[scifinoir2] 2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical! August 20-28 at the Boston Playwrights Theatre
[Hi Everyone-some of you may have already seen this in my twitter feed or on facebook, but in case you haven't, please consider coming out to see this show. I am doing publicity for it and am at least one of the disembodied voices. Unreliable Narrator and the Pluto Tapes do some great stuff or else I would not be promoting this show. Please share this far and wide. The Friday, August 27th performance is charity night. The proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit the charity Equality Now. There will also be a canned food drive on the same night to benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank. I will be working the Box Office/House at the Theater throught the run. I hope to see you there! - Emma] Unreliable Narrator in collaboration with The Pluto Tapes present 2010: OUR HIDEOUS FUTURE: The Musical a cyberpunk musical It’s A.D. 2010, East Coast Metro Zone A, New Malden, a time of techno-studded blechhiness. Lonely human freedom fighter Kate Brick plans a last stand against the oppressive Artas, artificial life forms who control humankind through torture, brainwashing, and Facebook. But judging by the apathy of her lover Dehnise Compuserve and of her fellow humans, it may be too late. 2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical! features Kamela Dolinova, Emily Taradash, Julia Lunetta, Timothy Hoover, John Deschene, Kay Coughlin, Katie Drexel, Ginger Lazarus, and Will Todisco. 2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical! is the second collaboration between the Unreliable Narrator Theater Group and The Pluto Tapes. On March 30, 2010 they presented Un-Vaudeville, an evening of comedy, music and performance art featuring local acts at Johnny D’s in Somerville, Massachusetts. Boston Playwrights' Theatre 949 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02125 $15 in Advance/$20 at the Door $12 for Seniors (65+) and Students (w/ID) Buy Tickets at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/168 or Call (866) 811-4111 Performances Friday, August 20 at 8 PM Thursday, August 26 at 8 PM Saturday, August 21 at 8 PM Friday, August 27 at 8 PM Sunday, August 22 at 3 PM Saturday, August 28 at 8 PM The August 27th performance will feature a canned food drive to support the Greater Boston Food Bank. The proceeds from that night's ticket sales will benefit Equality Now. To keep up with the show as it develops, follow us on Twitter at @UNarrator or friend us on Facebook. For more information, please email unreliablenarra...@ymail.comhttp://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=unreliablenarra...@ymail.comor visit http://www.unreliable-narrator.com/ Freedom Fighters Aren't on Facebook!”--Kate Brick And a message from the Artistic Director: Yes...yes...all across the country, people are dying for a glimpse of 2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical! so much so that they've forgotten to do their laundry! Actually, that could be just me. But have a look at these audio webisodes anyway, featuring characters from the show and a look into their monstrously frightening world. Tickets are on sale now and here: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/168 The MC's Podcast, featuring Julia Lunetta and Andy Hicks: http://cdn4.libsyn.com/polyestermcfadden/MCs_Podcast.m4a?nvb=20100810043154nva=20100811044154t=090a53092d95e8ae5c676 Television of the FUTURE, featuring Carl Danielson, Katie Drexel, Tim Hoover, Emma Lathan, Ginger Lazarus, and Jess Viator: http://cdn1.libsyn.com/polyestermcfadden/TV_Shows_in_Our_Hideous_Future.m4a?nvb=20100810042938nva=20100811043938t=04966fddc93571968db4c Performances are August 20-22 and 26-28 at Boston Playwrights' Theatre. We also want to remind you that the Friday, August 27 performance features a canned food drive to benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank, and ticket sales that night benefit the global women's group Equality Now. Thanks y'all, -Carl Danielson Artistic Director -- Carl's web site: http://www.carldanielson.com Unreliable Narrator Theater Group: http://www.unreliable-narrator.com Camp Wellstone, Grassroots Democracy: http://www.wellstone.org Stand up for what you believe, but don’t be so stubborn that you can’t learn and change from another’s reasoned argument. -Nick Sagan I love deadlines - I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. -Douglas Adams Many of the things I accomplished in life are because I was dead set on proving somebody wrong. -Lee Grant, actress Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home. - Emily Brontë If you're frightened of making a mistake, you won't make a thing. —John Taylor, Director of Design, GM's APEx As God is my Witness, I thought turkeys could fly! -Gordon Jump, playing Arthur Carlson, on WKRP in Cincinnati (after bombarding a shopping center with live turkeys) -- When we started skating, we had no role models in Poland to follow, we just had a wish. -- Zagorska and Siudek, 1999 World Bronze medalist-figure skating pair from Poland Always
[scifinoir2] Re: Thoughts on Revenge of the Sith--Spoilers
Liked: The visuals of course. The fight scenes for the most part. Yoda was a trip. The war on Kashyyyk was cool as of course the battle in the lava. ( I also agree, Jedi powers must be really strong for them to survive that atmosphere just by standing there.) I liked that R2D2 showed some skills. That there was one main thread that made sense. (Anakin becomes Vader that is the essence of the story) Obiwan. For some reason, Ewan MacGregor made him more likable to me. Not crazy about: Admittedly, I have only watched in total 10 minutes of Episode II so clearly I missed some things. My main problem with the movie was that the reasons given as to why Anakin becomes Darth Vader were just not compelling enough for me. I felt that there were reasons thrown out but the internal logic was not there for me. At least, even if I bought the whole he wanted to learn of the dark side to save Padme because he could not save his mother, why take out everyone at the Jedi Temple? Sure Mace is a traitor but not all of the Jedi would be. I feel as if Lucas said, okay...this is the one where he turns into Darth Vader. Whatever else happens, he has to become Darth Vader in the end. I also agree that both Mace and Grevious got punked. I expected better deaths for them. Mace's I can excuse-he did not see Anakin rising against him. Grevious, who routinely kicked Obiwan's butt and spectacularly as well, gets taken out by a laser blast...come on... Padme wins the useless female award. It's not her fault. Apparently at times Lucas shows his weakness in maintaining strong female characters or rather female characters at all. There were two that I identified as Jedi and they just should have been wear the Star Trek regulation red shirts in the movie since they were on the screen to be cannon fodder. Other than Padme, the only other females with anything like screen time that did not die were Mrs. Organa and Aunt Beru. The visuals that I liked so much dominated some scenes too much such as the scenes where characters had extended dialogue. There were times I did feel like saying, Yes Coruscant is a beautiful and wonderful place. We get it. I agree about the Darth Vader N!! Again an example of tacking on something just to say emotive. If Vader is going to be a badass, he has to be one all the way. More Mace. I felt that Sam could have used a bit more screen time. Then again, he may have gotten in in Clones. The droids chatterting-the evil ones. They sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks infested the ship. That's all from me. I'm not going there to die. I just need to know if I was ever really alive. - Spike (Cowboy Bebop) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Grey's Anatomy
I have not watched this show as much as I may have wanted to. I did connect with it immediately-relating to the star's plight instantly or at least the aspect of having to live up to her mother's reputation. I was disappointed that the Black woman was one of the typical stereotypes. The Mutt and Jeff thing that happens with Her and Isiah Washington's character and the interns gets old. As for ER, they have had people of color in the cast on the show for 11 years. With the departure of Noah Wyle, they will be the senior members of the cast in terms of longevity unless they get the chop. However, ER has never done any episodes that focused on the nurses unless they were the love interest of one of the doctors and that means that said nurse is usually white. Even Donal Logue, who was a walk on, managed to garner a recurring role as a flight nurse by being romantically involved with Dr. Lewis gets more screen time and story arc than Haleh, Chuny, Malik and the gang. Sure they had Peter Benton, Deb (Ching Mei) Chen, Jean Boulet, CCH Pounder's character, Michael Michele's character, Dr. Gallant, Dr. Pratt and Neela. So what. Some of them had their moments. Others were a footnote. All were in when they needed to cave to diversity pressure. I inadvertantly taped the episode when Pratt and Gallant were picked up by the picked for driving while Black. I dubbed that the Black History Month episode since if came along for February sweeps. I honestly hate Dr. Pratt. He is another stereotype. I liked Gallant better and felt that he got short schriff when Pratt came on. Apparently, Michael Michelle's character was the only Black woman doctor they could find in Chicago. Lynne Adams' nurse (the one that rubbed Carol the wrong way at her clinic and who ended up with the clinic after Carol again did something stupid because of Doug) just faded away. Back to Grey's Anatomy. It is good that they are doing more but just like with Star Trek and Star Wars, I will really get excited when they have a Black woman main character (in this case it would be doctor) who is interesting and not in crisis or a drill sergeant (although I don't mind that so much as that usually is all there is) and who gets interesting storylines and who is not Halle Berry or Thandie Newton (as much as I do like her.) I'm not going there to die. I just need to know if I was ever really alive. - Spike (Cowboy Bebop) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
