[scifinoir2] Fw: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

2005-05-25 Thread Amy Harlib
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool!  NASA Science News for May 24, 2005 NASA plans to put a laser in orbit around the Moon to map its surface for future explorers. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/24may_lola.htm?list86684 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! Y

RE: [scifinoir2] Anyone getting "Lost" tonight?--spoilers

2005-05-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Title: Message SPOILERS   Yeah, the boat people have to be the "Others". They're way too close to the island to be anything else. What's their deal? What's in that hatch I wonder. Walt and the big dude warned them not to open it. It's obvious the island brought people to it for redemption

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Star Wars' Fails to Stem Box Office Slump

2005-05-25 Thread Kelly Wright
Here are Box Office numbers adjusted for inflation ("Gone with the Wind" is still number one): http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a major problem with the fact t

[scifinoir2] More info on Palpatine and others

2005-05-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Title: Message Astro, to answer your question about the source of my info Star Wars' web site has a section called "Expanded Universe" that delves into the characters and stories beyond the movies. Go to StarWars.com and click on "Beyond the Movies". Or, look for the movie listings on

RE: [scifinoir2] Anyone getting "Lost" tonight?

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Title: Message Oh Yeah!!  I think those guys on the boat are "the Others"  what do you think.  They are the one that took Delan/Rouseau's baby 16 years ago and she really did not light the fire.  I think she helped get Clair away before   Tracey -Original Message-From: scifinoir

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Star wars & sex

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
ok...Amy Harlib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Borowitz is funnier than The Onion!  LOL! Amy Study: Some Star Wars Fans Have Sex New Data Confounds Conventional Wisdom As the countdown continues to the release of "Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith," a new study i

[scifinoir2] Time Magazine article on the Xbox 360

2005-05-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Title: Message Don't know if others are interested, but I find this stuff fascinating.  The whole video game area is becoming more important and integrated into the fabric of our entertainment world...  You need to read the recent Time Magazine. It has Bill Gates on the cover holding the

[scifinoir2] Anyone getting "Lost" tonight?

2005-05-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Title: Message Really wild so far. What do you think? Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Se

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on "Revenge of the Sith"--Spoilers

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
Just where did you learn about this clone stuff? This is news to me...[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Windu is powerful indeed, but not on the Yoda/Sidious level. I get the impression that the use of Force Lightning is one of the higher levels of Jedi power. There's no indication Windu had yet reached

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on "Revenge of the Sith"--Spoilers

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
It was obvious that Sidious was using Mace to coerce Anakin into attacking. As for whether that was the way Sidious looked normally or because of the attack by Mace I have no idea...yinka oyekunle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you think Mace could have defeated the Emp. or was Sidious using him

RE: [scifinoir2] Caught "Revenge of the Sith"

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
By then??? What are you talking about? This happened long ago, in a galaxy far, far away!! Sorry, I couldn't resist...And remember, these are not humans like us...Even an entire culture can't think of everything...If that were the case, how come we didn't think of cleaning up after ourselves ins

Re: [scifinoir2] What I Just Saw: Final Cut (Williams)

2005-05-25 Thread Laileana
I liked the movie as well. I happen to be a fan of Robin Williams somewhat more serious/darker roles. I also wished that the movie had focused more on the memory or rememory portion. I find the idea fascinating but also very uncomfortable. Clearly that was an issue is society at large. The idea

RE: [scifinoir2] Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier

2005-05-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Title: Message Saw that on the news today. Cool as hell! I remember watching the launches back in '77 as a teen. Captivating.  I figure one of the following may happen with the Voyager: In two hundred years it'll return as V'ger, supremely powerful and self-aware, demanding to know

[scifinoir2] Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier

2005-05-25 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/space_voyager_dc Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier Wed May 25,12:00 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Voyager 1 has reached the final frontier of our solar system, having traveled through a turbulent place where electrically charged particles from the

[scifinoir2] You're the Last Line of Defense for the Courts!

2005-05-25 Thread Amy Harlib
Dear Friend, The nuclear option disaster has been avoided, but the fight for fair and independent judges is getting even more intense. Monday evening, a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement that takes the nuclear option off the table but allows for simple majority votes on three of Pr

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Star wars & sex

2005-05-25 Thread Amy Harlib
Title: Message   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Borowitz is funnier than The Onion!  LOL! Amy Study: Some Star Wars Fans Have Sex New Data Confounds Conventional Wisdom As the countdown continues to the release of "Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith," a new study indicate

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Bollywood 'Oscars' Honour Hasselhoff

2005-05-25 Thread Amy Harlib
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Took the words right out of my mouth! Cheers! AmyAnd, of course, everyone knows Hasselhoff should have been oscar nominated for his transcendant performance in the "Sponge Bob Square Pants" movie.~rave!--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Carole McDonnell

RE: [scifinoir2] Caught "Revenge of the Sith"

2005-05-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
I agree and understand. And frankly, our world may go that one some day. It'd make more sense, I admit, to have machines "die" for a piece of land than humans. Still, it makes for cold emotion and a lack of involvement on my part. Lucas is obviously someone who sees a lot of usage for technology

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on "Revenge of the Sith"--Spoilers

2005-05-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
Windu is powerful indeed, but not on the Yoda/Sidious level. I get the impression that the use of Force Lightning is one of the higher levels of Jedi power. There's no indication Windu had yet reached that stage. He was supremely powerful in all other usages of the Force, including sabre dueling

[scifinoir2] What I Just Saw: Final Cut (Williams)

2005-05-25 Thread DJ VIBE
Just finished watching Final Cut - the version starring Robin Williams. In a society where 1 in 20 are implanted at birth with "Zoe chips" - memory devices that record the audio and video of your entire life, Williams plays Andrew Hackman (*giggle* I got a kick out of his name) a Cutter, a pe

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on "Revenge of the Sith"--Spoilers

2005-05-25 Thread yinka oyekunle
Do you think Mace could have defeated the Emp. or was Sidious using him as a lore for Ani?  Was Sidious' transformation a permenate result of that aforementioned battle or was it his true form (deformed by the darkside) revealed?  If anyone can answer these or speculate, please do.  Thanks! Ast

Re: [scifinoir2] Thoughts on "Revenge of the Sith"--Spoilers

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
I loved your analysis and I'd love to pick apart, even debate with you about it, but in all, we agree in most respects. As I mentioned before, the most striking thing about Episode III is how it could have been used as a basis for the entire prequal trilogy...I have to say this, though; Remember

[scifinoir2] Re: NASA technology reveals texts of Trojan Wars, early gospels

2005-05-25 Thread g123curious
Maybe W/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Condi can use this technology to find those supposed WMDs in Iraq. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Wodehouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002284845_texts23. html > > NASA technology reveals texts of T

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Star Wars' Fails to Stem Box Office Slump

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
I have a major problem with the fact that these records do not factor in inflation. I believe, that means that these numbers are comparing revenue generated by movies that movie goers paid say $5 to see, like ET, to films today in which moviegoers are paying $8 to see. So to me, that translates in

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Star Wars' Fails to Stem Box Office Slump

2005-05-25 Thread Kelly Wright
"But the films will have a lot to overcome. Last year's Memorial Day weekend take set an all-time record of $250 million." The above statement is what is wrong with the article below. Last year an all-time box office record was established over the Memorial Day holiday and if it is not met this w

RE: [scifinoir2] Caught "Revenge of the Sith"

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
True all, but such a handy plot device. Also realize that robots were always an important and integral part of the Star Wars universe, so I would not doubt that some group would use them for war. However, what I'd like to know is why there is such a bias against droids i.e. "We don't serve droi

[scifinoir2] FW: Group Seeks Ban of Twentieth Century From Kansas School Text Books

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
-Original Message- From: Borowitzreport.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: kansas education shocker May 24, 2005 GROUP SEEKS BAN OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FROM KANSAS SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS Last Century 'Just a Theory,' Activists Say

RE: [scifinoir2] NASA technology reveals texts of Trojan Wars, early gospels

2005-05-25 Thread Astromancer
(ahem) You're ah, preaching to the choir in this instance, Keith...Keith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Exactly! Incidentally, Barbi Benton was by far the prettiest of Hef's women over the years. Recently he's taken to dating only those artificially enhanced bottle blondes... -Origin

[scifinoir2] Lucas greenlights two Star Wars TV series

2005-05-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
Is this a good thing? Maybe the 3D animated feature will be good (though I'd prefer more of the 2D "Clone Wars"). But live action? Makes me nervous. The Star Wars universe has never been the height of dramatic acting and writing, especially recently. The movies are entertaining, sure, but that'

[scifinoir2] Sick Strategies - A Website Recommendation From A Friend

2005-05-25 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED]A friend sent you this great page from WarFolly.com asking you to please visit.   http://warfolly.vzz.net/sickstrategies.html Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/  To unsubscribe from this group, sen

Re: [scifinoir2] 'Star Wars' Fails to Stem Box Office Slump

2005-05-25 Thread KeithBJohnson
This is the point I made the other day, when a report spoke of "Sith" doing well, but potentially not doing as well as it could have done without the PG-13 rating. It's wild how every report--every report--about movies nowadays has in the same article major stuff about the overall box office. Th

[scifinoir2] Whedon: Wonder Woman Will Face Today's World

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Whedon: Wonder Woman Will Face Today's World http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1860 Author: Wayne Hall Date: 05-19-2005 Source: Now Playing Magazine Even though previous television and comics versions have placed Wonder Woman in the past, Joss Whedon, who is serving as writer-director-pro

[scifinoir2] Lucas May Have Lead For New Star Wars TV Show

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Lucas May Have Lead For New Star Wars TV Show Author: Wayne Hall Date: 05-24-2005 Source: SciFi Wire Australian actor Matthew Newton could portray the lead hero in an upcoming Star Wars television series, according to SciFi Wire. Apparently not content to end the franchise with a record-breaking

[scifinoir2] Voyago's Picardo Appears On USA's The 4400

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1858 Author: Wayne Hall Date: 05-19-2005 Source: Trek Today Robert Picardo, who played The Doctor on "Star Trek: Voyager," will guest star in the upcoming season of "The 4400" on USA Network, according to trektoday.com. Picardo's official website, robertp

[scifinoir2] 'Star Wars' Fails to Stem Box Office Slump

2005-05-25 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
LOS ANGELES -- It's official - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" is a mega, runaway, blockbuster, record-setting hit. However, the popularity of the George Lucas film didn't vanquish the overall box office slump that has plagued Hollywood for 13 straight weeks. The latest chapter in t