He was basically the same character on Burn Notice last year.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Yep, most fun stuff on cable. Oh: I forget to mention that Paul Blackthorne
of The Dresden Files had a throwaway part as the big bad guy in the
Leverage
The show has improved a bit since the first episode. They've toned down some of
the 300 style flourishes in the last couple of episodes. The pit fighting
episode awesome.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, marian_changling md_moor...@... wrote:
I was wondering what people thought of this. I
I heard about it earlier this week. It's an incredible story. They all used
false European passports to enter Dubai and disappeared after the hit. It's
some Sword of Gideon type stuff.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
The national news didn't cover it for
Welcome to the group. I hear Madison is nice this time of year...compared to
the Yukon.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:
Welcome to the room, Tracy! Don't run screaming, please. The rest of the
group will keep me in line. ;-) Enjoy the place, and
I feel the same way you do. I like the concepts but most of the stuff I've read
never grabs me. I really tried to get into Cherie Priest's Boneshaker but
something about it didn't click for me.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
I have yet to get into
I saw it and liked it quite a bit. This season was fun but not as fresh as last
year. I think they need to shake things up a little more in the next season.
i'd love to see the mirror Leverage team again or a similar team headed by Wil
Wheaton's character.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com,
Keith,
Have you seen Honeydripper? That is an underrated Sayles gem.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Welcome to the group! Glad you stopped lurking! :)
I like your movie choices of Event Horizon and Brother From Another
Planet. Those are
, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@... wrote:
Thanks for the welcome, everyone. In answer to Keith, I've seen Lone Star,
but not the other movies. In answer to Martin, you don't seem like a scary
bunch. In answer to B Smith and rave, I'm not a Wisconsin native. I moved
here in 2007 for the academic job
Snow Crash. Stephenson's writing is great but it never really engages me. I
think I'd do better with an audiobook version because I like the story.
William Gibson's Spook Country. I made it through Pattern Recognition but Spook
Country didn't hook me. I liked Walter Jon Williams work in the
The reaction to the trailer for the Harrison Ford movie spoke volumes. It
played to dead silence. Edge of Darkness was marketed like Taken 2 but from
what I've heard it wasn't a pleasant viewing experience.
The old formula picture doesn't seem to work at the box office unless they
throw some
, but power plants like
Hoover dam could run for some time until there are failures of the turbines.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:58 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
Give it an episode or two and everything you guys mentioned will start to
be answered. This was an intro episode and they spent more
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Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box
Office
The old formula picture doesn't seem to work at the box office unless they
throw some new
Give it an episode or two and everything you guys mentioned will start to be
answered. This was an intro episode and they spent more time introducing
characters than getting to the nuts and bolts of survival.
The survivors we have met so far are by an large urbanites who are pretty
clueless
I haven't seen the original either.
I've seen the first three episodes and the crew starts to wise up pretty
quickly. I think Martin hit the nail on the head that seeing 99% of humanity
die would throw most folks into a deep depression. The doctor seems shell
shocked but I imagine she's been
No because American roads would be vast parking lots filled with stalled cars
and rotting corpses. ;)
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
Would you be driving aimlessly
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Behalf
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Survivors?
I haven't seen the original either.
I've seen the first three episodes and the crew starts to wise up pretty
quickly. I think Martin hit
?
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
I hate reality tv, but maybe this would be good. How do you think we
would do as a survivor group?
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Behalf Of B Smith
Sent
I liked but not loved Night Watch. I've seen about half of Day Watch but can
never finish it for some reason.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
By the by: Day Watch and Night Watch were directed by Timur Bekmambetov
who also directed Wanted. Members of
You could name practically any superhero romance and it would fit.
Vision and Scarlet Witch
Quicksilver and Crystal
Batman and Catwoman or Talia
Rick Jones and Marlo
and on and on.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
8 Superhero Relationships More
Part of the problem with Chronicles was that it was two movies of story crammed
into one film. Twohy and Diesel wanted to do a trilogy and when the suits
balked they ended up cramming too much material into one movie.
So the Riddick on the run, events on the prison planet and intro of the
It was a really odd exchange since the interviewer was white. I guess because
John Mayer worked with Dave Chapelle, Kanye West and others there was some sort
of perception of honorary blackness. And I had no idea he was considered to be
sexy by some black women. That was a new one to me.
Chris
I guess they resemble the ultra right wing kooks Bucky-Cap is fighting a tad
too much. I wonder how they would react to other comics that had Nixon, Reagan
and Bush analogs as outright villains.
I wish someone slaps down these idiots and stop running scared everytime the
Fox Noise crowd starts
The dimwitted demagogue strikes again. The Palin phenomenon just puzzles and
scares me.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93375?fp=1
Noted intellectual and Belle of the Tea Party Ball, Sarah Palin uses crib
notes on palm to aid
Personally, this is the greatest sporting event of my life. I'm a few months
older than the franchise and have been a lifelong fan. I've seen them play in
the old Tulane Stadium and the 'Dome. Went through the nadir years, never wore
a bag and watched them get closer and closer. Finally the
Sounds like TekWar.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
One thing that always bothers me is that even in fictional circumstances no
one bothers to take chances. For example Jack n' the box recently made a
commercial where Jack the owner of the chain was
The best comeback was from Keith Olbermann who found multiple instances of Rush
Limbaugh and Glen Beck either using the word retard or disparaging mentally
challenged people on air. Where's the outrage over that? I'm sick of this woman
using her child and the rest of her family to try and score
with his
shield. Reminds me of the scene in Dragonslayer when the dude hides behind
the shield when the dragon blasts him. The Torch couldn't dent Ultran's
adamantium body, but the heat he generated broke some of his internal
circuitry.
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From: B Smith daikaij
You don't think any of the nominees are Oscar worthy? What did they miss this
year?
I have The Hurt Locker and Up on my to be watched list. I've seen Avatar,
District 9 and Inglorious Basterds. I want to see Precious but I jsut haven't
been able to catch it at the theater.
--- In
I liked the the second episode much better than the first one. They toned down
some of the borrowing from 300 and actually started to flesh out the characters
a bit.
Sitll they are trying to out do HBO's Rome in some ways but don't have the
actors, budget or characters to do it. Titus Pullo
That's Gail Simone and I believe she's still writing it. She also wrote Birds
of Prey and Secret Six.
She's a damned fine writer. She managed to turn Catman into a badass, antihero
and not a c-list punchline.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
I would think
They brought them back after Civil War so they are in the shadows ready to
clean up the mess.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Ha-ha, good point!
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From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@...
To: SciFiNoir2
Absorbing too much mass once turned Graviton into a living black hole...but he
got better.
I always loved the Avengers rogues gallery. My favorite Avengers villain was
Ultron. When he murdered the entire nation of Slorenia and nearly killed the
Avengers was one of my favorite storylines. And
talented!
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From: B Smith daikaij...@...
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 5:49:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?
I mostly agree but I did mark out a bit when Beyonce
think
what scares me is, when I was younger, we all watched stuff like Solid Gold,
Thanks for the tip on Mushinah, that's a new one to me.
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Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 9:21:57 AM GMT -05:00 US
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From: B Smith daikaij...@...
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 10:20:06 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?
Give the Foreign Exchange a listen. Phonte, Muhsinah and Darien Brockinton
tear
Amen Rave. It's shocking to me that people are so ignorant about what created
today's conditions in Haiti.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
My first column as a new Community Columnist for the Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel:
I mostly agree but I did mark out a bit when Beyonce ripped into a cover of
Alanis Morrisette's You Oughta Know.
I used to scoff at the attention Beyonce gets but the woman brings it. Her
performances are incredible and she is has been consistently putting out solid
albums on her own and with
They aren't plasma but some sort of concussive energy. It's theorized that he
either converts sunlight into energy or his powers actually allow him to access
some sort of extra dimensional energy source.
Magneto can't directly control the beam but he's had no problem deflecting or
diverting
In another director's hands Law would have been a fine Holmes but like Omari
said in Ritchie's hands Downey was an inspired choice.
I'm still mad that Law wasn't cast as Ozymandias in Watchmen.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
It was just one of those What
LOL. The scary thing is that Pam apparently had a sister who looked exactly
liker her. So God made two of them.
Lisa Nicole Carson and Nona Gaye. *SMH* I hope they both overcome their demons.
I'd love to see these ladies act again.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
I don't know why this movie got so much flack at first. It's was very good and
Downey and Law were excellent.
Guy Ritchie has his golden ticket to A list status now.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
Just saw the movie, and I enjoyed it. Lots of authentic
Same here.
She had a different aura than Pam. She was beautiful but didn't seem as
accessible as Pam in some way.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
I was sad to hear that she died. I was a fan as a kid
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of B Smith
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 8:56 AM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Sherlock Holmes
I don't know why this movie got so much flack at first. It's was very good
and Downey and Law were excellent.
Guy Ritchie
What do they have to replace it? It's their tentpole program for the time
being.
Now if ratings don't improve I could see them asking the producers to scale
back production costs.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@...
wrote:
Will SyFy stay with the show
Three.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:
That's two of us, Bosco.
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 love the Beetle Bailey poster.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
You may love this game:
http://www.miamishark.com
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Martin Baxter
truthseeker...@...wrote:
Glad you enjoyed them! I'm still hung up on the West
That was a photoshopped poster from 80s horror flick Maniac Cop. I liked it too.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
Yea that was cool too. I also thought Police Academy was an interesting
take.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:31 PM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote
, 2010 at 10:04 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
The reviews were pretty good. It was more griping from true fans over
Ritchie's take. Turns out it was the fans of the movie Sherlock Holmes
series and not the Holmes of the books. They thought his style and
storytelling didn't mesh
: [scifinoir2] Re: Sherlock Holmes
That was my first thoughts too. Now I'm glad that I saw it.
I just hope that they don't try to take two different actors and turn it
into a tv show.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
The reviews were pretty good
So the depiction of blacks as childish, chicken and watermelon eating savages
with an insatiable lust for white women didn't do as much harm as Stephin
Fetchit? Screenings of Birth of Nation directly lead to riots, racial attacks
and murders and was used as a recruitment tool by the KKK. Sorry
sight of my original assertion, Birth of a Nation is still
a notable cinematic accomplishment - in spite of its content.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaiju66@ wrote:
So the depiction of blacks as childish, chicken and watermelon eating
savages with an insatiable
revolutionary approach to the use of music and
cinematography.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaiju66@ wrote:
So was Triumph of the Will but it's still a repellent piece of trash.
BOAN is groundbreaking but that the message and imagery will always
overpower
they are going with a more wall crawling less cross town web slinging
type spidey? The guy that stops muggers and bank robbers just to get home
in time for dinner with Aunt B.
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 6:33 AM, B Smith daikaiju66@ wrote:
Malkovich was going to be the Vulture
Malkovich was going to be the Vulture but that's all scrapped now.
I'm getting a bad feeling about the new direction this movie is taking. They
want a younger Spider-Man and the focus to be more on the gritty side of
teenage life. They hired Marc Webb, the director of (500) Days of Summer, and
Amen to that. Put Jason on that 300 workout plan he'll be a damned fine Conan.
I wanted to puke when I heard one of those Twilight brats was being considered.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
I'd rather see Jason than Kellan Lutz any day. He doesn't look
The article was from the beginning of January. Raimi and Co. are gone.
The Sony timing issue is due the rights agreement with Marvel. If they don't
get a new Spider-Man done the rights revert to Marvel. Unfortuantely it looks
like they are putting out a subpar movie just to hold onto the
It was a stunt. He borrowed the car from the Peterson automotive museum.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@...
wrote:
Conan lost pointes from me blowing a million and a half on a skit for a car.
From: Keith Johnson
To screw NBC he bought a Bugatti Veyron($1.5 million) and dressed it like a
mouse. He also bought the usage rights for the Rolling Stones Satisfaction
during the sketch. That one was real because NBC took it down from the web and
won't re-air it.
Last night he bought Kentucky Derby winner Mine
Everything is wrong with the show right now. I finally gave up this season. Too
much Sylar, Claire, Hiro and the Carnies are...Carnies. No one wants that.
They are ripping off Carnivale and every bad comic book cliche you can name and
doing it badly. And lets not forget the lesbian hooplah that
And how could I forget the insipidness of the Petrelli family drama.
If the show had left Adam Monroe or Papa Petrelli alive as possible threats
insted of stupidly killing them off in favor of the Sylar saga it could have
helped.
I thought Adam was a great villain, an immortal with a grudge
book writers? Is that part of the problem?
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From: B Smith daikaij...@...
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 12:33:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes' Falls To Big-Time Low, 'Chuck' Normalizes
and producer but I don't think he's a writer.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
what happened to Tim Sale? What about creator Tim Kring? Is he not helping?
- Original Message -
From: B Smith daikaij...@...
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent
Maybe they are going with a more wall crawling less cross town web
slinging type spidey? The guy that stops muggers and bank robbers just to get
home in time for dinner with Aunt B.
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 6:33 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
Malkovich was going
Are they redoing the first movie? The Conan mythos is pretty rich and I hope
they don't get bogged down by trying to recreate that movie. I'd like to see
something like The Frost Giant's Daughter, Queen of the Black Coast or Red
Nails incorporated into the movie.
--- In
It was enjoyable and I loved the Danny Glover cameo at the end.
Haley as Guererro is a scene stealer. I loved the way he talked the two goons
out of giving him a beating. And you knew he meant exactly what he was saying.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Aubrey Leatherwood
That was cool.
I was impressed by the folks that are doing the Half Life mini movies. Escape
From City 17 was great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1UPMEmCqZo
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
Wanda Sykes mentioned this on her show. They gave the
McG also produces Supernatural which has quietly grown into one of the best
genre shows on tv. He also produced Fastlane which I enjoyed.
He comes off as a bit of a tool but his stuff is usually enjoyable. I'll even
admit to liking Terminator: Salvation. I just wish he had went with the
revolutions is that although you may kill the original
leader, sooner or later there will be a new leader to take his place. The
first leader will be revered and possibly make the resistance even more
focused.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:55 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
McG also produces
I liked Reaper a lot but I think Chuck was the stronger show. I think the
subject matter may have been a bit touchy for middle America despite the light
touch. Supernatural has the same problem.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
Am I the only one on this list who
Teddy was the man. R.I.P.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
This is unexpected news. I it hard to believe Pendergrass had been paralyzed
since 1982. Dayum. I remember the teddy bear concerts and can still hear
him employing his man voice: Turn out the lights!
Maybe someone will lace his Oxy with nah, not worth it.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:
No denying that, rave.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
I remember her from The Phantom as the femme fatale.
BTW I agree with the sentiment about Giada Delaurintis vs. Nigella. White guys
love Giada and her cleavage.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
i remember her from the first Zorro movie, and wouldn't
I've seen Caprica and it was interesting but I'm a bit confused by the timeline
and how it fits. Maybe the events Caprica lead to differences in the Centurion
style Cylons.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@... wrote:
Mr. Worf,
I watched BSG:Â The Plan,
I guess the media owes Canseco an apology.
It always amazed me that Bonds was the villain of the steroid era when McGuire,
Clemens, Palmero, Sosa, Rodriquez, etc. were all dirty. Bonds was a hard guy to
like but some of these other fools lied to Congress, grand juries, etc. and got
none of
:36 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
I've seen Caprica and it was interesting but I'm a bit confused by the
timeline and how it fits. Maybe the events Caprica lead to differences in
the Centurion style Cylons.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@
wrote
Exactly!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@...
wrote:
That settles it. Avatar RULES! :D
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Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series:
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Dare
it...It makes too much sense...Hi, guys!
 Such music flows on the Fringe and no one can resist singing to Scarlet
From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie
From: B Smith daikaij...@...
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 2
The sad thing is that the Vatican seems threatened that so many people take
comfort in the movie's message(reverence for nature, live in harmony with the
world and not in dominion over it, etc.) They are as bad as the climate change
deniers that think nothing man does can harm this world
There are lots of wind farms in Northern Iowa and I've never read about any
noise complaints. I've driven by them and have even stopped near them and the
noise wasn't bad at all.
The bird issues seems to be the biggest concern.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@...
Just one.
This week was incredible. Boyd and Claire's reveals were jaw dropping. Whedon
brought his A game.
BTW The date of the week and slower pacing were changes demanded by FOX. Echo
was supposed to be in this state early last season.
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.
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From: B Smith daikaij...@...
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2010 4:13:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?
Â
Fallon is actually growing
I've tried to watch it but it never grabs me. I'll have to give it another go.
18 degrees? LOL! Our high today was 5. Tonight we'll flirt with 20 below actual
temp and 40-50 below wind chills. I can't wait until Sunday when our daytime
highs break 20 degrees and next Wednesday we may actually
We can only hope that is the case. Good riddance.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
UPDATE: Verne Gay over at Newsday, who has followed the minutiae of the TV
business far longer than I have, furthers this theory: that NBC
Fallon is actually growing into his show a bit. Plus having the Toots is a huge
boost. I don't think anyone would blink if his show went away.
A show I actually enjoy is Carson Daly. He has interesting guests and the
informal settings seem to get a lot of them to open up.
--- In
The issue aboutr him taking corporate donations from some of the banks that
were involved in predatory lending practices didn't help either.
I understood his points but he was too flawed a messenger to deliver them. I
think his venom towards Obama well after it was apparent that Hillary had
It might be the smart move. Dune is a tough nut to crack.
I liked Taken but that really doesn't scream Dune to me. I'd love to see
someone like Del Toro or Peter Jackson adapt it.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:
And I wonder how that's going to
Doubtful. The studios that provide much of the dreck on SyFy sell the rights
for a song to get exposure. It's a good business model for them but the viewers
pay the price.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Yep
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Some good choices. I love Scott Pilgrim, Planetary and Flight.
I'm surprised Kirkman's The Walking Dead or Invincible, Ed Brubaker's Sleeper
or Criminal, Espinoza's Rocketo or Mazzuchelli Asterios Polyp didn't get
mentioned.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
The only enjoyable ones on the list for me were Splinter and Dog Soldiers and
both of them were bought by the SyFy channel after their initial release.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:
True words have been typed here by Marian.
If all the world's
As racist as R. Crumb. There is some well intentioned social commentary in
their work but very patronizing.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@...
wrote:
Read an interview of him in one of my favorite mags
waxpoetics.http://www.waxpoetics.com/magazine/
It's pretty close and interchangeable in some cases. The Byronic hero is flawed
but has some redeeming qualities where some anti-heroes are the protagonists
but not heroic in the least.
A good example for me is Heath Huston from the Fear Agent comic. Hard dringing,
sarcastic as hell, deeply
The library is your friend.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer clockwork...@... wrote:
How do you folks find the budget to buy all these books!!!
c w m
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
Tobias is biracial. His father was from Grenada and his
wait for The new Global Frequency to air!!)
c w m
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:29 PM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
What about Survivors reminds you of Lost? It has some of the same themes as
The Walking Dead but the lack of zombies takes the story in a few different
directions
I'm reading the third book in Tobias Buckell's Ragamuffin series, Sly
Mongoose. The series is a great space opera with the main characters
hailing from colonies settled by Caribbean folk and Aztecs
http://www.amazon.com/Sly-Mongoose-Tobias-S-Buckell/dp/0765319209
Capt. Mal Reynolds from Firefly/Serenity
Pepper from Tobias Buckell's Ragamuffin series
Uther Doul from China Mieville's The Scar
Han Solo
Riddick
Captain Jack Sparrow
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
Blade?
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
a black person had written it (one
prolly did but, unlike Mr. Buckell, could not get it published) but beggars
like me (were born to run! no, wait, uh...) can't be choosers.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaiju66@ wrote:
I'm reading the third book in Tobias
.
Is it really worth checking out?
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:31 AM, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote:
Well it's a remake of a series that predates Lost. Does that help? LOL
It feels nothing like Lost. Very different characters and very different
motivations for their actions. With 99
That's awesome news. I've seen the first three episodes and I'm hooked.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
Sorry About the repeat
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella
Sent: Saturday,
I caught that as well. I'd seen some of his Aussie work so the slip was
noticeable.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
Did anybody else notice when Australian Sam Worthington's American accent
failed him in the movie Avatar? I can't remember the exact word but it
The story was a bit thin and predictable but what a crowd pleasing ride. This
lived up to all the advance hype. The use of 3-d wasn't a cheap gimmick but
added to the immersive experience. From the time Jake comes out of cryo and
gets to the briefing you were sucked into the experience.
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