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I finally broke down this Christmas and bought a gaming console. An Atari !

Why come up wtih orignal material when you can just re-hash the old stuff eh? Been seeing a great deal of reviews on this one and there have been some rather positive comments, along with the negatives. As always, time and Nielson rating will tell.The next interesting "remake" will be when the new Dr.Who series begins in 2005 on BBC with a new doctor.Regardless of how either show fairs, the efx shots will certainly look better then the orginals.# posted by Anonymous : 11:28 PM To be fair, I think the writers at SciFi are coming up with a semi-original story and maybe characters that weren't in the original. If it's as good as "Legend of Earthsea" I'll watch it. That is, it retains the cheeziness characteristic of sci-fi TV series in general, but the writing is just interesting enough to keep my attention. One has to lower one's standards for these things.

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Been watching this with much anticipation, especially given the direction their former mother country is currently headed. The big concern is, given the condensed time frame, can they get organized enough by the 26th (not that they have much choice) and can it be open in its process so that the international community will accept it. I find myself wondering how "valid" it will seem if the process is open and fair but the prime minister wins.# posted by Anonymous : 11:23 PM Bird says: Sorry I didn't get to this earlier! Been kind of swept up in the news that I haven't been paying attention to comments. (I know; bad bird). What is happening in Russia is frightening. It does look like Russia is reverting to its imperial ways. One should remember that for Russians, an independent Ukraine is quite a paradigm shift. They are used to Ukraine being a subservient territory, and for Ukraine to become independent is quite a shock. Of course, that doesn't mean they're r

My sources suggest this is because Kirpa was a man who knows too much; if he were called upon to testify he could endanger Yanukovych and others, perhaps Kuchma himself.