Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Mr. Worf
They were already leaning in that direction with all of those SNL specials. I don't think that they have anything in the can to fill the void. Unless they pull out some mini-series or something. On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > I still think it would have failed, becaus

RE: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella
No worries. My interest in this has more to do with loosing scripted television. Had this scheme worked, every network would have followed suit. Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer The Green Economy Post http://greeneconomypost.com tra...@greeneconomypost.com Phone: 425-502-7716

RE: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I was reading some media analysis the other day and here is an interesting perspective. 1.When Jonny Carson handed over the reins, he did not opt to compete on ABC against the Tonight Show, as Leno was going to do. 2. When Jonny Carson handed over the reins, he did not opt

Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
I still think it would have failed, because I just don't see an appetite for a talk show at 10 pm five nights a week. Most people are looking for a drama or comedy. I like Leno okay, but at 10 pm i'm looking for stuff like Southland, Burn Notice, etc. Now if they were to bring back a true variet

Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Conan was just funny and Leno wasn't a real warmup for him. Maybe if they had swapped the two shows? That would have been an interesting 3rd option. On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Wow, thirty-plus mill to get *fired*? And his staff splits twelve mill, but > Conan's go

[scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Wow, thirty-plus mill to get *fired*? And his staff splits twelve mill, but Conan's going to give them extra cash? That's cool. I've seen Zucker from NBC all over the tube, everywhere from Charlie Rose to the financial channel, trying to explain this debacle. Reminds one of why some people need

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Maybe she didn't want the job? She may have been pushed into the position. Or maybe things are a lot dirtier at the top? What is Mario Cuomo up to nowadays? On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > She evidently actually made a statement of exasperation where she said > someth

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
She evidently actually made a statement of exasperation where she said something to the effect of "What did you want me to do? Stand outside Fenway in the rain handing out flyers?" John Stewart on the Daily Show responded, "I got this...yeah!!" Not to be too fine a point on her lack of polish

[scifinoir2] "Burn Notice" on USA

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
There was an all-day "Burn Notice" marathon on today. It's capped off by a brand new ep at 10 pm EST tonight. That's followed by the new series "White Collar", which isn't too bad.

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
And the other thing is, in America recently, third parties that gain any notoriety seem to be more conservative leaning. It's like the so-called independents: so many of them are really closet Republicans to my mind. Of course we have the likes of those who support Jerry Brown, but the liberal-

RE: [scifinoir2] Being Erica

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
My bad, Mr Worf! And I ahv eno idea why no one else picked it up before SoapNet. And maybe the reason H'Wood isn't filming up in Montreal is because the winters are too cold for those SoCal folks' liking. I was there once, when I was three or four (went to see the Habs play the Flyers). "If al

RE: [scifinoir2] Google probing possible inside help on attack

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
I know about those towns in Argentina because of the Argentinean lass I once dallied with, and I was raised in Danville, Virginny, Thuh Last Capital o' Thuh Cunh'fed'acy. More or less required reading. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the

RE: [scifinoir2] Question: Would you modify your kid's genes?

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
I've cruised past that shack a time or three. Never knew what it was until now. And the behavior of those Black folks... I'm just gonna brand it stupididity. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.you

RE: [scifinoir2] Bruce Campbell to Star in Bruce vs Frankenstein | WorstPreviews.com

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Twenty on Campbell for a third-round TKO. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010

RE: [scifinoir2] Torchwood is Coming to the U.S.

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
"Fox is importing "Torchwood"..." Why does the scripture, "Jesus wept" come to my mind after I read that? "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yaho

RE: [scifinoir2] Torchwood is Coming to the U.S.

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
PLEASE don't let any Siffy execs be trolling here... "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 2

Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood is Coming to the U.S.

2010-01-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Right. Otherwise it would be Torchwood vs Mandaconda or something stupid like that. On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > U... we don't WANT Siffy involved in this. Right, folks? > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hi

RE: [scifinoir2] Torchwood is Coming to the U.S.

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Beg to differ with you there, Mike. The Brit version keeps me in stitches, while the American version can't even keep me on the channel for more than a minute. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Thee word is that she did the one thing Ted Kennedy, Deity rest him well, would NEVER have done. She took the voters for granted. Kennedy would've been out there, listening to the people and shaking hands, even if her were 50 points ahead in the polls. "If all the world's a stage and all the p

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
"he", not her. Pardon my key-slip, Senator. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 19 Jan 201

RE: [scifinoir2] PENGUINS

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
And the belly pains were just abating... "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com CC: blackscifihorrorfantasyc...@yahoogroups.com From:

RE: [scifinoir2] Have Gun, Will Travel Morality Tales

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Can't find anything on that, Mr Worf, but I did fall across something potentially terrifying. There are reports of a remake of the show, as a big-screen movie, in the whisper-stream. And Eminem is attached to star. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Question: Would you modify your kid's genes?

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
And then they REALLY own the world. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:07:

RE: [scifinoir2] Torchwood is Coming to the U.S.

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
U... we don't WANT Siffy involved in this. Right, folks? "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: bhsleepystude...@gmail.com D

RE: [scifinoir2] He Never Heard The Shot

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
LMNAOWDOIP (Laughing My Narrow A$$ Off While Doubled Over In Pain) "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: blackscifihorrorfantasyc...@yahoogroups.com CC: scifino

scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
My offer to help dig M$'s gave still stands, as long as I get paid with the right to urinate on it publicly. Bastiches can't screw the masses one way, so they seek another to gouge out money. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?

RE: [scifinoir2] Man Buried in Haiti Rubble Uses iPhone to Treat Wounds

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Can't deny that. Great story. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:28:25 -08

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Glad I could provide it! "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:01:02 +

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Brown Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
I'd love to have one as well, but, as I said before, we're about thirty years away from such. The reason so many of us chortle derisively at the mere mention of a third political party is because, for all the literature they may hand out displaying their platforms, instinctively, one can't help

RE: [scifinoir2] more hell on celluloid from SNL: The MacGruber trailer

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, no apology needed when dragging the truth out into the light. As for this... there is a Cold, Dark Place reserved for all involved with that. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.co

RE: [scifinoir2] Have Gun, Will Travel Morality Tales

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Baxter
That it was. When I ahve some spare cash, I'm picking up the DVD set, if one exists. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: rav

RE: [scifinoir2] From Sci Fi Wire: The 'true story' of how Dr. King kept Uhura on Star Trek

2010-01-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I had read about the King Part of the story before, but not the whole thing in context. Thanks Adriane From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Adrianne Brennan Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [

[scifinoir2] more hell on celluloid from SNL: The MacGruber trailer

2010-01-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Forgive me for posting this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF8uL16Uurg Yup its a real movie...