Hey guys!

Thought you might be interested in this news story I just posted in Filmfodder's News section.

X-Files 2 Has a Pulse
Despite an anti-climactic ending to the TV series, "X-Files 2" lives.
Moviehole says David Duchovny hinted at the second "X-files" movie during a recent press junket. "It's definitely happening," Duchovny said. "Chris [Carter, 'X-files' creator] has a great idea for the new movie and I expect we'll be able to begin shooting in the next year or so."

Another movie news site, The Movie Insider, says "X-files 2" is already in pre-production. "I expect we'll be able to begin shooting in the next year or so," Duchovny is quoted.

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dateline: California - 040404

Reliable sources report a successfull sighting of two X-files forum members early Sunday morning on the westernmost coastline. Secret code numbers exchanged designed to enable contact were employed to identify meeting coordinates. High tech disguises (sunglases) maintained anonymity to outsiders.

Trust no one, ARGO.

Unfortunately, I missed out on the meeting; after 6 days of my mother visiting, and two kids sick, I was feeling on the verge of really awful myself, too. So, I left a message on your cell phone, Cassandra.

I'm sorry! But I hope you're having a really good time here in SoCal!

Sorry, cassandra, for not getting to visit with you while you were here in sunny (?) Southern California. My reasons are nowhere near as good as Ittot's. I'm the type who likes relative calm when meeting friends and your itinerary sounded like I'd be trying to jump onto a merry-go-round revolving at full speed.

Anyway, I do have your phone number so that is still an opportunity regardless of distance (an email followup for this).

I do hope that the sun was out most places you went. The Valley usually has more sun and warmer temps than down here by the airport. I certainly hope that you enjoyed your visit very much.

Hi all! I have returned and I really miss the sunshine. It is a very grey day here and even a grey day in LA has more light in it than here. I think I may have a touch of SADD (I think that's the abbreviation for the sunlight/depression disorder) because as soon as I landed in LA I felt my spirits lift and as happy as I was to see my husband and be back home, I felt a physical/emotional reaction to the decrease in sunlight when I landed in Dulles. When I got home I turned on all the lights in the house and it still wasn't bright enough! Very strange.
Anyhow, as argonauta reported we had a successful forum meeting, very XFileish,(in sunglasses) on a pier overlooking the ocean. When I sent my husband a text message about meeting one of my XFiles friends, he wrote back, Trust No One! It was a very enjoyable visit and I was the last one back to the tour bus. Thank you argo, for travelling and taking the time to visit me. This group has to stay together long enough for us all to meet eventually!
ITTOT- it was great to talk to you on the phone, in spite of the noise in the backround at Universal. I'm sorry we didn't get to meet in person, but I certainly understand why you couldn't get away. I hope everyone is feeling better now- just in time for school!
Pegasus- you are certainly correct that there was very little time in that itinerary for visiting! I thought Thursday would be a good time, but as it turned out, it was not a good pool day and it was important that I attended the workshop after all. (one of the girls got upset when the workshop leader singled her out and I ended up walking her outside and spending time with her until she felt better) I know that I will be back there someday, and hopefully, it will be much calmer and more conducive to a real visit.
I have one day to do a million things to get ready for the week, so I better go. But I loved CA and hope that I get back there again in the near future. And, of course, if anyone finds thmeselves in the DC area, let me know. (we can meet on a bench near the Lincoln Memorial)

govt's "take" on the news:

1. 9/11: There was sufficient intelligence prior to, at the minimum, "beef-up" airport security and airplance security - i.e. better weapons' checks, more secure cockpit doors, etc. While I am a great supporter of GWB, I don't think he can solely rely on a lack of pinpoint intelligence. In other words, just because there wasn't an EXACT time/date/method, there was still enough to raise concerns for our nation's airways.

2. Audrey Seiler: Campus co-ed gone amok. She should be charged criminally and sued for damages for tying up the Madison police force.

3. Howard Stern: Bye, bye.

4. Iraq: What a scary mess. But, we can't just pull out now, unfortunately. We broke the eggs to make the omelette, now we have to stay there until it is done.

5. John Kerry: Mr. If-I-were-President-today-I'd-run-right-to-the-United Nations because surely, surely, the world community will band together to help the Iraq situation. Yeh, right. Kerry has the emoting power of, I dunno, a wet dishrag?

Hi guys,

You'll notice that the header in the forums has changed. I'm in the midst of redoing a lot of Filmfodder, so the header is part of a new look.

If you have any questions, drop me a line at mac@filmfodder.com. I hope everyone is doing well!

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Ah yes - change. I'm sure we all remember OnTap and the mango yellow background! Well, I was trying to clean up my hard drive tonight and ran across some old forum stuff that I had kept. So since we're in the midst of current changes let us not forget the old times. Here's the beginning of one of Trust's wry X-Files synopses:

from X-Files Forum 01/30/99

"Tithonus

I have a test for X-files episodes that determines their placement on my top-10 list. If a show leaves me wanting more, that's a positive. If it causes me to gasp with surprise, that's another positive. But the true indicator is the "Verbal Test." If a plot lures me in and makes me yell at the television, then the episode earns a special spot on the list. "Tithonus" made it -- at the end of the show I was yelling "Close your eyes Scully! Close 'em!" Now that's entertainment."

(Sniff - have to get the Kleenex out.)

Aw, Peg, you're making me misty.

Incidentally, the old X-files recaps are still alive (although not linked in from the main pages). You can find them all here if you're interested.

TrustNoOne, speaking of getting misty-eyed...

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I occassionally use this expression in real life - and 'net life! I believe we have GovtLawyer to thank for this?

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"Some visitors might recognize these reviews as the ones that appeared at Ontap.com. Those visitors have a keen eye and far too much time on their hands."

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This is the Pythonesque wit that drew me to ontap.com in the first place. The first thing I would look for when surfing to Ontap was your review. Love the way you would turn a phrase.


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Well, I'd better give a new "mea culpa" because I haven't done that in a long time.

And, yes, TRUST's X-Files' reviews were the best!

Ahhh yes, the reviews. I really enjoyed doing them, even though they took an enormous amount of effort. Good times... good times ...

Good to see that "mea culpa" Govt. It's been far too long!

And Walker, I take that "pythonesque" comment as a HUGE compliment. I spent many, many hours during my teenage years watching Python movies and listening to the old skits. I still love that stuff and "Holy Grail" continues to rank as my all-time favorite movie.

TrustNo1, the compliment was meant most sincerely.

I believe I've watched The Holy Grail about 12 times and purchased the DVD a couple of years ago.

Bring out yer' dead!

Okay, I'll bite. Been coming by for over a week now, and no posts.

Had to miss an outing with friends because hubby had to work today.

Son got a haircut today (and if you knew him, you'd understand what an undertaking *that* is)

Am going to brave Best Buy and get a copy of Pirates of the Caribean tonight: I promised Little Ittot that I would also get popcorn for consumption while watching. Am also very tempted to get Master and Commander because I've heard such good things about it.

Tomorrow Mr Ittot and the little Ittots and I will drive to Chino CA and go to a huge Air Museum -- you know, the kind of place that has authentic, restored and can actually fly WW2 planes, Cold War planes, etc etc ad infinitum.

And did I say already that I had to miss an outing with a bunch of friends today? :-(

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Hi all! Sorry I've been away so long, but I have been very busy with all the volunteering and everything involved with my daughter's last show of high school. She was the lead and we had lots of family and friends in the audience last night (closing night) and it was a very emotional evening. I felt like the mother of the bride flitting around the audience, saying hello to people and thanking them for coming! And on the college front-after a long and involved story that I'm sure you don't want to read about, she is going to Ithaca! She had put up a good front, being happy about Bennington, but when Ithaca came through at the last minute, she was so happy it was obvious that that was where she wanted to go. There is such a whirlwind of activity during senior year and then they just go away. It must get awfully quiet. But I'm not going to think about that now.
ITTOT- I loved Pirates. Being a Disney fan, I guess I expected to like it, but I really loved it! Johnny Depp probably had a little something to do with that...
Will try to visit regularly again, but right now I have to start dealing with the giant mess that is my house.

It's a whirlwind time, CASSANDRA. I'm so glad CassJr. got into a school of her choice - that is great!

Speaking of whirlwinds - it was just last year I was bemoaning the fact that govtJr. was off to college. Well, her first year is over tomorrow! and she's moving back home until the fall session. Unbelievable. I think they have VERY short semesters over at her school - with the amount of tuition we pay she should be in school 365 days per year, 24 hours per day. Now she has to rustle up a summer job.

Heh, ITTOT, my Mom was a WASP pilot in WWII, so she flew a lot of those planes - I can't remember how many she knew how to fly - but it ran the gamut. It amazes me everytime I think of my MOTHER doing something like that.

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It's a whirlwind time, CASSANDRA. I'm so glad CassJr. got into a school of her choice - that is great!

Heh, ITTOT, my Mom was a WASP pilot in WWII, so she flew a lot of those planes - I can't remember how many she knew how to fly - but it ran the gamut. It amazes me everytime I think of my MOTHER doing something like that.

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I second what Gov't said about the school of her choice coming through, Cassandra, that's great! (but wait and see if in a year it still fits - I transferred out the first school I went to becuz it was a worse fit than I'd ever imagined -- :-) )

Yeah, Gov't, I remember you talking about what your mother did, gosh, it must've been years ago now (when you first told us what she accomplished). I don't think the WASP Corp was all that large; and the air museum had a section in their store devoted specifically to the women flyers of WW2. I would bet that they might like any info pertaining to a woman flyer at that time.

There's a B-17 bomber there that you can get into and walk through. Sitting next to it was a man who'd flown 30 missions in one (in the lower ball turret) over France and Germany. We had the kids, of course, and it was very hot out, so we couldn't stay too long and talk to him. If we could have, I think Mr Ittot and I could have stayed and yakked with him for at least an hour or more.

They have two P-38 that can fly, and a whole bunch of WW2 era planes that are in flying condition. Very cool. And so many of these planes were *beautiful* -- just the designs were so classic. The design esthetic of the thirties and forties was incredible.

Uh oh. Preschool Ittot just got his hands of his daddy's plastic B-17 collecter's edition airplane. Oye.

Gotta go. Talk to you later, all!

Ittot

When I look at film of bombing raids during WWII, I always wonder how any of the men in our bombers ever survived -- especially the turret gunners. One of my all-time favorite movies is "Twelve O'Clock High" with Gregory Peck.

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Funnily enough, Mr Ittot had ordered that movie through Netflicks, and was watching it just before we went on the field trip!

I LOVE Gregory Peck. That voice, that presence, that face, that Maleness! (goes all fangirly)

OK-does everyone else have a banner on top of their screen from google advertising WW2 stuff that just happens to match what ITTOT and govt were talking about recently? A coincidence? I think not! Makes me want to type in something random like "raising prize-winning American Beauty roses" to see what happens...

I just went back through the posts and realized that xed-out has not posted since 3/28. Are you there? Are you OK?

Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate this Hallmark holiday!
To all those who don't- let's celebrate the nurturing, motherly sprit that resides in all people (male and female), and hope that it enjoys a renaissance and re-awakening that will bring more peace to this world.
(amen)

I'm sort of here.

It's my busiest time of year at work from April through June. I have to go to work today for a few hours.

Work is still crappy and having some other things going on too.

Will try to post more regularly!

xed

Cass: Nice catch on the ads! The context they provide is intentional and it's part of the reason I opted to go with those types of ads.

The ads were an X-files "moment" and not just the intentional plan of ad-meisters - I'm convinced of that -- convinced!

And, yes, ITTOT, I, too, drool over Gregory Peck. Hubba!

Gregory Peck, epitome of 'class act'

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And, I really dig Cary Grant, too. And Humphrey Bogart. (with Bacall, of course)

Can't say there are many "stars" nowadays like there used to be, but I don't know how much of that can be attributed to the lack of a Studio Publicity Machine or not. Or the invasive press of the modern day, which likes to dig up the dirt on celebrities instead of celebrating them. I guess. (scratches head)

I saw Cary Grant when he did a tour in the 80s! He spoke then took questions.

COLONIAL HOUSE on PBS starts Monday night!! I'm so excited!

Hi guys,

I know there isn't a ton of overlap between this forum and the rest of Filmfodder. Nonetheless, I'd like to invite everyone to sign up for the free bi-weekly Filmfodder Newsletter. It will feature the site's news, reviews, features and commentary.

If you have any questions, post them here or drop me a line

Thanks!

Forum Change Coming...

I'm going to do a test run with a new color. If you don't like it, post your comments here. I just think it's time for a little change

I like blue.

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I'm going to do a test run with a new color. If you don't like it, post your comments here. I just think it's time for a little change [/B]

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It's a kinder, gentler color. :-)

It's not mango.

Yes, XEDOUT, it's surprising that TRUST did not use mango as a temporary color - just to see how riled up we would get.

The blue is purty.

Brad Pitt was physically magnificent in Troy. He literally took my breath away in a few scenes.

I'm surprised there is no topical discussion on this board. So much going on in the world and this board has been mostly mute. Are we self-censoring?

I found a baby blackbird and am trying to raise it. It keeps my busy. Apart from that, I find most of what is going on in the world right now rather depressing, so yes, perhaps I am self-censoring. Or perhaps I just don't know what to say.

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I'm surprised there is no topical discussion on this board. So much going on in the world and this board has been mostly mute. Are we self-censoring?

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Maybe "stunned silence" ??? Things just get more ridiculous every day.

JM115, how very nice to hear from you! I once found and raised a baby dove in my front yard (fell out of his nest). I named him Scooter and cared for him until all his feathers were in. He was beautiful and very affectionate. When he was in good flying form I took him outside to set him free but he was having none of it! After a few days of trying to set him free, he finally decided to leave his comfy nest. I very much enjoyed raising Scooter and hope you have a wonderful experience with your little blackbird.

I watched COLONIAL HOUSE (PBS) last night and enjoyed it. The 'settlers' seem like a nice group of people, although a little slack given their quasi-dire situation. As usual, I feel for the women who have no voice (in theory, if not in practice) and carry heavy burdens. One of the women (Michelle Rossi-Voorhees) scolded 3 other women for not 'getting' that they had no voice or rights! I thought the group as a whole was not appreciating the urgent need for unrelenting, backbreaking work. This is to be expected, I suppose, given their 21st century mentality.

Given our speech-defying current events, it was good fun to escape into the harsh realities of 17th century New World life. Who knew such a sentence would ever make sense.

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I watched about 15-minutes of Colonial House. I dunno, after all the other reality return-to-pioneer-days' shows, you'd think they'd be more prepared -- or not sign up.

Gay "unitings": I will not call them
"marriages" because they are not. Marriage
is its own institution, as it has been since
the beginning of humanity...and it involves a man and woman... or, if someone wants to raise an argument about plural marriages - still, those involve the opposite sex.

The Prison: Yikes! A total breakdown in command structure and discipline - and morals. On the one hand it is easy to say the PFCs should have refused certain orders, however, the reality is, that is an extremely difficult thing to do in practice. You are d*** if you do and d*** if you don't. However, the pictures, sex videos, pointings, leash picture, etc. are all disgusting - if I were Lynndie England and some of those others I could not show my face anywhere.

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I was surprised that the homes were already built. In PIONEER HOUSE, the participants had to build their own shelter/homes! With the time constraints, I guess I understand their reasoning for providing homes.

I have not watched more than 3 episodes of a Survivor show (in Australia?) so I really can't compare the two in much detail. There are obvious differences, however. These participants are not competing for a prize or against each other. The group needs to work together to survive. It's a total immersion program complete with retro-fitted social mores and conventions (which women frequently struggle with or against).

I feel for Michelle Rossi-Voorhees; she was very reluctant to participate in the obligatory Christian observances and I imagine there were others like her (perhaps very few) back in those days who had to simply go along as well. That part would have been difficult for me as well.

Also, I learned something significant - that the settlements were primarily, by and large, capital ventures funded by the very rich. So much of my education emphasized the religious flight from persecution that I had a very skewed view of the new settlers. Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention that day in American History class.

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hi guys. i am typing with my non-dominant right hand as i seem to have a badly inflamed muscle or tendonitis in my left wrist that is making even the simplest of movements a bit painful. hence, my reluctance to type.
walker- as for world events, it is too disturbing to comment on. the 911 commission was bad enough, but then the prison scandal came along and i just keep getting more and more ashamed to be an american. yet, people keep thinking of bush and co. as the flag-waving patriotic team even though they have done so much damage. i don't understand how these people can be viewed as anything other than selfish opportunists with tunnel vision and a complete lack of respect for other cultures. that people can even think of them as christians completely blows my mind. we have powerful men on all sides claiming to be of a particular faith-christian, islamic, and jewish, yet none of them are men (and women-can't forget Rice) of peace. it is too overwhelming. what we need in this world is a drastic change of philosophy/thinking towards life. our question should be how can we give, not how can we gain. everything that jesus and other great spiritual leaders have said somehow gets lost when power becomes more important than love.
frankly, i have been too depressed about the whole thing to write about it. the bush team has been so bad for our country, yet people seem to have blinders on. it's like, the alternative-a democrat-is so anethma to them that they would rather vote for 4 more years and hope things get better than look critically at what they have done.
so, walker, as you can see, this whole subject just makes me crazy. i alternate between anger, depression, and stunned disbelief.

CASS, sorry about your hand. You've typed very well with one hand -- it is kind of like reading e.e.cummings -- . Say, try one of the hand/wrist devices that are out there. I get tendonitis if I type too much at work, and got a pair of those from the doctor -- they keep your fingers free but provide the support you need for the wrist. You can probably get them at a pharmacy -- for me, they have provided immediate comfort when I need them - I also wear them under my gloves when shoveling snow or doing other strenuous hand work.

I am basically a Bush supporter - as a general proposition -- but I can't help but think that the Iraq policy was wrong from the beginning. The best I can do is pray for our government officials - be they Republicans, Democrats or others.

As an "average American" I am not ashamed to be one -- anymore than the citizen of any other country should be ashamed if their government is involved in things that are questionable. I can vote, be involved in government, etc. etc., but, in the end I don't feel a need to hold myself personally responsible for every action my government takes. That is not to say that folks in other countries will be magnanimous towards us -- because, unfortunately, we are all lumped together: Americans = "bad" in many places. I feel for our Olympic team this summer because I think they may have a tough time of it on the international scene.

Last night's COLONIAL HOUSE presented an interesting conundrum for the 'Governor' of the settlement.

In real life, Jeff Wyers is a Baptist pastor from Waco TX. As Governor of the colonial settlement, he is charged with enforcing 1600 laws. One of the laws he must enforce is universal, compulsory observation of the Sabbath ceremony. As 21st century Baptist pastor, he is opposed to enforcing the law for religious reasons. In his words (and I paraphrase), forcing people to attend the Sabbath ceremony puts a wall up between a person and God. As a modern-day pastor, this is unconscionable and a great sin. As a participant/Governor, it is his duty to compel the settlers to attend. It was very interesting to see his modern-day religious beliefs clash with his 1600 religious/administrative duties. I felt for him and respected his conflict, even though I do not share his religious beliefs.

Hey Walker, could you drop me a line directly at mac@filmfodder.com? I have a filmfodder proposition for you.

CASSANDRA, I hear ya. I have no words either, at least none that might be constructive.

A timely program for us: PBS' Frontline presents "The Jesus Factor" which examines the personal religious journey of George W. Bush and how it has affected his life and political leadership. The program airs Thursday night at 10pm.

Tonight is the last night for Angel. Bummer!

Hmmmm, WALKER, I wonder if TRUST wants you start a new TV review forum? Look out!

I watched that part of Colonial House last night, BTW. Yes, since they are trying to BE colonists, then the laws of the colony should be upheld. That is why these experiments can be so difficult and I would want to know all the details before I entered into such a project. If the colonists just pick and choose the things they like, then, what is the point? In some ways, it is like acting -- you become someone else, you are THAT character, rather than yourself. Therefore, one has to choose roles they are willing to portray... in all the good and bad.