Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FlashForward on Thursday Anyone??
Amen to that. Not to mention the yummy Gabreilla Union. Also Mr.Voiceover himself Seth MacFarlane. That show can't possibly last. Way too many famous folks in one show. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I enjoyed the premiere episode but I don't think I am going to invest in DVRing the whole season (I have Lost fatigue). I did enjoy seeing Courtney B. Vance, Barry Shabaka Henley and Lee Thompson Young (The Famous Jett Jackson) all working in the same scenes, though. I am all for black men working. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: I saw Flashforward last night and thought it was pretty good. It was a Fringe/XFiles combo. If they throw in a little Lost in the mix it would probably be a hit. The Lost moment during the show was the kangaroo hopping down the street. Also the guy in his underwear. Was he in a building or doing something weird? - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:57:21 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] FlashForward on Thursday Anyone?? Is anyone planning on checking out FlashForward on Thursday? Anyone read the book? http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/we-saw-the-pilot-heres-wh.php *We saw the pilot, and here's why we think you're going to like FlashForward* We got an early look at ABC's upcoming sci-fi series *FlashForward* on Wednesday night at Disney/ABC's mothership in beautiful downtown Burbank, and while we can't give you a proper review, we can tell you this: Watch it. We were asked not to divulge any spoilery details or to tell you much about what we sawâ€which was the one-hour pilot episodeâ€but we can tell you what it's not. It's not *Lost*, though it has elements of that show: a high-concept sci-fi premise, told intimately through the lives (present and future) of about 10 main characters, as well as a deep, abiding mystery that will be unraveled over the course of the first season and subsequent seasons right up to the last minute. It's not *The X-Files*, though it has an FBI agent (Joseph Fiennes) at its heart and a procedural element to its storylines, with potential criminals and other bad guys and creepy weirdness here and there. It's not *ER, Fringe, Heroes* or any other hit drama, though it shares elements with all of those shows, including a main character who's a surgeon, weird science and people who may or may not have access to strange visions. No, it's that rare thing in television: something completely new. And, at least judging by the big-screen Blu-ray version we saw, it will look absolutely gorgeous, not to say epic, for a TV show. Based on the novel by Canadian SF author Robert J. Sawyer, *FlashForward*(not *Flash Forward*) begins when every person on Earth blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds, during which time each has a vision of his or her future six months from now. There have been comparisons to *Lost*, ... [that the show is] a *Lost*replacement, executive producer David S. Goyer told an audience on Wednesday. [But] it was written as a spec and originally was even anticipated to be an HBO show. So it wasn't written at all for ABC or to be a *Lost* replacement. And I think the comparisons are accurate in that we also have a very large cast and are telling a very big, cinematic, ambitious story, but I think once you see the pilot ... that's where the similarities end. Goyer and show runner Marc Guggenheim are big TV fans themselves and promised that they have a plan for the show that will play out in season one and then in subsequent seasons in a way that is deliberate and not vamping. Seriously. For one thingâ€and this is a spoiler we can revealâ€the first season is designed to reach a kind of climax on the very real date of April 29, 2010. There's no getting around it. So what happens if the show does get picked up for a second season? Well, obviously, we're not going to tell you that right now, Goyer says with mock exasperation. You know? But I will say that at the end of the first season, the promise of the first season is all the glimpses of the future that you've seen of our series regulars, that we've teased, we will know whether those particular futures have come to pass or not. In terms of what happens next, we're not going to tell you; that's part of the fun, Goyer added. And part of the fun in the breaking of the stories is also subverting expectations. Because you plant this big flag saying, 'OK, April 29, six months from now.' I think it's natural for the audience to assume that we're just going to vamp until episodes 20 and 21, and then a bunch of s--t's
Re: [scifinoir2] V
I saw it the other night. I agree! I may have to save space for it. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The commercial for the new V television series looks hot. ~rave! Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [scifinoir2] Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs 3rd highest grossing movie
Hu-WHA? -- attr to H Farnsworth, c.3000 If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:51:54 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs 3rd highest grossing movie (This is amazing to me ~ (no)rave!) http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2605p=.htm `Ice Age 3' Climbs to Lofty Foreign Milestone by Brandon Gray September 15, 2009 On the foreign front, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has officially become the third highest-grossing movie of all time. The animated comedy edged out Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to rank behind Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Worldwide (which combines both foreign and domestic grosses), it currently stands at No. 18 on the all time chart, just shy of Finding Nemo, which it will soon surpass. The third Ice Age has made over $667 million thus far, accounting for a whopping 77 percent of its $862 million worldwide total. That's the greatest foreign ratio for an American blockbuster on record, exceeding such foreign favorites as the Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code movies. Based on its domestic run, Dawn of the Dinosaurs may seem like an unlikely contender for any all time chart. Despite the ticket price boost of its 3D presentations, its domestic gross is under $195 million, which is slightly less than its predecessor, Ice Age: The Meltdown. In terms of attendance, it trails both The Meltdown and the first Ice Age, domestically. However, while the Ice Age franchise hasn't grown domestically, foreign appreciation has surged over the years, beginning with The Meltdown. The first Ice Age generated around $207 million overseas, but The Meltdown leapt to a smashing $460 million. Dawn of the Dinosaurs has continued that progression, capitalizing on a variety of factors, from the franchise's universal slapstick and family appeal to its flexibility in being tailored for each market. Dawn of the Dinosaurs' biggest foreign markets have been Germany and France, where it's No. 1 for the year with mammoth tallies of $78.7 million and $69.5 million, respectively. The United Kingdom is its third highest-grossing market at $56.7 million, ranking second for the year behind the latest Harry Potter. It's also the top movie of 2009 in Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Spain and other countries, though it hasn't translated nearly as well in Asia. _ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade
When that came out, Heinlein was reported to have sat up in his grave and muttered, What the f*ck? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:33:26 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade I know Black Book was critically acclaimed (I still haven't seen it) but Starship Troopers is a hot mess. I still assert Verhoeven hasn't done anything post-Showgirls to rival his work pre-Showgirls. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaij...@... wrote: Rave, Verhoeven did Starship Troopers and Black Book post-Showgirls. Starshp Troopers isn't a fave but it was well received and Black Book was critically acclaimed. Unfortunately he also squeezed Hollow Man in there too. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: I *tried* to watch it for the first time back in '07. The laughter put me in too much pain to finish. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravenadal@ Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:06:16 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade I HATED Showgirls the first time I saw it because, at the time, I adored Paul Verhoeven's films: Fresh and Blood, RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct. The phenomenal success of Basic Instinct is the worse thing that could have happened to Verhoeven. He hasn't made a successful movie since. Showgirls is SO big, bloated, overblown, underwritten and BAD, it is almost good. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: rave... you were able to *watch* Showgirls? You're my hero... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravenadal@ Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:05:53 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade Did I miss something? I don't see Catwoman on this list. Catwoman clocked a mighty 10% fresh rating and this list starts with Whiteout (number 100) with a 7% fresh rating. It is all down hill from there. While this list is strictly based on the fresh rating these films accrued (or failed to), there should be a distinction between something like Basic Instinct 2 which is high gloss trash(like Showgirls) but watchable and Glitter which is utterly unwatchable. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Not at all surprised to see Catwoman on tis list, despite some of you who inexplicably thought it was some kind of sly tongue-in-cheek masterpiece.(George, didn't you send a favorable review of it from England? ) Also not surprised to see Battlefield Earth on there. I tried to watch that one rainy Sunday morning when I didn't want to go anywhere--and turned the channel after ten minutes. Never saw this Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever flick. The trailers were so bad I avoided it. Same for Eddie Murphy's Adventures of Pluto Nash, Norbit, and anything with Big Mamma in the title. Thoughts? Anything on here undeservedly, to your mind? Anything not on here that should be? * http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/worst_of_the_worst/ Intro | How It Works Over the last decade, we've collected reviews for thousands of movies. Most films, even profoundly mediocre ones, can expect to receive at least cursory support from the pundits.
RE: [scifinoir2] Azur Asmar: The Prince's Quest
I shall! If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:14:54 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Azur Asmar: The Prince's Quest This afternoon I took advantage of an opportunity to see Azur Asmar: the Prince's Quest on the big screen. Apparently, the gorgeously rendered 3D computer animated movie with two-dimensional, painted backgrounds and non-photo realistic rendering has not been wildly distributed because a female character's nipples are visible during an early breastfeeding scene. (I admit I was initially started - but not shocked and saddened - to see realistically rendered nipples on a brown woman's chest in an animated movie - America IS a very young country). I was lucky to see this feature on the big screen thanks to the on-going Milwaukee Film Festival. If you get the opportunity, run, do not walk, to see it. The elaborate and beautiful vistas presented in this movie are extraordinary and the dark-haired, brown-eyed Asmar (and his mother) are as beautifully rendered as the blonde, blue-eyed Azur. Further, it is a captivating and engaging tale reminiscent of 1001 Arabian Nights. I highly recommend it. ~rave! _ Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurantsform=MLOGENpubl=WLHMTAGcrea=TEXT_MLOGEN_Core_tagline_local_1x1
[scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade
So did the rest of us. The WTF part at least. Verhoeven's career path reminds me of Joel Schumacher in some ways. They both had very successful careers and then made an ill fated movie(or two) that seemed to derail them. Both recovered but some of their mojo was gone. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: When that came out, Heinlein was reported to have sat up in his grave and muttered, What the f*ck? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@... Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:33:26 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade I know Black Book was critically acclaimed (I still haven't seen it) but Starship Troopers is a hot mess. I still assert Verhoeven hasn't done anything post-Showgirls to rival his work pre-Showgirls. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaiju66@ wrote: Rave, Verhoeven did Starship Troopers and Black Book post-Showgirls. Starshp Troopers isn't a fave but it was well received and Black Book was critically acclaimed. Unfortunately he also squeezed Hollow Man in there too. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: I *tried* to watch it for the first time back in '07. The laughter put me in too much pain to finish. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravenadal@ Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:06:16 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade I HATED Showgirls the first time I saw it because, at the time, I adored Paul Verhoeven's films: Fresh and Blood, RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct. The phenomenal success of Basic Instinct is the worse thing that could have happened to Verhoeven. He hasn't made a successful movie since. Showgirls is SO big, bloated, overblown, underwritten and BAD, it is almost good. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: rave... you were able to *watch* Showgirls? You're my hero... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravenadal@ Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:05:53 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade Did I miss something? I don't see Catwoman on this list. Catwoman clocked a mighty 10% fresh rating and this list starts with Whiteout (number 100) with a 7% fresh rating. It is all down hill from there. While this list is strictly based on the fresh rating these films accrued (or failed to), there should be a distinction between something like Basic Instinct 2 which is high gloss trash(like Showgirls) but watchable and Glitter which is utterly unwatchable. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Not at all surprised to see Catwoman on tis list, despite some of you who inexplicably thought it was some kind of sly tongue-in-cheek masterpiece.(George, didn't you send a favorable review of it from England? ) Also not surprised to see Battlefield Earth on there. I tried to watch that one rainy Sunday morning when I didn't want to go anywhere--and turned the channel after ten minutes. Never saw this Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever flick. The trailers were so bad I avoided it. Same for
[scifinoir2] Re: Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs 3rd highest grossing movie
*checks calendar* Nope not April 1st. That is unreal. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Hu-WHA? -- attr to H Farnsworth, c.3000 If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@... Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:51:54 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs 3rd highest grossing movie (This is amazing to me ~ (no)rave!) http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2605p=.htm `Ice Age 3' Climbs to Lofty Foreign Milestone by Brandon Gray September 15, 2009 On the foreign front, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has officially become the third highest-grossing movie of all time. The animated comedy edged out Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to rank behind Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Worldwide (which combines both foreign and domestic grosses), it currently stands at No. 18 on the all time chart, just shy of Finding Nemo, which it will soon surpass. The third Ice Age has made over $667 million thus far, accounting for a whopping 77 percent of its $862 million worldwide total. That's the greatest foreign ratio for an American blockbuster on record, exceeding such foreign favorites as the Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code movies. Based on its domestic run, Dawn of the Dinosaurs may seem like an unlikely contender for any all time chart. Despite the ticket price boost of its 3D presentations, its domestic gross is under $195 million, which is slightly less than its predecessor, Ice Age: The Meltdown. In terms of attendance, it trails both The Meltdown and the first Ice Age, domestically. However, while the Ice Age franchise hasn't grown domestically, foreign appreciation has surged over the years, beginning with The Meltdown. The first Ice Age generated around $207 million overseas, but The Meltdown leapt to a smashing $460 million. Dawn of the Dinosaurs has continued that progression, capitalizing on a variety of factors, from the franchise's universal slapstick and family appeal to its flexibility in being tailored for each market. Dawn of the Dinosaurs' biggest foreign markets have been Germany and France, where it's No. 1 for the year with mammoth tallies of $78.7 million and $69.5 million, respectively. The United Kingdom is its third highest-grossing market at $56.7 million, ranking second for the year behind the latest Harry Potter. It's also the top movie of 2009 in Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Spain and other countries, though it hasn't translated nearly as well in Asia. _ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don't worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade
B, in the case of one J__l Sr, it's *gone* for me. He is now known only as Bat-Bane. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: daikaij...@yahoo.com Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:26:55 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade So did the rest of us. The WTF part at least. Verhoeven's career path reminds me of Joel Schumacher in some ways. They both had very successful careers and then made an ill fated movie(or two) that seemed to derail them. Both recovered but some of their mojo was gone. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: When that came out, Heinlein was reported to have sat up in his grave and muttered, What the f*ck? If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@... Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:33:26 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade I know Black Book was critically acclaimed (I still haven't seen it) but Starship Troopers is a hot mess. I still assert Verhoeven hasn't done anything post-Showgirls to rival his work pre-Showgirls. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B Smith daikaiju66@ wrote: Rave, Verhoeven did Starship Troopers and Black Book post-Showgirls. Starshp Troopers isn't a fave but it was well received and Black Book was critically acclaimed. Unfortunately he also squeezed Hollow Man in there too. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: I *tried* to watch it for the first time back in '07. The laughter put me in too much pain to finish. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravenadal@ Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:06:16 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade I HATED Showgirls the first time I saw it because, at the time, I adored Paul Verhoeven's films: Fresh and Blood, RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct. The phenomenal success of Basic Instinct is the worse thing that could have happened to Verhoeven. He hasn't made a successful movie since. Showgirls is SO big, bloated, overblown, underwritten and BAD, it is almost good. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: rave... you were able to *watch* Showgirls? You're my hero... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravenadal@ Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:05:53 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rotten Tomatoes Picks Worst Movies of the Last Decade Did I miss something? I don't see Catwoman on this list. Catwoman clocked a mighty 10% fresh rating and this list starts with Whiteout (number 100) with a 7% fresh rating. It is all down hill from there. While this list is strictly based on the fresh rating these films accrued (or failed to), there should be a distinction between something like Basic Instinct 2 which is high gloss trash(like Showgirls) but watchable and Glitter which is utterly unwatchable.
[scifinoir2] The Dollhouse Thread Again
I watched the new season premiere this weekend on my DVR. If you are not watching this show, you are missing out. Whedon's trademark character development is blooming in full effect. Amy Acker's character, among others, is fleshing out in fabulous ways. This show is going to become some of Whedon's best work. Bosco
[scifinoir2] Golf Trip
Frank and his buddies were hanging out and planning a 5-day golf trip. Unfortunately, he had to tell them that he couldn't go because his wife wouldn't let him. After a lot of teasing and name calling, Frank headed home totally frustrated. The following week when Frank's buddies arrived at the golf resort, they were shocked to see Frank sitting in the lobby, drinking a beer, holding his putter! How did you talk your wife into letting you go, Frank? I didn't have to, Frank replied. Last night I slumped down in my chair with a beer to drown my sorrows. Then, my wife snuck up behind me and covered my eyes and said, 'Surprise.' When I peeled her hands back, she was standing there in a beautiful see-through negligee and said, 'Carry me into the bedroom and tie me to the bed, and you can do whatever you want'..SO HERE I AM!
