[scifinoir2] Gun-Toting Actors Killed While Making Movie

2007-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Gun-Toting Actors Killed While Making Movie Police in Luanda, the capital of Angola, shot and killed two actors filming a robbery scene and wounded two others, the London Daily Telegraph reported. Director Radical Ribeiro said that he had seen the police vehicle racing toward the location

[scifinoir2] Blair underwood Gets a Show

2007-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Question: Any scoop on Alan Ball's new HBO series True Blood? — Rebecca C. Ausiello: Word around town is it's bloody brilliant. Unfortunately, it'll be a while before we can judge for ourselves considering the strike stopped production after the third episode. Instead, we'll have to make due

[scifinoir2] Chow Yun-Fat Joins Dragonball

2007-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Not a big Dragonball fan, but I love Chow. I think he is one of the most underused and misused actors in Hollywood. I also would not mind seeing more of James Marsters. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=46590 Chow Joins Dragonball Chow Yun-Fat is the latest to join 20th

[scifinoir2] Are Your Emails Not Getting Posted

2007-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Everyday, for about a week, about 30 emails per day are being sent to the Spam file. I try to approve emails that get put in this file about 4 times a day. Yesterday I started noticing many that I approve never getting posted. I know off the top of my head that at least 4 of Keith's and 6

RE: [scifinoir2] Are Your Emails Not Getting Posted

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
Not that I know of. Maybe it's because I'm black. LOLLOL!!! No paranoia here! Maybe it because KEITH is black, so they're assuming I am because I like him! But I like you, too, Tracey. Maybe it's our choice(s) of words and/or topics...? Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been

Re: [scifinoir2] Are Your Emails Not Getting Posted

2007-12-19 Thread Martin
And the reply to this came back five seconds after I hit Send. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not for me, though everything I get from this group initially goes into Spam, once for each member of the group. Once I pop in and mark them as not spam, no more trouble.

Re: [scifinoir2] Chow Yun-Fat Joins Dragonball

2007-12-19 Thread Martin
Not Master Roshi! He should play Piccolo. He's already got the scowl down pat. And I'd love to see Marsters as Vegeta. Can't wait to see Marsters as Captain John in Series 2 of Torchwood. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not a big Dragonball fan, but I

Re: [scifinoir2] Are Your Emails Not Getting Posted

2007-12-19 Thread Martin
Not for me, though everything I get from this group initially goes into Spam, once for each member of the group. Once I pop in and mark them as not spam, no more trouble. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everyday, for about a week, about 30 emails per day

Re: [scifinoir2] Chow Yun-Fat Joins Dragonball

2007-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Only a few more weeks until get to see Captain John. Yea! Martin wrote: Not Master Roshi! He should play Piccolo. He's already got the scowl down pat. And I'd love to see Marsters as Vegeta. Can't wait to see Marsters as Captain John in Series 2 of Torchwood. Tracey de Morsella (formerly

[scifinoir2] Re: Television Question

2007-12-19 Thread Meta
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i hope when you get old, you'll put your false teeth in backwards and bite yourself to death (returning snide laugh) Ha, ha. Mind if I steal this line? Meta

Re: [scifinoir2] Chow Yun-Fat Joins Dragonball

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Has potential in the hands of the right director and writer. Please just don't give us a Street Fighter type debacle! Hope it's better than the Mortal Kombat film; the first was pretty decent. Not enough fighting, but what there was of it was good. Second movie sucked. Guilty pleasure: I

RE: [scifinoir2] Are Your Emails Not Getting Posted

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
no, a couple of mine were simple short responses to e-mail that had been posted by others, contained no profanity or anything, but just sat there... -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not that I know of. Maybe it's because I'm black. LOLLOL!!!

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
I googled it. It looks like a great movie! I might try to check it out. Thanks! Is that a rap scene, or a rape scene? Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation =

RE: [scifinoir2] Chicago -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
Dear Diary AUG 12Moved to our new home in Chicago. It is so beautiful here. The forests and valleys are gorgeous. Can hardly wait to see them covered in snow. I love it here. Oct 14Chicago is the most beautiful place on earth.The leaves have turned all colors and shades of orange

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
Uhhnever mind. I just picked up on the asterisk...LOL! I had pictured a Taliban rap group! Another Altzheimer's benefit... A good test for Altzheimer's...ask somebody to spell it! :o) Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah and Brown Sugar, and Two Can Play That Game, and others. I guess i can't expect Smith to risk all on a Black female as a love interest when he wouldn't do Bamboozled Still think it's sad, a missed opportunity to make a positive statement about blacks to whites--and to blacks--and about

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
well, Jada tried really hard to get him to do Bamboozled but he refused. I saw an interview where she straight out said Will should have done it, that he shouldn't have been so careful of ticking off certain people in Hollywood. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM

2007-12-19 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Couldn't agree more! Keith, please contact me off list. Thanks, Amy This is the best news i've heard in ages, surpassing my excitement over the Blade Runner DVD! I wonder why Jackson wants to do two films and how he'll divide them? Can't wait for the Battle of Five

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
I love Blair Underwood. That's the other name I couldn't think of! He played in a movie with Lawrence Fishburne and Sean Connery a few years back that left a heck of an impression on me. That, the series City of Angels where he played a surgeon and love partner of Vivica Fox (I want that

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
i haven't seen it yet... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been too afraid. Don't know why. Did you like it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been

RE: [scifinoir2] Connecticut -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
LOLLOL!!! I'll do a global search for Connecticut and replace it with Chicago... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
rape scene. In Afghanistan, a man playing in such a role gets him into a heap of trouble with the locals... -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I googled it. It looks like a great movie! I might try to check it out. Thanks! Is that a rap scene,

Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Trek Cameo Possible?

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
Whining Child Syndrone wins again... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shatner Trek Cameo Possible? http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0id=46494 Roberto Orci, co-writer of director J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated Star Trek movie, told SCI FI

[scifinoir2] Re: Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread B. Smith
This has been on my Netflix for a while. I'll have to move it up the list. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i haven't seen it yet... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been

Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Trek Cameo Possible?

2007-12-19 Thread Daryle
Agreed. I would love to see Kirk in the uniform once again, but the more I hear about this, uhm...²script²...the more I¹d stay fr away from this if I were Bill. Hell, take all this fussing energy and get ³Free Enterprise 2² made. ³Will Grace² is done, so you can get all the original

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
All jokes aside, huh? Oh my gosh, that's hilarious!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been hearing about for months, Black Sheep. With taglines like There are forty million sheep in New Zealand. They're all pissed off and The

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread Mike Street
I'm adding that to my Netflix right now that trailer is the funniest thing ever. On Dec 19, 2007 2:38 PM, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has been on my Netflix for a while. I'll have to move it up the list. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Television Question

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
Stole it and modified it from Welcome Back Kotter...You're welcome to it... Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i hope when you get old, you'll put your false teeth in backwards and bite yourself to death (returning

[scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread ravenadal
I've said this is this space before but Childhood's End, published in 1953, three years before I was born, is the first sci-fi book I ever read that presupposed that black people would exist in the future. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
As you just stated, it is not a question of his talent, but his overuse...Another thing I can't stand is how they make a decision about an actor and then etch it in stone so they pretty much guarantee he doesn't get a chance at such roles...I wish I had the chance to give HIM a chance...

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
Yes, I know...Or it simply might be suppression... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you know.. I'm getting up there in age. Will Smith knowledge is the first to go. Astromancer wrote: You're a Philly girl in Washington State...we understand...

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
Because that's how he pulled in well over a hundred million... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, that brings us full circle back to my question: why does a man who's pulled in well over a hundred million in up front salary in the last few years not take a stand and fight for a Black woman

Re: [scifinoir2] Connecticut -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
I get along fine in the winter...One rule of thumb...When it gets cold, Chicago becomes an indoor town. Plenty to do inside and you learn the value of public transportation (for now, that is)... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: great! reminds me of my feelings when i left Texas for Illinois.

RE: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
(whispering close to the screen after shutting study room doors) It aint just Baltimore women... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey said: Personally, I'd be more afraid of pissin off Jada than the studios. I gotta agree. My ex is from Baltimore, too. Sweet woman, but do

RE: [scifinoir2] Chicago -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
Definitely an infidel... (mis-) Quoting Paul Atriedes: Chicago was create to train the faithful...and none could surely go against the talons of The Hawk... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Diary AUG 12 Moved to our new home in Chicago. It is so beautiful here. The forests

Re: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
I think Smith has done his research and knows what we know about the market. He is a smart man, so he is going to put his money into what sells...maybe later, if he has such a mind to do so, he'll do the films you talk about...By then, his reputation alone will pull the audience he need for

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
I never thought about that...Good point! ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've said this is this space before but Childhood's End, published in 1953, three years before I was born, is the first sci-fi book I ever read that presupposed that black people would exist in the future.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Morgan Freeman's Rama Close To Reality?

2007-12-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I do too. He's good and most women seem to like him. I'm not sure what happened with his career. Another brother who could have need an up and comer, but blew it is Isaiah Washington. Had that incident not occurred he would be writing his own ticket and been added to the list of the

RE: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread James A. Landrith, Jr.
Bronx woman. (James sits in corner, quietly minding Ps and Qs for 14 years and counting) ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com .. Original Message ... On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:23:13 -0800 (PST) Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (whispering close to the screen after shutting

RE: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
LOLLOL!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From:

RE: [scifinoir2] Speaking of Will Smith

2007-12-19 Thread Reece Jennings
YIKES!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Trek Cameo Possible?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
at the risk of whining, why should Shatner's death be an impediment? The whole point of the Nexus was its time-manipulating capabilities. Surely they could come up with a good enough storyline that the Nexus' energies somehow resurrected Kirk. After all, the damn energy field created a whole

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
please let us know your thoughts. if it's not super gory i may have to see it. -- Original message -- From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] This has been on my Netflix for a while. I'll have to move it up the list. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
didja check the trailer? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] All jokes aside, huh? Oh my gosh, that's hilarious!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been hearing about for months, Black Sheep.

Re: [scifinoir2] Connecticut -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
whe n i lived there, actually i lived out in Wheaton, I bought a piece of crap '72 Chrysler New Yorker. Bought it from a co-worker at Bell Labs for three hundred bucks. Car was in such bad shape the thermostat would slide toward H soon as you stopped at a light. You had to get it moving and the

Re: [scifinoir2] Ever Seen the Horror Film Black Sheep?

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
That was what I was referring to! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: didja check the trailer? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer All jokes aside, huh? Oh my gosh, that's hilarious!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been

Re: [scifinoir2] Connecticut -- Winter Wonderland -- PG language

2007-12-19 Thread Astromancer
There is that...If you weren't living in the city proper, I can understand your pain... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whe n i lived there, actually i lived out in Wheaton, I bought a piece of crap '72 Chrysler New Yorker. Bought it from a co-worker at Bell Labs for three hundred bucks. Car was

Re: [scifinoir2] Jackson back in 'Hobbit' via NL, MGM

2007-12-19 Thread KeithBJohnson
A friend sent the below, stating that the second film is actually more new material, and not simply the second half of the book? Man, i was assuming Jackson was *directing* the pictures! I really hope he does, though function as executive producer is okay i guess. :( I'm intrigued by what