Re: [scifinoir2] OT: China Sentences Former Food and Drug Agency Head to Death

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
Yes, it's rough but what a great deterrent! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daaammnn! I know this man committed serious offenses, taking bribes and misusing the public trust. And you can't deny the potential disaster of abuses here, as evidenced by the deaths of pets in America due to

Re: [scifinoir2] *George Bush Is A Saint *

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
(rolling on thr floor, laughin uncontrollably) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (screaming in horror, running uncontrollably) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: FW: George Bush is a Saint-Happy Memorial

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: China Sentences Former Food and Drug Agency Head to Death

2007-06-01 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 6/1/2007 3:18:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, it's rough but what a great deterrent! China has a country over 1.3 billion. Corruption is a big problem. I don't think it will stop anything. It is more about saving face to the West. There are

[scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-06-01 Thread g123curious
Should any of the people he infected get seriously sick and/or die, he probably will be sued and held liable in a civil suit. Hence, you hear the guy's lawyer father and in-law saying what you heard them say. The father was also blaming the media for inaccurate descriptions of the events.

[scifinoir2] Re: Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-06-01 Thread g123curious
This is probably a good idea as long as they don't go over the edge into full-blown paranoia. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-05-29-deviant-thinkers- security_N.htm?csp=34 Sci-fi writers join war

[scifinoir2] File - Map_of_SciFiNoir_Member_Locations

2007-06-01 Thread scifinoir2
Hi SciFiNoir Family. This is a reminder to add your name to our group map that lets members know in what cities other scifinoir members live. Most of you probably live really close to other memers and do not even know it. This map will hopefully correct that. Please click through to add

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
U... g, this is the *Guv'mint* we're talking about. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is probably a good idea as long as they don't go over the edge into full-blown paranoia. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
According to him, he has a *recording* of the incident. He supposedly went to the doctor initially because he'd broken a rib. *Who* takes a tape recorder to an ER when they break a rib? This one stinks, folks. I want to see this man taken out behind the woodshed. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[scifinoir2] OT[Fwd: Did FDA Turn Its Back on Black Men?]

2007-06-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:[MCP] Did FDA Turn Its Back on Black Men? Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:33:16 -0400 From: John Lindsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* May 30, 2007 *CONTACT:* Dhakir S. Warren Spotlight Communications

[scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Sci Fi has announced that Battlestar Galactica will come to an end after its upcoming 22-episode fourth season. The decision was made by exec producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore. WTFrak?! This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and finally, an end, the duo said in a

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread KeithBJohnson
I was expecting five seasons, but maybe it makes sense going out on top. Remember that Ronald Moore still does a Galactica podcast. You can get it from SciFi.com, or download to iTunes. I enjoy those immensely -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly

[scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I did not take this show seriously when they announced it, but I really liked what Greenwalt did with Angel. I here he also worked on Eureka which I like a lot. So, I'm at least going to check it out. What do you think? Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

[scifinoir2] [Update] TV kidney competition was a hoax

2007-06-01 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6714063.stm TV kidney competition was a hoax A Dutch TV contest which purported to show a dying woman choose a patient to receive her kidneys was a hoax. The donor in the show was in fact an actress - though the three people vying for an organ were real

Re: [scifinoir2] [Update] TV kidney competition was a hoax

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
To paraphrase the Bard, I was not this angry since I came to the Netherlands. How *dare* they! To perpetrate a hoax such as this, and couch it as reality- huh? Survivor, you say? To quote Emily Litella, Never mind... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Someone sent me a preview clip of this (can't find it in my files now), and it looked fairly interesting, a little Angel-esqe at times. I'll give it a shot. If I find the clip link, I'll be sure to post it for all. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did

Re: [scifinoir2] [Update] TV kidney competition was a hoax

2007-06-01 Thread Daryle
...it's a hoax THIS time... I'm sure someone thought the pitches for The Swan and Who Wants To Be A Superhero? were jokes at first, too. Daryle On Jun 1, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Martin wrote: To paraphrase the Bard, I was not this angry since I came to the Netherlands. How *dare* they! To

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Gymfig
WTH??? I blame poor decision making by NBC. NBC has never done well with Sci Fi/Fantasy shows. They a; so kept on moving it around it was meant to be watched on Friday. There is so much unanswered. Will they find Earth? What will the people of Earth think of them? What will the Cylons

Re: [scifinoir2] [Update] TV kidney competition was a hoax

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
For awhile, I did think it was goling to be real, because I know that American law would *never* allow such a contest, hence its being done in the Netherlands, where prostitution is big business (hence damn near anything goes). Now...I don't know anymore. Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Gymfig, they *say* that everything will be summed up. I'll believe it when I see it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WTH??? I blame poor decision making by NBC. NBC has never done well with Sci Fi/Fantasy shows. They a; so kept on moving it around it was meant to be watched on Friday.

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Apologies, all, but the link I had is dead now. :( Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone sent me a preview clip of this (can't find it in my files now), and it looked fairly interesting, a little Angel-esqe at times. I'll give it a shot. If I find the clip link, I'll be sure to post

[scifinoir2] Dr. Who reaffirmed

2007-06-01 Thread md_moore42
This email has been sent to you by Marian Check out the following link. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=bbc-reaffirm-commitment-to-dr-whomethod=fullobjectid=19224886siteid=50082-name_page.html Make sure you visit

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
Oh, wonderful! That will do wonders for my career! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is probably a good idea as long as they don't go over the edge into full-blown paranoia. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
It definitely feels like an clone. But Greenwalt's body of work since leaving ngel in its third season which includes, Surface, Eureka, Miracles, Kidnapped and prior to Angel, which includes Profit and X-files, gives me hope that he can abandon the Whedonesue culture and redefine the new show

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I have some thoughts about the fans dissatisfaction with the direction of the show and I wanted to know what you guys thought. I noticed some fans balk when they started infusing the storyline with many parallels to social issues we face. I've read fans indicate that they do not like complex

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 6/1/2007 5:51:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gymfig, they *say* that everything will be summed up. I'll believe it when I see it Sure, everybody dies or they decide to live peacefully with the Cylons. : ( **

[scifinoir2] Computers spurred a filmic renaissance

2007-06-01 Thread Brent Wodehouse
(Yah! 'Electric Dreams' gets a mention.) - http://www.straight.com/article-93178/computers-spurred-a-filmic-renaissance Computers spurred a filmic renaissance Dot Comment By Dave Watson Publish Date: May 31, 2007 Open the pod bay doors just

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
Whatever happened to Eureka? The Sci Fi Channel was taken away from me...(sniff!) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did not take this show seriously when they announced it, but I really liked what Greenwalt did with Angel. I here he also worked on Eureka

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Tracey, the parallels all depend on where you stand. When it came to the ep in which Starbuck and Apollo tortured the captive Leoben or, disturbingly for me (and others here, I'm sure), the ep in which one of the Sixes who was captured by the Pegasus crew was, by implication, raped while being

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Head right on over, pal. Just remember, when you're sitting down with the nice HomeInsec people, don't forget to repeat, as often as possible, Martin is nice. Martin is cool. Martin is *no threat* to national security. On second thought, don't. They'll ask you which one and, when they learn

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
Have you considered that the story is cycling naturally to an end? Does a series have to run seven or more seasons??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WTH??? I blame poor decision making by NBC. NBC has never done well with Sci Fi/Fantasy shows. They a; so kept on moving it around it was

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Tracey, again judging from the Skiffy boards, there's no love held for Andy-Roaming-All-Over-Plotlines there at all. The Andromeda board hasn't had a new posting in over two years. And there's a game running between all the boards there, called Wreck and Repair. Basically, you're given a list

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who reaffirmed

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
Thank you, Marian. If it's Welsh, it must be true. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This email has been sent to you by Marian Check out the following link.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sci-fi writers join war on terror

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
Don't worry, my friend, I'll just tell them the truth...When I was talking to him, I thought Osama was a latin name... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Head right on over, pal. Just remember, when you're sitting down with the nice HomeInsec people, don't forget to repeat, as often as

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Astromancer
Not that I'm worried...I won't be able to see it then either...(sniff!) Hey, I need a big favor: Those links that you gave me were lost when I had to reinstall my OS...could you give them to me again? (BSG) Thanks! Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eureka's coming back in July, pal,

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-01 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Starts in a few weeks. Black woman becomes the boss, ex becomes a scientist Tracey Astromancer wrote: Whatever happened to Eureka? The Sci Fi Channel was taken away from me...(sniff!) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]