[scifinoir2] Fantasy Debut blog

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Useful info! > Hi all: > > If you're a fantasy writer with a first novel that is being released, > contact Tia at this site. > > > http://www.fantasydebut.blogspot.com/ > > > Vote in the National Cheney Impeachment Poll http://www.usalone.com/blogvoices.php?Cheney%20Impea

[scifinoir2] Fw:OT: Impeachment and our right to privacy

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Vote in the National Cheney Impeachment Poll http://www.usalone.com/blogvoices.php?Cheney%20Impeachment%3F Add this text to your own email and blog signatures! Why has impeachment been cleared off the table? They let everyone talk about the fact that there were no weapons

[scifinoir2] E-mail Etiquette: 15 Essential Things You Need to Know for Efficient, Effective Email Communication

E-mail Etiquette: 15 Essential Things You Need to Know for Efficient, Effective Email Communication by www.SixWise.com About 171 billion e-mails are sent each day, according to 2006 statistics from Radicati Group. This amounts to nearly 2 million e-mails sent every

[scifinoir2] FW: How Much Insurance Should You Have...for Home, Auto, Health and More

How Much Insurance Should You Have... for Home, Auto, Health and More by www.SixWise.com Insurance is a necessary gamble, one that you hope you never have to really cash in on. Yet, if an accident occurs or medical bills start pouring in, you need to be sure that y

[scifinoir2] Thoughts on Some Anmated Series

I know this is long (what else do you expect from me?). I posted this a year or so ago, and thought it'd be timely now, with new series premieres of The Batman, Avatar, and Legion of Super Heroes. The first big paragraph under each is what I said about the shows last year; the "Followup" lists m

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

For me, it's that wife having to put up with her husband's boss' advances, and her husband having to do same (though he kinda sorta got back at him)...the weird looking guy in the office making love to the naive secretary on his couch, then treating her with contempt borne of jealousy at a party

[scifinoir2] "Avatar" Trailer

One more 'gin and I'm out. Posted this a few weeks ago, too. Worth a look. http://www.avatarspirit.net/index.php#444 Okay, you know I'm a *huge* fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Been watching it since day one, and it's gotten better with every episode. Season two was awesome and the final ep

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

Any "Blue Velvet" fans on the list? Jeffrey, the protagonist of the movie, finds a severed ear at the beginning of the movie. That severed ear represents the "seething underbelly of suburbia." The ear is what leads Jeffrey into danger. Indeed, just as Jeffrey's troubles begin, the audience is

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

Interestingly, the things in Mad Men that fascinate and appall me the most are the simple everyday things - like pregnant women smoking and drinking, children being unretrained while bouncing around inside cars, people being allowed to drive after obviously imbibing way too much alcohol, the a

[scifinoir2] Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

(Cue Twilight Zone music) Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village Mon Sep 17, 11:23 PM ET Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday. Around midday Satur

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar: Book Three- Keith You Excited???

I can manage that. I usually don't crash until after two anyway. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Its not bad. Here in the Northwest it comes on at one am and I have been watching full metal alchemist or sleeping. I wish i

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

Good comparison. I was thinking of one of those Doris Day Rock Hudson movies . I think it is dead on but exaggerated and intensified. I still say it would be better if there was at least one sane character to guide us through that mad world that the viewer could related to. writers do it al

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

Yeah-- distillation ---thats it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I know it's accurate, just seems to be more the distillation of the > times, not the full thing. But i see your point, and *great* idea > about pairing with the Dick van Dyke show. What a trip of a n evening > of TV watcing that'd ma

Re: [scifinoir2] Mad Men Gets a Second Season

I totally agree. It is a well-written, well produced and performed show, but the world projected to the viewers is like some dark ugly caricature of the worse parts of the sixties. The portrayal of Blacks does not bother me as much because, in advertising-- even now there are very few blacks

Re: [scifinoir2] You Want Killer Rabbits??

They're fluffy, cuddly and can eviscerate you in under three seconds! What's *not* to love? Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Uh...Oh heck, why not? Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kinda like *these*? http://www.craigshawgardner.com/novels/r

Re: [scifinoir2] You Want Killer Rabbits??

(offering pics of Kenya Moore...) Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Then I won't mention Truck Turner where Nichelle Nichols...Well, forget it... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: makes sense. that was back in the days before the residual deals were worked out to th

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar: Book Three- Keith You Excited???

Its not bad. Here in the Northwest it comes on at one am and I have been watching full metal alchemist or sleeping. I wish it came on some other time here Martin wrote: > > If he's not, I am. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > interesting concept, thanks. I'm go

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

I know it's accurate, just seems to be more the distillation of the times, not the full thing. But i see your point, and *great* idea about pairing with the Dick van Dyke show. What a trip of a n evening of TV watcing that'd make! -- Original message -- From: "ravenadal"

Re: [scifinoir2] My Take - "The Brave One"

Thanks for the response and compliment. Foster's character is actually closer to Goetz than Batman/Daredevil in my opinion. Or maybe the Punisher. She's not actively (consciously at least) looking to fight crime, at least, not at first. There are a couple of cases where she does so, but I believ

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

I agree with everything Keith said EXCEPT I think "Mad Men" is dead nuts on in depicting the dark under belly of post fifties America. Showing us "what was REALLY going on," if you will. It's sort of like post millenium America where pious righteous demogogues get busted soliciting in airport bat

Re: [scifinoir2] State Senator sues God to stop plagues, terror threats

Good luck with that. I have some issues of ³The Authority² I can share that will make you bet on the other side, based on who¹s filing the suit. I also have copies of Star Trek 5 and Miracle on 34th Street, which will remind you of how futile this suit is. On 9/20/07 9:36 AM, "Martin" <[EMAIL P

[scifinoir2] OT: Bloggers inspire new civil rights wave (Jenna Six)

www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/chi-jena_blog_wittsep19,0,3825519.story chicagotribune.com TRIBUNE UPDATE Bloggers inspire new civil rights wave Jena 6 protest nurtured on Web By Howard Witt Tribune senior correspondent September 19, 2007 JENA, La. Click here

Re: [scifinoir2] Mad Men Gets a Second Season

i watch it, but find it to be strange. "Dark", indeed, it's almost like some kind of funhouse mirror of the time, showing all the warped and borderline perverted aspects of the time. Can't quite put my finger on it, but it makes me uncomfortable. There's palpable menace in every show, even when

Re: [scifinoir2] Indy 4's Lucas Explains Connery's Abscence

...and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"! -- Original message -- From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Mister Lucas, No, Sir Sean refused to take part because he has some modicum of dignity. And he still remembers "Highlander 2". "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tra

Re: [scifinoir2] State Senator sues God to stop plagues, terror threats

I want in on this action. Seriously. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A Nebraska lawmaker is taking his complaints about frivolous lawsuits limits all the way to the top. State Sen. Ernie Chambers is suing God. "It'

Re: [scifinoir2] My Take - "The Brave One"

So, in an even shorter take: She's Batman/Daredevil. Which is awesome, because one of the things that makes Bruce Wayne a NON interesting psychological study is the costume and the access to millions of dollars. The same with Matt Murdock. His blindness still separates him from the rest of us. W

Re: [scifinoir2] Photon Propulsion Breakthrough

The Montgomery Scott fan in me is jumping for joy at this news. The part of me that remembers that NASA is a government agency is worried. Can they uhm...TEST this on something else? I don¹t really wanna know about the mission that overshot Mars and is ³out there somewhere² as a result of a nav s

Re: [scifinoir2] Photon Propulsion Breakthrough

Excuse me while I hyperventilate... Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://dialog.newsedge.com/newsedge.asp?site=2006121916143901110346&block=folderstory&briefs=off&action=XMLStoryResult&smd=true&storyid=p0906509.2rw&rtcrdata=off 9/6/2007 4:20:33 PM ---

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar: Book Three- Keith You Excited???

If he's not, I am. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: interesting concept, thanks. I'm going to look for it. -- Original message -- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" Skyland is a joint venture production between Nicktoons and a company in France that began ai

Re: [scifinoir2] You Want Killer Rabbits??

Mention, pal. MENTION! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: huh? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Then I won't mention Truck Turner where Nichelle Nichols...Well, forget it... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: makes sense. that was back in the days before the residual deals were w

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Enters Funeral Business

I always knew that it was a cash cow, but this defies all things, for me. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: By MICHAEL HINMAN Sep-15-2007 Licensing lunch boxes and Happy Meal toys are one thing ... but there has to be a limit somewhere, right? Apparentl

Re: [scifinoir2] Bruckheimer Importing 11th Hour w/o Picard

Tracey, it may ahve, but I don't recall seeing it. Wish I had. And I'll be passing on this remake, Bruckheimer attached or not. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I watched this when I was in Mexico. Did it broadcast in the states as well? Bruckheimer

Re: [scifinoir2] Indy 4's Lucas Explains Connery's Abscence

Dear Mister Lucas, No, Sir Sean refused to take part because he has some modicum of dignity. And he still remembers "Highlander 2". "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Indy 4's Lucas Explains Connery George Lucas explained to TV Guide why Sean Connery won

Re: [scifinoir2] Tony Almeida Returns to 24

There has always been speculation on the 24 boards that Tony was not dead. Wow no more CTu. ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[scifinoir2] Tony Almeida Returns to 24

"Day 7" of 24 will continue the show's unique and trend-setting format with compelling new elements. With CTU dismantled, the show's setting moves to Washington, DC, where Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) faces trial for his actions in the pursuit of justice. Bauer's day gets off to a shocking st

[scifinoir2] Mad Men Gets a Second Season

I remeber there being a few fans of this dark look at the 60ths on the list, so I thought this would interest you. Mad Men Gets a Second Season AMC series will be back for more. by IGN Staff September 19, 2007 - Variety reports that AMC's Mad Men is about to be renewed for a second season, with

[scifinoir2] Star Trek Enters Funeral Business

By MICHAEL HINMAN Sep-15-2007 Licensing lunch boxes and Happy Meal toys are one thing ... but there has to be a limit somewhere, right? Apparently not for Viacom and CBS Corp., as the company apparently feels that a funeral isn't a funeral unless Spock is there giving the Vulcan salute. The st

[scifinoir2] 'Caprica' Series Sees New Life

Sci Fi Executives Weigh 'Battlestar Galactica' Options The Sci Fi Channel is wrestling with a pair of key decisions for its acclaimed “Battlestar Galactica” series: whether to break the highly anticipated final chapter into two 10-episode seasons, and deciding whether to greenlight a two-hour p

[scifinoir2] Indy 4's Lucas Explains Connery's Abscence

Indy 4's Lucas Explains Connery George Lucas explained to TV Guide why Sean Connery won't be in the upcoming fourth Indiana Jones movie and that it's probably for the best. "No, in the end, it turned out better," Lucas told the magazine. "In the beginning, he was just in a little bit of it, and

[scifinoir2] Bruckheimer Importing 11th Hour w/o Picard

I watched this when I was in Mexico. Did it broadcast in the states as well? Bruckheimer Importing 11th Hour CBS has ordered a new drama pilot from Jerry Bruckheimer TV based on the British SF television series Eleventh Hour, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bruckheimer's partners on th

[scifinoir2] Tarantino turns down Heroes

Tarantino Won't Be Hero For NBC Quentin Tarantino has turned down the opportunity to direct an episode of hit TV show Heroes - because he's never watched the series. QT told The Sun that "They were trying to get me to do one. I haven't even seen the f***ing show. What the f*** is Heroes?" Tara