Spring 2000 ConNotations Volume 10, Issue 1 The Quarterly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society new existance as a being of light and SF Tube Talk blames Janeway and the Voyager crew for 24 Frames In This Issue pushing her into her current state. Kes Special Features by Lee Whiteside manages to travel back in time three years Movie & Video Reviews and intends to arrange for the Vidians to Beyond 2000 Trekking on to a New Adventure capture Voyager as part of her revenge. Currently in Theatres: by Shane Shellenbarger.....................4 There has been lots of rumors and As with any time travel episode, expect to A.E. Van Vogt Obituary speculation about what the next Star Trek be totally confused and for things to The Road to El Dorado Adam Niswander & Daryl Mallett ....6 series will be and when it will start. Rick pretty much be the same at the end of the From Dreamworks featuring the voices of : News & Reviews Berman and Brannon Braga have been episode. In a likely much more light- Kenneth Brannagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie SF Tube Talk developing the series for Viacom but have hearted episode, currently titled “Live Perez, Edward James Olmos and Armand by Lee Whiteside .................................1 given out little info on what they are Fast and Prosper”, three alien con artists Assante Directed by Eric “Bibo” Peterson ........................................1 working on. Reports early in the year were have assumed the identities of Janeway, and Don Paul. 24 Frames. that Viacom set up some focus groups to Tuvok and Chakotay and have been FYI................................................2 get reaction to several concepts although scamming people all over the place. This a lush, beautifully-colored animated CASFS Business Report.............2 those sessions likely were the creation of Needless to say, when Janeway and crew feature from Dreamworks (who gave us the CASFS Member Makes Good some fan and never really happened. In an get wind of it, they are not pleased. fabulous “Prince of Egypt”) with music by by Mike Griffin.................................2 interview with EON Magazine, Braga said The Doctor is featured in “Lifelines” Elton John and Tim Rice and the great AZ Pro News “I think we’re all in agreement that it needs which also will have return appearances pairing of Kenneth Bran-nagh and Kevin by Daryl Mallett...............................3 to be STAR TREK, it needs to embody of Barclay and Troi. The Doctor learns Kline’s voices for a pair of rogues Miguel STAR TREK’s philosophy, but it needs to through their new communication setup and Tulio who inadvertently set out from Musical Notes be different. It can’t just be another group with Starfleet that his creator, Doctor Spain in 1516 with Cortez and his men, by Tom Tuerff...................................4 of people on a ship with a different name. Zimmerman, is ill and that The Doctor’s bound for the New World. ConClusion......................................9 It’s gotta have something that is going to enhanced medical knowledge may be the Having been thrown into the brig, they In Our Book (Book Reviews).....14 only thing that bribe Altivo, Cortez’s horse, into setting can save Dr. them free, and in the course of them Puzzle getting off ship, Altivo jumps overboard Zimmerman. The The Works of Harlan Ellison Doctor sends his and is saved by the rogues. So the three of by Shane Shellenbarger...................13 program to the them get to the New World ahead of Alpha Quadrant Cortez in a long boat. You see, they have through the this map, won in a dockside crap game that Convention & Fandom micro-wormhole supposedly will lead them to the the fabled Club Listings..................................17 communications land of El Dorado and more gold than the link to try to King of Spain. Convention Listings......................19 save his creator. But this is no “Pocahontas,” unfortu- Convention Registration Form.19 There hasn’t nately. been much news The lads and the horse meet up with Art Work Chal, an escapee from El Dorado. She’s leaked about the Sherlock..............................11, 13, 18 remaining leaving because she stole some temple episodes of the gold and want’s adventure. She’s persued season at press by temple guards who capture the give people a different reason to watch, but foursome and take them back to the city. other) As I said earlier, Chal is a little without straying too far away from the core time. Reports are that the season finale But Chal’s just a little hustler, a match hustler with the hots for Tulio and though elements. We’re all in agreement about will deal heavily with The Borg, possibly for Miguel and Tulio who, along with Miguel comes off more noble than the that—what exactly that concept will be with a return appearance of the Borg Altivo, are greeted like long-lost gods (ala other two, there’s not much there either. we’re not sure of yet.” There is also a fan Queen. Cortez and Monteczuma) and given the And that’s a shame, because it’s led movement to convince Viacom to do an X-Files - The End or Not? run of the colorful El Dorado. The Chief is beautifully drawn, and the trailer made it Excelsior series featuring George Takei as It’s looking more and more like this will a fat, cheerful man pushed into doing seem funnier than it was (as usual). The Captain Sulu. be the final season of “The X-Files.” No nasty sacrafices by a meglomaniac high humor is also more adult than kid-level. They are planning a day of public formal announcement has been made, but priest. There are moments of drama and scary “displays” of support on April 22nd at recent interviews with Chris So, Miguel and Tulio, along with the monsters, but not enough, I feel, to hold Paramount Studios and local stations that Carter,Gillian Anderson and David helpful Chal, see an opportunity to exploit small kids interests. - Sue Martin carry Star Trek. For more details on the Duchovny indicate that none of them and get ahead, get the gold, (and one of I liked the colors . I liked the characers. I campaign, check out their web site at http:// think there will be another season. They them gets the girl) and go home to Spain. didn’t like the bad guys. Becuse they were excelsior.iftcommand.com/ all are willing to continue “The X-Files” The story is slow and only funny in mean. I didn’t like the music. Becuse there Meanwhile, we’ve still got a few more on the big screen but nothing has been spots and the musical interludes are wasn’t a lot of it. I thought the story was episodes this season and a full season of announced in that area, either. Carter intrusive and do little to move the tale ok. I thought it wasn’t my cup of tea. - “Star Trek: Voyager” to watch. Once and 1013 Productions are filming a pilot along. There isn’t even a token moment of Johanna Martin they resume new episodes, we’ll have a episode for a Lone Gunmen series for confusion between these two peoples blast from the past with a return of Jenni- FOX. It will feature the Lone Gunmen communicating (At least in “Pocahontas” The Tigger Movie fer Lien as Kes in “Fury”. Kes reappears (Byers, Frohike, and Langly) as well as a there was a moment of magic that suppos- Directed by Jun Falkenstein and it turns out she’s not happy with her ( Cont’d on Page 8 ) edly helped the two understand each ( Cont’d on page 11) Volume 10 Issue 1 ConNotations Page 1 FYI CASFS Business Report Who’s Who This Issue Dear Faithful Reader, Editor: Stephanie L. Bannon Book Discussion Groups tions, Kim. We have two monthly book discussion How time flies! It seems like no time Co-Editors: Craig L. Dyer & Sue Martin Our other activities are also going Graphics Editor: Craig L. Dyer groups going, one at Glendale Public at all since we were wrapping up 1999 and gearing up for the first quarter of well. The book discussion groups Film & Video Reporter: Barry Bard Library on the first Thursday of each 2000, and here it’s finished already. continue to meet, one at the Metrocenter Staff Writers: Pam Allen, Barry Bard, month and another at Barnes and Noble in First of all, I’d like to applaud our Barnes and Noble, and the other at the Michael Griffin, Daryl F. Mallet, Shane Metro Center on the fourth Thursday of tireless editor-in-chief, Stephanie Glendale Public Library. I encourage Shellenbarger, Tom Tuerff, Lee each month. Here’s a schedule of upcom- Bannon, for publishing four issues of everyone to attend; it’s a great way to Whiteside, Randall Whitlock, Mike ing books: ConNotations last year. Please help get involved in CASFS outside of the Willmoth GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY: 1st support her incredible efforts in every conventions. Check further in the issue Layout & Design: Stephanie L. Bannon way possible—through subscriptions, for details on dates and books. I have Keeper of the Mailing List: Craig L. Thursday of each month Dyer and Doug Cosper submissions, and (please, please) been assured that you don’t even have to May 4: Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Contributors: Catherine Book, Johanna through advertising. read the book to show up! Bradley Martin, Adam Niswander, Gary Swaty On the convention front, things are If you’re masochistic (which, if you’re June 1: Paris in the Twentieth Century by Labeling Crew for Volume 9 Issue 4: very positive.