RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?
It’s a waste of Buffy’s watcher’s talent. We did not see all of it either. Returned to a rerun of something From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:04 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Wow, not one of y'all who responded gave it a ringing endorsement of any kind. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:20:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Keith, I've seen two eps of it, never all the way through. That's the best review I can give it. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:49:19 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Anyone watching Merlin? I believe former Buffy star Anthony Head is one of the stars. I keep missing it. I've heard it's a lightweight telling of the Arthurian era. Someone likened it to One Tree Hill in the Middle Ages, or perhaps, the lighter aspects of Smallville once all the youngsters took over. I'm curious if it's worth a viewing? http://www.nbc.com/merlin/ _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try BingT now. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
I hate him dying in that too - Original Message - From: angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:15:37 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com , Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well done TV series Tribeca (which co-starred Carl Lumbly and Lawrence Fishburne), and especially, the classic Sayles' film The Brother From Another Planet. That last, in which Morton plays an alien slave on the run, is an amazing performance given that he speaks not a word, and must convey everything with just his facial expressions and body language. I wonder if the Eureka showrunners really understand what a great asset they have in Morton...? - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:58:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts They are the best actors however, some of the guest stars and recurring characters are also good, Frances Fisher (Eva Thorne); and Tamlyn Tomita (Kim Anderson); and Debrah Farentino, (The Psychiatrist) are some that come to mind From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts The best actors on the show are Joe Morton,
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!
You explain my tortured relationship with the show perfectly. I suspect my husband feels similarly. He makes fun of me watching it as he walks by and ends up dropping everything and sitting down to watch the whole thing with me. If I invited him to watch he wouldn't, but he has seen the last three episodes with me. The only reason he did not see other episodes is because he was not here when I watch. Now that I know he secretly likes it, I put it on demand when he is around. But.. he's not a fan -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated that Lafayette was back but I was totally not feeling his chained in the basement arc. I would have almost preferred for him to have died (as he did in the book) than to see him chained up like a dog. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: Anybody watching True Blood? What do you think. Warning. I'm one week behind, so protect me from spoilers Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@... Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links
[scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation
Sitting here drinking my morning coffee getting ready 4 work and watching 'Star Trek: Generations' on HBO2. The saucer section separates from the star drive section as the warp core breeches. the resulting shock wave knocks the saucer section out of orbit and into the atmosphere. then u get classic Data. he has the emotion chip activated and he is watching the view screen. the camera shows his face - full on - and he smiles and says Oh shit! simply classic! Fate.
RE: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation
Makes me smile every time, Fate. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com CC: blackscifihorrorfantasyc...@yahoogroups.com From: jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:22:42 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation Sitting here drinking my morning coffee getting ready 4 work and watching 'Star Trek: Generations' on HBO2. The saucer section separates from the star drive section as the warp core breeches. the resulting shock wave knocks the saucer section out of orbit and into the atmosphere. then u get classic Data. he has the emotion chip activated and he is watching the view screen. the camera shows his face - full on - and he smiles and says Oh shit! simply classic! Fate. _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?
Agreed, Tracey. As I've said before (far too often), Head must be working on improvements to his house, to have taken that job. The two eps I looked in on, he was FedEx-ing his role in. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:28:27 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? It’s a waste of Buffy’s watcher’s talent. We did not see all of it either. Returned to a rerun of something From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:04 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Wow, not one of y'all who responded gave it a ringing endorsement of any kind. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:20:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Keith, I've seen two eps of it, never all the way through. That's the best review I can give it. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:49:19 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Anyone watching Merlin? I believe former Buffy star Anthony Head is one of the stars. I keep missing it. I've heard it's a lightweight telling of the Arthurian era. Someone likened it to One Tree Hill in the Middle Ages, or perhaps, the lighter aspects of Smallville once all the youngsters took over. I'm curious if it's worth a viewing? http://www.nbc.com/merlin/ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try BingT now. _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
D'OH! Completely *forgot* about Warehouse 13! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:20:25 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton The third Eureka star on the show. The actress who plays Jo, and the guy who plays her boyfriend were on last night. Great show by the way! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:17:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well done TV series Tribeca (which co-starred Carl Lumbly and Lawrence Fishburne), and especially, the classic Sayles' film The Brother From Another Planet. That last, in which Morton plays an alien slave on the run, is an amazing performance given that he
RE: [scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong)
Maybe that was *her* house-renovation role, because it was really an empty-basket role. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:07:08 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong) I agree. Whenever I see her in roles that don't showcase her major toughness and sexiness--like playing the wife in The One--I like her, but feel she's being underused. It'd be like Michele Forbes playing a soccer mom. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:41:28 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong) What puts The Carla over the top for me is her mixture of looks, brains and intestinal fortitude in her roles. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:18:57 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong) I don't know from the pornstar. I love Rosario Dawson, but am not as hormonally fired up by her as the rest of you guys. Halle Berry is not bad, but she's another who's loin-exciting abilities i've never gotten. I just don't find her to be smokin' hot. But Gugino, man she has it in spades! I still enjoyed Karen Sisco, and think it would have gotten better with time. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:55:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong) Believe me, my love for Carla Gugino is only exceeded by my love for Halle Berry, Rosario Dawson and porn star Jasmine Cashmere (all of whom I will watch in ANYTHING). I wanted to love Karen Sisko, I really did! I DVRed it and everything! I was rooting for Gugino. I was rooting for Robert Forster. Heck, I was rooting for Danny DeVito's production company. But I found it slow, plodding and, finally, unwatchable. It had none of the nerve and verve of Out of Sight, which was primo, and, more importantly none of the chemistry George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez brought to the movie. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Dude! Rave is missing the boat on that one! :) - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:20:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong Loved it. Would have the DVD collection now, if not for a lack of money. Just saw it at the Best Buy near my house. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:36:51 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong did you like Karen Sisco, Martin? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:22:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong rave, those fantastic gams were on display a few times and, to be honest, they couldn't flash them too much. Any more exposure, and menfolk might miss out on a thing or three. Like the rest of the story... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:14 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong While Stay Cool, is a decidedly inferior film to Get Shorty, my friends and I have had hours of fun quoting lines from that movie: Don't give me no damn gun! You know what I'm gonna do with it! Stop hatin', start participatin'. Come on,
RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?
Not a one... nay, nay, nay. -- from History of the World, Part One If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:04:21 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Wow, not one of y'all who responded gave it a ringing endorsement of any kind. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:20:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Keith, I've seen two eps of it, never all the way through. That's the best review I can give it. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:49:19 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Anyone watching Merlin? I believe former Buffy star Anthony Head is one of the stars. I keep missing it. I've heard it's a lightweight telling of the Arthurian era. Someone likened it to One Tree Hill in the Middle Ages, or perhaps, the lighter aspects of Smallville once all the youngsters took over. I'm curious if it's worth a viewing? http://www.nbc.com/merlin/ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try BingT now. _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?
Not a one... nay, nay, nay. -- from History of the World, Part One If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:04:21 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Wow, not one of y'all who responded gave it a ringing endorsement of any kind. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:20:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Keith, I've seen two eps of it, never all the way through. That's the best review I can give it. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:49:19 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good? Anyone watching Merlin? I believe former Buffy star Anthony Head is one of the stars. I keep missing it. I've heard it's a lightweight telling of the Arthurian era. Someone likened it to One Tree Hill in the Middle Ages, or perhaps, the lighter aspects of Smallville once all the youngsters took over. I'm curious if it's worth a viewing? http://www.nbc.com/merlin/ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try BingT now. _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
No, Mr Worf. Somehow, sitting right here in front of my TV, with it on, I missed the show. I'll have to catch it tomorrow after Eureka. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:17:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well done TV series Tribeca (which co-starred Carl Lumbly and Lawrence Fishburne), and especially, the classic Sayles' film The Brother From Another Planet. That last, in which Morton plays an alien slave on the run, is an amazing performance given that he speaks not a word, and must convey everything with just his facial expressions and body language. I wonder if the Eureka showrunners really understand what a great asset they have in Morton...? - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... To:
RE: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style
No, haven't seen that as yet. Sounds like a needed addition to the viewing schedule. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:14:31 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style I doubt that Homer would mind at all. Have you seen the documentary on Seasame Street called The world according to Seasame street? It gives a fascinating glimpse into how political some governments get about things like kid's tv shows. The whole Tinky Winky gay thing comes to mind. There must have been a lot of dialog about the Simpsons. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Would Homer really *mind* the change of beer? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:26:47 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style (sorry no pic!) An homage to Homer, African style LUANDA (Reuters) - An Angolan advertising agency has given Homer Simpson and his family an African makeover, raising eyebrows among fans of one of America's most cherished sitcoms. The Simpsons, broadcast in more than 90 countries, have always been portrayed as yellow but the advertising agency, Executive Center in Luanda, decided to turn them brown in a promotional video aired by Africa's digital satellite TV service DSTV in Angola. Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart are portrayed as Africans sitting on their over-used family couch. The family is shown wearing African-inspired clothing and their living room has little more than two huge loud speakers. Even Homer's cherished beer has been replaced by Cuca, the Budweiser of Angola. Couldn't they have left Marge's hair blue? said Ryan, a blogger, in a post below a picture of Marge with a jet black afro hairdo. The creative director of Executive Center, Antonio Pascoa, said: Our goal was to adapt the satirical parody of the typical middle-class American family to Angola. If people don't like it than I guess they don't have a sense of humor big enough to enjoy the Simpsons. (Reporting by Henrique Almeida) -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. Find out more. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style
*Knew* those RSS tags up there would pay off... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207968/Aye-carumba-The-Simpsons-makeover-African-show.html If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:08:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style Cool. I would love to see that. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Mr Worf, I meant to chase this down today, but I've been too busy today. As soon as I do, I'll post it here. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:04:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style What I am curious about is did they color all of the characters? Like Mr.Burns and Moe? That has to be weird. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Would Homer really *mind* the change of beer? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:26:47 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style (sorry no pic!) An homage to Homer, African style LUANDA (Reuters) - An Angolan advertising agency has given Homer Simpson and his family an African makeover, raising eyebrows among fans of one of America's most cherished sitcoms. The Simpsons, broadcast in more than 90 countries, have always been portrayed as yellow but the advertising agency, Executive Center in Luanda, decided to turn them brown in a promotional video aired by Africa's digital satellite TV service DSTV in Angola. Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart are portrayed as Africans sitting on their over-used family couch. The family is shown wearing African-inspired clothing and their living room has little more than two huge loud speakers. Even Homer's cherished beer has been replaced by Cuca, the Budweiser of Angola. Couldn't they have left Marge's hair blue? said Ryan, a blogger, in a post below a picture of Marge with a jet black afro hairdo. The creative director of Executive Center, Antonio Pascoa, said: Our goal was to adapt the satirical parody of the typical middle-class American family to Angola. If people don't like it than I guess they don't have a sense of humor big enough to enjoy the Simpsons. (Reporting by Henrique Almeida) -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. Find out more. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
[scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook.com/greasyguide http://facebook.com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide.com - HarlemFoodie.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! 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:scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
i really hope not! she cannot act worth anything. she is just eye candy. that's all. --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:49 AM barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook.com/greasyguide http://facebook.com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide.com - HarlemFoodie.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
[scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
Cool. There were quite a few episodes I never got to watch so now I can play catch up. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@... Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
I don't even know who she is. And judging from the comments...I sure am glad! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.comwrote: i really hope not! she cannot act worth anything. she is just eye candy. that's all. --- On *Thu, 8/27/09, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:49 AM barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker...@hotmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook.com/greasyguide http://facebook.com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide.com - HarlemFoodie.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
Adrianne, she is the chick from Transformers 1 2 --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:25 AM I don't even know who she is. And judging from the comments...I sure am glad! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com wrote: i really hope not! she cannot act worth anything. she is just eye candy. that's all. --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:49 AM barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker013@ hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall. msn.com/movies/ The-Shortlist- for-Aug-26- 3865.gallery? GT1=28135# m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik _ _ __ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook. com/greasyguide http://facebook. com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter. com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide. com - HarlemFoodie. com - - -- Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add? fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links mailto:scifinoir2-digest@ yahoogroups. com mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeat u...@yahoogroups .com http://docs. yahoo.com/ info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
I MISS JUSTICE LEAGUE! --- On Thu, 8/27/09, daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:23 AM Cool. There were quite a few episodes I never got to watch so now I can play catch up. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com From: KeithBJohnson@ ... Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. _ _ _ _ _ _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. http://windowslive. com/Campaign/ SocialNetworking ?ocid=PID23285: :T:WLMTAGL: ON:WL:en- US:SI_SB_ facebook: 082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
That would explain it--never seen either movie. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.comwrote: Adrianne, she is the chick from Transformers 1 2 --- On *Thu, 8/27/09, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com*wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:25 AM I don't even know who she is. And judging from the comments...I sure am glad! ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ bamc.html http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oathhttp://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com http://mc/compose?to=jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: i really hope not! she cannot act worth anything. she is just eye candy. that's all. --- On *Thu, 8/27/09, Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=streetfor...@gmail.com * wrote: From: Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=streetfor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.comhttp://mc/compose?to=scifino...@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:49 AM barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker013@ hotmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall. msn.com/movies/ The-Shortlist- for-Aug-26- 3865.gallery? GT1=28135# m=oZghMddAdLuhttp://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVikhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ _ __ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook. com/greasyguidehttp://facebook.com/greasyguide http://facebook. com/mikestreet http://facebook.com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter. com/streetforce1http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide. com - HarlemFoodie. com - - -- Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add? fmvn=mapYahoohttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links start: -00-00 end: -00-00
[scifinoir2] Cake
A HUSBAND IS AT HOME WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME WHEN HIS WIFE INTERRUPTS, Honey, could you fix the light in the hallway? It's been flickering for weeks now. He looks at her and says angrily, Fix the lights now? Does it look like I have GE written on my forehead? I don't think so Fine, Then the wife asks, Well then, could you fix the fridge door? It won't close right. To which he replied, Fix the fridge door? Does it look like I have Westinghouse written on my forehead? I don't think so. Fine, she say, Then you could at least fix the steps to the front door? They are about to break I'm not a carpenter, and I don't want to fix steps he says, Does it look like I have Home Depot written on my forehead? I don't think so! I've had enough of you, I'm going to the bar! He goes to the bar and drinks for a couple of hours He starts to feel guilty about how he treated his wife, and decides to go home. As he walks into the house, he notices that the steps are already fixed. As he enters the house, he sees the hall light is working. As he goes to get a beer, he notices the fridge door is also fixed. Honey, he asks, how'd all this get fixed? She says, Well, when you left, I sat outside and cried. Just then, a nice young man asked me what was wrong, and I told him. He offered to do all the repairs, and all I had to do was either go to bed with him or bake him a cake. The husband said, So what kind of cake did you bake? She replied, Helo, do you see Betty Crocker written on my forehead? I don't think so.
[scifinoir2] Leverage
Did anyone (other than me that is) watch Leverage last night? Wil Wheaton played a hacker named - chaos and he was called - Kobayashi Maru. Fate.
[scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs
Two times on the Dollhouse Torchwood swap. Off the scifinoir tip, I would love to see what Jada Pinkett could do with the scripts Nurse Jackie gets. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: TV http://io9.com/5345549/tv-shows-we-wish-would-swap-writing-staffs Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs By Charlie Jane http://io9.com/people/charliejane/posts/ Anders, 5:07 http://io9.com/5345549/tv-shows-we-wish-would-swap-writing-staffs PM We don't just love television for the special effects or crackerjack acting, but for the writing. That's where our heroes get their cool lines and defining moments. And sometimes we wonder: what'd happen if our fave shows swapped writing staffs? That's right - it's just like wife swappers, except it's writer swappers! So put the keys to the writers' room in a bowl, and let's get swinging... Lost and Supernatural In some ways these shows are opposites, even though they have so much in common - they both have long, pull-your-hair-out plots and complex characters who stray to the dark side regularly. But Supernatural keeps it lean and mean - you pretty much just have the Winchester brothers, and one to four supporting castmembers at any given time. And Supernatural's big mysteries are relatively few, and relatively straightforward: What did the yellow-eyed demon want with baby Sam? What does Ruby want with grown-up Sam? Why did the angels pull Dean out of Hell? And we get answers to those questions on a regular basis. What's complex on Supernatural is the tangled theology of the Angel/Demon war. And few relationships on television are as barbed and complex as the troubled love between the two brothers. Lost, meanwhile, thrives on complexity - there are easily two dozen characters you're supposed to be keeping track of at any given moment, and oftentimes, they all seem to be equally important. The show's creators have already told viewers not to expect answers to all the show's mysteries - You have to piece things together on your own, or just accept that some things are not knowable. Meanwhile, the show gives us characters whose family relationships are mostly dismal (except Hurley's, oddly) and whose relationships with each other are frequently defined somewhat straightforwardly by rivalry, love triangles, or unrequited love. So we'd love to see the writers change places for a bit - the Supernatural writers could bring a bit of immediacy to Lost's slow-boiling storylines, and also show us a bit more of how all these people stuck on an island together have become each other's family, and have grown to love each other even as they piss each other off. And the Lost writers could give us a world of spirits and monsters that's foggier, and weirder, than Supernatural has ever quite given us. Imagine Supernatural with more weird clues, and more of a sense that there's a massive chess game going on in which the Winchester brothers are just pawns. It could be quite a ride. Dollhouse and Torchwood These two shows both unkinked our brains, in different ways, last month. We finally got to see Dollhouse's unaired season finale, in which some brilliant new adaptations to the Dollhouse's business model end up destroying civilizaton itself. And Torchwood served up the shocking, twisted Children Of Earth miniseries, in which we find out just how valuable our children really are - and just how dark Captain Jack is prepared to get. These shows both operate in murky waters, with heroes who have huge dark sides and make difficult (and frequently wrong) choices. They're the dark side of escapism, showing how becoming part of a secret world of amazing tech and cool fantasies can be dreadful as well as wonderful. But Dollhouse is a good deal nastier than Torchwood, giving us a for-profit venture that is bent on making people's dreams come true - but only at the expense of its employees' personhood. Torchwood, meanwhile, is about people who actually do try to save the world - but often as not, they make things worse. http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/08/dollhousetorchwood.jpg http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/8/2009/08/500x_dollhousetorchwood.jpg So what would happen if Russell T. Davies and his gang started writing Dollhouse, and Joss and friends moved to Cardiff? Well, for starters, Dollhouse would get a lot sexier. The relationship between Boyd and Whiskey/Claire Saunders would probably heat up quite a bit. (And the already-homoerotic tension between ex-cop Boyd Langton and ex-FBI agent Paul Ballard would become way more intense.) But more than that, the assignments would get a lot freakier - Just imagine what sort of missions Russell T. Davies' gnarled, twisted brain would come up with for the mindwiped dolls who can be anyone or anything. And if you think the Dollhouse is morally grey and disturbing now, wait until RTD
[scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs
Oh! That is wicked good! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: And I'll personally bank two seasons of Clone Wars as written by Hammer and Publick. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; sincere1...@...; cinque3...@...; ggs...@... From: tdli...@... Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:53:44 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs By Charlie Jane Anders, 5:07 PM We don't just love television for the special effects or crackerjack acting, but for the writing. That's where our heroes get their cool lines and defining moments. And sometimes we wonder: what'd happen if our fave shows swapped writing staffs? That's right it's just like wife swappers, except it's writer swappers! So put the keys to the writers' room in a bowl, and let's get swinging... Lost and Supernatural In some ways these shows are opposites, even though they have so much in common they both have long, pull-your-hair-out plots and complex characters who stray to the dark side regularly. But Supernatural keeps it lean and mean you pretty much just have the Winchester brothers, and one to four supporting castmembers at any given time. And Supernatural's big mysteries are relatively few, and relatively straightforward: What did the yellow-eyed demon want with baby Sam? What does Ruby want with grown-up Sam? Why did the angels pull Dean out of Hell? And we get answers to those questions on a regular basis. What's complex on Supernatural is the tangled theology of the Angel/Demon war. And few relationships on television are as barbed and complex as the troubled love between the two brothers. Lost, meanwhile, thrives on complexity there are easily two dozen characters you're supposed to be keeping track of at any given moment, and oftentimes, they all seem to be equally important. The show's creators have already told viewers not to expect answers to all the show's mysteries You have to piece things together on your own, or just accept that some things are not knowable. Meanwhile, the show gives us characters whose family relationships are mostly dismal (except Hurley's, oddly) and whose relationships with each other are frequently defined somewhat straightforwardly by rivalry, love triangles, or unrequited love. So we'd love to see the writers change places for a bit the Supernatural writers could bring a bit of immediacy to Lost's slow-boiling storylines, and also show us a bit more of how all these people stuck on an island together have become each other's family, and have grown to love each other even as they piss each other off. And the Lost writers could give us a world of spirits and monsters that's foggier, and weirder, than Supernatural has ever quite given us. Imagine Supernatural with more weird clues, and more of a sense that there's a massive chess game going on in which the Winchester brothers are just pawns. It could be quite a ride. Dollhouse and Torchwood These two shows both unkinked our brains, in different ways, last month. We finally got to see Dollhouse's unaired season finale, in which some brilliant new adaptations to the Dollhouse's business model end up destroying civilizaton itself. And Torchwood served up the shocking, twisted Children Of Earth miniseries, in which we find out just how valuable our children really are and just how dark Captain Jack is prepared to get. These shows both operate in murky waters, with heroes who have huge dark sides and make difficult (and frequently wrong) choices. They're the dark side of escapism, showing how becoming part of a secret world of amazing tech and cool fantasies can be dreadful as well as wonderful. But Dollhouse is a good deal nastier than Torchwood, giving us a for-profit venture that is bent on making people's dreams come true but only at the expense of its employees' personhood. Torchwood, meanwhile, is about people who actually do try to save the world but often as not, they make things worse. So what would happen if Russell T. Davies and his gang started writing Dollhouse, and Joss and friends moved to Cardiff? Well, for starters, Dollhouse would get a lot sexier. The relationship between Boyd and Whiskey/Claire Saunders would probably heat up quite a bit. (And the already-homoerotic tension between ex-cop Boyd Langton and ex-FBI agent Paul Ballard would become way more intense.) But more than that, the assignments would get a lot freakier Just imagine what sort of missions Russell T. Davies' gnarled, twisted brain would come up with for the
[scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!
All of a sudden I am warming up to the idea of Cher as Catwoman! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!
now THAT is funny! --- On Thu, 8/27/09, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 10:43 AM All of a sudden I am warming up to the idea of Cher as Catwoman! ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall. msn.com/movies/ The-Shortlist- for-Aug-26- 3865.gallery? GT1=28135# m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik _ _ _ _ _ _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. http://windowslive. com/Campaign/ SocialNetworking ?ocid=PID23285: :T:WLMTAGL: ON:WL:en- US:SI_SB_ facebook: 082009
Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style
Wow... surreal! :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote: *Knew* those RSS tags up there would pay off... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207968/Aye-carumba-The-Simpsons-makeover-African-show.html If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:08:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style Cool. I would love to see that. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Mr Worf, I meant to chase this down today, but I've been too busy today. As soon as I do, I'll post it here. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:04:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style What I am curious about is did they color all of the characters? Like Mr.Burns and Moe? That has to be weird. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Would Homer really *mind* the change of beer? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:26:47 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style (sorry no pic!) An homage to Homer, African style http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/reuters.com.dart/news/odd/article;type=featured_broker;sz=170x40;articleID=USTRE57K3GS20090821;ord=0075? LUANDA (Reuters) - An Angolan advertising agency has given Homer Simpson and his family an African makeover, raising eyebrows among fans of one of America's most cherished sitcoms. The Simpsons, broadcast in more than 90 countries, have always been portrayed as yellow but the advertising agency, Executive Center in Luanda, decided to turn them brown in a promotional video aired by Africa's digital satellite TV service DSTV in Angola. Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart are portrayed as Africans sitting on their over-used family couch. The family is shown wearing African-inspired clothing and their living room has little more than two huge loud speakers. Even Homer's cherished beer has been replaced by Cuca, the Budweiser of Angola. Couldn't they have left Marge's hair blue? said Ryan, a blogger, in a post below a picture of Marge with a jet black afro hairdo. The creative director of Executive Center, Antonio Pascoa, said: Our goal was to adapt the satirical parody of the typical middle-class American family to Angola. If people don't like it than I guess they don't have a sense of humor big enough to enjoy the Simpsons. (Reporting by Henrique Almeida) -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. Find out more.http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
I think you need Tivo! :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:16 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote: No, Mr Worf. Somehow, sitting right here in front of my TV, with it on, I missed the show. I'll have to catch it tomorrow after Eureka. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:17:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well done TV series Tribeca (which co-starred Carl Lumbly and Lawrence Fishburne), and especially, the classic Sayles' film The Brother From Another Planet. That last, in which Morton plays an alien slave on the run, is an amazing performance given that he speaks not a word, and must convey everything with just his facial expressions and body language. I wonder if the Eureka showrunners really understand what a great asset they have in Morton...? - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:58:50 PM GMT
RE: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation
Only decent part of the movie.That and Starfleet ships at the end doing the cleanup effort. --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 7:49 AM Makes me smile every time, Fate. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com CC: blackscifihorrorfan tasyclub@ yahoogroups. com From: jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:22:42 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation Sitting here drinking my morning coffee getting ready 4 work and watching 'Star Trek: Generations' on HBO2. The saucer section separates from the star drive section as the warp core breeches. the resulting shock wave knocks the saucer section out of orbit and into the atmosphere. then u get classic Data. he has the emotion chip activated and he is watching the view screen. the camera shows his face - full on - and he smiles and says Oh shit! simply classic! Fate. Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. Find out more.
[scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? -
Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
They would need a good director and story. I just read that they are working on the Lone Ranger, Happy Days, and Dark Shadows. They might as well buy a old tv guide from the 1970s and pick every title out of the top 20! What I would love to see is Tim Burton's Mr.Ed :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? - -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
YES! Make everyone forget about it just like they pretended the Ang Lee Hulk never existed. But if not Afleck, the who? I vote for Matt Damon just to rub Afleck's nose in it. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:16:30 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? -
Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
Oh how they've forgotten the debacle that was Bewitched Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:27:33 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil They would need a good director and story. I just read that they are working on the Lone Ranger, Happy Days, and Dark Shadows. They might as well buy a old tv guide from the 1970s and pick every title out of the top 20! What I would love to see is Tim Burton's Mr.Ed :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? - -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
Why not a Mork Mindy movie? Robin Williams Pam Dawber(sp?) are still kickin'. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:27:33 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil They would need a good director and story. I just read that they are working on the Lone Ranger, Happy Days, and Dark Shadows. They might as well buy a old tv guide from the 1970s and pick every title out of the top 20! What I would love to see is Tim Burton's Mr.Ed :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? - -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [scifinoir2] Leverage
Missed this. I saw. I barely recognized him. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:18 AM To: Sci Fi Cc: Black SciFi Subject: [scifinoir2] Leverage Did anyone (other than me that is) watch Leverage last night? Wil Wheaton played a hacker named - chaos and he was called - Kobayashi Maru. Fate. start: -00-00 end: -00-00
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs
Agreed about Jada. The writing on her show is so hackneyed. I feel like I'm watching Dr. Welby MD or Medical Center, from the seventies -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:37 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs Two times on the Dollhouse Torchwood swap. Off the scifinoir tip, I would love to see what Jada Pinkett could do with the scripts Nurse Jackie gets. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: TV http://io9.com/5345549/tv-shows-we-wish-would-swap-writing-staffs Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs By Charlie Jane http://io9.com/people/charliejane/posts/ Anders, 5:07 http://io9.com/5345549/tv-shows-we-wish-would-swap-writing-staffs PM We don't just love television for the special effects or crackerjack acting, but for the writing. That's where our heroes get their cool lines and defining moments. And sometimes we wonder: what'd happen if our fave shows swapped writing staffs? That's right - it's just like wife swappers, except it's writer swappers! So put the keys to the writers' room in a bowl, and let's get swinging... Lost and Supernatural In some ways these shows are opposites, even though they have so much in common - they both have long, pull-your-hair-out plots and complex characters who stray to the dark side regularly. But Supernatural keeps it lean and mean - you pretty much just have the Winchester brothers, and one to four supporting castmembers at any given time. And Supernatural's big mysteries are relatively few, and relatively straightforward: What did the yellow-eyed demon want with baby Sam? What does Ruby want with grown-up Sam? Why did the angels pull Dean out of Hell? And we get answers to those questions on a regular basis. What's complex on Supernatural is the tangled theology of the Angel/Demon war. And few relationships on television are as barbed and complex as the troubled love between the two brothers. Lost, meanwhile, thrives on complexity - there are easily two dozen characters you're supposed to be keeping track of at any given moment, and oftentimes, they all seem to be equally important. The show's creators have already told viewers not to expect answers to all the show's mysteries - You have to piece things together on your own, or just accept that some things are not knowable. Meanwhile, the show gives us characters whose family relationships are mostly dismal (except Hurley's, oddly) and whose relationships with each other are frequently defined somewhat straightforwardly by rivalry, love triangles, or unrequited love. So we'd love to see the writers change places for a bit - the Supernatural writers could bring a bit of immediacy to Lost's slow-boiling storylines, and also show us a bit more of how all these people stuck on an island together have become each other's family, and have grown to love each other even as they piss each other off. And the Lost writers could give us a world of spirits and monsters that's foggier, and weirder, than Supernatural has ever quite given us. Imagine Supernatural with more weird clues, and more of a sense that there's a massive chess game going on in which the Winchester brothers are just pawns. It could be quite a ride. Dollhouse and Torchwood These two shows both unkinked our brains, in different ways, last month. We finally got to see Dollhouse's unaired season finale, in which some brilliant new adaptations to the Dollhouse's business model end up destroying civilizaton itself. And Torchwood served up the shocking, twisted Children Of Earth miniseries, in which we find out just how valuable our children really are - and just how dark Captain Jack is prepared to get. These shows both operate in murky waters, with heroes who have huge dark sides and make difficult (and frequently wrong) choices. They're the dark side of escapism, showing how becoming part of a secret world of amazing tech and cool fantasies can be dreadful as well as wonderful. But Dollhouse is a good deal nastier than Torchwood, giving us a for-profit venture that is bent on making people's dreams come true - but only at the expense of its employees' personhood. Torchwood, meanwhile, is about people who actually do try to save the world - but often as not, they make things worse. http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/08/dollhousetorchwood.jpg http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/8/2009/08/500x_dollhousetorchwood.jpg So what would happen if Russell T. Davies and his gang started writing Dollhouse, and Joss and friends moved to Cardiff? Well, for starters, Dollhouse would get a lot sexier. The relationship between Boyd and Whiskey/Claire Saunders would probably heat up quite a bit. (And the already-homoerotic
RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
Why should there be a CW in this flick anyway? --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 12:16 PM Say it ain’t so. After Michele Pfieffer, I need someone with some acting chops From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:30 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall. msn.com/movies/ The-Shortlist- for-Aug-26- 3865.gallery? GT1=28135# m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.
[scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage
Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I barely recognized him Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@greeneconomypost.com
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
I like watching Warehouse with Eureka on Fridays. Can't wait to see him back to back From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:03 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton D'OH! Completely *forgot* about Warehouse 13! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:20:25 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton The third Eureka star on the show. The actress who plays Jo, and the guy who plays her boyfriend were on last night. Great show by the way! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:17:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well done TV series Tribeca (which co-starred Carl Lumbly and Lawrence Fishburne), and especially, the classic Sayles' film The Brother From Another Planet. That last, in which Morton plays an alien slave on the run, is an amazing performance given that he speaks not a
Re: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage
LOL will we PLEASE stop calling that grown man Wesley Crusher?!! On Aug 27, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I barely recognized him Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@greeneconomypost.com
[scifinoir2] Jackson's 51st birthday to bring more MJ tributes
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RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
Say it ain't so. After Michele Pfieffer, I need someone with some acting chops From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:30 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=2 8135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. Find out more. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:O N:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage
i called him Wil! Fate. --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 12:32 PM LOL will we PLEASE stop calling that grown man Wesley Crusher?!! On Aug 27, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I barely recognized him Tracey de Morsella, Managing ProducerThe Green Economy Posthttp://greeneconomy post.comtra...@greeneconomy post.com
[scifinoir2] Fat Chance!
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RE: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage
Up until last night, HE WAS WESLEY CHRUSHER!!! However, the big burley man I saw, was no Wesley Crusher, so I will comply :-) From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:33 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage LOL will we PLEASE stop calling that grown man Wesley Crusher?!! On Aug 27, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I barely recognized him Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@greeneconomypost.com
[scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star
http://shuudu.notlong.com Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP) 1 day ago WASHINGTON Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet. The odd, fiery planet is so close to its star and so large that it is triggering tremendous plasma tides on the star. Those powerful tides are in turn warping the planet's zippy less-than-a-day orbit around its star. The result: an ever-closer tango of death, with the planet eventually spiraling into the star. It's a slow death. The planet WASP-18b has maybe a million years to live, said planet discoverer Coel Hellier, a professor of astrophysics at the Keele University in England. Hellier's report on the suicidal planet is in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature. It's causing its own destruction by creating these tides, Hellier said. The star is called WASP-18 and the planet is WASP-18b because of the Wide Angle Search for Planets team that found them. The planet circles a star that is in the constellation Phoenix and is about 325 light-years away from Earth, which means it is in our galactic neighborhood. A light-year is about 5.8 trillion miles. The planet is 1.9 million miles from its star, 1/50th of the distance between Earth and the sun, our star. And because of that the temperature is about 3,800 degrees. Its size 10 times bigger than Jupiter and its proximity to its star make it likely to die, Hellier said. Think of how the distant moon pulls Earth's oceans to form twice-daily tides. The effect the odd planet has on its star is thousands of times stronger, Hellier said. The star's tidal bulge of plasma may extend hundreds of miles, he said. Like most planets outside our solar system, this planet was not seen directly by a telescope. Astronomers found it by seeing dips in light from the star every time the planet came between the star and Earth. So far astronomers have found more than 370 planets outside the solar system. This one is yet another weird one in the exoplanet menagerie, said planet specialist Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. It's so unusual to find a suicidal planet that University of Maryland astronomer Douglas Hamilton questioned whether there was another explanation. While it is likely that this is a suicidal planet, Hamilton said it is also possible that some basic physics calculations that all astronomers rely on could be dead wrong. The answer will become apparent in less than a decade if the planet seems to be further in a death spiral, he said.
[scifinoir2] Re: Welsley Crusher on Leverage
Now you make me wish that i could go back and watch it again. I only half-watched it. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I barely recognized him Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@...
RE: [scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star
Palin's World, anyone? Seriously, fun stuff. I'm going to try to work it into a story I'm writing now. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:29:04 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star http://shuudu.notlong.com Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP) – 1 day ago WASHINGTON — Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet. The odd, fiery planet is so close to its star and so large that it is triggering tremendous plasma tides on the star. Those powerful tides are in turn warping the planet's zippy less-than-a-day orbit around its star. The result: an ever-closer tango of death, with the planet eventually spiraling into the star. It's a slow death. The planet WASP-18b has maybe a million years to live, said planet discoverer Coel Hellier, a professor of astrophysics at the Keele University in England. Hellier's report on the suicidal planet is in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature. It's causing its own destruction by creating these tides, Hellier said. The star is called WASP-18 and the planet is WASP-18b because of the Wide Angle Search for Planets team that found them. The planet circles a star that is in the constellation Phoenix and is about 325 light-years away from Earth, which means it is in our galactic neighborhood. A light-year is about 5.8 trillion miles. The planet is 1.9 million miles from its star, 1/50th of the distance between Earth and the sun, our star. And because of that the temperature is about 3,800 degrees. Its size — 10 times bigger than Jupiter — and its proximity to its star make it likely to die, Hellier said. Think of how the distant moon pulls Earth's oceans to form twice-daily tides. The effect the odd planet has on its star is thousands of times stronger, Hellier said. The star's tidal bulge of plasma may extend hundreds of miles, he said. Like most planets outside our solar system, this planet was not seen directly by a telescope. Astronomers found it by seeing dips in light from the star every time the planet came between the star and Earth. So far astronomers have found more than 370 planets outside the solar system. This one is yet another weird one in the exoplanet menagerie, said planet specialist Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. It's so unusual to find a suicidal planet that University of Maryland astronomer Douglas Hamilton questioned whether there was another explanation. While it is likely that this is a suicidal planet, Hamilton said it is also possible that some basic physics calculations that all astronomers rely on could be dead wrong. The answer will become apparent in less than a decade if the planet seems to be further in a death spiral, he said. _ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery
[scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta
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RE: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage
Slap me, but I've missed the demmed thing! As for Wheaton, I saw him earlier this month on one of those VH-1 boomer retrospectives, and he didn't look as though he'd missed too many meals. Mr Worf, I leave the punchline for this thread to you... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:21:03 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage Up until last night, HE WAS WESLEY CHRUSHER!!! However, the big burley man I saw, was no Wesley Crusher, so I will comply :-) From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:33 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage LOL will we PLEASE stop calling that grown man Wesley Crusher?!! On Aug 27, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I barely recognized him Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@greeneconomypost.com _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta
rave, I told you off-board that I rarely see much of this burgh, despite having lived here for chasing a quarter-century, and Ria's is a blast from the past. I used to eat there almost every morning, because I had a job at a small business about a block away from the place on Memorial. Guess I'll have to hop into my wayback machine now. Thanks for the tip! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:41:52 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta http://eatingwhileblackatlanta.blogspot.com/ _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
George, because Megan's somehow made herself the Flavor of the Year. And Chris Nolan apparently has hormones. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:29:18 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! Why should there be a CW in this flick anyway? --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 12:16 PM Say it ain’t so. After Michele Pfieffer, I need someone with some acting chops From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:30 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall. msn.com/movies/ The-Shortlist- for-Aug-26- 3865.gallery? GT1=28135# m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. start: -00-00 end: -00-00 _ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
The only reason I don't watch it after Eureka as offered is because of my health. I tire out more easily than I used to, and I'll nod off in my chair, missing the good stuff. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:14:09 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I like watching Warehouse with Eureka on Fridays. Can’t wait to see him back to back From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:03 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton D'OH! Completely *forgot* about Warehouse 13! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:20:25 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton The third Eureka star on the show. The actress who plays Jo, and the guy who plays her boyfriend were on last night. Great show by the way! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:17:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the
RE: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
SHH! The Evil H'Wood Overlords LISTEN!!! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: efhay...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:38:20 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil YES! Make everyone forget about it just like they pretended the Ang Lee Hulk never existed. But if not Afleck, the who? I vote for Matt Damon just to rub Afleck's nose in it. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: George Arterberry Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:16:30 -0700 (PDT) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? - _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil
(going catatonic at the thought) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:16:30 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil Make it dark and ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy? - _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
If the DirectTV guys ever get here, I'll have one of my own. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:12:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I think you need Tivo! :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:16 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: No, Mr Worf. Somehow, sitting right here in front of my TV, with it on, I missed the show. I'll have to catch it tomorrow after Eureka. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:17:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well
RE: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style
ZThat it is, Mr Worf. Now, if they'd do the rest of the cast... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:08:57 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style Wow... surreal! :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: *Knew* those RSS tags up there would pay off... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207968/Aye-carumba-The-Simpsons-makeover-African-show.html If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:08:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style Cool. I would love to see that. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Mr Worf, I meant to chase this down today, but I've been too busy today. As soon as I do, I'll post it here. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:04:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style What I am curious about is did they color all of the characters? Like Mr.Burns and Moe? That has to be weird. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Would Homer really *mind* the change of beer? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:26:47 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style (sorry no pic!) An homage to Homer, African style LUANDA (Reuters) - An Angolan advertising agency has given Homer Simpson and his family an African makeover, raising eyebrows among fans of one of America's most cherished sitcoms. The Simpsons, broadcast in more than 90 countries, have always been portrayed as yellow but the advertising agency, Executive Center in Luanda, decided to turn them brown in a promotional video aired by Africa's digital satellite TV service DSTV in Angola. Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart are portrayed as Africans sitting on their over-used family couch. The family is shown wearing African-inspired clothing and their living room has little more than two huge loud speakers. Even Homer's cherished beer has been replaced by Cuca, the Budweiser of Angola. Couldn't they have left Marge's hair blue? said Ryan, a blogger, in a post below a picture of Marge with a jet black afro hairdo. The creative director of Executive Center, Antonio Pascoa, said: Our goal was to adapt the satirical parody of the typical middle-class American family to Angola. If people don't like it than I guess they don't have a sense of humor big enough to enjoy the Simpsons. (Reporting by Henrique Almeida) -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. Find out more. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. --
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs
A secretly cross-dressing Emperor Palpitine... a special ep featuring A Day in the Life of a Clone Trooper... Yoda and Master Windu having a night on the town in Coruscant... sells itself. Martin (lamenting ownership of a soul, else he'd be on the phone with Messr Lucas right now) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:42:17 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs Oh! That is wicked good! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: And I'll personally bank two seasons of Clone Wars as written by Hammer and Publick. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; sincere1...@...; cinque3...@...; ggs...@... From: tdli...@... Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:53:44 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs By Charlie Jane Anders, 5:07 PM We don't just love television for the special effects or crackerjack acting, but for the writing. That's where our heroes get their cool lines and defining moments. And sometimes we wonder: what'd happen if our fave shows swapped writing staffs? That's right — it's just like wife swappers, except it's writer swappers! So put the keys to the writers' room in a bowl, and let's get swinging... Lost and Supernatural In some ways these shows are opposites, even though they have so much in common — they both have long, pull-your-hair-out plots and complex characters who stray to the dark side regularly. But Supernatural keeps it lean and mean — you pretty much just have the Winchester brothers, and one to four supporting castmembers at any given time. And Supernatural's big mysteries are relatively few, and relatively straightforward: What did the yellow-eyed demon want with baby Sam? What does Ruby want with grown-up Sam? Why did the angels pull Dean out of Hell? And we get answers to those questions on a regular basis. What's complex on Supernatural is the tangled theology of the Angel/Demon war. And few relationships on television are as barbed and complex as the troubled love between the two brothers. Lost, meanwhile, thrives on complexity — there are easily two dozen characters you're supposed to be keeping track of at any given moment, and oftentimes, they all seem to be equally important. The show's creators have already told viewers not to expect answers to all the show's mysteries — You have to piece things together on your own, or just accept that some things are not knowable. Meanwhile, the show gives us characters whose family relationships are mostly dismal (except Hurley's, oddly) and whose relationships with each other are frequently defined somewhat straightforwardly by rivalry, love triangles, or unrequited love. So we'd love to see the writers change places for a bit — the Supernatural writers could bring a bit of immediacy to Lost's slow-boiling storylines, and also show us a bit more of how all these people stuck on an island together have become each other's family, and have grown to love each other even as they piss each other off. And the Lost writers could give us a world of spirits and monsters that's foggier, and weirder, than Supernatural has ever quite given us. Imagine Supernatural with more weird clues, and more of a sense that there's a massive chess game going on in which the Winchester brothers are just pawns. It could be quite a ride. Dollhouse and Torchwood These two shows both unkinked our brains, in different ways, last month. We finally got to see Dollhouse's unaired season finale, in which some brilliant new adaptations to the Dollhouse's business model end up destroying civilizaton itself. And Torchwood served up the shocking, twisted Children Of Earth miniseries, in which we find out just how valuable our children really are — and just how dark Captain Jack is prepared to get. These shows both operate in murky waters, with heroes who have huge dark sides and make difficult (and frequently wrong) choices. They're the dark side of escapism, showing how becoming part of a secret world of amazing tech and cool fantasies can be dreadful as well as wonderful. But Dollhouse is a good deal nastier than Torchwood, giving us a for-profit venture that is bent on making
RE: [scifinoir2] Leverage
(picking self up off floor) Wheaton Da Man! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com CC: blackscifihorrorfantasyc...@yahoogroups.com From: jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:18:02 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] Leverage Did anyone (other than me that is) watch Leverage last night? Wil Wheaton played a hacker named - chaos and he was called - Kobayashi Maru. Fate. start: -00-00 end: -00-00 _ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery
RE: [scifinoir2] Cake
LMNAATWO!!! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: blackscifihorrorfantasyc...@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com CC: atlantameetngre...@yahoogroups.com; bham_meet_n_gr...@yahoogroups.com From: jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:10:44 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] Cake A HUSBAND IS AT HOME WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME WHEN HIS WIFE INTERRUPTS, Honey, could you fix the light in the hallway? It's been flickering for weeks now. He looks at her and says angrily, Fix the lights now? Does it look like I have GE written on my forehead? I don't think so Fine, Then the wife asks, Well then, could you fix the fridge door? It won't close right. To which he replied, Fix the fridge door? Does it look like I have Westinghouse written on my forehead? I don't think so. Fine, she say, Then you could at least fix the steps to the front door? They are about to break I'm not a carpenter, and I don't want to fix steps he says, Does it look like I have Home Depot written on my forehead? I don't think so! I've had enough of you, I'm going to the bar! He goes to the bar and drinks for a couple of hours He starts to feel guilty about how he treated his wife, and decides to go home. As he walks into the house, he notices that the steps are already fixed. As he enters the house, he sees the hall light is working. As he goes to get a beer, he notices the fridge door is also fixed. Honey, he asks, how'd all this get fixed? She says, Well, when you left, I sat outside and cried. Just then, a nice young man asked me what was wrong, and I told him. He offered to do all the repairs, and all I had to do was either go to bed with him or bake him a cake. The husband said, So what kind of cake did you bake? She replied, Helo, do you see Betty Crocker written on my forehead? I don't think so. start: -00-00 end: -00-00 _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
Judging from the responses, I'm surprised that no one petitioned Tracey to ban me from the group for posting this. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: adrianne.bren...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:38:29 -0400 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! That would explain it--never seen either movie. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: Adrianne, she is the chick from Transformers 1 2 --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:25 AM I don't even know who she is. And judging from the comments...I sure am glad!~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com wrote: i really hope not! she cannot act worth anything. she is just eye candy. that's all. --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:49 AM barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker013@ hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall. msn.com/movies/ The-Shortlist- for-Aug-26- 3865.gallery? GT1=28135# m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik _ _ __ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook. com/greasyguide http://facebook. com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter. com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide. com - HarlemFoodie. com - - -- Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add? fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links Individual Email | Traditional mailto:scifinoir2-digest@ yahoogroups. com mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeat u...@yahoogroups .com http://docs. yahoo.com/ info/terms/ start: -00-00 end: -00-00 _ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCBpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
I do too. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:36:55 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang I MISS JUSTICE LEAGUE! --- On Thu, 8/27/09, daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:23 AM Cool. There were quite a few episodes I never got to watch so now I can play catch up. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com From: KeithBJohnson@ ... Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. _ _ _ _ _ _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. http://windowslive. com/Campaign/ SocialNetworking ?ocid=PID23285: :T:WLMTAGL: ON:WL:en- US:SI_SB_ facebook: 082009 _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009
RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
And frankly, Fate, not that much of that. IMO, she's okay to look at for a couple of minutes. After that, my eyes automatically avert themselves. And I dare you to look at her thumbs without running away screaming... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:22:29 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! i really hope not! she cannot act worth anything. she is just eye candy. that's all. --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:49 AM barf! Megan Fox has to go. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Get Social: Facebook: http://facebook.com/greasyguide http://facebook.com/mikestreet Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 My Sites: Now72.com - GreasyGuide.com - HarlemFoodie.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
They have been telling that lie for years. Their dvrs are hit and miss. I have gone through 3 or 4 since they started the service. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. -- Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Fat Chance!
Fatexplotation. You know how much they pay people to be on shows like this and the Biggest Looser? Nada. Unless you win a prize during the show. Meanwhile your image is on in 50 countries forever... On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Plus-size shows bring big ratings http://gubeig.notlong.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9 ... Is the number nine having a Hollywood moment?
http://eekaug.notlong.com chicagotribune.com No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9 ... A lot of new film titles use the number. Does this trend add up to something? By Ari Karpel Special to Tribune Newspapers August 27, 2009 Is the number nine having a Hollywood moment? August has brought the release of District 9, a sci-fi film about aliens landing in South Africa, and Cloud 9, a German film about sex and infidelity among the elderly, both on the heels of June's stop-motion animated Israeli film $9.99. Sept. 9 -- yes, that's 09/09/09 -- will see the release of 9, an animated apocalyptic thriller from producer Tim Burton. And Nov. 25, Rob Marshall's screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Nine will arrive in theaters. Is this proliferation of nines in movie titles a coincidence, or could it be part of a mystical master plan? Nine is considered the number of endings and the number of transformation and completion, says Kay Lagerquist, who ought to know; she co-wrote the book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology. That, Lagerquist says, may explain the duration of pregnancy (Nine months brings it to fullness, to fruition) and the number of Supreme Court justices (Nine is the largest number, allowing you to transcend to a higher understanding). These basic theories fit the premise of the animated film 9, in which mechanical stitch-punk creatures made by a scientist and named 1 through 9 are left to sort things out when Earth has been poisoned to the point that humanity is dying. They're successive versions, explains 9 writer and director Shane Acker. One being the first and most primitive and 9 being the last and most advanced one the scientist made before he perished. For John August, writer and director of the recent complex thriller The Nines, the number represented the highest state of being a person can achieve. In my movie, 'the nines' refers to being very close to being godlike. On a scale of one to 10, 10 is God. August used the number in various ways, dividing the film into three sections, three being the square root of nine. One of the challenges in marketing the movie was to honor what it's about but not push it to that 'Brady Bunch' level, he says, describing an early poster mock-up with a grid of nine boxes, like on the TV show's opening. Ultimately, August used nine because he liked the word: Nine sounds really cool in English. In German, that same sound means no. But nein is a word you don't hear much of in the German-language feature Cloud 9, which opens with a rather explicit -- and passionate -- sex scene between a sexagenarian and a septuagenarian, who proceed to make like bunnies for the rest of the film. Cloud 9, meaning a state of bliss, seems a pretty suitable title. District 9 is named for the township where an alien race has been brutally confined for 20 years, from which they will now be removed. Set against the backdrop of post-apartheid South Africa, the movie's 9 is an inversion of the name of the lawless Cape Town ward District 6, from which tens of thousands of people were forcibly relocated in a whites only mandate of 1966. According to Lagerquist, nines are bubbling to the surface now because we're in a time of great transformation called the Great Turning. As has long been foreseen by philosophers, the Earth is changing on many fronts -- economically, spiritually, ecologically and otherwise, she says. We're at the end of this first cycle of nine years under the new millennium, Lagerquist says. So it's a time of things ending, transforming. Everybody's going through change. That's why I think these numbers are coming out. 9 director Acker claims that his 09/09/09 release date was a lucky break. It just kind of fell into place, he says. While it's hard to believe that Focus Features didn't work a little to land that date, Acker gets the benefit of the doubt on the matter of the similar titles. I made a short with the same title -- the basis for his feature -- back in 1999, if you can believe it. So it's fairly obvious to me that everyone's ripping me off, he jokes. Of course, Nine has been around even longer. The musical debuted on Broadway in 1982 and was revived in 2003. It's based on Federico Fellini's 1963 classic 8 1/2 , so called for the number of movies the main character, Guido Anselmi, has directed -- the half denoting a collaboration. The musical ignores the half project and finds Anselmi approaching his 40th birthday and creatively blocked while at work on his ninth film. Still, one has to wonder if all these nines aren't causing confusion in the marketplace, especially with 9 and Nine. ['Nine'] couldn't be further from our movie in terms of plot, explains Acker, who says there was a conversation I wasn't privy to among the producers of the two films, setting up a two-month buffer between the releases. (Neither Focus Features, which is distributing 9, nor the Weinstein Co., producers of Nine, would
RE: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
One more reason why I'm moving away from their fine service. :P If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:24:43 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang They have been telling that lie for years. Their dvrs are hit and miss. I have gone through 3 or 4 since they started the service. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
I want to know when there will be a valid competitor that will put them out of their misery. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote: One more reason why I'm moving away from their fine service. :P If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:24:43 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang They have been telling that lie for years. Their dvrs are hit and miss. I have gone through 3 or 4 since they started the service. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. -- Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!
Since I ONLY have the 3,333 stations that come with basic satellite (and hence no HBO), I just purchased the DVDs for Season 1 this week. Four eps in, I'm still loving it...think maybe I want to date a vampire one day... Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: You explain my tortured relationship with the show perfectly. I suspect my husband feels similarly. He makes fun of me watching it as he walks by and ends up dropping everything and sitting down to watch the whole thing with me. If I invited him to watch he wouldn't, but he has seen the last three episodes with me. The only reason he did not see other episodes is because he was not here when I watch. Now that I know he secretly likes it, I put it on demand when he is around. But.. he's not a fan -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated that Lafayette was back but I was totally not feeling his chained in the basement arc. I would have almost preferred for him to have died (as he did in the book) than to see him chained up like a dog. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Anybody watching True Blood? What do you think. Warning. I'm one week behind, so protect me from spoilers Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tracey@ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!
My teacher started talking about the show today for some reason. I guess that he is still processing the last couple of episodes. :) I have only seen a couple of episodes this season so far. I have been downloading that and setting them aside for my long weekend. :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote: Since I ONLY have the 3,333 stations that come with basic satellite (and hence no HBO), I just purchased the DVDs for Season 1 this week. Four eps in, I'm still loving it...think maybe I want to date a vampire one day... Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: You explain my tortured relationship with the show perfectly. I suspect my husband feels similarly. He makes fun of me watching it as he walks by and ends up dropping everything and sitting down to watch the whole thing with me. If I invited him to watch he wouldn't, but he has seen the last three episodes with me. The only reason he did not see other episodes is because he was not here when I watch. Now that I know he secretly likes it, I put it on demand when he is around. But.. he's not a fan -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated that Lafayette was back but I was totally not feeling his chained in the basement arc. I would have almost preferred for him to have died (as he did in the book) than to see him chained up like a dog. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Anybody watching True Blood? What do you think. Warning. I'm one week behind, so protect me from spoilers Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tracey@ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!
What are you going to school for? Sounds like a fun class. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:38 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! My teacher started talking about the show today for some reason. I guess that he is still processing the last couple of episodes. :) I have only seen a couple of episodes this season so far. I have been downloading that and setting them aside for my long weekend. :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com wrote: Since I ONLY have the 3,333 stations that come with basic satellite (and hence no HBO), I just purchased the DVDs for Season 1 this week. Four eps in, I'm still loving it...think maybe I want to date a vampire one day... Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: You explain my tortured relationship with the show perfectly. I suspect my husband feels similarly. He makes fun of me watching it as he walks by and ends up dropping everything and sitting down to watch the whole thing with me. If I invited him to watch he wouldn't, but he has seen the last three episodes with me. The only reason he did not see other episodes is because he was not here when I watch. Now that I know he secretly likes it, I put it on demand when he is around. But.. he's not a fan -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated that Lafayette was back but I was totally not feeling his chained in the basement arc. I would have almost preferred for him to have died (as he did in the book) than to see him chained up like a dog. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Anybody watching True Blood? What do you think. Warning. I'm one week behind, so protect me from spoilers Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tracey@ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!
Its a music recording class. We are using the big mixing boards that they have in big studios (SSL, Neve) that look like it was stolen from Nasa or NBC. :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: What are you going to school for? Sounds like a fun class. *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Mr. Worf *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:38 PM *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! My teacher started talking about the show today for some reason. I guess that he is still processing the last couple of episodes. :) I have only seen a couple of episodes this season so far. I have been downloading that and setting them aside for my long weekend. :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com wrote: Since I ONLY have the 3,333 stations that come with basic satellite (and hence no HBO), I just purchased the DVDs for Season 1 this week. Four eps in, I'm still loving it...think maybe I want to date a vampire one day... Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: You explain my tortured relationship with the show perfectly. I suspect my husband feels similarly. He makes fun of me watching it as he walks by and ends up dropping everything and sitting down to watch the whole thing with me. If I invited him to watch he wouldn't, but he has seen the last three episodes with me. The only reason he did not see other episodes is because he was not here when I watch. Now that I know he secretly likes it, I put it on demand when he is around. But.. he's not a fan -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated that Lafayette was back but I was totally not feeling his chained in the basement arc. I would have almost preferred for him to have died (as he did in the book) than to see him chained up like a dog. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Anybody watching True Blood? What do you think. Warning. I'm one week behind, so protect me from spoilers Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tracey@ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
I guess you won't be spitting at Comcrap anymore From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 3:02 PM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton If the DirectTV guys ever get here, I'll have one of my own. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:12:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I think you need Tivo! :) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:16 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: No, Mr Worf. Somehow, sitting right here in front of my TV, with it on, I missed the show. I'll have to catch it tomorrow after Eureka. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:17:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and respect he deserves. He's done a lot of stuff, but never got to that A-list on TV or film. And while I'm really happy to see him get steady work on Eureka, and like the steadiness his character brings to that world, I keep hoping to see him get some meatier roles. That's especially true as long as the showrunners seem hesitant to give him a real life. Like I said, he's mayor now, but that angle's not explored, and I really dislike them killing off Kim--twice. And for those of you young 'un's who don't understand my praise of Morton, do yourself a favor and look up his great performances in the movie City of Hope (a John Sayles joint), the shortlived but well done TV series Tribeca (which co-starred Carl Lumbly and Lawrence
Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation
Good scene. But I could never cotton with the whole way the Klingons penetrated the shields. Since when do you need to see a shield frequency on a console in order to determine what it is? Surely a simple scan could detect shield frequencies, just as sensors can always report that a ship brings up its shields in the first place. I also don't understand how simply matching frequencies allows a torpedo through. If it were that easy, all space battles in the Trek universe would be short and sweet: simply scan the frequency, set the weapon and poof! Shields are bypassed. Okay, enough of the buzz kill! - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To: Sci Fi scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Black SciFi blackscifihorrorfantasyc...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:22:42 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation Sitting here drinking my morning coffee getting ready 4 work and watching 'Star Trek: Generations' on HBO2. The saucer section separates from the star drive section as the warp core breeches. the resulting shock wave knocks the saucer section out of orbit and into the atmosphere. then u get classic Data. he has the emotion chip activated and he is watching the view screen. the camera shows his face - full on - and he smiles and says Oh shit! simply classic! Fate.
Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!
You know my feelings about stunt casting. I'm not convinced the child can act, and I sure as hell don't want her slinking on the screen just looking good in a catsuit. Catwoman is--should be--a more complex, nuanced character. Despite the Julie Newmar/Eartha Kitt/Lee Meriwether/Halle Berry portrayals, her character can be fascinating. I'm looking for something more like the Catwoman from the Year One books after the DC Universe reboot brought on by the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Chris Nolan has mostly done great casting the Bat movies--with the horrible exception of Katie Holmes. I hope this is just gossip and he's not going to do this. Even if Catwoman is in the movie--and you know my vote is for Talia Al ghul instead--I'd hope he goes with a relative unknown actress who can actually bring some meat to the role. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:29:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman! Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick... http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/The-Shortlist-for-Aug-26-3865.gallery?GT1=28135#m=oZghMddAdLu If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang
You have *got* to catch the one where he fights the Viking king...the ep where he's trapped amidst a book of the dead reanimated by Aku and has to fight and fight and fight to survive...the moving take on 300 that's an exciting battle..and eerie show that's mostly in black and white about a spirit infesting a home where horrors took place years before. And funny shows too, like both dealing with the Scotsman, whose sword and skills rival Jack's, but whose greatest weapon may be his rotund wife...the one where Jack loses his sandals and spends the show trying on all types of modern shoes, but keeps stumbling and falling and failing, much to the amusement of the gang he's trying to subdue--great stuff! - Original Message - From: daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:23:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang Cool. There were quite a few episodes I never got to watch so now I can play catch up. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Can't agree more, Keith. I still can't quite get Boomerang on my set yet. The digital signal keeps popping in and out constantly. Comcrap says that they may have given us bad set-top boxes. *Four* of them... (spit!) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@... Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:25:44 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang For the past couple of weeks I've been enjoying reruns of this, one of the greatest animated series I've ever seen. If you've never seen Samurai Jack, then do yourself a favor and check it out. Don't let the oddly flat looking animation throw you. Don't be turned off by the idea of a Samurai nicknamed Jack in a strange future. If you see a couple of eps that seem kinda silly or light, don't give up. Tartokovsky crafted an incredibly good show here, full of action, adventure, and some surprisingly effective drama. I can think of a couple of shows that literally had my mouth hanging open, and a couple that had me near misty eyed (see Jack battle the cursed Viking warrior for example). It's fun when they riff on that anime standard of characters freezing in moments of high action: you know, when a character delivers a fatal sword stroke, then freezes in that move, while the enemy dies, or explodes, as the case is here. There's good music, good writing, and memorable characters. If Boomerang had to replace Justice League, this is one of the better choices to take its place. __ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you're up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton
so, did you record Stargate Atlantis, BSG, and Sanctuary when they were on? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:54:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton The only reason I don't watch it after Eureka as offered is because of my health. I tire out more easily than I used to, and I'll nod off in my chair, missing the good stuff. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:14:09 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I like watching Warehouse with Eureka on Fridays. Can’t wait to see him back to back From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:03 AM To: SciFiNoir2 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton D'OH! Completely *forgot* about Warehouse 13! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:20:25 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton The third Eureka star on the show. The actress who plays Jo, and the guy who plays her boyfriend were on last night. Great show by the way! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:17:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Did anyone see the commercial for Warehouse 13's next episode? Joe Martin guest stars on it. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: Angela, that's a truly inspired thought. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:37 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I've been a fan since The Brother from Another Planet as well. Was sorry to see him blow in T2. Even when the wife appears in TSCC, you go back to the moment when he couldn't hold down that det switch any longer...maybe the Resistance finds his DNA in the future and brings him back to write the code needed to take out the Terminators? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: As do I. In an entirely manly way, of course. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:29:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Look ahead. I LOVE JOE MORTON. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:42 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton Hey what gives? No other love for Joe Morton? Surely I can't the only one who's seen The Brother from Another Planet, or who likes John Sayles?? :( - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:41:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton I can't stress enough how much Joe Morton brings to Eureka. Morton's one of those actors with a face and bearing you just trust and respect. He can play a likeable guy, a strong leader, a tortured and confused soul. I have followed him for years, whether it's been great turns in John Sayles flicks--and it's saying a lot that Morton is a fav of Sayles'--having the lead in the shortlived TV series Under One Roof, playing a memorable role as a former boxer turned transvestite on New York Undercover, or even his guest stint as Whitley's love interest on A Different World. Even his bit in Terminator 2 is memorable. The anguish he feels at what his work has caused for the future is palpable, and I hated to see the character die. It's a crime that Morton hasn't gotten the major roles and
Re: [scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta
Great review. And I must take pride at being the one who recommended the spot to you, as my wife and I eat there whenever we can. They do have some of the best buttermilk pancakes in the city! - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:41:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta http://eatingwhileblackatlanta.blogspot.com/
[scifinoir2] OT: Madonna Booed for Condeming Discrimination Against Roma
Sad. I wonder how many Americans know anything about the Roma, outside of what they've seen in movies? *** http://omg.yahoo.com/news/madonna-booed-in-bucharest-for-defending-gypsies/26947?nc BUCHAREST, Romania - At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna . Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies — and the cheers gave way to jeers. The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000, who had packed a park for Wednesday night's concert, underscores how prejudice against Gypsies remains deeply entrenched across Eastern Europe . Despite long-standing efforts to stamp out rampant bias, human rights advocates say Roma probably suffer more humiliation and endure more discrimination than any other people group on the continent. Sometimes, it can be deadly: In neighboring Hungary , six Roma have been killed and several wounded in a recent series of apparently racially motivated attacks targeting small countryside villages predominantly settled by Gypsies. There is generally widespread resentment against Gypsies in Eastern Europe. They have historically been the underdog, Radu Motoc, an official with the Soros Foundation Romania, said Thursday. Roma, or Gypsies, are a nomadic ethnic group believed to have their roots in the Indian subcontinent . They live mostly in southern and eastern Europe, but hundreds of thousands have migrated west over the past few decades in search of jobs and better living conditions. Romania has the largest number of Roma in the region. Some say the population could be as high as 2 million, although official data put it at 500,000. Until the 19th century , Romanian Gypsies were slaves, and they've gotten a mixed response ever since: While discrimination is widespread, many East Europeans are enthusiastic about Gypsy music and dance, which they embrace as part of the region's cultural heritage. That explains why the Roma musicians and a dancer who had briefly joined Madonna onstage got enthusiastic applause. And it also may explain why some in the crowd turned on Madonna when she paused during the two-hour show — a stop on her worldwide Sticky and Sweet tour — to touch on their plight. It has been brought to my attention ... that there is a lot of discrimination against Romanies and Gypsies in general in Eastern Europe, she said. It made me feel very sad. Thousands booed and jeered her. A few cheered when she added: We don't believe in discrimination ... we believe in freedom and equal rights for everyone. But she got more boos when she mentioned discrimination against homosexuals and others. I jeered her because it seemed false what she was telling us. What business does she have telling us these things? said Ionut Dinu, 23. Madonna did not react and carried on with her concert, held near the hulking palace of the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Her publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said Madonna and other had told her there were cheers as well as jeers. Madonna has been touring with a phenomenal troupe of Roma musicians who made her aware of the discrimination toward them in several countries so she felt compelled to make a brief statement, Rosenberg said in an e-mail. She will not be issuing a further statement. One Roma musician said the attitude toward Gypsies is contradictory. Romanians watch Gypsy soap operas, they like Gypsy music and go to Gypsy concerts, said Damian Draghici, a Grammy Award-winner who has performed with James Brown and Joe Cocker . But there has been a wave of aggression against Roma people in Italy, Hungary and Romania , which shows me something is not OK, he told the AP in an interview. The politicians have to do something about it. People have to be educated not to be prejudiced. All people are equal, and that is the message politicians must give. Nearly one in two of Europe 's estimated 12 million Roma claimed to have suffered an act of discrimination over the past 12 months, according to a recent report by the Vienna-based EU Fundamental Rights Agency. The group says Roma face overt discrimination in housing, health care and education. Many do not have official identification, which means they cannot get social benefits, are undereducated and struggle to find decent jobs. Roma children are more likely to drop out of school than their peers from other ethnic groups. Many Romanians label Gypsies as thieves, and many are outraged by those who beg or commit petty crimes in Western Europe , believing they spoil Romania's image abroad. In May 2007, Romanian President Traian Basescu was heard to call a Romanian journalist a stinky Gypsy during a conversation with his wife. Romania's anti-discrimination board criticized Basescu, who later apologized. Human rights activists say the attacks in Hungary, which began in July 2008, may be tied
[scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!
Angela, I feel you. I don't have HBO either. I saw Season 1 of True Blood on DVD when it came out, but I hate that I have to wait until the season is over to see Season 2. Everyone I know who's watching it says it's even better than Season 1. Tasheka --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, angelababycat asrobin...@... wrote: Since I ONLY have the 3,333 stations that come with basic satellite (and hence no HBO), I just purchased the DVDs for Season 1 this week. Four eps in, I'm still loving it...think maybe I want to date a vampire one day... Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: You explain my tortured relationship with the show perfectly. I suspect my husband feels similarly. He makes fun of me watching it as he walks by and ends up dropping everything and sitting down to watch the whole thing with me. If I invited him to watch he wouldn't, but he has seen the last three episodes with me. The only reason he did not see other episodes is because he was not here when I watch. Now that I know he secretly likes it, I put it on demand when he is around. But.. he's not a fan -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated that Lafayette was back but I was totally not feeling his chained in the basement arc. I would have almost preferred for him to have died (as he did in the book) than to see him chained up like a dog. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Anybody watching True Blood? What do you think. Warning. I'm one week behind, so protect me from spoilers Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tracey@ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links
