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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: Because the Zocalo is one long, running page with links to items of interest, I know it may be hard to
find the things that have been added to the page each day. All new material will be given this color so that they
will be easy to identify.
Welcome. Take your shoes off, get comfortable and stay a while.
Again, WELCOME!
Perhaps the Sci-Fi Channel has finally started to advertise Babylon 5's coming to their network. Over at Sci-Fi Now, there is an article that is to appear in the October 2000 issue of Sci-Fi Entertainment. Hopefully the magazine will be on the shelves soon!
MONDAY - Jerry Doyle is coming for a chat. He's currently at the Republican National Convention, so
I'm sure he'll have some stories to tell. The chat is scheduled for:
Beata Pozniak who portayed President Luchenko on Babylon 5 will be here for a chat on:
Both chats will be held at Yahoo. To join the chat, just go to http://chat.yahoo.com and select the chat from the events calendar.
One of the great advantages to building the Babylon 5 Library is looking at all the
information resources on the internet. There are TONS of sites. I'll place the ones with a lot of general
information over in the Library under websites, but if you know of some good ones, make sure you drop me a line
about them. I'll begin to highlight them so that everyone can have as much fun as I am in hunting up new
items. Here's one for you. Babylon 5 Universe.
This site gives general information about the station, including a layout of the different sections and an
explanation of what each is all about.
WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED - NOW!
So far a number of good ideas have been sent in to rally people around the premiere, September 25, bringing
both old and new fans together to view the show. To share those suggestions, to go the
Rally Suggestions. If you have some to add, send them along.
What should be watched during these gatherings? How about our favorite episodes? I'm sure you have suggestions, so pass them along. I've already listed mine out on Favorites. Send in your favorites list (10 maximum please) to sgbruckner@aol.com.
FLYERS - Tim and Heather Fleming have been fighting the fight to Save Crusade for a long while now. They have pulled together a number of flyers that can be used at conventions, placed in comic shops, etc. If you would like to pass along flyers, go to http://www.astro.umd.edu/~hcohen/Flyers.html and have a look. Print off a few and drop them at your local comic store. If there are readers of Rising Stars there, they may be interested in knowing about Babylon 5!
If you are organizing a gathering, let us know so we can post a listing. If you are not in an area that has a group of fans, we could organize a group chat! A virtual gathering!!!! This could/should be a LOT of fun.
Last week, "The Friends of Jackie Clay" featured Merwin Goldsmith. Jackie Clay, the caretaker of a small cemetery in the City of Dreams. Jackie speaks to the dead, and when a crisis occurs, he finds he has friends he never knew he had.
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What else is at the Seeing Ear Theater?
There are some fantastic classics along with more original dramas. Here's one for you.
The Lucky Strike
Story by Kim Stanley Robinson; adapted by Fiona Avery
Was dropping the atomic bomb on the civilian population of Hiroshima the right thing to do back in 1945? Was there a middle way? In this gripping alternate history, the Enola Gay isn't the plane that drops the bomb. Timothy Hutton plays a man with a burning question on his conscience — for he is the pilot of the plane that will drop the first a-bomb — a plane known as the Lucky Strike.
RISING STARS #1 B&W EDITION -- OUT NOW
Top Cow is pleased to present the next edition of the Black and White series. Revisit this epic tale written by J. Michael Straczynski that begins when a celestial event occurs in a small town that will change the inhabitants' lives forever. With beautifully rendered artwork by Keu Cha (Witchblade) and Jason Gorder.
** PS This is the first comic to bear the Joe's Comics Logo!
RISING STARS #9
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (P) Christian Zanier (I) Livesay (C)Brett Evans
With cover by guest artist Gary Frank (Kin), the one year anniversary of this wildly popular comic book begins the second act of the Rising Stars story (issues 9-16). This story arc jumps ahead in time to see the effects of full-scale conflict between many of the Rising Stars. In the first act of this series, the world shaped our characters...now, our characters begin to shape the world, and the world may not be very happy about those changes.
** Ranger Neil tells me that the gothic novel version of Issues #1 thru #8 can now be ordered -- for
$19.95.
MIDNIGHT NATION - Coming September 25
Orders are currently going in for JMS' new series, Midnight Nation. "MIDNIGHT NATION is a focused story
about two individuals, as opposed to an epic tale about 113 people over 60+ years. We get right into it
and get things moving almost immediately.
LEGIONS OF FIRE: OUT OF THE DARKNESS by Peter David is the one fans have been waiting for, and it's going to drive them wild. Ever wonder how Sheridan and Delenn ended up in that dungeon? How G'Kar happened to be in the throne room at the right moment? Or what the deal was with David Sheridan? Well, this November . . . This is Londo's ultimate descent into hell, and Vir's ascent to the throne. It's a fantastic novel, and I can't imagine that there's a Babylon 5 fan anywhere who would dare miss it.
In March, Jeanne Cavelos begins THE PASSING OF THE TECHNO-MAGES with book one, CASTING SHADOWS. This wonderfully intricate novel delves deep into the culture and the secrets of the techno-mages, and reveals the sequence of events that took them to Babylon 5--and beyond. Elric is here, as are Galen, Alwyn, and even Isabelle. And so are Morden and Anna Sheridan. Before we're done, we'll learn of the reason behind the mages' fear of the Shadows, and we'll have the long-awaited link between B5 and Crusade.
JMS and Bonnie Hammer (Exec. VP for SFC) recently held chats at SFC. Transcripts are available at http://www.scifi.com/transcripts/.
The transcript of JMS' chat on Yahoo recently is now available at http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/transcripts/special/071000straczynski.html.
Peter did a wonderful job as General O'Hara in The Patriot. There is a wonderful picture of Peter Woodward at "The Patriot" party held recently in The Sunset Room in Hollywood. Mothership has photos and the story. If you haven't seen The Patriot -- I would recommend it highly. It is AWESOME! The music is wonderful as well.
Stephen Austin has landed the role of "Mark the Director" in "The Goodbye Girl" at the Canyon Club Dinner
Theater, Agoura Hills, California. He sent along this photo of the cast. Can you see Stephen? He's in the
second row, looking very directorial!
Pat Tallman, Wayne Alexander, Robin Atkin Downes and Maggie Egan star in: BABYLON PARK: GRUDGEMATCH.The animated parody made it's US Premier at DragonCon in Atlanta on June 30 and the Canadian Premiere at TorontoTrek in Toronto on July 15.
GRUDGEMATCH is the second in a series of hysterical spoofs on some of the great science fiction shows of our time.
For more information, check out www.babylonpark.com or www.kosh.org.
My favorite has always been from the first season - when Sinclair's starfury turns around in mid-air to shoot at a raider ship! It was the first time a lot of people had seen this maneuver and it sticks in my mind not only for the dramatic quality of the action, but for the scientific accuracy it reflected.
Send your answers to either TheZocalo@aol.com or b5web@aol.com.. You can also post your comments on the message board at www.isnnews.net/board. To see what other readers have posted on this and other topics, follow this link to Current Discussion Topic page.
Sci-Fi Entertainment - The August issue of Sci-Fi Entertainment has an article entitled, "The Lost Crusade". It is interesting to read
comments from cast members about the wonderful relationships developed during the filming and their desire to
continue with the project. Marjean points out that they still try to stay in touch and get together for dinner.
Seems as if most of the cast has been pretty busy! Peter Woodward with "The Patriot"; Gary Cole doing a movie in
Mississippi and two animated series; Carrie Dobro working with her husband in a two-person comedy entitled "Marriage
Is Murder"; Marjean Holden now working on "Beastmaster" in Australia, and Daniel Dae Kim having done the "Murder She
Wrote" movie and an assortment of other TV series appearances.
Amazing Stories Issue #602 -- The issue is on news stands now. It contains another original
Babylon 5 story by J. Michael Straczynski entitled "Space, Time and the Incurable Romantic". There is also
a piece inside about the B5 game, entitled "Babylon 5: Crucible of War". The issue should be on newsstands
very soon.
OFFICIAL BABYLON 5 MAGAZINE -- Issue #24A truly SAD day has arrived. The very last issue of the Official Babylon 5 magazine has hit the streets in
the UK. Yes, Issue #24 is out. My hat is off to Nick Landau, Brian Robb, John Freeman, and others like Lou
Anders who brought us this wonderful publication. It has been THE ABSOLUTE BEST!
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.
The "Save Crusade" mailing list has just topped 300! The purpose is to gather together people interested in saving Crusade and to identify people who can help with the effort. To join the mailing list, drop a blank note to savecrusade-subscribe@egroups.com. If you have a problem getting on, drop me a note and I'll add your e-mail address manually.
Jerry is currently at the Republican National Convention. If you are interested in tracking how Jerry's campaign for Congress is coming, you will want to subscribe to the doyleforcongress mailing list. Get weekly updates on events, press releases, endorsements, etc. To become a member of the list, sent a blank note to doyleforcongress-subscribe@egroups.com. Be sure to drop into the chat on Monday night as well!
The Fan Club has many 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 and see what magazines you still need to complete your set.
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 Autographed 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 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.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!
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 is 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.
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.
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.!!!
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 .
Robin Atkin Downes sent along a couple of photos from FedCon.
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.
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.
Thursday 8/3/00
Friday 8/4/00
Saturday 8/5/00
Monday 8/7//00
Tuesday 8/8/00
Wednesday 8/9/00
Thursday 8/10/00
Friday 8/11/00
Saturday 8/12/00
Claudia Christian - August 10
Would you like to wish Claudia Christian a HAPPY BIRTHDAY? (Her birthday is August 10.) Go to
http://claudiachristian.homestead.com/claudia.html
and sign the guest book.
To follow Babylon 5/Crusade history, visit the new
History Page for all significant dates in July! This is an extract from Terry Jones' wonderful
Babylon 5 Chronology.
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
Take care and I look forward to hearing from you.
Artist John Cook has some interesting toons at ToonZone .
Do you have a punchline for the Bester toon? Visit Toon Zone and submit your ideas.
Got toons? Want to share them? Drop me a line at sgbruckner@aol.com and
let's chat!
BABYLON 5 CHATS
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
CALLING ALL CLUBS
CALLING REVIEWERS
BABYLON 5 NEWSLETTERS
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE CONVENTIONS
Want to know what conventions are ahead for the Babylon 5 and/or Crusade cast and crew? Use this link
Convention Calendar. CONVENTION REPORTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 4-6, 2000; Rosemont, Illinois
Guest: J. Michael Straczynski
For more information, visit their website at http://www.wizardworld.com/chicago.
Sci-Fi-Y2K
August 5-6, 2000; Jacksonville, NC
Guest: Claudia Christian, Joshua Cox
For more information, visit their website at http://uss_white_eagle.tripod.com.
Gen Con
August 10-13, 2000; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Guest: Peter Woodward, J. Michael Straczynski
For more information, visit their website at http://www.wizards.com.
Nexus 2000
September 1-3, 2000; Bonn, Germany
Guest: Mira Furlan, Walter Koenig, Julie Caitlin Brown
For more information, visit their website at http://www.snafu.de/~agents
or send an e-mail note to agents@berlin.snafu.de.
BonaCon 2000
September 1-3, 2000; Aberdeen, Scotland
Guests: Bill Blair
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.lonas.com/bonacon.
Slanted Fedora
September 8-10, 2000; Raleigh, NC
Place: Durham Marriott
Guest: Mary Kay Adams
For more information, visit their website at http://www.sfedora.com or send an e-mail note to sfedora1@aol.com.
Crusade for a Cure
September 15-17, 2000; Costa Mesa, California
Guests: David Allen Brooks, Maggie Egan, Julie Caitlin Brown, Tim Choate, Carrie Dobro, Stephen Furst, Peter Woodward,
Stephen Austin, Bill Blair
For more information, write to The Ulysses Foundation, 23010 Lake Forest Drive, Suite D, #395, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 or visit their website at http://www.ulyssesfoundation.org/c4ac .
Starland
September 22-24, 2000; Denver, CO
Guests: Julie Caitlin Brown
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.starland.com.
ZOCALO TRADING POST
Pen Pals
ZOCALO LINK PAGE
TNT MORNING BABYLON 5 SCHEDULE
Wednesday 8/2/00
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - Shadow Dancing
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - Z'Ha'Dum
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - The Hour of the Wolf
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - The Summoning
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - Falling Toward Apotheosis
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - The Long Night
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - Into the Fire
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - Epiphanies
6:00am TNT Babylon 5 - The Illusion of TruthIMPORTANT DATES AND BABYLON 5 HISTORY
August Birthdays:
Tim Earls - August 15
Nancy Tarczynski - August 16
Skip Beaudine - August 26
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
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information on everything Babylon 5 and Crusade! drop me a line. I'll be glad to send you some in the mail. I've created a PDF file
that can be downloaded and printed. Flyer Thanks for helping to spread the word about The Z!
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