[scifinoir2] Re: How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare?

You might want to give it another shot. The dino episodes aren't my fave either (although I love them) but the overall plot and the future stuff is what hooked me. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do not like Primeval. I tried to watch an episod

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Horror Marathons on Cable

Fox Movie Channel has been playing Alien and Aliens all week and Event Horizon was on one of the pay channels this month. Other sci-fi horrors like Planet of Vampires and Species have been on as well. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I agree! And I have to say, on

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Terrell Texas Newspaper Omits Obama on Front Page

Jamie talked about this on his Sirius radio show this weekend. He also told more stories of the overt racism he faced growing up in Terrell. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > There's a funny side story here. I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. Terrell is the home of the

[scifinoir2] Re: RIP - Michael Crichton's Best Hits And Worst Misses

I liked the movie version of Jurassic Park but I loved the book. It's much nastier, has lots less of the heroic kid stuff and delves more into the science. Plus it has more species of dinos and the creator of the park meets a very different fate. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTE

[scifinoir2] Re: Wanted 2 Scribe Set

They could easily "fix" Fox's departure by casting Halle or someone suitable, make her Terrance Stamp's protege and an ally of Wes' dad and make her the hellraiser that Fox was in the comic. They should also get rid of some of the angst from the first movie and replace it with more sweet, amora

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: [AFAMHED] Obama's Name Banned for Mississippi School Children After Election

I'm glad I read the rest of the story. The school didn't condone the incidents and the kids won't face any disciplinary actions. Now they need to reprimand the bus driver and teacher who threatened the students. These fools need to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. --- In

[scifinoir2] Re: New Batman Series "The Brave and The Bold" Debuts on Cartoon Network--Now

I'm hooked on Secret Saturdays. It's really great to see a black science based hero and the family dynamic really adds to the show. I just wish Doc was more of a buttkicker at times. I forgot about Brave and the Bold but I managed to Tivo the repeat today. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EM

[scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

I think True Blood is suffering from that same thing that irks fans of Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles: annoying main character. Sookie's attitudes toward Sam made me want to give her a good shake and then the way she acted toward Bill was even worse. Being from Louisiana I have to turn

[scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

Welcome to the crew. As far as fanfic goes it's like you said, some is very, very good and others...not so much. As long as the writer isn't inserting Mary Sue's into the story and having the characters behave in stupid ways for the sake of their story I actually can give them a try. Some of t

[scifinoir2] Re: Spider-Man: the Quintessential Black Male Hero

he hit the nail on the head. It's the reason I loved Spider-Man and my cousin hated him. I liked him because he seemed more "real" than other heroes and my cousin who read comics for pure escapism didn't want to read about a character who's life had similarities to his own. --- In scifinoir2@

[scifinoir2] Re: New Batman Series "The Brave and The Bold" Debuts on Cartoon Network--Now

hey said that Doc is trained in > > fourteen different martial arts styles, and to boot, he uses a > > power glove he invented to increase his strength. But you're right > > that he could do some more butt kicking. > > > > -- Original messa

[scifinoir2] Re: New Batman Series "The Brave and The Bold" Debuts on Cartoon Network--Now

ce and tech was "hard". > > > > Any genre show has to have some kind of "hard" line for the sake of > > validity and watchability. Without i...it might as well be teletubbies. > > > > Plus...we all know the key to good childrens programming is to pep

[scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

be that > > stupid. > > I'm not saying who or what on this list. If you're curious, email me > > privately and I'll send you a link. > > > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > > Take a bite out of

[scifinoir2] Re: New Batman Series "The Brave and The Bold" Debuts on Cartoon Network--Now

eir guttural language and waving spears menacingly, but it's still a good show. Did you see the remake of the series in the mid '90s? It was pretty good too. The first season was great, the second was noticeably inferiour in quality and writing. > > > -- Original me

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Scalzi: Do Science Fiction Movies Still Need Theaters?

John Scalzi is a science fiction writer and author of the Old Man's War series. He has a couple of blogs: http://whatever.scalzi.com/ and his blog over at AMC. http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/11/do-scifi-movies-need- theaters.php --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <

[scifinoir2] Re: Don't See SAW

I think that the American psyche finds it easier to deal with the in your face gore rather than the psychological or supernatural stuff that works overseas. There are exceptions of course like the The Blair Witch Project and Session 9 from the U.S. which worked the psychological horror vein p

[scifinoir2] Re: Don't See SAW

Don't forget about The Wild Bunch. That movie changed cinema. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Keith, my first thought into your statement is that America is a culture that has been hyperobsessed with ultraviolence for years. We gave the world Di

[scifinoir2] Re: Don't See SAW

do you think are the cultural differences between America and the rest of the world such that there's a much bigger need for superficial action, violence, and gore here? > > -- Original message -- > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

Te first time I saw The Host I was a bit disappointed until I ruminated on it a bit. Then I had an aha moment. The Host is a good monster movie but it's a great family drama. The monster stuff is the sizzle but the family story is the meat of the picture. The monster is just the engine that dri

[scifinoir2] Re: Hong Kong Plans To Revive Its Film Industry

Good news for HK film lovers. They do have a tough hill to climb because South Korea, Japan and Thailand have upped the ante and made awesome films while the HK industry was slumping. There are still good films coming out of HK like SPL and Triad Election but they aren't the powerhouse they wer

[scifinoir2] Re: I am Legend scribe to pen Korean remake

They are already neutering this by claiming they are basing it on the manga and not the film. The big reveal in the film and the aftermath aren't in the manga. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > IAm Oldboy > > > Legend scribe to pen Kore

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

The violence in Oldboy will probably remain about the same but the ending and the backstory will probably be neutered. It's the revelation of why Dae-su was imprisioned, what Woo-jin did to destroy him and the aftermath. I can't see a Will Smith movie with that dark of an ending. If they keep t

[scifinoir2] Re: Hello from Brandon Easton (new here!)

Welcome to the crew. I'll be sure to check out your work. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "blackmalewriter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My name is Brandon Easton and I am a professional writer and college > professor living in Southern California. > > I received my master's degree in fil

[scifinoir2] Re: What movies/DVD’s did you see over the holiday - Group Discussion

Things are getting tough all over. Hopefully things will work out. I watched Speed Racer and loved it. It was a candy coated, dayglo present for the fans of the original and it delivered on that level. The use of the theme song, the villains like the Mammoth Car, Snake Oiler and others from the

[scifinoir2] Re: What movies/DVD’s did you see over the holiday - Group Discussion

ory down. There were times when I felt like I was watching a soap opera or a Life Time Harlequin romance TV Movie.I fear for the future of the Hobbit Movie. I hope my fears are unfounded. I would hate to see a buy the book telling of that story. > > -Original Message- &g

[scifinoir2] Re: So... I watched Cha$e

I've watched Cha$e once. It was goofy fun but nothing I's watch on a regular basis. I actually watched Dead Space: Downfall. It's a prequel to the game Dead Space and it was ok. The animation was average at best but I liked the backstory. Unfortunately it sort of falls apart before the end an

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Comic Book Inflation: $3.99 an issue?

I remember seeing 12 cent comics when I was a kid but when I started seriously collecting they were 25 cents and then it jumped to a whopping 30 cents an issue. They've priced me out of the market and reading them in electronic form just isn't the same experience. I pick up the trade paperbacks

[scifinoir2] Re: Courtney B. Vance to star in Flash Forward

I know he took lots of heat for winning the Hugo and Nebula awards but I've never read his work. Is it worth a look? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Justin, I've read two, "Flash Forward" and "Hominids". Nothing grand or earth-shaking in them,

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

The book you described sounds like Agyar by Steven Brust. He also has some pretty unique vampires in his Vlad Taltos series. Good call on The Vampire Tapestry. It's a great book. Some of my faves: The Blood series by Tanya Huff. Henry Fitzroy is a romance writer in Toronto. He's also the illegi

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

One of the stories I forgot to mention in my first post is Neil Gaiman's "Snow, Glass, Apples." It's a very original take on Snow White and the reveal of the villain will blow your mind. Fred Saberhagen's Dracula series is good too. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

ries, > how did you feel about the tv show and how it stacked up against the movie? > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of B. Smith > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:30 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

Rasalom from The Keep wasn't a vamp. He was something far worse. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I never hear about this Jude Law movie I found late one night on cable, but > I liked it a lot—Its called the The Wisdom of Crocodiles >

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

ng ago that I > sometimes think of as a vamp book when the character is immortal. > > Thanks for clearing that up > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of B. Smith > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:36

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

uot;! > > -- Original message -- > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > One of the stories I forgot to mention in my first post is Neil > Gaiman's "Snow, Glass, Apples." It's a very original take on Snow > White and the reve

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

That's Stephen King's The Night Flyer. Not too bad but a bit different than the short story. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What's the one about a vampire that uses a small plane to travel around and find victims? I hear that's pretty decent > > -- O

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

;Near-parody"? > > I can't even *look* at an Anita Blake cover without laughing now, thinking of where the plotlines have gone. > > > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites > Date

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

I liked Kindred: The Embraced. Too bad about the bad luck that hit the show. I can't believe I forgot about Vampire$. The book and movie are worlds apart but I love them both. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For me, it's "Forever Knight", as do

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

t; > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites > Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:09:59 - > From : "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > I liked Kindred: The Embraced. Too bad

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

One book I forgot was The Light At The End by John Skipp and Craig Spector. It was one of the first novels of the splatterpunk movement (Clive, Barker, Rex Miller, and others) and it's an absolutely savage take on urban vampires. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "brent wodehouse" <[EMAIL PROT

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

Sure have. I've read the entire series and wish we would get one at least one more Peter Octavian book. BTW Christopher Golden is a very nice guy and has the patience of Job for his fans. I can't believe I blanked on those books. Golden and Mike Mignola have a book called Baltimore, or, The Steadf

[scifinoir2] Re: Roll Call: Name Your Favorite Games

I love real time strategy games like Age of Empires, Starcraft or Command and Conquer. I've been playing Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Grayson Reyes-Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Um I NEVER want to see it made into a movie, but my all time favori

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

engaging in full mode... > > > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > Subject : [RE][scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites > Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:59:47 - > From : "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

Yes they were. The movie is so-so but the vamps are nasty. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yeah, i'd like to see a bigger return to the true bloodsuckers, the half-dead (not undead), zombie, creature-looking things that tend to just tear out your throat, not caress

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fought Over Any Good Books Lately?

My problem is that I've been devouring mysteries and other genres this year and I also discovered several authors that had pretty sizable catalogs so my to be read pile kept growing. I discovered Tobias Buckell this year and I've been reading all of his stuff. I plan on picking up his latest book

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fought Over Any Good Books Lately?

; > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fought Over Any Good Books Lately? > Date : Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:15:38 - > From : "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > My p

[scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender

I think I'm going to be sick. What a joke. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" wrote: > > > Shyamalan lines up his cast for 'The Last Airbender' > > > Dec 9, 2008, 11:32 PM | by Nicole Sperling > > Categories: Movie

[scifinoir2] Re: Downloadable Films Removed

I noticed that as well. I ended up watching Babylon 5: The Lost Tales last weekend on Netflix because they were pulling it from their video on demand service next month. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" wrote: > > Where Did All The Films Go? > > 10 December 2008 1:35 AM

[scifinoir2] Re: Christopher Bradley: Notes on Futureland and afro-futurism

I think he's missing out on quite a few works of afrofuturism. Interesting article. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" wrote: > > Notes on Futureland and afro-futurism > By Christopher Bradley > > > > I just got done reading Futureland by Walter Mosley. I first encount

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] NASA Won't Cooperate With Obama Transition

The arrogance of the NASA chief doesn't surprise me. I imagine he'll be shown the door pretty quickly with that attitude. One of my relatives works in the aerospace industry and is part of the team that is involved with one of the major projects at NASA right now and I've heard some horror stor

[scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender

I think this casting will blow up in their faces. If one or more of the major roles was whitewashed it would have been one thing but every major character? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: > > Are you of Native origin? What's your ancestry? > I ask because I was jus

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Spirit Movie You Never Saw

I recognize Eisner's genius but Ebony White prevented me from ever being a fan. Too bad this never saw the light of day. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > Oh, and, for the record, I'm close to venting plasma myself at this. You all know that I prefer animation over l

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Will Comic Book "Fables" become new "Lost"?

I'm afraid that they'll neuter the comic in order to bring it to network tv. Goldilocks and some other characters might be a bit too nasty in their comic form. Too bad HBO didn't take a chance on it. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > Yes, Justin, he did a great job. I'

[scifinoir2] Re: [Roundup] 'Star Wars' on stage, 'Twilight' and 'Near Dark' all in Everyday Hero h

Have these folks ever seen Near Dark? It's nothing like Twilight. No fey, sparkly vamps anywhere in that movie. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Adrianne Brennan" wrote: > > *snerk* They both have vampires in them. That is the ONLY thing the show and > that stupid book have in common. > > ~ "

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Repairman Jack - what's next

I think the only thing you missed was the Jack short story from The Barrens and Others. I'm reading By The Sword right now and it's getting very good. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > A minute, please, Tracey. I can't bring up the exact order of run from memory, so I

[scifinoir2] Re: Fox Eyes Werewolf Bitches

The jokes just write themselves. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" wrote: > > The only thing that could make this thread better is if it were titled > : FOX eyes Teenage Mutant Werewolf Bitches! > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" > wrote: > >

[scifinoir2] Re: Cat Soup

I understand pet lovers outrage about the whole thing but what's on your plate is offensive to people in other cultures as well. I love my dogs but I know everyone in the world doesn't feel the same way. I work in the agriculture industry and I have a pretty hard edged view on some of these iss

[scifinoir2] Re: Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post

She's doing the lecture circuit too. My wife heard her speak at an event recently and got to meet her. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > Sounds like a winner to me. > > > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Forme

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

I liked the book but the whole pseudo-pedophilia thing was very unsettling. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" wrote: > > I will have to by it. I reading blood colony right now Thanks :) > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino

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Great choices so far. Crusade, Miracles and Odyssey 5 make the cut for me. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, "The Chronicle"! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, add "The Flash" to my list too! > > -- Original me

[scifinoir2] Re: The Most Unjustly Cancelled Series This Decade

I forgot to mention John Doe, Prey and Hypernauts. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great choices so far. Crusade, Miracles and Odyssey 5 make the cut for me. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin wrote:

[scifinoir2] Re: The Most Unjustly Cancelled Series This Decade

what was Hypernauts? > > -- Original message -- > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I forgot to mention John Doe, Prey and Hypernauts. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "B. Smith" wrote: > > > > Great choi

[scifinoir2] Re: GTA IV star only made $100,000

According to union rules he couldn't get anymore than what he made. Looking at his resume he was probably really glad to land this job. If he passed I imagine someone else would have jumped on it. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dumba$$ needs to have a long

[scifinoir2] Re: Black Stereotype on Lost - MAJOR SPOILER!!!!!!!

When they showed the casket and funeral last year I guessed it would be him. But this season seemed to suggest other suspects so I was a little shocked when it turned out that way. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm having mixed feelings about the spo

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Hulk's' biggest obstacle: Ang Lee's version

If you're the director that's not a good memory. I hear that Norton had final cut on the film. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, buky90 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i trust ed norton and they.ve let him work the script. rember american > history x?? > > On 5/29/08, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECT

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Hulk's' biggest obstacle: Ang Lee's version

on left uneasy by that? The notion that an actor should have such power over a movie post-production? Or am I that ignorant of the inner workings of H'Wood, that this is probably de rigeur? > > "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you'

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Hulk's' biggest obstacle: Ang Lee's version

groups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, so it's me. > > "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Powerful stars and producers have done this a few times. A recent one > that comes to mind is the Mel Gibson movie Paybac

[scifinoir2] Re: Mil SF writers who are not right wing loons

John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War series, seems to be pretty level headed. He even likes Barack Obama. ;) BTW I highly recommend the series. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Mohareb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I saw this thread a while back and lost track of it, but I just w

[scifinoir2] Re: Revisiting Flyfly - Senenity

Agreed but I think Martin nailed it. Fox tried to strangle the show at birth. Not airing the pilot first really hurt the show. The Train Job is a good episode but not a great introduction to all the characters. Then they went even further and aired the episodes out of order. It made the show hard

[scifinoir2] Re: M. Night Shyamalan: HE'S NOT 'HAPPENING

I think the scene with the wife in the restaurant was the one that cemented it for me. BTW Unbreakable was the first movie my wife and I saw together as a couple. She still won't forgive me for figuring out the twist on that one. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

I actually liked Resident Evil: Extinction a lot. It was a very pleasant surprise. Russel Mulcahy (Highlander) brought some much needed visual flair and competent direction to the series. I loved the post-apocalyptic setting. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Mortal

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

quot; film, or just okay? > > -- Original message ------ > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I actually liked Resident Evil: Extinction a lot. It was a very > pleasant surprise. Russel Mulcahy (Highlander) brought some much > needed visual flair and compete

[scifinoir2] Re: Angelina Jolie character in "Wanted" based on Halle Berry

Just the appearance. The character played by James McAvoy was based on Eminem. Unfortunately I don't think any of the good stuff about Wanted will make it on the screen. The comic was an entertaining, flawed, beautifully drawn look at what would the world look like if the villains finally won. It

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You have great taste. :) The Walking Dead is my favorite of the books they suggested. Scalped is very good as well. I highly recommend Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillip's Criminal and Rick Remender's Fear Agent. Criminal told in standalone arcs but they are all in the same shared world and they int

[scifinoir2] Re: What Are You Reading

My wife loved Spook Country and Pattern Recognition. They were just meh for me. I'm reading: Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter. It's a series of short stories set in his Xeelee universe. I love the ideas and the overall story arc but his prose can be a bit of a chore at times. It's hard sci- fi

[scifinoir2] Re: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is probably a very hard character to "get" because they have changed origins, master, motivations, etc. multiple times. Originally it was the Devil that held his soul, then it became Mephisto, then he was a Spirit of Vengeance with no hellish ties and now he's a hellspawn again...I thin

[scifinoir2] Re: Graphic Novels are Hollywood's Newest Gold Mine

After Batman and Robin he's lucky he got to direct any movie. I'd be surprised if he's even allowed on the Warner's studio lot. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Escapes me. I even heard a rumor that he might be given *another* crack at a Bat-movie. 8-O > >

[scifinoir2] Re: Korea, China Do Host Sequel

I have no real desire to see this. The Host worked because it was a good family drama with a monster movie wrapped around it. This just sounds craptacular. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reading that synopsis, does anyone else draw strong anti-capitalist

[scifinoir2] Re: Carlyle To Replace Dr. Who Tennant?

I might actually watch Dr. Who if Carlyle goes Begbie on some villain. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There have since been a couple of names tossed into the hat, mostly for show IMO. Both comedians who are fairly popular Across the Pond right now, neith

[scifinoir2] Re: Wanted creator is in demand

Wanted is good stuff with the exception of the ending. That nearly derails the whole show. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am currently reading a hard bound copy of the six issues of WANTED > and, compared to the movie, the graphic novel is pure gen

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I actually enjoyed Dwayne McDuffie's recent run on the FF more than Millar's. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For all the bad things I've seen and heard about him, I can't knock him, because I love what he's done with the FF. > > "There is no reason Good

[scifinoir2] Re: It's Good to be Mark Millar

I enjoyed Wanted a whole heck of a lot. A lot of the reviews that say it's flawed but incredibly entertaining hit the nail on the head. It's a thrill ride. A bloody, nasty but exhilirating thrill ride. There are 4 or 5 set pieces in the movie that are incredible. My personal fave is seeing the

[scifinoir2] Re: Bale Says 'No' to Boy Wonder

I agree with Bale. Please keep Robin out of this mythos. Trying to kiddie it up by adding Robin would wreck the feel of these movies. Catwoman is a good choice for a villain but I'd rather see a scary and serious take on Two-Face. The latest trailer gives a little glimpse of Aaron Eckhart in Tw

[scifinoir2] Re: [delany-list] rest in peace, Disch

I hadn't heard anything about this. R.I.P. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Amy Harlib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm very sad to read this. > He will be missed. > Amy > > > > > > Maybe everyone here already knows this, but: Thomas M. Disch died two > > days ago i

[scifinoir2] Re: Roll Call: What DVD's are you renting

I just watched Guy Ritchie's Revolver. I see why it didn't get a big release because it was a jumbled, confusing mess. The whole mystical, philosophical bent toward the end of the film derails it. I know a lot of folks think he is a one trick pony but he does that trick so well and humor was so

[scifinoir2] Re: Bale Says 'No' to Boy Wonder

Now, if they try the PENGUIN...THEN I'm with him -- chain me up. > > > Daryle > > On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:48:03 -0400, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree with Bale. Please keep Robin out of this mythos. Trying to > > kiddie it up by adding R

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ness coming out. I think Bale is > way off. Nobody wanted to see another BATMAN movie yet he proved everybody > wrong by acting well. I think there should totally be a movie with Robin. > > Now, if they try the PENGUIN...THEN I'm with him -- chain me up. > > > Da

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I liked Planetes but not nearly as much as I thought would. I'll have to the next disc in the series a try. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "marian_changling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been renting: > > Torchwood's 1st season. > I am enjoying it tremendously. The complaints on som

[scifinoir2] Re: Black Voices Top 25 Black Superheroes

What? No Black Vulcan? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Whoever wrote that needs to be pimp-slapped. Seriously. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > --- On Tue, 7/8/08, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTE

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Ditto. I do forget that it was a John Carpenter film. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On all fronts, naught but agreement. > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonneg

[scifinoir2] Re: I saw STARMAN this weekend

. I have hated > everything he's done since then. > > > > On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:16:47 -0400, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ditto. I do forget that it was a John Carpenter film. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin wrot

[scifinoir2] Re: I saw STARMAN this weekend

in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I liked "In The Mouth of Madness" as well. Laughed far more than advisable... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > --- On Thu, 7/10/08, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: B. Smith <[EMAIL PR

[scifinoir2] Re: Eckhart Eyeing Green Lantern?

Mainly because Hal was always a generic character to most folks. Besides his complicated romance with Carol Ferris and he his supposed fearlessness what is there to the character? The most dynamic he's ever been was when Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams were doing Green Lantern-Green Arrow. After

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Top 10 Most Powerful Superheroes of All Time

That must have been in the Ultimates universe. Hulk has never been able to pick up Thor's hammer. You have to be worthy enough to wield the hammer. The only heroes I remember being able to wield it are Captain America and Beta Ray Bill. I've seen several Hulk Thor fights and the Hulk always see

[scifinoir2] Watchmen Movie Trailer

This is incredible. They captured the look and feel of the series perfectly. I can't wait to see this movie. http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

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To say I love Watchmen would be an understatement. I consumed the book and I used to revisit it at least once a year to catch some nuance i missed the first time through. Anytime someone scoffed at comic books I would hand them my well read trade paperback of Watchmen and blow their minds. I ha

[scifinoir2] Re: The Return of The Blue Marvel

John Ridley did something similar with The American Way. This concept sounds like a mix of that series and The Sentry. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have read the section below several times and I still don't > understand its strained logic: > >

[scifinoir2] Re: UK's Spaced Ready For U.S.

The first time I tried to watch Spaced it didn't grab me but recently BBC America ran a marathon of the first season and I was a convert. The snark, fanboy injokes and cameos from the folks you've seen in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz make it a blast to watch. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.c

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The series limped along two or three seasons longer than it should have. By the time it concluded most folks had given up on it and moved on to something else. I think the problem with the movie seems to be that they were thinking too small. It seems this would have been fine as reunion tv mo

[scifinoir2] Re: "X-Files" Past its Prime?

They hinted at that during the series as well. Let's add another layer of mystery to the mess. The sad thing is that I can barely remember the first movie and I thought they wasted the talents of Martin Landau. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > so not one solitary

[scifinoir2] Re: 25 things I have learned in 50 years

One of my good friends from college had that habit as well. When we reconnected a few years ago and started hanging out it really bothered me. He was overly demanding, rude and always rationalized a way to short the waitress or waiter. The breaking point for my wife and I came when we went out

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