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

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
grown, Wilson wrote that he disapproved of the unfortunate production. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: And President Woodrow Wilson, after seeing a private screening of Birth of a Nation at the White House, called it the most important movie ever made

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:48:25 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Rather than Berry, I humbly suggest looking up any movie with Selma Hayek in it--the dancing scene in that vampire

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
I really liked Who Am I?, but agree with you. His humour gets a bit over the top, especially that movie Rumble in the Bronx. I know that Chan's thing is humour, but I really wish he'd do more serious stuff. His moves lent to pure drama could be amazing. It's why I prefer Jet Li: serious and

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Scorned Lover of Obama Adviser Uses Billboards to Vent

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
not sure how much of this was all him being the lying manipulator, so Imma hold judgement putting it all on him. - Original Message - From: everything...@nyc.rr.com To: Dorothy Hamm dorothyh...@sbcglobal.net, scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Cc: Daryle

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
long...(sigh) Such music flows on the Fringe, and no one can resist singing to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 1/26/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re:Swordfish To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 2:48 AM --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Rather than Berry, I humbly suggest looking up any movie with Selma Hayek in it--the dancing

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

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
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: Martin Baxter truthseeker013

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
] Movie - Geisha Assassin I'm glad that you brought that up. That seems to be a big trend lately and I hate it! Just because they are speaking English doesn't mean they need white people in a Chinese movie. :( Totally ruins it for me. On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Keith Johnson

[scifinoir2] Liking Human Target

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson
Thanks for the recommendation, Aubrey. I was going to skip the show because of work and an overloaded VCR, but I pulled up the recordings I had of the first two weeks and had a really good time! Like you said, it's pretty lighthearted. You never go too far into fear mode because you know the

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
both at all costs as the narratives will suck you in. Nation is truly remarkable on just a technical basis. It is still a gorgeous looking film. D.W. Griffith was a cinematic genius. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: In terms of pure

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
costs as the narratives will suck you in. Nation is truly remarkable on just a technical basis. It is still a gorgeous looking film. D.W. Griffith was a cinematic genius. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: In terms of pure dollars, Avatar

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
as the narratives will suck you in. Nation is truly remarkable on just a technical basis. It is still a gorgeous looking film. D.W. Griffith was a cinematic genius. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: In terms of pure

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: In terms of pure dollars, Avatar will soon become the biggest of all time. (In terms of dollars adjusted for time, sadly, I think Gone With the Wind is still the champ).Ã

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Scorned Lover of Obama Adviser Uses Billboards to Vent

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Amen! And that money spent on billboards could buy how much food and medicine for Haiti? Matter of fact, maybe she should volunteer for something like that and be reminded exactly what the word unfair means... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To:

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
at 7:47 AM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net http://us.mc594.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=keithbjohn...@.. . wrote: Agreed, that's why I'm glad this failed. We need original scripted TV, not more talk shows in a field already overloaded with mostly mediocre talent

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Rather than Berry, I humbly suggest looking up any movie with Selma Hayek in it--the dancing scene in that vampire movie alone is worth the price of ten shots of Berry's nekkid chest--this despite Hayek keeping her clothes on! Or anything that features Sanaa Lathan, she of the incredibly cute

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
, avoid both at all costs as the narratives will suck you in. Nation is truly remarkable on just a technical basis. It is still a gorgeous looking film. D.W. Griffith was a cinematic genius. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson

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

2010-01-25 Thread Keith Johnson
back then. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Was the f-word even being used by the Britons during the time of Spartacus? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker

Re: [scifinoir2] ATT U-verse Doomed?

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
What's the upper limit in bandwidth ATT can offer, if copper's carrying the signal for as much as a mile? Per fibre running closer to the home would give the potential for much greater speeds in the long run. Is 20 MBits ATT's upper limit? I can see fibre hitting ten times that speed some

Re: [scifinoir2] Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
I really disliked it. I thought it was stupid. I'm all for good camp, but Travolta's over-the-top villain was laughable--in a bad way. As one of the few men in America not hypnotized by Berry, her exposed top didn't do anything for me (and I'm still a bit sad that a woman exposing her top is

Re: [scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on SyFy

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
stride before the suits pulled the plug./ From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, January 22, 2010 10:39:45 AM Subject: [scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on SyFy Another Enterprise marathon on SyFy all day today. That's followed by the movie

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

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
haven't been able to sit through the whole thing yet without laughing or shaking my head at the whole thing. Anyone else? - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:28:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Dude, it ain't worth it for that. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:41:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish Halle's short red

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
I didn't like Monster's Ball for lots of reasons. As a black man, i had no desire to see a movie in which one black man is on death row, a young black boy is verbally abused and encounters major horrors, and white bigots get to have sex with black women. I felt the sex scene with Berry and

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

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
. Fallon is just a waste of space. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net http://us.mc594.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=keithbjohn...@.. . wrote: Agreed, that's why I'm glad this failed. We need original scripted TV, not more talk shows

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

2010-01-24 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 keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Was the f-word even being used by the Britons during the time of Spartacus? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
I hear you, I just had issues with Monster's Ball as stated below. Seen enough of that stuff from movies my whole life without needing to revisit it again. And unlike Precious--which while rough, at least reflects a bitter reality of black American life--the unique story of Monster's Ball isn't

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
at 4:26 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I hear you, I just had issues with Monster's Ball as stated below. Seen enough of that stuff from movies my whole life without needing to revisit it again. And unlike Precious--which while rough, at least reflects a bitter reality

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
it is high brow exploration of race and class (Berry, Thornton, Heath Ledger and Mos Def do good work in this film). The majority dismisses it as trash. The debate, like the beat, goes on. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I hear you, I just had

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Okay, I'll bite: Why do you avoid Titanic? What other popular films have you actively avoided (rather than, just not having gotten around to seeing?) And what's this about Cameron treating fans badly? - Original Message - From: Grayson grayson.reyesc...@yahoo.com To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Good question, but I live in the South too, and I can't honestly say I've seen such a huge number of black women hook up with dudes who might as well be in the Klan. I think the level of racism in Thornton and his dad in the movie is one of my problems: most black women would have bolted. Do I

Re: [scifinoir2] James Cameron Gets Nasty to A Fan in an Airpot

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
in an Airpot Keith, Answer to one request: http://www.examiner.com/x-34112-Manchester-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12d24-James-Cameron-is-a-Grinch-to-Avatar-fan-at-airport Grayson --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Okay, I'll bite

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Trust me, I'm from Texas and live in Georgia. I know it's a reality of life. What I'm saying, though, is it's not the greatest reality of black life. And, Hollywood is still in 2010 criminally negligent when

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:12 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Swordfish Agreed. I think that's why the whole Avatar angle of not just a human man, but a white human man, getting

Re: [scifinoir2] Perfectly Fine (Probably) Movies Grayson Hasn't Seen

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Ha-ha! I never saw American Beauty either. No real reason, just didn't make my list. Same for The Reader. I saw Closer and really didn't like it. A bunch of screwed up people playing odd games, a lot of really foul explicit language that didn't belong to me (as if they said let's make this an

[scifinoir2] Avatar Keeps Rolling on Worldwide

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
In terms of pure dollars, Avatar will soon become the biggest of all time. (In terms of dollars adjusted for time, sadly, I think Gone With the Wind is still the champ).  The country-by-country breakdown is pretty interesting. Australia over thirty mill, France, Algeria and Tunisia, over a

[scifinoir2] OT: Scorned Lover of Obama Adviser Uses Billboards to Vent

2010-01-24 Thread Keith Johnson
This is so bizarre. We passed one of this lady's billboards here in Atlanta last weekend, and I couldn't figure out who this couple was, nor why I should care about them. I find it hard to believe this lady was with this dude for eight years and didn't know he was still married. But whether

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Spider-Man 4 definitely in trouble - Villian Dispute

2010-01-23 Thread Keith Johnson
darker and more adult. I think they are missing the point. Spider-Man was dark at times but there was also joy and the snark has been missing. They need to strike a balance. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Is Last Hunt the one where Kraven sedated

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

2010-01-23 Thread Keith Johnson
showings, and I haven't been able to sit through the whole thing yet without laughing or shaking my head at the whole thing. Anyone else? - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:28:04 PM GMT

[scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on SyFy

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
Another Enterprise marathon on SyFy all day today. That's followed by the movie First Contact, and then by the premiere of Caprica. I will say about Enterprise, it's a show that had its moments. Watching the Xindi storyline in big chunks, for example, I can appreciate the dramatic intensity of

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

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
tanks. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:25 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! Wow, thirty-plus mill to get *fired*? And his staff

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

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
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 keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: 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

Re: [scifinoir2] Roddenberry, Imagine Entertainment To Revive 'Questor Tapes

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
I loved the Questor Tapes movie. Saw it when it aired on TV way back when I was a kid. Good stuff.I doubt it could ever have rivaled "Star Trek" in success, but I'd love to see a faithful treatment down to it.- Original Message -From: "Tracey de Morsella"

Re: [scifinoir2] TV Watchtower: 'Avatar' vs. 'District 9'

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
Good points he makes. I haven't seen "Avatar" yet, but loved "District 9", with the one notable exception of how the Nigerians were portrayed. I just wish the article hadn't started with the relative costs and profits of each film. The point that more money doesn't a better film make is certainly

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

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
! Conan lost pointes from me blowing a million and a half on a skit for a car. From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, January 21, 2010 11:55:31 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! I still think it would have failed

[scifinoir2] Re: air america

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
sleazy shenanigans with Letterman and now he is doing the same with Coco. I hope the Tonight show tanks. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:25 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject

Re: [scifinoir2] Heroes' Falls To Big-Time Low, 'Chuck' Normalizes

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
I haven't watched "Heroes" at all this season. What is killing the show? Is the original creator and writing team gone?- Original Message -From: "Tracey de Morsella" tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.comTo: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comSent: Friday, January 22, 2010 12:00:47 PM GMT -05:00

Re: [scifinoir2] TV Watchtower: 'Avatar' vs. 'District 9'

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
ism per se, but maybe a common stereotype about a group, Similar to how Italians were portrayed here in the twentieth century. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:37 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com S

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes' Falls To Big-Time Low, 'Chuck' Normalizes

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
are...Carnies. No one wants that. They are ripping off Carnivale and every bad comic book cliche you can name and doing it badly. And lets not forget the lesbian hooplah that was the most boring thing on tv. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I haven't

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Heroes' Falls To Big-Time Low, 'Chuck' Normalizes

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
by a psycho who thinks Sylar or maybe Peter is going to be their salvation. Or something. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: What was the lesbian hoopla? Why are they at a carnival? Finally, is the original writing team gone? Didn't they fire a couple

Re: [scifinoir2] Mickey Rourke Rumored To Play Conan The Barbarian's Father

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
WTF? I'm trying to see that trademark disheveled Rourke, the way he slouches, the nearly slurred, bored speech, playing a Cimmerian? Maybe they can dress him up in enough garb to make it work - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To:

Re: [scifinoir2] TV Watchtower: 'Avatar' vs. 'District 9'

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
d picture as well. So the question is, are the majority of Nigerians in South Africa a part of their mob gang? If so, than in my view it might not be a stereotype From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, January 22, 201

Re: [scifinoir2] Mickey Rourke Rumored To Play Conan The Barbarian's Father

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Mickey Rourke Rumored To Play Conan The Barbarian's Father Think of his performance in the wrestler with swords. At least I'm sure that's what his agent said during the pitch. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn

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

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Aw damnwell, I guess this may be a wakeup call for some of the Dems who were still fighting

Re: [scifinoir2] Mickey Rourke Rumored To Play Conan The Barbarian's Father

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
, 2010 9:15:34 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Mickey Rourke Rumored To Play Conan The Barbarian's Father Maybe its the other way around? :) On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I haven't seen The Wrestler. Rourke

Re: [scifinoir2] TV Watchtower: 'Avatar' vs. 'District 9'

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
characters) An example is the "veteran cop" character. Every show uses a cop has one. Sort of a pre-packaged idea of a character without any development needed. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Tracey,I get your point. Indeed, i have many disc

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

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
Anyone watch the debut of this series? It's showing on both one of the Encore and Starz channels. I tried to watch the show, out of curiosity, and because Lucy Lawless is one of the stars. But I came in in the middle of a battle scene that frankly made me laugh and grown. Lawless in an

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Spider-Man 4 definitely in trouble - Villian Dispute

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
Is Last Hunt the one where Kraven sedated Spidey and buried him alive, then donned his costume and went around town brutally putting down crime as Spider-Man? The one where he finally revived Spider-Man--having bettered him in his mind--then killed himself? If so, yeah, that stuff is awesome,

[scifinoir2] OT: Russian ice dance tribute offensive to Aborigines

2010-01-22 Thread Keith Johnson
When oh when will people learn! Don't mess with cultures so far from your understanding like this. check the pics: they look stupid, like kids wearing costumes in a school play! I like the one quote saying the elders in the bush would probably laugh themselves silly at the pair.

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

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Aw damnwell, I guess this may be a wakeup call for some of the Dems who were still fighting the Prez in stuff like health care

[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
was asleep at the wheel... On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Aw damnwell, I guess this may be a wakeup call for some of the Dems who were still fighting the Prez in stuff like health care. Damn

[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] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last!

2010-01-21 Thread Keith Johnson
:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! 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 keithbjohn

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

2010-01-20 Thread Keith Johnson
Since they're in control of Tibet, and have their eye on Mongolia all the time, I guess the men will be taking brides from those regions? - Original Message - From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:17:51 AM GMT -05:00

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

2010-01-20 Thread Keith Johnson
/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Thank you for your effort... :( - Original Message - From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:07:21

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

2010-01-20 Thread Keith Johnson
series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Aw damnwell, I guess this may

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

2010-01-20 Thread Keith Johnson
It's true, I've heard that story bandied about for years. Pretty cool, eh? If you watch her roles in Trek, you can understand her feelings. For example, check out the ep The Corbomite Maneuver. The one where Kirk encounters the giant spherical spaceship that's commanded by that little manchild

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Scott and Crowe Back Again for Robin Hood

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
Marian, Christian Slater as Will Scarlet and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Frankly, I am not a fan of the Robin Hood genre, in general, as most of them have been a little too merry for my my tastes. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Scott and Crowe Back Again for Robin Hood

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
Do you not like Crowe, Crowe in this role, or a *buff* Crowe as Robin? - Original Message - From: Aubrey Leatherwood aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:31:27 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Scott

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Scott and Crowe Back Again for Robin Hood

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
was a TELEVISION movie. Didn't see it. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Yeah, the Errol Flynn version is full of men laughing merrily, but that's the main vision of Robin throughout the ages. I liked the Patrick Bergan/Uma Thurman

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
, 1/18/10, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ wrote: From: Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 6:15 PM Â And back on those guest stars, what a group! So far

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Scott and Crowe Back Again for Robin Hood

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
merry for my my tastes. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Man, this is wild. When seeing It's Complicated the other day (for the wife, you know), i was treated to a trailer for a new film treatment of the Robin Hood mythos. I sat up in my

Re: [scifinoir2] Scott and Crowe Back Again for Robin Hood

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
I don't know about that: Orlando Bloom fought in the Crusades in Kingdom of Heaven, and he's slim and pretty as can be for a man! :) - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:49:34

Re: [scifinoir2] The Invaders marathon on Siffy today

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
That was the point Rave and I were making. The Invaders was shot with the same sensibility, music, structure, plotting, even showrunners and actors, that you'd get from those 60's and 70's cop shows. That gave it a realism you wouldn't necessarily get in a scifi show like that all the time,

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

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
Aw damnwell, I guess this may be a wakeup call for some of the Dems who were still fighting the Prez in stuff like health care. Damn... * http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/19/massachusetts.senate/index.html?hpt=T1 Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) --

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

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
Projected for Upset Win in Massachusetts They said on the news that Coakley ran a sloppy campaign. In a state that was mostly democrats how could the democrat candidate lose? Obviously she was asleep at the wheel... On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net

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

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
19, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Aw damnwell, I guess this may be a wakeup call for some of the Dems who were still fighting the Prez in stuff like health care. Damn... * http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/19

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

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Johnson
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[scifinoir2] The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, this is odd. SyFy is running an all day marathon of the classic TV series The Invaders. This was the original aliens walk among us plotting to take over the world show, the forerunner for aspects of everything from The X-Files (on which the lead had a part, I believe), to Third Wave. This

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
at that point, but the writers had obviously done their research, particularly with the Men In Black. MarkEllisInk.com Site of best-selling author Mark (James Axler) Ellis --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow, he must convince a disbelieving world, that the nightmare has already begun... --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Well

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
: The Invaders on SyFY I loved all those old shows. Scifi has shown them from time to time. Perhaps they do not do well with ratings. Because as Rave says, they do not hold up well From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Monday

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
as Rave says, they do not hold up well From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:51 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY Agreed, I watched

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
actors of that caliber showing up on tv shows anymore because Hollywood doesn't want to pay them for their skills. There are a couple of exceptions but it is becoming the norm. On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: And back on those guest stars

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
18, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: And back on those guest stars, what a group! So far I've seen the following: Suzanne Pleshette...Michael Rennie (The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Keeper from Lost in Space)...Roddy McDowall...James Whitmore (the actor

Re: [scifinoir2] Forwarded Jokes

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
around the holidays 2 catch that ep again so that i can record it, but i seem 2 never 2 able 2 catch it. Fate. --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Forwarded Jokes To: scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
Axler) Ellis --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 6:15 PM And back on those guest stars, what

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Invaders on SyFY

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
on SyFY They have a western channel that replays all of the old western tv shows and movies. My father watches it continuously. Its called the Encore Western Channel on comscum digital. On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: On what channel

[scifinoir2] Scott and Crowe Back Again for Robin Hood

2010-01-18 Thread Keith Johnson
Man, this is wild. When seeing It's Complicated the other day (for the wife, you know), i was treated to a trailer for a new film treatment of the Robin Hood mythos. I sat up in my seat in anticipation--I love Robin Hood, King Arthur, and all that stuff--and was a bit surprised to see the Robin

Re: [scifinoir2] Has anyone read the novel called We ?

2010-01-16 Thread Keith Johnson
I tried to read the first Helliconia book about a decade ago, but couldn't get more than ten pages into it. I haven't read a novel in about four months, and am going through my boxes of books to start my wintertime scifi/fantasy reading. On the list are the Wheel of Time books, which I own but

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again

2010-01-16 Thread Keith Johnson
her from The Phantom as the femme fatale. BTW I agree with the sentiment about Giada Delaurintis vs. Nigella. White guys love Giada and her cleavage. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: i remember her from the first Zorro movie, and wouldn't call her

Re: [scifinoir2] Green Lantern First Flight tonight at 8pm

2010-01-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Thanks for the heads up. Why is Sinestro drawn all wrong? Skin color's off, he's way too muscular. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:30:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject:

Re: [scifinoir2] Green Lantern First Flight tonight at 8pm

2010-01-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Must've been the light. His skin color is okay, but he's still a bit bulkier than in the comics. what's up with this green element, yellow element stuff as the source of the Great Battery? - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] Green Lantern First Flight tonight at 8pm

2010-01-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Thanks again, that was good--damn good! Better than I expected. Good music, nice plot, engaging action and drama. More mature than I expected too, as lots of people died, and not just accidentally, either. There were some straight out killings portrayed onscreen. The scene when Sinestro took

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again

2010-01-15 Thread Keith Johnson
: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again I remember her from The Phantom as the femme fatale. BTW I agree with the sentiment about Giada Delaurintis vs. Nigella. White guys love Giada and her cleavage. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: i

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again

2010-01-15 Thread Keith Johnson
The funniest thing? A few years ago, Kirk Douglas, frailer, speech slurring due to his unfortunate stroke, was asked about Michael's marriage to Zeta-Jones. With that characteristic wink and gleam in his eye--undimmed despite the stroke--he says I told Michael, if I were 20 years younger, I'd

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again

2010-01-15 Thread Keith Johnson
the photo of the woman with the 0.69 ratio at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist-hip_ratio it is quite fetching (women always look bigger with their clothes off - no, this is NOT a bad thing). Love Nigella Lawson by the way. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
keyboard On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Related to the conversation where I'd noted the Brits seem to use more women with real shapes (at least in Dr. Who).  Although, even here i see perceptions have changed. I mean, in what universe

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
preferred on the streets...no matter what race, creed or color men are...    Such music flows on the Fringe and no one can resist singing to Scarlet From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, January 13

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