Re: [scifinoir2] Grindhouse #4: A Box Office Horror
Actually, it opened where I expected. Films like that don't do big box office. Ironically, had it been a *real* piece-of-crap cheesy or gore-filled flick like The Cave or something, it'd have done twenty mill -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Grindhouse A Box Office Horror Grindhouse was a box-office horror over the Easter weekend, opening in a disappointing fourth place with only $11.6 million, despite positive buzz for the faux double feature from directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, the Hollywood trade papers and wire services reported. The film seemed unlikely to recoup its estimated $53 million production cost, at least domestically. Grindhouse opened lower than Disney's animated Meet the Robinsons, which placed second in its second weekend of release, taking in $17 million and raising its 10-day total to $52.2 million. Grindhouse fell well short of expectations: Forecasters had figured the movie would premiere in the ballpark of Tarantino's two Kill Bill movies and Rodriguez's Sin City, whose opening weekends ranged from $22 million to $29 million, the Associated Press reported. The movie's three-hour-plus running time was an impediment, limiting the number of screenings theaters could fit in. Grindhouse played to big crowds on the East and West coasts, but failed to click with audiences in the Midwest and South. Hilary Swank's horror movie The Reaping, meanwhile, also opened poorly, taking fifth place and $10.1 million for the three days or $12.0 million when including receipts from its opening day on April 5. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=40990 Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch
goyer's the one. I did an extensive list on him when the Blade series came out. He has some good stuff to his credit like Dark City, Batman Begins, and Threshold. Not sure what happened with Blade. I guess the guy behind Puppet Masters did that! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333060/ -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Should I be frightened? Isn't goyer the one who tried to make Blade as second tier character in both #3 of the movie and the series blade? Tracey Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch Batman Begins writer David Goyer told Wizard magazine that he's sold Warner Brothers on a new take on the Green Arrow, a classic DC Comics superhero. Supermax is Goyer's take on supervillain incarceration in the DC universe, the magazine reported. Goyer's story revolves around a wrongly convicted Green Arrow, who is whisked away to the supermax prison for out-of-control heroes and villains, where he's forced to face a number of inmates that he put there. He's Green Arrow for the first 10 minutes of the movie, and then he's arrested, and his secret identity is revealed, Goyer told the magazine. They shave his goatee, and they take his costume and send him to prison for life, and he has to escape. It's like Alcatraz, and he has to team up with, in some cases, some of the very same villains he is responsible for incarcerating in order to get out and clear his name. Of course, tons of people try to kill him while he's in there. We've populated the prison with all sorts of B and C villains from the DC universe. For the fans, there will be all sorts of characters the hardcore comic-book junkies will know, but they're all going to be there under their human names, and no one is wearing a costume, but there will be a lot of characters with powers and things like that. Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies
This has given me a great idea for a story! I suck at writing humor, but I have to try this! Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. 6. Those that dont have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English. 7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, ACCESS THE SECRET FILES on any near-by keyboard. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing UPLOAD VIRUS. (See Fortress.) 9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villains desktop computer even if its turned off. 10. Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesnt go faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer.) 11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards. 12. People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data. 13. A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by guessing the secret password in two tries. 14. You may bypass PERMISSION DENIED message by using the OVERRIDE function. (See Demolition Man.) 15. Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average minutes for desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours, 365 days a year without a reset. 16. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per second. 17. When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels will explode shortly before the entire building will. 18. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears from the screen (See Clear and Present Danger). 19. If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you insert it. 20. Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer or galaxy where it originated. (See Independence Day.) 21. Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is usable on any platforms. 22. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have (See Aliens.) 23. Note: You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons have no labels except for the SELF-DESTRUCT button. 24. Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying three-dimensional active animation, photo-realistic graphics capabilities. 25. Laptops always have amazing real-time video phone capabilities and performance similar to a CRAY Supercomputer. 26. Whenever a character looks at a monitor, the image is so bright that it projects itself onto their face. (See Alien or 2001?) 27. Searches on the internet will always return what you are looking for no matter how vague your keywords are. (See Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise searches with keywords like file and computer and 3 results are returned.) There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - TV dinner still cooling? Check out Tonight's Picks on Yahoo! TV. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message
You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My favorite series by him was called Jefferson's War. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???
My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry companies are not just trying to find another way to bilk the public. Does anyone know what it is or know anyone who has it? Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] New guy's Original Message
Oh...The name of the mercenary series is called DMC: Dirigent Mercenary Corps, by Rick Shelley... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies
Yup...the book based upon Colossus, a novel witten by D.F. Jones...After the success of the movie, Jones stretched it out into a trilogy...I wish that they would come out with a series of of 'telenovels' (I don't know if that word exists), a series of teleplays never meant to become a series, but possibly used to convert a novel into a more faithful and accurate screenplay...I do so hate how they had to hack up books like Starship troopers, Contact and Dune to make it fit a format that the studio execs refuse to experiment with... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What was that movie...The Forbin Project, I think...where the American supercomputer started taking over, killing people, etc...then it said...There is another computer like me...? Then they started learning from each other or something...? YIKES!!! I always got a chuckle out of these mythical computer abilities listed below! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse Brent_Wodehouse@ mailto:Brent_Wodehouse%40swiftnet.org swiftnet.org wrote: http://theprogrammi http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ ngblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. 6. Those that don't have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English. 7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, ACCESS THE SECRET FILES on any near-by keyboard. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing UPLOAD VIRUS. (See Fortress.) 9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain's desktop computer even if it's turned off. 10. Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesn't go faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer.) 11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards. 12. People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data. 13. A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by guessing the secret password in two tries. 14. You may bypass PERMISSION DENIED message by using the OVERRIDE function. (See Demolition Man.) 15. Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average minutes for desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours, 365 days a year without a reset. 16. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per second. 17. When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels will explode shortly before the entire building will. 18. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears from the screen (See Clear and Present Danger). 19. If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you insert it. 20. Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer or galaxy where it originated. (See Independence Day.) 21. Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is usable on any platforms. 22. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have (See Aliens.) 23. Note: You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons have no labels except for the SELF-DESTRUCT button. 24. Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying three-dimensional active animation, photo-realistic graphics capabilities. 25. Laptops always have amazing real-time video phone capabilities and performance similar to a CRAY Supercomputer. 26. Whenever a character looks at a monitor, the image is so bright that it projects itself onto their face. (See
[scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies
http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. 6. Those that dont have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English. 7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, ACCESS THE SECRET FILES on any near-by keyboard. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing UPLOAD VIRUS. (See Fortress.) 9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villains desktop computer even if its turned off. 10. Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesnt go faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer.) 11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards. 12. People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data. 13. A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by guessing the secret password in two tries. 14. You may bypass PERMISSION DENIED message by using the OVERRIDE function. (See Demolition Man.) 15. Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average minutes for desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours, 365 days a year without a reset. 16. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per second. 17. When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels will explode shortly before the entire building will. 18. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears from the screen (See Clear and Present Danger). 19. If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you insert it. 20. Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer or galaxy where it originated. (See Independence Day.) 21. Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is usable on any platforms. 22. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have (See Aliens.) 23. Note: You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons have no labels except for the SELF-DESTRUCT button. 24. Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying three-dimensional active animation, photo-realistic graphics capabilities. 25. Laptops always have amazing real-time video phone capabilities and performance similar to a CRAY Supercomputer. 26. Whenever a character looks at a monitor, the image is so bright that it projects itself onto their face. (See Alien or 2001?) 27. Searches on the internet will always return what you are looking for no matter how vague your keywords are. (See Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise searches with keywords like file and computer and 3 results are returned.)
Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies
Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. 6. Those that dont have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English. 7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, ACCESS THE SECRET FILES on any near-by keyboard. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing UPLOAD VIRUS. (See Fortress.) 9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villains desktop computer even if its turned off. 10. Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesnt go faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer.) 11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards. 12. People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data. 13. A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by guessing the secret password in two tries. 14. You may bypass PERMISSION DENIED message by using the OVERRIDE function. (See Demolition Man.) 15. Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average minutes for desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours, 365 days a year without a reset. 16. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per second. 17. When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels will explode shortly before the entire building will. 18. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears from the screen (See Clear and Present Danger). 19. If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you insert it. 20. Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer or galaxy where it originated. (See Independence Day.) 21. Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is usable on any platforms. 22. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have (See Aliens.) 23. Note: You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons have no labels except for the SELF-DESTRUCT button. 24. Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying three-dimensional active animation, photo-realistic graphics capabilities. 25. Laptops always have amazing real-time video phone capabilities and performance similar to a CRAY Supercomputer. 26. Whenever a character looks at a monitor, the image is so bright that it projects itself onto their face. (See Alien or 2001?) 27. Searches on the internet will always return what you are looking for no matter how vague your keywords are. (See Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise searches with keywords like file and computer and 3 results are returned.) There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] new guy
hey guys, i just joined posted a message in the old now dead scifinoir group and i don't feel much like reposting the whole message again. anywho, was wondering i'm the only miniatures wargamer in the house. i know there aren't too many people of color who are into real gaming (no playing video games doesn't count) i'm currently playing heavy gear and my friend is dragging me kicking and screaming into warhammer 40k. needless to say i love scifi tv, novels, comics, movies, etc... anywho just thought i'd drop a line and say hi. --jason
[scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message
ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing a href=http://www.dp9.com/Worlds/HG.htm;Heavy Gear/a. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing a href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] thanks
Thanks Tracy for the repost you're the best. Truth is I really couldn't remember alot of what I wrote.
Re: [scifinoir2] thanks
No Problem. Welcome Back. Glad you found us. Tracey votomguy wrote: Thanks Tracy for the repost you're the best. Truth is I really couldn't remember alot of what I wrote. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] New guy's Original Message
In a message dated 4/9/07 7:11:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) As a fellow black guy who's also watches and loves those anime mecha shows (ever heard of Mars Daybreak? A surprisenly good show about underwater mecha). I welcome you. Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). Again same here (though I can't find anyone who's into heavy gear. And I have a friend that's trying to get me into warhammer 40k by giving me his old Tau collection for me to repaint (yes I also do models). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). You're alot better than I am. The only sci-fi shows I regulary watch now are Skyland, and the Dresden chronicles. As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason Well I'm glad to have a friend that reads' both and kinda tips me off to those which i should pay interrest in (he's the reason why I'm looking at the Honor Harriton series. And since I'm also a gamer I'm slowly been working on a Hammers Slammers mecha campaign idea (but that's geekdom-but one that also likes to have a real life). ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Sounds neat. Anyway welcome aboard. -GTW ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch
Should I be frightened? Isn't goyer the one who tried to make Blade as second tier character in both #3 of the movie and the series blade? Tracey Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch Batman Begins writer David Goyer told Wizard magazine that he's sold Warner Brothers on a new take on the Green Arrow, a classic DC Comics superhero. Supermax is Goyer's take on supervillain incarceration in the DC universe, the magazine reported. Goyer's story revolves around a wrongly convicted Green Arrow, who is whisked away to the supermax prison for out-of-control heroes and villains, where he's forced to face a number of inmates that he put there. He's Green Arrow for the first 10 minutes of the movie, and then he's arrested, and his secret identity is revealed, Goyer told the magazine. They shave his goatee, and they take his costume and send him to prison for life, and he has to escape. It's like Alcatraz, and he has to team up with, in some cases, some of the very same villains he is responsible for incarcerating in order to get out and clear his name. Of course, tons of people try to kill him while he's in there. We've populated the prison with all sorts of B and C villains from the DC universe. For the fans, there will be all sorts of characters the hardcore comic-book junkies will know, but they're all going to be there under their human names, and no one is wearing a costume, but there will be a lot of characters with powers and things like that. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] Grindhouse #4: A Box Office Horror
Grindhouse A Box Office Horror Grindhouse was a box-office horror over the Easter weekend, opening in a disappointing fourth place with only $11.6 million, despite positive buzz for the faux double feature from directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, the Hollywood trade papers and wire services reported. The film seemed unlikely to recoup its estimated $53 million production cost, at least domestically. Grindhouse opened lower than Disney's animated Meet the Robinsons, which placed second in its second weekend of release, taking in $17 million and raising its 10-day total to $52.2 million. Grindhouse fell well short of expectations: Forecasters had figured the movie would premiere in the ballpark of Tarantino's two Kill Bill movies and Rodriguez's Sin City, whose opening weekends ranged from $22 million to $29 million, the Associated Press reported. The movie's three-hour-plus running time was an impediment, limiting the number of screenings theaters could fit in. Grindhouse played to big crowds on the East and West coasts, but failed to click with audiences in the Midwest and South. Hilary Swank's horror movie The Reaping, meanwhile, also opened poorly, taking fifth place and $10.1 million for the three days or $12.0 million when including receipts from its opening day on April 5. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=40990 Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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] New guy's Original Message
I was going to just welcome tdlists...but then he got MY attention by developing units based on Black military units. The 761st is one of my favorites! Hey, can you check out these guys, td? http://hometown.aol.com/shahwk2/The555Airborne.html The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion America's First All African American Parachute Unit In the winter of 1943-1944 twenty young African American enlisted men were ordered to Fort Benning, Georgia to train as parachutists. These young men were pioneers because, never before in the segregated military system then prevalent, were Coloreds considered intelligent enough to serve in combat units of any type and certainly not capable of being paratroopers. Of these twenty young men, seventeen made up the test platoon, they were Walter Morris, Jack C. Tillus, Leo D. Reed, Hubert Bridges, Alvin Moon, Ned D. Best, Rodger S. Walden, Mc Kindley Godfrey Jr., Elijah Wesby, Samuel W. Robinson, Calvin R. Beal, Robert F. Green, Lonnie M. Duke, Clarence H. Beavers and James F. Kornegay. In early 1944 sixteen of these young men completed requisite training, in spite of being subjected to treatment designed to make them failm, and were awarded the siver wings of qualified parachutists. Shortly thereafter an additional tropper, having being delayed by a family emergency was awarded the coveted parachutist badge. Then came six officers: Jasper Ross, Cliford Allen, Bradley Biggs, Edwin H. Willis, Warren C. Cornelius and Edward Baker. These men went on to form the cadre for the 555th Parachute Infantry Company at Camp Mc Kall, North Carolina. Now that the gates were open, a vertable flood of young black men volunteered for parachute training, causing the rapid evolvement of seventeen enlisted men and six officers into he 555th Parachute Infantry Company and 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, which was attached to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On a cold day in December, 1947, teary eyed members of the Triple Nickles Battalion stood in mass formation as this proud, one of a kind battalion was deactivated and reactivated as the 3rd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Divisionthus becoming the first black unit in history to become part of an American combat division. This historic milestone was presided over by Major General James M. Slim Jim Gavin, a much admired and respected World War ll Commander.General Gaven because of his effort in bringing the Triple Nickles into the mainstream, will always be revered by members of the 555th Parachute Infantry Association. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion subsequently provided personnel for the formation of the 503rd Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion and the 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion. These three battalions then provided personnel for the 2nd Airborne Ranger Company which became the first black unit in history to make a combat jump in Korea while attached to the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. Also, who was to know that one day a Black Paratrooper would command the prestigious 82nd Airborne Division, some 33 years after the formation of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. A Black Officer, Major General Roscoe Robinson became Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division.the most sought after command in the United States Army.General Robinson was a private in the US Army at the birth of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The story of the Triple Nickles is a newly told chapter in military and black social history. Without a doubt, the courage and competency of the black memembers herein mentioned paved the way for the integrated military and civilian societies that all Americans enjoy today. The 555th Parachute Infantry Association was formed as a vehicle designed to pay homage to those brave troopers who have preceded us and to maintain their memory by doing good works for the society in which they live. Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 6:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message In a message dated 4/9/07 7:11:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com writes: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) As a fellow black guy who's also watches and loves those anime mecha shows (ever heard of Mars Daybreak? A surprisenly good show about underwater mecha).
[scifinoir2] When She Graduates as He]
--- Original Message Subject:[Blackfolks] When She Graduates as He Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:52:42 -0400 From: The Village Idiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Village Idiot Productions To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] When She Graduates as He There's a battle brewing at the Seven Sisters over the growing population of transgender students. The question at its core: What kind of women's college awards diplomas to men? By Adrian Brune | April 8, 2007 Though born a girl, raised a girl, and now attending a women’s college, Isaiah Bartlett didn’t feel quite right being female. Old pictures show a very feminine, rosy-cheeked Allison Bartlett with chin-length dark brown hair. Yet every time her mother coaxed her into a dress for one of those photographs, Allison’s skin would crawl and her mind would race with insecurities. Even coming out as a butch lesbian in her freshman year at Mt. Holyoke College – and getting rid of those dresses for good – didn’t seem to solve the problem. Not long after Allison enrolled, in the fall of 2005, she shaved most of her hair into a mohawk and picked up a few pairs of boxer shorts. Soon she started binding her breasts with an Ace bandage every day before going out. After a year of struggling in school and a semester off to sort out her emotions, the popular 20-year-old psychology major returned to school and went to a talk by fellow student Kevin Murphy. Then things began to make sense. Allison realized that though she was a biological woman, she wanted nothing more than to be a man. She adopted the name Isaiah. “When I heard Kevin’s story, his talk about struggling with coming out as a lesbian, then realizing that he really wanted to be a man, I felt as if he was telling bits of my own story,” Bartlett says one October afternoon in his room in Mt. Holyoke’s Buckland Hall dormitory, just before a friend comes barreling up in a robe and a green face mask to offer a quick hug and some dish. “Soon after, I came out as a transman.” This is the latest subculture to emerge at the elite women’s colleges in the Northeast known as the Seven Sisters – young women, some still teenagers, who, like Bartlett, are exploring the possibility of growing up to be men. And it’s creating a social upheaval at these historically all-female enclaves as they wrestle with what to do about all this gender bending. The Seven Sisters colleges were founded in the 19th century, and famous graduates have ranged from anthropologist Margaret Mead (Barnard) to actresses Stockard Channing (Radcliffe) and Meryl Streep (Vassar) to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Wellesley). Vassar started accepting male students in 1969, and Radcliffe officially merged with Harvard College in 1999, leaving just five sisters – Mt. Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Smith, Barnard, and Wellesley. But the same empowerment and opportunity for self-discovery that an all-female school provides may also make survival as single-sex institutions that much harder for the remaining sisters. After all, the real challenge that transmen are forcing women’s colleges to face is an ideological one: Is it still a women’s college when some students who were female as freshmen are male by graduation day? The term “transman” is a relatively new one. It originates from “transgender,” which generally describes people who feel that the gender they were born into is at odds with their true identity. Coined in the late 1970s, transgender is now often used in place of “transsexual,” which describes a person who has had sex reassignment surgery or who lives as a member of the opposite sex. Most transmen begin their transition with masculine dress, adopting the pronoun “he,” and taking on a male name. After counseling, some transmen start taking the hormone testosterone, known in the community as “T,” which deepens the voice, causes facial hair to grow, enlarges the clitoris, and reduces breast size. If he decides to go further, a transman may undergo a double mastectomy, hysterectomy, and ovary removal. The final frontier is penis construction surgery. From a medical point of view, Isaiah Bartlett’s story reflects the classic traits of gender identity disorder as defined in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” the bible of the mental health professions. At the same time, while no one knows exactly how common it is, advocates and many professionals who work with the trans population believe transgender people should be reclassified, because gender variation is normal across the human spectrum. It does seem that most transmen start to feel male at a young age. A study conducted two years ago by researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Pennsylvania State University asked transmen, transwomen, “genderqueers” – who consider themselves beyond or between genders – and people with other gender-diverse identities about their experiences. Roughly 3,500 people
