[scifinoir2] Eureka premieres tonight on Sci Fi
Great, I still have last week's Stargate premieres on tape, along with Avatar, and now another new show pops up. This one is Eureka, a Sci Fi original about a town of apparently superiour beings. It looks to be some good quirky fun, especially fitting for the summer. Long as it doesn't suck, I'll give it a try, if for no other reason than the fact that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is in the series, looking more fetching than ever! Whew! Oh, there's also going to be an extended trailer from season 3 of Battlestar Galactica played sometime during Eureka's premiere. About the series: As World War II came to a close with mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact that science and technology would have on the continued security of our world became catastrophically apparent. America nearly lost the race to build the atomic bomb; it could not risk such a close call again. With the help of Albert Einstein and other trusted advisors, President Harry S. Truman commissioned a top-secret residential development in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture America's most valuable intellectual resources. There our nation's greatest thinkers, the über-geniuses working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best architects and planners were commissioned to design a welcoming place for these superlative geniuses to reside, an area that would offer the best education for their children, the best healthcare, the best amenities and quality of life. A community was created to rival the most idyllic of America's small towns with one major difference: this town would never appear on any maps. At least, none that haven't been classified eyes only by the Pentagon. Thus, the town of Eureka was born. But for all its familiar, small-town trappings, things in this secret hamlet are anything but ordinary. The stereotype of the absent-minded professor exists for a reason, and most of the quantum leaps in science and technology during the past 50 years were produced by Eureka's elite researchers. Unfortunately, scientific exploration is rarely what one expects, and years of experiments gone awry have yielded some peculiar by-products. From unrequited love to professional jealousy, from addiction to depression, the problems of Eureka's townsfolk stem from life's myriad of everyday challenges. But with the population's unique talents, troubled psyches and limitless resources, these small-town concerns have a way of becoming big-time problems. It is at that intersection, where human frailty and super-science collide, that Eureka begins . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
RE: [scifinoir2] Einstein: Pimp?
I think he's the perfect stereotype for nerds and geeks... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So much for the stereotypes of nerds and geeks. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Monday, 10 July, 2006 15:55 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Einstein: Pimp? http://today. http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNewsstoryID=20 06-07-10T141615Z_01_L10308054_RTRUKOC_0_US-ISRAEL-EINSTEIN.xml reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNewsstoryID=2006-07-10T14161 5Z_01_L10308054_RTRUKOC_0_US-ISRAEL-EINSTEIN.xml New letters reveal mysteries of Einstein's love life Mon Jul 10, 2006 By Corinne Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Albert Einstein had half a dozen girlfriends and told his wife they showered him with unwanted affection, according to letters released on Monday that shed light on his extra-marital affairs. The wild-haired Jewish-German scientist, renowned for his theory of relativity, spent little time at home. He lectured in Europe and in the United States, where he died in 1955 at age 76. But Einstein wrote hundreds of letters to his family. Previous-released letters suggested his marriage in 1903 to his first wife Mileva Maric, mother of his two sons, was miserable. They divorced in 1919 and he soon married his cousin, Elsa. He cheated on her with his secretary, Betty Neumann. In the new volume of letters released on Monday by Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Einstein described about six women with whom he spent time with and received gifts from while being married to Elsa. In the early 1980s, Elsa's daughter, Margot, gave almost 1,400 letters to Hebrew University, which Einstein helped found. But Margot directed that the letters not be released publicly until 20 years after her death. She died on July 8, 1986. Some of the women identified by Einstein include Estella, Ethel, Toni, and his Russian spy lover, Margarita. Others are referred to only by initials, like M. and L. It is true that M. followed me (to England) and her chasing after me is getting out of control, he wrote in a letter to Margot in 1931. Out of all the dames, I am in fact attached only to Mrs. L., who is absolutely harmless and decent. In another post to Margot, Einstein asked his stepdaughter to pass on a little letter for Margarita, to avoid providing curious eyes with tidbits. FAMILY HEARD The new batch of letters for the first time included replies from Einstein's family, Hanoch Gutfreund, chairman of the Albert Einstein Worldwide Exhibition at Hebrew University said. This, he told reporters, helped shatter myths that the Nobel Prize-winning scientist was always cold toward his family. In these letters he acts with much greater friendship and understanding to Mileva and his sons, Gutfeund said. Gutfeund said that though Einstein's later marriage to Elsa was best described as a marriage of convenience, he wrote to her almost every day, describing, among other things, his experiences touring and lecturing in Europe. Soon I'll be fed up with the (theory of) relativity, Einstein wrote in a postcard to Elsa in 1921. Even such a thing fades away when one is too involved with it. Einstein lived and studied in the 1930's at Oxford, where he hid from the Nazis. A German colleague, he said in a letter to Else, had told him to not even come near the German border because the rage against me is out of control. In the same letter, which he wrote in 1933, less than a decade before the start of World War II and the Nazi Holocaust, Einstein writes: One fears everywhere the competition of the expelled 'brainy' Jews. We are even more burdened by our strength than by our weakness. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Re: [scifinoir2] Einstein: Pimp?
Sounds like that to me... Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the immortal words of J Anthony Brown, Ya got ta let a playa play on! brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNewsstoryID=2006-07-10T141615Z_01_L10308054_RTRUKOC_0_US-ISRAEL-EINSTEIN.xml New letters reveal mysteries of Einstein's love life Mon Jul 10, 2006 By Corinne Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Albert Einstein had half a dozen girlfriends and told his wife they showered him with unwanted affection, according to letters released on Monday that shed light on his extra-marital affairs. The wild-haired Jewish-German scientist, renowned for his theory of relativity, spent little time at home. He lectured in Europe and in the United States, where he died in 1955 at age 76. But Einstein wrote hundreds of letters to his family. Previous-released letters suggested his marriage in 1903 to his first wife Mileva Maric, mother of his two sons, was miserable. They divorced in 1919 and he soon married his cousin, Elsa. He cheated on her with his secretary, Betty Neumann. In the new volume of letters released on Monday by Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Einstein described about six women with whom he spent time with and received gifts from while being married to Elsa. In the early 1980s, Elsa's daughter, Margot, gave almost 1,400 letters to Hebrew University, which Einstein helped found. But Margot directed that the letters not be released publicly until 20 years after her death. She died on July 8, 1986. Some of the women identified by Einstein include Estella, Ethel, Toni, and his Russian spy lover, Margarita. Others are referred to only by initials, like M. and L. It is true that M. followed me (to England) and her chasing after me is getting out of control, he wrote in a letter to Margot in 1931. Out of all the dames, I am in fact attached only to Mrs. L., who is absolutely harmless and decent. In another post to Margot, Einstein asked his stepdaughter to pass on a little letter for Margarita, to avoid providing curious eyes with tidbits. FAMILY HEARD The new batch of letters for the first time included replies from Einstein's family, Hanoch Gutfreund, chairman of the Albert Einstein Worldwide Exhibition at Hebrew University said. This, he told reporters, helped shatter myths that the Nobel Prize-winning scientist was always cold toward his family. In these letters he acts with much greater friendship and understanding to Mileva and his sons, Gutfeund said. Gutfeund said that though Einstein's later marriage to Elsa was best described as a marriage of convenience, he wrote to her almost every day, describing, among other things, his experiences touring and lecturing in Europe. Soon I'll be fed up with the (theory of) relativity, Einstein wrote in a postcard to Elsa in 1921. Even such a thing fades away when one is too involved with it. Einstein lived and studied in the 1930's at Oxford, where he hid from the Nazis. A German colleague, he said in a letter to Else, had told him to not even come near the German border because the rage against me is out of control. In the same letter, which he wrote in 1933, less than a decade before the start of World War II and the Nazi Holocaust, Einstein writes: One fears everywhere the competition of the expelled 'brainy' Jews. We are even more burdened by our strength than by our weakness. Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/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] OT: BAW Commentary on Bush�s Profanity at the G8 Summit
Sorry, but my lead-in is nearly as long as the essay that follows! From the I wish I had written this category (and indeed, I am working on my own essay, but life's intruding!), a Black America Web essay about Bush's recent remarks at the G8 summit, overheard when a local mic was still on. Weathersbee says it all: it's not an issue that he curses--hell, I'd not want my private words to be broadcast to the world either--it's the overall attitude of dismissiveness and incredibly simple-minded certainty he shows. Just tell Kofi to get on the phone and fix things with Syria?? Damn, is that all it takes to solve these little problems in the Middle East? Well boy howdy! I guess the thousands of people trying to fix the issues for thousands of years missed it with all that needless talking, diplomacy, information gathering, and listening. Just make it happen folks! Simple--as simple as Brownie just fixing that Katrina hiccup, or simply taking out the Taliban in Afghanistan so the co untry can become free and democratic. Simple as taking out Saddam and letting Iraq simply get on the course to Westernized government. As simple as fixing America by restricting a few freedoms and villifying a few godless groups. Simple. And all these leaders who, as Bush says talk too damn long need to understand what Bush has realized for years: you don't overcomplicate world problems with too much analysis. Just make it happen. And the I got to get home comment? Are we surprised? The guy spends more time chopping wood in Texas than the local ranchers! One last thing that really galls me. I was mentioning to my wife how Bush's whole arrogant body language just fills the scene. Note in the video of his remarks how he's leaning over in his chair with arrogance, continually popping food into his mouth and chewing with nonchalanace. He looks like some schoolyard bully smacking on gum as he asserts himself. Or like some self-important boss pushing around his workers--not a leader discussing matters that could affect billions. The utter disregard for anything approaching considered thought displayed in that moment is way more striking than anything he said. And I hate the other visual of that scene too: how Bush is sitting down like a king on his throne, while British prime minister Tony Blair is standing up, leaning down to hear him like a supplicant at court, bending to catch his monarch's attention, or waiting to cater to his next whim. That one scene speaks volumes; indeed, you can turn the volume down completely and learn all you need to know. I often say that life is all about perspective: two people see the same thing and interpret it completely differently. And I try to respect that different perspective in others. But, how anyone can still look at and listen to this arrogant, narrow-minded, ignorant, callous buffoon and see a leader that inspires? Well, that's just beyond me, and the saddest thing is, unlike Bush, I can't just ignore problems, especially when the one problem that needs fixin' the most ain't going away for another two years. Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 By: Tonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com With the exception of the dumbest, most naive religious conservatives, no one should have been shocked to learn that George W. Bush let loose with the S-word while in the company of other world leaders at the Group of Eight Summit this week. Everyone should, however, be scared. Not because the president said a bad word. Sure its uncouth, but hey, its all part of that beer-buddy persona that most of the white folks who put him into office saw as an endearing quality for someone looking to lead the worlds remaining superpower. Cussing is like every other fringe behavior in this country: When a white person tries it on, the fit is folksy and earthy, and when a black person tries it on, the fit is crass and foreboding. Yet Bushs profanity shouldnt scare people. His arrogance and nonchalance, however, should. Because what the open microphone caught on Monday as Bush was yapping and eating lunch with the likes of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladmir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao wasnt just a president who cant quite grasp that the etiquette rules for lunch at an international summit are quite different from those required at a Texas Rangers staff barbecue. What it caught was a man who plays perhaps the most crucial role in world stability obviously showing that the job is way over his head. Worse, it caught a man who doesnt seem to care one way or the other. The first part of the transcript, which was published in the Washington Post, portrays how someone, probably an aide, asks Bush about whether he wants prepared closing remarks at the end of the summit. He says hes just going to make something up, and that the other leaders talk too damn long. Let that sink in for a minute. Heres the leader of an economic
[scifinoir2] Re: Jeri Ryan Agrees to New Voyage
Smart move by the producers of Shark. Get a hot babe (and a hunk) to star in your series. It's been done plenty of times before. For example, each of the CSI series has a babe (and a hunk). George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it was Tracey who mentioned that Jeri Ryan could be considered one of the most successful Trek alums. Well, I read in this article about her upcoming nuptials that she's staring in yet another TV series, the legal drama Shark, coming this fall. That's what? Four series where she's been a regular or a long-running guest star. And that's not including all the one-time guest appearances and TV movies. Still think the most successful, though, has to be Shatner, Nimoy, Stewart, or Dorn. Jeri Ryan Agrees to New Voyage 'Tis a sad day for Trekkies. Seven of Nine is going off the market. Jeri Ryan announced Monday that she and her boyfriend and business partner, chef Christopher Emé, are going to make it official next year. The 38-year-old actress told the media the good news while promoting the CBS legal drama Shark during the ongoing Television Critics Association press tour. Ryan plays the tough boss of James Woods' defense lawyer-turned- prosecutor on the freshman series, which is scheduled to follow CSI on Thursday nights. snip Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Re: [scifinoir2]Veronica Mars
Yeah I sorta tuned out with the way the rape was treated as well, I found the treatment to be pretty insensitive. Also, and I gotta be honest here, if I'm gonna watch a show like this, I need there to be better looking women. I may as well watch Charmed. My daughter follows Veronica Mars pretty closely and loves it. I'm about to confirm a rumour that's been going around a bit, but speaking of better looking women on TV, Nona Gaye is replacing Courtney Vance on Law Order: CI. http://www.nbc.com/Law__Order:_Criminal_Intent/bios/Nona_Gaye.shtml Now THAT I can watch. On Jul 18, 2006, at 7:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you talking about Veronica having been assaulted back when she was still popular? That was revisited in flashbacks throughout the show. Some dudes got her loopy on a spiked drink, right? I don't know if that was necessarily frivolous, as it's a real problem for women, especially young women in the dating/partying scene. They did address it throughout the show, and tried to show how it had scarred Veronica. But Veronica didn't want to tell her dad because she was afraid he'd kill the young police officer who'd taken his place, who completely ignored Veronica the night she tried to report the assault. So I guess I thought it was an attempt to deal with a very real problem young people face. I hear what you say though: there are many cases where this kind of stuff is played just for effect, and I will say the show when Veronica discovered who'd abused her was a little hard to watch. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] My fourteen year-old daughter is a big fan of this show but I never cottoned to it. For me, the deal breaker with any series is when the heroine is raped for dramatic effect and proceeds as if nothing - or nothing much happened. ~(no) rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to watch it on TV as it aired. I watched the entire first and part of the second season. Yes, there are waay too many commercials. Second, I felt that the show was unrealistic for the teenage girl/lead character to do all of the sophisticated investigations and snooping which she does. Plus, she no longer looks like a teen. Third, this show suffers from the 'Lost in Space' syndrome. If she solves the key puzzle... who killed her friend... the series ends. So, the series started to get boring to me as it never really wraps up anything... or when they wrap up one things, something ludicrous unravels... kinda like Lost or Desparate Housewives. Fourth, I don't care for the way the father is portrayed. He is rather neutered. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpigs3@ wrote: Does anyone out there watch VM? I've recently discovered it. I liked the first season. DVD takes away all my TV hate by eliminating commercials!!! I'm asking because I've seen it mentioned on some other Sci Fi related websites and mags but for the life of me, can't figure out why? It's a mystery show but I can't see any sci-fi connection. Am I missing something? Bosco [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka premieres tonight on Sci Fi Channel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Long as it doesn't suck, I'll give it a try, if for no other reason than the fact that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is in the series, looking more fetching than ever! Fetching - indeed! Oh Fenna! ;-) Brent Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Producers' Matrix casting wish list Re: [scifinoir2] notstarring.com
Thanks for the web site Brent. I love it. Many of us have discussed matrix casting, so I decided to post who might have been in the movies. What are your thoughts. Who was considered for /The Matrix/? Sean Connery http://www.notstarring.com/actors/connery-sean Sean Connery was originally offered the role of Morpheus. He turned down the role saying he couldn't understand the script. Years later, he said that he chose to do the League of Extraordinary Gentleman (despite not understanding the project) because he regretted turning both the Matrix and Lord of the Rings down. Actor who got the part: Laurence Fishburne Kevin Costner http://www.notstarring.com/actors/costner-kevin Costner was apparently considered for the role of Neo (seriously). Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Tom Cruise http://www.notstarring.com/actors/cruise-tom Supposedly considered for the part of Neo. Johnny Depp http://www.notstarring.com/actors/depp-johnny According to an interview with Matrix composer Don Davis, Johnny Depp was the Wachowskis' first choice for Neo. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Leonardo DiCaprio http://www.notstarring.com/actors/dicaprio-leonardo Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the part, supposedly because he was concerned about the amount of special effects. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves David Duchovny http://www.notstarring.com/actors/duchovny-david Duchovny was reportedly considered for the part of Neo but opted to do X-Files: Fight the Future instead. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Samuel Jackson http://www.notstarring.com/actors/jackson-samuel Samuel Jackson was also considered to play Morpheus, according to an interview with Matrix composer Don Davis. Actor who got the part: Laurence Fishburne Val Kilmer http://www.notstarring.com/actors/kilmer-val Val Kilmer not only turned down the part of Neo, but also Morpheus. Val Kilmer http://www.notstarring.com/actors/kilmer-val According to an interview with Matrix composer Don Davis, the studio wanted Brad Pitt or Val Kilmer for the lead role. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Jet Li http://www.notstarring.com/actors/li-jet The Wachowski's wanted Jet Li for a role - reportedly Seraph. Ewan McGregor http://www.notstarring.com/actors/mcgregor-ewan Ewan McGregor was offered the part of Neo, but turned it down. Gary Oldman http://www.notstarring.com/actors/oldman-gary Gary Oldman was considered to play Morpheus, according to an interview with Matrix composer Don Davis. Actor who got the part: Laurence Fishburne Lou Diamond Phillips http://www.notstarring.com/actors/phillips-lou-diamond Lou Diamond Phillips' was sent the script, but was later told by his agent that the movie would flop. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Brad Pitt http://www.notstarring.com/actors/pitt-brad According to an interview with Matrix composer Don Davis, the studio wanted Brad Pitt or Val Kilmer for the lead role. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Jean Reno http://www.notstarring.com/actors/reno-jean Reno turned down the role of Agent Smith to do Godzilla instead. Actor who got the part: Hugo Weaving Will Smith http://www.notstarring.com/actors/smith-will Will Smith turned down the lead role, admitting later that he had no regrets because Keanu was brilliant as Neo. Actor who got the part: Keanu Reeves Who was considered for /The Matrix Reloaded/? Aaliyah http://www.notstarring.com/actors/aaliyah Aaliyah was signed on to play the role of Zee but was killed in a plane crash. Actor who got the part: Nona Gaye Sean Connery http://www.notstarring.com/actors/connery-sean Sean Connery turned down the role of the Architect. Actor who got the part: Helmut Bakaitis Aaliyah http://www.notstarring.com/actors/aaliyah Aaliyah was set to play Zee. Actor who got the part: Nona Gaye Halle Berry http://www.notstarring.com/actors/berry-halle (?) Halle Berry was also considered to play Niobe but opted to play Catwoman. Actor who got the part: Jada Pinkett Smith Help! Can you verify this entry? » THIS IS TRUE http://www.notstarring.com/verify/true__berry-halle__matrix-revolutions » JUST A RUMOR http://www.notstarring.com/verify/rumor__berry-halle__matrix-revolutions Brandy http://www.notstarring.com/actors/brandy Brandy was also considered to play Niobe or Zee but couldn't because she was pregnant. Sean Connery http://www.notstarring.com/actors/connery-sean Sean Connery turned down the role of the Architect. Actor who got the part: Helmut Bakaitis Thandie Newton http://www.notstarring.com/actors/newton-thandie (?) Newton was considered to play Niobe. Actor who got the part: Jada Pinkett-Smith Help! Can you verify this entry? brent wodehouse wrote: notstarring.com is a movie trivia database focusing exclusively on movie stars and the roles they turned down, auditioned for, got fired from, or simply didn't get. All trivia is submitted by users, so please help us build the archive today! http://www.notstarring.com/
[scifinoir2] Re: Eureka premieres tonight on Sci Fi
I don't know. I bailed after 45 minutes. It's a pity that the SciFi channel hasn't found the secret yet about producing humorous sf. I miss that old show where the sheriff was an agent of the devil. (can't recall the name). --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great, I still have last week's Stargate premieres on tape, along with Avatar, and now another new show pops up. This one is Eureka, a Sci Fi original about a town of apparently superiour beings. It looks to be some good quirky fun, especially fitting for the summer. Long as it doesn't suck, I'll give it a try, if for no other reason than the fact that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is in the series, looking more fetching than ever! Whew! Oh, there's also going to be an extended trailer from season 3 of Battlestar Galactica played sometime during Eureka's premiere. About the series: As World War II came to a close with mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact that science and technology would have on the continued security of our world became catastrophically apparent. America nearly lost the race to build the atomic bomb; it could not risk such a close call again. With the help of Albert Einstein and other trusted advisors, President Harry S. Truman commissioned a top-secret residential development in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture America's most valuable intellectual resources. There our nation's greatest thinkers, the über-geniuses working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best architects and planners were commissioned to design a welcoming place for these superlative geniuses to reside, an area that would offer the best education for their children, the best healthcare, the best amenities and quality of life. A community was created to rival the most idyllic of America's small towns with one major difference: this town would never appear on any maps. At least, none that haven't been classified eyes only by the Pentagon. Thus, the town of Eureka was born. But for all its familiar, small- town trappings, things in this secret hamlet are anything but ordinary. The stereotype of the absent-minded professor exists for a reason, and most of the quantum leaps in science and technology during the past 50 years were produced by Eureka's elite researchers. Unfortunately, scientific exploration is rarely what one expects, and years of experiments gone awry have yielded some peculiar by-products. From unrequited love to professional jealousy, from addiction to depression, the problems of Eureka's townsfolk stem from life's myriad of everyday challenges. But with the population's unique talents, troubled psyches and limitless resources, these small-town concerns have a way of becoming big-time problems. It is at that intersection, where human frailty and super-science collide, that Eureka begins . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka premieres tonight on Sci Fi Channel
Oh, yeah to that! brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Long as it doesn't suck, I'll give it a try, if for no other reason than the fact that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is in the series, looking more fetching than ever! Fetching - indeed! Oh Fenna! ;-) Brent Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Eureka premieres tonight on Sci Fi
I made it all the way through, wasn't too terribly offended. But I was more in awe of the images than anything else. md, I think the show you're thinking of is American Gothic. md_moore42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know. I bailed after 45 minutes. It's a pity that the SciFi channel hasn't found the secret yet about producing humorous sf. I miss that old show where the sheriff was an agent of the devil. (can't recall the name). --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great, I still have last week's Stargate premieres on tape, along with Avatar, and now another new show pops up. This one is Eureka, a Sci Fi original about a town of apparently superiour beings. It looks to be some good quirky fun, especially fitting for the summer. Long as it doesn't suck, I'll give it a try, if for no other reason than the fact that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is in the series, looking more fetching than ever! Whew! Oh, there's also going to be an extended trailer from season 3 of Battlestar Galactica played sometime during Eureka's premiere. About the series: As World War II came to a close with mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact that science and technology would have on the continued security of our world became catastrophically apparent. America nearly lost the race to build the atomic bomb; it could not risk such a close call again. With the help of Albert Einstein and other trusted advisors, President Harry S. Truman commissioned a top-secret residential development in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture America's most valuable intellectual resources. There our nation's greatest thinkers, the über-geniuses working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best architects and planners were commissioned to design a welcoming place for these superlative geniuses to reside, an area that would offer the best education for their children, the best healthcare, the best amenities and quality of life. A community was created to rival the most idyllic of America's small towns with one major difference: this town would never appear on any maps. At least, none that haven't been classified eyes only by the Pentagon. Thus, the town of Eureka was born. But for all its familiar, small- town trappings, things in this secret hamlet are anything but ordinary. The stereotype of the absent-minded professor exists for a reason, and most of the quantum leaps in science and technology during the past 50 years were produced by Eureka's elite researchers. Unfortunately, scientific exploration is rarely what one expects, and years of experiments gone awry have yielded some peculiar by-products. From unrequited love to professional jealousy, from addiction to depression, the problems of Eureka's townsfolk stem from life's myriad of everyday challenges. But with the population's unique talents, troubled psyches and limitless resources, these small-town concerns have a way of becoming big-time problems. It is at that intersection, where human frailty and super-science collide, that Eureka begins . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
Re: [scifinoir2] OT: BAW Commentary on Bush�s Profanity at the G8 Summit
And then, we get to add on his groping the chancellor of Germany to boot. I know, it was only a neck thing, but didn't his parents teach him about good touches and bad ones? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, but my lead-in is nearly as long as the essay that follows! From the I wish I had written this category (and indeed, I am working on my own essay, but life's intruding!), a Black America Web essay about Bush's recent remarks at the G8 summit, overheard when a local mic was still on. Weathersbee says it all: it's not an issue that he curses--hell, I'd not want my private words to be broadcast to the world either--it's the overall attitude of dismissiveness and incredibly simple-minded certainty he shows. Just tell Kofi to get on the phone and fix things with Syria?? Damn, is that all it takes to solve these little problems in the Middle East? Well boy howdy! I guess the thousands of people trying to fix the issues for thousands of years missed it with all that needless talking, diplomacy, information gathering, and listening. Just make it happen folks! Simple--as simple as Brownie just fixing that Katrina hiccup, or simply taking out the Taliban in Afghanistan so the co untry can become free and democratic. Simple as taking out Saddam and letting Iraq simply get on the course to Westernized government. As simple as fixing America by restricting a few freedoms and villifying a few godless groups. Simple. And all these leaders who, as Bush says talk too damn long need to understand what Bush has realized for years: you don't overcomplicate world problems with too much analysis. Just make it happen. And the I got to get home comment? Are we surprised? The guy spends more time chopping wood in Texas than the local ranchers! One last thing that really galls me. I was mentioning to my wife how Bush's whole arrogant body language just fills the scene. Note in the video of his remarks how he's leaning over in his chair with arrogance, continually popping food into his mouth and chewing with nonchalanace. He looks like some schoolyard bully smacking on gum as he asserts himself. Or like some self-important boss pushing around his workers--not a leader discussing matters that could affect billions. The utter disregard for anything approaching considered thought displayed in that moment is way more striking than anything he said. And I hate the other visual of that scene too: how Bush is sitting down like a king on his throne, while British prime minister Tony Blair is standing up, leaning down to hear him like a supplicant at court, bending to catch his monarch's attention, or waiting to cater to his next whim. That one scene speaks volumes; indeed, you can turn the volume down completely and learn all you need to know. I often say that life is all about perspective: two people see the same thing and interpret it completely differently. And I try to respect that different perspective in others. But, how anyone can still look at and listen to this arrogant, narrow-minded, ignorant, callous buffoon and see a leader that inspires? Well, that's just beyond me, and the saddest thing is, unlike Bush, I can't just ignore problems, especially when the one problem that needs fixin' the most ain't going away for another two years. Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 By: Tonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com With the exception of the dumbest, most naive religious conservatives, no one should have been shocked to learn that George W. Bush let loose with the S-word while in the company of other world leaders at the Group of Eight Summit this week. Everyone should, however, be scared. Not because the president said a bad word. Sure its uncouth, but hey, its all part of that beer-buddy persona that most of the white folks who put him into office saw as an endearing quality for someone looking to lead the worlds remaining superpower. Cussing is like every other fringe behavior in this country: When a white person tries it on, the fit is folksy and earthy, and when a black person tries it on, the fit is crass and foreboding. Yet Bushs profanity shouldnt scare people. His arrogance and nonchalance, however, should. Because what the open microphone caught on Monday as Bush was yapping and eating lunch with the likes of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladmir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao wasnt just a president who cant quite grasp that the etiquette rules for lunch at an international summit are quite different from those required at a Texas Rangers staff barbecue. What it caught was a man who plays perhaps the most crucial role in world stability obviously showing that the job is way over his head. Worse, it caught a man who doesnt seem to care one way or the other. The first part of the transcript, which was published in the Washington Post, portrays how someone, probably an aide, asks Bush about whether he wants prepared closing
