don't miss it!

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 9:28 am

Stop playing for an evening and go watch Two Towers.

That's an order!!

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 9:51 pm

Will do! Got ticket for the best theatre in town for Dec. 29.

Best of all - Sweden's no. 1 national TV network starts airing Band of Brothers tonight. (not that I haven't seen it, but still)

Jim1954 · Post by **Jim1954** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 9:59 pm

Just curious Bel, what do the Swedish TV censors(are there any?) do with any objectionable little words, etc? Do you suffer from moral override as we have to?

Gary Tatro · Post by **Gary Tatro** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 10:01 pm

I am going tonight at 8pm eastern time. Can't wait.

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 10:21 pm

Originally posted by Jim1954
Just curious Bel, what do the Swedish TV censors(are there any?) do with any objectionable little words, etc? Do you suffer from moral override as we have to?

In one word - Nope.

For news shows, live shows and stuff, I guess most network companies has some sort of Codex; what words to avoid and stuff, but there are no blanking-out words or anything.

Jim1954 · Post by **Jim1954** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 10:29 pm

Oh well, we'll just have to suffer.
Luckier you.

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 10:53 pm

Saw it yesterday, great movie.

pops · Post by **pops** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 7:22 pm

OMG....check out this pathetic website:

http://www.twotowersprotest.org/index.html

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 7:55 pm

I sent them an email.

How about we JRR Tolkien fans sue them for stealing the name of of an established literary work.

I sympathise with all that lost someone on that horrible day. But I am certainly not going to indulge revisionist hysteria.

Jim1954 · Post by **Jim1954** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 8:01 pm

They obviously have nothing else to do with their time, do they? Think of it as a memorial, if you will, where good triumphs over evil, in the end.

sandman20 · Post by **sandman20** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 8:06 pm

My hometown's theatre is so small and queues so long, that I must wait about week until I see it.

MacCready · Post by **MacCready** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 1:11 am

Les,Are you hitting your CL fund to go to the movies?

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 1:48 am

Nope, no CL funds were hurt during going to the movies heheh.

Actually, as it goes, I am currently wielding the power of a March birthday and tag teaming with Fathers day to get it in all likelihood.

I quite frankly don't expect anything currently to show up on the horizon for gift options eh.

All I currently want for Christmas that is actually do able, is a couple of books (latest in Dune series, and latest in Shanara series to be exact). That and well I hope a certain woodworking manual is doable, but it might have to wait.

I would order CL now if it was on sale. But it ain't.

There are likely other things out there that could be bought, but none that I can't live without.

MacCready · Post by **MacCready** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 2:54 am

I'd like to recommend a book called "unrestricted warfare"-china's master plan to destroy america.

sheds alot of light on the 9-11 happening.

In fact,I believe that WW3 will be US,allies vs China,allies.

According to the bible like 3rd of humanity will perish in the vast war of wars.I'd like to think we can avoid it but with the US's gun ho attitute to start wars I'm not so sure.

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 3:06 am

I'm not so sure Mac

A. China is the next big thing for commercialist expansion. Billions of potential customers (regardless of the concept of government).

and

B. I don't subscribe to WW3 notions much anymore. Not after reading The Coming Global Superstorm.

If anything, 3/4 of humanity will die under a sheet of going no where soon permanent ice.

Of course the droughts that will precede it will sure cause a great deal of stress and strain on the fabric of life, but as we will all be suffering equally, I doubt it will just be the US vs China.

The bible story though, is about as much worth as anything else in the bible, not much.

MacCready · Post by **MacCready** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 3:26 am

Ok I was getting ahead of things,china is not yet ready to take on the US but they will be within a couple decades.

I didnt mean is was going to happen soon and your right everyone will be in on it.

Capt. Pixel · Post by **Capt. Pixel** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 4:37 am

Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
All I currently want for Christmas that is actually do able, is a couple of books (latest in Dune series, and latest in Shanara series to be exact).

Wow! There are still continuing sequels in Dune and Shanara? I'm non-plussed. I thought I read most of those ~20 years ago. :rolleyes:

As far as the Impending Doom to Humanity, don't worry. No one will miss out on it.

(if you have your eyes and mind open, and you know what you're looking at, you can see some of it already.)

Irinami · Post by **Irinami** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 5:57 am

Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1
I sent them an email.

How about we JRR Tolkien fans sue them for stealing the name of of an established literary work.

I sympathise with all that lost someone on that horrible day. But I am certainly not going to indulge revisionist hysteria.

I like it.

A lawyer-letter would probably do, however. For one, "The Two Towers" was named decades before the 11 Sept. 2001 tragedy. At least 50 years before.

Les, we will take all opportunities provided to proceed to the op-zone this week.

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 7:05 am

I wanted to reply to this, but I couldn't

please everyone (like so many on this forum) - get a grip....

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 8:09 am

Let's see there is of course Dune, then the following

Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
God Emporer of Dune
Heretics of Dune or was it Dune Heretic?
Chapterhouse Dune

Then

Dune House Atreides
Dune House Harkonnen
Dune House Corino

waiting to get

Butlerian Jihad now

With Shanara

hmmm

Sword of Shanara
Elfstones of Shanara
Wishsong of Shanara

The scions of Shanara
The Druid of Shanara
The Elf Queen of Shanara
Tha Talismans of Shanara

First King of Shanara

The Isle Witch
Antrax

and I am waiting on

Morgawr

its cool, because if you like a writer generally you will soak up all they write. And Terry Brooks just keeps writing books I love.

The books starting with Dune Atreides though are by Franks son and Poul Anderson. And have not lost the fire.

don't miss it!

don't miss it!

That's a 10-4

Got my tickets too