[scifinoir2] Yahoo! News Story - Suit Filed Over Response to Boy's 911 Call - Yahoo! News

2006-04-12 Thread Said
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RE: [scifinoir2] Are we living in The Twilight Zone?

2006-04-12 Thread KeithBJohnson
D-uh! President of These United States. I don't know what's sadder, that I couldn't puzzle this out for myself initially, or that I so quickly gave up and Googled the term! And this from the guy who deplores the fact that people can't spell or do math without a calculator anymore!

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Ten Commandments, just my opinion...

2006-04-12 Thread KeithBJohnson
Have fun. It really is a good melodrama. Has that over-the-top acting you don't get anymore. The sets and costumes are actually pretty good. Has that vibrant Technicolor typical of movies from that period. The music soars and is dramatic in all the right places. The narrator sounds like Ted

[scifinoir2] Samuel Delany Radio Play MP3 of 'THE STAR-PIT'

2006-04-12 Thread brent wodehouse
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[scifinoir2] Shields up, Rummy!

2006-04-12 Thread g123curious
H. I guess force fields are no longer sci-fi. See below. After reading the news story, be sure to follow the link to view the Fox News report about this technology. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: [scifinoir2] Shields up, Rummy!

2006-04-12 Thread Martin Pratt
I can see the application coming out of existing SDI technology. I could expound more, but I'm not sure if I should. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: H. I guess force fields are no longer sci-fi. See below. After reading the news story, be sure to follow the link to view the Fox News

Re: [scifinoir2] Samuel Delany Radio Play MP3 of 'THE STAR-PIT'

2006-04-12 Thread Martin Pratt
Thanks. I'll take a listen when I have the chance. brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pseudopodium.org/repress/TheStarPit/index.html - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group scifinoir2 on the web. To unsubscribe from

RE: [scifinoir2] Are we living in The Twilight Zone?

2006-04-12 Thread Martin Pratt
Don't feel bad. It's not that common a term anymore, apparently. I use it inj other places and have to explain it there as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: D-uh! President of These United States. I don't know what's sadder, that I couldn't puzzle this out for myself initially, or that I so

Re: [scifinoir2] Yahoo! News Story - Suit Filed Over Response to Boy's 911 Call - Yahoo! News

2006-04-12 Thread Reece Jennings
You're absolutely right, Martin! When I was a police sergeant, my dispatchers knew that EVERY call for help got at least one officer dispatched to see if there was an emergency. We had our share of pranks, but not ONE call was ignored because it MIGHT be a prank! That dispatcher should have

RE: [scifinoir2] Question about Two Old Sci Fi Series

2006-04-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Figures, Lexx looked like something from Cinemax or Showtime's late night adult fare. It was a really bad show, and could be rather gross in spots too. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Pratt Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006

RE: [scifinoir2] Who likes Dr. Who?

2006-04-12 Thread Keith Johnson
I was reading an issue of Empire magazine today. It's a British mag dedicated to TV and film. Similar to Entertainment Weekly, but, like many British mags, far superiour to its American counterpart. At any rate, they had a quick blurb on the doctor's newest incarnation, the one that comes after

[scifinoir2] OT: First black TV anchor an inspiration in France

2006-04-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Amazing. To think that this first takes place in 2006! All the things I'd heard about France over the decades made me think it was way more progressive and tolerant than the US. And maybe it is (was?) in some ways. I mean, I used to read about James Baldwin and all these great jazz artists going