Re: [scifinoir2] signing off for a while

Look at you, man. Going to wrack and ruin before our very eyes! :-))) But seriously... this is a bit of unsettling news. We do hope for the best possible outcome (((touch wood))). You, of course, are foremost in our thoughts and prayers. :-) Brent Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote:

[scifinoir2] Necks Overflowing With Rivers of Metaphor

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/arts/television/28blood.html Television Necks Overflowing With Rivers of Metaphor By GINIA BELLAFANTE Published: August 27, 2009 It seems like too much futile work in the heat of August - work bound to lead only to phony conclusions - to decipher how the

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Defying Gravity on ABC now

know what trade will come it handy when the world economy will revert back to the barter system... -From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:45:15 PM Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Defying Gravity on ABC now

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Defying Gravity on ABC now

Oh, you know, bearing up as well as can be expected in these days of more modest expectations. :-) How 'bout you, sir? How's the general well being? Brent C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com writes: Ê Brent! How are you sir? -From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho

[scifinoir2] Visualizing Up To Ten Dimensions

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/18/visualizing-up-to-te.html

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Defying Gravity on ABC now

Ahhh... yes. That she is... :-) Brent C.W. Badie astromancer2...@yahoo.com wrote: True...but Karen Leblanc is very easy on the eyes... -From: George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:17:06 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [scifinoir2] The mo better dystopian prophet: Orwell or Huxley?

Not to hedge, but events seem now to be unfolding in roughly equal measure. Though, given the starkness of choice, one cannot but feel terribly disheartened, in any case. By the way, what exactly changed your vote, and from what to what? ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Wow. After reading

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] What was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW

Yah. An inspired choice. :-) Brent Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com writes: Phillip K Dick's VALIS.

[scifinoir2] We're Drawing Closer to a Will Smith/Zoe Saldana 'Harvey'

http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/were-drawing-closer-to-a-will-smithzoe-saldana-harvey.php Predictions We're Drawing Closer to a Will Smith/Zoe Saldana Harvey Written by Kyle Buchanan | 05 Aug 2009 Variety announced today that Tom Hanks has decided not to star in Steven Spielberg’s remake of

Re: [scifinoir2] What was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW!?

Charles Sheffield's 'Proteus' series ('Sight of Proteus,' 'Proteus Unbound,' 'Proteus Combined,' 'Proteus in the Underworld'). Brent ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com writes: The question about Asimov's Foundation septology leads me to ask what was the last SF novel you read that made you go WOW!

Re: [scifinoir2] Did Anyone See Shatner

Classic Palin; incoherent free association, as rendered by Shatner as Beat Poet. Awesome. :-) Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote: on Conan reciting the Palin speech? A career highlight fer sure. Google: Watch Palin get Shatnerized and be amazed. Garaunteed Hilarity Bosco

[scifinoir2] Transparent aluminium is 'new state of matter'

http://www.physorg.com/news167925273.html Transparent aluminium is 'new state of matter' July 27th, 2009 (PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminium by bombarding the metal with the world’s most powerful soft X-ray laser. 'Transparent aluminium' previously

[scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns

http://www.movieline.com/2009/07/disneys-the-princess-and-the-frog-directors-address-charges-of-racism.php Comic-Con 09 EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns Written by Seth Abramovitch | 24 Jul 2009 Disney’s The Princess and the Frog marks the

RE: [scifinoir2] topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know

Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time' for one. Philip K. Dick's 'Paycheck' for another. Brent

[scifinoir2] What we didn’t know about the moonwalk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31965108/ns/technology_and_science-space/ What we didn’t know about the moonwalk After 40 years, get the back story behind that ‘one small step’ By Jay Barbree Correspondent NBC News Sun., July 19, 2009 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Neil Armstrong moved slowly down the

[scifinoir2] William Shatner: Rocket Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

[scifinoir2] To boldly go to Mars, Buzz Aldrin writes

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/boldly+Mars/1798832/story.html To boldly go to Mars Forget the moon, the next goal should be to colonize the Red Planet, Buzz Aldrin writes By BUZZ ALDRIN, Freelance July 17, 2009 On the spring morning in 1927 when Charles Lindbergh set off alone across

[scifinoir2] Dan Aykroyd happy to revisit old 'Ghostbusters' haunts

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2009/06/15/2009-06-15_dan_aykroyd_happy_to_revisit_old_ghostbusters_haunts.html Dan Aykroyd happy to revisit old 'Ghostbusters' haunts by Stu Horvath DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Updated Monday, June 15th 2009 Dan Aykroyd has been waiting 20 years for this

[scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV

http://digg.com/d1teCg

Re: [scifinoir2] Things I have learnt from the American and British movies TV s

lmao! :-) Brent Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Silly but true... Things I have learnt from the American and British movies TV series: Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the price range of most people--whether they are employed or not. At least

Re: [scifinoir2] Obama Picks First African American NASA Chief

:-) Brent Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com writes: HOUSTON Ñ The nation's turbulent space program will be run by one of its own, a calming well-liked former space shuttle commander. [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/23/charles-bolden-obamas-pic_n_207043.html

[scifinoir2] U.S. Mission for Sci-Fi Writers: Imagine That Novelists Plot the Future Of Homela

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/21/AR2009052104379.html?hpid=features1 U.S. Mission for Sci-Fi Writers: Imagine That Novelists Plot the Future Of Homeland Security By David Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 22, 2009 The line between what's real

Re: [scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren

Hiya! Welcome to the fold. :-) Brent Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com wrote: Hi everyone. I just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a published author, a freelance writer and a regular columnist for Romance Writers Report, the national magazine for Romance

[scifinoir2] A Primer to 'Star Trek' Food and Drink

http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/05/a-primer-to-star-trek-food-and-drink.html

Re: [scifinoir2] Intro: Angela AKA AngelaBabyCat, Washington, DC

(((Welcome))) Angela, to the throng. :-) Brent angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.com wrote: Hello everybody! I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member of SCIFINOIR2. I'm a big fan of sci-fi film and television. Sarah Connor, Lost and Supernatural are my current favorites on TV,

[scifinoir2] 'Star Trek:' To boldly go where no prequel has gone before

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/04/22/star.trek.screening.room/ 'Star Trek:' To boldly go where no prequel has gone before By Mairi Mackay CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- Geek buzz flying around the Internet suggests that Star Trek could be one of the summer's biggest movies. Director J.J.

[scifinoir2] Do or die time for TV shows: 'Chuck' and 'Medium' among those on the bubble

http://public.aliant.net/Entertainment/Articles_Stories/?storyId=20364983 Do or die time for TV shows: 'Chuck' and 'Medium' among those on the bubble The Canadian Press Monday marks the season finale of both Chuck and Heroes. Could they also be series finales? This is the time of year when the

[scifinoir2] Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090420/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_hawking Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill By ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer LONDON – Famed mathematician Stephen Hawking was rushed to a hospital Monday and was seriously ill, Cambridge University said. The

[scifinoir2] J.G. Ballard, author of 'Empire of the Sun,' dies at 78

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090419/jg_ballard_090419/20090419?hub=TopStories J.G. Ballard, author of 'Empire of the Sun,' dies at 78 The Associated Press LONDON -- Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun, which drew on his

[scifinoir2] Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes set for Clash of the Titans

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/apr/09/liam-neeson-ralph-fiennes-clash-of-the-titans Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes set for Clash of the Titans Actors will face off as Zeus and Hades in a new remake of the hit 1981 Greek myths epic Ben Child guardian.co.uk, Thursday 9 April 2009 Liam

[scifinoir2] Vonnegut stories to be released

http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2009/04/10/9078416-ap.html Vonnegut stories to be released By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - A posthumous collection of short stories by Kurt Vonnegut will be released this November. The collection, called Look at the Birdie, contains 14 stories by the author of

[scifinoir2] Dungeons Dragons Co-Creator Passes Away

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Dungeons-And-Dragons-Creator-Dave-Arneson-Dies-Cancer-Claims-Life-Of-Fantasy-Game-Pioneer/Article/200904215259522?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_8lid=ARTICLE_15259522_Dungeons_And_Dragons

[scifinoir2] International Space Station Comes Together

http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm

Re: [scifinoir2] Gerald T. Jennings Sr.

Reece, our hearts and prayers go out to you. Take care. Brent Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com writes: Gerald T. Jennings Sr. [ http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Cobrands/HartfordCourant/Photos/JE ]http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Cobrands/HartfordCourant/Photos/JE

[scifinoir2] Japanese space scientists develop odour-free underwear

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25235558-5012895,00.html Japanese space scientists develop odour-free underwear March 25, 2009 THE smells that eminate from your undies - or so your closest friends or mum says - may be a thing of the past. Japan's space scientists have

[scifinoir2] Fwd: [MR] Obscure Tolkein Book to be Released

-- Original Message -- Received: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:55:21 PM EST From: Smith CTR Jeffrey C jeffrey.c.smith@usmc.mil To: Merry Rose atlan...@atlantia.sca.org Subject: [MR] Obscure Tolkein Book to be Released The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, a thorough reworking in verse of old Norse

Re: [scifinoir2] Philip José Farmer dies

:- Brent Amy Harlib ahar...@earthlink.net writes: [ mailto:aharlib%40earthlink.net ]ahar...@earthlink.net Philip JosŽ Farmer dies A real shame. Author Philip JosŽ Farmer Dies ([ http://sfscope.com/2009/02/author-philip-jos-farmer-dies.html

Re: [scifinoir2] Philip José Farmer dies

:- Brent Amy Harlib ahar...@earthlink.net writes: [ mailto:aharlib%40earthlink.net ] ahar...@earthlink.net Philip Jos? Farmer dies A real shame. Author Philip Jos? Farmer Dies ([ http://sfscope.com/2009/02/author-philip-jos-farmer-dies.html ]

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Philip José Farmer dies

'Traitor to the Living' was my introduction to his works. Brent B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com writes: He was one of the first sci-fi authors I got into. I loved Riverworld, The World of Tiers, Venus on the Half Shell, Dark Is The Sun and his Tarzan pastiches like A Feast Unknown and Lord

[scifinoir2] Before Oscars, it's anti-Oscars time

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=CinemaSectionPageid=6d93e067-ffce-4868-bb9c-c82d62c910a3MatchID1=4932TeamID1=7TeamID2=8MatchType1=1SeriesID1=1247PrimaryID=4932Headline=Before+Oscars%2c+it's+anti-Oscars+time Before Oscars, it's anti-Oscars time Andy Goldberg,

[scifinoir2] Beyond the Oscar Spectacle, Hollywood Is Grumbling

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/business/media/22steal.html?ref=business Scene Stealer Beyond the Oscar Spectacle, Hollywood Is Grumbling By MICHAEL CIEPLY Published: February 21, 2009 LOS ANGELES SWEATY hands will finally clutch their Oscars on Sunday night, putting an end to a Hollywood

[scifinoir2] 'Dollhouse's' Harry Lennix Is A Guardian With A Conscience

http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=3250 Television: Exclusive Interview: 'DOLLHOUSE'S' HARRY LENNIX IS A GUARDIAN WITH A CONSCIENCE The co-star plays the troubled protector of Eliza Dushku's Echo on the Joss Whedon series By ABBIE BERNSTEIN, Contributing Writer Published 2/12/2009

[scifinoir2] Directing Star Trek quite an enterprise for Abrams

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2008715939_startrek08.html Directing Star Trek quite an enterprise for Abrams Lost director J.J. Abrams is directing the new Star Trek movie, due in May. In a recent interview, he talks about the challenges of taking on a franchise with a rabid fan

[scifinoir2] Think you're stressed? Battlestar Galactica actress Katee Sackhoff had to fend of

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Think+stressed+Battlestar+Galactica+actress+Katee+Sackhoff+fend+crazed+evil+Cylon/1261952/story.html Think you're stressed? Battlestar Galactica actress Katee Sackhoff had to fend off a sex-crazed evil Cylon By Kat Angus, Canwest News Service February

[scifinoir2] Shatner/Takei TV Showdown Moves Closer

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/gossip/view/68432/Shatner-Takei-TV-showdown-moves-closer/ Shatner/Takei TV Showdown Moves Closer 4th February 2009 Former STAR TREK castmates GEORGE TAKEI and WILLIAM SHATNER's TV showdown is moving ever closer - the chat encounter is under consideration by the

[scifinoir2] CW puts Vampire, Politics on its pilot slate

http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE5151QQ20090206 CW puts Vampire, Politics on its pilot slate Fri Feb 6, 2009 By Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Vampires and D.C. politicians (hopefully not in combination) are the latest additions to the CW's pilot slate

[scifinoir2] Mars Rover Doing Well After Memory Glitch/Mars rover may be feeling its age - fin

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/science/space/30rover.html?_r=1ref=science Mars Rover Doing Well After Memory Glitch By KENNETH CHANG Published: January 29, 2009 NASA’s Mars Spirit rover may be rolling again as soon as this weekend, although engineers remain perplexed as to what caused it

[scifinoir2] 1000 novels everyone must read: Science Fiction Fantasy (part one)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/22/1000-novels-science-fiction-fantasy-part-one

[scifinoir2] X-Files/Supernatural director-producer dies

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/30/2478039.htm?section=entertainment X-Files director-producer dies Posted Fri Jan 30, 2009 Kim Manners, a prolific director and producer on The X-Files, died on January 25 of complications from lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los

[scifinoir2] Acclaimed writer John Updike dies at 76

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/acclaimed_write.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed3 Acclaimed writer John Updike dies at 76 January 27, 2009 By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff John Updike, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, whose jeweled prose and quicksilver

[scifinoir2] [OT] Everything you ever wanted to know about inaugurations

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1187379

[scifinoir2] [OT] What was Barack Obama like in 1990?

http://www.thestar.com/news/uselection/article/572960 PICTURE AND 1000+ WORDS TheStar.com | USElection | What was Barack Obama like in 1990? Hard to believe it was almost 19 years ago that the Star first ran this photo and feature on Barack Obama. Today, his ambitious goals and youthful views -

[scifinoir2] Our world may be a giant hologram

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.300-our-world-may-be-a-giant-hologram.html Our world may be a giant hologram 15 January 2009 by Marcus Chown DRIVING through the countryside south of Hanover, it would be easy to miss the GEO600 experiment. From the outside, it doesn't look much:

[scifinoir2] The Red Planet is Not a Dead Planet

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15jan_marsmethane.htm?list952663 The Red Planet is Not a Dead Planet 1.15.2009 Jan. 15, 2009: Mars today is a world of cold and lonely deserts, apparently without life of any kind, at least on the surface. Indeed it looks like Mars has been cold and dry

[scifinoir2] Fwd: Story question

- From: Colleen R. Cahill c...@loc.gov Subject: Story question Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:46:13 -0500 We have a patron asking the following: I graduated high school in 1963 and in my senior year literature text there was a story (I am nearly sure)

[scifinoir2] Saturday Night Special: Biggest Full Moon of 2009

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/090109-biggest-full-moon-2009.html Saturday Night Special: Biggest Full Moon of 2009 By Robert Roy Britt Editorial Director posted: 09 January 2009 If skies are clear Saturday, go out at sunset and look for the giant moon rising in the east. It will be the

[scifinoir2] Top 50 movie special effects shots

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/177951/top_50_movie_special_effects_shots.html

[scifinoir2] Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090107-aas-loud-cosmic-noise.html Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected By Andrea Thompson Senior Writer posted: 07 January 2009 LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Space is typically thought of as a very quiet place. But one team of astronomers has found a strange

[scifinoir2] Breakthrough toy can read your mind, move objects

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/todays-paper/Breakthrough+read+your+mind+move+objects/1152974/story.html Breakthrough toy can read your mind, move objects By Vito Pilieci, The Ottawa Citizen January 8, 2009 Giving new meaning to the phrase mind over matter, technology that gives people the

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

%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Same here. By the by, what's Mae Jemison up to nowadays? -- Original message -- From: brent wodehouse thefence.us Happy Times

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

:22 PM To: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ] scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Same here. By the by, what's Mae Jemison up to nowadays? -- Original message -- From: brent

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

Happy Times :-))) (This is not quite the extent of my enthusiasm, but I am at a loss presently to know how better I might express my joy-joy feelings :-) Brent keithbjohn...@comcast.net writes: Interesting. I can't say I know anything about Bolden, but Obama may replace the current

[scifinoir2] [Prediction] 24 Things About To Become Extinct In America

http://farmfreshiowa.blogspot.com/2009/01/24-things-about-to-become-extinct-in.html Friday, January 02, 2009 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA 24. Yellow Pages This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to

[scifinoir2] [Prediction] 24 Things About To Become Extinct In America

http://farmfreshiowa.blogspot.com/2009/01/24-things-about-to-become-extinct-in.html Friday, January 02, 2009 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA 24. Yellow Pages This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to

[scifinoir2] Fasten Your Seatbelts: We could be headed for a great adventure. Or apocalypse.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010202211.html Fasten Your Seatbelts We could be headed for a great adventure. Or apocalypse. Either way, we're in for a wild ride. By Annalee Newitz Sunday, January 4, 2009; Page B01 When the present promises only

[scifinoir2] Year of the remake: Top 25 movies to watch in 2009

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081224/ENT_YE_movies_2009_090101/20090101?hub=TopStories Year of the remake: Top 25 movies to watch in 2009 Updated Thu. Jan. 1 2009 Constance Droganes, entertainment writer, CTV.ca Call it the year of the remake if you will. Seems that's

[scifinoir2] Fwd: Looking for an Asimov story.

- From: David Wright dwright...@yahoo.com Subject: Looking for an Asimov story. Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:04:32 -0800 Hello there, My colleagues and I in snowy Seattle are in need of your assistance. A patron is looking for an old Isaac Asimov story

[scifinoir2] Mac vs PC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLbJ8YPHwXM

[scifinoir2] Rock stars Suck hard in forthcoming vampire film

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/19/iggy-pop-moby-alice-cooper Rock stars Suck hard in forthcoming vampire film What's cooler than a movie about bloodsuckers? Not much, especially when it features Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper ... and Moby being eaten alive Sean Michaels guardian.co.uk, Friday

[scifinoir2] 2008’s Top TV Shows Online

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/138138/post/490038049.html?nid=3349 2008’s Top TV Shows Online: BC Delivers the Numbers Nielsen and Networks Won’t December 16, 2008 By Richard Bellamy, Special to Broadcastingcable.com When Nielsen released their top 10 lists for 2008 on Friday, they

[scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11263728 Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies The Associated Press Article Launched: 12/18/2008 01:21:50 PM PST LOS ANGELES - Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has died. She was 76. Family

[scifinoir2] Actors' strike threat casts shadow over Oscars

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_Newssubsection=Rest+of+the+Worldmonth=December2008file=World_News200812144481.xml Actors' strike threat casts shadow over Oscars Web posted at: 12/14/2008 Source ::: Reuters LOS ANGELES: Even as Oscar organizers on Friday

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

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/12/near-dark.html 'Star Wars' on stage, 'Twilight' and 'Near Dark' all in Everyday Hero headlines Dec 14 2008 Welcome to a chilly weekend edition of Everyday Hero, your roundup of handpicked headlines from around the fanboy universe... Star

[scifinoir2] [FirstPerson] When the Lich king calls

http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1095668.html When the Lich king calls After 18 months without Warcraft, new expansion lures gamer back By SETH SCHIESEL The New York Times Sat. Dec 13 In March 2007, I stopped playing World of Warcraft. At the time I had recorded 3,265 hours of playing

[scifinoir2] Seth Green and the Mystery of Boba Fett

http://www.dose.ca/tv/story.html?id=07253d69-32c3-41fa-b12b-707c909f4886 Seth Green and the Mystery of Boba Fett Kat Angus Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 The mythology of Boba Fett is more significant than the reality, Seth Green insists. The perception of him, his cultural

[scifinoir2] Because people got lost in ‘Lost’

http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/because-people-got-lost-in-lost/ Because people got lost in ‘Lost’ Serialized shows are being phased out in favour of old-fashioned stand-alone episodes Things change so quickly. It was just a little over a year ago that critics and audiences were wild about

Re: [scifinoir2] Blomicon

Very funny. :-) Shame I missed the bit. Brent ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com writes: David Alan Grier's CHOCOLATE NEWS on Comedy Central recently did a funny take on both black comic geeks and black comic book creators. BLOMICON - 3 days, 6 booths and over 76 attendees witnessed the unveiling

Re: [scifinoir2] Blomicon on YouTube (for those of you who missed it)

ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com writes: --- In [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... wrote: Very funny. :-) Shame I missed the bit. Brent You are in luck! Somebody posted it on YouTube! [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

[scifinoir2] The mouse hits 40-year milestone

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7768481.stm The mouse hits 40-year milestone By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News The humble computer mouse celebrates its 40th anniversary today. On 9 December 1968 hi-tech visionary Douglas Engelbart first used one to demonstrate novel ways

[scifinoir2] Fought Over Any Good Books Lately?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/fashion/07clubs.html?_r=1partner=MOREOVERFEATURESei=5040 Fought Over Any Good Books Lately? By JOANNE KAUFMAN Published: December 5, 2008 JOCELYN BOWIE was thrilled by the invitation to join a book group. She had just returned to her hometown, Bloomington,

[scifinoir2] [Review] Book Review: Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic B

http://mag.awn.com/index.php?article_no=3847 Book Review: Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist and Game Developer Should Know David B. Levy discovers how Ellen Besen's Animation Unleashed harnesses the essence of the craft with something

[scifinoir2] An Injection of Hard Science Boosts TV Shows' Prognosis

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/12/science-fact-fa.html An Injection of Hard Science Boosts TV Shows' Prognosis By Hugh Hart December 05, 2008 Emmy winner Bryan Cranston and three-time nominee Hugh Laurie bring unquestioned acting chops to their roles as quirky men of science in Breaking

[scifinoir2] Rowling's latest: reduced from £1.95m to £6.99

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/rowlings-latest-reduced-from-163195m-to-163699-1050587.html Rowling's latest: reduced from £1.95m to £6.99 A new work previously available only at auction goes on sale in the shops today Thursday, 4 December 2008 Last time a copy of J

[scifinoir2] [Update] Warning system could protect Europe's giant atom-smasher

http://www.physorg.com/news147702251.html Warning system could protect Europe's giant atom-smasher Europe's giant atom-smasher, which broke down only days after being switched on with great fanfare, may restart in July or August with a new warning system to try to prevent future mishaps, its

Re: [scifinoir2] Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

The short story 'Straight to Hell' by Paul McCauley ranks right up there. Hippie chic and stark horror in roughly equal measure. Brent tdemorsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a few days ago, Bosco brought to our attention, a Vampire flick (Let The Right One In) that many of us likely would have

[scifinoir2] Grand old man of science fiction dies at 92

http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2008/12/05/7648561-ap.html Grand old man of science fiction dies at 92 By John Rogers, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Forrest J Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and

[scifinoir2] Hollywood remakes sci-fi classics

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-franchise7-2008dec07,0,2684805.story Come visit the future. First stop: The past. By Geoff Boucher December 7, 2008 The future looks very familiar. Science fiction, by its nature, is a celebration of the new, but you wouldn't know that by

[scifinoir2] Sci Fi charts its course for the future

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-network7-2008dec07,0,1368411.story TELEVISION Sci Fi charts its course for the future 'Battlestar Galactica' helped lift the cable channel; 'Sanctuary' reflects its openness to new models. By Geoff Boucher December 7, 2008 The end is in sight

[scifinoir2] Keanu Reeves' freaky flights of fancy

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-reeves7-2008dec07,0,849831.story The actor's predilection for taking on otherworldly roles as in The Matrix' series and 'A Scanner Darkly' continues in a remake of a sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still. By Dennis Lim December 7, 2008

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

Welcome, welcome! Brandon, to the SciFiNoir2 family. :-) Brent 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 film a couple of years ago, and since then,

[scifinoir2] Courtney B. Vance, Davenport Flash Forward to sci-fi pilot

http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE4B11JX20081202 Vance, Davenport Flash Forward to sci-fi pilot Tue Dec 2, 2008 By Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Law Order veteran Courtney B. Vance and Jack Davenport, a regular in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, are

[scifinoir2] Movies Set To Boom In 'Recession'

http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_3105189.html?menu=business.reports.us Movies Set To Boom In 'Recession' With the latest instalments of big franchises on the horizon - including Harry Potter releases due in 2009 and 2010 - the film industry is predicted to prosper in the expected

[scifinoir2] [Interview] Terry Pratchett: 'If I'd known what a progressive brain disease coul

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/terry-pratchett-if-id-known-what-a-progressive-brain-disease-could-do-for-your-pr-profile-i-may-have-had-one-earlier-1036584.html Terry Pratchett: 'If I'd known what a progressive brain disease could do for your PR profile I may have had one

[scifinoir2] e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein's proven right

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/sc_afp/sciencephysicseinstein_081120235605 PARIS (AFP) – It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists. A brainpower

[scifinoir2] 'True Blood' amps up the enjoyable vamp antics as its finale approaches

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/11/true-blood-hbo.html 'True Blood' amps up the enjoyable vamp antics as its finale approaches OK, fine, True Blood fans. I give up. You win. I like this show. And yet. Those of you who’ve been e-mailing me telling me that “True

[scifinoir2] [Review] Rocky Horror-esque 'Repo!' lacks charm

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/R/Repo_The_Genetic_Opera/2008/11/21/7483651-sun.html Rocky Horror-esque 'Repo!' lacks charm By BRUCE KIRKLAND -- Sun Media Director Darren Lynn Bousman and co. clearly are trying to position their overblown musical, Repo! The Genetic Opera, as a Goth answer

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

. They released a DVD with a downloadable version for portable video players? Disney has lost they dangone mind. I guess I'll just wait on Bolt to hit the web in HD, then. Thanks for this, Brent! What publication did this article come from? On Nov 18, 2008, at 4:02 PM, brent wodehouse wrote

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

]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] FW: Scalzi: Do Science Fiction Movies Still Need Theaters? Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:02:13 -0500 From : brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com -- From: Dennis Fischer Subject: Scalzi: Do

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

-- From: Dennis Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Scalzi: Do Science Fiction Movies Still Need Theaters? Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:27:30 -0800 John Scalzi - Do Science Fiction Movies Still Need Theaters? The folks at Pixar sent me the DVD

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

I second the salutation. Welcome Adrianne! Brent ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Adrianne, welcome to the list! We need some more female energy up in here. Write on, girl! ~rave! --- In [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED], Adrianne Brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

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