i guess i'm thinking that one or two less than super-duper blockbusters
wouldn't hurt Smith. He could have viewed Hitch as the one to do more normal
box office, then gone back to the Bad Boys-summer-winter blockbuster routine
he's gotten down so well. I mean, when the likes of Adam Sandler does
Good point, but I think Perry is making movie history, by proving that
you can make lots of movies with a predominantly Black audience that is
not in the teen target demographics. As far as I know, less than 20%
of Perry's audience is not African American. I think someone with a
smaller
i think it's the eyes, they draw me in...
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From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did not see her attractiveness until she did Gallactica
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
She could pull it off. I never could figure out why
Comcrap was correct...(grumble)
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can see the who one-hour uninterrupted if you have Comcrap- I mean
comcast on demand. They have under the nicktoons category as one
episode. I saw it yesterday
[EMAIL
Why does she seem more attractive in Gallactica that Xena. Is it simply
the costumes, did she do something to her hair, or is it the character
they created for her. ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i think it's the eyes, they draw me in...
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From:
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- CompUSA, the computer retailer that Mexican
billionaire Carlos Slim owned since 2000, will shut its doors after 23
years, succumbing to competition from Best Buy Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Restructuring firm Gordon Brothers Group LLC bought the chain for an
Always wear clean underwear in public, especially when working under your
vehicle...
From the Northwest Florida Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple
who drove their car to Wal-Mart, only to have their car break down in the
parking lot. The man told his wife to carry on with the
Right.
Meta
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Meta, I think that's the alternate title of it. I know that,
sometimes, books are released on different continents under different
titles and I *think* you're in Europe, right?
Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First Laugh of the Morn! LMNAO
Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Always
wear clean underwear in public, especially when working under your
vehicle...
From the Northwest Florida Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple
who drove
This kinda surprises me.
To the best of my knowledge, there's only a handful of these stores in Metro
Atlanta, but the two that I frequent are always bustling. I'm feeling less
competition here and more willingness to firm up the bottom line. So what if it
puts a few thousand innocent souls on
Well, I'm off to fertilize the White House lawn, folks. Think I may compost
while I'm there, too...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris de Morsella wrote:
Talk about your high yuck factor. Scientists at the University of
Kuopio in Finland grew cabbages
I love Comcast. Bring it on!
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Yeah, whoa...!
And like many white people back then, she didn't really get it, but she
complied with my dad's wishes. Sometimes all you can ask from people is
compliance, and understanding will have to come later.
THIS should be saved in the archives next to King's I have a dream speech.
Your
I live in the software capital of the world where you fall over
programmers on a daily basis (Seattle) and the closest on is in either
Idaho or Oregon. There used to be some here, but they closed.Maybe
some markets perform better than others
Martin wrote:
This kinda surprises me.
Love it!!! :)
Martin wrote:
Well, I'm off to fertilize the White House lawn, folks. Think I may
compost while I'm there, too...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: Chris de
Morsella wrote:
Talk about
I think the bear character was the
On Dec 9, 2007 7:26 AM, Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Right.
Meta
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Meta, I think that's the alternate title of it. I know that,
sometimes, books are released on different
I think the bear character was the only character in the movie that
was fully developed. The audience I saw it with had a strong cheering
reaction for the bear and his sub-plot then they did for the overall
movie. The movie did feel extremely rushed and could have tacked on
another hour to finish
no, you're on base. everything you say is true, Smith just needs in my opinion
to jump in a take a chance. Perry definitely brings in mostly black audiences,
but Will Smith has a built in likeability factor for white audiences. again,
i'm just wondering how much popularity is enough, how much
Well this is is really bad news. There¹s no other Apple specialist in the
area except the Apple Store. I don¹t know if you¹ve ever tried to get a Mac
serviced at an Apple Store, but I don¹t think there is a collection of
people who know less about Macs than people who work at the Apple store.
they're still open? The ones in the areas where I shop closed earlier this
year. I'd read an announcement earlier this year they had all closed in May...
-- Original message --
From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This kinda surprises me.
To the best of my knowledge, there's
i didn't know they were still open. The CompUSA's here in Atlanta closed back
in May. Too bad, too: while Best Buy and Wal-Mart are okay for some things,
like pre-built computer systems, printers, and some parts like networking
cards, they're not on CompUSA's level. I could go to CompUSA and
it's bad news for those of us who want to look under the hood. so many people
just want to go to a store, buy a pre-configured system, and just use it out
the box. little in the way of tweaking, which is how stores like Wal-Mart and
Best Buy make their dough: they sell you big packages
the costume probably didn't help. The same face, eyes, and bearing shine
through in both roles...
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From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why does she seem more attractive in Gallactica that Xena. Is it simply
the
Suits...another batch ripe for fertilization.
Seriously, they probably saw the backlash to that producer who was dumb enough
to make the women don't draw big at the box remark, and flip-flopped.
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What the Wise Chicagoan said.
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Comcrap
was correct...(grumble)
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can see the who one-hour uninterrupted if you have Comcrap- I mean
comcast
I'll second that, and add on her smile.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think it's the eyes, they draw me in...
-- Original message --
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I did not see her attractiveness until she did Gallactica
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tracey, I didn't like her shift to blonde hair. I never do, and don't see the
appeal in it. I know all about the Blonde Mystique, and have been snared by it
a time or three, but I still don't like it.
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thinking on it longer, I have to add that both of these stores I mentioned are
in wealthy enclaves (Buckhead and North Gwinnett, which Keith can attest to).
Maybe it's the money that keeps them going, literally.
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You won't have to bother posting bail, as I'm certain they'll ship me right off
to Gitmo. Nail files in cakes are old-hat, folks. Go for monofilament fibers...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Love it!!! :)
Martin wrote:
i did not realize her hair color was blond. I'd like to think that it
was the soft hair style, feminine dress, and more complex personality.
I hope it is not simply that she is blond. I thought it was light
brown. now I gotta check.
Daryle wrote:
We're all gonna be mad after I point
I think the voice might have something to do with it. Her speaking
seems more nuanced
Daryle wrote:
We're all gonna be mad after I point this out. But, I gotta do it.
She's a blonde in Galactica. And, she's using what's closer to her actual
voice/accent.
On 12/9/07 10:47 AM, [EMAIL
Golden Compass disappoints at box office
Sun Dec 9, 2007 10:27am EST
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USN0835936220071209
By Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Golden Compass, a costly fantasy starring
Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, got off to a slow start at the North
In a message dated 12/9/07 10:53:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well this is is really bad news. There〓s no other Apple specialist in the
area except the Apple Store. I don〓t know if you〓ve ever tried to get a
Mac
serviced at an Apple Store, but I don〓t think there is a collection of
I think I read that part of the business with survive and be sold. I
get the impression that is the part that remains competitive
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
it's bad news for those of us who want to look under the hood. so many people
just want to go to a store, buy a pre-configured system,
i know of at least one person who is refusing to see the film based on the
perceived anti-religious bias. i think that can't be discounted. i bet that
can translate into at least 5 - 10 million in loss if Christian conservatives
dediced to stay away. The FX on the trailers look better than
I think I read in the article, that the TechPro technical services
division, will not be closed
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/9/07 11:43:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net writes:
it's bad news for those of us who want to look under the hood. so
In a message dated 12/9/07 1:20:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I think I read in the article, that the TechPro technical services
division, will not be closed
If they've not going to be closed then where are they going to put them?
-GTW
**
Check
While I personally do not have a problem with the anti-religious slant,
you got to wonder when the people who decide to make it thought that it
would be a Lord of The Rings or Narnia. It seems as if they did not
take into consideration the ramifications of the religious issue until
they had
They did not say that in the article. Just that it would be sold
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/9/07 1:20:12 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com
writes:
I think I read in the article, that the TechPro technical services
division, will
In a message dated 12/9/07 11:43:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
it's bad news for those of us who want to look under the hood. so many
people just want to go to a store, buy a pre-configured system, and just use
it
out the box. little in the way of tweaking, which is how stores like
We're all gonna be mad after I point this out. But, I gotta do it.
She's a blonde in Galactica. And, she's using what's closer to her actual
voice/accent.
On 12/9/07 10:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
the costume probably didn't help. The same face, eyes, and bearing shine
It would appear we have finally found someone who will go broke
underestimating the American people.
JJ Mohareb
On Dec 9, 2007 1:31 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I personally do not have a problem with the anti-religious slant,
you got to
I'm thinking overseas, as every other IT division seems to be going.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/9/07 1:20:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I think I read in the article, that the TechPro technical services
division, will not be closed
If they've not going to
Agree with you, Keith. Also have to ask the simple question.
Why? What can he put into the franchise that animation can't?
Okay, that was two.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am completely unsure what to think about Night doing an Avatar
movie. It's one of those things where
US adult audiences overall, do not take animation seriously and it will
not deliver blockbuster numbers if it is in animation form unless they
classify it as a family film
Martin wrote:
Agree with you, Keith. Also have to ask the simple question.
Why? What can he put into the franchise that
more than likely
Martin wrote:
I'm thinking overseas, as every other IT division seems to be going.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:GWashin891%40aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 12/9/07 1:20:12 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com
writes:
I think I read in the
Keith, maybe it's what the youngsters today like. Short-attention spans seem to
be de rigeur.
he makes some good points, but i've seen enough modern music video directors'
work to stand by my apprehension. that he uses Michael Bay as an example really
worries me: i hate Bay's directing
The skeptic in me says that they were thinking $$...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I personally do not have a problem with the anti-religious slant,
you got to wonder when the people who decide to make it thought that it
would
Felt like one of the two or three movies I remember about the retelling of the
Arthurian legend, in which all the magic was removed. It's like art without
color.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hercules was just plain awful...the rest
had their moments. I wasn't too fun of merlin, though. I
I've angered the Yahu Gods. You must sacrifice me on the altar, to save the
site...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Something is really up with yahoo. Now they are refusing my approvals
of so-called spam messages and saying that scifinoir2 does not
Then you are insufferably rich and don't miss the cash they syphon off
you...(just my opinion)
Signed
Extremely Cash Deficient Individual
Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I love Comcast. Bring it on!
Maurice Jennings
Have you or someone you know been threatened with
I'll see if it works when I'm done here.
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can see the who one-hour uninterrupted if you have Comcrap- I mean
comcast on demand. They have under the nicktoons category as one
episode. I saw it yesterday
[EMAIL
Tracey, regarding Night's live-action version- very little.
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I forgot about the idiot king spilling all to Azula. I do love this
show, but I never known when it is going to come on or how to get my
husband into it,
And, unfortunately, when the live-action version fails, it tarnishes the
product, making any other work based on it suspect ab initio..
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
US adult audiences overall, do not take animation seriously and it will
not
They shut all of the stores in the Chicago proper. There may be 1 or 2 stores
left nearby in the suburbs...God, I wish I had a car!!!
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This kinda surprises me.
To the best of my knowledge, there's only a handful of these stores in Metro
Atlanta, but the
Mr. Street, may I ask what park of the country you're from? That name sounds a
bit familiar...don't worry, I quit bound hunting years ago...
Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the bear character was
the only character in the movie that
was fully developed. The audience I saw
No worries. It seems totally like a malfunction
Martin wrote:
I've angered the Yahu Gods. You must sacrifice me on the altar, to
save the site...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: Something is
really up
(Another Extremely Cash Deficient Individual applauds...)
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then you are insufferably rich
and don't miss the cash they syphon off you...(just my opinion)
Signed
Extremely Cash Deficient Individual
Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I love
True
Martin wrote:
And, unfortunately, when the live-action version fails, it tarnishes
the product, making any other work based on it suspect ab initio..
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: US adult
Are you sure? I was looking forward to tossing my death curse on Skiffy...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No
worries. It seems totally like a malfunction
Martin wrote:
I've angered the Yahu Gods. You must sacrifice me on the altar, to
save the
It's the legs! It's the legs!!!
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll second that, and add on her
smile.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think it's the eyes, they draw me in...
-- Original message --
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I did not see
I'm there just because they toss out the occasional odd bit of news worth
hearing. Milliways is from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series, the name of the
Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I joined for a while,
I admit to crying at the ending.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: odd movie, made me kind of sad at the ending.
Definitely has that late '60s/early '70s feel
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From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Works for me, too. Wish that someone would air
It was simple and elegant. I quote it to any friends who aren't SF fans as the
first SF to try.
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I loved that movie...
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Works for me, too. Wish that someone would
air Silent Running, for me. TCM had it on awhile back,
What you said.
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found out she's a natural
blonde, Martin...Broke my heart too! She was one stunning brunette...but not as
gorgeous as Tracey...(wink!)
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, I didn't like her shift to blonde
hair. I never do, and
Pour it on guys, the ego is blowing up
Martin wrote:
What you said.
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com wrote: I
found out she's a natural blonde, Martin...Broke my heart too! She was
one stunning brunette...but not as gorgeous as Tracey...(wink!)
Martin [EMAIL
I agree, but they were not thinking about it shrewdly. Even if they
decided to moved away from the source material, this was an inevitable
time bomb. My daughter is two young for a lot of the kids literature
that they are now turning to, but there has to be books out there that
are not
Original Message
Subject:[AFAMHED] DNA pioneer James Watson is blacker than he thought
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:12:52 -0500
From: Ray Winbush [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Ray Winbush [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Flattery will get you everywhere
Astromancer wrote:
I found out she's a natural blonde, Martin...Broke my heart too! She
was one stunning brunette...but not as gorgeous as Tracey...(wink!)
Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com wrote: Tracey, I didn't like her
shift
And then there was part 3. It could have been, if not great, then
pleasingly entertaining. The first half of the third part was for the
most part, on par with the first two parts. The direction and writing
were awkward at times and some of the plot points were a little on
the silly side but still
MAR-tin. MARtin.
HACK!
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What park of the country? Part! Pardon my spelling...
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Street, may I ask what park
of the country you're from? That name sounds a bit familiar...don't worry, I
quit bound hunting years ago...
Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the bear
We're working on it...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pour it on guys, the ego is blowing up
Martin wrote:
What you said.
Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com wrote: I
found out she's a natural blonde, Martin...Broke my
Um...Please don't say that...I'm a little more depraved than you think...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Flattery will get you everywhere
Astromancer wrote:
I found out she's a natural blonde, Martin...Broke my heart too! She
was one stunning
Knave!
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Actually, since I have internet, phone, and cable through them, my Comcast
bill is lower
than just my phone bill was with ATT/SBC. That's why I kept them after the
$99.00 special
was over.
Knave!
:o)
Maurice Jennings
Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure?
KEEP your
agreed, but i think Lawless is naturally blonde or brown haired. I believe I
read somewhere that she had to get her hair dyed to play Xena
-- Original message --
From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tracey, I didn't like her shift to blonde hair. I never do, and don't see the
yeah, and toning down the movie isn't going to help once people understand--or
think they do--what's in the books...
-- Original message --
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
While I personally do not have a problem with the
...unless it's cutesy CGI, which, unfortunately, is doing well in America
-- Original message --
From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
US adult audiences overall, do not take animation seriously and it will
not deliver blockbuster
yeah...(feeling old and despairing at the same time) that is so incredibly sad
to me
-- Original message --
From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Keith, maybe it's what the youngsters today like. Short-attention spans seem to
be de rigeur.
he makes some good points, but
The Christians protest Harry Potter and it doesn't effect it's box
office numbers. I just think that the movie didn't have the magical
push of selling a billion books that Harry Potter has. It's all about
branding and His Dark Materials doesn't have much of a brand behind it
in order to translate
well, i tend to think that Harry Potter generates less overt hostility than
this supposed anti-religious Golden Compass does. I know lots of conservative
Christians who are disturbed by the witchcraft aspects of Potter, but
nonetheless let their kids read the books and watch the movies. In that
ditto, i teared up at that end of that movie too.
Speaking of crying, yesterday and today my wife and I watched the miniseries
Lonesome Dove for the first time on some cable channel named ION. Man, that
was one gut-wrenching, poignant ride! So many people dying, women being raped
or nearly
I saw Lonesome Dove when it originally aired on network TV.
I loved it so much I bought it on VHS many years ago and yet still haven't
watched the tapes. Too sad.
Funny thing that...
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.. Original Message ...
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:11:20
The difference, I think is that none of the Harry Potter books had
anything to do with religion , nor did their premise specifically have
to do with being against the concept of God or religious institutions.
If you really diud not think the magic in those stories were against god
and
I still return to the fact that the premise and purpose of the Golden
Compass series of books, by the author's own words was to promote
atheism and attack religious institutions. The other is a series of
books that as you say have religious symbolism, but the author never
claimed that the
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