RE: [scifinoir2] 4400 Is Canceled

2007-12-22 Thread Reece Jennings
I was surprised that it was still on and that new episodes were being produced. 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: Comics to Film (Hughes Brothers)

2007-12-22 Thread Daryle
Well, ³From Hell² was in 2001, so, unless there¹s something in the works now...I¹d say that was it. On 12/22/07 1:08 AM, tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Touching Evil was really good; From Hell was almost a masterpiece. I sure hope that is not the last we have seen from

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Daryle
I thought Peter's dance was a highlight of the picture. That is to say, the whole picture was bad. I don't think anyone will be able to do a better picture than Spider Man 2. I'd hand the franchise off to another director at this point and let Raimi co-produce. When I hold Spiderman 3 against

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread Daryle
And here is where the fandom line is sort of drawn. I have said this before, and I will say it again. I saw LOTR in a theater and I have never had such a good sleep outside of my own bed. I tried again with the second picture, and again, fell asleep. These just aren¹t my kind of stories. I can

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
why do you think LOTR bored you at the theatre? what was the difference in your home viewing experience? -- Original message -- From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] And here is where the fandom line is sort of drawn. I have said this before, and I will say it again. I saw

Re: [scifinoir2] 4400 Is Canceled

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Why? I think the problem is that there were only 14 episodes every year and they do not promote them much except on USA. Reece Jennings wrote: I was surprised that it was still on and that new episodes were being produced. Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I think we all just want Jackson :( [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me too. you know, for some reason, even Raimi at his best still just isn't my choice for the Middle Earth world. Just doesn't seem the best possible fit to me. but hell, it's not as if my phone's ringing with anyone from

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread Bosco Bosco
You nailed it Keith. Hellboy is freakin fantastic. One of the best comic to fim adaptations ever. B --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i gotta disagree on Hellboy. That movie rocked. And some of the pieces: the initial magic working with Nazis, the religious dude, the look and feel of their

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I hope this idiotic dance routine is not a new trend in the Comics to film genre. While Spidey 3 was bad, it is in a different league than Silver Surfer. I saw glimpses of a good film in Spidey 3. Silver Surfer was just a mess [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, which was worse: Peter's strut

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I'm the industry expert? Me, who from Philly forgot about Smith's Production company? I do not think so. Thanks though. I really do not know how they got together. I think if we fans were not so hungry for more of the the magic that Jackson created with the Lord of the Ring series.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Chris says it will be a cold day in hell before you ever see catch him on camera doing the powerpuff dance. But he'd be happy to catch me and Kira doing it. However, last wee,k during our family tree trimming gathering, Kira put the Christmas tree skirt on his shoulders and gave him a big

[scifinoir2] The Hobbit Director Discussion: Whedonesque

2007-12-22 Thread Bosco Bosco
I spent the first part of my morning at work catching up on the most recent threads. I am the boss. I can do whatever I want!! On Saturdays I slack when there are no customers. Today it's coffee, kolaches and Sci-Fi discussions. So I've been following this discussion with some interest. First

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Dwayne is the man!!! are they bringing him in for the next Silver Surfer? Daryle wrote: I thought Peter's dance was a highlight of the picture. That is to say, the whole picture was bad. I don't think anyone will be able to do a better picture than Spider Man 2. I'd hand the franchise off to

Re: [scifinoir2] The Hobbit Director Discussion: Whedonesque

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Whedon is an interesting option. Who knows what he would do with it. Good or bad, it would not be a boring vision Bosco Bosco wrote: I spent the first part of my morning at work catching up on the most recent threads. I am the boss. I can do whatever I want!! On Saturdays I slack when there

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 12/22/2007 11:00:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: they're good examples of story, acting, plotting, action, FX, CGI, and that all-important, all-evasise look of a film. They may be okay directors but they don't have the it factor. I don't expect

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
we just disagree on this, which is cool. i seem to like Del Toro, Cuaron, and their work more than you do. i think Hellboy is way more than simple CGI... -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/22/2007 11:16:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
me too, and no evidence of sentience in Galactus, and that battle between him and the Surfer--gawd that movie sucked! I'm still most pissed at the Surfer's source of power being changed--gawd that movie sucked! There's a better Reed Richards to be depicted. I really like Ian as Reed, but

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Well you are in good company. Filmmakers, critics, authors and more see them in a similar light. Most think Cuaron specifically does have it I think he's won awards for his work.I agree that it is fine that people have different perspectives, but this is one time were I can not even

[scifinoir2] NT Times - Hoover Planned Mass Jailing in 1950

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/washington/23habeas.html?_r=1oref=slogin A newly declassified document shows that J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had a plan to suspend habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty.

[scifinoir2] China clinic gives 'web addicts' shock treatment

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
China clinic gives 'web addicts' shock treatment 12/21/2007 @ 11:17 am Filed by David Edwards and Muriel Kane http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Shock_therapy_treats_internet_addiction_in_1221.html Increasing affluence in China, combined with intense pressure on young people to succeed, has led to