Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anybody catch 2057 by Discovery Channel

2007-07-17 Thread Astromancer
The Sci-Fi Channel has become a clearing house for failed TV shows and B-movie garbage instead of the cutting-edge network it started out as...I missed those days... By the way, how come they don't show some of the 'thoughtful garbage', Like Collossus, The Forbin Project? Martin [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Studies Show Americans Shorter than Many others in World

2007-07-17 Thread Daryle
Martin: yes, but didn¹t you go to Smallville high? I¹m sure the meteor had something to do with it. The same radiation that empowered Keith¹s Vikings? I¹ll put money on that the tobacco industry will take a hit for this report by the time Fox gets hold of it. Since moving south, I HAVE

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Atlanta Man's Elaborate Proposal Big Online Hit

2007-07-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
same here. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] A statement that may get me in trouble...I think most mature women are practical in their thinking that way. Of course, that applies to men also...sort of...Speaking for myself, I have my impulsive

Re: [scifinoir2] Isaiah Washington Joins The Bionic Woman

2007-07-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
You're right. The pilot was very good. Its tone was more sombre than much of the series that followed. I remember Steve Austin all but crying after the accident, and the disgusted look on his face when Dr. Wells showed him his plastic-looking limbs and eye before the operation. There's a scene

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anybody catch 2057 by Discovery Channel

2007-07-17 Thread Martin
Wish I could answer that for you, pal. I'm going to guess utter stupididity and leave it at that. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Sci-Fi Channel has become a clearing house for failed TV shows and B-movie garbage instead of the cutting-edge network it

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anybody catch 2057 by Discovery Channel

2007-07-17 Thread KeithBJohnson
I have the same question. Is it an issue of money? Do movies like Forbin, Andromeda Strain, and others actually cost too much for the SciFi budget? (Actually, didn't they show the Andromeda Strain last year?) I can think of a few things that might be behind this: * It actually costs too much