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Mac Breck

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Apr 23, 2007, 12:59:37 PM4/23/07
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http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7211

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Christina Wilson

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Apr 23, 2007, 5:20:39 PM4/23/07
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Mac Breck wrote:
> http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7211
>
> :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
>

Cool.

But I have to wait until the end of JULY?

Christina :)

Richard Fallstrom

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Apr 23, 2007, 6:09:02 PM4/23/07
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In article <462ce624$0$1449$ecde...@news.coretel.net>, Mac Breck
<macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanks Mac.

Rick (sometimes is a GentleRF and sometimes is not)
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Thunder 06

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Apr 23, 2007, 10:35:09 PM4/23/07
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Not crazy on the artwork for the DVD... it's not terrible or anything--
it just doesn't stand out to me. I'd expect something more traditional
like a montage of characters and action.

t.k.


Jan

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Apr 24, 2007, 4:39:10 AM4/24/07
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Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on pre-ordering
now.
http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1_1/002-6677584-9224059?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177105926&sr=1-1

Jan


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Jan

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Apr 24, 2007, 8:04:05 AM4/24/07
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In article <f0kfn...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...

>
>Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on pre-ordering
>now.
>http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1_1/002-6677584-9224059?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177105926&sr=1-1
>
>Jan
>

Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.

Amy Guskin

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Apr 24, 2007, 9:03:30 AM4/24/07
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>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0400, Jan wrote
(in article <f0krn...@drn.newsguy.com>):

> In article <f0kfn...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...
>>
>> Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on
>> pre-ordering
>> now.
>> http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1_1/002-
>> 6677584-9224059?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177105926&sr=1-1
>>
>> Jan
>>
>
> Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.<<

So...sales are going down? :-D

Amy


Amy Guskin

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Apr 24, 2007, 9:04:14 AM4/24/07
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>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0400, Jan wrote
(in article <f0krn...@drn.newsguy.com>):

> In article <f0kfn...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...


>>
>> Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on
>> pre-ordering
>> now.
>> http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1_1/002-
>> 6677584-9224059?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177105926&sr=1-1
>>
>> Jan
>>
>
> Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.<<

D'OH!

Never mind. Sales RANKING, not SALES. Amy is not allowed to post before
coffee, any more!!!

Amy

Stefan

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Apr 24, 2007, 2:08:30 PM4/24/07
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On 24 Apr., 14:04, Jan <janmschroe...@aol.com> wrote:
> In article <f0kfne01...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...

> >Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on pre-ordering
> >now.

> >http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1...


>
> Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.

Now: Top100 ranking (#95)

Stefan: :-)


Joseph DeMartino

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Apr 24, 2007, 4:00:09 PM4/24/07
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On Apr 24, 9:04 am, Amy Guskin <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote:

> Never mind. Sales RANKING, not SALES. Amy is not allowed to post before
> coffee, any more!!!

You brew your coffee so strong that it can post on its own? Yeah, I'd
let it post first, too. <g>

BTW, they've now posted the official press release:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7217

Later,

Joe


Dan Dassow

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Apr 24, 2007, 5:15:58 PM4/24/07
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On Apr 24, 8:04 am, Amy Guskin <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0400, Jan wrote
>
> (in article <f0krnl02...@drn.newsguy.com>):
>
> > In article <f0kfne01...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...

>
> >> Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on
> >> pre-ordering
> >> now.
> >>http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1...

> >> 6677584-9224059?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177105926&sr=1-1
>
> >> Jan
>
> > Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> > Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> > morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.<<
>
> D'OH!
>
> Never mind. Sales RANKING, not SALES. Amy is not allowed to post before
> coffee, any more!!!
>
> Amy

As of 4:13 pm CDT on April 24, 2007:
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68 in DVD (See Top Sellers in DVD)

Dan Dassow


Wendy of NJ

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Apr 24, 2007, 6:09:59 PM4/24/07
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On 24 Apr 2007 14:15:58 -0700, Dan Dassow <dan_d...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

6:10 EDT on 4/24/07 #64

I ordered it, too.

Pretty impressive, if you ask me.

-Wendy of NJ

Amy Guskin

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Apr 24, 2007, 7:50:17 PM4/24/07
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>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:00:09 -0400, Joseph DeMartino wrote
(in article <1177444809.1...@t38g2000prd.googlegroups.com>):

> On Apr 24, 9:04 am, Amy Guskin <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote:
>
>> Never mind. Sales RANKING, not SALES. Amy is not allowed to post before
>> coffee, any more!!!
>
> You brew your coffee so strong that it can post on its own? Yeah, I'd
> let it post first, too. <g> <<

Sigh. If there's _any_ way whatsoever to humorously misunderstand a
statement, of course DeMartino finds it. <g>

Amy

Joseph DeMartino

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Apr 24, 2007, 8:53:43 PM4/24/07
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On Apr 24, 8:04 am, Jan <janmschroe...@aol.com> wrote:
> In article <f0kfne01...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...

> this morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.

April 24, 2007 8:54 PM EST - Amazon sales rank FIFTY-FOUR. Cracked
the top 100 in under 24 hours. Not bad. Not bad at all. <g>

Regards,

Joe


Mac Breck

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Apr 24, 2007, 9:00:47 PM4/24/07
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"Joseph DeMartino" <jdem...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1177462423....@c18g2000prb.googlegroups.com...

Now, it's 45. :D

Josh Hill

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:13:45 PM4/24/07
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:09:59 GMT, Wendy of NJ <voxw...@gmail.com>
wrote:

10:05 PM #10.

I suspect some Warners executives are creaming in their pants right
now . . .


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Josh Hill

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:15:26 PM4/24/07
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On 24 Apr 2007 13:00:09 -0700, Joseph DeMartino
<jdem...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

Hey, I can see my old apartment in the cover art . . .

(Not really)

Jan

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:28:22 PM4/24/07
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In article <9sdt23pqqqeqmq7j7...@4ax.com>, Josh Hill says...


10:25 PM EDT on 4/24/07 #8 NUMBER EIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I sure hope somebody sends a screenshot to WB.

Eugeal Ivanova

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Apr 24, 2007, 3:11:05 AM4/24/07
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Mac Breck ha detto...

:)
I wonder when it will come out in Europe.
(I don't wonder when it will come out in Italy because we only had
season 1 in dvd so far. Now they are airing the series from the
beginning on a sat channel, so I hope we can get all the other seasons
in dvd as well)

Eugeal
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Jon Schild

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:33:42 AM4/24/07
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Sales RANKING was down to 594 as of 7:30am mountain time Tues when I
placed my order. For a product we won't see until 3 months from now!

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Zathrus

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:20:09 AM4/24/07
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I thought maybe it was the number of Disc's left.

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tjgui...@yahoo.com

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Apr 24, 2007, 7:57:32 PM4/24/07
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Now it's at sales rank #47 :)

tjgui...@yahoo.com

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:02:08 PM4/24/07
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On Apr 24, 6:04 am, Amy Guskin <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:04:05 -0400, Jan wrote
>
> (in article <f0krnl02...@drn.newsguy.com>):
>
> > In article <f0kfne01...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...

>
> >> Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on
> >> pre-ordering
> >> now.
> >>http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1...

> >> 6677584-9224059?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177105926&sr=1-1
>
> >> Jan
>
> > Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> > Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> > morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.<<
>
> D'OH!
>
> Never mind. Sales RANKING, not SALES. Amy is not allowed to post before
> coffee, any more!!!
>
> Amy

It's at #10 now!

Cameron Mason

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Apr 24, 2007, 10:47:08 PM4/24/07
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"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:462ce624$0$1449$ecde...@news.coretel.net...
> http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7211

No news on a Region 4 release date though...

Cameron
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Kurt Ullman

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Apr 24, 2007, 11:17:26 PM4/24/07
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In article <1177459052.4...@b40g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
tjgui...@yahoo.com wrote:

> Now it's at sales rank #47 :)

I wonder how many the Babylon 5 scripts team offer from Cafe Press is
impacting on this. (G).

Amy Guskin

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Apr 24, 2007, 11:48:15 PM4/24/07
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>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:17:26 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote
(in article
<kurtullman-6B666...@customer-201-125-217-207.uninet.net.mx>):

11:49 PM EDT, it's at #6! I'm waiting to see if it can beat "The Secret"!

Amy

MJB

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Apr 25, 2007, 1:12:44 AM4/25/07
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Jan <janmsc...@aol.com> wrote in news:f0mec...@drn.newsguy.com:

and it was at #6 when I ordered mine at 11:30PM EDT and still is now at
1:11AM the next day....


jms...@aol.com

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Apr 25, 2007, 1:14:23 AM4/25/07
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On Apr 24, 5:04 am, Jan <janmschroe...@aol.com> wrote:
> In article <f0kfne01...@drn.newsguy.com>, Jan says...

>
>
>
> >Amazon.com doesn't have the cover art up yet but they've turned on pre-ordering
> >now.
> >http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1...

>
> >Jan
>
> Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.
>
> Jan
>
> --
> If we are to be who we are, and what we are; if we are to accomplish great
> things, then we must learn the heart's most essential rule:
> "Never Surrender Dreams."
> J. Michael Straczynski

As of nine o'clock tonight, Tuesday, it was #6.

jms


Hank Arnold

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Apr 25, 2007, 4:55:11 AM4/25/07
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Excellent!!! My pre-order is in!!!

Regards,
Hank Arnold

Wendy of NJ

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Apr 25, 2007, 8:24:12 AM4/25/07
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:48:15 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

I think getting a *pre-order* in the top 10 is amazing. On the order
of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

-Wendy

Amy Guskin

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>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:14:23 -0400, jms...@aol.com wrote
(in article <1177478063.5...@u32g2000prd.googlegroups.com>):

Hey, Joe, you're closing in on "The Secret" -- last night it was #3; this
morning it's #4. I'd _really_ like to see you beat it! :-D

Amy

Amy Guskin

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Apr 25, 2007, 8:49:23 AM4/25/07
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>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:24:12 -0400, Wendy of NJ wrote
(in article <43iu23p6c43octcto...@4ax.com>):

Agreed. Last night, I noticed that the only other pre-order item in the top
25 was "Dreamgirls," and that's coming out in a matter of days (May 1).
Something that isn't coming out until _late July_ at number SIX? Incredible!

Amy


Jon Schild

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Apr 25, 2007, 12:44:30 AM4/25/07
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9pm mountain time, #6. It is truly said that B5 fans tend to be just a
bit fanatical about their favorite show.

Somebody post when it hits number one.

robin...@gmail.com

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Apr 25, 2007, 5:19:23 AM4/25/07
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>http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-The-Lost-Tales/dp/B000PHX8RA/ref=sr_1...

>
> >Jan
>
> Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.
>
> Jan
J. Michael
Straczynski

... and now it's at #6! :^D

It's above Casino Royale and Last King of Scotland, bloody hell!

Jo'Asia

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Apr 25, 2007, 11:39:06 AM4/25/07
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Eugeal Ivanova wrote:

> :)
> I wonder when it will come out in Europe.
> (I don't wonder when it will come out in Italy because we only had
> season 1 in dvd so far. Now they are airing the series from the
> beginning on a sat channel, so I hope we can get all the other seasons
> in dvd as well)

September 3rd in UK: <http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000134946>

Jo'Asia

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Mac Breck

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Apr 25, 2007, 11:49:31 AM4/25/07
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<jms...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1177478063.5...@u32g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

#6 in about 24 hours, solely because of the internet grapevine and word
of mouth.

Now, Amazon is sending out emails about a one or two day delay in
shipping on that first day of availability. I haven't gotten such an
email (Maybe I ordered early enough.), but it seems we might have
**swamped 'em**.

Gees, think there's a market? :-) Hope you have ideas about how you're
going to fill the next "Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales" DVD.

Amy Guskin

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Apr 25, 2007, 12:23:26 PM4/25/07
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>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:49:31 -0400, Mac Breck wrote
(in article <462f78c7$0$1459$ecde...@news.coretel.net>):

And it's creeping ever closer to "The Secret." Lost Tales is now #5; The
Secret is #4. GO LOST TALES!

Amy

Chris Patterson

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Apr 25, 2007, 12:44:03 PM4/25/07
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In article <462f78c7$0$1459$ecde...@news.coretel.net>,
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Now, Amazon is sending out emails about a one or two day delay in
> shipping on that first day of availability. I haven't gotten such an
> email (Maybe I ordered early enough.), but it seems we might have
> **swamped 'em**.

(Trying this a third time -- I just realized I have been posting with my
gmail account, not my yahoo account, and none of those messages have
ever been posted! Luckily, my newsreader saves my posts locally...)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Amazon will *cancel your order* on May 25 if you do not
log in to your account and *approve* the shipment delay.

Chris Patterson

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Apr 25, 2007, 12:52:21 PM4/25/07
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In article <1177478063.5...@u32g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
"jms...@aol.com" <jms...@aol.com> wrote:

> As of nine o'clock tonight, Tuesday, it was #6.
>
> jms

(Trying this again -- I just realized I have been posting with my
gmail account for weeks, not my yahoo account, and none of those

messages have ever been posted! Luckily, my newsreader saves my posts
locally...)

Appears to be holding at #5, as of 12:50pm ET.

The really fun view is to look at the "Movers and Shakers" list at:

<http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/dvd/ref=pd_ts_mte/002-231068
2-2883202>

#1 biggest gainer in the past 24 hours -- up 1,900% !!! LOL
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Wendy of NJ

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Apr 25, 2007, 1:39:02 PM4/25/07
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:49:23 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

>>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:24:12 -0400, Wendy of NJ wrote
>(in article <43iu23p6c43octcto...@4ax.com>):
>
>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:48:15 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:17:26 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote
>>> (in article
>>> <kurtullman-6B666...@customer-201-125-217-207.uninet.net.mx>):
>>>
>>>> In article <1177459052.4...@b40g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>>>> tjgui...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now it's at sales rank #47 :)
>>>>
>>>> I wonder how many the Babylon 5 scripts team offer from Cafe Press is
>>>> impacting on this. (G). <<
>>>
>>> 11:49 PM EDT, it's at #6! I'm waiting to see if it can beat "The Secret"!
>>>
>>> Amy
>>
>> I think getting a *pre-order* in the top 10 is amazing. On the order
>> of the Harry Potter phenomenon. <<
>
>Agreed. Last night, I noticed that the only other pre-order item in the top
>25 was "Dreamgirls," and that's coming out in a matter of days (May 1).
>Something that isn't coming out until _late July_ at number SIX? Incredible!
>
>Amy
>

#5 now... :-D

-Wendy

Joseph DeMartino

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Apr 25, 2007, 4:26:41 PM4/25/07
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On Apr 24, 8:04 am, Jan <janmschroe...@aol.com> wrote:
> Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000. This
> morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.
>
> Jan


Now at number 5. <g>

Rounding out the Top Ten:

1. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

2. The Queen

3. Night at the Museum (Widescreen Edition)

4. The Secret (Extended Edition)

5. Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales

6. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]

7. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]

8. Deja Vu

9. Casino Royale (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

10. The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition)

So this little direct-to-video title is attracting more orders than
the hi-def versions of one of the biggest and most-hyped TV events of
the past year, the latest incarnation of James Bond and a multiple
Oscar (tm) nominee. Not bad. Not bad at all.

Joe


Wesley Struebing

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Apr 25, 2007, 7:57:24 PM4/25/07
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:52:21 -0400, Chris Patterson
<chris_s_...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>In article <1177478063.5...@u32g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
> "jms...@aol.com" <jms...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> As of nine o'clock tonight, Tuesday, it was #6.
>>
>> jms
>
>(Trying this again -- I just realized I have been posting with my
>gmail account for weeks, not my yahoo account, and none of those
>messages have ever been posted! Luckily, my newsreader saves my posts
>locally...)
>
>Appears to be holding at #5, as of 12:50pm ET.
>
>The really fun view is to look at the "Movers and Shakers" list at:
>
><http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/dvd/ref=pd_ts_mte/002-231068
>2-2883202>
>
>#1 biggest gainer in the past 24 hours -- up 1,900% !!! LOL

As of 5:57PM MDT, it said #6...

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and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.

Jon Schild

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Apr 25, 2007, 3:18:05 PM4/25/07
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I did not get any such threating message, but I went into my account to
make sure. It also has no cancellation threat, and indicates expected
delivery Aug 3-7. So perhaps that only applies after the first 100,000
orders or something like that.

Chris Patterson

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> > Pardon the reply to myself but I've been watching the sales ranking on
> > Amazon.com. Last night when I put in my pre-order, it was over 10,000.
> > This
> > morning at 7:30 AM EDT, it was 2,118. Now, at 8:00 AM, it's 1,108.
> >
> > Jan

> As of nine o'clock tonight, Tuesday, it was #6.
>
> jms

Appears to be holding at #6, as of 11:00am ET.

The really fun view is to look at the "Movers and Shakers" list at:

<http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/dvd/ref=pd_ts_mte/002-231068
2-2883202>

#1 biggest gainer in the past 24 hours -- up 9,800% !!! LOL


Stephen Castello

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Apr 25, 2007, 11:32:33 AM4/25/07
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On 24 Apr 2007 22:14:23 -0700, "jms...@aol.com" <jms...@aol.com> had
a flock of green cheek conures squawk out:

@11:30 eastern:

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5 in DVD

Stephen
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Apr 25, 2007, 11:55:23 AM4/25/07
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When I ordered at about 9AM on 4/25 it was ranked #5 in DVD sales!

Chris Patterson

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Apr 25, 2007, 12:00:52 PM4/25/07
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In article <462f78c7$0$1459$ecde...@news.coretel.net>,
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Now, Amazon is sending out emails about a one or two day delay in
> shipping on that first day of availability. I haven't gotten such an
> email (Maybe I ordered early enough.), but it seems we might have
> **swamped 'em**.

I posted a new thread about this, but I'll repeat it here -- IMPORTANT

Eugeal Ivanova

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Apr 26, 2007, 9:42:54 AM4/26/07
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Jo'Asia ha detto...

>> I wonder when it will come out in Europe. (I don't wonder when it

Thank you :)
I preordered it on play.com
Waiting for september won't be easy :/

Eugeal
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Dennis (Icarus)

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"Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
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> >> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:14:23 -0400, jms...@aol.com wrote
> (in article <1177478063.5...@u32g2000prd.googlegroups.com>):
>
<snip>

> >
> > As of nine o'clock tonight, Tuesday, it was #6. <<
>
> Hey, Joe, you're closing in on "The Secret" -- last night it was #3; this
> morning it's #4. I'd _really_ like to see you beat it! :-D

Well, keep thinking that, and the Law of Attraction will Make It Happen!!
;-)


Dennis


.

Joseph DeMartino

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Apr 28, 2007, 11:07:45 AM4/28/07
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On Apr 28, 12:01 pm, "Dennis \(Icarus\)" <ala_dir_di...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> "Amy Guskin" <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message


> > Hey, Joe, you're closing in on "The Secret" -- last night it was #3; this
> > morning it's #4. I'd _really_ like to see you beat it! :-D

> Well, keep thinking that, and the Law of Attraction will Make It Happen!!

<ding-dong>

"Candy-gram for Dennis!"

<creak>

<Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! WHAM! Wham!>

(Hmmmm.... I guess Dennis was thinking about the NBS)


Joseph DeMartino

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On Apr 25, 8:48 am, Amy Guskin <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote:

> Hey, Joe, you're closing in on "The Secret" -- last night it was #3; this
> morning it's #4. I'd _really_ like to see you beat it! :-D

Wait a second... If "The Secret" works, shouldn't it be number 1?
<g>


Amy Guskin

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Apr 28, 2007, 9:19:24 PM4/28/07
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>> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:37:38 -0400, Joseph DeMartino wrote
(in article <1177778258.5...@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):

Exactly. <g>

Amy

Dennis (Icarus)

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"Joseph DeMartino" <jdem...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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<slowly recovering> Must not think about NBS, must not think about NBS, must
not......

--
Dennis


.

Dan Dassow

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May 1, 2007, 11:18:48 PM5/1/07
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On May 1, 9:59 pm, "Dennis \(Icarus\)" <ala_dir_di...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> "Joseph DeMartino" <jdema...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

Dennis, give into the dark side ... ahem ... the NBS ... you know you
should.

Dan Dassow
Charter Member of the NBSPiaBPSSG (1)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

(1) NBS Pounded into a Bloody Pulp Survivor Support Group


Amy Guskin

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>> On Tue, 1 May 2007 22:59:28 -0400, Dennis \(Icarus\) wrote
(in article <46661$4637ef47$1860878d$18...@KNOLOGY.NET>):

The first rule of Narn Bat Squad is...never talk about Narn Bat Squad. :-)

Amy

Dennis (Icarus)

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May 2, 2007, 1:41:50 AM5/2/07
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"Dan Dassow" <dan_d...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1178075928.4...@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> On May 1, 9:59 pm, "Dennis \(Icarus\)" <ala_dir_di...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > "Joseph DeMartino" <jdema...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> >
> > news:1177772865....@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 28, 12:01 pm, "Dennis \(Icarus\)" <ala_dir_di...@yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > > "Amy Guskin" <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
> > > > > Hey, Joe, you're closing in on "The Secret" -- last night it was
#3;
> > this
> > > > > morning it's #4. I'd _really_ like to see you beat it! :-D
> >
> > > > Well, keep thinking that, and the Law of Attraction will Make It
> > Happen!!
> >
> > > <ding-dong>
> >
> > > "Candy-gram for Dennis!"
> >
> > > <creak>
> >
> > > <Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! WHAM! Wham!>
> >
> > > (Hmmmm.... I guess Dennis was thinking about the NBS)
> >
> > <slowly recovering> Must not think about NBS, must not think about NBS,
must
> > not......
> >
>
> Dennis, give into the dark side ... ahem ... the NBS ... you know you
> should.

The way I understood the whole Law Of Attraction thing was that the Universe
had trouble with "not".
It'd still give you what you were thinking about, even if you were simply
reminding yourself not to think about it. ;-)

Dennis


.

Amy Guskin

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May 2, 2007, 12:54:29 AM5/2/07
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>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 01:41:50 -0400, Dennis \(Icarus\) wrote
(in article <de228$46381544$1860878d$31...@KNOLOGY.NET>):

Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this "Law of
Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"? If you tell us,
will you have to kill us? <g>

Amy


Dennis (Icarus)

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"Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
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> >> On Wed, 2 May 2007 01:41:50 -0400, Dennis \(Icarus\) wrote
> (in article <de228$46381544$1860878d$31...@KNOLOGY.NET>):
>
<snip>

>
> Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this "Law
of
> Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"? If you tell
us,
> will you have to kill us? <g>
>

While I know you're not especially fond of Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Attraction

And this is the movie I thought you were talking about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_%282006_film%29

Though I now see that there's another, 2007 movie of the same title
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(film)

Dennis


.

Methuselah Jones

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May 2, 2007, 8:24:35 AM5/2/07
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Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of Amy
Guskin of rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated make plain:

WPIYF :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Attraction

--
Methuselah
"In the councils of government we must guard against the acquisition of
unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military
industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced
power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this
combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should
take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can
compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery
of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and
liberty may prosper together."
-- Dwight D Eisenhower

Chris Patterson

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May 2, 2007, 8:40:07 AM5/2/07
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In article <Xns9924558C943E3me...@127.0.0.1>,
Methuselah Jones <methu...@altgeek.org> wrote:

> > Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this
> > "Law of Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"?
> > If you tell us, will you have to kill us? <g>
>
> WPIYF :)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Attraction

I also believe this has "bubbled up" in the public consciousness again
because Oprah recently did a show about it, and tosses it into the
conversation a lot since that show:

http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200702/tows_past_20070208.jhtml

Amy Guskin

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May 2, 2007, 9:04:33 AM5/2/07
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>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 08:40:07 -0400, Chris Patterson wrote
(in article <chris_s_patterson-3...@individual.net>):

> In article <Xns9924558C943E3me...@127.0.0.1>,
> Methuselah Jones <methu...@altgeek.org> wrote:
>
>>> Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this
>>> "Law of Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"?
>>> If you tell us, will you have to kill us? <g>
>>
>> WPIYF :)
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Attraction
>
> I also believe this has "bubbled up" in the public consciousness again
> because Oprah recently did a show about it, and tosses it into the
> conversation a lot since that show:<<

Ah, OPRAH talks about it. That explains everything. I have to confess that
I'm not immune to her evil sway myself ("Joinnnnn us...."). I recently got
suckered in by "Oprah's bra," but to her credit, it's a great bra!

Amy

Amy Guskin

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>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 08:24:35 -0400, Methuselah Jones wrote
(in article <Xns9924558C943E3me...@127.0.0.1>):

So it's basically the old (new age, metaphysical, whatever you want to call
it) adage that "energy flows where attention goes," with a little creative
visualization thrown in for good measure. But it's gotten trendy because of
"The Secret." Okay, got it. Thanks.

Amy

Amy Guskin

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>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 09:23:03 -0400, Dennis \(Icarus\) wrote
(in article <50b40$46388163$1860878d$14...@KNOLOGY.NET>):

Yes, I do get the basic concept of it -- "energy flows where attention goes"
(I think I got that reversed in my reply to Methuselah; that's what I get for
posting on no sleep, right after rolling out of bed!) -- but I'm curious to
know where it entered the popular vernacular. If you didn't see "The
Secret," where'd you hear about it? Who was talking about it that got you to
start using it?

Amy


Joseph DeMartino

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"Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C25D9218...@news.verizon.net...

> Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this "Law
> of
> Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"? If you tell
> us,
> will you have to kill us? <g>

Other way around, I should think. <g>

And yes, from the 5 seconds I spent looking at the Amazon page for
"The
Secret", I'd say the "Law of Attraction" thing is part of it, or is an
older
idea borrowed for it. Basically the usual "If you build it (or in
this
case, *think* it) it will come." Imagine yourself rich and you'll
attract
riches, that sort of thing. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go
think about Kirstin
Dunst for awhile.

Later,

Joe

Amy Guskin

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May 2, 2007, 10:23:23 AM5/2/07
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>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 10:06:32 -0400, Joseph DeMartino wrote
(in article <1178114792....@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>):

> "Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.C25D9218...@news.verizon.net...
>
>> Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this "Law
>> of
>> Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"? If you tell
>> us,
>> will you have to kill us? <g>
>
> Other way around, I should think. <g>
>
> And yes, from the 5 seconds I spent looking at the Amazon page for
> "The
> Secret", I'd say the "Law of Attraction" thing is part of it, or is an
> older
> idea borrowed for it. Basically the usual "If you build it (or in
> this
> case, *think* it) it will come." Imagine yourself rich and you'll
> attract
> riches, that sort of thing. <<

Creative visualization. The idea's been around a loooong time. Thanks to
all who answered. I was more curious about what has suddenly put it smack
dab center of the public consciousness (or at least what's made Dennis start
mentioning it repeatedly).

>> Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go
> think about Kirstin
> Dunst for awhile.<<

Whenever some guy makes a wolfish comment about Kirsten, I can't help
thinking about "Interview with the Vampire": we knew her as a child! A
little child! A little immortal child! Eeeew!

Amy

Wendy of NJ

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May 2, 2007, 11:47:41 AM5/2/07
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 07:24:35 -0500, Methuselah Jones
<methu...@altgeek.org> wrote:

>Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of Amy
>Guskin of rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated make plain:
>
>>>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 01:41:50 -0400, Dennis \(Icarus\) wrote
>> (in article <de228$46381544$1860878d$31...@KNOLOGY.NET>):

>>>

>>> The way I understood the whole Law Of Attraction thing was that the
>>> Universe had trouble with "not". It'd still give you what you were
>>> thinking about, even if you were simply reminding yourself not to
>>> think about it. ;-)<<
>>
>> Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this
>> "Law of Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"?
>> If you tell us, will you have to kill us? <g>
>
>WPIYF :)
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Attraction


Oh, yeah. that works. That's why my house has been on the market for
over 6 months now. Because I haven't THOUGHT about it enough!

-Wendy

Joseph DeMartino

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May 2, 2007, 12:46:17 PM5/2/07
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On May 2, 10:23 am, Amy Guskin <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote:

> Whenever some guy makes a wolfish comment about Kirsten, I can't help
> thinking about "Interview with the Vampire": we knew her as a child! A
> little child! A little immortal child! Eeeew!

Oh, ick! I had totally forgotten about that. (I only saw the film
once, and that was enough. Not only did it generaly suck - pardon the
pun - but there was a really disturbing JonBenet vibe about the
"little girl" character that I suspect you can kind of get away with
on the page, but on screen was just too much given that there was a
real little girl actress under that makeup.) Thanks for ruining Mary
Jane Watson for me forever. <g> Now I have to go take a shower.

Later,

Joe


Dennis (Icarus)

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"Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
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Only twice (which, nautrally, fits the definition of repeatedly), and only
because you mentioned "The Secret" so I thought you'd
mentioned it by implication first ;-)

Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) is also a big proponent of creative
visualization.

Dennis

.

Dennis (Icarus)

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May 2, 2007, 9:17:22 PM5/2/07
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"Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C25E05AC...@news.verizon.net...

> >> On Wed, 2 May 2007 09:23:03 -0400, Dennis \(Icarus\) wrote
> (in article <50b40$46388163$1860878d$14...@KNOLOGY.NET>):
>
<snip>

> >>
> >
> > While I know you're not especially fond of Wikipedia,
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Attraction
> >
> > And this is the movie I thought you were talking about.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_%282006_film%29
> >
> > Though I now see that there's another, 2007 movie of the same title
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(film) <<
>
> Yes, I do get the basic concept of it -- "energy flows where attention
goes"
> (I think I got that reversed in my reply to Methuselah; that's what I get
for
> posting on no sleep, right after rolling out of bed!) -- but I'm curious
to
> know where it entered the popular vernacular. If you didn't see "The
> Secret," where'd you hear about it? Who was talking about it that got you
to
> start using it?

I read a review of the movie in one of the magazines to which I subscribe -
probably National Review.

Dennis


.

Dan Dassow

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May 2, 2007, 9:11:04 PM5/2/07
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On May 2, 8:27 pm, "Dennis \(Icarus\)" <ala_dir_di...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> "Amy Guskin" <aisl...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.C25E176F...@news.verizon.net...
>

> > Creative visualization. The idea's been around a loooong time. Thanks to
> > all who answered. I was more curious about what has suddenly put it smack
> > dab center of the public consciousness (or at least what's made Dennis
> start
> > mentioning it repeatedly).
>
> Only twice (which, nautrally, fits the definition of repeatedly), and only
> because you mentioned "The Secret" so I thought you'd
> mentioned it by implication first ;-)
>
> Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) is also a big proponent of creative
> visualization.
>

In today's Dilbert, Scott Adams visualizes how he became a nationally
syndicated cartoonist.
http://www.comics.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2004887770502.gif

Dan Dassow


Wesley Struebing

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May 2, 2007, 10:07:44 PM5/2/07
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I am your pouchmate, Luke! (err Dennis...)


>...
>...
>...
>...
>...
>...
>...
>...
>...
>
>(1) NBS Pounded into a Bloody Pulp Survivor Support Group
>

--

Wes Struebing

I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America,
and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.

Wesley Struebing

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May 2, 2007, 10:08:43 PM5/2/07
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 04:54:29 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

No. You will be attracted!

"Hi. I am Amy of Attraction!"

Wesley Struebing

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On Wed, 02 May 2007 13:04:33 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

>>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 08:40:07 -0400, Chris Patterson wrote

You're wearing Oprah's bra! I'm shocked!

;-)

Wesley Struebing

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On Wed, 02 May 2007 15:47:41 GMT, Wendy of NJ <voxw...@gmail.com>
wrote:

....and I haven't thought about a new job hard enough, either...

Wesley Struebing

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May 2, 2007, 10:19:12 PM5/2/07
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 14:23:23 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

>>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 10:06:32 -0400, Joseph DeMartino wrote


>(in article <1178114792....@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>):
>
>> "Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
>> news:0001HW.C25D9218...@news.verizon.net...
>>
>>> Okay, since this is the second time you've mentioned it: what is this "Law
>>> of
>>> Attraction" thing? Is it something to do with "The Secret"? If you tell
>>> us,
>>> will you have to kill us? <g>
>>
>> Other way around, I should think. <g>
>>
>> And yes, from the 5 seconds I spent looking at the Amazon page for
>> "The
>> Secret", I'd say the "Law of Attraction" thing is part of it, or is an
>> older
>> idea borrowed for it. Basically the usual "If you build it (or in
>> this
>> case, *think* it) it will come." Imagine yourself rich and you'll
>> attract
>> riches, that sort of thing. <<
>
>Creative visualization. The idea's been around a loooong time. Thanks to
>all who answered. I was more curious about what has suddenly put it smack
>dab center of the public consciousness (or at least what's made Dennis start
>mentioning it repeatedly).

Did you ever read (or study) that book by Shakti Gawain (sp)? At
least that was more active.

Amy Guskin

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May 2, 2007, 11:29:18 PM5/2/07
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>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 22:19:12 -0400, Wesley Struebing wrote
(in article <idhi339kkea5ohicf...@4ax.com>):

When I worked at Bantam, that was constantly one of our non-fiction best
sellers. I have a copy somewhere on a shelf, but I don't think I actually
ever read it.

Amy

Richard Fallstrom

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May 3, 2007, 1:10:32 AM5/3/07
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In article <0001HW.C25E04F6...@news.verizon.net>, Amy
Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote:

Last time I checked, the best "bra" is the hands of a lover from behind
you.

Rick (sometimes is a GentleRF and sometimes is not)
.

Matt Ion

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May 3, 2007, 2:52:17 AM5/3/07
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Richard Fallstrom wrote:

> Last time I checked, the best "bra" is the hands of a lover from behind
> you.

One size fits all!

goate...@hotmail.com

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May 3, 2007, 6:45:03 AM5/3/07
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I'm actually quite a big fan of this artwork. It's time for a change
and this fits the bill nicely.

And I couldn't wait for the R2 release so I guess I'll just have to
plug my old DVD player back in when the R1 version arrives on my
doorstep. :)


Amy Guskin

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May 3, 2007, 8:55:00 AM5/3/07
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 01:10:32 -0400, Richard Fallstrom wrote
(in article <020520072210326231%rick.fa...@donobi.net>):

Perhaps, but it's awkward to walk around the office or the gym like that.

Amy

Joseph DeMartino

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May 3, 2007, 9:08:47 AM5/3/07
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"Richard Fallstrom" <rick.fa...@donobi.net> wrote in message
news:020520072210326231%rick.fa...@donobi.net...

> Last time I checked, the best "bra" is the hands of a lover from behind
> you.

But most office dress codes won't allow for that option, even on
casual
Friday. It is also impractical for driving.

Regards,

Joe

Joan Cross

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"Joseph DeMartino" <jdem...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Oh but it would feel soo good.
Now as I drive off to work I will at least have a smile on my face.
Thank you.

Joan


Chris Patterson

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May 3, 2007, 11:26:28 AM5/3/07
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In article <0001HW.C25ECFA4...@news.verizon.net>,
Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote:

> >> Creative visualization...


> >
> > Did you ever read (or study) that book by Shakti Gawain (sp)? At
> > least that was more active.<<
>
> When I worked at Bantam, that was constantly one of our non-fiction best
> sellers.

Non-fiction? Uhhhmmmm... :)

Bill

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May 3, 2007, 11:48:36 AM5/3/07
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ummm ... Amy? "Interview with the Vampire" was released in 1994. By
that logic, the Olsen twins - as they are now - shouldn't be
considered attractive simply because the whole country has watched
them grow from infancy. I'm curious, are you equally skeeved by Harry
Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's nude turn on stage with Equus?

Joe, I suspect that the JonBenet vibe was deliberate on somebody's
part. Since I never read "Interview", I'm not certain if that was Anne
Rice or the director's idea. Personally, I liked it from the
standpoint of an artist pushing the audience out of their comfort
zone.

Okay, I'm going back to lurking before I really aggravate somebody.

Bill


Amy Guskin

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May 3, 2007, 12:23:41 PM5/3/07
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 11:26:28 -0400, Chris Patterson wrote
(in article <chris_s_patterson-5...@individual.net>):

> In article <0001HW.C25ECFA4...@news.verizon.net>,
> Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote:
>
>>>> Creative visualization...
>>>
>>> Did you ever read (or study) that book by Shakti Gawain (sp)? At
>>> least that was more active.<<
>>
>> When I worked at Bantam, that was constantly one of our non-fiction best
>> sellers.
>
> Non-fiction? Uhhhmmmm... :) <<

Yeah, meaning it isn't a novel, it's a self-help book. Lots of people are
Christians, but whether you are or not - do you refer to the Bible as
fiction? Same difference! ;-)

Amy

Amy Guskin

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May 3, 2007, 12:32:56 PM5/3/07
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 11:48:36 -0400, Bill wrote
(in article <1178207316.9...@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):

> On May 2, 12:46 pm, Joseph DeMartino <jdema...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> Whenever some guy makes a wolfish comment about Kirsten, I can't help
>>> thinking about "Interview with the Vampire": we knew her as a child! A
>>> little child! A little immortal child! Eeeew!
>>
>> Oh, ick! I had totally forgotten about that. (I only saw the film
>> once, and that was enough. Not only did it generaly suck - pardon the
>> pun - but there was a really disturbing JonBenet vibe about the
>> "little girl" character that I suspect you can kind of get away with
>> on the page, but on screen was just too much given that there was a
>> real little girl actress under that makeup.) Thanks for ruining Mary
>> Jane Watson for me forever. <g> Now I have to go take a shower.
>
> ummm ... Amy? "Interview with the Vampire" was released in 1994. By
> that logic, the Olsen twins - as they are now - shouldn't be
> considered attractive simply because the whole country has watched
> them grow from infancy. <<

Oh, I didn't say "not attractive." It's just hard for me to think of her as
anything but a little girl. I was a _big_ fan of Anne Rice back around that
time, and I went to her annual Halloween ball the year IwtV was released.
Kirsten Dunst was there. I saw her around town a lot over that week, and
also _in costume as Claudia_ (the vampire child), at the ball itself. She's
pretty much cemented in my mind as a little girl. :-)

>> I'm curious, are you equally skeeved by Harry
> Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's nude turn on stage with Equus? <<

Honestly? A bit. But that didn't stop me from looking at pictures from the
production. :-D

>> Joe, I suspect that the JonBenet vibe was deliberate on somebody's
> part. Since I never read "Interview", I'm not certain if that was Anne
> Rice or the director's idea. Personally, I liked it from the
> standpoint of an artist pushing the audience out of their comfort
> zone.<<

The Claudia character was written as a kind of grief-processing response to
the death of Rice's own daughter, at around age five, from leukemia. The
point of view of the other vampire characters in the books was that it was an
abomination to 'turn' a child, for just the reason that squicked out Joe:
eventually, she would be a woman, eternally a grown woman, in the body of a
child. So not exactly Jon Benet, but a similar sort of vibe, I guess.

Amy

Joseph DeMartino

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May 3, 2007, 2:04:21 PM5/3/07
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On May 3, 11:48 am, Bill <beastmachin...@msn.com> wrote:

> Joe, I suspect that the JonBenet vibe was deliberate on somebody's
> part.

Actually it may be that the pagent photos of JonBenet reminded me of
the child-vampire from "Interview", because the film was released
nearly two years before her murder (and the book long before *that*.)
So that "vibe" couldn't have been deliberate unless someone involved
owns a time machine.

Regards,

Joe


Wendy of NJ

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May 3, 2007, 8:52:06 PM5/3/07
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On 2 May 2007 07:06:32 -0700, Joseph DeMartino
<jdem...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

You'll be in your bunk?

-Wendy

Wendy of NJ

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May 3, 2007, 8:57:57 PM5/3/07
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On Thu, 03 May 2007 16:32:56 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

>>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 11:48:36 -0400, Bill wrote


>(in article <1178207316.9...@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):
>
>> On May 2, 12:46 pm, Joseph DeMartino <jdema...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>> Whenever some guy makes a wolfish comment about Kirsten, I can't help
>>>> thinking about "Interview with the Vampire": we knew her as a child! A
>>>> little child! A little immortal child! Eeeew!
>>>
>>> Oh, ick! I had totally forgotten about that. (I only saw the film
>>> once, and that was enough. Not only did it generaly suck - pardon the
>>> pun - but there was a really disturbing JonBenet vibe about the
>>> "little girl" character that I suspect you can kind of get away with
>>> on the page, but on screen was just too much given that there was a
>>> real little girl actress under that makeup.) Thanks for ruining Mary
>>> Jane Watson for me forever. <g> Now I have to go take a shower.
>>
>> ummm ... Amy? "Interview with the Vampire" was released in 1994. By
>> that logic, the Olsen twins - as they are now - shouldn't be
>> considered attractive simply because the whole country has watched
>> them grow from infancy. <<
>
>Oh, I didn't say "not attractive." It's just hard for me to think of her as
>anything but a little girl. I was a _big_ fan of Anne Rice back around that
>time, and I went to her annual Halloween ball the year IwtV was released.
>Kirsten Dunst was there. I saw her around town a lot over that week, and
>also _in costume as Claudia_ (the vampire child), at the ball itself. She's
>pretty much cemented in my mind as a little girl. :-)

Interesting. I never had this problem with Bill Mumy, Patty Duke, Ron
Howard (even though he was adorable in the "Music Man"), or Kurt
Russel....

(and whilst jogging my memory about Kurt Russel, who really did remake
himself and got out of the Disney/child actor mould in which he
started his career, I noticed there's a pre-production listing for
"Escape from New York" [2009] - WTF? That movie really doesn't need to
be remade)

-Wendy

Wendy of NJ

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May 3, 2007, 9:00:02 PM5/3/07
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On Thu, 03 May 2007 03:29:18 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:


>When I worked at Bantam, that was constantly one of our non-fiction best
>sellers. I have a copy somewhere on a shelf, but I don't think I actually
>ever read it.
>
>Amy

Boy did I get dyslexit at the wrong moment...

I read "When I worked at Batman..."

-Wendy

Richard Fallstrom

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May 3, 2007, 9:37:26 PM5/3/07
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In article <0001HW.C25F5439...@news.verizon.net>, Amy
Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote:

Especially when both of you have jobs.

Amy Guskin

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May 3, 2007, 10:36:46 PM5/3/07
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 20:57:57 -0400, Wendy of NJ wrote
(in article <k21l331b70d08a7ui...@4ax.com>):

>
> (and whilst jogging my memory about Kurt Russel, who really did remake
> himself and got out of the Disney/child actor mould in which he
> started his career, I noticed there's a pre-production listing for
> "Escape from New York" [2009] - WTF? That movie really doesn't need to
> be remade) <<

Remake? Or third installment?

(By the way, am I the only one who managed to work, "Snake Plisken! I
thought you were dead!" into their viewing experience of 'Grindhouse'? <g:>)

Amy

Amy Guskin

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May 3, 2007, 10:37:52 PM5/3/07
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 21:00:02 -0400, Wendy of NJ wrote
(in article <6e1l33d9d2rt7vt9p...@4ax.com>):

Yep, the ol' publishing house. Batman Doubleday Dell Hulk. :-D

Amy

Chris Adams

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May 3, 2007, 10:48:26 PM5/3/07
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Once upon a time, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com> said:
>>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 20:57:57 -0400, Wendy of NJ wrote
>(in article <k21l331b70d08a7ui...@4ax.com>):
>> I noticed there's a pre-production listing for
>> "Escape from New York" [2009]
>
>Remake? Or third installment?

Wikipedia says remake:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York

According to a March 12, 2007 article in Variety magazine, Gerard
Butler is close to signing a deal where he will play Snake Plissken in
a remake of Carpenter's movie.

--
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Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

Wesley Struebing

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May 3, 2007, 11:11:29 PM5/3/07
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On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:52:06 GMT, Wendy of NJ <voxw...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On 2 May 2007 07:06:32 -0700, Joseph DeMartino

Top one...

Ranger Elenopa

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May 4, 2007, 11:58:54 AM5/4/07
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On May 4, 3:48 am, cmad...@hiwaay.net (Chris Adams) wrote:
>
> According to a March 12, 2007 article in Variety magazine, Gerard
> Butler is close to signing a deal where he will play Snake Plissken in
> a remake of Carpenter's movie.
>

Call me cynical, but could the reason that they are remaking it be
something to do with the fact that the Twin Towers are no longer
standing? Snake landed his glider there.

I see no reason why it should be remade.

Ranger Elenopa

Amy Guskin

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May 4, 2007, 12:44:53 PM5/4/07
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>> On Fri, 4 May 2007 11:58:54 -0400, Ranger Elenopa wrote
(in article <1178294334.8...@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>):

> On May 4, 3:48 am, cmad...@hiwaay.net (Chris Adams) wrote:
>>
>> According to a March 12, 2007 article in Variety magazine, Gerard
>> Butler is close to signing a deal where he will play Snake Plissken in
>> a remake of Carpenter's movie.
>>
>
> Call me cynical, but could the reason that they are remaking it be
> something to do with the fact that the Twin Towers are no longer
> standing? Snake landed his glider there. <<

My cynicism says that it's simply another example of how cautious and
unoriginal Hollywood's become. I'm sick of remakes!

>> I see no reason why it should be remade. <<

Agreed. All you add with most remakes is better special effects, and
sometimes that just doesn't help (and in fact hurts). The exception to the
rule is something like "King Kong," which restored missing parts of the
original script, or "The Wicker Man," which filtered the original story
through a more modern socio-political sensibility (both of which fell flat,
IMHO). Most remakes are more like "Planet of the Apes," "Texas Chainsaw
Massacre," and the upcoming remake of "Halloween" -- simply an attempt to
make use of spiffier technology.

In the case of "Escape from New York," I think that better effects will
_decidedly_ hurt it. I just love the cheesiness of that film, _everything_
about it. It pains me that they're going to try to improve upon that.

Amy

Wendy of NJ

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May 4, 2007, 6:01:05 PM5/4/07
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On Fri, 04 May 2007 16:44:53 GMT, Amy Guskin <ais...@fjordstone.com>
wrote:

>>> On Fri, 4 May 2007 11:58:54 -0400, Ranger Elenopa wrote

And how can they possibly pull it off without Kurt Russel or Adrian
Barbeau?

(and I didn't see "Grindhouse" so I couldn't fit a Snake Pliskin
comment in there)
-Wendy


Mac Breck

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"Amy Guskin" <ais...@fjordstone.com> wrote in message
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> ....and the upcoming remake of "Halloween" -- simply an attempt to


> make use of spiffier technology.

"Halloween" is being remade?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373883/


Brad Dourif ... Sheriff Leigh Brackett ??? Dourif as the law?

Well, at least Malcolm McDowell ought to be able to do a respectable Dr.
Loomis.


Once again, they're using California for Illinois, so no authentic fall
foliage.


--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
"Keen Eddie" (2004)
Fiona: Get out.
Eddie: Out of the kitchen?
Fiona: Out of the kitchen, out of the flat, out of London, out of the
world. It's full. Get out.
Eddie: I can't get out of the world. I didn't pull the kind of math
grades you need to qualify for the space program.

"Brimstone" (1998)
Angel: Oh, there's one more thing you should know. Your fate was never
determined until you killed Gilbert Jax. All in all, you've led a good
life, Ezekiel. Have faith. Your work's appreciated.

Mac Breck

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May 4, 2007, 9:10:42 PM5/4/07
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Just noticed:

Danielle Harris:
Halloween (2007) (post-production) .... Annie Brackett
Halloween 5 (1989) .... Jamie Lloyd Carruthers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) .... Jamie Lloyd


Man, I feel old now.

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