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The Zocalo Today
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What's New Today
Friday, November 28:TOP SF NETWORK PROGRAMS:
Joan of Arcadia 7.1
Alias 5.4
Smallville 4.2
Charmed 3.5
Tru Calling 3.2
Angel 3.0
Enterprise 2.6
Tarzan 2.0
Jake 2.0 1.6
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/27/03 - 11/2/03.
TOP SF DVD SALES:
1. The Two Towers extended edition
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Finding Nemo
4. Adventures of Indiana Jones
5. X2
6. Fellowship of the Ring extended edition
7. T3: Rise of the Machines
8. Looney Tunes golden collection
9. Lion King platinum edition
10. Bruce Almighty
Source: Amazon.com, top-selling genre DVDs, 11/24/03
NEWS: Not a lot of sites are open with "new" news today. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. More news to follow
on Monday.
INSIDE SCI-FI THIS WEEK: Thursday, November 27:
I hope everyone will have an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Even if you do not celebrate the holiday, I
hope that you will take out a minute and think about your many blessings of friends, family on this
day -- and every day.
TOP 10 SF SYNDICATED SHOWS:
Mutant X 2.3
Stargate SG-1 2.3
She Spies 2.1
Andromeda 1.9
Angel 1.6
Buffy 1.5
3rd Rock 1.4
The Outer Limits 1.3
Ripley's 1.3
Beastmaster 1.2
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/27/03 - 11/2/03
Wednesday, November 26: STAR WARS: EPISODE III: According to the official web site, Matthew Woodring Stover has been chosen to write the novelization of the upcoming prequel movie STAR WARS: EPISODE III. Del Rey Books (a division of Ballantine Books) is expected to release the hardcover novelization in time for the film's theatrical debut in the summer of 2005.
STAR FOR SCOTTY: Did you know that James Doohan, Scotty from the original STAR TREK, is the only original cast member without a star on the Walk of Fame? Chris Doohan, James' son, is attempting to do something about it. He is launching a campaign to raise the funds needed to place a new star on the Walk of Fame for his father. "Many years ago my father said that he thought it was very unusual that they make the honoree pay $15,000 for the honor of receiving a Star on the Walk of Fame. In the past, many celebrities received their Stars through donations from fans, family or movie studios. I don't see Paramount flipping the bill." If you would like to help Chris Doohan in this effort, go to www.stottystar.com. Fans can donate via PayPal or write a check. Doohan promises that any additional monies collected over the cost of the Star will be donated to the Motion Picture Hospital in Calabassas, CA. Additionally, anyone who donates over $500 will be invited to come to the ceremony as a personal guest of Mr. Doohan.
TRU CALLING: According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox Broadcasting Co. has picked up seven additional episodes of its freshman drama TRU CALLING, starring Eliza Dushku.
HOLIDAY AT THE MOVIES: There are a number of movies opening this weekend. You may want to read the reviews BEFORE you head out to see one of them. Go to http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/442/442223p1.html for a few reviews. More will follow later today. New movies include:
BAD SANTA, THE MISSING, TIMELINE, THE HAUNTED MANSION, THE COOLER.
THE PACIFIER: Vin Diesel is taking a break from action flicks. According today's Variety, Diesel is teaming up with Walt Disney Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment on THE PACIFIER. The film will follow an undercover agent who fails to protect an important government scientist and learns that the man's family is in danger. In an effort to redeem himself, he agrees to take care of the man's children only to discover that child care is his toughest mission yet. The story was penned by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garent, who have collaborated on the TV series Reno 911!, and the North American remake of Luc Besson's Taxi.
INTO THE BLUE: Shooting will begin in mid-January for INTO THE BLUE, a project for MGM and Mandalay Pictures. Josh Brolin has joined Paul Walker, Jessica Alba (DARK ANGEL) and Ashley Scott in the film for director John Stockwell. The project is an underwater action-adventure about a group of scuba-diving best friends who discover the sunken wreckage of a plane off the Florida coast that contains illegal cargo. The divers then find themselves involved with a dangerous drug lord. Brolin will play the boss of Alba's character.
AMERICAN GOTHIC: Over at Moviehole, there's a report about the possible return of AMERICAN GOTHIC. Fathom Pictures has been trying continuously to get an "American Gothic" movie off the ground. The series starred Gary Cole as a small-town Sheriff, who might also be the Devil. "Little Magic Films, a company known more for their distribution efforts in Japan, are going to be the financial partners with Fathom on 'American Gothic', assuming we can get the final approvals from Universal. The big hold-up right now is the pending sale of Universal to NBC. They are anticipating it to be done with by Christmas, but others think it will be longer. Fathom's plans are to do a new film version of the Sam Raimi exec. produced series, with much of the same cast. Raimi is in talks to Direct and Produce, with Brenda Bakke, Lucas Black and Jake Weber attached to star.
BAD NEWS: I really hate reporting bad news, but there seems to have been a lot of it in the last week. The death of 27-year-old actor Jonathan Brandis has been officially ruled a suicide. According to a coroner's report, the SeaQuest DSV star hung himself with a nylon rope in the hallway of his Los Angeles apartment complex on Nov. 11. He was found unconscious that night and rushed to a hospital, where he died the next day.
WITCHBLADE star Yancy Butler was ordered Monday to enter alcohol rehab following her weekend arrest for disorderly intoxication. She's due in court on Dec. 18.
Tuesday, November 25: TOP 10 SCIFI NETWORK PROGRAMS:
Stargate SG-1 1.5
New Roswell: Kecksburg 1.3
Roswell Crash 1.2
Final Fantasy 1.0
Cube 2 1.0
Target Earth 1.0
The Faculty 1.0
The Frighteners 1.0
Wishmaster 4 0.9
Alien Cargo 0.9
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/27/03 - 11/2/03
THUNDERBIRDS: There are a lot of familiar names involved with the upcoming THUNDERBIRDS movie. Set for release in theaters next summer, a trailer is out at Working Title Films, the production company making the picture. The trailer shows that director Jonathan Frakes has done a pretty decent job at making the live-action Tracy family and their space age vehicles look remarkably faithful to their marionette counterparts.
BATMAN: Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine has agreed to play the role of Bruce Wayne's trusted butler Alfred in Warner Bros.' new BATMAN movie. The film, to be helmed by Christopher Nolan and being penned by David Goyer, is expected to start shooting next year for a 2005 release. Christian Bale has been cast in the title role.
Monday, November 24: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SCIFI.COM continues it's count down toward the premiere of it's original miniseries BATTLESTAR GALACTICA on December 8. The SCIFI website features a great deal of information about the series, including a background feature on executive producer Ronald D. Moore and a photo of the new Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) having coffee with the original Starbuck (Dirk Benedict) at Starbucks. The miniseries be making a bit of cable network history as it premieres with Spanish captioning -- the first time this has been added to any TV project.
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE: UPN was happy to announce that the Nov. 19 episode of STAR TREK ENTERPRISE delivered its largest audience in nine months, with 4.6 million viewers.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Universal's DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT captured the number one spot in this weekend's box office, earning an estimated $40 million in its first three days of release. What is surprising is that the Mike Myers-led picture didn't earn more dollars on its opening weekend as DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS did three years ago (that picture took in $15 M more than CAT on its opening weekend.) Still, CAT's earnings were more than double what GOTHIKA captured from audiences. Warner Bros. shouldn't be too disappointed though, the film pulled in a healthy $19 M for the opening weekend. ELF continues to earn more money for New Line Cinema, taking in another $19 M this weekend and bringing its total to just a few million shy of the coveted $100 M mark. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD had a strong second weekend, sailing high on good reviews no doubt while LOVE ACTUALLY climbed an extra spot on the chart to number five. THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS continues a downward spiral, dropping more than 50% from last weekend's ticket sales.
With the holiday season officially comensing next weekend, theater goers will have a number of new films to choose from including THE HAUNTED MANSION, THE MISSING, BAD SANTA and TIMELINE.
Here are the estimated box office receipts of the top ten films:
1. DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT $40,100,000 $40,100,000
2. GOTHIKA $19,620,000 $19,620,000
3. ELF $19,125,000 $95,142,000
4. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD $15,200,000 $47,265,000
5. LOVE ACTUALLY $9,100,000 $30,800,000
6. THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS $6,740,000 $125,091,000
7. BROTHER BEAR $5,500,000 $70,400,000
8. LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION $4,105,000 $14,781,000
9. SCARY MOVIE 3 $3,284,000 $106,618,000
10. RADIO $2,600,000 $47,061,000
LORD OF THE RINGS: Howard Shore, LORD OF THE RINGS composer, will conduct the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in a special night of music celebrating the opening festivities for the New Zealand premiere of the final picture in director Peter Jackson's epic fantasy trilogy, THE RETURN OF THE KING. The event, titled "The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus", will take place this coming Saturday, November 29 in Wellington, New Zealand at the Michael Fowler Centre. In the coming new year Howard has plans to take the symphony on the road and play in cities in the United States, Europe and Australia. Tour dates haven't been announced just yet.
Sunday, November 23: PETER PAN: Set to open in theaters on December 25, a new site has been opened for the
PETER PAN movie. There is quite a bit to offer at
the site -- including a trailer, a contest to win books and even a place to purchase tickets.
DARK ANGEL:
At a recent press conference promoting her latest film (HONEY -- in theaters December 5)
Jessica Alba talked about her surprise when DARK ANGEL was cancelled. "Yea, we were picked
up on a Friday and on Monday we were cancelled." Her explanation, "Politics." Would she ever
go back to the character Max one day? "Jim talked to me about doing a movie... I don't know.
I think it's done. It was so hard trying to keep up the integrity of the story and the
character with the studio and the network. I don't know. I don't think so. I want to work
with Jim again but I think Max is done."
DISCUSSION TOPIC: I've already gotten a couple of very good responses to the latest
discussion topics regarding new books out there. If you have read something you really enjoyed,
why not share that with other readers. Drop me a note and I'll post your comments. Thanks to
Ranger Don and Captain Average for getting the ball rolling.
Saturday, November 22: TOP SF NETWORK SHOWS:
Joan of Arcadia 6.8
Alias 5.8
Smallville 4.4
Charmed 3.4
Angel 3.1
Futurama 2.8
Tarzan 2.1
Enterprise 1.9
Jake 2.0 1.3
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/20/03 - 10/26/03.
SEAQUEST DSV: Jonathan Brandis, Lucas Wolenczeck from SeaQuest DSV, died Nov. 12 at the age of 27. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office confirmed to the site that Brandis died and that his death was reported as a possible suicide. Final determination of a cause of death will depend on the results of an autopsy and other tests. Besides Sequest DSV, Brandis appeared in THE NEVERENDING STORY II: THE NEXT CHAPTER and Stephen King's IT.
TWO TOWERS DVD: Reuters reports that the extended-version DVD of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS sold 750,000 to 1 million units during its first 24 hours in release on Nov. 18. But the DVD did not set a record, as was expected by several national video buyers. The Two Towers Special Extended Edition carries a suggested retail price of about $40, but most national retail chains are selling the set for about $30. Besides containing an additional 43 minutes from the original feature, two of the special edition's four discs sport all-new extras.
JEREMIAH: With the fate of JEREMIAH up in the air, news comes from the Hollywood Reporter that Malcolm-Jamal Warner is taking a part opposite Jason Alexander in a CBS pilot. Warner will play the co-host of a sports talk show, based on the life of Washington Post sports columnist Tony Kornheiser. Alexander will play Kornheiser, who also co-hosts ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" with fellow Post writer Michael Wilbon. Warner will be Wilbon's fictional counterpart. The project was originally developed for this season but didn't make it past the pilot stage because of casting issues. It got new life when Alexander signed on. Lindy De Koven, who pitched the concept to producer Regency TV, is executive producing the pilot with writer Jeff Martin ("Maybe It's Me").
WEEKEND AT THE MOVIES: It looks like another great weekend for going to the movies. This weekend a number of new films hit the box office. Among them are: THE CAT IN THE HAT, GOTHIKA and 21 GRAMS. The Mike Myers' CAT IN THE HAT is almost assured to take the #1 spot but GOTHIKA looks like a wonderful thriller. For reviews of these three flicks, go to http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/441/441714p1.html.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RATINGS BATTLE: It seems as if Wednesday night is the only night of the week with a LOT of good things to watch! According to the Nielsen Overnight Metered Market ratings, "Enterprise" scored a 4.1 rating/6 share, matching last week's new episode as well. "Smallville," on The WB, scored a 5.9/9, also matching last week's output. "Angel," which follows "Smallville," was up slightly with a 4.2/6, ahead of last week's 4.0/6. "Jake 2.0" was down on UPN with a 2.4/3. Last week, it earned a 2.7/4. For the year, "Enterprise" is still down 7 percent from its season premiere while "Smallville" is down 12 percent. However, it's ratings are now only 30 percent off "Smallville," based on the season premiere comparison of 34 percent.
SLANTED FEDORA CONVENTION WOES: On September 19, 2003, the State of Kansas issued a press release related to Slanted Fedora Entertainment. The statement indicates that Attorney General Phill Kline has filed a suit against the company for alleged violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. The company was previously ordered by the court to shut down their website which promoted their events and to refund moneis to consumers who had filed complaints with the Kansas Attorney General and the Better Business Bureau of Kansas City, MO. If you want to contact the Kansas Consumer Protection Division regarding this suit, the phone number is 1-800-432-2310. Online you can go to http://www.ksag.org or e-mail the Kansas Consumer Protection Division at cprotect@ksap.org.
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
9:00pm on CBS
Joan of Arcadia : Pilot
Joan tries to make sense of her first face-to-face encounter with God.
10:30 on USA
Monk
Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
Monk dogs a marathon runner who has an airtight alibi.
On SCIFI Tonight:
6:00pm
Red Planet
As Earth dies, a team of American astronauts tries to colonize Mars to save mankind.
8:00pm
Apollo 13
April 1970 astronauts try to return alive.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
For a number of years, Pat Tallman (Lyta) has been heavily involved with Penny Lane, a family treatment center that cares for the most difficult to manage children with the highest quality care. These kids have been so sexually, emotionally and physically abused, they cannot be placed in regular foster care. Children come from all over California, Nevada and Arizona. This program focuses on kids who are the 104 in residence in the North Hills main facility and 9 satellite houses. Penny Lane also services over 700 young children in foster care.
Pat would like to focus this year on the 104 teens in residence and provide Target gift cards to the 40 young adults in Penny Lane’s revolutionary Transitional Living program.
To learn more about Pat's efforts at Penny Lane, go to the Be A Santa page. Here you will
find a note from Pat and some responses from children who are current at the Penny Lane facility.
At this special time of year, open up your heart and make one of these children feel special.
If readers would like to join together and present Pat with a number of gift certificates, I can coordinate the effort. Just let me know if you are interested -- and what you would like to donate. We can get gift certificates for Target, Tower Records, Borders and Barnes and Noble Books. Let's pull together and show the kids that the Babylon 5 community really does have the holiday spirit.
SEASON FOUR OF BABYLON 5
Warner Brothers have announced that January 6th, 2004 (Region 1) is the release date for Babylon 5: The Complete Fourth Season ("No Surrender, No Retreat"). There is no information at this time about when region 2 will be released.
DESCRIPTION:
The future begins -- or ends -- here and now. Here is the huge space station Babylon 5. Now is the fateful year 2261. Commander John Sheridan has already declared the station free, breaking the ties between it and Earth Alliance. It was perhaps only a matter of time before he would have to fight to remain free. That time has come in this complete 22-episode fourth-season adventure presented on 6 discs and featuring an exciting array of Exclusive Extras.
This six DVD set will include (preliminary listing):
Introduction to Babylon 5 - Season 4 by series creator J. Michael Straczynski
Two commentaries by series creator J. Michael Straczynski and another from director Mike Vejar
Commentary by cast members Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Peter Jurasik and Patricia Tallman
"Celestial Sounds" featurette about series composer Christopher Franke and the making of the series music
"No Surrender, No Retreat" DVD Suite, original music composed exclusively for the DVD
"The Universe of Babylon 5"
Personnel Files and Data Files
Gag Reel
Episode Previews
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Surround 5.1 (English only)
Subtitles in English, French, and Spanish
Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired
Pre-orders can be placed at a number of locations, including www.amazon.com and Uncomyn Gifts.
BABYLON 5 SEASON THREE DVD - OUT NOW!
Season Three of Babylon 5 was released in the U.S. on August 12. It will be available in the UK beginning October 27. A review can be found over at http://www.imdb.com/Recommends/Rec2.html and the DVD series is on their recommended list. It was a featured item on http://www.imdb.com/.
BABYLON 5: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
DVD Order Date: 7/15/03 Street Date: 8/12/03
Catalog #: 24243
WB Synopsis: The long-running Emmy Award-winning television series Babylon 5 takes place in the year 2257 A.D. on an immense spaces station floating in a stationary orbit in a neutral corner of a distant galaxy. Staffed by a crew of peaceful Earthmen and women, Babylon 5 serves as a non-political economic and social hub for the four alien races - the Narn, Centauri, Vorlon and Minbari - who fight to control the galaxy. Starring Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, and Bill Mumy.
Special Features and Specifications:
o Six-disc DVD collector's set
o Introduction from series creator J. Michael Straczynski,
o Commentary on three key episodes by series creator and stars,
o"Behind the Mask: Creating the Aliens of Babylon 5" Documentary
o"Designing a Better Narn" Documentary
o"Designing Tomorrow: The Look of Babylon 5" Documentary
o Data and Personnel Files
o 16X19 Anamorphic Widescreen
o Dolby Digital 5.1
o English, French Spanish subtitles
o Running Time: 968 minutes
For a look at Season Three, go to Season Three. Here you will find individual synopses of
each episode and a graphic provided by Warner Bros.
GAG REEL
As with the other DVDs, there is a gag reel portion on the Season Three DVD as well. Ranger Mike
sent along instructions on how to get there.
Babylon 5 Season 3 DVD Blooper Reel
The Season 3 "Gag Reel" is for real! It is actually an
Easter Egg (a hidden component in the DVD) and is about
three minutes long. There is a brief musical introduction
and the segment mostly contains dialog goofs and other
blunders the cast had.
To get to the Gag Reel, put in disc #6 and from the main
menu:
* Select "The Universe Of Babylon 5"
* Select "Data Files"
* Cursor down Between the middle menu option "The Battle For Babylon 5"
and the bottom menu option "The Universe Of Babylon 5".
You should get a highlighted "5" logo to appear
* Press select to view the Gag Reel.
DISCUSSION TOPIC
Have you read any good books lately? There seem to be a ton of
science fiction books in stores these days. Do any of them stand
out? You can post a review -- or just let us know what you have
found interesting, exciting, intriguing.
Send in your comments and observations to sgbruckner@aol.com and I'll post them on the Discussion Page for everyone to share.
JEREMIAH
For all that is new with JEREMIAH, go to JEREMIAH page. Showtime does not have the show
on it's schedule right now. Fans are putting pen to paper and writing to voice their support for the series and their
desire to have it back on the airwaves. Check out how you can help.
KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW
GARY COLE Jason Bateman teams up with Gary Cole in Fox's upcoming dodgeball comedy. The untitled project centers on a
group of neighborhood residents who challenge the developers of a giant fitness center. The dodgeball picture stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Christine Taylor.
SEAN ASTIN: Sean Astin went directly from LORD OF THE RINGS to JEREMIAH. He has been marvelous in the role as Mister Smith
and Frank Garcia caught up with him as he was busy directing an episode of JEREMIAH this summer. Read all at http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/interview2.html.
JASON CARTER: Jason appears in SHE SPIES episode, entitled "Love Kills" the week of November 10 (check your local
listings). He portrays an assassin named Morgan Porter.
ALEXANDER ZAHARA: Alex has been very busy since the close of LEGEND OF THE RANGERS. He turns up every so often on
STARGATE or JEREMIAH. He just opened a new website at http://www.alexzahara.com/.
He's got a contest going -- he's offering up t-shirts from LEGEND. You'll note that he has just finished a number of projects
-- including OPEN RANGE -- in which he gets to shoot Kevin Costner and a recurring role in Stephen King's KINGDOM HOSPITAL.
BRUCE BOXLEITNER: Bruce has just finished filming an independent movie entitled THEY ARE AMONG US. SNAKEHEAD TERROR was filmed for the Sci-Fi Channel, also starring Carol Alt and William B. Davis. That project is currently in post-production.
CRUISE WITH PETER WOODWARD
Peter is considering cruising the Caribbean in early 2005 and wants to invite his fans to join the fun. He would like to see if
there is sufficient interest before going too far into planning, so if you would like to receive a brochure about Peter's upcoming
cruise once the details are finalized please advise of your:
Name:
Postal Address, City, State, Zip:
E-mail address:
Phone number:
Total number of guests in your party:
Age range of the guests including yourself:
Send this information to pwoodwardinfo@yahoo.com. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully. This is not a commitment from you, just an indication of interest.
BABYLON 5 BIRTHDAYS
Robert Foxworth - November 1
John Vickery - November 4
Damian London - November 12
Tracy Scoggins - November 13
Dwight Schultz - November 24
Louise Turenne - November 26
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - November 30
Have I missed anyone? If you know the birthday of someone connected with Babylon 5,
pass the information along. We want to include everyone in our Happy Birthday Wishes.
READER BIRTHDAYS
Sometimes you just can't find the e-mail address for someone you know you have -- it's someone who responded
to a discussion topic or you met in one of the chat rooms. You'd like to send a personal note, but .... No
address!!!!
We've started a White Pages of Zocalo Readers! It's a handy way of keeping track of people -- and putting together
a birthday/greeting card list as well. If you would like to be part of the listing, just send me your name,
state, e-mail address and (if you'd like to have it listed) birthday (without year) to sgbruckner@aol.com.
Check out the Directory of Readers.
Name: Adam Clark
State: Missouri
E-mail address: aclark@ims-1.com
Birthday: November 19
Swedish Babylon 5-Club
We're situated in Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, and
have been around since 1999. Our activities consist of showing
B5 episodes on the big screen. The next time will be on November
8th here in Gothenburg.
Our webpage is at http://www.babcon.org/.
Asbjorn
President, Interstellar Alliance
sheridan@babcon.org
--
Interstellar Alliance - Sweden's largest Babylon 5 club
BabCon XIII on November 8th 12.30 - 02.00
http://www.babcon.org/
Italian Babylon 5 News
Ranger Bianca has a website that provides Italian Babylon 5 fans with news. The site is located
at www.babylon5.it.
BABYLON 5 MERCHANDISE
Are you looking for Babylon 5 merchandise? Would you like to possess some of the wonderful patches or
pins sold by the B5 Fan Club? Do you want to put in an order for the latest DVD? Bruce at Uncomyn Gifts
still has one of the best collections around. Check out www.uncomyngifts.com.
You may just find the magazine or t-shirt or patch you are looking for.
BABYLON 5 SCREENSAVER
I received a wonderful note from Warner Bros. yesterday. It said:
"we also got this link from WHV for B5 screensavers, if you want to post this anywhere: http://www.eyetide.com/download/?p=104117."
The graphics are awesome and it will add a certain measure of class to any desktop. Don't miss the preview
feature. You can see what graphics have been included for your viewing pleasure. Thanks WB.
BABYLON 5 ROLE PLAYING AND FACT BOOK
The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game and Fact Book
"Signs and Portents"
By Matthew Sprange
Mongoose Publishing
ISBN: 1-904577-11-3
MSRP: $49.99
From the review written at http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/games.html B5 fans might want to pick up this game whether they actually play it or not. Based on the first season of the series, the "fact book" portion of the book includes an overview and maps of Babylon 5 and an episode-by-episode breakdown of the first season.
TRADING CARD HELP
Ranger Tia sent along this note to share with B5 card collectors:
Don't know if you've heard of my card program yet or not, but I thought
the other B5 card collectors might like to try it out. With having almost
all of the B5 trading cards and CCG cards available and no program to keep
track of them withm, I started writing my own. Here's the website for it.
Go half way down and click on the small screen shot for a full size screen
shot. I have the pic of Pat Tallman's card from the Profiles card set
feautured in the shot.
Oh, and I also have a lot of the card lists already saved as files so
people won't need to type in all the card names. Being written by a B5
fan, ALL the card lists have already been made and are downloadable. :)
Cult Times #99: Michael Shanks talks about his return to STARGATE SG-1 and his recent marriage to Lexa Doig from ANDROMEDA. Also in this issue: Connor Trinneer talks about 'Trip Tucker' of ENTERPRISE and Kevin Sorbo looks at the changes for the fourth season of ANDROMEDA.
TV Zone #170: DOCTOR WHO returns! A new TV series is getting closer to reality and the BBC has a new webcast "Scream of the Shalka starring Richard E. Grant as the good doctor. Also in this issue: David Greenwalk talks about JAKE 2.0 and we look back at HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS.
Starburst Special #60 Starburst takes a look at vampires -- on the big and little screen -- from Dracula to Angel. In addition to ANGEL and BUFFY features, you'll find production designer for LORD OF THE RINGS Grant Major talking about THE RETURN OF THE KING and UNDERWORLD's director Len Wiseman breathing life into vampires and werewolves.
Expose #81: Mercedes McNab talks about her roles on BUFFY and ANGEL. Gerard Butler talks about the transition from LARA CROFT
to TIMELINE. Mary Steenbergen reveals how she's developed a talent for motherhood and her transition from ELF to JOAN OF ARCADIA.
Starburst #304: MATRIX REVOLUTIONS - the final installment of this trilogy is discussed by producer Joel Silver. Also in this issue:
Dominic Monaghan talks about his role in LORD OF THE RINGS; Michael Crichton's TIMELINE comes to the big screen and director Richard
Donner talks about troubles with time travel and mediaeval fakery.
DVD Issue #49: A lot of terrific movies are coming out on DVD. Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp talk about making Pirates of the Caribbean. THE HULK -- the Ultimate DVD was given access to ILM to unwrap the incredible effects that made the Marvel comic book legend come to life. Other included: Terminator 3; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Legally Blonde 2 and more.
ALIAS: Previews Exclusive Cover Edition! In this issue we de-classify some scorching season three secrets, as well as re-visiting some favorite episodes from Seasons past — as voted for by the readers. Alias creator J.J. Abrams will be on hand to answer your questions. Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan)
Dreamwatch: In stark contrast to what we know the future to hold, Lex and Clark have forged a close friendship on Smallville. This month we chat with archenemy in waiting, actor Michael Rosenbaum. Nicole deBoer, a.k.a. The Dead Zone’s Sarah Bannerman, discusses the taut psychological thriller and reveals visions of the show¹s future. Plus, new season news from Angel, Alias and Stargate SG-1. (Titan)
Magazine, 84pg,
TV Zone #53: This special issue looks at all the returning shows -- and some of the hotter new ones. Inside, Scott Bakula
looks at the coming second season of ENTERPRISE; Executive Producer Alfred Gough discusses the challenges of re-creating a
superhero on SMALLVILLE. Among new shows, they look at BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, JAKE 2.0, JOAN OF ARCADIA and TARZAN.
The Buffy finale saw Spike crumbling into the light, sacrificing himself so that humanity, and Buffy, might be saved.
But now he’s back from limbo and settling into LA life alongside Angel. We talk to James Marsters about his new role.
Plus, Alexis Denis tells about Wes’ transformation from Watcher to Rogue Demon Hunter and now Commander of Angel
Investigations. Available at Newsstand.
Cult Times #100: Celebrate a century of Cult Times with this issue. Read interviews with the stars, and
features on shows currently airing in the UK. A Classic Series is given a light-hearted but informative look in our
Instant Guide and the highlights of the previous month’s viewing are featured in Times Past. Cult Times is the
complementary magazine to TV Zone, and together they provide the ultimate guide to the many worlds of Cult
Television.
Cult Times Special #27: With the passing of BUFFY the Vampire Slyaer, CT looks back over the series; its characters and why it was so successful. Also included in this issue, Joss Whedon talks about possiblities for the future, including a movie for FIREFLY -- and BUFFY.
Shivers #107: As the new season approaches, everyone is speculating about the fireworks that could occur between
Spike and ANGEL. Shivers takes a look at that this month -- along with Freddy vs. Jason, Underworld, and House of the Dead. There is an interview with Jeffrey Combs -- who most will know from Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
BABYLON 5 NOVEL - ON BOOK SHELVES NOW
DelRey is reprinting the original Babylon 5 novels. They started with
#7 - Jeanne Cavelos' THE SHADOW WITHIN. Here's one I've been waiting for -- Kathryn Drennan's TO DREAM IN THE CITY
OF SORROWS. The release date is scheduled for July 29, 2003. I love the new cover art! It can be pre-ordered from www.amazon.com.
For those of you who love Babylon 5, this one reads just like an episode from the series. You just can't put it down.
COMIC BOOKS
SUPREME POWER
SUPREME POWER #7
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, cover and pencils by Gary Frank.
Jump on board one of the biggest hits of the year as it starts a new, second major story arc! Another new super power rises out of the "depths" of obscurity -- Amphibian! Plus: witness the first (and possibly last!) climactic meeting of Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Feb. 4.
* New story arc.
* Marvel's latest hit series.
* Coming next month: Supreme Power Vol. 1, collecing #1-6.
AMAZING SPIDERMAN
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #504
Written by Fiona Avery with J. Michael Straczynski, cover and pencils by John Romita Jr.
"Chasing a Dark Shadow," pt. 2 (of 2). In the aftermath of the inter-dimensional rift caused by Spider-Man and Doctor Strange's battle with Dormammu, a sorceress of limitless power is set free from years of captivity ... and sets forth on a quest through Manhattan to properly thank the one responsible for it: Spider-Man. And if that weren't bad enough, guess who's on her trail? Loki...
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on Feb. 25.
Amazing Spider-Man #501 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by John Romita Jr. and a cover by Tony Harris.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A brand new story arc starts following the historic issue #500. The drive to Amazing Spider-Man #1000 starts here."
Amazing Spider-Man #501 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.
STARGATE SG-1
STARGATE SG-1: P.O.W. #1
by James Anthony & Renato Guedes; cover by Matt Busch
The first issue of the new Stargate series is finally here! The greatest sci-fi show on television comes to comics for the first time in a full-length action-packed series! Reconnaissance has discovered an alien invasion force with plans of conquest for planet Earth. Caught in a firefight, the escaping team from Stargate Command unknowingly allows a mysterious serpent-headed Goa'uld Lord access into the SGC. The invaders lay waste to the debarkation chamber, while locking a naquadah-laced bomb onto the Stargate. In the resulting attack, Colonel Jack O'Neill finds himself on a distant world, face to face with a thousand Goa'uld warriors. With the SGC under lockdown and O'Neill already a prisoner of war, the SG1 team must find a way to remove a doomsday bomb from the gate and rescue him from a Goa'uld fortress. Join the SG1 team for a full force adventure as they fight for survival against a race bent on subjecting the universe to their rule as the gods of legend. Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, and Teal'c begin a new chapter of Stargate adventures in the pages of Stargate SG1: P.O.W.! Regular cover by Matt Busch; wraparound cover by Renato Guedes. Also available with a photo cover, and as a special "Golden Armor" edition, featuring an all-new solid gold foil wraparound cover with the Serpent Head Goa'ulds illustrated by Jacen Burrows and limited to 2,000 copies.
RISING STARS UPDATE
Since many of us wonder when JMS will be able to finish the RISING STARS comic book, here is an update from JMS:
I've asked Top Cow for three things: for Dream Police back, since they've had
it now for 3 years and have done nothing with it...for confirmation that the
Joe's Comics title belongs to me, and for an apology for deliberately keeping
me out of the loop on my own project at the feature stage and misleading me
about drafts that had come in.
Once those three things have been attended to, I can finish the series.
TV SCHEDULE ON SCIFI CHANNEL
BABYLON 5
26-NOV-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) THE COMING OF SHADOWS
29-NOV-03 3:00 AM MOVIE MARATHON BABYLON 5: A CALL TO ARMS (LBX)
01-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) GROPOS
02-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) ALL ALONE IN THE NIGHT
03-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) ACTS OF SACRIFICE
04-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) HUNTER, PREY
05-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) THERE ALL THE HONOR LIES
08-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) AND NOW FOR A WORD
09-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) IN THE SANDOWS OF Z'HA'DUM
10-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) KNIVES
11-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) CONFESSIONS AND LAMENTATIONS
12-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) DIVIDED LOYALTIES
15-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) THE LONG, TWILIGHT STRUGGLE
15-DEC-03 11:00 PM SCI FI PICTURES BABYLON 5: THE LEGEND OF THE RANGERS (LBX)
16-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) COME THE INQUISITOR
17-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) THE FALL OF NIGHT
18-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) MATTERS OF HONOR
19-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) CONVICTIONS
22-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) A DAY IN THE STIFE
23-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) PASSING THROUGH GETHSEMANE
24-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) VOICES OF AUTHORITY
29-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) DUST TO DUST
30-DEC-03 9:00 AM BABYLON 5 (LBX) EXOGENESIS
CRUSADE:
30-NOV-03 2:00 AM CRUSADE THE NEEDS OF EARTH
07-DEC-03 2:00 AM CRUSADE APPEARANCES AND OTHER DECEITS
14-DEC-03 2:00 AM CRUSADE THE WELL OF FOREVER
21-DEC-03 2:00 AM CRUSADE EACH NIGHT I DREAM OF HOME
28-DEC-03 2:00 AM CRUSADE PATTERNS OF THE SOUL
STARGATE SCHEDULE:
26-NOV-03 6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 SENTINEL
01-DEC-03 6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 MERIDIAN
01-DEC-03 7:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 THE TOK'RA -PT1
01-DEC-03 8:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 THE TOK'RA -PT2
01-DEC-03 9:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 SPIRITS
01-DEC-03 10:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 TOUCHSTONE
02-DEC-03 6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 REVELATIONS
03-DEC-03 6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 CHILDREN OF THE GODS -PT1
04-DEC-03 6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 CHILDREN OF THE GODS -PT2
05-DEC-03 6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 THE ENEMY WITHIN
05-DEC-03 7:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (LBX) AVENGER 2.0
05-DEC-03 9:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (LBX) BIRTHRIGHT
05-DEC-03 11:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (LBX) BIRTHRIGHT
FARSCAPE SCHEDULE:
07-DEC-03 12:00 AM FARSCAPE COUP BY CLAM
08-DEC-03 11:00 AM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE LOOK AT THE PRINCESS PT 1: A KISS IS BUT A KISS
08-DEC-03 12:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE LOOK AT THE PRINCESS PT 2: I DO, I THINK
08-DEC-03 1:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE LOOK AT THE PRINCESS PT 3: THE MALTESE CRICHTON
08-DEC-03 2:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE THE UGLY TRUTH
08-DEC-03 3:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE A CLOCKWORK NEBARI
14-DEC-03 12:00 AM FARSCAPE UNREALIZED REALITY
16-DEC-03 11:00 AM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE LIARS, GUNS, AND MONEY PT 1
16-DEC-03 12:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE LIARS, GUNS, AND MONEY PT 2
16-DEC-03 1:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE LIARS, GUNS, AND MONEY PT 3
16-DEC-03 2:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE DIE ME, DICHOTOMY
16-DEC-03 3:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - FARSCAPE SEASON OF DEATH
21-DEC-03 12:00 AM FARSCAPE KANSAS
28-DEC-03 12:00 AM FARSCAPE TERRE FIRMA
EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT
05-DEC-03 5:00 AM EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT BOONE'S AWAKENING
12-DEC-03 11:00 AM DAYTIME ROTATION - EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT DECISION
12-DEC-03 12:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT TRUTH
12-DEC-03 1:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT MIRACLE
12-DEC-03 2:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT THE JOURNEY
12-DEC-03 3:00 PM DAYTIME ROTATION - EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT FINAL CONFLICT
12-DEC-03 5:00 AM EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT TERMINATION
19-DEC-03 5:00 AM EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT GUILTY CONSCIENCE
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE PHOTOSHOP PHOTOS
Peter Woodward has sent along a new photo -- a rather dreadful one -- from his appearance on CHARMED. It will
be added to the collection of photos available from Peter, including additional copies of the Crusade poster in
photo format. Both are autographed by Peter.
You do NOT have to pay the prices asked for over at e-bay! Here are photos of B5 and Crusade cast members at
fantastic prices. Check out Photo Shop. Ordering is easy -- and you can't
beat the prices! Just let me know which photos you want and I'll check to make sure they are still in stock.
BABYLON 5 TOONS
John Cook has a wonderful collection of cartoons -- many are take-offs from Babylon 5. Here's just
one of them.
He has a cartoon caption contest going on as well. Try your hand at a punch line.
With the new Battlestar Galactica coming in December, Tye brings back old memories of Captain Apollo and the old series with
this new satire. Apollo Discovers Feng Shui.Enjoy Tye's other works at www.thelightersideofscifi.com.
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE CONVENTIONS
CONVENTION UPDATE
CONVENTION CALENDAR
Creation Second Annual STAR TREK CONVENTION
January 9-11, 2004
Location: Hilton Metropole Hotel
Place: London, England
Guests: Robbie McNeil, Nana Visitor, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Beltran
Creation Entertainment
February 6-8, 2004
Location: Doubletree Bellevue Hotel
Place: Seattle, Washington
Guests: Robert Beltran, Amanda Tapping, Tim Russ, Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips, Peter Mayhew, Jeremy Bulloch
For more information, visit their website at http://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm.
Creation Entertainment
February 14, 2004
Location: Phoenix Hilton East/Mesa
Place: Phoenix, Arizona
Guest: William Shatner
For more information, visit their website at http://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm.
Creation Entertainment (Buffy & Angel)
February 15, 2004
Location: Phoenix Hilton East/Mesa
Place: Phoenix, Arizona
B5 Guest: Robin Atkin Downes
Guests: Stephanie Romanov, Julie Benz, Iyari Limon, John Kassir, Jacqueline Lichtenberg
For more information, visit their website at http://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm.
Farpoint
February 13-15, 2004
Location: Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
Place: Baltimore, MD
B5 Guests: Bill Mumy, Brad Dourif
Other Guests: Peter David, Liliana Mumy
Best of Both Worlds
Date: March 13-14, 2004
Place: Canberra, Australia
Theme: Lord of the Rings
Guests: Dominic Monaghan - Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck (The Lord Of The Rings Movie Trilogy)
For more information, visit their website at " TARGET="_new">
http://johnvb.tripod.com/asn2.html.
Creation Entertainment GRAND SLAM: THE SCI-FI SUMMIT
March 26-28, 2004
Location: Pasadena Center
Place: Pasadena, CA
Guests: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Sally Kellerman, Connor Trinneer, Alexander Siddig, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Walter Koenig, Andrew Robinson, Armen Shimerman, Kren Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, John Rhys-Davies, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Corin Nemec, Michael Rosenbaum, Mark Verheiden, Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, Kristen Dalton, Andy Hallett, Mercedes McNab, Robia La Morte, Iyari Limon, Mark Lutz, James Leary, Julie Benz, Jeremy Bulloch, Kenny Baker, Rusty Goffe, Ken Colley, Peter Mayhew, Leni Parker, Gina Torres
Be sure to visit the referenced sites to see if there have been changes in dates/guests attending. Also visit our Convention Calendar for a full listing of upcoming conventions
featuring Babylon 5, Crusade and Legend of the Rangers cast members as guests.
CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS
Ranger Brian had a blast with Rick, Jason and Jeffrey at the 2BeContinued Convention last week in Indiana. He sent along a picture for everyone to enjoy. Thanks Brian.
If you would like to share your convention experience with your other Zocalo readers, send along a convention report. I
will gladly post it for all to read. Got pictures? I'll post those as well.
ZOCALO TRADING POST
Do you have extra copies of B5, Amazing Spiderman, Midnight Nation or Rising Stars comics you'd like to trade? How about those
extra trading cards or B5 magazines? There are a lot of fans looking for these items -- and the Trading Post can help you buy or
sell them. To see what's available, just use this link to the Trading Post.
To have items included in The Trading Post, send a note to The Zocalo. Please put Trading Post
in the subject line.
PEN PALS
If you are looking for someone to talk about Babylon 5 and Crusade with, the Pen Pal section is for you!
Check it out! Drop a note to someone who is feeling B5 withdrawal -- BIG TIME!
People thought a Pen Pal page was a good idea. If you would like to meet people who you could chat with or share your opinions of the show with, send along your e-mail or snail-mail address The Zocalo.
It will be incorporated on the new Pen Page Page.
MAIL FOR CAST AND CREW
Here's a recent note from JMS on the subject:
Just an FYI to those who've been using the Ventura Blvd. mail drop for fan mail
to actors....
As mentioned before, we're phasing out the forwarding of fan mail because we a)
don't have the resources, complicated by b) the actors have scattered to the
four winds, and it makes it very difficult to get everything to everybody in a
timely fashion.
So, having provided prior notice...fan mail to actors coming to the Ventura
Blvd. mail drop will be sent back. Mail to actors should be sent via their
official fan clubs. I will still be taking mail there, since it's my mailbox,
but that's it.
Just so's y'all know and save a few bucks on postage and returns.
WARNER BROS:
Warner Bros. Address:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Warner Home Video:
Mr. Douglas Wadleigh
VP for Marketing and Special Features
Warner Bros.
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
SCIFI:
Bonnie Hammer, President
Sci-Fi Channel
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY. 10020-1513
Mr. Thomas Vitale
Senior VP of Acquisitions, Scheduling & Program-Planning
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I hope everyone will have an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Even if you do not celebrate the holiday, I
hope that you will take out a minute and think about your many blessings of friends, family on this
day -- and every day.
THUNDERBIRDS: There are a lot of familiar names involved with the upcoming THUNDERBIRDS movie. Set for release in theaters next summer, a trailer is out at 
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Universal's DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT captured the number one spot in this weekend's box office, earning an estimated $40 million in its first three days of release. What is surprising is that the Mike Myers-led picture didn't earn more dollars on its opening weekend as DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS did three years ago (that picture took in $15 M more than CAT on its opening weekend.) Still, CAT's earnings were more than double what GOTHIKA captured from audiences. Warner Bros. shouldn't be too disappointed though, the film pulled in a healthy $19 M for the opening weekend. ELF continues to earn more money for New Line Cinema, taking in another $19 M this weekend and bringing its total to just a few million shy of the coveted $100 M mark. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD had a strong second weekend, sailing high on good reviews no doubt while LOVE ACTUALLY climbed an extra spot on the chart to number five. THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS continues a downward spiral, dropping more than 50% from last weekend's ticket sales. 
For a number of years, Pat Tallman (Lyta) has been heavily involved with Penny Lane, a family treatment center that cares for the most difficult to manage children with the highest quality care. These kids have been so sexually, emotionally and physically abused, they cannot be placed in regular foster care. Children come from all over California, Nevada and Arizona. This program focuses on kids who are the 104 in residence in the North Hills main facility and 9 satellite houses. Penny Lane also services over 700 young children in foster care.
Pat would like to focus this year on the 104 teens in residence and provide Target gift cards to the 40 young adults in Penny Lane’s revolutionary Transitional Living program.
To learn more about Pat's efforts at Penny Lane, go to the 
Warner Brothers have announced that January 6th, 2004 (Region 1) is the release date for Babylon 5: The Complete Fourth Season ("No Surrender, No Retreat"). There is no information at this time about when region 2 will be released.
DESCRIPTION:
Peter is considering cruising the Caribbean in early 2005 and wants to invite his fans to join the fun. He would like to see if
there is sufficient interest before going too far into planning, so if you would like to receive a brochure about Peter's upcoming
cruise once the details are finalized please advise of your:
Name:
Robert Foxworth - November 1
I received a wonderful note from Warner Bros. yesterday. It said:
The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game and Fact Book
Cult Times #99: Michael Shanks talks about his return to STARGATE SG-1 and his recent marriage to Lexa Doig from ANDROMEDA. Also in this issue: Connor Trinneer talks about 'Trip Tucker' of ENTERPRISE and Kevin Sorbo looks at the changes for the fourth season of ANDROMEDA.
TV Zone #170: DOCTOR WHO returns! A new TV series is getting closer to reality and the BBC has a new webcast "Scream of the Shalka starring Richard E. Grant as the good doctor. Also in this issue: David Greenwalk talks about JAKE 2.0 and we look back at HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS.
Starburst Special #60 Starburst takes a look at vampires -- on the big and little screen -- from Dracula to Angel. In addition to ANGEL and BUFFY features, you'll find production designer for LORD OF THE RINGS Grant Major talking about THE RETURN OF THE KING and UNDERWORLD's director Len Wiseman breathing life into vampires and werewolves.
Expose #81: Mercedes McNab talks about her roles on BUFFY and ANGEL. Gerard Butler talks about the transition from LARA CROFT
to TIMELINE. Mary Steenbergen reveals how she's developed a talent for motherhood and her transition from ELF to JOAN OF ARCADIA.
Starburst #304: MATRIX REVOLUTIONS - the final installment of this trilogy is discussed by producer Joel Silver. Also in this issue:
Dominic Monaghan talks about his role in LORD OF THE RINGS; Michael Crichton's TIMELINE comes to the big screen and director Richard
Donner talks about troubles with time travel and mediaeval fakery. 
DVD Issue #49: A lot of terrific movies are coming out on DVD. Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp talk about making Pirates of the Caribbean. THE HULK -- the Ultimate DVD was given access to ILM to unwrap the incredible effects that made the Marvel comic book legend come to life. Other included: Terminator 3; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Legally Blonde 2 and more.
ALIAS: Previews Exclusive Cover Edition! In this issue we de-classify some scorching season three secrets, as well as re-visiting some favorite episodes from Seasons past — as voted for by the readers. Alias creator J.J. Abrams will be on hand to answer your questions. Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions! (Titan)
Dreamwatch: In stark contrast to what we know the future to hold, Lex and Clark have forged a close friendship on Smallville. This month we chat with archenemy in waiting, actor Michael Rosenbaum. Nicole deBoer, a.k.a. The Dead Zone’s Sarah Bannerman, discusses the taut psychological thriller and reveals visions of the show¹s future. Plus, new season news from Angel, Alias and Stargate SG-1. (Titan)
Magazine, 84pg,
TV Zone #53: This special issue looks at all the returning shows -- and some of the hotter new ones. Inside, Scott Bakula
looks at the coming second season of ENTERPRISE; Executive Producer Alfred Gough discusses the challenges of re-creating a
superhero on SMALLVILLE. Among new shows, they look at BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, JAKE 2.0, JOAN OF ARCADIA and TARZAN.
The Buffy finale saw Spike crumbling into the light, sacrificing himself so that humanity, and Buffy, might be saved.
But now he’s back from limbo and settling into LA life alongside Angel. We talk to James Marsters about his new role.
Plus, Alexis Denis tells about Wes’ transformation from Watcher to Rogue Demon Hunter and now Commander of Angel
Investigations. Available at Newsstand.
Cult Times #100: Celebrate a century of Cult Times with this issue. Read interviews with the stars, and
features on shows currently airing in the UK. A Classic Series is given a light-hearted but informative look in our
Instant Guide and the highlights of the previous month’s viewing are featured in Times Past. Cult Times is the
complementary magazine to TV Zone, and together they provide the ultimate guide to the many worlds of Cult
Television.
Cult Times Special #27: With the passing of BUFFY the Vampire Slyaer, CT looks back over the series; its characters and why it was so successful. Also included in this issue, Joss Whedon talks about possiblities for the future, including a movie for FIREFLY -- and BUFFY.
Shivers #107: As the new season approaches, everyone is speculating about the fireworks that could occur between
Spike and ANGEL. Shivers takes a look at that this month -- along with Freddy vs. Jason, Underworld, and House of the Dead. There is an interview with Jeffrey Combs -- who most will know from Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, cover and pencils by Gary Frank.
Jump on board one of the biggest hits of the year as it starts a new, second major story arc! Another new super power rises out of the "depths" of obscurity -- Amphibian! Plus: witness the first (and possibly last!) climactic meeting of Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Feb. 4. 
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #504
Amazing Spider-Man #501 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by John Romita Jr. and a cover by Tony Harris.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue: 
STARGATE SG-1: P.O.W. #1
With the new Battlestar Galactica coming in December, Tye brings back old memories of Captain Apollo and the old series with
this new satire. Apollo Discovers Feng Shui.Enjoy Tye's other works at www.thelightersideofscifi.com.
Ranger Brian had a blast with Rick, Jason and Jeffrey at the 2BeContinued Convention last week in Indiana. He sent along a picture for everyone to enjoy. Thanks Brian.
