[scifinoir2] So Little Time, So Much Damage

2008-11-05 Thread ravenadal
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04tue1.html? _r=1em=oref=sloginpagewanted=print November 4, 2008 EDITORIAL So Little Time, So Much Damage While Americans eagerly vote for the next president, here's a sobering reminder: As of Tuesday, George W. Bush still has 77 days left in the White

[scifinoir2] Re: Election Coverage on TV One

2008-11-05 Thread ravenadal
some lame hologram thing but it was awful. On Nov 4, 2008, at 8:49 PM, ravenadal wrote: I am watching election coverage on TV One and it is a sincere sensation having the election brought to me by black anchors, black commentators and black pundits including Tom Joyner. ~rave

[scifinoir2] Tavis Smiley (was: Election Coverage on TV One)

2008-11-05 Thread ravenadal
Joyner has backed Obama from day ONE. It's TAVIS who was not a supporter. On Nov 4, 2008, at 9:54 PM, ravenadal wrote: Au contraire, as a regular listener to the Tom Joyner Show, I can attest that Joyner is an avid Obama supporter. He even bounced Tavis Smiley from his weekly segment

Re: The SAW movies (was:[RE][scifinoir2] Horror Marathons on Cable)

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
of inferiour sequels or clones, do Saw 4 and 5 fall into that bad category, along with all the Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Children of the Corn sequels?   -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com I completely agree with your assessment of Saw

[scifinoir2] Re: Ironman: Why They Say Terrance Howard was Fired

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
What is not addressed here is that Terrence Howard's primary crime appears to be that he, a black man and supporting player, managed to score a higher salary than his more famous white co-stars. I can see this festering into a nasty point of contention which the producers ham-handedly tried

[scifinoir2] Re: ATT Uverse Now Rethinking

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
I have heard all the horror stories about ATT U-Verse. My sister had it before me and she had a laundry list of complaints. Also, my pre- purchase search of the internet dredged up horror story after story. Still, I forged ahead with my purchase and thus far I am elated. I am getting all

[scifinoir2] EYE Voted!

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
I exercised my franchise here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (a great place on a great lake) this morning after I got my children to school. There was a one and a half hour wait.

[scifinoir2] Election Coverage on TV One

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
I am watching election coverage on TV One and it is a sincere sensation having the election brought to me by black anchors, black commentators and black pundits including Tom Joyner. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] FOX News is already doing post mortem on McCain Campaign

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
FOX News calls Ohio for Obama and somewhere Don Meredith is crooning The Party is Over... ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Obama Victory

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
With the states already projected, Obama will win the election with 277 electoral votes if, as expected, he wins California, Oregon and Washington and McCain wins everything left. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Election Coverage on TV One

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How is Tom Joyner covering it. I know Obama is not one of his favorite people -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:49 PM To: scifinoir2

[scifinoir2] Re: FOX News is already doing post mortem on McCain Campaign

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
Of ravenadal Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:33 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] FOX News is already doing post mortem on McCain Campaign FOX News calls Ohio for Obama and somewhere Don Meredith is crooning The Party is Over... ~rave

[scifinoir2] CBS calls it for Obama!

2008-11-04 Thread ravenadal
At 10 PM Central time, CBS News projected Barack Obama as President Elect of the United States. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Sam Mendes to Direct Vertigo comic book adaptation Preacher Man

2008-11-03 Thread ravenadal
PREACHER is a wild ride. It will be fascinating to see if the comic survives the translation to the screen. For the uninitiated, check out the wikipedia page and the tribute page below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_comic

[scifinoir2] Re: ...and meanwhile on TVOne...

2008-11-03 Thread ravenadal
Thalmus Rasulala (who I always referred to as Thalmus Rasulalalala for the way his mellifluous name flowed off the tongue)actually had a long and distinguished career as a character actor, including a stint as Capt. Boltz on the NEW DRAGNET from 1989-1991. His last role, as General Afir in

Re: The SAW movies (was:[RE][scifinoir2] Horror Marathons on Cable)

2008-11-03 Thread ravenadal
I completely agree with your assessment of Saw and Saw 2. The original Saw is a text book example of how to create horror and suspense on a very tight budget. The way the writer and director used their disadvantages to their advantage is nothing short of ingenious. For me, the series goes off

[scifinoir2] Re: ...and meanwhile on TVOne...

2008-11-02 Thread ravenadal
: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ouch! So this is probably a bad time to mention Twitches and Twitches 2, starring Tia and Tamera Mowry, is on the Disney Channel this weekend... ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Ha-ha-ha! It is the perfect ending

[scifinoir2] Re: ...and meanwhile on TVOne...

2008-11-01 Thread ravenadal
Ouch! So this is probably a bad time to mention Twitches and Twitches 2, starring Tia and Tamera Mowry, is on the Disney Channel this weekend... ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ha-ha-ha! It is the perfect ending to the Halloween night, isn't it? I can't

[scifinoir2] Rudy Ray Moore (the dean of kung fu pimping) dies

2008-10-27 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-102208-rudy-ray-moore-obit- oct23,0,7135612.story chicagotribune.com Rudy Ray Moore, 81, 'Dolemite' star, precursor of rap, dies By Douglas Martin New York Times News Service 8:46 AM CDT, October 22, 2008 Rudy Ray Moore, whose standup comedy, records

[scifinoir2] Re: Rudy Ray Moore (the dean of kung fu pimping) dies

2008-10-27 Thread ravenadal
positions I had about other filmmakers. On Oct 27, 2008, at 1:43 PM, ravenadal wrote: www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-102208-rudy-ray-moore- obit- oct23,0,7135612.story chicagotribune.com Rudy Ray Moore, 81, 'Dolemite' star, precursor of rap, dies By Douglas Martin

[scifinoir2] The Trouble With Takei Starring William Shatner

2008-10-26 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-brotman- shatneroct25,0,5114579.column chicagotribune.com TRIBUNE VOICES If 'Star Trek' handled William Shatner-George Takei feud: 'The Trouble with Takei' Barbara Brotman October 25, 2008 News item: William Shatner said in an interview that

[scifinoir2] Re: The New Entertainment Weekly

2008-10-25 Thread ravenadal
I am not a fan but Zoe Saldana fits in with the rest of the reboot cast in that she, too, looks like an anorexic teen-ager. And looking like a human Bratz doll - big head, skinny body appears to be the archtype for television and movie actors -especially young ones. For me, personally,

[scifinoir2] Hot Off The Wire

2008-10-25 Thread ravenadal
I am a huge fan of the HBO series The Wire and I am pleased that several of the former players have found an afterlife in current fantasy series. Both Jamie Hector, who played sadistic drug lord Marlo Stansfield, and Andre Royo, who played drug addict with a heart-of-gold Bubbles, are both

[scifinoir2] Charity Begins At Nome

2008-10-25 Thread ravenadal
http://blackplush.blogspot.com/ I am heartened by the news that Sarah Palin will be donating the one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in clothes, shoes and accessories the Republican National Committee purchased for her and her family to charity after the election is over. It will sort of

[scifinoir2] Shuttle driver making $10/hr reflects on Nobel snub

2008-10-15 Thread ravenadal
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20081011/NEWS/810110328 Shuttle driver reflects on Nobel snub By Aaron Gouveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] October 11, 2008 6:00 AM Twenty years ago, Douglas Prasher was one of the driving forces behind research that earned a Nobel Prize in

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie Reviews: Quarantine

2008-10-13 Thread ravenadal
My sixteen year-old daughter and her friends went to see it Sunday. My daughter said it sucked but, then again, she thought The Dark Knight was a comedy. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The horror flick Quarantine

[scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi

2008-10-12 Thread ravenadal
Orion slave girl?! They can be pretty fetching, and as you saw, no man can resist them! -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Omni means all. Which doesn't mean he has sex with anything but with everything which, I guess, would include those blue

[scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division?

2008-10-12 Thread ravenadal
I thought I could watch Rosario Dawson paint her toe nails (m), but this is pretty awful. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.geminidivision.com/ I found it on-demand, but I think it is an online series produced

[scifinoir2] Google Mail Goggles aims to end drunken email embarrassment

2008-10-12 Thread ravenadal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/07/google.email/print Google Mail Goggles aims to end drunken email embarrassment System will block — or at least make people reconsider sending — the type of message they will regret the next day Bobbie Johnson and Sam Jones guardian.co.uk,

[scifinoir2] Re: Americanized Life on Mars Worth a Look?

2008-10-11 Thread ravenadal
I watched the premiere episode of Life on Mars primarily to see Lisa Bonet. Ms. Bonet was a touchstone of my sane and sober youth. The original good girl gone bad, Ms. Bonet scandalized black America with her sex scene with Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart decades before Halle Berry did the same

[scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi

2008-10-11 Thread ravenadal
I, personally, loved the breezy sexuality of the early Torchwood episodes. And Captain Jack Harkness playing for both teams was a hoot - especially after he bedded two members of his team (who just happened to be of different sexes) and both were still pining for him. Cap'n Jack, as played

[scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi

2008-10-11 Thread ravenadal
in a certain episode of Star Trek: Enterprise) ; ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, what is omni? Does that include aliens and such? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack is not bi-sexual. Jack is OMNI-sexual

[scifinoir2] Re: So Now What? U-Verse My Initial reaction

2008-10-10 Thread ravenadal
Small world! My U-Verse service was installed today. My ATT tech, a female - which surprised me - was also on time, polite, and knew what she was doing. My install took approximately five hours. My favorite features, so far, are the ability to program my DVR from my computer (or anywhere I

[scifinoir2] The Venture Bros.

2008-10-08 Thread ravenadal
Is anyone watching the Venture Bros (part of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim)? This show is like Jonny Quest on acid. I caught it by accident when my DVR recorded it (twice) instead of The Boondocks. Fallen Arches is the eighth episode in the second season and it is a hoot! In Fallen

[scifinoir2] Kenya to deport author of The Obama Nation

2008-10-07 Thread ravenadal
I love this! ~rave! http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/478016/-/tkxv0p/-/ The Kenya Government has decided to deport Dr Jerome Corsi, the author of a book critical of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Immigration officials have been holding him since Tuesday morning as he

[scifinoir2] Who You Callin' a Maverick?

2008-10-07 Thread ravenadal
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/weekinreview/05schwartz.html? _r=1no_interstitial=pagewanted=printoref=slogin October 5, 2008 The Nation Who You Callin' a Maverick? By JOHN SCHWARTZ There's that word again: maverick. In Thursday's vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the

[scifinoir2] Hommiez Befo Hos

2008-10-07 Thread ravenadal
Did anyone see the recent Gangsterlicious episode of Boondocks on the Cartoon Network? Not only was it funny, it was a trenchant commentary on how homosexualized prison rituals permeate rap culture. Aaron McGruder takes the sagging pants phenomenon (derived from punked prisoners being required to

[scifinoir2] Book of the Week: Black Panther #41

2008-09-30 Thread ravenadal
From http://blackgeekdom.com/blog: Book of the Week: Black Panther #41 I don't care what you are reading or doing right now. If you have not picked up this issue, then you need to get on it. The Secret Invasion tie-ins are all pretty good, but I think that the Secret Invasion story in Black

[scifinoir2] Re: Heroes: What did you think?

2008-09-29 Thread ravenadal
I, too, loved this episode! Unlike you, I loved both Ari Larter's new incarnation (and her Sarah Palin hooker heels) and the fact that my favorite wonder twin, Dania Ramirez (Acting, Smacting - she's hot - and the heat between her and the good doctor is palpable) survived to season three.

[scifinoir2] Obama Awarded Presidency

2008-09-27 Thread ravenadal
McCain fails to Rejoin his campaign; Obama awarded Presidency In a stunning decision, the United States Electoral Commission has awarded the Presidency of the United States to Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Citing an obscure provision in the Electoral Count Act of 1877, the Commission

[scifinoir2] When news isn't news: whites negative toward blacks

2008-09-21 Thread ravenadal
Poll: Racial views steer some white Dems away from Obama By RON FOURNIER and TREVOR TOMPSON, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP- Yahoo News poll that found one-third of

[scifinoir2] Pander like it's 1984

2008-09-21 Thread ravenadal
http://blackplush.blogspot.com My sixteen year-old daughter is reading 1984 in her AP Reading class. When I read 1984 in high school the premise and promise of George Orwell's novel was still out there, somewhere, near but still unseen. Now the year 1984 has come and gone and is quickly

[scifinoir2] Valuable Comic Book Mistakes

2008-09-18 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-valuablemistakes- 0918sep18,0,6071041.story chicagotribune.com Valuable mistakes By Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune staff reporter September 18, 2008 DC Comics is scrambling this week trying to recall All-Star Batman Robin No. 10, which

[scifinoir2] Nigerian cops say 86 wives is 82 too many

2008-09-17 Thread ravenadal
Let me preface this by saying I believe a man should have as many wives as he can afford - which is why I currently have NONE! ~rave! www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi- nigeriasep17,0,5709956.story chicagotribune.com Nigerian cops say 86 wives is 82 too many Man, 84, charged with

[scifinoir2] Re: Will Smith is possibly Captain America

2008-09-17 Thread ravenadal
involved. On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:32 PM, ravenadal wrote: http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/ I can't see anyway that the powers that be would hand this franchise over to Will Smith. Not that we don't like Will Smith, in fact, he's our poster boy for genre actors. Now, if they wanted to do

[scifinoir2] Sci-Fi-Inspired Concept Ships Show Future of Travel

2008-09-17 Thread ravenadal
http://www.wired.com/culture/art/multimedia/2008/09/gallery_conceptships Sci-Fi-Inspired Concept Ships Show Future of Travel Future worlds described by science fiction visionaries like Philip K. Dick, William Gibson and Robert Heinlein often included wildly inventive methods of transportation

[scifinoir2] Re: Sci-Fi-Inspired Concept Ships Show Future of Travel

2008-09-17 Thread ravenadal
http://www.conceptships.blogspot.com --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.wired.com/culture/art/multimedia/2008/09/gallery_conceptshi ps Sci-Fi-Inspired Concept Ships Show Future of Travel Future worlds described by science fiction visionaries

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-16 Thread ravenadal
the extreme poles of behaviour. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] I admire the way Tyler Perry has built his brand. I watch his plays and movies trying to decipher how and why he connects to his audiences. I am curious to see how his crossover

[scifinoir2] Vixen: Return of the Lion and G. Willow Wilson

2008-09-16 Thread ravenadal
G. Willow Wilson talks Vixen by Jeffrey Renaud Posted: Wed, September 10th, 2008 at 1:55PM PST Vixen: Return of the Lion #1 on sale in October G. Willow Wilson has traveled throughout and studied Africa for years in her work as an author and essayist. Her articles about Egypt, modern

[scifinoir2] Will Smith is possibly Captain America

2008-09-16 Thread ravenadal
http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/ I can't see anyway that the powers that be would hand this franchise over to Will Smith. Not that we don't like Will Smith, in fact, he's our poster boy for genre actors. Now, if they wanted to do a movie about isaiah Bradley, the first Captain America, then I

[scifinoir2] The Cylons are aiming for the White House

2008-09-16 Thread ravenadal
The Cylons are aiming for the White House (check out picture at http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/) http://tighroslin2008.com/ TIGH CALLS ON OBAMA TO APOLOGIZE News - News WRITTEN BY TIGH/ROSLIN 2008 The Tigh campaign is calling on Senator Obama to apologize after he compared Laura

[scifinoir2] Will Smith May Morph into a God

2008-09-16 Thread ravenadal
Will Smith to play a Pharaoh in The Last Pharaoh September 8th, 2008 Written by: Lobo ·0 Comments Source: Variety Will Smith may next morph into a god. Braveheart scribe Randall Wallace will write The Last Pharaoh, a Columbia drama crafted as a vehicle for Smith to play Taharqa, the pharaoh

[scifinoir2] Allen and Albert Hughes to direct Denzel in The Book of Eli

2008-09-16 Thread ravenadal
Source: Hollywood Reporter Denzel Washington has signed on to star in the futuristic drama The Book of Eli for directing duo Allen and Albert Hughes. The post-apocalyptic drama is based on a story by Gary Whitta, with a rewrite by Anthony Peckham, and focuses on the not-so-distant future

[scifinoir2] Alphonso Cuaron video for The Shock Doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism

2008-09-13 Thread ravenadal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kieyjfZDUIc

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2008-09-13 Thread ravenadal
This is what is playing this week at the local Budget Theater ($2 a showing). GET SMART HELLBOY II KUNG FU PANDA INDIANA JONES THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL HANCOCK WANTED IRON MAN

[scifinoir2] Bucky Katt supports McCain/Palin ticket

2008-09-12 Thread ravenadal
http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy/ September 12, 2008 cartoon

[scifinoir2] Myths about informed voters

2008-09-12 Thread ravenadal
5 Myths About Those Civic-Minded, Deeply Informed Voters By Rick Shenkman Sunday, September 7, 2008; B05 One thing both Democrats and Republicans agreed about in their vastly different conventions: The American voter will not only decide but decide wisely. But does the electorate really know

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2008-09-12 Thread ravenadal
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_CHEERLEADING_MOM? SITE=WIMILSECTION=HOMETEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wisconsin mom allegedly uses daughter's identity to attend school, join cheerleading team GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A 33-year-old woman stole her daughter's identity to attend high school and

[scifinoir2] Wisconsin Attorney-General files voter-check lawsuit

2008-09-12 Thread ravenadal
Wisconsin Attorney-General J.B. Van Hollen, state co-chair of John McCain's presidential campaign, files voter-check lawsuit to possibly force thousands off the voter rolls in time for November election. ~(no)rave! http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=793886 Van Hollen's voter-check

[scifinoir2] HBO's True Blood

2008-09-10 Thread ravenadal
Anyone watching Alan Ball's new HBO series TRUE BLOOD? It is a southern gothic romance liberally spiced with sex, violence and blood - but mostly the synthetic kind sold in six packs as Tru Blood. Ball evokes a world where vampires are not only real but where they walk amongst us: a

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2008-09-09 Thread ravenadal
And in other news, the liberal press neuters Olberman and Matthews. MSNBC (majority owned by liberal conglomerate GE) did the same thing last election by canceling Phil Donahue's show - even though Donahue's show was pulling better ratings than Matthew's show - because he was being too hard on

[scifinoir2] Fan's Potter lexicon gets the broom

2008-09-09 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-harry-potter- suitsep09,0,3199073.story chicagotribune.com Fan's Potter lexicon gets the broom Author J.K. Rowling prevails in legal action to bar dictionary By Patrick T. Reardon Chicago Tribune reporter 10:46 PM CDT, September 8, 2008 A small

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2008-09-08 Thread ravenadal
September 8, 2008 Gallup Daily: McCain's Bounce Gives Him 5-Point Lead Leads Obama 49%-44% in first results conducted fully after GOP convention PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain leads Barack Obama, 49% to 44%, in the immediate aftermath of the Republican National Convention, according to the

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2008-09-08 Thread ravenadal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/republicans/ 2689578/Celia-Waldens-verdict-on-the-Sarah-Palin-look.html Sarah Palin wants to look as if she's too busy to spend time on her hair, but the style is carefully thought out. By Celia Walden Last Updated: 7:06PM BST 05 Sep

[scifinoir2] Palin is Racist, sexist, vindictive, and mean

2008-09-07 Thread ravenadal
Alaskans Speak (In A Frightened Whisper): Palin Is Racist, Sexist, Vindictive, And Mean September 5, 2008 by Charley James – So Sambo beat the bitch! This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama's win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: One More 'Gin - My Take: McCain's Speech at the RNC

2008-09-07 Thread ravenadal
I liked your first take better. ~rave! (just kidding!) Seriously, I thought it was a good speech. It actually spoke to me, in a retro, retardo, nineteen fifties kind of way. If I didn't have the not-so-common gift of critical analyses and, if I had been teetering on the precipice of

[scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Palin after Democratic primary race: 'So Sambo beat the bitch'

2008-09-07 Thread ravenadal
Oh, snap! if its in the Enquirer, its GOT to be true! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow. if nothing else, even if this isn't true, this woman has too much drama with her. This is just crazy now. McCain is threatening to sue the

[scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Palin after Democratic primary race: 'So Sambo beat the bitch'

2008-09-07 Thread ravenadal
I wholeheartedly agree. Oh,no, wait! I thought you said Ann Richards. Does her being dead disqualify her? No, wait - it didn't disqualify McCain. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have no love for the woman but as has been previously noted

[scifinoir2] Graphic Short Story Competition

2008-09-05 Thread ravenadal
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/graphicnovels/competition.htm

[scifinoir2] Re: Graphic Short Story Competition

2008-09-05 Thread ravenadal
, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/graphicnovels/competition.htm

[scifinoir2] Re: What's in the Palin children's names? Fish, for one

2008-09-05 Thread ravenadal
) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 9/4/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] What's in the Palin children's names? Fish, for one To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008, 4:17 PM

[scifinoir2] Re: Call for Submissions for Down to The Wire: An Anthology of Black Thought on HBO's Greatest Show Ever

2008-09-05 Thread ravenadal
I love THE WIRE. There was a radio topic a couple of days ago asking what one show you would take with you if you knew you were going to be stuck on a desert island (one with a DVR and electricity, no doubt). I would take the 60 episodes of THE WIRE. Thanks large for posting this. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] The Daily Show explores playing the gender card

2008-09-05 Thread ravenadal
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml? videoId=184086title=sarah-palin-gender-card

[scifinoir2] John McCain - Lost in Space!

2008-09-05 Thread ravenadal
PASS IT ON! http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/325.html

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2008-09-04 Thread ravenadal
I am not a first adapter. I almost always wait for the second or third generation of a product - after they've added all the features and fixed the bugs. But I LOVE new web browsers! I started with Netscape and stayed there until AOL bought and ruined it. I moved to Firefox and I LOVED it.

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2008-09-04 Thread ravenadal
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republican_race/2008/08/30/20 08-08-30_whats_in_the_palin_childrens_names_fish_.html What's in the Palin children's names? Fish, for one BY RICH SCHAPIRO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, August 31st 2008, 12:36 AM Sarah Palin (center rear) and her

[scifinoir2] Fewer Black Delegates Going to GOP Convention

2008-09-04 Thread ravenadal
Watching the Republican Convention was like watching one of those old Hanna-Barbera cartoons as the camera kept panning the same black people - over and over, again. http://hvpress.net/ August 29th, 2008 Fewer Black Delegates Going to GOP Convention After seating a record number of African

[scifinoir2] Re: Fewer Black Delegates Going to GOP Convention

2008-09-04 Thread ravenadal
they are. But he's not...and probably doesn't plan to be. But John McCain has no real message, plan, or cause other then to vote for him and Palin. On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:45 PM, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watching the Republican Convention was like watching one of those old Hanna

[scifinoir2] Obama giving some Black Republicans Heartburn

2008-09-04 Thread ravenadal
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/obama.black.republicans/index.h tml By Manav Tanneeru and John Blake CNN (CNN) -- Armstrong Williams is an African-American conservative commentator who is thinking about making a decision that he says is so agonizing, it gives him heartburn. Some

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-03 Thread ravenadal
proved that there is no excuse. People dont green light Spike Lee because he is Spike Lee it comes with baggage...including Black baggage.. c w m On 8/31/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the missing ingredient...money. If the studios would green light these movies

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-03 Thread ravenadal
On 8/31/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the missing ingredient...money. If the studios would green light these movies they would get made. In his interviews for his new movie Spike Lee bemoans the fact that even after producing the most financially successful movie of his career

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-03 Thread ravenadal
business? On Sep 3, 2008, at 2:35 PM, ravenadal wrote: Tyler Perry is the exception that proves the rule. He will remain an exception until there are two (and, frankly, I think ONE Tyler Perry is too much). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer clockworkman

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-03 Thread ravenadal
deny... so i say... Black hollywood.. Stop your whining c w m On 9/3/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am speaking out of my dislike of classic cinema like DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN and classic television like The House of Payne. ~(no)rave

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-03 Thread ravenadal
with the formula 'Amos n' Andy' scripting... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:36 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe) Tyler

[scifinoir2] Open Mike Night: Republican flacks trash Palin Choice

2008-09-03 Thread ravenadal
http://roadkillrefugee.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/in-a-candid-moment- peggy-noonan-and-mike-murphy-trash-palin-choice/ In a Candid Moment, Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy Trash Palin Choice September 3, 2008 · 1 Comment After an MSNBC segment hosted by Chuck Todd ended, guests Mike Murphy, a former

[scifinoir2] Spider-Man slings into the Library of Congress

2008-09-02 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-spider-man-library-0902sep02,0,2295176.story chicagotribune.com Spider-Man slings into the Library of Congress By Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune reporter September 2, 2008 Since Steve Ditko's original artwork for 1962's Amazing Fantasy #15—the

[scifinoir2] Re: Gustav, Palin's Pregnant Teen Daughter and the Troopergate

2008-09-02 Thread ravenadal
I, for one, will NEVER underestimate the stupidity of the American people so this wild gambit by Old Granddad may work. I am heartened by today's polls (which have Obama leading 49 to 41 after a near dead heat of 46-44, immediately after McCain chose Palin). Regarding the white trash drama of

[scifinoir2] Trekkies Stunned! Star Trek: The Experience closes in Vegas

2008-09-02 Thread ravenadal
http://m.usatoday.com/detail.jsp?key=891356rc=ne LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Renewing their wedding vows on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, Karen and Eric Klein heard from a Federation captain that the energy between them created their love. Like the Kleins, thousands of fans of the Star Trek movie

[scifinoir2] R U the marrying kind?

2008-09-02 Thread ravenadal
'Bonding Gene' Could Help Men Stay Married By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter 1 hour, 18 minutes ago MONDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Whether a man has one type of gene versus another could help decide whether he's good husband material, a new study suggests. A study of Swedish twin

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-09-01 Thread ravenadal
with us. there is a paradigm shift in marketing and promotion...and we are missing it! Daryle Lockhart On Sep 1, 2008, at 1:06 AM, ravenadal wrote: The clarion call of digital distribution is similar to the siren call of digital publishing on demand. I know a lot of authors who

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2008-08-31 Thread ravenadal
PROTECTED] wrote: There's an interesting idea! Actually, Brooks was one of my first choices for Professor Robinson! He and Angela Bassett would be quite a pair. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Excellent casting in the Age of Obama

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2008-08-31 Thread ravenadal
@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: distribution is becoming a thing of the past. Digital Distribution is the way. Financing for film will be changed forever once producers get off this one week of release mentality. On Aug 31, 2008, at 10:56 AM, ravenadal wrote

[scifinoir2] Re: Recasting Lost in Space (Was: Stargate: Universe)

2008-08-30 Thread ravenadal
Robinson Penny Robinson Professor John Robinson Will Robinson Professor Zachary Smith Best Cast wins a prize...a date with Gymfig!!! lol On 8/30/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remarkably, the last remake of LOST IN SPACE featured both William Hurt AND Gary Oldman. Of course

[scifinoir2] Re: Kobe Bryant, Olympic Gold Comics

2008-08-30 Thread ravenadal
Glad you liked it. I hope you followed the link to check out the artwork that accompanied the story. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats a really cool story! Thanks for sharing this! Daryle On Aug 30, 2008, at 12:02 AM, ravenadal

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2008-08-29 Thread ravenadal
While I had a fondness for the original Stargate, Atlantis never hooked me (and I skip all discussion pertaining to it). Universe will, hereafter, suffer the same fate. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does the premise of the new

[scifinoir2] Something for the chicks

2008-08-29 Thread ravenadal
Back in the day when Bush 41 was running against Dukakis for president, there was a political cartoon commenting on his choice of Dan Quayle for vice president. In the cartoon Bush is portrayed as a Douglas MacArthuresque military hawk. He has his wing around a little chicken-hawk representing

[scifinoir2] Screenwriter/freelance comic book writer/actor Kevin Grevioux

2008-08-29 Thread ravenadal
From the September 2008 issue of Ebony magazine: If you are a fan of the vampire/werewolf saga UNDERWORLD, you might want to know Kevin Grevioux, its creator. He's the brain behind the movie and the personification of the character Raze, a werewolf. Grevioux writes comic books and screenplays.

[scifinoir2] In the Nevada desert, there's something out there -- the Black Mailbox

2008-08-29 Thread ravenadal
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mailbox21-2008aug21,0,7141274.story From the Los Angeles Times In the Nevada desert, there's something out there -- the Black Mailbox Near Area 51, a solitary mailbox -- white -- is the only landmark for miles around. It has become the

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2008-08-29 Thread ravenadal
David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction 14 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's Californication, has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. The 48-year-old actor said he did so voluntarily, in a statement released

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2008-08-29 Thread ravenadal
Bill Maher has already gotten off a couple good ones on Real Time with Bill Maher: The Republicans can fill stadiums too...don't you remember the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina? And this: McCain and Palin sound like a sitcom: The Maverick and the MILF! ~rave!

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