Volume 11, Issue 2 ConNotations April/May The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society 24 Frames SF Tube Talk ReAnimation In This Issue Movie News & Reviews Anime Reviews By Lee Whiteside By Lee Whiteside By Craig L. Dyer News & Reviews Upcoming Movie Production News The End is Near, For Some Shows with contributions from Heather SF Tube Talk 1 Currently filming in Australia is a live Anyway... Schultz 24 Frames 1 action version of Scooby Doo. It stars We’re coming up on the final episodes Ratings are one to five stars ReAnimation 1 Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Fred, Matthew of “Star Trek: Voyager”, “Xena: 1=poor 5= Fantastic FYI 2 Lillard as Shaggy, Sarah Michelle Warrior Princess” and (once again this Gamer’s Corner 2 Gellar as Daphne, Linda Cardellini as year) possibly the final episodes of “The Reviewed in this issue are: Velma, and Rowan Atkinson as bad guy X Files”. We’ve also got rumors on the AZ Pro Notes 3 Mondavarious. Scooby Doo will be all new Star Trek series “Enterprise” as Musical Notes 4 ****Street Fighter Alpha The Movie CGI. Warner Bros.is comparing the movie well as news on a new Babylon 5 TV ConClusion 5 movie plus SciFi Channel airings of the *****Dual Vol. 2: Student Housing to Ghostbusters and Abbott and Costello Videophile 8 Meet Frankenstein with a very broad plot Babylon 5 spinoff series “Crusade”. All this plus other news in this issue’s SF *****Dual Vol. 3: Artifacts DVD summary of “Scooby and the gang will be In Our Book (Book Reviews) 18 Tube Talk. called upon to save the world” **** Tenchi Muyo! Trouble Hatches Also filming is the Sam Raimi directed **** Sailor Moon: Hearts in Ice Speical Feature Spiderman. It stars Tobey Maguire as the **** Sailor Moon: Black Dream Hole Disney’s CA Adventure 6 web slinger and Peter Parker, Willem ———————————————— King of Beasts 16 Dafoe as Norman Osborn/The Green I have had few hours to look at a few By Shane Shellenbarger Goblin, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane new tapes and DVD’s. The SF Tube Talk NAPTE Experience Watson, J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah By Lee Whiteside 7 Jameson, “Macho Man” Randy Savage as “Bone Saw” McGraw, Rosemary Harris **** Street Fighter Alpha: as Aunt May, and Cliff Robertson as The Movie (D) Convention & Fandom © UPN Uncle Ben. Also appearing in small roles Dubbed, 90 Minutes, MANGA Club Listings 21 are Raimi’s buddy Bruce Campbell and Star Trek - The Latest Ending and a DVD: $29.95 VHS Dubbed: $19.95 Convention Listings 23 Raimi’s brother Ted. VHS Subtitled: $29.95 New Beginning Convention Registration Form 23 Filming has begun on Matrix 2, which We’re into the final stretch for Star will bring most all of the cast back from Trek: Voyager with the last batch of new A black cloud hangs over Ken and the first movie and will feature Keanu episodes starting on April 11th with Ryu’s reunion. Brought together by the Art Work Reeves as a superhero Neo as seen at the “Q2”. The producers have been pretty mysterious death of their master, the two Sherlock 1, 2 end of the first movie. Plans are to film a quiet about the final, two hour episode warriors must overcome a challenge Sue Dawe 4 second sequel immediately after the first airing on May 23rd. There will be no unlike any they’ve faced before. Ryu is one, or right after the likely actor and major buildup to the finale as was unexpectedly confronted with the writer strikes are settled. Look for it to needed with Deep Space Nine, but we appearance of Shun, a boy claiming to be open in December 2002. have been promised some sort of the long-lost brother he never knew. Shun Principal photography on the Lord of resolution, all taking place in the final enters a martial arts competition and ( Cont’d on page 10 ) ( Cont’d on Page 14 ) ( Cont’d on Page 8 ) © Sherlock
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Dish Network Stephen Austin (actor, Space Rangers and Sliders), Bill Baggs (owner of BBV CES the U.S. With a small antenna you can will be coming out with a model with a audio and video production company), by Jeff George pick up close to 100 different radio DVR as well, but is not interested in Keith Barnfather (Doctor Who Appre- channels anywhere in the U.S. A lot like adding an internet on your TV compo- Here are some highlights from the 2001 ciation Society and Reeltime Pictures), the channel selection offered with digital nent other than their current arrangement CES show I just attended! Bill Blair (background artist, Babylon 5 cable and Dish NEtwork/Direct TV, you with Web TV. They will be offering an It’s the world’s premier technology and Deep Space Nine), Arnold T. can now get audio like that on your car internet capability for computers though. education and networking event. More Blumberg (co-author of Doctor Who radio. The content providers are starting a than 89% of the industry’s buying power collectibles), Lisa Bowerman (actress, * PAN or Personal Area Network is the new round of discussion on copy protec- comes to CES. That’s over $72billion, audio Doctor Who CDs), David Allan latest innovation in Bluetooth access, tion for their product. This includes but is and by the size of the crowd and the Brooks (Max Eilerson, Crusade), Simon where wireless technology is propelling not limited to preventing you from number of new products on the show Bucher-Jones (author, The Taking Of us into a new dimension in connectivity. recording a show off cable if they so Planet 5), Jo Castleton (Natasha floor, the 2001 International CES will be This small-form, low-cost radio solution desire. The manufacturers are aware of Alexandra, Auton 2 - Sentinel), Tim bigger than ever. works to connect all your wireless the efforts by Hollywood to limit the Choate (Zathras, Babylon 5), Jeff According to figures just released by the portables. advance of technology and are working to Cioletti (creator, Millenium’s End: The Consumer Electronics Association * DVD-RW, supposedly all the major try to prevent the limitations they are Fandom Menace), Stephen Cole (editor, (CEA), sales of consumer electronics manufactures have agreed to a common trying to put on them. Penguin Books and author, Vanishing goods from manufacturers to dealers will format so they are all compatible (i.e not Point), Paul Cornell (author, Doctor surpass $95.6 billion in 2001. This total Beta Vs VHS, DIVX vs DVD, etc). Gallifrey One: A Review Who novels), Sue Cowley (manager, will set a new annual sales record and * DVCR - Digital Video Recorders the by Mike Willmoth BBC Worldwide), Nigel Fairs (actor, represents a six percent increase over the wave of the future, maybe. They were real BBV), India Fisher (actress, Doctor Who 2000 total, making 2001 the ninth cool though! The Twelfth Regeneration of Gallifrey audio CDs), Denise Gentile (Lise consecutive year of growth for the * Video cameras that use a CD instead of One was the 12th annual Dr. Who (and Hampton-Edgars, Babylon 5), Gary industry. In fact, CEA revised its year- tape SF/F) media convention held in Los Gillatt (former editor, Doctor Who end 2000 estimates of sales up to $90.1 Magazine), Jason Haigh-Ellery (pro- * There were lots of demos of high Angeles, California. This year it ran billion, a tremendous ten percent increase ducer, Doctor Who audio CDs), Frank definition TV, flat screens, plasma Friday February 23 through Sunday over the 1999 figure of $81.9 billion. Kelly Freas (illustrator, former screens, and all sorts of stuff to make you February 25, 2001, at the Airtel Plaza Highlights: LepreCon GoH), Clayton Hickman drool and eventually empty your wallets Hotel in Van Nuys, CA. It is usually * Xbox, Microsoft’s long-awaited and (assistant editor, Doctor Who magazine), to buy when they become available. President’s Day Weekend, but for some ultra-cool new video game console with Craig Hinton (author, Doctor Who The big push at this year’s show is reason ended up a week later this year. enhanced graphics, increased memory novels), Eric Hoffman (fan, SF film), DIGITAL and ways to expand the It’s been at this hotel since I’ve been and greater multi-user capabilities Marjean Holden (Dr. Sarah Chambers, usefulness of a PC. Both Craig Barrett, attending the convention, about 5 years * Plug-ins that turn your Palm into a Crusade), Chris Howarth (co-author, Intel CEO, and Bill Gates of Microsoft now (missing two years ago). The telephone, camera or music player Guests-of-Honor were Sarah Sutton The Completely Useless Encyclopedia), showed off new ways to use your PC * Home networks that control alarm (Nyssa, Doctor Who), Mark Strickson David J. Howe (author, Doctor Who around the home with portable appliances factual researcher), Matt Kiene & Joe systems, distribute TV and connect to the (Turlough, Doctor Who) and Bonnie that allow you to use your computer Reinkemeyer (senior consultants, Internet Langford (Melanie Bush, Doctor Who). anywhere in the home. Intel even used Andromeda), Steve Kriozere (writer, * Machines that recommend TV shows Other “guests” (we might call them the Blue Man Group in their presenta- Sliders and Nightman), Alistair Lock based on your viewing preferences participants locally) were Mark Altman tion. Microsoft is pushing their Ultimate & Robert Burnett (Sci-Fi Universe, Free (sound engineer, Doctor Who audio * Satellite Radio was highly promoted. CDs), Steve Lyons (author, Doctor Who novels), Steve Melching (screenwriter, Men In Black: The Animated Series and Starship Troopers Chronicles), Jon De Burgh Miller (author, Doctor Who novel), Mojo (special effects supervisor, Foundation Imaging and former LepreCon GoH), Marjorie Monaghan (Number One, Babylon 5), Iona Morris (voice actress, X-Men cartoon), Larry Niven (author, former LepreCon GoH), Dave Owen (reviewer, Doctor Who magazine), Lance Parkin (author, Doctor Who novels), Lars Pearson (author, Doctor Who novels), Beata Pozniak (President Susannah Luchenko, Babylon 5), Kay Reindl (screenwriter, Millennium and X-Files), Justin Richards (author, Doctor Who novels), Steve Roberts (senior engineer, BBC), Philip Segal (long-time Doctor Who fan), Mark Allen Shepherd (Morn, Deep Space Nine), Jill Sherwin (author, The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book), Zack Stentz & Ashley Miller (writers, Andromeda), Dave Stone (author, Doctor Who novels), Keith Topping (author, Doctor Who novels), Robert Trebor (Salmoneus, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), Ethlie Ann Vare (senior staff writer, Andromeda), Dan Vebber (Cont’d on page 9 ) Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 5 New Groove” and will soon play “The Mouse chandeliers and a gigantic stone Surviving Disney’s Tick”) and then board a hang-glider-like hearth surrounding a room containing a plus a hair dryer and a close-up mirror. contraption that lifts them up for a fireplace. The water closet employed a compressed California Adventure banking, sloping flight over the Califor- Restaurants include The Napa Rose, an air tank that was efficient, saved water, By Shane Shellenbarger nia wilderness, rural, and urban land- upscale restaurant with 200 seats and an and about as loud as a shuttle lift-off. The scapes. The ride ends with a night flight extensive collection of California wines. shower curtain contained characters from Unless you’ve been under a complete over the Disneyland Park. My only The Storytellers Cafe is for family dining, Bambi, reminding us where we were. media blackout, you must know that complaints are that if you are in the first with 290 seats, buffet and menu dining, There was a mini-bar that registered each February saw the opening of a new theme row nearest the screen you can see the top and character breakfasts. The Hearthstone item as it was removed, so you don’t want park: Disney’s California Adventure. of the screen, if you’re in the second and Lounge contains a full bar with baked to pull out anything unless you are D.C.A. is a mixed bag, a little bit classic third row you can see the dangling feet of goods and gourmet coffee in the morning. prepared to pay for it when you settle up Disney, a little bit average amusement the riders above you, and riders in the Finally, White Water Snacks is a poolside at checkout. The Grand Californian Hotel park, neither fish nor fowl. I feel that in third row can see the bottom of the snack bar that serves pizza, hamburgers, contains 750 guest rooms and 38 suites. trying to be all things to all people Disney screen. Flaws in the original copy left hot dogs, soft drinks and hard liquor. The Prices range from approximate $265 for has sabotaged itself. permanent specks on the film, some of Napa Rose and White Water Snacks offer courtyard views to approximately $400 Located immediately south of which appear to look like a Mickey views of the new park. There are three for park view concierge rooms with suite Disneyland, D.C.A. shares ticket booths Mouse head or (stretching the imagina- pools designed to serve various needs: prices varying. While we were there our with its sister park, with the storefronts of tion) other hang gliders in the distance. I The main one containing a slide is the room price was $250 one night and $280 Downtown Disney to the west. Gigantic also wish that the “Imagineers” had Redwood Pool, with a kiddie pool shaped the next because we originally reserved letters spelling out C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A softened the transitions between locations like Mickey Mouse, and the quiet the room for one night and the rate greet as you enter the park. Walking by using clouds. For maximum enjoy- Fountain Pool. If you feel like a work out changed when we added the second night. under a scaled down version of the ment, I recommend sitting in the #1 row the Eureka Springs Health Club has an The Disneyland Hotel with its 990 rooms Golden Gate Bridge that supports the as far to the side as possible. exercise facility with two spas, dry and or the Paradise (formerly the Disneyland Monorail as it glides overhead, you enter Leaving Condor Flats, heading counter- steam saunas and two massage rooms. Pacific Hotel) with its 502 rooms at the the Sunshine Plaza facing a 50-foot-tall clockwise, we pass by the slightly hidden In addition to the guest entrance to following rates: Standard Rooms: $190 - sun backed by a fountain demonstrating a entrance which guests of the Grand DCA, the Grand Californian has easy $255, Concierge: $270 - $310, Suites: constantly changing wave pattern. Californian Hotel use to come and go access to Downtown Disney containing $350 - $2,000. If cost is a greater concern To the right of the entrance is Condor from the park. This hotel is influenced a shops and restaurants including the over closeness to the park, you might Flats, part of the Golden State portion of bit by Frank Lloyd Wright and a great World of Disney (the largest Disney store want to consider non-Disney hotels. the park with shops and eateries themed deal in the Arts and Crafts style of on the west coast), the Rainforest Cafe, Information is available from the Ana- around transportation. The main attrac- architecture. Similar to the Wilderness the House of Blues, the ESPN Zone, the heim/Orange County Visitors Bureau tion here is Soarin’ Over California, Lodge in Orlando and the Sequoia Lodge Lego Imagination Center, and an AMC Lodging Directory. arguably the most entertaining ride in the in Paris, G.C.H. has an open, airy feeling 12 Screen Theatre, plus many more. Back in D.C.A, we come around a turn park. In Soarin’, riders are given safety with fine appointments and attention to Our room continued the Arts and Crafts and see a towering grizzly bear garbed in instructions by Patrick Warburton (He detail, beginning with the stained glass theme with furniture and wood moldings a flotation vest, holding an oar. This is played Puddy on “Seinfeld”, provided the sliding doors at the entrance, the Art from that architectural discipline. The the entrance to the Grizzly River Run, a voice of Krok in Disney’s “The Emperors Nuevo lamps at Registration, Mickey bathroom included the normal amenities (Cont’d on page 16 ) Page 6 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 Canada, France, Spanish, animation and opened to all the attendees and the show down and teams up with Mel, a “hard- The SF Tube Talk New Technology. Most of the major was on. I concentrated mainly on the luck girl who is finally on the road to studios had big booths Very few of them genre shows, trying to catch celebrities salvation as a cub reporter for a Chicago NATPE Experience were there looking for press publicity. for photos and short interviews with newspaper.” According to most recent by Lee Whiteside Some did put press kits in the press room, mixed success. press reports, they’ve lined up 70% of the but at the booths, they were mainly Let’s take a tour through the exhibits to country, including the Chris-Craft station When I found out that this year’s interested in doing business with their see what was going on a various booths group which includes KUTP-45 in NATPE convention was going to be in customers. during the show. Phoenix. Las Vegas, I made sure I got registered as Official NATPE activities began first Paramount - Lots of celebrities, but not Full Moon - William Shatner’s Full press so I could check out the various new thing Monday morning with a 5K run much mention of Star Trek. They were Moon Fright Show was their main and returning SFTV shows as well as that had Kevin Sorbo (the busiest Celb at promoting Becker going into strip promotion. It will be a weekly movie whatever other celebrities turned up. the convention) as the Official Starter. syndication and had the entire cast there series featuring movies from the Full First of all, what the heck is NATPE? It After that there were some panels as well on Tuesday including Terry Farrel. Of Moon catalog with William Shatner is (or used to be) an abbreviation for the interest to SciFi fans was the new movie hosting. They intend to have contests National Association of Television review show, Hot Ticket, which will be where viewers can win a chance to co- Production Executives and started as a hosted by Leonard Maltin and Todd host the show with Shatner, appear in a means for TV Executives to get together Newton starting this fall. Full Moon movie, or win a date with a to share ideas with each other. According Studios USA - With Xena and Full Moon Scream Queen. Shatner was to the www.natpe.org web site, the Cleopatra 2525 about to end, and not there signing autographs and talking up organization’s mission statement is much emphasis on Invisible Man’s the show with station executives. “NATPE, the alliance of media content syndicated run, the big news for Studio Promark - Distributors of The Secret professionals, is the world’s largest and USA was selling a daily syndicated strip Adventures of Jules Verne for U.S. most influential nonprofit television © Lee Whiteside for Crossing Over with John Edward, Syndication. They had several props from programming and software association as the ALTV Sessions (the Association of which has been a steady ratings grabber the show, including a model of the dedicated to the continued growth and Local TV, not anything to do with for SciFi. USA did very well with the airship and several HDTV monitors set convergence of all content across all “Weird Al”). At lunchtime was the 41st show at NATPE and signed up a good up running the series in widescreen. They media.” International Broadcasting Awards number of big stations to start airing the had the four main cast members each day, The convention was held in mid- Luncheon, where awards were given for show this fall. All the trade press on it with Chris “Jules Verne” Demetral and January in the mammoth Las Vegas the World’s Best Commercials. The made it the surprise hit of the show. his wife were hanging out at the booth convention center as well as a few events awards were hosted by D.L. Hughley and Lion’s Gate - Adrian Paul was there to pretty much all day Wednesday. I got a held in the Las Vegas Hilton convention Mo’Nique with Special Guest Presenters promote Tracker, a new series that would chance to talk with Chris for a while center. The show is more than just about John O’Hurley (The Price is Right), he would star is as an alien bounty about the show and prospects for a second selling syndicated shows to the U.S. Kevin Sorbo (there he is again) and hunter, tracking down escapees from an season. They haven’t had a committment market. There were lots of companies Judge Mills Lane. Mo’Nique introduced alien prison. They all managed to escape for a second season yet, but he was there to sell to international markets and Kevin as the star of An-dro-mee-da, through some sort of wormhole that optimistic about it. He really enjoyed areas devoted to British programming, which Kevin did seem a bit annoyed at. deposited them all in Chicago. Paul’s getting a chance to see the show in Tuesday morning the exhibit floor was character goes there to track them all (Cont’d on page 8 ) Arizona in 2004 Westercon 57 Bid July 2-5, 2004 It is time for another Arizona Westercon. 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Please contact us at Arizona in 2004, PO Box 67457, Phoenix AZ 85082, Email: [email protected] Craig Dyer at (602)973-2341 - Email: [email protected] or Mike Willmoth at (480) 945-6890 - Email: [email protected] Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 7 from Baywatch Hawaii, plus Andrew Scamp also knows nothing of the his- Damon Wayans and Jim Carrey. Lots of NAPTE (cont’d from page 7 ) Dice Clay and their Game show hosts at tory of his parents, who are trying to pro- fun is had teaching the aliens how to act HDTV at the booth. the booth. One of the shows they were tect him from the world. Scamp escapes human and thwarting Davis’s ex-fiance, New Line Televsion - They had a mock promoting was Colosseum, starring into the REAL world. This begins the ad- played by Charles Rocket. It also feature’s up of a burning building to promote a Andrew Dice Clay as a New York fight venture and lessons learned for a young lots of 80’s music and several musical reality series about firefighters. They promoter who time travels back to the dog. numbers. didn’t have much in their booth to heyday of the Roman Colosseum and The animation on this film is very good If you’ve seen it several times on Com- promote The Lost World, but they did ends up being the promoter there. Latest but there are problems. Some problems edy Central, why bother with the DVD? have ads in all the trades about the show word from the trade press is that the show with this film are demonstrated when at For one, it’s uncut, in widescreen and has being renewed for a third season. didn’t get enough stations to sign up for the end of the film, the making of the no Comedy Central logo onscreen the Alliance Atlantis - They were promot- it, so it won’t be happening. film is presented and compared to the whole time. It also has some special fea- ing CSI for international sales and had Freemantle Corp. - Freemantle was original. The new film has no shadows, tures, including some behind the scenes the entire cast there. They were also promoting Black Scorpion, for which no darkness, no evil, and nothing is really bits, some bloopers, and a really extended promoting the Canadian series they have international distribution bad. When you compare this to the origi- version of a bizarre dream sequence from Starhunter, for U.S. syndication. It stars rights. Michele Lintel was there as well nal film which used light and darkness/ the movie. To top things off, there’s sing- Michael Pare as a bounty hunter who’s as her stunt double, Julie Michaels, who shadows as a tool the new film falls short. along versions of all the musical numbers trying to find his son as he hunts down was in the full Black Scorpion costume. This film is all cheery and light and you from the movie. - Lee Whiteside criminals in space on a ship named Tulip. Other things of note at the show were feel sorry for the villains, if you can iden- MGM didn’t have much at their booth some tapings of Jeopardy at the Las tify them. Bedazzled to promote their genre shows. I did verify Vegas Hilton, including Celebrity Though this film brings back many of 20th Century/fox with them that the seventh season of The Jeopardy. One session had Kevin Sorbo the original characters, the story is weak Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley Outer Limits starting on SciFi in March (yes, Kevin again) who went up against and there is very little character identifi- would also show up in syndication. Jane Krakowski from Ally McBeal, and cation. Also though the songs are by Elliot Richards (Brendan Frazer) is a Tribune Entertainment - Tribune is Mike Piazza of the New York Mets. Grammy Award Winner Melissa nerd in a modern office (cubicles in- riding high on the success of Andromeda Kevin hung in there, but had too much Manchester and Oscar Winner Norman cluded) who falls in love with Alison and formally announced it’s renewal as trouble early on getting used to the buzzer Gimbel, they are total unmemorable. Gardner (Frances O’Connor) who doesn’t well as Beastmaster and Earth Final and Piazza prevailed. Kevin still got a Disney needs to keep out of the trap even know he exists. Elliot says he will Conflict. They had Andromeda cast $10,000 check for his charity, A World many other studios have gotten into: un- sell his soul to the Devil for Alison. The members (Kevin Sorbo, Keith Hamilton Fit For Kids. Also appearing in another derestimating children. For a film to be Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) is glad to help Cobb, Lisa Ryder and Lexa Doig) at session was Seth Green (Buffy, Austin good, an adult must also be able identify Elliot by granting him seven wishes. their booth a couple of times, mainly Powers), who was beaten by US with and enjoy the film. Thus the comedy adventure begin, ending hanging around so attendees could get Women’s soccer champion Brandi This is a film emphasizing that your fam- with Elliot realizing he just needs to be their pictures taken with them. They were Christain. ily is always there. It is a love story, with himself and exert himself. There is an un- also promoting the new series, Mutant X, At the show, I ran into Marc Scott a moral and strong family values. It is usual subplot ending, with the Devil and and have gotten a good number of Zicree, who was there to talk to some of very good for children under the age of God working together to help a person. stations to sign up for that show. It will the studios about his projects, CORE and eight and romantic very young girls. I do Though the costuming of Elizabeth feature a group of genetically engineered Magic Time, as well as talk to some of not think this film will keep the attention Hurley is wonderful (always skin tight humans fighting genetically engineered the producers about possible freelance of older children and adults. - Barry and exotic) the movie isn’t. bad guys in a straight ahead superhero work. While waiting for the doors to open Bard This is a light comedy that is slow at series. Not specifically based on The X- for one panel, I talked with a VP for Glen times and some of the jokes are a little Men or the Marvel comic also titled Larson productions, who was there to talk Earth Girls are Easy old. (The movie has been done before.) Mutant X, but it is being co-produced with various people about a possible Artisan Entertainment But if you enjoy a light comedy, that with Marvel. Head writer will be Howard Battlestar Galactica revival (which does has some good special effects (including Chaykin, who has had experience with appear to be happening). This movie wasn’t the biggest movie of Hurley’s costumes), this is a good one to TV production (The Flash, Viper) as well There was a lot of new technology the 1980’s. In fact it barely got released rent. - Barry Bard as comics (JLA: The Secret Society of companies there, including Real TV, to movie theatres and has mainly been Super Heroes, Son of Superman, AOL TV, Microsoft’s Ultimate TV, seen in multiple airings on Comedy Cen- American Flagg, and Black Kiss). Texas Instruments, Sun Microsystems, a tral. As a relic from the 80’s, it still de- (Cont’d from page 1 ) Fireworks Entertainment - Co- bunch of HDTV companies, and many serves a look now that its out on DVD. ReAnimation producers for a bunch of shows, giving other smaller companies with various manifests the same fearsome Dark Hadou them international distribution, Fireworks type of internet and production equip- that Ryu has been plagued with. But had the Andromeda cast members on ment. before Ryu has the chance to consider Wednesday afternoon. Since this appear- Overall, it was fun to actually get to whether Shun’s timely appearance might ance wasn’t listed in all the trades, it was attend the convention instead of just be more than coincidental, agents of the a much quieter spot. A couple of Brit reading the trade reports on it. If you’d insidious Shadowlaw organization kidnap reporters were there to tape interviews like to see even more info and pictures, the boy. with them for a Sky TV show. They also check out the full report, photos, and Ok, I was surprised. Street Fighter had some very nice looking four page brochure scans at the SFTV website at Alpha was gripping intense action that publicity brochures for Andromeda, www.sftv.org/natpe . draws you in and doesn’t let go. Well which I managed to get a couple of them worth getting. -CLD [Editor’s Note: I signed (one of them will be in the charity understand they intend to turn this into a auction at the upcoming LepreCon 27 TV series if it hasn’t already happened.] convention). When Sorbo saw it, he VideoPhile wanted to make sure he got some to take ***** Dual Vol. 2: Student Housing with him. He also asked about getting Lady and the Tramp II ***** Dual Vol. 3: Artifacts some of the large posters they had Animated 75 Minutes each, PIONEER hanging from the rafters, intending to get Walt Disney Pictures The cast is pretty impressive, and most Rating – 13+ some of them to his fan club for charity went on to bigger and better things. It auctions. This is a reasonable sequel to the stars Geena Davis as a Valley Girl who Dual Vol. 2: Student Housing (D) Columbia Tristar Television - They Disney film “Lady and the Tramp”. Lady has a spaceship full of hairy aliens land Contains Episodes 5-7. had stars from Sheena and VIP there to and the Tramp have a family that in- in her swimming pool. She ends up tak- Kazuki’s old life is gone. Now, in the meet their customers. Unfortunately, if cludes Scamp their son. Scamp is rebel- ing them to her hairdresser friend (played parallel world, he must juggle his life as a you didn’t have an appointment, you ling. He knows only his safe yard. He by Julie Brown of “Homecoming Queen’s Core Robot Pilot along with his school- weren’t able to get in. wants adventure. He wants to be a Got a Gun” fame) who manages to trim Pearson Television - They had cast JUNKYARD Dog. them up, revealing Jeff Goldblum, ( Cont’d on page 9 ) Page 8 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 ReAnimation (Cont’d from page 8 ) to have or not have subtitles, which Queen tries to invade and take over the ConClusion (cont’d from page 6 ) means one purchase can satisfy all the Earth. The Snow Queen is trying to find a work, and the most difficult subject of all Anime fans in the house. Dual is one you special crystal which will allow her to (writer, Futurama), Nick Walters is girls! It’s bad enough to share the most have in your Video Collection. I cover the Earth in ice, making it (author, Doctor Who novels), Harry house with the most beautiful girl in the hear that a fourth volume is coming out permanent winter! Sailor Moon has to Werksman & Gabrielle Stanton school, but then D, the alien girl moves soon. I will keep you posted.-CLD. find the crystal before the Snow Queen (writers, Farscape and Earth: Final in, and his teacher invades his bedroom! does. And, as if that’s not enough, Sailor Conflict), Jeffrey Willerth (Kosh, Now, when Rara reveals its most powerful Tenchi Muyo! Trouble Hatches Moon’s life gets even more complicated Babylon 5), John Bro Wilkie (actor, weapon, will Kazuki be up for the **** Episode #1 - Ryoko Resurrected when Luna, the guardian cat of the Sailor Space: Above & Beyond and Voyager), challenge, or suffer a crushing defeat? Episode #2 - Here Comes Ayeka! Scouts, falls in love with a human Peter Woodward (Galen, Crusade). Dual Vol. 3: Artifacts DVD Contains Episode #3 - Hello Ryo-ohki! astronomer - Heather Schultz - Age 11 This year we had intended on driving Episodes 8-10. AIC/Pioneer LDC, 75 minutes over from Phoenix, AZ, on Thursday and Caught behind enemy lines! When a English Dubbed $14.98 Rated: All back on Monday. However, due to my seriously injured Kazuki awakens, he wife’s work schedule and remodeling of finds himself in the clutches of the Tenchi Muyo! Trouble Hatches is a our kitchen, we left on Friday and infamous Miss Rah! Or is she? Kazuki is really cool movie. I think that kids and returned on Sunday. The drive over was confused when Miss Rah tends to his teens will love it. The first episode, dry and the drive back was wet. I don’t wounds and even cooks for him! What’s “Ryoko Resurrected” is my favorite. A quite know why it rains on the same Kazuki to do? Meanwhile, the Rara army really cool part is where Tenchi doesn’t weekend as G1 each year, but it does. has come up with a plan that will ensure listen to his father, and he pays the price. Must have something to do with the their victory. Get rid of Kazuki. Now he has girl aliens in his house. And critical mass of British nationals or Both are better that the Dual Vol. 1: they force him to go on space adventures something Anyway, we arrived in the Visions.(****) They were well worth wait instead of going to school! Heather evening so we had to wait to register until Schultz - Age 11 Saturday, but that didn’t stop me from wandering around and visiting whatever [Editor’s Note: Sailor Moon apparently programming I found. comes in edited and unedited versions. As it turned out, I missed meeting Tim The edited versions are rated All while Choate whom I really wanted to meet in Sailor Moon: Black Dream Hole the uncut versions are rated 13+ ] **** person. Alas, he appeared earlier in the Optimum Productions/Pioneer day. So did Marjean Holden. I did Entertainment LP ****Sailor Moon: Hearts in Ice manage to catch Doctor Who Wants To English Dubbed 60 Minutes Optimum Productions/Pioneer Be A Millionaire, but it got silly after Recommended for Ages 5 and Up Entertainment LP about the 6th contestant and I left. I VHS: $14.98 DVD: $29.98 English Dubbed 60 Minutes visited ConSuite briefly and threw in the Recommended for Ages 5 and Up towel to get some sleep. Other items we Sailor Moon: Black Dream Hole is the VHS: $14.98 DVD: $29.98 missed were: BBV Preview 2001, GoH best Sailor Moon movie I’ve seen yet! In talks, Fan Video Made... Simple?, Video it, Rini gets kidnaped and falls in love after seeing the first Volume. A group of Sailor Moon: Heart in Ice is a great Killed the Doctor Who Fan and The with a guy who becomes the protector of us at our open house sat down late in the movie. It is one of the best Sailor Moon Festival of Weng-Chiang (carnival dreams. Sailor Moon almost eats a piece evening and watched the first three movies I have seen. I like Sailor Moon gaming, booths, etc.). of a Jungle Gym because she dreams it is Volumes of Dual. Everyone highly because she is a bit of a klutz. She isn’t Saturday we got up late, registered and a donut. You have to see this movie, enjoyed them and wanted more..In fact, the most coordinated Sailor Scout. went out for lunch to our favorite Japa- because it is funny and fun, and a several people said that they needed to (Actually she’s the least coordinated nese restaurant nearby, Kyushu Ramen. pleasure to watch.- Heather Schultz - buy all three in DVD. Sailor Scout.) Sailor Moon is also food Upon returning we caught Mojo and The DVD versions feature both English and guy crazy. Mind you, she still loves Age 11 Those Amazin’ Effects. Here he showed and Japanese soundtracks and the option Tuxedo Mask. In this film, an evil Snow us slides (using dual projectors) of 3D artwork where we had to wear special glasses (not colored ones). They were amazing. He hopes to put together a 3D calendar of shots in the future. Next came Andromeda: The Writing Team where numerous members listed above talked about their life writing for this popular show and answering some questions. I asked about Double Helix where, at the end, Tyr’s “wife” is given two vials and asked by her mother to choose one (red or blue). Were these for suicide, abort a child, or what? They left it open for the viewer to interpret. There was another GoH talk, so I hit the art show and put some bids on items, then the dealers room. I made it back in time to hear about Big Finish and the Doctor Who audio CDs. The actresses were charming and I later chatted them up in the Dealers Room where we discussed the special effects by the sound engineer during their panel. Following them were the ladies of B5 (Monaghan, Gentile, Pozniak and the newscaster, Jane from ISN, Maggie Egan). It was interesting hearing about their backgrounds, how they got onto B5, etc. Gentile comes ( Cont’d on page 10 ) Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 9 24 Frames (Cont’d from page 1 ) London museum. Rick and Evelyn’s 9 stars as an agent working for Travolta. getic. I also hit some of the parties this year, LosCon 28 particularly. the Rings has ended, but film crews are year old son is caught in the middle as Mid-June sees the Tomb Raider Movie two ancient powers return to life and starring Angelina Jolie as sexy Indiana Sunday we went out for breakfast to a hard at work on special effects shots and Denny’s clone across the street from some aerial filming for scenery as well as battle it out. Jones like archeologist Lara Croft. Expect Also in May is the long awaited CGI/ lots and lots of action and tight t-shirts. Coco’s (which was packed). After things like the flooding of Isengard. In an checking out of the hotel we did some live action comedy Shrek from Opening the same weekend will be interview with Empire Online, Christo- events. We missed Crusade with Wood- pher Lee, Saruman in the Lord of the Dreamworks. It features Mike Myers as Disney’s latest animated feature, ward and Brooks, but we saw it last year. Rings films and Count Dooku in the Shrek, an ogre who wants to be different. Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Set in the late Willerth’s video showing Babylon Park upcoming Star Wars movie, said “I’ve Instead of pillaging the countryside and 19th century, Smithsonian researcher (both videos) was pretty interesting. said before that the Lord of the Rings, in terrorizing farmers, he wants to be a Milo J. Thatch (Michael J. Fox) is They were definitely parodies and used my opinion - Star Wars speaks for itself, brave knight. Also appearing are recruited to go on an underwater quest to some voices by his wife Pat Tallman (Lyta, B5) and Robin Atkins-Downes of course, it’ll be titanic as a film, they all Cameron Diaz (Princess), Eddie discover the lost continent of Atlantis. (Byron, B5). The State of Doctor Who are and deservedly so - but the Lord of the Murphy (The Donkey), John Lithgow Other voices include Claudia Christian, (The Villian) and Linda Hunt (The Jim Varney, James Garner, David Fandom would have been interesting, but Rings will, I think, create cinema history we were still at breakfast. Fifty Years because I don’t think anybody will have Witch). A work in progress version of the Odgen Stiers and Leonard Nimoy. It is movie was screened at the ShoWest trade an action/adventure, not a musical. with Freas would also have been good, seen anything quite like it.” Empire also but was opposite Babylon Park. There show in March and got a very positive reports that Lee has read the Tolkien was a film screening of Millennium’s trilogy every year since it has been response. Upcoming Movie Release Dates End that we caught part of. We decided published and he commented about acting Memorial Day weekend sees the big- (Dates VERY subject to change) to hit the road before it got too late and in the movies that “One’s dreams don’t budget Michael Bey film Pearl Harbor, Mar 30 - Spy Kids missed the Closing Ceremonies and High always come true.” He added, “But this starring Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding, Jr. Apr 6 - Josie & The Pussycats, Just Tea following. We got home around one has.” New Line has set the premier of and many others dealing with the events Visiting 10pm as it was, but I much prefer to travel the day after con. Since this year it The Fellowhip of the Ring for December surrounding the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Apr 11 - Pokemon 3 wasn’t a holiday weekend we couldn’t do 19th, 2001. Star Wars Episode II is Also opening that weekend is the comedy May 4 - The Mummy Returns Cats and Dogs, which stars Jeff May 18 - Shrek that. Hopefully, next year will return to planned for a May 22, 2002 release date. the regular dates. We also missed the Upcoming Movie Previews (April Goldblum as Professor Brody, a scientist May 25 - Pearl Harbor, Cats and Dogs about to come up with a cure for allergies Jun 1 - A Knight’s Tale Scottish Highland Games because of the through mid-June) date shift. to dogs. However, what we find out is Jun 8 - Evolution, Swordfish First of all, there’s a good number of So, this year’s con was fun and we got genre movies coming over the next that cats and dogs have been fighting Jun 15 - Tomb Raider, Atlantis, to see or meet more actors. We saw couple of months as we start to get into each other without humans realizing it Jun 22 - Dr. Dolittle 2 Daniel Dae Kim (Crusade), Carrie the summer movie season. and the cats set out to sabotage Brody’s Jun 29 - A.I. Dobro (Crusade), Herbert Jefferson Jr. Just opened at the end of March is Spy work. Providing voices for the cats and Jul 6 - Kiss of the Dragon (Battlestar Galactica), other minor actors Kids, which has gotten good advance dogs are Tobey Macguire, Alec Jul 13 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits from Babylon 5 and so on. I ran into another Compuserve member and an buzz on it. It stars Antonio Banderas and Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Michael Within engineer that I remember talking with Carla Gugino as a husband and wife spy Clarke Duncan, Joe Pantoliano, and Jul 18 - Jurassic Park 3 Jon Lovitz. Jul 27 - Planet of the Apes from years ago there. I don’t remember team who are captured by their arch- the parties from previous years, but enemy, Fegan Floop (Alan Cummings). Opening in early June is A Knight’s August 2001 - Osmosis Jones, Collateral Tale, starring Heath Ledger as a squire Damage, Jason X, Ghost of Mars, maybe I just never made it to them. Their kids, Carmen (Alexa Vega) & Juni Overall, it was a fun but short con visit. in 14th century France who impersonates Rollerball (Daryl Sabara) come to their rescue. Their attendance was around 2nd best all Also appearing in the movie are Tony his deceased master in jousting tourna- Fall 2001 - Queen of the Damned, 13 time, but since they had no Doctor from Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Robert ments. He rises in stature and nobility but Ghosts, Bones, 2001: A Space Odyssey the series this year that might explain the Patrick and Teri Hatcher. he’s doing it to take down an evil-doer. (re-issue), Harry Potter and the slightly lower numbers. The only Also in April is the live action Josie Also starring are Mark Addy as Ledger’s Sorcerer’s Stone, Monsters, Inc. Fellow- problem I saw was the lack of a restaurant and the Pussycats, which looks to be friend and Paul Bettany as Geoffrey ship of the Ring guide. When I went looking for one I got a long explanation from someone at the geared more towards teens who like Chaucer (the writer of The Canterbury Information Desk about someone bring- today’s music and may not have much Tales, which reportedly inspired the movie). ConClusion (Cont’d from page 9 ) ing the master, not finding any paper to appeal to those who remember the actual make copies with, and chucking the idea. cartoon it is based on. Just Visiting is a Ivan Reitman’s science fiction comedy across like she does on the show. Evolution has been moved up a month to Pozniak got on because of her work to get Otherwise, it all seemed to run well. I time travel comedy based on a 90’s stuck my head into the video room a few June 8th. It stars David Duchnovy the US to recognize International French film about an 11th Century times, but didn’t recognize anything (which is why he hasn’t been on The X- Womens’ Day; she’s originally from French Knight (Jean Reno) and his Poland. Monaghan is also like on the showing at the time. From the schedule squire (Christian Clavier) who are Files much this season) as a community they had lots of Doctor Who stuff, of college science professor who gets show and would really like to sing opera. transported to the present day by a wizard Egan was a hoot and full of character, course, but not much else. involved with his geologist buddy (Malcolm McDowell). Christina unlike her character. She plugged the If you are a Doctor Who fan, then you Applegate also stars as characters from (Orlando Jones) who is investigating a union’s role in the potential upcoming should definitely consider this conven- tion. If you’re a fan of sf/f media in both time periods. Lots of hi-jinks and recent meteor crash near a small New writers strike. We went out for dinner to a general, then the same can be said since fish out of water plot elements in what Mexico town. The meteorite contains pizza/Italian restaurant before returning alien organisms that immediately start to the hotel in the drench. I caught part you’re unlikely to see any other collection could be a fun movie to see. And, of of actors without dropping big bucks course, there’s Pokemon 3, which your evolving and threatening all life on Earth. of the Cabaret, a G1 regular event, where It also stars Julianne Moore as a some of the “guests” perform or sing or elsewhere. The only other con I’ve heard kids probably know all about and want to has a fair representation of actors is government scientist and Sean William do magic or whatever. The best part I saw have you take them to see it! AgamemCon in Burbank in June (this Scott as a fireman. The four band was where Fisher played an editor for May’s first big movie is The Mummy Shakespeare’s Hamlet trying to convince year). I’ve never been to that con due to Returns, which is a sequel to the 1999 hit together to find a way to stop the alien timing close to LepreCon and Westercon. organism’s evolving. him to shorten this or change that. It was with Brendan Fraser (Rick O’Connell), quite good and funny; I can see why she Bottom line, we had a great weekend. Also in early June is Swordfish, about a Rachel Weisz (Evelyn Carnahan), was chosen for the audio CDs. Some of If you have any questions or comments Patricia Velazquez (Anck-Su-Namun), charismatic spy (John Travolta) hired by the other Saturday events missed were about this review, or would like addi- tional information that I have on file for and Arnold Vosloo (Im-Ho-Tep) return- the CIA to enlist a computer hacker Queer as Fiction, Charity Benefit Auction Gallifrey One, please send me email at ing. Also appearing is WWF star The (Hugh Jackman) recently released from for CdLS Foundation, Andromeda prison to help steal $6 billion in unused Rising, An Hour With Larry Niven and [email protected] Rock as The Scorpion King. It is set ten Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 11 Author Guest: Julian May Local Author: Diana Gabaldon at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Scottsdale, AZ for Julian May author of Black Tril- lium, Blood Trillium, Diamond Mask, CopperCon 21 Jack the Bodiless, Magnificat, Perseus Annual Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Spur, Sky Trillium, The September 7-9, 2001 Adversary, The Golden Torc, Artist Guest: Mark Roland The Many- Colored Land, Music Guest: Heather Alexander Metaconcert, The Nonborn (Sponsored by the Phoenix Filk Circle) King. Scheduled Participants Art Show Diana Gabaldon We are proud to announce Mark Mark Roland, artist, whose work - author of the for Coppercon 21: Roland as our Artist Guest of Honor. We incudes this piece: Outlander books: Dave Duncan, Mel Gilden, are planning a guided tour of the art show Outlander, Sean McMullen, Yvonne Friday evening hosted by Mark Roland. Navarro,Janine Ellen Young, Our plan is to offer the best of science Dragonfly in Liv Margareth Alver, Janet fiction and fantasy art to the fans of Amber, Voyager Berliner-Gluckman, Joe Phoenix. Art show panels (a panel is 4 ft. and Drums of Bethancourt, Larry DiTillio, X 4 ft. flat brown pegboard) may be Autumn Stephen Goldin, Francis reserved for a fee of $5.00 per panel. 3D Hamit, Thea Hardy, Peter J. artwork can be displayed on 6 ft. X 2.5 ft. Heck, David M. Honigsberg, tables, with a fee of $10.00 per table, or $5.00 for ½ table. The convention will Heather Michael Johnson, Katherine Lawrence, Terry McGarry, take a 12% commission on these sales. 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She is teamed up with Doggett unexplained murders. episode, tentatively titled “Endgame”, Zimmerman, and Senior Illustrator John when Scully begins her leave of absence, Buffy &Angel will Open 23 years in the future after the Eaves. Executive Producer Rick Berman and she and Doggett investigate some The WB’s dynamic duo of Buffy and ship has returned to the Alpha Quadrant has confirmed the series will be set in a sort of reptile creature and they (or just Angel may end up on different networks with Tuvok in an asylum claiming that different time frame than the current Trek Doggett) end up getting trapped and next season. FOX Televisions contract Admiral Janeway is an imposter. We’ll series have been. What time period is Mulder comes to the rescue. For “Es- with the WB expires after this season and also see the grown up daughter of still under wraps, officially. sence”, the first half of the two part FOX and The WB were unable to come to B’Elanna Torres and Tom Paris, Miral, As you might have guessed, there’s season finale, Scully’s mom introduces terms on a contract renewal and FOX is as well as Naomi Wildman’s 9 year old been lots of rumors on the premise of the her to a “helper” that comes highly now free to shop the show to other daughter, Sabrina. According to Trek new series as well as some rumors on the recommended who is to help Scully with networks, including its own. At press producer Ken Biller “...the finale will lead casting. Most rumors tend to agree the final part of her pregnancy. Of time there was no new info on the involve the Borg, which has always been that it will be set on a spaceship named course, the helper has some connections situation, so look for some sort of Voyager’s arch-nemesis. It’s going to be Enterprise, and the title of the series just to the doctors involved with Scully’s announcement by the time the networks a rip-roaring, slam-bang action adventure may be “Enterprise” without any “Star pregnancy and when confronted by announce their fall schedules in May. full of twists and turns and Trek” in the title. Mulder, Skinner and Doggett, insists that In the meantime, both shows will be surprises....It’s certainly been a challenge Some reports have set the series about she is there to help protect Scully and her heading full steam towards their season to end this series in a way that is both 100 years before the original Star Trek “special” baby. She indicates that the finales. On Buffy, the season finale is satisfying and surprising, Hopefully, we’ll series and others have claimed it would baby is the perfected result of the human/ also the 100th episode of the series and it give you that.” be about 100 years after the Current Trek alien hybrid. As for the season (series?) looks to be a big finale with lots of guest Before we get to the finale, there’s six series. Information from a casting call finale, the truth about Scully’s baby stars and a big climax to the season-long more one hour episodes leading up to the sheet has circulated on the internet and should finally be revealed, although as of arc, including, reportedly, a big crossover finale. First up is “Q2”, featuring the been referenced by TV Guide that press time, there’s been zero info about with Angel. From various reports, here’s return of John de Lancie as “Q” as well indicates the show’s captain will be what may or may not happen. In any what you can expect on the remaining as de Lancie’s son, Keegan, as Q’s Captain Jackson Archer who “exhibits a case, it will be leaving the show at a point Buffy and Angel episodes this season. teenaged son. Q brings his son to visit sense of wonder and excitement, as well that could continue into a ninth season After laying their mother to rest, Buffy “Aunt Kathy”, hoping that she’ll teach as a little trepidation about the strange with limited, if any, presence of Mulder, and Dawn must deal with their father, him some virtues and help to settle him things he will encounter”. but likely with Doggett, Scully and Agent who wants to take Dawn back with him. down some. Needless to say, he’ll be The latest rumors have Scott Bakula of Reyes. If FOX doesn’t come to terms Xander and Willow travel to Los Angeles more of a pain than his father ever was. Quantum Leap fame being up for the with Chris Carter, they can always just to notify Angel about the death of Buffy’s Next up is “Author, Author”, where the role. Also on the ship would be a Vulcan move on to movies. I’d be willing to bet mom, however they aren’t able to find crew gains the capability for some direct science officer T’Pau (in the pre-TOS that FOX does everything they can to Angel and end up in the demon karaoke communication with the Alpha Quadrant version) or a Romulan officer (in the post keep the X-Files on the air. bar. Cordelia runs into Harmony in Los and are able to talk to the friends and Voyager version). The Chief engineer As to the Lone Gunmen spinoff, the Angeles, not realizing she is now a family in real time. It features return would be Charlie ‘Spike’ Tucker, a initial ratings for it’s debut were not bad, vampire, and Angel learns about Joyce’s appearances of Dwight Schultz as southerner with country charm, but little but have slid significantly and the Friday death from Harmony, leading to a trip to Reginald Barclay and Richard Herd as experience dealing with aliens. The debut was not very strong, just slightly Sunnydale to comfort Buffy. Spike’s Admiral Paris. Since The Doctor doesn’t medical officer would be the exotic alien about what Freaklylinks had been Buffy Robot is completed and it poses as have any family to communicate with, he Doctor Phlox, the helmsman would be Joe getting. Assuming FOX doesn’t pull the Buffy. Anya is offered a chance to get uses the opportunity to pitch a holo-novel Mayweather, a mid-20’s African Ameri- series, we can look forward to the episode her demon powers back. Over in L.A., he has written to publishers that is the can, the Armory officer would be “Planet of the Frohikes” with the Cordelia starts getting visions more often story “of a ship stranded on the other side Malcolm Reed, an early 30’s by the book Gunmen finding a super-intelligent and more intensely, leading to concerns of the galaxy with a strangely familiar British soldier, and the communications monkey that had been engineered during about her state of health. Gunn is also crew; a crew that barely tolerates their officer would be Ensign Hoshi Sato, a late the Cold War to be a special assassin that pressured to leave Angel Investigations holographic doctor who lives in virtual 20’s exo-linguistics expert. Again, none now wants to be free. Other episodes will and go back to protecting his turf. After slavery”. of this has been confirmed by Paramount see a very comical appearance by Mitch receiving a new hand, Lindsey discovers “Friendship One” involves more and could just be bogus info circulated to Pillegi as Skinner, a guest appearance by it is tainted and part of a plot by Wolfram interfacing with Starfleet when Voyager throw the fans off track. Michael McKean as the Area 51 head and hart to discredit him. Rumors on the is asked to look for a 21st Century Earth X-Files - Mulder’s Back (Finally) Morris Fletcher seen in the X-Files final episodes are all over the place, but probe, Friendship One, that should be With the first two episodes “Dreamland” episodes. The season it’s pretty certain that we’ll learn the full near Voyager’s current position. They (“Deadalive” and “Three Words” in finale will reveal more about Eve details about Ben, Glory and Dawn. It find the probe, but find it being put to an early April, we finally get Fox Mulder Harlowe and may also feature a guest looks likely we’ll see a return visit by Oz unpredicted use by a Delta Quadrant back on The X-Files show, although not appearance by another X-Files cast (Seth Green) as well as most of the civilization. “Natural Law” finds Seven Necessarily working on them in an member. Angel cast joining the Scooby Gang in of Nine and Chakotay marooned in a official capacity. In “Three Words”, Elsewhere on FOX, Dark Angel will up the final confrontation with Glory. hostile alien environment. In “Destiny”, Director Kersh turns the X-Files over to the ante a bit, finally bringing Lydecker’s Voyager comes across an imperiled Doggett, leaving Mulder in an unknown boss, Madame X, into the show. She will The WB put Roswell on hiatus to see Talaxian settlement, reuniting Neelix position while he deals with his abduction be played by Nana Visitor. According to how The Gilmore Girls would fare on with his people. Rumors are that Neelix and the aftermath. In “Empedocles”, comments made by the producers and Monday nights. It will return in mid- may stay with them once they are saved. Agent Monica Reyes makes a return reported in an Entertainment Weekly April to finish out the season, which In the final hour long episode, “Renais- appearance that leads into the Investiga- article, a second season is not certain for could be its last if ratings don’t pick up sance Man”, The Doctor must become a tion of some sort of entity that moves the show. Ratings have leveled off and it for the final episodes. master of disguise in order to save from body to body. There’s some Mulder has been an expensive show to produced, In “Off the Menu”, an experiment goes Captain Janeway, impersonating And Scully scenes that end with Scully running over budget a lot of the time. terribly wrong and several members of Janeway, Torres and other crewmembers having some sort of attack and a trip To Upcoming episodes include “Shorties in the gang are held hostage by a familiar in the process. the hospital. In “Vienen”, we have a Love” where Original Cindy’s old flame face and a stunning revelation occurs A New Enterprise return appearance by the Black Oil When returns to town, not knowing that her about one of the aliens. “Heart of Mine” The rumors are flying fast and furious a mysterious death on an oil rig in the mysterious past is about to catch up with sees some of the gang coming to terms and by the time you read this there may Gulf of Mexico. Doggett is Assigned to her, “Pollo Loco” where an escaped X-5 with each others and their relationships have been an official announcement. As investigate, but Mulder beats him there. is discovered to be a serial killer and Max while the rest consider their future. In of press time, the only hard facts from The next episode, currently untitled, must try to stop him from killing more “Cry Your Name” an unthinkable tragedy Paramount is that the Fifth Star Trek TV features a nod to the X-Files fans in the people. It is also the first appearance by befalls the group and they must come series is planned for this Fall on UPN. person of Agent Leyla Harrison, who has Nana Visitor. “I and I Am A Camera” together in its aftermath. “Its Too Late & Several long time production staff have been wanting to work on the X-Files and sees an apparent stalker turn into a (Cont’d on page 15) Page 14 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 modern day Xena fans first seen in “Deja Honey Offering” will focus on Tyr and not been good and likely won’t be SF Tube Talk (cont’d from page 14 ) Vu All Over Again”. They discover a lost the Nietzscheans. “It Makes a Lovely improving with the move to Saturday Its Too Bad” sees Liz determined to find scroll from which we’ll learn what Light” features Beka Valentine and nights. SciFi has already announced that out the truth about things while some of happened to Gabrielle between “Sacrifice explores her character and skills as a pilot the fourth season of Lexx will take over the group deal with heartfelt revelations, II” and “A Family Affair”. After that is as well as exploring “ why slipstream is Jules Verne’s slot in late July. The hidden insecurities and thoughts of an alternate timeline episode, “When basically more of an art than a science. It Invisible Man will go right into its leaving Roswell. Fates Collide”, which answers the goes to all sorts of interesting places,” second season in early April. SciFi will Back on UPN, they’re finally going to question “What would have happened if according to producer Robert Hewitt be starting the second season of their start airing their mid-season genre shows Caesar hadn’t betrayed Xena?”. We’ll Wolfe. The season finale, “...Its short film series Exposure in April. in April. “Special Unit 2” will take over see Caesar, Brutus, Alti, and Joxer. HourCome Round at Last”, will see the Look for more offbeat and bizarre the “7 Days” time slot starting April 11 “Many Happy Returns” is a comedy return of the mysterious “Enigma” first productions to turn up late on Sunday and “All Souls” will start airing on featuring Alexandra Tydings as seen in “Harper 2.0”. We’ll learn more nights. Tuesday nights on April 17th. It will air Aphrodite. To end out the season and the about him and his connection to the Starting April 9th, Monday through opposite “Angel” and “Dark Angel”, at series is a two part episode with the Thursdays at 8 pm ET/PT, SciFi will air least it doesn’t have the word Angel in working title of “Japan” in which Xena the thirteen episodes of the Babylon 5 it’s title. As mentioned in the last issue, and Gabrielle journey to Japan for their spinoff Crusade right after the daily “Special Unit 2” is about a special final TV adventure. repeats of Babylon 5. They look to be Chicago police force going after gar- Also ending its run is Cleopatra 2525, airing in the order that creator J. goyles and other creatures still around. which theoretically has just one more Michael Straczynski has asked for, so “All Souls” is about a haunted hospital episode left to finish up the series, likely don’t bother with worrying about the with plenty of strange things going on. airing in May. The last new episode, changes in uniforms between some Also, in case you were wonder what has “The Voice”, left the team ready to face a episodes. happened to “The Tick”, FOX has held it massive Bailey invasion. Just as this issue was going to press, back for the summer or fall as strike Elsewhere in Syndication, Andromeda © Lee Whiteside SciFi has announced the production of a insurance. They do have nine half hour will resume new episodes in mid-April to new Babylon 5 TV movie titled Magog. We’ll also learn more about episodes made and we’ll get to see them finish out its first season. They have “Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rang- Trance Gemini, some of it possibly eventually. already started filming the second season, ers”. It is being written and produced by related to Enigma. Xena’s Turning Japanese planning on getting a plenty of episodes J. Michael Straczynski and will take up SciFi Prime Reshuffled and the Short Moving to syndication land, we’ve got in the can before the likely Actor’s Strike. the story of the legendary Ranger fleet as Crusade the final episodes of Xena: Warrior Leading off the new episodes will be they attempt to restore order to hundreds Over on the cable networks, SciFi’s Princess to look forward to, and they’re “The Devil Take the Hindmost” where of civilizations devastated by the Shadow Monday prime lineup didn’t last very doing some interesting things with some Dylan and Rev Bem get into a battle with War. According to Straczynski, it will long, with The Invisible Man moving of them. Starting off is this year’s clip some slavers and we learn a lot about Rev take place just under three years after the back to Friday nights and First Wave, show, “Send in the Clones”, with Claire and the Wayist philosophy. “Star- events of “Objects at Rest”. There is Jules Verne, and Black Scorpion moving Stansfield appearing as a Xena fan in the Crossed” features Michael Shanks currently one Babylon 5 character in the to Saturday nights. Joining the Friday near future that brings Xena and (Stargate SG-1) as the avatar of another script, a “fan favorite”. The movie will lineup are all new episodes of The Outer Gabrielle back to life via cloning. “The sentient ship who Andromeda falls in also serve as a pilot for a possible series. Limits as well as the continuing adven- Last Centaur” will bring back the ghost love with, only to be betrayed. Next is Where Babylon 5 was strong drama with tures of Farscape in it’s third season. As of Ephiny and we’ll see her grown up “Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way” action/adventure elements, Straczynski expected on Farscape, Aeryn Sun didn’t centaur son, Xenon, who Ephiny isn’t sees Harper taken away from the ship says the movie and potential series will be stay dead very long, but it is a good bet happy about how he’s been behaving and and we learn that he can be dangerous “a little more skewed toward adventure that Zhaan’s sacrifice to save Aeryn will asks Xena to straighten him out. “Soul when in trouble. Rumored to feature a with underlying drama (which is about turn out to be fatal. The ratings for both Possession” will be a flashback episode return appearance of the Nightsider what you’d expect from the Anla-Shok). Black Scorpion and Jules Verne have with a framing sequence featuring the villain from the pilot, Gerentex. “The It’s got some great characters, and it’s a lot of fun.” Filming is scheduled for mid- May and it will likely air later in the year. Considering that the repeats of Babylon 5 have been getting equal or better ratings than most of SciFi’s first run shows, its very likely a new series will result from this. SciFi Soundtracks For those of you who like to listen to the music from your favorite shows, GNP Crescendo has had several SF TV related releases in the last few months in addition to their large catalog of Star Trek music. They’ve just released a CD with the soundtrack from the SciFi miniseries “Frank Herbert’s Dune” with music by Graeme Revell. Recent releases have been “Lexx: The Series” with music by Marty Simon, “Farscape” with music By SubVision (Chris Neal, Braedy Neal and Toby Neal) & Guy Gross, and a soundtrack CD for the “Robocop: Prime Directives” miniseries with music by Norman Orenstein. Next issue we’ll take a look at some of the new shows turning up on SciFi this summer, including a new Robocop movie miniseries and preview some of the new fall shows, including “Smallville”. For more news and SFTV schedule information, check out The Magrathea/ SFTV Pages at www.sftv.org. Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 15 any of them but I did notice that their more just before closing. The Mission purportedly a tongue-in-cheek look at that Disney CA (cont’d from page 6 ) prices were the usual high priced amuse- Tortilla Factory tour is simpler and wacky tinsel town known as Hollywood. white-water raft ride that would not be ment park fare. shorter with a fresh baked tortilla at the You’re supposed to be the next big star smart to ride unless it was summertime The Orange Stinger appears to be a end. The Golden Vine Winery hosts a on your way to your film’s premier and and you wanted to wet down and cool off. giant orange rind with bumblebees wine tasting and gives a film presentation along the way you spot stars like Regis You enter round rafts from a moving buzzing within. You secure yourself into on wine making. The Bountiful Valley Philbin, Melanie Griffith, Antonio circular platform, belt yourself in and a swinging chair (State fair ride) and the Farm grows seasonal fruits and veg- Banderas, Cindy Crawford, Drew Carey, wait as you lazily drift toward the lift belt. ride operator spins you around and etables Tim Allen, and Cher. This ride earns my Rising up the belt affords a close-up view around. Been there, rode that. Just past the farm is It’s Tough To Be A vote for worst ride in the park. I can’t of the peak that is supposed resemble a The S.S. Rustworthy is a play area that Bug!, the 3-D theatre-style attraction fathom under what circumstances it was grizzly bear (or a howling wolf) and soon resembles a fireboat complete with water cloned from the original that resides in designed or approved. It should be the you are playing Soaking Roulette or guns and will be a big hit when summer the Animal Kingdom in Orlando. first ride to be replaced. who’s-going-backward-over-the-falls. heat needs to be beat. Developed before the release of the film, Weather during our stay was intermit- I’ve ridden Roaring Rapids in Six Flags Next stop is the Maliboomer, the best “A Bug’s Life”, It’s Tough To Be A Bug! tent rain that probably contributed to the Magic Mountain and I found that to be a thrill ride in the park. The ride consists of is hosted by Flik (voiced by “NewsRadio” sparse crowds. Other factors may have wetter and more thrilling ride than three towers with four rows of ejection actor Dave Foley with a brief appearance been the media hype that would tend to Grizzly River Run. Still, I wouldn’t seats in which you are strapped down and by the malevolent Hopper (voiced in the scare off those who anticipate mega-mob advise you to take an unprotected divested of any and all objects that might film by Kevin Spacey.) This attraction scenes at a park opening or the antici- camcorder along for the ride. tear loose. After a period of anticipation employs something for four out of the five pated breakdowns that can plague a new The next stop would have been the designed to raise the blood pressure of the senses including the smell of a “stink park or the fact that Disney suspended the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, but on- riders, you are launched 180 feet straight bug” and the feel of bugs leaving the selling of Annual Passes except under and-off rains closed this attraction. From up and press against the restraints when theatre via the backs of the benches upon specific circumstances. A three-day Park- what I’ve been able to gather, it’s a place you reach the top. You start to drop back which the audience is seated. I find it Hopper pass for $111.00 per adult was with rope bridges, forts, and climbing down and feel the sensation of weight- superior to the Disneyland attraction, available to hotel guests. Things may pick structures reminiscent of Tom Sawyer’s lessness just before you bounce. Another Honey, I Shrunk The Audience. up this summer when Disneyland hits Island in Disneyland, but with easier off-the-shelf ride that can be a precursor The Hollywood Pictures Backlot is the peak capacity. While I generally enjoyed access. Also in this section is the to an even bigger thrill: The Big Shot smallest of the themed “lands” and my stay, there was no experience that was Ahwahnee Camp Circle where storytell- atop the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas contains the best and the worst attractions so unique that it would draw me back ers present legends and myths of the is perched at 1,149 feet. in the park. Disney Animation is the best, anytime soon. people indigenous to California. Games of the Boardwalk are your containing a trimmed down version of the Disney’s California Adventure: Heading toward Golden Dreams, I typical ring-tossing-basketball-shooting- animation section of the Disney/MGM http://disneyland.disney.go.com/ encountered one of the street performers, baseball-pitching games of “skill” that Studios in Orlando. Walter Cronkite and disneylandresort/CaliforniaAdventure a mobile vine. The performer wears stilts, are designed to separate you from your Robin Williams host “Back to http://www.laughingplace.com/Info-ID- garbed in a camouflage costume covered money. Not much different from those at Neverland”, a live-action and animated DLGuide-Visit-DCAAttGuide.asp with ivy leaves. With amazing flexibility any fair and the prizes aren’t even Disney film with Williams in the role of one of Anaheim/Orange County Visitors and dexterity, the performer stuck a characters. the Lost Boys. The short film explains the Bureau Lodging Directory: http:// variety of poses that can only be described The Sun Wheel is similar to a Ferris process of making an animated film and www.anaheimoc.org/lodging.asp as a human topiary. wheel with two types of enclosed cars, uses the comic talents of Williams to Disneyland Resorts: Golden Dreams is a 23-minute theatri- one fixed to the outer edge only, the other good effect. An interactive exhibit builds http://disneyland.disney.go.com/ cal presentation that tells the struggles rides within an oval-shaped track that on the knowledge acquired in the disneylandresort/ResortHotels/ and aspirations of California’s ever swings the car as the wheel revolves. It’s previous exhibit. It allows you to create index?id=230 varying population. Hosted by Whoopi a slow moving, slow loading ride that an animated strip of paper, do a voice- Grand Californian Hotel: Goldberg as Califia, the “spirit of affords a good overview of the park. over of a Disney film snippet, and asks http://www.laughingplace.com/Info-ID- California”, her image is projected onto Fabricated out of brass and fiberglass you questions to determine which Disney DCA-Hotel.asp the three-dimensional faces of two statues are the whimsical sea creatures of King character you are most like. Next is a visit http://www.laughingplace.com/News- that bracket the film screen in a method Tritons Carousel. The animals travel up- to an animator’s “studio” where an actor PID501860-501860.asp that was first utilized in the graveyard set and-down while a calliope plays Beach interacts with animated characters and of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland. Boys tunes. It’s a mild ride that will be living animators on television monitors to The King Of Beasts Rules The film also portrays Goldberg in fun for families with younger children. demonstrate the development of an Over L.A. Theatre Scene various roles as a nexus for change in the The California Screamin’ is the parks animated character, in this case, Mushu By Shane Shellenbarger history of the state. It’s a moving film signature roller coaster and it’s pretty the dragon (voiced by Eddie Murphy) and more realistic and darker than most good. Designed after the traditional from “Mulan.” Disney productions. Golden Dreams had wooden coasters of the 1920’s you’ll find The Hyperion Theater is a 2000-seat The lion is often called the king of its operating problems, probably due to a few notable exceptions. Instead of a venue designed for live performances. We beasts and Disney’s, ‘The Lion King’ is the image projection system. chain lift hill, you’re launched at 55 mph saw Steps in Time in which a hip Fairy defiantly able to ‘lord’ its stature over the Entering the Palisades Pier area, my eye along 215 feet of track up the first hill Godmother shows a teenage boy that other touring Broadway shows. Staged at falls on the Golden Zephyr. However, it through a series of banking turns at a dreams can come true. The dancing and the beautifully renovated Pantages wasn’t operating during my stay and its maximum angle of 76 degrees. The singing were fine, the acting was good, Theatre, ‘The Lion King’ is visually swinging rocket-cars appear to be from an height tops out at 120 feet with a drop of but the plot was so thin that I found stunning and emotionally satisfying. ‘The off-the-shelf ride that you’d probably be 108 feet along a track that is 6,072 feet in myself not caring about any of the Lion King’ tells the coming-of-age story able to find at most state fairs. Next door length, with an ovoid loop backed by a characters. of a young lion cub named Simba as he is the Jumpin’ Jellyfish, a ride for small Mickey Mouse silhouette on steel track The Hollywood Backlot Stage is an experiences the life altering adventures children or fearful adults. Across the way that weighs nearly 6 million pounds. outdoor area for street performers. There and struggles that force him to accept the is the Mulholland Madness, a mid-sized Leaving the south end of the park and was never anyone in evidence during our responsibilities of adulthood and his roller coaster that could be called a latter heading back into the Golden State visit. destined role as king. Having seen the day version of the Mad Mouse coaster section, we took the tour of the Boudin Jim Henson’s MuppetVision 3-D is animated movie only marginally prepared found in many older amusement parks. Bakery, hosted on video by Rosie another transplant from the Disney/MGM me by making the plot and music familiar Recreating the L.A. streets twists and O’Donnell and Colin Mochrie (from Studios in Orlando. Crowds were small to me, after that, everything else was a turns, you are in a speeding car carrying ABC’s “Whose Line is it Anyway?”) and we sat up front to observe the audio- departure to a strange and wonderful four people to their apparent doom. I showing how the San Francisco bakery animatronic penguin band. It’s best to place. enjoyed it more than once. creates it’s world-famous sourdough observe the 3-D film effects mid-theater The opening parade of animals through Several food vendors are located in this French bread based on its 150-year-old or further back. If you’ve never seen this the audience onto the stage is a show corner of the park with such catchy recipe. One of the employees told us that attraction in Orlando or if you’re a starter par excellence. names as Catch A Flave, Malibu-Ritos, they give away bread samples randomly Muppet fan, this is a must-see! The costume design by Julie Taymor is and Pizza Oom Mow Mow. I didn’t eat at throughout the day, but give away much Finally, we come to Superstar Limo, ( cont’d on page 17 ) Page 16 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 Lion King (cont’d from page 16 ) dancers. Characters of light and shadow Pro Notes (cont’d from page 3 ) the show goes over on the 31st. Oh, and I are created with suggestion and sub- that the pilot will be airing. The show is am the Fan Guest of Honor at Demicon a fascinating fusion of actors and charac- stance. Drought is woven from the fabric called Prank Attack. Done for Fox Family (May 2001, Des Moines, IA).” ters that forces the audience in a di- of cloth, a hole, and a tilted stage. No one Network. However, it will be airing on Scott P. “Doc” Vaughn, freelance lemma: to whom do you pay attention? element of the production overwhelms FOX TV (your local stations...or the illustrator and comic artist, is still hard at Taymor, along with Michael Curry, also another, but all ingredients are combined regular airwaves and not cable, as I work on Hero-Lore, his SF/fantasy comic designed the masks and puppets, and they to produce a most satisfying theatrical understand it). Airing in the kids timeslot book awaiting distribution. Scott’s M&V maintain the surrealistic atmosphere that experience. My only complaint was in the (around 9 a.m. here in the Los Angeles Magazine is hoping to have a new issue permeates this musical play. Having so purely technical flaw of sound reproduc- area) on March 31 (Saturday). It is a kids out at last in time for the summer many creative irons in the fire can only tion, but even that problem couldn’t dim game show/surprise, you are on Candid convention circuit and is looking for enhance Taymor’s direction, allowing her the brilliance of this show. Even if you Camera, sort of show. There are three materials to fill up “this creative forum of to understand the best ways for the cast to didn’t care for the animated film, you segments...and, ‘til the cutting room Art, Humor and Literature, so if you’re maximize the use of their costumes, their MUST see this musical before its run floor, I believe I am still in one of the interested, visit M&V online at http:// movements, and the scenery. ends on October 1st, 2001. main segments. There are at least three www.mandvonline.cjb.net. The M&V Unlike one-person plays that are often Pantages Theatre: pranks...and I have no idea the length of webpage has had a recent complete held on bare stages with few props that < TUSCON 2/3 Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 17 Pro Notes (cont’d from page 17 ) www.darktales.com/current.htm): Holy masterpiece, his magnum opus wherein Rollers, a chapbook novella by J comic, and our other projects. Also, In Our Book he covers the topics that are most Newman; Natural Selection, a chapbook Tamera K. Frahm is writing a short important to himself. Any science fiction novella by Weston Ochse, (co-author of graphic novel called “Harvest Brides” Babylon 5: The Passing of the Techno- reader interested in computers would Scary Rednecks). February Titles Now this year that I am illustrating and that Mages Book 1: Casting Shadows enjoy this historical novel. Although not Available: DeadFellas, a chapbook we hope to finish a small print run by Jeanne Cavelos based on an original science fiction, it has that cynical, novella by David Whitman (the other version in time to sell at Artist’s Alley at outline by J. Michael Straczynski cyberpunk sense. Three story lines are half of the Scary Rednecks duo is back!); ComicCon this year. I’m trying to do a Paperback; Del Rey; $6.50 Six-Inch Spikes, a trade paperback intermixed. The creation of a Japanese new issue of M&V in time too... Oh, and collection of erotic horror stories by Bram cache of war gold in the Philippines is we got engaged.” Congratulations! Stoker Award-winning author Edo van Casting Shadows is the start of the third one. Several adventures detail the Allies’ Janine Ellen Young is “busy, busy, Belkom. Entries will be put together, and Babylon 5 novel trilogy from Del Rey. secret cryptography operations in World busy:” She will be at: Norwescon (Apr. the official drawing for the J Michael This trilogy follows the techno-mages War Two. The grandchildren of the 12-15, Seattle, WA), The UCLA Book Straczynski Kinesis Keyboard Giveaway through the a good chunk of the Babylon WWII bunch pursue computer encryp- Fair (Dangerous Visions booth, Apr. 28- Contest will take place at the World 5 storyline and the first book looks at tion. Their business schemes for an island 29, Los Angeles, CA), and The Interna- Horror Convention in Seattle Washing- events that happened before we first saw data haven get sidetracked into a quest to tional ComicCon (Jul. 19-22, San Diego, ton, the final weekend of May 2001. The the techno-mage Elric in the second CA). Her husband, comic book writer recover the gold. Besides the adventures, winner of the drawing will receive the season Babylon 5 episode “The Geometry Doselle Young, who writes The Monar- you get to learn about Turing machines, keyboard in the mail so you need not chy will be at: Norwescon (Apr. 12-15, of Shadows”. The book focuses on Elric mathematics, and making secret codes. attend to qualify. The only way to enter is Seattle, WA), Wondercon (Apr. 20-22, and his apprentice Galen, who we later The ‘Cryptonomicon’ itself is a WWII to purchase a copy of Tribulations from Oakland, CA), and The International meet in the Babylon 5 movie “A Call to cryptography manual which is continu- DarkTales.com. And last but not least, ComicCon (Jul. 19-22, San Diego, CA). Arms” and learn more about during the ally updated over the years. A ten-page Victor Heck’s The Asylum will be She also reports: “I did an interview for short-lived Crusade series. published in Spain by HT Editores in mythological analysis of WWII is one of Dreamwatch Magazine (that’s a U.K. The book covers several months that June 2001, one month before the second the more interesting digressions. But this publication) which came out in their Feb. edition of The Asylum, The Violent occur at the same time of the first season is no dry, academic plod. The biting, edition and has just reached the States Ward, will be published here in the of Babylon 5. We see Galen preparing frequently humorous wit makes me now. It has the cast of Angel on the States. Stay tuned.” for his initiation into becoming a chuckle. And the ending is a spectacular cover. The interview was nicely done and Del Rey Books reports its recently technomage. As an apprentice, he gets piece of symbolism. - Michael Griffin is, in general, a very nice spread. We are released and upcoming books list. In his powers from a chrysalis that is pleased. In addition, just in case we January: The Silent Gondoliers, by attached to him during his training. neglected to tell you, The Bridge has been Slayer: The Revised and Updated William Goldman; Sagittarius Whorl, by When he becomes a full techno-mage, he nominated for The Philip K. Dick Award. Unofficial Guide to Buffy The Vampire Julian May; and Colonization: Down to The winner is announced just prior to or will have the technology merged with Slayer by Keith Topping Earth, by Harry Turtledove. In Febru- at NorwestCon in Seattle in April. We’ll him. We learn a lot about how they make Paperback; Virgin Books; $7.95 ary: Manifold: Space, by Stephen keep you posted.” some of their “magic” as well as what Baxter; Colonization: Aftershocks, by DarkTales Publications reports: “After they have to go through in order to As with any popular show, in addition Harry Turtledove; Star Wars – Darth a minor delay, DarkTales Publications’ become a techno-mage. Through the to any official guide books, there are also Maul: Shadow Hunter, by Michael presses are running again plus we have course of the book, Galen finds out some Reaves; Sword in the Storm, by David unofficial guide books and Buffy The some great news to tell you about. Go to of the secrets of the techno-mages as well Gemmell; and Riders of Leviathan, by Vampire Slayer is no exception. With your local newsstand and pick up a copy Toni Anzetti. In March: The Wolf as some dangerous powers that he alone Slayer, Keith Topping has put together a of the latest Wicked Magazine. There’s Knight, by Alice Borchardt [I am has the capability to unleash. He also guide in the tradition of Andy Lane’s an article on DarkTales Publications in enjoying this series so much and recom- falls in love with Isabelle, another Babylon File books, taking a detailed look their Spring Issue with Hannibal on the mend it heartily — DFM]; Pavane, by apprentice who he joins on a fact-finding at each episode with a British perspective. cover. (FYI, we’re on page 79). Keith Roberts; Pegasus in Space, by mission about The Shadows that goes The update guide covers to the end of DarkTales Publications wins Jobs in Hell Anne McCaffrey; Babylon 5: The terribly wrong. 2000 Excellence Award for Best Pub- Season 4 of the series, whereas the first Passing of the Techno-Mages, Book I: Through the events of the novel, we lisher. We want to thank all of the edition went to the end of season 3. Casting Shadows, by Jean Cavelos. In writers, editors and customers that voted learn why the techno-mages were leaving Make sure you are getting the latest April: The Skies of Pern, by Anne for us. Thank you very much, it means a known space and we see the events edition, since copies of the first one are McCaffrey; Star Wars: Essential Guide lot to us. DarkTales’ new pricing sched- happen that effect Galen strongly that are still on the shelves. to Alien Species, by Ann Margaret ule is now up. Check out our online only hinted at in a couple of the Crusade For each episode, Topping does a one or Lewis; Blade of Tyshalle, by Matthew catalog at http://www.darktales.com/ episodes. Knowing now the details of two paragraph summary of each episode Stover; Star Wars: The New Jedi Order – current.htm to see a complete list of our those events, we now know why it was so Edge of Victory: Conquest, by J. Gre- plus listing the guest star, writer, director available titles and their new prices. See important for Galen to find the Well of gory Keyes; Starfist: Hangfire, Book VI, and US and UK original transmission the savings! We’ve also extended the by David Sherman and Dan Cragg; Forever. date. Following this, he then devotes two 40% off holiday special on J Michael Mortalis, by R. A. Salvatore; Cavelos captures Galen and Elric quite to four pages of commentary on the Straczynski’s book TRIBULATIONS Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey; well in the novel and gives us a Detailed episode, broken down into several specific until the first printing runs out. Go to our Dragonquest, by Anne McCaffrey; The look into the lives and society of the categories. These include: “Dreaming is main page for details at White Dragon, by Anne McCaffrey. In techno-mages. She also weaves in a few Free”, where dream sequences are www.darktales.com and get your copy at May: Hell on Earth, by Michael Reaves; references to events going on elsewhere the lowest price possible while supplies analyzed and the season 4 finale “Rest- Ascendance, Book One in the Second in the Babylon 5 universe to give us a last. Our new Horror Publication Preview less” takes up a whole page for this Demonwars Saga, by R. A. Salvatore; page is now up at www.darktales.com. feeling of how the novel fits into the section; “Denial, Thy Name in Joyce” The Best Military Science Fiction of the Just click on the red starburst half way Babylon 5 storyline. Straczynski has said where instances of Buffy’s mom ignoring Twentieth Century, ed. by Harry down the page to see the cover art of our that he feels this trilogy is the best of the her daughter’s activities are pointed out; Turtledove and Martin H. Greenberg; newest upcoming titles before they’re three. If you enjoyed the previous two “References” details pop culture refer- Star Wars: Rogue Planet, by Greg Bear; available. Dead but Dreaming, New trilogies, you should waste no time in Midnight Falcon, by David Gemmell ences; “It’s a Designer Label” which Excursions into the Lovecraftian Uni- picking up the start of this one. - Lee That’s it for now. If I’ve missed points out fashion statements and gaffes; verse is now open for submissions. Keith anybody, I apologize for the oversight. Whiteside “Bitch” where the girls being really nasty Herber, former editor for Call of Cthulhu Please pass this along to your pro are identified; “Awesome!” where the roleplaying game and author of countless colleagues (artists, writers, actors, etc.) Cryptonomicon cool monsters and other neat things are expansion and resource books, and Kevin and have them let us know what we’re by Neal Stephenson pointed out; “Logic, Let Me introduce Ross, contributor to over thirty supple- doing so we can publicize it! Hope your Perennial, 918 pp., $16.00 You to this Window” which notes the ments for Call of Cthulhu, will co-edit New Year is shaping up pretty well all bloopers, plot holes and other continuity this anthology series. For all the details around! A ripping good yarn about the search visit the submission guidelines page at glitches; “Quote/Unquote” where the best for World War Two Axis gold. Well, it’s http://www.darktales.com/subs.htm. bits of dialogue are noted; and, of course, January Titles Now Available (at http:// a lot more than that. It’s the author’s “I Just Love Your Accent” where Top- Page 18 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 In Our Book ( Cont’d from page 18 ) her husband to see her unhappiness. This is what Yoshifuji and Shikujo also Enthroned ping discusses Buffy’s “charmingly Their son is the happiest, being able to learn. by Sharon Green; Eos; Californian view of the British”. Topping play in the dirt and chase butterflies. A lovely story; well developed and $6.50; 418 pp usually adds some Notes, Critques, and Kitsune and her family are soon run out creatively presented. If you enjoy the Soundtrack references for each episode as of their comfortable den. They should mystical side of Japanese culture or are Honest, don’t try this at home. well. leave and find a new, secure den but intrigued by something different, read I started a book that’s about number Overall, it’s a fun way to revisit the Kitsune is consumed with curiosity about this book. - Catherine Book SEVEN in a series of interesting series when you don’t have access To the humans. She begins to watch characters. They’re a mix of magics; each your VCR. It’s also fun to look for things Yoshifuji and even attempts to read the The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove has a strong talent and when the six get pointed out in the guide as You re-watch poetry he writes and leaves lying out one By Christopher Moore together, they can combine their strengths an episode. It is much more organized night. Her grandfather tries to convince Avon Books, Inc., $13.00, 304 pp in interesting ways. than the official Watcher’s Guide, and a her that her curiosity is dangerous but it’s Now, I know an author can’t recapitu- lot more fun, too. - Lee Whiteside too late for Kitsune, she’s fallen in love Another tidbit from Christopher late the whole darn tell from the with Yoshifuji. Moore!! (see last Connotations) I love beginning in every book, it would really Rules of Conflict! Yoshifuji’s fascination with the family this guy’s stuff; original doesn’t begin to fry the regular readers of the series. Now, by Kristine Smith of foxes who live in the garden is grating describe it. This serving stars a town Ms. Green did give us some background Eos, 373 pp., $6.50 to his wife. She sees the foxes as constable, Theo, who grows his own pot about this “Blending” which is the ruling harbingers of bad luck. Japanese culture in a garden and a Xena-type wannabe, power in the novel’s neck of the woods. This is unlike any science fiction novel was full of stories of foxes who spirited Molly, who had a brush with fame as Of course, not everyone is pleased about I have read. It is a rhyme wrapped in a off unsuspecting humans and she worries Kendra, Warrior Babe of the Outland (B this particular “blending”, as they’ve just mystery contained in an enigma. The for her husband and son. Eventually, she movies). The so-called villain in this upset the ruling nobility apple cart and rhyme:”One of Six for Tongue of Gold, returns to the capital with her son, unable opera is Steve, a sea-monster who is gotten way too plebeian for the disposed Two for Eyes and Ears, Three and to cope with her husband’s growing thousands of years old, maybe more, who (and very disgruntled) powers_that_were. Four for Hands of Light, Five and Six obsession with the foxes or her own gets turned on by depression. So this novel tells of the magical for Earthly Might.” Captain Jani Kilian is dreams about a fox lover. You see, a woman killed herself and her struggles of the six as they try to clean Two of Six, the Eyes and Ears of a Grandfather fox, seeing that his psychiatrist, Val, gets a case of house in the kingdom and set up a new cultural exchange team. The mystery: granddaughter is hopelessly in love with conscience. Val’s method of treatment way of doing things: hiring and firing who killed the human leaders on a planet the human, consents to help her become consisted primarily of prescribing lots of with as little death_dealing as possible. during a massacre by the alien idomeni. human. His love for his granddaughter drugs to cure whatever ailed her patient And to keep alive and growing their more The enigma: why is the military covering drives him to help her realize her love but, after the suicide, decides that she democratic approach to ruling...and up that Jani killed her commander then. rather than live unrequited. The process really needs to actually treat these people themselves as well. The story uses office politics in Earth’s requires the entire fox family to become so pulls all the prescriptions. The result is But honest, I have no idea what I read! military bureaucracy, eighteen years after human; something Kitsune’s brother and a town full of depressed people. This I did read the book cover to cover and the event. Jani is a paper documents mother rebel against. miasma of depression is like a smorgas- steadily on through a week’s time...but examiner, which gives her diplomatic One night, Kitsune, as a lovely human bord for Steve. But Steve hasn’t been because you really had to know who these power with the idomeni. How archaic yet woman, lures Yoshifuji into her home and topside for a millennia and mistakes a gas people were and what they had gone exotic. I think the main thing that makes the family contrives to keep him there by tanker for local wildlife. His attempt to through previously, this book was a wash old science fiction become outdated isn’t means of an elaborate fantasy that get it on with the big silver momma for me. Not the author’s fault obviously... the technology but gender relations, what Yoshifuji wants to believe in. His results in a need to hide himself while he But like I said at the beginning,: Don’t used to be called sex roles. It isn’t so memories of his wife and his other life heals parts of his body. He has the do as I did! Start the series at the proper jarring that starship computers ran on become vague and unimportant. His amazing ability to camouflage himself as beginning. It’s called: The Blending: The vacuum tubes. It’s that the women were world is now his lovely new wife, her anything and he picks a mobile home, Convergence. You’ll be a much happier meek little helpers of the men. All this brother as his companion and the most right next door to Molly. After Molly (and knowledgeable) camper by the time has changed. Make the hero into a beautiful and perfect home he has ever watches him eat the paperboy, she steps you reach this tale! - Sue Martin woman, allow swearing in thought and seen. He regains his position with the in to rescue two ladies from the local dialog, and you’ve got Smith’s modern government and his joy is complete with church and ends up becoming Steve’s Shrine of The Stars: brand of science fiction. Jani is bio- the arrival of his new son. girlfriend. The Third Book of Confluence augmented with idomeni genes, and this The reality is that the foxes are still Adding to the fun is Steve’s biological by Paul J. McAuley gives her superpowers and life-threaten- foxes and the perfect home is a dirt den mechanism of making his prey horny as Eos; $18; 372pp. ing medical problems. Which serves the under the garden. The magical part of hell to draw them close enough to eat conflicting purposes of her friends and this story is whether you believe Kitsune them. This has an interesting effect on Now, I did this series correctly: I’ve enemies, both human and alien. Intrigu- is actually a woman or still a fox; even the town in general. It affects an old blues read the previous two wonderful novels ing intrigues. - Michael Griffin she isn’t sure. Shikujo is called back from singer, who had an encounter with one of and really enjoyed this third one...though the capital with the news that her Steve’s relatives some years back and of course, there’s been a year’s gap The Fox Woman husband is missing and she discovers that watched his best friend get eaten and the between Book Two and Three. By Kij Johnson being the perfect wife is not the best way local pharmacist, who gets his jollies This is a mighty fine book. Once again Tor, 380 pp, $14.95 to love her husband. Kitsune fights wearing a snorkel and fins while getting McAuley takes us to the wonderful rich desperately, calling on the gods to help it on with dolphins. and vibrant world of Confluence, the I will admit I was snagged by the title her, to preserve her fantasy and her There is also a real plot behind all these artificial world constructed by the and cover art. I decided to review this husband and son. The question is which insane characters that involves long_since disappeared Preservers who book because it is so different that some life does Yoshifuji want? discovering who really murdered the had peopled it with 10,000 bloodlines. readers may pass it by and thereby miss The story is presented by diary entries apparently suicidal woman and what Our Hero Yamamanama, is the last of the something extraordinary. by Yoshifuji, Shikujo and Kitsune. The mysterious things are happening on a Builders, or so he has been told and it is Kitsune is a female fox who lives under prose is lyrical and tastes very Japanese. nearby ranch and what does the sheriff his Destiny to shake the world of an abandoned house with her brother, Through this medium I learned have to do with any of it. The fun is Confluence out of it’s stupor and the mother and grandfather. The family who something about Japanese culture that I watching the characters play their parts. strangle hold of the bureaucracies that owns the house comes back. Yoshifuji has had not understood before; the signifi- The hook in the story is that nothing have encrusted society into stiffness like lost his position in government and has cance they put on appearance reaches would have come of the murder if Steve an over_abundance of barnacles. come back to his family home to deeply into their communication with had not visited Pine Cove. If you have a Yama, as he is called, is the voice of meditate. His wife, Shikujo, is not very each other. The choice of words, paper sense of the ridiculous, you’ll love this reason throughout, constantly question happy at living in the wild country but and style contribute to the message and story. - Catherine Book the rules and the nature of the world since she is determined to be the most because of the extreme formality, people around him. His Quest is to not only find perfect wife possible, she will not allow and their real feelings often get separated. Intrigues: Book One of the Blending ( cont’d on page 21 ) Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 19 JAMES READE Page 20 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 strongest human around and Enkidu, a CENTRAL ARIZONA SPECULA- In Our Book (cont’d from page 19) man fashioned by the gods to be his Club TIVE FICTION SOCIETY, INC. himself and his heritage, but to change counterpart, to rival and humble the (CASFS) The non-profit corporation that the world. impetuous young king. puts on CopperCon conventions, You can tell by my use of capitals, that The tale covers some of their adventures Listings SmurfCons, HexaCons, occasional this is a Siddhartha kind of tale. Or subduing a monster in a great cedar forest regional cons, and publishes Con- (EDITOR’S NOTE: Please check your club listing Notations. Best described as SF/F maybe, more of a tropical and humid nearby, killing the Bull of Heaven, after for errors. Please send corrections and updates to the generalists with a strong bent towards Titus Groan. the goddess Ishtar comes to Gilgamesh editor in writing or via email) In this third novel, Yama, once again a literary SF/F. Guests welcome - meets at and offers herself. He spurns her. And 8pm on the last Friday of each month in prisoner of the evil Dr. Dismas, must try ADRIAN EMPIRE A medieval and then Gilgamesh’s beloved Enkidu falls ill January thru September and the second to escape and continue his journey, while renaissance recreationist club. Sword- and dies after twelve miserable days. Friday in October, November and his loyal followers Tibor and Pandaras Gilgamesh, bereft, tries to win Enkidu fighting, arts, banquets, masquerades, December at JB’s Restaurant, 2560 W. dances. meets every Wednesday night seek to rejoin him. In the travels of these back from the dead, by storming the Indian School in Phoenix, AZ. Write PO from 7-10pm at Encanto Park. All are characters we get into the inner bowels of Netherworld to take Enkidu back to the Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082-2613 or welcome. Free. For details, call Confluence where it’s working land of the living, but to no avail. call Stephanie L. Bannon (602)973-2341 (602)582-6990. machineries are, and we discover just He returns to Uruk a chastened man. for information. Web www.casfs.org what the world’s myriad “shrines” are all This is it in a nutshell. Grundy obvi- about. We meet more new and fascinating ARERIAL MIRAGE JUGGLING THE DARK ONES (Dark-wunz) n. 1) ously expands the story and makes it CLUB International Juggling Associa- denizens. And Yama, more than An organization formed for the expres- richer, toying with the characters (and the tion affiliate club meets 7-10pm Wednes- previously, realizes what he’s supposed to spelling of their names). He makes sion and exploration of various cultural day evenings at Encanto Park. No dues, themes including, but not limited to, the do for Confluence. Enkidu and Gilgamesh, not only best everyone welcome. All levels skill Dark Ages and the Renaissance through Again, McAuley’s rich imagination and friends, but lovers too. This proves exchange in many areas of object ma- story_telling carry you along. This is such forms of art including, but not limited to, support for the last hundred pages of the nipulation. Devils’ Club meets Fridays painting, drawing, writing, photography, an amazing and eccentric collection of 5pm north of the Hayden Library on the book, fifty of which cover Enkidu’s spoken word, and acts of characterization. life forms and cultures, bizarre (without ASU campus. For more info, call (602) painful, slow death and Gilgamesh’s 2) a member of this organization. 3) being too gross) rituals and arcane agony as he tries everything to wrest his 585-7623, or write 2326 E. Electra Lane, Information available at (602) 978-9314. strictures. It’s refreshingly different. beloved back from the dead. Phoenix, AZ 85024. My only caveat: It sort of wandered in Beside Enkidu, there is the Shamhatu, a DAYSTAR HOLT Arizona’s first and ARIZONA LANBASHERS LEAGUE ever smaller circles at the end. Much as a priestess of Inanna (Ishtar) who helps longest-running Elfquest fan club. A collaboration of computer gaming three book series cries out for a good Daystar meets to talk about EQ and lure Enkidu to civilization and who is the enthusiasts, the Arizona LANbashers strong finish, this series ended a little soft strong steady heart of the story. She related stuff, develop characters, publish and vague. Not in its conclusion really, League throws quarterly LANparty stories in our ‘zine Playelf and create an constantly tries to leash in Gilgamesh events. Between parties, support is given which is full circle from the beginning annual calendar. Other common interests who is much like an exuberant puppy; to local groups who wish to advertise and a decent enough way to ends the happily involving Enkidu in all his plans include music, bellydance, camping and their own gatherings. We have no set of course, SF. Membership is free (18 or story, but that it just drifts and ends with and laughing in the face of the god’s genre of games and play anything from over) and is attained by group vote after a small bump at the shore. I wish it had desires and attendant rituals. strategy games to first-person shooters to been more emphatic. you attend two meetings or holt-related But Destiny doesn’t like it’s tail pulled, driving/flying simulations. No annual get-togethers. Meetings are usually the Nevertheless, this is great series and membership is required and admission to even by a larger-than-life character like first Saturday of each month; for more well worth the price of hardbacks. _ Sue an event ranges from $5-$15. See our Gilgamesh. info, call Tom or Janice at (602) 581- Martin I liked this book. I love books about the webpage for current events. Email: 2258. They have a website up at http:// [email protected] Web: http:/ Far East, especially in ancient times. And members.home.net/jeanderson/ www.gibbed.com/all VoiceMail: 602- Gilgamesh Grundy did a wonderful job evoking the daystarholt.html 306-9339 by Stephen Grundy; Morrow time and place. There are battles and $26; 575 pp. DESERT LURKERS Tucson based treachery and sex; and it makes for a very THE AWAY TEAM: The Away Team, Babylon 5 fan club. Meets and communi- entertaining historical fantasy. It makes is a general sci-fi appreciation group that Have you ever read the “oldest human cates via listserver over the Internet. me want to go and find my copy of meets once a month for discussion of epic” (this would be the original Anyone with e-mail access can subscribe “Rhinegold,” Grundy’s other novel various sci-fi news regarding several to the Desert Lurkers by sending e-mail Gilgamesh)? I did, in a Penguin edition (which sounds like it is a retelling of the mediums to include: television, movies, to [email protected] and putting about 20 years ago. It’s not very long, as legend of Siegfried and the Rhine video, books, comics, magazines, collect- “subscribe” (minus the quotation marks) some of it’s missing. Maidens and all that Wagnerian drama). ing, and so forth. The meetings are Basically, it is a tale of a king of Uruk in the subject line. 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T.H.E.M. is ASU’s science for general information on thy past tomor- fiction and fantasy club. Weekly INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ROLE PLAYING GAMES CLUB rows thou mayest contact Mistress Myrddina meetings are held in the Memorial COUNCIL Meets every 1st and 3rd (RPGC) The official gaming club of Az. o Dolwyddelan (Terry Schwartz) PO Box Union, with dates to be announced Saturday of the month. Meeting at the State University. Activities include: live- 584, Sonoita AZ 85637 (520)455-5835 after the semester starts. For more Westridge Mall (75th Ave. and Thomas action roleplaying games, tabletop Email: [email protected] information, contact Erik Wennstrom, Rd. Phoenix, AZ. 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Address is [email protected] or 409-7169 or c/o P.O. box 14370 Phoenix, 3144; [email protected] Members are often seen on stage and behind [email protected]. AZ 85063-4370. E-Mail: Bnelson502 the scenes atmost local and regional Science @aol.com Membership Approx 35-50. SCIENCE FICTION CONTINUUM Fiction Convention masquerades.They meet Z-PHILES are the ariZona x-PHILES. The Bi-Monthly newsletter is Cactus Log. The Science Fiction Continuum: An on the last Sun-day of each month at various We maintain a mailing list for news Independent Star Trek and Sci-Fi club in mmbers’ homes in the greater phoenix area. and get-togethers of fans of the X-Files THE JEDI KNIGHTS Meetings are the Phoenix, AZ. The SFCOM is an active For details. Southwest Costumers Guild, PO living in Arizona. We get together in 3rd Sunday of each month. For more club that participates in Local Phoenix, Box 39504, Phoenix, AZ 85609 or call both the Phoenix and Tucson areas. To information call Carol Alves, Publicity, and Southwestern Star Trek and Sci-Fi Randall Whitlock at (602)995-7514, email: subscribe, send an empty message to z- (760)244-9593 or write Jedi Knights, c/o conventions and movies. The SFCOM [email protected] or Website: http:// [email protected] Jim Lowerre, 12291 Meade Street, has three different divisions. The SFCOM members.aol.com/souwesgld/guilg.html Garden Grove, CA 92841-3629 itself, a free group where fun is the name UNITED FEDERATION OF of the game. The Deep Space SolarFlare STARBASE TUCSON Tucson Arizona PHOENIX A Phoenix area Star Trek LEPRECON, INC. One of the two (DSSF) an active member club in the based Star Trek club. For info call Geof and general SciFi fan club. We are a Phoenix area corporations that put on International Federation of Treker’s Wood at (520) 746-1822 or write Starbase social club that meets every two weeks yearly conventions. Best described as SF/ (IFT). This group is based on DS9 (a Tucson ; 3314 E. Benson Hwy ; Tucson AZ at various locations around the F generalists with a main thrust into SF/F space station). And the IKV Sto-Vo-Kor 85706. Email:[email protected] Phoenix area. The UFP has been art. Guests are welcome. The meetings (Independent Kilngon Vessel). A Klingon meeting for over 20 years of continu- are quarterly on the second Saturday of Bird of Prey, roming the desert looking STONEHENGE BBS Enjoy over 60 online ous activity. Dues are $10/per year February, May, August & November for battle. Are the Fed’s too soft, looking games including TradeWars 2002, prorated when you join; no restric- unless otherwise notified. August is the for combat, feel the call to glory. This is StarFight, The Pit, Dirty Play, Usurper, tions. Membership includes member- annual meeting where board positions are the ship for you. Membership in the LORD, and Battle Grid (new, like ship roster and monthly newsletter. determined. For more information, write SFCOM is free! To join DSSF or the Sto- Battletech). Topical message boards, E- Come to any two meetings at no PO Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 ; call Vo-Kor a nominal fee for the national Mail, and Network Echoes. 1000’s of files to obligation. For information, write the Mike Willmoth at (480) 945-6890 or clubs involved and uniforms. For further download: utilities, games, GIF pictures, & UFP at PO Box 37224, Phoenix, AZ Email: [email protected] information contact President John more every day! Stop by and give us a try at 85069, or call Jim Strait at (602) 242- Nelson at (602) 409-7169 or on the Stonehenge BBS (602) 947-2223, FidoNet 9203. Web page: http://www.U-F- THE PHOENIX FANTASY FILM internet at; [email protected] or 1:114/120, 300-9600bps, V.32/V.42bis, 24 P.org or Email to [email protected] SOCIETY A Phoenix based club inte- check out our web site. http:// hours a day. rested in the entire realm of SF, Fantasy www.thesfcom.com UNITED WHOVIANS OF TUCSON and Horror film. PFFS has been in TARDIS TARDIS is a Phoenix-based A well-informed and very active Dr. existence for 25 years, meeting every 6 SFACE (Speculative Fiction And General SF/Fantasy Fan Club, specializing Who club. $15 yearly membership weeks in member’s homes. Dues are $10 Computer Enthusiasts) Phoenix College’s in International media SF/Fantasy since includes four issues of their fanzine - per year. Membership includes newslet- one and only connection to the worlds of 1983. TARDIS meets every two weeks at TARDIS Time Lore - written by semi- ters, an annual film awards and various speculative fiction, including science different locations around the valley. pros and other dedicated fans. For outings. For information, contact PFFS, fiction, fantasy, and horor as well as table Activities include watching videos, discus- more information, contact The United P.O. Box 34023, Phoenix, AZ 85067 or top, live action and internet gaming, sions, parties, fund-raisers, auctions, games, Whovians of Tucson at P. O. Box call David Storck at (602) 274-7404, SFACE also serves as a guide through the camping trips and outings. We also main- 13541, Tucson, AZ 85732-3541. Also, e-mail: [email protected]. Internet - both teaching basic use and tain an active presence at local conventions. you can contact the president at utilizing as a source of speculative fiction. TARDIS publishes a monthly informative [email protected] or the UWOT PHOENIX JAPANIMATION SOCI- For more info contact Dr Ray Bromley at newsletter, The Index File, with a national webmaster at ETY Local chapter of Japanimation/ [email protected]. The circulation which is included with member- [email protected] Web page general animation oriented fans - meets ship. Annual membership is just $12.50. at: http://www.azstarnet.com/ monthly. Membership is free, though You can contact us at P.O. Box 63191, ~hgadlng/uwotclub.htm Page 22 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2 Rooms $73 + tax S/D/T/Q, Suites $125 + Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 7601 E Convention tax S/D/T/Q Info: LepreCon 27, PO Box Indian Bend Road, Scotts-dale, AZ (480) 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 Phone: (480) 991-2400. Rooms: $67 + tax S/D/T/Q. Listings 945-6890 Email: lep27@leprecon.org, Suites $100 + tax S/D/T/Q AZ Book Festival, April 7, 2001 The WWW: www.leprecon.org/lep27 Fourth Annual Arizona Book Festival is a Costume College 2001 (Van Nuys, CA) free springtime event hosted by the Ari- BayCon 2001 (San Jose,CA) May 25 - July 27 - 29, 2001 Airtel Plaza Hotel, zona Humanities Council, on Saturday, 28, 2001 San Jose Double Tree 7277 Valjean Ave, Van Nuys, CA Call: April 7, 2001 at Margret T. Hance Deck Hotel.Writer Guest of Honor - Rudy 1-800-350-1111 for room reservations. Park (Third Street south of McDowell Rucker, Artist Guest of Honor - Bill $65 ICG/CGW Members until June 15, Road) in Phoenix. The Book Festival will Hartmann, Fan Guest of Honor - James 2001, $90 Non-ICG/CGW Members until feature the largest gathering of authors on and Kathryn Daugherty, Special Guest - June 15, 2001, Join CGW ($12 one year hand for readings, discussions, to answer Poppy Z. Brite. ($60 12/1/2000 - 2/28/ Membership) Make Checks Payable to questions and sign books. Adam Nis- 2001)($65 3/1/2001 - 4/30/2001)($70 5/1/ Costumer’s Guild West, P.O. Box 3052, wander, John Vornholt,Michael A. 2001 on & at the door) BayCon 2001, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-3052 Info: Stackpole and Diana Gabaldon will be at Attn: Registration, P.O. Box 610427, San Call (818) 343-0723 or Email: the CASFS booth plus a panel at 2 p.m. Jose, CA 95161-0427 Website: http:// [email protected] Website: in the Alltel booth. An assortment of www.baycon.org http://www.costumecollege.org exhibitors including CASFS, LepreCon Inc, booksellers, publishers, libraries, AgamemCon V (Burbank, CA) June 8- Bubonicon 33 (Albuquerque, NM) bookmakers, artisans and even reading 10, 2001 Burbank Airport Hilton, August 24 - 26, 2001 Guest of Honor: groups will offer something for every Babylon 5 and SF Media oriented Sarah Zettel, Toastmaster S.M. Stirling interest and every level of reader. convention. Guests include: Tracey Memberships: $20 thru Feb. 14, 2001, For further information please contact: Scoggins, Alexandra Tydings, David A. Send All Payments, Suggestions & [email protected] Brooks, Bear Burge, Bill Blair, David Inquires To: NMSF Conference, P.O. Box Allen Brooks, Claudia Christian, Tim 37257, Albuquerque, NM 87176 General ConFurence 12 (Burbank, CA) April Chaote, Peter Jurasik, Richard Lynch, Info: (505) 266-8905 or (505) 232-2892 - 19-22, 2001Hilton Burbank Airport Hotel Tracy Scoggins, Judson Scott, Jeffrey Noon to 9:30 pm Art Show: (505) 796- and Convention Center. Guests of Honor: Willerth, Peter Woodward, Andromda 0933 / (505) 293-8671 Website: Writer-Jymn Magon, Artist-Monika writers Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller, and members.aol.com/bubonicon Livingstone, Illustrator-Mike Kazaleh Ethlie Ann Vare plus science guests from Pre-Registration Attending Membership NASA, JPL, Boeing and OASIS! Full CopperCon 21 (Scottsdale, AZ) Sept 7- $35 through March 12, 2001 The Science programming track Memberships 9, 2001 Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort. ConFurence Group, c/o Darrel L. Exline, $30 to 8/31/2000; $40 to 11/30/2000; $50 Author Guest: Julian May; Artist Guest: P.O. Box 84721, San Diego, CA 92138- until 5/15/2001 and $60 at the door. Kids Mark Roland, Local Author: Diana 4721 Voice: 619-223-9482, Fax: 619- 8-12 half price, 7 and under are free. Gabaldon, Music Guest: Heather 523-9814, Email: [email protected], Info: AgamemCon, PMB# 330, 92 Alexander. Membership $25 thru Dec 1, Website: http://confurence.net Corporate Park, Suite C, Irvine, CA 2000, $30 thru April 1, 2001, $35 thru 92606; Email: [email protected]; Aug 1, 2001, $40 at the door. Kids 7-12 LepreCon 27 (Scottsdale, Arizona) May www.agamemcon.org half price, 6 and under free with paid 18-20, 2001 Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort adult membership. Holiday Inn Sunspree Masquerade, and ConSuite. Memb: $35 Artist GoH: Stephen Hickman, Author Gathering 2001: City of Angels (Los Resort, 7601 E Indian Bend Road, until 5/20, $40 until 9/9, $45 after. GoH: Michael A. Stackpole, Local Artist: Angeles, CA) June 22 - 25, 2001 The Scottsdale, AZ (480) 991-2400; Room Onedays: $15/30/15 (F/S/S); kids 6_12 Robert Ross, Music: Echo's Children. Fifth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles, rates are $67 plus tax S/D/T/Q, Suites half price. InnSuites, 475 N Granada Memberships $25 through 8/31/00, $30 Sheration Universal Hotel, 333 Universal $125 plus tax. Info: CopperCon 21, PO Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 (near I_10 through 12/31/00 $35 through 5/01/01, Terrace Parkway, Universal City, CA Box 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082, Email: and St Mary’s Road) (520) 622_3000. $40 at the door. Kids 7-12 half price, 91608 Tel: (818) 980-1212, Toll Free: [email protected] Phone (602)973-2341 Reg Suites $69, 2_Rm Suites $79 Children 6 and under are free when (888) 627-7186, Fax: (818) 985-4980. (mention “TusCon” to get these rates). accompanied by and adult Holiday Inn Special Guests: Marina Sirtis, Thom TusCon 28 (Tucson, AZ) November Room rates include a real breakfast! Info: Sunspree Resort, 7601 E. Indian Bend Adcox-Hernandez, Crispin Freeman. 9_11, 2001 at the really spiffy InnSuites. TusCon 28, PO Box 26822, Tucson, AZ Road, Scottsdale, AZ (480) 991-2400. Memberships: $40 Adult (age 15and up) - GoH: Chelesea Quinn Yarbo, AGoH: 85726. Webpage: http:// 1/1/2001 to 5/15/2001, $20 Child (age 10 Newton Ewell; TM: Ed Bryant. Events home.earthlink.net/~basfa Email: What is CASFS? to 14) - 1/1/2001 to 5/15/01, $FREE include: Meet the Authors and Artists, [email protected] What is really behind putting on a Hatching (age under 10) before 5/15/ Panels, Readings, Video Room, Dealers convention? What the funds raised by a 2001. Website: http:// Room, Art Show, Game Room, LAN convention used for? Why not attend a meeting and find out? We’re the sponsor gathering.gargoyles-fans.org Computer Gaming, Masqerade, Adult of ConNotations, CopperCons, HexaCons, SmerfCons and other conventions. We are CritterConDiego (San Diego, CA) July a charitable, non-profit organization that 20 - 21, 2001 The ConFurence Group, Generic Convention Regestration Form exists to further science fiction, fantasy P.O. Box 84721, San Diego, CA 92138- and science fields in Arizona. CASFS 4721 619-523-9814 (evenings), Email: currently meets at the JB’s Restaurant at Name:______2560 W Indian School Rd in Phoenix [email protected], Website: http:// (NW corner of I-17 and Indian School). confurence.net Badge Name:______The meetings begin at 8PM and are held on the last Friday of the month Jan. HexaCon 11 (Scottsdale, AZ) July 27- Address:______Through Sept. And on the second Friday 29, 2001 NEW DATES!! Holiday Inn City/State/ZIP:______of the month Oct through Dec. Everyone Sunspree Resort. Arizona’s Largest is invited to attend two meetings as a guest (non-member). Membership rates Annual Gaming Convention Member- Phone:______Email:______are $12/year plus an initial $3 application ships: $15 until 12/31/2000, $20 thru 06/ Enclosed is $______for ______memberships for fee and rates are pro-rated for the amount 25/2001, $25 at the door. Special Thurs- of the year remaining. For more info Call: day night events for pre-registered ______convention. Stephanie L. Bannon (602)973-2341 members only. Info: Hexacon 11, PO Box (See calendar for mailing address) Webpage: www.casfs.org email: 62613, Phoenix, AZ 85082 Phone: (602) More info on __ Masquerade __Art Show __Volunteer __ Other [email protected] 973-2341; Email: [email protected] Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 23 Page 24 ConNotations Volume 11 Issue 2