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The navigational buttons above will take you to the various pages at The Zocalo Today! Please feel free to wander about. There's a lot to see.
UPDATES: I know it may be hard to find the things that have been added to the page each day, so
I'm going to try a couple of different methods. Today, I'll use this color for all updates. Tomorrow the update's
information will revert to the color of the rest of the page. Only updates will be in this color. Hopefully this will help
you identify NEW items.
Again, WELCOME!
"I'll also be a Guest of Honor at the World Horror Convention 2000 in Denver the weekend of May 11th...and I'm slated to be a special guest at San Diego Comic Con in July.
As a way of showing our gratitude to SFC for giving Babylon 5 a home (along with a very good timeslot) we are creating a very special THANK YOU note that will be sent to Bonnie Hammer at SFC.
To everyone who has taken the time so far to send in your name/city/state/country - Thank You. Have you seen the list lately? Thanks to SFC! Look at those Finns! A special Thank You goes to those outside the US who have included their names to this list. While they will not directly benefit from SFC's airing of the series, we can ALL HOPE that they will benefit in other ways!
It's wonderful watching all the names, cities, states -- even countries being added. This will make a wonderful addition to SFC's mailbox -- and hopefully showing them a small segment of the fans that are loyal to the show.
Want to be included? Do you know of B5 fans who would like to have their names included? Send them along with name, city/state and country. The deadline for adding names is April 30.
Guess what? I am on the guest list, too! Do you read shock here???? Yes, I'm listed along with Richard Arnold and Mojo. Nice company, but has any of the "guests" been contacted yet?
CNN's Showbiz Today had a feature on Angela Lansbury's new Murder She Wrote. Sitting pool side with her black laptop she utters "Oh, too much eagerness on the part of one person to solve the crime, is usually a sign of the killer himself" to some unseen person." JMS is no where to be seen as they pan the scene, but he comments: "And Daniel Dae Kim's doing a great job, btw. We actually expanded his part to accommodate the quality of his work."
New photos have been added to the Photo Gallery -- from the Gallifrey convention and Vulkon Orlando.
There is a new item listed in the Trading Post. For all you Ivanova fans, Chris has a great deal for you so pop over to The Trading Post and check it out.
Peter Jurasik will be guest starring on the Doctor Who audio adventure "Winter for the Adept", playing the role of Lt. Peter Sandoz. This is one in a series of Doctor Who audio dramas put out by Big Finish productions since the TV series ended. The story should be released in July in the UK. Price has not been set. See http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/index.htm for more information.
A number of people are busy, but I don't have all the details. So here's what I have so far: Stephen Furst is busy directing a new film.
David Allen Brooks is working on a movie.
From SciFi News of the Week (http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/news.html):
Babylon 5 actress Claudia Christian will write, produce and perform in Claudia Christian's Shorts, a series of story vignettes for the GalaxyOnline.com Web site. The shorts will begin production in late April, GalaxyOnline.com announced.
The first episode, The Experiment, will showcase Christian in three separate vignettes tied together through an isolated telephone booth located in the middle of the desert. "The Experiment is very progressive and challenging, and we are shooting the piece on 35mm film, which gives us top-quality production values that translate well to the Internet and beyond," Christian said.
Here's a website for Bill Mumy's latest project, Overload . It has interviews, trailers, etc.
Here's a description of the jacket: This black, brushed twill jacket has a blue satin lining and is pleated in the back. There is an embroidered B5 on the front, a starburst on the back, a ranger patch on the right sleeve and a B5 shield on the left sleeve. With each purchase you also get a free B5 Fan Club button and Agamemnon hat.Visit The Station for details.
If you are having a problem finding the magazine, let me know. I can usually come up with copies of current issues.
The Fan Club has a lot of the back issues of the magazine over at
www.thestation.com in The Emporium. A listing will go up today with some of the more recent magazines, along with the much sought after
Issue #1, Volume #1. So be sure to check out ISN later today and see what magazines you still need to complete your set.
Need help in getting a copy, drop me a note. I can pick them up as long as they are on the newstands near me.
JMS gives us a snapshot of how he writes "Rising Stars" in the JMS Speaks section. It's an interesting read, so don't miss it.
Just got a note with some good news for French-speaking fans of Rising Stars.
The first volume translated into French appeared last week. Each volume includes 52 pages. In
volume #1, you'll find issues #1 and #2 of the original version. They will be printed twice-monthly,
distributed in France, Switzerland, and Canada. Thanks Ranger Catherine for the info.
Shipping in April: Rising Stars #0
Find out how it all began. Top Cow is pleased to re-present the first introductory story of
Rising Stars here in the acclaimed Rising Stars #0. What if a world without heroes suddenly
had 113 of them? How would the rest of humanity react? More importantly, how would those 113
souls now fit in to normal life? Written and created by acclaimed television writer J. Michael
Straczynski (Babylon 5, Crusade) and drawn by the highly talented Keu Cha (Darkness/Witchblade),
this special issue establishes the compelling world of Rising Stars!
Rising Stars #0 issue will ship with an all new cover by artist Keu Cha.
NEED HELP IN GETTING RISING STARS?
I am very fortunate to have 2 comic stores that order a lot of issues of "Rising Stars". Since I am
picking up a couple of copies for friends already, I was wondering if there are others I can send the
comic book to -- setting up a sort of mailing list for "Rising Stars". If you are interested, drop me
a note at sgbruckner@aol.com.
Rising Stars has done *extremely* well for Top Cow, to the point where they asked me if I'd like my own imprint. I said I'd be flattered. They wanted to know what we should call it. I looked around at all the other heightened titles -- Chaos, Awesome, Megadeathtech kinds of titles designed to be impressive and massive -- and said, "How about just...Joe's Comics?" As in, "I'd like some of Joe's Comics," or "Read at Joe's," with a big 1950s diner clock logo. They thought it was a great idea.
So the imprint starts this fall: mini-series, maxi-series, one shots and the like, which I'll write and TC will print. The basic deal is: I write whatever I want, and they publish it. It's a terrific deal, and the TC folks are amazing to work with.
For more in depth info, see the Wizard issue.
(More announcements to come soon, including prose stuff, web stuff, and the reason I was on a soundstage today watching my words being filmed.)
There are a couple of regular chats that you might want to take advantage. One is over at About.com. Mike Helba has organized a weekly chat on Wednesdays at 10pm EST. http://babylon5.about.com/entertainment/babylon5/mpchat.htm.
On the first Sunday of the month, there will be a chat at Groucho's Babylon 5 Calvalcade beginning at 5:30pm ET. Groucho's is a good place to drop over and chat anytime.
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~fleming/PetitionCampaign.html
Good hunting. Now go forth and multiply! --Armen Kurdian
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.
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.
OFFICIAL BABYLON 5 MAGAZINE - Issue #22 Jason Carter talks about his character Marcus Cole and some
upcoming projects. The B5 Chronology continues; as does "The Making of Babylon 5". The long-awaited new B5
short story by JMS entitled "Hidden Agendas".
OFFICIAL BABYLON 5 MAGAZINE - Issue #21 . Mira Furlan looks back on her five years as Delenn on Babylon 5 and talks a
little about upcoming projects. Joe Nazzaro begins a series on "The Making of Babylon 5". In part one, he reviews the pilot,
season one and two. Gropos is the Station Log for this issue. Also included is a wonderful interview with Larry DiTillio, story
editor for the series in the early days. Don't miss the next installment of the B5 Chronology!
** NEED COPIES OF ISSUE #21 or 22? Drop me a line and I'll see what I can do!
I wonder who you will pick! I know who is on MY list. Let's see how you feel on this one! Send an e-mail message response to either The Zocalo or b5web@aol.com.. You can also post your comments on the message board at www.isnnews.net/board. Follow this link to Current Discussion Topic page.
April Birthdays:
Christopher Franke, April 6
Michael Ansara, April 15
Events in B5 History from the B5 Chronology by Terry Jones:
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Wednesday April 7th.The Centauri Republic make contact with Earth, claiming to be an immense star empire.They say Earth is their lost Colony Beta 9 and trade treaties are negotiated allowing Earth ships access to Centauri jump gates.The humans later learn that the Centauri claims about their empire are exaggerated and DNA samples from them show no relation between Centauri and humans.The Centauri explain this as a clerical error,thinking Earth was Beta 9 instead of Beta 12.
Data from J.Michael Straczynski "Midnight On The Firing Line" Garibaldi and Londo discuss the early days after the two worlds made contact. Franklin elaborates on the early days in The Long Dark.The date of first contact with the Centauri from Dark Genesis:The Birth Of The Psi Corps.
2161
Sunday April 12th.Legislation is passed and the Psi Corps is formed, replacing the Metasensory Regulation Authority.With Lee Crawford assassinated Kevin Vacit,still secretly aiding the resistance, is made Director of Psi Corps.As a consequence telepaths face the choice of joining the Corps,jail or the weekly administration of telepathic suppressants.
2223
April --Psi Cops Alfred Bester and Alisha Ross are married and honeymoon in Bali.
2251
Friday April 3rd.Earth colony three,Orion system.At 1205a.m.Charles Dexter The Black Rose Killer,so named after the black roses he left on the bodies of his female victims,is sentenced to death of personality when found guilty of murdering nine women.After the sentence is carried out Dexter, now known as Edward,is held in a transit centre.The relatives of the victims,unhappy with the original sentence,try to find Edward and punish him themselves.Some time later,a fire sweeps through the centre and Edward escapes.
Source: Passing Through Gethsemane.From the records search done by Edward and Garibaldi.One of the victims relatives says they've spent 9 years looking for Edward.
2252
April.Talia Winters joins the Psi Corps Intern program to train as a commercial telepath, specialising in criminal cases.
Source: Conjecture from Divided Loyalties. Talia was a year ahead of Lyta Alexander,assumes she meant an academic year.She and Lyta spent 6 months together on the program while Lyta was training for the Psi Cops. Death Walker and The Quality of Mercy reveals she specialises in criminal cases.Epiphanies suggests the Intern program lasts about a year.
2257
April
Jeffrey Sinclair and Carolyn Sykes end their relationship after he refuses to leave EarthForce and become a trader.
Source: The Parliament of Dreams.Sinclair tells Catherine that they broke up about a year ago. Carolyn wanting Sinclair to leave EarthForce is first mentioned in The Gathering.
** This is just a tidbit of the information available in Terry's chronology. I'll be setting up a separate page to bring you more information from the timetable soon.
The Antioch Calendar for 1999 is awesome. Yes, we know that it’s a
1999 calendar, but it carries a serial number – making it a collectible!
The pictures are perfect for framing once you have the autograph in place! You can
use this link for the
Antioch Calendar or go the 'collectibles' portion of the Emporium.
Order any of the four sets of Autoghraphed Magazines and receive the
calendar FREE!
Second – Season 5 Cast Poster. The Club made available to members a wonderful poster for season
5.
The poster , signed by the cast members, would make a wonderful remembrance of the show – not to mention a fantastic
collector’s item. It is located in the 'merchandise' portion of the Emporium.
Third –
Season 5 Fan Club Photo &
"Season 4 Fan Club Photo – These marvelous photos created for members of the Club are available for your enjoyment. They are
$4.99 each with the purchase of $10.00 or more. Available in the 'merchandise' portion on the Emporium.
Babylon 5 Bible -- The original Season One Babylon 5 Writer's Bible. This massive tome weighs in at over 60 pages with comprehensive
backgrounds on all characters and story arc; as well as guidelines for writing SF for TV. This document is peppered
with original (color and B&W) illustrations by Peter Ledger. Use this link to place an order
Babylon 5 Writer's Bible.
Babylon 5 Series Treatment -- This beautifully bound original Babylon 5 Series Treatment written in September 1988, was used to sell the series.
It contains different characters than were ever seen in the show. This treatment was ONLY given to Network/Studio
heads. This document is peppered with original color illustrations by Peter Ledger. Use this link to order your
copy from the Emporium
Babylon 5 Series Treatment.
Ordering Information: There are a number of ways to order merchandise from the Club:
Credit card purchases can be made on-line, by mail, or by fax. The Fax number is 1-818-771-1677.
FOR PHONE ORDERS: Here are the numbers to use: 1-888-777-8517 or 1-818-623-1198 . Phone lines are open Monday thru Friday, 10-6pm PST. If no one answers the phone, please leave your credit card information on the voicemail. Val and Tony do process orders based on the time-stamped voicemail messages. Be sure to leave your phone number as well, just in case they have any questions.
You can send a check or money order for merchandise -- made payable to Babylon 5 Fan Club -- to Official Babylon 5 Fan Club, P.O. Box 856, North Hollywood, CA 91603.
** For all orders done by mail, it's best to send in an order form with your check or money order. Use this link to get a copy of the Order Form. There is a new reference list as well, so that you can check to see what merchandise is still available. Ref List.
Another toon from Todd Brugman.
Todd is soon off to England to be with his lovely wife Sarah. We wish
them all the happiness in the world!
Don't know how many of you have picked up the latest issue of StarLog, but check out page 22. Tye Bourdony has a published toon there! That's fantastic Tye. Can't want to see more of your talent at work!
ToonZone has some interesting toons,
many for Babylon 5. Pop over and have a look!
Got toons? Want to share them? Drop me a line at sgbruckner@aol.com and
let's chat!
So far, we have clubs listed from France, Germany and Italy! That's fantastic. Let's hear from others -- even those in the U.S.!!!
Maybe putting a call out to Babylon 5 fans to ask that they "front" Babylon 5 books in their local bookstores, and ask that they be featured more prominently. By "fronting", I mean to turn them from spine-on view to face-on view, to increase their visibility. Spine-on, all paperbacks look the same. This only works for books that they have a few of, since four paperbacks makes a cube shape, and therefore takes up the same amount of space spine-on vs. face-on.
It would certainly help if Del Rey would send along some book displays to bookstores -- especially the larger ones. Doing a little advertising certainly wouldn't hurt the cause!
Stephen Furst has had to cancel his appearance at DragonCon. However, David Allen Brooks has been added.
A host of B5 and Crusade cast members have been added to the roster of guests at this year's Fantasticon! This is an absolutely wonderful convention that supports the Motion Picture and TV Fund. They are: Stephen Austin, Robin Downes, Jerry Doyle, Ed Wasser, Wayne Alexander, Peter Woodward, David Allen Brooks, Carrie Dobro and John Iacovelli.
CONVENTION REPORTS
Ranger Teri has sent along some photos of Claudia at the Vulkon convention
in Florida last week. Pop over to the Photo Gallery
and have a look-see.
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 The Zocalo. We've begun an attendance page so that perhaps we can get together while enjoying the activities of the convention. Convention Attendance .
UPCOMING EVENTS
William Shatner Celebrity Horse Show
April 29-30, 2000, Los Angeles Equestrian Center
Guest: Stephen Austin
For more information, visit their website at horseshow.org/hchs.shtml.
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.
April 29
7 am ET/PT "Objects in Motion"
Take care and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sandra Bruckner (sgbruckner@aol.com)
Editor/Publisher
The Zocalo Today
http://zocalo.isnnews.net
Your web site, "The Zocalo Today", has been chosen to receive the BABYLON 5 UK TOP FLIGHT award !
Your coverage of the J. Michael Straczynski universe of Babylon 5 and Crusade is top flight ! Late breaking news,
books, merchandise, cast & crew tid bits and humor, The Zocalo Today seems to be a one stop fan resource.
