Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Greatest Black Superheroes of All Time

Can't argue with any of those, rave. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > 15 of the Greatest Black Superheroes of All Time > > > Luke Cage > > One of the original badasses of the '70's and former partner to Iron Fist > Danny Rand, Luke Cage embodied the 70's concept of Black Power

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Click. Support. Whatever.

[?][?][?][?] On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > I am in the camp that believes that everything should be named after Ronald > Reagan. That way, no matter where you go you won't know where you are (what > a fitting tribute!) > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , "Mr.

Re: [scifinoir2] o/t Terence Howard In Talks To Portray Marvin Gaye

Mr Worf, it could work big. Or it could blow up in a lot of faces. It's a fine line. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > Terence Howard In Talks To Portray Marvin Gaye > By Bill Johnson June 1, > 2010 3:59 pm > > [image: terence-ho

[scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now

USA is running an all day "Burn Notice" marathon, leading up to the new season premiere at 9 pm EST. I believe that's followed by the season premiere of another good show, "Royal Pains". I didn't know "Burn Notice" was the most watched cable show, but that's what USA claims. I'm looking forward

Re: [scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now

I think The Closer is the most watched cable show.they might be talking about time slots. and the yogurt is a great balanced snack...perfect for a deadly spy. c w m On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > USA is running an all day "Burn Notice" marathon, leading up to th

[scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now

My DVR is prepped and ready for the season premiere! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson wrote: > > USA is running an all day "Burn Notice" marathon, leading up to the new > season premiere at 9 pm EST. I believe that's followed by the season premiere > of another good show

[scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/racebending.html And playing Dastan, the hero and titular heir to the Persian throne in the $200-million tent-pole film, is none other than Hancock Park's own Swedish-Jewish-American prince, Jake Gyllenhaal.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now - side note

just finished listening to 790thezone (that's the local sports talk station here in The ATL) and Henry Winkler (the Fonz) was on and he mentioned that he has a role in Royal Pains tonight..so I think I am going 2 DVR that one too (never watch it, but i grew up on Arthur Fonzirelli) so I will

[scifinoir2] Picard promoted - Patrick Stewart Knighted

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101075-Patrick-Stewart-Receives-Knighthood The classically trained actor Patrick Stewart, who has played such notable characters as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Xavier, has received a knighthood.

[scifinoir2] When Good Porn Stars Go Bad

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/02/porn-actor-slash-web.html Dude was working and living at warehouse where porn was filmed. He was about to get fired AND evicted.

Re: [scifinoir2] Picard promoted - Patrick Stewart Knighted

Make it "alriight", Number One. [?][?][?] On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > > http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101075-Patrick-Stewart-Receives-Knighthood > > The classically trained actor Patrick Stewart, who has played such notable > characters as

[scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now - side note

There is a bronze statue erected in honor of Mr. Fonzarelli here in Milwaukee (nah, we don't get out much). ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus wrote: > > just finished listening to 790thezone (that's the local sports talk station > here in The ATL) and Henry Winkler (t

Re: [scifinoir2] When Good Porn Stars Go Bad

DAY-UM. [?] Dog looks like he'd cut you for the sheer, unadulterated heck of it. [?] On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/02/porn-actor-slash-web.html > > Dude was working and living at warehouse where porn was filmed. He was > about to get fired

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

It's simple, rave. H'Wood actually keeps physicists on the payroll, and they know that white is actually the presence of all colors. Now, for anyone who bought that, I've got oceanfront property near Rapid City I can sell you cheap. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > http://la

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now - side note

Winkler and great actress Marcia Gay Hayden join the Royal Pains cast. It's an entertaining show, especially when watched as part of a block of other good shows on the network. In odd ways, some cable stations like USA and TNT have almost returned to the old school days when you could count on

Re: [scifinoir2] Picard promoted - Patrick Stewart Knighted

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[scifinoir2] Mary Jane (Spider-Man collectible)

I stumbled across this by accident - I started out looking for a website at which to purchase ICON: The Mothership Connection - and one click led to another. The attention to pervalicious detail is amazing. http://integeroverflow.blogspot.com/2009/04/mary-jane-comiquette.html

Re: [scifinoir2] Mary Jane (Spider-Man collectible)

The MINUTE this was posted, there was a run on Kleenex worldwide... Martin (simply saying what is happening in reality) On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > I stumbled across this by accident - I started out looking for a website at > which to purchase ICON: The Mothership Connec

Re: [scifinoir2] Picard promoted - Patrick Stewart Knighted

Breathe, Adrianne... breeeathe. [?][?][?] On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Adrianne Brennan < adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > SQUEEE > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now - side note

Sasha Alexander is the other woman on "Rizzoli and Isles"? I was too busy seeing Angie Harmon... that's at the top of my list now. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Winkler and great actress Marcia Gay Hayden join the Royal Pains cast. It's > an entertaining show, especi

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now - side note

@Rave.you all need 2 get out more @Keith...dude, i really like 'justified' and i hate fix productions balked on 'saving grace' - i really like anna darko.  she was kool and freaky as all outside.  that is why i am a little excited about seeing 'undercovers' in the fall.  the only r

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now - side note

So "Saving Grace" wasn't ended based on Holly Hunter's decision? I don't watch "reality" TV either. The shows I do watch which deal with real life are what I like to call "documentary". I love "Pawn Stars". The gang is funny as heck, especially the crotchety Old Man, and some of the things peop

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

I say boycott them both and any other film that does the same. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/racebending.html > > And playing Dastan, the hero and titular heir to the Persian throne in the > $200-million tent-pole film, is non

[scifinoir2] Wildly OT: Suspect in Peru woman's slaying arrested in Chile

I think I mentioned recently that, while I can watch monster movies all day long, I've never been a fan of serial killer flicks. Dracula on my front porch? Not too concerned. Creature from the Black Lagoon coming out of the drain? No worries? But a psycho killer who likes to kill woman or child

Re: [scifinoir2] When Good Porn Stars Go Bad

Like any business there are people that need psychological help. The story sounds seedier with the porn angle but there has been more craziness in the silicon valley than in the porn industry. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/02/porn-actor-slash-w

Re: [scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now

Yogurt is part of his training regimen. Its a character quirk of his since the first couple of episodes. People always open his fridge and that is the only thing that they can find. No beer, no bottled water, just yogurt. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:15 AM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > USA is running a

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

This will never become an issue unless and until people of color start playing/rewriting roles based on historical characters that were white. Westerns are replete with characters that were black in real life, who were played by the likes of Clint Eastwood and others. Or maybe if movies made in

Re: [scifinoir2] o/t Terence Howard In Talks To Portray Marvin Gaye

Whatever happened to the Jimi Hendrix, and James Brown movies? On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:47 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > Mr Worf, it could work big. Or it could blow up in a lot of faces. It's a > fine line. > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > >> >> >> Terence Howard In Talk

Re: [scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now

Yeah, I knew the history, just thought it's always been funny. I guess when you have to stay in tip top shape, you can't indulge in too much alcohol (like Sam), or ice cream. When i had to start watching my sugar, I brought more yogurt into my diet, to replace the copious amounts of ice cream -

Re: [scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" Marathon on USA Now

The Miami-Dade area is huge so it would be easy for people not to recognize someone. They seem to be fairly frugal with how the show is shot lately. Which may be a good thing depending on how its shot they could save the money for the final show. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Keith Johnson wrot

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

It reminds me of when John Wayne played Ghengis Khan. That was one of the most horrible train wrecks in the history of moviemakingdom. :) It is so "hollywood" to pick whomever is on the top 20 list of stars to do a movie that its a cliche. The way that they do business it is the equivalent of picki

Re: [scifinoir2] Wildly OT: Suspect in Peru woman's slaying arrested in Chile

There are a lot of real monsters out there. They still haven't caught the one (or multiple people) that were killing women in Vera Cruz. I think the count is over 100 women. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > I think I mentioned recently that, while I can watch monster mov

[scifinoir2] Sink hole in Guatemala

Anyone weirded out by this? http://media2.myfoxchicago.com//photo/2010/05/31/Guatemala-Sinkhole_20100531210322_640_480.JPG http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/01/article-1283066-09D67DC305DC-699_964x494.jpg

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: U.S.S. Pinafore is the very model of a modern Star Trek-Gilbert & Sullivan mash-up

You gotta love community theater I still want to see the dracula puppet show that was in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Martin Baxter > Date: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:15 PM > Sub

Re: [scifinoir2] When Good Porn Stars Go Bad

All the time I was hearing this story, I didn't see a picture of the guy. Damn, damn, damn! On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/02/porn-actor-slash-web.html > > Dude was working and living at warehouse where porn was filmed. He was > about to ge

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

Agreed. I remember the guy playing Soka in "Airbender" joked in an interview, "They're going to have to use a lot of makeup to darken everyone's skin". It was apalling and frustrating how casually he could toss out a statement whose import is obviously way beyond him. Even then the casing is s

Re: [scifinoir2] Wildly OT: Suspect in Peru woman's slaying arrested in Chile

Don't know about that. What's the skinny? - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2010 5:41:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Wildly OT: Suspect in Peru woman's slaying arrested   in Chile   The

Re: [scifinoir2] Wildly OT: Suspect in Peru woman's slaying arrested in Chile

You know I mixed up the towns! It wasn't Vera Cruz, it was Juarez. Check out this article. Over 370 women have been murdered. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/ciudad_juarez/ On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Don't know about that. What's the s

Re: [scifinoir2] Wildly OT: Suspect in Peru woman's slaying arrested in Chile

Scratch that over 800... Here is a more recent article. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/93658579.html?cmpid=15585797#axzz0prGxSiRy On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > You know I mixed up the towns! It wasn't Vera Cruz, it was Juarez. Check > out this article. Over 370 wo

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Whitewash? Persia, Airbender casting angers fans

Looking from their point of view I think they want a "sure thing" so they go for proven actors. So the list of available known actors of middle eastern descent is very short. So they figured just go for the ones that look close enough with makeup. The same with asian actors. Sometimes they don't e