Well, whatever may transpire, I hope it comes as a great success for you. :-)
Brent "C.W. Badie" <astromancer2...@yahoo.com> writes: >I'm doing okay...hoped to raise enough cash to get a piece of a truck or >van for my carpentry trade, but failed, so going back to school for >welding....you never know what trade will come it handy when the world >economy will revert back to the barter system... > > > -----------------From: brent wodehouse <brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> >To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:45:15 PM >Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > >Ê > >Oh, you know, bearing up as well as can be expected in these days of more >modest expectations. :-) > >How 'bout you, sir? How's the general well being? > >Brent > >"C.W. Badie" <[ mailto:astromancer2002%40yahoo.com ]astromancer2002@ >yahoo.com> writes: >>æ >> >> >>Brent! How are you sir? >> >> >> ------------ -----From: brent wodehouse <[ >mailto:brent_wodehouse%40thefence..us ]brent_wodehouse@ thefence. us> >>To: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogro ups.com >>Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:58:16 PM >>Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >> >>æ >> >>Ahhh.... yes. That she is... :-) >> >>Brent >> >>"C.W. Badie" <[ mailto:astromancer2 002%40yahoo. com ]astromancer2002@ >>[ http://yahoo.com/ ]yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>>True...but Karen Leblanc is very easy on the eyes... >>> >>> >>> ------------ -----From: George Arterberry <[ >>mailto:brotherfrom howard%40yahoo. com ]brotherfromhoward@ yahoo.com> >>>To: [ mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ]scifinoir2@ yahoogro [ >http://ups.com/ ]ups.com >>>Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:17:06 AM >>>Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >>> >>>¾ >>> >>> >>> >>>It seemed cheap and boring.Just enough sci-fi , not to qualify as a >>>sexual drama.. >>> >>>--- On Sun, 8/16/09, Mr. Worf <HelloMahogany@ [ [ [ http://gmail.com/ >]http://gmail. com/ >>]http://gmail.. com/ >>>][ [ http://gmail.com/ ]http://gmail. com/ ][ http://gmail.com/ >]gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>From: Mr. Worf <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com> >>>Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >>>To: scifino...@yahoogro [ http://ups.com/ ][ [ http://ups.com/ >]http://ups.com/ ]ups.com >>>Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 8:12 PM >>> >>>¾ >>>The formula isn't right for network tv. They will kill it because they >>>can't do any product placement or have cameos of guest stars to boost >the >>>ratings. The show is tepid at best and a snoozefest at its worst. >>> >>>On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Martin Baxter <[ >>>[ [ >http://us.mc586..mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=truthseeker...@lycos.com >]http://us.mc586. .mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=truthseeker01 >3...@lycos.com >>]http://us.mc586. .mail..yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=truthseeker01 >>[ mailto:3%40lycos.com ]...@lycos.com >>>]truthseeker013@ [ [ http://lycos.com/ ]http://lycos. com/ ][ >http://lycos.com/ ]lycos.com> wrote: >>> >>>Pal, it's a Canadian series, the rights to which ABC bought, so it'll >>>probably last its full run. >>> >>>[ [ [ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319690/ ]http://www.imdb. com/title/ >tt1319690/ ]http://www.imdb. com/title/ >>tt1319690/ ][ http://www.imdb./ ]http://www..imdb. com/title/ >>>tt1319690/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- >>> >>>¾Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >>> >>>¾Date : Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:06:12 -0700 (PDT) >>> >>>¾From : "C.W. Badie" <[ >>>[ [ >http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=astromancer2...@yahoo.com >]http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=astromancer20 0...@yahoo. >com >>][ http://us.mc586./ ]http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? >to=astromancer20 0...@yahoo. >>com >>>]astromancer2002@ [ [ http://yahoo.com/ ]http://yahoo. com/ ]yahoo.com> >>> >>>¾To : [ >>>[ >>[ >http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifino...@yahoogroups.com >]http://us.mc586. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. >com >>][ http://us.mc586./ ]http://us.mc586. mail..yahoo. com/mc/compose? >to=scifinoir2@ >>yahoogroups. com >>>]scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups..com >>> >>> >>>I liked it, but it's rather loose storytelling, the type of looseness >the >>>leads to cancellation. . .. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>__________ _ _ _________ _________ __ >>>From: Martin Baxter >>> >>>To: [ >>>[ >>[ >http://us.mc586.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifino...@yahoogroups.com >]http://us.mc586. mail..yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=scifinoir2@ >yahoogroups. com >>][ http://us.mc586./ ]http://us.mc586.. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? >to=scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. >>com >>>]scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com >>>Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 8:24:50 AM >>>Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >>> >>> >>>Keith, I almost missed it, stumbling across it two minutes before it >>>bbegan. I >>> >>>I enjoyed it overall, though the pacing was a bit leaden at times. >(Maybe >>>on purpose?) The mysterious nature of the real mission has me hooked, >>>without saying. Can't wait until the MC ventures into Pod 4 to find out >>>what's really up. >>> >>>As for the incidental music, I really don't take notice of it as I watch >>>a TV show or movie, unless it's a song near and dear to my heart. >> >>---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- >>>Subject : [scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now >>>Date : Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:13:45 +0000 (UTC) >>>From : Keith Johnson >> >>>To : scifino...@yahoogro [ [ [ http://ups.com/ ]http://ups.com/ ][ >http://ups.com/ ]http://ups.com/ ]ups.com >>> >>>Anyone watching ABC's entry into the "Big Brother in Outer Space by way >>of BSG-style drama"? It deals with a seven-year mission in the year 2052 >>that sends eight astronauts to visit six planets in the Solar System. >Very >>quickly into the show, we're made aware there's some kind of secret >>involved. The two most experienced astronauts in the program (one of whom >>is played by Malik Yoba) are initially left off the mission aboard the >>spaceship "Antares".. Later, when some kind of heart problem keeps >>cropping up among the crew--evidently tied to the "secret"--the two >>astronauts are blasted into space to join the mission. One comment I >>overheard makes me think some kind of sentient race has been encountered >>by humanity--perhaps on a previous tragic mission to Mars in which one of >>the current astronauts had to leave three of his fellows behind. Perhaps >>this sentient race is controlling the mission somehow? Not sure. >>> >>>Also not sure yet if I'll like the show. It has some decent actors and >>decent lines. But just when I'm starting to get into the mission and the >>scifi aspect of it, I'm distracted by overpowering music that attempts to >>heighten a scene, the lead astronaut's self-reflective monologue, too >much >>of the newly-hot camera work (a la BSG and Star Trek) with a shaky cam to >>convey reality. Or I'm watching two astronauts make nekkid love in zero g >>and feeling vaguely manipulated at an attempt to make me feel awestruck >or >>something. There's a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards that make >>following the story a bit confusing at times. "Lost" this ain't. There's >>also a odd flow: a mix of serious drama, melodrama, camp soap opera type >>moments, silly humour supported by "Desperate Housewives" type music, and >>a lot of titillation. It makes it hard for one to get a feeling of the >>overall nature of the show. Is it a drama, a reality-type show like >>"Virtuality" , a mystery? >>¾Don't know, but I ! found myself losing interest a lot, then picking it >>back up, then losing it again as the standard nighttime soap feel comes >>back in the mix. >>> >>>Lots of TV veterans, including the blonde lady from "The 4400" (the one >>who feel inlove with a black man), and Cristina Cox "Blood Ties", who's >>been a guest in more series than Michael Michelle. They're all okay, but >>again, the uneven pacing, writing, and flashbacks undermine their acting. >>The constant shift from a high-tech spaceshp to mundane scenes on Earth >>are abrupt and off-putting. >>> >>>Like "Virtuality" , this show seems to be another clone that tries to >>copy the delicate balance of reality-type drama mixed with scifi that BSG >>(mostly) did right. and like "Virtuality" , it bores me as much as it >>intrigues-- somethin g that BSG didn't do in the main. >>> >>>Not sure if the show's even being picked up, but if it is, not sure I'll >>keep watching. >>> >>>Anyone else's thought's? >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
