Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-08 Thread Milton Davis
have your car? --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Milton Davis wrote: > > They won't have time to take care of pets. They'll be to busy with the > Apocolypse. > > --- On Tue, 9/8/09, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > From: Mr. Worf > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2]

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-08 Thread Milton Davis
They won't have time to take care of pets. They'll be to busy with the Apocolypse. --- On Tue, 9/8/09, Mr. Worf wrote: From: Mr. Worf Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 4:57

Re: [scifinoir2] DC Screws McDuffie and Buries Milestone

2009-09-04 Thread Milton Davis
They might not have had a choice. Aquisition negotiations always favor the company with the money. It basically comes down to 'if you want my money, this is what I want.' The owners of Milestone may have sold the company thinking DC would put their weight behind the Milestone projects. They were

Re: [scifinoir2] Wave Motion Gun FTW!!!

2009-09-04 Thread Milton Davis
If it doesn't have Deslok on it, I'm not watching it. Deslok was the bomb. --- On Fri, 9/4/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Wave Motion Gun FTW!!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 4:30 AM   why not see it on the big sc

Re: [scifinoir2] I give you one more reason...

2009-09-03 Thread Milton Davis
Man, I don't know what you're talking about. I can't wait for the recipe to Klingon Fried Chicken! --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: [scifinoir2] I give you one more reason... To: "SciFiNoir2" Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 1:33 PM   ... to loath

Re: [scifinoir2] DC Screws McDuffie and Buries Milestone

2009-09-03 Thread Milton Davis
DC performed the classic big corporation maneuver when confronted with competition; offer the competitor a lot of money and promises then squelch them. The problem with most black comic book artists (and comic book artists in general) is that all they really want to do is work for DC or Marvel.

Re: [scifinoir2] From the "Please let them be wrong!" Category

2009-09-03 Thread Milton Davis
As old as will smith and martin lawrence are, would it be named, Bad Men? (Sorry, I couldn't help it. I'll go now). --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Mr. Worf wrote: From: Mr. Worf Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] From the "Please let them be wrong!" Category To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, Septemb

Re: [scifinoir2] What was the last SF novel you read that made you go "WOW!"?

2009-08-03 Thread Milton Davis
Just finished a sel-published novel by a friend of mine, Retro-KM by Edward Uzzle.  It's true black speculative fiction, as deep as you can get. It tells the story of a warrior of Ta-Amenta, a black nation that inhabits the area formerly known as the southern United States. Edward goes into grea

Re: [scifinoir2] Article: African Americans tune into Nollywood

2009-08-03 Thread Milton Davis
Black folks are so desperate for entertainment including them that they'll settle for less, i.e. Nollywood, urban lit. I see nothing wrong with Nollywood as long as the craft improves with time. The statement that made me laugh was 'Black Hollywood.' Am I missing something? A black hollywood ex

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: [Black SciFi Horror Fantasy Club] Re: CNN spreading Obama conspiracy theories

2009-07-31 Thread Milton Davis
Never, ever pay attention to anything on Fox News. It's shock news. It's like watching wrestling. --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: [Black SciFi Horror Fantasy Club] Re: CNN spreading Obama conspiracy theories To: scifinoir2@yahoo

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Book of Eli (Denzel + the Hughes Bros = SCORE!)

2009-07-27 Thread Milton Davis
Yup, I'm there! Actually heard abou this on..i'm sorry...Entertainment Tonight. --- On Sun, 7/26/09, Mr. Worf wrote: From: Mr. Worf Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Book of Eli (Denzel + the Hughes Bros = SCORE!) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 9:31 PM   I'm

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of?

2009-07-24 Thread Milton Davis
hink that there was a new edit of the movie being released but I haven't heard anything else since the announcement. Maybe a remake is on the way...(they seem to be busy remaking everything so why not?) Guess that I will have to get my hands on the book. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Milton

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of?

2009-07-23 Thread Milton Davis
  Never read the book, but I'll take your word on that. There's a goldmine of great scifi that was written between 1950s-80s unfortunately a lot of them ended up becoming cash machines. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Milton Davis wrote: Logan's Run. --- On Wed, 7/2

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of?

2009-07-23 Thread Milton Davis
Logan's Run. --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Tracey de Morsella wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 10:12 PM   It was horrible !

Re: [scifinoir2] Ravenstoke, Al

2009-07-23 Thread Milton Davis
This is wrong. Funny, but wrong. --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Augustus Augustus wrote: From: Augustus Augustus Subject: [scifinoir2] Ravenstoke, Al [1 Attachment] To: "Sci Fi" Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 4:43 PM   [Attachment(s) from Augustus Augustus included below] enjoy Fate.

RE: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin?

2009-07-12 Thread Milton Davis
I've been black all my life. I'm used to this. When racists don't have anything left to stand on, they resort to this. It's a sign of their defeat. Revel in the victory. --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Reece Jennings wrote: From: Reece Jennings Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate sto

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Moon" puts fiction back in science fiction

2009-07-11 Thread Milton Davis
I heard it was good. I'll have to check it out. --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Amy Harlib wrote: From: Amy Harlib Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Moon" puts fiction back in science fiction To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 12:25 AM

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

2009-07-08 Thread Milton Davis
I would do a Gansta remake of Lord of The Rings: Pimp of the Bling. Snoop Dogg would be Gandalf, Gary Coleman would be Golem, Wesley Snipes would be Legolas and Gabrielle Union would be the pretty elf girl. The ring would be the shizznat! I'm still working on the cast. --- On Mon, 7/6/09, ravena

[scifinoir2] Re Introduction

2009-07-04 Thread Milton Davis
Hi y'all. I joined a while back but I don't come around much. I promise to do better. Some of you are members of other sites I frequent. For those who don't know I'm a self published writer of fantasy, sword and soul, and science fiction. You can check me out at www.mvmediaatl.com. That's all th

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans?

2009-07-04 Thread Milton Davis
of socks.   Justin  On 2009-07-03, at 3:16 PM, Augustus Augustus wrote: Milton, overlook what Justin said.  go and see the movie.  like the last post said.  it's just good mind numbing 2 1/2 hours of fun. Fate. --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Milton Davis wrote: From: Milton Davis S

Re: [scifinoir2] Miyazaki's films win praise; don't earn much money

2009-07-03 Thread Milton Davis
I'm a big Miyazaki fan. I introduced my kids to anime with his My Friend Totoro movie. I think his problem with success in America is that his movies are uncompromisingly Japanese. You have to be willing to accept what you see and not constantly compare it to Western concepts of fantasy. Many Am

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Tranformers' Bay gets his revenge at box office

2009-07-03 Thread Milton Davis
The man understands the movie going audience and he delivers the goods. He'll keep getting movies to direct as long as he keeps making money. --- On Fri, 7/3/09, ravenadal wrote: From: ravenadal Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Tranformers' Bay gets his revenge at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoo

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans?

2009-07-03 Thread Milton Davis
  Justin  On 2009-07-02, at 2:27 PM, Milton Davis wrote: Still debating if I should see Transformers 2.. --- On Thu, 7/2/09, B. Smith wrote: From: B. Smith Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:04 PM

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-07-02 Thread Milton Davis
lease forgive, I did not know you were an author. --Lavender From: Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:38 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I got a bit of advice from a writer friend of mine.He

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] For many stars, summer movies have not been hot

2009-07-02 Thread Milton Davis
A bad movie with 'good' actors still sucks. --- On Tue, 6/30/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] For many stars, summer movies have not been hot To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 8:37 PM (standing ovation) -

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans?

2009-07-02 Thread Milton Davis
Still debating if I should see Transformers 2. --- On Thu, 7/2/09, B. Smith wrote: From: B. Smith Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:04 PM Always a good Plan B. I just finished A. Lee Martinez's Monster

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-26 Thread Milton Davis
but they also write comics I can read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Milton Davis wrote: > > I do book signings at least once a month. The majority of the books I have > sold have been to black women. I did a book club meeting last year, all > women. I have a book club meetin

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question)

2009-06-26 Thread Milton Davis
I love it, too. Bought the DVD. The last scene when Bale and the leader are shooting at each other point blank is off the chain! Sometimes I put in the DVD and just watch that scene. --- On Fri, 6/26/09, ravenadal wrote: From: ravenadal Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question) T

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
ff a vast expanse of great reading by pre-judging SF.   From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:38 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in main

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
except here, of course. I think > a lot of women are > cutting off a vast expanse of great reading by pre-judging SF. > > > _ > > From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > Behalf Of Milton Davis > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:38

RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
47 Cancerians, so that might have something to do with it! :o) _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:32 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler unde

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
cough Heinlein cough) --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Milton Davis wrote: > > I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as > the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science > fiction fan, raised on Assimov, Delany, H

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
rself. (cough cough Heinlein cough) --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Milton Davis wrote: > > I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as > the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science > fiction fan, raised on Assimov, D

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: Woman Injured in Power Tool Sex Toy Encounter | NBC Washington

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
The rule applies across the board: Everything in  Moderation. --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Mr. Worf wrote: From: Mr. Worf Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: Woman Injured in Power Tool Sex Toy Encounter | NBC Washington To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 10:52 PM

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?

2009-06-25 Thread Milton Davis
I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science fiction fan, raised on Assimov, Delany, Herbert and Ellision. I like Butler's work, but I consider it more social science fiction. She deals more wi

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Philip Jose Farmer dead at 91

2009-04-20 Thread Milton Davis
He was one of my favorite writers coming up. I loved the World of Tiers series. One of the best writers of an action scene out there. The Centaurs were the truth! May he rest in peace. --- On Sun, 4/19/09, Omari Confer wrote: From: Omari Confer Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Philip Jose Farme

Re: [scifinoir2] Did I read that correctly?

2009-02-05 Thread Milton Davis
Yeah, that tripped me out, too. They could have found a better way. --- On Thu, 2/5/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Did I read that correctly? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 5:07 PM My comic store has been trying to get m

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Underworld The TV Show Is A Possibility

2009-01-30 Thread Milton Davis
I'm tired of vampires and were...excuse me, lycans. I hope somebody comes up with another trend for Hollywood to chase soon. --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Wayne badie wrote: From: Wayne badie Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Underworld The TV Show Is A Possibility To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wedn

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Tomb Raider Franchise to Get Reboot--Without Jolie?

2009-01-30 Thread Milton Davis
Megan Fox, definitely. She has that young crazy blood vial wearing tongue kissing her brother angelina vibe. Might as well be consistent. --- On Thu, 1/29/09, B. Smith wrote: From: B. Smith Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Tomb Raider Franchise to Get Reboot--Without Jolie? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroup