DEATH TO COMCRAP!!!
--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops?
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 8:31 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You know better than that, Reece...remember the glass tubes built into the
chassis...and pre-remote TVs?
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From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com
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To:
Hey, she's pretty sexy as tough...
--- On Sun, 6/14/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote:
From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com
Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Katee Sackhoff makes time for '24'
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 6:34 AM
Do
I'll move to the north side and go with RCN before I go back to Comcrap...
--- On Sat, 6/13/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote:
From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew?
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 13,
Maybe this a hint of the network exec's true feeling about it...
--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] topic: Scifi channel reboot??
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 10:43 PM
And consistently the most beautiful babe on the show...pardon the
chauvinism, but she was gorgeous!
--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
Ouch!
--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote:
From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com
Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Pants and Panties
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Sci Fi scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Blanche Fredd
blanchefr...@yahoo.com, LaToya Bishop
It didn't hurt that they had standardized training and weaponry either...guns
were a hard to come by commodity in 19th century South Africa...No one was
going to sell firearms...not even obsolete firearms to a warlord like Shaka
Zulu...
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Thank you, sir...Yes, I can actually say I have sang before a king...
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote:
From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com
Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Deadliest Warrior Marathon on SpikeTV
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date:
Having recently watched ten minutes of The Klumps, I can only say
Murphy has burned any cred he has ever earned with a blue flame.
I retroactively made Beverly Hills Cop worse.
Justin
On 16-Jun-09, at 1:00 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
Here is what is said about Smith: Critics
Ok. :o)
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From: C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:32:28
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops?
DEATH TO COMCRAP!!!
--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Reece Jennings
Yup! I forgot to turn on the sarcasm! LOL!
Cathodes and anodes and tubes on the testers.
TV went off at the crack of evening.
I remember Winky Dinkn Box 5, New York 19, NY.
Buffalo Bob, Clarabelle, 3 channels, Ed Sullivan (a really great sh!)
But some days I can't remember my name!
Man, I The Forbin Project...sigh. I recorded that movie with my brand new VCR
with the wired remote. A power failure wiped out the last 15 minutes of the
movie. I hunted for 3 years until I found it again. I REALLY appreciate
Amazon and movie downloads, whatever the source now. YouTube,
(bowing head in respect to you)
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Date : Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:08:20 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Thank you,
No chauvinism in recognizing beauty. I was flipping channels (a chore without
a remote), and I saw her at that console. I was just back from 18 months in
the Philippines, and I was appreciating Black Women. And here is Uhura. Lawd!
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Yeah, but was he the master of psy-war, or what? I almost felt sorry for the
Boers and Englanders when they looked up and around and saw the MASSIVE numbers
of true warriors they were facing. But it was hard to stop laughing. I kept
thinking about George Headstrong Custer!
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Reece, where *do* you put all of these First Laugh of the Morn Awards I give
you? :-D
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From : mcjennings...@yahoo.com
To : SciFi2
None whatsoever. Roddenberry recognized it by putting her right behind
KEROOK on the Bridge, so that she (or at least *parts*) of her
made it in shot. And, if the tales I've heard are true, Roddenberry did *more*
than just recognize her beauty... he *appreciated* it in a way
LMNAO @ the possibility...
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Date : Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:33:04 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Maybe this a hint of the
Justin, my admiration to you for lasting *that* long. I fell across it while
flipping channels, paused long enough to recognize it, squeaked once in horror,
and kept going. Three seconds *tops*...
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Yes, pal, she is, but I want to see more than just tough out of her. I like
range in my actresses.
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Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Katee Sackhoff makes time for '24'
Date : Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:08:33 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie
I think her death set the tone for the end of the series. It was one of the
only moments in the conclusion of the season that I truly felt was tone
perfect.
I nominate Whoopi Goldberg's Guinan from TNG
c w m
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:22 AM, George Arterberry
brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com
Your talkin sci fi guysrange is an indulgent request...
Sackhoff will be a tough chick for the remainder of her career
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.comwrote:
Yes, pal, she is, but I want to see more than just tough out of her. I like
range in my
(had to go and generate extra saliva to SPIT on Comcrap...)
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Date : Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:22:32 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
I'll move
Pal, if I may amend that slightly...
SLOWW DEATH TO COMCRAP!!!
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Date : Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:32:28 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com
To :
What you seem to miss is that Harrison Ford has what I would call Legend
status and Will Smith only has a movie with legend in the title. This is all
relevant in a story called Top Paid Actors because they are trying to
explain why these actors are getting paid this much at this time. Here is
what
yall crazy...
c w m
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.comwrote:
Pal, if I may amend that slightly...
SLOWW DEATH TO COMCRAP!!!
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Rent Isaac Hayes underappreciated Black exploitation classic Truck Turner and
she her in a whole new light.
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in
Such a fine film, and her character had such a mouth on her.
Justin
On 16-Jun-09, at 11:06 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com
wrote:
Rent Isaac Hayes underappreciated Black exploitation classic Truck
Turner and she her in a whole new light.
--- On Tue, 6/16/09,
Alright...
The article is about the top bankable stars. Your comment was about the
article poo poo-ing Will Smith and Eddie Murphy. Any sensible human being
would realize that Harrison Ford still commands a top salary based on his
track record. Will gets play based on what he can do in the
I DO treasure them, Martin! I get a chuckle just competing for them. They
have a special place in my house. :o)
Next to my police awards...
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Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:21:34
To:
Sigh...well, at least I hope he respected her behind closed doors.
I'm watching the last half hour of Lonesome Dove. I'm finding lots of good TV
since I cut out all 3-digit channels.
Anybody planning to watch Jada Pinkett's new series Hawthorne?
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From : mcjennings...@yahoo.com
To : SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
I DO treasure them, Martin! I get a chuckle just competing
And that was *such* a delight to me. I remember cawing in glee at seeing Uhura
saying those wirty durds... ;-)
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Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
Date : Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:12:26 -0400
From : Justin Mohareb
This is a great idea for a list. I nominate Kendra Young, the first African
American slayer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She was introduced and killed in
one episode. Her character could have had a lot of potential but wasn't
developed. When she died, the storyline wasn't affected, but it
I've gotta run with rave here. Recently, we've been discussing the potential
roles Smith has on his plate. The last time we mentioned Ford was to comment on
how old he looked in Indy IV. And we're talking about H'Wood, the Ultimate
what have you done for me lately? Cub.
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I love the original movie. Was there a part 2 to the movie?
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:48 AM, C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.comwrote:
I'd Absolutely love to see an update on Colossus: The Forbin
Project...Actually, the entire trilogy as three miniseries
--- On *Thu, 6/11/09, Martin
This is slightly off-topic, but... While looking online, I came across this
interesting site that lists science fiction shows that have A)featured AA women
as main characters; B) featured AA women as recurring characters (Uhura from
Star Trek is mentioned, along with the approx. number of
I have it on Tivo ,but do we need another medical show? City of Angels
should have been the standard bearer of a black drama in prime time and it was
set up to fail.
Maybe True Blood will have a spin off with the sister in the lead?
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com
Board please forgive me envoking BET on here.But has this been shelved? I know
it was pushed back twice.Did the the series die when Hudlin was shown the door
at BET?
I'm reserving judgement, especially since Jada is the exec producer. That's
the only reason I'm going to look!
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From: George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:21:54
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
I was thinking about this too. It's been over a year since the footage was
shown but no series. Animation is expensive(even the limited kind shown in the
preview footage) and Viacom may have pulled the plug.
Hudlin isn't writing the Black Panther anymore so that might have been a final
nail
B says exactly what I was thinking. I really didn't expect it to fly to begin
with, cost being the primary issue, Marvel's own internal issues secondary.
Goerge, you're okay on the invocation. Merely say six Hail Marys, perform two
major acts of contrition and sprinkle your Internet connection
Reece, I understand that he did respect her, very much so. Mind you, this is
all, at best, tenth-hand intel.
And I plan on catching Hawthorne, if I'm conscious at that time. Today's been
bumpy in spots, and the bed's talking to me already.
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It is still in production. It was discussed at the most recent BET
upfront about 6 weeks ago.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker...@lycos.com wrote:
B says exactly what I was thinking. I really didn't expect it to fly to begin
with, cost being the primary issue, Marvel's
Actually Kendra had two appearances, the two parter where she was introduced
and the episode where she dies. The first was when she was activated due to
Buffy's short term death at the hands of the Master. She left with her Watcher
to undergo further training when that was resolved. When she
You're right. Kendra did appear twice. I guess that shows how good my recall
is. I wish the show had included some black slayers that didn't die so quickly,
though. Or at least a black female vampire -- THAT would have been cool.
Michelle Lauren
**Purchase my multicultural scifi romance
Is this show supposed to be science fiction? I saw Jada on the cover of my
local TV guide, but I didn't watch the show. I think Jada is a good actress;
she seems to be very choosy about what roles she takes, which I respect in any
actor/actress.
However, because she doesn't appear in films as
Justin, I can see your point about principal Wood. He appeared in a lot of
episodes during that season of Buffy. I watched sporadically though season 7,
but he never really grabbed me as an interesting character. Even his
short-lived relationship with Faith didn't make me interested in watching
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A true blood spin off would be an interesting idea. There are a lot of
stories that could be told in their universe.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:21 AM, George Arterberry
brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote:
I have it on Tivo ,but do we need another medical show? City of Angels
should have been
Agreed.
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 5:36:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Top Paid Actors in Hollywood
It is interesting to me that the author of this piece
Ha-ha-ha! So true! And I must say, while some hate the first Dune movie, I
did enjoy the site of the Navigator (Pilot?) folding space. Way back when the
movie first aired, that scene was quite impressive. I still like it when he
first speaks to the emperor, the way he floats in amidst smoke in
Looks like even a successful show can be canceled after a few years. ITV's
Primeval (shown on BBC America on Saturday nights and on The Sci-Fi Channel)
has
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jun/15/itv-axes-prime
val-science-fiction been canceled after three seasons. The show
I have my DVR set to capture Hawthorne. I plan to watch it and Nurse
Jackie back-to-back.
~rave!
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Sigh...well, at least I hope he respected her behind closed doors.
I'm watching the last half hour of Lonesome Dove. I'm finding
Very encyclopaedic. good stuff, thanks
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:11:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Scientists Discuss Causes, Repercussions of Warp
Drive
RCN?
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From: C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:22:32 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew?
I'll move to the north side and go with RCN before I go back
Again, agreed. While Murphy doesn't often show the comedic--and
dramatic--skills he has, he has a respectable career. I'd like him to get more
opportunities to do something like the troubled singer in Dream Girls. But I
like that he's making family-friendly movies featuring black families. What
Uhura was definitely easy on the eyes, especially the legs, so representative
of a sister's body, and so missed in this modern world where skinny,
anorexic-looking actresses are held up as the standard of beauty.
But you know, I remember many of those guest actresses as much as, if not more
Yeah, Roddenberry was dating Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett at the same
time. Indeed, Nichols related that Roddenberry used to take her riding on his
motorcycle. One day he said, I need you to meet someone. They drove to a
house, Gene walks up and knocks on the door, and Majel answers. Gene
I watched Hawthorne. It has potential. I like Smith's character loved what
she did to her daughter! If they can carve out more uniqueness to the role and
be sure to create a character that's Pinkett, and avoid the show being just
another medical drama, then it can be really good. I like most of
I felt the same about Kendra. I was first disturbed at the almost slave
attitude she had toward Giles, the respect bordering on servitude. And her
death really pissed me off. But as you say, later Whedon brought in more Blacks
and gave them significant roles. And while I don't look for
Was D.L. the dude who could become intangible? Man was I pissed when they
killed his character! What a waste!
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From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:27:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
I have never heard of that story and not saying that it is not true. Makes me
wonder did or was Kirk character was model after him in some way?
--Lavender
From: Keith Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:42 AM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible
I'm positive the thing about dating both women at once, then dumping Nichols
for Barrett, is true. Like I said, that confession of eternal love story is one
I've read twice, but few people I've discussed it with ever heard the tale...
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From: wlro...@aol.com
To:
The workaholic thing used to really be common, especially among old school
actors who had been poor before hitting it big, or who just took a worker
approach to acting, seeing it as a craft and not some kind of ting to make them
into gods. I used to joke with my wife that there was race between
I actually think Roddenberry preferred the more thoughtful, introspective
captain to the man-of-action lover of Kirk. Remember that Jeffrey Hunter--he of
the steely gaze and intense but controlled emotions--was his first choice for
ship's captain. Hunter had a more tightly controlled manner to
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