[scifinoir2] Angel Buffy Vets Get Pilot Pickups
One of the most entertaining subplots of this pilot season was monitoring the attempt by former Beverly Hills, 90210 stars and featured players from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (commonly known as the Whedon-verse) to make it back on the small screen. Now that the dust has settled, it's clear that the Whedon-verse won big. While 90210 vets like Brian Austin Green (ABC's Freddie), Lindsey Price (The WB's Pepper Dennis) and Shannen Doherty (UPN's Love, Inc.) found network homes, some of seminal FOX soap's biggest stars -- Jason Priestley (CBS' Love Monkey), Luke Perry (FOX's Ticket to Ride) and Tiffani Thiessen (CBS' Stroller Wars) -- are looking for work again. Meanwhile, networks landed placements for such Buffy vets as Nicholas Brendon (FOX's Kitchen Confidential), Alyson Hannigan (CBS' How I Met Your Mother) and Seth Green (NBC's Four Kings) and for Angel favorites David Boreanaz (FOX's Bones), Amy Acker (CBS' The Unit) and Christian Kane (CBS' Close to Home). http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|95438|1|,00.html Tracey de Morsella Phone: 215-849-0946 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] View The What Happened to ScifiNoir at Yahoogroups FAQ, at: http://www.visitfloripa.com/scifinoir/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 5/20/2005 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
PSRE: [scifinoir2] 2005 Speculative Fiction TV Shows
Getting late. i accidentally pasted the whole WB line-up halfway down. Sorry about that. Tracey -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 3:32 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] 2005 Speculative Fiction TV Shows http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,802|||,00.html Invasion (Drama) Airs: Wednesdays 10:00 PM (ABC) http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|3935|1|,00.html Premise: Following a violent tropical storm, a U.S. park ranger's (Eddie Cibrian) missing ex-wife is found naked and with no memory of how she got that way. Couple that withhis young daughter seeing some mysterious floating lights. The ranger starts to investigate and begins to uncover an alien conspiracy that has been spreading across the world for centuries. From What We've Seen: Anyone who's read Carl Hiaasen or Elmore Leonard knows that weird things tend to happen in Florida. Instead of playing that idea for laughs, though, Invasion goes for chills, and at first glance the show comes off as more intriguing than Fathom, NBC's take on aliens (maybe) among us. Creator Shaun Cassidy is mining similar territory, at least in tone, to his underrated American Gothic, and provided the execution is up to the level of the pilot clips, Invasion could pair well with Lost. On the down side, the preview seemed to telegraph the identity of the villain, which isn't always the best idea in a mystery show. Stars: William Fichtner (Black Hawk Down), Eddie Cibrian (Third Watch), Kari Matchett, Lisa Sheridan, Tyler Labine (That Was Then), Alexis Dziena, Evan Peters (The Days), Ariel Gade Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Shaun Cassidy Productions Producers: Shaun Cassidy (American Gothic), Thomas Schlamme (Jack Bobby) The Night Stalker (Drama) http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|3936|1|,00.html Premise: A crime reporter (Stuart Townsend) who also happens to be the FBI's No. 1 suspect in the bizarre death of his wife prowls the streets of Los Angeles trying to find answers. In addition to trying to connect the dots between murder victims found with a strange red, snake-shaped mark on their hands, he also finds himself delving into a strange supernatural world of crime. From What We've Seen: The original Night Stalker, which starred Darren McGavin, is beloved by sci-fi fans, who will no doubt have a lot to say about the new version from X-Files veteran Frank Spotnitz. There seems to be a decidedly more sinister undercurrent to the new version, with reporter Frank Kolchak (Stuart Townsend) searching for clues to his wife's murder -- in which he's a prime suspect -- and uncovering ever-more bizarre things along the way. We were initially skeptical of the casting of Townsend, but it appears to be a decent choice after all, and Gabrielle Union is usually fun to watch. Stars: Stuart Townsend (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Gabrielle Union (Bring It On), Eric Jungmann (Not Another Teen Movie), Cotter Smith (X2) Studio: Touchstone Television Producers: Frank Spotnitz and Daniel Sackheim (The X-Files) Ghost Whisperer (Drama) http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|3952|1|,00.html Premise: A young wife (Jennifer Love Hewitt) can talk to dead people. And -- wouldn't you know it? -- the dead people want her help. Sometimes she gets simple directives from her ghostly friends, but other times the messages are confusing. Based on the work of James Van Praagh, all similarities to NBC's Medium are entirely intentional. From What We've Seen: Joan of Arcadia may be gone, but fans of young women who have conversations with someone who's not physically present can still get their fix at 8 p.m. Fridays. For CBS has replaced the show about a high-school girl who talks to God with a show about a young wife who talks to dead people. It's like Medium, but without the crime angle or the interesting marital relationship. The show looks to be going for a more uplifting tone than the NBC series, but what's a ghost story without a few scary parts? Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt (Party of Five), David Conrad (Miss Match), Aisha Tyler (CSI, 24) Studio: Touchstone Television in association with Paramount Network Television Producers: John Gray (Helter Skelter, Martin Lewis) Threshold (Drama) http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|3953|1|,00.html Premise: An extra terrestrial craft has landed in the Atlantic Ocean and a team of experts is assembled to deal with all possible contingencies. Will the aliens be cute and friendly or ugly and scary? From What We've Seen: This being the third aliens-are-coming preview we've seen this week (what hath Lost wrought?), Threshold feels less fresh than predecessors Fathom and Invasion -- but really, all three are somewhat diminished by their similarities. To sum up: Something weird has been discovered, it's affecting people in
Re: [scifinoir2] 6yr manned Mar Flight - Mockumentery on Discovery
I caught about an hour of that last night. Discovery Channel might be able to teach SciFi how to make good science-fiction movies. No, I take back the "might"."Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Discovery - Voyage to the Planets and Beyond - In Voyage to the Planetsand Beyond, an international team of astronauts blasts through space toplaces where modern science has not yet dared to go. Using today's sciencethe crew experiences the wonders of space and shows that it is possible tosurvivehttp://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=0cpi=24401gid=12993Times:May 21 2005@ 10:00 PMMay 22 2005@ 12:00 AMTracey de MorsellaPhone: 215-849-0946Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]View The What Happened to ScifiNoir at Yahoogroups FAQ, at:http://www.visitfloripa.com/scifinoir/--No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 5/20/2005"Excuse me while I whip this out."Cleavon Little , "Blazing Saddles" Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. 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.
Re: [scifinoir2] Neon Genesis and Killer Sheep at WETA
"Neon Genesis", if memory serves, is about humanity fighting an alien invasion with a super mecha created by a scientist who, in one of the sickest plot twists I've ever seen in my life, designed the system specifically for his only child to pilot, fully knowing that doing so will kill the boy. And he's alright with this. I stopped watching the anime after learning that. Don't think I'll be able to stomach the movie. As for the sheep movie- lamb chops, anyone?Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been checking out the WETA sites tonight. Interesting. Check out their current projects, which include King Kong of course, and something called "Jane and the Dragon". But what really caught my attention was "Neon Genesis Evangeline", which is on hold but may be greenlighted in the near future. Click the link and view the gallery of images. And really wild, they're working on a horror/comedy called "Black Sheep", about deadly, carnivorous sheep?? The image gallery shows one of the deadly creatures with blood streaming from its mouth after having eaten the sheepdog. Weird! http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/projects http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/projects/filmography/galleries/neon_genesis http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/projects/filmography/film/black_sheep"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! 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.
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Wars fans have strong presence at theatre
Oh, I'm with you on that locker-room experience. I can't even LOOK at British Sterling anymore.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't know about you, but I had way too much exposure to that growing up. Man, even now I can smell the rancid smell of the locker room at school, funk and dirty clothes mixed with Old Spice, Brut, British Sterling. I need to eat a peppermint now before I retch. -- Original message -- Then you'll have 'perfumed' funk...Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They could always bring a bottle of Old Spice and try to cover up the funk with liberal amounts of it slathered on. -Original Message-From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MetaSent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:19To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comSubject: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Wars fans have strong presence at theatre --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "But I keeping looking at them, and mixed in with that admiration is one thought: "Man that theatre is going to *stink* with all the funk up in there!" Maybe someone remembered to bring some 'Baby-wipes".Meta Yahoo! MailStay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour "Excuse me while I whip this out."Cleavon Little , "Blazing Saddles" Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online & more. Check it out! 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.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Oppose eliminating the filibuster!
I agree. In fact, I plan to be out of action for most of '09, because I plan on volunteering for every Democratic candidate on the ballot in '08, and going so hard that I will be in need of hospitalization. This is OUR country, not just THEIRS.g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agreed. It is wrong. However, most Radical Republicans I've talked with have this attitude: "Politics is a rough sport. Stop whinning and deal with it. Plus, we Republicans have the votes in the House and Senate. So, we can do as we please."What we progressives, Independents, Democrats, and sensible Republicans need to do is vote out these radicals in the upcoming elections. That seems to be the only "feedback" the Radical Right will listen to.George--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Wright" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is so wrong, and the arrogance of it is stunning. The Republicans think they have forged a permanent majority so they feel they are immune to the consequences. This is incredibly short-sighted. It reminds me of when the Republicans engineered the two-term limitation on presidents after Roosevelt won four consecutive terms. Little did they know they would be altering history. Without term limitations there would have been no Watergate as Nixon would have easily won a third term and Ronald Reagan could have served into his senility. (On the other hand, Bill Clinton would still be president).snip"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! 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.
[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: It's All Newsweek's Fault
Title: E-Mail This This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bushites blame the messenger! OPINION | May 22, 2005 Op-Ed Columnist: Its All Newsweeks Fault By FRANK RICH In its war on the press, this hubristic administration may finally have crossed a bridge too far. 1. Op-Ed Columnist: Its All Newsweeks Fault 2. Class Matters: On a Christian Mission to the Top 3. Is Le Marche the Next Tuscany? 4. Op-Ed Columnist: China, the Worlds Capital 5. Living in a Retirement Village, Back Home With Mom and Dad Go to Complete List Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy 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.
[scifinoir2] Urge Red Lobster to stop importing Canadian seafood
With more than 315,000 seals killed in 2005 alone -- 98% of whom were babies under three months of age -- Canada's harp seal hunt is the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals on earth. Canadian fishermen and the fishing industry that supports them will stop the hunts only after American restaurants and consumers stop buying their seafood, thus drastically impacting their ability to do business. With more than 600 restaurants across the United States, Red Lobster is the country's largest seafood chain. It is also one of the largest importers of Canadian seafood. This chain has tremendous power to directly pressure the very people who kill the seals. Please take action today to help end the brutal Canadian seal hunts by pressuring Red Lobster to stop importing Canadian seafood. Thank you! https://community.hsus.org/campaign/redlobster?rk=81ao7vd1TmwJW *** Powered by GetActive Software, Inc. Member Relationship Management Solutions That Recruit, Engage, and Retain (tm) http://www.getactive.com *** Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Star Wars Revenge takes in Estimated $158.5 M (303 M worldwide)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1826p=.htm Final 'Star Wars' is Box Office 'Revenge:' Estimated $158.5M in Four Days by Brandon Gray May 22, 2005 This is how records die, with thunderous applause. Giving into anger, hate and all that the Dark Side entails has made Star Wars stronger, at least out of the gate. Destined to be one of the biggest blockbusters, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith blasted off with an estimated $158.5 million since Thursday. The $113 million space opera shattered the four-day record once held by The Matrix Reloaded's $134.3 million after notching new milestones for midnight showing, opening and single day, two-day and three-day grosses. For the weekend, Revenge of the Sith ruled with an estimated $108.5 million, landing in the same range as Spider-Man's $114.8 million and Shrek 2's $108.0 million but not a record breaker. Sith was never expected to take the crown on this front—its $50 million Thursday burning off too much demand—though it would have had it debuted a day later. We blew the doors down, Fox's head of domestic distribution, Bruce Snyder, told Box Office Mojo. It's the culmination of the series, it's the hook that everyone's looking for, and, on top of that, it completes the circle. Snyder said that the studio's exit polling on Friday indicated that 52 percent of the audience was over 25 years old and 58 percent was male. All bets were off for this final installment as creator George Lucas and company, calculated downplaying to the contrary, gave Revenge of the Sith one of the most ubiquitous releases ever, instead of the controlled roll-outs of the previous prequels, Attack of the Clones and The Phantom Menace. In addition to licensing the characters to hock everything from soda to cell phones, Sith played on an estimated 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters, while Clones was on 6,100 screens at 3,161 theaters and Phantom on 5,500 screens at 2,970 theaters. Overseas, Revenge of the Sith opened wider than any other movie in history, in 105 countries, amassing $144.7 million. All told, the $303.2 million worldwide start after five days stands as an all time high, eclipsing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $250.1 million, though the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy's finale played in a much smaller number of countries. To many, it's no surprise that the most popular movie series would yield records with its finale. However, industry expectations were cooler based, in part, on the lagging market of the past few months, mixed audience reactions to Attack of the Clones and The Phantom Menace, and the performance of Clones. In the shadow of Spider-Man's historic run in 2002, Clones made $310.7 million and was by far the least popular Star Wars movie. Its four predecessors each rank in the top 20 of all time adjusted for ticket price inflation. Clones came in at No. 80. Hayden Christensen in Revenge of the Sith Revenge of the Sith was in no one's shadow, marking the first true event picture of the year. What's more, the hype on Sith promised a superior movie to the other prequels, and Mr. Lucas added luster to Sith with the DVD premiere of the original trilogy last September. The Phantom Menace had 16 years of pent-up demand behind it since Return of the Jedi, and that led to a $431.1 million gross. Attack of the Clones lacked any of those enticements. Many of the biggest blockbusters of all time, including Gone with the Wind, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, have sad or bittersweet endings. Knowing all the events that transpire in Revenge of the Sith didn't abate audiences' desire to see it. Such knowledge didn't deter people from seeing The Passion of the Christ, either. If anything, the impending doom made them more excited. Few blockbusters close with complete tragedy, though, making Revenge of the Sith's popularity unique with corruption of the hero as its focus. The descent into darkness gave the series its first PG-13 Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating after years of ostensibly family-friendly PG ratings. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Netflix/Walmart Marriage - What do you think?
Hey guys. What do you think about all this? Tracey Netflix, Wal-Mart Unite; Blockbuster Attacks The brutal war over online DVD rentals accelerated Thursday as Netflix and Wal-Mart announced an agreement, which was followed by an announcement by Blockbuster offering incentives to anyone switching from Netflix and Wal-Mart. Under the Netflix-Wal-Mart deal, Netflix will take over Wal-Mart's online DVD rental business beginning June 16 while at the same time promoting Wal-Mart's sell-through business. Wal-Mart is believed to have about 300,000 subscribers. Shares in Netflix rocketed up 24 percent following the announcement. Later in the day, Blockbuster offered to give Netflix and Wal-Mart online rental subscribers two months of online rentals free, a free DVD of their choice to keep, and two coupons for free in-store rentals. In a statement, Blockbuster chairman and CEO John Antioco said, We remain committed to growing our online rental business and plan to continue to compete very aggressively in online DVD rentals. Tracey de Morsella Phone: 215-849-0946 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] View The What Happened to ScifiNoir at Yahoogroups FAQ, at: http://www.visitfloripa.com/scifinoir/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
