[scifinoir2] Priest trailer

2010-07-31 Thread Martin Baxter
If glittery vamps aren't your cuppa... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIzVK_OZm6s -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik

[scifinoir2] Re: Priest trailer

2010-07-31 Thread B Smith
It looks promising but this is by the same folks that did Legion. Hopefully they do better job with this one. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote: If glittery vamps aren't your cuppa... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIzVK_OZm6s -- If all the

[scifinoir2] Good Guys Marathon on FX

2010-07-31 Thread Keith Johnson
FX is running a marathon of The Good Guys until 6 pm EST today. I seem to be the only one loving this show, but you should give it a try. Bradley Whitford's over-the-top performance as a cop who seems to have jumped from a bad '70s cop series is worth the watch alone. He is such a change from

[scifinoir2] OT: D.C. Sniper confesses to William Shatner

2010-07-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Even though I tagged this OT, I can't get my head around it being anything short of science fiction... heck, it might be just that. Don't have time to watch it so, if someone would please let me know.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Priest trailer

2010-07-31 Thread Martin Baxter
Eek, B... this I did not know. Even though Legion has been on my PPV listings for weeks now, I've instinctively avoided seeing it. Funny, since I wanted to see it when it first released. Hope that it is better as well. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:38 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: It

Re: [scifinoir2] Good Guys Marathon on FX

2010-07-31 Thread Martin Baxter
I do, Keith, and I am giving it a run right now. Whitford's work in this doesn't surprise me, as he has a master's from Julliard. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: FX is running a marathon of The Good Guys until 6 pm EST today. I seem to be the

Re: [scifinoir2] Priest trailer

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
It looks good but the commentary is in Spanish or Italian. They spent some big bucks on the sets in the desert. The baddies reminded me of the ones from I am legend. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: If glittery vamps aren't your cuppa...

[scifinoir2] The View gets record boost from Obama visit

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/112011-the-view-gets-record-boost-from-obama-visit 'The View' gets record boost from Obama visit By Elise Viebeck - 07/31/10 02:44 PM ET Daytime TV talk show The View earned its highest ratings ever from President Obama's visit last

[scifinoir2] True Blood - All Seasons up to Date [24 Attachments]

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Some of season 2 is missing. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

[scifinoir2] He's Barack Obama

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/hes_barack_obama

Re: [scifinoir2] He's Barack Obama

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
That was cool! Although I do have some problems with the subtext. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/hes_barack_obama Post your SciFiNoir Profile at

[scifinoir2] Han shot first

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/07/30/128879386/ Among DiCostanzo's favorite tweets so far is one from NPR's own Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal, who wrote Han shot first — a reference to a scene, changed in later versions of the Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

[scifinoir2] Wookieleaks

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/07/30/128879386/ A Wookiee, if you somehow have missed the whole Star Wars thing, is a huge, hairy creature who's on the side of good. The most famous of the species: Chewbacca. It seemed to me, DiCostanzo told Michele, like it would make a

Re: [scifinoir2] Han shot first

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
John Wayne would have shot first too. Hmm I wonder if he would have played Han Solo if Star Wars was shot in the 1950s? On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/07/30/128879386/ Among DiCostanzo's favorite tweets so far

Re: [scifinoir2] Intel creates first silicon-based optical data connection with transmission rates up to 50Gbps

2010-07-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Been waiting for light-based signal transmission for *years*! But damn, 50 Gbps powering computers with circuits that spread throughout an entire building? For some reason, it puts me in mind of..."This is the voice of Colossus...This is the voice of unity If you obey me, you will

Re: [scifinoir2] Intel creates first silicon-based optical data connection with transmission rates up to 50Gbps

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Question: What if we did create something similar to Colossus? Do you think people would figure out a way to rebel or would they adapt to a robotic leadership? On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Been waiting for light-based signal transmission for

[scifinoir2] Disney sells Miramax film studios

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10814344 Entertainment giant Walt Disney has announced the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors. The investors, Filmyard, includes construction magnate Ron Tutor and investment firm Colony Capital. Disney

[scifinoir2] Twitter user sends 20 billionth tweet

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10829383 The landmark and rather opaque tweet was sent at 1544 GMT Saturday by GGo_Lets_Go, a Tokyo graphic designer for an advertising agency. It said: So that means the barrage might come back later all at once. GGo_Lets_Go Twitter took

[scifinoir2] Comic Con is killing Hollywood

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
http://news.premiere.com/blog/2010/07/comic-con-is-killing-hollywood-.html Super hero movies might save the box office, but they fail fans of good movies. That's because movies based on comic book super heroes are the worst of Hollywood's modern genres. These flashy passion plays that celebrate

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney sells Miramax film studios

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Wow is Disney high? Miramax is responsible for distributing or producing most of the best made films in the last 3 decades. Kill Bill, City of Men, Gangs of New York, There will be blood, even Equilibrium. Then again, we are talking about Disney. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Kelwyn

Re: [scifinoir2] Comic Con is killing Hollywood

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that the superhero replaced the gun toting action hero like AHHHNald and Slyvester Stallone. Hollywood is quickly running out of well known properties to make movies out of (and I think people will get burned out soon) so just wait a little longer rave and they will have to move onto

[scifinoir2] Blogathon post on True Blood and vampire genre in general

2010-07-31 Thread Adrianne Brennan
I posted during my Blogathon (which is still ongoing, btw!) about True Blood and the vampire genre in general, including some choice commentary on how vampires shouldn't all be lily-white: http://adriannebrennan.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-wanna-do-bad-things-with-you-thoughts.html Regardless of

[scifinoir2] The 20 Coolest Movie Scars

2010-07-31 Thread Kelwyn
The 20 Coolest Movie Scars HD screenshots of the best fake flesh wounds ever captured on film. By: Gene Newman07/06/2010 10:11 am Platoon, Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger) Shut up! Shut up and take the pain! Take the pain! (Credit: Platoon 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Re: [scifinoir2] Say hello to our gigantic friends - 10 weapons that git 'R done!

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
Most of the guns in this post are real. The one used by Robocop is a Russian anti-tank gun from WW2. (they used it in that Russian timetravel movie I posted.) The gun from the 5th element something similar is a prototype Army weapon. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ganja and Hess movie?

2010-07-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Do they have Sankofa? That is one of the best films I've ever seen. Not really scifi or fantasy, other than the fact that the star actress' spirit is transported back into the body of a slave, in order to teach her respect for the struggles of the ancestors. - Original Message -

[scifinoir2] BATMAN ILLUSTRATIONS

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
[image: 01] http://www.yurock.net/wp-content/gallery/3batman/01.jpg [image: 02] http://www.yurock.net/wp-content/gallery/3batman/02.jpg [image: 03] http://www.yurock.net/wp-content/gallery/3batman/03.jpg [image: 04] http://www.yurock.net/wp-content/gallery/3batman/04.jpg [image: 05]

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ganja and Hess movie?

2010-07-31 Thread Mr. Worf
I checked on Netflix and they didn't have it. It doesn't look like it has been released on DVD. This might be a good chance for someone to broker a dvd distribution deal. On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Do they have Sankofa? That is one of the