Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Prime time TV shows are RARELY for people with 182 IQs. On Oct 30, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Martin wrote: I think that the biggest reason I dropped this show was because, supposedly after the bomb went off, not all of the power sources were out. I seem to recall that, in the event of a nuclear

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
That's what I expected. Basic power generation--especially in small towns like this where people may have their own generators--can actually be accomplished without a lot of sensitive integrated circuits. All you really need is something to generate power, wires to carry it, and equipment to

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 10/31/06 7:55:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey, I missed one or two shows. Can you give me a quick rundown of this second strike you mentioned?  Has Jericho had *any* real contact with the outside world beyond the brief and static-filled glimpse of an Asian reporter

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
Thanks. I think I actually watched that show, albeit sporadically. I remember seeing the ICBMs launching. And I saw the show when the Brother was using his laptop/satellite hook up, and Jake Green (Skeet Ulrich) saw him doing so. Later Hawkins (the Brother) asked Green if he had a problem, and

[scifinoir2] Black Autistic Savant Draws Perfect Rome

2006-10-31 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/rome-drawing-p1.php 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:

[scifinoir2] Nigel Kneale

2006-10-31 Thread Sasha Keen
Well we all new it would happen eventually, but it still doesn't make it any eaiser to read about it. Nigel Kneale passed away on 29th October. Sasha [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [scifinoir2] Nigel Kneale

2006-10-31 Thread brent wodehouse
:-( [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well we all new it would happen eventually, but it still doesn't make it any eaiser to read about it. Nigel Kneale passed away on 29th October. Sasha Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: [SPAM] Fw: Curry may protect the brain from aging]

2006-10-31 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:[SPAM] Fw: Curry may protect the brain from aging Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:26:45 -0600 From: Chris de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Chris de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Hellboy: Sword of Storms on Cartoon Network

2006-10-31 Thread Astromancer
Who? Rosylin Chao? Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, *loved* that line! Best thing they did was get most of the original cast to do the voice work. By the way, am I crazy, or was the evil spider-lady being voiced by the actress who played Keiko O'Brien on TNG and later Deep

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Hellboy: Sword of Storms on Cartoon Network

2006-10-31 Thread Martin
I think it was her, keith, but I'm not sure, since networks now revel in scrunching up the end credits of every program. Bless their tiny mercenary souls, trying to get every dime of ad revenue... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who? Rosylin Chao? Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: [SPAM] Fw: Curry may protect the brain from aging]

2006-10-31 Thread Martin
Uh-oh. Martin's tummy can't handle curry. No wonder I keep losing my keys. And my car that once... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: [SPAM] Fw: Curry may protect the brain from aging Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread Martin
Could be. I admit that it's been a long time since I looked at such numbers. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/30/06 6:22:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that the biggest reason I dropped this show was because, supposedly after the bomb went off, not all of the

[scifinoir2] Since It's Halloween: World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War

2006-10-31 Thread B. Smith
I waited to read this one until Halloween: World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War by Max Brooks. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in a long time. If you liked Brooks' The Zombie Survival Guide or the Romero zombie movies you'll love this one. It's a great piece of post-apocolyptic

[scifinoir2] Star Trek news, for those interested

2006-10-31 Thread Martin
Just ran across this over at SFCrowsnest, and felt compelled. Hit me if I was wrong. http://www.machinima.com/films.php?series=Borg%20War If any one of our restaurants were better than the rest, then customers would flocck to that location, creating a mass imbalance that could

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread GWashin891
No problem. I was about to point that Wiki article out but didn't. Still their is a link their to the Jericho site that explains what EMP does. It also gives a good explanation how those corn crops from the farmer got thru the fallout ok. -GTW In a message dated 10/31/06 11:41:26 AM,

Re: [scifinoir2] Nigel Kneale

2006-10-31 Thread Martin
I'm ashamed to admit that I had to google the name to remember who he was, made all the worse by the fact that, on the list of movies I want on DVD *is* The Quatermass Experiment. Didn't know that he blew off Doctor Who and Doomwatch. A great loss for writers everywhere. Sasha Keen [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread Astromancer
When does this show come on and what channel? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/31/06 7:55:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey, I missed one or two shows. Can you give me a quick rundown of this second strike you mentioned? Has Jericho had *any* real contact with the

[scifinoir2] Re: Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 10/31/06 5:53:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The show definitely started off slow and formulaic but it seems to be finding it's legs. Jake and Robert aka St.Louis Cop are not all what they seem and I'm interested to see where they are going with the story. They have had

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 10/31/06 8:10:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When does this show come on and what channel? CBS 8pm on Wed -GTW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: [SPAM] Fw: Curry may protect the brain from aging]

2006-10-31 Thread Astromancer
You too??? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh-oh. Martin's tummy can't handle curry. No wonder I keep losing my keys. And my car that once... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: [SPAM] Fw: Curry may protect

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek news, for those interested

2006-10-31 Thread Astromancer
Interesting stuff...Got a kick out of Tuvok telling a Klingon he appeared to have 'anger management problems'. You think? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just ran across this over at SFCrowsnest, and felt compelled. Hit me if I was wrong.

Re: [scifinoir2] Nigel Kneale

2006-10-31 Thread Astromancer
At least you had an idea... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm ashamed to admit that I had to google the name to remember who he was, made all the worse by the fact that, on the list of movies I want on DVD *is* The Quatermass Experiment. Didn't know that he blew off Doctor Who and

Re: [scifinoir2] On the Edge of Blade Runner

2006-10-31 Thread Astromancer
Enjoyed this... brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BBC Blade Runner documentary http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3807826142091223684 La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Hellboy: Sword of Storms on Cartoon Network

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
that's right, the voice sounded like her _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Tuesday, 31 October, 2006 15:55 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Hellboy: Sword of Storms on Cartoon Network Who? Rosylin

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Hellboy: Sword of Storms on Cartoon Network

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
yeah, I'm not able to find the full cast of the movie on the Net either. I looked up the IMDB listing for her but Hellboy's not listed. Sure sounded like her though... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Tuesday, 31 October, 2006 17:06

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
yeah, the slowly-unfolding-mystery element's been copied ad nauseum, which is typical. That's why I'm more and more thinking the telenovella format might work for American television. Give us a self-contained suspenseful series that lasts for a known time period like eighteen months, then end it,

[scifinoir2] Torchwood Dr. Who Spin-off

2006-10-31 Thread Amanda
I just found this out at http://www.the-mill.com/index.php wish scifi would pick this up. At least we can see season 1 of Dr. Who on BBC America Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings:

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone Watching Jericho?

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Didn't that radiation victim who died possibly get killed by Hawkins? Are we talking about the guy Hawkins confronted, asking him why he came back? One minute he's alive, the next he's flat lined, and you don' t know if Hawkins poisoned him or something _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com