HIGHLA-L Digest - 4 Jun 2003 to 5 Jun 2003 (#2003-101)
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There are 15 messages totalling 590 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Unholy Alliance (6)
2. HL TRIVIA--Whose vehicles? (3)
3. Adrian Paul DVDs (3)
4. TNN = Spike TV (2)
5. Warmonger
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 00:09:15 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Unholy Alliance
> And I do think that Mac needs to trade in for a
> better-looking Paris car. I like the T-Bird much
> better than the DeLorean. (That was the DeLorean in
> today's ep 'Vampire', right?)
Um, no. DM drives a Citroen in the Paris eps. Until season 6, when he
switches to a Range Rover, the better to haul around his...well, he really
HAD nothing to haul around in Paris, especially _that_ season, when he
didn't even carry a sword most of the time. I've read that the Citroen had
disintegrated & the producers had chosen a luxury sedan but AP changed it to
the rover; that _may_ have been because it was easier for him to maneuver in
it w/ his then-chronically-sore shoulder.
Nina (AP probably wanted the insect-green rover to match his fav shirts)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 00:22:18 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: HL TRIVIA--Whose vehicles?
Whose vehicles???
classic cream Mercedes
1924 Packard
dark gray/black Jeep Cherokee
inconspicuous Volvo
Lamborghini
Humvee
dark blue/black Cadillac sedan (w/ easy-entry trunk)
Indian motorcycle
stolen red Mercedes
Harley Davidson motorcycle
rented (& long over-due for return) Ferrari
limo w/ vanity tags
mobile home
Alfa Romeo (last seen upside-down)
black Daimler
yellow convertible
Nina
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 06:45:55 -0400
From: Judy Schneider <judyas77@hotmail.com>
Subject: Adrian Paul DVDs
Has anyone seen or heard anything about two movies with Adrian Paul? One is
Code Hunter and the other is Nemesis Game. I'm wondering if it's worth
buying the DVDs.
Thanks from the soggy Mid-Atlantic
Judy, the Chocolate Slayer judyas77@hotmail.com
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floods.)
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 05:38:03 -0700
From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: HL TRIVIA--Whose vehicles?
--- MacWestie <mac.westie@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> Whose vehicles???
>
>
>
> classic cream Mercedes-Tessa and sometimes Mac drove
it too
>
> 1924 Packard
>
> dark gray/black Jeep Cherokee
>
> inconspicuous Volvo
>
> Lamborghini
>
> Humvee
>
> dark blue/black Cadillac sedan (w/ easy-entry trunk)
>
> Indian motorcycle-the modern day scalper
>
> stolen red Mercedes
>
> Harley Davidson motorcycle
>
> rented (& long over-due for return) Ferrari
>
> limo w/ vanity tags
>
> mobile home
>
> Alfa Romeo (last seen upside-down)
>
> black Daimler
>
> yellow convertible
>
>
>
> Nina
>
> mac.westie@verizon.net
Mel (worse at that one than I thought)
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 05:48:26 -0700
From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Unholy Alliance
Oh...I knew it was some kind of wierd name, but I
couldn't remember clearly which one. What was the
other one he drove in some of the Season 1 Paris eps?
It was something similar to a Land Rover wasn't it?
Mel
>
> Um, no. DM drives a Citroen in the Paris eps.
> Until season 6, when he
> switches to a Range Rover, the better to haul around
> his...well, he really
> HAD nothing to haul around in Paris, especially
> _that_ season, when he
> didn't even carry a sword most of the time. I've
> read that the Citroen had
> disintegrated & the producers had chosen a luxury
> sedan but AP changed it to
> the rover; that _may_ have been because it was
> easier for him to maneuver in
> it w/ his then-chronically-sore shoulder.
>
> Nina (AP probably wanted the insect-green rover to
> match his fav shirts)
> mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:01:43 -0400
From: jjswbt@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: HL TRIVIA--Whose vehicles?
>Whose vehicles???
>classic cream Mercedes
Tessa
>1924 Packard
Cory and Amanda?
>dark gray/black Jeep Cherokee
Methos
>inconspicuous Volvo
Joe?
>Lamborghini
Nick Ward?
>Humvee
Bellion?
>dark blue/black Cadillac sedan (w/ easy-entry trunk)
Connor?
>Indian motorcycle
Modern Scalper
>stolen red Mercedes
Duncan
>Harley Davidson motorcycle
Richie and Alex?
>rented (& long over-due for return) Ferrari
Richie (Redstone)?
>limo w/ vanity tags
Byron?
>mobile home
Rita and Christian
>Alfa Romeo (last seen upside-down)
Fitz
>black Daimler
Daimler?
>yellow convertible
One of the spin-girls?
Wendy(Complete loss of cable service has screwed up my Eurominute plans.)(I hate monopolies)
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:56:23 -0400
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: Adrian Paul DVDs
In a message dated 6/5/2003 5:45:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, judyas77@hotmail.com writes:
> Has anyone seen or heard anything about two movies with Adrian Paul? One is
> Code Hunter and the other is Nemesis Game. I'm wondering if
> it's worth
> buying the DVDs.
I should warn you that I am an Adrian Paul "completist" which means I have to have every scrap of film he has ever done. That said, Nemesis Game has not been released yet. I have pre-ordered it. It is said to be very scarey. But it is straight to video so I have no illusion of greatness here. It is not the breakout role we are waiting for.
Code Hunter is my least favorite of all the films AP has done post HL:TS. It is a disjointed scifi type movie. Adrian of course looks simply dark and lovely. But there isn't much of a "role" for him in it. If you are a completist, get the DVD. If not, rent it at Blockbusters.
The Void is worth having as a movie if only because of the love scene :)
The Breed is worth having because though I don't like vampire movies, and this one is quite dark, Adrian has a positively brilliant scene towards the very end of the movie. Perhaps one of his best performances ever.
Dying to Get Rich [aka Susan's Plan] was terrible. His role was cameo at best and I don't like AP in comedies.
Convergence was a simply bizaar movie. It needed a director. Badly. For what it is worth, Adrian's role as "Brady" was so unrecognizably Adrian that it is a tribute to his incredible acting skills. Even his body language was bent, slow, ponderous. His talents were [are usually] wasted in that movie.
Merlin: The Return was just a simple, fun, children's movie with one nice tender scene at the end. Expect serious greatness and you will be disappointed. [think bad wig as in Masque of the Red Death]
His tv appearances in episodes of Charmed and The Relic Hunter are actually two of the better roles he has had. In both he played a gorgeous, seductive character. Yum.
The movie he is currently directing, HiRokin is coming along.
He does not appear in this one. We think :)
His day will come.
In the meantime he is a working actor, making good money, and seems to have a radiantly happy personal life again. I don't feel sorry for him, but for those of us who want so much to see more of him, and above all I am sorry for all those who have not been exposed to his talent [and bod] [did I say that? *vbeg*]
Dorothy/Rottie
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:21:17 -0700
From: Becky Doland <becky@beckyjo.com>
Subject: TNN = Spike TV
Regarding TNN renaming itself Spike, I saw this news
item today.
~ Becky
Hollywood auteur Spike Lee is suing an American media
company over plans to name a cable channel Spike TV.
The Malcolm X movie maker claims viewers would
associate the channel with him, and has asked for an
injunction against media giant Viacom's use of his
name. He also claims one executive at the company - who
want to rename their Tnn channel - told him the name
was reference to him. In court papers filed on Tuesday
Lee says, "The media description of this change of
name, as well as comments made to me and my wife,
confirmed what was obvious - that Spike TV referred to
Spike Lee." Spike has called on Hollywood pals Edward
Norton and Ossie Davis and former senator Bill Bradley
to sign affidavits to say they had thought of Lee when
they heard about Spike TV, and believed he had become
affiliated with the network. Viacom claim the move is
intended to attract more male viewers. They say they
are confident the court will reject Lee's legal claim
to "the popular word and name Spike." Viacom, which
also owns broadcasters such as CBS, MTV, and VH1, has
been directed by the judge to explain why it should not
be barred from using the name.
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:11:09 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Unholy Alliance
> Oh...I knew it was some kind of wierd name, but I
> couldn't remember clearly which one. What was the
> other one he drove in some of the Season 1 Paris eps?
> It was something similar to a Land Rover wasn't it?
Citroen is a "weird name"???
As for the other car, it was a Range Rover - same as a
Land Rover but smarter looking.
Jette
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:47:52 -0700
From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Unholy Alliance
It was strange to me because I'd never heard it
before, that's all. I'm not even totally sure how to
pronounce it LOL.
Mel
---
>
> Citroen is a "weird name"???
>
>
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:14:04 -0400
From: jjswbt@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Unholy Alliance
Mel
>It was strange to me because I'd never heard it
>before, that's all. I'm not even totally sure how to
>pronounce it LOL.
They aren't very common in the USA....even less so now than 30 years ago. People seem to gravitate more toward German and Japanese cars and less toward French ones.
Pronunciation depends on where you are. Back home in Wisconsin it was always pronounced "seet-ron" .In France, I think it would be "seet row en".
Wendy(It can also be pronounced "odd")
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 22:17:38 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Unholy Alliance
> Mel
> >It was strange to me because I'd never heard it
> >before, that's all. I'm not even totally sure how to
> >pronounce it LOL.
>
Wendy
> They aren't very common in the USA....even less so now than 30 years ago.
People seem to gravitate more toward German and Japanese cars and less
toward French ones.
>
Very common here in the UK - my dad's been driving one
for over 20 years (not the same one, I might add <g>)
I've fallen in love with their new "Pluriel" - a hatchback
that turns into a convertable or a pickup!
> Pronunciation depends on where you are. Back home in Wisconsin it was
always pronounced "seet-ron" .In France, I think it would be "seet row en".
>
You sort of run the o and e together.
Jette
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 15:33:39 -0700
From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Warmonger
It seems now that we're into the parts where it's like
'tune in next time to see who ends up in Mac's bed
next'....And I bet that even if there wasn't as much
later, when he was going between Anne and Amanda,
there was still plenty of it in the flashbacks. Not
that I mind getting to see him do love scenes
occasionaly....LOL.
Not a whole lot of comments here, but I partly liked
and partly didn't like the 'who got the Quickening'
ending....I was sitting there mentally going 'come on,
we're not that dumb, we know it's Mac that won...Mac
always wins.'
Anyone else got any comments?
Mel
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:36:36 -0700
From: Pat Lawson <plawson@webleyweb.com>
Subject: Re: Adrian Paul DVDs
Rottie wrote:
>Code Hunter is my least favorite of all the films AP has done post HL:TS.
>It is a disjointed scifi type movie. Adrian of course looks simply dark
>and lovely. But there isn't much of a "role" for him in it. If you are a
>completist, get the DVD. If not, rent it at Blockbusters.
I haven't yet seen this one. Is this a type of movie you'd normally like
Rottie? In other words, do you dislike the genre or is it a bad movie?
>Dying to Get Rich [aka Susan's Plan] was terrible. His role was cameo at
>best and I don't like AP in comedies.
Different strokes. I liked Susan's Plan and DH thinks it's very
funny. Admittedly this type of comedy isn't to everyone's tastes.
>Merlin: The Return was just a simple, fun, children's movie with one nice
>tender scene at the end. Expect serious greatness and you will be
>disappointed.
I'd heard the Merlin was for children so I watched it with that
expectation. Honestly, I thought it stank. Really, really bad. Wouldn't
have gotten it for my kids.
Different strokes... ::: channeling Xavier :::
Pat L.
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:46:10 -0700
From: Pat Lawson <plawson@webleyweb.com>
Subject: Re: TNN = Spike TV
Becky wrote:
>Regarding TNN renaming itself Spike, I saw this news
>item today.
>
>~ Becky
>
>
>Hollywood auteur Spike Lee is suing an American media
>company over plans to name a cable channel Spike TV.
>The Malcolm X movie maker claims viewers would
>associate the channel with him,
ROFL!
Ok, show of hands. When you first heard of "Spike TV", was your first
thought:
a. my favorite hunky blond vampire's getting his own network? (All
Spike, all the time. Special Shirtles Saturdays!)
b. filmmaker Spike Lee is getting his own network?
c. that's a really dumb name for a network?
d. huh?
Pat L.
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