed so happy -- I had no idea they were having problems. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, however, seemed less surprised by the news: Everyone knows how hard it is to keep a long-distance relationship going. It was, perhaps, at the G-8 summit that the cracks in the Blair-Bush relationship first began to show, as the U.S. president was seen massaging the shoulders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Hours later, perhaps in retaliation, Mr. Blair was seen caressing the inner thigh of French President Jacques Chirac. At a joint appearance at the White House today, Mr. Bush made one last appeal to Mr. Blair to see if the two men could work things out, but Mr. Blair's response appeared to leave little hope: It's not you, Mr. President -- it's me. Elsewhere, Lindsay Lohan announced that she would entertain troops in Iraq, igniting calls for an immediate withdrawal. www.borowitzreport.com Waste Someone's Time: Forward to a Friend: http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=8vEiMq4kbIy17019m5CK[EMAIL PROTECTED]rec=6561 Sign up today for your own Borowitz Reports, click the link below or paste it into your browser. http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=nf4pz1r5pAy17019m5CK ***Andy's Last Summer Show - August 21*** Come see Andy's last show of the summer on Monday, August 21. Lucky audience members win a free autographed copy of AndyÂs newest book, The Big Book of Shockers. At Mo PitkinÂs House of Satisfaction, Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd. Doors open at 8; show at 8:30. Tickets only $6; available at www.ticketweb.com or at the door. ***Become Andy's Friend on MySpace!*** Add Andy to your MySpace friends: go to http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=moGV4Gk3Cyy17019m5CK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You may unsubscribe from this list by visiting the following URL in your browser: http://email.borowitzreport.com/unsub.phtml?id=lxmS9G85cOcy17019m5CK Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Blair Tells Bush They Should See Other People - SATIRE
Oh, jeez, this is all we need! Now, Mister Bush'll be all moody and stuff, bombing the heck out of innocent civilians in breakup backlash. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: Blair Relationship Shocker Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:11:32 -0400 From: borowitzreport.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: borowitzreport.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 9, 2006 Blair Tells Bush They Should Start Seeing Other People - SATIRE British Prime Minister Signals End to Exclusive Relationship British Prime Minister Tony Blair stunned diplomatic circles today by telling President George W. Bush that the time had come for the two men to start seeing other people. The announcement came as a shock to many observers of the international scene because the British prime minister and the U.S. president had been virtually inseparable since Mr. Bush took power in 2001. But in telling the president that he wanted to see other people, Mr. Blair seemed to be leaving little doubt that the exclusive relationship between the two men was, for all intents and purposes, over. I was absolutely blindsided by the news, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. I saw them together at the G-8 summit, and they seemed so happy -- I had no idea they were having problems. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, however, seemed less surprised by the news: Everyone knows how hard it is to keep a long-distance relationship going. It was, perhaps, at the G-8 summit that the cracks in the Blair-Bush relationship first began to show, as the U.S. president was seen massaging the shoulders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Hours later, perhaps in retaliation, Mr. Blair was seen caressing the inner thigh of French President Jacques Chirac. At a joint appearance at the White House today, Mr. Bush made one last appeal to Mr. Blair to see if the two men could work things out, but Mr. Blair's response appeared to leave little hope: It's not you, Mr. President -- it's me. Elsewhere, Lindsay Lohan announced that she would entertain troops in Iraq, igniting calls for an immediate withdrawal. www.borowitzreport.com Waste Someone's Time: Forward to a Friend: http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=8vEiMq4kbIy17019m5CK[EMAIL PROTECTED]rec=6561 Sign up today for your own Borowitz Reports, click the link below or paste it into your browser. http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=nf4pz1r5pAy17019m5CK ***Andy's Last Summer Show - August 21*** Come see Andy's last show of the summer on Monday, August 21. Lucky audience members win a free autographed copy of AndyÂs newest book, The Big Book of Shockers. At Mo PitkinÂs House of Satisfaction, Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd. Doors open at 8; show at 8:30. Tickets only $6; available at www.ticketweb.com or at the door. ***Become Andy's Friend on MySpace!*** Add Andy to your MySpace friends: go to http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=moGV4Gk3Cyy17019m5CK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You may unsubscribe from this list by visiting the following URL in your browser: http://email.borowitzreport.com/unsub.phtml?id=lxmS9G85cOcy17019m5CK Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Blair Tells Bush They Should See Other People - SATIRE
Oh, jeez, this is all we need! Now, Mister Bush'll be all moody and stuff, bombing the heck out of innocent civilians in breakup backlash. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: Blair Relationship Shocker Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:11:32 -0400 From: borowitzreport.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: borowitzreport.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 9, 2006 Blair Tells Bush They Should Start Seeing Other People - SATIRE British Prime Minister Signals End to Exclusive Relationship British Prime Minister Tony Blair stunned diplomatic circles today by telling President George W. Bush that the time had come for the two men to start seeing other people. The announcement came as a shock to many observers of the international scene because the British prime minister and the U.S. president had been virtually inseparable since Mr. Bush took power in 2001. But in telling the president that he wanted to see other people, Mr. Blair seemed to be leaving little doubt that the exclusive relationship between the two men was, for all intents and purposes, over. I was absolutely blindsided by the news, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. I saw them together at the G-8 summit, and they seemed so happy -- I had no idea they were having problems. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, however, seemed less surprised by the news: Everyone knows how hard it is to keep a long-distance relationship going. It was, perhaps, at the G-8 summit that the cracks in the Blair-Bush relationship first began to show, as the U.S. president was seen massaging the shoulders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Hours later, perhaps in retaliation, Mr. Blair was seen caressing the inner thigh of French President Jacques Chirac. At a joint appearance at the White House today, Mr. Bush made one last appeal to Mr. Blair to see if the two men could work things out, but Mr. Blair's response appeared to leave little hope: It's not you, Mr. President -- it's me. Elsewhere, Lindsay Lohan announced that she would entertain troops in Iraq, igniting calls for an immediate withdrawal. www.borowitzreport.com Waste Someone's Time: Forward to a Friend: http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=8vEiMq4kbIy17019m5CK[EMAIL PROTECTED]rec=6561 Sign up today for your own Borowitz Reports, click the link below or paste it into your browser. http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=nf4pz1r5pAy17019m5CK ***Andy's Last Summer Show - August 21*** Come see Andy's last show of the summer on Monday, August 21. Lucky audience members win a free autographed copy of AndyÂs newest book, The Big Book of Shockers. At Mo PitkinÂs House of Satisfaction, Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd. Doors open at 8; show at 8:30. Tickets only $6; available at www.ticketweb.com or at the door. ***Become Andy's Friend on MySpace!*** Add Andy to your MySpace friends: go to http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=moGV4Gk3Cyy17019m5CK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You may unsubscribe from this list by visiting the following URL in your browser: http://email.borowitzreport.com/unsub.phtml?id=lxmS9G85cOcy17019m5CK Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: say good bye to the thongs?
Well, I can make a case for the existence of the thong being right out of science fiction. I mean, look at one! How can any lifeform put one on and function for any length of time without being in mind-numbing pain? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lessee, let's take a look at that heading...yep, I just checked and the group title says SciFiNoir--dedicated to all things science fiction. So why then has my breathing quickened, and I'm wiping the sweat from my forehead with a cold towel? :) -- Original message -- From: g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nope. I work in the Boston office (HQ) of an advertising agency ( www.digitas.com ) and the young 20- and 30-somethings females in the office (overwhelmingly Caucasian, single, blonde, and from Connecticut) wear just about anything. As a hetero and married male, it makes for interesting eye candy. Besides thongs, the latest trend is the see-thru blouses with netting that stop above the belly button. This bare midrift or de-clothed zone (DCZ) from above the belly button to the top of the low-rider jeans makes it quite easy to see thong straps when my coworkers walk around the floor or sit in a chair at a meeting. The tattoos are usually in the small of the back waist level. George J. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I, for one will be glad when the low rider jean fad is over. Don't get me wrong, it is a good look, but only on a small minority of the population. That style with its accompanying thong can take a good looking, relatively in shape woman and make her look like a cow. Meanwhile, she prancing around like she looks good. I've had to avert my eye on numerous occasions to hide my amusement and sometimes discuss. George, don't you work on a government office? Tracey g123curious wrote: This product wouldn't be necessary if women who shouldn't wear low-rider jeans didn't wear them. (smile) I see waay too many thong straps while at work. It's hard to take a person seriously when their thong strap and tatoos are hanging out there for the world to see. George Captain USS McNair --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: OK guys, i swear this is scifi. i'm sorry, I had to send it. Buttless underwear!?!?! C V wrote: Did you all know there was such a thing as 'backless underwear'? I swear...I'm getting old and have seen it all. AND they're having a sale now! where the heck have i been? http://www.backlesslingerie.com/? cid=1134sid=4029pid=0mid=494 Camille [perhaps its 1/2 off??] LOL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Re: The August IROSF is Here!
In a message dated 8/9/2006 9:34:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The August edition of the Internet Review of Science Fiction is now officially clogging the Internet tubes -- with fascinating material on a wide variety of topics. Reviews, including a mammoth compendium of short fiction reviews for presses large and small; essays from Negadon to the Wendigo; coverage of television and film; bold new forays into multimedia reporting from WisCon; material of interest to authors and readers...this is an issue with something for everyone. Check it out! http://www.irosf.com Contents of the issue: Editorial * Catching Up With Fame by: Bluejack Feature * Anatomy of an Idea by: Jay Lake, Ruth Nestvold * Got Filk? by: Heidi Kneale * Point of View by: Juliette Wade Con Report * WisCon30 by: Dotar Sojat Essay * Friends of the Wendigo by: Lisa Agnew * Negadon Attacks by: Amy Harlib * Down the Tube by: Abby Goldsmith Criticism * Drugs and citeA Scanner Darkly/cite by: Ryder W. Miller Review * NFSF #8: Facing the Other by: Greg Beatty * citeOnly Revolutions/cite by Mark Z. Danielewski by: Abigail Nussbaum * The Commonwealth Saga by Peter F. Hamilton by: David Soyka * August Short Fiction by: Lois Tilton If you don't wish to receive this email notification in the future, you can adjust your settings through on our website, just go to the 'My Account' section. If you find you have forgotten your login or password, there are now tools available off the login page to help you with those problems. Sincerely, Blunt Bluejack Jackson Editor in Chief Internet Review of Science Fiction http://www.irosf.com Carole McDonnell Wind Follower June 2007 Juno Books www.geocities.com/scifiwritir/Publications.html carole.mcdonnell (at) gmail (dot)com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] From Nowhere to Out There: Spaceport America
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71518-0.html From Nowhere to Out There By Jason Silverman Aug, 10, 2006 AS CRUCES, New Mexico - From the passenger seat of Bill Gutmans truck, Spaceport America looks more John Ford than Jetsons. No gleaming buildings, no space-age machinery, just a few strips of concrete, two portable office buildings and 27 square miles of scrubby cactus. Locals call the area Jornado del Muerte (Journey of Death) Basin, and its current population consists of one stubborn rancher and his wife. No finished roads run to the site, just 22 miles of bone-jarring rutted dirt track. The closest reference point on the map is Upham, a ghost town. But Gutmans descriptions of Spaceport America [http://www.spaceportamerica.com/home.html], which is located north of Las Cruces, somehow make its space-faring future seem inescapable. A physicist, part-time pecan farmer and the Spaceport project director, Gutman spells out what's coming, step by step. First, regular cargo launches. Then, expensive space tourism. Next, a cluster of rocket-related cottage industries. Finally, affordable trips to space. The rest of the world might remain skeptical - commercial space travel still seems the stuff of Hollywood and sci-fi novels - but a core group of scientists and engineers are working to turn New Mexico into the Silicon Valley of the emerging space industry. One believer is Jerry Larson, a genial rocket scientist, co-founder of Up Aerospace [http://www.upaerospace.com], and the designer of SpaceLoft XL, a 20-foot-long, 785-pound rocket designed to fly commercial cargo into suborbital space. NASA, Larson said, charges carriage fees of $10,000 per pound; UP, he said, plans to drop prices to around $500, low enough so that small businesses, scientists and regular folks will pony up. SpaceLoft's first New Mexico flight is scheduled for early September, with a payload including high school and university science projects. Larson lists other potential cargo: Star Trek fans might boldly scatter their cremains where none have before; high-flying execs could mingle their business cards with star dust before handing them to clients. Other indie rocket companies are racing to get in the game, too. Space Services [http://www.spaceservicesinc.com/], out of Houston, Tex., hopes to grab the spotlight during the X Prize Cup [http://www.xprizecup.com/] this October when it launches the ashes of 100 deceased space lovers some 70 miles into space, including the remains of James Doohan (Scotty on Star Trek) and Mercury 7 [http://history.nasa.gov/40thmerc7/intro.htm] astronaut L. Gordon Cooper. But Up Aerospace, Space Services and the other rocket companies represent relative small fry in the emerging space industry. The big kid on the block is the Richard Branson-Burt Rutan-Paul Allen venture Virgin Galactic [http://www.virgingalactic.com/en], which plans to build its headquarters in New Mexico and begin launching its SpaceShipTwo within the next two years. Heres the sexy part: Those rockets will carry civilian passengers. Airfare is set at $200,000 and Gutman said 140 tickets had been paid in full, with deposits made on a hundred or so more. Paris Hilton and Sigourney Weaver, rumor has it, are among those ready to fly. But New Mexico isn't the first state to dream up a commercial spaceport. Alaska's Kodiak Launch Complex [http://www.akaerospace.com] and California's Mojave Airport [http://www.mojaveairport.com/] already host launches; the Oklahoma Spaceport [http://www.okspaceport.state.ok.us/] received its license from the Federal Aviation Administration in late June. So why is New Mexico different? As we bounced along the dirt to the Spaceport, Gutman offered a litany of advantages: an enormous swath of restricted airspace, thanks to neighboring White Sands Missile Range; a low population density; 350 days of sunshiny weather each year. There's room to build multiple miles-long runways, the kind necessary for SpaceShipTwo's airplane-style horizontal launches and landings. Plus, the high-altitude Southwest Spaceport sits 3,900 feet closer to the stratosphere than its sea-level competitors, and southern New Mexico, home to Robert Goddard and a cluster of White Sands-related military contractors, is friendly to aerospace mavericks. Larson, who last year launched a private rocket from the Mojave Airport, was sold upon his first visit to Upham. The other space centers aren't real like this, he told me during my tour of the site. It has the funding, it has the right airspace. I've been launching rockets for 20 years. I know what a real spaceport would look like and this is it. Not that the Spaceport is perfect. On the day of my visit, Larson hoped to install the SpaceLoft's rocket launcher, a 56-foot-tall hydraulic machine he calls T Rex, on the Spaceport's launch pad. The crane was late, and then the 16 bolts embedded in the pad's concrete didn't match up with the 16 holes in T Rex's base. For several
Re: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings
Dude. Bionic Woman was SO much a better show. SMDM had better theme music, but that's it. The opening got right to the point. She fell. She was put back together (I'd imagine someone with actual military training would be more useful to the Government in undercover missions, but I digress). AND she had better bionic abilities. Steve's eye was awesome, but the EAR? Come on. You can't front on the ear. Steve could see far, but she could hear through walls. Max the bionic dog was cheesy merchandising at its best. On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Funny list, but I disagree with him on a few points. One, The Bionic Woman was NOT a better show than The Six Million Dollar Man! Common, Jaimie Summers taught at some dopey school full of a United Nations grouping of kids right from Central Casting. They also introduced Max the Bionic Shepherd on her show. Blech! And he's way off with the Battlestar Galactica opening. He mentioned it sucks because it shows scenes from the upcoming series, which are spoilers. To me that just whets our appetites. He also mentioned liking Space: 1999's theme? Well, the idea of showing teasers from the upcoming episode is a tribute to Space: 1999, which used that same effect. The Galactica folks stopped doing it for a while, then brought it back. I love it, 'cause they're not spoilers, they just really get you going for what's coming, and are no worse than the Coming Next Week trailers shown at the end of a show. Finally, he's waaay off saying that B5 and its openings sucked. That show rocked, and the arcs are some of the best I've seen in scifi. He also must have missed that fact that each of the five seasons had a slightly different opening, indicative of the tone of that season's arc, from mysterious at the beginning, to martial and resolute during the Shadow War season, to thrilling during the time of rebuilding after the war, to very nostalgic and sombre for the last season. I loved each one, and how rare is it for a series to change the opening like that? And I loved DS9, but neither it nor Voyager's openings belong on a list of the best of all time. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Wednesday, 09 August, 2006 16:08 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl.com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- openings. html com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show-openings.html Thursday, August 03, 2006 The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings I suffer from insomnia, and you benefit. Here are my picks for 10 Best and 10 Worst Opening Credits for Genre TV Shows. By genre, I mean science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I only included shows made in English. I also decided to limit myself to those credits sequences I could find online - but this turned out not to be a problem. Hooray for youtube! Hooray for copyright violations! I was worried that I would subconsciously rate the title sequences not on their own merit, but based on the quality of the show overall. But I ended up with one of the worst shows of all time on the Best list, and one of the best on the Worst list. And they both have the same title! Numerical order is approximate. The 10 Best 10. Battlestar Galactica (1979) One of the most common mistakes made by sci-fi TV openings is the expository monologue, with which jittery television executives try to explain the show's premise to viewers who don't get sci-fi. As I researched this list, I learned how ubiquitous this problem is. Blah blah blah. The original BSG features a long, long, lng expository monologue. Yeah yeah, Toltecs and Mayans, got it. But the monologue is well written, and it's read with tremendous gravity by the brilliant Patrick Macnee, who also voiced the Imperious Leader. The theme song kicks ass. And most importantly, the edited scenes (viewed through a circle - why?) really make the show look impressive. Too bad it sucked ass. 9. The Greatest American Hero (1981-83) It's all about the theme song, baby. Mike Post's theme song is goofy, poppy, cheesy, and almost but not entirely unrelated to the content of the show. And once you hear it, you will NEVER get it out of your head. This credits sequence is fun, funny, and engaging, and it has no expository monologue whatsoever. That UFO, left over from one of Steven Spielberg's garage sales, is also very cool. 8. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999) Robot roll call! We're only concerned with the first two credit sequences here, the original Joel Hogdson credits and the first Mike Nelson opening. After Frank Conniff left, the show jumped the shark; and once it moved to the Sci Fi Channel, well, it's just best not to think about it. Catchy song, goofy models and puppets, and the iconic corridor crawl a la Get Smart. And the theme song doubled as the
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: say good bye to the thongs?
Of course you're talking about the male observers, right? Think about it before you answer...lol Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I can make a case for the existence of the thong being right out of science fiction. I mean, look at one! How can any lifeform put one on and function for any length of time without being in mind-numbing pain? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lessee, let's take a look at that heading...yep, I just checked and the group title says SciFiNoir--dedicated to all things science fiction. So why then has my breathing quickened, and I'm wiping the sweat from my forehead with a cold towel? :) -- Original message -- From: g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nope. I work in the Boston office (HQ) of an advertising agency ( www.digitas.com ) and the young 20- and 30-somethings females in the office (overwhelmingly Caucasian, single, blonde, and from Connecticut) wear just about anything. As a hetero and married male, it makes for interesting eye candy. Besides thongs, the latest trend is the see-thru blouses with netting that stop above the belly button. This bare midrift or de-clothed zone (DCZ) from above the belly button to the top of the low-rider jeans makes it quite easy to see thong straps when my coworkers walk around the floor or sit in a chair at a meeting. The tattoos are usually in the small of the back waist level. George J. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I, for one will be glad when the low rider jean fad is over. Don't get me wrong, it is a good look, but only on a small minority of the population. That style with its accompanying thong can take a good looking, relatively in shape woman and make her look like a cow. Meanwhile, she prancing around like she looks good. I've had to avert my eye on numerous occasions to hide my amusement and sometimes discuss. George, don't you work on a government office? Tracey g123curious wrote: This product wouldn't be necessary if women who shouldn't wear low-rider jeans didn't wear them. (smile) I see waay too many thong straps while at work. It's hard to take a person seriously when their thong strap and tatoos are hanging out there for the world to see. George Captain USS McNair --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: OK guys, i swear this is scifi. i'm sorry, I had to send it. Buttless underwear!?!?! C V wrote: Did you all know there was such a thing as 'backless underwear'? I swear...I'm getting old and have seen it all. AND they're having a sale now! where the heck have i been? http://www.backlesslingerie.com/? cid=1134sid=4029pid=0mid=494 Camille [perhaps its 1/2 off??] LOL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: say good bye to the thongs?
JUst gave me an idea for an erotic story...Hush Martin! gotta make some change some how! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope. I work in the Boston office (HQ) of an advertising agency ( www.digitas.com ) and the young 20- and 30-somethings females in the office (overwhelmingly Caucasian, single, blonde, and from Connecticut) wear just about anything. As a hetero and married male, it makes for interesting eye candy. Besides thongs, the latest trend is the see-thru blouses with netting that stop above the belly button. This bare midrift or de-clothed zone (DCZ) from above the belly button to the top of the low-rider jeans makes it quite easy to see thong straps when my coworkers walk around the floor or sit in a chair at a meeting. The tattoos are usually in the small of the back waist level. George J. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I, for one will be glad when the low rider jean fad is over. Don't get me wrong, it is a good look, but only on a small minority of the population. That style with its accompanying thong can take a good looking, relatively in shape woman and make her look like a cow. Meanwhile, she prancing around like she looks good. I've had to avert my eye on numerous occasions to hide my amusement and sometimes discuss. George, don't you work on a government office? Tracey g123curious wrote: This product wouldn't be necessary if women who shouldn't wear low-rider jeans didn't wear them. (smile) I see waay too many thong straps while at work. It's hard to take a person seriously when their thong strap and tatoos are hanging out there for the world to see. George Captain USS McNair --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: OK guys, i swear this is scifi. i'm sorry, I had to send it. Buttless underwear!?!?! C V wrote: Did you all know there was such a thing as 'backless underwear'? I swear...I'm getting old and have seen it all. AND they're having a sale now! where the heck have i been? http://www.backlesslingerie.com/? cid=1134sid=4029pid=0mid=494 Camille [perhaps its 1/2 off??] LOL La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman vs. Six Million Dollar man
Huh? Are you kidding?? Now I loved me some Lindsay Wagner. She was the epitome of the '70s modern woman, with the long straight hair and bell bottom pants. Really pretty. But her show wasn't nearly as exciting as the one with Steve Austin. I mean, she lived in that dopey little town (Ojai?) taught at that school with all those clichéd kids ,and her missions weren't as interesting because she wasn't a real spy. Steve, on the other hand, was a military dude and got sent to the best places. And remember his battle with the dude who created robots? How about his encountering Big Foot, which turned out to be a guard dog of sorts for aliens? And man, can you *ever* forget about Steve's epic battle with the former race car drive who was turned into--the Seven Million Dollar Man?! Everyone at school waited *weeks* for that fight! Next thing you'll be seeing you prefer the Bionic Boy to Colonel Austin! :) -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 17:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings Dude. Bionic Woman was SO much a better show. SMDM had better theme music, but that's it. The opening got right to the point. She fell. She was put back together (I'd imagine someone with actual military training would be more useful to the Government in undercover missions, but I digress). AND she had better bionic abilities. Steve's eye was awesome, but the EAR? Come on. You can't front on the ear. Steve could see far, but she could hear through walls. Max the bionic dog was cheesy merchandising at its best. On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Funny list, but I disagree with him on a few points. One, The Bionic Woman was NOT a better show than The Six Million Dollar Man! Common, Jaimie Summers taught at some dopey school full of a United Nations grouping of kids right from Central Casting. They also introduced Max the Bionic Shepherd on her show. Blech! And he's way off with the Battlestar Galactica opening. He mentioned it sucks because it shows scenes from the upcoming series, which are spoilers. To me that just whets our appetites. He also mentioned liking Space: 1999's theme? Well, the idea of showing teasers from the upcoming episode is a tribute to Space: 1999, which used that same effect. The Galactica folks stopped doing it for a while, then brought it back. I love it, 'cause they're not spoilers, they just really get you going for what's coming, and are no worse than the Coming Next Week trailers shown at the end of a show. Finally, he's waaay off saying that B5 and its openings sucked. That show rocked, and the arcs are some of the best I've seen in scifi. He also must have missed that fact that each of the five seasons had a slightly different opening, indicative of the tone of that season's arc, from mysterious at the beginning, to martial and resolute during the Shadow War season, to thrilling during the time of rebuilding after the war, to very nostalgic and sombre for the last season. I loved each one, and how rare is it for a series to change the opening like that? And I loved DS9, but neither it nor Voyager's openings belong on a list of the best of all time. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Wednesday, 09 August, 2006 16:08 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl.com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- openings. html com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show-openings.html Thursday, August 03, 2006 The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings I suffer from insomnia, and you benefit. Here are my picks for 10 Best and 10 Worst Opening Credits for Genre TV Shows. By genre, I mean science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I only included shows made in English. I also decided to limit myself to those credits sequences I could find online - but this turned out not to be a problem. Hooray for youtube! Hooray for copyright violations! I was worried that I would subconsciously rate the title sequences not on their own merit, but based on the quality of the show overall. But I ended up with one of the worst shows of all time on the Best list, and one of the best on the Worst list. And they both have the same title! Numerical order is approximate. The 10 Best 10. Battlestar Galactica (1979) One of the most common mistakes made by sci-fi TV openings is the expository monologue, with which jittery television executives try to explain the show's premise to viewers who don't get sci-fi. As I researched this list, I learned how ubiquitous this problem is. Blah blah blah. The original BSG features a long, long, lng expository monologue. Yeah yeah, Toltecs and Mayans, got it. But the monologue is well written, and it's read with tremendous
RE: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman vs. Six Million Dollar man
The only Six Million Dollar Man I liked was the pilot...The series killed it for me... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh? Are you kidding?? Now I loved me some Lindsay Wagner. She was the epitome of the '70s modern woman, with the long straight hair and bell bottom pants. Really pretty. But her show wasn't nearly as exciting as the one with Steve Austin. I mean, she lived in that dopey little town (Ojai?) taught at that school with all those clichéd kids ,and her missions weren't as interesting because she wasn't a real spy. Steve, on the other hand, was a military dude and got sent to the best places. And remember his battle with the dude who created robots? How about his encountering Big Foot, which turned out to be a guard dog of sorts for aliens? And man, can you *ever* forget about Steve's epic battle with the former race car drive who was turned into--the Seven Million Dollar Man?! Everyone at school waited *weeks* for that fight! Next thing you'll be seeing you prefer the Bionic Boy to Colonel Austin! :) -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 17:05 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings Dude. Bionic Woman was SO much a better show. SMDM had better theme music, but that's it. The opening got right to the point. She fell. She was put back together (I'd imagine someone with actual military training would be more useful to the Government in undercover missions, but I digress). AND she had better bionic abilities. Steve's eye was awesome, but the EAR? Come on. You can't front on the ear. Steve could see far, but she could hear through walls. Max the bionic dog was cheesy merchandising at its best. On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Funny list, but I disagree with him on a few points. One, The Bionic Woman was NOT a better show than The Six Million Dollar Man! Common, Jaimie Summers taught at some dopey school full of a United Nations grouping of kids right from Central Casting. They also introduced Max the Bionic Shepherd on her show. Blech! And he's way off with the Battlestar Galactica opening. He mentioned it sucks because it shows scenes from the upcoming series, which are spoilers. To me that just whets our appetites. He also mentioned liking Space: 1999's theme? Well, the idea of showing teasers from the upcoming episode is a tribute to Space: 1999, which used that same effect. The Galactica folks stopped doing it for a while, then brought it back. I love it, 'cause they're not spoilers, they just really get you going for what's coming, and are no worse than the Coming Next Week trailers shown at the end of a show. Finally, he's waaay off saying that B5 and its openings sucked. That show rocked, and the arcs are some of the best I've seen in scifi. He also must have missed that fact that each of the five seasons had a slightly different opening, indicative of the tone of that season's arc, from mysterious at the beginning, to martial and resolute during the Shadow War season, to thrilling during the time of rebuilding after the war, to very nostalgic and sombre for the last season. I loved each one, and how rare is it for a series to change the opening like that? And I loved DS9, but neither it nor Voyager's openings belong on a list of the best of all time. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Wednesday, 09 August, 2006 16:08 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl.com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- openings. html com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show-openings.html Thursday, August 03, 2006 The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings I suffer from insomnia, and you benefit. Here are my picks for 10 Best and 10 Worst Opening Credits for Genre TV Shows. By genre, I mean science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I only included shows made in English. I also decided to limit myself to those credits sequences I could find online - but this turned out not to be a problem. Hooray for youtube! Hooray for copyright violations! I was worried that I would subconsciously rate the title sequences not on their own merit, but based on the quality of the show overall. But I ended up with one of the worst shows of all time on the Best list, and one of the best on the Worst list. And they both have the same title! Numerical order is approximate. The 10 Best 10. Battlestar Galactica (1979) One of the most common mistakes made by sci-fi TV openings is the expository monologue, with which jittery television executives try to explain the show's premise to viewers who don't get sci-fi. As I researched this list, I learned how ubiquitous this problem is. Blah blah blah. The original BSG features a long, long, lng
RE: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman vs. Six Million Dollar man
Common, Astro--The Seven Million Dollar Man? Cyborg mayhem at its best, gotta love that! I actually remember several good eps from the series--at least, from the first couple of years. Lots of guest stars too: George Takei, William Shatner, John Saxon. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 23:15 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman vs. Six Million Dollar man The only Six Million Dollar Man I liked was the pilot...The series killed it for me... Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: Huh? Are you kidding?? Now I loved me some Lindsay Wagner. She was the epitome of the '70s modern woman, with the long straight hair and bell bottom pants. Really pretty. But her show wasn't nearly as exciting as the one with Steve Austin. I mean, she lived in that dopey little town (Ojai?) taught at that school with all those clichéd kids ,and her missions weren't as interesting because she wasn't a real spy. Steve, on the other hand, was a military dude and got sent to the best places. And remember his battle with the dude who created robots? How about his encountering Big Foot, which turned out to be a guard dog of sorts for aliens? And man, can you *ever* forget about Steve's epic battle with the former race car drive who was turned into--the Seven Million Dollar Man?! Everyone at school waited *weeks* for that fight! Next thing you'll be seeing you prefer the Bionic Boy to Colonel Austin! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 17:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings Dude. Bionic Woman was SO much a better show. SMDM had better theme music, but that's it. The opening got right to the point. She fell. She was put back together (I'd imagine someone with actual military training would be more useful to the Government in undercover missions, but I digress). AND she had better bionic abilities. Steve's eye was awesome, but the EAR? Come on. You can't front on the ear. Steve could see far, but she could hear through walls. Max the bionic dog was cheesy merchandising at its best. On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Funny list, but I disagree with him on a few points. One, The Bionic Woman was NOT a better show than The Six Million Dollar Man! Common, Jaimie Summers taught at some dopey school full of a United Nations grouping of kids right from Central Casting. They also introduced Max the Bionic Shepherd on her show. Blech! And he's way off with the Battlestar Galactica opening. He mentioned it sucks because it shows scenes from the upcoming series, which are spoilers. To me that just whets our appetites. He also mentioned liking Space: 1999's theme? Well, the idea of showing teasers from the upcoming episode is a tribute to Space: 1999, which used that same effect. The Galactica folks stopped doing it for a while, then brought it back. I love it, 'cause they're not spoilers, they just really get you going for what's coming, and are no worse than the Coming Next Week trailers shown at the end of a show. Finally, he's waaay off saying that B5 and its openings sucked. That show rocked, and the arcs are some of the best I've seen in scifi. He also must have missed that fact that each of the five seasons had a slightly different opening, indicative of the tone of that season's arc, from mysterious at the beginning, to martial and resolute during the Shadow War season, to thrilling during the time of rebuilding after the war, to very nostalgic and sombre for the last season. I loved each one, and how rare is it for a series to change the opening like that? And I loved DS9, but neither it nor Voyager's openings belong on a list of the best of all time. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Wednesday, 09 August, 2006 16:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl.com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- openings. html com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show-openings.html Thursday, August 03, 2006 The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings I suffer from insomnia, and you benefit. Here are my picks for 10 Best and 10 Worst Opening Credits for Genre TV Shows. By genre, I mean science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I only included shows made in English. I also decided to limit myself to those credits sequences
RE: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman vs. Six Million Dollar man
Nopethat 90 minute movie was it as its best...sorry... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Common, Astro--The Seven Million Dollar Man? Cyborg mayhem at its best, gotta love that! I actually remember several good eps from the series--at least, from the first couple of years. Lots of guest stars too: George Takei, William Shatner, John Saxon. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 23:15 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman vs. Six Million Dollar man The only Six Million Dollar Man I liked was the pilot...The series killed it for me... Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: Huh? Are you kidding?? Now I loved me some Lindsay Wagner. She was the epitome of the '70s modern woman, with the long straight hair and bell bottom pants. Really pretty. But her show wasn't nearly as exciting as the one with Steve Austin. I mean, she lived in that dopey little town (Ojai?) taught at that school with all those clichéd kids ,and her missions weren't as interesting because she wasn't a real spy. Steve, on the other hand, was a military dude and got sent to the best places. And remember his battle with the dude who created robots? How about his encountering Big Foot, which turned out to be a guard dog of sorts for aliens? And man, can you *ever* forget about Steve's epic battle with the former race car drive who was turned into--the Seven Million Dollar Man?! Everyone at school waited *weeks* for that fight! Next thing you'll be seeing you prefer the Bionic Boy to Colonel Austin! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 17:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings Dude. Bionic Woman was SO much a better show. SMDM had better theme music, but that's it. The opening got right to the point. She fell. She was put back together (I'd imagine someone with actual military training would be more useful to the Government in undercover missions, but I digress). AND she had better bionic abilities. Steve's eye was awesome, but the EAR? Come on. You can't front on the ear. Steve could see far, but she could hear through walls. Max the bionic dog was cheesy merchandising at its best. On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Funny list, but I disagree with him on a few points. One, The Bionic Woman was NOT a better show than The Six Million Dollar Man! Common, Jaimie Summers taught at some dopey school full of a United Nations grouping of kids right from Central Casting. They also introduced Max the Bionic Shepherd on her show. Blech! And he's way off with the Battlestar Galactica opening. He mentioned it sucks because it shows scenes from the upcoming series, which are spoilers. To me that just whets our appetites. He also mentioned liking Space: 1999's theme? Well, the idea of showing teasers from the upcoming episode is a tribute to Space: 1999, which used that same effect. The Galactica folks stopped doing it for a while, then brought it back. I love it, 'cause they're not spoilers, they just really get you going for what's coming, and are no worse than the Coming Next Week trailers shown at the end of a show. Finally, he's waaay off saying that B5 and its openings sucked. That show rocked, and the arcs are some of the best I've seen in scifi. He also must have missed that fact that each of the five seasons had a slightly different opening, indicative of the tone of that season's arc, from mysterious at the beginning, to martial and resolute during the Shadow War season, to thrilling during the time of rebuilding after the war, to very nostalgic and sombre for the last season. I loved each one, and how rare is it for a series to change the opening like that? And I loved DS9, but neither it nor Voyager's openings belong on a list of the best of all time. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Wednesday, 09 August, 2006 16:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl. http://www.ggl.com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show- openings. html com/kunochan/2006/08/best-and-worst-sci-fi-tv-show-openings.html Thursday, August 03, 2006 The Best and Worst Sci-Fi TV Show Openings I suffer from insomnia, and you benefit. Here are my picks for 10 Best and 10 Worst Opening Credits for Genre TV Shows. By genre, I mean science fiction, fantasy,
Re: [scifinoir2] A Girl Like Me
Honestly, keop7, it actually hurt to watch that segment...When my son wakes up tomorrow, I'm going to give him a big hug...and tell him everything I know about our heritage as Black Americans...It is richer than we are led to believe... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you missed the segment on CNN, here's one of the most fascinating (and depressing) 7 minute documentaries that you'll ever see. http://mediathatmattersfest.org/6/a_girl_like_me/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
