Count me as no longer watching. Season one was going well, but it
ran out of gas at the end and season two was almost unwatchable. I
think my wife I still have half of season three on our PVR, alone,
unwatched and unloved.
Justin
On 2009-09-21, at 9:57 AM, Keith Johnson
Wow, sounds like what I've heard from others. Wonder what the problem is? I
know there have been lots of changes to the creative team, due to people taking
other jobs, and due to creative differences resuling in poeple either getting
sacked, or leaving voluntarily.
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http://io9.com/5363286/nigeria-bans-district-9-demands-apology
My son and I saw District 9 and, being oblivious to some not-so-subtle
prejudice and slander against Nigerians and a former Nigerian President, we
simply(?) enjoyed it as a dystopian SF meditation on apartheid and illegal
My problem with Heroes is that it always premieres on the same night as
Monday Night Football (you gotta have priorities!). So I end up taping it,
stockpiling a bunch of episodes and, eventually, erasing them because I need
the space on my DVR.
~(no)rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com,
http://oaciush.notlong.com
http://io9.com/5363196/do-dc-and-marvel-need-a-special-victims-unit
One of my pet peeves in all fiction but especially in television/soap opera
fiction (where one would be hard-pressed to name a single major female
character who has NOT been raped or date raped) is the near obligatory
They have some of the schizophrenic identity issues that Enterprise issues.
Some of the same things we discussed yesterday are happening. Poorly developed
characters, villains and storylines that go nowhere. It’s a big mess.
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
http://io9.com/5363018/cloudy-is-the-cherry-on-top-of-this-summer
After an early helping of movie disappointment this summer followed by a
second course of much better from D9, Cloudy
http://io9.com/tag/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs/ With A Chance of
Meatballs is the sweet cherry on top of
Ravendal,
I do the same thing.But to be honest outside of Sylar , the other characters
are just not interesting.
--- On Mon, 9/21/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes Returns--Does Anyone Care?
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
I hop e the reboot fleshes out those ealry TOS storylines that were only
alluded to: The first Earth/Romulan War, and the like.
--- On Sun, 9/20/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] J.J. Abrams Says 'Star Trek' Will Boldly
I think that one of the things that bugs me about some scifi shows is that
they often get into ridiculous situations because of a lack of planning.
Then they have to rally all of their friends and allies to solve the
problem. It is a bit predictable and frustrating. So over time the plot
doesn't
The question arises -- who does the actual policing? During 52, if memory
serves, Superman was under Max Lord's mental control. What if he'd compelled
Supes to attack women? (Answering my own question, sort of -- Batman, even
though he was under a mental compulsion of his own. And raising a
I know I want to see it, along with my niece. Would've taken it in this
weekend, had tiem allowed. Hoping for the next.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To:
Then I didn't, and won't, miss anything.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com
Date: Mon, 21
And now, my display of geek kung fu. *stance*
GL polices Batman, which is why Bruce hates Hal so. Only the Corps
can effectively be everywhere at once, which is Bruce's dream
situation. Hal let everyone down by giving into his emotions, but
only a Green Lantern can effectively keep
George,
i totally agree with u. i would love 2 see how the federation and the romulans
met up. in the books, kirk's father disappears while on a mission where he
meets his first romulan. he thought he was a vulcan, but later learned
differently. kirk's father and the romulan became pretty
At face value, I'm saying Good luck with that, heirs of Kirby.
I've always wondered why the various productions Marvel allows of its
properties are so dissimilar to the comics themselves. In many cases, there's
so little to link the movies to the properties that any lawsuit might be
laughed
Your geek kung-fu is much more powerful than mine...
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: dar...@darylelockhart.com
Date: Mon,
Honestly, Keith, not a whit. I even change the channel if I fall across a
commercial for the show. I'll probably begin watching it in two years, when it
lands in syndication, just to see if I actually missed anything. Which I
doubt'll be the case.
If all the world's a stage and all the people
This brings up a question that I heard on the radio last night. Is scifi
dying? Has writers in modern times forgotten what really makes scifi tick is
not a dependence on gadgets or powers but the story behind it.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Martin Baxter
truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote:
Maneuvering to the side of the geekfu artists. This article does touch on a
lot of different issues that seem to rarely be discussed. Nor followed up
on. I remember reading that Wonder Woman was raped a couple of years ago. I
don't follow the comic but I have been wondering if she had any
I think that if I was Nigerian I might be offended by the film, but then
again I cringe a little every time I see a black gansta on screen.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://io9.com/5363286/nigeria-bans-district-9-demands-apology
My son and I saw
For the people that missed the first episode last week.
SPANISH SUBTITTLES ATTACHED IN SEPARATE FILE
You'll need Pando to open this attachment. Get Pando free
THE MAILMAN'S LAST DAY
It was the mailman's last day on the job after 35 years of carrying the mail
through all kinds of weather to the same neighborhood.
When he arrived at the first house on his route he was greeted by the whole
family there, who congratulated him and sent him on his way with
Wait a minute! Are you asking Who watches the Watchmen?
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:
The question arises -- who does the actual policing? During 52, if memory
serves, Superman was under Max Lord's mental control. What if he'd compelled
As anyone who has googled today knows: today is H. G. Wells birthday.
~rave!
I saw this, the final broadcast episode of the original SHOWTIME series, this
past weekend. Haunted seems to encapsulate all the deadpan charm and whimsy
of the series by juxtaposing a milquetoast serial killer over a Halloween night
and having the no-so-merry reapers collect the victim's
that's funny!
- Original Message -
From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:53:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes Returns--Does Anyone Care?
My problem with Heroes is that it always
Unconsciously guilty as charged.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: ravena...@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:05:16 +
rave, despite repeated googling today, I did *not* know that until seeing this
post in my inbox. And, just to add my personal touch of synchronistic weirdness
on it, I've spent most of my time in out of the rain working on a time-travel
story I've had in my head for the last ten years.
Martin
Now... I worked for the Post Office for several years, and I didn't get that
kind of retirement package.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To:
I think that Wonder Woman was raped, but I'm not sure, as I haven't read her
book in ages. As for a superhero therapist, I suspect that that might make for
a nice little Wildstorm mini-series.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director?
And my last post reminded me that there is sort of a superhero police force
already. The Boys, a Wildstorm/Dynamite book from the mind of Garth Ennis.
This is one scary outfit. Keep wanting to pick up the book, but never remember
to do so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_%28comics%29
I do believe that, Mr Worf. heck, even *I* forget it sometimes, and I say so to
everyone I meet who rails against the genre. My Last Ex and I had our first
fight over SF. I couldn't convince her that it was all about ideas. She only
saw Star Wars, Trek and the show I was then watching every
Too quick with the Send. Addendum -- she only saw the flashing lasers and the
zippy spaceships, not the deep thought and moral/ethical implications of the
work. Not even LeGuin's Earthsea works could move her away from her stance.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players,
So true. Thank goodness, in television nowadays, though, that kind of assault
is diminishing in popularity. I remember in the soap world, the famous Luke and
Laura love story was billed as one of the greatest of all time--despite the
fact Luke was a former mob hitman who'd assaulter Laura
The first Earth/Romulan war took place a century *before* Kirk and Spock's era,
and sometime after Archer's time as Captain of the Enterprise, so the movies
shouldn't be dealing with it. Of course, now that they've jacked up the
timeline, maybe there'll be a second war between the two
true
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From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 1:20:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Heroes Returns--Does Anyone Care?
I think that one of the things that bugs me about
Sorry to hear that, but I guess I will catch up on season two on the Net...
Let me know how this season is, if you watch it
- Original Message -
From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:19:15 PM GMT
It may get watered down here and there, especially in America. But there's
always good fare from countries like the UK and --despite its racist
angle--District 9. We have the great Mexican directors like Del Toro and
Cuaran (sp?). I do think american scifi is a bit weaker in terms of more of a
I'm not a Nigerian, and I was extremely offended by their portrayal in the
film. i spoke to a guy from the Ivory Coast, and his response was a sanguine,
Oh well, everywhere you go in Africa or Europe, that is the opinion about
Nigerians.
Still doesn't make me feel any better at an
I actually have no comment on this--maybe because I'm too busy shuddering at
this abuse of technology. And pondering anew how my fellow Americans can
sometimes be so unrelentingly stupid in who and what they support.
And while I respect the emergence of the importance of social networking, I
Unfortunately, they are the source of the bank account scam that has been
going on for over 30 years now. I wonder where all that money goes?
But I agree. That bothers me about folks attitude about an entire race of
people. Black (asian and mexicans, hell, just about every race) people here
I think a lot of it has to do with the republicans using the distrust of the
media to their advantage. It is something that has been gaining momentum
since regan was in office. He would make a sly comment or gesture as if it
were an inside joke. Now we have the same thing going on and it is
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