Re: [scifinoir2] V stands for victory at box office

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Great to hear! Now i have Inside Man and V for Vendetta on my list of movies to see. Oh: and The Constant Gardener, Good Night and Good Luck, and Capote, all on pay-per-view or DVD. -- Original message -- From: Cat Corley [EMAIL PROTECTED] I loved it. It's the best

[scifinoir2] Re: Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

2006-03-21 Thread Meta
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, let's just call me a collector and collator of facts obscure and wondrous! I knew that about Piper after reading her bio at the Dr. Who site. I like her as Rose. Whaddya think? I actually want to see more of her boyfriend. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who Premieres on Sci Fi Channel Friday Night!

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
So there's a separate physical being that's put inside a humanoid shell? -- Original message -- From: Cat Corley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, he's basically a Trill :) Cat On 3/19/06, Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess this won't be a spoiler for anyone, but is

Re: [scifinoir2] Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, let's just call me a collector and collator of facts obscure and wondrous! I knew that about Piper after reading her bio at the Dr. Who site. I like her as Rose. Whaddya think? I actually want to see more of her boyfriend. The Brother who plays him has an impressive acting pedigree, with

[scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who Premieres on Sci Fi Channel Friday Night!

2006-03-21 Thread Meta
No, he get recycled.:) He regenerates into another person. Meta --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So there's a separate physical being that's put inside a humanoid shell? -- Original message -- From: Cat Corley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes,

[scifinoir2]The Constant Gardner OT

2006-03-21 Thread Bosco Bosco
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great to hear! Now i have Inside Man and V for Vendetta on my list of movies to see. Oh: and The Constant Gardener, Good Night and Good Luck, and Capote, all on pay-per-view or DVD. The Constant Gardner is totally beautiful and crushing at the same time. I was amazed

Re: B5 was [scifinoir2] Dr. Who

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
That was a powerful moment with Sinclair. It takes place in the show i mentioned, the reappearance of Babylon 4. That whole show was so action-packed. Even the Great Machine got involved in order to facilitate the time travel. The telepaths and Psi Corp was an awesome storyline. The way

Re: [scifinoir2]The Constant Gardner OT

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, that, Good Night and Good Luck, and Syriana. If the only good thing to come out of the Bush years is a revitalization of the socially- and politically-conscious filmmaker, I'll at least be happy with that small victory. It's been decades since directors and writers tackled such thorny

Re: [scifinoir2] V stands for victory at box office

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Glad to hear y'all's enthusiastic reviews. A question, though. Did you or Cat read Moore's original work? I ask because as you may know, Moore *hates* the movie treatment of V so much he had his name completely removed from the film. He seems to feel his work was simplified and Hollywoodized

[scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Many Regenerations

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
A friend asked me the following question. As I'm brand new to the Doctor, I have no clue. I figured someone like encyclopaedic-knowledge-of-all-things-Who Martin might know... Question Isn't there a restriction on the number of times the Doctor is able to change form (i.e. getting a

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
I agrree. I saw actor Steve Harris (The Practice, the wife beater from Diary of a Mad Black Woman) on Tavis Smiley last night, and he said much the same thing. He was talking about Hollywood tendencies to stereotype Blacks at both ends of the spectrum: either bad to the bone streetwise (I've

Re: [scifinoir2] V stands for victory at box office

2006-03-21 Thread Bosco Bosco
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glad to hear y'all's enthusiastic reviews. A question, though. Did you or Cat read Moore's original work? I ask because as you may know, Moore *hates* the movie treatment of V so much he had his name completely removed from the film. He seems to feel his work was

Re: [scifinoir2] Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

2006-03-21 Thread brent wodehouse
Funny and clever. And entertaining. :-) Good work. Brent [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is funny. I went to the search site Rose used in Doctor Who to look up info on the doctor: Search-Wise.Net. Turns out it's not a real search site at all, just a name that TV and film productions can use

Re: [scifinoir2] V stands for victory at box office

2006-03-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
I'll do it. It's on my list of No true fan should go without reading this comics, along with The Watchmen. I'm so behind on reading comics it ain't funny. I'm currently finishing up all the Marvel House of M books, which is dozens. (For those not in the know, the Scarlet Witch freaked, and her

[scifinoir2] Re: Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

2006-03-21 Thread Meta
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agrree. I saw actor Steve Harris (The Practice, the wife beater from Diary of a Mad Black Woman) on Tavis Smiley last night, and he said much the same thing. He was talking about Hollywood tendencies to stereotype Blacks at both ends

[scifinoir2] Re: OT:Black People Love Us!

2006-03-21 Thread JediMaster*Skywalker
yeah i've seen that. i actually have it linked to one of my web pages so that people can check it out. :) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The things that come up in searches are amazing. I was doing one for M People and this turned up. Meta

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Goofing around with Web searches on Doctor Who

2006-03-21 Thread Keith Johnson
In what way are (is?) The Netherlands headed the Hollywood route? In terms of treatments of peoples of color, or just in general? If the former, is it portraying us as from the stereotypical 'hood, or the unrealistic good guys? By the way, does Netherlands mean anything in the language? I know

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phones

2006-03-21 Thread Keith Johnson
No, LOL is still in style, along with ROTFLOL, LMBAO, and the super-tickled ROTFLMBAO -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cat Corley Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 00:50 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: