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

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
, regardless of what we see or hear on tv, 'thick' women are very much 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

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
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, 2010 7:05:17 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses   They look a little odder than

Re: [scifinoir2] Mark Webb Directing The New Spider-Man?

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
I've said it before: the one thing I've *not* been impressed with in all the Spidey flicks is the CGI. When he web swings, that's okay. But most of his leaping, high-speed fights, aerial battles, the CGI of his enemies--it's all painfully obvious. In Spidey 2, Doc Ock's clilmbing that

Re: [scifinoir2] Haitian Ambassador Shames Pat Robertson

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
They'll you love to hear that Limbaugh criticized Obama for being too slow to respond to the abortive Christmas bombing, yet yesterday noted that Obama rushed to come to Haiti's aid. Why is this bigot so revered in this country? - Original Message - From: Adrianne Brennan

Re: [scifinoir2] Teddy Pendergrass Dead: Soul Singer Dies In Philadelphia At Age 59

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
Oh you po' chile!  You don't know the Teddy Bear??!  You're under 30 aren't you? Or at least, under 40?  For black folk he's easily up there with Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Gerald Levert in terms of crooning love songs that made the women melt! He was famous for doing women's only concerts

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

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
- no, this is NOT a bad thing). Love Nigella Lawson by the way. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Ha! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:17:20

Re: [scifinoir2] Teddy Pendergrass Dead: Soul Singer Dies In Philadelphia At Age 59

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
14, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Oh you po' chile!  You don't know the Teddy Bear??!  You're under 30 aren't you? Or at least, under 40?  For black folk he's easily up there with Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Gerald Levert in terms of crooning love songs

Re: [scifinoir2] Teddy Pendergrass Dead: Soul Singer Dies In Philadelphia At Age 59

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Oh you po' chile!  You don't know the Teddy Bear??!  You're under 30 aren't you? Or at least, under 40?  For black folk he's easily up there with Barry White, Marvin

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

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Study Finds British Women Want Curves Again   I’m surprised nobody mentioned Monica Bellucci (Persephone in Matrix II and Shoot 'Em Up) From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday

Re: [scifinoir2] Saw Southland

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
Yep, like I said, it's grim. I was struck too by how the cops literally act as nuts as the criminals. C. Thomas Howell's cop was just an ass. I mentioned it's like Hill Street Blues, but even grittier and less glamorous. Not an easy show to watch, but still good. But then, some of the other

Re: [scifinoir2] Saw Southland

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
and never shown.  I do not think they are going back into production.  I hope I am wrong From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:20 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Saw

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

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Ha! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:17:20 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Study Finds British Women

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

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
i remember her from the first Zorro movie, and wouldn't call her curvy--not on level even of Kate Winslet or something. But she's a beautiful woman--i literally caught my breath when she appeared on screen for the first time in Zorro. Still can't believe she got with that old fart Douglas! :)

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-14 Thread Keith Johnson
, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: Eccleston was my Favorite, but some how Tennant got me too. I found parts of the finale weak, but Tenneant performance was outstanding. I’m gonna miss him From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
polluted the rest of the planet. There are women of all nationalities dying their hair and wearing blue contacts. Don't get me started on the plastic surgery thing or Asian women getting their eyes rounded and eyelids changed at the risk of blindness. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Keith Johnson

[scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
TNT is airing an all-day Leverage marathon, starting at noon EST, running until the season premiere at 10 pm tonight. Also, SyFy is running an all day Outer Limits marathon right now, featuring the newer eps from the '90s. That leads to an an ep of Enterprise at 4 pm. It's a good one,

Re: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
by C.W. Badie From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 10:57:40 AM Subject: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT   TNT is airing an all-day Leverage marathon, starting at noon EST, running until the season premiere

Re: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
!   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, 2010 10:57:40 AM Subject: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT

Re: [scifinoir2] Anyone Heard From Maurice/

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
Funny, I was just about to ask you that. I was thinking about him a lot this weekend and checked my e-mails for anything from him. Nada. - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
hip to wear the bandages as if you had surgery as well. Good hair was just a minor detour. It prompted a few women to go natural but they are in the minority. Untold billions are being made on the insecurities of black women. On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Vatican hates AVATAR

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
that are of a black Jesus. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: You mean, like the supposed picture or statue showing Mary and Jesus as being of African descent? - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ gmail.com To: scifino

Re: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
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, 2010 12:52:10 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT It's pleasant and fun, not too

Re: [scifinoir2] Has anyone read Aftermath by LeVar Burton?

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
I read it years ago. It's honestly just fair. The first several pages are pure narrative with no dialogue, a common thing for first time writers. I did that once myself in a writing class: narrative that ran on and on, which my teacher loved, but wondered When will you start the dialog? It's

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Southland and Leverage on TNT this week

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, I've long advocated that. It's like the telenovella's done in Mexico. They have built in expiration dates. JMS did that with Babylon 5 as well. It was always planned to last five years. I said many times this model should have been used for Lost. Good show, but it dragged on so many

Re: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT and Wil Wheaton

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
: [scifinoir2] Leverage Marathon on TNT Leverage sounds like a good show...just got cable back so this is a good chance to catch up... 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

Re: [scifinoir2] Conan Releases Statement, Effectively Quits NBC

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
No, I think they wanted this to be permanent, or at least the model for a future where shows like it dominated the 10 pm slot. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:39:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
, but Tenneant performance was outstanding. I’m gonna miss him From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:40 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
of the finale weak, but Tenneant performance was outstanding. I’m gonna miss him From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:40 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dr

Re: [scifinoir2] McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
wow... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:07:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use Not I, Keith. Might

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
They look a little odder than standard anime eyes to me--almost hollow or empty somehow. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:13:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
at 7:49 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Is Eccleston's Doctor the incarnation that fought the battle with the Daleks in which so many died? And, I'm a bit confused now. When was that apocalyptic battle fought, in our past or future? Also, I thought all the Daleks were

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Southland and Leverage on TNT this week

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
come in late and there it is again. On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Yeah, I've long advocated that. It's like the telenovella's done in Mexico. They have built in expiration dates. JMS did that with Babylon 5 as well. It was always

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-13 Thread Keith Johnson
- From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:12:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink Really? Eccleston's the first Doctor I ever watched. So, when he was introduced and met

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Shocking, unfathomable, earth-shattering, completely unexpected, surprising beyond belief! And, in related news: Rush Limbaugh tearfully admits to being an ignorant, backwater racist... Whitney Houston slurs

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
of these other fools lied to Congress, grand juries, etc. and got none of the venom. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Yeah, I place the blame squarely on the soldiers of the men running MLB.  I mean, they haven't aggressively instituted drug

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
That was me, sorry! I'm pretty sure that Martin and said it was scary--you just didn't believe an ep of Who could scare you! Wasn't it great? - Original Message - From: angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:08:45

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Tracey, that is good news. I had no idea the guy behind Blink is the new showrunner. That bodes well. The new Doctor has very blocky features, almost like a caveman, and is a big guy to boot. Quite a change, but that's the idea, eh?  I still miss Chris Eccleston in the role. His Doctor had

[scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Did anyone catch the premier of this show a couple of weeks ago, after the Dr. Who finale?  I wasn't really overwhelmed with it. It had some good moments, but the plot seemed a bit rushed. I also couldn't quite get the tone right; or, I couldn't tell if it was going to be serious, scary adult

[scifinoir2] Southland and Leverage on TNT this week

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
The new cop drama Southland was given very little time to catch fire on NBC. It's now been given new life on TNT, starting tonight. And of course, Leverage is back tomorrow with an all new season. I guess Jeri Ryan is part of the cast for at least a little while? You know, cable networks

Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
think? I did not like it. It’s okay for background, but I could not get into it From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:46 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Demons

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
of forgetting things or not having exactly all of his parts etc. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Tracey, that is good news. I had no idea the guy behind Blink is the new showrunner. That bodes well. The new Doctor has very blocky features

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Amen! And, true to Dr. Who, they still manage to add some humour. At the end, when the young girl sees the Doctor in her time, he and Martha are running towards a nest of some kind. At least, I think I kept hearing Martha say something would be hatching soon. They're sporting bows and arrows.

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
that every time the doctor regenerates he runs the possibility of forgetting things or not having exactly all of his parts etc. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Tracey, that is good news. I had no idea the guy behind Blink is the new

Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
I think it's like anything else: you can't learn it if you don't practice. I see no need to soften accents, dialects, idioms, or cultural phrases. That's how you learn about other cultures. Man, I certainly hope this shrinking globe due to tech doesn't mean the whole Earth will become a bland,

Re: [scifinoir2] Southland and Leverage on TNT this week

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
ditto - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:26:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Southland and Leverage on TNT this week Keith, it's either a

Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Speaking of, Life on Mars--the original BBC version--is being rerun on PBS. I'm assuming that's nationwide? I caught it last week. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:28:04 PM GMT -05:00

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, i couldn't get into the Spectacular Spider-Man toon either. Those big eyes are kinda creepy, and Peter and others seem to be a bit too small. without Raimi's control, who knows what this movie will be? :( - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To:

Re: [scifinoir2] McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Thanks. ESPN has been discussing and rerunning excerpts from McGwire's tearful confession all day. I actually feel a bit sorry for the guy... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
On NPR's tell me more, a guy from the Census group says that over 50,000 people wrote in the word Negro in the 2000 census, which is why they're adding it back. It's mostly older blacks here in the South who use the term, he says, but it will probably be gone by the 2020 census. -

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Southland and Leverage on TNT this week

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
this week Thanks for the heads-up. Soon as I found out Regina King was one of the stars of Southland, I made a mental note to DVR the series...and then I forgot...so thanks large! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: The new cop drama

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
: Eccleston was my Favorite, but some how Tennant got me too. I found parts of the finale weak, but Tenneant performance was outstanding. I’m gonna miss him From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:40 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink Tracey, that is good news. I had no idea the guy behind Blink is the new showrunner. That bodes well. The new Doctor has very blocky features, almost

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Really? So his personality and looks change, but is he at core still

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Vatican hates AVATAR

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
You mean, like the supposed picture or statue showing Mary and Jesus as being of African descent? - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:45:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re:

Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 4:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think? Well and succinctly put. Same here. - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Really? So his personality and looks change, but is he at core still the same person? Is his regeneration akin to the Trill in Star Trek, where each person who gets the Symbiote remembers his/her past life, but it's

Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
to have a bigger impact on the world than the US From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:46 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
. That would not put the replacement in a very good spot. I will give them credit for having Martha leave with a band, that trek across the world for a year stuff was pretty powerful stuff From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent

Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think?

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Demons on BBC America - What did you think? Yea, its on here too. Some of the shows that they have on pretty good. If you want to see something unusual check out the UK version of Law and Order. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
. Who's Blink They are also good at casting people of color with little or no thought to their ethnicity. I really like that From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:26 PM To: scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
reputation of having a diverse group of people on their shows. Just about every nationality, and sexuality has been on some of their shows. The UK is fairly good with most of their shows having black people in power roles and interracial couples. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who's Blink

2010-01-12 Thread Keith Johnson
not see the dark side that occasionally explodes in the previews, but it is too soon to tell From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dr

[scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
Forget racist Australian KFC ads, we got the noose-and-burning-cross crowd taking over our own airwaves! In case you mistakenly thought that ignorance, racism, and corrosive fear of change were disappearing any time soon. I just listened to a lengthy Fresh Air interview with a reporter who's

[scifinoir2] McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
Shocking, unfathomable, earth-shattering, completely unexpected, surprising beyond belief! And, in related news: Rush Limbaugh tearfully admits to being an ignorant, backwater racist... Whitney Houston slurs confession that she hasn't *quite* kicked the habit... George Bush II

[scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
I think the franchise was done after Spider-Man 2, for the same reasons: the studio wanted more, more, more!, and with Spider-Man 3, crafted a bloated, FX-filled (and bad FX at that, worse than usual) monstrosity of a movie with way too many villains, a clunky script, and none of the hear and

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
of Spiderman rebootsHeroes Reborn.Brand New Day. Spectacular Spiderman. Growing up is apparently boring and of no concern to producers I hate my life. c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I think the franchise was done after

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I actually quit reading the Spider books after Brand New Day. I am offended beyond belief that Marvel saw fit to erase his years with Mary Jane from history. The only good thing about it was that it erased

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
has a snowball's chance to run for president next go around... Yeah!! c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Forget racist Australian KFC ads, we got the noose-and-burning-cross crowd taking over our own airwaves! In case you

Re: [scifinoir2] Chuck is back

2010-01-09 Thread Keith Johnson
and characters appeared to be more nuanced. Not as much as Chuck did in its first year, but it was improving From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:43 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re

Re: out Immortel (ad vitam) RE: [scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now

2010-01-09 Thread Keith Johnson
] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 1:39 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now Warm? Funny! I was going to make a run to the store--got a jones for either pizza or a chili dog--but I

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now

2010-01-09 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, been taking those, along with Vitamin C, E, flaxseed oil, etc. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2010 6:47:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2]

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
: Friday, January 8, 2010 6:53:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?   --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Not sure. I hear Monique's show is being cancelled

[scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
I'm working at home today (twenty degrees farenheit here in Atlanta, with snow and ice last night that trapped me inside) and turned on the tube to keep me occupied. After hours of ESPN pontification, I decided to scroll the dial, and came across an odd-looking movie on IFC. It's called

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
Warm? Funny! I was going to make a run to the store--got a jones for either pizza or a chili dog--but I can't risk the car on our fairly steep driveway. My old car battery died, and I already made two trips to Sears, first to tote  back a portable jumpstarter, then to carry the truly dead

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance   on IFC now   I just set my dvr to record it but I missed the start of the movie. :( On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I'm working at home today (twenty degrees farenheit here in Atlanta, with snow

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
to be able to get intersesting conversations out of them that other people don't. His conversations with Elba about The Wire and his music were awesome. I also like a lot of his musical guests. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I never cared

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting Animated/rotoscoped movie Renaissance on IFC now

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
on right now and there isn't any listing for a repeat. I think it will probably repeat next week. On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I think i read that it was showing on The Movie Channel today, but not sure? - Original Message

Re: [scifinoir2] Chuck is back

2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
You make a point that raises another sad point: that Chuck is a better version of Jake 2.0. One wonders how much better Jake 2.0 could have gotten had it not been cancelled so quickly.  - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To:

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2010-01-08 Thread Keith Johnson
and several are thrown down to grow (dying in the process), including Nicopol (but only his leg). There is a lot more to this story but I can't disclose it in this summary, I don't have the words. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent

Re: [scifinoir2] Why The Avatar Games Will Be More Profitable Than The Movie

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, the only exception I can think of is the Chronicles of Riddick game, which got very good reviews from critics and fans alike. As for movies based on games, I enjoyed Mortal Kombat, although it wasn't by any means a great movie. I guess I liked the locales, sets, and fights. I hated them

Re: [scifinoir2] Why The Avatar Games Will Be More Profitable Than The Movie

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Why The Avatar Games Will Be More Profitable Than   The Movie   Maybe you were just happy to see that they made a movie from the game? Can you believe that they are still talking about releasing Duke Nukem? On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Keith

Re: [scifinoir2] Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
Actually, Leno is that old-fashioned kind of guy who simply loves what he does. I've seen some interviews with him where he says he just loves working. He doesn't even take vacations really: he can't get sitting on a beach staring at the ocean when he could be talking to a crowd. Leno didn't

Re: [scifinoir2] Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
girls? On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Actually, Leno is that old-fashioned kind of guy who simply loves what he does. I've seen some interviews with him where he says he just loves working. He doesn't even take vacations really: he

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I doubt it, he looks too tentative and diffident even for them. It's as if someone took an unfunny shy guy and gave him a show. He acts nervous all the time. I just don't get it. I haven't been a fan of late night for years

Re: [scifinoir2] Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
and the English guy have the funniest shows on late night right now. The English guy did his 1000th episode as an all puppet show. It was hilarious! (I can't think of his name right now) On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I doubt it, he looks too

Re: [scifinoir2] Does NBC's Huge Pilot Order Spell Trouble For Jay?

2010-01-07 Thread Keith Johnson
because someone at NBC likes him. No one finds him funny though. You'd be hard pressed to find someone that likes him. Maybe teen girls? On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Actually, Leno is that old-fashioned kind of guy who simply loves

[scifinoir2] OT: Tavis Smiley Announces end of his State of the Black Union

2010-01-06 Thread Keith Johnson
I know a lot of folks have beef with Smiley. His opposition to Obama bothered me as well. But he has in my opinion championed a lot of causes important to blacks. Smiley, I believe, really loves black folks, and I never felt his feelings about Obama were jealousy-inspired as many said;

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Bakula, Braugher on TNT's Men of a Certain Age

2010-01-05 Thread Keith Johnson
good 2 see him again.  Although the brother has picked up some serious weight, ihe is still a very great actor.  Bakula's character is a riot! --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... Subject: [scifinoir2] Bakula, Braugher on TNT's

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Bakula, Braugher on TNT's Men of a Certain Age

2010-01-05 Thread Keith Johnson
, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I watch Homicide as much as possible. When unemployed last year, I turned to it at noon on WGN to help distract me from my problems. (Odd, huh: a show about homicides making me feel better?) I catch it on Centric now. Last night was a good one

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Bakula, Braugher on TNT's Men of a Certain Age

2010-01-05 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: As for that Asian lady who liked to sleep and make out in coffins? I couldn't get with that in any shape form or fashion. Anything approaching a love for the dead, coffins, graves, etc., is just too weird for this man. You could give me Kenya

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: List of the Syfy channels original movies

2010-01-05 Thread Keith Johnson
that's great! I remember back when the phone companies would always offer great deals to switch. At one long stretch, I never knew if we had ATT, BellSouth, etc., because my wife was switching plans every few months. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: David Tennant Doctor Who Marathon starting at Midnight

2010-01-05 Thread Keith Johnson
Mandroid and Aztec rex. They don't want the good stuff making their putrid stuff look bad! On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Wait. Wait. Wait a minute. You're telling me the much-hated Ghost Hunters pulls higher ratings than Dr. Who

Re: [scifinoir2] Doctor Voodoo canceled after 5 issues

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
Dang! And I was just telling Tracey the other day how much I liked it! I like the mix of the powers of the Hougan Supreme with the Sorcerer Supreme. The third ish, for example, opens in the past in the godly dimension, where the Sorcerer Supreme and Papa Legba  (I think that's his name), the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: David Tennant Doctor Who Marathon starting at Midnight

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
Wait. Wait. Wait a minute. You're telling me the much-hated Ghost Hunters pulls higher ratings than Dr. Who??? You're saying the Saturday night SyFy Original dreck with the horrible CGI and laughable plots hold more viewers than a good Dr. Who ep?  That the Mork and Mindy all day marathon

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: David Tennant Doctor Who Marathon starting at Midnight

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
at   Midnight   Its the same lame sucka that greenlit Mandroid and Aztec rex. They don't want the good stuff making their putrid stuff look bad! On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Wait. Wait. Wait a minute. You're telling me

Re: [scifinoir2] List of the Syfy channels original movies

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
As I've said before, Dog Soldiers is about the only good movie on any list of SyFy movies.  The Monster of Bray Street is funny, but that's only because it's really campy, unintentionally so.  The first Gingersnaps movie is okay, though I don't see it on this list.  And then there's the one

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: David Tennant Doctor Who Marathon starting at Midnight

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
.  I don't have comcast.  I have to see if Cox Communications includes an ondemand channel for BBC America.  they did not the last time that I looked.  --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Wait. Wait. Wait a minute. You're telling me the much

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: List of the Syfy channels original movies

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
No, a petition to anything owned by Comcast will *not* help.  Trust me: i can't even get them to live up to their words on what they said they'd give me for service. A few months ago, Comcast changed the web interface for their online mail. They trumpeted it proudly, then asked all users what

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: David Tennant Doctor Who Marathon starting at Midnight

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
Like I just said, this is only serving to usher in the demise TV viewing as we've known it. More and more it'll be Internet and DVDs as people get turned off from the so-called broadcast networks and cable schedules. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To:

Re: [scifinoir2] List of the Syfy channels original movies

2010-01-04 Thread Keith Johnson
do you think that they paid for this large amount of garbage? They could have purchased dozens of series. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: As I've said before, Dog Soldiers is about the only good movie on any list of SyFy movies

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