Re: [scifinoir2] SyFy - New name, same problems

2009-11-02 Thread Keith Johnson
or is it that I never seen any ghost of that show or anything that would be considered a situation where the person could not or should not stay in the house. But no offense I seen more action in a Scooby Doo episode then this show in one season. --Lavender From: Keith Johnson Sent: Friday

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson third richest dead celebrity

2009-11-02 Thread Keith Johnson
: Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:37 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson third richest dead celebrity Ha-ha! You know how much I love it? I have it on tape, and I *still* watch it on TV! Another really, really good Halloween related cartoon

Re: [scifinoir2] SyFy - New name, same problems

2009-11-02 Thread Keith Johnson
: [scifinoir2] SyFy - New name, same problems The new Scooby Doo show is fair live action re-telling of the cartoon. Same plots as the original except Scooby is cgi. They even explained the birth of the mystery machine. On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn

Re: [scifinoir2] Keith, I believe that you asked what Pat Boone was up to...

2009-11-02 Thread Keith Johnson
wow, true colors shining through - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 2, 2009 8:52:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Keith, I believe that you asked what Pat Boone

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

2009-11-01 Thread Keith Johnson
of being that Lenora Crinchlow brings to the role. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I agree. For example, I see no reason for a remake of V. Doesn't even matter if the remake is good: i don't see what the new version can add to the territory

Re: [scifinoir2] Take the SyFy Movie Test--how many have you seen?

2009-11-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Movie Test--how many have you seen? I have never wasted my time watching an entire film that was made for syfy. As soon as I see the special effects it is pretty much over for me. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Yep. So how many

Re: [scifinoir2] Avatar trailer on Fox pre-game

2009-11-01 Thread Keith Johnson
Kinda of. The whole Avatar name thing was decided a long time ago. Cameron got to the gate first with his movie name, which has been in the works for years. So the people behind Avatar: The Last Airbender felt the similarity in names would be confusing, so they named their upcoming movie The

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: SyFy - New name, same problems

2009-11-01 Thread Keith Johnson
sort of given up on SyFy. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Again, we must complain about SyFy's programming choices. Here we are, with Halloween on a Saturday. A perfect opportunity to pull out some great horror and scifi flicks. Maybe show

[scifinoir2] World's Largest Cruise Ship Barely Clears Bridge

2009-11-01 Thread Keith Johnson
My goodness, five times larger than Titanic? Over 1.5 *billion*? Veritable ecosystems on board? Man, if this isn't the stuff of post-apocalyptic scifi stories (the last survivors of a nuclear holocaust travel the world on a former cruise ship), i don't know what is...

[scifinoir2] UK Drug Czar Sacked over Comments

2009-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Ha-ha! I guess Mr. Nutt learned the hard lesson that they don't always want you to be honest in office! I'm reminded of C. Everett Koop, who outraged the right by at least speaking openly about AIDS, and suggesting that sex education be beefed up--in elementary school! And who, by comparing the

Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

2009-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
ha-ha! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:44:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human To paraphrase Lucienne Hill

Re: [scifinoir2] Take the SyFy Movie Test--how many have you seen?

2009-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, but they did show Dr. Phibes, a classic of a howler horror movie! I've been watching Cat People and Curse of the Cat People, which I'd never seen before. Oh--and been jumping back to TVOne to laugh at Blacula and Scream, Blacula Scream Think I'll check out Spencer Tracy in Dr. Jekyll

Re: [scifinoir2] Take the SyFy Movie Test--how many have you seen?

2009-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Yep. So how many of those gawd awful movies have you seen? - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:18:09 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

Re: [scifinoir2] article: Mob Scene At Second Microsoft Store Opening

2009-10-31 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, note what the article says was likely the major reason for the crowd and its excitement: However, the teenagers' excitement stemmed from the fact that Microsoft was giving away free tickets to a concert later that day by Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber. There is nothing about

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson third richest dead celebrity

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
Brown for the 32nd time. I am 31 and by the time this email is posted it would have already came on twice already. I plan on sitting in a pumpkin patch waiting for the great pumpkin if he shows up--I mean when he shows up LOL --Lavender From: Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson third richest dead celebrity

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:05:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson third richest dead celebrity I'm thinking that Einstein made money off of his image being used in commercials and stuff. That really ads up. From: Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 'America's Next Top Model' Creates Stir After 'Bi-Racial' Photo Shoot

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
/yldvtra --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Interesting... ** http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv.accesshollywood.com/americas-next-top-model-creates-stir-after-biracial-photo-shoot-20091029

[scifinoir2] SyFy - New name, same problems

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
Again, we must complain about SyFy's programming choices. Here we are, with Halloween on a Saturday. A perfect opportunity to pull out some great horror and scifi flicks. Maybe show Dog Soldiers--one of the best movies they air-- at a time other than 1 am. Perhaps an all day marathon of

[scifinoir2] Take the SyFy Movie Test--how many have you seen?

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
http://www.syfy.com/movies/?__source=Syfy_Global_Nav Really, really pissed off at SyFy for showing Ghost Hunters all Halloween day (see previous rant), I decided to look into the list of potential movies they could have aired instead. So I surfed on over to their site, clicked on Movies, and

[scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
I could ask, what do they gain by moving the remake to America? I could ask, why not just show the original on SyFy? I could ask, what does it mean to Americanize a theme that is supposedly universal, other than a change of accents, food, and city names? I could ask--but I won't!

Re: [scifinoir2] Take the SyFy Movie Test--how many have you seen?

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
have you seen? That's what we get when they approve movies by a man that believes cheaper is better. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: http://www.syfy.com/movies/?__source=Syfy_Global_Nav Really, really pissed off at SyFy

Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:39 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human I could ask, what do they gain by moving the remake to America? I could ask

Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
. Personality, I think the show is great. They are going to destroy it From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:39 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
thing. Syfy is going to use the original producers. The question is, how tight a leash are they going to have around their necks From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:39 PM To: scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] Take the SyFy Movie Test--how many have you seen?

2009-10-30 Thread Keith Johnson
. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Yep. So how many of those gawd awful movies have you seen? - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:18:09 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson third richest dead celebrity

2009-10-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Being too lazy to Google, i want to ask who is Jimmy Spelling? And to what is Einstein's earning attributed? Did his widow or first wife secure any rights to anything earned through his name? Does his estate make money somehow (I'm thinking of all those t-shirts with his mug, sticking is

[scifinoir2] 'America's Next Top Model' Creates Stir After 'Bi-Racial' Photo Shoot

2009-10-29 Thread Keith Johnson
Interesting... ** http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv.accesshollywood.com/americas-next-top-model-creates-stir-after-biracial-photo-shoot-20091029 'America's Next Top Model' Creates Stir After 'Bi-Racial' Photo Shoot Thu Oct 29, 12:28

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft canceled its sponsorship of planned variety show

2009-10-28 Thread Keith Johnson
Really! All they had to do was listen to McFarlane on Bill Maher's Real Time recently. They were discussing atheism, and McFarlane said of it, It's about fu**ing time! He then went on to joke about religion with Maher, a noted atheist. I could care less about their opinions--well, I do

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft canceled its sponsorship of planned variety show

2009-10-28 Thread Keith Johnson
Rave I have to say I enjoy your writing. Whenever I read something and neglect to check the sender's name, i can still tell it's yours from your tone. You have great insight, and interesting/entertaining dry/sarcastic wit, and a wide knowledge of culture. We don't always agree on

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft canceled its sponsorship of planned variety show

2009-10-28 Thread Keith Johnson
up on Apple. But will be forced to use M$ when they work in a corporate environment. By the way, Apple has a server out now. $999 unlimited users. How long do you think that it will take M$ to attack? :) On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft canceled its sponsorship of planned variety show

2009-10-28 Thread Keith Johnson
The Tropicana? Now I have visions of Ricky Ricardo and his band playing, or Carmen Miranda dancing around the stage with that wild headress on! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 28,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft canceled its sponsorship of planned variety show

2009-10-28 Thread Keith Johnson
variety show Thanks large, Keith! Now, if only I could make a living with my peculiar and idiosyncratic skills. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Rave I have to say I enjoy your writing. Whenever I read something

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Big Mac Hit by Iceland's Financial Woes

2009-10-27 Thread Keith Johnson
of Iceland is bankrupt. McDonalds makes this story sexy but this story is really about the krona being practically worthless and Iceland being broke. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: You know, as well as I generally try to eat (lots

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU this week

2009-10-27 Thread Keith Johnson
good point - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:51:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] SGU this week Keith, the AI might be so ancient that it's

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU this week

2009-10-26 Thread Keith Johnson
i think the question might be in reference to why the Destiny didn't slow down or change course to meet the shuttle? Is the AI so broken it couldn't detect its own shuttle out there in space desperately trying to catch up, or did the designers simply not built that into the OS? -

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU this week

2009-10-26 Thread Keith Johnson
and, it simply could be that they just don't know how to run the ship well enough yet. I think the ship's AI should be intelligent enough to at least query the shuttle, or vice versa (something like What's up? Where ya going, dog?, or Hold up! Slow your jets so we can hook up!) But perhaps

[scifinoir2] The Big Mac Hit by Iceland's Financial Woes

2009-10-26 Thread Keith Johnson
You know, as well as I generally try to eat (lots of hemp bread, veggies, my own herb/veggie garden) I love me a good hamburger every now and then. But as I get older, I try to limit my bad meals to one or two days a week. I can't imagine, then, why anyone would waste the cholesterol, fat, and

Re: [scifinoir2] Go See Astro Boy

2009-10-25 Thread Keith Johnson
I've never been an Astroboy fan, but a lot of reviews of the movie intrigued me. Once you said good things, and spoke of it in the same sentence as The Incredibles, I was really motivated to see it. I'll probably catch it next weekend so the kiddie crowds can drop a bit. Saw Black Dynamite

[scifinoir2] Michigan Man stuffs mouth with 16 cockroaches in record bid

2009-10-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Okaaay...and no, I did *not* Google for pics of this event! :( * Man stuffs mouth with 16 cockroaches in record bid a

[scifinoir2] Animal Planet Runs Werewolf Documentary

2009-10-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Interesting. I caught the first five minutes of this show. It started with some cops investigating the remains of a body torn up by what they think are animals. I think I'll record to see how they handle this documentary, and if any of the lycanthropes are captured

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU this week

2009-10-25 Thread Keith Johnson
yeah, you and Worf make sense on that power thing. I'm still really needing to see the power source too. Fusion would make sense if it can restop at stars and refuel on hydrogen. I was thinking it would use a zero-point module too, perhaps as a backup? - Original Message - From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Just Playing 'Round on the Net--We are All Star Stuff

2009-10-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Yeah, it's one of my favs, along with the series ending, when Sagan gives that great speech, We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive and flourish is owed, not just to ourselves, but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring. All that told with the series music playing in

Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Thoughts

2009-10-24 Thread Keith Johnson
that's pretty cool. wondered where you were! There ain't nothing wrong with getting good new skills, especially in these times. As for different ways to weld metal, I can believe it. There are so many different types of metals, with different properties, different melting points, different

[scifinoir2] Just Playing 'Round on the Net--We are All Star Stuff

2009-10-24 Thread Keith Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE9dEAx5Sgwfeature=related I'm sure most of you remember the great scifi series Cosmos, the first successful merging of science fact, music, animations, actors, and easy-to-understand narration. Twenty-odd years later, it still stands as one of my fav TV series

Re: [scifinoir2] Just Playing 'Round on the Net--We are All Star Stuff

2009-10-24 Thread Keith Johnson
correction, not Scifi series, science fact series! - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:24:07 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Just Playing 'Round on the Net--We

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU this week

2009-10-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, you're right, but the gravity thing is one of those things we have to overlook for scifi shows because of money. Every Trek, BSG, etc. series has this inherent flaw. They simply don't have time/resources/money to show the truth of gravity fading so that the crew has to float around.

[scifinoir2] OT: Limbaugh Fooled by Fake Obama Thesis Story

2009-10-24 Thread Keith Johnson
Frightening. Limbaugh later defended himself by saying that the story sounded like something Obama would have written. By all means, let's take as fact any rumour that falls your way, long as it lives down to your hatred for the Prez. More troubling is that incidents like this aren't limited

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Charlize Theron Taking Mel Gibson's Place as Mad Max Star?

2009-10-23 Thread Keith Johnson
Worthington who I thought was dead solid perfect for the role. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: WTF??? I love Theron and think she's a tough actress, but don't get this remake concept. Is there nothing new under the Sun...? - Original Message

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-23 Thread Keith Johnson
if they are going to bring him back it should be from the Nexus and have him at least attempt to fix the messed up time line. --Lavender From: Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:20 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-23 Thread Keith Johnson
with new people to succeed on film as well as TV.  Back when he did Star Trek, you could not really do TV and movies at the same time.  From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:34 AM To: scifinoir2

Re: [scifinoir2] Hulu May Charge By 2010, Twitter Goes Berserk

2009-10-23 Thread Keith Johnson
, Oct 23, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I am amazed at how these companies still don't get it: free content can help them. We've had this battle ever since a recording medium has existed. Remember how cassette tapes, then VCR tapes, were supposed

Re: [scifinoir2] Hulu May Charge By 2010, Twitter Goes Berserk

2009-10-23 Thread Keith Johnson
their price. Which will only encourage them. On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I am amazed at how these companies still don't get it: free content can help them. We've had this battle ever since a recording medium has existed. Remember how

Re: [scifinoir2] Composer of Addams Family Theme Song dies

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
And you had to go back what? Two decades to find memorable ones? oddly enough, given the dearth of good TV themes nowadays--especially those with vocals--Enterprise stands out as a show doing what fewer and fewer shows do. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Michael Bay Explains Why You Don't Need A Script To Start Making An Awesome Movie

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:21 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Michael Bay Explains Why You Don't Need A Script To Start Making An Awesome Movie Dang, I average 3 - 5 movies a month at the theatre! - Original Message - From

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
I'll be succinct. One. It was a mistake not to include Shatner in a Trek movie. Unlike many who either don't like him, or see him as not essential to Treklore, I like Shatner fine. Star Trek was more about Shatner, I'd argue, in terms of the human quest for knowledge and enlightenment,

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
would view him as unable to control or stay on message  when doing publicity.   I bet they planned to put him in the sequel to humble him a little after the stunts he pulled From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday

Re: [scifinoir2] Charlize Theron Taking Mel Gibson's Place as Mad Max Star?

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
WTF??? I love Theron and think she's a tough actress, but don't get this remake concept. Is there nothing new under the Sun...? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 6:02:58 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
as unable to control or stay on message when doing publicity. I bet they planned to put him in the sequel to humble him a little after the stunts he pulled From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-22 Thread Keith Johnson
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:26 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up Agreed, and that's been my point. The Trek Abrams crafted has a wide appeal. But so did Transformers 2, whcih many

Re: [scifinoir2] movie: Surrogates

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Great review, thanks. I was wanting to hear an opinion on the film, to see if I should catch it at the five-dollar theatre near me. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:12:49 AM GMT -05:00

Re: [scifinoir2] Will Vampiremania put a stake in the heart of this genre?

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
lawwwl? - Original Message - From: Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:58:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Will Vampiremania put a stake in the heart of this   genre?  

Re: [scifinoir2] Weather Channel to air movies for first time

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
oh come on! How can you make any but the most peripheral connection between the weather and Misery or Deep Blue Sea? They had storms in the stories, of course, but that's hardly the same as being movies about the weather. So what's next: The Shining - snowed in in a haunted hotel

Re: [scifinoir2] Composer of Addams Family Theme Song dies

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
I love this line: That's why I'm living in Bel-Air: Two finger snaps and you live in Bel-Air. On a related note, I hate that TV series theme songs are becoming so rare nowadays. So many shows just slap out a quick tune and then cut to commercial. It's not just theme songs with vocals that are

Re: [scifinoir2] Will Vampiremania put a stake in the heart of this genre?

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
The Oath in this erotic fantasy 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 Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Went to Sneak Peak of Good Hair

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, like I said a few days ago, I found it to be entertaining, but ultimately empty of substance. I didn't get the Why of hair straightening or weaving, just the mechanics, cost, and time dedicated. I felt it missed the mark as a documentary in terms of accomplishing what I expected. It's

Re: [scifinoir2] movie: Surrogates

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
:18 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] movie: Surrogates Thanks Keith. Its not a perfect film. There are holes in the script, and stereotyped characters. I still enjoyed it. On a scale from 1 to 10 most people gave it a 7. On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Keith

Re: [scifinoir2] Michael Bay Explains Why You Don't Need A Script To Start Making An Awesome Movie

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, Bay and is ilk are just part of the equation. There's lots of good fare to be had, especially if you catch the limited release and true indie films at places like the Tara on Cheshire Bridge here in Atlanta. That's where I've seen the likes of Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Moving

Re: [scifinoir2] Michael Bay Explains Why You Don't Need A Script To Start Making An Awesome Movie

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
Dang, I average 3 - 5 movies a month at the theatre! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:06:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Michael Bay Explains Why You Don't Need

Re: [scifinoir2] o/t Time Warner Cable Exposes 65,000 Customer Routers to Remote Hacks

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
I spend more time telling friends to buy their own stuff. Not only is it borderline criminal to pay rental fees for equipment you can own outright off the shelf, you can fiddle with it yourself if so inclined/able, and I've lost count of how many ISP-provided devices simply suck. I have a huge

Re: [scifinoir2] Composer of Addams Family Theme Song dies

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
-05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Composer of Addams Family Theme Song dies Yea, I had a hard time coming up with themes from the newer shows. BSG, CSI were the only ones that I could think of. On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net

Re: [scifinoir2] Composer of Addams Family Theme Song dies

2009-10-21 Thread Keith Johnson
] Composer of Addams Family Theme Song dies True, and I do enjoy Eureka's theme. But most shows don't have lyrics anymore. On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: The Stargates have theme music, as do Eureka, Sanctuary, and Primeval. Almost

Re: [scifinoir2] Who Saw What this Weekend?

2009-10-19 Thread Keith Johnson
and coke. Fate. --- On Sun, 10/18/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] Who Saw What this Weekend? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 11:53 PM   Comments, thoughts, critiques

Re: [scifinoir2] Who Saw What this Weekend?

2009-10-19 Thread Keith Johnson
me or mine, i am bringing the pain too!  and give Foxx credit, he learned the lesson at the end.  Butler asked him what he learned and he said i don't make deal with murderers.  to me that was classic! Fate. --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith

Re: [scifinoir2] Who Saw What this Weekend?

2009-10-19 Thread Keith Johnson
and Taraji Henson, but The Weinstein Company is now out of the Black movie business. Daryle On Oct 19, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote:   It was okay. I thought it lacked some needed character development. Foxx almost appeared to be a bad actor, his

[scifinoir2] Re: Black Dynamite Brings Blaxploitation Back This Weekend

2009-10-18 Thread Keith Johnson
, but when it was over I turned to my wife and said I bet 'Black Dynamite' will be a better film - Original Message - From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 11:32:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Black

[scifinoir2] Who Saw What this Weekend?

2009-10-18 Thread Keith Johnson
Comments, thoughts, critiques from any of y'all who saw movies this weekend. Who saw the following: Black Dynamite - was it good? Law Abiding Citizenn - saw it, it was okay, I had problems with scripting, acting, plot, ending Where the Wild Things Are - did it live up to the hopes? The

[scifinoir2] Police Likely to Charge Balloon Boy Parents

2009-10-18 Thread Keith Johnson
This is sickening, though I was doubtful early on, as were many, many people. For one thing, i couldn't understand how the kid could get into a balloon and launch it without adult aid. If that were possible, I thought, then the parents needed to be brought up on charges of negligence or child

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite'

2009-10-17 Thread Keith Johnson
ha-ha! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:52:18 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite' (standing

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Time-travelling Higgs sabotages the LHC. No, really

2009-10-17 Thread Keith Johnson
, October 15, 2009 11:04:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada EasternSubject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Time-travelling Higgs sabotages the LHC. No, really Here is a short blurb on it http://survive2012.com/index.php/galactic-alignment.html On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comc

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite'

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
LOL! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:46:13 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite'   Keith, I'm

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Time-travelling Higgs sabotages the LHC. No, really

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
different theories surrounding 2012. The link that I provided wasn't as scientific as the other theories... I don't know if any of them are just exaggerations or not, but I do believe that people have a tendency to "will" things into existence. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keit

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Time-travelling Higgs sabotages the LHC. No, really

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
ttp://survive2012.com/index.php/galactic-alignment.html On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: What alignment is that? There was the Grand Alignment (the Great Conjunction) back in the '80s,and nothing happened.- Original Message -From: "Mr

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite'

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
so again, how is 'Tropic Thunder a more fitting homage? I think it'd be hard to pull off a serious period piece specifically dealing with Blaxploitation without it being somewhat comedic. For one thing, Blaxploitation is itself a built-in caricature of the times and some of our fantasies.

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Man stars in 2nd Highest Rated TV Drama

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
You do realize that fifty years from now, we will have: NCIS: Sub-orbital Platform 5 Law and Order: Lunar Colony CSI: Obama Station Bones on Mars - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 16,

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite'

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
15, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: I think Williamson might be playing this up a bit for kicks. I mean, how can one decry this movie as offensive for being too comedic, then say that Robert Downey Jr's role in Tropic Thunder is a proper homage

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Black Man stars in 2nd Highest Rated TV Drama

2009-10-16 Thread Keith Johnson
not yet seen NCIS:LA. In either case, the success of NCIS:LA does not bode well for Network television. NCIS: Miami, anyone? ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Well, like I said a couple of weeks ago. the NCIS: LA show completely failed

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
for is close to criminal in my mind. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
or something. Waking death just isn't cute or sexy. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: My wife says the same thing about a little weight going a long way. She's only 5'1, and often complains I don't get it because I'm 6'1--and a man

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:59 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight? Wow, you need to write some memoirs! I didn't know all this! Not to get

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Time-travelling Higgs sabotages the LHC. No, really

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
What alignment is that? There was the Grand Alignment (the Great Conjunction) back in the '80s,and nothing happened.- Original Message -From: "Mr. Worf" hellomahog...@gmail.comTo: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comSent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:31:11 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada EasternSubject: Re:

Re: [scifinoir2] Black Man stars in 2nd Highest Rated TV Drama

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
Well, like I said a couple of weeks ago. the NCIS: LA show completely failed to engage me. I've already stopped watching. given that it's not as good as the original (which I never watched), I won't miss missing it. Sad state of affairs for TV. What's funny, though, is the end of the article

[scifinoir2] Fwd: Fred Williamson Hates on 'Black Dynamite'

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
I think Williamson might be playing this up a bit for kicks. I mean, how can one decry this movie as offensive for being too comedic, then say that Robert Downey Jr's role in Tropic Thunder is a proper homage? *

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:37 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight? I hear you

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Time-travelling Higgs sabotages the LHC. No, really

2009-10-15 Thread Keith Johnson
hort blurb on it http://survive2012.com/index.php/galactic-alignment.htmlOn Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: What alignment is that? There was the Grand Alignment (the Great Conjunction) back in the '80s,and nothing happened. - Original Message -From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: And The Stepfather Remake too?!

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Johnson
?! The original was a definitely an underrated gem. I like Dylan Walsh but it looks like he's doing an imitation of Terry O'Quinn. Not that it's a bad thing. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: I hear ya! - Original Message - From: Martin

[scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Johnson
I don't know what's more disturbing: that they think this model in her current true form is overweight, or that anyone in any country in the world thought that doctored photo of her was either realistic or attractive. I have tried over and over to understand the American obsession with thin

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Johnson
to me is that there are men that prefer the Alli Mc Beal types. That does not help matters From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:22 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] OT

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Johnson
in this erotic fantasy 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 Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I don't know what's more

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Johnson
://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I don't know what's more disturbing: that they think this model in her current true form is overweight, or that anyone in any country in the world thought

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

2009-10-14 Thread Keith Johnson
://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy 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 Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Keith

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