just don't watch NBC anymore. should solve yourlittleproblem kevin and gang acceptthe apology. does anyone rember the Buck Riogers from NBC of the 70s?
he walked into the future apartment and talked to the wlla nd said "illuminate me." and it told him about the world of the 25th c? that had great outro music. i still say that Rennaisance's Hercules was just not that bad. i avoid NBC totally..you're asking for it...they just make teevee to wrap around commercials there. you know now, right? skeptical kat --- Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oops! My bad.... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Watch it with those > "gladiator" jokes, or Yahoo will be hop-scotching us > to SciFiNoir3, 4, and 5!! > > -------------- Original message -------------- > "Tell me son; have you ever seen a grown man naked???" > > Martin Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That > was a British accent? > > I have to agree with you, from what little I saw. This > felt like a SciFi special (not surprising, considering > that this was still in the Family). I missed the final > credits, so I don't know where this was shot, or who > should BE shot for staging it. The last fight scene > didn't even seem real, and the guy who was playing the > evil king, at times, seemed not to know where his > marks were (he appeared to be staring into space at > times, when he was supposed to be looking at Herc). If > you or anyone knows who was behind this, send them > numerous e-mails asking them to retire immediately, > for the good of mankind. > > Keith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Man this was weak! Mediocre FX, confusing plot, > performances that seemed like the actors were > sleepwalking through their roles. The dude who played > Hercules had the musculature but looked way too > Caucasian to my tastes (the British accent didn't > help). Is there some law that Greek men can't play > Greek characters? Honestly, I think the last time a > Greek dude played a god was back in the OS Trek > episode, "Who Mourns for Adonis?". I heard more > British, Kiwi, and American accents in this thing than > I could count. Sean Astin was wasted as > teacher/sidekick Linus, looking rather blank, which > worked for simpleminded Samwise Gamgee, but here makes > one wonder if Astin's contemplating a fading career > instead of thinking about his lines. Timoty Dalton > must have grabbed a fat check to play Herc's father, > as he had little to do but bring his trademark > piercing eyes and cultured voice to a boring > character. Leeli Sobieski (sp?) got on my nerves > playing a wood nymph, with that bronze Nivea > tanning lotion slathered on her and the dopey > floating scenes where grunts were obviously lowering > her from a tree on a rope. She did a couple of shots > that came periously close to flashing us with her bare > breasts, which I guess was supposed to be daring or > titillating, but seemed contrived. > > I'd go on, but the movie doesn't warrant further > criticism. Well, maybe a little more. The only things > that made it of minor note were that the writers > brought in some realism about the characters' > motivations and behaviour. For example, unlike the > recent sanitized Hercules series, this treatment > pretty much stated that Zeus raped Hercules' mother > after morphing into a likeness of her husband. And > unlike the series, mother and son didn't have a good > relationship, as she spent her entire life trying to > do in her son, even going so far as to purposefully > being behind Hercules' murder of his own kids. Mom got > started way before that though. She was the one who > put the snakes in Herc's crib, which were of course > strangled by the mighty infant. There were some > scenes with nubile women running through the woods > with satyrs, and one scene where a lady laid on her > back on the grass, about to get busy with one of the > goat-like demigods! That was surprising on network TV > at 8 pm. Then there > was the Oracle of Delphi who was revealed to be an > hermaphrodite (Hercules and others called him > "man-woman"). He/she gets blinded in a vicious scene > for accidentally violating a secret ceremony devoted > to Hera. The lady who blinded him? Herc's mother. > And there was a homosexual thing played up between > Hercules' brother and his cousin, who at the end of > the movie were shown in bed together. But given the > overall clumsiness of the rest of the movie, these > attempts at "realism" and a mature theme merely served > to highlight the weakness of the rest of the effort, > and thus appeared (perhaps unfairly) as heavy-handed > and false attempts to be daring. > > Frankly, it wasn't as well done or intelligent as the > better Hercules and Xena story arcs. When those shows > cut lose with the humour, they were funny as heck. > When they dug deep for drama and played it straight, > they could be downright impressive. Tonight's efffort > was nowhere near as good. > > -----Original Message----- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith > Johnson > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 17:26 > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [scifinoir2] "Hercules" on NBC > > > Heard about this one? Sounds a little more serious > than Sorbo's outing, as it deals with the aftermath of > Hercules having killed his own children. I'll guess > I'll have to check it out. My wife already commented > that "at least they finally got a dark-haired Hercules > with real muscles". She could never get with Sorbo due > to his brownish hair and slim physique. That muscled, > curly-haired dude from the '50s Hercules flicks set > the standard to her mind. > > http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Hercules/ > He was the slave that defied the gods. The hero who > won the people. The man who became a legend. From Emmy > Award winning executive producer Robert Halmi Sr. > ("The Odyssey," "Gulliver's Travels," "Merlin") comes > this epic tale based on the spectacular exploits of > Hercules, the super-strong figure fathered by the > supreme Greek god Zeus. > > The three-hour movie event, filmed amid the > breathtaking scenery of New Zealand, follows Hercules > who, after killing his three sons, is compelled to > redeem himself by performing 12 heroic labors - > including slaying the multi-headed Hydra and the > dreaded Nemean lion. > With groundbreaking special effects, "Hercules" is the > definitive re-telling of the most famous myth of all - > the story of a half-god, half-man whose extraordinary > feats of strength would elevate him to the status of > legend on Earth and immortality in the heavens. > Paul Telfer stars as the legendary Greek hero, while > Sean Astin portrays Linus, Hercules' music instructor > and best friend, while Sobieski plays Deianeira, > Hercules' lover. Perkins portrays Hercules' mother, > Alcmene, and Dalton stars as the strongman's > stepfather, Amphitryon. > Emmy and DGA Award winner Roger Young ("Bitter > Harvest," "Murder in Mississippi") directs from a > screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue ("Dragonheart"). > "Hercules" is a production of Hallmark Entertainment. > > > "Excuse me while I whip this out." > Cleavon Little , "Blazing Saddles" > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile > phone. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the > tour > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! 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