Re: [scifinoir2] The Dark Knight: the feel good comedy of the year?
Oh really? (closes door to closet...) -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 8/18/08, Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Dark Knight: the feel good comedy of the year? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 9:18 AM Well the concept of a leather clad man in a bat suit is kinda silly... c w m On 8/18/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: My sixteen year-old daughter and her like aged cousins went to see THE DARK KNIGHT last week. When my twenty year-old son and I asked her how she liked the movie, she replied that it was funny. Funny? Yes, she chortled, it was hilarious! Apparently, she and her cousins laughed throughout. Did anyone else have this reaction? Has anyone else heard of this reaction? ~rave! -- cwm blog http://centralheati ngblog.blogspot. com STRING THEORY http://www.stringth eory.mypodcast. com
Re: [scifinoir2] The Dark Knight: the feel good comedy of the year?
LOL On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:01 AM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh really? (closes door to closet...) -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On *Mon, 8/18/08, Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Dark Knight: the feel good comedy of the year? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 9:18 AM Well the concept of a leather clad man in a bat suit is kinda silly... c w m On 8/18/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My sixteen year-old daughter and her like aged cousins went to see THE DARK KNIGHT last week. When my twenty year-old son and I asked her how she liked the movie, she replied that it was funny. Funny? Yes, she chortled, it was hilarious! Apparently, she and her cousins laughed throughout. Did anyone else have this reaction? Has anyone else heard of this reaction? ~rave! -- cwm blog http://centralheati ngblog.blogspot. comhttp://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com/ STRING THEORY http://www.stringth eory.mypodcast. comhttp://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com/ -- cwm blog http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses
B, I ahven't even seen the original. My copy awaits me at Best Buy, for when I get the money. Says something about what I think of this upcoming remake... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 8/19/08, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 9:18 AM The Knight Rider movie was horrible and I wasn't a big fan of the original dso I'll pass. I'd rather see something like Fox's Drive get another chance. Of the stuff memtioned only Fringe, My Own Worst Enemy and Kings interest me. My wife will watch True Blood so I'll probably give it a shot. I guess I'm a heathen but I didn't like the original Life On Mars. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right off the bat, I'll say that the first three and the last on this list are *anathema* to me, Fringe because it *will* become The X-Files with a twist, if it doesn't come out of the gate that way, Knight Rider because...(well, must I say?), and Life on Mars and Eleventh Hour because I'd really rather see the originals first. And last. Ande every time in between. (Call me a classicist, okay?) True Blood, I won't be able to see, because I don't have HBO. Don't think I'd like it anyway, because I didn't like the novels it was based on. My Own Worst Enemy is one I'll be all over. Kings sounds fresh, which will have my attention for a time. The Ex List as well. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 8/18/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 9:29 PM Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses http://www.scifi. com/scifiwire/ index.php? category= 0id=58651 The success of Heroes and Lost has spawned a new generation of SFF TV shows for fall 2008, coming to a flat-screen near you. What's different for 2008 is the wide variety of shows: From high- tech cars to time-traveling cops to mystical romances, this year has a little something for everyone. Which will be the breakout hits and which will be but distant memories come next fall, when a new bunch of shows will arrive to replace them? As a service to you, the busy and possibly overwhelmed viewer, SCI FI Wire offers its predictions for the hits and misses of the fall 2008 season, in descending order, based on early buzz and the pilots we've seen so far. You can take these to the bank. Fringe. Fox. Premieres Sept. 9. Airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. From J.J. Abrams and his Star Trek writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Fringe centers on FBI special agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), who finds herself drawn into an investigation of a mysterious aircraft disaster in Boston. We love this show. Odds of success: 2 to 1 Knight Rider. NBC. Premieres Sept. 24. Airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Last spring, NBC aired a TV movie/backdoor pilot to revive the franchise that made David Hasselhoff a star. The network is following up with a full-fledged series about the iconic car known as K.I.T.T. and the humans who run him. Equipped with state-of-the art technology, artificial intelligence and the voice of Val Kilmer, K.I.T.T. is partnered with Justin Bruening as Mike Tracer, the estranged son of Hasselhoff's Michael Knight, who continues his father's legacy by fighting bad guys on the open road. The movie did well enough, so there may be an audience for this show. The new show runner, Las Vegas' Gary Scott Thompson, has revamped the series to amp up the action, and he's added a bunch of new characters. Plus, this is a title with some history--but so was Bionic Woman, so that's no guarantee of ratings success. Odds of success: 5 to 1 Life on Mars. ABC. Premieres Oct. 9. Airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. The bar was set pretty high for this remake of the hit BBC show, about a modern-day cop who finds himself thrown back to 1973, and ABC failed to meet it with a dismal David E. Kelley-produced pilot. Not to be deterred, the network scrapped that effort and brought on producers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (October Road) to completely retool the show. It's too early to tell for sure if the cast changes and move from L.A. to New York will make a difference, but at least the new show runners seem to have a handle on what made the British show good. O'Mara still has a long way to go to fill John Simm's Cuban heels, but The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli is a nice addition, and Harvey Keitel as Gene Hunt is sheer brilliance. If the new retro promos are any indication, ABC finally seems one of the most important aspects of the show--it's
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
That radio wasn't grey with a black antenna, was it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 8/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 5:36 AM Are you kidding??? Fencing went on a lot in my high school...I got this great watch from a fence when i was a sophmore...and a nice radio too! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 8/18/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 11:17 PM I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the U.S. men’s saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. “This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life,” he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to France. It was the first American men’s fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. “I’ve been on a rollercoaster,” Smart said. “I’ll probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. I’m still on an emotional high.” In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point in both the individual and team saber events. Faced with that situation two more times on Sunday, he came out on the winning end. Smart took the U.S. back from a four-point deficit to a 45-44 victory over world champions Hungary in the quarterfinals. Then did one better by dominating world champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov and erasing a five-point deficit in the semi-finals against Russia to eke out another 45-44 win. “Pozdnyakov is one of the greatest fencers of all time,” Smart said. “I was really fortunate today to stick with the game plan that we developed. Nobody expected us to, but we showed that we can work and do really well.” Smart outclassed the French fencers in the final as well, but received less support from his team mates and had to settle for silver before retiring to begin business school at Columbia University. (Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
Re: [scifinoir2] Fishburne joining 'CSI'
Actually I haven't. I've checked out the CSI shows. But with the possible exception of CSI: New York with Gary Sinese (a very underated actor in my opinion. He and Don Cheede almost saved that Mars movie they were in) the shows just haven't interrested me enough to be hooked. Hopefully Fishburn might the in the one that does. -GTW In a message dated 8/19/08 7:59:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The two of you have missed so much, then. If you can find the time, Spike TV can catch you up, pretty much seven days a week. M-F is usually from 5:00 to 9:00, and weekends vary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik ** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv000547)
[scifinoir2] Re: Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses
You're talking about Life On Mars? Don't get me wrong it's not a bad show in any way but it didn't hold my interest. It just didn't scratch any particular itch for me. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: B, I ahven't even seen the original. My copy awaits me at Best Buy, for when I get the money. Says something about what I think of this upcoming remake... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 8/19/08, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 9:18 AM The Knight Rider movie was horrible and I wasn't a big fan of the original dso I'll pass. I'd rather see something like Fox's Drive get another chance. Of the stuff memtioned only Fringe, My Own Worst Enemy and Kings interest me. My wife will watch True Blood so I'll probably give it a shot. I guess I'm a heathen but I didn't like the original Life On Mars. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin truthseeker_ 013@ wrote: Right off the bat, I'll say that the first three and the last on this list are *anathema* to me, Fringe because it *will* become The X-Files with a twist, if it doesn't come out of the gate that way, Knight Rider because...(well, must I say?), and Life on Mars and Eleventh Hour because I'd really rather see the originals first. And last. Ande every time in between. (Call me a classicist, okay?) True Blood, I won't be able to see, because I don't have HBO. Don't think I'd like it anyway, because I didn't like the novels it was based on. My Own Worst Enemy is one I'll be all over. Kings sounds fresh, which will have my attention for a time. The Ex List as well. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 8/18/08, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ Subject: [scifinoir2] Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, cinque3000@ .. Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 9:29 PM Fall's Sci-Fi TV Hits--And Misses http://www.scifi. com/scifiwire/ index.php? category= 0id=58651 The success of Heroes and Lost has spawned a new generation of SFF TV shows for fall 2008, coming to a flat-screen near you. What's different for 2008 is the wide variety of shows: From high- tech cars to time-traveling cops to mystical romances, this year has a little something for everyone. Which will be the breakout hits and which will be but distant memories come next fall, when a new bunch of shows will arrive to replace them? As a service to you, the busy and possibly overwhelmed viewer, SCI FI Wire offers its predictions for the hits and misses of the fall 2008 season, in descending order, based on early buzz and the pilots we've seen so far. You can take these to the bank. Fringe. Fox. Premieres Sept. 9. Airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. From J.J. Abrams and his Star Trek writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Fringe centers on FBI special agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), who finds herself drawn into an investigation of a mysterious aircraft disaster in Boston. We love this show. Odds of success: 2 to 1 Knight Rider. NBC. Premieres Sept. 24. Airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Last spring, NBC aired a TV movie/backdoor pilot to revive the franchise that made David Hasselhoff a star. The network is following up with a full-fledged series about the iconic car known as K.I.T.T. and the humans who run him. Equipped with state-of-the art technology, artificial intelligence and the voice of Val Kilmer, K.I.T.T. is partnered with Justin Bruening as Mike Tracer, the estranged son of Hasselhoff's Michael Knight, who continues his father's legacy by fighting bad guys on the open road. The movie did well enough, so there may be an audience for this show. The new show runner, Las Vegas' Gary Scott Thompson, has revamped the series to amp up the action, and he's added a bunch of new characters. Plus, this is a title with some history--but so was Bionic Woman, so that's no guarantee of ratings success. Odds of success: 5 to 1 Life on Mars. ABC. Premieres Oct. 9. Airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. The bar was set pretty high for this remake of the hit BBC show, about a modern-day cop who finds himself thrown back to 1973, and ABC failed to meet it with a dismal David E. Kelley-produced pilot. Not to be deterred, the network scrapped that effort and brought on producers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (October Road) to completely retool the show. It's too early to tell for sure if the cast changes and move from L.A. to New York will make a difference, but at
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
I can believe that! I don't know of any fencing teams in my whole high school system in fort worth--at least, not the public schools. I remember one girl who played Lacrosse, but she went to a fancy private school. I discoverd fencing in college; i really wanted to take a gymnastics class for non-gymnasts, but time was off, and I happily took fencing. I was the only Black out of twenty plus people, and there was one Mexican guy, but that was it -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutely rare! In fact, there were only 2 of us on the fencing team, and we joined together. This was back in '65, and he (my good friend) got kicked off the team for being a little too aggressive. He ended up as an Airborne Ranger and did 3 tours in Vietnam. As for swimming, my other friend was the only dark face on the team, and I used to go to watch and support him, too. This was back in '64 - '65, Newark, NJ. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Reece Jennings Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the U.S. mens saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life, he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to France. It was the first American mens fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. Ive been on a rollercoaster, Smart said. Ill probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. Im still on an emotional high. In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point in both the individual and team saber events. Faced with that situation two more times on Sunday, he came out on the winning end. Smart took the U.S. back from a four-point deficit to a 45-44 victory over world champions Hungary in the quarterfinals. Then did one better by dominating world champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov and erasing a five-point deficit in the semi-finals against Russia to eke out another 45-44 win. Pozdnyakov is one of the greatest fencers of all time, Smart said. I was really fortunate today to stick with the game plan that we developed. Nobody expected us to, but we showed that we can work and do really well. Smart outclassed the French fencers in the final as well, but received less support from his team mates and had to settle for silver before retiring to begin business school at Columbia University. (Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
uggh! That's so bad it's good! -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are you kidding??? Fencing went on a lot in my high school...I got this great watch from a fence when i was a sophmore...and a nice radio too! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 8/18/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 11:17 PM I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the U.S. mens saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life, he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to France. It was the first American mens fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. Ive been on a rollercoaster, Smart said. Ill probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. Im still on an emotional high. In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point in both the individual and team saber events. Faced with that situation two more times on Sunday, he came out on the winning end. Smart took the U.S. back from a four-point deficit to a 45-44 victory over world champions Hungary in the quarterfinals. Then did one better by dominating world champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov and erasing a five-point deficit in the semi-finals against Russia to eke out another 45-44 win. Pozdnyakov is one of the greatest fencers of all time, Smart said. I was really fortunate today to stick with the game plan that we developed. Nobody expected us to, but we showed that we can work and do really well. Smart outclassed the French fencers in the final as well, but received less support from his team mates and had to settle for silver before retiring to begin business school at Columbia University. (Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
Re: [scifinoir2] Fishburne joining 'CSI'
i've seen some eps of CSI, usually when the Voyager reruns I watch bleed into it, but just never got into the show in any of its incarnations. Fishburne might make me watch, though -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The two of you have missed so much, then. If you can find the time, Spike TV can catch you up, pretty much seven days a week. M-F is usually from 5:00 to 9:00, and weekends vary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 8/19/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Fishburne joining 'CSI' To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 12:24 AM Same here. I neve watched CSI before. I liked Fishburne way back when he was on the shortlived TV series Tribeca and expect him to be the best thing about CSI -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com I may actually have to watch CSI now just to see him in it. Still for me it all comes down to the execution. -GTW In a message dated 8/18/08 7:02:32 PM, moondancerdrake@ gmail.com writes: LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has solved the mystery of who will replace departing CBS series star William Petersen: It's Laurence Fishburne. snip ** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information .travel.aol. com/deals? ncid=aoltrv00050 00047)
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
I hear you! If it wasn't basketball or football, we mostly didn't do it. And back then, we did baseball, too... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I can believe that! I don't know of any fencing teams in my whole high school system in fort worth--at least, not the public schools. I remember one girl who played Lacrosse, but she went to a fancy private school. I discoverd fencing in college; i really wanted to take a gymnastics class for non-gymnasts, but time was off, and I happily took fencing. I was the only Black out of twenty plus people, and there was one Mexican guy, but that was it -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutely rare! In fact, there were only 2 of us on the fencing team, and we joined together. This was back in '65, and he (my good friend) got kicked off the team for being a little too aggressive. He ended up as an Airborne Ranger and did 3 tours in Vietnam. As for swimming, my other friend was the only dark face on the team, and I used to go to watch and support him, too. This was back in '64 - '65, Newark, NJ. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Reece Jennings Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/keeth+smart/221838/;_ylt=Agm98 WUxPYgso8mjghACv5gGqZp4 Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/;_ylt=AldXgymnqhAF1qSVyFqWeIoG qZp4 U.S. men's saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life, he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/fra/;_ylt=Alyqe_oVfzZZpjGlAr0kiR8G qZp4 France. It was the first American men's fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. I've been on a rollercoaster, Smart said. I'll probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. I'm still on an emotional high. In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point in both the individual and team saber events. Faced with that situation two more times on Sunday, he came out on the winning end. Smart took the U.S. back from a four-point deficit to a 45-44 victory over world champions http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/hun/;_ylt=AmdXwsfES4mpgL_IJyzY2x0G qZp4 Hungary in the quarterfinals. Then did one better by dominating world champion http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/rus/stanislav+pozdnyakov/200376/;_ ylt=AngeYovd1pgEfY7snfOq.4EGqZp4 Stanislav Pozdnyakov and erasing a five-point deficit in the semi-finals against http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/rus/;_ylt=AseSqtcplyS1y3lOiEFWVwoG qZp4 Russia to eke out another 45-44 win. Pozdnyakov
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
I got lucky. The person teaching fencing at my school was a Black female on the US Fencing Team. I have few regrets in life. One of them was that I did not discover fencing at a younger age. My husband keeps play fencing with my little girl. Dare I hope to live vicariously through her? Got my fingers crossed that fencing might be one of her interests From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reece Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:27 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I hear you! If it wasn't basketball or football, we mostly didn't do it. And back then, we did baseball, too... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I can believe that! I don't know of any fencing teams in my whole high school system in fort worth--at least, not the public schools. I remember one girl who played Lacrosse, but she went to a fancy private school. I discoverd fencing in college; i really wanted to take a gymnastics class for non-gymnasts, but time was off, and I happily took fencing. I was the only Black out of twenty plus people, and there was one Mexican guy, but that was it -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutely rare! In fact, there were only 2 of us on the fencing team, and we joined together. This was back in '65, and he (my good friend) got kicked off the team for being a little too aggressive. He ended up as an Airborne Ranger and did 3 tours in Vietnam. As for swimming, my other friend was the only dark face on the team, and I used to go to watch and support him, too. This was back in '64 - '65, Newark, NJ. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Reece Jennings Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/keeth+smart/221838/;_ylt=Agm98 WUxPYgso8mjghACv5gGqZp4 Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/;_ylt=AldXgymnqhAF1qSVyFqWeIoG qZp4 U.S. men's saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life, he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/fra/;_ylt=Alyqe_oVfzZZpjGlAr0kiR8G qZp4 France. It was the first American men's fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. I've been on a rollercoaster, Smart said. I'll probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. I'm still on an emotional high. In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point in both the individual and team saber events. Faced with that situation two more times on Sunday, he came
[scifinoir2] F. Gary Gray To Direct Julius
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=23100 19 August 2008 F. Gary Gray To Direct Julius Modern retelling of Julius Caesar story Source: Variety Another day, another movie based on a graphic novel. This time, its the turn of Oni Press Julius, a modern retelling of Shakespeares Julius Caesar, in which a London gangster is lauded by the public while his generals plot against him. F. Gary Gray - a solid genre filmmaker who has registered with films like The Italian Job and The Negotiator - will make this his first film since the 2005 misfire, Be Cool. Mandalay Pictures will sign the big cheques. Were not familiar with the comic book - written by Antony Johnston and drawn by Brett Weldele - but this sounds like it has potential. Caesars story is a classic one and we can easily see how it could be transplanted to the modern era. And, while we love comic book movies, its always nice to see one that doesnt revolve around capes and spandex. What are your thoughts, readers? Chris Hewitt
[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Computer helps reassemble a lost past
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting science stuff. * Washington's doctors absolved: The statesman was beyond help when his much- maligned doctors found him one fateful morning, a study concludes. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/080819_washington * Computer helps reassemble a lost past: Rebuilding shattered artifacts can be like solving jigsaw puzzles of bewildering proportions. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080815_comp-archaeology * Scientists: century-old drug might cure Parkinson's, more: A study with mice suggests a century-old drug could slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, researchers say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080818_blue * Stone-Age graveyard reveals life in a green Sahara: Scientists in Niger report having found the Sahara Desert's largest known Stone-Age graveyard. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080814_sahara * A bit of dazzle to throw off predators: Bright patterns may really work to protect animals from becoming a meal, researchers say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080813_coloration * Mass extinction going on, researchers say: Great die-offs of amphibians are a sign that a catastrophe is underway on Earth -- brought on by us, some scientists argue. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080812_extinction * Pride and shame displays universal: In both victory and defeat, athletes blind from birth behave much like their sighted counterparts, psychologists have found. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080811_pride World Science homepage Don't forget to visit our homepage for Science In Images; links to top science news from other publi- cations; and other recent World Science stories! http://www.world-science.net World Science archives To new readers especially: you need not miss our ex- citing past stories, though they won't appear in future newsletters. See archives for any year by typing that year after the homepage address: for example, http://www.world-science.net/2007 Invite friends to join World Science! Click here to open an invitation email you can send friends and colleagues so they can join you in sub- scribing to World Science at no charge. Feel free to change the email text (although you might want to leave the subscription instructions unchanged.) More information This is the World Science newsletter. To cancel your subscription, please reply to this email address with cancel in the subject line. To subscribe, write to this email address with subscribe in the subject line. To change the address where you receive the newsletter, simply subscribe the new address and cancel the old one. Any World Science article may be reproduced on another website, on condition that it is reproduced along with a link to the World Science homepage, http://www.world-science.net. Linking to the page of the original article is optional. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.5/1620 - Release Date: 8/19/2008 6:04 AM
[scifinoir2] Del Toro Offered Watchmen
Del Toro Offered Watchmen Hellboy and Hobbit director had first dibs. by Patrick Kolan http://movies.ign.com/email.html , IGN AU http://hs.interpolls.com/imprimage.poll?a=56749c=61p=1t=9i=0rnd=8900387 9812138300Australia, August 19, 2008 - While also http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/899/899973p1.html spilling some details on The Hobbit in an interview with IGN AU earlier this evening, acclaimed Mexican director Guillermo del Toro delivered his musings on Zack Snyder's filmic adaptation of Watchmen - an anticipated adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel opus of the same name. Interestingly, it turns out that del Toro was originally offered the job of directing the film, but turned it down. You know, at one point or another, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin asked me if I wanted to do The Watchmen and I just couldn't get my head around The Watchmen being two or three hours long. I always thought that the series depended on almost-miniseries build-up. del Toro did go on to praise the trailer's faithful recreation of the work, however. I think Zack Snyder is a brilliant visual creator and everything in the trailer seems right - if not completely dead-on. To be absolutely honest, I even got a little bit of a geekgasm. There you have it - del Toro dropped two bombs there; one, he was green-lit to helm Watchmen at one time, and two, he actually used the term 'geekgasm' in a sentence. http://movies.ign.com/articles/899/899971p1.html image002.gifimage001.gif
[scifinoir2] Raimi's rumored Jack Ryan Movie
The Jack Ryan Express Raimi's rumored Ryan revealed. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 18, 2008 - Last week http://movies.ign.com/articles/898/898884p1.html a rumor surfaced claiming that filmmaker Sam Raimi, despite earlier reports of being attached to produce http://movies.ign.com/articles/860/860654p1.html a reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise, had not yet sealed a deal with Paramount for it and that the entire project might be headed back to square one. A new report today suggests why Raimi might be ready to walk away from the project altogether. According to http://chud.com/articles/articles/15998/1/IS-JACK-RYAN-ON-THE-PINEAPPLE-EXP RESS/Page1.html CHUD, Raimi wants his Spider-Man actor James Franco, currently seen on-screen as Seth Rogen's buddy-pot dealer in Pineapple Express, to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan. Ryan was previously played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. The site claims that Raimi and Paramount are at odds over his casting choice, with the studio reportedly wanting an actor with a more proven box office track record. CHUD states that Raimi is ready to part ways with Paramount and the Jack Ryan franchise over the alleged brouhaha. Franco's credits include Annapolis, Flyboys, and the title role in James Dean. http://movies.ign.com/articles/899/899786p1.html
[scifinoir2] Samuel L. Jackson George Lucas May Reteam for Red Tails
Jackson Eyeing Red Tails George Lucas wants Mace Windu in the director's chair. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 19, 2008 - During an exclusive one-on-one interview today with http://movies.ign.com/objects/892/892817.html Lakeview Terrace star Samuel L. Jackson, the actor spoke with IGN Movies about the possibility that he might re-team with Star Wars creator George Lucas for the latter's World War II production Red Tails. Lucas has long been developing Red Tails, which chronicles the exploits of the African-American war heroes known as the Tuskegee Airmen. John Ridley penned the most recent draft of the screenplay. Given his box office stature and past history of working with Lucas on the Star Wars prequels and the recently released http://movies.ign.com/objects/142/14235189.html Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated feature, we asked Jackson if Lucas had spoken to him about being in the picture. It turns out that he has, and that the Bearded One sees Jackson playing a much larger role in the project than just as an actor. I just read it like two weeks ago. It's a pretty good script, Jackson began. At one point (Lucas) was asking me if I'd ever want to direct anything. I said, 'I don't know, man. I'm trying to find things.' He said, 'Well, let me send you this thing. Maybe you might want to direct it.' Jackson continued, Well, I guess if I was gonna direct something George would be a great guy to kind of mentor me through that, especially a big ass special effects flying picture. The script's good. I like it. But when pressed if he would seriously consider helming Red Tails, Jackson replied, I don't know. I don't have a year and a half of my life where I wanna stop acting. http://movies.ign.com/articles/900/900274p1.html
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Cruise's Blockbuster Sleeper Actor in talks to adapt comic with Sam Raimi. by Todd Gilchrist http://movies.ign.com/email.html http://movies.ign.com/articles/900/900130p1.html August 19, 2008 - On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Tom Cruise is setting up an adaptation of the DC Comics property Sleeper at Warner Brothers. Although Cruise currently co-owns United Artists, he is not obligated to generate products for the company, and is discussing the forthcoming comic book adaptation as a collaboration with director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man). According to THR, Cruise is interested in developing the film project even if he elects not to participate in it himself as a star. His potential partner Raimi (as well as Raimi's partner Josh Donen) have kept an eye on the property for some time and would like to develop it into a film. At the same time, the expectation is that Sleeper will not only be a future franchise for Warner Brothers, but a starring vehicle for Cruise, who would presumably play the main character, a mortal who fuses with an alien artifact and becomes impervious to pain. Stay tuned to IGN for more news, information and updates about this and all of your favorite upcoming film, TV and gaming projects!
[scifinoir2] Is Watchmen in Trouble?
Is Watchmen in Trouble? Judge refuses to dismiss Fox lawsuit. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 18, 2008 - http://movies.ign.com/articles/851/851384p1.html 20th Century Fox sued Warner Bros. in February over the latter's right to make and distribute the Watchmen movie, which had a long development history in Hollywood including a spell at Fox. On Friday, a federal judge reportedly refused to dismiss Fox's suit as requested in a motion filed by Warners. What does this mean exactly for the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons graphic novel, which is one of Warners' biggest 2009 releases? As a Fox source for http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/urgent-warners-watchmen-in-legal-peri l/ Deadline Hollywood Daily explained, In essence, the Judge appears to conclude that Fox retained distribution rights in Watchmen through the 1991 Largo quit claim, and he concludes that, under the 1994 turnaround, producer Larry Gordon acquired an option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in Watchmen that was never exercised, thereby leaving Fox with its rights under the 1994 agreement. While the judge's determination could change as the suit proceeds, he is basically siding with Fox's position right now. Does this mean Fox could actually derail Warners' plans for Watchmen? Or is it all just about finding the right price to settle on? http://movies.ign.com/articles/899/899767p1.html
[scifinoir2] Superman Starting Over?
Superman Starting Over? An update on the sequel and Singer. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html http://movies.ign.com/articles/900/900047p1.html August 19, 2008 - Warner Bros. is mulling over their comic book movie future right now, from their long in-development Justice League of America movie to Batman 3. But one particular project that appears to be bedeviling the studio most is their sequel to Superman Returns, which was considered a box office underperformer given its hefty price tag. The project, reportedly titled Superman: Man of Steel, has lingered in limbo ever since the Bryan Singer-directed Superman Returns opened in 2006. It was http://movies.ign.com/articles/858/858852p1.html reported in March that Singer would reprise his directing duties for the sequel, which he previously said would feature more action and spectacle. (Returns writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris will not be back.) But now, according to an item today from http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/08/superman-status.html Variety columnist Anne Thompson, Singer's involvement is not such a sure thing after all. Thompson blogged, Today I was told that it is a priority at the studio to find the right direction and if Bryan Singer is willing to do that, fine, but if he gets in the way, he may not stay on the project. There are no writers working on a Superman script now. The studio wants to figure it out. 'It might be better to start from scratch,' one exec admitted. So what do you think of the possibility that Singer might not be involved? Sound off in the comments section below!
[scifinoir2] Nolan Mulling Batman 3
Nolan Mulling Batman 3 Warners has an offer out to the director. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 18, 2008 - The Dark Knight http://movies.ign.com/articles/899/899556p1.html soared past the first Star Wars movie this weekend to become the second highest-grossing domestic release of all time just behind Titanic. With over $470 million now in their coffers, Warner Bros. is understandably eager to make sure that filmmaker Christopher Nolan, the director of TDK and Batman Begins, returns to helm the third installment in their revitalized Bat-franchise. So far there had been little hard news about Batman 3 (but plenty of unfounded casting gossip about who might play the villains in the next sequel). Until now. According to Variety, There's a deal for the director to helm a third pic, but he has yet to decide on whether to tackle it yet. Warner Bros. studio boss Alan Horn told the trade, We have no idea where Chris is going with this. ... We haven't had any conversations with him about it. Although the paper doesn't say, it should probably be expected that Nolan's next directing effort will likely be a non-Batman project (assuming he even wants to do Batman 3), much like how he followed the success of Batman Begins with The Prestige. http://movies.ign.com/articles/899/899655p1.html
[scifinoir2] Voltron in Turnaround
Voltron in Turnaround Director expected to be hired soon. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html http://movies.ign.com/articles/899/899591p1.html August 18, 2008 - New Regency has put their live-action big-screen adaptation of the 1980s animated TV series Voltron: Defender of the Universe into turnaround, in part because it could never seal a deal for the property's Japanese rights holders. Variety reports that Relativity Media is in negotiations to back the property, though on a more moderate budget, utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films including 300. The trade adds that a director for the Justin Marks-penned project is expected to be hired in the coming week. The Mark Gordon Co. will also produce. According to Variety, Marks' take is described as a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico, where five survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth's invaders.
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
yeah and it's sad, we are so talented. Sometimes I think we let the beliefs that we're built only for raw speed, power, and jumping blind us to all the other things we can do. and even if--*if*--you go down that racial abilities road, that'd still open up a host of possibilities. Even the stereotypical aspects attributed to Black bodies would be killer for swimming, gymnastics, crewing, archery, you name it. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hear you! If it wasn't basketball or football, we mostly didn't do it. And back then, we did baseball, too... From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I can believe that! I don't know of any fencing teams in my whole high school system in fort worth--at least, not the public schools. I remember one girl who played Lacrosse, but she went to a fancy private school. I discoverd fencing in college; i really wanted to take a gymnastics class for non-gymnasts, but time was off, and I happily took fencing. I was the only Black out of twenty plus people, and there was one Mexican guy, but that was it -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutely rare! In fact, there were only 2 of us on the fencing team, and we joined together. This was back in '65, and he (my good friend) got kicked off the team for being a little too aggressive. He ended up as an Airborne Ranger and did 3 tours in Vietnam. As for swimming, my other friend was the only dark face on the team, and I used to go to watch and support him, too. This was back in '64 - '65, Newark, NJ. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Reece Jennings Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the U.S. mens saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life, he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to France. It was the first American mens fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. Ive been on a rollercoaster, Smart said. Ill probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. Im still on an emotional high. In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point in both the individual and team saber events. Faced with that situation two more times on Sunday, he came out on the winning end. Smart took the U.S. back from a four-point deficit to a 45-44 victory over world champions Hungary in the quarterfinals. Then did one better by dominating world champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov and erasing a five-point deficit in the semi-finals against Russia to eke out another 45-44 win. Pozdnyakov is one of the greatest fencers of all time, Smart
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team
That is amazing, Tracey. I loved fencing in college, if there'd been a Black coach near me--lookout! Even now, as I seriously contemplate taking up martial arts, I still do so with an eye to learning swordplay (love all types of swords). I think fencing's a great sport to take up at any age. You're not too old! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got lucky. The person teaching fencing at my school was a Black female on the US Fencing Team. I have few regrets in life. One of them was that I did not discover fencing at a younger age. My husband keeps play fencing with my little girl. Dare I hope to live vicariously through her? Got my fingers crossed that fencing might be one of her interests From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reece Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:27 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I hear you! If it wasn't basketball or football, we mostly didn't do it. And back then, we did baseball, too... From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I can believe that! I don't know of any fencing teams in my whole high school system in fort worth--at least, not the public schools. I remember one girl who played Lacrosse, but she went to a fancy private school. I discoverd fencing in college; i really wanted to take a gymnastics class for non-gymnasts, but time was off, and I happily took fencing. I was the only Black out of twenty plus people, and there was one Mexican guy, but that was it -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutely rare! In fact, there were only 2 of us on the fencing team, and we joined together. This was back in '65, and he (my good friend) got kicked off the team for being a little too aggressive. He ended up as an Airborne Ranger and did 3 tours in Vietnam. As for swimming, my other friend was the only dark face on the team, and I used to go to watch and support him, too. This was back in '64 - '65, Newark, NJ. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: Reece Jennings Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team I think anyone fencing in high school is rare let alone black people. At least, in public schools. -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I fenced in high school, and I went to a friend's swim meets all the time. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team It would surprise a great many people to learn that fencing has a number of Black practitioners. You don't know until the mask comes off. I attended Virginia State University, and several students wanted to form a competitive team, but no other university in our conference was willing to field one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Fencing Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:35 PM Actually, I do remember ready that this Brother was a fencer, but I didn't know he'd nearly died! Kudos... * Yahoo Sports... Smart cheats death, leads U.S. to saber silver By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - Keeth Smart beat back a rare blood disease that nearly killed him four months ago then inspired the U.S. mens saber team to an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics on Sunday. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life, he said after leading the United States to two thrilling comeback victories on their way to the final, which they lost 45-37 to France. It was the first American mens fencing medal at the Olympics since 1984. Ive been on a rollercoaster, Smart said. Ill probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. Im still on an emotional high. In April, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. Just as he started to get better after two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Having missed months of competition and training, the lanky left-hander from Brooklyn showed up in Beijing still thinking about the Athens Olympics, where he lost bronze medal matches by one point
Re: [scifinoir2] Is Watchmen in Trouble?
arggh If this gets ruined over stupid legal wrangling and posturing I will personally remove heads from bodies B --- On Tue, 8/19/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Is Watchmen in Trouble? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 9:57 PM Is Watchmen in Trouble? Judge refuses to dismiss Fox lawsuit. by Jim Vejvoda August 18, 2008 - 20th Century Fox sued Warner Bros. in February over the latter's right to make and distribute the Watchmen movie, which had a long development history in Hollywood including a spell at Fox. On Friday, a federal judge reportedly refused to dismiss Fox's suit as requested in a motion filed by Warners. What does this mean exactly for the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons graphic novel, which is one of Warners' biggest 2009 releases? As a Fox source for Deadline Hollywood Daily explained, In essence, the Judge appears to conclude that Fox retained distribution rights in Watchmen through the 1991 Largo quit claim, and he concludes that, under the 1994 turnaround, producer Larry Gordon acquired an option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in Watchmen that was never exercised, thereby leaving Fox with its rights under the 1994 agreement. While the judge's determination could change as the suit proceeds, he is basically siding with Fox's position right now. Does this mean Fox could actually derail Warners' plans for Watchmen? Or is it all just about finding the right price to settle on? http://movies. ign.com/articles /899/899767p1. html
