[scifinoir2] Re: Black 7 Return

2008-04-30 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Oh wow--I still remember watching this series. And the ending! Forever Knight's end was almost a tribute to the end of the Blake's 7 series. How on earth are they going to restart this one? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Blake's 7 poised for Sky comeback A

[scifinoir2] Dr Who versus Sarah Jane

2008-04-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I've had 2 weeks of the Doctor Who and Sarah Jane. It's interesting in a way. Someone asked for a comparison of the old Doctor series and the new one a while back. Sarah Jane is very much like the old Doctor Who series. It's obviously for kids. They even have a kid version of Mickie from the

[scifinoir2] Re: BG question

2008-04-26 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
ummm, curious. It sounds more like an alternative universe than a story that explores how our society might evolve. Thanks! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/25/2008 11:17:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can

[scifinoir2] BG question

2008-04-25 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I'm curious. I've never been a Battlestar watcher. The guys at work are crazy about it, so I've been watching the new season. After watching tonight, I am wondering if earlier episodes explained how humanity ended up worshiping multiple gods again. Especially the same old gods like Mithras

[scifinoir2] Re: Sleeper Cell Creators to be Eleventh Hour Showrunners

2008-04-05 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Showtime, guys. http://www.sho.com/site/sleepercell/home.do

Re: Dr Who in Space RE: [scifinoir2] David joins forces with Catherine for more

2008-04-05 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
(belated) thanks for answering this. I was tired to checking the scifi web site. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marian, next Friday at 8:00, following The Sarah Jane Chronicles.

Re: Dr Who in Space RE: [scifinoir2] David joins forces with Catherine for more out-of-this-world adventures

2008-04-03 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I'm a fan that came in during the Tom Baker years. I think that the old episodes were actually more earth-centered because they didn't have the budget for much else. The current doctor takes his vatious companions more places these days. However, the primary arc of a season is usually

Re: Dr Who in Space RE: [scifinoir2] David joins forces with Catherine for more out-of-this-world adventures

2008-04-03 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
When is Dr. Who coming back to SciFi anyway? I am so sick of their idiotic shows. Am I going to have to subscribe to BBC america? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I am correct and you are a long term fan, do you miss the space

[scifinoir2] Re: Networks clamor for foreign TV shows

2008-03-06 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
an Americanized Dr Who could be done that's exciting and all that, but the British accents, attitudes, cultural references, etc. are much more interesting to me. What's The Treatment? -- Original message -- From: maidmarian_thepoet [EMAIL PROTECTED] So that they can replace

[scifinoir2] Re: Networks clamor for foreign TV shows

2008-03-06 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
was in, but i was going in and out of sleep. I thought that was it -- Original message -- From: maidmarian_thepoet [EMAIL PROTECTED] They tried an Americanized Dr. Who. Or rather a pilot for a British/American sponsored Dr. Who. The pilot was rightly panned. It made Dr

[scifinoir2] Re: Networks clamor for foreign TV shows

2008-03-05 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
So that they can replace the lead actress with a blond, of course. Seriously, so many of the dramatic remakes are worse and don't last long. The comedies seem to make it, but I would imagine--as someone has mentioned--that the comedies do a major rewrite in order to match U.S. comedy styles.

[scifinoir2] Re: Getting stranded with the manly men of ‘Lost’

2008-03-05 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Tsk-tsk. I can see the bias. Sayid Jarrah is considerably cuter than Sawyer. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23451954/ Getting stranded with the manly men of `Lost' Jack or Locke? Sawyer or Sayid? Which one has the

[scifinoir2] Re: Let's all become friends on Netflix

2008-02-24 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
It's amazing how similar all of our tastes are. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Earlier today, Bosco put us onto Netflix friends. You can be come my Netflix friend by clicking on the following link:

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Romney Rumoured to Be Suspending Campaign

2008-02-09 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
-- From: maidmarian_thepoet [EMAIL PROTECTED] I may be stepping into it...but what exactly is wrong with a public official supporting the wishes of his constituents? I wish that my officials here really supported my beliefs instead of catering to the religious right. Of course, you can say

[scifinoir2] Re: Will Moonlight Again See the Light of Day?

2008-02-08 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I always thought that they did the vampire/mystery better than the one that was based directly on Tanya Huff's vampire/mystery. I like the show, but the way they write the character of the actress lead gets on my nerves at times. Lordy, I am so tired of the archetype of a blond spunky

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Romney Rumoured to Be Suspending Campaign

2008-02-08 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I may be stepping into it...but what exactly is wrong with a public official supporting the wishes of his constituents? I wish that my officials here really supported my beliefs instead of catering to the religious right. Of course, you can say that they are supporting them---but that's my

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Romney Rumoured to Be Suspending Campaign

2008-02-08 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
does not belief what he says and might not do what he promised. Some republicans feel that bush misrepresented himself, so they might be a little leary of someone who changes because it is advantageous to do so. maidmarian_thepoet wrote: I may be stepping into it...but what exactly

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: African American Lives 2 on PBS

2008-02-07 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
You can do a lot yourself by hitting the local library. They probably have the census records back to 1870. Land records are also stored there. I took a non-credit class at my local university and you might find that your library or university has the same. My teacher was a professional

[scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo]

2008-02-03 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
This is deja vu time for me. I opened a yahoo account when Microsoft bought Hotmail. The website deteriorated so badly that I bailed for a year or so from Hotmail. They added more servers and improved service eventually, but it was painful for a year. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com,

[scifinoir2] Re: Lost Did you watch?

2008-02-01 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I became a LOST fan after watching the first year on DVD. I enjoy the show; it sidesteps the obvious many times. It's difficult for network TV to surprise me. I watched this episode and enjoyed it. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not a Lost fan. Actually I

[scifinoir2] Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles

2008-01-13 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Glad that you identified the actress as Summer Glau. I kept thinking that I knew her. And, of course I do--from Serenity. Glad that she stayed in the business. Wasn't she a dancer before? The show was ok. I was in and out of the room. Even with that, I kept up with the story. I prefer

[scifinoir2] Re: Oscar Special Effect - Who should win?

2008-01-09 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I can't help but notice that there is only one original movie on the list. And it's the start of a series itself. -- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this on Scifi Channel web site. Which of the following Oscar

[scifinoir2] Remakes/What original works do you want to see?

2008-01-09 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
maidmarian_thepoet wrote: I can't help but notice that there is only one original movie on the list. And it's the start of a series itself. -- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: Saw this on Scifi Channel web site. Which

[scifinoir2] Re: Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I guess that I am all over the place: The Butterfly Effect: Director's Cut - liked it. It has its problems, but the writers put some thought into the movie. The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio Sweet. Is honest about the problems of community involvement in a

[scifinoir2] Re: Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Yeah, that was it. I never watched it. Thanks. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marian, that was CBS, doing The Agency. maidmarian_thepoet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess that I am all over the place: The Butterfly Effect: Director's Cut

[scifinoir2] Re: Movies Watched Over The Holiday

2008-01-02 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
-5, used to rave about it all the time. Haven't seen it on TV since last year, when it was aired on AE channel. There are no new shows are there? -- Original message -- From: maidmarian_thepoet [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess that I am all over the place: The Butterfly

[scifinoir2] Re: Happy New Year

2008-01-01 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Thanks, may it be so for us all. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my absolute favorite online community of all time. It is also now the only one I actively contribute to. Thank you all for a fun and interesting year. May you all have a

[scifinoir2] Re: SF Movies coming Up in 2008/PKD

2007-12-31 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I went to the family site and discovered that there is one son also. So let me correct myself before someone else does. (smile) http://www.philipkdick.com/aa_intro.html While Total Recall was a fun movie, it had little to do with the original story. Over on the website, they list Imposter

[scifinoir2] Re: SF Movies coming Up in 2008

2007-12-30 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Alas yes, even from someone I was sitting with. (smile) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not think fans want literate work anymoreat least not the target they are after. Have you ever heard comments, like the

[scifinoir2] Re: SF Movies coming Up in 2008

2007-12-30 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
movies created from original scripts may be a thing of the past maidmarian_thepoet wrote: Not a whole lot for me. I want something more involved than comic book heroes. Nevertheless, I picked a few for nostalgia sake. In fact, most of these picks are based on nostalgia. Maybe someday

[scifinoir2] Re: Sweeney Todd

2007-12-30 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Wow! Sorry that you didn't like it. The original musical is around 3 hours long and the characters get a little more leg room, but Burton pretty much captured one stream of the show. (There is a bit more humor in the musical.) Maybe I was in a more blood-thirsty mood. I went back last night.

[scifinoir2] Re: SF Movies coming Up in 2008

2007-12-29 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Not a whole lot for me. I want something more involved than comic book heroes. Nevertheless, I picked a few for nostalgia sake. In fact, most of these picks are based on nostalgia. Maybe someday some one will write a movie as literate as say, Gattaca, was. The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince

[scifinoir2] Hancock

2007-12-28 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Did I miss the discussion on Hancock? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYxsidHhnCU This came out of left-field for me although it looks funny. After looking back, it looks like it was mentioned in passing during the discussion of Will Smith. Where did this story come from? I'm not up on graphics

[scifinoir2] Re: Night Watch/ Day Watch- Seen them?

2007-12-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I was raving about DayWatch just a few weeks ago. I loved it, especially the imagery. It's non-western so the choices of representative imagery is just slightly off from the way we see things done over-and-over-and-over. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey

[scifinoir2] Re: somewhat related/I am Legend response

2007-12-24 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Legend maidmarian_thepoet wrote: I can recommend Sweeney Todd. No less than the NY Times declares it is a horror musical, which I guess is somewhat related to the topics we cover here. It's always been one of my favorite musicals. What can I say? It's a perfect antidote to the sappy

[scifinoir2] Re: Weirdest SciFi Movie/DayWatch

2007-12-17 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Well, Daywatch finally made it to the top of my Netflix queue. I've been home sick, so I had time to watch it. I loved it. I love the imagery of this movie--slightly off kilter from western movies because it was not designed by European or Western minds. Nevertheless, there are some scenes

[scifinoir2] Re: CBS Has Its Eye On 'Dexter'

2007-12-10 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Sure--I watch Dexter. Despite the fact that I came to work telling my co-workers that Showtime was scraping the bottom of the barrel by making a series about a serial killer. It is surprisingly good. I was under the impression that it completes this year. That just like many British series,

[scifinoir2] Re: CBS Has Its Eye On 'Dexter'

2007-12-10 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
going to keep watching on DVD. It should not be edited in my opinion. What did you think about Mr. Brooks? maidmarian_thepoet wrote: Sure--I watch Dexter. Despite the fact that I came to work telling my co-workers that Showtime was scraping the bottom of the barrel by making a series about

[scifinoir2] Re: Gonna See The Golden Compass?

2007-12-07 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I might go see the movie at a matinee. The books got great reviews in the SF press. However, every time I picked them up, I found nothing to interest me. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone read the books? Are they any good? Are they that overt in their

[scifinoir2] Re: Any Jekyll Fans in The House

2007-11-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
After Jekyll was mentioned here, I rented the DVDs from Netflix. Such fun! It's obvious from the ending that they were hoping to be renewed. However, I don't see it mentioned on BBC's main site. It did leave me wanting more, even though they kept writing themselves into a wall. --- In

[scifinoir2] Martha Jones returns to Doctor Who

2007-11-04 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7076705.stm Doctor faces Sontarans once again The new series will be screened in the UK next spring A group of Doctor Who's enemies - the Sontarans - will be revived, 35 years after first appearing in the BBC drama. The warriors will

[scifinoir2] OT: Egypt

2007-10-18 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
from http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070925-115047-2690r (I have read this before, but not from an Eqyptian. And I am trying to understand the statement that they are not Arabs. I guess Eqyptians are a tribe unto themselves? Personally, I don't think that the concept of

[scifinoir2] Re: The Fall TV Line Up - what do you like

2007-09-30 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Actually, I liked Moonlight. It was better than the Lifetime series that was directly based on the Tanya Huff novels. The one difference is that the POV character is the vampire; we don't have the story from the human's POV as in the Huff novels. (It made me wonder if Yarbro's St. Germain

[scifinoir2] Re: The Fall TV Line Up - what do you like

2007-09-30 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
. -- Original message -- From: maidmarian_thepoet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, I liked Moonlight. It was better than the Lifetime series that was directly based on the Tanya Huff novels. The one difference is that the POV character is the vampire; we don't have the story

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-17 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
True. The painful thing is that I found my mistake 10 minutes later and couldn't delete the message. (Well, I did, but obviously yahoo ignored me.) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, I think that Marian was referring to Peter Wingfield (a Welshman,

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I actually like the series especially after they brought in the Watchers and Adrien Brody. But this was merely silly. Special effects instead of plot. I left after 30 minutes. I didn't even slip back in to see how they ended it.I had a DVD of Hustle, Thank G-d. --- In

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I actually liked the series after they bought the Watchers and the character of Methos in. This one lost me after 30 minutes. I didn't even slip back in to see the end. Thank Goodness, I had a DVD of Hustle to watch. At least it was accurately titled. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com,

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-16 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Let me know when SciFi makes it up to killer rabbits. We've had alligators, snakes, and every water critter known to man. I guess that they've made it to land now. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But enough of beating a horse that was brought in dead.

[scifinoir2] Re: New Highlander Movie Debuting on SciFi Channel This Saturday

2007-09-15 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
O-M-G! I stepped into this a few minutes late and already it is horrendous. They've transported Highlander into a video game and a bad game at that. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm pretty sure you can find this movie--or versions of it, like the Russian one I

[scifinoir2] Re: Anyone See Masters of Science Fiction?

2007-08-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
I enjoyed Jerry Was a Man best. I don't know if its wry tone matched the original story. It was the story of a wealthy couple who set out to purpose a bio-engineered flying horse in order to outshine their neighbor who has another bio-eng animal. The company owner/engineer talks them into

[scifinoir2] Re: Anyone See Masters of Science Fiction?

2007-08-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
Yeah, I would not call him Hitler. Here in La., we have our own problems with cock-fighting. Just a different animal. Everyone picks a cause that they are rabid about. (un-intentend pun) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks for the summaries. As for Mike

[scifinoir2] Re: Anyone See Masters of Science Fiction?

2007-08-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
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[scifinoir2] Re: Anyone See Masters of Science Fiction?

2007-08-27 Thread maidmarian_thepoet
If you can't find them online, try the library. Most of these stories have been anthologized (is that a word?) quite often. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: all sound like good stories, good old school scifi. I'll need to look them up. wonder if they're available