RE: [scifinoir2] IMAX Boosts Star Trek's Gross

2009-05-16 Thread Reece Jennings
I loved the movie! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:45 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; ggs...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] IMAX Boosts Star Trek's Gross IMAX Boosts Star

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Renewal Looking More Likely

2009-05-16 Thread Justin Mohareb
I don't think there's any maybe about it. Justin On 16-May-09, at 1:19 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe I'm jaded but it just feels sort of rehashed of another show and overly predictable. On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote:

[scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren

2009-05-16 Thread Michelle Lauren
Hi everyone. I just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a published author, a freelance writer and a regular columnist for Romance Writers Report, the national magazine for Romance Writers of America. I am an eclectic reader, but I truly enjoy reading (and writing)

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Monkey found to wonder what might have been

2009-05-16 Thread Amy
ahar...@earthlink.net Cool science stuff. Subject: World Science: Monkey found to wonder what might have been * Monkeys found to wonder what might have been: Recordings of brain cells show that monkeys take note of missed opportunities and learn from their mistakes, scientists say.

[RE][scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece)

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
After the Z-to-A backwards thing, I would've been cuffed and stuffed. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece) [1 Attachment] Date : Fri, 15 May 2009 17:29:58 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To :

[RE][scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece)

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
BTB -- failed to add that I am LMNAO! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [RE][scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece) Date : Sat, 16 May 2009 08:01:37 -0400 (EDT) From : Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

[RE][scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Welcome to the group, Michelle! And please don't be afraid of the sometimes bizarre behavior you may see here. The Internet made me this way. ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren Date : Sat, 16 May 2009

[RE][scifinoir2] Fox Looks To The Unusual And Super-Science For Next Year

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Well, I'm leaping at the sight of Human Target (loved the comic), but then I think seven soul-numbing words. This is Fox of which we speak... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fox Looks To The Unusual And Super-Science For Next Year Date : Fri, 15 May

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren

2009-05-16 Thread Reece Jennings
Ditto, Michelle, on the welcome. And the bizarre behavior feeds on itself! :o) Maurice _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2]

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece)

2009-05-16 Thread Reece Jennings
.snort..burpcough...huh? Did I miss something? Sounds like there was a DUI video...? But from what you said about Z to A...? That's not a valid test. Can you do it WITHOUT being under the influence? (notice as an ex-sergeant, I didn't say

Re: [scifinoir2] Schwarzenegger under fire over mass sell-off plans

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Fascinating... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 11:13:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Schwarzenegger under fire over mass sell-off plans Gray Davis' budget

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
I'm sorry, but every time I listen to Abrams make statements like The old continuity was restrictive, it angers me. That's just lazy film making. The Trek universe spans five series, ten movies, and --including enterprise--about two centuries. You're telling me he couldn't find something in

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Thanks. Man, doc told me to watch my pressure. Gotta calm down now. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 12:11:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I don't think I need to remind anyone that I love Star Trek. But the old continuity WAS restrictive. That's why the TNG movies fell off after First Contact, they had to make up species because -- where do you go after The Borg? (Well, you go to DS9, but that's another discussion) The

Re: [scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren

2009-05-16 Thread Omari Confer
Welcome!!! On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com wrote: Hi everyone. I just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a published author, a freelance writer and a regular columnist for *Romance Writers Report*, the national magazine

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Omari Confer
(applause) Thats what im talkin about... On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.comwrote: I don't think I need to remind anyone that I love Star Trek. But the old continuity WAS restrictive. That's why the TNG movies fell off after First Contact, they had to

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Bosco Bosco
Keith One of the things I love about this list are your posts. I'm saying that up front because I am gonna respectfully disagree with you.I LOVE the new Trek Film. I will say without question it's the best Trek Film EVER. It's not lazy. That's partly because it's Trek and partly because it's

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
(standing ovation) Talk to me, Doctor! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan Date : Sat, 16 May 2009 14:40:51 -0400 From : Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To :

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Do that, my friend. This world needs men like you. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan Date : Sat, 16 May 2009 16:36:22 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To :

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread George Arterberry
You make some great points but as stated by others the current timeline. I seriously doubt the Eugenic Wars pre-story will be told in the next one.Way too much back story.   But a part of me would like to see how a sister (Pres. Eckhert) got on Mount Rushmore? Its safe to say it will focus on

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread wlrouge
I just wanted to chime in on the comment on TNG and where would they go after the Borg. Well to be honest they could have done a stories with the Founders. I mean if they did not want to pull the cast of DS9 over they could have used Odo. I mean it would not have been the first cross over we

[scifinoir2] Re: Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread tdemorsella
Well put Bosco. I could not have said it better. There were choices that were made that I did not agree with, but that did not take away from the story. These were his choices to make and his story to tell. He told HIS story well. I remember being in this place with Battlestar and their

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Wouldn't sneeze at that, either... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan Date : Sat, 16 May 2009 18:44:30 -0400 From : wlro...@aol.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I just wanted to

[scifinoir2] Martin---I'm Coming For you!!!

2009-05-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Martin: Do to babysitting logistics issues, I did not get to see Star trek until Yesterday.I thought of your refusal to even see it, several times throughout the movie, and I just shook my head. It's not that I did not think that some plot decisions would not enrage you. I knew that

[scifinoir2] FW: Obama Talks Star Trek: Everybody Was Saying I Was Spock

2009-05-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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Re: [scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren

2009-05-16 Thread brent wodehouse
Hiya! Welcome to the fold. :-) Brent Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com wrote: Hi everyone. I just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a published author, a freelance writer and a regular columnist for Romance Writers Report, the national magazine for Romance

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
I have to disagree. Wrath of Khan didn't flaunt any continuity. It might have flaunted a bit of science--that's all. Surviving a planet explosion--one that moved their entire planet into another orbit--was way crazy. But that was the same Kahn from the series, and they didn't rewrite any

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
I think everyone is so enamored of a Trek *movie* doing well, they're forgetting it's the Trek *series* that made the franchise. The movies are fun, two hours of action and FX, but it's the plotting, writing, and drama of the series--enjoyed slowly over years--that made Trek what it is. So

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I think people would be equally as excited if it was a premiere episode of a series. Point is, this is the best Star Trek PERIOD in a long time. Star Trek has failed on TV twice. there are more bad episode of Trek than there are bad movies. This is just a really good movie, and

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Aaaaggg! No there's no reason for me to say anything else. I am undone! (Sniff!) :) I hear what you are saying and agree a lot. But like Sincere--the only other person here who's made this point--I simply don't see why reinvigorating meant rewriting history. I still feel you can explore

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
I do hope it can spawn a good series. But I do have issues that TNG, DS9 and the rest must now be discussed in a sidebar conversation. And I have to ask: do you really think that the kind of people who love this new Trek movie are the kind who will commit to a series the way fans committed to

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
There are Star Trek fans, and there are Seven of Nine fans. Sometimes they are the same person. But rarely. $99 million domestically as of this morning? Those are new fans. The folks who paid to see Nemesis? Real fans. The fairweather Trekkies will have moved on by November, and

[scifinoir2] Spacewalkers pull off toughest Hubble repairs yet

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Wow, this is amazing. I was really nervous about this repair before it was undertaken. But two things it makes me wish. One, that Hubble weren't the only device of its type in orbit. It's pretty old now, and I really wish there'd been the initiative to put another, newer one in orbit recently.

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
And that's my point. We'll love the movies, sing their praises, and in time they may even spawn a series. But will it do as well? Not sure. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 11:36:43 PM GMT

[scifinoir2] Kirk's Dad is Thor

2009-05-16 Thread Keith Johnson
This could be interesting. I saw Kenneth Branaugh on Charlie Rose last week, and he was very excited about directing the Thor movie. *** Kirk's Dad is Thor Hemsworth cast as Marvel's god of thunder. by Jim Vejvoda May 16, 2009 - Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Trek' Director Open To Sequel With William Shatner Or Khan

2009-05-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Don’t be undone. Redo . We respect your opinion. I respect your opinion. And The killing of Vulcan, Kirk’s dad, Spock’s mom….. I did not like it. But while we are at it, I did not like the destroying one third of the population of earth on Enterprise either. However, that alone did not