Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
Again, words of wisdom... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i just told another group i was writing a post to reality TV is the bane of modern culture. I *hate* reality TV! And I must say, if the networks didn't have this horrible new model of only greenlighting a few eps of a series--if they

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
NOO! (Sorry, a little too busy to scream in anguish the day I saw this.) Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/11/strike-its-a-re.html Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV Nov 2,

Re: [scifinoir2] Joss Whedon Returns to Fox With New Series 'Dollhouse'

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
Quite true, Tracey. It's not per se the network practicing villany-through-lousy-decisionmaking, but the people who are in charge and making the lousy deicions. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I see it, all the networks have screwed up

Re: [scifinoir2] [Update] Race row DNA scientist quits lab

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
Show of hands- who *will*? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am so NOT going to miss him... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7062382.stm Race row DNA scientist quits lab Last Updated: Thursday, 25 October 2007 A Nobel laureate who

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Daryle
Again, I say bring it on...this strike could be one of the best things to happen to TV. PBS is about to run the final season of Prime Suspect...there are more sports options on TV than ever before, Star Trek episodes are now at movie theaters, the cats running for president have a gang of

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
Again, Daryle, I find myself liking what you type. And I'm all over that last thing. Just get me the scripts so I can start filling in the blanks... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, I say bring it on...this strike could be one of the best things to happen to TV. PBS is about to

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Daryle
Scripts?!! Man see that¹s how the networks got into this mess! It¹s gotta be freestyle. On 11/6/07 12:50 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, Daryle, I find myself liking what you type. And I'm all over that last thing. Just get me the scripts so I can start filling in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
I'd need to see the words, in order to write around them, I'm afraid. Watching the programs is problematic, as I distract easily these days. Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scripts?!! Man see that¹s how the networks got into this mess! It¹s gotta be freestyle. On 11/6/07 12:50 PM,

Re: [scifinoir2] [Update] Race row DNA scientist quits lab

2007-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
do you hear the crickets? Martin wrote: Show of hands- who *will*? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com wrote: I am so NOT going to miss him... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:Brent_Wodehouse%40swiftnet.org wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Merrill Lynch Chief to Step Down

2007-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Keith, I do not say this in jest. You are my hero. You are the exception. I'm sorry you were not rewarded for being a good manager. Tracey Martin wrote: (standing ovation) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: It's the lone sheriff in the town who stands against

Re: [scifinoir2] [Update] Race row DNA scientist quits lab

2007-11-06 Thread Martin
LMNAO! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you hear the crickets? Martin wrote: Show of hands- who *will*? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com wrote: I am so NOT going to miss him...

[scifinoir2] Web Video Shops Pounce on Strike

2007-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
By Daisy Whitney Online video shops from Break.com to Revision3 are launching marketing and promotional initiatives to expand their audiences during the television writers strike. Internet TV network Revision3, which produces the popular weekly Web show “Diggnation,” plans to increase the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Merrill Lynch Chief to Step Down

2007-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Fear of being fired, is not what scares most people from doing the right thing. Fear of being marginalized, cut off from opportunities and hitting a glass ceiling does. So, you were willing to risk your potential leadership opportunities and financial rewards in the form of raises and

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread KeithBJohnson
Tracey, it's like eating ice cream or cookies or cotton candy. A little bit here and there is okay, just don't gorge on it. The line between reality TV ( a misnomer, in my opinion) and documentaries or biographies is hard to gauge. For example, I've been watching a series about tornado chasers

Re: [scifinoir2] Strike could be a reality by Monday - so expect more reality TV

2007-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
At least yours are science shows. That Tornado show sounds cool. We watch survival guy sometimes and Chris just told me he sometimes watches the ice trucker show. uhh ohh I'm going down fast. :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, it's like eating ice cream or cookies or cotton candy. A

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Merrill Lynch Chief to Step Down

2007-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Might explain cheney and all hi illnesses, but he doesnot strike me as someone with a conscious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wise statements here. Who knows how much our soul sicknesses manifest in our physical bodies? Probably way more than we realize... -- Original message