Re: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
Keith, again we're on the same wavelength. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i often have this silly fantasy that a really rich billionaire could create a cable channel and fund shows that draw small-but-dedicated audiences for their quality. In this fantasy world, the billionaire would underwrite shows like Threshold, John Doe, Odyssey 5, Space: Above and Beyond, The Dresden Files, Karen Sisco. We'd get another season of Exo-Squad and Samurai Jack. The like of Coto would get a chance to really see their projects to fruition. Frank's Place would return. Yeah, yeah, a fantasy indeed. No one would do that, and even if they did, the backer would likely not have the same taste as mine, and still cancel good shows. But in a world where billionaires buy boats big as apartment complexes and fund science fiction halls of fame, i can dream, can't i??? -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Jason Cahill and Manny Coto should do a show together. They are both great at saving failed projects. On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:42 -0500, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to... Bionic Woman! Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new show-runner Jason Cahill â which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not shock â the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear, creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Washington? All of the above? Sound off in the comments section below! http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/70049 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bad Movies Confession Time Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
Tracey, the only people on this planet who speak or write English, IMO, *are* the English. tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: guys sorry. I'm not illiterate. I just play one on the list. I will try not to post so rushed in the future -- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So gang. It seems like it is a given that some us go to or rent movies we pretty much knoware going to be bad. So lets make it a confession time and open up about other bad flicks we saw knowing they were going to to be bad. I have to think on it, but most recently, I saw Wild Hogs. Don't kick me off the list, but I thought the first half was hilarious. I watched a really bad one star movie, Cyber Wars also known as Avatar or Matrix Hunter. It starred Joseph Lau, David Warner (Jack the Ripper, Hog Father), and Joan Chen (twin Peaks) The Plot: In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose Okay, your turn tracey --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin truthseeker_013@ wrote: Give 'em time, Tracey. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, DJ VIBE nehesi@ wrote: On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal ravenadal@ 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! It was right in keeping with how his character was established in the movie, although for a moment there I thought he might think of using his abilities for good. Overall, I found the movie pretty good, with one exception. How the hell did the Paladins continually catch jumpers? Its one thing if you get the drop on one, but if you're standing in FRONT of one who is fresh and the jumper sees you and you try to get him with your stun-wand, how are you gonna get him? In less than three minutes, my wife and I came up with several ways to use a teleportation power offesinvely (i.e. teleport in a circle around your opponent a la Nightcrawer. et. al) and in all of those cases we came up with, no normal human would have a chance against a jumper. Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] McCain hopes Castro to meet Marx soon
John McCain, USNA '58. We're so proud of him. :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By Jason Szep Fri Feb 22, 11:34 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_politics_mccain_castro;_ylt=AmvlgDEPu9NzP1gcKIAEaHztiBIF INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain suggested on Friday that he hoped retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro would die soon and said Castro's brother will be a worse leader. I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon, McCain told a town-hall style meeting of about 150 people, referring to communist theoretician Marx who died on March 14, 1883. Castro, 81, announced on Tuesday he was stepping down as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces after 49 years in power. His brother Raul Castro is expected to be named Cuba's new head of state on Sunday. Apparently he is trying to groom his brother Raul, McCain said. Raul is worse in many respects than Fidel was. Castro has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery and handing power temporarily to Raul in July 2006. McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, has an almost insurmountable lead over his last major Republican rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain's approach to Cuba has generally echoed that of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has tightened a decades-long trade embargo and has rejected easing sanctions without a transition to democracy. McCain, who is popular among conservative Cuban-Americans, also has said that if he wins the November 4 U.S. presidential election he would keep up pressure for political change in Cuba's one-party state. That includes a travel ban and trade and financial sanctions enforced a few years after Castro's 1959 revolution on the Caribbean island. McCain, 71, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, has accused Cubans of participating in the torture of some of his fellow prisoners in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. (To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters Tales from the Trail: 2008 online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/) (Editing by Bill Trott) Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] China Bans Horror Movies?
China's rush toward the future is moving steadily in reverse. As for them banning horror movies, I can see that. Life in China itself is a horror movie, unless you're one of the privileged. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: China Bans Horror Movies? By Alan Stanley Blair There has been some interesting news about the state of affairs in China with regards to horror movies over the last few months, notably the banning of Will Smithâs apocalyptic drama âI Am Legend.â Well, it looks like that was only the beginning as China has now banned all horror movies altogether. Apparently, the country is planning on cleaning up its image a little before the Beijing Olympics which means horror has now been outlawed. Horror Movies is reporting that Producers have been granted only tree weeks to locate offensive material and turn it in to the authorities. What is classed as offensive? Anything featuring âwronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals, strange and supernatural storytelling for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror,â the administration said. New entertainment guidelines are being introduced as a way to âcontrol and cleanse the negative effect these items have on society, and to prevent horror, violent, cruel publications from entering the market through official channels and to protect adolescentsâ psychological health.â In December when news first hit about the release of âI Am Legendâ in the country, sources close to the China Film Group â essentially the Chinese equivalent to Hollywood â insisted that the film was banned not because of any scary or questionable content, but because it is an American movie filmed in America. The organization announced that they were implementing a full ban on all American movies in the country in order to create a bigger market for projects produced by the China Film Group. http://www.rabiddoll.com/index.php?p=316 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] China Bans Horror Movies?
Add on to previous, Why would they need competition? Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: China Bans Horror Movies? By Alan Stanley Blair There has been some interesting news about the state of affairs in China with regards to horror movies over the last few months, notably the banning of Will Smithâs apocalyptic drama âI Am Legend.â Well, it looks like that was only the beginning as China has now banned all horror movies altogether. Apparently, the country is planning on cleaning up its image a little before the Beijing Olympics which means horror has now been outlawed. Horror Movies is reporting that Producers have been granted only tree weeks to locate offensive material and turn it in to the authorities. What is classed as offensive? Anything featuring âwronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals, strange and supernatural storytelling for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror,â the administration said. New entertainment guidelines are being introduced as a way to âcontrol and cleanse the negative effect these items have on society, and to prevent horror, violent, cruel publications from entering the market through official channels and to protect adolescentsâ psychological health.â In December when news first hit about the release of âI Am Legendâ in the country, sources close to the China Film Group â essentially the Chinese equivalent to Hollywood â insisted that the film was banned not because of any scary or questionable content, but because it is an American movie filmed in America. The organization announced that they were implementing a full ban on all American movies in the country in order to create a bigger market for projects produced by the China Film Group. http://www.rabiddoll.com/index.php?p=316 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] What's Coming Up In Genre TV?
Left left one out. (Pun utterly intended, and welcome.) There's a series slated to air on AE later this year, called Cleaner. It stars Benjamin Bratt, once of Law Order, playing a guy who dies of a drug overdose after he loses his son, and is resurrected to help others beat their addictions, by any means necessary. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980708.html?categoryid=14cs=1 Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By ED LEFT Source: SyFy Portal Feb-18-2008 The Writers Guild of America strike has ended, and the networks are making their plans for the remainder of the season and beyond. And because of the strike, we didn't have a normal pilot season. Instead, the networks started ordering series directly instead of ordering a pilot, or even ordered foreign series. Here's a look at the new series coming to your screens in the next twelve months or so. Dollhouse will air on Fox, was created and produced by Joss Whedon, and stars Eliza Dushku. It's about men and women imprinted with different personalities and skills for different assignments, and then having those personalities wiped clean when the assignment is completed. When between assignments, they live like children in the Dollhouse, their dormitory/laboratory. They live with no memories of which they are, until Echo, played by Dushku, begins to remember. I like the concept behind this show. If it was airing on a cable network, I think we'd have a winner. However, it will be airing on Fox. Joss Whedon is a genre fan favorite, but let's face it, he hasn't really had a hit show. Although Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel had long runs, they ran on minor netlets. Neither show would have lasted on a major network. Firefly did air on a major network, and it was a ratings failure. Dushku previously starred in genre series Tru Calling, and it also failed in the ratings. Combining Whedon, Dushku and Fox does not spell success. I think we'll only see the seven episodes contracted, if that. Fear Itself, a horror anthology from NBC, promises be much like Showtime's Masters of Horror, providing 60-minute telefilms by name horror writers and directors. Anthologies don't work on network television anymore. This one is doomed before it starts. The Listener is being produced by CTV in Canada, and has been bought by NBC to air this coming summer/fall. Paramedic Toby Logan, played by Craig Olejnik, has the power to listen to people's most intimate thoughts. With the help of his friend and partner Osman Bey (Ennis Esmer), they save lives and solve mysteries. Borrowing from Heroes, they take the most lame of abilities and build a show around it. It could work, but it would depend on the strength of the writing and the acting. I don't hold out much hope. Middleman from writer-producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach of Lost fame, stars Natalie Morales as a struggling artist recruited by an agency to fight comic-book style villains. Matt Keeslay co-stars as Middleman, her superhero guide and mentor. It's on ABC Family, so expect it to be pointed at the family crowd, and it will probably have a Kyle XY look and feel. It seems on ABC Family, cast and chemistry is the most important aspect. If they're likeable, the show will probably stick around. Sanctuary, the Web series picked up by the SciFi Channel, stars Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus. Magnus runs the Sanctuary, which is a home to various creatures of myth and legend, who must be tracked down and protected. Dr. Will Zimmerman, played by Robin Dunne assists her in her quest. It's cheap to produce, and airs on SciFi. It's a match made in heaven. It also has Stargate SG-1 connections, which will bring in a ready-made audience. This show could have legs. Section 8 has been picked up by ABC for a six-episode order. The premise is a group of everyday people with advanced neurological abnormalities who work for a secret government agency. This sounds like a very thinly veiled Heroes homage. Or maybe it's more like Misfits of Science? We'll find out. True Blood is brought to us by HBO, and is based on the Southern Vampire book series by Charlaine Harris. It features Sookie Stackhouse, played by Anna Paquin, a mind reading barmaid in Louisiana who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton, played by Stephen Moyer. Vampires are no longer a secret, and can feed on a synthetic blood developed by the Japanese. It's HBO, so you know they will be spending some money on it. But I wonder if vampire fans will tune into another vampire series so soon after the demise of Blood Ties and the fate of Moonlight still up in the air. Getting Anna Paquin to star was a good move, and it guarantees I will check out the pilot, at least. Wizard's First Rule is a new first-run syndication series set to air this fall. Produced by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi, this series is based on the Sword of Truth book series by Terry Goodkind, and
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Tracey, I've been told that it is, by folks watching it. I can't, because I'm a poor man. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone here what Torchwood? Scifi addict that I am, you know I have been checking it out. So far, I think this season is better than last season. Exclusive: 'Torchwood' Hub Means A New Martha By ALAN STANLEY BLAIR Source: SyFy Portal Feb-20-2008 This story contains MODERATE SPOILERS for Season 2 of Torchwood and the upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who. Her name is Martha Jones, and last year she saved the world. But at the end of her 13-episode stint as The Doctorâs companion, BBC bosses announced that Freema Agyeman would be giving up her full-time role on the series to make way for the return of Catherine Tate. The news both disheartened and elated Martha Jones fans, because although the character will have a reduced part in the upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. This announcement caused quite a media stir within the British press as tabloids had already made a variety of outlandish claims about her future with the series. However, in an exclusive interview with SyFy Portal, Agyeman set the record straight as to why sheâll be stepping into the Hub instead of the Tardis. The decision was character based 100 percent, Agyeman told SyFy Portalâs Alan Stanley Blair. In this business, no one has to do anyone any favors, and if they werenât happy, Iâd be completely away. The rumors of my departure came five weeks before the press announcement on the future of the series and it happened without any of the facts. I was hugely pleased with the decision to go to âTorchwood.â And gosh, going back to âWhoâ as well. There was no scandal, no ill feelings in any way. The tabloids put two and two together and came up with five and a half. So, beginning with the sixth episode of âTorchwood,â the now fully qualified Dr. Martha Jones will take on the weird, the wacky and the paranormal from Cardiff Bay as part of Team Torchwood. But donât expect to see a darker Martha, especially since the BBC believes sheâll attract a slightly younger audience. They are very mindful that Iâll be going between the two shows, Agyeman said. We know Martha has a large youth following so weâve been mindful that weâre not having sex or swearing in case some of the younger fans tune in. Even though there is a pre-watershed edit we canât control who will tune in. In the episode, Martha (who is now working for alien specialists UNIT that was established in the original run of Doctor Who) receives a call from Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) following a string of unexplained deaths. As a UNIT operative, she has also been looking into the events and has more information than Torchwood does making her a valuable asset to solving the case. There is a really nice arc in those three episodes actually, she said. Jack calls Martha to give them a hand in Episode 6 and because Martha is in UNIT now, she has a little bit more information that he needs. And the consequences of that ends in a great cliff-hanger leading into episode seven so itâs really like a good two-parter. By the end of Episode 8, sheâs part of the team. It is a very natural progression of the character that Iâm really pleased with.â Of course, with both shows being such different entities, how much of the old âDoctor Whoâ dynamic crosses over with Martha? When Barrowman initially returned to âDoctor Whoâ for its final three episodes last season, we saw a lighter side to him than what was the norm for the Torchwood leader. And Agyeman confirmed that the same holds true for Martha. âYou take this character into a different environment and you wonder how people take to that,â she said. âThese are all new experiences for an all-new character in a new environment. Sheâs harder, more qualified and able to do things alone without looking to The Doctor. Sheâs very different and sheâll be very different again when sheâs about him. Because when you are with different people you behave differently. Thatâs how I perceived it and thatâs how I tried to play it.â And as a result, fans can only expect a few references to their history over the three-episode arc. Itâs touched on but not discussed -- mostly in a lovely moment between the two characters,â she hinted. âIt would be weird if they didnât talk about it, but the team donât even know where he [Jack] went when he vanished. In âTorchwoodâ he is a much more mysterious character and the team arenât privy to all the details of his past. They donât know how he knows Martha. But the audience do and so
Re: [scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
I'm going back to bed now... 8-O Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No good can come from this. Universal Teams With Hasbro http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=48950 Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at DreamWorks and Paramount. The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products revenue generated by the movies. Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
Welcome to the horror that is my mind... ;D Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yikes!!! Martin wrote: And *there*, Tracey, is where it gets scary. Kristanna Loken, anyone? 8-O Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: They would have to retool and replace the lead Martin wrote: I'm surprised that Skiffy didn't pick it up, since they're under the NBCUniversal umbrella. Mike Street wrote: This is a show that Sci-Fi should buy and produce. On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to... Bionic Woman! Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new show-runner Jason Cahill --- which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not shock --- the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear, creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Washington? All of the above? Sound off in the comments section below! http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/70049 [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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bad Movies Conferssion Time Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
Okay, I'm in... Crossworlds, starring a pre-Sports Night Josh Charles, who plays an aimless college student who gets picked up at a party by a hot blonde in a mini-skirt. (That was the first clue for me.) Said blonde turns out to be a warrior from another dimension, who's after our hero because of a necklace he has, the last thing he has to remember his dead father by. Said necklace is actually a talisman that can, if wielded properly, allow the user to shape the Cosmos to his or her fancy, travel dimensions at will and other fun stuff. The blonde takes our hero to her mentor, played by Rutger Hauer, whom we're *supposed* to see as a famed and nigh-invincible warrior. (I might've bought it, if not for the fact that I was in better shape than he was, one lung and all.) Anyhoo, the adventure just speeds- uh, *meanders* along to its utterly predictable climax. Watchign it, I was grateful for both the ending and the fact that I only paid six bucks for the video. tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So gang. It seems like it is a given that some us go to or rent movies we pretty much knoware going to be bad. So lets make it a confession time and open up about other bad flicks we saw knowing they were going to to be bad. I have to think on it, but most recently, I saw Wild Hogs. Don't kick me off the list, but I thought the first half was hilarious. I watched a really bad one star movie, Cyber Wars also known as Avatar or Matrix Hunter. It starred Joseph Lau, David Warner (Jack the Ripper, Hog Father), and Joan Chen (twin Peaks) The Plot: In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose Okay, your turn tracey --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give 'em time, Tracey. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, DJ VIBE nehesi@ wrote: On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal ravenadal@ 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! It was right in keeping with how his character was established in the movie, although for a moment there I thought he might think of using his abilities for good. Overall, I found the movie pretty good, with one exception. How the hell did the Paladins continually catch jumpers? Its one thing if you get the drop on one, but if you're standing in FRONT of one who is fresh and the jumper sees you and you try to get him with your stun-wand, how are you gonna get him? In less than three minutes, my wife and I came up with several ways to use a teleportation power offesinvely (i.e. teleport in a circle around your opponent a la Nightcrawer. et. al) and in all of those cases we came up with, no normal human would have a chance against a jumper. Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
So, Martin, what do you think is the real story? We heard rumors that they are getting rid of her, They deny them only to tell us that she is leaving who to visit Torchwood for three weeks and then return for four weeks with the new companion. Then we hear... no doctor for a year. then we hear, Catherine Tate is out as the companion and that Billy Piper is in. You are the Dr. Who expert here. Can you tell me what you think happened? in happening? and what you think will happen. and while you are at it, do you know anything about Primeval? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808096/ I read that is is a sort of Torchwood with Dinos. Martin wrote: Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
You guys are not really different than Chris and I. While we have always gone out of our way not to say things that would hurt each other, we both can be marathon fighters. Our circumstances forced us to do another way. We had Kira. When she was an infant, we would go in another room and argue in low tones. (or at least try to). But it was still good practice with learning not to yell. Can't say that I have mastered it. Then with that horrible situation in Mexico with our lives falling apart and both of us getting sick, a couple of things happened. We were arguing all the time because of our dire circumstances, she was older and harder to keep away from the fray. She could see that I seemed to be dying. She asked me if I was going away sometimes and started having nightmares. I was in so much pain that her normally extremely affectionate Mom, winced she touched me. Not a great situation for her. With the situation so bad, we had to do something about what was in our control. So we started discussing way to better handle our disagreements and to really talk to each other when we were not angry. Separating and coming back seemed to be the best way. Our true nature is to come out swinging and win, but in the end you get nothing. So this stepping back approach, while less rewarding in the very short term, usually has us talking it out and making up so we can be the laughing, teasing, silly and affectionate parents Kira is used to having around. Sounds like even without a kid around, you guys are working to do the same thing. When are you going to see Jumper? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's good to know. i unfortunately can argue and debate for hours, literally, if really passionate about something. My wife and I are admittedly both a bit sensitive and stubborn, so we can go for a while. I long ago learned to figure out when it's time to just leave the discussion for a while in order to go somewhere and cool down, then come back and talk. If she's being recalcitrant or even hurtful, I have to make an effort to remind myself she's not intentionally hurting me, and once i can remember that, i can discuss things more rationally. Same with her. I have a really bad temper, which i'm sure is genetically inherited from my birth mom, so I have to be sure not to take stuff personally too quickly. Combine that with my love for talking and my desire to understand all sides of an issue, and whoo boy! Back when i was home for my mother's funeral, my older brother jumped me about a comment I made about Mom that he felt was disrespectful. That led to all kinds of stuff being aired in a five hour discussion from 1 am to sunrise. At the end, he was amazed that I was still able to discuss and debate with vigor, though dead on my feet. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] We fight now and then. Its rarely serious. It happens with two people who both are right :). One of the reasons I married him, is he does not like prolonged battles nor misunderstandings. I'm the same way, I hope. When I came home, we talked and made up. We are cool. thanks for asking :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks, that helps a great bit. Yout two cool now? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, that is why I did it. Chris and I had a fight. When that happens, we try to walk away and come back together after we cool off. I needed to kill a few hours, and take my mind off stuff, so I drove up to the theater. Jumper was about to start, so I chose it. It took my mind off of stuff. I know you got more serious stuff going on, but it is just what the doctor ordered. I went with very low expectations so I enjoyed it and went home to make up with Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've had several people tell me to stay away from this movie at all costs. But I really need a fun time waster to take my mind off some things. Is it at least a good popcorn flick Phyllis and I can lose ourselves in for a couple of hours without feeling regret? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In
Re: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
Keith, you are making my heart hurt. Odyssey 5, The Dresden files, Franks place and exo-squad in the same sentence. If only Don't you have Exo-squad on DVD? Martin wrote: Keith, again we're on the same wavelength. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i often have this silly fantasy that a really rich billionaire could create a cable channel and fund shows that draw small-but-dedicated audiences for their quality. In this fantasy world, the billionaire would underwrite shows like Threshold, John Doe, Odyssey 5, Space: Above and Beyond, The Dresden Files, Karen Sisco. We'd get another season of Exo-Squad and Samurai Jack. The like of Coto would get a chance to really see their projects to fruition. Frank's Place would return. Yeah, yeah, a fantasy indeed. No one would do that, and even if they did, the backer would likely not have the same taste as mine, and still cancel good shows. But in a world where billionaires buy boats big as apartment complexes and fund science fiction halls of fame, i can dream, can't i??? -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Jason Cahill and Manny Coto should do a show together. They are both great at saving failed projects. On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:42 -0500, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to... Bionic Woman! Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new show-runner Jason Cahill ⤠which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not shock ⤠the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear, creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Washington? All of the above? Sound off in the comments section below! http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/70049 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] What's Coming Up In Genre TV?
Which ones are you guys looking forward to/? You think any will actually survive?/ Martin wrote: Left left one out. (Pun utterly intended, and welcome.) There's a series slated to air on AE later this year, called Cleaner. It stars Benjamin Bratt, once of Law Order, playing a guy who dies of a drug overdose after he loses his son, and is resurrected to help others beat their addictions, by any means necessary. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980708.html?categoryid=14cs=1 Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By ED LEFT Source: SyFy Portal Feb-18-2008 The Writers Guild of America strike has ended, and the networks are making their plans for the remainder of the season and beyond. And because of the strike, we didn't have a normal pilot season. Instead, the networks started ordering series directly instead of ordering a pilot, or even ordered foreign series. Here's a look at the new series coming to your screens in the next twelve months or so. Dollhouse will air on Fox, was created and produced by Joss Whedon, and stars Eliza Dushku. It's about men and women imprinted with different personalities and skills for different assignments, and then having those personalities wiped clean when the assignment is completed. When between assignments, they live like children in the Dollhouse, their dormitory/laboratory. They live with no memories of which they are, until Echo, played by Dushku, begins to remember. I like the concept behind this show. If it was airing on a cable network, I think we'd have a winner. However, it will be airing on Fox. Joss Whedon is a genre fan favorite, but let's face it, he hasn't really had a hit show. Although Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel had long runs, they ran on minor netlets. Neither show would have lasted on a major network. Firefly did air on a major network, and it was a ratings failure. Dushku previously starred in genre series Tru Calling, and it also failed in the ratings. Combining Whedon, Dushku and Fox does not spell success. I think we'll only see the seven episodes contracted, if that. Fear Itself, a horror anthology from NBC, promises be much like Showtime's Masters of Horror, providing 60-minute telefilms by name horror writers and directors. Anthologies don't work on network television anymore. This one is doomed before it starts. The Listener is being produced by CTV in Canada, and has been bought by NBC to air this coming summer/fall. Paramedic Toby Logan, played by Craig Olejnik, has the power to listen to people's most intimate thoughts. With the help of his friend and partner Osman Bey (Ennis Esmer), they save lives and solve mysteries. Borrowing from Heroes, they take the most lame of abilities and build a show around it. It could work, but it would depend on the strength of the writing and the acting. I don't hold out much hope. Middleman from writer-producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach of Lost fame, stars Natalie Morales as a struggling artist recruited by an agency to fight comic-book style villains. Matt Keeslay co-stars as Middleman, her superhero guide and mentor. It's on ABC Family, so expect it to be pointed at the family crowd, and it will probably have a Kyle XY look and feel. It seems on ABC Family, cast and chemistry is the most important aspect. If they're likeable, the show will probably stick around. Sanctuary, the Web series picked up by the SciFi Channel, stars Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus. Magnus runs the Sanctuary, which is a home to various creatures of myth and legend, who must be tracked down and protected. Dr. Will Zimmerman, played by Robin Dunne assists her in her quest. It's cheap to produce, and airs on SciFi. It's a match made in heaven. It also has Stargate SG-1 connections, which will bring in a ready-made audience. This show could have legs. Section 8 has been picked up by ABC for a six-episode order. The premise is a group of everyday people with advanced neurological abnormalities who work for a secret government agency. This sounds like a very thinly veiled Heroes homage. Or maybe it's more like Misfits of Science? We'll find out. True Blood is brought to us by HBO, and is based on the Southern Vampire book series by Charlaine Harris. It features Sookie Stackhouse, played by Anna Paquin, a mind reading barmaid in Louisiana who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton, played by Stephen Moyer. Vampires are no longer a secret, and can feed on a synthetic blood developed by the Japanese. It's HBO, so you know they will be spending some money on it. But I wonder if vampire fans will tune into another vampire series so soon after the demise of Blood Ties and the fate of Moonlight still up in the air. Getting Anna Paquin to star was a good move, and it guarantees I will check out the pilot, at least. Wizard's First Rule is a new
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
No episodes online? Martin wrote: Tracey, I've been told that it is, by folks watching it. I can't, because I'm a poor man. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone here what Torchwood? Scifi addict that I am, you know I have been checking it out. So far, I think this season is better than last season. Exclusive: 'Torchwood' Hub Means A New Martha By ALAN STANLEY BLAIR Source: SyFy Portal Feb-20-2008 This story contains MODERATE SPOILERS for Season 2 of Torchwood and the upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who. Her name is Martha Jones, and last year she saved the world. But at the end of her 13-episode stint as The Doctor’s companion, BBC bosses announced that Freema Agyeman would be giving up her full-time role on the series to make way for the return of Catherine Tate. The news both disheartened and elated Martha Jones fans, because although the character will have a reduced part in the upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. This announcement caused quite a media stir within the British press as tabloids had already made a variety of outlandish claims about her future with the series. However, in an exclusive interview with SyFy Portal, Agyeman set the record straight as to why she’ll be stepping into the Hub instead of the Tardis. The decision was character based 100 percent, Agyeman told SyFy Portal’s Alan Stanley Blair. In this business, no one has to do anyone any favors, and if they weren’t happy, I’d be completely away. The rumors of my departure came five weeks before the press announcement on the future of the series and it happened without any of the facts. I was hugely pleased with the decision to go to ‘Torchwood.’ And gosh, going back to ‘Who’ as well. There was no scandal, no ill feelings in any way. The tabloids put two and two together and came up with five and a half. So, beginning with the sixth episode of “Torchwood,†the now fully qualified Dr. Martha Jones will take on the weird, the wacky and the paranormal from Cardiff Bay as part of Team Torchwood. But don’t expect to see a darker Martha, especially since the BBC believes she’ll attract a slightly younger audience. They are very mindful that I’ll be going between the two shows, Agyeman said. We know Martha has a large youth following so we’ve been mindful that we’re not having sex or swearing in case some of the younger fans tune in. Even though there is a pre-watershed edit we can’t control who will tune in. In the episode, Martha (who is now working for alien specialists UNIT that was established in the original run of Doctor Who) receives a call from Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) following a string of unexplained deaths. As a UNIT operative, she has also been looking into the events and has more information than Torchwood does making her a valuable asset to solving the case. There is a really nice arc in those three episodes actually, she said. Jack calls Martha to give them a hand in Episode 6 and because Martha is in UNIT now, she has a little bit more information that he needs. And the consequences of that ends in a great cliff-hanger leading into episode seven so it’s really like a good two-parter. By the end of Episode 8, she’s part of the team. It is a very natural progression of the character that I’m really pleased with.†Of course, with both shows being such different entities, how much of the old “Doctor Who†dynamic crosses over with Martha? When Barrowman initially returned to “Doctor Who†for its final three episodes last season, we saw a lighter side to him than what was the norm for the Torchwood leader. And Agyeman confirmed that the same holds true for Martha. “You take this character into a different environment and you wonder how people take to that,†she said. “These are all new experiences for an all-new character in a new environment. She’s harder, more qualified and able to do things alone without looking to The Doctor. She’s very different and she’ll be very different again when she’s about him. Because when you are with different people you behave differently. That’s how I perceived it and that’s how I tried to play it.†And as a result, fans can only expect a few references to their history over the three-episode arc. It’s touched on but not discussed -- mostly in a lovely moment between the two characters,†she hinted. “It would be weird if they didn’t talk about it, but the team don’t even know where he [Jack] went when he vanished. In ‘Torchwood’ he is a much more mysterious character and
Re: [scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
OK now that I've calmed down :) What is the gathering and magic? Hasn't Clue been done? Don't we live and breath monopoly? Martin wrote: I'm going back to bed now... 8-O Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No good can come from this. Universal Teams With Hasbro http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=48950 Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at DreamWorks and Paramount. The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products revenue generated by the movies. Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] Bad Movies Conferssion Time Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
That sounds like a good...er bad one. anybody else brave enough to shae? Martin wrote: Okay, I'm in... Crossworlds, starring a pre-Sports Night Josh Charles, who plays an aimless college student who gets picked up at a party by a hot blonde in a mini-skirt. (That was the first clue for me.) Said blonde turns out to be a warrior from another dimension, who's after our hero because of a necklace he has, the last thing he has to remember his dead father by. Said necklace is actually a talisman that can, if wielded properly, allow the user to shape the Cosmos to his or her fancy, travel dimensions at will and other fun stuff. The blonde takes our hero to her mentor, played by Rutger Hauer, whom we're *supposed* to see as a famed and nigh-invincible warrior. (I might've bought it, if not for the fact that I was in better shape than he was, one lung and all.) Anyhoo, the adventure just speeds- uh, *meanders* along to its utterly predictable climax. Watchign it, I was grateful for both the ending and the fact that I only paid six bucks for the video. tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So gang. It seems like it is a given that some us go to or rent movies we pretty much knoware going to be bad. So lets make it a confession time and open up about other bad flicks we saw knowing they were going to to be bad. I have to think on it, but most recently, I saw Wild Hogs. Don't kick me off the list, but I thought the first half was hilarious. I watched a really bad one star movie, Cyber Wars also known as Avatar or Matrix Hunter. It starred Joseph Lau, David Warner (Jack the Ripper, Hog Father), and Joan Chen (twin Peaks) The Plot: In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose Okay, your turn tracey --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give 'em time, Tracey. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, DJ VIBE nehesi@ wrote: On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal ravenadal@ 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! It was right in keeping with how his character was established in the movie, although for a moment there I thought he might think of using his abilities for good. Overall, I found the movie pretty good, with one exception. How the hell did the Paladins continually catch jumpers? Its one thing if you get the drop on one, but if you're standing in FRONT of one who is fresh and the jumper sees you and you try to get him with your stun-wand, how are you gonna get him? In less than three minutes, my wife and I came up with several ways to use a teleportation power offesinvely (i.e. teleport in a circle around your opponent a la Nightcrawer. et. al) and in all of those cases we came up with, no normal human would have a chance against a jumper. Yahoo! Groups Links [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
Re: [scifinoir2] McCain hopes Castro to meet Marx soon
You admired an image that had absolutley nothing to do with reality. He's idependent when it's convenient and he's not when it's not. Up to November he was staunchly anti-torture. Come February, he's voting to make Waterboarding legal. Almost immediately after he's recieving the support various major important conservative coalitions and pundits who had previously been villifying him. I can't say for sure any deals were struck but I sure do smell some party-line stink in the air. I've always thought that John McCain is just another rich white tool who's essentially down for the rich white tool platform. Bosco --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe I used to admire this guy for his indepence. He is truly scary Martin wrote: John McCain, USNA '58. We're so proud of him. :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By Jason Szep Fri Feb 22, 11:34 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_politics_mccain_castro;_ylt=AmvlgDEPu9NzP1gcKIAEaHztiBIF INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain suggested on Friday that he hoped retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro would die soon and said Castro's brother will be a worse leader. I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon, McCain told a town-hall style meeting of about 150 people, referring to communist theoretician Marx who died on March 14, 1883. Castro, 81, announced on Tuesday he was stepping down as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces after 49 years in power. His brother Raul Castro is expected to be named Cuba's new head of state on Sunday. Apparently he is trying to groom his brother Raul, McCain said. Raul is worse in many respects than Fidel was. Castro has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery and handing power temporarily to Raul in July 2006. McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, has an almost insurmountable lead over his last major Republican rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain's approach to Cuba has generally echoed that of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has tightened a decades-long trade embargo and has rejected easing sanctions without a transition to democracy. McCain, who is popular among conservative Cuban-Americans, also has said that if he wins the November 4 U.S. presidential election he would keep up pressure for political change in Cuba's one-party state. That includes a travel ban and trade and financial sanctions enforced a few years after Castro's 1959 revolution on the Caribbean island. McCain, 71, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, has accused Cubans of participating in the torture of some of his fellow prisoners in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. (To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters Tales from the Trail: 2008 online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/) (Editing by Bill Trott) Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [scifinoir2] McCain hopes Castro to meet Marx soon
Obviously. what an ass Bosco Bosco wrote: You admired an image that had absolutley nothing to do with reality. He's idependent when it's convenient and he's not when it's not. Bosco --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe I used to admire this guy for his indepence. He is truly scary Martin wrote: John McCain, USNA '58. We're so proud of him. :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By Jason Szep Fri Feb 22, 11:34 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_politics_mccain_castro;_ylt=AmvlgDEPu9NzP1gcKIAEaHztiBIF INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain suggested on Friday that he hoped retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro would die soon and said Castro's brother will be a worse leader. I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon, McCain told a town-hall style meeting of about 150 people, referring to communist theoretician Marx who died on March 14, 1883. Castro, 81, announced on Tuesday he was stepping down as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces after 49 years in power. His brother Raul Castro is expected to be named Cuba's new head of state on Sunday. Apparently he is trying to groom his brother Raul, McCain said. Raul is worse in many respects than Fidel was. Castro has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery and handing power temporarily to Raul in July 2006. McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, has an almost insurmountable lead over his last major Republican rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain's approach to Cuba has generally echoed that of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has tightened a decades-long trade embargo and has rejected easing sanctions without a transition to democracy. McCain, who is popular among conservative Cuban-Americans, also has said that if he wins the November 4 U.S. presidential election he would keep up pressure for political change in Cuba's one-party state. That includes a travel ban and trade and financial sanctions enforced a few years after Castro's 1959 revolution on the Caribbean island. McCain, 71, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, has accused Cubans of participating in the torture of some of his fellow prisoners in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. (To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters Tales from the Trail: 2008 online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/) (Editing by Bill Trott) Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
Same here. Whenever Phyllis and i argue, i always ask myself one question Is she *trying* to hurt me? The day that question is answered yes, there's an issue. But as long as each of us knows the other is simply trying to express an opinion, that we love each other still (and perhaps more importantly, *like* each other) then we can put the overly sensitive nature aside and try to work things out. So much of it is that the person you trust the most can also hurt you the easiest, so you have to remember that it's not intentional. I've seen couples who argue who are trying to hurt it each other, and it's a painful and sad thing to watch that often ends in divorce. We also do things like making sure to let the other talk instead of talking over each other, saying things like This is what I feel you're saying, or What I just heard you say is. The latter allows the other to say no, that's not what I meant or Sorry, i used the wrong words. This replaces stuff like Don't say that to me! or How dare you say that?! etc. Frankly, some of the same tools we're taught to negotiate disagreements in the business world--trying to step back, analyze, restate--help in relationships. What's helped me too is like you--life. Losing so many loved ones, having so many health issues ourselves recently, trying to find happiness in life sometimes when jobs and finances beat you down. You can do two things: start working with each other more as friends and partners, or let the anger/fear make you snipe at each other. We've taken conscious steps to remind ourselves that we're partners and best friends who need to be working together, not against each other. And frankly I've spent more time asking myself sometimes why I'm angry during an argument: is it really at her, or is it symptomatic of more general dissatisfaction with other aspects of my life. That makes me focus more on changing the things in my life that are making me unhappy, trying to live a better and happier life and remove those sources of stress that may come out in arguments with my wife, but really have nothing to do with her. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] You guys are not really different than Chris and I. While we have always gone out of our way not to say things that would hurt each other, we both can be marathon fighters. Our circumstances forced us to do another way. We had Kira. When she was an infant, we would go in another room and argue in low tones. (or at least try to). But it was still good practice with learning not to yell. Can't say that I have mastered it. Then with that horrible situation in Mexico with our lives falling apart and both of us getting sick, a couple of things happened. We were arguing all the time because of our dire circumstances, she was older and harder to keep away from the fray. She could see that I seemed to be dying. She asked me if I was going away sometimes and started having nightmares. I was in so much pain that her normally extremely affectionate Mom, winced she touched me. Not a great situation for her. With the situation so bad, we had to do something about what was in our control. So we started discussing way to better handle our disagreements and to really talk to each other when we were not angry. Separating and coming back seemed to be the best way. Our true nature is to come out swinging and win, but in the end you get nothing. So this stepping back approach, while less rewarding in the very short term, usually has us talking it out and making up so we can be the laughing, teasing, silly and affectionate parents Kira is used to having around. Sounds like even without a kid around, you guys are working to do the same thing. When are you going to see Jumper? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's good to know. i unfortunately can argue and debate for hours, literally, if really passionate about something. My wife and I are admittedly both a bit sensitive and stubborn, so we can go for a while. I long ago learned to figure out when it's time to just leave the discussion for a while in order to go somewhere and cool down, then come back and talk. If she's being recalcitrant or even hurtful, I have to make an effort to remind myself she's not intentionally hurting me, and once i can remember that, i can discuss things more rationally. Same with her. I have a really bad temper, which i'm sure is genetically inherited from my birth mom, so I have to be sure not to take stuff personally too quickly. Combine that with my love for talking and my desire to understand all sides of an issue, and whoo boy! Back when i was home for my mother's funeral, my older brother jumped me about a comment I made about Mom that he felt was disrespectful. That led to all kinds of stuff being aired in a five hour discussion from 1 am to sunrise. At the end, he was amazed that I
Re: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
Yes, indeed. I found a decent transfer of Exo-Squad to DVD on eBay. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, you are making my heart hurt. Odyssey 5, The Dresden files, Franks place and exo-squad in the same sentence. If only Don't you have Exo-squad on DVD? Martin wrote: Keith, again we're on the same wavelength. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i often have this silly fantasy that a really rich billionaire could create a cable channel and fund shows that draw small-but-dedicated audiences for their quality. In this fantasy world, the billionaire would underwrite shows like Threshold, John Doe, Odyssey 5, Space: Above and Beyond, The Dresden Files, Karen Sisco. We'd get another season of Exo-Squad and Samurai Jack. The like of Coto would get a chance to really see their projects to fruition. Frank's Place would return. Yeah, yeah, a fantasy indeed. No one would do that, and even if they did, the backer would likely not have the same taste as mine, and still cancel good shows. But in a world where billionaires buy boats big as apartment complexes and fund science fiction halls of fame, i can dream, can't i??? -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Jason Cahill and Manny Coto should do a show together. They are both great at saving failed projects. On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:42 -0500, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to... Bionic Woman! Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new show-runner Jason Cahill ⤠which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not shock ⤠the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear, creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Washington? All of the above? Sound off in the comments section below! http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/70049 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
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 -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Not *really* a spoiler, if you're up on DW. Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Please ignore my previous in this thread. I see now that I read out of context. 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
Jeez, I can't even *see* Monopoly beign done, unless it were some dreck on the order of Super Mario Brothers for kids alone. Magic; The Gathering is a card-based RPG. I used to play it, when it first came out. Got too time-intensive for me to continue. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK now that I've calmed down :) What is the gathering and magic? Hasn't Clue been done? Don't we live and breath monopoly? Martin wrote: I'm going back to bed now... 8-O Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: No good can come from this. Universal Teams With Hasbro http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=48950 Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at DreamWorks and Paramount. The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products revenue generated by the movies. Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
There were, but the BBC has been a bear about keeping its content intact and unable to be downloaded illegally. Anytime someone overseas posts anything of theirs, they rush over to rip it off the site. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No episodes online? Martin wrote: Tracey, I've been told that it is, by folks watching it. I can't, because I'm a poor man. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone here what Torchwood? Scifi addict that I am, you know I have been checking it out. So far, I think this season is better than last season. Exclusive: 'Torchwood' Hub Means A New Martha By ALAN STANLEY BLAIR Source: SyFy Portal Feb-20-2008 This story contains MODERATE SPOILERS for Season 2 of Torchwood and the upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who. Her name is Martha Jones, and last year she saved the world. But at the end of her 13-episode stint as The Doctorââ¬â¢s companion, BBC bosses announced that Freema Agyeman would be giving up her full-time role on the series to make way for the return of Catherine Tate. The news both disheartened and elated Martha Jones fans, because although the character will have a reduced part in the upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. This announcement caused quite a media stir within the British press as tabloids had already made a variety of outlandish claims about her future with the series. However, in an exclusive interview with SyFy Portal, Agyeman set the record straight as to why sheââ¬â¢ll be stepping into the Hub instead of the Tardis. The decision was character based 100 percent, Agyeman told SyFy Portalââ¬â¢s Alan Stanley Blair. In this business, no one has to do anyone any favors, and if they werenââ¬â¢t happy, Iââ¬â¢d be completely away. The rumors of my departure came five weeks before the press announcement on the future of the series and it happened without any of the facts. I was hugely pleased with the decision to go to ââ¬ËTorchwood.ââ¬â¢ And gosh, going back to ââ¬ËWhoââ¬â¢ as well. There was no scandal, no ill feelings in any way. The tabloids put two and two together and came up with five and a half. So, beginning with the sixth episode of ââ¬ÅTorchwood,ââ¬Â the now fully qualified Dr. Martha Jones will take on the weird, the wacky and the paranormal from Cardiff Bay as part of Team Torchwood. But donââ¬â¢t expect to see a darker Martha, especially since the BBC believes sheââ¬â¢ll attract a slightly younger audience. They are very mindful that Iââ¬â¢ll be going between the two shows, Agyeman said. We know Martha has a large youth following so weââ¬â¢ve been mindful that weââ¬â¢re not having sex or swearing in case some of the younger fans tune in. Even though there is a pre-watershed edit we canââ¬â¢t control who will tune in. In the episode, Martha (who is now working for alien specialists UNIT that was established in the original run of Doctor Who) receives a call from Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) following a string of unexplained deaths. As a UNIT operative, she has also been looking into the events and has more information than Torchwood does making her a valuable asset to solving the case. There is a really nice arc in those three episodes actually, she said. Jack calls Martha to give them a hand in Episode 6 and because Martha is in UNIT now, she has a little bit more information that he needs. And the consequences of that ends in a great cliff-hanger leading into episode seven so itââ¬â¢s really like a good two-parter. By the end of Episode 8, sheââ¬â¢s part of the team. It is a very natural progression of the character that Iââ¬â¢m really pleased with.ââ¬Â Of course, with both shows being such different entities, how much of the old ââ¬ÅDoctor Whoââ¬Â dynamic crosses over with Martha? When Barrowman initially returned to ââ¬ÅDoctor Whoââ¬Â for its final three episodes last season, we saw a lighter side to him than what was the norm for the Torchwood leader. And Agyeman confirmed that the same holds true for Martha. ââ¬ÅYou take this character into a different environment and you wonder how people take to that,ââ¬Â she said. ââ¬ÅThese are all new experiences for an all-new character in a new environment. Sheââ¬â¢s harder, more qualified and able to do things alone without looking to The Doctor. Sheââ¬â¢s very different and sheââ¬â¢ll be very different again
Re: [scifinoir2] What's Coming Up In Genre TV?
I'm excited about The Listener in particular. Dollhouse hasn't moved me. Fear Itself, as you said in the article, sounds DOA, unless they really do a bang-up job on it across the board. Middleman- NO. Sanctuary is a maybe, despite it having all the inroads with Skiffy. (In other words, I'm betting against it *because* it's a Skiffy production.) Section 8 sounds apropos. True Blood- MORE NO. Finally, Wizard's First Rule is a great novel series. Watch them find ways to muck it up. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which ones are you guys looking forward to/? You think any will actually survive?/ Martin wrote: Left left one out. (Pun utterly intended, and welcome.) There's a series slated to air on AE later this year, called Cleaner. It stars Benjamin Bratt, once of Law Order, playing a guy who dies of a drug overdose after he loses his son, and is resurrected to help others beat their addictions, by any means necessary. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980708.html?categoryid=14cs=1 Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By ED LEFT Source: SyFy Portal Feb-18-2008 The Writers Guild of America strike has ended, and the networks are making their plans for the remainder of the season and beyond. And because of the strike, we didn't have a normal pilot season. Instead, the networks started ordering series directly instead of ordering a pilot, or even ordered foreign series. Here's a look at the new series coming to your screens in the next twelve months or so. Dollhouse will air on Fox, was created and produced by Joss Whedon, and stars Eliza Dushku. It's about men and women imprinted with different personalities and skills for different assignments, and then having those personalities wiped clean when the assignment is completed. When between assignments, they live like children in the Dollhouse, their dormitory/laboratory. They live with no memories of which they are, until Echo, played by Dushku, begins to remember. I like the concept behind this show. If it was airing on a cable network, I think we'd have a winner. However, it will be airing on Fox. Joss Whedon is a genre fan favorite, but let's face it, he hasn't really had a hit show. Although Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel had long runs, they ran on minor netlets. Neither show would have lasted on a major network. Firefly did air on a major network, and it was a ratings failure. Dushku previously starred in genre series Tru Calling, and it also failed in the ratings. Combining Whedon, Dushku and Fox does not spell success. I think we'll only see the seven episodes contracted, if that. Fear Itself, a horror anthology from NBC, promises be much like Showtime's Masters of Horror, providing 60-minute telefilms by name horror writers and directors. Anthologies don't work on network television anymore. This one is doomed before it starts. The Listener is being produced by CTV in Canada, and has been bought by NBC to air this coming summer/fall. Paramedic Toby Logan, played by Craig Olejnik, has the power to listen to people's most intimate thoughts. With the help of his friend and partner Osman Bey (Ennis Esmer), they save lives and solve mysteries. Borrowing from Heroes, they take the most lame of abilities and build a show around it. It could work, but it would depend on the strength of the writing and the acting. I don't hold out much hope. Middleman from writer-producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach of Lost fame, stars Natalie Morales as a struggling artist recruited by an agency to fight comic-book style villains. Matt Keeslay co-stars as Middleman, her superhero guide and mentor. It's on ABC Family, so expect it to be pointed at the family crowd, and it will probably have a Kyle XY look and feel. It seems on ABC Family, cast and chemistry is the most important aspect. If they're likeable, the show will probably stick around. Sanctuary, the Web series picked up by the SciFi Channel, stars Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus. Magnus runs the Sanctuary, which is a home to various creatures of myth and legend, who must be tracked down and protected. Dr. Will Zimmerman, played by Robin Dunne assists her in her quest. It's cheap to produce, and airs on SciFi. It's a match made in heaven. It also has Stargate SG-1 connections, which will bring in a ready-made audience. This show could have legs. Section 8 has been picked up by ABC for a six-episode order. The premise is a group of everyday people with advanced neurological abnormalities who work for a secret government agency. This sounds like a very thinly veiled Heroes homage. Or maybe it's more like Misfits of Science? We'll find out. True Blood is brought to us by HBO, and is
Re: [scifinoir2] McCain hopes Castro to meet Marx soon
It's not safe to have this man anywhere inside the Beltway. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe I used to admire this guy for his indepence. He is truly scary Martin wrote: John McCain, USNA '58. We're so proud of him. :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: By Jason Szep Fri Feb 22, 11:34 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_politics_mccain_castro;_ylt=AmvlgDEPu9NzP1gcKIAEaHztiBIF INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain suggested on Friday that he hoped retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro would die soon and said Castro's brother will be a worse leader. I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon, McCain told a town-hall style meeting of about 150 people, referring to communist theoretician Marx who died on March 14, 1883. Castro, 81, announced on Tuesday he was stepping down as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces after 49 years in power. His brother Raul Castro is expected to be named Cuba's new head of state on Sunday. Apparently he is trying to groom his brother Raul, McCain said. Raul is worse in many respects than Fidel was. Castro has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery and handing power temporarily to Raul in July 2006. McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, has an almost insurmountable lead over his last major Republican rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain's approach to Cuba has generally echoed that of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has tightened a decades-long trade embargo and has rejected easing sanctions without a transition to democracy. McCain, who is popular among conservative Cuban-Americans, also has said that if he wins the November 4 U.S. presidential election he would keep up pressure for political change in Cuba's one-party state. That includes a travel ban and trade and financial sanctions enforced a few years after Castro's 1959 revolution on the Caribbean island. McCain, 71, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, has accused Cubans of participating in the torture of some of his fellow prisoners in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. (To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters Tales from the Trail: 2008 online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/) (Editing by Bill Trott) Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] McCain hopes Castro to meet Marx soon
I know they make jokes about his age all the time, but his speeches, jokes, quotes and interviews have a different, off kilter ... wacko. Sorry I saw him on the daily show and a few other interview shows last summer and he did not sound so nutty. I did not agree with anything he said, but he seemed to be sane. Now he looks frail and really sounds out there. Is it possible he has dementia or is he just dementia and no longer afraid to let his demented side out. Martin wrote: It's not safe to have this man anywhere inside the Beltway. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe I used to admire this guy for his indepence. He is truly scary Martin wrote: John McCain, USNA '58. We're so proud of him. :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: By Jason Szep Fri Feb 22, 11:34 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_politics_mccain_castro;_ylt=AmvlgDEPu9NzP1gcKIAEaHztiBIF INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain suggested on Friday that he hoped retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro would die soon and said Castro's brother will be a worse leader. I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon, McCain told a town-hall style meeting of about 150 people, referring to communist theoretician Marx who died on March 14, 1883. Castro, 81, announced on Tuesday he was stepping down as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces after 49 years in power. His brother Raul Castro is expected to be named Cuba's new head of state on Sunday. Apparently he is trying to groom his brother Raul, McCain said. Raul is worse in many respects than Fidel was. Castro has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery and handing power temporarily to Raul in July 2006. McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, has an almost insurmountable lead over his last major Republican rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain's approach to Cuba has generally echoed that of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has tightened a decades-long trade embargo and has rejected easing sanctions without a transition to democracy. McCain, who is popular among conservative Cuban-Americans, also has said that if he wins the November 4 U.S. presidential election he would keep up pressure for political change in Cuba's one-party state. That includes a travel ban and trade and financial sanctions enforced a few years after Castro's 1959 revolution on the Caribbean island. McCain, 71, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, has accused Cubans of participating in the torture of some of his fellow prisoners in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. (To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters Tales from the Trail: 2008 online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/) (Editing by Bill Trott) Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bad Movies Conferssion Time Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
I would join in, but you've all heard the Star Crash story...Can't get any worse than that... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I'm in... Crossworlds, starring a pre-Sports Night Josh Charles, who plays an aimless college student who gets picked up at a party by a hot blonde in a mini-skirt. (That was the first clue for me.) Said blonde turns out to be a warrior from another dimension, who's after our hero because of a necklace he has, the last thing he has to remember his dead father by. Said necklace is actually a talisman that can, if wielded properly, allow the user to shape the Cosmos to his or her fancy, travel dimensions at will and other fun stuff. The blonde takes our hero to her mentor, played by Rutger Hauer, whom we're *supposed* to see as a famed and nigh-invincible warrior. (I might've bought it, if not for the fact that I was in better shape than he was, one lung and all.) Anyhoo, the adventure just speeds- uh, *meanders* along to its utterly predictable climax. Watchign it, I was grateful for both the ending and the fact that I only paid six bucks for the video. tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So gang. It seems like it is a given that some us go to or rent movies we pretty much knoware going to be bad. So lets make it a confession time and open up about other bad flicks we saw knowing they were going to to be bad. I have to think on it, but most recently, I saw Wild Hogs. Don't kick me off the list, but I thought the first half was hilarious. I watched a really bad one star movie, Cyber Wars also known as Avatar or Matrix Hunter. It starred Joseph Lau, David Warner (Jack the Ripper, Hog Father), and Joan Chen (twin Peaks) The Plot: In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose Okay, your turn tracey --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give 'em time, Tracey. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, DJ VIBE nehesi@ wrote: On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal ravenadal@ 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! It was right in keeping with how his character was established in the movie, although for a moment there I thought he might think of using his abilities for good. Overall, I found the movie pretty good, with one exception. How the hell did the Paladins continually catch jumpers? Its one thing if you get the drop on one, but if you're standing in FRONT of one who is fresh and the jumper sees you and you try to get him with your stun-wand, how are you gonna get him? In less than three minutes, my wife and I came up with several ways to use a teleportation power offesinvely (i.e. teleport in a circle around your opponent a la Nightcrawer. et. al) and in all of those cases we came up with, no normal human would have a chance against a jumper. Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Blog
I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over my experiences with Dennis and I am amazed at the way one person's influence continues to resonate through me even though it has been literally years upon years since I have seen or spoken to him. A couple of months back my Mom reported to me that Dennis was very very ill. and his time was short. In typical Dennis fashion he spent the last bit of his time among the living working creatively. He had started an acting career in the 80's and had pursued it with determination. I counted 46 different credits under his name on the Internet Movie Database. Not too shabby for a guy who began his professional acting career in the middle of his life. I am told he had dreamed for many years of appearing on Broadway. This year a play called August Osage County, written by his son Tracy Letts, debuted there and Dennis Letts achieved that dream. It opened to critical acclaim and praise. I literally danced when I heard the news of how well they had done. Over many years now past, I have kept up with Dennis primarily through my mother. We've been seperated by time and geography but that has not kept kept me from gleefully enjoying tales of his exploits and achievements and giggling at the tales of his silliness. I was glad to know that he had remained true to his passions and his art and that he had lived the life he wanted. This morning I got an email from my mother that Dennis had passed on. Thoughts of him have flooded my mind. In between tears and chuckles, I remember a man who has gifted me with more than he probably ever knew. I remember a man who's influence has permeated me to my core. I can say readily and easily that I am the person I am today in no small measure because of Dennis. I will always remember him as the man who taught me why to be right and when to be wrong. I don't know if he understood that he was not only gifted teacher, but great teacher. I hope he knew and I will always remember him as such. Farewell, Dennis Letts. Your time here was appreciated and I will always be grateful for your presence in my life. I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [scifinoir2] Bad Movies Conferssion Time Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
a...flashback.. OK. good enough. Astromancer wrote: I would join in, but you've all heard the Star Crash story...Can't get any worse than that... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I'm in... Crossworlds, starring a pre-Sports Night Josh Charles, who plays an aimless college student who gets picked up at a party by a hot blonde in a mini-skirt. (That was the first clue for me.) Said blonde turns out to be a warrior from another dimension, who's after our hero because of a necklace he has, the last thing he has to remember his dead father by. Said necklace is actually a talisman that can, if wielded properly, allow the user to shape the Cosmos to his or her fancy, travel dimensions at will and other fun stuff. The blonde takes our hero to her mentor, played by Rutger Hauer, whom we're *supposed* to see as a famed and nigh-invincible warrior. (I might've bought it, if not for the fact that I was in better shape than he was, one lung and all.) Anyhoo, the adventure just speeds- uh, *meanders* along to its utterly predictable climax. Watchign it, I was grateful for both the ending and the fact that I only paid six bucks for the video. tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So gang. It seems like it is a given that some us go to or rent movies we pretty much knoware going to be bad. So lets make it a confession time and open up about other bad flicks we saw knowing they were going to to be bad. I have to think on it, but most recently, I saw Wild Hogs. Don't kick me off the list, but I thought the first half was hilarious. I watched a really bad one star movie, Cyber Wars also known as Avatar or Matrix Hunter. It starred Joseph Lau, David Warner (Jack the Ripper, Hog Father), and Joan Chen (twin Peaks) The Plot: In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose Okay, your turn tracey --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give 'em time, Tracey. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, DJ VIBE nehesi@ wrote: On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal ravenadal@ 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! It was right in keeping with how his character was established in the movie, although for a moment there I thought he might think of using his abilities for good. Overall, I found the movie pretty good, with one exception. How the hell did the Paladins continually catch jumpers? Its one thing if you get the drop on one, but if you're standing in FRONT of one who is fresh and the jumper sees you and you try to get him with your stun-wand, how are you gonna get him? In less than three minutes, my wife and I came up with several ways to use a teleportation power offesinvely (i.e. teleport in a circle around your opponent a la Nightcrawer. et. al) and in all of those cases we came up with, no normal human would have a chance against a jumper. Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels
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You essay made me wish he had been one of my professors. I hope your sent this to your mom so she can share this with his family. It is a beautiful tribute. In the meantime, can we have the link to your my space site? Might I suggest you go rent something he was in? When somebody I got to know during my brief acting/music career stint died, I went out and rented a movie he had a part in. When I miss find my self reminiscing about the old days going on casting calls with my cousin, I check out Trading Places. She was only in it for five minutes - probably less, but its my way of having her back for a while. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over my experiences with Dennis and I am amazed at the way one person's influence continues to resonate through me even though it has been literally years upon years since I have seen or spoken to him. A couple of months back my Mom reported to me that Dennis was very very ill. and his time was short. In typical Dennis fashion he spent the last bit of his time among the living working creatively. He had started an acting career in the 80's and had pursued it with determination. I counted 46 different credits under his name on the Internet Movie Database. Not too shabby for a guy who began his professional acting career in the middle of his life. I am told he had dreamed for many years of appearing on Broadway. This year a play called August Osage County, written by his son Tracy Letts, debuted there and Dennis Letts achieved that dream. It opened to critical acclaim and praise. I literally danced when I heard the news of how well they had done. Over many years now past, I have kept up with Dennis primarily through my mother. We've been seperated by time and geography but that has not kept kept me from gleefully enjoying tales of his exploits and achievements and giggling at the tales of his silliness. I was glad to know that he had remained true to his passions and his art and that he had lived the life he wanted. This morning I got an email from my mother that Dennis had passed on. Thoughts of him have flooded my mind. In between tears and chuckles, I remember a man who has gifted me with more than he probably ever knew. I remember a man who's influence has permeated me to my core. I can say readily and easily that I am the person I am today in no small measure because of Dennis. I will always remember him as the man who taught me why to be right and when to be wrong. I don't know if he understood that he
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Thanks, I did send it to my Mom and some mutual friends. You can find me at http://www.myspace.com/boscoworld B --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You essay made me wish he had been one of my professors. I hope your sent this to your mom so she can share this with his family. It is a beautiful tribute. In the meantime, can we have the link to your my space site? Might I suggest you go rent something he was in? When somebody I got to know during my brief acting/music career stint died, I went out and rented a movie he had a part in. When I miss find my self reminiscing about the old days going on casting calls with my cousin, I check out Trading Places. She was only in it for five minutes - probably less, but its my way of having her back for a while. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over my experiences with Dennis and I am amazed at the way one person's influence continues to resonate through me even though it has been literally years upon years since I have seen or spoken to him. A couple of months back my Mom reported to me that Dennis was very very ill. and his time was short. In typical Dennis fashion he spent the last bit of his time among the living working creatively. He had started an acting career in the 80's and had pursued it with determination. I counted 46 different credits under his name on the Internet Movie Database. Not too shabby for a guy who began his professional acting career in the middle of his life. I am told he had dreamed for many years of appearing on Broadway. This year a play called August Osage County, written by his son Tracy Letts, debuted there and Dennis Letts achieved that dream. It opened to critical acclaim and praise. I literally danced when I heard the news of how well they had done. Over many years now past, I have kept up with Dennis primarily through my mother. We've been seperated by time and geography but that has not kept kept me from gleefully enjoying tales of his exploits and achievements and giggling at the tales of his silliness. I was glad to know that he had remained true to his passions and his art and that he had lived the life he wanted. This morning I got an email from my mother that Dennis had passed on. Thoughts of him have flooded my mind. In between tears and chuckles, I remember a man who has gifted me with
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so what aare you going to watch, Blood Suckers from Outer Space http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086980/ , Passenger 57 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105104/ , Cast Away http://www.imdb.com/title/tt016/, or something else? Bosco Bosco wrote: Thanks, I did send it to my Mom and some mutual friends. You can find me at http://www.myspace.com/boscoworld B --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You essay made me wish he had been one of my professors. I hope your sent this to your mom so she can share this with his family. It is a beautiful tribute. In the meantime, can we have the link to your my space site? Might I suggest you go rent something he was in? When somebody I got to know during my brief acting/music career stint died, I went out and rented a movie he had a part in. When I miss find my self reminiscing about the old days going on casting calls with my cousin, I check out Trading Places. She was only in it for five minutes - probably less, but its my way of having her back for a while. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over my experiences with Dennis and I am amazed at the way one person's influence continues to resonate through me even though it has been literally years upon years since I have seen or spoken to him. A couple of months back my Mom reported to me that Dennis was very very ill. and his time was short. In typical Dennis fashion he spent the last bit of his time among the living working creatively. He had started an acting career in the 80's and had pursued it with determination. I counted 46 different credits under his name on the Internet Movie Database. Not too shabby for a guy who began his professional acting career in the middle of his life. I am told he had dreamed for many years of appearing on Broadway. This year a play called August Osage County, written by his son Tracy Letts, debuted there and Dennis Letts achieved that dream. It opened to critical acclaim and praise. I literally danced when I heard the news of
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He is on TNT and Oxygen today with Fire Down Below and Where The Heart Is Bosco Bosco wrote: Thanks, I did send it to my Mom and some mutual friends. You can find me at http://www.myspace.com/boscoworld B --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You essay made me wish he had been one of my professors. I hope your sent this to your mom so she can share this with his family. It is a beautiful tribute. In the meantime, can we have the link to your my space site? Might I suggest you go rent something he was in? When somebody I got to know during my brief acting/music career stint died, I went out and rented a movie he had a part in. When I miss find my self reminiscing about the old days going on casting calls with my cousin, I check out Trading Places. She was only in it for five minutes - probably less, but its my way of having her back for a while. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over my experiences with Dennis and I am amazed at the way one person's influence continues to resonate through me even though it has been literally years upon years since I have seen or spoken to him. A couple of months back my Mom reported to me that Dennis was very very ill. and his time was short. In typical Dennis fashion he spent the last bit of his time among the living working creatively. He had started an acting career in the 80's and had pursued it with determination. I counted 46 different credits under his name on the Internet Movie Database. Not too shabby for a guy who began his professional acting career in the middle of his life. I am told he had dreamed for many years of appearing on Broadway. This year a play called August Osage County, written by his son Tracy Letts, debuted there and Dennis Letts achieved that dream. It opened to critical acclaim and praise. I literally danced when I heard the news of how well they had done. Over many years now past, I have kept up with Dennis primarily through my mother. We've been seperated by
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His Wife wrote the Novel Where The Heart Is. The movie is based on the book. Oprah made the book one of her book club picks. They're a talented Family. I'm gonna hang with my oldest son tonight so a movie may not be on the agenda. I've seen them all. I'll probably just dwell on my good memories --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is on TNT and Oxygen today with Fire Down Below and Where The Heart Is Bosco Bosco wrote: Thanks, I did send it to my Mom and some mutual friends. You can find me at http://www.myspace.com/boscoworld B --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You essay made me wish he had been one of my professors. I hope your sent this to your mom so she can share this with his family. It is a beautiful tribute. In the meantime, can we have the link to your my space site? Might I suggest you go rent something he was in? When somebody I got to know during my brief acting/music career stint died, I went out and rented a movie he had a part in. When I miss find my self reminiscing about the old days going on casting calls with my cousin, I check out Trading Places. She was only in it for five minutes - probably less, but its my way of having her back for a while. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over my experiences with Dennis and I am amazed at the way one person's influence continues to resonate through me even though it has been literally years upon years since I have seen or spoken to him. A couple of months back my Mom reported to me that Dennis was very very ill. and his time was short. In typical Dennis fashion he spent the last bit of his time among the living working creatively. He had started an acting career in the 80's and had pursued it with determination. I counted 46 different credits under his name on the Internet Movie Database.
[scifinoir2] Hubble peers into the Great Eye of Sauron
Follow link...the photo is quite striking. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/22/fomalhaut_image/ Spectacular dust ring surrounds 'whale's mouth' star By Lester Haines Published Friday 22nd February 2008 17:21 GMT Astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have released a rather remarkable Hubble image of a ring of dust around star Fomalhaut, described by New Scientist as resembling the Great Eye of Sauron. Hubble snap of Fomalhaut. Image: NASA The boffins used the Hubble coronagraph to block light from Fomalhaut and enhance the ring which, as you can see, is significantly askew. The reason for this, they postulate, is that the dust ring is under the influence of orbiting planet (or planets), possibly a body rotating around the star at approximately Pluto's distance from the sun, or one-third of the ring's radius. Fomalhaut, aka Alpha Piscis Austrini, is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, lying around 25 light years from Earth and weighing in at roughly 2.3 solar masses. Its name comes from the Arabic fum al-#295;awt, or whale's mouth, although we reckon Sauron's Eye might be a suitable new moniker. ®
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I saw her movie last year and enjoyed it Bosco Bosco wrote: His Wife wrote the Novel Where The Heart Is. The movie is based on the book. Oprah made the book one of her book club picks. They're a talented Family. I'm gonna hang with my oldest son tonight so a movie may not be on the agenda. I've seen them all. I'll probably just dwell on my good memories --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is on TNT and Oxygen today with Fire Down Below and Where The Heart Is Bosco Bosco wrote: Thanks, I did send it to my Mom and some mutual friends. You can find me at http://www.myspace.com/boscoworld B --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You essay made me wish he had been one of my professors. I hope your sent this to your mom so she can share this with his family. It is a beautiful tribute. In the meantime, can we have the link to your my space site? Might I suggest you go rent something he was in? When somebody I got to know during my brief acting/music career stint died, I went out and rented a movie he had a part in. When I miss find my self reminiscing about the old days going on casting calls with my cousin, I check out Trading Places. She was only in it for five minutes - probably less, but its my way of having her back for a while. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: I blog on My Space. I generally just do it to mark little places that interest me in my life. Today was a little different and I wanted to share with the class A Man Of Influence Current mood: sad In the early 1980's my Mother was in graduate school getting a Doctorate in English. When she graduated, she took a job at a small college in Durant, Ok and I spent my last year of high school there. After dropping out, I got a GED, failed my first semester of college, joined the army, got discharged from the Army after basic, and basically kind of lived aimlessly for a couple of years. In the mid 80's, I returned to Durant to make another run at college. I enrolled in a course taught by one of my mother's friendliest colleagues. On the first day of class, Dennis Letts walked into the room, and slammed a gigantic stack of books on the desk. With a pointed and wagging finger and a voice focused in an even a more pointed half growling tone, he pronounced to the class, Everything you know is wrong! It was the most dramatic entrance by a teacher I have ever observed. Dennis spent the rest of the semester showing us that he was right. I have known quite a few good teachers in my life. I remember great lessons, great lectures, great insights and great inspirations that have been offered me by those teachers. Not one among them had more impact or influence on me than Dennis Letts. The memory of that first day of my first class with Dennis has lived in my mind, brilliant and cherished, for more than two decades. I was raised almost from birth to think critically and to examine thoughts and ideas. From Dennis, I learned why questioning my own opinions and beliefs to determine their value was important. He showed me again and again that until my opinions and beliefs have the weight of well measured reason behind them, they are by nature valueless because they are purposeless. Dennis Letts also recognized in me a talent for writing of which I was completely unaware. His encouragment and initial direction provided me with a tool that has given me more self confidence and strength than he was probably ever aware. Singularly, writing has served me well over the years in defining thoughts and feelings. Through writing I find a uniquely satisfying way to navigate the world when I find it overwhelming, absurd or hilarious. I would never have found the way without Dennis Letts. I think back now over
[scifinoir2] The Two Faces of Barak
Striking picture of Barak as Borg. http://current.com/items/88850541_the_two_faces_of_barak
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what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] [Fwd: RE: Surprising nature flick ~ amazing and unexpected finish]
You got to see this! Original Message Subject:RE: Surprising nature flick ~ amazing and unexpected finish Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:26:41 -0800 From: Chris de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'paul demorsella' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'julia demorsella' [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rae [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Loyd Atwood' [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2008/02/lions-versus-buffaloes-and-elephants.html Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Torchwood is an origination that monitors alien and strange happenings. It keeps the world safe. There is a rift in Cardiff Wales and a lot of things come through. So they keep track of it. Capt Jack cannot die. He is a time agent, not a time lord. He is somewhat reformed. _http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/) **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Star Trek/Brokeback Mountain Mashup
http://current.com/items/88849584_star_trek_brokeback_mountain_mashup
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
I love the writing because I love the banter. Very few writers can write under the breath dialogue. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
The last three or four episodes of last season that have Martha and Capt Jack in them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
I do not remember which episode he died in, but I think it was one of the Bad Wolf episodes with the reality tv theme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
The first episode I saw discussing Torchwood is the episode in which the Doctor and Rose go back in time and meet Queen Elizabeth and encounter a werewolf. The queen set up Torchwood after that encounter Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: I do not remember which episode he died in, but I think it was one of the Bad Wolf episodes with the reality tv theme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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]netflix
What do you mean? Provide a link, I will join Bosco Bosco wrote: Aloha I'm looking for netflix friends. Drop me a line if you're interested Bosco I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] McCain hopes Castro to meet Marx soon
Tracey, the man's *always* been odd. He was a stellar underachiever at Annapolis, barely graduated, wore the near-singular dishonor of being in the Century Club every year he spent on the Yard (that's having 100+ demerits per year, which requires being a total f*ck-up), was a lousy junior officer riding his daddy's coattails (daddy was a captain in the Navy at the time McCain was on the Yard, and eventually retired a two-star admiral. What shaped him up in any way was being a POW. It's also what really put him over the edge. For his conduct as a POW alone (refusing to eb released from captivity just because he was offered it based on his daddy's rank), I respect him. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know they make jokes about his age all the time, but his speeches, jokes, quotes and interviews have a different, off kilter ... wacko. Sorry I saw him on the daily show and a few other interview shows last summer and he did not sound so nutty. I did not agree with anything he said, but he seemed to be sane. Now he looks frail and really sounds out there. Is it possible he has dementia or is he just dementia and no longer afraid to let his demented side out. Martin wrote: It's not safe to have this man anywhere inside the Beltway. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe I used to admire this guy for his indepence. He is truly scary Martin wrote: John McCain, USNA '58. We're so proud of him. :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: By Jason Szep Fri Feb 22, 11:34 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_politics_mccain_castro;_ylt=AmvlgDEPu9NzP1gcKIAEaHztiBIF INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain suggested on Friday that he hoped retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro would die soon and said Castro's brother will be a worse leader. I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon, McCain told a town-hall style meeting of about 150 people, referring to communist theoretician Marx who died on March 14, 1883. Castro, 81, announced on Tuesday he was stepping down as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces after 49 years in power. His brother Raul Castro is expected to be named Cuba's new head of state on Sunday. Apparently he is trying to groom his brother Raul, McCain said. Raul is worse in many respects than Fidel was. Castro has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery and handing power temporarily to Raul in July 2006. McCain, a four-term Arizona senator, has an almost insurmountable lead over his last major Republican rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain's approach to Cuba has generally echoed that of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has tightened a decades-long trade embargo and has rejected easing sanctions without a transition to democracy. McCain, who is popular among conservative Cuban-Americans, also has said that if he wins the November 4 U.S. presidential election he would keep up pressure for political change in Cuba's one-party state. That includes a travel ban and trade and financial sanctions enforced a few years after Castro's 1959 revolution on the Caribbean island. McCain, 71, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, has accused Cubans of participating in the torture of some of his fellow prisoners in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. (To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters Tales from the Trail: 2008 online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/) (Editing by Bill Trott) Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Keith, I can't remember whether this was answered for you or not. Let me know if it wasn't. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
In a message dated 2/23/2008 8:43:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The first episode I saw discussing Torchwood is the episode in which the Doctor and Rose go back in time and meet Queen Elizabeth and encounter a werewolf. The queen set up Torchwood after that encounter Oh yea. I also remember the episode when Torchwood destroyed an alien ever though the alien meant no harm. Their job is to protect Great Britain at all cost. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Primary - 11th Win in a Row
http://current.com/items/88848651_overseas_primary_gives_obama_his_11th_straight_win Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Primary By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 2 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) Barack Obama won the Democrats Abroad global primary in results announced Thursday, giving him 11 straight victories in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Illinois senator won the primary in which Democrats living in other countries voted by Internet, mail and in person, according to results released by the Democrats Abroad, an organization sanctioned by the national party. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has not won a nominating contest since Super Tuesday, more than two weeks ago. More than 20,000 U.S. citizens living abroad voted in the primary, which ran from Feb. 5 to Feb. 12. Obama won about 65 percent of the vote, according to the results released Thursday. Voters living in 164 countries cast votes online, while expatriates voted in person in more than 30 countries, at hotels in Australia and Costa Rica, at a pub in Ireland and at a Starbucks in Thailand. The results took about a week to tabulate as local committees around the globe gathered ballots. This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate, said Christine Schon Marques, the international chair of Democrats Abroad. Italian Sports Minister Giovanna Melandri, who has dual citizenship, cast a vote for Obama in Rome. It wasn't an easy choice for me. I would still love seeing a ticket with Obama and Hillary (Clinton), Melandri told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. A drive for change is what is needed in the U.S. and I think that Obama has that drive. There is no comparable primary among Republicans, though the GOP has several contests this weekend in U.S. territories, including party caucuses in Puerto Rico Sunday. The Democrats Abroad controls seven pledged delegates at the party's national convention this summer. However, the group's system of dividing the delegates is unique, and could create an anomaly in which Obama and Clinton end up with fractions of delegates. The party will send 14 pledged delegates to the convention, each with a half vote. The primary was used to determine nine people, or the equivalent of 4.5 delegates. Obama won 2.5 and Clinton won two, according to Schon Marques. The Democrats Abroad will hold a global convention in Vancouver, Canada, in April to select the other five people who will attend the convention. They will represent the remaining 2.5 votes. The system creates the possibility that Obama and Clinton could each end up with an extra half vote at the convention, Schon Marques said. Democratic parties in U.S. territories use similar systems, in which they send twice the number of delegates, giving them each a half vote. But their systems are designed to ensure that that candidates do not end up with fractions of delegates. Heading into the Democrats Abroad primary, Obama led with 1,351 delegates, and Clinton had 1,262.
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Keith, the eps that present the spoilers Tracey's thinking of are Utopia and Time Crash. The former explains the reason Captain jack can't die, and the latter is the Big Bomb. BIG Bomb. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The first episode I saw discussing Torchwood is the episode in which the Doctor and Rose go back in time and meet Queen Elizabeth and encounter a werewolf. The queen set up Torchwood after that encounter Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: I do not remember which episode he died in, but I think it was one of the Bad Wolf episodes with the reality tv theme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Tracey, Keith, that ep was Bad Wolf. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not remember which episode he died in, but I think it was one of the Bad Wolf episodes with the reality tv theme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bad Movies Conferssion Time Re: Jumper - SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
A...I feel better already remembering that. Thanks, pal! Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would join in, but you've all heard the Star Crash story...Can't get any worse than that... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I'm in... Crossworlds, starring a pre-Sports Night Josh Charles, who plays an aimless college student who gets picked up at a party by a hot blonde in a mini-skirt. (That was the first clue for me.) Said blonde turns out to be a warrior from another dimension, who's after our hero because of a necklace he has, the last thing he has to remember his dead father by. Said necklace is actually a talisman that can, if wielded properly, allow the user to shape the Cosmos to his or her fancy, travel dimensions at will and other fun stuff. The blonde takes our hero to her mentor, played by Rutger Hauer, whom we're *supposed* to see as a famed and nigh-invincible warrior. (I might've bought it, if not for the fact that I was in better shape than he was, one lung and all.) Anyhoo, the adventure just speeds- uh, *meanders* along to its utterly predictable climax. Watchign it, I was grateful for both the ending and the fact that I only paid six bucks for the video. tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So gang. It seems like it is a given that some us go to or rent movies we pretty much knoware going to be bad. So lets make it a confession time and open up about other bad flicks we saw knowing they were going to to be bad. I have to think on it, but most recently, I saw Wild Hogs. Don't kick me off the list, but I thought the first half was hilarious. I watched a really bad one star movie, Cyber Wars also known as Avatar or Matrix Hunter. It starred Joseph Lau, David Warner (Jack the Ripper, Hog Father), and Joan Chen (twin Peaks) The Plot: In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose Okay, your turn tracey --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give 'em time, Tracey. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it. It definitely was not theater worthy, but I think it would be a great TV show. I love the teleportation concept and some of the mythology and laws were good too. Unfortunately, it came across like a pilot movie for a scifi tv show. To mad it is not a tv series ravenadal wrote: To me, teleportation has always been the coolest of all superpowers. Couple it with a proximity sense, keen hearing (so you can hear when a shot is fired and teleport an instant before it gets there), or just plain common sense and you have one heck of a skill set! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, DJ VIBE nehesi@ wrote: On Feb 15, 2008 6:31 PM, ravenadal ravenadal@ 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! It was right in keeping with how his character was established in the movie, although for a moment there I thought he might think of using his abilities for good. Overall, I found the movie pretty good, with one exception. How the hell did the Paladins continually catch jumpers? Its one thing if you get the drop on one, but if you're standing in FRONT of one who is fresh and the jumper sees you and you try to get him with your stun-wand, how are you gonna get him? In less than three minutes, my wife and I came up with several ways to use a teleportation power offesinvely (i.e. teleport in a circle around your opponent a la Nightcrawer. et. al) and in all of those cases we came up with, no normal human would have a chance against a jumper. Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
In the episode that he meets Rose, he talks about his problem. The episode that is on now is pretty good. Very good stores centering on other teammates. It is not always about Capt Jack. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: RE: Surprising nature flick ~ amazing and unexpected finish]
amazing. did you watch the Planet Earth series? If so, did you see the nighttime attack of the lions on that elephant? As they attacked it, the night-blind elephant panics as the desperately hungry lions keep striking it, finally bringing it down. Absolutely phenomenal -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] You got to see this! Original Message Subject: RE: Surprising nature flick ~ amazing and unexpected finish Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:26:41 -0800 From: Chris de Morsella To: Tracey de Morsella , 'paul demorsella' , 'julia demorsella' , Rae , 'Loyd Atwood' http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2008/02/lions-versus-buffaloe s-and-elephants.html Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
okay, thanks -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] The last three or four episodes of last season that have Martha and Capt Jack in them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
thanks for the info -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, the eps that present the spoilers Tracey's thinking of are Utopia and Time Crash. The former explains the reason Captain jack can't die, and the latter is the Big Bomb. BIG Bomb. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The first episode I saw discussing Torchwood is the episode in which the Doctor and Rose go back in time and meet Queen Elizabeth and encounter a werewolf. The queen set up Torchwood after that encounter Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: I do not remember which episode he died in, but I think it was one of the Bad Wolf episodes with the reality tv theme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links 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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Re: It's Over for Jericho
I was still watching. I think the network's scheduling decisions doomed the show. Killing off one of the main characters in the season finale seems to have hurt the show as well. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] The Two Faces of Barak
It looks more like a cross between the Terminator and Frankenstein... ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Striking picture of Barak as Borg. http://current.com/items/88850541_the_two_faces_of_barak 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: RE: Surprising nature flick ~ amazing and unexpected finish]
I've seen this about three times...Bull: Must not know who he's messin' with! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You got to see this! Original Message Subject: RE: Surprising nature flick ~ amazing and unexpected finish Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:26:41 -0800 From: Chris de Morsella To: Tracey de Morsella , 'paul demorsella' , 'julia demorsella' , Rae , 'Loyd Atwood' http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2008/02/lions-versus-buffaloes-and-elephants.html Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek/Brokeback Mountain Mashup
LMBAO...You guys are sick! LOL ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://current.com/items/88849584_star_trek_brokeback_mountain_mashup 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 - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] News For Martha Jones Fans - Dr. Who/torchwoord
Um...what is torchwood about? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, Keith, that ep was Bad Wolf. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not remember which episode he died in, but I think it was one of the Bad Wolf episodes with the reality tv theme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what ep or eps do I need to see to get the scoop? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the premise of Torchwood? I only just now caught up on the eps of Dr. Who were Rose was trapped on the alternate Earth with her mom, sometimes boyfriend, and alternate reality father. I saw the first four or five eps of the season with Martha, but that's it. I remember some references to Torchwood in the show. But didn't Captain Jack die in Dr. Who? How is he alive, what is Torchwood, and how did it come to exist in our time? -- Original message -- From: Martin Gymfig, the BBC is capitalizing on her unexpected popularity by split-tining her between Torchwood and DW. She'll be in those eps on Torchwood, then return to be the Doctor's co-companion with Catherine Tate for the rest of S4. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2008 7:12:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: season of Doctor Who, she will have an additional three-episode run on the adult-themed spinoff for BBC Two and BBC America, Torchwood. I love Torchwood. I heard about this on the sci fi channel. I am glad that she is back but I am sad that she is only back for three episodes. I still don't understand what is the big deal with Capt. Jack. He does not seem to be that cold leader his character is supposed to be. It is quite laughable to see him be threatening. **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [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. [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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: It's Over for Jericho
While I'm a big Jericho fan my experiance any show that lasts when the networks wish otherwise doesn't turn out to be good. And their are many examples out their to prove this.So To be honest I would rather have the creators end the show on their terms instead of the networks.An it's looks like they are using their chance to do just that. -GTW In a message dated 2/23/08 10:48:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was still watching. I think the network's scheduling decisions doomed the show. Killing off one of the main characters in the season finale seems to have hurt the show as well. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: It's Over for Jericho
agreed. -- Original message -- From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was still watching. I think the network's scheduling decisions doomed the show. Killing off one of the main characters in the season finale seems to have hurt the show as well. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
Definitely the literal definition of Theatre of the Mind... for that is the only place it exists... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i often have this silly fantasy that a really rich billionaire could create a cable channel and fund shows that draw small-but-dedicated audiences for their quality. In this fantasy world, the billionaire would underwrite shows like Threshold, John Doe, Odyssey 5, Space: Above and Beyond, The Dresden Files, Karen Sisco. We'd get another season of Exo-Squad and Samurai Jack. The like of Coto would get a chance to really see their projects to fruition. Frank's Place would return. Yeah, yeah, a fantasy indeed. No one would do that, and even if they did, the backer would likely not have the same taste as mine, and still cancel good shows. But in a world where billionaires buy boats big as apartment complexes and fund science fiction halls of fame, i can dream, can't i??? -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Jason Cahill and Manny Coto should do a show together. They are both great at saving failed projects. On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:42 -0500, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to... Bionic Woman! Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new show-runner Jason Cahill â which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not shock â the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear, creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Washington? All of the above? Sound off in the comments section below! http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/70049 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
alas, 'tis true! -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Definitely the literal definition of Theatre of the Mind... for that is the only place it exists... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i often have this silly fantasy that a really rich billionaire could create a cable channel and fund shows that draw small-but-dedicated audiences for their quality. In this fantasy world, the billionaire would underwrite shows like Threshold, John Doe, Odyssey 5, Space: Above and Beyond, The Dresden Files, Karen Sisco. We'd get another season of Exo-Squad and Samurai Jack. The like of Coto would get a chance to really see their projects to fruition. Frank's Place would return. Yeah, yeah, a fantasy indeed. No one would do that, and even if they did, the backer would likely not have the same taste as mine, and still cancel good shows. But in a world where billionaires buy boats big as apartment complexes and fund science fiction halls of fame, i can dream, can't i??? -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Jason Cahill and Manny Coto should do a show together. They are both great at saving failed projects. On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:42 -0500, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to... Bionic Woman! Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new show-runner Jason Cahill â which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be. At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not shock â the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear, creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Washington? All of the above? Sound off in the comments section below! http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/70049 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] It's Over for Jericho
Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
Earlier today, Bosco put us onto Netflix friends. You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link: http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/PBZceQv3iPVDEm3v4oWm Netflix Friends allows you to share movie ideas and notes with your friends. First you invite friends to connect with you and when they accept, they are part of your Friends list. With Netflix friends, you can see what each of your friends think about specific movies, suggest movies them and add comments next to films that will help your friends choose movies or avoid those you didn't enjoy. So lets see if those of us who get films from Netflix, can all come together via Netflix to make recommendations to eachother, share reviews, and who knows what. You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link: http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/PBZceQv3iPVDEm3v4oWm
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Star Trek/Brokeback Mountain Mashup
That was hilarious! My gosh that was funny! I 'bout busted a gut when Shatner said I don't want to take him back. He's like an animal (speaking of his evil half in The Enemy Within), or when Spock is lying on the sickbay bed screaming harder! (from A Private Little War) Great stuff! Didja catch what eps they lifted the scenes from? It was relatively easy for me to tell: they mostly pulled from Where No Man has Gone Before, The Enemy Within, Amok Time (they replaced the knife Spock was holding behind his back with some CGI roses), This Side of Paradise, The Naked Time, Journey to Babel, Bread and Circuses, The Alternative Factor, Elaan of Troyus, City on the Edge of Forever (voice of Shatner saying I'm beginning to think I'm in love with... and they replaced Edith with Spock), Miri, A Private Little War, and Operation: Annhilate [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
i don't get why your Comcast On Demand is so much more robust than mine here in Atlanta. I can't get anything meaningful from Boomerang (Justice League, for example), Nick (Avatar) or any of the other channels. The things you can get On Demand, i've had to get by paying for a more expensive package -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
Pleasedon't mention the 'C' word...(spit! spit! spit!) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
(Spit! spit!spit!) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i don't get why your Comcast On Demand is so much more robust than mine here in Atlanta. I can't get anything meaningful from Boomerang (Justice League, for example), Nick (Avatar) or any of the other channels. The things you can get On Demand, i've had to get by paying for a more expensive package -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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 - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link:
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From: tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 12:46:37 AM
Subject: [scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
Earlier today, Bosco put us onto Netflix friends.
You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link:
http://www.netflix. com/BeMyFriend/ PBZceQv3iPVDEm3v 4oWm
Netflix Friends allows you to share movie ideas and notes with your
friends. First you invite friends to connect with you and when they
accept, they are part of your Friends list. With Netflix friends, you
can see what each of your friends think about specific movies, suggest
movies them and add comments next to films that will help your friends
choose movies or avoid those you didn't enjoy.
So lets see if those of us who get films from Netflix, can all come
together via Netflix to make recommendations to eachother, share
reviews, and who knows what.
You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link:
http://www.netflix. com/BeMyFriend/ PBZceQv3iPVDEm3v 4oWm
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Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
You have to remember that I could barely walk or work for the longest time, and we just moved to the Seattle area, so I got a special rate on an expensive package because I could not do anything for so long. That included phone, Internet and two premium channels set with movie channels. Either that or the Seattle line up is more robust. I definitely get more here than I got when we were in Philly. I have to see if we get boomerang. I do not even know where that is. The only network channel we get is CBS. I wish we got others. What do they provide with your on your on demand line up? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i don't get why your Comcast On Demand is so much more robust than mine here in Atlanta. I can't get anything meaningful from Boomerang (Justice League, for example), Nick (Avatar) or any of the other channels. The things you can get On Demand, i've had to get by paying for a more expensive package -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
I forgot. I'm sorry Astromancer wrote: Pleasedon't mention the 'C' word...(spit! spit! spit!) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
Thanks! I just accepted
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Subject: [scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
Earlier today, Bosco put us onto Netflix friends.
You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link:
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Netflix Friends allows you to share movie ideas and notes with your
friends. First you invite friends to connect with you and when they
accept, they are part of your Friends list. With Netflix friends, you
can see what each of your friends think about specific movies, suggest
movies them and add comments next to films that will help your friends
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So lets see if those of us who get films from Netflix, can all come
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(SPIT!!!) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have to remember that I could barely walk or work for the longest time, and we just moved to the Seattle area, so I got a special rate on an expensive package because I could not do anything for so long. That included phone, Internet and two premium channels set with movie channels. Either that or the Seattle line up is more robust. I definitely get more here than I got when we were in Philly. I have to see if we get boomerang. I do not even know where that is. The only network channel we get is CBS. I wish we got others. What do they provide with your on your on demand line up? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i don't get why your Comcast On Demand is so much more robust than mine here in Atlanta. I can't get anything meaningful from Boomerang (Justice League, for example), Nick (Avatar) or any of the other channels. The things you can get On Demand, i've had to get by paying for a more expensive package -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand Astromancer wrote: Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with Lost, which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been
