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From: Michael A. Terrell on 22 Apr 2010 22:56 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 got so bored about 22 years ago that I wrote a Sci-Fi trilogy. All I could find in the stores was fantasy, labeled as sci-fi at that time, along with countless re-releases of books I'd read many times. The best part was the 'Stealth puns' in the text. Some didn't hit people for weeks. :) > I don't watch "TV" (CATV or broadcast) so I'm at the mercy of > whatever I stumble across... :> -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 21 Apr 2010 20:38 JosephKK wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:06:38 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > >JosephKK wrote: > >> > >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >> > > >> > Then it's time for some Laurel and Hardy! ;-) > >> > >> How about some Buster Keaton while you are at it? > > > > > > Sure, if you've got some. I've never seen any on tape or DVD though. > > Not yet. I do have some Red Skelton. That is pretty good too. I found a couple segments of his early TV show on VHS a few years ago. he was always one of my favorites. :) > Like your new sig. Thanks. :) -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Jim Thompson on 21 Apr 2010 21:07 On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:38:58 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >JosephKK wrote: >> >> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:06:38 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> > >> >JosephKK wrote: >> >> >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Then it's time for some Laurel and Hardy! ;-) >> >> >> >> How about some Buster Keaton while you are at it? >> > >> > >> > Sure, if you've got some. I've never seen any on tape or DVD though. >> >> Not yet. I do have some Red Skelton. That is pretty good too. > > > I found a couple segments of his early TV show on VHS a few years >ago. he was always one of my favorites. :) > >> Like your new sig. > > > Thanks. :) Of course I'm old enough to remember Red Skelton had a weekly TV show. Also saw him live at the AZ State Fair. Oldest daughter also won a patriotism essay contest sponsored by Skelton. "For ALL" Not now :-( ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: JosephKK on 21 Apr 2010 23:07 On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:07:49 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:38:58 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" ><mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >>JosephKK wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:06:38 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >>> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >JosephKK wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> > Then it's time for some Laurel and Hardy! ;-) >>> >> >>> >> How about some Buster Keaton while you are at it? >>> > >>> > >>> > Sure, if you've got some. I've never seen any on tape or DVD though. >>> >>> Not yet. I do have some Red Skelton. That is pretty good too. >> >> >> I found a couple segments of his early TV show on VHS a few years >>ago. he was always one of my favorites. :) >> >>> Like your new sig. >> >> >> Thanks. :) > >Of course I'm old enough to remember Red Skelton had a weekly TV show. >Also saw him live at the AZ State Fair. Oldest daughter also won a >patriotism essay contest sponsored by Skelton. > >"For ALL" > >Not now :-( > > ...Jim Thompson I used to sneak in and watch the black and white TV show after bedtime. I saw him live in December 1978 in Reno, absolutely hilarious. Just the word "frogs" can set me off sometimes even today.
From: JosephKK on 23 Apr 2010 21:49
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:56:12 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >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 got so bored about 22 years ago that I wrote a Sci-Fi trilogy. All >I could find in the stores was fantasy, labeled as sci-fi at that time, >along with countless re-releases of books I'd read many times. The best >part was the 'Stealth puns' in the text. Some didn't hit people for >weeks. :) > Did they ever get published? > > >> I don't watch "TV" (CATV or broadcast) so I'm at the mercy of >> whatever I stumble across... :> |