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Jackson doesn't die nearly as much as the great Charleston Heston, who
has more melodramatic death scenes than anybody I know of. Remember "Beneath the
Planet of the Apes"? Death. "The Omega Man"? Died, and not just
died, but if you saw that movie, he died in a fountain, his
Son" more than any of the
sci-fi shows. "TekWar" had me for all of a month, and let's not
discuss "Knight Rider" in ANY incarnation. "The story of a car and his
man."Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Green. I was all ready for that, figuring how great Green's
xenophobic actions would play out against Starfleet's attempts to establish
the Federation. One more letdown in a long string of
letdowns...Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, I wish I
co
] Samuel L.
Jackson's greatest deaths
It was "El Cid".Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Indeed! Remember the movie where he died before a great battle, but
had his body propped up on his horse, so his corpse could inspire and lead
his men into battle? Was th
for all of a month, and let's
not discuss "Knight Rider" in ANY incarnation. "The story of a car
and his man."Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I watched Time Trax maybe twice, but never
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Man
this was weak! Mediocre FX, confusing plot, performances that seemed like the
actors were sleepwalking through their roles. The dude who played Hercules had
the musculature but looked way too Caucasian to my tastes (the British accent
didn't help). Is there some law
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They
could always bring a bottle of Old Spice and try to cover up the funk with
liberal amounts of it slathered on.
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MetaSent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:19To:
Title: Message
This
is a loss. A man whose talents extended way behind the couple of TV roles that
got him major notice. While the episode of Trek they're mentioning isn't one of
my favs, I enjoyed seeing Gorshin, especially the way he'd move that lanky body
almost as if he didn't have a
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Try
this. Go to the Black Voices home page, click on the News tab, and it's under
Views. The link below should work.
http://bv.channel.aol.com/newsmain/voices
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Title: Message
From
your response and Tracey's, I guess ABC's pullling stealth diversity, using
white-oriented marketing to pull in the mainstream. Like I said ,all the
commercials focus on the whites. And I'm still troubled by magazine and other
media coverage like TV Guide, which
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This
is one of the things we discussed a couple a days ago in how terraforming would
work. I noted that needed gases could be pulled from a planet's soil.
Wouldn't that be awesome?
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scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Title: Message
Amy, I hadn't heard about
Moyers recent speech until you posted that info tonight.So I searched and
found this article about it. Are we surprised? I've been wondering when
the villagers would start bringing their pitchforks and torches to the public
broadcasting arena. I
-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Keith Johnson
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:10 AM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: What happened to Grey's Anatomy?
From your response and Tracey's, I guess ABC's pullling stealth
diversity, using
Title: Message
After
seeing "Sith" today, I just *knew* it had to be the same actor. how awesome it
is the same guy playing the Emperor in all the movies! What a strange two-edged
sword it must be for actors, to get recognized most for what may be your least
challenging or complex work.
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Kelly, from
your post about the blue-faced dude in "Sith": A Peter Cushing
look-alike. At the end of the film, there's an actor who bears a strong resemblance to the late
actor who played Grand Moff Tarkin, one of
the villains in the first "Star Wars" movie.
Guess what,
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Huh??
Grammer as Hank Mccoy? Why? Didn't they already have a quick shot of another
actor playing McCoy in "X2"? Also, isn't Grammer a little old and frankly
out-of-shape to play the superstrong, super-athletic Beast? He may have the
intelligent bearing and diction, but I
Title: Message
I said
I didn't watch it anymore, because the Blacks weren't getting good treatment.
That's why I posted, to see if I was missing something worth coming back to. And
from what y'all say maybe so. As for the "nurse", yeah, she's an intern. Typo on
my part. I mentioned that
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Hell,
I guess we need Gary Seven to drop an orbital nuclear weapon on China, blowing
it up at the last moment! Think we'll get the message then?
-Original Message-From:
scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Brent WodehouseSent:
Title: Message
This
one is spoiler-free, really just a stream-of-consciusness jotting down of my
emotional reaction. Overall it wasn't surprising but was very enjoyable. Perhaps
not as satisfying in terms of writing and acting quality as "The Empire Strikes
Back", but very good. I'll drop
ote: I heard a rumor that the
Beast was going to be CGIed, no transformation between blue fur and
humanoid form. If so, it might play in Peoria. Keith
Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Huh?? Grammer as Hank Mccoy?
Why? Didn't they already have a quick shot of another actor playing
McCoy
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Well,
in current mainstream X books, Kitty is definitely shown as Jewish. She's part
of the staff at the Xavier Institute, and always wears a Star of David on a
necklace. You must mean "X-Men Unlimited", which has all but sanitized many
aspects of the X-Men characters'
Title: Message
Been checking out
the WETA sites tonight. Interesting. Check out their current projects,
which include King Kong of course, and something called "Jane and the Dragon".
But what really caught my attention was "Neon Genesis Evangeline", which is on
hold but may be
Title: Message
Don't
despair. If God had consulted "experts", the universe would never have been
created. I can see the reports now: "Can't be done, Oh Most High!"..."How you
gonna make something out of nothing, Supreme One?""Our research shows a 78
percent probability that any
Title: Message
SPOILERS
Yeah,
the boat people have to be the "Others". They're way too close to the island to
be anything else. What's their deal? What's in that hatch I wonder. Walt and the
big dude warned them not to open it. It's obvious the island brought people to
it for redemption
: Thursday, May 26, 2005 13:34To:
scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [scifinoir2] Voyager 1
reaches solar system's final frontier
Leaning strongly toward Option 2.Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Saw that on the news today. Cool as hell! I remember watching the
launches
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He was
also on that short-lived TV series with Rob Lowe. Something about a law firm
where the senior partner commits suicide and there's all kinds of questionable
things going on? Picardo was some kind of law officer or detective I believe. I
think that show--whose name
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For
those who've seen "Revenge of the Sith" since I posted this. Didja catch these
actors?
Kelly, from
your post about the blue-faced dude in "Sith": A Peter Cushing
look-alike. At the end of the film, there's an actor who bears a strong resemblance to the late
actor who
nakin:"Stop yelling at me!"
Mace: "I ain't yellin' at you! This ishow I talk!") which is why
Darth Sidious sent Darth Maul toassassinate Qui-Gon in the first
place. Frankly, Obi Wan hasn't beenthe same since he saw his master
Qui-Gon get broke off by Darth Maulin
t; type-hype
where young women parade in their Kabuki make-up andNaboobians pony up
galactic credits for each call/vote they make?~rave!--- In
scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson"[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote: For those who've seen "Revenge of the Sith" since I posted
Title: Message
This is
funny/sad. And checkout the thing about Vader-helmeted crooks pulling
robberies. Funniest thing since Reagan
masks...
"Sith" Fans Maimed in Light-Saber
Mishap
by Charlie Amter May 25, 2005, 7:05 PM
PT
The Force--let alone common sense--was definitely
not with
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I've
been following this potential nightmare for the last year. The CDC head
was in Washington last week testifying on this. The US is finally starting to
take steps.. It's a scary thought. Most people know nothing about this. I was
telling my wife and a guy at work about
Well, long as I'm in good company!
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 15:36
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Home from Surgery!
Though most people on *this* list know this (and more) I thought I'd
toss out some info on a few series that I've enjoyed. You may have
missed some, but with rerun season here, now's a good time to check 'em
out and see what you've been missing. Remember when rerun season was
fun, as you could
Amy,
It's one of the oldest hoaxes perpetrated in hopes of getting people to
clog up bandwidth and e-mail boxes by sending it all over the world. You
probably already know this, but there are three general criteria you can
apply to such a message to see if it's probably a fake:
*
And my wife was stunned the time I yelled K'plah! to a dude dressed
like a Klingon at a restaurant! Funny!
How'd you go about submitting this?
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of g123curious
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 17:31
To:
There are NO spoilers here. Two reviews, both giving Batman Begins an
A. I'm even more pumped now than I was before. Until Narnia gets
her, I have sneaking suspicion this will be my favorite movie of the
year!!
'Batman Begins': The franchise finally takes wing on the big screen
By ERIC ROBINETTE
! Long time no type...
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:New eps of both series
are on Cartoon Network (or at least I never saw
The Batman). Good shows. I originally panned The Batman, but it's
grown on me. Love the atmosphere. Justice League Unlimited continues
to impress, if for no other
Most def! Always been interested by stuff like dark energy and dark
matter. I remember in the original Star Trek series, they spoke of the
barrier at the edge our the Milky Way as reading negative energy and
negative density. (This was in By Any Other Name, when the Kelvins
took over the
There are NO spoilers here. Two reviews, both giving Batman Begins an
A. I'm even more pumped now than I was before. Until Narnia gets
her, I have sneaking suspicion this will be my favorite movie of the
year!!
'Batman Begins': The franchise finally takes wing on the big screen
By ERIC ROBINETTE
I remember reading about Elcar's encroaching blindness several years
ago. At the time he blamed himself for not having gotten regular eye
checkups which could have caught the glaucoma in the early stages. As
this article mentions, he was indeed one of those ubiquitous actors that
showed up on a
The usage of alternative fuel sources is a special interest of mine,
and I guess I have a special place for fusion...By all means, let's
hold off on fusion research while we continue slogging along with
pollution-producing hydrochemicals, destroying pristine environments
with oil spills, and
@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Jeffrey Combs on Sci Fi Channel today
Hope you enjoy your Bat-viewing, Keith. As for Hammerhead, I wasted
forty minutes of my life on it, and NBC would sue over the land shark
similarity, if they didn't already own Sci-Fi.
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED
wasted forty minutes of my
life on it, and NBC would sue over the land shark similarity, if they
didn't already own Sci-Fi.
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Sci Fi Channel is
running another creature feature today. The focus
today seems to be water-based killers. I just caught the end
'Batman Begins' leads worldwide box office
By Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Caped Crusader led the charge at the North
American box office as Batman Begins sold an estimated $46.9 million
worth of tickets in its first weekend, reigniting a lucrative superhero
franchise that burned
I ended up watching the whole show. It was good, and I was pretty much
right on with most of the top twenty quotes, including the number one.
As always with the AFI lists (which i follow), I'm always aware of how
few Blacks make the list. I think They call me Mr. Tibbs! was possibly
the only quote
I could care less about Johansson quiting in light of how fearful I am
of Cruise putting more dreck on us. MI2 sucked so bad I've never watched
it again. It was the Tom Cruise show, not the IM Force. The first movie
at least had some aspects of a team dynamic, though their butchering of
Jim
100 quotes from U.S. movies
Don't forget Cuba Gooding, Jr. -- Jerry McGuire...Show me da money!
:o)
Two! WOW!
---Original Message---
From: Keith Johnson
Date: 06/22/05 18:18:15
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] AFI list of top 100 quotes from U.S. movies
Great review. Makes me want to rent the movie. The critics in the main
excoriated it..
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kelly Wright
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 18:12
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: She
What age range? Do you have issues with magic, sorcery, demons, etc? Do
the books need to have a moral? Specifically fantasy here, not hard
scifi?
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Amanda
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 19:49
To:
and
condescending, surprisingly so given Spike's porfolio and reputation.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Great review. Makes me want to rent the movie. The critics in the main
excoriated it..
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From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
I know I've said this before, but you have *got* to watch the Justice
League show! I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say I
think the League's about to battle the US government very soon. I saw
trailers from next week's episode showing missiles attacking the League
satellite,
I'll still see it. Half the people whose movies I see have issues, so
Cruise is no different. In keeping with his belief system, he's just
being more open about his particular idiosyncracies than some actors who
front all the time. If there's even a chance that Spielberg can pull off
a War of the
I agree. So many writers and actors and directors have issues, if you
stayed away just for that you'd never go to the movies. I don't
patronize any movies by Woody Allen since he basically molested a young,
naive Asian girl who was in all practical purposes being raised as his
daughter. The
There's been surprisingly little Star Wars talk in the group. I guess
few of y'all are fans, and fewer still saw Revenge of the Sith. I
don't consider myself a fan the way I am for Star Trek, but I still
enjoy it. Fan or not, I think you'll like the AE special on the making
of the first film: A
While I try to follow our leaders at all times, I simply haven't been
able to force myself to watch any news conferences by the idiot in the
White House. So, while channel surfing to find something good on TV, I
came across a great two hour program on PBS. It's a documentary on the
life of
While I try to follow our leaders at all times, I simply haven't been
able to force myself to watch any news conferences by the idiot in the
White House. So, while channel surfing to find something good on TV, I
came across a great two hour program on PBS. It's a documentary on the
life of
I wrote a scathing review of the new animated series The Batman when
it premiered on Kids' WB last year. Too dark, I said. Too
self-consciously moody, I charged. Too different in portrayals of
criminals like Joker and Penguin, I wrote. I gave up on the show after
two episodes.
Recently I've had
Fez of 'That '70s Show' dons superhero garb
By Marty GrahamFri Jul 15, 6:34 PM ET
Actor Wilmer Valderrama, best known as Fez on Fox television's That
'70s Show, says he needed a special swagger to become Hollywood's first
Latino superhero, but he insists it's all in the suit.
The 25-year-old
Not to go the obvious route, but lists like this usually irritate me.
One, I've seen Kournikova, and no way her skin looks better than many
Sisters I've seen. Black skin tends to be smoother, younger-looking, and
less wrinkled than just about any other racial group. Second, one
person who's part
From the sublime to the ridiculous. This was a scary experiment. I know
Wal-Mart is already starting to dominate the world in terms of retail,
groceries, even automotive care. They're changing the shape of
shopping--for good or ill. They've have all kinds of impacts of people's
lifestyles (I know
I'm a little surprised Charlie is still doing so well, after the mixed
reviews about Depp's creepy Willie Wonka. More surprised that Wedding
Crashers is doing that well. As for The Island? Can't say I am
surprised. First, you know I'm not a fan of the directing style of
Michael Bay and his ilk.
Are we surprised? Like I said Sunday: As for The Island? Can't say I
am surprised. First, you know I'm not a fan of the directing style of
Michael Bay and his ilk. The film's trailers throw out the concept, then
assault you with lots of vehicle crashes, explosions, and people
running. Looked no
The two-hour premiere airs from 6 - 8 pm EST on Sci Fi Channel tonight.
See it and see what all the fuss was about. I started out really
disliking the show, and three episodes in was a believer, and when it
was cancelled, was disappointed.
[Non-text portions of this message have been
Speaking for myself, I don't see either Holmes or Barton as the Wonder
Woman I'd like to see. I've always liked having my heroes be a little
older, more mature. I like Whedon a lot, but his leaning toward these
women concerns me. Last thing I want is him bringing a Buffy-type
sensibility to
Interesting sometimes to see what other people of color feel about
Hollywood and the media in general. Though not opposed to interracial
relationships in the main, I do have an issue with how Hollywood tends
to put white dudes with women of color (and rarely the other way). Of
course Asian women
: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Keith Johnson
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:13 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Zeta-Jones and Bullock 'Too Old' for 'Wonder
Woman'
Speaking for myself, I don't see either Holmes or Barton as the Wonder
Woman
From a recent conversation. Which scenario seems most likely to you may
reflect your current feelings about society, humanity, and the country
in which you live:
What will the world be like one hundred years from now? Hmmm...let's
consult the ol' crystal ball...
Scenario one: Utopia. Leaving
are great to me although Utopia seems the most
unrealistic to me...No matter how perfect a world, someone's idea of
Utopia will be someone else's idea of Hell, i.e. 'Logan's Run' and 'A
Brave New World'...However, I'd love to see a universe where reality
shows are outlawed under penalty of death! LOL
Keith
you endured recently...I hope all is well with you now...
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:From a recent
conversation. Which scenario seems most likely to you may
reflect your current feelings about society, humanity, and the country
in which you live:
What will the world be like one hundred
Like many of y'all have said--better than me, I might add--it ultimately
boils down to us controlling our own. Between whites that are
prejudiced, whites that aren't prejudiced but let market factors shaped
by *other* whites influence their decisions, and whites that simply
don't get it, we're
Oh yeah, I'm aware of it. I follow the videogame industry quite closely.
I've even posted some articles on it here, such as the new phenomenon
where actors, musicians, and atheletes now count starring in games as
being as important as getting good endorsement deals. The issue of race
is a huge one
Caveirinha of Capoeira
Mandinga) up to some electrodes and sensors, and capturing his
movements for all time into the annals of video game history.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh yeah, I'm aware of it. I follow the videogame industry quite
I find this fascinating. You know I follow the gaming industry for its
cultural impact, its growing economic power, which now rivals (perhaps
surpasses) the movie industry's. Its potential for education and even
further opening up the communication potential of the Net. I guess I'd
taken it for
I stand 6'1, weigh about 210 pounds, yet eat very little meat for my
size. Everyone expresses surprise at how little meat I eat. I workout a
great deal and always seem to have high energy. A few years ago when
this weight consisted of more fat (now it's hopefully more muscle with a
little fat
] On
Behalf Of Astromancer
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 19:53
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than
sci-fi!
I have to ask...What about those Coke and vanilla ice cream floats???
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I stand 6'1
Colon
Hydrotherapy...
Maurice
---Original Message---
From: Keith Johnson
Date: 08/18/05 21:57:46
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than
sci-fi!
Ha-ha! The one addiction I have is to ice cream. I try very hard to only
: Friday, August 19, 2005 14:22
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than
sci-fi!
The same with me and rootbeer or gingerale ice cream floats...
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Ha-ha! The one addiction
I have is to ice cream. I try very
. Thanks!
Hope that doesn't happen to you often...!
Maurice
---Original Message---
From: Keith Johnson
Date: 08/19/05 22:12:32
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than
sci-fi!
Had a bad week for some reason. It may because
Pavlovian than
biochemical...lol...and you're starting to frighten me...I am thinking
about
going into the maintenence side of the computer field, but if you keep
shring these 'delightful stories' about five hour upgrades, I might bolt
and
run...
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Had a bad week
Great stuff! I can add this to my other Trek resources, like my tech
manuals, interactive CDs, etc.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Brent Wodehouse
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 19:37
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [scifinoir2] Star Trek
I still say Ewan McGregor would be a great Bond, but no one seems to
agree with me. Clive Owen would have done well, too.
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of B. Smith
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 14:59
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
is the reason few
want to say publicly... perceived safety. In a post 9-11 world, some
people are more comfortable just staying home and viewing movies
there.
Just my 2 cents...
George
Captain
The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston)
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
Bond, 007
Clive Owen was my choice as well. But I hear that they think he's
too old, not suave enough, etc.
I guess he'll have to settle for some more Oscar nods.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I still say Ewan McGregor would be a great Bond
in the day. My first ATT boss was very astute at wiring
programming boards!
---Original Message---
From: Keith Johnson
Date: 08/20/05 08:17:17
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Reality is often more interesting than
sci-fi!
Amen! What kind of IT work did
I've been following this one for a while. I really hope Blu Ray wins
out. It has a much higher storage level, which allows for more data and
more special stuff on DVDs. The gaming industry would benefit as the
next-gen systems could see games so detailed that convential DVDs could
be too small for
Entertainment Tonight and my local NBC affiliate did mention he'd been
in Star Trek movies...
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kelly Wright
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 17:25
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2]
I still haven't seen Signs, but I agree about War of the Worlds. I
only saw the movie once, which for me is saying a great deal. I've seen
Batman Begins three times, and will be buying the Sin City DVD.
I'll buy the WOTW DVD, but it's not a must-have. It was overall less
thrilling than the '50s
... the George Pal version of WOTW was really
goo; and the better of the 2.
George
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I still haven't seen Signs, but I agree about War of
the Worlds. I only saw the movie once, which for me is
saying a great deal. I've seen
We're hearing so much about technology infrastructure failure in New
Orleans and Mississippi: lack of cell phone networks, cops draining gas
from stranded cars, power gone, backup generators failing in hospitals
that went days longer than they should have on emergency power. One
guardsman said
Nagin said slow response cost lives
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005 7:57 p.m.
Frustrated and grieving, Mayor Ray Nagin on Sunday again ripped
the painfully slow response of state and federal
authorities to the plight of tens of thousands of
stranded New Orleanians in the days following
Hurricane Katrina,
There have been lots of talk about who knew what about the dangers New
Orleans faced from hurricanes. Were studies done, how reliable were the
levees, etc? The following link takes you to the Times-Picayune site,
which has reposted a series of reports the paper did three years ago on
these topics.
Wow, wow, wow!
You know, a friend of mine called me last week extremely upset that Dick
Cheney hadn't (at that time) visited the hurricane ravaged area. She
kept saying Why don't the Republicans get up in arms about this? How
can the VP NOT show up immediately? I think she wondered why I--known
as
The truth of this is that we're seeing problems in New Orleans, sure,
but they're not unique.. Many--most of these problems--aren't unique to
this city, or only a result of the hurricance. When you start talking
about poverty, intentional (or casually ignorant) racism, politcal
ineffectiveness,
Two new shows are premiering tonight. First is Bones (8 pm EST on
Fox), about a forensic anthropologist who assists an FBI agent (played
by Angel star David Boreanaz) solve cases. Early reviews I've read say
it's formulaic (the genre's getting crowded) but has decent leads. Next
up is
Supernatural will re-air this Thursday night.
-Original Message-
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Keith Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 20:22
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] New shows premiering tonight
Two new shows
Of Astromancer
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 01:22
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] New shows premiering tonight--what did you
think?
Hmm...Sorry i missed the premieres...Bones sounds pretty interesting
Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Anyone see these shows?
Bones
Prison Break isn't moving me. I watched it recently and just couldn't
get engrossed in the whole plot of the man sentenced to death for a
crime he didn't commit. The idea of a guy getting inside the prison to
break said innocent out is intriguing, but I'm not sure if they can
build on it to hold
, but doesn't have enough horsepower to keep
my attention or viewership. Yes, it is formulaic... very much so.
Nothing really original here, either. I'll make no bones about it
and strongly recommend that you skip it.
George
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED
Gawd, did ANYONE see Bruce Evil Dead Campbell's
writing/directorial/producing debut last Saturday on the Sci Fi Channel?
It was a very, very low-budget, camp, implausible movie about an
arrogant pharmaceutical exec who gets killed by a crazy gypsy woman in
Bulgaria. (Told ya the plot was
Just to get you in the mood for Bush's mea culpa speech at 9 pm, Ted
Koppel is currently doing a one hour retrospective of the hurricane
aftermath. His hour-by-hour, day-by-day detailing of this debacle is
even more upsetting than I expected. For example, the mayor himself went
to a command post
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