Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
Comcrap(HIS) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. [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] 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] 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] It's Over for Jericho
(evil thoughts following hiss) Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Comcrap(HIS) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. [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] 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] 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] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
I agree with you, Keith. From the three eps of this I have caught, it doesn't come across as guy show-ish only through the gunplay. And that's not that often. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: looking at what I wrote i don't see one thing in my review that deems this a guy's show. The family dynamic deals with--families. Husbands and wives, daughters and daughters-in-low, brothers and sisters. Women are very central to this show. I'm not getting where you draw that conclusion. If you mean because I talk about the conspiracy of the nuclear attacks, well, there are women central to that plot as well. and i know lots of and lots of women who'd find that theme interesting. And i really don't understand the survivalist thing either: this is more than just a bunch of nuts out in the woods running around, this is about the survival of real cities. As i stated, this is about how *any* of us would react if--some might say when--this happened to us. somehow you seem to have gleaned from all i wrote only that it's some high-action paramilitary survivalist series that appeals to guys. If I conveyed that impression from my words, then mea culpa. It's way more than that. It's ce rtainly not a big mess. And like I said, maybe the superficial description of the plots seems obvious and cliched, but as I said, how it's put together is anything but. You just may not like it, but i think that's personal preference. It is definitely way more than a dumb guy's show focused on nothing but survivalists and fighting. -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/24/2008 1:19:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I need to find my early reviews of Jericho. But quickly: My first impression was negative, saying it seemed cliched, that i was sick of the Middle America angle--salt-of-the-Earth farmers facing Armaggeddon, etc. Thought all the domestic family stuff would get boring. But after three or four more shows in, i was intrigued, then, hooked. It's hard to explain unless you watch it for a while. simply put, the characters aren't cliched, but seem real. There's the son of the mayor who's having an affair with the local bar owner, and leaves his wife. Hell of a timing, that, which causes major resentment. There's Skeet's prodigal son returning, at odds with his dad, but brought together by the crisis. not an original storyline, i'll grant, but the writing, the characters, and the realism of it work. Nothing's easier and harder to do than the multi-cast disaster show, replete with little battles, family squabbles, etc. When done wrong, it's indeed cliched and not satisfying (Independence Day for example). But when done right, it actually does e ngage you. You realize that even though the End of the World is nigh, that's when acting like real people--actually paying attention to all those little details of life, family and love--that will help you pull through. Gerald McRainey's character gave a speech once when the townspeople, full of fear and acting selfish, wanted to abandon the rescue of a bus of people down the road. After chastising them for letting the crisis erode their humanity, he says People--don't you break my heart again. Sounds corny as hell, but put yourself in a situation like that and ask yourself, who do yo ukknow who'd risk his or her life for you? What friends would protect you, what friends would stab you in the back (perhaps literally) to save themsevles. How long could we remain civilized? The family dynamics are good, but if that were all, i wouldn't have gotten hooked. Running parallel with that is the background story: who the hell bombed this country, and what is to come? what's the outside world doing? At one point, people thought China or Russia had bombed the US. They feared Chinese troops taking over Kansas, Russians controlling Washingtons. Or, perhaps Islamist terrorists staging a jihad. Enter Virgil Hawkins, a mysterious Brother who knows ay too much about nuclear warfare for a cop from St. Louis. Quickly, despite their suspicions, the townspeople come to depend on Hawkins, who's not just knowledgeable, but tough, good in a fight, and a good leader. Hawkins pulls us into this deep conspiracy of what happened, of all the evil forces swirling around not just this little podunk town, but the entire US. So now, in addition to the family dramas, we have the Big Conspiracy angle, which is good. And Hawkins too has a life, as his family is in town with him, and we see this man who may hold the key to everything trying to win back his ex-wife, and regain the trust of his kids. Again, in the context in which it's down, it's compelling. And how cool, how refreshing to see a Black man giving so much screentime, and made such a smart, capable, necessary character. If all that weren't enough, back to the how long can we remain civilized? thing. There's the criminal--the fahter
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[scifinoir2] Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic
Fascinating. I didn't know there were seed banks in the war-torn parts of the Middle East. I've heard of projects like this over the years, scattered throughout the world. Don't some facilities attempt to store actual embryoes of animal life, kept in cold storage for the future day when Noah will be needed again? What about human embryoes--any stored like this for potential re-population of the Earth post-Apocalypse? *** http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20080224/sc_afp/norwayarcticenvironmentwarmingcrops.html Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic doomsday vault filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated here Tuesday. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Nobel Peace Prize winning environmentalist Wangari Matai will be among the personalities present at the inauguration of the vault, which has been carved into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, just some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the North Pole. The vault, made up of three spacious cold chambers each measuring 27 x 10 metres (89 x 33 feet), create a long trident-shaped tunnel bored into the sandstone and limestone. It has the capacity to hold up to 4.5 million batches of seeds from all known varieties of the planet's main food crops, making it possible to re-establish plants if they disappear from their natural environment or are obliterated by major disasters. The facility is built to hold twice as many varieties of agricultural crops as we think exist, explained Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and project mastermind. It will not be filled up in my lifetime, nor in my grandchildren's lifetime, he predicted in a phone interview with AFP. Norway has assumed the six million euro (8.9 million dollar) charge for building the vault in its Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, where ironically no crops grow. Secured behind an airlock door, the three airtight chambers have the capacity to house duplicates of samples from all the world's more than 1,400 existing seed banks. Many of the more vulnerable seed banks have begun contributing to the doomsday vault collection, but some of the world's biodiversity has already disappeared, with gene vaults in both Iraq and Afghanistan destroyed by war and a seed bank in the Philippines annihilated by a typhoon. By the time of the inauguration on Tuesday, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault should hold some 250,000 samples, which will remain the property of their countries of origin. Pakistan and Kenya, both undergoing periods of serious unrest, have sent seed collections, while samples sent from Colombia have been closely scrutinised by police to avoid the project becoming a vehicle for drug trafficking. I've been working in this field for 30 years and I thought I knew at least all the crops, Fowler said. After receiving a list of all the different seeds in the vault, however, I must admit there are a number of crops I've never heard of before, he said. That's a spectacular amount of diversity for Svalbard, where no trees can grow due to the permafrost and where the mercury plummets to an average 14 degrees Celsius below zero (6.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in winter. The Norwegian archipelago, which is home to some 2,300 people, was selected not despite but because of its inhospitable climate, as well as its remote location far from civil strife. The seeds of wheat, maize, oats and other crops will be stored at a constant temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius, and even if the freezer system fails the permafrost will ensure that temperatures never rise above 3.5 degrees Celsius below freezing. Svalbard really met all the criteria, Fowler said. Protected by high walls of fortified concrete, an armoured door, a sensor alarm and the native polar bears that roam the region, the doomsday vault has been built 130 metres (425 feet) above current sea level -- high enough that it would not flood if the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets melt entirely due to global warming. The concrete cocoon has also been built to withstand nuclear missile attacks or a plunging plane, something that could come in handy in light of the 6.4-scale tremor -- the biggest earthquake in Norway's history -- registered near the archipelago on Thursday. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
Uh...Yeah, it does... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love being hosed by ComCast. Wait...that sounds like a prison thing! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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.syfyport http://www.syfyportal.com/news424744.html al.com/news424744.html [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
Re: [scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
Hey Gerald, are you still working on that audio project???
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gerald, I'll hang onto this for the
day when I can afford to do Netflix.
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clicking on the following link:
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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
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.
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[scifinoir2] The candidates and their stands on science
[EMAIL PROTECTED] The candidates and their stands on science URL to an article from Cosmic Log _http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/19/678800.aspx_ (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/19/678800.aspx) First few paragraphs For weeks, science-minded activists have been urging the presidential campaigns to stage a _debate focusing on science and technology issues_ (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/20/528690.aspx) - and they finally got their wish over the weekend. Sort of. Not a single presidential candidate was in sight at Saturday's event, organized as part of the _American Association for the Advancement of Science's_ (http://www.aaas.org/) annual meeting. Instead, the advisers on technology policy for Democratic hopefuls _Hillary Clinton_ (http://www.hillaryclinton.com/) and _Barack Obama_ (http://www.barackobama.com/) took turns answering questions about what their bosses would do if they were president. The face-off was far too sedate to be called a debate, but in some ways it was an eerie reflection of the bigger, bare-knuckled battle for the Democratic nomination. On one side of the speaker's table was Thomas Kalil, the Clinton campaign's adviser on science, technology and innovation. Kalil spent eight years in the White House during the Bill Clinton administration, eventually rising to become the deputy assistant to the president for technology and economic policy, as well as deputy director of the National Economic Council. He's now assistant to the chancellor for technology policy at the University of California at Berkeley. On the other side was Alec Ross, the Obama campaign's adviser on technology, media and telecommunications. Ross is also executive vice president for external affairs and co-founder of _One Economy Corp.,_ (http://www.one-economy.com/about/default.asp) a nonprofit group that has helped extend broadband networks to low-income neighborhoods. In the middle was moderator Claudia Dreifus, a New York Times science reporter. As for the missing Republicans: John McCain's campaign couldn't arrange to attend in time for the last-minute addition to the meeting's agenda, said Albert Teich, AAAS' director of science and policy programs. We did not hear from Governor [Mike] Huckabee or Ron Paul, Teich told the hundreds of attendees who filled the seats at one of the Hynes Convention Center's biggest meeting rooms. Kalil started out with a PowerPoint presentation outlining Clinton's platform on science and technology: Spending on federal research would be doubled over the course of 10 years. Tax credits for research and experimentation would become permanent. Tuition tax credits and research fellowships would be expanded. He said Clinton endorsed the creation of a research agency for energy technology, an upgrade for the post of science adviser, and the restoration of the Office of Technology Assessment. Kalil said Clinton would restore integrity to science policy - referring back to past cases in which the Bush administration was accused of bending scientific findings to fit political positions. This is wrong and has to stop, Kalil said.
[scifinoir2] Re: It's Over for Jericho
Congrats, Gymfig. I too should have replied around the time you did. Aw well, better late than never, eh? You see, my spouse and I fell in love with Jericho from its beginings. It's weird because air times weren't always convenient for us, and being part of that 18 to 49 demographic, we did have other viewing habits (if we weren't in bed by 9 pm). Moreover, my spouse is not much of a sci-fi fan. I was surprised when she got into Jericho, was saddened when it was taken off the air, and was awaiting its return with much anticipation. But get into this series we did! It would be a shame if it concluded too abruptly. - Mike Myles http://starships-rpg.com/enlist.php?recruiter=Toronto In a message dated 2/24/2008 2:02:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? Wasn't that sad? *grin* What was so great about Jericho to begin with? It seems to me that they should have had some more storylines before they started on the end of the world. It is kind of like a a sitcom with kids that are already in their teens. You really can;t have a lot of episodes because they would be college age and out of the house in two seasons. It also did not help that it was post 9/11 or a TV series of The Day After. **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] It's Over for Jericho
In a message dated 2/24/2008 10:39:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: looking at what I wrote i don't see one thing in my review that deems this a guy's show. The family dynamic deals with--families. Husbands and wives, daughters and daughters-in-low, brothers and sisters. Women are very central to this show. I'm not getting where you draw that conclusion. You are right. It is just rare for a guy to talk about more than action. And i really don't understand the survivalist thing either: this is more than just a bunch of nuts out in the woods running around, this is about the survival of real cities. As i stated, this is about how *any* of us would react if--some might say when--this happened to us. That is what I am talking about. The dynamics of people when in aend of the world situation usually has guys as the central characters. somehow you seem to have gleaned from all i wrote only that it's some high-action paramilitary survivalist series that appeals to guys. I got it from the previews that CBS always shows. They always show action shots. They never show the emotional part of the story. If I conveyed that impression from my words, then mea culpa. It's way more than that. It's ce rtainly not a big mess. A big mess =some many different themes going on at once. And like I said, maybe the superficial description of the plots seems obvious and cliched, but as I said, how it's put together is anything but.You just may not like it, but i think that's personal preference. It is definitely way more than a dumb guy's show focused on nothing but survivalists and fighting. Mayb I should watch it. The preview for the show had a man from Wyoming coming in and taking over. That is why I thought it as a man 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] It's Over for Jericho
it may be a bit more action-oriented in the first few eps of this season since there was a conflict going on with their neighboring town. Now the conspiracy stuff is coming into play, as the military comes in, etc. If the show is indeed cancelled, they may accelerate things, and *that* might make it more fast paced, with less time to let those family and inter-personal things I was praising develop. -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/24/2008 10:39:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: looking at what I wrote i don't see one thing in my review that deems this a guy's show. The family dynamic deals with--families. Husbands and wives, daughters and daughters-in-low, brothers and sisters. Women are very central to this show. I'm not getting where you draw that conclusion. You are right. It is just rare for a guy to talk about more than action. And i really don't understand the survivalist thing either: this is more than just a bunch of nuts out in the woods running around, this is about the survival of real cities. As i stated, this is about how *any* of us would react if--some might say when--this happened to us. That is what I am talking about. The dynamics of people when in aend of the world situation usually has guys as the central characters. somehow you seem to have gleaned from all i wrote only that it's some high-action paramilitary survivalist series that appeals to guys. I got it from the previews that CBS always shows. They always show action shots. They never show the emotional part of the story. If I conveyed that impression from my words, then mea culpa. It's way more than that. It's ce rtainly not a big mess. A big mess =some many different themes going on at once. And like I said, maybe the superficial description of the plots seems obvious and cliched, but as I said, how it's put together is anything but. You just may not like it, but i think that's personal preference. It is definitely way more than a dumb guy's show focused on nothing but survivalists and fighting. Mayb I should watch it. The preview for the show had a man from Wyoming coming in and taking over. That is why I thought it as a man 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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
In a message dated 2/25/2008 12:21:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and *that* might make it more fast paced, with less time to let those family and inter-personal things I was praising develop. Do you think that some people did not like it because it had actually substance and was not an action show from the beginning? Also since 9/11 people did not want to think about nuclear bomb and attacks on America? **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] Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic
Wouldn't surprise me if there were gene vaults, Keith. Rest assured, though- it's populated only by those whose genetics are just right. I'm not implying any Aryan-type stuff, mind you. But folks liek me with genetic ailments aren't in the number for certain, irregardless of intellect or money (which is almost certainly a considering factor). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fascinating. I didn't know there were seed banks in the war-torn parts of the Middle East. I've heard of projects like this over the years, scattered throughout the world. Don't some facilities attempt to store actual embryoes of animal life, kept in cold storage for the future day when Noah will be needed again? What about human embryoes--any stored like this for potential re-population of the Earth post-Apocalypse? *** http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20080224/sc_afp/norwayarcticenvironmentwarmingcrops.html Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic doomsday vault filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated here Tuesday. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Nobel Peace Prize winning environmentalist Wangari Matai will be among the personalities present at the inauguration of the vault, which has been carved into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, just some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the North Pole. The vault, made up of three spacious cold chambers each measuring 27 x 10 metres (89 x 33 feet), create a long trident-shaped tunnel bored into the sandstone and limestone. It has the capacity to hold up to 4.5 million batches of seeds from all known varieties of the planet's main food crops, making it possible to re-establish plants if they disappear from their natural environment or are obliterated by major disasters. The facility is built to hold twice as many varieties of agricultural crops as we think exist, explained Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and project mastermind. It will not be filled up in my lifetime, nor in my grandchildren's lifetime, he predicted in a phone interview with AFP. Norway has assumed the six million euro (8.9 million dollar) charge for building the vault in its Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, where ironically no crops grow. Secured behind an airlock door, the three airtight chambers have the capacity to house duplicates of samples from all the world's more than 1,400 existing seed banks. Many of the more vulnerable seed banks have begun contributing to the doomsday vault collection, but some of the world's biodiversity has already disappeared, with gene vaults in both Iraq and Afghanistan destroyed by war and a seed bank in the Philippines annihilated by a typhoon. By the time of the inauguration on Tuesday, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault should hold some 250,000 samples, which will remain the property of their countries of origin. Pakistan and Kenya, both undergoing periods of serious unrest, have sent seed collections, while samples sent from Colombia have been closely scrutinised by police to avoid the project becoming a vehicle for drug trafficking. I've been working in this field for 30 years and I thought I knew at least all the crops, Fowler said. After receiving a list of all the different seeds in the vault, however, I must admit there are a number of crops I've never heard of before, he said. That's a spectacular amount of diversity for Svalbard, where no trees can grow due to the permafrost and where the mercury plummets to an average 14 degrees Celsius below zero (6.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in winter. The Norwegian archipelago, which is home to some 2,300 people, was selected not despite but because of its inhospitable climate, as well as its remote location far from civil strife. The seeds of wheat, maize, oats and other crops will be stored at a constant temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius, and even if the freezer system fails the permafrost will ensure that temperatures never rise above 3.5 degrees Celsius below freezing. Svalbard really met all the criteria, Fowler said. Protected by high walls of fortified concrete, an armoured door, a sensor alarm and the native polar bears that roam the region, the doomsday vault has been built 130 metres (425 feet) above current sea level -- high enough that it would not flood if the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets melt entirely due to global warming. The concrete cocoon has also been built to withstand nuclear missile attacks or a plunging plane, something that could come in handy in light of the 6.4-scale tremor -- the biggest earthquake in Norway's history -- registered near the archipelago on Thursday. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Keith's network exists
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RE: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
As long as no one picks up the soap, we're good... 8-O Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh...Yeah, it does... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love being hosed by ComCast. Wait...that sounds like a prison thing! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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.
[scifinoir2] Clinton Supporter Stabs Obama Supporter
In-Laws' Political Dispute Ends In Stabbing UPPER PROVIDENCE, Pa. (CBS 3) ― The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating a politically motivated stabbing that left one in-law hospitalized and another in prison. Authorities said brother-in-laws Jose Ortiz and Sean Shurelds were involved in a verbal altercation over Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton when the argument escalated into a stabbing inside their family home on Honey Locust Court in Upper Providence. Authorities said Ortiz, a registered Republican and Clinton supporter, allegedly stabbed Shurelds, an Obama supporter, in the stomach. Ortiz told police Shurelds began to choke him, so he grabbed a knife and stabbed him. Shurelds was flown to an area hospital and was listed in critical condition. He is expected to recover from his wounds. Ortiz, 28, was jailed on $20,000 bail. He is facing charges of felony, aggravated assault, and other related offenses. It is a very serious charge, we see people fight over many things; some of them very frivolous, some of them serious, the fact of the matter is that this is the kind of argument that takes place in households across the region, across the state, across the country, but it never turns violent like this, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Veti Ferman said. According to Pennsylvania Voting Rights, if convicted of a felony crime, he will not be able to vote in the upcoming election. http://cbs3.com/topstories/Political.Stabbing.montgomery.2.662239.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/
[scifinoir2] Dennis Letts' Chicago Tribune Obituary
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi- hed_letts_25feb25,0,7329778.story chicagotribune.com Obituaries | Dennis Letts: 1934 - 2008 Actor's dream came true in his son's play Despite cancer, Broadway show went on for Chicago author's dad By Chris Jones Tribune reporter February 25, 2008 NEW YORK Dennis Letts, 73, the father of Chicago playwright Tracy Letts and a college professor who enjoyed Broadway acclaim in the final months of his life, died of cancer Friday, Feb. 22, in Tulsa, his son said. Until his last few days, Dennis Letts was appearing on Broadway in his son's critically acclaimed drama, August: Osage County, a production of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Last summer in Chicago, Mr. Letts originated the role of Beverly Weston, a college professor and avuncular patriarch who was based, in part, on himself. Mr. Letts was a professor of literature and writing for most of his career, which was spent mostly at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. But few retired professors get to appear on Broadway in their son's hit play -- an unusual state of familial affairs that Mr. Letts, who began acting at age 50 and moved from community theaters to the Great White Way, clearly relished. That cast really loved Dennis, Martha Lavey, the artistic director of the Steppenwolf, said Sunday. It was wonderful that he was able to do such a role at that point in his life. Steve Traxler, a producer of the Broadway show, called Mr. Letts' death very sad news. In a statement, Tracy Letts said that his father had been diagnosed with lung cancer in September, after the Chicago run of the play but before its move to New York. His choice to persevere with the New York production in the face of his devastating diagnosis is a testament to his love for the project and the people involved, Letts said. Dad had a full and fascinating life, and 'August: Osage County' was the cherry on top. Mr. Letts also is survived by his wife, Billie; and two other sons, Dana and Shawn; and a brother, Ray Don. A service for Letts will be held Thursday in Oklahoma. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright © 2008, Chicago Tribune
Re: [scifinoir2] Clinton Supporter Stabs Obama Supporter
When they said that politics is an ugly game, they weren't kidding... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In-Laws' Political Dispute Ends In Stabbing UPPER PROVIDENCE, Pa. (CBS 3) â The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating a politically motivated stabbing that left one in-law hospitalized and another in prison. Authorities said brother-in-laws Jose Ortiz and Sean Shurelds were involved in a verbal altercation over Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton when the argument escalated into a stabbing inside their family home on Honey Locust Court in Upper Providence. Authorities said Ortiz, a registered Republican and Clinton supporter, allegedly stabbed Shurelds, an Obama supporter, in the stomach. Ortiz told police Shurelds began to choke him, so he grabbed a knife and stabbed him. Shurelds was flown to an area hospital and was listed in critical condition. He is expected to recover from his wounds. Ortiz, 28, was jailed on $20,000 bail. He is facing charges of felony, aggravated assault, and other related offenses. It is a very serious charge, we see people fight over many things; some of them very frivolous, some of them serious, the fact of the matter is that this is the kind of argument that takes place in households across the region, across the state, across the country, but it never turns violent like this, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Veti Ferman said. According to Pennsylvania Voting Rights, if convicted of a felony crime, he will not be able to vote in the upcoming election. http://cbs3.com/topstories/Political.Stabbing.montgomery.2.662239.html 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] Dennis Letts' Chicago Tribune Obituary
Thank You so much. My Mom is gonna be at the Memorial on Thursday. I can't make it from Austin to Tulsa so I'm gonna spend Thursday remembering a Great Man while friends and family gather at the memorial. B --- ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi- hed_letts_25feb25,0,7329778.story chicagotribune.com Obituaries | Dennis Letts: 1934 - 2008 Actor's dream came true in his son's play Despite cancer, Broadway show went on for Chicago author's dad By Chris Jones Tribune reporter February 25, 2008 NEW YORK Dennis Letts, 73, the father of Chicago playwright Tracy Letts and a college professor who enjoyed Broadway acclaim in the final months of his life, died of cancer Friday, Feb. 22, in Tulsa, his son said. Until his last few days, Dennis Letts was appearing on Broadway in his son's critically acclaimed drama, August: Osage County, a production of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Last summer in Chicago, Mr. Letts originated the role of Beverly Weston, a college professor and avuncular patriarch who was based, in part, on himself. Mr. Letts was a professor of literature and writing for most of his career, which was spent mostly at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. But few retired professors get to appear on Broadway in their son's hit play -- an unusual state of familial affairs that Mr. Letts, who began acting at age 50 and moved from community theaters to the Great White Way, clearly relished. That cast really loved Dennis, Martha Lavey, the artistic director of the Steppenwolf, said Sunday. It was wonderful that he was able to do such a role at that point in his life. Steve Traxler, a producer of the Broadway show, called Mr. Letts' death very sad news. In a statement, Tracy Letts said that his father had been diagnosed with lung cancer in September, after the Chicago run of the play but before its move to New York. His choice to persevere with the New York production in the face of his devastating diagnosis is a testament to his love for the project and the people involved, Letts said. Dad had a full and fascinating life, and 'August: Osage County' was the cherry on top. Mr. Letts also is survived by his wife, Billie; and two other sons, Dana and Shawn; and a brother, Ray Don. A service for Letts will be held Thursday in Oklahoma. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright © 2008, Chicago Tribune 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
Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
Newer subscribers have received better deals than me. Back in philly, I was with them for years and was always discovering everybody else had better packages. I wonder, do they offer better packages when you mention how new subscribers have better deals and that you plan to leave because of it? Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, I found out the following recently. In 1996 a Telecom Act was passed that accomplished the following: ~deregulated cable rates. Between 1996 and 2003, those rates have skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 50 percent. The Act permitted the FCC to ease cable-broadcast cross-ownership rules. Ninety percent of the top 50 cable stations are owned by the same parent companies that own the broadcast networks, challenging the notion that cable is any real source of competition. ~The Act gave broadcasters, for free, valuable digital TV licenses that could have brought in up to $70 billion to the federal treasury if they had been auctioned off. The Act reduced broadcasters' accountability to the public by extending the term of a broadcast license from five to eight years, and made it more difficult for citizens to challenge those license renewals. ~Lifted from 12 the number of local TV stations any one corporation could own, and expanded the limit on audience reach. Together, just five companies - Viacom, the parent of CBS, Disney, owner of ABC, News Corp, NBC and AOL, owner of Time Warner, now control 75 percent of all prime-time viewing. ~it lifted the limit on how many radio stations one company could own. - Born from this was Clear Channel. One of the consequences of the 1996 Tele-Com Act has been the reduction in female and minority ownership of media, which has also resulted in a `decrease in women's and minority voices in news coverage. Astromancer wrote: Comcrap(HIS) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. [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
[scifinoir2] Obama Would Pick Will Smith To Play Him In Movie: He Has The Ears!
WASHINGTON — Britney Spears takes a backseat to Barack Obama on an upcoming Entertainment Tonight as the Democratic presidential candidate chats about his favorite movies and stars. His top films are three Oscar winners _ The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II and Lawrence of Arabia. Obama says his favorite actors are Jimmy Stewart, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon and Angela Bassett. Actor Will Smith is Obama's pick to play him if a movie is made about his life, something the two have discussed. Will and I have talked about this because he has the ears! the Illinois senator said in an interview slated to air Tuesday and Wednesday. But campaigning doesn't leave much time for him to watch movies. It's hard enough eating three, healthy meals a day, he said. Sometimes when you're out in remote areas, there's not much you can do, Obama said. You go for a burger, that's safe. If you start getting fancy you could get into trouble. If you're in a place like Iowa or Wisconsin there's gonna be cheese on just about everything. If you start eating too much junk you'll never survive. ___ On the Net: Entertainment Tonight: http://www.etonline.com/
[scifinoir2] Terminator: The Can't Decide Chronicles
So I've watched every episode of this show online. (I know I said I was getting cable. I'm a terrible procrastinator!!) I keep wondering when it's gonna grow that third dimension?? It's not exactly bad but it's not exactly good either. There's so much missing. The scripts are so lackluster. There's so much possibility for some humor that never gets to see the light of day. The characters never express any emotion of any sort. Hell, Cameron/Summer Glau, is the most interesting and developed character and she's an emotionless robot. I suppose I'll keep up with it and hope but the last time I did, it was that horrid Blade Business and I never ceased to be disappointed. I will say it's at least better than that. Anybody else feel different? same? B 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] Let's all become friends on Netflix
You remembered. Thanks for asking. Unfortunately, no. it kinda fell through..
We were able to drum up some voice actors, but only one story. I wanted acting,
but maybe I should have recruited readers like Escape Pod. I've since started
and stopped a music podcast. Plans are in the works to use one of my domains to
put out as much content as I can (audio, art, text, etc.). I've skills that I
need to start exploiting...for cash.
Gerald Haynes
Quotes to live by:
Time, Money, and Quality, you may have only two..
Never enough time to do it right. Always enough time to do it over.
Continual improvement is always better than delayed perfection.
My comics, music thoughts:
http://www.undergroundartistry.com
- Original Message
From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 8:08:06 AM
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Let's all become friends on Netflix
Hey Gerald, are you still working on that audio project???
Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: Gerald, I'll hang
onto this for the day when I can afford to do Netflix.
Gerald Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: You can be come my Netflix friend
by clicking on the following link:
http://www.netflix. com/BeMyFriend/ P6c8WDP88EkYDVUM gGLW
Gerald Haynes
Quotes to live by:
Time, Money, and Quality, you may have only two.
Never enough time to do it right. Always enough time to do it over.
Continual improvement is always better than delayed perfection.
My comics, music thoughts:
http://www.undergro undartistry. com
- Original Message
From: tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.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] Obama Would Pick Will Smith To Play Him In Movie: He Has The Ears!
There's something to say into this. I'm certain of it. Wish I could find it. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WASHINGTON â Britney Spears takes a backseat to Barack Obama on an upcoming Entertainment Tonight as the Democratic presidential candidate chats about his favorite movies and stars. His top films are three Oscar winners _ The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II and Lawrence of Arabia. Obama says his favorite actors are Jimmy Stewart, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon and Angela Bassett. Actor Will Smith is Obama's pick to play him if a movie is made about his life, something the two have discussed. Will and I have talked about this because he has the ears! the Illinois senator said in an interview slated to air Tuesday and Wednesday. But campaigning doesn't leave much time for him to watch movies. It's hard enough eating three, healthy meals a day, he said. Sometimes when you're out in remote areas, there's not much you can do, Obama said. You go for a burger, that's safe. If you start getting fancy you could get into trouble. If you're in a place like Iowa or Wisconsin there's gonna be cheese on just about everything. If you start eating too much junk you'll never survive. ___ On the Net: Entertainment Tonight: http://www.etonline.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: Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
Hooray Deregulation! :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Newer subscribers have received better deals than me. Back in philly, I was with them for years and was always discovering everybody else had better packages. I wonder, do they offer better packages when you mention how new subscribers have better deals and that you plan to leave because of it? Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, I found out the following recently. In 1996 a Telecom Act was passed that accomplished the following: ~deregulated cable rates. Between 1996 and 2003, those rates have skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 50 percent. The Act permitted the FCC to ease cable-broadcast cross-ownership rules. Ninety percent of the top 50 cable stations are owned by the same parent companies that own the broadcast networks, challenging the notion that cable is any real source of competition. ~The Act gave broadcasters, for free, valuable digital TV licenses that could have brought in up to $70 billion to the federal treasury if they had been auctioned off. The Act reduced broadcasters' accountability to the public by extending the term of a broadcast license from five to eight years, and made it more difficult for citizens to challenge those license renewals. ~Lifted from 12 the number of local TV stations any one corporation could own, and expanded the limit on audience reach. Together, just five companies - Viacom, the parent of CBS, Disney, owner of ABC, News Corp, NBC and AOL, owner of Time Warner, now control 75 percent of all prime-time viewing. ~it lifted the limit on how many radio stations one company could own. - Born from this was Clear Channel. One of the consequences of the 1996 Tele-Com Act has been the reduction in female and minority ownership of media, which has also resulted in a `decrease in women's and minority voices in news coverage. Astromancer wrote: Comcrap(HIS) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. [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
Re: [scifinoir2] Terminator: The Can't Decide Chronicles
Exactly how I feel, B. It's just sorta stagnant in stagnant water. But I've come to expect very little from Faux/Fixed/Fox (copyright pending...) Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've watched every episode of this show online. (I know I said I was getting cable. I'm a terrible procrastinator!!) I keep wondering when it's gonna grow that third dimension?? It's not exactly bad but it's not exactly good either. There's so much missing. The scripts are so lackluster. There's so much possibility for some humor that never gets to see the light of day. The characters never express any emotion of any sort. Hell, Cameron/Summer Glau, is the most interesting and developed character and she's an emotionless robot. I suppose I'll keep up with it and hope but the last time I did, it was that horrid Blade Business and I never ceased to be disappointed. I will say it's at least better than that. Anybody else feel different? same? B 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 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] Clinton Supporter Stabs Obama Supporter
it's Tupac v. Biggie all over again! On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:45:46 -0500, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When they said that politics is an ugly game, they weren't kidding... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In-Laws' Political Dispute Ends In Stabbing UPPER PROVIDENCE, Pa. (CBS 3) ― The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating a politically motivated stabbing that left one in-law hospitalized and another in prison. Authorities said brother-in-laws Jose Ortiz and Sean Shurelds were involved in a verbal altercation over Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton when the argument escalated into a stabbing inside their family home on Honey Locust Court in Upper Providence. Authorities said Ortiz, a registered Republican and Clinton supporter, allegedly stabbed Shurelds, an Obama supporter, in the stomach. Ortiz told police Shurelds began to choke him, so he grabbed a knife and stabbed him. Shurelds was flown to an area hospital and was listed in critical condition. He is expected to recover from his wounds. Ortiz, 28, was jailed on $20,000 bail. He is facing charges of felony, aggravated assault, and other related offenses. It is a very serious charge, we see people fight over many things; some of them very frivolous, some of them serious, the fact of the matter is that this is the kind of argument that takes place in households across the region, across the state, across the country, but it never turns violent like this, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Veti Ferman said. According to Pennsylvania Voting Rights, if convicted of a felony crime, he will not be able to vote in the upcoming election. http://cbs3.com/topstories/Political.Stabbing.montgomery.2.662239.html 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] It's Over for Jericho
...And I thought I overanalyzed things... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/25/2008 12:21:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and *that* might make it more fast paced, with less time to let those family and inter-personal things I was praising develop. Do you think that some people did not like it because it had actually substance and was not an action show from the beginning? Also since 9/11 people did not want to think about nuclear bomb and attacks on America? **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] 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
(jerking upright before reaching the bar...) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As long as no one picks up the soap, we're good... 8-O Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh...Yeah, it does... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love being hosed by ComCast. Wait...that sounds like a prison thing! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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.syfyport http://www.syfyportal.com/news424744.html
Re: [scifinoir2] Terminator: The Can't Decide Chronicles
Where online?? Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've watched every episode of this show online. (I know I said I was getting cable. I'm a terrible procrastinator!!) I keep wondering when it's gonna grow that third dimension?? It's not exactly bad but it's not exactly good either. There's so much missing. The scripts are so lackluster. There's so much possibility for some humor that never gets to see the light of day. The characters never express any emotion of any sort. Hell, Cameron/Summer Glau, is the most interesting and developed character and she's an emotionless robot. I suppose I'll keep up with it and hope but the last time I did, it was that horrid Blade Business and I never ceased to be disappointed. I will say it's at least better than that. Anybody else feel different? same? B 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 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: Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
i spend a lot of time following telecom and media matters, from the Net Neutrality thing, to free metropolitan wifi debates, to the ala carte discussion for cable selection. Bottom line is we're getting screwed in how we get media and info, and it's not necessarily getting any better. The average American has no real idea how we're being taken.. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newer subscribers have received better deals than me. Back in philly, I was with them for years and was always discovering everybody else had better packages. I wonder, do they offer better packages when you mention how new subscribers have better deals and that you plan to leave because of it? Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, I found out the following recently. In 1996 a Telecom Act was passed that accomplished the following: ~deregulated cable rates. Between 1996 and 2003, those rates have skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 50 percent. The Act permitted the FCC to ease cable-broadcast cross-ownership rules. Ninety percent of the top 50 cable stations are owned by the same parent companies that own the broadcast networks, challenging the notion that cable is any real source of competition. ~The Act gave broadcasters, for free, valuable digital TV licenses that could have brought in up to $70 billion to the federal treasury if they had been auctioned off. The Act reduced broadcasters' accountability to the public by extending the term of a broadcast license from five to eight years, and made it more difficult for citizens to challenge those license renewals. ~Lifted from 12 the number of local TV stations any one corporation could own, and expanded the limit on audience reach. Together, just five companies - Viacom, the parent of CBS, Disney, owner of ABC, News Corp, NBC and AOL, owner of Time Warner, now control 75 percent of all prime-time viewing. ~it lifted the limit on how many radio stations one company could own. - Born from this was Clear Channel. One of the consequences of the 1996 Tele-Com Act has been the reduction in female and minority ownership of media, which has also resulted in a `decrease in women's and minority voices in news coverage. Astromancer wrote: Comcrap(HIS) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. [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
Re: [scifinoir2] Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic
don't know what kind of genetic ailments you have, but that doesn't speak to your abilities or usefulness as a person -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wouldn't surprise me if there were gene vaults, Keith. Rest assured, though- it's populated only by those whose genetics are just right. I'm not implying any Aryan-type stuff, mind you. But folks liek me with genetic ailments aren't in the number for certain, irregardless of intellect or money (which is almost certainly a considering factor). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fascinating. I didn't know there were seed banks in the war-torn parts of the Middle East. I've heard of projects like this over the years, scattered throughout the world. Don't some facilities attempt to store actual embryoes of animal life, kept in cold storage for the future day when Noah will be needed again? What about human embryoes--any stored like this for potential re-population of the Earth post-Apocalypse? *** http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20080224/sc_afp/norwayarcticenvironmentwarmingcrops.html Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic doomsday vault filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated here Tuesday. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Nobel Peace Prize winning environmentalist Wangari Matai will be among the personalities present at the inauguration of the vault, which has been carved into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, just some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the North Pole. The vault, made up of three spacious cold chambers each measuring 27 x 10 metres (89 x 33 feet), create a long trident-shaped tunnel bored into the sandstone and limestone. It has the capacity to hold up to 4.5 million batches of seeds from all known varieties of the planet's main food crops, making it possible to re-establish plants if they disappear from their natural environment or are obliterated by major disasters. The facility is built to hold twice as many varieties of agricultural crops as we think exist, explained Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and project mastermind. It will not be filled up in my lifetime, nor in my grandchildren's lifetime, he predicted in a phone interview with AFP. Norway has assumed the six million euro (8.9 million dollar) charge for building the vault in its Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, where ironically no crops grow. Secured behind an airlock door, the three airtight chambers have the capacity to house duplicates of samples from all the world's more than 1,400 existing seed banks. Many of the more vulnerable seed banks have begun contributing to the doomsday vault collection, but some of the world's biodiversity has already disappeared, with gene vaults in both Iraq and Afghanistan destroyed by war and a seed bank in the Philippines annihilated by a typhoon. By the time of the inauguration on Tuesday, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault should hold some 250,000 samples, which will remain the property of their countries of origin. Pakistan and Kenya, both undergoing periods of serious unrest, have sent seed collections, while samples sent from Colombia have been closely scrutinised by police to avoid the project becoming a vehicle for drug trafficking. I've been working in this field for 30 years and I thought I knew at least all the crops, Fowler said. After receiving a list of all the different seeds in the vault, however, I must admit there are a number of crops I've never heard of before, he said. That's a spectacular amount of diversity for Svalbard, where no trees can grow due to the permafrost and where the mercury plummets to an average 14 degrees Celsius below zero (6.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in winter. The Norwegian archipelago, which is home to some 2,300 people, was selected not despite but because of its inhospitable climate, as well as its remote location far from civil strife. The seeds of wheat, maize, oats and other crops will be stored at a constant temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius, and even if the freezer system fails the permafrost will ensure that temperatures never rise above 3.5 degrees Celsius below freezing. Svalbard really met all the criteria, Fowler said. Protected by high walls of fortified concrete, an armoured door, a sensor alarm and the native polar bears that roam the region, the doomsday vault has been built 130 metres (425 feet) above current sea level -- high enough that it would not flood if the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets melt entirely due to global warming. The concrete cocoon has also been built to withstand nuclear missile attacks or a plunging plane, something that could come in handy in light of the 6.4-scale tremor -- the biggest earthquake in
Re: [scifinoir2] Terminator: The Can't Decide Chronicles
agreed. I actually skipped two weeks of it in favor of other shows and didn't miss it. I like the charaters and no show is boring, but it's not must-see. But at least it's better than Bionic Woman! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exactly how I feel, B. It's just sorta stagnant in stagnant water. But I've come to expect very little from Faux/Fixed/Fox (copyright pending...) Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've watched every episode of this show online. (I know I said I was getting cable. I'm a terrible procrastinator!!) I keep wondering when it's gonna grow that third dimension?? It's not exactly bad but it's not exactly good either. There's so much missing. The scripts are so lackluster. There's so much possibility for some humor that never gets to see the light of day. The characters never express any emotion of any sort. Hell, Cameron/Summer Glau, is the most interesting and developed character and she's an emotionless robot. I suppose I'll keep up with it and hope but the last time I did, it was that horrid Blade Business and I never ceased to be disappointed. I will say it's at least better than that. Anybody else feel different? same? B 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 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]
Re: [scifinoir2] Terminator: The Can't Decide Chronicles
I always thought the original Bionic Woman was awful. The thought of remaking it made me throw up a little B --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: agreed. I actually skipped two weeks of it in favor of other shows and didn't miss it. I like the charaters and no show is boring, but it's not must-see. But at least it's better than Bionic Woman! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exactly how I feel, B. It's just sorta stagnant in stagnant water. But I've come to expect very little from Faux/Fixed/Fox (copyright pending...) Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've watched every episode of this show online. (I know I said I was getting cable. I'm a terrible procrastinator!!) I keep wondering when it's gonna grow that third dimension?? It's not exactly bad but it's not exactly good either. There's so much missing. The scripts are so lackluster. There's so much possibility for some humor that never gets to see the light of day. The characters never express any emotion of any sort. Hell, Cameron/Summer Glau, is the most interesting and developed character and she's an emotionless robot. I suppose I'll keep up with it and hope but the last time I did, it was that horrid Blade Business and I never ceased to be disappointed. I will say it's at least better than that. Anybody else feel different? same? B 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 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] 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] It's Over for Jericho
OUCH! THAT'S an image I could have done without! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:26 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho As long as no one picks up the soap, we're good... 8-O Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com com wrote: Uh...Yeah, it does... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I love being hosed by ComCast. Wait...that sounds like a prison thing! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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
RE: Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, LOLLOL!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 8:50 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Hooray Deregulation! :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Newer subscribers have received better deals than me. Back in philly, I was with them for years and was always discovering everybody else had better packages. I wonder, do they offer better packages when you mention how new subscribers have better deals and that you plan to leave because of it? Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, I found out the following recently. In 1996 a Telecom Act was passed that accomplished the following: ~deregulated cable rates. Between 1996 and 2003, those rates have skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 50 percent. The Act permitted the FCC to ease cable-broadcast cross-ownership rules. Ninety percent of the top 50 cable stations are owned by the same parent companies that own the broadcast networks, challenging the notion that cable is any real source of competition. ~The Act gave broadcasters, for free, valuable digital TV licenses that could have brought in up to $70 billion to the federal treasury if they had been auctioned off. The Act reduced broadcasters' accountability to the public by extending the term of a broadcast license from five to eight years, and made it more difficult for citizens to challenge those license renewals. ~Lifted from 12 the number of local TV stations any one corporation could own, and expanded the limit on audience reach. Together, just five companies - Viacom, the parent of CBS, Disney, owner of ABC, News Corp, NBC and AOL, owner of Time Warner, now control 75 percent of all prime-time viewing. ~it lifted the limit on how many radio stations one company could own. - Born from this was Clear Channel. One of the consequences of the 1996 Tele-Com Act has been the reduction in female and minority ownership of media, which has also resulted in a `decrease in women's and minority voices in news coverage. Astromancer wrote: Comcrap(HIS) Martin truthseeker_ mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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.
RE: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho
LOLLOL!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho (jerking upright before reaching the bar...) Martin truthseeker_ mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As long as no one picks up the soap, we're good... 8-O Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com com wrote: Uh...Yeah, it does... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I love being hosed by ComCast. Wait...that sounds like a prison thing! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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
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knew I would get a chuckle out of you Reece Jennings wrote: Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, LOLLOL!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 8:50 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Hooray Deregulation! :P Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Newer subscribers have received better deals than me. Back in philly, I was with them for years and was always discovering everybody else had better packages. I wonder, do they offer better packages when you mention how new subscribers have better deals and that you plan to leave because of it? Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom situation, I found out the following recently. In 1996 a Telecom Act was passed that accomplished the following: ~deregulated cable rates. Between 1996 and 2003, those rates have skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 50 percent. The Act permitted the FCC to ease cable-broadcast cross-ownership rules. Ninety percent of the top 50 cable stations are owned by the same parent companies that own the broadcast networks, challenging the notion that cable is any real source of competition. ~The Act gave broadcasters, for free, valuable digital TV licenses that could have brought in up to $70 billion to the federal treasury if they had been auctioned off. The Act reduced broadcasters' accountability to the public by extending the term of a broadcast license from five to eight years, and made it more difficult for citizens to challenge those license renewals. ~Lifted from 12 the number of local TV stations any one corporation could own, and expanded the limit on audience reach. Together, just five companies - Viacom, the parent of CBS, Disney, owner of ABC, News Corp, NBC and AOL, owner of Time Warner, now control 75 percent of all prime-time viewing. ~it lifted the limit on how many radio stations one company could own. - Born from this was Clear Channel. One of the consequences of the 1996 Tele-Com Act has been the reduction in female and minority ownership of media, which has also resulted in a `decrease in women's and minority voices in news coverage. Astromancer wrote: Comcrap(HIS) Martin truthseeker_ mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Same here...that's why I hate it... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious...if one doesn't use Comcast in your areas, what are the other options? We don't have any except ATT and Dish... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 8:11 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Uh...Yeah, it does... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I love being hosed by ComCast. Wait...that sounds like a prison thing! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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 justinmohareb@ mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com gmail.com Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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
