RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eddie Murphy to play The Riddler

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Murphy Denies Riddler Role 18 December 2008 11:40 PM, PST A representative for Eddie Murphy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm552/ 's denied the actor will take on the role of The Riddler in a new Batman movie. Earlier this week a British tabloid newspaper claimed the Beverly Hills Cop

[scifinoir2] Chain of Command

2008-12-19 Thread Justin Mohareb
What's also interesting is that, under current American definitions, Picard was never actually tortured, since he was never in danger of imminent organ failure. Justin Mohareb On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:28 AM, keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: And don't forget Warner's turn as the Cardassian

Re: [scifinoir2] The Lit-SF Debate Has Become A Trope In Its Own Right

2008-12-19 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
These were definitely interesting reads. Thank you for sharing them, Tracey.. Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... In Print April 6, 2009   Ghost Writer Reviews: Grayson-Reyes Cole is an

[scifinoir2] Re: Indiana Jones Comeback Tops Blunders Poll

2008-12-19 Thread ravenadal
This particular parlor game - parsing films for goofs is a little too obsessive compulsive for me but this is my favorite goof/not goof listed for Crystal Skull at IMDB: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: It can be said that Indy is incorrect in his geography when, in the scene where Indy teaches

[scifinoir2] Re: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2008-12-19 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: She (Robin Givens)is certainly at least as good an actress as Halley Berry--better, in fact. Dems fighin' words, pal! (of course, you may be referring to Given's sterling work as the host of the maudlin reunion talk show Forgive or

[scifinoir2] The Black Man behind Hollywood's Black List

2008-12-19 Thread ravenadal
(This article dovetails nicely with several threads currently running on this list. I think it is an irony wrapped in an irony that in whiter-than-white Hollywood, a black man gets films nobody can get made - made. I mean, this is almost a Jedi mind trick. On another note, THINGS WE LOST

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Eddie Murphy to play The Riddler

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
These entertainment reports kill me. The part was made famous by Jim Carrey? In whose world? It was notable because Carrey was on the rise as a Hollywood star back then, but who even remembers or cares about his Riddler? Nicholson's Joker is far more talked about, though I frankly prefer

Re: [scifinoir2] Chain of Command

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Ouch! Well said! And very sad. Even in that ep, written long before our current policy fiascoes, Picard told the guy Torture has never been a reliable means of gathering information. Basically, he went on, guys torture to make themselves feel powerful and in control. -- Original

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Indiana Jones Comeback Tops Blunders Poll

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
I do that all the time, it's fun to talk about such missteps. A famous one is in Star Wars ep 4, when, bragging on the speed of the Falcon, Solo says something like It made the blah-blah run in x number of parsecs. Scifi and science folks jumped all over that, and an exasperated Lucas had to

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Touche! I've seen a couple of things were Givens was actually pretty good (TV movies and the like) at least back in the day. Now I fear the things she's had to take may have whittled down her acting ability. But I do stand by my initial feelings that she's a better natural actress than Berry.

[scifinoir2] Re: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2008-12-19 Thread ravenadal
I have scoured the entire oeuvre of Robin Givens, including her current gig as Robin Givens on the sitcom The Game, and I can't find a single instance where she wasn't playing...Robin Givens. Halle Berry, high-school valedictorian, student body President, cheerleader, and editor of the

[scifinoir2] Modern Technocracy

2008-12-19 Thread ravenadal
I am snowed in here in Milwaukee. Man, I am talking a blizzard of biblical proportions (if they had had blizzards in the bible). I can barely make out the snow covered mound that used to be my mini-van in the parking lot. And, yet, I have, through the miracle of modern technocracy, been

[scifinoir2] Majel Barrett-Roddenberry dies at 76

2008-12-19 Thread Amy Harlib
ahar...@earthlink.net Such sad news! I was a Trek fan from the very first episode in 1969! SHE WILL BE MISSED! *SIGH* Amy Subject: Majel Barrett-Roddenberry dies at 76 Access Hollywood updated 1:39 p.m. MT, Thurs., Dec. 18, 2008 Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the wife of Star Trek creator

RE: [scifinoir2] The Lit-SF Debate Has Become A Trope In Its Own Right

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
J From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Grayson Reyes-Cole Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 5:32 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Lit-SF Debate Has Become A Trope In Its Own Right These were definitely interesting

[scifinoir2] Rock stars Suck hard in forthcoming vampire film

2008-12-19 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/19/iggy-pop-moby-alice-cooper Rock stars Suck hard in forthcoming vampire film What's cooler than a movie about bloodsuckers? Not much, especially when it features Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper ... and Moby being eaten alive Sean Michaels guardian.co.uk, Friday

[scifinoir2] 2008’s Top TV Shows Online

2008-12-19 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/138138/post/490038049.html?nid=3349 2008’s Top TV Shows Online: BC Delivers the Numbers Nielsen and Networks Won’t December 16, 2008 By Richard Bellamy, Special to Broadcastingcable.com When Nielsen released their top 10 lists for 2008 on Friday, they

RE: [scifinoir2] Eddie Murphy to play The Riddler

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
That is my brother-in-laws favorite episode. I did not know that was him. I should have recognized the voice. The guy that plays the lawyer on Battlestar is also played a cool Ripper. I think both are underappreciated From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On

[scifinoir2] Halle Berry and Robin Givens was: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I'm not a very big fan of Berry or Givens, but I think that you are talking apples and oranges. What they have in common is a public perception issue. Fortunately for Berry, only the some of the Black community have a negative view of her, whereas much of the entire public have a bad view of

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Odd bird fathering styles may come from dinos

2008-12-19 Thread Amy Harlib
ahar...@earthlink.net Cool science stuff! Subject: World Science: Odd bird fathering styles may come from dinos * Odd bird fathering styles may come from dinos: Males in some flightless bird species are devoted fathers -- and polygamists.

[scifinoir2] FW: Arctic melt 20 years ahead of climate models

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
From: Chris de Morsella [mailto:cdemorse...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 1:02 PM To: 'Tracey de Morsella'; juliai...@yahoo.it; 'Paul de Morsella' Subject: RE: Arctic melt 20 years ahead of climate models

[scifinoir2] The Creeping Death of Science Coverage

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
The Creeping Death of Science Coverage And How We Must-Must-Fight Back The news that CNN is eliminating its science reporting team is just the latest blow to mainstream science journalism. But an informed democracy needs good coverage of issues that touch virtually every aspect of our lives.

[scifinoir2] ‘The Day the Earth’ Stalls

2008-12-19 Thread ravenadal
http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2522p=.htm `The Day the Earth' Stalls by Brandon Gray Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still December 15, 2008 his is typically the timeframe where the December box office starts to pick up, but it stalled this year due to a paucity of enticing

Re: [scifinoir2] ‘The Day the Earth’ Stal ls

2008-12-19 Thread Augustus Augustus
Raven, i totally agree with the reviewer.  i went and saw it and was totally disappointed!  there was no emotion to follow the characters.  the only plausable character was will smith's son.  there was no message at the end.  in the original at least Klaatu gave a message of hope and warning. 

RE: [scifinoir2] ‘The Day the Ea rth’ Stalls

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I am s disappointed. The original is one of my favorite movies of all time. Sigh…… SA. Glad you responded so quickly to my invitation to join and add your voice. Welcome to the group! Tracey From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [scifinoir2] ‘The Day the Earth’ Stal ls

2008-12-19 Thread Augustus Augustus
Tracey, my pleasure.  looking forward 2 more ost and more discussions.  by the way, DTESS (the original) is one of my all time favorite movies. Sammie A. --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella

Re: [scifinoir2] Halle Berry and Robin Givens was: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well said and informative. I still think Givens is better though! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com I’m not a very big fan of Berry or Givens, but I think that you are talking apples and oranges. What they have in

Re: [scifinoir2] Minority Actors Getting Fewer Jobs, Says NAACP Study

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
And this is why I'm watching daily recordings of Homicide from ten years ago: it is still one of the most racially diverse TV shows ever, with blacks in major positions of authority and influence. And it's one of the best TV shows ever. Period. As for unscripted TV shows, I've always heard that

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
If they managed to get all the post-production work done, we will hear Majel one last time, as the voice of the Enterprise computer in the upcoming Star Trek movie. Gonna miss that: she's been doing it for years. Even the Star Trek Technical Manual and show guide CDs I have use her voice for

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Lit-SF Debate Has Become A Trope In Its Own Right

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
You said it! My first thought was I just finished reading Zelazny's 'Lord of Light', and that's literary as heck, with concepts and prose I'd put up against any dead Englishman's writings. Ditto for Donaldson. I think that there will always be a lingering high-mindedness and snobbery against

[scifinoir2] J. Michael Straczynski's FORBIDDEN PLANET Plot Trilogy Details Revealed!

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
In addition to the Original The Day the earth stood still, Forbidden Planet is one of my all time faves.Add B5s Straczynski into the mix for the remake and I am so there. I just hope he gets his act together politically. He does not seem to have a clue when it comes to playing the game in

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies

2008-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Majel was so far ahead of the times when she was cast as Number One in the first Trek pilot. I have always wondered what she could have done with that role, had she not been knocked down to being not even a doctor, but a nurse assisting Bones. Gene Roddenberry always hated that the networks

RE: [scifinoir2] Halle Berry and Robin Givens was: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Really, Why? I do not necessarily disagree. After Rage in Harlem, I believed more in her talent, but I want to hear your views From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of keithbjohn...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:42 PM To:

[scifinoir2] Seven Scientists Appointed as Advisors to Obama

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Seven for Science: Now that's Science Progress! Recent Appointments Are a New Beginning By Jonathan Moreno | December 19th, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama has sent a strong signal that should cheer all Americans this holiday season as together we face a tough set of challenges: Though

[scifinoir2] Is Echo The New Black Panther

2008-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
This just in from Blackgeekdom.. Three months ago, Lobo posted a story saying that there was going to be a relaunch http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/2008/10/29/hudlin-interview-on-black-panther-r elaunch/ of the Black Panther. The story behind that was that T