I can't wait to see it to see how i feel about it. But I'd say The Dark
Knight is a true sequel, as it was part of a reboot of the franchise, and has
no connection to the Burton/Schumacher films aside from the character's name.
Personally, i never review movies based on a curve. You put out a
chewed scenery, while Batman only showed up to save
the day.
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
And what a sad-but-sometimes-true statement: the villain carries the movie.
Too often they get a body to fill the costume, a bland actor
Great review. I'm indifferent about Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, but it's obvious
the Ultimate Universe guys wanted him from the start, as the character's facial
features were modeled on Sam's face from the get-go. I'd love to see Avery
Brooks as Fury. Now, if they went back to the Caucasian fury
, 2010 2:54:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers)
Ah, the Jeffrey Dean Morgan casting (white boy division) is inspired!
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Great review. I'm
If Tiger Woods can call himself Caublanasian, Prince can go by (Symbol), and
the late Frank Zappa can name his kids Dweezel and Omit, why not?
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Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 3:12:40 PM GMT -05:00
:
http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath
The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m):
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On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Great review. I'm indifferent about Sam
I think I left out another. Wasn't there a Moon Unit Zappa?
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)
Let's just be clear that I am not giving Iron Man 2 a rave! because it was
rushed. I am giving it a rave! because it is good despite being rushed.
The Cinemascore rating for 2 is an A (same as The Dark Knight).
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote
: [scifinoir2] British Boy Legally Changes Name to Captain Fantastic
Faster...
That's a name that may make travel difficult, and getting and Apple Store app
approved.
I think the Zappa son's name is Ahmet.
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote
sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m):
http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
You mean Lawrence Fishburne?
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that Marvel is looking for. And his age would really
give the scenes with Tony the dimension they want.
I have Siege issues and have not read yet.
I am so behind on graphic novels and indies I had to put all major pubs down
after Brightest Day #1.
On May 10, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Keith Johnson
the last time it aired in a block, and
it is well worth the run. I resisted watching it first run because I've noticed
a tendency in myself to avoid what's hot at the moment, letting it cool down
before taking it in on my own time.
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn
. Why not Tyrese
Gibson? He won't be playing Green Lantern (though he should be).
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
somehow I don't see Fishburne--a great actor--as Fury. I think his particular
brand of intensity might be a bit too coiled
.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote:
I take back what I just posted, Keith.
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@...wrote:
You're right. But like I said, i was referencing Morgan for the mainstream
Universe's Nick Fury
this season.
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
It's a two-parter, so maybe the conclusion will be good? Did you dislike the
way it ended only, or the entire show? I will say, it didn't have quite the
suspense and eerie feeling of the first ep
://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 Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new
I saw it. In fact, I posted about it while it was playing sometime last year on
cable. It was pretty cool. I think maybe one or two others caught it.
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Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 1:24:03 PM GMT -05:00
to keep it under 12
friendly.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
i'm reluctantly agreeing with you, Adrianne, and was it Daryl? I kept waiting
for the show to feel creepy and suspenseful, and it just felt...there. The
pacing remains too fast
to agree Amy Pond is very boring as a companion. She doesn't stand out
amongst all those who have traveled with him. I'm ready for the Doctor to
regenerate and for Amy Pond to go back home.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
i'm reluctantly
Interesting, highlights some fears I've held for the sophomore curse when the
sequel becomes an Event. I haven't seen it yet. What do you feel about Rourke
and Johannsen being cast in their roles? I wish the studios would hire people
from the countries of the actors they're portraying as much
Been looking forward to this for years, along with true holographic memory
storage. I remember reading a book about lasers back in the late '70s that
spoke about this technology. In the '80s I did a paper on holographic hard
drives when I was a senior in college, for a class I took in optics.
Awesome, but of course, what potential for abuse.
In the Iron Man comics that lead up to Civil War and Invasion, Tony Stark
uses nanoprobes as sensors. He has people at a site deploy tens of thousands of
tiny airborne probes. Each probe gathers a small amount of data, but the
aggregate can
I love how scifi/speculative fiction continues to mesh with real life science.
Remember in the movie The Dark Knight, how Lucius Fox created a way to use
all citizen's cell phones as a giant data-gathering network, without their
knowing it? This article talks about cell phones basically being
what they're counting on the sheeple to believe, because they
also vote, and outnumber We the Rational by a wide margin.
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Jesus, don't you get sick of these Republicans and fair market wonks always
onths back, word that the GOP had created a new test to measure exactly how conservative someone was, and that a score below 70%, if memory serves, meant that the person was a RINO (Repub In Name Only).
Reagan would've failed. On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast
that he used to work for
Exxon, as did his father. His father lost a toe in an accident, back in the
early 60s. Think he's seen a dime of compensation for it yet?
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
This whole thing is fascinating
Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but perhaps
tonight's ep will be different? Called The Time of Angels, it's a revisit to
the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple of years ago. The ep is
written by Steven Moffat, who wrote the original Angels
, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Awesome, but of course, what potential for abuse.
In the Iron Man comics that lead up to Civil War and Invasion, Tony Stark
uses nanoprobes as sensors. He has people at a site deploy tens of thousands of
tiny airborne
' Bub's name, as It might put in an appearance.
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
What was that experience like on the platform? How long were you there?
Who is Soulless Evil?
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On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but perhaps
tonight's ep will be different? Called The Time of Angels, it's a revisit to
the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple
dollars to
try and lure them out of retirement for a handful of reunion concerts.
It boggles the mind but ABBA was huge and their breakup at the height of their
worldwide popularity only made them bigger.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Meryl
Jesus, don't you get sick of these Republicans and fair market wonks always
yelling stuff like Government takeover? I can't believe Boehner used that
tired phrasing for this too!
As for regulation of the treatment of the Net as being harmful to us, I find
that an interesting (read: BS)
This whole thing is fascinating as it is disturbing to me. Even as I agonize
over the loss of life of the workers, and the potentially devastating
environmental/financial impact to the Gulf Coast, I am amazed by the technology
involved.
I used to work for Dow Chemical down in Freeport, TX, in
stock? :) For the most part
the GOP hasn't had anything good to say since Reagan was in office and I
serious doubt he was running things.
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Jesus, don't you get sick of these Republicans and fair market wonks
You know what's illogical? If you're going to do satire, then you either focus
only on one object--in this case, the Obamas--or you satirize *everyone* from a
group. Why didn't they clown around with all the pictures of both Republican
and Democratic presidents and their wives? Hell, why didn't
That's not surprising at all. it's still a comic-based movie, and outside of
comic lovers and those who follow Downey, it didn't initially have huge wide
appeal. There was skepticism that yet another comic movie--based on a character
not widely known/loved by the masses--would be mediocre,
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Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Marvel
Okay, Professor Johnson. Now, explain Mama Mia to me.
~rave?
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
That's not surprising at all. it's still
, at 1:50 PM, Kelwyn wrote:
Okay, Professor Johnson. Now, explain Mama Mia to me.
~rave?
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
That's not surprising at all. it's still a comic-based movie, and outside of
comic lovers and those who follow Downey
to voice a cogent reply)
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
You know what's illogical? If you're going to do satire, then you either focus
only on one object--in this case, the Obamas--or you satirize *everyone* from a
group. Why didn't
No one else watching? No discussion on it, after two showings...
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:28:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] ABC Show Happy Town
seeing the doctor punching someone out before. Do you?
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Yeah, he's young and goofy-looking, but then gets cold or violent at the drop
of a hat. Maybe in time the odd swings will simply become this Doctor's
you into the world and story. What I see happening is currently it only
does a partial job.
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Not so sure I think so. I sat there oohing and aahhing with its usage in
Avatar. in time I quit focusing
that.
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I'm watching Stephen Hawking's two hour Into the Universe on Discovery
Channel. That's to be followed by How the Universe Works, a one-hour show on
black holes, one of my fav topics. I am really
I'm still nervous about the potential sophomore jinx. By no means does it mean
the quality must be lower. But, when you see a sequel where it's got the
currently hot actors in it, there are ten times more commercials/trailers than
the first, and the number of product tie-ins is through the roof
that time travel is an absolute
impossibility.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
It's tricky to do books/shows that are popular, entertaining, pull in the
masses, but also appeal to people who want a bit more science. Cosmos and
Connections
on the character. I can see it as his inner realization
that he's only got one more regeneration, and there's so much evil out there to
be smashed. Ten's exit, including his knowing violating the Laws of Time, was,
to me, a foreshadowing of that.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn
A Brief History.
As for what other scientists amy believe about the impossibility of time
travel, I quote Dr Michio Kaku.
There's no law on the books saying that time travel is an absolute
impossibility.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote
travel is possible. The closer you
get to the speed of light the faster time travels in the universe but slower on
the ship. How would you make time go backwards?
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Fascinating. I'm not so sure, now i think
of left field, where they, with their staid little minds,
never thought to look. The guy who cracked it likes to surf more than play with
numbers, if that tells you anything.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
you must give us more! someone
hat,
fearing that it could also be put to destructive purposes.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Fascinating. I'm not so sure, now i think about it, that Einstein said time
travel was an absolute impossibility either.
- Original
No offense to anyone here (and as a guy who believes in God and loves scifi,
I'm certainly acquainted with people objecting to my beliefs), but the whole
concept of sainthood is something that doesn't resonate with me. I dislike the
idea of humans deciding that a man or woman qualifies for
to write for this show...
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Makes sense. One cool thing about this new incarnations thing is that it allows
for all facets of a personality to be explored. There can be intellectual
Doctors, emotional ones
What's that old saying, Once you stare into the Abyss, it stares back at
you?...
I'm currently reading a book on astronomy, in addition to watching a lot of
these science shows like Hawking's, dealing with issues of time, cosmology, the
origins of the universe, etc. Have you ever really,
of the
existence of dark energy. Its mere existence causes gravity for us in normal
26space.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:20 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I do recall from Brian Greene's work on superstring theory, branes, and the
like, that many physicists think
with an outbreak of
pedophile priest accusations.)
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
No offense to anyone here (and as a guy who believes in God and loves scifi,
I'm certainly acquainted with people objecting to my beliefs), but the whole
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Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Case for Sainthood: Was first black priest black
enough?
And, Keith, you have two of many reasons why I'm no longer in the fold.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I get that, but we are each
the word satellite, because Arthur C Clarke thought of it
long before Sputnik went up.
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Cool.
And another Star Trek reference on this. Remember the first aired pilot, Where
No Man Has Gone Before
just not excited by any of these episodes.
Season's 1-4 where really good and now it's just a bit dull. I'm going back to
watch The 5 Doctors again and waiting for season 6.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
What bothered you
1-4 where really good and now it's just a bit dull. I'm going back to
watch The 5 Doctors again and waiting for season 6.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
What bothered you?
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Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series:
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On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 12:09 AM, 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, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
PBS
, May 1, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Actually, Cameron has said many times that Avatar was conceived of as a 3D
movie. It was the lack of that tech--along with the motion capture tech and the
ability to do realistic CGI--that delayed the movie by over
I'm watching Stephen Hawking's two hour Into the Universe on Discovery
Channel. That's to be followed by How the Universe Works, a one-hour show on
black holes, one of my fav topics. I am really enjoying the show. The graphics
are really cool, lending colorful visuals to the phenomena they
Damn, trying to get rid of the evidence from his drive is the sole felony,
Obstruction of justice? Damn, dude, that bites! Leave the evidence and help
convict yourself, or get rid of it and...help convict yourself.
I can't stand Palin, but this dude was out of line in what he did. And I'm also
just not excited by any of these episodes.
Season's 1-4 where really good and now it's just a bit dull. I'm going back to
watch The 5 Doctors again and waiting for season 6.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
What bothered you
This is hilarious. Buddy cobbled together stuff from all kinds of movies to
make this trailer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_npg6PFXII
And the critical question is, how many of these films were conceived, written,
and filmed for 3D from the get-go? Even when they are, the overall effect may
be iffy, but if they are converted in the middle of the process they're most
certainly not going to be worth the extra dough...
-
their appearances but Matt has grown on my yet. I
also think the quality of the quality of the writing has gone down.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@...
wrote:
Holy crap, i almost overlooked this! For some reason I thought the new
Doctor wasn't
/ and old school fans.
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I just saw the episode The Beast Below, in which the Starship UK is taking
refugees from Earth across space. I rather enjoyed it. It had some typical
corny/scary Dr. Who creatures
may be close to writing that
way.
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
And the critical question is, how many of these films were conceived, written,
and filmed for 3D from the get-go? Even when they are, the overall effect may
be iffy
a SUV on their way down
to ATL. So not only did she lose her vehicle most of her belongings as well and
her friend.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Agreed. the idea of people with a HUD who already have trouble focusing on
driving down
or a satellite launch.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
How long does the scope remain aloft? At that altitude, is it easy to keep the
balloon in stationary position?
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Holy...!
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Subject: [scifinoir2] Zimbabwean becomes Asia's first black news anchor
Zimbabwean becomes Asia's first
called, though they don't really stay stationary. They're
injected into a pre-planned section of the jetstream, and take as many readings
as they can, if memory serves.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:53 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
How long does the scope remain aloft
PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Holy crap, i almost overlooked this! For some reason I thought the new Doctor
wasn't premiering until June, but it's airing tomorrow night?! I listened to a
Slice of SciFi podcast recently about it. The crew there had already seen
Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series:
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On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote
at 11:19 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Holy crap, i almost overlooked this! For some reason I thought the new Doctor
wasn't premiering until June, but it's airing tomorrow night?! I listened to a
Slice of SciFi podcast recently about it. The crew there had
augmented reality windshield? For a car? Don't know what frightens me more:
that people already distracted while chatting on cellphones or texting have a
new distraction...or the fact that this pic seems to indicated this is tech
built on a Microsoft OS! :(
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Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:10:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] ABC Show Happy Town Debuts Tonight
ABC is debuting a new series right now (10 pm EST). It's being loosely
Wow, what a shame. And that one couple's car was *just* missed by the carooming
mass.
I wasn't aware that many telescopes were launched using high-altitude
balloons. I wonder how long the craft stay aloft? How are their altitudes and
flight paths controlled?
of rocket
launches.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
Wow, what a shame. And that one couple's car was *just* missed by the carooming
mass.
I wasn't aware that many telescopes were launched using high-altitude balloons.
I wonder how
enough.
And if the tech gets it wrong, the driver has two conflicting visual signals to
follow. That's not good.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
augmented reality windshield? For a car? Don't know what frightens me more:
that people
with Ford and GM to make gadgets. I can't wait until
someone has a major problem with one of their gadgets and has to call tech
support in India.
The Ford Excite uses a radio / nav system that was made by M$.
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote
goes home in the
comic but his wife wasn't pregnant and their daughter was school aged.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Agreed, my wife and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Have you read the comic?
I do have a question about the ending== SPOILER
: [scifinoir2] Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking
We are living on a backwater planet in the Milky Way galaxy...
Let's flip this topic a little. What if the UFOs that we have been seeing
throughout human history are those aliens?
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Keith Johnson
Dinosaur that I guess I am, I *still* like to use floppies. When I build a
computer, I still get a floppy drive that I insert. USB is great, thumbdrives
are great. But I'm a big believer in keeping the simplest possible access
methods available as a method of troubleshooting/fixing things.
of my favorite novels The
Killing Star. The basic premise was once a species becomes capable of
accelerating objects to a significant fraction of lightspeed they are a threat
that has to be dealt with in the harshest way.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote
Wow, so idealistically naive am I: I still believe that sports should be about
making the best effort, overcoming individual struggles, and the journey, not
the destination. While I get that the Olympics have for years been about
hyperpoliticized national pride and money, I still get
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 6:28:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sony delivers floppy disk's last rites
There's not a whole lot that can fit on a floppy.
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn
PBS is airing a production of Hamlet right now. Clocking in at a hefty
three-plus hours, it stars Patrick Stewart and David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor
(who looks nothing like the Doctor given his clothing and hairstyle). The take
is in a more modern settings. That being so, and this being a
ABC is debuting a new series right now (10 pm EST). It's being loosely
described as Twin Peaks meets American Gothic, a quirky/funny/ominous show
where nothing in the postcard-perfect small town is what it seems. One of the
stars is Amy Acker of Angel.
Inches Away
This was hilarious. Folks will be talking about this for YEARS!
Gets my vote for miss of the decade. The century is too early to call.
On Apr 27, 2010, at 12:11 AM, Keith Johnson wrote:
Funny, looks like a young kid trying to learn to kick a ball. Even world class
cartoony. That was the only thing that sort of marred my fun.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
Anyone seen How to Train Your Dragon? I haven't had a chance yet, but was
impressed with the trailers. I did see The Losers yesterday. It's a fun
time
Keith, I could see that as equally troublesome. What if the folks they're
fleeing from decide to come after them, for some reason?
Martin (pessimism in full bloom)
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I don't think so. Look
learned how to grow majority of the spices
elsewhere the need to concur for that resource. Eventually we will say the same
about oil. Hopefully...
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I don't think so. Look at the history of Earth: so many
, Apr 24, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
wrote:
I think of the devastation the Centauri caused to the Narn in B5, as they used
mass drivers to essentially send giant boulders screaming toward the planet
below. As fancy as all the EM and robotic stuff is, just
, a
hobbit, or some other wayward soul. So I'm probably expecting that. But fun is
nice too.
I'm taking all recommendatins to the book store with me.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
How techie does it need to be? Modern and up-to-date
I don't think so. Look at the history of Earth: so many technologically superiour races have exploited and destroyed others. Advanced tech can't make up for the loss of key materials or extinguished lifeforms. What if, like Europeans, they simply want to expand to new shores due to overcrowding,
Anyone seen How to Train Your Dragon? I haven't had a chance yet, but was
impressed with the trailers. I did see The Losers yesterday. It's a fun time
waster, the cast is roundly good, and would do very well for a much more
serious, less over-the-top film. A couple of the story points had me
Funny/sad. As a black man, i can tell you I don't have a friend of color or
family member who hasn't had this same conversation a bazillion times over the
years. The if so-and-so was black, things would be different convo is a
staple of black life--and, I'd assume, for Latinos, Natives, Asians,
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