[scifinoir2] Perrineau Finds Demons

Perrineau Finds Demons Former Lost cast member Harold Perrineau has found a co-starring role on CBS' supernatural drama pilot Demons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project, from CBS Paramount Network TV, centers on Gus, an ex-Jesuit priest-psychologist who performs exorcisms. Perrine

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Speaking of studios not wanting too much grit, character development or darkness, I read the following about Ultra Violet... The film was taken out of director Kurt Wimmer 's hands and completely reedited by the studio after they saw the original version wh

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

I haven't Aeon Flux: and Ultraviolet. I don't remember hearing anything good. how were they. and would anyone consider Alice of Resident Evil a super hero? Tracey Martin wrote: > > rave, as I told Consuela, the filmmaker has to respect the film as > art, not treat it as tittillation. No one re

Re: [scifinoir2] West African Nation Lays Claim to Whoopi

In what way, exactly? -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ain't humans *wonderful*? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "She's pretty," said Faustino (of Whoopi Goldberg), before handing the picture back. "If she comes here, we will be very happy to see her."

Re: [scifinoir2] Bridges Steeled For Iron Man

Maybe he'll take the place of "Happy" Hogan as Stark's confidante and right-hand man, and fill the mentor role Hollywood loves to create for heroes? -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm trying to think of who this might be, the char he's due to por

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

Well, seriously, back to ancient Rome and Sparta. One of the things that Sparta did to the young boys indoctrinated into its army was pair them with older "mentors". Those men not only taught the boys how to be soldiers and fierce of character, they often became lovers as well. So I ask, did a

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney and Zemeckis To Create 3-D Company

'Tis true! I have no problem with 3D animated films at all, but I don't want to see them cause the demise of 2D. -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I know a man named Johnson who will *not* be fond of this... Myself, I don't mind what format a car

[scifinoir2] Sucked into Pan's Labyrinth

I am a big Guillermo Del Torro fan. I am extremely fond of Blade II and Hellboy and I thought Mimic was a kick. So I was jazzed to see Pan's Labyrinth. So much so, I broke one of my cardinal rules: I went to see it at a first run theater at first run prices. There were several surprises. Som

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Why do you say that? I've never read their site much. -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Remember at all times, keith- this is someone from SyFy talking. Their acquaintance with the genre is passing at best, IMO. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some commen

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Hey, I here you, but you're fighting the same logic that allows blonde Brad Pitt to play a Greek, not to mention Scottish Brian Cox. The best you'd probably get is someone with semi "exotic" (a word I hate in its currently used context) features, like Angelina Jolie or Brooke Burke. -

[scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

No. "Wonder Woman" cannot be every bit as thrilling and entertaining as "Batman Begins." The Wonder Woman movie will underperform at the box office for the same reason that the Wonder Woman comic book underperforms at newsstand. Quiet as it is keep, superheros are homoerotic entertainment (basica

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

rave, as I told Consuela, the filmmaker has to respect the film as art, not treat it as tittillation. No one remembers ten seconds of "Elektra", including Jen Garner. All we remember is that red outfit. Halle and the Catsuit- 'nuff said (though I hear several of the male species complaining othe

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Because, done right, "Wonder Woman" can be every bit as thrilling and entertaining as "Batman Begins". You said it yourself, Consuela- the filmmaker has to take the material *seriously* from Moment One. And welcome to the dance, if you're new here! conseula francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

But why would we want to see female superhero movies? Consider "Batman Begins": there was all this anticipation that the filmmakers were going to reboot the franchise, tell us a Batman story we hadn't seen before, give us an actor known for committing to his craft, all with kickass effects. Of

[scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Female Superhero movies suffer the same fate as black science fiction movies (white people don't want to see them and BLACK people don't want to see them): men don't want to see them and WOMEN don't want to see them. "Catwoman" is still the top-grossing female superhero movie ($82 million) a

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney and Zemeckis To Create 3-D Company

Well, I might be hearing the result in a few hours, when he logs on. Sound carries well here in Jawja... "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have no idea who you are talking about... h tracey Martin wrote: > > I know a man named Johnson who wi

Re: [scifinoir2] ?,'Heroes' topples '24' in Monday overnights

Thank you...cookies for all! "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: all is forgiven, my son Tracey Martin wrote: > > I admit that I have sinned... > > I've been watching "24" Monday nights, and cheated "Heroes" to Friday > viewing on SciFi. I'm evil, I know

Re: [scifinoir2] ?,'Heroes' topples '24' in Monday overnights

MI-5 popped up on A&E for about a month, then dropped back out of sight. Back in December, if memory serves. Never got to see any of them, because of the holiday. The Yokozuna Of Soul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm doing "24" all on DVR. Can't miss Heroes and it's always better to wat

[scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

IMHO, Haggard is about as "cured" as Rush Limbaugh is sober. The test of time will tell for both. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm thinking it was non-stop viewing of the entire "Debbie Does Dallas" Collection. > > ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [scifinoir2] ?,'Heroes' topples '24' in Monday overnights

I'm doing "24" all on DVR. Can't miss Heroes and it's always better to watch the whole series in one weekend. I was hoping MI-5 would be back on by now. I guess that show is dead. Anyone know? On Feb 7, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: > all is

Re: [scifinoir2] ?,'Heroes' topples '24' in Monday overnights

all is forgiven, my son Tracey Martin wrote: > > I admit that I have sinned... > > I've been watching "24" Monday nights, and cheated "Heroes" to Friday > viewing on SciFi. I'm evil, I know. But I gotta have my Bauer fix... > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[scifinoir2] Black Actors Held 'Secret' Oscars

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/4/202314.shtml?s=ic Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007 Black Actors Held 'Secret' Oscars For decades, African-Americans had been so consistently overlooked by the Academy Awards that a private group began sponsoring the "Black Oscars," Newsweek reports in the curren

[scifinoir2] Five black nominees this year: Oscars colourblind at last?

http://www.india-newsbehindnews.com/mycgi/india-newsbehindnews/newslink.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eindianexpress%2Ecom%2Fstory%2F22613%2Ehtml Five black nominees this year: Oscars colourblind at last? Newsweek Posted online: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 This year, a record five black actors were

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Discrediting Black Inventions?

Yep, pal. That just keeps rising up... Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Oh no...not the 'small weenie' complex again... Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Astro, no doubt to cover the lack of his *own* intelligence... Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In a way, he is right o

Re: [scifinoir2] ?,'Heroes' topples '24' in Monday overnights

I admit that I have sinned... I've been watching "24" Monday nights, and cheated "Heroes" to Friday viewing on SciFi. I'm evil, I know. But I gotta have my Bauer fix... "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 'Heroes' topples '24' in Monday overnights B

[scifinoir2] How to Keep Enjoying 'Lost'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17013874/site/newsweek/ How to Keep Enjoying 'Lost' Yes, it's not as good anymore. No, it hasn't jumped the shark. As season 3.5 of ABC's hit series gets rolling, there's only one way to stay in love with "Lost": stop trying to fix it. Web-Exclusive Commentary By Dev

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney and Zemeckis To Create 3-D Company

I have no idea who you are talking about... h tracey Martin wrote: > > I know a man named Johnson who will *not* be fond of this... > > Myself, I don't mind what format a cartoon movie comes out in, as long > as the story it's presenting is worth the effort of watching. This > desire alone

Re: [scifinoir2] Bridges Steeled For Iron Man

I'm trying to think of who this might be, the char he's due to portray, whether he's in continuity anywhere. Obadiah Stane, maybe? He might like that role, because Stane ends up a bad egg. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bridges Steeled For Iron Man h

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney and Zemeckis To Create 3-D Company

I know a man named Johnson who will *not* be fond of this... Myself, I don't mind what format a cartoon movie comes out in, as long as the story it's presenting is worth the effort of watching. This desire alone is what keeps me writing, because I want anything I submit to have made into a

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Remember at all times, keith- this is someone from SyFy talking. Their acquaintance with the genre is passing at best, IMO. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some comments on her comments: One, I'd take Whedon's work anyday over many others, but I was concerned he was going to do another "Buffy" treatm

Re: [scifinoir2] The Promises & Perils of Mind-Altering, World-Changing Drugs Like Modafinil

That's one hell of a thing to ask a man who has to take seven different meds a day to keep breathing. "Want some *more* junk in your system, pal? Here ya go!" No thanks. I'll pass. "Maurice C. Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Modafinil & Company: The Promises & Perils of Mind-Alter

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

I'm thinking it was non-stop viewing of the entire "Debbie Does Dallas" Collection. ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There was a great bit on "The View" today. The women mentioned that parents sometimes make a child caught smoking smoke a whole pack of cigarettes as a form of aversi

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

How the *frell* could any intelligent person believe that *environment* could foster homosexuality? As often as Hugh hefner makes the news for banging some trio of twenty-somethings? Puh-LZE. And don't get me started on the "they *chose* to be this way" argument! Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

Anyone find it odd that on this day, as the Right reverend Haggard announces himself free of homosexuality, a former NBA player, John Amaeichi, comes out of the closet? Maybe Haggard's onto something? (tongue firmly in cheek, folks!) "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [scifinoir2] West African Nation Lays Claim to Whoopi

Ain't humans *wonderful*? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "She's pretty," said Faustino (of Whoopi Goldberg), before handing the picture back. "If she comes here, we will be very happy to see her." Surely Whoopi can find a slow boat to Africa to see her people, the one group of Black people w

[scifinoir2] West African Nation Lays Claim to Whoopi

"She's pretty," said Faustino (of Whoopi Goldberg), before handing the picture back. "If she comes here, we will be very happy to see her." Surely Whoopi can find a slow boat to Africa to see her people, the one group of Black people who actually embrace her (to hear her tell her life story). I

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely H eterosexual

Especially not in three weeks. I think the most they could accomplish is that they would make them turned off to sex entirely. Tracey Bosco Bosco wrote: > > I know a lot of gay people who don't feel > they could just switch teams given the right set of circumstances. > > Bosco > --- [EMAIL PRO

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

That begs the question, were you born straight or did your environment make you that way? With the right kind of procedure could you become gay? Answer honestly and see what that says to your theory. It may support it, it may not. I'm of the idea that sexuality like so many other things is hardwir

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

As I am also 36, I support this logic. However, something that bothers me a bit more about this whole Wonder Woman project is the fact that not even an hispanic woman is being considered. I remember having a, well, "discussion" in a comic book store some years back about the fact tha

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

Is it the same therapy used on Gibson, Richards, and Washington? I think I posted an e-mail a couple of weeks ago joking that there ought to be a treatment facility divided into wings for differing types of phobias and prejudices. What do you think? Is homosexuality an illness or behavioural i

Re: [scifinoir2] Ousted Pastor ‘Completely He terosexual

...and, scene. Three weeks and he's "completely heterosexual"now. Fascinating. It's sort of like when you're dating and you go a month without dating/having sex with anyone. You're not "celibate", bee, you're just not doing anything. Put you back in the game and you're back to doing what

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Past or ‘Completely Heterosexual

That smoking thing works! My mom caught me with one of hers when I was five (1952). She made me smoke until I puked. I can't even stand the smell, and a butt on the floor or in an ash tray still makes me sick...YUK! All the while, I kept thinking..."If this was 1990, I could call 9-1-1." An

[scifinoir2] Wisdom frm a Military Manual

Pilots - Man your aircraft ... WISDOM - FROM THE MILITARY MANUAL "A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Well, I obviously don't mind Carpenter in a role. :) But I use her so often as an example of how "older" actresses get cast aside. She's 36 now, but looks great. Okay, maybe that's too old for Wonder Woman, but why is the reaction always to get someone who's barely old enough to drink? It gets

[scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

There was a great bit on "The View" today. The women mentioned that parents sometimes make a child caught smoking smoke a whole pack of cigarettes as a form of aversion therapy. They pondered what sort of "aversion therapy" had been employed to make Haggard change his orientation in just three we

[scifinoir2] The Number of Approved Meat Additives Expanded by the FDA -- and None of the Additives Need to be on the Label

The Number of Approved Meat Additives Expanded by the FDA -- and None of the Additives Need to be on the Label by www.SixWise.com There are over 3,000 substances currently added to foods, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While some of these ar

[scifinoir2] The Dirty Dozen Food Additives You Really Need to be Aware Of

12 Dangerous Food Additives: The Dirty Dozen Food Additives You Really Need to be Aware Of by www.SixWise.com In the United States, more than 3,000 substances can be added to foods for the purpose of preservation, coloring, texture, increasing flavor and more. While e

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Hey Keith: I'm going to go out on a limb here. Do you have a thing for Charisma Carpenter? I agree with your assessment that Sin City was anything but a snoozefest. For me it was a Film Noir roller coaster. I can't wait for the sequels Hell boy was great with its twisted beauty and the beast

[scifinoir2] Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

Forced by a gay sex scandal to resign as president of the National Association of Evangelicals, the Rev. Ted Haggard now feels that after three weeks of intensive counseling, he is “completely heterosexual,” says an overseer of the megachurch Mr. Haggard once led. The church official, the Rev.

[scifinoir2] The Promises & Perils of Mind-Altering, World-Changing Drugs Like Modafinil

Modafinil & Company: The Promises & Perils of Mind-Altering, World-Changing Drugs Like Modafinil by www.SixWise.com Millions of Americans down mug after mug of coffee to stay alert and get through the day with perhaps a bit of an edge. Some go so far as to pop caffein

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Some comments on her comments: One, I'd take Whedon's work anyday over many others, but I was concerned he was going to do another "Buffy" treatment on Wonder Woman. I think I'd read that he planned to make Diana younger than is typically portrayed in comics--probably more like 19 or 20, as opp

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

Well, that sounds like what I said the other day in my post about people like Goyer, and the comics industry in general. There are lots of younger guys who just want to put out fast-paced action flicks based on comic characters, and focused on FX and fights. The guys behind "Daredevil", "The Pu

Re: [scifinoir2] "Chewie" arrested for head-butting tour guide

Good one! -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And he starts it by goosing a waitress when he's not even in pon farr... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Astronauts in love triangles, Wookies accosting tourists. What's next? A drunk Vulcan arrested for startin

RE: [scifinoir2] Windows One-Care Live -- try it out!

I hear you. But I'm not Micro-phobic because I was raised on it. I LOVE Microsoft! Even with all of its shortcomings...love-love-love! Well...ok...maybe just use... But in the business world, we grew up with Microsoft. I couldn't even SPELL Apple! :o) This is good stuff, though...but I u