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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!
The Station Stitchery has patterns of the station and some of your favorite characters (Garibaldi, Lennier, G'Kar). More will be arriving soon. The patterns have been approved by Jms and WB for sale.
Rittenhouse Archives' President Steve Charendoff today announced that the company has entered into newly signed licensing deals for popular science fiction TV shows Stargate SG-1 and Babylon 5. The Stargate SG-1 license will enable Rittenhouse to market all styles of trading cards, while the Babylon 5 license will be focused exclusively on lenticular or motion cards. Both licenses will enable Rittenhouse to create traditional 2½"x3½" cards and to market those cards through hobby as well as internet channels, including Rittenhouse's own website, www.scifihobby.com.
"Now in its fourth season, Stargate SG-1 currently stands as one of the longest-running and most popular sci-fi shows on the air." said Charendoff. "The fan base has rapidly grown this year, now that viewers can watch the show in syndication, so the time is right to launch the show's first-ever card series. Fans can look forward to lots of special features, including autographs and much more.
"Babylon 5 has clearly been established as one of the true evergreen sci-fi franchises over the past 5 years, and it will continue to remain among the elite sci-fi shows of all-time," continued Charendoff. "Rittenhouse is pleased to add such a prestigious show to its product lineup, and we look forward to delivering some very dynamic lenticular products under our In Motion brand name."
Rittenhouse has tentatively slated a Stargate SG-1 product for September 2000, and Babylon 5 for November 2000. Other Rittenhouse products for 2000 include the already sold-out Women of Star Trek In Motion (March), Farscape: Season One (June), The Wild Wild West: 1965-66 Season One (July), and Twilight Zone: Series 2 (October).
Rittenhouse Archives is a leading manufacturer and marketer of entertainment and science fiction-based trading cards and collectables. Rittenhouse currently holds licenses for Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Farscape and Wild, Wild West. Dealers and collectors are always welcome to visit Rittenhouse
"The new issue hit newsstands today, and it's a really good one, definitely kicks both ass and the arc into high gear."
"They've slotted September for the first issue of Midnight Nation under the Joe's Comics imprint. (I've turned in the first script, and Gary Frank is doing the pencils even as we speak)."
** If you don't have any luck finding a copy, drop me a note and I'll pick up a copy for you.
Did you miss adding your name to the letter? I've started a new listing -- tacked on to the first one. {Thank you Ranger Evan for sending in a list of names of supporters.} The original listing can be found at Thanks to SFC! A line break shows where the original listing stopped and the new one starts. Send your name, city/state/country to sgbruckner@aol.com. Another letter can go out June 1!
In 2001, SCI FI will air the first SCI FI Awards, a two-hour special honoring SF&F film, television, video games, comics, music and fashion. A list of other SCI FI programming follows.
Invisible Man, a series premiering June 9, stars Vincent Ventresca as a thief who inadvertently becomes transparent.
Crossing Over With John Edward, a talk show that premieres July 9, features a psychic medium who communicates with the dead.
Sciography, a monthly one-hour documentary program starting July 16, looks at the history of science fiction series and what those series meant to the genre and era.
Robodeath, a one-time special airing in early 2001, pits robots against each other in arena battles for cash winnings of up to $20,000.
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher, an action-comedy series starting in early 2001, stars Robert Bogue as a World War II hero who is frozen and thawed out in present day New York. SCI FI has ordered 22 one-hour episodes of the New Line Television series executive produced by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon).
Taken, a 20-hour miniseries from Steven Spielberg that airs in 2001, follows three generations of one family who have been abducted by aliens.
"Yes, I'm going to be at the Wizard Chicago Comic Convention (formerly Chicago Comic Con) to talk about Rising Stars, Joe's Comics, and any other projects that I can talk about at that time."
"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.
JMS will also be at GenCom (information on the conventions can be found on the convention calendar.)
The TV movie of "Murder She Wrote" -- written by J. Michael Straczynski, will air this month -- on May 18. There is a preview of it in next week's TV Guide. Looks wonderful!
Claudia Christian will be doing a special signing at JumpGate, a science fiction store in Portsmouth, NH July 6-7. For more information, visit Jumpgate's website at www.jumpgatelink.com. Hector Diaz is the owner and a great guy.
Carrie Dobro is getting ready to appear in "Communicating Doors" at the American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grant Avenue, Kansas City, MO. Call 816-842-9999 for details.
Evan Chen has his own MP3 site at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/113/alien_ear.html.
Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Stephen Austin and Maggie Egan all have photos available at the Creation Entertainment site.
Bruce Boxleitner's episode of "Outer Limits" will air on June 30.
Jerry Doyle is running for Congress. He has added a good deal of information about his political positions to his website. Check it out www.doyleforcongress.com .
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.
The Fan Club has a lot of the back issues of the magazine over at
www.thestation.com in The Emporium. Issues #22 and #23 have been added to the listing of available issues. They also have 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.
I still have a couple of copies. If you would like to have one of your very own, drop me a note at
sgbruckner@aol.com.
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 each 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 #23 . Claudia Christian talks about her current projects and her
life as Susan Ivanova. Fiona Avery has an original short story entitled "True Seeker" and Joe Nazzaro continues
his "Making of Babylon 5" -- looking at season four! Endgame is the episode included in this month's Station Log
and Lou Anders finishes up the JPL Connection. Don't forget the wonderful Babylon 5 Chronology. There are another
15 pages in this issue!
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".
** NEED COPIES OF ISSUE #21 or 22? Drop me a line and I'll see what I can do!
Send in your opinions 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.
May Birthdays:
Theodore Bikel - May 2
Michael O'Hare - May 6
Stephen Furst - May 8
Melissa Gilbert-Boxleitner - May 8
Bruce Boxleitner - May 12
Andreas Katsulas - May 18
Doug Wise - May 21
Douglas Netter - May 23
Paul Winfield (Gen. Franklin) - May 22
Roy Dotrice (Frederick Lantze) - May 26
Harlan Ellison - May 27
For significant dates in Babylon 5/Crusade history, visit the new History Page to get all the information on what happened during May! This is an extract from Terry Jones' wonderful Babylon 5 Chronology.
The Antioch Calendar for 1999 is awesome. Yes, we know that its 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
collectors 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!
I'm moving some cartoons from Todd and Tye over to a new page so that you can enjoy them longer than just a week. Check out the new Toons Page!
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!
Michael O'Hare, Stephen Austin, Peter David and I have been removed from the guest list. Majel Roddenberry, Richard Arnold and Mojo's names have been taken off as well. I've gotten a couple of notes explaining what happened at the website -- too easy to point fingers! Bottom line is that no guest should be listed at a convention site unless there is clear negotiations underway or a contract is in hand!
Marjean Holden has been added to the Shore Leave roster of guests. She will join Claudia Christian at this year's convention near Baltimore in early July!
Jason Carter has been added to the roster of guests for the Gateway Convention coming up in July in St. Louis, MO.
Robin Atkin Downes has been added to the guest list at Anglicon.
CONVENTION REPORTS
There are some great shots of Jerry Doyle and Jeff Conaway at the Star Trek Grand Slam convention in Pasadena, March 31-April 2 on the Creation Entertainment web site.
New photos of Peter Woodward at the Pittsburgh ComiCon! Thanks Ranger Mac for sending them along.
Ranger Teri has sent along some photos of Claudia at the Vulkon convention in Florida. Pop over to the Photo Gallery and have a look-see.
If you have experiences you'd like to share -- or photos -- send them along. We'd love to see/read them.
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
World Horror Convention 2000
May 11-14, 2000; Denver, CO
Place: Adams Mark Hotel
Guest: Harlan Ellison, J. Michael Straczynski
For more information, visit their website at http://www.whc2000.org .
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.
Beginning Monday, May 22, Babylon 5 will be broadcast five days a week, Monday through Friday at 6 am ET/PT. The new lineup will begin with a special showing of the first three episodes from season one and continue in chronological order through the end of the series. Check out http://tnt.turner.com/babylon5 site for the rest of the summer for weekly contests and fantastic prize giveaways.
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.
