Re: [scifinoir2] Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 4/24/07 11:57:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks.  How bad was the sequel.  I find B-Movie sequels are just terrible It stunk (no suprise hey). -GTW ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this

[scifinoir2] Scientists unearth Superman's kryptonite

2007-04-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Substance is white, powdery, contains no fluorine and isn't radioactive LONDON - Kryptonite, which robbed Superman of his powers, is no longer the stuff of comic books and films. A mineral found by geologists in Serbia shares virtually the same chemical composition as the fictional kryptonite

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
no doubt, so bad it makes you laugh. It was even the focus of a memorable Seinfeld ep. Jerry's trying to get his friends to see it with him. He keeps saying the worst movie ever made, so terrible it's funny. They're going, but they need to eat first, and there's a problem getting seated at a

[scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread votomguy
actually i liked the anime, athough if the cgi show would have had power armor like the anime it would probably have been the closest to the book. you're right it is next to impossible to find. i've never seen it on ebay, but it was floating around on yahoo auctions. i check in periodically to

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread Amy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Couldn't agree with you more! Huge Bill Moyers fan here! Amy (See Moyers on democracynow.org today) I know there's a lot of You must see this stuff that gets posted, but I *really* think this one is critical to watch. Bill Moyers does an in-depth look at how and why the

Re: [scifinoir2] Scientists unearth Superman's kryptonite

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Keith, take it away... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Substance is white, powdery, contains no fluorine and isn't radioactive LONDON - Kryptonite, which robbed Superman of his powers, is no longer the stuff of comic books and films. A mineral

[scifinoir2] Scientists unearth Superman's kryptonite

2007-04-25 Thread Amy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] How cool is this! Cheers! Amy Substance is white, powdery, contains no fluorine and isn't radioactive LONDON - Kryptonite, which robbed Superman of his powers, is no longer the stuff of comic books and films. A mineral found by geologists in Serbia shares virtually

Re: [scifinoir2] Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
I remember when I rented it on video, wishing ten minutes in that I had one of those collars that would explode if I stayed in the room a second longer... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gotta love Internet Movie Database. Its called Deadlocked: Escape

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Don't doubt it, Tracey. It was truly ahead of its ime by being so far behind the times. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read somewhere that plan 9 is the number one B Movie of all time Tracey Martin wrote: And you go in pieces.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Thanks, Traccey! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It runs on a different schedule here in the States than in Mexico where I was, but I think I read somewhere that it starts back up in the summer Tracey Martin wrote: When does The 4400 start back up? Or

Re: [scifinoir2] Scientists unearth Superman's kryptonite

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
ha-ha! If it ain't green and glowing, it aint Kryptonite. (I guess it could be red, or yellow, or black, or white, too. But I've come to reject the multi-color Kryptonite idea in favor of John Byrne's streamlining down to only Green K).Where are they getting the composition of the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
cool site, but they put The Time Machine on there. Not sure I'd call that a B-movie. It's actually pretty good, and holds up even now. Sure, you have to overlook all the blonde beautiful white folk who live outside and look like they get their hair done at a salon. But the FX are

[scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread DJ VIBE
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A modern one that I'm really liking is Decoys, starring Nicole Eggert. it's about a group of nubile cheerleaders on a small college campus who are actually aliens that feed on humans. You mean to tell me someone actually pitched

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Thank you. Watching tonite. So glad he is back Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know there's a lot of You must see this stuff that gets posted, but I *really* think this one is critical to watch. Bill Moyers does an in-depth look at how and why the press seems to have been complicit--or

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
I hear ya! but it's funny! I laughed all the way through it. -- Original message -- From: DJ VIBE [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A modern one that I'm really liking is Decoys, starring Nicole Eggert. it's about a group of

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
Be sure to check your local listing. YOu can go to the PBS link and click on TV Schedule. Everything I heard kept saying it was premiering tonight, but here in Atlanta it's not airing until Sunday. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
...tack on Interceptor Force as well, to the Faves list. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found this for you hardcore B-movie Fans http://www.bmoviecentral.com/bmoviecentral/reviews/index.html Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread High Priest of Hi-Fi
In a world where Ninja Cheerleaders can get made but no Octavia Butler stories can make it to production, we're ALL in the wrong line of work. Adding the words a group of nubile cheerleaders to the pitch can get pretty much any movie made, apparently. (by the way I'm not kidding. Ninja

Re: [scifinoir2] Scientists unearth Superman's kryptonite

2007-04-25 Thread High Priest of Hi-Fi
...or maybe it's that stuff Nell Carter had Chevy Chase snorting in Modern Problems. (add that movie to the list, too!) How far away is/was Krypton? How long would it be before the light of the sun's explosion reached Earth? I ask because that's part of why the Superman 3 explanation was

Re: [scifinoir2] Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I remember not seeing it all. Sounds like I turned it off because it was bad, based on the feedback here. Tracey Martin wrote: I remember when I rented it on video, wishing ten minutes in that I had one of those collars that would explode if I stayed in the room a second longer...

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Already got the reminder set up. Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be sure to check your local listing. YOu can go to the PBS link and click on TV Schedule. Everything I heard kept saying it was premiering tonight, but here in Atlanta it's not airing until Sunday. -- Original

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread High Priest of Hi-Fi
You know, I'm not so sure this is OT. A lot of jokes were made from 2000-2004 about how much this administration was like Palpatine's rise to power in Star Wars. Now that we're able to look back on the damage the administration has done, AND look at episodes 1-3, I'm not so sure Lucas

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Yeah. I liked it too. forget about the sequel though Tracey Martin wrote: ...tack on Interceptor Force as well, to the Faves list. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: Found this for you hardcore B-movie

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Clearly, H'Wood producers thank with a different brain than we do. One located a few feet *lower*, I reckon... High Priest of Hi-Fi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a world where Ninja Cheerleaders can get made but no Octavia Butler stories can make it to production, we're ALL in the wrong

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Yes, I went there. High Priest of Hi-Fi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a world where Ninja Cheerleaders can get made but no Octavia Butler stories can make it to production, we're ALL in the wrong line of work. Adding the words a group of nubile cheerleaders to the pitch can get pretty

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Now, the *remake* of The Time Machine can go right at the top of the Worst list, for my money. I bought it for a buck at a dollar store, and I overpaid by about ninety-nine cents. (Would any of the SW flicks qualify as B-movies?) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cool site, but they put The Time

[scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread B. Smith
The Rutger Hauer movie is called Wedlock or Deadlock depending on which version of the video you bought. It's a pretty neat little flick. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I totally missed that. I'm making a list of

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: [Blackfolks] Man ends 9-week, 3,272-mile Amazon swim]

2007-04-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:[Blackfolks] Man ends 9-week, 3,272-mile Amazon swim Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:45:32 -0500 From: Mel Cragwell, II [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tinyurl.com/3y5s69 Man ends 9-week,

[scifinoir2] Way OT: Rush Limbaugh wants you to remember he's still racist

2007-04-25 Thread High Priest of Hi-Fi
Rush Limbaugh has decided that his ratings would be better if he added some comedy. He couldn't find any, so he jumped on the say something controversial (read: in poor taste and strategically offensive) and get free press bandwagon. Here is his contribution. A musical skit called

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
true dat! -- Original message -- From: High Priest of Hi-Fi [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a world where Ninja Cheerleaders can get made but no Octavia Butler stories can make it to production, we're ALL in the wrong line of work. Adding the words a group of nubile cheerleaders

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Rush Limbaugh wants you to remember he's still racist

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Mister Limbaugh, please step away from the Viagra... High Priest of Hi-Fi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rush Limbaugh has decided that his ratings would be better if he added some comedy. He couldn't find any, so he jumped on the say something controversial (read: in poor taste and

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: [Blackfolks] Man ends 9-week, 3,272-mile Amazon swim]

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
Okay, I'm first to say it- this man is a frelling *fool*. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: [Blackfolks] Man ends 9-week, 3,272-mile Amazon swim Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:45:32 -0500 From: Mel Cragwell, II

Re: [scifinoir2] Scientists unearth Superman's kryptonite

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
Like so much else in the Superman mythos, the distance of Krypton depends on who's writing it, and when it was written. The original movie starring Christopher Reeve implied it was a long way away, perhaps several thousand light years. Or at least, I got that impression because it took the

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
that's actually pretty deep! You should refine and expound on your points here and try to get this published somewhere. Maybe on of the scifi related web sites, or even somewhere like Slate.com. A piece entitled something like How Science Fiction Prepares us to Deal with Real Life would be

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Rush Limbaugh wants you to remember he's still racist

2007-04-25 Thread Bosco Bosco
When did this run? Why is he not Imus'd? B --- Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mister Limbaugh, please step away from the Viagra... High Priest of Hi-Fi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rush Limbaugh has decided that his ratings would be better if he added some comedy. He couldn't find

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Bill Moyers' Buying the War Airs on PBS

2007-04-25 Thread Bosco Bosco
I watched this. It was pretty well done and well thought out. It gave me pause on a couple of occasions. Interestingly, I recently watched the Dixie Chicks Documentary 'Shut Up And Sing' Covers a lot of the same ground in a more personal perspective. Two things came to mind as I watching, first

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread Martin
That's for the cellar. Richard I'm too pretty Grieco. And you all know you had the thought before I did... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah. I liked it too. forget about the sequel though Tracey Martin wrote: ...tack on Interceptor

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fav B Movie - Worse B Movie

2007-04-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah, the remake sucked. Actually, if you're thinking of the one with Guy Pearce and that Black Irish actress, it's the second remake I can think of. The first was a TV movie back in the '80s, which was typical of the time, with a Logan's Run/Six Million Dollar Man/Buck Rogers in the 25th