Can brain damaged Canadians design electronics?
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From: Charlie E. on 14 Apr 2010 19:35 On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:57:28 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote: >Hi Michael, > >Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>> I think the only such series that didn't overstay >>> its welcome was The Lost Room. Obviously, the creators >>> set up the plot intending for a *long* run ("100 objects >>> in the room" -- gee, what a curious number! why not 37? >>> or, 45??). Six episodes wasn't enough. Ten would probably >>> have been too many. :-/ >> >> I'm not familar with that series, and for some reason, this computer >> recently stopped letting me access most websites. It's propably another >> dying motherboard, since I use my oldest equipment to access newsgroups. > >Hard to describe it -- though it was "different". >Available on DVD. > >Firefly (and the followup movie, Serenity) are also good for >rotting brain cells. > >Jericho was too long -- yet cut too short. The 4400 was also. > >It must be a really challenging business to be in -- coming up >with stories that you can "milk" for many episodes; yet be able >to bring to an "appropriate" conclusion (in spite of marketing >pressures) > >I don't watch "TV" (CATV or broadcast) so I'm at the mercy of >whatever I stumble across... :> You should check out "Babylon 5" if you want good science fiction that engages the ol' brain cells. Just one warning - start with the pilot, and watch in order. If you get through the first half of the first season, you will be hooked, and have to watch the other four seasons! And then watch it again, just to see all the set ups that you didn't notice the first time! And then again, to get the little scenes that don't seem important at the time, but are vital at the end!!!! It is a very dangerouse series... ;-) Charlie
From: Michael A. Terrell on 14 Apr 2010 20:18 D Yuniskis wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > >> I think the only such series that didn't overstay > >> its welcome was The Lost Room. Obviously, the creators > >> set up the plot intending for a *long* run ("100 objects > >> in the room" -- gee, what a curious number! why not 37? > >> or, 45??). Six episodes wasn't enough. Ten would probably > >> have been too many. :-/ > > > > I'm not familar with that series, and for some reason, this computer > > recently stopped letting me access most websites. It's propably another > > dying motherboard, since I use my oldest equipment to access newsgroups. > > Hard to describe it -- though it was "different". > Available on DVD. > > Firefly (and the followup movie, Serenity) are also good for > rotting brain cells. > > Jericho was too long -- yet cut too short. The 4400 was also. > > It must be a really challenging business to be in -- coming up > with stories that you can "milk" for many episodes; yet be able > to bring to an "appropriate" conclusion (in spite of marketing > pressures) > > I don't watch "TV" (CATV or broadcast) so I'm at the mercy of > whatever I stumble across... :> I have less than 20 channels, mostly local network and independants. Mostly for the news & weather reports, but I mave it on some eveinings for an hour or two while at the computer. I listen, more than watch. -- Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
From: Michael A. Terrell on 14 Apr 2010 20:20 AZ Nomad wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > >Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights > >still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to > >drool and post nonsense till they die? > > What an idiotic post. Sounds like you miss Canada. -- Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
From: Michael A. Terrell on 14 Apr 2010 20:24 "Charlie E." wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:57:28 -0700, D Yuniskis > <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote: > > >Hi Michael, > > > >Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > >>> I think the only such series that didn't overstay > >>> its welcome was The Lost Room. Obviously, the creators > >>> set up the plot intending for a *long* run ("100 objects > >>> in the room" -- gee, what a curious number! why not 37? > >>> or, 45??). Six episodes wasn't enough. Ten would probably > >>> have been too many. :-/ > >> > >> I'm not familar with that series, and for some reason, this computer > >> recently stopped letting me access most websites. It's propably another > >> dying motherboard, since I use my oldest equipment to access newsgroups. > > > >Hard to describe it -- though it was "different". > >Available on DVD. > > > >Firefly (and the followup movie, Serenity) are also good for > >rotting brain cells. > > > >Jericho was too long -- yet cut too short. The 4400 was also. > > > >It must be a really challenging business to be in -- coming up > >with stories that you can "milk" for many episodes; yet be able > >to bring to an "appropriate" conclusion (in spite of marketing > >pressures) > > > >I don't watch "TV" (CATV or broadcast) so I'm at the mercy of > >whatever I stumble across... :> > > You should check out "Babylon 5" if you want good science fiction that > engages the ol' brain cells. Just one warning - start with the pilot, > and watch in order. If you get through the first half of the first > season, you will be hooked, and have to watch the other four seasons! > > And then watch it again, just to see all the set ups that you didn't > notice the first time! > > And then again, to get the little scenes that don't seem important at > the time, but are vital at the end!!!! > > It is a very dangerouse series... ;-) I watched the first series, then never saw any of the rest. -- Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
From: krw on 14 Apr 2010 20:28
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:20:22 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >AZ Nomad wrote: >> >> On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:46 -0400, Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >Can someone who left their brain outside on too many sub zero nights >> >still function well enough to design electronics, or are they doomed to >> >drool and post nonsense till they die? >> >> What an idiotic post. > > > Sounds like you miss Canada. No, he sounds like Miss Canada. |