Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?
On 9/10/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone catch the Torchwood premier on Saturday? What did you think? I've seen season one. It gets better, but is still pretty erratic. Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] What are the powers of the Heroes charactors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_Heroes That has the info. Why do you want to know if you don't watch the show? JJ Mohareb On 9/11/07, Said Kakese Dibinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, hello, Could someone list the powers of the characters on Heroes? (dead and alive). Especially those of the people that would be considered main characters.. I don't really watch the show. Thank you all, Said www.onceuponatimeinthecongo.com - Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?
Is it possible he means the Cybermen? Justin On 9/12/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LMNAO, pal!!! Gymfig, I think you're referring to Daleks, the Ultimate Racists. In their eyes, anything that isn't Dalek deserves to be wiped out. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] cwbadie%40yahoo.com wrote: The automated call systems... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gymfig%40aol.com wrote: What are those creatures in the machines that talk in a mechanical voice? ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Let's just saying you know more than you think, but we're not going to help you figure it out. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 - Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?
Yeah, but the Daleks never appeared in Torchwood. Justin On 9/12/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I don't think so, based on her description. Daleks do appear more machine-like, while Cybermen are more cyborg-like. And they were just humanoid originally, with cybernetics tacked on until they simply lost their humanity. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Premier Anyone?
The Keystone Kops at Torchwood wouldn't last ten minutes against one Dalek. It would be... Ugly. Justin On 9/12/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not *yet*. Give the writers a reason and a chance... Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] justinmohareb%40gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but the Daleks never appeared in Torchwood. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer
According to him, one SCENE with IM and jets is not in the movie. And that gets an SFW. JJ Mohareb On 9/16/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I fear that I've picked up some disturbing news about this from a friend who runs another website. According to him, this trailer isn't even in the movie, was shot just for ad purposes. http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3726 Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com wrote: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/ My take: AAbsolutely. Yes. Sorry, folks. This is pretty dang gone awesome. I can almost tolerate Gwyneth Paltrow in it, just because Robert Downey, Jr. is perfect. The Dark Knight had better bring it, or Marvel wins yet again. This is so far the only one of these comic movies I would like to see in HD. 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 - Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Iron Man Trailer
You were only happy because of the jet scene? The rest of the trailer, it meant nothing. it was just hey, jets!? You may want to watch Top Gun. JJ Mohareb On 9/16/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Justin, it bothers me. What if you look up a woman on Yahu Personals, and she says that she's five-six, long brown hair and drives a Lamborghini? And, when yous how up for the date, it's five-six after she puts on the six-inch platforms, the long brown hair was from Elmo's Wig Emporium and the Lamborghini belongs to her jealous husband? I saw this thing and got happy. I thought for sure that I'd be seeing this, and now I learn I won't be. False advertising. Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] justinmohareb%40gmail.com wrote: According to him, one SCENE with IM and jets is not in the movie. And that gets an SFW. JJ Mohareb On 9/16/07, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com wrote: Folks, I fear that I've picked up some disturbing news about this from a friend who runs another website. According to him, this trailer isn't even in the movie, was shot just for ad purposes. http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3726 Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.comyokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com wrote: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/ My take: AAbsolutely. Yes. Sorry, folks. This is pretty dang gone awesome. I can almost tolerate Gwyneth Paltrow in it, just because Robert Downey, Jr. is perfect. The Dark Knight had better bring it, or Marvel wins yet again. This is so far the only one of these comic movies I would like to see in HD. 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 - Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 - Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] 15 Year old girl gets 7 years in prison!
About what time? Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com wrote: Is it just me, or does it feel like about that time? Somebody send Rodney King to Dubai for a minute. This is about to get serious. On 9/21/07 5:47 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who, Blink Episode
I dunno, Tate has awesome chemistry with the Doctor during the Runaway bride episode. I think she'll be interesting as a companion. I, personally, am looking forward to the Sparrow Nightingale, Occult Detectives spinoff. JJ Mohareb On 10/22/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope so. I think I read that she is going to get a love interest on Torchwood. But I still don't get why they hired Catherine Tate. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who, Blink Episode
I'm a Canuckistani, but I was joking about the Sparrow/Nightingale show. Did I miss some exciting news? JJ Mohareb On 10/22/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I liked her in that episode, but I'm not sure if I like her every week as the companion. Justin... are you in the uk. I read that the spin off was not coming to the states Justin Mohareb wrote: I dunno, Tate has awesome chemistry with the Doctor during the Runaway bride episode. I think she'll be interesting as a companion. I, personally, am looking forward to the Sparrow Nightingale, Occult Detectives spinoff. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Female-Centered Prison Break Spinoff Planned
Chicks in jail is my favourite kind of entertainment. And it's on Fox, too. JJ Mohareb On 10/25/07, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Female-Centered Prison Break Spinoff Planned Women's prison series centered around new Prison Break character. by Eric Goldman -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Is there a Kill Bill 3 and 4 coming our way?
Oh, please baby Jesus, yes. JJ Mohareb On Nov 8, 2007 4:19 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So guess what? I just peed my pants with happiness after reading this news. Thanks a LOT, Quentin Tarantino. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Winona Ryder Becomes a Vulcan
Someone posted it yesterday. I was primarily wondering if the chicken little-esque reactions were abating any now that the facts were known. JJ Mohareb On Nov 11, 2007 12:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you telling us it was a misprint? Or assuming we knew and were just complaining for no reason? I haven't seen anything on the list to indicate it was an error in the article. Hmmm, indeed. So, how does everyone feel now that they know it was an error in the article, hmm? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
[scifinoir2] Oh wait: She's human after all
http://www.variety.com/VR1117975655.html Paramount Pictures and director JJ Abrams have set Ryder to play the human mother of a young Spock (Zachary Quinto). And thus, the sky stayed firm in the heavens. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
[scifinoir2] Racist webgame hosted by Yahoo!
So, I suppose in this modern age it's not surprising to find webgames that are, well, let's say 'racially insensitive' (I point your attention to all those Kill Osama games). But on Yahoo!? http://games.yahoo.com/free-games/missionaries-and-cannibals;_ylc=X3IDMgRtcANibARwb3MDMTA3BHNlYwNnYW1lbGlzdARzbGsDTWlzc2lvbmFyaWVzIGFuZCBDYW5uaWJhbHM- That just is not right. Via Racialicious. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Gonna see Beowulf?
There's a name for the phenomenon of hyperrealism being unrealistic: The Uncanny Valley. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley My wife wants to see it because of one of hte guys who was in Robin of Sherwood, and I wanna see it because of Nekkid Angelina and the trailer for Cloverfield. JJ Mohareb On Nov 15, 2007 11:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone plan to see Beowulf? I'm intrigued by the story, but frankly a little leery of the visual technology Zemeckis is using. The so-called Polar Express look, layering CGI-like effects over real life capture images, simply looks a little--creepy to me. One problem I have with so much standard CGI movies like Final Fantasy or any of the myriad kid flicks, is that the humans often don't look real. They're stiff, facial and body muscles not smoothly or realistically drawn. The technology's getting better, true, but right now some of the characters look like walking corpses. Some of the scenes I've seen from Beowulf are no different. Though better looking than Polar Express, the characters still look stiff and dead to me. Wonder why they didn't go with live action and then special effects like LOTR, or a live action/animation/CGI mix like Sin City and 300? And i gotta admit, everytime I see the title character yell I--am--Beowulf! I keep thinking of Leonidas' This--is--Sparta! and i laugh. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
[scifinoir2] Dana Davis (Monica on Heroes) interview
http://www.scifidimensions.com/Nov07/danadavis.htm -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Queen guitarist and astrophysicist
On Nov 21, 2007 2:58 AM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: lol...if you give it a quick glance, it will definitely make you do a double-take... Apparently, there's a Queen song that's about the effects of time dilation caused by faster than light travel. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] G.I. Joe - The Movie
On Nov 26, 2007 10:49 PM, streetforce1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So the G.I. Joe movie is starting to get buzz and cast members...but will it suck as hard at Transformers did? I hated the Transformers movie and not another of my favorite 80's cartoons is coming to live. Aug 2009 is the release date of the movie. The Army bits in Transformers made me think they'd originally planned it to be a GI Joe/Transformers crossover. The biggest problem I had with TF was that they killed the black robot first. In fact, I think he's the only Autobot that bought (bot?) it. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Neuromancer
Why would that be? A lot of directors get work directing music videos at the beginnings of their careers. Besides, his work certainly has the stylized feel to it that an adaptation of Neurormancer would require. Check out those phone ads. http://www.josephkahn.com/index.xml?short=1 JJ Mohareb On Nov 27, 2007 12:10 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amen! The horror! Martin wrote: I didn't know that. As for that director, directing Miss Spears is a serious black mark on him before he's out of the gate. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:-Another View of the Writer's Strike]
Wow. What a douchebag. JJ Mohareb On Nov 28, 2007 3:05 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject:[SciFiNoir Lit] OT--Another View of the Writer's Strike Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:01:51 - From: Chris Hayden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Strike Until You Drop Memo to Striking Entertainment Writers By CHRISTOPHER KETCHAM -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
[scifinoir2] Megan Gale to play Wonder Woman
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=331126 A model, apparently. Hope she can pull it off. Time to hit the weights, little sheila! JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Golden Compass disappoints at box office
It would appear we have finally found someone who will go broke underestimating the American people. JJ Mohareb On Dec 9, 2007 1:31 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I personally do not have a problem with the anti-religious slant, you got to wonder when the people who decide to make it thought that it would be a Lord of The Rings or Narnia. It seems as if they did not take into consideration the ramifications of the religious issue until they had already committed to the project. knowing how American audiences and opinion groups are, you got to wonder what they were thinking -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Who is Your Favorite Joker?
This is exactly the sort of pointless nerd frippery I expect from the Sciffy channel. Or possibly my own blog. Mark Hammil's was totally awesome, though. JJ Mohareb On Dec 10, 2007 3:12 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw this poll on Scifi. I wanted to know what you guys thought. With Batman Returns about to premier, i wanted to know, Who is Your Favorite Joker? The Original - Cesar Romero Jack Nicholson The Cartoon Joker - Mark Hamil The New Joker - Heath Ledger -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Who is Your Favorite Joker?
Totally unfair. They all have advantages. I think that Kilmer Clooney got robbed, becausethey could have done well n the role if they hadn't been handed the really really bad scripts. Hey, here's a question: would you guys like to see a black actor playing Batman? JJ Mohareb On Dec 10, 2007 8:31 AM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, then allow me to toss in more. Who's your favorite Batman? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
[scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith
Has anyone heard anything about Hancock? His first Superhero flick. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html Looks cute. He DOES have a relationship w ith a white woman, so I dunno how well that'll go over. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith
At this point, it's pretty much possible for an established star to put their own production company together, pick a project they want, and get it done themselves. I'm pretty sure he could put something together for a couple million dollars if he wanted to. Look at some of the stuff Clooney has done (Good Night, Good Luck) or the Bobby Kennedy movie. These were projects the creators believed in, so they made them happen. Maybe when his kids are older. JJ Mohareb On Dec 18, 2007 4:39 PM, Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hummminteresting concept. But I'm sure he still a slave to corporate. Now that you bring this up I can't even remember a movie of his that has a black female as his co-star. I was sure that he would link up with a Gab. Union, Janet, Halle, or one of them sisters for a role. But i guess cause he's in sci-fi so much that a lot of his roles didn't call for a love interest or they went the safe route with a Spanish chick. But maybe he will shock us all -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM
So they can sell twice as many tickets. JJ Mohareb On 12/18/07, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems odd that they're making two films out the Hobbit? Anyone know why? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith
True, but there do not seem to be a lot of 'vanity' type projects on there. It may just to get him a bigger slice of the production. However, The Cipha, where A team of rappers with superpowers unite in a futuristic world where hip-hop is outlawed does look interesting. JJ Mohareb On 12/18/07, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw 19 on the IMDB. They followed immediately after his 26 acting credits -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit
With Bruce Campbell as Gandalf. On Dec 20, 2007 8:33 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit Spider-Man director Sam Raimi will return to his genre roots to helm Drag Me to Hell, a supernatural thriller he wrote with his brother, Ivan Raimi, Variety reported. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Credit cards after death
I doubt it. If they find out a customer is dead, they just ask for a copy of the death certificate. JJ Mohareb On Dec 21, 2007 3:43 AM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this a true story??? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film
I presume he means not the board. JJ Mohareb On Dec 23, 2007 7:13 PM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry too...Um, what is the source of the Silver Surfer's power? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the Galactus cloud and all! -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Call for: Worse Saves In SciFi History
Babylon 5: Into the Fire. Get the hell out of our Galaxy! Okay, sure, that's lame. JJ Mohareb On Dec 26, 2007 2:38 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: During our discussion about over the top with bad plot block busters, we started talking about over the worse saves in speculative fiction movies. So far two were raised. They are: 1. Data putting the freakin' Borg *to sleep* to save the day in Star Trek Next Generation 2. How Jeff Goldblum was able to with his Mac laptop and a few hours of virus coding couldn't topple the computer system of a technologically superior society of interstellar conquerors on the first try in Independence Day Got any others -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Is NBC's Merlin Any Good?
Camelot 90210. The wife likes it, but me? Not so much. Justin On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Keith Johnsonkeithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Anyone watching Merlin? I believe former Buffy star Anthony Head is one of the stars. I keep missing it. I've heard it's a lightweight telling of the Arthurian era. Someone likened it to One Tree Hill in the Middle Ages, or perhaps, the lighter aspects of Smallville once all the youngsters took over. I'm curious if it's worth a viewing? http://www.nbc.com/merlin/ -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] adding to the sequel madness
I hope it does not conflict with my Big Mama/Madea fanfic. Justin On 2009-09-03, at 7:15 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: They are making Big Mama 3
Re: [scifinoir2] Heroes Returns--Does Anyone Care?
Count me as no longer watching. Season one was going well, but it ran out of gas at the end and season two was almost unwatchable. I think my wife I still have half of season three on our PVR, alone, unwatched and unloved. Justin On 2009-09-21, at 9:57 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I have to admit, I missed all of last season. A lot of the buzz I heard about it from all over the place, though, was that Heroes wasn't very good. Some say it was okay, better than the abbreviated season two, but nowhere nearly as good as the debut season. Others-- and that's a lot of folks--have said it's just no longer a good show at all. What do y'all say? Anyone here still faithfully watching? If so, what are your thoughts on the show to date?
Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Returns tonight
Yep. Just like Firefly, it nearly got torpedoed by network interference, but once they got past the network mandated motorcycle chases, it got REALLY good. The last several episodes were very good. Plus, Patton Oswalt. The finale was particularly good, especially since it never even got broadcast in the US. Justin On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I missed most of Dollhouse last year. Other sources I've read say it became a really good show. Opinions? Is it worth catching up on and watching? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Returns tonight
To be honest, I still can't figure out why. Apparently it had something to do with there being X number of episodes ordered, but they produced x+1 episodes because they retooled the pilot, so Fox didn't show the last episode. Epitaph one, the final ep, was very neat, and took the show in an interesting direction. Justin On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: The finale of last season wasn't aired in the US? Why not? I'll try to catch up on this show. It's supposed to rain--again--here in Atlanta Saturday. Maybe I'll watch online to catch up. Thanks for the recommendation. - Original Message - From: Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 12:04:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Returns tonight Yep. Just like Firefly, it nearly got torpedoed by network interference, but once they got past the network mandated motorcycle chases, it got REALLY good. The last several episodes were very good. Plus, Patton Oswalt. The finale was particularly good, especially since it never even got broadcast in the US. Justin On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I missed most of Dollhouse last year. Other sources I've read say it became a really good show. Opinions? Is it worth catching up on and watching? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel honcho on War Machine cancellation
Refrigerators in Negros? Justin On 9/28/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I tried to read War Machine, but I didn't like the tone of the books. I get that the tone reflects the title, but it's too much about full-on battles and bullets for me. The other, more important thing I don't like is what's been done to Rhodes himself: another cyborg. I don't know when or how this happened, but Rhodes is essentially part of his armor, a scarred and mutilated man who needs a charge from the armor in order to survice. (Kinda puts a damper on the love life). I may harp on this too much for some, but I really am tired of black male characters being deformed or changed in some way. The years have given us Cyborg, Black Racer, Spawn, Geordi on TNG, etc. So when I pick up recent copies of Iron Man, and then War Machine, I grimaced when seeing Rhodey's skeletal, cyborg face, thought nothing happening here when i saw the lovely Asian doctor working with him. Odd that Tony Stark's great change took the place of being infected with a techno-organic thing called Extremis, which turned him into a living organic suit of armor--yet all the change was invisible to the eye. The Extremis tech enhanced Stark, but did so without making him look like a creature. So for me, change means given Rhodey a human body again (evidently Stark was working on a new body last I checked, and Norman Osborn took), give him a more balanced life aside from that of a man of war, and make him more of a human than simply a machine. - Original Message - From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 6:23:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Marvel honcho on War Machine cancellation http://nauluz.notlong.com Quesada on War Machine cancellation and the characters future. For those of you who missed the announcement (like me) they are canceling War Machine. In this week Cup O' Joe Marvel head honcho goes into the details and the future of the character. Why Cancel War machine? Why not put a Big artist on the book to attract attention why not try a little harder to move him from behind Tony Starks shadow and establish him as his own character by putting him on an Avengers book or something? Joe Quesada: Here's the skinny when you ask, why not just put a BIG artist on the book to attract attention, you make it sound like we operate under a business practice that just tells creators what they have to do as opposed to what they like to work on. Also, let me add that Leo Manco is an AMAZING artist and has done the work of his life on WM, and Greg Pak is one of the industry's top writers, so we put some of our best creative talent on the title. However, in the case of War Machine, much like Runaways, we're retooling and eventually looking to relaunch the book in a way that will garner it some extra attention and hopefully some added readers. We've done this quite successfully in the past, Runaways and She-Hulk being perfect examples of this, and also, while I'm not at liberty to say this, with War Machine, we have some very big plans that have been put into motion, but you'll have to wait a bit to find out what those are. What I can say is that my gut tells me you're going to be seeing more of Jim Rhodes doing his thing, than you ever thought possible. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Quentin Tarantino confirms 'Kill Bill, Vol. 3,' but who's left to kill?
Actually, I believe he mentioned using the actor who played her daughter in the first film, since she'll have actually grown into the role in the intervening decade and a half. I believe he mentioned filming scenes on an ongoing basis. Justin On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Damn! Now the guys have *me* doing it, but when I thought of Copperhead's daughter going after The Bride, my first thought was Rosario Dawson could pull off a kickass woman bent on revenge like nobody's business! Is she too old to play Copperhead's daughter only ten years from now? Sure...but this is Tarentino. I'm sure he could come up with some crazy excuse, and the incongruity of age could add a built in humour to heighten the camp factor. - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ggs...@yahoo.com, Cinque3000 cinque3...@verizon.net, Sincere sincere1...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 2:00:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Quentin Tarantino confirms 'Kill Bill, Vol. 3,' but who's left to kill? During promotion for the first two Kill Bill films, creator Quentin Tarantino hypothisized that he'd like to return for a third installment that would take place 10 years afterward the second film ended. Six years since Vol. 1 and a little over five years since Vol. 2, Tarantino has made waves by letting everyone know he hasn't abandoned his plan. Speaking during a press conference for Inglourious Basterds in Mexico on Saturday, Tarantino says he still plays to shoot Kill Bill 3 in or around 2014. According to Variety, the filmmaker said he'd shoot a different picture inbetween. He's currently contemplating a re-imagining of a number of genres including a Western or a '30's type gangster movie. Kill Bill, Vol. 2 ended with The Bride (Uma Thurman) reunited with her baby and all of her targets killed. Most speculate that Copperhead's daughter, who is spared in Vol. 1 would be the most likely protagonist now that she's all grown up and no doubt has revenge of her own on her mind. The Bill portion of the film would be difficult to incorporate even in flashbacks after David Carradine's death this past summer. More curious is who exactly would produce the feature? It's unclear whether this is a project the Weinstein's were allowed to keep the rights too when they left Miramax in 2005 or whether it would kick back to the recently gutted indie specialty label. Needless to say, parent company Disney would hardly be adverse to making a sequel to a series that has already grossed $332 million worldwide. Plus, the mammoth success of Basterds this summer ensures, at least for the time being, that Tarantino's reign in pop culture is hardly over. Thurman will be seen in theaters later this month in the romantic comedy Motherhood. More on this story as it develops on HitFix. Can you wait another 5 years for a third Kill Bill? Do you think it's still a good idea? http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-10-5-quentin-tarantino-confirms-kill-bill-vol-3-but-who-s-left-to-kill Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@greeneconomypost.com -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up
Bosco, I believe I am in live with you. Justin On 2009-10-22, at 8:27 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote: Shitner Abrams trek debate Insert Yawn Here. Who cares? Abrams made the best Trek Movie ever without the egomaniac crybaby. He'll probably make another really good one with or without anyone's blessing or approval or senior citizen pointless cameo. I think he should go to the biggest Trek Convention in the world and take a dump on a table and walk out. That movie was the bomb. Anyone who doesn't get that can't keep on keepin on with their OS DVD's and reruns. I'll be their opening night havin enough fun for all of em Bosco --- On Thu, 10/22/09, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us Subject: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 1:09 PM http://www.stuff. co.nz/entertainm ent/film/ 2986590/William- Shatner-set- to-be-beamed- up William Shatner set to be beamed up Last updated 13:32 21/10/2009 Hollywood director JJ Abrams appears set to beam William Shatner up to the Star Trek sequel. Abrams suffered plenty of criticism from Star Trek fans when he opted not to cast Shatner, the original Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise, in this year's big screen update of the iconic sci-fi film and TV series. Abrams did cast the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy. Star Trek was one of the most successful films of 2009, earning almost US$400 million (NZ$542.81m) at the worldwide box office, and with a sequel set for release in theatres in 2011, Abrams confirmed Shatner may be offered a role. I would love to work with him, Abrams told reporters in Los Angeles at a press conference to promote the release of the Star Trek DVD. We speak. We actually have a lunch date planned. Abrams opted to make Star Trek a prequel, winding the clock back to the early years of the Star Trek crew with young actors Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott) filling the lead roles. While Abrams and screenwriters Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman managed to find a way to bring Nimoy back, they opted against offering Shatner a role. The dilemma they faced is examined in The Shatner Conundrum, one of the extra features on the Star Trek DVD. It was a foregone conclusion we wanted him in the movie, Abrams explained. The problem was his character died on screen in one of his Trek films and because we decided, very early on, that we wanted to adhere to Trek canon as best we could ... the required machinations to get Shatner into the movie would have been very difficult to do given the story we wanted to tell and also to give him the kind of part that he would be happy with. It was this thing where it would have felt like a gimmick in order to get Shatner in the movie, which would have honestly, to me, been distracting. The success of Abrams' Star Trek and the welcome Pine, Quinto, Pegg and other new actors received from Trekkies will make it easier to introduce Shatner into the sequel, Abrams said. In terms of moving forward, I am open to anything, Abrams added. I feel like the first movie did some of the heavy lifting that needed to be done in order to free us to continue going forward. Maybe there's less of a burden and there's going to be more opportunity to work with him (Shatner). The Star Trek DVD, set for release in Australia on October 29, is filled with extras, including gag reels, three hours of bonus footage, commentary, secrets behind the costumes and sets and deleted scenes that reveal a side story involving Eric Bana's villainous character Nero. The DVD also includes what is billed as ground-breaking augmented reality technology which, through a webcam, allows a 3D holographic tour of the Enterprise. Abrams said the decision to hold the world premiere for Star Trek at the Sydney Opera House in April was the perfect launch pad for the movie. I have been to Sydney before and I loved it the first time, Abrams told AAP in a video interview. This last time it was so surreal. First of all I had never been to the Opera House which could not have been more beautiful. The reception was off the charts. The people were so kind. It was beautiful, maybe not atypical Sydney weather, but I called my wife and said 'We might have to move here'. I am serious. I want to go back not just for professional reasons. I just want to go back because it is fantastic.
Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up
Feh. That was supposed to be love. Justin On 2009-10-22, at 8:38 PM, Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com wrote: Bosco, I believe I am in live with you. Justin On 2009-10-22, at 8:27 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote: Shitner Abrams trek debate Insert Yawn Here. Who cares? Abrams made the best Trek Movie ever without the egomaniac crybaby. He'll probably make another really good one with or without anyone's blessing or approval or senior citizen pointless cameo. I think he should go to the biggest Trek Convention in the world and take a dump on a table and walk out. That movie was the bomb. Anyone who doesn't get that can't keep on keepin on with their OS DVD's and reruns. I'll be their opening night havin enough fun for all of em Bosco --- On Thu, 10/22/09, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us Subject: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 1:09 PM http://www.stuff. co.nz/entertainm ent/film/ 2986590/William- Shatner-set- to-be-beamed- up William Shatner set to be beamed up Last updated 13:32 21/10/2009 Hollywood director JJ Abrams appears set to beam William Shatner up to the Star Trek sequel. Abrams suffered plenty of criticism from Star Trek fans when he opted not to cast Shatner, the original Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise, in this year's big screen update of the iconic sci-fi film and TV series. Abrams did cast the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy. Star Trek was one of the most successful films of 2009, earning almost US$400 million (NZ$542.81m) at the worldwide box office, and with a sequel set for release in theatres in 2011, Abrams confirmed Shatner may be offered a role. I would love to work with him, Abrams told reporters in Los Angeles at a press conference to promote the release of the Star Trek DVD. We speak. We actually have a lunch date planned. Abrams opted to make Star Trek a prequel, winding the clock back to the early years of the Star Trek crew with young actors Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott) filling the lead roles. While Abrams and screenwriters Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman managed to find a way to bring Nimoy back, they opted against offering Shatner a role. The dilemma they faced is examined in The Shatner Conundrum, one of the extra features on the Star Trek DVD. It was a foregone conclusion we wanted him in the movie, Abrams explained. The problem was his character died on screen in one of his Trek films and because we decided, very early on, that we wanted to adhere to Trek canon as best we could ... the required machinations to get Shatner into the movie would have been very difficult to do given the story we wanted to tell and also to give him the kind of part that he would be happy with. It was this thing where it would have felt like a gimmick in order to get Shatner in the movie, which would have honestly, to me, been distracting. The success of Abrams' Star Trek and the welcome Pine, Quinto, Pegg and other new actors received from Trekkies will make it easier to introduce Shatner into the sequel, Abrams said. In terms of moving forward, I am open to anything, Abrams added. I feel like the first movie did some of the heavy lifting that needed to be done in order to free us to continue going forward. Maybe there's less of a burden and there's going to be more opportunity to work with him (Shatner). The Star Trek DVD, set for release in Australia on October 29, is filled with extras, including gag reels, three hours of bonus footage, commentary, secrets behind the costumes and sets and deleted scenes that reveal a side story involving Eric Bana's villainous character Nero. The DVD also includes what is billed as ground-breaking augmented reality technology which, through a webcam, allows a 3D holographic tour of the Enterprise. Abrams said the decision to hold the world premiere for Star Trek at the Sydney Opera House in April was the perfect launch pad for the movie. I have been to Sydney before and I loved it the first time, Abrams told AAP in a video interview. This last time it was so surreal. First of all I had never been to the Opera House which could not have been more beautiful. The reception was off the charts. The people were so kind. It was beautiful, maybe not atypical Sydney weather, but I called my wife and said 'We might have to move here'. I am serious. I want to go back not just for professional reasons. I just want to go back because it is fantastic.
Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Titans: Blackest Night
You mean.. Dove? Seriously, I have no idea what your question is. Justin On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't read Teen Titans (or any other comic, currently) so tell me true - is the woman on the cover of this issue (link below) some kind of broke ass Storm? ~rave? http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/2009/10/29/new-comics-10-28-09/ -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Teen Titans: Blackest Night
God, I never noticed that! Characters with skim tight costumes in a superhero comic! Justin On 2009-11-03, at 11:20 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Do I mean Dove? Seriously, doesn't this character with her white hair and skin-tight black suit, look like Storm? ~rave? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@... wrote: You mean.. Dove? Seriously, I have no idea what your question is. Justin On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: I don't read Teen Titans (or any other comic, currently) so tell me true - is the woman on the cover of this issue (link below) some kind of broke ass Storm? ~rave? http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/2009/10/29/new-comics-10-28-09/ -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] the weirdest musical ever!
Still not as strange as Toxic Avenger: the Musical. I've seen ED:tM twice so far. If you get to go, make sure you sit in the splash zone. Justin On 2009-11-04, at 6:51 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: http://vancouver.evildeadthemusical.com/ I think its time that we had a sit down talk with Canada...
Re: [scifinoir2] 10 underated depictions of the apocalypse
This is truth. Plus, hey, black chick. Justin On 2009-11-12, at 3:29 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote: Y the Last Man is awesomely good. It's fun, funny, poignant, heartbreaking and delightful. Well worth the invest of time and money B --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 10 underated depictions of the apocalypse To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 4:36 PM But number six is the movie Testament! At last! How many times have I crowed right here about what a beautiful, poignant film that is. I think i just posted about it in the last few weeks. Testament is often lost amidst the memories of the showier, and far less resonant TV miniseries The Day After. That last is still very good, and has some frightening scenes of nuclear winter--Carl Sagan was an advisor after all. But Testament has a much closer-to- home human impact that's far more devastating. I've never read Y: the Last Man. Should I? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:43:03 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] 10 underated depictions of the apocalypse How Children of Men falls so far down on that list is beyond me... that Emmerich dreck should be holding up the bottom, IMO. 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: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com From: ravena...@yahoo. com Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:30:25 + Subject: [scifinoir2] 10 underated depictions of the apocalypse http://woyita. notlong.com Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.
Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Renewal Looking More Likely
I don't think there's any maybe about it. Justin On 16-May-09, at 1:19 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe I'm jaded but it just feels sort of rehashed of another show and overly predictable. On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote: Dollhouse has amazing plot, lots of layers, great story telling and Whedon's trademark stellar character development. What makes you think it's weak on plot. Seasonal Story Arc was killah. B --- On Fri, 5/15/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Renewal Looking More Likely To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 9:10 PM Here is another show that is weak on science and plot but still kind of entertaining. On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multicultur aladvantage. com wrote: Dollhouse Renewal Looking More Likely By Charlie Jane Anders, 12:27 PM on Fri May 15 2009, 2,975 views is leaning toward renewing Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, based on strong DVR/online numbers. Much depends on eleventh-hour negotiations, with Fox wanting a cheaper show. Apparently, execs like the show, especially the latest episodes. Fingers crossed! -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ of_darkness/ -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] 'MacGruber' May Be Next SNL Film
I'm disappointed that none of you seem to remember The Blues Brothers. Justin On 24-May-09, at 7:36 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: For me, it was painfully UNfunny, as was every SNL movie save Wayne's World. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] 'MacGruber' May Be Next SNL Film Date : Sun, 24 May 2009 04:21:55 -0700 From : Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Oh come on. It wasn't that bad was it? I think that they had a lot of funny catch phrases in it, and it didn't take itself too seriously. SNL has had a LONG dry spell of truly funny people. I think the last funny person that has been on the show is Will Farrell and he is danger of being overexposed. On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 4:14 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: I remember it well, Mr Worf. I'll now spend the rest of the day trying to *forget* it... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] 'MacGruber' May Be Next SNL Film Date : Sun, 24 May 2009 02:59:09 -0700 From : Mr. Worf To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Wayne's World was funny. I can't think of any of the other ones that were able to do well outside of the show. Anyone remember A Night at the Roxburys? On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: I saw Mc Gruber once for five minutes. It was funny, but it was only five minutes. I’m not sure it would be funny for an hour. So, ha ve any SNL films been successful? *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] *On Behalf Of *Martin Baxter *Sent:* Saturday, May 23, 2009 4:58 PM *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [RE][scifinoir2] 'MacGruber' May Be Next SNL Film Another in the long line of successful SNL films... :P -[ Received Mail Content ]-- *Subject : *[scifinoir2] 'MacGruber' May Be Next SNL Film *Date : *Sat, 23 May 2009 14:38:27 -0700 *From : *Tracey de Morsella *To : * 'MacGruber' May Be Next SNL Film by Monika Bartyzel May 19th 2009 // 12:45PM Filed under: Comedy , Deals , RumorMonger http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/05/mac052009.jpg The season might be over after Will Ferrell wrapped it up in a nice bow, but the Saturday Night Live train keeps truckin'. When the George Foster Peabody Awards were held the other day in New York City, it became an SNL news releasing zone. Besides talking about their hunt for new writers and stars, Lorne Michaels talked about movies. Specifically, he told 6e8b382c253723efd The Hollywood Reporter that a big feature film for MacGruber is being considered, and that it would have to be in the summer because we are back in production in the fall. Not this summer, I'd imagine, since they're still in discussions. Hello timely spoofs and product placement! You might remember that New Line started the quest for a new MacGyver back p:/www.cinematical.com/2009/03/16/macgyver-heads-for-the-big- screen/ in March, so naturally it'd make sense to match that with Will Forte's MacGyver spoof. And oh, the product placement that's possible! If you Google MacGruber, you'll be greeted by a sea of blog posts and clips of the SNL/Pepsi commercials where the hero hands in his mixed drink for an obsession with Pepsi products. But could this be anything other than a short skit stretched way too long? The skits are a silly laugh, but I fear a feature might send it into eye-rolling Rob Schneider territory. Are you primed for an hour and a half of supreme MacGruber action? MacGruber~! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
So, anyone catch this week's DW? Instead of Generic guy vs Generic guy, they set up William Wallace Shaka Zulu. Once again we see, if you have a piece of equipment that will blind your opponent, Leave that at home! You can see the followup here: http://www.spike.com/video/aftermath-william/3178462 Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Pontypool
I saw it the same weekend Watchmen came out. Mchattie and the two
female leads were all in attendance. There was a qa, but Canuck
sheepishness took over and no one actually asked any questions. In
retrospect, I regret not letting Mr. Mchattie know that that was the
best movie I'd seen him in that weekend.
My wife pointed out that it would work very well as either a stage
play or a radio drama, which is a little ironic.
Justin
On 1-Jun-09, at 12:53 PM, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote:
I really want to see it but none of our theaters is showing it and I
don't have the IFC pay channel.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Grayson Reyes-Cole
grayson.reyesc...@... wrote:
We just watched this movie. Have to admit I loved it. Has anyone
else seen it? The entire movie takes place in a remote Ontario radio
station, with a charismatic Stephen McHattie playing the grizzled
radio host trying to report on a bizarre phenomenon outside without
any anchor in reality or context in which to put the strange things
he's hearing through the phone in lines, from other radio stations,
and even his reporters in the field. There were many awesome quotes
but here is my favorite:
That was our own Ken Looney interviewing a screaming baby coming
from Mary Gulf's eldest son's dying gasp. That was a little baby. A
tiny little baby.
Oh yeah... and there's Honey the missing cat.
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Re: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
It was a total Rip! Justin On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: It was pretty good. I keep missing the latest one: Taliban vs. the IRA. Now that's a wild match! -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
Yeah, Taliban Vs IRA.
I was dissapointed in the conclusion(no spoilers, I guess). And they
didn't seem to see fit to mention how close it was.
Justin
On 4-Jun-09, at 12:47 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Which one: Taliban vs. IRA? Why is that?
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Wallace
It was a total Rip!
Justin
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Keith Johnson
keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote:
It was pretty good. I keep missing the latest one: Taliban vs. the
IRA. Now
that's a wild match!
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Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel Aims For 4 Movies A Year, Leading To World Domination
You miss the important note there, George: Ant Man, as directed by Edgar Wright. It will rock. Plus, he IS one of the founding Avengers. Justin On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:48 PM, George Arterberrybrotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Marvel's going to the well one too many times.Ant Man??!!! give me a break -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white?
Yeah, but every character on B5 was like that. Justin On 9-Jun-09, at 12:26 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: He still falls into the stereotyped black character which is usually you can't be good and balanced. There must be a major character flaw somewhere... How many times we have watched a show with a bright black character and a season or two in they have some sort of mental breakdown or need rehab? (Another favorite is the couple of lines an episode syndrome. A good example is the police chief on Law and Order.) From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 9:43 AM *pulling up my B5 bootstraps* Sorry Mr. Worf, if you thought Franklin wasn't a fleshed out character you must not have watched much Babylon 5. Richard Biggs (R.I.P.) did an incredible job with the role and he was in a lot of ways the heart of the show. Dr. Franklin had a great character arc. Just a few things off the top of my head: -His character was defined early. He was one of the best and brightest but his career was nearly derailed because he refused to turn over his data on Minbari biology to Earthforce's bioweapons program. -The relationship with his father was explored during the show. Both were strong willed and the friction between them was palpable. Franklin loved his father and you could see it in his face when he saw that General Franklin survived a ill planned invasion. -He ran an Underground Railroad for the telepaths that escaped from Psi-Corps. -He was liasion to the Mars Resistance and had a relationshp with their leader Number One. -Had more than one real romantic relationship during the course of the show. -His perfectionism and workaholic attitude during a time of war lead to his dependence on stims. The fallout from it lead to his walkabout. Franklin was a fully fleshed out and very important character. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ ... wrote: The reason why we forgot about Dr. Franklin is because he was a forgettable character. Most of the black characters on tv are rarely fleshed out. There are a few exceptions (Worf, Sisco, Jordy) but for the most part the black characters are usually delegated to the role of mysterious servants. We have no life or culture outside of the whiteman's world. Or worse, black characters are saddled with addiction. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ ...wrote: B. you are totally correct. B5 was one of my favorite shows. i totally enjoyed Dr. Franklins character. thinking about, from Enterprise, ST:OS, ST:TNG, and Voyager all had one Black character in the ensemble. and if u do not count Tuvok from Voyager (since he was supposedly Vulcan) then they had no Blacks. the future must be a very bland place. --- On *Fri, 6/5/09, B. Smith daikaiju66@ ...* wrote: From: B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 1:34 PM This artical forgot another major black scifi tv character: Dr. Franklin from B5. He didn't fall into the usual tropes that the aricle railed about. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.comhttp://mc/compose? to=scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com , Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ ... wrote: Martin, it was Captain Tryla Scott, commander of the USS Renegade. episode 25 from season 1. she did not die. her parasite simply died after they killed the mother parasite that had infected Commander Remmick.à ‚ loved that episode. picard said tryla scott, said u made captain faster than anyone in starfleet history. present company included. are you really that good? she looks him straight in the eyes and said yes i am. prefect! Fate. --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.comhttp://mc/compose? to=scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 7:48 AM Keith, if memory serves, she was 27 when she made captain. She met Picard in the ep in which Picard was called out to some waay out-of-the-way planet by an old friend and fellow Starfleet captain, along with another captain, to enlist Picard's aid in fighting the threat posed by a bunch of slug-like aliens who were taking over Starfleet officers. One had already taken over the Commanding Admiral and his aide, the guy who conducted the interviews with all of the Enterprise's officers to determine if
Re: [scifinoir2] What TV Shows Should Be Animated To Stay Alive?
That wouuld be horrible, if it were in fact true. http://www.ghostbustersgame.com/us/index.html But there he is. Justin On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Mr. Worfhellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I just saw an ad for the new videogame on tv. The video game completely cuts out Ernie Hudson. Can someone tell me why they keep leaving out black dude? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] What TV Shows Should Be Animated To Stay Alive?
Yes, the player character in addition to the original four. Justin On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Mr. Worfhellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: That's not the commercial. Also at the end of the trailer there are 5 ghostbusters? On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com wrote: That wouuld be horrible, if it were in fact true. http://www.ghostbustersgame.com/us/index.html But there he is. Justin On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Mr. Worfhellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I just saw an ad for the new videogame on tv. The video game completely cuts out Ernie Hudson. Can someone tell me why they keep leaving out black dude? -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com 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/ -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Top Paid Actors in Hollywood
Having recently watched ten minutes of The Klumps, I can only say Murphy has burned any cred he has ever earned with a blue flame. I retroactively made Beverly Hills Cop worse. Justin On 16-Jun-09, at 1:00 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Here is what is said about Smith: Critics lambasted his two latest movies, Hancock and Seven Pounds, but they were both still hits -- earning $800 million between them. While this may be factual it was not relevant to the story (Top Paid Actors). I consider this throwing dirt to tarnish Smith's singular accomplishments. Here is what is NOT said about Harrison Ford: The five movies he has made since 2000 (excluding Kingdom) have grossed $53.6 million and he hasn't had a box office hit since 2000's What Lies Beneath. (you exclude Beneath and his box office slips to $28.5 mil per film). Mr. Murphy, on the other hand has opened 14 movies since 2000 and his domestic gross per movie is $123.5 million (including Pluto Nash's $4 million box office). Mr. Murphy has been a top ten box office star since Beverly Hills Cop in 1984. Who else in the class of '84 is not only still relevant but still a top-lining first run movie star? (For those of you scoring at home, Tom Cruise did not become a top ten box office star until 1986 (Top Gun)and Tom Hanks did not become one until 1988 (Big). Mr. Murphy gets nowhere near the respect he deserves. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer clockwork...@... wrote: How is the author throwing dirt? Eddie's last movie was a flop and Big Will opens better than anyone... On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:36 PM, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: It is interesting to me that the author of this piece finds it necessary to throw dirt on the only two black actors on this list even though, unlike the others on this list, they are consistently among the top ten earners, year in and year out. Nobody is more resilient at the box office than Will Smith. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Hollywood's Top-Earning Actors by Dorothy Pomerantz June 11, 2009 Harrison Ford is riding high again, while funnyman Will Ferrell is firing blanks. Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.comFor the past five years, it seemed that Harrison Ford was happier out of the spotlight than on the silver screen. Since 2000, Ford has appeared in only four movies, none of which made much of an impression at the box office. That all changed in 2008 when Ford strapped back on his trusty whip and went adventuring again in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , the fourth film in the Indiana Jones series. In order to lure Ford out of his semi-retirement, Paramount agreed to a lucrative deal that split almost all of the film's earnings (after the studio made back its production and advertising costs) between Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas . As a result of the deal, Ford earned $65 million between June 2008 and June 2009, making him the highest-paid actor on our annual Celebrity 100 list. (Even though the movie was released in May of 2008, Ford didn't earn his money until several months later.) In Pictures: Hollywood's Top-Earning Actors To figure out earnings, we talked to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine what the stars earned as upfront pay on movies they are currently shooting, as well as backend pay earned after a movie hit the theaters. We also looked at any money actors might have earned from doing ads for things like beer, banks and coffee. Coming in behind Ford with $55 million is Adam Sandler . The funnyman had two successful movies last year, You Don't Mess With The Zohan and Bedtime Stories, plus he earned a big paycheck for the upcoming Judd Apatow movie Funny People, in which he plays a comedian who thinks he might be dying. In third is Will Smith , often considered in Hollywood to be the one person who can open any movie in the U.S. and abroad. That all changed in 2008 when Ford strapped back on his trusty whip and went adventuring again in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth film in the Indiana Jones series. In order to lure Ford out of his semi- retirement, Paramount agreed to a lucrative deal that split almost all of the film's earnings (after the studio made back its production and advertising costs) between Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Hancock and Seven Pounds, but they were both still hits -- earning $800 million between them. Eddie Murphy lands in fourth place on our list despite his disastrous film Meet Dave. The movie, which was made for an estimated $60 million, earned only $50 million at the worldwide box
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
Such a fine film, and her character had such a mouth on her. Justin On 16-Jun-09, at 11:06 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Rent Isaac Hayes underappreciated Black exploitation classic Truck Turner and she her in a whole new light. --- On Tue, 6/16/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 8:06 AM No chauvinism in recognizing beauty. I was flipping channels (a chore without a remote), and I saw her at that console. I was just back from 18 months in the Philippines, and I was appreciating Black Women. And here is Uhura. Lawd! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT From: C.W. Badie Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:39 -0700 (PDT) To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list ...And consistently the most beautiful babe on the show...pardon the chauvinism, but she was gorgeous! --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.brennan@ gmail.com wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.brennan@ gmail..com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 12:26 PM I dunno, I've always thought Uhura kicked ass. :D ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:22 PM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: Beware of the Disposable Negro Effect which is akin to the butterfly effect. You may think a negro is disposable but then you remove them and all heck breaks loose. I mean haven't you seen Douglass Turner Ward's Day of Absence where all the negroes disappear one day and all the white folks don't have a clue as to what to do? I mean take something as innocuous as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek. You would think she was a disposable negro, afterall, anybody can answer the phone, but it totally ignores the fact that her showing up on the bridge everyday in those boots and that mini-skirt made the mens, James T. and the rest of dem, happy - heck - eager to come to work. Remove Uhura and it gone get snarly, snarky and plum ugly up in there quick and in a hurry. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, George Arterberry brotherfromhoward@ ... wrote: Please list the greatest disposible Negroes in sci-fi.What is a disposible Negro you ask? Well if he or she is removed from the storyline it wont change one iota. I'll nominate Anastasia Dee Dualla and her totally uncalled for suicide in Battlestar Galactica. I mean we needed at least some sisters in modern-day Tanzinia to help repopulate the human race. There are so many others to list,where do i start? - - -- Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/ add? fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links Messages in this topic (8) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=map MARKETPLACE (1) New IQ Challenge. 92.6% of Americans get this question wrong!. How Many Triangles? 92.6% of Americans Fail this Question!. Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, for the world and for each other Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe RECENT ACTIVITY 1 New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! Groups
[scifinoir2] Can't Stop the Serenity fundraiser for Equality Now
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/ Just a quick note that this weekend and next weekend will see charity screenings of Joss Whedon's Serenity. This is the fourth year fans of Firefly Serenity have gathered to raise funds for Equality now. You can see the events here: http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/events/ You can buy tickets at the door. I'm going to be attending the Toronto showing along with several hundred other browncoats. Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Serenity
Or, see if you've got a screening in your town tomorrow and catch it with a big crowd of fans. Justin On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: forget the SciFi channel of it. grab the DVD and watch it uncut. i tried 2 watch it on SciFi, but they butchered it with cuts here and there. Fate. --- On *Fri, 6/19/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com*wrote: From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Serenity To: SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:15 PM I just watched this movie on the SciFi channel. I liked it! Anybody else see it? Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] for the Gamers (Roll Call: Name Your Favorite Games) Pt 2
See, you're totally a minis dude. I'm more an RPG kind of guy. I just finished a year long 4E game, which was ooldes of fun, and now we're playing something similar to Dying Earth. Very enjoyable, as well. I'm finding board games awesome these days. Pandemic is a cooperative game where everyone is working to fight world spanning diseases. Race for the Galaxy is a card game where everyone tries to build a space empire before the game ends. Justin On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 5:57 PM, votomguy votom...@yahoo.com wrote: As a gamer, I hate to say that I don't visit this site as often as I would like. (I often get sucked into gaming forums) Anywho I thought I'd try to revive this thread and see what happens. My favorite Games are Heavy Gear, Battletech, Vor: the Maelstrom, Void, CAV. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear, Necromunda and I have a Primal Horizon demo on Friday. I have pics of some games that I've played that I wouldn't mind posting. (if it's ok with the admins) Like most gamers, I don't think any of the games I like would translate into movies, but there are Battletech, Vor, and Necromunda novels. I wouldn't mind seeing some Heavy Gear novels. Anywho, what are YOU playing? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, tdemorsella tdli...@... wrote: Aubrey and Adrianne's post reminded me that hamers tend to stay hidden on this list. Let's change that Why don't you guys come out of hiding. Please declare your favorites, the ones you would like to see be made into movies and those you hate. Also, tell us why. Thanks Tracey -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Who remembers Marvel Comics EPIC magazine?
I particularly rember getting an issue in my first convention swag bag, and being positively scandalized at the female nudity within. Okay, I was 12. Justin On 2009-06-30, at 12:08 PM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: It was their attempt to mimic Heavy Metal. I found my issues after cleaning up my flooded basement. The premeire issue came out in the fall of 1980.I hadn't read those issues in years.Rereading them now. They should have stuck with the concept.Some great pre-graphic novelizations.
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans?
Do you hate yourself? If so, go see Transformers. Otherwise, run far away. Justin On 2009-07-02, at 2:27 PM, Milton Davis mv_media_...@yahoo.com wrote: Still debating if I should see Transformers 2.. --- On Thu, 7/2/09, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:04 PM Always a good Plan B. I just finished A. Lee Martinez's Monster (awesome Gaimanesque fun) and I have Warren Fahy's Fragment in addition to some other things in the to be read pile. I might finally get to watch Let The Right One In in addition to Blade Runner. I finally watched Caprica the other night and managed to sit through 3 minutes of The Spirit before I gave up. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: I'd hoped finally to be able to get to the movies to see Up and The Hangover, but a crimp in my financial outlook has come up, and I need to tighten my belt. Odds are, SF for me will be TZ and the stack of unread books I have on hand.. :-( -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:21 - From : B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Is anyone going to the movies, watching the Twilight Zone marathon or doing anything else fun or exciting this weekend? I plan to cook a few brontosaurus burgers and finally watch the Blade Runner special edition when it gets too hot outside. My wife has never seen the movie so I'm torn on whether to show her the international version(my favorite) or the Final Cut with the remastered special effects. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans?
Milton, ignore what Augustus said. Just don't see this movie. It will make you a worse person. Seeing this movie is the moral equivalent of shoplifting a bag of socks. Justin On 2009-07-03, at 3:16 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: Milton, overlook what Justin said. go and see the movie. like the last post said. it's just good mind numbing 2 1/2 hours of fun. Fate. --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Milton Davis mv_media_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Milton Davis mv_media_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 2:16 PM LOL! --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Justin Mohareb justinmohareb@ gmail.com wrote: From: Justin Mohareb justinmohareb@ gmail.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 7:11 PM Do you hate yourself? If so, go see Transformers. Otherwise, run far away. Justin On 2009-07-02, at 2:27 PM, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com wrote: Still debating if I should see Transformers 2.. --- On Thu, 7/2/09, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo. com wrote: From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo. com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:04 PM Always a good Plan B. I just finished A. Lee Martinez's Monster (awesome Gaimanesque fun) and I have Warren Fahy's Fragment in addition to some other things in the to be read pile. I might finally get to watch Let The Right One In in addition to Blade Runner. I finally watched Caprica the other night and managed to sit through 3 minutes of The Spirit before I gave up. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: I'd hoped finally to be able to get to the movies to see Up and The Hangover, but a crimp in my financial outlook has come up, and I need to tighten my belt. Odds are, SF for me will be TZ and the stack of unread books I have on hand.. :-( -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:21 - From : B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Is anyone going to the movies, watching the Twilight Zone marathon or doing anything else fun or exciting this weekend? I plan to cook a few brontosaurus burgers and finally watch the Blade Runner special edition when it gets too hot outside. My wife has never seen the movie so I'm torn on whether to show her the international version(my favorite) or the Final Cut with the remastered special effects. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans?
There's a reason that very few people make the mistake of conflating popular and good. Justin On 2009-07-03, at 4:57 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: then Milton, me and about 50 million other people all around the world are sock thieves. like the paper said the number 1 movie in the world. now if Justin has something better, then J, offer it. --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com wrote: From: Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 3:20 PM Milton, ignore what Augustus said. Just don't see this movie. It will make you a worse person. Seeing this movie is the moral equivalent of shoplifting a bag of socks. Justin On 2009-07-03, at 3:16 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com wrote: Milton, overlook what Justin said. go and see the movie. like the last post said. it's just good mind numbing 2 1/2 hours of fun. Fate. --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Milton Davis mv_media_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Milton Davis mv_media_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 2:16 PM LOL! --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Justin Mohareb justinmohareb@ gmail.com wrote: From: Justin Mohareb justinmohareb@ gmail.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 7:11 PM Do you hate yourself? If so, go see Transformers. Otherwise, run far away. Justin On 2009-07-02, at 2:27 PM, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com wrote: Still debating if I should see Transformers 2.. --- On Thu, 7/2/09, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo. com wrote: From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo. com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:04 PM Always a good Plan B. I just finished A. Lee Martinez's Monster (awesome Gaimanesque fun) and I have Warren Fahy's Fragment in addition to some other things in the to be read pile. I might finally get to watch Let The Right One In in addition to Blade Runner. I finally watched Caprica the other night and managed to sit through 3 minutes of The Spirit before I gave up. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: I'd hoped finally to be able to get to the movies to see Up and The Hangover, but a crimp in my financial outlook has come up, and I need to tighten my belt. Odds are, SF for me will be TZ and the stack of unread books I have on hand.. :-( -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Any Weekend Sci-Fi Plans? Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:21 - From : B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Is anyone going to the movies, watching the Twilight Zone marathon or doing anything else fun or exciting this weekend? I plan to cook a few brontosaurus burgers and finally watch the Blade Runner special edition when it gets too hot outside. My wife has never seen the movie so I'm torn on whether to show her the international version(my favorite) or the Final Cut with the remastered special effects. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [scifinoir2] Man Pays Thousands for Obscure Video Game
I just want to point out that there are more copies of Action Comics # 1 available than this game. For context. Justin On 2009-07-07, at 12:00 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Wow, talk about a fan. How many PS3's, Wii's, XBox 360's, Sega Genesis' (I still have that console, it's great), SNES' (ditto), and 3DO's --complete with full game libraries--could he have bought with that much dough? *** http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/the-17-500-video-game/1332488 The $17,500 video game by Mike Smith Buzz up! July 6 1:32 P.M. Would you pay $17,500 for this? Think $60 video games are too expensive? You won't hear any argument from us, but you might from JJ Hendricks, a collector who just paid a clinically insane $17,500 for an obscure NES game from 1990. The game in question is an ultra-rare, gold-colored version of Nintendo World Championships, a cartridge specially produced for use in a Nintendo-sponsored gaming contest. According to Wikipedia only 26 were created, and Hendricks calls it the Holy Grail of video game collectors. The game itself has a time limit of just 6 minutes and 21 seconds and consists of three short segments from other NES games: Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and Rad Racer. Players are scored according to their performance in each game, and their scores are totaled once the time limit expires. Doesn't sound too riveting to us, but then somehow we doubt Hendricks is in it for the gameplay. And while $17,500 might seem a bit much for a collection of ones and zeroes, Hendricks actually got a bargain: the game was originally listed on eBay for a cool $25,000.
Re: [scifinoir2] Ryan Reynolds casts as Green Lanthern
If you watch any of his films you'll realize you are incorrect. He's done great in comedy and action roles and has a great dollop of movie star charisma. There's a reason people were excited about his casting as Deadpool and now as GL. Justin On 2009-07-11, at 9:02 AM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Reyonds is the Hollywood beefcake flavor of the month.His casting is a sign that character development be damned.This has Daredevil written all over it. --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Ryan Reynolds casts as Green Lanthern To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 6:52 AM yes you will probably be alone in that one. the reason I like Steward is because his character is more human than hal jordan or kyle. Stewart is a more complex person with flaws that makes him likeable. i never like the original origin of hal becoming GL. ring searches out the man without fear. truth be, they did make hal better later, but i just like Jon Stewart (also because both of us serve in the Marine Corps...but that's just me). Fate. --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Omari Confer clockworkman@ gmail.com wrote: From: Omari Confer clockworkman@ gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Ryan Reynolds casts as Green Lanthern To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 6:34 AM I missed Martin's point of view but I am not sure about how I would feel about a Jon Stewart GL in the movie. I know I will be alone on this but I find it more insulting to put in the 3rd favorite Lantern in the first live action GL movie just for Affirmative Action sake. Reynolds is a great choice c w m On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com wrote: so i guess there will be no Blacks in the JL moive, especially since they are either going with the GL secret identity will be Hal or Kyle. so long Jon Stewart! guess i will adopt Martin's point of view and not watch this one either. Fate. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After an intense months-long search, Warner Bros. has chosen Ryan Reynolds to play the title character in Green Lantern, the studio's live-action movie based on the DC Comics hero. Reynolds and his representatives entered negotiations for the part Friday, after the studio held two rounds of screen tests for the actor, Bradley Cooper and Jared Leto. Justin Timberlake also did a screen test. The film is being directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti. One reason for the lengthy search process was that De Line, Campbell and the studio each had a different favorite among the finalists, making it difficult to come to a consensus. If the deal is completed, it would make Reynolds the only actor to have played heroes for both Marvel and DC. He recently starred in a comic-book movie, 20th Century Fox's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, in which he played Deadpool, also known as the Merc with a Mouth. The character is being developed for a spin-off in which Reynolds will star. He also played Marvel's vampire hunter Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity. Lantern is Reynolds second stab at a DC Comics hero. A few years ago, he was attached to play the comic company's speedster The Flash. -- clockworkman blog http://centralheati ngblog.blogspot. com STRING THEORY http://www.stringth eory.mypodcast. com Netflix Friends http://www.netflix. com/BeMyFriend/ P5Vr384ukvNnY78x UJOT
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Penguin soap opera: Straight-gay love triangle ignites debate
Probably. Justin On 2009-07-20, at 8:20 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: Am I the only person who's amazed that this is even drawing debate? -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Penguin soap opera: Straight-gay love triangle ignites debate Date : Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:46:38 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://chueme.notlong.com From the Los Angeles Times Love triangle on Penguin Island arouses passionate debate At the San Francisco Zoo, Harry left male partner Pepper for Linda. Now the blogosphere is enthralled with the scandal, arguing about whether homosexuality is a lifestyle choice. By Maria L. La Ganga July 17, 2009 Reporting from San Francisco The blogosphere has been buzzing for days over the perky widow who stole the handsome gay guy from his lo ngtime partner. She's been called a home wrecker and the sobriquet that rhymes with witch, and lambasted as a wretch who only lives for her own happiness, no matter who gets hurt. Cherchez la femme notwithstanding, the saga of Linda and Harry and poor, cuckolded Pepper has ignited a fierce debate about whether homosexuality is a choice. Even People magazine has called for details. So it goes on Penguin Island at the San Francisco Zoo, where the news recently broke that Harry ditched Pepper, his male burrowmate of six years, leaving zookeepers scrambling to explain what one described as the big philosophical issues. The love triangle has spurred a nature-versus-nurture debate about whether animals or people are hard-wired to be heterosexual or homosexual, said Harrison Edell, curator of birds. There are people who are trying to draw conclusions from our birds, and I'm not really sure whether that can be done. One recent zoo guest posed the other big question about the avian antics: Is this something that only happens in San Francisco? The answer to that one, thank goodness, is a lot simpler: No. At New York City's Central Park Zoo a few years back, Silo left Roy for Scrappy, a California girl who joined them via Sea World. The East Coast's unhappy threesome are chinstrap penguins, the West's are magellanics. Aside from that, the saga's pretty much the same: Boy meets boy. Boy loses boy. Girl takes blame. Talking heads take notice. Christian website OneNewsNow.com quoted a pro-family advocate on Thursday who parsed the Harry-Pepper split as proof that nature prefers heterosexual relationships. Matt Barber, director of cultural affairs with the conservative Liberty Counsel, took a more tongue-in-cheek approach in a column on Townhall.com that ended with a veiled comparison of Pepper and former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, who was arrested for homosexual lewd conduct in an airport bathroom. In recent days he has reportedly been spotted waddling around the zoo's public men's room, skulking in stalls and inexplicably tapping his flipper. There's even speculation that, as things continue to spiral, he may consider a run for public office. Other commentators were more sympathetic to Pepper. John wrote on a blog called The Friggin Loon that he is heartbroken for the lovelorn loser and hopes that he finds another male penguin that is ten times hotter than Harry! The blog Queerty.com floated another possibility: Maybe, the writer posited, Harry is actually bi? In their six years together, Pepper and Harry were foster fathers to a couple of abandoned eggs and hatched a chick named Norris. They lived near Linda and her partner Fig, a kind of Penguin Island older statesman who controlled not one but two burrows, said Edell, the bird curator. Fig died in January, and Linda kept them both. For penguins, real estate means a lot, Edell noted, so as far as penguins go, she was a pretty attractive prospect. Harry started hanging around. Then he moved in. Linda laid two fertile eggs. Pepper was left living the bachelor's life, along with seven other lonely guys on Penguin Island. Some have argued that Harry and Pepper hooked up because of supply and demand. And the truth is that there aren't enough females on the island -- 21 for the 29 males. But if that were the only factor, Edell said, there would have been four same-sex pairings instead of just Harry and Pepper. Today, there are none. We'll be really interested in the next year or two to see if Pepper pairs up again, and with whom, Edell said. Give me a call in March. maria.laga...@latimes.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [scifinoir2] Did Harry Potter escape third movie curse?
Not sure where you're going with this, Rave. The third Harty Potter film was Prisoner of Azkaban, which was the best of the Potter films. If you did see Order of the Pheonix recently you probably did see it before. Justin On 2009-07-20, at 1:35 PM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: It can be argued that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a better movie than either of the first two movies Chris Columbus directed. Beyond that, can it be suggested that the Potter movies benefit from each being a translation of a fully-fleshed novel? The James Bond (Goldfinger is a heck of a triple) and the Bourne Identity franchises also seem to benefit from their lineage from actual novels. By the by, I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix the other night and I sat there thinking, Haven't I seen all this before? ~rave?
Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood: Children of Earth
Are these the same guys who posted the totally reliable report that the TARDIS would be a toilet next season? Justin On 2009-07-23, at 9:46 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: Adrianne, I read a review of this on a Brit SF site, and their summation was that Torchwood would have *really* have to blow the doors off with the upcoming season to even keep pace with this one. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood: Children of Earth Date : Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:36:27 -0400 From : Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Nope, but watched it all already. It was the best scifi writing I've seen in ages, but also the most...emotionally impacting. That's all I'm gonna say without being spoilery. It was BRILLIANT. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:26 PM, B. Smith wrote: Please tell me I'm not the only one watching this. The first part was the most pleasing hour and 15 minutes of sci-fi I've watched in a long time. I can't say much without getting into spoiler territory but in the first hour alone we meet some of Captain Jack's family, recruit new members, see the government try to keep a lid on the events with extreme pedjudice and get an eerie message from beyond. Wow! Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood: Children of Earth
I remember the date very well. You were just selling it a wee bit too hard. Justin On 2009-07-23, at 3:58 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: Oh my frelling Deity!!1 Justin, go back through the archives and find that one, then check its day of delivery. It'll all make sense. ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood: Children of Earth Date : Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:58:19 -0400 From : Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Are these the same guys who posted the totally reliable report that the TARDIS would be a toilet next season? Justin On 2009-07-23, at 9:46 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: Adrianne, I read a review of this on a Brit SF site, and their summation was that Torchwood would have *really* have to blow the doors off with the upcoming season to even keep pace with this one. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood: Children of Earth Date : Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:36:27 -0400 From : Adrianne Brennan To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Nope, but watched it all already. It was the best scifi writing I've seen in ages, but also the most...emotionally impacting. That's all I'm gonna say without being spoilery. It was BRILLIANT. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:26 PM, B. Smith wrote: Please tell me I'm not the only one watching this. The first part was the most pleasing hour and 15 minutes of sci-fi I've watched in a long time. I can't say much without getting into spoiler territory but in the first hour alone we meet some of Captain Jack's family, recruit new members, see the government try to keep a lid on the events with extreme pedjudice and get an eerie message from beyond. Wow! Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that Superman interacted with on a regular basis? Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city in the world? Justin
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
Plus, Batman was even on a team with Black Lightning. Justin On 2009-07-29, at 3:22 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: at least Batman was kool with Static. even revealed his secret identity 2 him. Fate. --- On Wed, 7/29/09, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2:28 PM *cough*Black Lighning*cough* An easy mistake to make. LOL --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: In addition to Steel, I can think of minor characters (at the time) that have been in his books, such as Black Racer (the paralyzed man who's one of the New Gods, the avatar of Death, but only mobile when this Aspect is upon him), Black Vulcan (who seems to be more prominent in recent JL books, and has a daughter with similar powers), and, as already mentioned, Vixen. - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ ... To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:16:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend? Steel is probably his most enduring friend of color. He was introduced during the Reign of the Supermen arc. This took place after Supes' death by doomsday. Several beings appeared bearing aspects of Superman's appearance/powers, and there was speculation that one of them might have been his reincarnation. This was aided by a storyline where a comatose Johnathan Kent met Clark in the spirit world, and tried to shepherd his soon away from the light of eternal rest that was beckoning him. one assumed his spirit came back into our world, but where? I was a bit disappointed that alone among the stand in heroes--the Cyborg Superman, Superboy, the Eradicator-- Steel was the only one not considered to possibly be a reincarnation of Superman. He was known from the start as a separate being. Anyway, over the years, Steel has been Superman's friend, partner, fellow warrior, lieutenant, and confidant. With the possible exception of Emil Hamilton, he knows more about Kryptonian tech than anyone, helping superman upgrade the Fortress --once moving it to a pocket universe--retool his robot servants, fix his Kryptonian battle armour, etc. Steel has a young niece who's a genius, and who has likewise helped with the Kryptonian tech. A long running theme a few years back was how she upgraded the main robot helper in the Fortress to speak hip-hop slang. Little mechanized creature would say stuff like yo, Supes, that bad guy is fierce. You better bring yo' A-game, dog! Cute. - Original Message - From: Justin Mohareb justinmohareb@ ... To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:52:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend? Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that Superman interacted with on a regular basis? Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city in the world? Justin
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
We don't call Aquaman Whitefish! Justin On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM, B. Smithdaikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: wow, can't believe I did that! You're right: Black Vulcan was the character in the Super Friends cartoon, while Black Lightning is the original. I understand there was a copyright dispute with the character's creator, which is why Vulcan was created for the 'toon. Black Vulcan has shown up on those Harvey Birdman things, where he's some sort of superstud, I believe. - Original Message - From: B. Smith daikaij...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:28:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend? *cough*Black Lighning*cough* An easy mistake to make. LOL --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: In addition to Steel, I can think of minor characters (at the time) that have been in his books, such as Black Racer (the paralyzed man who's one of the New Gods, the avatar of Death, but only mobile when this Aspect is upon him), Black Vulcan (who seems to be more prominent in recent JL books, and has a daughter with similar powers), and, as already mentioned, Vixen. - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:16:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend? Steel is probably his most enduring friend of color. He was introduced during the Reign of the Supermen arc. This took place after Supes' death by doomsday. Several beings appeared bearing aspects of Superman's appearance/powers, and there was speculation that one of them might have been his reincarnation. This was aided by a storyline where a comatose Johnathan Kent met Clark in the spirit world, and tried to shepherd his soon away from the light of eternal rest that was beckoning him. one assumed his spirit came back into our world, but where? I was a bit disappointed that alone among the stand in heroes--the Cyborg Superman, Superboy, the Eradicator--Steel was the only one not considered to possibly be a reincarnation of Superman. He was known from the start as a separate being. Anyway, over the years, Steel has been Superman's friend, partner, fellow warrior, lieutenant, and confidant. With the possible exception of Emil Hamilton, he knows more about Kryptonian tech than anyone, helping superman upgrade the Fortress --once moving it to a pocket universe--retool his robot servants, fix his Kryptonian battle armour, etc. Steel has a young niece who's a genius, and who has likewise helped with the Kryptonian tech. A long running theme a few years back was how she upgraded the main robot helper in the Fortress to speak hip-hop slang. Little mechanized creature would say stuff like yo, Supes, that bad guy is fierce. You better bring yo' A-game, dog! Cute. - Original Message - From: Justin Mohareb justinmohareb@ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:52:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend? Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that Superman interacted with on a regular basis? Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city in the world? Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Their New to Me Graphic Novels
Y is totally awesome. What's awesome is the way that they refer to even more adventures that Yorrick and his companions had that we've never seem. Plus Alter is the best villain ever. Justin On 2009-08-03, at 1:11 AM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote: I have been reading two series in Graphic Novels that I discovered at work. First is the Zombie Apocalypse party known as Walking Dead. I'm two volumes into it and it's pretty right on. Zombies, people struggling to survive, Zombies, ethical delimmas in a world without law, Zombies, adventure in the search for a new home, and Zombies. It's pretty bad ass. I'm also, three volumes into Y The Last Man. Yorrick is the last man on earth. All other men died from a mysterious plague. He's wandering the country with a spy/protector with no Name and a genetic scientist who's a cloning expert. All the while he's being hunted by crazed lesbians bent on destroying him and the Israeli Army who are determined to capture him for strategic advantage. It's also very funny. Anyone else read either of these? Bosco
Re: [scifinoir2] Riker is directing Leverage
He directed an episode last year that guest-starred Brent Spiner, and had a non-speaking cameo in another episode. Justin Mohareb On 2009-08-13, at 6:35 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: Hey fans of First Contact, I saw Riker listed as director of a recent episode of Leverage
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Something has gone wrong with Where the Wild Things Are
Since this article is a year old, and the previews have been circulating online and in theatres, I presume any issues have been worked out. Justin On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Martin Baxtertruthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: (a single sigh of exasperation, followed by a Little Debbie binge) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Something has gone wrong with Where the Wild Things Are Date : Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:31:38 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, THE BIG PICTURE July 12, 2008 SOMETHING HAS gone very wrong with Where the Wild Things Are, the much-anticipated Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book. The $80-million film, with a script by literary cool guy Dave Eggers, was filmed largely in the second half of 2006 in Australia. It was originally slated for release this October but got pushed back to the fall of 2009. Last week it disappeared entirely from the Warner Bros. release schedule, a sign of continuing troubles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: District 9 Does Well at Box Office
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Mr. Worfhellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: There is also Whiteout which looks like a rip off of the Thing. When I saw the trailer, I thought it was an adaptation of In the Mountains of Madness. Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong
One thing, though. They're not supposed to be Nigerian, specifically. It appears that, in SA, the term Nigerian is synonymous with gangster. Justin On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Keith Johnsonkeithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: No surprise about Tarantino's flick. I'm not really motivated to see it though. Anyone seen or heard of the Korean vampire flick Thirst? I've heard some good things about it. I saw District 9 yesterday and loved it. Had two issues: the shaky camera in the first 20 minutes or so, which darn near had me throwing up, and the negative portrayal of the Nigerians (though to be fair, no human in the movie was portrayed well). The Nigerian thing was a major issue, but overall I really enjoyed the flick. Hope to drop a full review soon... * http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i91e05ffd5e045bf1badc73eee3940fce Quentin Tarantino's World War II actioner Inglourious Basterds, a pivotal Weinstein Co. release starring Brad Pitt, debuted gloriously during the weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in chart-topping boxoffice. Basterds is touted by some as a make-or-break film for the recently struggling indie, even though Universal is distributing the film internationally and will share evenly in any worldwide profit. Sony's sci-fi thriller District 9 finished second after falling just 49% in its sophomore session to $18.9 million and a 10-day cume of $73.5 million. The weekend's other three wide openers bowed softly. Robert Rodriguez's PG-rated family fantasy Shorts from Warner Bros. rung up $6.6 million for sixth place; Fox Searchlight's comedy Post Grad registered $2.8 million in 10th, and Disney's sports documentary X Games 3D: The Movie -- slotted for one week only in 1,399 extra-dimensional venues -- fetched just $800,000. Among other second-frame holdovers, Warners' literary adaptation The Time Traveler's Wife fell a modest 46% to $10 million in fourth place for a $37.4 million cume, while further down the rankings Paramount Vantage's comedy The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard slid 53% to $2.7 million and a $11.2 million cume. Disney's Ponyo dipped 32% to $2.4 million with an $8.1 million cume, and Summit Entertainment's youth musical Bandslam dropped 60% to $890,000 and a $4.5 million cume. The weekend top 10 films collected $108 million, or 31% more than the top performers over the same frame last year, according to Nielsen EDI. That marked a third straight year-over-year weekend uptick. In a limited bow, Paramount Vantage unspooled comedy The Mark Pease Experience, starring Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman, in 10 theaters and grossed $3,000, or just $300 per venue. Freestyle Releasing opened the comedy My One and Only, starring Renee Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, with two playdates in New York and two in L.A. and grossed $60,708. -- a promising $15,177 per engagement. IFC Films debuted the crime thriller Five Minutes of Heaven, starring Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, in a single New York location and fetched a sturdy $5,200. Elsewhere in the specialty market, Samuel Goldwyn/IDP's Paul Giamatti starrer Cold Souls added 32 theaters for a total 53 and grossed $133,295, or a so-so $2,515 per venue, as cume climbed to $340,068. Focus Features' Korean vampire pic Thirst added three playdates for a total 17 and grossed $31,400, or a thin $1,047 per engagement, with a $1.8 million cume. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor
Interesting casting, but... A, man, I read the comments! Justin On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=8851 Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor Source:Heat Vision November 19, 2009 Idris Elba has joined the cast of Marvel Studios' Thor, reports Heat Vision. Elba will play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard, who stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city from intruders. He joins a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgard, Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano. To be directed by Kenneth Branagh, the comic book adaptation will be released by Paramount Pictures on May 20, 2011. Shooting will begin mid-January in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Elba also stars in Warner Bros.' comic book adaptation The Losers, opening April 9. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS, Feb 23rd
Affirmative action. Justin On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: i have 2 ask the obvious question. why a white GL? ever since Justice League debut on tv, GL was Jon Stewart (except the one time when they had the crononaut ep). -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, become s ‘Ninja Assassin’
Funny, that's why I loved it. Justin On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: That's good to hear, thanks. Lots of critics are panning it as a gore-filled hyperactive mess... - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:18:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’ I think you'll be happy with the fight scenes, there's a blend of old school and new but you can definitely follow the fighting. Lots of fun slo-mo. B --- On Sun, 11/29/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:10 PM Key question for me. Are the fighting scenes easy to follow, as in most of the great Hong Kong martial arts flicks, or, are they nothing but closeups and nonstop camera shifts, a la, much of the American action fare produced nowadays (G.I. Joe, Second Bourne movie, Quantum of Solace, etc). If I can't follow the fights from a distance and *see* the movies I'd have to pass. I spent half of Thanksgiving Day watching a Bruce Lee marathon, in part because it was so good (the guy is timeless) but also because it was so nice to see so fight scenes where one could *follow* the action. - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 10:00:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’ I saw this the day before Thanksgiving. There's little left to the imagination from the title. It was 100% fun. Fun fight scenes, cheesey dialogue, blood everywhere, super bad villians and a hero with a pure true heart. The weapons are awesome and there is some fullbore hilarity throughout. That dude was in fact, ripped. Though, I didn't think of him as a badass ever. he has such a baby/androgenous face. I pretended it was part of his Ninja disguise. If you like lots of fighting and blood, this one's for you. Bosco --- On Sat, 11/28/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo. com Subject: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’ To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 5:28 PM http://www.utahmovi ereview.com/ index.php? type=story aid=000838 Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes `Ninja Assassin' Story by Roger Moore (MCT) - November 24th, 2009 The Korean pop-star-turned- actor Rain (real name Jeong Ji-hoon) is ready for Hollywood stardom. He's willing to put in the work. He's patient. It's still not easy to make your mark, as an Asian actor or singer in America, Rain says. If I do my best, Americans will love me, too! I want to challenge myself to see where my limit is. If I do my best, over and over again, I will succeed. I know it. So what if Speed Racer, the first big Hollywood film the 27-year-old appeared in, wasn't a smash? He's back, pounding at the door with Ninja Assassin. He plays — wait for it — a ninja assassin, or rather an anti-assassin, a former ninja who defends those targeted by ninjas from the ninjas. And he has suffered for his art. I had to make my body fit, like Bruce Lee, he says. I trained for eight months, five days a week, eight hours a day. I ate only chicken breast and vegetables; no sugar, no salt, none of my favorite foods. It was horrible! I learned a bit of many different types of martial arts — kung fu, tae kwon do, tai chi, kick boxing, karate, karate with swords, chains, shuriken (throwing stars), kusarigama (dagger-chains) , ninja tactics. The stunt men on the set, they looked out for me. But with those sharp weapons, I could hurt myself even more easily than they could hurt me. It took some doing to sculpt the six-hit-albums singer into a lean, mean ninja machine, the loner Raizo, who left that old world of discipline and murder behind. The script gets away with a He looks more like a boy band singer than a ninja wisecrack only because Rain is so ripped. But that training regimen, those muscles, don't mean he's giving up the day job. I should be able to do both. I plan to concentrate on both singing and acting, he says. Always good to have a Plan B, with the chance of trade publications like Variety (Rain conjures only a mild drizzle as Raizo) panning the film and his work in it. But Rain plans to stick with his game plan, pursuing Hollywood work with a vengeance. He hopes, too, that this work might even attract the attention of the most famous director back home. The filmmaker he'd most like to work with? Oh, Park Chan-wook (Old Boy), he says.
[scifinoir2] New podcast episode is up!
The latest episode of my Podcast, Squideye and The Bitter Guy, is up. You can get it in iTunes or at http://satbg.libsyn.com. In it, we discuss Battlestat Galactica: the Plan, V, and Pax Romana. Enjoy! Justin
[scifinoir2] Iron Man 2 poster
http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1737/iron-man-2-stills#photo0 As the man said, Next time. Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Robert Downey Jr. in Talks to be Lestat
Did the actress' death maybe have anything to do with that? Justin On 2009-12-07, at 12:18 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: I know it got canned by the critics, but I enjoyed it too. I agree, about the title. The Queen was almost a cameo From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 7:24 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Robert Downey Jr. in Talks to be Lestat Rave, i agree with Townsend's Lestat. he was kind of kool.but i think the movie should never had been named Queen of the Damned. it should have been 'Lestat the Vampire' just as the book was titled. to only show Akasha in the last 30 minutes of the movie was a total disappointment. --- On Mon, 12/7/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Robert Downey Jr. in Talks to be Lestat To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 10:12 AM I liked Interview with the Vampire despite pipsqueak Cruise as Lestat (Ann Rice envisioned a young Rutger Hauer). I rather enjoyed Stuart Townsend's rock star take in Queen of the Damned (a damned good movie to watch with the sound off). Anyhoo, I am rather geeked by the prospect of the worldly Downey playing the otherworldly Lestat. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: We've been scrambling all week to confirm the following report, especially since it came from a very reliable source and is insanely logical considering the popularity of vampires these days. I guess something good has come from the success of Twilight as Bloody Disgusting has learned exclusively that Universal Pictures is looking to restart Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles http://www.bloody- disgusting. com/film/ 4280 , which tells the tale of the vampire Lestat Du Lioncort (through his narration), a nobleman-turned- vampire in the late 18th century. No word yet on how they plan on unrolling this franchise, but we did find out who they are talking with to replace Tom Cruise and Stuart Townsend. Read on for the skinny. We have confirmed this afternoon that ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is in close talks to play the vampire Lestat in Universal Pictures' The Vampire Chronicles, a newly rebooted franchise based on Anne Rice's popular novels. Lestat appears as a major character in both motion picture adaptations of The Vampire Chronicles novels. In Neil Jordan's 1994 film adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, he is portrayed by Tom Cruise. In the 2002 film adaptation of Queen of the Damned, he is played by Stuart Townsend. The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century. http://www.bloody- disgusting. com/news/ 17082
Re: [scifinoir2] Is Starfleet a military or scientific organization
Similar to the coast guard, it fulfills both functions. Primarily it seems to be a military organization. Justin On 2009-12-15, at 12:29 PM, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: Thoughts?
Re: [scifinoir2] Inglourious Basterds
Oh, Rave. It's you. Justin On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I have just seen Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and I am powerfully underwhelmed. The movie it most reminds me of is Spike Lee's The Miracle at St. Anna. Both movies are bloated and too long and show a remarkable lack of narrative restraint. But where Anna has made $9 million, Basterds has made $312 million worldwide. Thinking maybe it's me, I googled other reviews: I don't know if I've ever seen a revenge fantasy so willfully messed up, sometimes offensively so. - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Clocking in at 2 hours and 32 minutes, it is unforgivably leisurely. - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times. Tonally schizoid and rife with anachronisms (a David Bowie song on the sound track, out-of-era vernacular), Tarantino's Third Reich folly is utterly exasperating. - Stephen Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer All of these things are true and all of them can be said of Anna (with the exception of the Bowie song). Both movies are visually impressive (some of the images in Basterds are stunning), almost painterly but, in both cases, the heightened cinematography distracts from the narrative. Both directors have made better movies with lesser palattes. ~(no)rave! -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! 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: scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Roll Call: What are you reading?
Shutter Island. An acquaintance said I should give it a try before I see the film. Justin On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: I am reading Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan and thoroughly enjoying her post apocalyptic novel. It is eerily precognitive about the incipient dangers of giving too much of our lives over to smart tech. ~rave! http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://theworldebon.blogspot.com -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! 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: scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] A couple of overlooked movies
Honestly, 9 just... didn't do much. It was gorgeous, but it had a criminally thin plot. And the resolution was pretty non-existent. Gorgeous CG rendered animation, though. Justin On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: 9 - I don't remember seeing 9 on anyone's list this year, so I thought I would give it some props. I just spent the evening watching this film and thought that it was an interesting rewrite of an old theme with beautiful artwork, and interesting characters. 9 was born into a post apocalyptic world where the machines had taken over and killed off most of mankind. Basically finishing the job that Skynet could not. 9 is a good multi-genre film mixing post apocalyptic scifi, with a family Disneyesque theme. More info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472033/ Ink - This was a low budget indie film ($250,000) that was made outside of the Hollywood system. Ink is about what happens in the dreamworld. When we are asleep two opposing forces emerge to fight over what we will dream. The light gives us good dreams, and the incubus that gives us nightmares. The two sides go to war after a little girl is kidnapped in the dream world by Ink (a wannabe incubus). This movie is a mix of mystical, and the matrix (there are some good martial arts scenes). I could see this movie made into a series on BBC. It is available on DVD and bootleg. (The company said that they are comfortable with the downloading.) More info here; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071804/ Hardwired - Hardwired stars Cuba Goodin Jr. as the lead role, Val Kilmer, and a few other faces that you may recognize in a near future film where the bank bailouts have failed and the entire world is owned by corporations such as Mc Donalds, and Microsoft. (Mc Donalds owns the Hoover Dam, and Pepsi owns the moon.) Cuba plays a man that finds himself with amnesia after a car crash. To save his life, his sister gives permission for Cuba to have an experimental operation that places a chip inside his brain. I wanted to like this film, but there was a lot of tacky elements to it. One is Val Kilmer's hair. The other is unexplained inconsistencies with Cuba's fighting skills. I guess with a little tweaking this could be a good superhero origin story. Overall it reminded me of a made for the Syfy channel movie with a higher budget. The story gave me the feeling that it should have been written in the 1980s. (Like parallel to Robocop.) The special effects looked a bit dated as well although this movie was made this year. Oh how the mighty have fallen... Check out 9 and Ink! -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! 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: scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Disney bets $4.2 billion on characters including Ant-Man, Dr. Strange
If you're a Dr. Strange fan, check out this web site, if you haven't: http://mightygodking.com/index.php/category/comics/i-should-write-dr-strange/ Justin On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: I LOVE DR. STRANGE! Sorry about the outburst -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelwyn Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:34 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Disney bets $4.2 billion on characters including Ant-Man, Dr. Strange http://www.fresnobee.com/554/story/1762715.html Possibilities include classics such as Ant-Man, the alter-ego of mad scientist Dr. Henry Pym, and Dr. Strange, the mystical go-to guy whenever there's an extradimensional threat. Both are connected to The Avengers line of characters that Marvel had started developing for the big screen long before Disney made the deal; Iron Man and the Hulk are among the Avengers that Marvel already has tapped. There are about 5,000 more characters, including obscure ones such as martial arts master Iron Fist from the 1970s and up-and-coming ones such as the Runaways, a street-savvy pack of teenagers that have become a recent Marvel comic-book hit. Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! 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: scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] We can all sleep better now
Well, they hadn't actually announced the date. This is just them saying it won't be this day. Justin On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Wow... so the whitehouse bends to hollywood? I think Canada is starting to look good. On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The White House has not said when President Barack Obama's State of the Union address will be delivered. It did say, however, that it will not be during the three-hour season premiere of the final season of Lost, which will be broadcast on ABC on Feb. 2. Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! 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: scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Being Erica
Well, I guess SoapNet just wanted it. I will point out that it's an original CBC program (set in spooky scary Toronto). It's pretty neat, and will fit in well on pretty much any non-Spike channel. Justin On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 3:55 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I just caught a commercial for this show on Adult Swim. It is about a young woman that time travels in her past and in the present by the help of a Dr.Tom. The strange thing is that the show is on soap net. Are they stealing ideas from scifi again? Here is more info: http://sn.soapnet.go.com/shows/being-erica -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Ways to Avoid A Good Southern Ass-Whuppin'
As a foreigner, I will assume this is a lot funnier if you live in the US, right? Justin Mohareb On Jan 1, 2008 8:17 PM, Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This seems like a little different version than I remember but hey...you never know. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Shoot em' up - Hey Tarantino fans! What do ya think?
I saw it with the wife when I was in theatres, and I LOVED it. It was nothing so much as a live action cartoon; it was like a collaboration between Chuck Jones and QT. And Giamatti's ability to let himself go comedically is great. JJ Mohareb On Jan 6, 2008 2:44 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just saw shoot em up with Monica Belluci and Clive Owen (eye candy for both the Boys and the Girls) It also starred Paul Giamatti so I was really psyched to see it. However, I did not expect to get hit with this way over the top, action satire tribute to Tarantino. I loved it! The action scenes were unbelievable, the lines had me cracking up for start to finish. It was a hell of a ride. Too bad it flopped, I want to see more of director writer Paul Davis. Anybody see it? What did you think? Below is Ebert's ringing endorsement -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why a Two-Party system?
On Jan 9, 2008 11:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i like the idea of a parliamentary system as well. Yeah, it kinda rocks. JJ Mohareb -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why a Two-Party system?
Are you referring to Senator Sumner? We have a Sergeant At Arms to prevent such a thing. JJ Mohareb On Jan 10, 2008 9:51 AM, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just like any system where if you don¹t agree with someone, regardless of party, you can jump over a table and punch them in the mouth. Sometimes, a punch in the mouth gets a lot done and saves the tax payers a lot of money. On 1/9/08 10:53 PM, Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 9, 2008 11:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: i like the idea of a parliamentary system as well. Yeah, it kinda rocks. JJ Mohareb [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Plan to see In the Name of the King??
Already seen it; friend of mine had a couple passes. It was a mediocre fantasy flick. The ninjas and lesbian elves were cool. Amusingly enough, Boll's production company uses German production regulations that make it a great tax shelter, so he has no problem getting funding (if they make money, they make money. If they lose money, they make money). JJ Mohareb On Jan 13, 2008 8:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does Uwe Boll keep getting work? Has he made even *one* picture that rises to the level of being half bad? Surely none of you plan to waste your ducats on this film? And Jason Statham: he has good screen presence. The potential for it, at least. I've enjoyed him in fare such as The One and The Italian Job. Liked the first Transporter okay, but the plot was DOA. I can see Statham, given the right material, being a really good action star, maybe even get his only spy series or something. But, easygoing, undemanding guy that Statham is, he also keeps doing true junk like Crank and, I guess, this movie... An E online review is below. The source doesn't really matter: i'll bet all the reviews are the same, but I found this funny from it: Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, [E online Review] Review in a Hurry: This thin swords 'n' sorcery epic is easily the best film hackteur Uwe Boll has ever made—which means it may be slightly better, on balance, than Ernest Goes to Jail. The Bigger Picture: In the name of all that is holy, could it be that Boll, whose ouevre of incompetent videogame adaptations (BloodRayne, Alone in the Dark) brings shame to us all, has taken a no-name license and turned it into a worthwhile film? Well, no, but at least there are signs he's trying. You could call his latest project something he made rather than something he's guilty of. In the Name of the King stars Jason Statham—you know, from The Transporter—as a deadly medieval farmer (whose name is, uh, Farmer) out to save what's left of his family from an evil wizard (Ray Liotta, present in body but not in spirit) and his horde of monsters. The cast is filled out with a number of actors who apparently need work (Ron Perlman, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski and a deeply incongruous Burt Reynolds) and scads of extras in leftover Lord of the Rings orc paraphernalia. In traditional Boll fashion, most of them seem to be acting in completely different movies with a haphazard array of accents and styles. Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, a quantum leap forward for a director responsible for several of the worst films of the 21st century. At this rate, he might make a good one before the end of it. The 180—a Second Opinion: You might warm to In the Name of the King during a climactic fight in the forest that features some nice choreography. Be advised to leave then, as there are still 45 minutes to go of nothing much worth seeing. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com 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] Anyone Plan to see In the Name of the King??
Yeah, the king had a cadre of bodyguard ninja, and there were a troupe of Cirque du Soleil trained elves. There was a Bloom County cartoon with the punchline Okay, it wasn't that bad, but Lord it wasn't good. That's how I felt about this movie. JJ Mohareb On Jan 13, 2008 11:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mediocre, not bad? Was it good for a laugh at least? I chuckled just watching Statham's incredibly anachronistic fighting moves in the trailers Ninjas and lesbian elves? WTF??? -- Original message -- From: Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Already seen it; friend of mine had a couple passes. It was a mediocre fantasy flick. The ninjas and lesbian elves were cool. Amusingly enough, Boll's production company uses German production regulations that make it a great tax shelter, so he has no problem getting funding (if they make money, they make money. If they lose money, they make money). JJ Mohareb On Jan 13, 2008 8:59 PM, wrote: How does Uwe Boll keep getting work? Has he made even *one* picture that rises to the level of being half bad? Surely none of you plan to waste your ducats on this film? And Jason Statham: he has good screen presence. The potential for it, at least. I've enjoyed him in fare such as The One and The Italian Job. Liked the first Transporter okay, but the plot was DOA. I can see Statham, given the right material, being a really good action star, maybe even get his only spy series or something. But, easygoing, undemanding guy that Statham is, he also keeps doing true junk like Crank and, I guess, this movie... An E online review is below. The source doesn't really matter: i'll bet all the reviews are the same, but I found this funny from it: Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, [E online Review] Review in a Hurry: This thin swords 'n' sorcery epic is easily the best film hackteur Uwe Boll has ever made—which means it may be slightly better, on balance, than Ernest Goes to Jail. The Bigger Picture: In the name of all that is holy, could it be that Boll, whose ouevre of incompetent videogame adaptations (BloodRayne, Alone in the Dark) brings shame to us all, has taken a no-name license and turned it into a worthwhile film? Well, no, but at least there are signs he's trying. You could call his latest project something he made rather than something he's guilty of. In the Name of the King stars Jason Statham—you know, from The Transporter—as a deadly medieval farmer (whose name is, uh, Farmer) out to save what's left of his family from an evil wizard (Ray Liotta, present in body but not in spirit) and his horde of monsters. The cast is filled out with a number of actors who apparently need work (Ron Perlman, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski and a deeply incongruous Burt Reynolds) and scads of extras in leftover Lord of the Rings orc paraphernalia. In traditional Boll fashion, most of them seem to be acting in completely different movies with a haphazard array of accents and styles. Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, a quantum leap forward for a director responsible for several of the worst films of the 21st century. At this rate, he might make a good one before the end of it. The 180—a Second Opinion: You might warm to In the Name of the King during a climactic fight in the forest that features some nice choreography. Be advised to leave then, as there are still 45 minutes to go of nothing much worth seeing. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Well, they did manage to pull it off for a few seasons with The Fugitive and The Incredible Hulk. JJ Mohareb On Jan 14, 2008 12:45 AM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me and possibly other viewers. I have little patience for the fugitive storyline in series. By its very nature the story becomes formulaic. They come after us We run They almost catch us- We barely get away We live to run another day. -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Horror
Do they have a list of the movies where the black guy dies first? JJ Mohareb On Jan 15, 2008 8:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: _http://blackhorrormovies.com/whatsnew.htm_ (http://blackhorrormovies.com/whatsnew.htm) -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
