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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 ConNotations Non-Profit Org. Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society US Postage PO Box 62613 PAID Phoenix, AZ 85082 Permit 839 Phoenix, AZ Volume 11 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 1 April 25: Mists of Avalon by Marion GAMERS CORNER Who’s Who This Issue FYI Zimmer Bradley By Bob LaPierre May 23: Darwinia by Robert Charles Managing Editor: Stephanie Bannon Wilson BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS Hello and welcome to the second issue Co-Editor: Sue Martin June 27: City Of Bones by Martha Wells of gamers corner. Today I’d like to review Graphics Editor: Craig L. Dyer For contact Deborah and Tanya at 623- CASFS Sponsored Groups: some of the d20 product released by my Film & Video Reporter: Barry Bard 487-9110 Staff Writers: Pam Allen, Barry GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY: 1st friends at Sword & Sorcery Studios and BORDERS OTHER WORLDS BOOK Bard, Catherine Book, Craig L. Dyer, Thursday of each month at 7PM, 5959 W Necromancer Games. Oddly enough DISCUSSION GROUP - Third Thurs- Michael Griffin, Bob LaPierre, Daryl Brown, Glendale they’re related. White Wolf was looking day at 6 p.m. 2402 E. Camelback Road, F. Mallett, Shane Shellenbarger, Tom April 5: Road Marks by Roger Zelazny for a partner to break into the d20 market Phoenix. 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The relics are ranged from a the fan published newszine of the Central (602)973-2341 and select option 7 for a Card slightly overpowered weapon to items Arizona Speculative Fiction Society pre-recorded message. There is also a June 28: Cities In Flight by James Blish that should NEVER be held by PCs. (CASFS) an IRS-recognized 501(c)3 non- weekly email update. If you wish to For information on the Barnes & Noble About 40% of the content is specific to profit organization. Circulation is receive the email update send your email group contact Stephanie at 602-973-2341 the Scarred Lands, a DnD world SSS is estimated at 4,000 readers for this issue, address to Stephanie at [email protected] creating for its modules. The Creature primarily CASFS members and attendees If you would like CASFS to sponsor a of recent AZ sf/f conventions. book discussion group near you, please Compendium has a Scarred Lands ARIZONA BOOK FESTIVAL content of about 70% but with a little Subscriptions: The newszine is currently contact Stephanie at (602)973-2341 sent free of charge to anyone who has April 7, 2001 tweaking I have found that only 15% is The Fourth Annual Arizona Book attended a CASFS or LepreCon sponsored Other Book Groups totally resistant to use in other worlds. convention in the last two years and to all Festival is a free springtime event hosted BORDERS FANTASY & SCI-FI With similar tweaking R&R has the same CASFS members. Subscriptions are avail- by the Ari-zona Humanities Council, on BOOK DISCUSSION: 4th Wednesday usability. Necromancer Games released able. Cost for a six issue subscription is: Saturday, April 7, 2001 at Margret T. of each month at Borders, 7320 W Bell their first module at about the same time USA: $12/bulk, $18/First class; Canada & Hance Deck Park (Third Street south of at 7PM as the Players Handbook hit the shelves. Mexico $18/First class or Europe $25/ McDowell Road) in Phoenix.Appearing It was a down-loadable item called “The airmail. Request rates for other countries. at the CASFS Booth (Booth 122) will be Wizard’s Amulet”. They followed up Copyright: Articles, fiction, photos and (times tentative): with “The Crucible of Freya” and the first artwork in this issue are copyright © of the Pick up your copy of ConNotations author/artist and cannot be reproduced in Noon: Adam Niswander part of a multi-level dungeon that I think at these locations: 1 p.m. - Michael A. Stackpole any manner without their written consent. is Rappan Athuk but I left my copy at If no author or artist is credited the 2:30 p.m.