"Ben Tuddy" <cinema_pigs@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:b8f38bcf-cd84-4424-b090-452b2bc164c1@r8g2000yql.googlegroups.com...
>I wonder if two of the astronauts ever tried to have
> sex on a space-shuttle, because it must be great
> to be the first humans who had sex in space.
>
> Did anyone of them have heterosexual or gay sex
> in space???

maybe the first one was Hands Solo from Star Wars

mk5000





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From: "marika" <marika5000@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:07 PM
Subject: all that mama


>> http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php
>> (logo here)
>>
>> Sci Fi Channel Aims to Shed Geeky Image With New Name
>> 'Syfy' Will Announce Name Change, Other Plans at Upfront
>> By Jon Lafayette
>>
>> In some universe, the name "Syfy" is less geeky than the name "Sci
>> Fi." Dave Howe, president of the Sci Fi Channel, is betting it's this
>> one.
>>
>> To that end, the 16-year-old network-owned by NBC Universal-plans to
>> announce that Syfy is its new name March 16 at its upfront
>> presentation to advertisers in New York.
>>
>> "What we love about this is we hopefully get the best of both worlds,"
>> Mr. Howe said. "We'll get the heritage and the track record of
>> success, and we'll build off of that to build a broader, more open and
>> accessible and relatable and human-friendly brand."
>>
>> Sci Fi is coming off the best year in its history. In primetime it
>> ranked 13th in total viewers among ad-supported cable networks in
>> 2008. It's a top-10 network in both adults 18 to 49 (up 4%) and adults
>> 25 to 54 (up 6%).
>>
>> During its fourth-quarter earnings call, parent General Electric said
>> Sci Fi racked up a double-digit increase in operating earnings despite
>> the beginnings of the recession.
>>
>> Nevertheless, there was always a sneaking suspicion that the name was
>> holding the network back.
>>
>> "The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional,
>> antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like
>> that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in
>> particular," said TV historian Tim Brooks, who helped launch Sci Fi
>> Channel when he worked at USA Network.
>>
>> Mr. Brooks said that when people who say they don't like science
>> fiction enjoy a film like "Star Wars," they don't think it's science
>> fiction; they think it's a good movie.
>>
>> "We spent a lot of time in the '90s trying to distance the network
>> from science fiction, which is largely why it's called Sci Fi," Mr.
>> Brooks said. "It's somewhat cooler and better than the name 'Science
>> Fiction.' But even the name Sci Fi is limiting."
>>
>> Mr. Howe said going to Syfy will make a difference.
>>
>> "It gives us a unique word and it gives us the opportunities to imbue
>> it with the values and the perception that we want it to have," he
>> said.
>>
>> In terms of television, the new brand better reflects that the channel
>> has programs that are not about the typical sci-fi themes of space,
>> aliens and the future.
>>
>> "We really do want to own the imagination space," Mr. Howe said. "We
>> want to get the credit for the range of content that we already have
>> on our air and that we'll be doing more of in the future."
>>
>> Mr. Howe said Sci Fi looks at its branding every couple of years. He
>> added that when new executives join the network, they usually ask if
>> it has ever thought about changing the name.
>>
>> The network worked with the branding consultancy Landor Associates and
>> went through about 300 possibilities before selecting Syfy.
>>
>> "When we tested this new name, the thing that we got back from our
>> 18-to-34 techno-savvy crowd, which is quite a lot of our audience, is
>> actually this is how you'd text it," Mr. Howe said. "It made us feel
>> much cooler, much more cutting-edge, much more hip, which was kind of
>> bang-on what we wanted to achieve communication-wise."
>>
>> The network plans to make the changeover July 7, when it will launch
>> the new series "Warehouse 13."
>>
>> The series, about a secret government facility in South Dakota where
>> all mysterious relics and supernatural souvenirs are housed, is
>> emblematic of the channel's programming direction.
>>
>> "It is a dramedy and it is set in the here and now. It's a kind of an
>> Indiana Jones meets 'Moonlighting' meets 'The X-Files,'" Mr. Howe
>> said. "This is a very accessible, relatable, fun show."
>>
>> The network will begin briefing cable operators about the transition
>> this week and plans a trade ad campaign in April as part of the
>> upfront. The new campaign will use the slogan "Imagine Greater," which
>> Mr. Howe thinks will resonate with both consumers and media buyers.
>>
>> "It's a call to action," he said. "Look at the everyday and how you
>> can turn it to the extraordinary. It's an aspirational, optimistic
>> message about enhancing people's lives."
>>
>> Mr. Howe said the international Sci Fi channels will transition to the
>> new name over the next six to 12 months.
>>
>> Web site SciFi.com also will make the change to Syfy.com.
>>
>> Sci Fi has been working to branch out from being simply a linear cable
>> network to become a hub of businesses operating in the imagination
>> under the Sci Fi Ventures banner.
>>
>> "We need an umbrella brand we can attach to new businesses: Sci Fi
>> games, Sci Fi kids. It does no use to attach 'Sci Fi' because there's
>> hundreds of sci-fi Web sites and sci-fi publications. So it's changing
>> your name without changing your name," Mr. Howe said.
>>
>> Sci Fi also will be unveiling some of its programming and development
>> plans at its upfront.
>>
>> But one key venture it won't discuss is its work with Trion Worldwide
>> to create content designed from the beginning to work on multiple
>> platforms. Mr. Howe said the network is close to announcing a title
>> and description of the project, which will launch as both a
>> subscription-based, massively multiplayer online game and a television
>> series.
>>
>> A writer has been assigned to the project. The idea is to have the
>> show completely synchronized so that when events happen in the show,
>> they are reflected in the game, and vice versa.
>>
>> "Because it's a server-based game, as the storylines evolve in the TV
>> series, so the game echoes that," Mr. Howe said. "It's a completely,
>> uniquely interactive 24-7 immersive entertainment experience."
>>
>> He's seen some "amazing demos" from Trion of the graphics and how the
>> world will be built out.
>>
>> "What that launches, it truly is the next evolution in dynamic
>> storytelling," Mr. Howe said.
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