Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Right Wing-nuts see Machete as harbinger of race war

2010-09-07 Thread Bosco Bosco
Yep that dude is more than a few slices short of a loaf. he's the biggest conspiracy nut on the planet I am almost certain. There's a great documentary of Alex Jones trying to catch some secret society in the act of some kind of nefarious world controlling deed at an annual convention in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Finally Saw Inception

2010-09-05 Thread Bosco Bosco
to it, based on your take, to compare against the hype. - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com To: Sci Fi Noir scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 4, 2010 11:44:59 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] Finally Saw Inception   Lots of cool

[scifinoir2] Finally Saw Inception

2010-09-04 Thread Bosco Bosco
Lots of cool visual effects and technical complexities. It turns out the tech complexities are mostly irrelevant. In fact the entire dreaming and reality part of the story is pretty much pointless. It's a basically a sci fi twist on some really old themes. The sci fi part is really fun but

Re: [scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth?

2010-08-30 Thread Bosco Bosco
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying? Could you reiterate? B --- On Mon, 8/30/10, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 30, 2010,

Re: [scifinoir2] Steampunks: The New Goth?

2010-08-30 Thread Bosco Bosco
twenties), while I've seen people of all ages in steampunk gear. Literally. And I'm trying to avoid bringing in a racial component, but... I have yet to see a person of color in Goth. One Asian girl, but that's it. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices

2010-08-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
Pardon my language but F*(K Apple They turned into a crappier greedier version of microsoft. I wanna buy one and jail break it just to piss them off. If I didnt have to make them profit to do it, I probably would. B --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Barnes and Noble bites the dust

2010-08-19 Thread Bosco Bosco
Plus when bookpacalypse comes from the retail meltdown there will be a shortage of new and interesting books in the library anyway. Bosco --- On Thu, 8/19/10, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Barnes and Noble bites the dust To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Barnes and Noble bites the dust

2010-08-18 Thread Bosco Bosco
First off, being up for sale is not necessarily biting the dust. It looks grim but they aint corpsified just yet. Many possible options exist until the end is official. What's more important to note and the author of the article failed to realize is that the loss of barnes and noble will be

Re: [scifinoir2] Gary Kurtz Speaks Bluntly About George Lucas

2010-08-17 Thread Bosco Bosco
I dont even know where to begin. At least I know I'm right. Everything post Empire has been designed to maximize merch sales rather than make great movies. B --- On Tue, 8/17/10, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2]

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-16 Thread Bosco Bosco
... - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:44:00 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray   I'm curious.  I have a really strong reaction to every film, post

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-16 Thread Bosco Bosco
that scene is McGregor's acting ability. His anguished You were the Chosen One! is really good. - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 6:19:25 PM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
The only Star Wars announcement I want to hear is that George Lucas has hired somebody competent like Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan or hell, anyone else, to rewrite, redirect and remake from scratch the entire saga from start to finish. Then and only then is there a shot at redemption for

Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Announces Star Wars Blu-ray

2010-08-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
  Bosco, I'm sending this to a long-time SW fan, to get a reaction to this. I'll let you know what it is. On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo.com wrote:   The only Star Wars announcement I want to hear

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows XP

2010-08-12 Thread Bosco Bosco
I had a palm phone. It had a manufacturers defect that caused the charger to go out and they replaced it right before the warranty expired. The replacement phone did the exact same thing four months later and they not only didnt replace it, they refused to do anything about it. If it had been

Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows XP

2010-08-11 Thread Bosco Bosco
It's my own marginally informed opinion that XP is the only decent, stable and fully functional version of Windows ever. I didnt hate 98 but ME blew chunks and 2000 was not a great system for casual users like myself. Everything since XP has been a piece of crap. Microsoft has made a fortune

Re: [scifinoir2] The Complete James Bond Collection

2010-08-09 Thread Bosco Bosco
What are these files? B --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The Complete James Bond Collection To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 2:56 PM  

[scifinoir2] Did Nolan Rip Off Inception From Scrooge McDuck

2010-08-07 Thread Bosco Bosco
Here's an interesting bit of info floating around der infobahn. I don't know if it's remotely accurate or not. I am just forwarding what was sent to me. I haven't even looked at it yet. That said, enjoy and let me know what you think

Re: [scifinoir2] Topic: Favorites?

2010-07-29 Thread Bosco Bosco
My favorite movie character is hard. I suppose I could pick any member of the Serenity Crew and be happy but I favor Mal Reynolds and Shepherd Book. My favorite book character, I don't know that I can narrow that down at all. Either Hiro Protagonist in Snow Crash or Nell from the Diamond Age

Re: [scifinoir2] True Blood Season 3

2010-07-28 Thread Bosco Bosco
I've watched season 1 and season 2. I'm undecided about anything further. I hate sparkly tragic romantic vampires to begin with. In addition to the aforementioned issues of your post,  I'd say there's something equally as problematic that causes me to hesitate to return. That show is filled to

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown

2010-07-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
The truth is apple has always engineered their portables to limit functionality to their financial benefit. ATT may have added to the equation in this round but essentially it's just more of the same since the first generation i-pod when a silly marketing campaign convinced people to purchase

[scifinoir2] Upgraded to 21st Century TV and Now Wonder

2010-07-12 Thread Bosco Bosco
So last week after noticing I hadn't actually used my home phone in more than 7 months, I decided to ditch it. I upgraded my ATT Uverse package and now have actual pay programing which is costing me less than the previous package. I was unfamiliar with the encore and starz end of the cable

[scifinoir2] Jonah Hex

2010-06-23 Thread Bosco Bosco
Just got back from a viewing at the fabulous Alamo Drafthouse. Great place to see a movie in Austin. Not much needs to be said about Jonah Hex. It is EXACTLY what it purports to be a cheesey action film set as a western with lots cheesey action film moments strung together with lots of bang

Re: [scifinoir2] Who greenlighted Jonah Hex

2010-06-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
It might be DOA and it might be pointless and terrible but I loved that comic as a kid and I plan to see this with my kid this week. A western with lots of explosions and retarded action plot line? Im in. --- On Sun, 6/20/10, George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com wrote: From: George

Re: [scifinoir2] First Look At HBO's A Game Of Thrones

2010-06-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
Um given HBO's track record for fantastic television, Ima predict greatness. I dont even like the fantasy stuff so much but I'll be watchin this fer sure dude. B --- On Tue, 6/15/10, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] First Look At

Re: [scifinoir2] U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan

2010-06-14 Thread Bosco Bosco
I guess we'll be hearing about the end of the war soon. Bosco --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 14,

Re: [scifinoir2] Angelina Jolie Wants to Play Cleopatra

2010-06-11 Thread Bosco Bosco
My favorite quote from that is Not only does she look the part, Bosco --- On Fri, 6/11/10, Said Kakese Dibinga s...@bayindogroup.com wrote: From: Said Kakese Dibinga s...@bayindogroup.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Angelina Jolie Wants to Play Cleopatra To: s...@bayindogroup.com Date: Friday, June

Re: [scifinoir2] The Road

2010-06-07 Thread Bosco Bosco
It's pretty good and I think reasonably faithful to the book though I haven't read it yet. It's definitely worth checking out if you are able to deal with a movie that dwells pretty much exclusively in the realm of bleak and hopeless. It helped me reaffirm that there are some things I just

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The End Of Lost

2010-05-27 Thread Bosco Bosco
The first half of season 4 is genius and I mean genius. I had really liked the show up to that point but by the time the first half of season 4 was over, I really thought they might pull off the greatest show in the history of science fiction. Alas, they killed it and completely destroyed the

Re: [scifinoir2] The End Of Lost Spoilers Sort Of

2010-05-25 Thread Bosco Bosco
/m): http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ dawnoftheseraphs .html On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com wrote: Did anyone watch? Did anyone care? I'm still gathering my thoughts. I'm holding off on discussion of specifics for fear of spoilage. I'm torn, really torn

[scifinoir2] End Of Lost Spoilers Sort Of

2010-05-25 Thread Bosco Bosco
I sent this yesterday very late. Never saw it come through I have been fairly disappointed all season. I feel like they totally blew it. I really didnt think they would really boil the entire thing down to simply morality tale of good vs evil where the good guys literally ride off into the

[scifinoir2] The End Of Lost

2010-05-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
Did anyone watch? Did anyone care? I'm still gathering my thoughts. I'm holding off on discussion of specifics for fear of spoilage. I'm torn, really torn. There are somethings I liked and somethings I didnt. I think they may be the same as the things I've liked and disliked about the show the

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could

2010-05-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
It's funny that they weren't worried about the constitution when habeas corpus was suspended. The fundamental right that is the basis of democracy and freedom was destroyed and they couldn't be bothered to utter a sound. Teabaggers are proof that democracy is doomed. Democracy depends on an

Re: [scifinoir2] Just in: Heroes canceled!

2010-05-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
It was a corpse after the second season. It just took the network a while to realize all the blood had been squeezed out of it. --- On Fri, 5/14/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Just in: Heroes canceled! To:

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Do Past Mistakes Condemn a Star Forever?

2010-04-21 Thread Bosco Bosco
Mr. Worf wrote: As for Woody and R Kelly: It takes two to tango. People try to make it sound like an adult was taking advantage of an innocent, but there are some youngsters that will put grown women to shame. The fake ID was invented a long long time ago. The number of of ways in which this

[scifinoir2] Reimagining Reimagining

2010-04-19 Thread Bosco Bosco
This is freakin awesome. Thrift Store art made fabulous: http://used-outboard-motor.net/How_To_Make_A_Used_Thrift_Store_Painting_MOAR_AWESOME.html Bosco

[scifinoir2] Dreadlocks OT

2010-04-16 Thread Bosco Bosco
I just wanted to say that removing a decade of dreadlocks from the top of your head will reduce the average human's weight by 10% Bosco

Re: [scifinoir2] Did anyone see this?? Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet

2010-04-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
Lets not also forget that it is just a little bit funny Perhaps not a spectacular idea but there is some level of excellently fun pranksterism going on here. Perhaps I'm just a bad bad man Bosco --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf

Re: [scifinoir2] Accused man's mom blames Fox News for behavior

2010-04-08 Thread Bosco Bosco
Actually I wouldn't feel comfortable blaming Fox News for crazy man antics. Yeah they're propagandists for all kinds of nonsense but they don't make them put guns in people's hands. It's like blaming heavy metal for teen suicide or hip hop for gang violence. I'm no defender of Fox or it's

Re: [scifinoir2] Behind Runaways film, legal battle simmers

2010-03-22 Thread Bosco Bosco
They should have called the film Neon Angels after the book it was based on. The film does not include the lead guitarist or the bass player as characters. It's not the story of the Runaways. It's the story of Jett and Currie. Bosco --- On Sun, 3/21/10, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-28 Thread Bosco Bosco
It's better 'til you invest several seasons of your life getting attached to it only to have it ruined for sake of a convenient, neatly wrapped ending. Moore proved he was incapable of bringing the vision the close it deserved and betrayed what could have been the finest legacy in science

Re: [scifinoir2] 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series

2010-01-27 Thread Bosco Bosco
BSG ending was unforgivable. I'm boycotting this on prinicple alone. B --- On Wed, 1/27/10, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Subject: [scifinoir2] 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: ATT U-verse Doomed?

2010-01-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
I agree. I was a cable installer for a while and U-Verse smashes the next best competitor in my area to bits in all areas. They haven't failed yet. They may have issues but they also have incredible demand. Serious huge demand. Get on a waiting list to get it demand down here. I wouldn't rule

Re: [scifinoir2] Swordfish

2010-01-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
I saw it once. I have almost no memory of it. I don't even remember the Halle without clothes on part though I am certain that's in there. I recall it being terrible and immediately, obviously, forgetful. I think I'll keep forgetting about it based on your re(view) B --- On Sun, 1/24/10,

RE: [scifinoir2] Jonah Hex

2010-01-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
I love the westerns so I am in as well. B --- On Sun, 1/24/10, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Jonah Hex To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:06 PM  

Re: [scifinoir2] Inglourious Basterds

2009-12-17 Thread Bosco Bosco
Quentin Tarantino's rep out-hypes his talent by an exponential level. He makes terrible movies and has terrible taste. He should be stopped. Bosco --- On Thu, 12/17/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Inglourious Basterds To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl

2009-12-08 Thread Bosco Bosco
I dont care if it's bad. I love this movie. It's totally totally fun. Iggy Pop plays a child molester and gets stabbed through the hand. Malcolm McDowell plays super fun super bad guy with no head. Ice T plays a killer genetically modified kangaroo. What's not to love? B --- On Tue, 12/8/09,

Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’

2009-11-29 Thread Bosco Bosco
I saw this the day before Thanksgiving. There's little left to the imagination from the title. It was 100% fun. Fun fight scenes, cheesey dialogue, blood everywhere, super bad villians and a hero with a pure true heart. The weapons are awesome and there is some fullbore hilarity throughout.

Re: [scifinoir2] Clothing: Kinky geekware

2009-11-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
Would the appropriate nomenclature of fans of this clothing be star freaks? She's a very kinky girl, the kind who looks like Vader! I've got to stop now. My brain is gonna go into overload. Bosco --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf

Re: [scifinoir2] Clothing: Kinky geekware

2009-11-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
Would the appropriate nomenclature of fans of this clothing be star freaks? She's a very kinky girl, the kind who looks like Vader! I've got to stop now. My brain is gonna go into overload. Bosco --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf

Re: [scifinoir2] THE WIRE - 100 Greatest Quotes

2009-11-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
I'm reworking the whole show from the beginning over the holidays. Bosco --- On Thu, 11/19/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] THE WIRE - 100 Greatest Quotes To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:33 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] Go broke on one NY Times Bestseller a year

2009-11-19 Thread Bosco Bosco
Selling 10K books without a real marketing budget or promotional materials or staff is not a very easy task. So is selling 10K worth of songs in single or album. Most unfinanced artists will simply never pull those kind of numbers. I have several friends who have published books. None of them

Re: [scifinoir2] Precious moment

2009-11-17 Thread Bosco Bosco
They're doing hella good with the book now as well. We're selling a ton. I will, alas be missing this one. It's gonna be here or is already playing Austin. I can't watch movies with child abuse of any sort. My emotional reaction is overwhelming and takes a very long time, several days, to

Re: [scifinoir2] Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries

2009-11-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
they worked on singles (45s) model but that went out the window when they started focusing on album sales. I think they need to go back to that. It is very rare that an artist will produce something that is so good for an entire album. On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo

Re: [scifinoir2] Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries

2009-11-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
other things on the web?!  On Nov 15, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Bosco Bosco wrote:   I would disagree. I think great albums continue to be made on a regular basis. We could take a trip down to Waterloo Records in Austin and I could pull literally thousands of full albums made in the last few years

Re: [scifinoir2] Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries

2009-11-15 Thread Bosco Bosco
in the US is repeated around the world. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com wrote: Some distro's may be dead. Other's are thriving. I know of a couple that are doing really well because they have changed their business model

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Fan Boy Dip Tard

2009-11-14 Thread Bosco Bosco
! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@. .. wrote: Yep I am talking about me. I work in a large book store in Austin. We're very well known. Austin gets a lot of celebrities because we have pretty good professional film and music industry going here. I've had a lot of famous

Re: [scifinoir2] Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries

2009-11-14 Thread Bosco Bosco
This will be an interesting time for the music business. Other copyright issues have already begun with acts like the Beatles and the Stones. The interesting part will be if artists, as in the aforementioned Nicholas Cage bankruptcy thread, become business saavy enough to run the business part

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
the smart retort. That's right, I drawl, I'm not a true Southerner, and I'm not a true Southwesterner- -I'm a Texan. And that says it all... - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:30:40 PM GMT -05:00 US

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:32 PM   Too funny. Not to pry, but Tennessee White Trash?? Wanna expound on that? - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 11:41

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
think back to see if I've said anything really fierce about painful caucasians that might have offended you...   :( - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 7:58:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
are Latinoes who don't even check the Black box? Anyway, painfully caucasian? that's hilarious. Though now I gotta think back to see if I've said anything really fierce about painful caucasians that might have offended you...   :( - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com

[scifinoir2] Fan Boy Dip Tard

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
Yep I am talking about me. I work in a large book store in Austin. We're very well known. Austin gets a lot of celebrities because we have pretty good professional film and music industry going here. I've had a lot of famous people in my line over the years. I've met Dan Rather, Owen Wilson,

Re: [scifinoir2] Nicolas Cage loses 2 homes in foreclosure auction

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
This why so many lottery winners are flat broke within five years of winning big jackpots. They generally know nothing about money management. Managing a fortune is a full time job. If you don't treat it as such and learn all you can about how it works, you're gonna lose it. Bosco --- On Sat,

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
of the stops out. On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com wrote:   Obviously there is a relationship between ratings and success. Even an dopey southern, half wit like me can figure that much out. On the other hand, If your network goes out of it's way to ruin your

Re: [scifinoir2] Fan Boy Dip Tard: D'Angelo Barksdale

2009-11-13 Thread Bosco Bosco
to say, but who is that? what's your bookstore? - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: Sci Fi Noir scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:16:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Fan Boy Dip Tard

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-12 Thread Bosco Bosco
and we succumb to the inevitable. I hope he never works with them again. Bosco --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse' axed

2009-11-12 Thread Bosco Bosco
those plain jkane shows csi navy spin offs are winning  there time slots . Me ,I would like to see those dvr numbers because from what i can tell the genre stuff does well on  ater time On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com wrote:   and we succumb

Re: [scifinoir2] Finnaly Switching from Comcast - Please advise

2009-11-09 Thread Bosco Bosco
I use ATT UVerse. It was a difficult start but a year into it, I am 100% satisfied. It's cheap. It works great and it's more robust than every other service available. Everything is done TCP/IP over a fiberoptics. All my devices, phones, TV Boxes and computers have IP addresses. It comes

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: catching up on dollhouse

2009-11-07 Thread Bosco Bosco
of a character having her face razor sliced. At least Larry Flynt had the good grace to call the dolls he sold polyvinyl perversity. ~(no)rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@. .. wrote: You're about 180 degrees off the mark here and over simplifying in the extreme

[scifinoir2] catching up on dollhouse

2009-11-05 Thread Bosco Bosco
I'm really really busy these days and my outside work and family activities, like reading and watching TV are at a snails pace. I just caught up on the last three episodes of Dollhouse. I'm completely overwhelmed with how good it's gotten and how expertly Whedon is weaving the story line. I

Re: [scifinoir2] Al Franken kicks eventy-million kinds of ass

2009-10-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
That's one of the greatest things I've seen in ages. --- On Sat, 10/24/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Al Franken kicks eventy-million kinds of ass To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 3:23 PM  

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-23 Thread Bosco Bosco
, 2009, 11:02 AM   dayum. how do you really feel? ; --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@. .. wrote: Shitner Abrams trek debate Insert Yawn Here. Who cares? Abrams made the best Trek Movie ever without the egomaniac crybaby. He'll

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-22 Thread Bosco Bosco
Shitner Abrams trek debate Insert Yawn Here. Who cares? Abrams made the best Trek Movie ever without the egomaniac crybaby. He'll probably make another really good one with or without anyone's blessing or approval or senior citizen pointless cameo. I think he should go to the biggest Trek

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner set to be beamed up

2009-10-22 Thread Bosco Bosco
  On 2009-10-22, at 8:27 PM, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com wrote:   Shitner Abrams trek debate Insert Yawn Here. Who cares? Abrams made the best Trek Movie ever without the egomaniac crybaby. He'll probably make another really good one with or without anyone's

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: What Are You Reading?

2009-10-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
. On the other hand I loved Walter Jon Williams' This Is Not A Game. It's one of the most enjoyable books I've read this year. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@. .. wrote: Anathem bu Neal Stephenson and Dream Of Perpetual Motion by author's name escapes me. It's

Re: [scifinoir2] What Are You Reading?

2009-10-17 Thread Bosco Bosco
Anathem bu Neal Stephenson and Dream Of Perpetual Motion by author's name escapes me. It's an advance copy that isn't out until next march. B --- On Thu, 10/15/09, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] What Are You Reading? To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: What Are You Reading?

2009-10-17 Thread Bosco Bosco
Both are available readily from sellers at half.com starting at about .75 and going up to 15-40 dollars for brand new copies. Lots are available in good condition for less than $4 dollars. I love half.com Bosco --- On Thu, 10/15/09, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: B Smith

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: What Are You Reading?

2009-10-17 Thread Bosco Bosco
I've purchased a lot of stuff online and never had a problem. It's just as likely your credit card number will be stolen by your waiter or the person at grocery check out or by criminals rigging your ATM. That said, you can always fix the issue like so: Buy a prepaid Visa or Amex. Load it up

[scifinoir2] The Dollhouse Thread Again

2009-09-27 Thread Bosco Bosco
I watched the new season premiere this weekend on my DVR. If you are not watching this show, you are missing out. Whedon's trademark character development is blooming in full effect. Amy Acker's character, among others, is fleshing out in fabulous ways. This show is going to become some of

Re: [scifinoir2] Dollhouse Returns tonight

2009-09-26 Thread Bosco Bosco
The finale was aired. The original pilot which Whedon had to reshoot was not aired. It's a very fun show with a lot of what makes Whedon great shining through. B --- On Fri, 9/25/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re:

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread Bosco Bosco
Kanye West is a genius?? Who knew. B --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday,

Re: [scifinoir2] LeVar Burton on the End of Reading Rainbow

2009-09-12 Thread Bosco Bosco
, I did have one of those why does the black man have to have the disability attitudes about the whole thing. Get enough of that in comics with the likes of Deathlok, Cyborg, Spawn, etc. - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent

Re: [scifinoir2] LeVar Burton on the End of Reading Rainbow

2009-09-11 Thread Bosco Bosco
I don't have time to read the transcript just now, was it cancelled or did Mr. Burton retire? That show was bad ass. Almost no whistles and bells, just books and stories and kids. I haven't seen it in a while but I'm sad to see it go. As a side note, I always found it creepy that he didn't wear

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-08 Thread Bosco Bosco
monkeys. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpigs3@ . wrote: Laugh all you want. There's absolutely nothing in the bible about the rapture. Jesus did not teach about a rapture. None of his disciples taught about a rapture. The Bible never mentions

RE: [scifinoir2] Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-06 Thread Bosco Bosco
Laugh all you want. There's absolutely nothing in the bible about the rapture. Jesus did not teach about a rapture. None of his disciples taught about a rapture. The Bible never mentions it. Only American fundamentalist protestant Christians really even consider it a reality.Remember that thing

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-05 Thread Bosco Bosco
! - Original Message - From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 12:19:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man   In regards to the hideousness

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-04 Thread Bosco Bosco
- From: Bosco Bosco ironpi...@yahoo. com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:05:01 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man   Texas leads the rest of the first world combined

Re: [scifinoir2] adding to the sequel madness

2009-09-03 Thread Bosco Bosco
I think I just threw up in my mouth. B --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] adding to the sequel madness To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 6:15 PM  

Re: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-08-31 Thread Bosco Bosco
aarrrggh PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KILL ME NOW. Bosco --- On Mon, 8/31/09, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-08-31 Thread Bosco Bosco
Yes we can have Finding Wolverine, The Punisher, Inc. or A Hulk's Life. AAHHH KILL ME NOW B --- On Mon, 8/31/09, daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: daikaiju66 daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Disney to buy Marvel

RE: [scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-08-31 Thread Bosco Bosco
What's incredibly sad is this not the first, second or third time this has happened. There are more than a few cases of folks being tried, convicted and in more than a few cases executed for crimes that they were later cleared of. Texas leads the nation in death penalties. We also lead the

[scifinoir2] Dexter Palmer

2009-08-24 Thread Bosco Bosco
Anyone know anything about an author named Dexter Palmer. Got an advance reading copy of a steampunk book called Dream Of Perpetual Motion but can't find out anything about the author. If ya know, let me know. thanks B

[scifinoir2] the Strain

2009-08-18 Thread Bosco Bosco
Has anyone read the Guillermo Del Toro/Chuck Hogan novel, The Strain? I'm almost through with it and have to say it's a passle of fun though not as scary as the hype, by far. At least up to this point. I'm wondering what anyone else thinks Bosco

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Something has gone wrong with Where the Wild Things Are

2009-08-16 Thread Bosco Bosco
I meant to mention that I saw a preview for Where the Wild Things Are when I took my youngest son to see the latest Harry Potter. I assume it's still being released but I forgot what the date was. B --- On Sun, 8/16/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS

2009-08-07 Thread Bosco Bosco
Jim Baker and Tammy Faye Bakers 80's show, The PTL Club. Jim J and Tammy Faye Baker's 90's day time show, The Jim J and Tammy Faye Show. Actually anything with Tammy Faye Baker. You may disagree that this is science fiction. If so, you just aren't perceiving reality correctly. Bosco --- On

[scifinoir2] Their New to Me Graphic Novels

2009-08-02 Thread Bosco Bosco
I have been reading two series in Graphic Novels that I discovered at work. First is the Zombie Apocalypse party known as Walking Dead. I'm two volumes into it and it's pretty right on. Zombies, people struggling to survive, Zombies, ethical delimmas in a world without law, Zombies, adventure

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Alert. Alert. Alert.

2009-08-01 Thread Bosco Bosco
At the top of my list, more than watching my dog eat it's own feces, I wish I could unsee this. My soul burns with despair. Bosco --- On Tue, 7/28/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Alert. Alert. Alert. To:

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

2009-07-31 Thread Bosco Bosco
I have loved everything by Neal Stephenson that I have read. Snow Crash was just unbelievable. I loved Cryptonomicon and the Baroque Cycle. I am in the middle of the third volume now. However for me, The Diamond Age, an exploration of Nano-Technology and sociology amongst other things, is his

[scifinoir2] Did Anyone See Shatner

2009-07-28 Thread Bosco Bosco
on Conan reciting the Palin speech? A career highlight fer sure. Google: Watch Palin get Shatnerized and be amazed. Garaunteed Hilarity Bosco

Re: [scifinoir2] William Shatner: Rocket Man

2009-07-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
There are things you can't unsee. My eyes they burn. Bosco --- On Mon, 7/20/09, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote: From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us Subject: [scifinoir2] William Shatner: Rocket Man To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 8:24

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