Re: [scifinoir2] Grindhouse #4: A Box Office Horror

2007-04-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Actually, it opened where I expected. Films like that don't do big box office. Ironically, had it been a *real* piece-of-crap cheesy or gore-filled flick like The Cave or something, it'd have done twenty mill -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly

Re: [scifinoir2] Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch

2007-04-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
goyer's the one. I did an extensive list on him when the Blade series came out. He has some good stuff to his credit like Dark City, Batman Begins, and Threshold. Not sure what happened with Blade. I guess the guy behind Puppet Masters did that! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333060/

Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies

2007-04-09 Thread Astromancer
This has given me a great idea for a story! I suck at writing humor, but I have to try this! Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Astromancer
You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My

[scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Astromancer
Oh...The name of the mercenary series is called DMC: Dirigent Mercenary Corps, by Rick Shelley... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy

RE: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies

2007-04-09 Thread Astromancer
Yup...the book based upon Colossus, a novel witten by D.F. Jones...After the success of the movie, Jones stretched it out into a trilogy...I wish that they would come out with a series of of 'telenovels' (I don't know if that word exists), a series of teleplays never meant to become a series,

[scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies

2007-04-09 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors

Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies

2007-04-09 Thread Martin
Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar

[scifinoir2] new guy

2007-04-09 Thread votomguy
hey guys, i just joined posted a message in the old now dead scifinoir group and i don't feel much like reposting the whole message again. anywho, was wondering i'm the only miniatures wargamer in the house. i know there aren't too many people of color who are into real gaming (no playing

[scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme

[scifinoir2] thanks

2007-04-09 Thread votomguy
Thanks Tracy for the repost you're the best. Truth is I really couldn't remember alot of what I wrote.

Re: [scifinoir2] thanks

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
No Problem. Welcome Back. Glad you found us. Tracey votomguy wrote: Thanks Tracy for the repost you're the best. Truth is I really couldn't remember alot of what I wrote. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ *

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 4/9/07 7:11:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ell I'm sort of new.  I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things.  I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old

[scifinoir2] Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Should I be frightened? Isn't goyer the one who tried to make Blade as second tier character in both #3 of the movie and the series blade? Tracey Goyer Sells Green Arrow Pitch Batman Begins writer David Goyer told Wizard magazine that he's sold Warner Brothers on a new take on the Green

[scifinoir2] Grindhouse #4: A Box Office Horror

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Grindhouse A Box Office Horror Grindhouse was a box-office horror over the Easter weekend, opening in a disappointing fourth place with only $11.6 million, despite positive buzz for the faux double feature from directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, the Hollywood trade papers and

RE: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Reece Jennings
I was going to just welcome tdlists...but then he got MY attention by developing units based on Black military units. The 761st is one of my favorites! Hey, can you check out these guys, td? http://hometown.aol.com/shahwk2/The555Airborne.html The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion

[scifinoir2] When She Graduates as He]

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
--- Original Message Subject:[Blackfolks] When She Graduates as He Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:52:42 -0400 From: The Village Idiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Village Idiot Productions To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] When She Graduates as He