[scifinoir2] Fantasy Debut blog

2007-09-21 Thread Amy
[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%20Impeachment%3F

[scifinoir2] ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ Offers ‘ Who’ Tie-Ins

2007-09-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ Offers ‘Who’ Tie-Ins http://www.syfyportal.com/news424174.html By ALAN STANLEY BLAIR Source: Digital Spy Sep-19-2007 Doctor Who and Torchwood may be on hiatus in the United Kingdom, but fans of the Whoniverse have something to whet their appetite until the new

[scifinoir2] MARK STEVEN JOHNSON FINDS RELIGION WITH 'PREACHER'

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2148 The GHOST RIDER director/writer talks about his upcoming HBO series, the possibility of a sequel to the Spirit of Vengeance and more. By PETER BROWN, Associate Editor Published 6/10/2007 Growing up reading

Re: [scifinoir2] ŒThe Sarah Jane Adventures¹ Offers Œ Who¹ Tie-Ins

2007-09-21 Thread Daryle
Wow, this is really Dr. Who¹s time. Maybe Star Trek¹s hiatus has been good for something in science fiction after all. On 9/21/07 2:05 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ŒThe Sarah Jane Adventures¹ Offers ŒWho¹ Tie-Ins

[scifinoir2] Rebel Yells: Genre Hybridity - Garth Ennis Steve Dillon's Preacher

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
http://irishgothichorrorjournal.homestead.com/PreacherEnnisDillon.html Rebel Yells: Genre Hybridity and Irishness in Garth Ennis Steve Dillon's Preacher Niall Kitson Splatterpunk Western; religious satire; treatise on gender politics; philosophical meditation on the nature of good versus

[scifinoir2] Antimatter molecule could lead to ultra-powerful laser

2007-09-21 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19526216.000-antimatter-molecule-could-lead-to-ultrapowerful-laser.html Antimatter molecule could lead to ultra-powerful laser NewScientist.com news service An exotic molecule built from electrons and antimatter is being touted as a route to

[scifinoir2] Alexandria, Lousiana Police Sgt.'s wish: charge for aggravated ignorance

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
40 minutes ago JENA, La. - A relative of one of the Jena Six says a judge has denied bail for Mychal Bell, the only one of the teens who is jailed in the beating of a white classmate. Attorneys would not comment because juvenile court proceedings are secret. But the father of one of Bell's

[scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

2007-09-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
*15 YEAR OLD GIRL, GETS SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR PUSHING A TEACHER!!!*** *Creola Cotton (left) and Shaquanda Cotton* By Tracy Stokes, BET.com News Staff Wire Services ** *Posted **March 28, 2007* - *In **Paris**, **Texas**, last year, a 14-year-old White girl burns down her family's

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

2007-09-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
So Guys. It sounds like you have watched it as much as me. Do you like it or not? will you keep coming back or is it too disturbing? I ask, because I feel like I have a morbid fascination for the show and I find myself looking forward to it. After each viewing, I have to shake off the

Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

2007-09-21 Thread Daryle
Is it just me, or does it feel like about that time? Somebody send Rodney King to Dubai for a minute. This is about to get serious. On 9/21/07 5:47 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *15 YEAR OLD GIRL, GETS SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR

[scifinoir2] Favorite Toons

2007-09-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
All this talk about Avatar. got me to thinking, what our some of our favorite cartoons that are not from Japan. Mine are Batman, Superman, Exosquad, Pinky and the Brain, Justice League, Spawn, Avatar, Spiderman, Batman Beyond and X-Men. How about you guys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: think

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

2007-09-21 Thread Daryle
I watched 3 episodes of this show on the on-demand channel. I have to be honest...I was bored out of my mind. A lot of friends of mine are at ad agencies and swear by this show...I love marketing, and I love the old movies about Madison Avenue...but this show is like Ally McBeal to me. Great

[scifinoir2] Miller to Direct Justice League

2007-09-21 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2007/09/21/4515495-zap.html Miller to direct 'Justice League' Christian Bale and Brandon Routh are unlikely to appear By Zap2It.com Continuing a career of interesting choices, George Miller is transitioning from the Oscar-winning Happy Feet to Warner Brothers'

[scifinoir2] 'Race To Mars' series realistic

2007-09-21 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/R/Race_To_Mars/2007/09/21/4514241-sun.html 'Race To Mars' series realistic By BILL HARRIS - Sun Media Michael Riley is relieved there are no Martians in Race to Mars. There are no drooling aliens to be thwarted running around the ship, said Riley, the

Re: [scifinoir2] Favorite Toons

2007-09-21 Thread Daryle
As for series: Justice League will always be #1 for me. I'm also partial to the work done at MTV whenever they decide to do a show. Spider-Man was great work, and who can deny MTV Underground?!! My favorite work from Cartoon Network has to be anything attached to Gennady Tartakovsky. I actually

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

2007-09-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
That's Vincent from Angel. Hasn't he changed? Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..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... -- Original message -- From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Favorite Toons

2007-09-21 Thread Martin
Pinky and the Brain (Great minds, Gymfig!) Justice League Batman :The Animated Series Courage the Cowardly Dog The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (esp. Attack of the Clowns) Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century (first ep had me at Find your center, honey-baked.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

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

2007-09-21 Thread Martin
I'm not really that into the show. I've tried it twice, and just can't sink my brain into it. I'm considering passing on it for awhile, them cycling back to it on On Demand. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So Guys. It sounds like you have watched it as

Re: [scifinoir2] Alexandria, Lousiana Police Sgt.'s wish: charge for aggravated ignorance

2007-09-21 Thread Martin
(walking away, shaking head, mourning anew for genus homo sapien) ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 40 minutes ago JENA, La. - A relative of one of the Jena Six says a judge has denied bail for Mychal Bell, the only one of the teens who is jailed in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on Some Animated Series

2007-09-21 Thread Daryle
I watch and record Legion of Superheroes like it's Days Of Our Lives. I am completely hooked on it. I bought the Fantastic Four animated series on DVD because for one thing I hate watching commercials when I watch a TV show with my son. Also, as I've said a million times, I love Fantastic Four

Re: [scifinoir2] Favorite Toons

2007-09-21 Thread Gerald Haynes
My favorite cartoons in no particular order: Groovie Goolies (just plain fun) The Simpsons (seasons 3 to about season 10) Star Trek animated series 1973 (limited animation classic) Futurama (grew on me after it was cancelled) Batman animated series (Adam West/Rankin-Bass version) Batman Beyond (I

Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

2007-09-21 Thread Martin
No, my friend, it's *not* just you. Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it just me, or does it feel like about that time? Somebody send Rodney King to Dubai for a minute. This is about to get serious. On 9/21/07 5:47 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey

Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

2007-09-21 Thread Justin Mohareb
About what time? Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com wrote: Is it just me, or does it feel like about that time? Somebody send Rodney King to Dubai for a minute. This is about to get serious. On 9/21/07 5:47 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) --

Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

2007-09-21 Thread Amy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Democracynow.org covered this appalling story. Outraged Amy (passing this on) *15 YEAR OLD GIRL, GETS SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR PUSHING A TEACHER!!!*** *Creola Cotton (left) and Shaquanda Cotton* By Tracy Stokes, BET.com News Staff Wire Services ** *Posted

Re: [scifinoir2] Favorite Toons

2007-09-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Glad to see other Pinky Fans here. Pinky is going to start iring either on Nicktoons of Disney toons on Oct 1.! :) :) Martin wrote: Pinky and the Brain (Great minds, Gymfig!) Justice League Batman :The Animated Series Courage the Cowardly Dog The Grim Adventures of Billy and

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt until you compared Mad Men to Nip/Tuck. Nip/Tuck is crazy good and anything but boring. But, then again, I liked Ally McBeal, if you exclude the last, totally regrettable season and any episode that did not include the totally hot Lisa Nicole

[scifinoir2] New characters to spice up Heroes

2007-09-21 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=1ab5e271-f7ba-43eb-8790-12ccbf3229e4 New characters to spice up Heroes Second season of the series won't take any breaks, the show's creator says Alex Strachan, CanWest News Service Published: Friday, September 21, 2007 HOLLYWOOD,

[scifinoir2] Limited 'Heroes' Spoilers

2007-09-21 Thread Brent Wodehouse
S P O I L E R A L E R T -- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070921.wtvryan21/BNStory/Entertainment/home The truth is out there, maybe somewhere near Ottawa ANDREW RYAN From Friday's Globe and Mail September 21, 2007 Few secrets in Hollywood

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
I was left totally cold by the first episode. I thought the series had too much atmosphere and not enough heart. I came back for the foundation garments, the garters and the hose (which I adore). I have become hooked by the subtle and not-so-subtle nuances of the show. I am fascinated by

[scifinoir2] Re: 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!

2007-09-21 Thread moondancerdrake
As someone who grew up a good portion of my life in West Virginia I can tell you this kind of thing had gone one all through the south for decades. I personaly glad it's finally getting press coverage so people beside the folks that live there know what's going on. Now the goverment is foced

Re: [scifinoir2] Antimatter molecule could lead to ultra-powerful laser

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
the major question is can they create and store a significant number of the matter-antimatter atoms to make this a significantly long-lasting and powerful reaction? We're talking millions or billions of atoms, and if you want something other than a micro-burst of power, you'd need the ability

Re: [scifinoir2] Favorite Toons

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Let's start in the past and move forward: Felix the Cat - crappy animation, but Vavoom, Master Cylinder, and Poindexter are classics Popeye (old BW version, those done by Max Fleischer, and Chuck Jones' oddly appealing ones with Seahag and gang) The Flinstones - still laugh whenever I see it

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

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
it leaves me with a strange disquiet, and I don't make it a real point to catch it the way I do, say Burn Notice or Army Wives (guilty pleasure!) Typically I'll watch if it's later at night and my wife and I want to watch a little TV while finishing up bills or work. But I don't expect to keep

Re: [scifinoir2] 'Race To Mars' series realistic

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
great, now I have to juggle this with Ken Burns' The War, and I already have three VCR tapes filled with stuff i need to watch! -- Original message -- From: Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Trek casting dept. starts reading SciFi Noir

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
Just a reaction to Roddenberry's changing Uhuru to Uhura so it'd be easier to pronounce (to his mind). I think the attempt to right that minor wrong is just showing up in our e-mails. Gotta strike a blow for the people wherever we can! :) -- Original message -- From:

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

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
which one was Vincent? I'm blanking? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's Vincent from Angel. Hasn't he changed? Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..the weird looking guy in the office making

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on Some Animated Series

2007-09-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
The Batman is worth owning on DVD. Avatar is on DVD, and a must-have. Funny--I love the old FF cartoon way more than the new one. It was great fun! -- Original message -- From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] I watch and record Legion of Superheroes like it's Days Of Our