[scifinoir2] Dude Looks Like a Lady? No, Says Publicist

2009-01-09 Thread ravenadal
http://dailyme.com/print/200901083182/ Dude Looks Like a Lady? No, Says Publicist by MONICA ENG. CHICAGO TRIBUNE The rumor: One of the ladies dancing with Beyonce in the immensely popular Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) video is actually a dude. The reality: Single Ladies has emerged as

[scifinoir2] Beyonce: the Queen of All Media

2009-01-09 Thread ravenadal
http://dailyme.com/topics/beyonce/index.html All Beyonce. All the time.

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread Omari Confer
I have decided to submit to the phenom that is Smallville. What most dont realize is that Superman is the second most recognizable icon in the world. (at least the last time I checked). These are not just stories for a comic character but an account of an interpretation of an icon. You will be

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
I'm going with Keith here. I became so disillusioned with the path the show was taking that I stopped watching it two seasons ago. I don't see it as much an interpretation, more as the fact that the producers can't actually get too close to the actual content of the Superman mythos without

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread Omari Confer
I would like to add a caveat here.its still pretty badjust not bad for a soap opera... On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.comwrote: I'm going with Keith here. I became so disillusioned with the path the show was taking that I stopped watching it two

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
If you look at it that way, I can't disagree. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF? Date : Fri, 9 Jan 2009 07:43:08 -0600 From : Omari Confer clockwork...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I would like to add

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Tracey, the pigtails-on-a-40-year-old-woman bit? That's a guy thing. A really-weird-guy thing... 8-O -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi Date : Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:57:17 -0800 From : Tracey de Morsella

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, in the Atlantis ep in which Ford and his rag-tag outfit lured Sheppard and his team somewhere, captured them and doped up Ronan, Teyla and Rodney with the Wraith enzyme, forced them to carry out that hare-brained scheme to take out a Wraith hive ship and got them captured. When they

RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Let's take this thread over to the SciFiNoirBlue boards, okay? -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Date : Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:27:01 -0500 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To :

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Adrianne Brennan
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Re: [scifinoir2] Beyonce, Tyler Perry dominate NAACP Image nominations

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah, only in America can an overexposed Beyonce Knowles be nominated for a painfully average movie performance, or the House of Payne gang be considered the tops of the comedy world. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com Is this a great

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
What's the most recognizable icon? Are you counting real life icons, or just fictional ones? Yeah, I get it. I even liked Smallville for years. It just seems to me it's run its course. There's an awkward nature to it with Clark not still a teen superboy, but not yet the mature Superman. It was

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Right, limping along until the whole thing collapses, exhausted. Milking that cow long past the time the teats have stopped producing anything worth consuming. -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com I'm going with Keith here. I

Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville Brings Doomsday-WTF?

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Oh-ho! That one sentence clears up a lot, and puts you back in my good graces! :) I forgot to ask: what did you think of Superman/ Doomsday animated film? I found it to be good entertainment, but one has to basically forget the story as told in the comics, as the movie's waaay off that mark.

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Ha-ha! Maybe on Dawn Wells when she played Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, but I have to agree with Tracey here. Black has very strong features. She's not ugly, but not what I'd call beautiful at first glance. She has a presence and a way of conducting herself even as this clown that's

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Got it. So we assume he survived and is out there hunting Wraith, never to be seen again? Wonder what they told his family, that he's dead or missing in action? Speaking of that, Carson Beckett died and his body was shipped back to his mom in Scotland. What happened when his clone was found?

RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Maybe I should look into the rights... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:40:07 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Dude, if that isn't

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
I remember an ep in which Sheppard visited Ford's cousin and told her that he was MIA, and that he was being looked for actively, and would continue to be sought until he was returned. And Carson himself said that there was no way he could ever return to Earth, because the sight of him would

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
C'mon, Adrianne! I know you haven't been here long, but you still have to have noticed that we can get a bit risque here... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Date : Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:51:10 -0500

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella
That's what it did for me. It was extremely distracting. She is very attractive, but she has a long narrow face and she is not young enough to pull off that look. When they first brought her on they played up the mercenary, thief, with cunning. Making her comic relief was stupid. While I think

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Now i remember both of those moments. Thanks for reminding me... -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com I remember an ep in which Sheppard visited Ford's cousin and told her that he was MIA, and that he was being looked for

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

2009-01-09 Thread B. Smith
I liked the book but the whole pseudo-pedophilia thing was very unsettling. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: I will have to by it. I reading blood colony right now Thanks :) -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Adrianne Brennan
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RE: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Augustus Augustus
I think that they should get a buy out!  I got $10 on it!  Who's with me? --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Aubrey Leatherwood aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Aubrey Leatherwood aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

2009-01-09 Thread Augustus Augustus
the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley.  as of this date, there are 14 of them.  i used his model of vampires as i my guide in the novel that i am working on.  if u have not read the necroscope series, i highly recommend it. Fate. --- On Fri, 1/9/09, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This week is the Adult Entertainment Expo, and there's more happening at the AEE, than at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show. (Both are in Vegas). The adult industry doesn't want a bailout. Larry and Joe do. Think of it this way: Flynt/Girls Gone Wild = the General Motors of Porn.

RE: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Aubrey Leatherwood
Was it ever *just* Flynt and GGW? I submit to you that GGW doesn't even count. There is so much more to the adult industry than the flashing of boobs or shaved coeds kissing.Aubrey Leatherwoodwww.aubreyleatherwood.comFaceBook * MySpaceThe People You Know, The Sex They HaveISBN:

RE: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Augustus Augustus
Aubrey, i totally agree with u.  GGW only took me 2 DVD's 2 figure out that it was not happening.  it is kool 4 18 to 25 year old's who are not getting any, but it is so far removed from serious porn (and it is really hard 2 find good porn these days.and i do so try). ---

RE: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Aubrey Leatherwood
Oh Augustus! You're not gonna get me. ROFLMAO! This is a sci-fi/fantasy/horror type group. Nope... Nope... My comments on this thread are now officially self-censored. hee heeAubrey Leatherwoodwww.aubreyleatherwood.comFaceBook * MySpaceThe People You Know, The Sex They Have

[scifinoir2] Top 50 movie special effects shots

2009-01-09 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/177951/top_50_movie_special_effects_shots.html

[scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected

2009-01-09 Thread brent wodehouse
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090107-aas-loud-cosmic-noise.html Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected By Andrea Thompson Senior Writer posted: 07 January 2009 LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Space is typically thought of as a very quiet place. But one team of astronomers has found a strange

[RE][scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Can't speak for anyone else, but this both fascinates and terrifies me. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:54:35 -0500 From : brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us To :

[RE][scifinoir2] Top 50 movie special effects shots

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Thank you for that, Brent! Fun stuff to watch, all the way around. And more thanks, because The Duck was represented. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Top 50 movie special effects shots Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:52:39 -0500 From : brent wodehouse

RE: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Augustus, I've got to disagree. If you'd met me ten years ago, I could've saved you the trouble and handed you roughly 100 GB of free porn, thanks to some perv who swiped my identity back in '98 and used it to buy reams of online porn, but was too stupid to use his own e-mail addy, landing it

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Date : Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:09:31 -0500 From : Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I need more coffee. O_O It's going

Re: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
You still can if you have the files. I'm standing with about 10 people right now who would buy 100GB of 10 year old porn in a minute! You can launch a whole site with that! But, as has been said...we digress... On Jan 9, 2009, at 6:29 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Augustus, I've got to

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Pseudo-pedophilia... which way to the acid showers? -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:08:50 - From : B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I liked the book

Re: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
(putting in earplugs, in anticipation of howling from numerous quarters...) I deleted the stuff, as fast as I got it. Never had any use for the stuff. My imagination works a dangsight better than anything Porn Central can concoct. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re:

Re: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
a DUDE! That stuff trades better than the US Dollar right now. Who has time to watch? SELL! SELL! Any classic sci-fi on your HD you're about to delete? More importantly...anything really BAD? Hold ON before ya empty the trash! On Jan 9, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: (putting

Re: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
Probably some stuff SF-related on my two old HDs. Haven't had time to carry them to a transcribing facility to have it all pulled off. If I get anything, I'll pass it on. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout Date : Fri, 9

RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi

2009-01-09 Thread Martin Baxter
More than welcome, brother! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Marathon on SciFi Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:49:32 + From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Now i remember both of those moments.

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected

2009-01-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Black President? Alien invasion. Figures. On Jan 9, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Can't speak for anyone else, but this both fascinates and terrifies me. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Date :

[scifinoir2] Atlantis Finale Underwhelms

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, that wasn't exactly a great series ender. The battle was foreshortened, going from discovery of the new Wraith ship to battle and resolution in less than an hour. The only cool thing was how the threat in this show actually started in last week's alternate-reality Vegas ep. (Which was

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

2009-01-09 Thread Justin Mohareb
Yeah, I thought it was SciFiNoi_AfterDark. Justin On 9-Jan-09, at 9:51 AM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: SciFiNoirBlue? ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon:

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected

2009-01-09 Thread Dax
I agree, it is not like we can send a team out to investigate Perhaps this is a prelude to what is yet to come. --Lavender If you don't like vanilla, try some chocolate. From: Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 6:18 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Mystery

Re: [scifinoir2] Top 50 movie special effects shots

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Cool, thanks for posting! Some thoughts: Gotta agree with the dragon from Dragonslayer, which is for my money still the best dragon in movies, Reign of Fire notwithstanding. But isn't the dragon a female? The skeletal warriors in Jason and the Argonauts still impress and creep me out. I hate

Re: [scifinoir2] Top 50 movie special effects shots

2009-01-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
I should clarify slightly. I kept saying CGI, where of course the focus here is special effects, which strictly speaking aren't always simply CGI, but include trick photography, stunt work, etc. My point, though, is that too many directors nowadays rely on FX to be the whole movie, instead of