[RE][scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Martin Baxter
Okay... After readign tha, one of two things apply. Either I'm brain-dead as a viewer, or these guys know *nothing* about TV, because the *only* show of those listed I'm watching is My Own Worst Enemy (which has begun growing on me slowly). The rest of that crap, I make it a point to have my

[RE][scifinoir2] New Kevin Smith Movie Name Causing Problems?

2008-10-29 Thread Martin Baxter
Personally, despite being a Liberal Prude in Good Standing, I never had a problem with the original title. Still don't. And, if I may dare to ask, where were these Fine Upstanding Protestors when the movie Sexdrive came out? Martin (shaking head, going back to taking morning meds)

[RE][scifinoir2] Terrence Howard Interview on NPR

2008-10-29 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, that's the vibe I've always gotten off him, and the reason I've always been a huge fan of his. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Terrence Howard Interview on NPR Date : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:25:43 + From : [EMAIL PROTECTED] To :

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] New Kevin Smith Movie Name Causing Problems?

2008-10-29 Thread KeithBJohnson
Good point on that Sex Drive! -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personally, despite being a Liberal Prude in Good Standing, I never had a problem with the original title. Still don't. And, if I may dare to ask, where were these Fine

Re: [scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, you know that I already lambasted Knight Rider, so am surprised it did well enough to be picked up. ( I swear the original was better). Valentine was on my hit list too, not at all surprised it's tanking. I haven't watched The Mentalist yet; guess I kept thinking of it as a serious

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] New Kevin Smith Movie Name Causing Problems?

2008-10-29 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Kevin says he originally had Rosario Dawson in mind for the role of Miri when he wrote the script. Imagine how crazy the controversy would be THEN! On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point on that Sex Drive! -- Original message -- From:

[scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread B. Smith
No rhyme or reason at all for her ratings and she's a bit biased. How does Sanctuary get an A for anything? I'm surprised Heroes is tanking this year. It's actually interesting despite some X-Men-ish family melodrama. Papa Petrelli is a far scarier bid bad than Adam was last year, Mohinder has

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I think you're getting it spot on. Heroes is the new X-Men. It has almost all the same flaws, but it also has sort of the same high points. One of the good and bad things about Heroes is that I do feel like I'm reading the series. I happen to like reading comics, so I'm good with the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah, I left out Sanctuary. It's just an okay show. Last weeks--about the illusion-casting Yeti that was attacking the survivors of a plane wreck--was the best so far. Of course, they killed off the only Brother... But still, the show feels limited to me. One, i really hate the computer game

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Bosco Bosco
I think the real failing of this show is the flatness of the characters. I don't like or care about any of them. By three or four episodes, the characters should have some depth. The only show on TV with flatter characters is the Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles. I keep watching both in

[scifinoir2] What If We Could Do This In Real Life

2008-10-29 Thread Bosco Bosco
I've never been one for conventions and other fan gatherings. It's just not my cup of tea. I went to the last Harry Potter book release with my kids simply because we'd never been and there would never be another. In 2009, the SFWA is hosting the Nebula Awards in Austin, where I live. I don't

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] New Kevin Smith Movie Name Causing Problems?

2008-10-29 Thread KeithBJohnson
Indeed! -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kevin says he originally had Rosario Dawson in mind for the role of Miri when he wrote the script. Imagine how crazy the controversy would be THEN! On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:00 AM, [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread KeithBJohnson
You're right. The characters are as dull and lifeless as the CGI. Amada Tapping's British accent is distracting, the young pscyhoanalyst dude is like an even more nebbish version of Daniel Jackson. With Michael Shanks, at least, you could always tell the actor was being held back to play down

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Bosco Bosco
It's not that I don't like the characters on Sarah Conner, it's just that they're one dimensional most of the time. There is so much possibility for these characters and primarily the writers do very little with them. There's so much room for emotional range and humor in that show and they tend

[scifinoir2] Another Option For Watching Shows Online

2008-10-29 Thread Bosco Bosco
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[scifinoir2] Re: Another Option For Watching Shows Online

2008-10-29 Thread Meta
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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Martin Baxter
Bosco, into that, this. This is Fox of which we speak. Good material tends to slip by them. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare? Date : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:52:14 -0700 (PDT) From : Bosco Bosco [EMAIL

[RE][scifinoir2] What If We Could Do This In Real Life

2008-10-29 Thread Martin Baxter
That's a tune I could swing with... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] What If We Could Do This In Real Life Date : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:26:23 -0700 (PDT) From : Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I've never been one for

Re: [scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Martin Baxter
Daryle, it's wanna-be neo-fantasy tripe, about a woman who goes to a psychic to see if she'll even meet Mr Right. Said psychic tells her that she's already met and dumped him, and she goes back through her past love life to find him. CBS, Fridays at nine, if self-abuse is an in-thing for you.

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I think they are not rating by quality, but by ratings and which shows retain their lead in audience, which points to survivability. That being said, not of the shows is good like Battlestar, Odyssey five or Babylon 5 From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: [scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Speaking of BBC, what do you think of Primeval? From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare? What in the

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

2008-10-29 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I agree with you regarding Heroes. I love this year's villain. Robert Forrester is such an underappreciated actor. I hope his performance on Heroes changes that. The changes to Sylar and Mohinder are wonderful. I loved tortured good guys In fact, Quinto played such a good Sylar, that I was

[scifinoir2] Tennant to quit Dr Who

2008-10-29 Thread Daryle Lockhart
David Tennant has announced that he is vacating the Tardis and leaving the BBC's Doctor Who series at the end of next year. Tennant's decision brings to an end his popular four-year tenure as the time lord. The BBC confirmed that the Scottish actor will complete the filming of four

[scifinoir2] Re: Sites to View Pics from New Star Trek Film

2008-10-29 Thread jgjcl2k1
---Funny. For most of the reasons that people don't like Voyager those are the reasons I do. I thought the Delta Quadrent gave writers the opportunity to really be creative and I thought they were. My favorite species were the Hirogen and the stories with the Borg were excellent.

[scifinoir2] sci-fi channel show Jerimiah

2008-10-29 Thread jgjcl2k1
Hello out there, I was wondering if anyone could tell what happened to the sci-fi show Jerimiah? I thought that Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal rally clicked on that program. Even though it was a bit slow at times I liked it and was wondering if it was going to be continuing or if it permantly