RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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.

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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





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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/

 

 

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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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!!!

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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

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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!

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[scifinoir2] Star Trek Generation

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
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

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.   



  

 

  














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RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.



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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/



 



 







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RE: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.


 

  














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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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!

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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)

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.


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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?

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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/


 

  














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RE: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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?

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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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)

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RE: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

*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.



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[scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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

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Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Mike Street
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
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Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
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
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[scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread daikaiju66
Cool. There were quite a few episodes I never got to watch so now I can play 
catch up.

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 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.
 
 
  
 
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
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Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Adrianne Brennan
I don't even know who she is.
And judging from the comments...I sure am glad!

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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
 
 
 
  
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Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
Adrianne, she is the chick from Transformers 1  2

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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!
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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



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 hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant

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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
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.

 

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

   

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Re: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Adrianne Brennan
That would explain it--never seen either movie.
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 Adrianne, she is the chick from Transformers 1  2

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 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!

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  i really hope not!  she cannot act worth anything.  she is just eye
 candy.  that's all.

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 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.

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 Baxtertruthseeker013@ 
 hotmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=truthseeker...@hotmail.com
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  Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the
 role
  of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick...
 
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[scifinoir2] Cake

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus

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

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
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

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
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

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
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!

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
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
 
 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
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

 

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Re: [scifinoir2] An homage to Homer, African style

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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




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 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


  
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 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
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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




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 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




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 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

2009-08-27 Thread George Arterberry
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.   






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[scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil

2009-08-27 Thread George Arterberry

Make it dark and  ignore the original mess with Jlo's former boy-toy?
- 


















  

Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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?
 -




 




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Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil

2009-08-27 Thread efhaynes
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?
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Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil

2009-08-27 Thread efhaynes
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?
 -




 




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Re: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil

2009-08-27 Thread efhaynes
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?
 -




 




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RE: [scifinoir2] Leverage

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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.


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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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!

2009-08-27 Thread George Arterberry
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

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[scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Did anyone see Wesley Crusher on Leverage yesterday paying the hacker? I
barely recognized him

 

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The Green Economy Post

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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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





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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

2009-08-27 Thread Daryle Lockhart

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




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[scifinoir2] Jackson's 51st birthday to bring more MJ tributes

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
http://www.sacbee.com/958/story/2142586.html



RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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

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Re: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage

2009-08-27 Thread Augustus Augustus
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 
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Posthttp://greeneconomy post.comtra...@greeneconomy post.com   
 

 

  




 

















  

[scifinoir2] Fat Chance!

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
Plus-size shows bring big ratings

http://gubeig.notlong.com



RE: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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

 

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[scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
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

2009-08-27 Thread marian_changling
Now you make me wish that i could go back and watch it again.  I only 
half-watched it.

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 barely recognized him
 
  
 
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RE: [scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.





 

  














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[scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
http://eatingwhileblackatlanta.blogspot.com/



RE: [scifinoir2] Welsley Crusher on Leverage

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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

 





 







 
























 

  














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RE: [scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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/





 

  














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RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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

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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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?
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RE: [scifinoir2] Should Marvel try a reboot on Daredevil

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

(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















 





  
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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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)

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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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!



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 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

 

 

 

 

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 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

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

(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




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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.





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RE: [scifinoir2] Cake

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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




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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.

 





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RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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




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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.
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Adrianne, she is the chick from Transformers 1  2

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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.

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wrote:






























i really hope not!  she cannot act worth anything.  she is just eye candy.  
that's all.

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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





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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.

 

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

   

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RE: [scifinoir2] Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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




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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.

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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

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Re: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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




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 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.


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Re: [scifinoir2] Fat Chance!

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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...

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[scifinoir2] No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9 ... Is the number nine having a Hollywood moment?

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
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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

2009-08-27 Thread Martin Baxter

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.


 

  














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Re: [scifinoir2] Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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




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 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.


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[scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!

2009-08-27 Thread angelababycat
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
  
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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
  
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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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
 
 
 
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  The Green Economy Post
 
  http://greeneconomypost.com
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!

2009-08-27 Thread Mr. Worf
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@
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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





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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





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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





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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

2009-08-27 Thread Keith Johnson
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!

2009-08-27 Thread Keith Johnson
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 




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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Samurai Jack Reruns on Boomerang

2009-08-27 Thread Keith Johnson
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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka Thoughts - Joe Morton

2009-08-27 Thread Keith Johnson
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

2009-08-27 Thread Keith Johnson
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

2009-08-27 Thread Keith Johnson
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!!!

2009-08-27 Thread tasheka4
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
   

   
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