Silly but true...
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*Things I have learnt from the American and British movies & TV series:*
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1. Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the
price range of most people--whether they are employed or not.
At least one of a pair of identical twins is born ev
Rendezvous with Rama was written by Authur C.Clarke in the early 70s. This
was going to be a blockbuster scifi movie produced and starring Morgan
Freeman, but it looks like it has been shelved. Apparently there wasn't a
viable script for it and they were having trouble obtaining funding for
several
sounds interesting, but here is a question. has anyone read Brian Lumley's
Necroscope series? his vampires are GREAT! not the Anne Rice or Twilight
type, but vampires that are evil. the vampires are infected with a parasite,
which they call a leech. each vampire can only sire one other vamp
o.k. i am with Martin on this one. because of what she did during Viet
Nam.b4 my time, but my daddy is a Marine too! he remembers.
now 4 my other problems. we see rose tyler, but where is:
(1) Dr. Martha Jones (Freema Agyaman)? 2 me, Martha Jones was the Doctor's
best partner. she wa
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Forwarding.
"I'm enough of a pessimist that I'm going to continue writing fantasy."
David Eddings - author, friend.
Issue 187.5 - June 2009
19 years online (& counting)
Slated for a 2010 release Johnny Quest the live action movie will be coming
out starring the Rock (Dwayne Johnson).
Here is some more info on it:
http://www.netharuka.com/science-fiction/the-rock-cast-as-race-bannon/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1083850/
It is still early in the game. What do y
lmao! :-)
Brent
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Brent
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Why the Rock?
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From: Mr. Worf
Subject: [scifinoir2] topic: Are you ready for Johnny Quest??
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 1:54 PM
Slated for a 2010 release Johnny Quest the live action movie will be coming out
starrin
A spin off of House when he went to medical school.
--Lavender
From: Mr. Worf
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Topic: What is the worst idea for a sequel?
What would be the worst idea for a tv or movie sequel?
People may lie, bu
:-(
His Belgariad series was the impetus for me to try my hand at writing fantasy,
because of its twisted-in-a-fun-way view on the genre. Requiescat in pace, good
sir.
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Amen to that, brother. Sounds like a reverse-Avatar thing.
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Why the Roc
I read the first cycle but never picked the vampire world novels that featured
Harry's sons.
Another great one is Baltimore Or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire by
Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. It's excellent.
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I guess that paraphrasing a line from an old song by Blackfoot is apropos here.
"There ain't nowhere you can run and hide... at least not from soul-rendingly
bad movies."
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I'm so sorry to read that.
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Rendezvous with Rama was written by Authur C.Clarke in the early 7
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From : "Mr. Worf"
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Silly but true...
Gunny Fate is speaking naught but truth in his assessment of what's lacking.
And I'm personally barely old enough to remember Hanoi Jane's antics, but I do
have a friend here in Atlanta who is a radio newscaster. He served in 'Nam with
the Army in the same capacity, and had nothing but bad thoug
R.I.P.
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>"I'm enough of a pessimist that I'm going to continue writing fantasy."
> David Eddings - author, friend.
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I stopped watching it when they ruined Charmed. Which they did on their own
but CW did not needed to help.
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LMNAO!!!
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I think I agree with you. I remember falling asleep
Justin, as in Total Rip-Off?
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It was a total Rip!
Justin
On Wed, Jun
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B, which one should i get first. heading 2 B&N 2morrow on lunch.
Fate.
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Vampires
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Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 12:26 PM
http://notlong. com
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shrink long URLs.
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also B. the one's with Harry's son - the Dweller, were pretty kool.
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Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 12:26 PM
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama treated like king
By MARK S. SMITH, Associated Press Writer Mark S. Smith, Associated Press
Writer
1 hr 11 mins ago
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia From the moment Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One,
his first visit to Saudi Arabia as president was filled with, well, p
I dunno. Maybe they were looking for star appeal. Also from the looks of it,
they didn't have anyone to draw people to it. Also, you can't get any more
appealing than the Rock. He has a cross age group appeal. (Very high Q
rating) Which can get you a job in entertainment doing anything.
On Wed, Ju
The only thing BET had going for it back in the day were a few talk and news
shows. There was the news show BET tonight (with, at various times, Ed Gordon
and Tavis Smiley). There was a talk show with the great Bev Smith--who,
curiously, was the *only* dark-skinned person hosting a major show in
Amen, it was set in the far flung future, and was horrible. I think the
animation was crappy, and the whole Immortal mythos changed once again. Waste
of time and celluloid...
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Well, you know I've been complaining for a while about all the hunky, cool,
angst-filled vamps that populate the culture nowadays. I think the Nosferatu
type vamp--a creature that *looks* undead--needs to make a stronger return. So
I'm all for this...
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Have you seen that show called Mental? Its like a house rip off show. Auzzie
psychiatrist is a maverick "but he really cares about his patients..."
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It will probably have to be championed by someone like Will Smith to get
serious money behind it. But I think that they need a good script first.
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Ever see Trueblood? They have a big mixture of vampires from east German
hunks to Billybob hick types.
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Hmm. I find it a bit puzzling that Rose Tyler of "Dr. Who" is more important
than Uhura from Trek! WTF?! Rose is okay, and I liked her character, but what
was so seminal about it in terms of scifi history? That's really puzzling.
Maybe that's a British thing?
I find it a bit weird that the one
Captain Scott was killed? Wha' happened? And how old was she when she made
captain?
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Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:30:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi
I really disliked BET for a long time, because they pretty much wasted the
opportunity to create an incredible conduit for all types of black
entertainment. (a couple of exceptions but not many) Compare it to Telemundo
that has several long running shows and award winning news programming. BET
coul
I agree. And if you're going to put in women for just being sexy but nothing
else, then put in someone like the female fighter pilot from "Buck Rogers in
the 25th Century" (Erin Gray).
And hell, put Seven of Nine on the list for overt sexuality over Megan Fox!
I also find it puzzling that Fox g
Which one: Taliban vs. IRA? Why is that?
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Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 12:10:58 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
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It was a tota
True, especially since, though many of us never think of it like this, the
original Speed Racer is Japanese anime,and has the more mature themes that go
with that genre so often. Indeed, I understand the original Japanese series had
to be cut to hell in order to be packaged for the more sensitiv
Great one, I love the one about the bombs with lights, and the one about men
wincing in pain!
And don't forget the classic: whenever the star walks into a bar, it's always
populated with either a biker gang, a bunch of rowdy cowboys, or a bunch of
obnoxious frat boys. Whatever, the hero will a
True. There are a lot of wrecks, and people getting shot.
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And the jukebox always stops playing. :)
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Not to stir things up, but she has apologized for that ad infinitum, and seems
to be genuinely sorry. it was a really, really bad thing to do, but does the
statute of limitations ever run out on that one...?
Just asking, for fear that a seventy year old Michael Vick will be hobbling
around stil
I liked the way the voice of the Prophecy had a dry, sarcastic wit when it
spoke to Belgarion. Or how Aldur's stone would glow with joy whenever Belgarion
or Errand would touch it. Belgarath was cool too...
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No, I got rid of HBO long ago...
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Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2009 12:39:37 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Del Toro's The Strain Is An Antidote To Fey Vampires
Ever see Trueblood? They
Agreed. I've long lamented the sad fact that the Latin-themed cable channels
far exceed the Black ones in terms of drama and variety. Of course, maybe it
can be argued that Latinoes in this hemisphere have more collective viewing
power than Blacks--if South and Central America are added to the m
They have it on Netflix too. It is a M rated show because it has a lot of
sex in it. The show is about a small town in Louisiana and a small diner.
The main character Sookie (she has telepathic mindreading powers) works
there and she falls in love with a vampire that was turned during the civil
wa
Not if you count places like Jamaica, and the rest of the Caribbean, and
Canada.
I guess what I am saying is that BET never developed a real niche or
direction (or quality control) after being around about the same amount of
time as Telemundo.
Now Telemundo has 3 or 4 channels where I live. BET w
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