[RE][scifinoir2] Thank you my friends ...
Don't have a mouse. Touchpad. NA-NA-NA-NA BOO-BOO! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Thank you my friends ... Date : Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:57:56 -0500 From : Maurice C. Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, 1...@yahoogroups.com Dear Friends and Family I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel. Or have them put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel. I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the movie channels. Nor can I sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed. I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose. Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of Trans fats I have consumed over the years. I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom. I must send my special thanks to whoever sent me the one about poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing. Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason. I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers. I won't touch margarine, as it is just one molecule away from being plastic. I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day. Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes. Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains, nor do I drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans. I can no longer buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas. I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer. OH, and thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face, disfiguring me for life. I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS. Neither will I go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me. I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise. I won't shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army. I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan. I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe. Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but my own because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt. And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg. I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the brown recluse and my hand will fall off. If you don't send this e-mail to at least 14,000 people in the next 14 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 PM tomorrow afternoon and the fleas from 1,000 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician... Have a wonderful day Oh, by the way A German scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse. Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late. Take a class! Take the Test! Get a job! Contact us: 860-752-4047 Class locations: www.planbtestprep.com -- We all make mistakes - but when you know better, you do better. Tomorrow is not promised - Seize your someday NOW ... _ blackfolks | Archives | Modify 2 Your Subscription | Unsubscribe 49af47 Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Burn Notice
It's very, very rare. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Burn Notice Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:38:30 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I guess. I guess intelligence and network exec don't have to go hand-in-hand, eh? -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter Keith, maybe they're just too stupid to reprogram the DVP. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Burn Notice Date : Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:33:04 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I guess I have to watch it online too. They're running a marathon until 5 pm today, but I need to be doing other stuff and will miss most of it. Inexplicably, the run up to the 10 pm season premiere is preceded by three hours of NCIS and two hours of House. Again, i don't get it... -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart Burn Notice is a heavily recorded (and online viewed) show. It's how I watch. I got put onto the show by someone who'd DVR'ed it. On Jan 19, 2009, at 10:23 PM, keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Yep. My wife likes The Starter Wife, by the way. -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter And The Starter Wife, which I couldn't watch period, even the opening credits - its last marathon kicked off a 8:00 am on the nose. H'Wood stuppid... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Burn Notice Date : Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:36:04 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I will never understand how networks schedule their programs. For example, USA network keeps trumpeting the fact that Burn Notice is one of their most highly rated programs. They run commercials for it all the time. Why then, do they air reruns at such crazy times? The show's been airing at odd hours, typically weeknights around midnight or 1 am EST. I keep wondering why such a hot show is given such a lousy rerun time? Checking the primetime hours throughout the week, I see USA airs wrestling, House, NCIS, and Law and Order all the time. All get better times than Burn Notice. NCIS, for example, often gets several hours of programming starting around 4 or 5 pm. They're running a Burn Notice marathon ahead of this week's season premiere on Thursday. The times? Starting Wednesday night at 11 pm, running 'til around 4 am, then again starting at 6 am Thursday, airing throughout the day. Neither slot is accommodating to those who have to work (or sleep), and don't want to fill up a VCR tape or DVR listing. I just don't get it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds From: Martin Baxter Date: January 19, 2009 9:40:56 PM EST To: Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Burn Notice And The Starter Wife, which I couldn't watch period, even the opening credits - its last marathon kicked off a 8:00 am on the nose. H'Wood stuppid... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Burn Notice Date : Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:36:04 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I will never understand how networks schedule their programs. For example, USA network keeps trumpeting the fact that Burn Notice is one of their most highly rated programs. They run commercials for it all the time. Why then, do they air reruns at such crazy times? The show's been airing at odd hours, typically weeknights around midnight or 1 am EST. I keep wondering why such a hot show is given such a lousy rerun time? Checking the primetime hours throughout the week, I see USA airs wrestling, House, NCIS, and Law and Order all the time. All get better times than Burn Notice. NCIS, for example, often gets several hours of programming starting around 4 or 5 pm. They're running a Burn Notice marathon ahead of this week's season premiere on Thursday. The times? Starting Wednesday night at 11 pm, running 'til around 4 am, then again starting at 6 am Thursday, airing throughout the day. Neither slot is accommodating to those who have to work (or sleep), and don't want to fill up a VCR tape or DVR listing. I just don't get it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[RE][scifinoir2] Benjamin Button Runaway Lead in Oscar Race
Keith, I have long since ceased trying to fathom the H'Wood System. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Benjamin Button Runaway Lead in Oscar Race Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:14:50 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Interesting picks. Anyone seen Benjamin Button? Is it worth an Oscar nomination? I've heard mixed reviews, knew some people who said it was good, but certainly i've not heard buzz on this level. Slumdog Millionaire certainly is worth the nomination, in my opinion. However, as always, I'm struck by this whole ridiculous end-of-year loading, where films released at the end of the year get the lion's share of nominations. For example, The Visitor is a fantastic movie, even earning a nod for its lead actor, but not chosen for Best Picture, which is odd. I don't understand the exact workings of the system, but it's really silly how the best films are held for year-end. Why can't Academy voters make picks throughout the year? I also wonder about the focus on so-called star power sometimes. Angelina Jolie, for example, does a good job in Changeling, but it's not what I'd call Oscar quality. And while so much talk is on Jolie and Winslet and the usual suspects, of greater note to me are the selections of two black women for Best Supporting roles: Viola Davis in �Doubt�, and Taraji P. Henson in �The Curious Case of Benjamin Button�. And also really noteworthy--and hardly mentioned--is the come-from -nowhere nod to Melissa Leo for Best Actress in Frozen River. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I've heard really great things about her performance, and I know she's a great actress (she played detective Kay Howard on Homicide). Yet all the news and entertainment shows I read today only focused on the same old stars. One entertainment show I watched even completely omitted Leo's name when they were reading the nominations! Oh--and is Robert Downey, Jr. worth it for Tropic Thunder? * `Button' rules Oscars, Batman's a bridesmaid By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. � The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman loomed large with the absence of The Dark Knight in the best-picture race. An epic romance that earned a best-actor nomination for Brad Pitt and a directing spot for David Fincher, Benjamin Button was joined in the best-picture category Thursday by the Richard Nixon tale Frost/Nixon, the chronicle of gay-rights leader Harvey Milk in Milk, the Holocaust-themed drama The Reader and the rags-to-riches crowd-pleaser Slumdog Millionaire. The Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight had picked up so much momentum from honors by Hollywood trade unions that awards watchers generally thought it would land a best-picture nomination. Benjamin Button producer Frank Marshall said it was a bit of a surprise that his movie would not be competing with The Dark Knight for the top prize. The fact that `The Dark Knight' did so well at the box office was probably a good thing and maybe a not-so-good thing, Marshall said. People tend to think films as successful as that are not well made, but certainly, `Dark Knight' is exceptionally well made. As expected, Dark Knight co-star Heath Ledger earned a supporting-actor nomination on the one-year anniversary of his death from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. If Ledger wins, he would become only the second actor to receive an Oscar posthumously, following Peter Finch, the best-actor recipient for 1976's Network. Josh Brolin, competing against Ledger with a supporting-actor nomination for Milk, said the acclaim for Ledger was bittersweet. It's too bad, because every time I think of Heath, I'm split down the middle, Brolin said. I think of his performance. I think of the work that he's done, and then the fact that this tragedy happened. It's an uncomfortable situation, for sure, but it makes sense to me, because I thought he did a bang-out job. The Dark Knight picked up seven other nominations for technical achievement, among them cinematography and visual effects. Yet it missed out on other major categories, including directing and screenplay. The directors and writers guilds both had nominated The Dark Knight for their top honors, while the Producers Guild of America nominated it for the year's best film. Benjamin Button leads a bold batch of best-picture candidates, among them Golden Globes champ Slumdog Millionaire, which came in second at the Oscars with 10 nominations. Based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, Benjamin Button stars Pitt as a man aging backward toward infancy, caught in a tragic romance with the love of his life (Cate Blanchett) as she ages in the opposite direction. The Oscars will be a family affair for Pitt, whose romantic partner Angelina Jolie has a
[RE][scifinoir2] Service Interruption
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Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Service Interruption
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Benjamin Button Runaway Lead in Oscar Race
Yeah I think Downey's gonna get it based on that as well. I rather liked Downey in Tropic Thunder, but considering that the voting pool is made up of over 1200 actors, I think he was nominated for everything he's done since Weird Science. Well, okay, maybe Heart and Soul. On Jan 23, 2009, at 12:03 PM, B. Smith wrote: I think Downey's nomination is more for his cumulative work this year. His work was good in Tropic Thunder(cringe inducing but good) but not really that much better than other comedic performances I saw last year. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Interesting picks. Anyone seen Benjamin Button? Is it worth an Oscar nomination? I've heard mixed reviews, knew some people who said it was good, but certainly i've not heard buzz on this level. Slumdog Millionaire certainly is worth the nomination, in my opinion. However, as always, I'm struck by this whole ridiculous end-of-year loading, where films released at the end of the year get the lion's share of nominations. For example, The Visitor is a fantastic movie, even earning a nod for its lead actor, but not chosen for Best Picture, which is odd. I don't understand the exact workings of the system, but it's really silly how the best films are held for year-end. Why can't Academy voters make picks throughout the year? I also wonder about the focus on so-called star power sometimes. Angelina Jolie, for example, does a good job in Changeling, but it's not what I'd call Oscar quality. And while so much talk is on Jolie and Winslet and the usual suspects, of greater note to me are the selections of two black women for Best Supporting roles: Viola Davis in Doubt, and Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And also really noteworthy--and hardly mentioned-- is the come-from -nowhere nod to Melissa Leo for Best Actress in Frozen River. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I've heard really great things about her performance, and I know she's a great actress (she played detective Kay Howard on Homicide). Yet all the news and entertainment shows I read today only focused on the same old stars. One entertainment show I watched even completely omitted Leo's name when they were reading the nominations! Oh--and is Robert Downey, Jr. worth it for Tropic Thunder? * `Button' rules Oscars, Batman's a bridesmaid By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman loomed large with the absence of The Dark Knight in the best- picture race. An epic romance that earned a best-actor nomination for Brad Pitt and a directing spot for David Fincher, Benjamin Button was joined in the best-picture category Thursday by the Richard Nixon tale Frost/Nixon, the chronicle of gay-rights leader Harvey Milk in Milk, the Holocaust-themed drama The Reader and the rags-to- riches crowd-pleaser Slumdog Millionaire. The Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight had picked up so much momentum from honors by Hollywood trade unions that awards watchers generally thought it would land a best-picture nomination. Benjamin Button producer Frank Marshall said it was a bit of a surprise that his movie would not be competing with The Dark Knight for the top prize. The fact that `The Dark Knight' did so well at the box office was probably a good thing and maybe a not-so-good thing, Marshall said. People tend to think films as successful as that are not well made, but certainly, `Dark Knight' is exceptionally well made. As expected, Dark Knight co-star Heath Ledger earned a supporting- actor nomination on the one-year anniversary of his death from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. If Ledger wins, he would become only the second actor to receive an Oscar posthumously, following Peter Finch, the best-actor recipient for 1976's Network. Josh Brolin, competing against Ledger with a supporting-actor nomination for Milk, said the acclaim for Ledger was bittersweet. It's too bad, because every time I think of Heath, I'm split down the middle, Brolin said. I think of his performance. I think of the work that he's done, and then the fact that this tragedy happened. It's an uncomfortable situation, for sure, but it makes sense to me, because I thought he did a bang-out job. The Dark Knight picked up seven other nominations for technical achievement, among them cinematography and visual effects. Yet it missed out on other major categories, including directing and screenplay. The directors and writers guilds both had nominated The Dark Knight for their top honors, while the Producers Guild of America nominated it for the year's best film. Benjamin Button leads a bold batch of best-picture candidates, among them Golden Globes champ Slumdog Millionaire, which came in second at the Oscars with 10 nominations. Based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald
[scifinoir2] Re: Benjamin Button Runaway Lead in Oscar Race
I've seen it. It was filmed locally so I am biased: I loved the film, but it doesn't touch the heart as Slumdog Millionaire does. Some of the themes in BB are repeated more than once, but perhaps that is necessary for american viewers. (At least Hollywood thinks so). Even though some reviewers did not like the frame story, I think that it worked. The cinematography was absolutely gorgeous. Nothing beat that. The reverse aging process was wonderful. What fails is the slimness of storyline. However, it definitely deserved a nomination. I would say that you're right: The Visitor deserved a nomination. It is probably a better drama than BB. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Interesting picks. Anyone seen Benjamin Button? Is it worth an Oscar nomination? I've heard mixed reviews, knew some people who said it was good, but certainly i've not heard buzz on this level. Slumdog Millionaire certainly is worth the nomination, in my opinion.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Benjamin Button Runaway Lead in Oscar Race
You really think they're rewarding him for past performances, given that most of those were pre-burnout? Also, why cringe inducing? The racial aspect? Finally, this idea of combining comedic and dramatic performances in one award never made sense to me. The whole acting process is split broadly into comedy and drama. Other award systems separate comedy and drama. Why doesn't the Academy create Best Comedic Actor/Actress, and Best Dramatic Actor/Actress categories? Every year you hear all the talk about how comedic movies and actors suffer by comparison to weepy dramas. Again, i just don't get it... -- Original message -- From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com I think Downey's nomination is more for his cumulative work this year. His work was good in Tropic Thunder(cringe inducing but good) but not really that much better than other comedic performances I saw last year. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Interesting picks. Anyone seen Benjamin Button? Is it worth an Oscar nomination? I've heard mixed reviews, knew some people who said it was good, but certainly i've not heard buzz on this level. Slumdog Millionaire certainly is worth the nomination, in my opinion. However, as always, I'm struck by this whole ridiculous end-of-year loading, where films released at the end of the year get the lion's share of nominations. For example, The Visitor is a fantastic movie, even earning a nod for its lead actor, but not chosen for Best Picture, which is odd. I don't understand the exact workings of the system, but it's really silly how the best films are held for year-end. Why can't Academy voters make picks throughout the year? I also wonder about the focus on so-called star power sometimes. Angelina Jolie, for example, does a good job in Changeling, but it's not what I'd call Oscar quality. And while so much talk is on Jolie and Winslet and the usual suspects, of greater note to me are the selections of two black women for Best Supporting roles: Viola Davis in Doubt, and Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And also really noteworthy--and hardly mentioned-- is the come-from -nowhere nod to Melissa Leo for Best Actress in Frozen River. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I've heard really great things about her performance, and I know she's a great actress (she played detective Kay Howard on Homicide). Yet all the news and entertainment shows I read today only focused on the same old stars. One entertainment show I watched even completely omitted Leo's name when they were reading the nominations! Oh--and is Robert Downey, Jr. worth it for Tropic Thunder? * `Button' rules Oscars, Batman's a bridesmaid By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman loomed large with the absence of The Dark Knight in the best- picture race. An epic romance that earned a best-actor nomination for Brad Pitt and a directing spot for David Fincher, Benjamin Button was joined in the best-picture category Thursday by the Richard Nixon tale Frost/Nixon, the chronicle of gay-rights leader Harvey Milk in Milk, the Holocaust-themed drama The Reader and the rags-to- riches crowd-pleaser Slumdog Millionaire. The Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight had picked up so much momentum from honors by Hollywood trade unions that awards watchers generally thought it would land a best-picture nomination. Benjamin Button producer Frank Marshall said it was a bit of a surprise that his movie would not be competing with The Dark Knight for the top prize. The fact that `The Dark Knight' did so well at the box office was probably a good thing and maybe a not-so-good thing, Marshall said. People tend to think films as successful as that are not well made, but certainly, `Dark Knight' is exceptionally well made. As expected, Dark Knight co-star Heath Ledger earned a supporting- actor nomination on the one-year anniversary of his death from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. If Ledger wins, he would become only the second actor to receive an Oscar posthumously, following Peter Finch, the best-actor recipient for 1976's Network. Josh Brolin, competing against Ledger with a supporting-actor nomination for Milk, said the acclaim for Ledger was bittersweet. It's too bad, because every time I think of Heath, I'm split down the middle, Brolin said. I think of his performance. I think of the work that he's done, and then the fact that this tragedy happened. It's an uncomfortable situation, for sure, but it makes sense to me, because I thought he did a bang-out job. The Dark Knight picked up seven other nominations for
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Benjamin Button Runaway Lead in Oscar Race
I guess that star power wins out. Like I said, i was appalled to see a local entertainment show where the anchors went on and on about Brad and Angelina, etc., and completely ignored Melissa Leo, to the point of not even reading her name as one of the nominees. -- Original message -- From: marian_changling md_moor...@yahoo.com I've seen it. It was filmed locally so I am biased: I loved the film, but it doesn't touch the heart as Slumdog Millionaire does. Some of the themes in BB are repeated more than once, but perhaps that is necessary for american viewers. (At least Hollywood thinks so). Even though some reviewers did not like the frame story, I think that it worked. The cinematography was absolutely gorgeous. Nothing beat that. The reverse aging process was wonderful. What fails is the slimness of storyline. However, it definitely deserved a nomination. I would say that you're right: The Visitor deserved a nomination. It is probably a better drama than BB. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Interesting picks. Anyone seen Benjamin Button? Is it worth an Oscar nomination? I've heard mixed reviews, knew some people who said it was good, but certainly i've not heard buzz on this level. Slumdog Millionaire certainly is worth the nomination, in my opinion. ---BeginMessage--- I've seen it. It was filmed locally so I am biased: I loved the film, but it doesn't touch the heart as Slumdog Millionaire does. Some of the themes in BB are repeated more than once, but perhaps that is necessary for american viewers. (At least Hollywood thinks so). Even though some reviewers did not like the frame story, I think that it worked. The cinematography was absolutely gorgeous. Nothing beat that. The reverse aging process was wonderful. What fails is the slimness of storyline. However, it definitely deserved a nomination. I would say that you're right: The Visitor deserved a nomination. It is probably a better drama than BB. --- In scifino...@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@... wrote: Interesting picks. Anyone seen Benjamin Button? Is it worth an Oscar nomination? I've heard mixed reviews, knew some people who said it was good, but certainly i've not heard buzz on this level. Slumdog Millionaire certainly is worth the nomination, in my opinion. ---End Message---
[scifinoir2] Avatar, New X-Men Show on NickToons Today
For those who have the NickToons (NToons) cable channel, the final arc of Avatar: The Last Airbender is currently being aired. This goes up to the series finale, with Ang having to face the Firelord and end the threat of the Fire Nation. After that is the premiere of the new series Wolverine and the X-Men at 8 pm EST. Not sure why Nickelodeon chose to put the new X-Men series on NToons instead of Nick itself. Even in these modern times, not everyone has all the higher cable channels. http://nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/shows/wolverine-and-the-x-men/commonRoom/index.jhtml
[scifinoir2] ...Meanwhile, over on SciFi
...and, SciFi has a decent new and I guess permanent lineup tonight. Reruns of Enterprise at 5 pm (okay, not everyone will like that), and TNG at 7 pm. Even if you're sick to death of TNG, they're starting with the point where the series really took off. Tonight's ep is Who Watches the Watchers, the show were Picard is hailed as a god by a proto-Vulcan village. Like I said, this part of the series is when TNG really started getting good. After that is the series Invasion, another Sean Cassidy joint, about a strange body-snatcher type occurrence in a Florida town. This is, followed by Moonlight, the recently canceled that many (like Tracey) grew to love. I've never seen a single ep, so this is something new to me. And rounding out the night is Battlestar Galactica. So, BSG is the only new show in the lineup, but with Invasion and Moonlight, there may be something new for some... http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3
[RE][scifinoir2] ...Meanwhile, over on SciFi
I will be giving the run a go. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] ...Meanwhile, over on SciFi Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:04:50 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ...and, SciFi has a decent new and I guess permanent lineup tonight. Reruns of Enterprise at 5 pm (okay, not everyone will like that), and TNG at 7 pm. Even if you're sick to death of TNG, they're starting with the point where the series really took off. Tonight's ep is Who Watches the Watchers, the show were Picard is hailed as a god by a proto-Vulcan village. Like I said, this part of the series is when TNG really started getting good. After that is the series Invasion, another Sean Cassidy joint, about a strange body-snatcher type occurrence in a Florida town. This is, followed by Moonlight, the recently canceled that many (like Tracey) grew to love. I've never seen a single ep, so this is something new to me. And rounding out the night is Battlestar Galactica. So, BSG is the only new show in the lineup, but with Invasion and Moonlight, there may be something new for some... http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Avatar, New X-Men Show on NickToons Today
I have it on the downstairs TV, but not on the upstairs one. (Trying to save a bit of dough during these times, you know?) I cut back on my Comcast service a few years ago, eliminating all the premium channels and going down to basic (no higher than SpikeTV). Added a few back so my wife could watch some home decorating channels, and i must admit, the prospect of watching Justice League on Boomerang was appealing to me. Did all this with Comcast, and I can relate to their many problems, let me tell you. I'm pretty sure I posted the story when we moved into our house two years ago, but they botched things big time. Took me four hours non-stop to get the Internet setup properly. Much of that time was spent with me arguing with their customer service team, who were giving me bad advice on testing the connections. The best was the lady who insisted that my using a wireless router was the problem--even though that router is a *client* on my home network, and I was doing *all* testing directly hardwired into the main router I'd been using for years down the street! They finally got it right (with my coaching). Gave me a deal so that I didn't have to pay for a second cable box, then promptly lost the records. So when I call with service problems on that free box, I always have to start a fight until they find those records. Each and every time, the rep I get says That was only temporary--we had no p lan for a permanent free box. To this day I can't get them to correct my incorrect middle initial on the bills... -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Still can't get the channel, Keith, courtesy of The Evil That Is Comcrap (pausing to spit). Waiting now for the DirectTV folks to come and save me. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Avatar, New X-Men Show on NickToons Today Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:55:46 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com For those who have the NickToons (NToons) cable channel, the final arc of Avatar: The Last Airbender is currently being aired. This goes up to the series finale, with Ang having to face the Firelord and end the threat of the Fire Nation. After that is the premiere of the new series Wolverine and the X-Men at 8 pm EST. Not sure why Nickelodeon chose to put the new X-Men series on NToons instead of Nick itself. Even in these modern times, not everyone has all the higher cable channels. http://nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/shows/wolverine-and-the-x-men/commonRoom/index. jhtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds ---BeginMessage--- Still can't get the channel, Keith, courtesy of The Evil That Is Comcrap (pausing to spit). Waiting now for the DirectTV folks to come and save me. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Avatar, New X-Men Show on NickToons Today Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:55:46 From : KeithBJohnson@comcast.net To : scifino...@yahoogroups.com For those who have the NickToons (NToons) cable channel, the final arc of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is currently being aired. This goes up to the series finale, with Ang having to face the Firelord and end the threat of the Fire Nation. After that is the premiere of the new series "Wolverine and the X-Men" at 8 pm EST. Not sure why Nickelodeon chose to put the new X-Men series on NToons instead of Nick itself. Even in these modern times, not everyone has all the higher cable channels. http://nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/shows/wolverine-and-the-x-men/commonRoom/index.jhtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds ---End Message---
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] ...Meanwhile, over on SciFi
Yeah, I'll check out Scifi as well, though i guess I have to use up more VCR tape space. Between the SciFi stuff, X-Men on NickToons, and Batman/Secret Saturdays/Clone Wars/Ben 10 on Cartoon Network, I'm actually finding too many shows to watch on a Friday night! -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com I will be giving the run a go. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] ...Meanwhile, over on SciFi Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:04:50 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ...and, SciFi has a decent new and I guess permanent lineup tonight. Reruns of Enterprise at 5 pm (okay, not everyone will like that), and TNG at 7 pm. Even if you're sick to death of TNG, they're starting with the point where the series really took off. Tonight's ep is Who Watches the Watchers, the show were Picard is hailed as a god by a proto-Vulcan village. Like I said, this part of the series is when TNG really started getting good. After that is the series Invasion, another Sean Cassidy joint, about a strange body-snatcher type occurrence in a Florida town. This is, followed by Moonlight, the recently canceled that many (like Tracey) grew to love. I've never seen a single ep, so this is something new to me. And rounding out the night is Battlestar Galactica. So, BSG is the only new show in the lineup, but with Invasion and Moonlight, there may be something new for some... http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds ---BeginMessage--- I will be giving the run a go. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] ...Meanwhile, over on SciFi Date : Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:04:50 From : KeithBJohnson@comcast.net To : scifino...@yahoogroups.com ...and, SciFi has a decent new and I guess permanent lineup tonight. Reruns of "Enterprise" at 5 pm (okay, not everyone will like that), and TNG at 7 pm. Even if you're sick to death of TNG, they're starting with the point where the series really took off. Tonight's ep is "Who Watches the Watchers", the show were Picard is hailed as a god by a proto-Vulcan village. Like I said, this part of the series is when TNG really started getting good. After that is the series "Invasion", another Sean Cassidy joint, about a strange body-snatcher type occurrence in a Florida town. This is, followed by "Moonlight", the recently canceled that many (like Tracey) grew to love. I've never seen a single ep, so this is something new to me. And rounding out the night is Battlestar Galactica. So, BSG is the only new show in the lineup, but with Invasion and Moonlight, there may be something new for some... http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds ---End Message---
[scifinoir2] Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages
Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages By Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 22, 2009; A01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012104 249.html?wprss=rss_politics If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Apple+iPhone?tid=informline kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past. Two years after launching the most technologically savvy presidential campaign in history, Obama officials ran smack into the constraints of the federal bureaucracy yesterday, encountering a jumble of disconnected phone lines, old computer software, and security regulations forbidding outside e-mail accounts. What does that mean in 21st-century terms? No Facebook http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Facebook+Inc.?tid=informlin e to communicate with supporters. No outside e-mail log-ins. No instant messaging. Hard adjustments for a staff that helped sweep Obama to power through, among other things, relentless online social networking. It is kind of like going from an Xbox http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Microsoft+Xbox?tid=informli ne to an Atari, Obama spokesman Bill http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Bill+Burton?tid=informline Burton said of his new digs. In many ways, the move into the White http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/The+White+House?tid=informl ine House resembled a first day at school: Advisers wandered the halls, looking for their offices. Aides spent hours in orientation, learning such things as government ethics rules as well as how their paychecks will be delivered. And everyone filled out a seemingly endless pile of paperwork. There were plenty of first-day glitches, too, as calls to many lines in the West Wing were met with a busy signal all morning and those to the main White House switchboard were greeted by a recording, redirecting callers to the presidential Web site. A number of reporters were also shut out of the White House because of lost security clearance lists. By late evening, the vaunted new White House Web site did not offer any updated posts about President http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Barack+Obama?tid=informline Obama's busy first day on the job, which included an inaugural prayer service, an open house with the public, and meetings with his economic and national security teams. Nor did the site reflect the transparency Obama promised to deliver. The President has not yet issued any executive orders, it stated hours after Obama issued executive orders to tighten ethics rules, enhance Freedom of Information Act rules and freeze the salaries of White House officials who earn more than $100,000. The site was updated for the first time last night, when information on the executive orders was added. But there were still no pool reports or blog entries. No one could quite explain the problem -- but they swore it would be fixed. One member of the White House new-media team came to work on Tuesday, right after the swearing-in ceremony, only to discover that it was impossible to know which programs could be updated, or even which computers could be used for which purposes. The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Apple+Macintosh?tid=informl ine , found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Microsoft+Corporation?tid=i nformline software. Laptops were scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing. The team was left struggling to put closed captions on online videos. Senior advisers chafed at the new arrangements, which severely limit mobility -- partly by tradition but also for security reasons and to ensure that all official work is preserved under the Presidential Records Act. It is what it is, said a White House staff member, speaking on the condition of anonymity. Nobody is being a blockade right now. It's just the system we need to go through. The system has daunted past White House employees. David Almacy, who became President George http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/George+W.+Bush?tid=informli ne W. Bush's Internet director in 2005, recalled having a week-long delay between his arrival at the White House and getting set up with a computer and a BlackBerry http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/BlackBerry+Mobile+Devices?t id=informline . The White House itself is an institution that transitions regardless of who the president is, he said. The White House is not starting from scratch. Processes are already in place. One White House official, who arrived breathless yesterday after being held up at the exterior gate, found he had no computer or telephone number. Recently called back from overseas duty, he ended up using his foreign cellphone. Another White House
[scifinoir2] New Star Trek Comic Book Lends The Movie Geek Cred
By Katey http://www.cinemablend.com/features/About-Us-296.html#Katey%20Rich Rich: 2009-01-23 14:04:36 javascript:void(0) ShareThis New Star Trek Comic Book Lends The Movie Geek CredThe people whom J.J. Abrams is trying to get out to see Star Trek are probably not the people who will be reading Star Trek: Countdown. It's a comic book that's an official prequel to the movie, and sets up a number of the storylines that will take place over the course of the movie, which comes out May 7. But for the die-hard Trek fans, the comic apparently calms a lot of fears that Abrams' movie will ditch Trek mythology in favor of courting a wider audience. AICN http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39855 has given a thumbs-up to the comic and what it entails about the movie, writing Say what you will about the failings of the studio-hammered Transformers script; I feel now that the [Trek screenwriters] Kurtzman-Orci team supplies geekitude sufficient enough to keep the new movie honest. Check out the AICN article for the details of what's in the book, and speculation on how they lead up to the state of the Trek galaxy when the movie began. Wondered why the Enterprise in the movie looks different? Or why Chekhov outranks Kirk? Your geek speculation can now run wild. image001.jpg
[scifinoir2] Veronica Mars Movie Really Happening?
I remembered that a few of you were fans. By Josh http://www.cinemablend.com/features/About-Us-296.html#Josh%20Tyler Tyler: 2009-01-22 22:52:16 javascript:void(0) ShareThis Even though the show never found a particularly large audience, Veronica Mars movie rumors have run rampant since the series' cancellation back in May of 2007. Till now, nothing has really come from any of the buzz. But today Mars producer Rob Thomas spoke to E! http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b79975_veronica_mars_mov ie_finally_in_works.html?sid=rss_kristinutm_source=eonlineutm_medium=rssfe edsutm_campaign=rss_kristin and made it sound as if this thing really is happening. Thomas says he's about to start writing a script for a Veronica Mars feature. That's the next project, he insists. It won't however, be Veronica Mars: The College Years as some had speculated. Instead Thomas is considering a different direction. I think it would open just days before Hearst College graduation, so Veronica would be at the end of her college career, he reveals. He's just starting to think about a script, so it's much to early to start thinking cast. That'll come after he writes it. He does however, definitely need Kristen Bell and Rob says she wants to do it. That's not exactly a contract, but at least she's up for it. He should have the money to hire her if he wants her. According to Thomas there's a producer ready with fundage: Joel Silver does have a certain pile of money that he can decide on, and he called me asking, 'Can we do this now?'
[scifinoir2] Ving Rhames: Not Just A Piece Of Meat
By Emily http://www.cinemablend.com/features/About-Us-296.html#Emily%20McDonald McDonald: 2009-01-22 11:07:06 javascript:void(0) ShareThis We all know that Ving Rhames has some serious acting chops, but that he hasn't been able to use them with roles in films like Day of the Dead and I Now Pronounce You, Chuck and Larry. But, it is not to late to excercise those abilities: he's just signed on to play the lead role in the stage to screen adaptation of Master Harold. and the Boys, the Athol Fugard play. It is now Rhames' time to shine, he has 12 films in post-production and one completed, at least one of them has to be good, doesn't it? Rhames will take on the role of a dignified waiter who befriends a young child (played by Freddie Highmore) who he becomes a father figure to. Golden Horn (that is the South African Emmy) winner Patrick Mofokeng will co-star as Willie, a more laid-back waiter who is into ballroom dancing. HR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3icc0b0d908a 93102298d12db0d64cab21 reports that Master Harold. and the Boys is being directed by first timer Lonny Price. Price will shoot in South Africa. Nicky Rebelo will adapt the play for the big screen and will attempt to [extend] the original play to take in more action and expand the setting. As a fan of Rhames for some time (really, lets be honest, after the Dawn of the Dead remake), it's thrilling to see him sink his teeth into something more substantial. This could be just the tear-jerker his career needs to jumpstart him into serious actor territory.
