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The Zocalo Today
Welcome! I am REALLY glad you dropped by. Take your shoes off, get comfortable and stay a while.
The Zocalo Today is an interactive newsletter. If you have suggestions, please
send them along. The Zocalo Today is as much YOUR newsletter as it is
mine! I'm just pulling together things for you! Join our weekly discussion
topic. It is just one way you can interact with other Z readers. Send along
letters, sightings of B5 cast and crew in other projects, convention
reports, photos, etc. Don't miss our back issues. There is a LOT of information
contained there and you'll not want to miss anything.
We are still experiencing some problems at the ISN News website. I am moving the current information over to our back-up site, but
all links will not be active. Hopefully the problems will be solved shortly and I can get back to regular updating. However, whenever
we're experiencing trouble that won't be fixed for a while, I'll drop information over to
http://zocalo.multiservers.com.
What's New
The count-down for Christmas has begun. Have you selected a child to help at Penny Lane yet? If not, please do so now. Pat would
really like to make this year as special as she did for the children last year -- but she needs your help. See details below.
JMS: JMS talks a bit more about the concept behind the "Legend of the Rangers" movie over at
http://www.scifi.com. More below.
TRADING CARDS: Trading cards will NOT be handed out at "Lord of the Rings" premieres showing the trailer for "Legend
of the Rangers" trailer. A SCIFI spokesperson corrected that statement yesterday.
Tye Bourdony from The Lighter Side of Sci-Fi, has prepared some new satires for auction -- this time benefitting Penny Lane,
the home for children that Pat Tallman supports. See details below.
DIGITAL TRADING CARDS: The first "Legend of the Rangers" trading card -- Captain David Martel -- is available at the
SCIFI Ranger site. Cards will be released each Friday through January 4. Be sure to go to
www.scifi.com/b5rangers to get your copy of the trading cards. Send them to your friends!
AMAZING SPIDERMAN #36: The extra issues that Ranger Bill sent along from Florida are all gone. I'll try to get more
copies, but Marvel has announced that they will reprint this issue, so stay tuned. Dave in Toronto has some copies and has posted
a note over in The Trading Post.
JANUARY IS B5 MONTH AT SCIFI: Yes, SCIFI will be running a lot of Babylon 5 during January. On January 19 and 20,
they will show "Legend of the Rangers". They will also show all the B5 movies AND Crusade. I'll post a schedule in the TV
section below. THANK YOU SCIFI!
I just finished updating the B5 Cast on TV page. Ranger Fredrica
sends along wonderful information each week and I've made a few additions, including Bruce McGill and
Brad Dourif.
BLOOD DRIVES: If you are able, be sure to roll up your sleeves and give blood -- both now and in a
couple of weeks. The need for blood will be continual. Right now, the tremendous outpouring of volunteers
has filled quotas and storage space! FANTASTIC!!! But those supplies will be utilized and a new supply
will be needed soon. Check out donation drives near you. I'm signed up already.
The e-mail version of The Zocalo Today goes out on Saturdays. If you would like to be included on the mailing list,
just send a blank note to thezocalo-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. If that doesn't work for you, drop me a note at
sgbruckner@aol.com. I can add you manually.
NEWS AROUND THE SCI-FI GENRE
December 3: PRETENDER: Michael T. Weiss, who has played over 90 different characters during the run of The Pretender series, talked with
SciFi Wire about doing the latest movie for TNT, how he was selected for the part and what he's doing now. Read more about Michael
and his latest Pretender movie (which premieres on December 10) at
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/advance/03_interview.html.
RAY BRADBURY: Though he is 81, Ray Bradbury feels he still has a few good books left in him. In fact, he talked to
SciFiWire about his recent release, From the Dust Returned: A Family Remembrance. It came out on Halloween and will be followed
in the spring by a new collection of short stories, One More for the Road.
December 1/2: HARRY POTTER: The movie has only been out for a short time, but ABC has forged ahead and won the rights to air the movie.
There is no specific date as yet, but Reuters reported that this is THE most expensive deal in TV history. The deal gives ABC all non-pay
television rights to the first Potter movie and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which is currently shooting. It includes
a 10-year license for each film. ABC did not disclose how much it paid for those rights, but a source speculated to Reuters that the amount
was between $60 million and $70 million for each film.
ENTERPRISE: How much impact has Enterprise had already? Scott Bakula (Capt. Jonathan Archer) has been nominated for
Male Performer in a New Series for the People's Choice Awards. The program will air Jan. 13 on CBS. The series remains strong in it's
timeslot at UPN. It has dominated Wednesday night, pulling in a 6.0 rating/9 share in Nielsen's Overnight Metered Market Ratings for
"Cold Front." That was a 43 percent advantage over "Dawson's Creek" on The WB, which scored a 4.2/6, and even scored better than Fox's
"Grounded For Life" (5.5/8) in the 8 p.m. hour.
WYATT EARP: It will be a while before the total effect of September 11 is felt in the movie industry. There have been a number
of movie premieres delayed because of their story lines. However, on the small screen, we may be seeing the return of "heroes". The Hollywood
Reporter reports that a trio of producers are working to develop a new series based on "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp." Producer
Kate Edelman Johnson -- whose father, Louis F. Edelman, produced the original series -- says the time is right to bring a character like
Wyatt Earp back to TV. "These wonderful characters who are already an integral part of our heritage seem all the more timely now, when
the world is in desperate need of heroes." Having grown up with Wyatt Earp, Roy Rogers and other hero-based TV series, I can say "I'm
ready for that type of TV show."
STAR TREK: NEMESIS: With production scheduled to start early in the year, casting information continues to trickle in. Over at
www.trekweb.com, you'll find information about the latest addition --
British actor Tom Hardy as the mysterious villain 'Shinzon'. The deal has not been finalized, but you can read more about what could be
happening in this 10th movie version of the Star Trek saga.
November 30: RATINGS: Top 10 SF Network Programs: The X-Files 6.5; Enterprise 4.9; Dark Angel 4.5; Smallville 4.4; The Tick 4.1;
Buffy 3.4; Charmed 3.1; Angel 3.0; Special Unit 2 2.7, and Roswell 1.9. Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 11/4/01 - 11/11/01.
STAR WARS: Hosting of fan sites under the official Star Wars Web site, fan.starwars.com, will cease on December 20.
Thousands of sanctioned fan pages are affected. The official statement can be found at www.scifi.com.
EPOCH: SciFi's original film that premiered November 24 did very nicely for the network. Epoch had SCI FI's second-highest
original movie ratings, after Frank Hebert's Dune, drawing a viewership of 1.7 million households and a 2.3 rating.
24: Hoorray! The Fox TV network has gone ahead and ordered up 11 further episodes of the series, which will bring it to its full
intended 24 hour run. Fans have been concerned, since the ratings for this show haven't been good -- but the writing is tight and the
production is wonderful. With the trend toward non-arc stories, this show is totally arc-related. It centers around a plot to assassinate a
Presidential candidate.
November 29: BOND 20: Production begins January 14 on the 20th James Bond film with a planned release in 2002 to commemorate the
40th anniversary of the franchise. Variety reports that Halle Berry is set to co-star with Pierce Brosnan; Lee Tamahori will direct. Neil
Purvis and Robert Wade (The World Is Not Enough) wrote the script for the film.
PRETENDER: TNT will soon premiere an original Pretender movie entitled "Island of the Haunted". As a warm-up for the
new movie, TNT will host a marathon, which starts Sunday, Dec. 9 at 11 p.m., will continue until the TV movie premieres the following
day at 8 p.m. The 21-hour marathon will include 15 episodes of the series as well as the TV movie "Inner Sense," which ended the series'
run on NBC last year.
MUTANT X: The official website continues to provide a lot of information about this new
series. There is now a preview of this week's episode about a young boy whose mutant ability involves controlling fire. In an upcoming
episode, will feature a cast member from Andromeda.
BE A SANTA
Pat Tallman (Lyta from B5) has interviewed all the children at Penny Lane and does she have a list to fill!!!! To make it easy,
this year she has opened up a new site, www.beasanta.org. Check out what the children
at Penny Lane have told Pat they would like to have this year for Christmas. There are a lot of really easy items there, so pick
one and let Pat know what you are taking care of for which child.
There are gift card options available as well. Last year, Tower Records was hot, it's still on quite a number of lists along with
Target, Gap, JC Penneys as well. These kids do indeed need to know people care about them and this is a superb way of showing
them that Christmas can be as special for the giver as it is for the receiver of a gift.
So put on your Santa hat and get busy!
RANGER CHATS - DEAN MARSHALL NEXT THURSDAY!!
SCIFI has begun scheduling chats with "Legend of the Ranger" cast members.
Here is the schedule:
Thursday, December 6, 9:00 PM ET - Dean Marshall ("Malcolm Bridges")
Thursday, December 13, 9:00 PM ET - Warren T. Takeuchi ("Kitaro")
To join the chat, go to www.scifi.com/chat and join in the conversation. SCIFI
should have a transcript of the chat in a few days for those who can not make the chat.
Mark these dates on your calendar. There are two very talented actors and I'm sure they will be fun to talk with.
Alex Zahara chatted with SciFi two weeks ago and Dylan Neal came in for a chat last night. A reader pulled together a transcript of
Alex's chat the other night at SCIFI. You can read it at: http://www.pcisys.net/~prelude/dulann.log
Sci-Fi cartoonist Tye Bourdony of the Lighter Side of Sci-Fi, The Zocalo Today & Globel List Auctions are proud to sponsor Pat Tallman's
Penny Lane Christmas charity effort to bring Christmas gifts to needy children. With the help of Jason Carter, Richard Biggs, Michael
Forest, Virginia Hey, Marina Sirtis, & the United Fan Con, Tye Bourdony has created four satires signed by these celebrities for auction.
All proceeds will go to the children of Penny Lane, by helping to buy them gifts to open on Christmas Day. All four charity satires are "one
of a kind" and can only be acquired through this very special charity event.
JMS recently talked with SciFi Wire about the upcoming "Legend of the Rangers" movie. He said that he relished the opportunity to
delve further into the mysterious Rangers, the fighting force first introduced on B5. "I wanted to explore their history, their tradition,
their philosophy." Straczynski said, "We've never done a show about an organization that's in essence a bunch of warrior priests, and
particularly one about a group of alien priests."
Straczynski said the rangers are trained in the philosophy of the Minbari and the Rangers -- it's all about responsibility. "It's about asking
questions. It's almost a Zen-like approach to storytelling and characterization. They look at the larger questions."
I found a new site this morning that has the "Legend of the Rangers" trailer in a number of formats, including Quicktime, Real
and Windows Media Player. Go to
http://www.hollywood.com/multimedia/detail/media/1097976 and pick the player that best suits your connection to the
internet. The trailer is terrific -- but only if you can see it!
LEGEND OF THE RANGERS PROMOTIONS
There are new materials up at www.scifi.com/b5rangers. The
trading cards are terrific and I hope you can download the short videos and flyers.
A few people have volunteered to help out in spreading the word. I'll be contacting you soon to see what we can do.
BOOK 3 OF TECHNOMAGE SERIES
Here is the press release from DelRey on Jeanne Cavelos' next B5 novel:
The explosive confrontation between one techno-mage and the evil power that spawned him
Babylon 5: Invoking Darkness
Book 3 of The Passing of the Techno-Mages Trilogy
By Jeanne Cavelos
In Babylon 5: Invoking Darkness (Del Rey; $6.99), third volume of the best-selling Passing of the Techno-Mages trilogy, World Fantasy
Award winner Jeanne Cavelos brings the mages' story to a shocking climax.
The techno-mages are a mysterious order of humans and aliens implanted with extremely advanced technology that allows them to
perform acts that seem magical. In Book 2, the dark secret of the techno-mages was revealed: their implants are provided by an
ancient, evil race--the Shadows. By programming the implants to further their agenda, the Shadows have made the mages into agents
of chaos and destruction.
Now the Shadows have engulfed the galaxy in war. As billions die and the flames of destruction rage unchecked, the Shadows seem
poised for absolute victory. The mages, determined not to aid the Shadows, have withdrawn to a hiding place. Among them is Galen,
who burns for revenge against the treacherous mage Elizar, who joined the Shadows and killed Galen's love. At last Galen wins permission
to leave the hiding place and kill Elizar and two other enemies. Though the galaxy is being torn apart by bloody conflict, he is not to
interfere in the Shadows' war; he is not to use his great spell of destruction against the mages' creators.
As Galen re-enters a war-torn galaxy, he must hold tightly to control. As much as he wants to strike against the Shadows, who infected
him with the seeds of chaos and destruction, he knows that giving into those urges will only further the Shadows' ends. But once the
Shadows learn of his presence, they have their own plans for Galen. In a desperate, apocalyptic battle, there's no telling who will be
the victor. Or if there will be any survivors at all.
The Babylon 5 novels of Jeanne Cavelos have been highly praised by readers and critics as the best in this series, and as "real books," not
TV tie-in knock-offs. Cavelos's readers include fans of the TV show and those who have never seen the show, but who love her compelling,
page-turning stories.
In the front of Jeanne's latest novel is a brief paragraph that seems SO appropriate for today:
There is a greater darkness than the one we fight
It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way.
The war we fight is not against powers and principalities;
it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of
flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams.
Against this peril we can never surrender.
** Bruce at www.uncomyngifts.com also has the calendar. So you have two places where you
can pick up this great calendar for 2002!
THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC:
Last week, there was a notice about a new Bruce Lee movie starting production, despite the fact that the actor has been dead
for several years. What do you think about using computer graphics to recreate individuals -- either living or dead -- in movies? Would
you go to see a B5 movie if it had a CGI images of characters instead of live-action?
Send in your comments to TheZocalo@aol.com or B5web@aol.com. I'll post them on the Discussion Topic page
for everyone to share.
BABYLON 5 ON DVD
The release date for Babylon 5 "In the Beginning" and "The Gathering" is getting closer -- December 4. You can order the DVD through
Amazon.com now.
Ranger Adam has put a petition available for people to sign in support of more Babylon 5 on DVD. The URL is
http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=2625. Add your name to the list. Send the URL to your friends and have them sign up. You never know
that might happen!
I have put some addresses in the section below -- for Warner Home Video. Take pen in hand and write. Your letter do count.
A few rangers have suggested that ONLY sales of the initial DVD will translate into something WB can understand. Why not purchase the first DVD -- for
you and a friend. The holidays are quickly approaching and I'm sure that the new B5 DVD would be a welcome addition to anyone's collection. AND it's
reasonably priced as well.
KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW
GUS LYNCH: Gus Lynch may be new to you all, but he portrays Turk in the new "Legend of the Rangers" movie. He's a terrific
guy and I think you're going to LOVE his character. He's won a role in an upcoming "Dark Angel" episode entitled "Gill Girl". Gus has
been pretty busy. He's also recently finished filming a remake of I Spy in which he plays General Tucker opposite Owen Wilson. He also
has won a recurring role on UPN's Special Unit 2.
ENID-RAYE ADAMS: Another alumn from "Legend of the Rangers", Enid who portrays Firell, a Minbari ranger, has been cast in A
Guy Thing, along with Gus Lynch and Jason Lee.
WARREN TAKEUCHI Since we've been talking about Bruce Lee lately, you might be interested in seeing Warren as he portrays
the late kung-fu master in "Blow in Bag". Warren is a HUGE fan of Bruce Lee, not only for his martial arts abilities, but for his
many achievement as a writer, director, producer.
JEFFREY WILLERTH: The Koshman has been really busy. After completing his "The Most" series for the History Channel, he
began work on an hour-long special, "The Planet's BEST Animal Commercials" slated to air in early January. A second hour, "The Planet's
WILDEST Animal Commercials" should air at the end of the same month. Jeffrey reports that both shows are filled wall-to-wall with TV
ads from around the world. "We collected over 1200 commercials) and feature many pretty-damn-funny commercials that most people have
never seen." Jeffrey is now in Michigan collecting background materials for an upcoming PBS series on Henry Ford. The show will air in
January as part of the celebration of Ford's centennial.
CLAUDIA CHRISTIAN: Claudia's episode of "Relic Hunter" was on last week.
GARY COLE: Ranger Spongy Bob reports that Gary Cole was in the first episode of the new Justice League show on Cartoon network. He
didn't notice until the end credits. His character was an astronaut that lands on Mars, and discovers something. Then, years later he is a senator.
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE CHRONOLOGY
A number of you have written to ask about having an index of the chronology published thusfar. Terry has given
permission for this so I'm working on it. You can now find the index to the timeline published thusfar at
B5 Chronology Index .
Terry Jones created a FANTASTIC Babylon 5/Crusade Chronology that was published in the Official Babylon 5 magazine.
He has not stopped with the end of the series though. He has included items from the latest novels as well as things
from the Crusade series. Here's a note from Terry to tell you all about it.
To look at the timeline in a different way, I have been working with Terry Jones on personal chronologies for the
Babylon 5 universe. At The Galactic Gateway you will fine Parts 1-4
of the chronology for John Sheridan along with Part 1 for KOSH. Others will follow. I hope you will visit GG and give
the chronologies a look.
Terry has just made two new segments of the Babylon 5 Chronology are now available. They are
2256 and Signs and Portents.
SCI FI PUBLICATIONS
Expose #62: With the release of Lord of the Rings getting closer, a LOT of publications will be focusing on the upcoming movie. In this issue
of Expose, you'll find Harry Potter, Christopher Lee in "Rings" -- and Kevil Kilner's return as Boone on Earth Final Conflict, Billly Crystal
on Monsters, Inc. and Heather Graham talks about "From Hell" - the latest Jack the Ripper movie!
Cult Times #74: Lexx fans will find interviews with Michael McManus, Xenia Seeberg and Brian Downey. New fans of Mutant X will learn more
about John Shea, Adam in the new series. Richard Manning and David Kemper (producer and writer) talk about changes afoot for Farscape!.
STARLOG #293: While Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Enterprise dominate many of the SF magazines this month, StarLog has an
article for B5 fans. Frank Garcia talks with Jerry Doyle, Peter Jurasik, Richard Biggs, Marjorie Monaghan, Julie Caitlin Brown & Carrie
Dobro in a jam interview.
TV Zone #144: Enterprise is dominating nearly every magazine cover these days. TZ grabs an interview with the new doctor, John
Billingsley as Doctor Phlox. Also in the issue, James Marsters talks about Buffy's new season.
STARBURST #279: The new Harry Potter movie has indeed created a stir. Have you seen all the merchandise already? Starburst talks with
producer David Heyman, Director Chris Columbus and screenwriter Steve Kloves. And, they also sit with young star David Radcliffe who talks
about being Harry! Farscape producer David Kemper looks back on season three and drops a few hints about this season's finale!
BABYLON 5 NOVELS
Book #7 "Shadow Within" by Jeanne Cavelos has been very hard to find over the past year. However, the author has a few copies she will let
fans purchase. If you are interested, let me know and I'll get details.
DelRey has a few Babylon 5 projects in the works. DelRey's Steve Staffel is trying to acquire the rights to the Babylon 5 novels published by Dell.
His plan is to begin with the two favorites--by Jeanne Cavelos and Kathryn Drennan--and see what kind of response they get from the Babylon
5 fans. In addition, DelRey is considering publishing the short story collection, if they can pick up the license.
SCI-FI SCHEDULE
BABYLON 5's Schedule: 7pm each evening:
Air Date Title
Dec. 3 Sic Transit Vir
Dec. 4 A Late Delivery from Avalon
Dec. 5 Ship of Tears
Dec. 6 Interludes and Examinations
Dec. 10 War Without End - Part 1
Dec. 11 War Without End - Part 2
Dec. 12 Walkabout
Dec. 13 Grey 17 Is Missing
Dec. 17 And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
Dec. 18 Shadow Dancing
Dec. 19 Z'Ha'Dum
Dec. 20 The Hour of the Wolf
Dec. 26 Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
Dec. 27 The Summoning
January 2 Falling Toward Apotheosis
January 3 The Long Night
January 4 Into the Fire
January 7 Epiphanies
January 8 The Illusion of Truth
January 9 Atonement
January 10 Racing Mars
January 11 Lines of Communication
Crusade - 1:00pm ET:
January 2 Racing the Night
January 3 The Needs of Earth
January 4 The Memory of War
January 7 The Long Road
January 8 Visitors from Down the Street
January 9 The Well of Forever
January 10 Each Night I Dream of Earth
January 11 Patterns of the Soul
January 14 The Path of Sorrows
January 15 The Path of Sorrows
January 16 Ruling from the Tomb
January 17 The Rules of the Game
January 18 War Zone
Babylon 5 Movies - 9:00pm ET:
January 14 In the Beginning
January 15 Thirdspace
January 16 River of Souls
January 17 A Call to Arms
January 20 The Gathering -- special time, 3:00pm ET
January 19 Legend of the Rangers - 9:00 pmET and 11:00pm ET
January 20 Legend of the Rangers - 5:00pm ET
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE PHOTOSHOP NEW PHOTOS
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.
COMIC BOOKS
AMAZING SPIDERMAN #36
Found a review of the book over at
ComiXtreme.com and thought I'd share it with you.
TOP COW: For those of us anticipating the next Midnight Nation and Rising Stars issue from JMS, it looks like we'll have
a while to wait! I picked up this note today:
In a press release, Top Cow Productions announced it has made some adjustments to its editorial schedule in the interest of “its continuing
mission to publish the absolute highest quality level in comics while maintaining scheduled ship dates.”
Top Cow announced Fathom #13 and #14 and Tomb Raider: Greatest Treasure of All are all being cancelled pending resolicitation once these
issues are complete. Midnight Nation #9 and Rising Stars #17 are both being resolicited for December 2001.
“Ultimately our goal is very simple, we want to publish the best written, best drawn comics in the industry and put them out in the month
we solicit them in,” said Top Cow President Matt Hawkins. “The changes we’re making in the editorial schedule are being made to help ensure
both aspects of this goal. There are a couple other scheduling changes we’ll be making, but we’ll announce those once we have them confirmed.”
**If you are having trouble finding the comic issues, drop me a line. My comic guy seems to be a HUGE JMS fan and
has ordered more Marvel comics than anyone in the area!
NEW BABYLON 5 TOONS
John Cook has a new cartoon contest going. Try your hand at a punch line.
READER DIRECTORY
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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
Name: Adam Clark
State: Missouri
E-mail address: aclark@ims-1.com
Birthday: November 19
The Official Babylon 5 Magazine is indexed here as well. With the closure of the magazine in May, you'll want
to see which magazines you have -- and which ones you will want to collect. The index may help you make a decision
on which ones to choose. The Fan Club has many of the issues at thestation.com ,
making it very easy to complete your collection.
Universe Today -- the Babylon 5 Fan Club quarterly can also be found here. The index gives you a
rundown of what articles were presented, what interviews published.
If you have magazines that have featured Babylon 5 or Crusade that are not listed, send along their issue
number and a note to indicate what the article was about. It would be nice to have a fairly comprehensive
listing of Babylon 5 publications here.
I have added a listing of all the Babylon 5 novels and now the B5 comic books to the reference page. If there
are other items that you feel should be included, let me know.
MAILING LISTS
NW-B5
NW-B5 is a mailing list devoted to bringing critical information to the Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland, and
Northern Washington areas. More specifically, anyone north of Seattle. B5 is broadcast on SPACE:TIS in Canada,
and Sci-Fi channel in the US. By subscribing to nw-b5, you'll be able to know info bringing you up to date on the
current scheduling and events happening in the community related to B5. You'll also be subscribed to the list
itself, which means that you'll receive email when there is a scheduling change or critical information needs to
go out to you (for example, if we need to start another mailing campaign).
For further information, see http://www.nw-b5.com
John Francis
Webmaster, Listowner, and Co-Moderator
mailto:nw-b5@iname.com
Reports of "The Gathering" are beginning to turn up on the list. John posted a mini-report, with photos,
over at http://www.geocities.com/jnf.geo/nw-b5/gathered.htm#0501.
You may want to check it out. It was a terrific event in which JMS showed clips from the new "Legend of
the Rangers".
BABYLON 5 DISCUSSION LIST
The Babylon 5 discussion mailing list is for any and all discussions and/or news pertaining to or related
to Babylon 5 and/or Crusade. The list has been in existence for the past three years now, and has recently
moved. The new location is http://lists.apparition.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl,
and you can subscribe by sending a blank e-mail message to join-babylon_5-l@lists.apparition.org.
THE GALACTIC GATEWAY
Here's a unique site for you! Jeffrey Willerth, Patricia Tallman, Mira Furlan, Claudia Christian, Robin Atkin
Downes, Rick Biggs, Jerry Doyle, Bruce Boxleitner, Melissa Gilbert, Peter Jurasik and Bill Mumy are under it's
umbrella. Actors from other shows have joined the Gateway. Ted Raimi and Robert Trebor from Xena and Hercules
are now at GG. To subscribe to a mailing list for GG, send a blank note to thegalacticgateway-subscribe@egroups.com.
GATEWAY CHATTERS
There is never enough time to keep in touch with friends! To help out, a mailing list has been started for chatters
over at the Galactic Gateway. If you are interested in joining, send a blank note to gateway-chatter-subscribe@egroups.com.
GATEWAY TRADER
Are you looking for a particular Babylon 5 collectible? Do you have some items you'd like to trade? Then this is the
list for you. To join, send a blank note to gateway-trader-subscribe@egroups.com.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
The Art Gallery at The Zocalo Today is open. There
are SO MANY talented people in our Babylon 5 community. We have enjoyed works by Todd Brugman and Tye Bourdony
on our toons page, but there are a host of others who enjoy drawing, painting, sketching their favorite characters.
Here are a few works that have been received. I have some others that will be added soon.
If you would like to share your work with us at The Zocalo Today, please send along a digital photo of your
work and I'll begin putting the gallery together. If you do not have your work in digital format, drop me
a note and we'll see what we can work out.
CALLING ALL CLUBS
OTTAWA: Ranger Dave is trying to start up a B5 group in Toronto. He has asked me to post this information to see who is in the area
and interested in getting together:
I live in the area of Toronto, Ontario and am starting up a sci fi/fantasy club/group and am looking for members. I am hoping
any members who join will be more than just Trek & B5 fans. Our meetings will be at least once a month in the area of
downtown Toronto on Sunday afternnons. The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday Nov. 18th at 1:45pm. If your interested,
need more info and or have any questions please feel free to e-mail me at akalel@hotmail.com.
SYDNEY: Amanda, a member of the club 'Friends of Science Fiction' in Sydney, Australia, dropped a note to say that they will
host an event with Marjean Holden on September 9. More information can be found on the convention
calendar. If you are in beautiful Sydney, you may want to check out the Club. It meets at: Lidcombe Catholic Club;
John St; Lidcombe. If you have questions, drop Amanda a note at Amanda_Beachcroft@msn.com.au.
There are a number of fabulous Babylon 5/Crusade Clubs around the world. I'd like to begin listing them here
on The Zocalo Today. Eric dropped me a note the other day providing information about a Club in France. I know
there are other clubs in Brazil, Germany, Russia -- and who knows how many here in the US. Let's get a
listing together. Perhaps we can share resources, even get together as we travel around. Drop the information
about your Club to me at sgbruckner@aol.com or bruckner@isnnews.net. That information will be added to the
new B5 Fan Club Listing.
BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB
Netter Digital filed for bankruptcy in July of 2000 and all their worldly posessions were auctioned off on December 7.
Thestation.comEmporium has been closed.
BABYLON 5 NEWSLETTERS
If you have a newsletter you'd like to have listed at The Zocalo Today, send the information along. It
will be posted on the B5 Fan Club/Newsletter page.
Ranger Shane in North Carolina sent in the following note about their "Jumpgate" newsletter.
Hey Sandy! Just wanted to give you an update on the NC B5 group's
newsletter, Jumpgate. There's now a dedicated EMail address for
submissions - jumpgatemag@bellsouth.net - and any submissions,
solicited or un-, can be sent to this address. Also, issues are available for
free download at the URL at the bottom of this message.
Jumpgate - The Newsletter of the North Carolina Babylon 5 Fan Club
Shane Killian, Editor
HELP WANTED
A new HELP WANTED section has been added to the Z. If you need
help finding a comic book, getting a special item, etc. here's the place to post a note. Just send
whatever help you need to thezocalo@aol.com.
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE CONVENTIONS
CONVENTION CALENDAR
With the events of September 11, many changes have been made to conventions around the country. If you are planning
to go to a convention, please check with the organizers to see if there are any changes -- like guest cancellations, etc.
Use this link Convention Calendar. to see if there is a convention happening near you.
Have a convention you would like to have listed here? Pass along the information.
CONVENTION ATTENDANCE
Are you attending one of the conventions on the calendar? Or another one perhaps? Do you want to see
who else might be there? Drop your e-mail address to TheZocalo@aol.com.
We've begun an attendance page so that perhaps we can get together while enjoying the activities of the
convention. Convention Attendance .
UPCOMING EVENTS
Slanted Fedora
January 4-6, 2002, New York City, NY
Place: Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
East Rutherford, NJ
Guest: Walter Koenig
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.
BABYLON 5 BIRTHDAYS
Mary Woronov (Kka'Dath) - December 8
Sarah Douglas (Jha'Dur) - December 12
Kim Holly – December 25
Dark Hoffman – December 28
John C. Flinn III – December 28
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.
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.
JMS' mail can be sent to:
14431 Ventura Boulevard, PMB 260
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
WARNER BROS:
Warner Bros. Address:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Warner Home Video:
Mike Finnegan, Vice President
Editorial and Programming Services
Paul Hemstreet, Vice President
Special Features/DVD
Michael Radiloff, Vice President
DVD Marketing
Kristin Grossnandler, Manager
DVD Special Features
Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
BACK ISSUES OF THE ZOCALO TODAY
The front page of the The Zocalo Today changes daily, so be sure to check the
back issues to make sure that you haven't missed anything IMPORTANT! I don't want the front page getting too
long so I shift information periodically into the archives. So if you aren't a regular visitor to The Zocalo Today, be sure
to check out the back issues. Just use the button above!
Take care and I look forward to hearing from you. Sandra Bruckner (sgbruckner@aol.com)
Editor/Publisher
The Zocalo Today
http://www.isnnews.net
Copyright - SBruckner, 2001
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BLOOD DRIVES: If you are able, be sure to roll up your sleeves and give blood -- both now and in a
couple of weeks. The need for blood will be continual. Right now, the tremendous outpouring of volunteers
has filled quotas and storage space! FANTASTIC!!! But those supplies will be utilized and a new supply
will be needed soon. Check out donation drives near you. I'm signed up already.
Babylon 5: Invoking Darkness
The folks at CalendarMart have a 2002 Babylon 5 Calendar available. Go to 
Expose #62: With the release of Lord of the Rings getting closer, a LOT of publications will be focusing on the upcoming movie. In this issue
of Expose, you'll find Harry Potter, Christopher Lee in "Rings" -- and Kevil Kilner's return as Boone on Earth Final Conflict, Billly Crystal
on Monsters, Inc. and Heather Graham talks about "From Hell" - the latest Jack the Ripper movie! 
Cult Times #74: Lexx fans will find interviews with Michael McManus, Xenia Seeberg and Brian Downey. New fans of Mutant X will learn more
about John Shea, Adam in the new series. Richard Manning and David Kemper (producer and writer) talk about changes afoot for Farscape!.
STARLOG #293: While Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Enterprise dominate many of the SF magazines this month, StarLog has an
article for B5 fans. Frank Garcia talks with Jerry Doyle, Peter Jurasik, Richard Biggs, Marjorie Monaghan, Julie Caitlin Brown & Carrie
Dobro in a jam interview.
TV Zone #144: Enterprise is dominating nearly every magazine cover these days. TZ grabs an interview with the new doctor, John
Billingsley as Doctor Phlox. Also in the issue, James Marsters talks about Buffy's new season.
STARBURST #279: The new Harry Potter movie has indeed created a stir. Have you seen all the merchandise already? Starburst talks with
producer David Heyman, Director Chris Columbus and screenwriter Steve Kloves. And, they also sit with young star David Radcliffe who talks
about being Harry! Farscape producer David Kemper looks back on season three and drops a few hints about this season's finale! 
Found a review of the book over at 
Mary Woronov (Kka'Dath) - December 8