Poetry: "October Snow'

Poetry: "October Snow"

In October there's snow

In December like summer

In summer it's too cold

What a bummer... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Waging War and War Wages" A work in progress

Poetry: "Waging War and War Wages" A work in progress

Waging war and war wages

It doesn't pay to fight

Waging war and war wages

You might get killed tonight

War for sure is not a game

If you're out of luck

You could get maimed

War is not meant for the weak

In times of war

The future is always bleak... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Beware of Connivers"

Poetry: "Beware of Connivers" A work in progress

Don't give a fiver

To that awful conniver

Or you won't get it back

And that money you'll lack

He says he needs it for 'smokes'

But that's a Lie and a joke

If by giving money you're easy

You'll be swarmed

By those who are sleazy

Don't give to the scrounge

He'll hound you from town to town

But he'll spend your money in the lounge.

Watch out for the Mooch

He'll beg you for cash

He's a douche

He says its for one thing

But chances are

He'll spend it on Hootch... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Fork-Tongued Pol"

Poetry: "Fork-Tongued Pol" A work in progress

Fork-tongued pol

All the Lies you have tol'

Your heart, if you have one

Is black,dead and cold

You'll do anything to win

And the means to do so is called

"political spin" (tbc?)

Poetry: "I Threw an Ember" A work of fiction in verse

Poetry: "I Threw an Ember" A work of fiction in verse form

I threw an ember

On that day in September

Then the building went up

And the firemen came.

So I ran far, far away

And looked at the damage the very next day

They razed the old dwelling

From smoke it was smelling

People lost their belongings

A few lost their home

But as of September 5 all there were alive

I confessed to a parson

'Bout my day of arson

He didn't tell a soul

Or I'd be paying a horrible toll

In prison or jail

And then I'd have reason to wail... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Spawn of the Dead" A work in progress

Poetry: "Spawn of the Dead" A work in progress

If the Dead gave birth

What would life be worth?

The thing would have to feed

If it made new friends

They'd all meet their ends

And bodies would be found in the weeds

Where would they go to school?

For teachers and peers couldn't go near

An undead child

Unless they were damned fools

To kill an Undead Child

When it does go wild

May result in time in jail

But if it grows and learns to kill

Then society has failed... (tbc?)

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Abducted"

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Abducted"

Characters/Actors: Nathan Price (Taylor "Twilight" Lautner), Bennet (Alfred "Not Without My Daughter" Molina), Sigourney "Alien" Weaver, Maria (TV's "Prime Suspect) Bello, etc.

A high school student accidentally discovers that he may have been abducted as a child and his parents may not be his real parents. It turns out his real mother was murdered when he was young by very bad people, and his father is a spy/assassin. His foster parents have a secret life, but they are in danger by villains who want to capture or kill the teen. Before long, he runs off with his next door neighbor, a cute girl he has admired from afar for years. Until then, he doesn't have the nerve to ask her out. It turns out she has similar feelings for him. While running, they are both in mortal danger, and when the supposed 'good guys' in the CIA catch up to them and try to 'rescue' them, it is questionable whether the spy agents can be trusted, especially an agent played by Alfred Molina, who may or may not be a traitor. Taylor Lautner is not the greatest actor, but "Twilight" fans will like his character. I must say the nearly nonstop action held my interest, but the love story subplot was more than a little lame.

Poetry: "People Hate Lawyers" A work in progress

Poetry: "People Hate Lawyers" A work in progress

The people hate the lawyers

They so often lie

If they're overzealous,

The innocent may die

Then they want more money,

Before the tears can dry.

Then they run for office

They Lie to get your vote

Ignore the voters' wishes

Spend free time on a boat

Ruining the nation

Bankrupting the land

Killing off our soldiers

The bleep has hit the fan... (tbc?)

Sci-Fi Bri's Television : "Terra Nova"

Sci-Fi Bri's Television: "Terra Nova" (on Fox, Mondays at 8:00 pm. Eastern Time)

In the near future, with the earth facing a cataclysmic man-mad environmental catastrophe, a family gets the chance to start over 85 million years in the past. Problem is, the father, an ex-cop turned convict, has to break out of prison to join his family; and his youngest daughter has to be sneaked in luggage to be able to go with them due to strict overpopulation laws. Although the Terra Nova colony has bright sun, fresh air, and beautiful surroundings, it also has large and/or dangerous beasts such as Carnosaurs (think T. Rex) and 'rippers' (like velociraptors with knife-like tails), plus treacherous human rebels known as "sixers". Like a cinematic combination of "Jurassic Park" and "Avatar", starring Stephen Lang ("Avatar") and produced by Stephen Speilberg.

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Point Blank"

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Point Blank" (In French with English subtitles)

Soon after saving a wounded felon from a murder attempt, a male nurse's very pregnant wife is abducted and he is knocked out cold. With great reluctance, he takes assistance from the same violent criminal he saved to rescue his wife and yet to be born child and to uncover a conspiracy of corrupt cops. A relentless action film with a great plot.

Essay: "The Playboy Club" is Off the Air

Essay: "The Playboy Club" is Off the Air

Long before it aired, the new fall tv show "The Playboy Club" on the NBC network was a controversial show. Not surprisingly, the conservative pressure group "The Parents Television Council" condemned it. Feminists naturally condemned it, and even former Playboy Bunny turned feminist Gloria Steinem condemned it. Perhaps largely as a result of this controversy, low ratings, and a lousy Monday night timeslot (when many of its intended audience are likely watching Monday Night Football), the "Playboy Club" was pulled from the airwaves after a mere three episodes. I watched all three episodes and I rather enjoyed the show. In about the first ten minutes of the pilot episode a drop dead gorgeous Bunny, Maureen, played by Amber Heard, is manhandled and attacked by a prominent Chicago gangster who has a membership key. Before he can rape her, Maureen unintentionally kills the thug with her stiletto heels. Once again, the highly flawed Nielson ratings causes a potentially good show to meet its demise before its time.