Re: [scifinoir2] Great Action Flicks on TCM Tonight

2010-02-06 Thread Keith Johnson
Mardi Gras parades? What city? What's this Cindy Margolis thing? I haven't heard her name in a while now... - Original Message - From: Aubrey Leatherwood aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2010 8:59:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada

Re: [scifinoir2] Great Action Flicks on TCM Tonight

2010-02-06 Thread Keith Johnson
Hackman had trouble doing a scene like that? Wow! Just a couple of years ago, Hackman got into a fender bender, and the guy in the other car started mouthing off, then came at him. Hackman wiped the street with the guy. I read a recent interview where he said he's done with Hollywood. Said

Re: [scifinoir2] Great Action Flicks on TCM Tonight

2010-02-06 Thread Keith Johnson
Watching it now. I was just telling my wife jubilantly, they just don't film movies like this anymore! Nowadays director would have twenty thousand camera angles, and you'd never be able to follow the action. This thing is fast-paced and exciting as hell, but I can take it all in. Speaking of

Re: [scifinoir2] Great Action Flicks on TCM Tonight

2010-02-06 Thread Keith Johnson
://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2010/31Days/finalsite_v1/_pdf/31DaysSchedule.pdf - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2010 8:57:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Great Action Flicks

[scifinoir2] Stargate's Michael Shanks is Hawkman on Smallville Tonight

2010-02-05 Thread Keith Johnson
Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Cyborg, Black Canary already introduced...romance with Lois Lane already started...Clark already working for the Daily Planet...the Blue Blur functioning as the superhero guardian of Metropolis...and now, the JSA is spotlighted? Geez, just put the blue tights and

Re: [scifinoir2] Blogger: Windows 8 Set for July 2011 Release

2010-02-05 Thread Keith Johnson
Same here. In doing job searches, I see a lot of jobs requiring Mac experience, primarily at colleges. But, with over a decade as a network admin, most of my experience has been with Windows, so I have to keep those skills up first and foremost. But, the need to learn Mac, coupled with my

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Emanuel Apologizes, Signs Pledge to End Usage of Retarded

2010-02-05 Thread Keith Johnson
Saw that a while ago. The string of words I released over the hypocrisy would surely make the saintly Palin blush, and the sleazy Limbaugh laugh. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 5,

Re: [scifinoir2] Special Unit 12 Marathon on SyFy

2010-02-05 Thread Keith Johnson
truths were knowable, then all truths are in fact known. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:29 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Special Unit 12 Marathon on SyFy

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Xmen question

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
. And in his last incarnation he became ruler of the Phalanx and took out the Kree Empire. Another powerhouse villain that I loved was Count Nefaria. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Yeah, he's awesome. I'd take Graviton's powers first, though, because he

[scifinoir2] Special Unit 12 Marathon on SyFy

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
Watching a marathon of Special Unit 2 on SyFy today. This was actually a decent show from 2001. It deals with a secret group of people who investigate and contain creatures from myth that oddly love to hang out in Chicago. The formula is pretty familiar: secret group of agents, special weaponry

[scifinoir2] TechRepublic Blog: Ten Reasons not to Buy an iPad

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
I am also curious as to the lack of a physical keyboard for those who'd prefer it (available for usage by buying a keyboard doc as a accessory). Also it's weird something that large wouldn't come with a cover of some sort, 'cause I imagine toting this thing around everywhere would mean it'd get

[scifinoir2] OT: Emanuel Apologizes, Signs Pledge to End Usage of Retarded

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
I'm sorry, but I don't see this as a firing offense. Retarded has many meanings and connotations. When you call a person retarded for doing something stupid, it's not in any way meant to suggest that person has Downs or Autism or any other developmental condition. It means the person is an

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Emanuel Apologizes, Signs Pledge to End Usage of Retarded

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
i hear ya! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2010 3:13:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Emanuel Apologizes, Signs Pledge to End Usage of Retarded

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Emanuel Apologizes, Signs Pledge to End Usage of Retarded

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
As an aside, i was reading an issue of the Fantastic Four comic earlier today. Reed and Sue Richards have two children now: the older, their son Franklin, who has normal intelligence, and their young daughter Valeria, who at the age of four is already a supergenius on the level of her father

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Xmen question

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
was one of my favorite storylines. And in his last incarnation he became ruler of the Phalanx and took out the Kree Empire. Another powerhouse villain that I loved was Count Nefaria. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Yeah, he's awesome. I'd take Graviton's

Re: [scifinoir2] White House Shoots Down Regular Question Time Forums

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
Right, and in Britain, they don't provide questions ahead of time, so it'd always be an ambush forum. The Brits themselves admit it's just a political posturing time. Here, it would work every now and then, but as weekly theatre I fear it'd just add to the cacophony of strident voices already

Re: [scifinoir2] Special Unit 12 Marathon on SyFy

2010-02-04 Thread Keith Johnson
from Kirk's time would serious upset that universe's timeline. By the time Kirk and his crew first visit the Mirror Universe, therefore, I think they'd be well advanced of the Federation of Kirk's time. - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Help Haiti Didn't Receive

2010-02-03 Thread Keith Johnson
of you counting at home makes Wisconsin's blacks 1150% more unlawful than Wisconsin's whites)and most of the black population lives in Milwaukee. Milwaukee is what is known as hyper-segregated. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Segregated

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-02-03 Thread Keith Johnson
off! Such music flows on the Fringe, and no one can resist singing to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight

Re: [scifinoir2] White House won't fund NASA moon program

2010-02-03 Thread Keith Johnson
I heard the new Brother who runs NASA on NPR yesterday trying to put a good spin on this. I'm such a big fan of space exploration, it made me sad...- Original Message -From: "Tracey de Morsella" tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.comTo: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comSent: Wednesday, February 3,

Re: [scifinoir2] Precious Among Big Oscar Nominees

2010-02-03 Thread Keith Johnson
wasn't in the mix. I'd be shocked if Avatar lost at this point. Grossing some 2bn worldwise does that make Avatar to big to fail? On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Props to Lee Daniels, Monique, and Gabourey Sadibe for their Oscar

Re: [scifinoir2] Xmen question

2010-02-03 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, he's awesome. I'd take Graviton's powers first, though, because he could deflect even Magnus' powers by simply manipulating spacetime. At his height, he can detect all objects on the planet. Just to test his powers, he honed in on a lady in Australia, then sent a pebble through her brain

Re: [scifinoir2] Hulk vs Thor and Hulk vs Wolverine

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Thanks for the reviews. Seems the action's okay, but hampered by being geared for general audiences (or at least, PG-13), and the plotting's lacking. Which is sad, because frankly, the easiest thing in the world to do is depict violence in a film. A teenaged Thor. No thanks, I'll completely

Re: [scifinoir2] Planet Hulk Animated Movie out on DVD Tuesday

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Hulk Animated Movie out on DVD Tuesday I'm about to watch it right now. On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Interesting, I wonder how good this will be? Anyone read Planet Hulk storyline? Check out the cool trailer: they got it right

Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, the Blackest Night series is pretty good. Black Panther is really good too. I like the way they've really focused on T'Challa the genius and master strategist. Like Batman, T'Challa is dangerous not just because of his formidable fighting ability, but because he plans for every

Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Not to my knowledge. There is a giant connection diagram for Marvel's characters at their site: http://marvel.com/universe3zx/utility/network.htm Also, be sure to read the Marvel Universe link. Back in the '80s, Marvel started putting out a series of books as part of the Official Handbook of

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
: http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/index.php If you like India you might like Mushinah the female vocalist featured on Daykeeper. She's great. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I think Knowles is very solid as a performer, but not the best singer

Re: [scifinoir2] Hulk vs Thor and Hulk vs Wolverine

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Wolverine Think of it more as the Thor origins story. It is supposed to explain the relationships and the rift that got started between Thor and Loki. On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks for the reviews. Seems the action's okay

Re: [scifinoir2] The Help Haiti Didn't Receive

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Great article, great point, and congrats! How do I set about to argue with you there, like I often do here? :) - Original Message - From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 9:51:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
them to receive airplay. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: You are right and that isn't a knock against Knowles. She's a good singer, a better performer, and deserves everything she's earned. I just hate an industry that relegates the likes of Arie

[scifinoir2] Precious Among Big Oscar Nominees

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Props to Lee Daniels, Monique, and Gabourey Sadibe for their Oscar nominations for Precious. But, ten movies nominated for Best Picture? Wow, that just let everything in. I mean, I know Avatar is a great *looking* film, but is it a great film in toto: acting, writing, plotting? I guess this

Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy Picks Up Merlin, but Can't Dr Who?

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Tracey, when i posted about this last year, I asked you and the group if anyone had watched "Merlin". I remember a decidedly loud silence. I can't remember if even you had given it a try, and you and I try to give everything a try. I found it to be harmless but slight, and not worth following. But

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Help Haiti Didn't Receive

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Great article, great point, and congrats! How do I set about to argue with you there, like I often do here? :) - Original Message - From: Kelwyn ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Alba Making Effort to Embrace Latina Heritage

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
and has a speaks with a noticeable Spanish accent, had to die her natural hair black in order to get television and movie roles in America. So it goes. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I guess that's the blessing and curse of living

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Help Haiti Didn't Receive

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
government, Milwaukee County is the most segregated county in America. I often refer to the City of Milwaukee as the black township of Milwaukee County. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: oh god lmao!! is it very conservative where you live

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
I listen to NPR, Clark Howard, and the Tom Joyner Morning Show on the car and home radios, and on my iPod. Just as often, I stream all of them online. Other than that, there's very little time I use the radio either. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
Ha-ha, good point! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 3:35:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

Re: [scifinoir2] Xmen question

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
In the original Handbook, it was posited that Magneto might be living proof of a Unified Field Theory, because he could do things that weren't strictly related to manipulation of metal. Mags is one of the Marvel characters whose power i'd like to have were such a thing possible. It's range of

Re: [scifinoir2] Xmen question

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
, February 2, 2010 6:33:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Xmen question Who is Sue Storm? On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: In the original Handbook, it was posited that Magneto might be living proof of a Unified

Re: [scifinoir2] Xmen question

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Johnson
as underpowered in comics and still are. Even women with equal power end up being portayed as weaker. The only exception is planet Hulk. The Red King's bodyguard is just as powerful as hulk and has fighting skills and psyonic powers. On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn

Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:32 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm But why would a meteorite already underwater tuned birds in to rocks in the upper atmosphere? dude what a funny movie! Of course

Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
If you really examine the routes people take in many movies, you find they meander and wander around. It helps to add all the suspense to the plot, and the producers assume most people outside of locals would have any clue as to whether the route is the best one or not. A few years ago I

Re: [scifinoir2] Chemistry Creates Self-Stirring Liquids

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
this is great stuff! Everytime you dare to think humanity has discovered everything there is to know, we keep seeing the universe in new ways. Dare I hope controlled fusion, FTL travel, and handheld laser weapons are around the corner? And the flying cars--where are the flying cars?! -

[scifinoir2] OT: Alba Making Effort to Embrace Latina Heritage

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
I guess that's the blessing and curse of living in a heterogeneous society: it's easy, perhaps even expected, to succeed without having to hold on to all aspects of one's cultural heritage. I went to school with a lot of Mexicans back in Texas, and many of them couldn't speak Spanish.

[scifinoir2] OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Lessee: Elton John looking more like Janet Reno than ever...Beyonce Knowles doing some weird overproduced musical number about being a boy, surrounded by what looked like jackbooted Robocops...Pink twirling from a rope amidst strobe lights while (un)dressed like Mila Jovovich from The Fifth

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, I should have waited for the post-show analyses and blogs, then gone to You Tube to revisit the performances worth seeing. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 3:41:17 PM GMT

Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Yes indeed... I've been so focused on Marvel, i haven't read anything significant from DC in three years, other than the Blackest Light saga going on now. I've completely missed the return of Kryptonians in the Superman books (Kandorians, perhaps?), and the latest death of Bruce Wayne. -

Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Sounds as if they were bringing aspects of quantum behavior into the macro world. At least, that would help that change in attraction/repulsion with distance angle... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 1,

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
You're absolutely right. The experience is everything to me, being part of the event. It's why I still love going to the theatre for movies and plays. The only mass event in which I don't partake is American Idol. The talent there is just too awful to waste my time. - Original Message

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Alba Making Effort to Embrace Latina Heritage

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
. Its one of those topics that doesn't get discussed very often especially on a large scale. On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I guess that's the blessing and curse of living in a heterogeneous society: it's easy, perhaps even expected

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Why Did I Waste my Time?

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
I think Knowles is very solid as a performer, but not the best singer around. i wouldn't even discuss her vocal talents in the same sentence as Aretha Franklin, Patti LeBelle, Oleta Adams, india arie (whose overall skill in singing, writing, and guitar are way more precious than a pretty face

Re: [scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
I've gotten out of the habit of buying books I don't usually buy just for crossovers as well. The main event books are good enough, along with summaries. I liked Civil War; it's one of those comic things that walks a fine line between the fantasy world of comics (people running around in tights

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Alba Making Effort to Embrace Latina Heritage

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: yeah, it's a complicated thing, alright. I sometimes thank God that I can in no way, no how, pass as anything but black, and have therefore never faced the fear/temptation of doing so. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf

Re: [scifinoir2] Xmen question

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
The Marvel Handbook classified it as concussive energy; i.e., though they look like (and were inspired by) laser beams, they actually convey concussive force, not heat energy. In effect, his beams punch or bludgeon things with force, as if they were battering rams or bullets. When his beams go

[scifinoir2] Planet Hulk Animated Movie out on DVD Tuesday

2010-02-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Interesting, I wonder how good this will be? Anyone read Planet Hulk storyline? Check out the cool trailer: they got it right , with the exception that Hulk's opponents in the arena are robots instead of living beings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf13JRZKspM Here's a review from Wired,

Re: [scifinoir2] Blogger: Windows 8 Set for July 2011 Release

2010-01-31 Thread Keith Johnson
There are places you can get an OEM copy of XP, so that if your laptop has a valid Microsoft license affixed, you can load the OEM copy. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-01-31 Thread Keith Johnson
on another planet somewhere out there that is wondering the same thing as we are as well. --Lavender If all truths were knowable, then all truths are in fact known. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Saturday, January 30

Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm

2010-01-31 Thread Keith Johnson
, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I caught its re-airing at 1 am, and laughed at it, it was so bad. For starters, did you see the dopey kid say Look at the birds? They then show a shot of birds fleeing the area. Look, I know animals have senses about things

[scifinoir2] Marvel Comics' Complex Storylines coming to a Head Soon

2010-01-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Anyone else still follow Marvel Comics? For the last 2-3 years, I've been following best as I can several major events shaking up the MU. There was the Avengers Disassembled, where the Avengers were decimated due to the Scarlet Witch's breakdown. That was followed by House of M, where the Witch

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish What I'm curious about is after a generation or two of super short attention spans what are they going to do to make movies in the future? On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Oh don't make me sad! I remember

Re: [scifinoir2] Another racist camera?

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
This stuff goes on all the time, and is a combination of ignorance and a type of disregard. Back in the 90s my wife and I paid a lot of money to get portraits made at a fancy place here in Atlanta called Olan Mills. Olan Mills was the place people used for weddings and other important events.

Re: [scifinoir2] What if Actors' Roles were Switched in Sherlock Holmes?

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
to pull off Sherlock. Plain and simple. On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: After seeing the movie last Sunday, I was wondering about the casting. Downey and Law are really good, but why did Ritchie cast them that way? Law, who's taller

Re: [scifinoir2] What if Actors' Roles were Switched in Sherlock Holmes?

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
in the role? On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Omari Confer clockwork...@gmail.com wrote: Law doesnt have the emotional depth to pull off Sherlock. Plain and simple. On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: After seeing the movie last Sunday

Re: [scifinoir2] What if Actors' Roles were Switched in Sherlock Holmes?

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] What if Actors' Roles were Switched in Sherlock Holmes? Law doesnt have the emotional depth to pull off Sherlock. Plain and simple. On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
now is shooting in color then using Avid or Final Cut effects to make it black and white. On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I know. Shorts for cell phones and iPhones? I get that tastes change over the generations, that succeeding eras add

Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Removes Macmillan Books

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
And this is another reason why I will never go totally to eBooks. Like any other kind of tech, it puts you at the mercy of the content provider. If I want a book from a publisher that's got beef with another company, i can still easily go to a bookstore, or (gasp!) the library and get a hard

Re: [scifinoir2] What if Actors' Roles were Switched in Sherlock Holmes?

2010-01-30 Thread Keith Johnson
Holmes? Law doesnt have the emotional depth to pull off Sherlock. Plain and simple. On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: After seeing the movie last Sunday, I was wondering about the casting. Downey and Law are really good, but why

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
It was already cloudy here, or maybe I was just groggy from having to drive all the way up to Alpharetta in the pre-dawn cold, and just didn't notice. Nah, can't be that: i never fail to notice the moon and stars, no matter how tired i am. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:51 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish I was never enamored of Ms. Grier (sacrilege I know!), but poor Lisa Nicole Carson did it for me! Too bad she seems

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Tamara Dobson

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
28, 2010 12:42:15 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Tamara Dobson Pam has a sensual/animal sexuality vibe. Tamara was tough but loyal. On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: You mean she kept her clothes

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sherlock Holmes

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Agreed, and it's not a knock against Adams. She's just a young actress who comes off as a young woman in the movie. I like her as a person, i think she's very pretty, and I think she's a good actress--just wrong for the role. What a sad world we live in when they couldn't have gotten an actress

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, is this whole thing about having done it all before supposed to refer to alternative realities/possibilies, or a spiritual recycling of reality? If the latter, then that would explain away any scientific arguments--all you have to do then is believe in a god! :) - Original Message

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
saga with the Andorians and The captain’s evolving relationship with their leader. I really liked that From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 3:21 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Wow. I guess I'll catch up on the last two seasons of BSG in the next few weeks. More later - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:16:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

Re: [scifinoir2] Brittany Murphy's Husband Denies Rumours around Deaths

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Very odd stuff, though her mother being such a staunch defender says something interesting... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:19:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

Re: [scifinoir2] Brittany Murphy's Husband Denies Rumours around Deaths

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Great comparison, I hadn't thought of that. Odd: people spend so much time trying to crown the next America's Sweetheart, trying to pick people at various times like Jennifer Anniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, etc. I think Murphy had much more likeability on screen, and she was at least as good an

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you cansee it

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Wireless BlackBerry From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:40:35 + (UTC) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it The coldest weather i've ever experienced was in Chi-town back

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
...cold in Chicago was -24 degrees with a -57 degree wind chill...THAT is cold...I was a cabbie at the time...Oh yeah, you forgot the scarf... Such music flows on the Fringe, and no one can resist singing to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 4:29 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] Wolf Moon Tonight to be Spectacular--if you can see it

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
to be Spectacular--if you can see it Even in one of those Chicago winter?? Such music flows on the Fringe, and no one can resist singing to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
! That was one of the first detective shows that I remember watching! I haven't seen any re-runs of that show though. It was on tv from 1968-75. According to wiki Gail Fisher won multiple Emmys for that show. On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
that surprised me in its depth was the ongoing saga with the Andorians and The captain’s evolving relationship with their leader. I really liked that From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 3:21 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sherlock Holmes

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
was exploring the physical limits of the human body in addition to his logical pursuits. On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I've never read any of the stories, so wondered about Watson's fiance as well. Is she in the books? I liked her personality too

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Any of the math you like? I rather enjoyed trig. It was a revelation to me when I took it back in high school, the way one can calculate distances and heights based on simple formulae. And such a relief after having taken a year of geometry which seemed to be nothing but endless proofs--ugh! I

[scifinoir2] What if Actors' Roles were Switched in Sherlock Holmes?

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
After seeing the movie last Sunday, I was wondering about the casting. Downey and Law are really good, but why did Ritchie cast them that way? Law, who's taller, a bit leaner, and has a bit more of an intensely thoughtful look, would seem at first glance to be the natural choice to play Holmes.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-29 Thread Keith Johnson
, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: That was part of the fun of those old detective shows. The guys weren't invincible, weren't some kind of Special Forces/Green Beret/SEAL who could kill a man with their pinky. They were regular guys who had to depend

[scifinoir2] Brittany Murphy's Husband Denies Rumours around Deaths

2010-01-28 Thread Keith Johnson
Wow, this is a long and frank interview. No idea what happened, but there was something I always liked about Murphy. I can't think of many roles she had that truly captivated me, but hers was a genuine presence. I think I liked her more from interviews, where she seemed to be a truly nice

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Any good?

2010-01-28 Thread Keith Johnson
the 1100s. But there had to be a similar word back then. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Was the f-word even being used by the Britons during the time of Spartacus? - Original Message - From

[scifinoir2] Should the Apple iPad be considered a computer?

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
Cool device, but, watching Jobs hold it up at the roll out, I just couldn't help feeling as if I were looking at a big-A iPhone! It almost looks like some kind of joke prop where someone's rigged up an oversized iPhone for a skit or something. Still, intriguing. No one has ever really made

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sherlock Holmes

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
I thought they were overplaying Holmes as the crazy man-of-action at the beginning. The cage match and the unkempt Holmes were a bit much at first, and I was seriously missing the deductive reasoning parts. But later in, the movie settled in to give us more of Holmes the detective--and of

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
: RE: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish How come you guys never bring up Tamara Dobson (Cleopatra Jones). She sounds like she belongs in this group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Dobson From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Liking Human Target

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:10 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Liking Human Target Thanks for the recommendation, Aubrey. I was going to skip the show because of work and an overloaded VCR, but I pulled up

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
] Re:Swordfish I am praying for you, Keith Johnson (and, since I am an unrepentant secular humanist, it prolly won't do any good!) ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Doesn't do a lot for me. I stand by the women I listed below as being prettier

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
Ha-ha! - Original Message - From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:01:23 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Tamara Dobson

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
You mean she kept her clothes *on*? :) - Original Message - From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:42:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Tamara Dobson Same here. She had a different

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Any good?

2010-01-27 Thread Keith Johnson
: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Any good? Nope... they say that it was invented around the 1100s. But there had to be a similar word back then. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Pluto's Little Sister Found?

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Interesting. A personal observation not related to the science of this article: the usage of the term size does matter is getting a bit old, isn't it? I hear it in all kinds of movie/TV stuff, home improvement shows, now even astronomical press coverage? Ugh. - Original Message -

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Avatar Keeps Rolling on Worldwide

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
years before BOAN was made). I say all this to say Wilson was smart enough to know BOAN was chocked full of lies and he endorsed it anyway. Does that make the movie or the man more evil? ~rave? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: And President

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Avatar Keeps Rolling on Worldwide

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
1915? ~rave? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: That movie changed the course of our race. On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@...wrote: And President Woodrow Wilson, after seeing a private screening of Birth

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