That may be because of the tight control over the media's coverage war. This
is the first war where the media hasn't really been allowed to travel to the
front with the soldiers. Totally different than Viet Nam. Desert Storm was
like watching a video game or movie. This one feels like we are watch
Can you imagine that? "You shot my wife!" Then it turns into a free for all.
I saw a clip like that on tv between two guys that was a road rage incident.
The two guys got out of the car and started arguing and one of the guy's
wife helped escalate the situation to the point where the guys ran for t
Remember "Save the cheerleader. Save the world"? It was Heroes' first
season, and and people loved it. More than 16 million of them. I was one of
those people, and Heroes could do no wrong in that first season.
Well, I would have liked a bit more of a battle to save New York in the
finale between
The Fly, David Cronenberg's classic 1986 sci-fi horror film, was itself a
re-imagining of the original 1958 movie, and was subsequently adapted by
Cronenberg himself as an opera. So imagine our surprise to hear that the
Canadian director-who previously said he wouldn't be involved in any
remake-is
Stop watching the MSM. Lots of other news media out there.
--- On Fri, 9/25/09, Mr. Worf wrote:
From: Mr. Worf
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] ARK II has not aged well
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 3:41 AM
That may be because of the tight control over the m
(one glance Heavenward before walking away...)
"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; ggs...@yahoo.com
From: tdli...@multiculturaladv
I may be wrong, Keith. It just doesn't move me to want to see it.
"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: keithbjohn...@comcast.n
Missed it. Friend in need at that moment. Once I'm done with my run, I'm going
to chase it down online.
"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@yahoog
Anybody read the Surrogates comic book series?
~rave!
http://hoonaem.notlong.com
Clerk hits gold with Surrogates
01:00 AM EDT on Friday, September 25, 2009
By Roger Moore
The Orlando Sentinel
Robert Venditti was working in a Borders bookstore when he wrote The
Surrogates, now a film starring
You make a good point, but remember that even Vietnam wasn't heavily covered in
movies until much later. Most of the films tended to focus on the 'crazy
ex-Vietnam" soldier. And again, the controversy over 'Nam was another reason it
was avoided for years; hence "MASH" took place in Korea, even
Yeah, i just don't understand why people think carrying instruments of death
into public restaurants, parks, buses, and churches is a good idea. If--God
forbid--shooting were to break out around innocents I think the best thing is
for people to run for cover or try to hide. At least with one g
Twenty years is too soon, and I can't think of a single reason to revisit this,
especially since Cronenberg has done so many other great projects, and
certainly has other great stuff in the works.
That being said, though, because it is Cronenberg, i will check it out. he
never fails to impre
Looks like lots of folks missed it, 'cause it came on at an early hour (8 pm
EST), but no posts about it yet...
- Original Message -
From: "Martin Baxter"
To: "SciFiNoir2"
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 7:44:24 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] "Flash F
[The Associated Press]
Venezuela to fine networks that air 'Family Guy'
The Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities plan to impose fines on cable
television companies that refuse to stop airing the animated television series
"Family Guy."
Justice Minister Ta
Not at all surprised to see "Catwoman" on tis list, despite some of you who
inexplicably thought it was some kind of sly tongue-in-cheek
masterpiece.(George, didn't you send a favorable review of it from England? )
Also not surprised to see "Battlefield Earth" on there. I tried to watch that
Typical end of the world as we know it CGI trailer
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/
I watch The Day After Tomorrow all the time. I don't know whay i like that
stupid movie. This one? Meh.
Back to Flash Forward:
I liked the effects of the Flash Forward but nothing else really engaged me
except the video of the mystery man.
And why did the brother's future consist of a *ahem* me
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/article6848177.ece
>From The Times
September 25, 2009
Water on the Moon may boost Nasa into 21st-century space race
Jacqui Goddard, Miami
The timing could not have been better. Struggling to overcome chronic
underfunding, technical problems and a
I enjoyed the day after tomorrow and i like this trailer. then again, you all
know i have sat through several stephen baldwin films without turning the
channel (that's really just as a sacrifice to my inner curmudgeon)
Aubrey Leatherwood
www.aubreyleatherwood.com
FaceBook * MySpace
Dime
Coming
They're rebroadcasting it tonight, which is smart. Same for the next ep I
believe.
I really enjoyed it. The openning did remind me of Lost. And the mystery man
video gave me goose pimples.
Keith, recall that John Cho didn't have a flashforward at all -- the ASUMPTION
made by him and his pa
SPOILER for "Flash Forward"
Yeah, i didn't mention him specifically because I wasn't sure how many saw the
show last night. I think that too. I'd think that if one were dead, the mind's
attempt to jump forward into time would cause a bounceback--some kind of
unpleasant feedback as it fou
Keith, most of the studies I've read regarding precognition say that that's not
necessarily the case, that the state a mind would have to be in to receive
future information would be so relaxed that very little notice or upset would
be perceived by the precog.
"If all the world's a stage and a
Aubrey, I could make an equal case for that being self-abuse.
"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: aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.
I can see the sales pitch now.
"Thar's WATER in them-thar moon rocks!"
"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: brent_wodeho...@t
Maybe he's got that same German investor deal that U__ B__l has.
"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: brotherfromhow...@yahoo.
I agree. I think that part of the thinking of the behind this is a fantasy
that they will be heroes without thinking about how they could place their
families and anyone else they are around in danger. Even tv shows take that
time.
Even with training the percentage rate of kill shots goes down con
Does the fact that I kinda liked "The New Guy" stand as a mark against me?
Beyond that, the list looks pretty solid, though how U__ B__l barely cracked
the Top Fifty with "BloodRayne" is amazing, in and of itself. That's the stuff
of nightmares. And HOW did I miss Gabrielle in "Constellation"?
Oh, and Keith -- you spared yourself much pain by missing "Ballistic: Ecks vs
Sever". When I finally saw it (letting it filter all the way down to cable),
the only things I wanted to sever were my optic nerves.
"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell h
Philistines.
"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: keithbjohn...@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:44:04 +
Subject: [sc
Keith, another thing in this that throws me is what I've branded "the Dirty
Harry effect". Too many people out there believe that they can, in a crisis,
leap right p and be the hero, killing the bad guy without blinking. I can't get
it past their heads that killing is something that not everyon
It's due to re-air tonight, same Bat-time. Hope I don't forget and
automatically go to "Countdown" then.
"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@yahoo
Maybe he does. 10,000 B.C. was terrible and I'll never forgive him for G.I.N.O.
(Godzilla In Name Only)
Stargate, Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow are passable
entertainment as long as you don't think too hard.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
>
> Maybe he'
A couple of issues only, rave. Still intending to pick up the trade.
"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
That was his doing, wasn't it? (where're those vomiting smileys when you need
them?)
"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: dai
It's one of those movies that has the right ingredients(great cast and decent
story) but everything else goes horribly wrong.
I bet that someone else could make this movie with the same cast and story turn
out a faily entertaining flick but the director, production designer, etc.
butchered thi
The saddest thing is how much time I've wasted watching movies that appear on
this list. I've seen and hated a ton of these turkeys.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "B Smith" wrote:
>
> It's one of those movies that has the right ingredients(great cast and decent
> story) but everything else
There is a bigger story here. Chavez shut down most of the tv and radio
networks there as he tries to turn himself into Mussolini. Family Guy is
just the tip of the iceberg.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Martin Baxter
wrote:
>
>
> Philistines.
>
> "If all the world's a stage and all the peopl
Funny. I'd think that Chavez would want a populace that was smug, dumb and
happy. TV, used properly, does just that. Ask any reality-TV producer.
"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/wat
You're not alone, B. I've seen about 85 of them.
"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: daikaij...@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2
I'll agree with you there, B. Thinking about it now, the movie feels like a
weak American stab at HK-type cinema.
"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: scifino
What he got rid of was any tv or radio station that offered a level headed
or opposing viewpoint. Which makes him sound like any other nutjob dictator.
I don't know why god keeps making those. :)
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Martin Baxter
wrote:
>
>
> Funny. I'd think that Chavez would want a
Wow, I don't think I remember all the changes in Smallville at the end of the
last season. (Spoilers ahead)
Jimmy Olsen dead...Lana Lang infected with Green K so that she can't be near
Clark...Doomsday somehow banished (I don't know where)...Clark working with the
computerized version of his f
I missed most of "Dollhouse" last year. Other sources I've read say it became a
really good show.
Opinions? Is it worth catching up on and watching?
You mean, that if someone were dead in the future they'd not be able to feel
that fact now? But i thought they made it seem that their consciences literally
jumped into their bodies for those 137 seconds?
- Original Message -
From: "Martin Baxter"
To: "SciFiNoir2"
Sent: Friday, Sep
And think how many times cops in real world shootouts shoot their partners,
spray the majority of their bullets ineffectually. When Amadou Diallo was
tragically killed by the NYC cops, one of the cops tripped and fell down, due
to his own fear, anxiety, and the fact that it was at night. One of
Wow, really was that bad, huh?
Can you give me a quick indication of why? I mean, i find it hard to imagine
how something could be so much worse than "Bad Boys 2"...
- Original Message -
From: "Martin Baxter"
To: "SciFiNoir2"
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 4:33:46 PM GMT -05:00 U
So true.
- Original Message -
From: "Martin Baxter"
To: "SciFiNoir2"
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 5:04:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] A bullet shortage in the US?
Keith, another thing in this that throws me is what I've branded "the Dirty
Har
Bad Boys 2 is just pure excess and can at least be appreciated for the sheer
level of bayhem *heh* on the screen. Ballistic is just horrible. Watching it
will make you yearn for Bay's migraine inducing, quick cutting action porn.
-- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson wrote:
>
> Wow, r
Did I miss something? I don't see "Catwoman" on this list. "Catwoman" clocked
a mighty 10% fresh rating and this list starts with "Whiteout" (number 100)
with a 7% fresh rating. It is all down hill from there.
While this list is strictly based on the fresh rating these films accrued (or
fai
Went to see "Modus Operandi" tonight on the second night of the inaugural
Milwaukee Film Festival. The screening was held at the Oriental Theater, the
last remaining local movie emporium. The cavernous theater has been converted
into a duplex, but they have retained the ornate rococo charm of t
Too many shows to watch this season.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:
>
>
> I missed most of "Dollhouse" last year. Other sources I've read say it
> became a really good show.
> Opinions? Is it worth catching up on and watching?
>
>
>
--
Bringing diversity to perversity
Yep. Just like Firefly, it nearly got torpedoed by network
interference, but once they got past the network mandated motorcycle
chases, it got REALLY good. The last several episodes were very good.
Plus, Patton Oswalt. The finale was particularly good, especially
since it never even got broadca
Why is everything on Friday
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Mr. Worf
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 8:53 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Dollhouse" Returns tonight
Too many shows to watch this season.
Well, they discussed that, and I think one man's unwatchable is another man's
high camp. Like I said, I think George reviewed "Catwoman" when he was in
Britain, and thought it was camp fun. I found it to be some of the worst trash
ever put on celluloid.
Let me check the list again, 'cause I cou
Yes indeed. My favorite new show so far is "Modern Family". That show had me
rolling it was so funny!
- Original Message -
From: "Mr. Worf"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:52:34 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Dollhouse"
The finale of last season wasn't aired in the US? Why not?
I'll try to catch up on this show. It's supposed to rain--again--here in
Atlanta Saturday. Maybe I'll watch online to catch up. Thanks for the
recommendation.
- Original Message -
From: "Justin Mohareb"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogr
To be honest, I still can't figure out why.
Apparently it had something to do with there being X number of
episodes ordered, but they produced x+1 episodes because they retooled
the pilot, so Fox didn't show the last episode.
Epitaph one, the final ep, was very neat, and took the show in an
inter
I rarely send out those "you've got to see this!" e-mails, but it applies here.
Simonova is the winner of the game show "Ukraine's Got Talent" for her
transcendent skills drawing images in sand. You have to see to believe her
skill moving the sand over the glass. Sometimes the transitions in s
58 matches
Mail list logo
