The Andromedan INSIDE: Book/Tape Reviews Log#63 Star Trek April 2002 Star Wars Vol. 5 #15 The official monthly newsletter of Star Base Andromeda Lincoln, NE Fellowship of the Rings — 4 Oscars The fan-favorite epic fantasy film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring went into the 74th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 24th with an impressive 13 nominations. Of those, three were among the six “crown jewel” categories (Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor [Ian McKellan as Gandalf]). When the longest Academy Awards ceremony ever held was finally over, The Fellowship of the Ring walked away with four statuettes…but none of the most coveted top awards. A Beautiful Mind, a biographical picture about a disturbed genius, proved to be the main competition, also taking in four awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (for Ron “Opie” Howard). In the category of Best Supporting Actor, Jim Broadbent took the prize for his portrayal of a supportive husband in Iris, a biographical film about author Iris Murdoch’s descent into mental illness. The Fellowship of the Ring took home Oscars in the categories of Cinematography, Makeup, Original Score (for Howard Shore) and Visual Effects. In addition to Film, Director and Supporting Actor, FOTR was also nominated and did not win in the categories of Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Song (“May it Be” by Enya), Art Direction, Costume Design and Sound. The other major fantasy film of 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, came into the night with three nomina- tions (Original Score [John Williams], Art Direction and Costume Design) but left empty-handed. Two other genre-related winners for 2001 include Monsters, Inc., for which Randy Newman won Best Original Song (“If I Didn’t Have You”) — his first win in 16 nominations! — and Shrek, which became the first winner in the brand new category of Best Animated Feature Film. Other genre nominees who went home empty-handed include Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Animated Feature), A.I. (Original Score [John Williams – a double-nominee this year!], Visual Effects), Kate & Leopold (Original Song - “Until” by Sting), and Vanilla Sky (Original Song - “Vanilla Sky” by Paul McCartney). The night proved historic for more than just the length of the awards show — for the first time in Oscar history, three African-Americans were nominated in the major categories of Best Actor and Best Actress. Halle Berry (Storm in The X-Men) won for Monster’s Ball and Denzel Washington won for Training Day. This makes the first time that black actors have won the Best Actor/Actress category simultaneously in Oscar history! (The third actor was Will “Men in Black” Smith for Ali)

Tuesday Night SBA Meeting Changes Ender's Game Group The officers of Star Base Andromeda were informed on April 2nd 2002 that we would In an effort to be more pro-active in have to relocate our Tuesday night meetings from the 4th floor auditorium of Bennett interacting with readers, staff at the Martin Public Library through Tuesday May 7th, due to the library’s need to use that Lincoln City Libraries’ Anderson Branch meeting space for a series of youth-related programming events. In discussions at the April library in Havelock have been holding a 2nd meeting, it was decided that for the Tuesdays of April 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th and May “Reading Group” exercise regularly at 7th, Star Base Andromeda meetings would be held in the UNL Student Union (14th & “R” their location and at the Bethany Branch St.). The time is still the same — we begin at approximately 6:30. But now, we are gathering library. In recent months, the Anderson in the food-court area within sight of the Subway and Imperial Palace Express restaurants, book group have held discussions of all on the North side of the main floor of the building. We also will not relocate partway three of the books in the Lord of the Rings through the meeting and continue it at an agreed-upon downtown restaurant, since there trilogy, aimed at both adults and youth. are at least four restaurants available in the Union. The Book Group meeting scheduled for continued in Club News on page 4… see Local Activities on page 35… Witchblade Season One Episode Guide — Page 27 April 2002 1 Editor: Scott Clark (e-mail address at left) Andromeda Officials Contributors: Scott Clark, Dennis Keim, Diane Taurins, Agris Taurins, Dave Teche, Mike Ponte, Becky Wurm Clark, Frank Dreier, Terri Dreier Mike Ponte (Presidio, Registrar, Historian) The Andromedan Log is published monthly by Andromeda Press, a division of Star Base Andromeda. Phone: (402) 484-0482 Address: 7210 Francis St., Lincoln NE 68505-1545. E-mail address: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected] © 2002 Star Base Andromeda (SBA). The opinions expressed in reviews in this or any other issue of The Andromeda Log are the opinions of the individual writer and do not necessarily represent the Scott Clark (Editor, CCC, Publicity) opinions of any other club members, the staff of The Andromedan Log, or of SBA as a whole. External Phone: (402) 325-0246 reprint rights on all original material printed here revert to the original authors, with the understanding E-mail: [email protected] that all material may be re-used by SBA in a “Best of…” capacity at an unspecified future date. Frank Dreier (Librarian) Phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses are printed here for club member use and for club E-mail: [email protected] business only, not for public distribution. Changes of Address should be sent to the SBA address above. David Teche (Treasurer) Annual membership dues for Star Base Andromeda are as follows: $10.00/Full member — Receives all club publications, is eligible for office, and is able to vote in all elections or on issues associated with E-mail: [email protected] the club. Only full members able to attend at least 20% of club meetings are eligible to hold office; $6.00/ Agris Taurins Supporting — Receives all club publications, however is ineligible to hold office or vote. All club (ConCussion rep/List maintainer) publications are mailed first class. For postage outside the U.S. add an additional $5.00. E-mail: [email protected] The expiration month of your membership is listed on your mailing label. Renewal notices go out both the month before expiration and with your final issue of The Log. Club members wishing to join the SBA electronic mailing list, please send a request to the Editor's e-mail address. 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456

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1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456 Letters to the Editor: The Andromedan Log encourages Letters of Editorial Comments Comment and/or questions from fandom at Wow! Amazing! Two issues back-to-back! Two actual Andromedan Log issues large, and will attempt to make room for in consecutive months! And both larger than usual, too! I hope nobody had a heart pertinent letters as often as possible. Please indicate if your letter is to be considered for attack in shock over this unprecedented event! publication. All letters submitted must In all seriousness, this shouldn’t be considered an unusual feat, but you’d have include name and full address (and e-mail to go back to Sep-Nov 1996 to find the last time 2 (or 3) issues came out monthly in address, if you have one). Only name and city the sequence they were supposed to. Actually, if the Andromedan Log Index is will be printed if your letter is actually used. Please send Letters to either the mailing correct — and if you haven’t received a copy of the Index, just ask me and I’ll get address or e-mail address above right. you one — the longest string of consecutive monthly issues without an interrup- tion was four months: September through December 1987. If we remain on sched- Seeking Columnists… ule currently, we can break that record this July! Anyway, my thanks to those of you who contributed to this issue, knowingly The Andromedan Log still seeks colum- or unknowingly. Last month saw the introduction of a new semi-regular column nists to improve the mix of content in by our beloved Presidio — Mike Ponte — in which he’ll track recent developments upcoming issues of the newsletter. We are in Space Exploration and related sciences. It seemed only appropriate to call it “To currently specifically seeking members (or associates) of SBA interested in writing on- Boldy Go…”. He promises there will be future installments, as subject matter going columns which would explore news warrants. This issue, we introduce a new page, “Amusements”, on which we’ll and reviews in the comic-book and gaming comment on gaming-related issues. For the first installment, there’s a strategy fields. If you are interested in contributing article on the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, and a Classic Star Trek a monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly column wordsearch — the solution to which will be in issue #64. If you’d like to contribute on either of these subjects, or if you have a column on game strategy for any games SBA members are playing, or anything suggestions or comments about some else appropriate to this new page, you’re welcome to do so. specific interest not currently reflected in As always, your submission deadlines for columns, news, reviews, officer the pages of The Log, please contact the reports and anything else for the next two issues are listed below. Help keep The editor at the e-mail or regular mail ad- dresses above. Log interesting by providing varying viewpoints! We are also looking to add art to The Scott Cl Log on a continuing basis. If you are an artist who would be interested in contribut- SBA Edi ing regular “spot illos”, a cartoon strip, or a single-panel cartoon to issues of the newsletter on a regular or semi-regular basis, please contact the editor with a S sample of your work (if a strip or single- panel cartoon). Spot illos will be accepted on a space-available and subject-appropri- ate basis. Deadlines for contributions to upcoming issues of The Log: The Andromedan Log is “of the mem- bers”, “by the members”, and “for the Issue #64 (May) — April 23rd members”, and we would enjoy including a distinct variety of member contributions! Issue #65 (June) — May 14th 2 The Andromedan Log #63 Deadline for Club Logo/T-Shirt Designs — August 31, 2002 WWWebwatch CONTENTS The entries this month are culled from the many postings made to the club’s e-mail list over the past 2-3 years. All sites listed are still active and still have worthwhile content. Thanks Andromedan Challenge – Apr 2002 35 to everyone on sbalist who routinely post interesting genre-related sites for us all to check Calendar of Upcoming Events BC out. A special thanks to those SBA members or associates whose recommendations are listed Channel Surfing (TV Schedule) 19 below, including: Dennis Keim, Agris Taurins, Mike Ponte, Scott Clark, Frank Dreier, Becky Wurm Club News 4 Clark and Diane Taurins. Editorial 2 Literary News 28 http://www.darkecho.com Local Author News 4 Interesting site focusing on horror fiction – news, reviews, essays and other commen- Local Genre TV Chart 18 tary. Mediawatch 6 Officer Reports 5 http://www.iplus.zetnet.co.uk Passings (obituaries) 33 Science fiction e-zine “Infinity Plus”, out of the U.K. Reviews Ancient Blood [STNG] 32 http://delrey.onlinewritingworkshop.com Armageddon Sky [ST:DS9] 32 A free on-line and on-going writing workshop sponsored by the publisher DelRey. Her Klingon Soul [ST:VOY] 32 Treaty’s Law [ST] 32 http://www.faire.org Day of Honor [ST:VOY] 32 Current homepage for the Renaissance Faire of the Midlands, hosted by the Bluffs Arts The Approaching Storm [SW] 30 Council and put on in Council Bluffs each year. Conquest [SW] 30 Spock vs. Q 30 http://www.courierpress.com/ghost Spock vs. Q: The Sequel 30 Purported video and still footage captured by a webcam in a library in Evansville, IN. Night Stalker and Other Classic Thrillers 31 STCCG Strategies 34 http://www.wsc.edu/student/activities/clubs/sfclub Upcoming Novels 28 Homepage of the Wayne State College SF Club — their annual WillyCon is a subpage WWWebwatch 3 available from this site. Witchblade Season One Episode Guide 27 Wordsearch 34 http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/timeline.html A detailed historical timesline of science fiction events, both in the real world and projected by literature. Useful, but somewhat dated, with few new entries made since 1998. SBA Logo/T-Shirt Designs Submitted to Date: http://concussion.ninethirty.com Latest known site for the currently-on-hiatus Lincoln area convention known as ConCussion. Site may be inactive — three attempts on different days to connect in late March were unsuccessful.

http://www.uchronia.net Site dedicated to the SF subgenre known as “Alternate History”.

http://www.dnapublications.com Site for the publishers of Science Fiction Chronicle (and Absolute Magnitude).

http://www.aldovision.com/novels.htm Page dedicated to the works of A.A. Attanasio. Attanasio lives in Hawaii, but his brother lives in Lincoln and is employed by UNL. This page is a subpage on the brother’s personal website.

http://www.unl.edu/uevents/mine Home page of Diane Taurins, long-time SBA member and artist extraordinaire.

http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora Gallery of photographs of the many aurora borealis which appeared throughout the northern U.S. in 2001.

http://www.lego.com/studios/screening/movie.asp?title=montypython Scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, enacted with Lego animation.

http://www.jessesword.com/SF/sf_citations.shtml The Oxford English Dictionary is seeking the origins of various words associated with science fiction literature and the SF subculture. This site is attempting to track the origins of such words. April 2002 3 Star Base Andromeda Official Club News & Announcements for April 2002 e

This does not affect Sunday SBA Cannon have all been fascinating meetings meetings at all, which continue to be held and we expect the same this time ‘round. from 2:00 to 5:15 at Bennett Martin Public The book for our July discussion has Library (14th & “N” St.) as usual. We will not yet been selected. SBA members were return to the library again on Tuesday recently polled for suggestions for both nights beginning with the meeting of May classic and contemporary SF and Fantasy 14th. novels to consider, and a decision about the Return of the Writers Group next one or two Book Group titles is expected to be made shortly. On the Calendar of Events listed on the back cover of this issue, you will see a Game Week rescheduled pair of SBA Tuesday night Star Base Andromeda continues to meetings dedicated to our Writers Group. It dedicate at least one (if not more) of our has been over a year and a half since we last Sunday meetings to Games. In the past year, attempted to push forward with the Writers we’ve played multiple sessions of Risk 2210, Group activities, and the pair of May Star Trek UNO, Star Trek Monopoly, various meetings have been scheduled to see if trivia games, and the Star Trek Customizable there is still enough interest to continue Card Game, which several members have with this activity. Book Discussion: May 21st recently gotten hooked on. Although we The Writers Group originally grew out will try to vary the themes of our Game Week The latest selection for our assigned of an interest, both casual and serious, on meetings to provide some variety, there is book discussion group is Joan Vinge’s the part of several Star Base Andromeda definitely a strong interest in both Risk 2210 Tangled Up in Blue, commonly available as members, to share their writings and seek and the STCCG among currently active a $6.99 Tor paperback. The Lincoln City critical input from fellow writers and SBA members, and these two games will Libraries owns approximately 6-7 copies, meeting attendees. The way the Writers frequently take precedence. most of which were still available as of the Group events are arranged is as follows: If you have an unusual board or trivia last week of March. We will be discussing Two back-to-back Tuesday night SBA game that you think would appeal to Tangled Up in Blue at the Tuesday night meetings are designated as Writer Group science fiction and fantasy fans, and you’d meeting on May 21st. Meetings. At the first, all writers who wish like to bring it to an upcoming Game Week, Tangled Up in Blue is set in the same to participate should bring copies (10-15 at please let us know, so that we can pass the universe as Vinge’s Hugo-winning Snow most) of their latest short story, or chapter info on to other members in advance. Our Queen, and in fact is listed as the fourth or portion of a longer work). These are official Game Week is the 2nd Sunday book in the Snow Queen saga (after Snow distributed to the meeting attendees, who meeting of each month, although other Queen, World’s End, and The Summer are asked to read the contributions and be Sundays can be dedicated to game-playing Queen). However, it has been described as a prepared to discuss them at the next on short notice. good stand-alone read for which knowledge meeting. At the second of the back-to-back of the Snow Queen saga is not necessary. Video Week Writers Group sessions, we hold a regular We hope to see a large percentage of SBA meeting, sharing news, officer reports We traditionally dedicate the final you at the book discussion. Our previous and other up-to-date items, then the rest of Sunday meeting of each month to showing discussions of Hal Clement’s Mission of that night’s meeting is dedicated to discuss- videos of classic or contemporary genre Gravity, Poul Anderson’s Boat of a Million ing the Writers’ contributions and offering television shows or movies. Star Base Years and Gregory Keyes’ Newton’s critiques, observations and writing sugges- Andromeda was recently informed by the tions. This process only works if we have aspiring writers who wish to participate by Local Author News offering contributions for discussion. If the Omaha SF author Melinda (M.S.) Murdock has a new trade paperback novel May Writers Group meetings are successful, coming out from Writers Club/iUniverse. A Sea of Troubles ($15.95) is a SF adventure we will try to schedule these again on a novel featuring the exploits of an exploratory team of engineers sent to investigate the quarterly or bi-monthly basis. If you wish to water world Okeanos. participate as a writer, please bring your Lincoln SF author Robert Reed learned his Marrow was the #10 best-selling SF contributions to the May 7th meeting (or paperback in the U.K. during 2001. Reed also recently sold his first non-genre work, a otherwise make them available to members mainstream thriller. His recent sale to the on-line Sci Fiction site should be available by that time). If you wish to participate as a soon, and he has a story in the current (May) issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and critical reader, please be prepared to attend Science Fiction. In a correction to the information in last issue’s “Local Author News”, the May 14th meeting, and arrange to Marrow came out in hardback in 2000, not 2001, although the paperback edition was just acquire the reading material on or immedi- released last year! ately after the May 7th meeting. Let’s see if we can’t turn this into a strong element of If you (or someone you know) is a published science fiction or fantasy author from the region Star Base Andromeda. covered by Star Base Andromeda, then we want to publicize your work in the pages of The Andromedan Log. Please send us news about upcoming book signings, your recent story sales, or the 4 The Andromedan Log #63 schedule for upcoming appearances of your novels or short stories, and we’ll list them there. Officer Reports — March 2002 Presidio - Mike Ponte hoping to keep our “regular” issue-size between Publicity Committee Chair - Scott 16 and 24 pages, but this one still grew to more. Clark Sunday meetings continue to be held I’m still looking for potential columnists, as well as book/tv/movie reviews. Deadlines for beginning at 2:00 p.m. until about 5:00 p.m. at Work continues on a new tri-fold version of contributions to the next two issues are on page 2. Bennett Martin Library. The second Sunday of the club’s promotional flyer. I hope to have a A special thanks to everyone whose contributions the month has been reserved for playing science revised edition available for discussion at went into the current issue. I’ve also still got a fiction-related games, while the last Sunday of meetings shortly, which can then be distrib- backlog of special articles which I’ll continue to the month is set aside for watching videos of uted to local sci-fi speciality stores with copies slip into upcoming issues as space allows. television shows, movies, etc. decided on by of The Log. club members. Tuesday evening meetings, beginning at 6:30 p.m., continue to be held Correspondence Committee Chair - Historian - Mike Ponte weekly at Bennett Martin Library, with the Scott Clark option of going to nearby restaurants for dinner SBA documents available to members and continued discussion following the Outgoing correspondence included the mailing include the current SBA membership roster, a meeting. of 16 copies of Andromedan Log #62. Incoming comprehensive list of SBA members since the correspondence included an exchange of club was formed, the club constitution, and a General Manager - [vacant] information via e-mail with Lincoln Northeast timeline of club-related events since the High School Sci Fi Club sponsor Carol Matthias, formation of the club. Copies of past issues of The SBA General Manager is responsible for such in which she indicated that there is not an The Andromedan Log are also available. bookkeeping activities as applying for meeting space, organized club at LNE this year, but that she was and is the individual to run official club business trying to reorganize one and would pass around Rigel Committee Chair - [vacant] meetings in the absence of the Presidio. See also: the copy of The Log which we traditionally send Special Report about changes to meeting locations, them. Rigel Committees are formed to coordinate beginning on page 1. special public events on behalf of Star Base Librarian - Frank Dreier Andromeda, such as our semi-annual Open Treasurer - Dave Teche Houses, or Star Trek celebrations. The Rigel Hopefully, there will be a revised list of the Committee Chair is directly responsible for The last formal Treasurer’s report was made SBA Libraries’ holdings out in the forseeable organizing such events, and for reporting on same November 16, 2001. Since that report, we have future.. in a timely fashion to the membership as a whole. had only one club expenditure, $5.00, for library At present, no Rigel events are planned for the equipment rental for a Club video showing in Registrar - Mike Ponte immediate future, thus no Rigel Committee is February of this year. More recently, four currently in session. members have renewed full Club memberships. Star Base Andromeda currently has 14 Full Those four members were Brian Hirt, Mark Members and 5 Supporting Members. Our E-mail List Manager - Agris Taurins Murphy, Mike Ponte and Scott Clark, all newest Full Member is Christine Cromwell, who renewing at our regular Tuesday meeting on joined on 0203.24. Now that the Andromedan Log No report provided. March 12, 2002. Many thanks for your renewals! has resumed publication, we will not continue We began this report with a balance of $40.07 extending memberships automatically. The next ConCussion Convention Representa- in the treasury. With the addition of the renewal member to expire is Debby Linders on 0204.28, membership dues and the one disbursement followed by Larry Forst on 0204.29. The remain- tive - Agris Taurins throughout the period, the Club treasury ing non-attending or long-distance members and balance stands at a healthier $75.07. their expiration dates: Marshall Cameron, No report provided. 0205.24; Dennis Keim, 0208.18; Darrell Rhoten, Editor - Scott Clark 0304.13; Linda Bonyhady, 0309.16; Jeremy Rohn, 0309.22. The highest meeting attendance rate for With this issue, we have our first instance of 2001 is a tie: Scott Clark and Mike Ponte, both at two back-to-back issues in a long time. I was 92 meetings attended out of 110, for an 84% attendance rate. library of a change in their equipment- selection for April will be. An announce- for serving as the SBA contact who usage fees. Starting April 1st, the library ment will be posted here once a decision introduced Christine Cromwell to the club. will now charge $10 for the use of any has been made as to SBA’s plans regarding You, too, can earn bonus months to your equipment, instead of the $5 fee that had video equipment purchase. membership by helped to bring in new been in place until that date. At recent SBA New Members club members. For every new Full Member meetings, we have been discussing whether ($10) who joins because of you, you earn 2 we should use club funds to purchase a We welcomed one new full-time months to your membership. For every TV/VCR combo which could be stored at a member since the last issue of The Log — new Supporting Member ($6) who joins member’s home and brought to our Video Christine Cromwell of Nebraska City joined because of your actions, you earn 1 month Week meetings (or other Sunday meetings as in March. Several memberships which had to your membership. This applies only to necessary). No decision has been made on expired prior to the publication of last issue new members and not to expired members this issue at present. were all renewed, and we expect that more who rejoin the club. Christine came to us We will be holding Video Week at the expired memberships will be renewed at by searching the internew for Nebraska April 28th meeting, although a theme has our April club potluck. science fiction clubs…and finding Diane’s not yet been determined. Please contact Payback Bonuses website mentioning Star Base Andromeda. your Presidio, or Publicity Officer (contact info on page 2) before that date (or attend a Diane Taurins earned a 2-month meeting) to find out what our video Payback Bonus to her membership status April 2002 5 Mediawatch Genre News and Observations through April 2002 Bond XX License Revoked the pipeline, the Harry Potter series, comic book heroes like Batman and Superman and MGM and producers of the latest 007 flick In other Bond news, the famed secret Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, in announced that the suave secret agent’s agent has finally encountered one predica- which Schwarzenegger will also reprise his 20th big-screen adventure (for MGM/ ment even he can’t escape: cancellation. most famous robotic role. United Artists, anyway) will be called…Die After weeks of progressively lower ratings, Warner Bros.’ president of worldwide Another Day. ABC has lived and let its Saturday night production Lorenzo di Bonoventura says This ends speculation that the film would Bond Picture Show franchise die. ABC had Schwarzenegger’s participation is a “great be called Double Cross, Beneath the Sea, been airing the Bond movies in chronologi- credit to the studio.” “We couldn’t be Beyond the Ice, the too easy Bond XX, Final cal order (except for the George Lazenby happier to present Arnold in the highly Assignment or (based on a non-Fleming starrer On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) anticipated Terminator franchise, immedi- ‘Bond’ novel) Colonel Sun. starting with Dr. No Jan. 26. But viewers ately followed by the remake of Die Another Day stars Pierce Brosnan in were neither shaken nor stirred by the Westworld,” he said in a statement. The his fourth Bond outing after GoldenEye, programming strategy: in eight airings, the franchise-happy Warner Bros. is also Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Bond Picture Show averaged only 6 million looking for more projects for the monosyl- Not Enough. And before you ask, no, we viewers. The second Bond flick, From labic action star, including re-engerizing don’t know how one can “die another day” Russia With Love, pulled the most viewers another Arnold sequel. if, assuming another day is tomorrow, (7.1 million). There were four pictures— The The 54-year-old Schwarzenegger—who “tomorrow never dies.” Unless, of course, Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your has struggled for a hit film in recent years you only live twice. Eyes Only and Octopussy — yet to air. ABC and reportedly even contemplated giving The official word from producers Michael originally purchased the Bond movies as up acting for politics—will be back for one G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli is that the fall 2001 contingency programming in the last installment of Conan the Barbarian, the title Die Another Day “carryies on the event of a writers or actors strike. With no fantasy franchise that launched his career. tradition of the Ian Fleming stories and strikes, coupled with the events of Sept. 11, Written by John Milius (who directed and reflects the excitement and mystery of our the network pushed 007 to midseason. coscripted the 1982 original with Oliver latest script.” That’s the fancy way of saying ABC will revert to more recent repeat Stone), the new Conan flick will purport- the title is “cool and enigmatic,” which is theatricals on Saturday nights. The leftover edly match the aging Arnold with a exactly how one fan on Ain’t It Cool News Bonds may show up sometime on ABC this younger swordsman as they battle the posted all good Bond titles should be. (And, summer; after that, Viacom networks TNN, forces of evil. Coincidentally, Matrix in case you were wondering, that one fan CBS and UPN paid $30 million to take over directors Larry and Andy Wachowski are thinks Die Another Day meets both broadcast rights of the classic features rumored to be helping Milius write the standards.) Reaction, overall, from 007 starting this fall. story, which will continue the epic tale of a diehards has been mixed. But there also He’ll Be Back slave who grows up seeking revenge on the seems to be genuine relief that the Little warlord who massacred Conan’s tribe. Mermaid-y Beneath the Sea proved to be a You’d think Arnold Schwarzenegger Schwarzenegger is expected to segue into false lead. would be tired of playing killer robots by King Conan once he’s finished with As for the new movie itself, other than the now. Think again. Returning to what he Westworld, which Warners has fast-tracked title, there aren’t a lot of specifics. Things does best, the aging Terminator has signed to begin shooting in either late 2002 or early we do know: The plot involves North on to star in Warner Bros.’ remake of 2003. Korean baddies; Madonna will compose Michael Crichton’s cult classic sci-fi Western and perform the title song; Halle Berry is Westworld. Schwarzenegger will be T3 Recasting News stepping into the boots worn by screen the proverbial Bond girl — the first who can Saving the world can be a tough job. But legend Yul Brynner. claim to be an Oscar-winner, and, look for if producers of the would-be blockbuster In the film, Schwarzenegger will play an John Cleese and Judi Dench to return as sequel Terminator 3: The Rise of the outlaw cyborg programmed to be killed by 007-helpers R and M, respectively. Machines have their way, newcomer Nick rich gunslinging vacationers in a futuristic Shooting began in January in Hawaii and Stahl will do just fine. The 22-year-old actor fantasy amusement park. But, after a short- England. A knee injury suffered by Brosnan who played Sissy Spacek and Tom circuit causes him to go haywire, the rogue in February slowed production only Wilkinson’s unfortunate son in the Oscar- robot ends up going on a rampage and slightly. A November 22, 2002 release date nominated In the Bedroom has landed the terminating the tourists instead. has been set. coveted role of twentysomething hero John “I am very excited to be working on While this project has been known Connor opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Westworld,” Schwarzenegger said in a unofficially as James Bond 20, it’s really the the long-awaited third entry in the Termi- statement. “I loved the original film when I 20th Bond produced by the Broccoli clan for nator series. saw it in 1973 and have wanted to remake it United Artists and, later, MGM. Compli- Saying hasta la vista to trouble-prone for several years. After following the project cated rights issues meant that the Bond actor Edward Furlong, who originated the for some time, I am really thrilled it has character also starred in the non-MGM/UA role of the teen Connor in Terminator 2: finally come together at Warner Bros.” films Casino Royale, with Woody Allen Judgment Day, producers tapped Stahl for Warner Bros. is banking a revival of spoofing 007, and Never Say Never Again, the role of the humanity-saving hero after Westworld will put into operation another with Sean Connery returning to his roots interviewing several promising young blockbuster franchise for the studio, which and remaking Thunderball. actors, including A Walk to Remember star 6 The Andromedan Log #63 has already got two more Matrix flicks in Shane West. Stahl will team up with his old Rhoda star Valerie Harper to become Malfoy, Harry’s nemesis at Hogwarts T-800 cyborg pal (Schwarzenegger) to battle president of the union, which represents School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. the seemingly unstoppable T-X, the latest more than 98,000 movie and TV performers Isaacs is perhaps best known as the killer model to come out of the factory. nationwide, according to results released by murderous Col. William Tavington in the Playing the murderous Terminatrix will SAG early Saturday. 2000 Revolutionary War adventure The be relatively unknown Norwegian actress Gilbert had also won a SAG election held Patriot. Isaacs’ other credits include Sweet Kristanna Loken. The statuesque blonde in November, but a revote was called November, Armageddon and Black Hawk will be back from the future to hunt down because the union elections committee Down. Tom Felton played Draco in last and, yes, terminate Stahl’s character so the threw out those results. Bitterness over that year’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s machines can take over the world. decision was evident in a flurry of mass e- Stone, but the character’s father did not No specific plot details have been mails sent to union members. Between appear in that story. released, but given the title it’s a safe bet votes, the 37-year-old Gilbert’s support Other new members of the Chamber cast we’ll actually witness Connor finally grew stronger. In the latest mail-in vote she include Cats & Dogs co-star Miriam assume the mantle of leadership he’s been garnered 21,351 votes, or 57 percent, Margolyes as magical gardener Professor destined for since Mama Sarah (Linda compared to Harper’s 12,613 votes, or 34 Sprout, and Mark Williams (The Borrowers) Hamilton) and Daddy Kyle (Michael Biehn) percent. The margin was 45.3 percent to 39.4 as Mr. Weasley, the father of Harry’s school got it on way back in 1984’s original percent in November. Eugene Boggs was chum, Ron. Bridget Jones’s Diary co-star Terminator. third and Angeltompkins took fourth place, Shirley Henderson will play the self- While it’s unlikely Biehn will reprise his the same positions they held in the first doubting ghost Moaning Myrtle, while film role in the latest installment, producers election. newcomer Sally Mortemore will appear as haven’t ruled out a cameo by Hamilton, “It’s been kind of dismaying that I had to librarian Madam Pince. Child actors Daniel who could appear in flashbacks. go through this again,” Gilbert said early Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson (Schwarzenegger has said her character dies Saturday, “but the silver lining is that more are reprising their roles as Harry and his before the start of T3.) Furlong—who has of our membership voted than in any other friends Ron and Hermione, respectively. battled substance abuse problems—is now election, which shows that our membership Kenneth Branagh previously agreed to play 24 and in the right age range for the is interested in what we’re doing.” Turnout vain Gilderoy Lockhart, professor of character. While he did join was a record 41% of SAG’s 91,000 eligible Defense Against the Dark Arts. In Chamber Schwarzenegger and Hamilton in a short voters, compared to 28.1 percent in Novem- of Secrets, set for a Nov. 15 release, Harry film shot for the Universal Studios Termina- ber. finds a diary that helps him uncover a tor 2: 3-D attraction and has expressed Harper, 61, said in a statement: “I want to mysterious force that’s haunting the school. interest in returning for the role, he was not sincerely thank everyone who supported The Fellowship of the Four asked to return for the sequel. my candidacy. In this election, rerun in a Stahl first got his break with Mel Gibson fair and uniform manner, the real winner is The Beatles thought to film The Lord of in 1993’s Man Without a Face. Before In the the democratic process.” the Rings 30 years ago. Bedroom, the young thespian’s credits The contest came in the aftermath of a The band’s film producer, Denis O’Dell, included Terence Malick’s war epic The commercial actors’ strike and an averted told the Times of London in February that Thin Red Line, Larry Clark’s teenage drama walkout by movie and TV actors under one- Paul McCartney would have played Frodo Bully and the 1998 thriller Disturbing term SAG President William Daniels (St. and John Lennon would have been the Behavior with Katie Holmes. Stahl will next Elsewhere, Boy Meets World). The strike wizard Gandalf. Ringo Starr and George appear in the upcoming indie flick Bookies against commercial producers cost actors Harrison would have had roles too, with Rachel Leigh Cook and Lukas Haas, as undetermined millions of dollars and the although they were not specified. He says well as Carnivale, a pilot for HBO Los Angeles area at least $125 million in lost that the band ran into a problem with costarring Clea DuVall. production as it drove commercial work finding a director. David Lean was inter- T3 is being overseen by longtime produc- abroad. ested but was caught up in filming Ryan’s ing partners Andrew Vajna and Mario Harper supported Daniels and his record. Daughter. Stanley Kubrick said that the Kassar through their C-2 Pictures. U-571 Gilbert was critical of the union’s direction. books were unfilmable. O’Dell says that the helmer Jonathan Mostow will be taking the Last fall, the SAG elections committee group had thought about an album sur- directing reins from the franchise’s original voted unanimously that the positions of rounding the film. writer-director James Cameron, who opted president, treasurer and secretary be rerun, At the Academy Awards in March, ex- out of the project after a dispute with the alleging polling administrator Sequoia Beatle and nominated musician Paul producers over sequel rights. Part of the Voting Systems and top SAG executives McCartney confirmed O’Dell’s statements, reason the producers are going with violated rules. The problems included a in conversation with Fellowship of the Ring newbies like Stahl, Loken and Mostow in two-day extension granted to New York director Peter Jackson. key roles is because they couldn’t afford members to mail in their ballots. Some John Lennon wanted to play the grasping, bigger names. T3’s film’s budget is report- union members contend the revote was thieving creature Gollum in a 1960s Beatles edly already north of $180 million, with simply an attempt to change the results of version of the Lord of the Rings, New Schwarzenegger alone commanding around the election, and the U.S. Department of Zealand director Jackson told Wellington’s $30 million. The sequel starts shooting in Labor is investigating. Evening Post newspaper. Jackson, whose own version of the first Los Angeles on April 15 and is due to hit Harry Potter 2 Casting News theaters in summer 2003. book in the fantasy trilogy, The Fellowship The villain of The Patriot will play a of the Ring won four Oscars, told the Rhoda vs. Little House – Take 2 sinister dad in the upcoming Harry Potter newspaper that the Beatles plan fell flat The second episode of the drama about sequel. Jason Isaacs has signed on to play when author J.R.R. Tolkien rejected the leadership of the Screen Actors Guild Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the continued on next page 8 looked a lot like a rerun. Chamber of Secrets, Warner Bros. said Former Little House on the Prairie star Monday. Malfoy is the father of Draco Melissa Gilbert easily defeated former April 2002 7 plan. “It was something John was driving and J.R.R. Tolkien still had the film rights at that stage but he didn’t like the idea of the Weekend Movie Figures Beatles doing it. So he killed it,” Jackson The following is the weekend box office take, and cumulative box office total, told the newspaper. for the top 15 films of the week ending March 31, 2002, plus other genre-related George Harrison was to play the wise pictures in the top 60. wizard Gandalf who advises the hobbit Frodo in his quest to destroy the evil golden ring at the center of the epic tale of good # MOVIE TITLE Weekly Take Cumulative Days versus evil, one of the most popular books of the 20th century. Ringo Starr was to play 1 Panic Room 30,057,000 30,057,000 3 Frodo’s devoted sidekick Sam, while 2 Ice Age 18,135,000 116,863,000 17 Lennon would take the part of the hobbit- 3 The Rookie 16,022,000 16,022,000 3 like creature that tracks the heroes through- 4 Blade II 13,022,000 54,921,000 10 out the story, trying to get his hands on the 5 Clockstoppers 10,108,000 10,108,000 3 powerful ring. 6 E.T. the Extraterrestrial 6,183,000 24,294,000 10 “There probably would’ve been some 7 Death to Smoochy 4,266,000 4,266,000 3 good songs coming off the album,” Jackson said of the Beatles’ plan. Jackson is currently 8 A Beautiful Mind 3,884,000 160,845,000 101 working on the second film of the trilogy. 9 We Were Soldiers 3,723,000 67,601,000 31 The Two Towers is due out in December 10 Showtime 3,533,000 33,300,000 17 and the last film, The Return of the King, 11 Resident Evil 2,935,000 34,386,000 17 will follow next year. 12 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship... 2,383,000 301,308,000 103 Spy Spoofs I 13 The Time Machine 2,283,000 52,648,000 24 14 Sorority Boys 2,095,000 8,067,000 10 John Malkovich and Australian pop thrush Natalie Imbruglia will co-star in 15 Monster’s Ball 2,060,000 22,931,000 96 Johnny English, the latest Rowan Atkinson 24 Beauty and the Beast [Special Ed.] 418,000 22,434,000 90 comedy vehicle, for Universal Pictures. The 26 Return to Neverland 362,000 47,242,000 45 film is a spy caper spoof, with Atkinson of 28 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 252,000 316,441,000 136 the 1997 comedy smash Bean starring as an 31 Vanilla Sky 196,000 100,112,000 108 incompetent British secret agent and 39 Dragonfly 136,000 29,214,000 38 Malkovich playing the villain, a scheming 42 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 90,000 80,706,000 101 French business magnate. Imbruglia, who 46 Queen of the Damned 49,000 30,004,000 38 acted in the Australian soap Neighbors 49 Monsters Inc.34,000 252,813,000 150 before embarking on her pop singing career, will make her feature debut as a female agent lusted after by the title character. Ben fact, Variety reports Muniz’s check would be With MGM’s Bond franchise the most Miller (The Parole Officer) will play the biggest since Culkin cashed in following successful in the history of cinema, the Atkinson’s sidekick. the blockbuster success of his Home Alone studio hopes Muniz can kickstart a similar The film, which starts shooting April 15, franchise in the early ‘90s. (By comparison, Cody Banks series, while outmaneuvering is being directed by Peter Howitt from an top A-list stars like Tom Cruise, Tom Disney’s similarly themed Spy Kids, which original screenplay by Neal Purvis and Hanks, Will Smith and Julia Roberts earn has a headstart (Spy Kids 2: The Island of Robert Wade (who wrote the last two Bond more than $20 million per film.) Lost Dreams is due in August). Filming on movies) and William Davies. Inspired by its Bond franchise, MGM’s Agent Cody Banks is expected to begin on Spy Spoofs II Cody Banks would give Muniz a chance to June 1—just as Muniz finishes work for the The name is Muniz. Frankie Muniz. The get suave and sophisticated with the ladies, season on Malcolm. teen actor best known as the misunderstood playing a teen recruited by the U.S. govern- Oh, the Movies You’ll See kid-genius at the center of Fox’s hit sitcom ment for secret missions in need of pint- Hide the cake and the rake and the gown Malcolm in the Middle was close to sized infiltrators. No word yet on who’ll and the milk and the strings and the books snagging a whopping $2 million payday in play the spy kid’s youthful Pussy Galore or and the dish and the fan and the cup and March to star in MGM’s Agent Cody Banks, if he’ll be drinking his Shirley Temples the ship and the fish. Mike Myers is making a James Bond-like spy adventure for the shaken, not stirred. The Cat in the Hat movie. The Austin high-school set, reports Daily Variety. The reasoning behind Muniz’s big Powers actor has agreed to star in the Muniz’s publicist, Cara Tripicchio, payday is simple: Malcolm in the Middle Universal-DreamWorks live-action adapta- confirmed he was in talks, but says it’s not has not only made him the most popular tion of Dr. Seuss’ classic children’s story. time to dot the i’s and cross the t’s just yet. kid in Tinseltown, consistently ranking Following in the steps of Jim Carrey, who “It is true that he’s in negotiations. But this among the top 20 TV shows, but Muniz’s played The Grinch in Universal’s successful deal is not even close to being closed. It’s most recent big-screen effort, the PG-rated big-screen version of that other famous still in the negotiating stage,” Tripicchi said. Big Fat Liar, is expected to gross more than Seuss character, Myers will suit up as the If the deal goes through as expected, the $50 million for Universal—a tidy profit stovetop hat-wearing feisty feline. He’s 16-year-old thespian would become one of considering the comic caper cost $14 replacing Tim Allen, who dropped out of the highest-paid child stars in Tinseltown million. the project to film The Santa Clause 2. history, up there with Sixth Sense/A.I. star Muniz also earned critical kudos First published in 1957, The Cat in the Haley Joel Osment and Macaulay Culkin. In costarring opposite Kevin Bacon in Warners’ 2000 family tale My Dog Skip. Hat, currently ranks among the top 10 best- 8 The Andromedan Log #63 selling children’s books of all time and is scheduled to begin shooting in the fall for a we’ve been on this a while.” considered one of Theodore Geisel’s (aka tentative summer 2003 release. Although the two characters both origi- Dr. Seuss) most beloved characters. The Future Films nated from the world of comics, Snipes said book focuses on two bored tykes stuck that he will strive to make Black Panther as inside on a rainy day. They invite the cat Radar Pictures (Pitch Black II: The distinct from Blade as possible. “[It] will be into their house while their mom is away, Chronicles of Riddick) has optioned the another challenge, because now I’ve got two only to find unexpected trouble when his film rights to Poul Anderson’s SF novel comic-book superheroes. What’s the fighting antics wreak havoc. Brain Wave, about a cosmic phenomenon style? What’s the look? Their backgrounds Like The Grinch movie, the film version that elevates the intelligence of all Earth life are completely different. Black Panther may of Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat will expand forms, Variety reported. The company has lend itself to have more doubles, because he on the original story and characters. also optioned the rights to William Tenn’s wears a cowl and the whole body suit. The Cat in the Hat also puts Myers back SF book Child’s Play, about a man who Maybe more CGI.” on the mat with Universal, DreamWorks mistakenly receives a Christmas gift from Black Panther centers around T’Challa, a and Imagine Entertainment, which pro- 500 years in the costumed crimefighter whose real identity is duced The Grinch. future. leader of a fictional and scientifically The parties got into a nasty spat a year Buffy DVDs advanced nation called Wakanda. When and a half ago when Myers backed out of asked why he wanted to play the role, Dieter—a big-screen version of his Saturday The DVDFile web site reported that the Snipes responded in a booming, regal voice: Buffy The Night Live “Sprockets” skit about an complete second season of “He’s a king! He’s a king, man! What say Vampire Slayer existentialist German talk show host and his arrives on DVD on June 11. you? He’s a king!”. The set will feature the season’s episodes in pet monkey—because he wasn’t happy with Vampires for the FBI the script. Universal sued Myers in June of full-frame format with 2.0 surround sound, 2000 for walking off the comedy, claiming the site reported. The new DVD set will David Goyer, author of New Line the studio had already sunk $3.8 million also feature more extras than the recently Cinema’s Blade franchise, has inked with the into the project. But Myers, arguing he had released first-season set. These include studio to direct another vampire tale with final say over the script, said it needed audio commentary on select episodes; sequel potential, Darksiders. New Line plans reworking. A month later he filed a interviews with series creator Joss Whedon; to start production in the third quarter. countersuit against Universal and Imagine three featurettes, Designing Buffy, A Buffy Darksiders follows a band of bloodsuckers naming them “co-conspirators” and Bestiary and Beauty and Beasts; more than turned into special operatives for the FBI. claiming the companies committed fraud, 150 images of set designs, monsters and Given the bloodlust they show for their defamation and even hired someone to stalk cast and crew; scripts for certain episodes; work, the vampires are closely monitored by Buffy and intimidate him into making the movie. U.K. and U.S. ads and trailers for and the government agency. Tom Parker and Jim Angel Things got so bad that Steven Spielberg its spinoff series, ; and updated cast Jennewein wrote the script. stepped in and mediated an out-of-court biographies. The set will carry a suggested Goyer, who’s now on tap to write the third settlement between the parties. Now, retail price of $59.95, the site reported. Blade installment, first worked with New Imagine chairman Brian Grazer tells Daily DragonBall Rights Line on 1998’s Dark City. He also adapted and directed ZigZag, based on the novel by Variety that both sides have put the conflict Twentieth Century Fox has acquired the behind them. “After we made How the Landon J. Napoleon. That picture premiered movie rights to the Japanese anime earlier this month at the South by Southwest Grinch Stole Christmas, we were contem- DragonBall, which the studio’s Fox 2000 plating Cat in the Hat at the time we were film festival in Austin, Texas. unit will develop as a live-action film Goyer also told Cinescape Online that he is going through this whole Dieter mess, and I franchise, according to The Hollywood remember saying to one of his CAA agents teaming up with horror maestro Clive Reporter. Japanese writer Akira Toriyama Barker to create Shadow House, a new genre that Mike would be really good as the cat,” created DragonBall as a graphic novel, and Grazer tells the trade paper. “They said, series for HBO. “I have a pilot at HBO with it has been adapted as an animated Clive Barker,” Goyer told the site while ‘But you’re in this thing with him,’ and I television series, video games and straight- said, ‘Sure, but he’d still be great, the best promoting his vampire sequel Blade II. “It’s to-video releases, the trade paper reported. called Shadow House. Clive and I did it with creative choice.’ Mike heard about that, and DragonBall tells the story of Goku and his we started talking. I think both of us were Francis Ford Coppola. We’re writing it right friends, who battle against the evil Saiyan now.” Goyer added, “We’re trying to see if flattered with the idea of putting art before with the Namekian DragonBalls. The all that other stuff. A creative bridge we can put the HBO spin on it. So it is genre, franchise is the basis of Cartoon Network’s but what I like about the HBO shows is that happened in an organic way.” DragonBall Z series. The deal is also good news for famed they take things in a more intelligent production designer Bo Welch, who was T’Challa Reigns direction. There aren’t any special effects in supposed to make his directorial debut with Blade II star Wesley Snipes told the it. It’s scary and psychological.” Dieter and will now take the reins on The media that his next comic-book related More Genre Casting Cat in the Hat. For his part, Myers released project will likely be a live-action adapta- Neal McDonough, an actor becoming well a statement expressing his enthusiasm for tion of Marvel Comics’ Black Panther the project. “It’s great fun to be in a known to genre fans, has joined the cast of series. “To be real honest, we wanted to do Timeline children’s movie, and it’s an honor to be the upcoming time-travel film , Black Panther before Blade came along,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The asked to be part of the world of Dr. Seuss,” Snipes said in an interview while promot- he said. Myers, who recently signed to flim, directed by Richard Donner and based ing Blade II. “The agenda was to do Black on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same reprise the voice of the lead ogre in the Panther, and then it got caught up in some sequel to Shrek, is currently putting the name, begins shooting April 8, the trade title and rights issues. And then Blade was paper reported. finishing touches on the third installment of substituted for Black Panther. I mean, me Austin Powers, which is slated for release and [director] John Singleton were talking continued on next page 10 on July 26. Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is about doing Black Panther in ‘93, ‘92. So April 2002 9 McDonough will play John Gordon, a To that end, the studio plans to overhaul “more fun writing and producing this retired Army general who travels back in the black Trans Am (originally voiced by St. season” than any year since he began time to 14th-century France with a group of Elsewhere star William Daniels) and working on the Star Trek franchise in 1987. archaeology students trying to rescue their refurbish the story to appeal to a more high- Nonetheless, Berman is prepping to move professor. Paul Walker, Gerard Butler and octane, teen-male market. “There will be a beyond deep space. “There’s nothing that Frances O’Connor also star. lot of gadgets and a lot of toys [in K.I.T.T.],” dictates you giving your all (more) than the McDonough next appears opposite Tom the studio spokesperson adds. first season of a new TV series,” Berman Cruise and Colin Farrell as a member of an The original Knight Rider featured told Daily Variety. “And I’m going to be elite police squad in Steven Spielberg’s Hasselhoff as a young undercover cop who, very committed to Enterprise; it needs a lot upcoming SF thriller Minority Report, after getting shot in the face, is recruited by of nurturing for at least a couple more based on a Philip K. Dick short story. a dying billionaire’s secret Foundation for years.” McDonough also appeared in Star Trek: Law and Government to battle the baddies. “(But) during the course of this next five- First Contact and in a recent episode of The He gets a new identity via plastic surgery, a year deal, I’m going to force myself to find X-Files. new name and a new ride. In the original the time to start branching out,” he added. StarTrek.net series, the souped-up sports car was “I want to work on the kind of projects equipped with enough options to make a where people drive cars and wear sneakers Internet service provider EarthLink is car salesman drool and James Bond jealous. — something a little more earthbound.” offering a new Star Trek-themed Internet The Trans Am could travel upwards of 300 Since coming into the “Trek” universe as package through StarTrek.net. The new miles per hour and used its turbo boost to co-creator (with Gene Roddenberry) of Star service offers users Internet access, a jump through the air. It also had infrared X- Trek: The Next Generation, Berman has StarTrek.net e-mail address, a Trek-themed ray, audio-video recording capabilities, been responsible for more than 600 hours of browser, a personal start page and a host of mircrowave jamming, chemical and blood “Trek”-related programming. In addition to Trek-themed content. Current EarthLink analyzers, ejection seats, oil jets, a Next Generation follow-ups Deep Space subscribers can use StarTrek.net at no smokescreen, flame thrower and a grap- Nine, Voyager and Enterprise, Berman additional cost. New subscribers can sign pling hook. Hasselhoff and his garrulous produced and had co-story credit on the up for the services for $21.95 per month. car entertained audiences for four seasons “Trek” features Generations, First Contact, Michael…I’ve Got a Bad Feeling before NBC axed the show in 1986. Insurrection and the upcoming Nemesis. It wasn’t exactly the end of the line for E.T. From Orbit David Hasselhoff is getting ready to make Hasselhoff, who not only became a hit some Knight moves again. Revolution singer in Germany but also produced and The crew of the international space Knight Studios is gearing up to revive starred in Baywatch, for a time the most station joined Steven Spielberg and Univer- Rider —NBC’s cult hit 1980’s action series popular TV show on the planet. While sal Studios Florida on Tuesday in celebrat- featuring Hasselhoff as the titular there’s no Baywatch feature in sight (gasp!), ing the 20th anniversary of the film E.T. The crimefighter aided by his trusty talking a TV reunion featuring Hasselhoff’s hunky Extra-Terrestrial. One of the 28 school Trans Am K.I.T.T.—for a potential big- lifeguard Mitch and other Baywatch children gathered at Universal Studios screen franchise. hardbodies is in the works. Florida’s E.T. Adventure attraction in Hasselhoff is on board to executive As for Knight Rider, Revolution will Orlando asked the astronauts how long it produce the flick with series creator Glen coproduce the movie with Mark Ciardi and would take to get to E.T.’s home. Larson. There’s no word yet what kind of Gordon Gray of Mayhem Pictures, the “As far as we understand it, the green screen time, if any, Hasselhoff will have. partners behind Disney’s current Dennis planet is 3 million light years away,” Hasselhoff has been trying to jumpstart the Quaid baseball drama, The Rookie, and astronaut Daniel Bursch replied. “Using the project for a while. Last September, he told Sony’s spring teen flick The New Guy. engines, technology, that we have today, it E! Online, “I’m really excited about it. We’re Hasselhoff & Co. hope to get the new will only take about 75 billion years to get working hard to get it off the ground.” Knight Rider up and running on the big there. But hopefully, we’ll be going a little When Hasselhoff first started shopping screen by 2004. bit faster soon.” Spielberg, joining them in a the new Knight Rider around, it was phone call from Los Angeles, said there will reported that his character, Michael Knight, Berman Renews at Paramount never be a sequel to E.T. But the director would be a supporting player, acting as Veteran Star Trek writer/producer Rick noted that allowing movie fans to ride the mentor to a new generation of younger (and Berman has signed an eight-figure deal that E.T. Adventure and to talk with orbiting presumably hotter) operatives. A Revolu- will keep him at Paramount Pictures astronauts “is absolutely an tion spokesperson, however, says the story through the end of 2006. The exclusive pact incredible sequel or follow-up to any film.” still needs to be hashed out and the stars calls for Berman to create, develop and “Take care of yourselves up there,” need to be cast. “Right now we just bought produce features for Paramount’s film units Spielberg told the three men aboard the the pitch, and no script has been written, so as well as TV movies and series program- space station. “And thanks for helping E.T. [Hasselhoff’s] involvement or what he’s ming for the studio’s TV units. He’ll also phone home again and for providing gonna do is up in the air,” said the spokes- remain as scribe/exec producer on the latest celestial guidance to his home planet.” E.T. woman. “But once we get the other cast Star Trek series, UPN’s top-rated Enter- The Extra-Terrestrial was released on June down then we’ll kind of work the script prise, while continuing as a consultant on 11, 1982. It was rereleased Friday, March around him.” projects for Paramount’s theme parks unit. 22nd, with never-before-seen footage and Larson is currently hammering out a While Berman intends to continue to computer enhancements. script that will update Knight Rider to focus on Enterprise and the upcoming Whistle While We Don’t Work appeal to The Fast and the Furious set. “It’s Paramount picture Star Trek: Nemesis for at going to be a big action film,” says the least the next year, he’s expected to begin Walt Disney Feature Animation will lay Revolution rep. “[Larson] is going to write developing non-”Trek” properties at some off 250 people, or 18.5% of the division the script but obviously it’s not a remake of point during the new deal. work force, over the next 12 months, the the TV show.” Berman noted that between launching studio confirmed Tuesday. The move is part 10 The Andromedan Log #63 Enterprise and filming Nemesis, he’s had of an ongoing effort to shift Disney anima- tion from having a large number of anima- The Matrix, Universal’s Jurassic Park III formats, it won’t be. Imax likely would tors on staff to hiring on a per film basis, a and DreamWorks’ Gladiator have been authorize its use only for distribution to the spokeswoman said. shown in a few Imax theaters. But those 225 Imax-format theaters located in 30 Thomas Schumacher, president of Walt limited large-screen runs involved simply countries worldwide. Those include about Disney Animation, informed his staff of the blowing up images projected from a 100 U.S. installations. cuts in meetings in March. No one will lose conventional 35 mm negative. This…is Holonet News his or her job immediately, the studio said. The new process is said to yield much Instead, contracts tied to specific projects more compelling results by converting Sharp-eyed viewers of the new trailer for will not be renewed once those projects are conventional negatives to a 70mm Imax the upcoming Star Wars: Episode II— finished. The cuts will mostly affect people format, which offers vastly enhanced Attack of the Clones noticed an unusual working in Burbank. After the cuts are resolution. An Imax negative is both twice link at the end of the credits. The link takes made, the animation division will have as wide and almost four times as long as a users to a mock news site, Holonet News, about 1,100 employees, down from a peak conventional one. There are also anticipated that is set in the universe of the prequel of 2,200 in 1999. dramatic benefits for the bottom lines of films. The studio’s next animated film, Lilo & those involved. For Universal and Imagine, The site features news stories about Stitch, is completed and is scheduled to be the ability to distribute conventionally shot developments in the galaxy at the time of released in June. The studio is working on pictures on Imax screens represents a Episode II, including Senator Palpatine’s films that are scheduled to be released welcome opportunity to repurpose older efforts to create a clone army, a central plot through 2006, according to spokeswoman films like Apollo at a time when re-releases point in the new movie. Episode II opens Andrea Marozas. The cuts come days after are something of a Hollywood trend. The May 16. another Disney unit, Miramax, cut 75 jobs, Exorcist grossed more than $100 million Sneak Attack of the Clones or about 16 percent of its work force. Disney worldwide re-release for Warner Bros. a has shed more than 4,000 jobs since it couple years ago, and Universal hopes to do Two months before its release, the online announced cost-cutting efforts last year. similar biz with its currently-playing 20th buzz machine has kicked into high gear for Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Last October, Disney laid off 350 people anniversary edition of E.T. Clones when it closed its Secret Lab, a unit in- The new Imax-conversion process also . tended to produce computer-generated presents a new way of adding to the In late March, the George Lucas-directed images for live action films. aggregate number of screens on new picture was privately screened at the South The animation cuts reflect a shift from releases and simultaneously broadening by Southwest music and media confab in traditional hand-drawn films that Disney both appeal and revenue. Austin, Texas, for Internet film geek Harry pioneered to computer-generated films, For large-screen pioneer Imax, the Knowles, who immediately posted a such as Ice Age, released last week by 20th benefits could be even greater. The Toronto- gushing review of the sci-fi sequel on his Century Fox. Even Disney’s latest hand- based company has struggled in recent Ain’t It Cool News Web site. Knowles drawn efforts are hybrids, using some years to follow through on a pledge to Imax declined to disclose the identity of the computer-generated effects. Many studios, exhibitors that more dramatically appealing individuals who gave him the opportunity including DreamWorks SKG, Warner Bros. films would soon be available in the large- to view the unfinished picture in a hotel and Disney, hired a large number of screen format. But to date that’s mostly room. But he heaped praise on what he saw, animators in the 1990s, driving up wages meant adding only Disney toons to the highlighting the lead characters, action and starting a bidding war for talent. Those usual nature studies and scientific subjects, sequences, plot and music. jobs began to disappear several years ago as as technical aspects of the conversion “After the film was finished playing, I public tastes changed to favor the kind of process for animation are less daunting than was just beside myself with glee,” Knowles computer-generated films made by Disney for live-action films. The announcement of a wrote. “I love this film desperately. I want partner Pixar Animation. major live actioner unspooling in the format to continually watch it for about a week with my best friends. I want to see it New Format for Old Favorites would underscore the appeal of the conversion process, as well as restore digitally projected with sternum-shaking In a potentially watershed announcement exhibitors’ hopes of eventually seeing a sound. … This movie is the real deal. It is portending major benefits to all involved, regular flow of mainstream movies. And smart, beautiful … thrilling and electrical. executives from Universal Pictures, pro- that could help Imax’s long languishing Line up now. This ‘Star Wars’ is for real.” ducer Imagine Entertainment and Imax stock price. Lucasfilm has always been known for held a glitzy press event in March to “There’s been talk of a new conversion being highly guarded over the “Star Wars” announce the summer 2002 re-release of process (and) that would be very signifi- franchise, not letting anyone — not even Apollo 13 in Imax’s large-screen format. A cant,” said Kevin Skislock, an analyst with distribution partner 20th Century Fox — similar venture involving Universal/ Irvine-based Laguna Research Partners who view a picture in the series until just before Imagine’s upcoming Cat in the Hat is also follows Imax. “There’s been a question its release. Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynn anticipated. An exact date for the Imax- about how you can ask exhibitors to put up Hale said, “We don’t know how he could format Apollo re-release wasn’t immedi- more Imax screens when there’s an inad- have gotten a copy of it, but we’re glad he ately available, but signs point to a late- equate flow of product. Now, they may be liked the film.” Fox declined to comment. It Clones summer bow. able to tap into some instant product flow, is surprising that would be leaked in The companies have been working on the and you could see a resurgence of new Imax such a calculated way to anyone. Then Imax project for months, and executives theaters.” It’s believed the large-screen again, Knowles, never the shy critic, has were recently blown away by a screening of conversion process will cost studios about been credited in the past for influencing a new process for converting films to Imax $2 million-$3 million per picture plus Internet masses to flock to pics through Clones specs, insiders said. The process represents additional print costs. The process is positive reviews. And with trailers a first-time ability to convert a conventional proprietary to Imax, so though the technol- being overpowered by campaigns for live-action print to Imax’s large format. ogy could be used to convert conventional continued on next page 12 Previously, films including Warner Bros.’ negatives to any of a number of large-screen April 2002 11 Spider-Man and even Scooby-Doo as well information in as many official and unoffi- categories: Model-turned-actress Estella as continuing buzz for The Lord of the cial news sources as possible. Warren nabbed Worst Supporting Actress Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, N’Sync in Orbit for Apes and the race-car dud Driven, while Lucasfilm is trying to steal back some of the Charlton Heston scored a triple razz for his thunder for its franchise. Lance Bass left Russia on Monday 3-25 work on Apes, Cats & Dogs and Town & “The sources that showed it to me were after undergoing a series of health tests in a Country. tired of all the rhetoric about Tolkien, all the bid to blast into space onboard a Russian The Razzies are voted on by more than focus I had on Lord of the Rings,‘ Knowles rocket. The member of ‘N Sync, a popular 520 members of the Golden Raspberry wrote. “They wanted someone outside of U.S. boy band, said in May that he always Foundation, including critics and moviego- the ranch, outside of the ‘circle,’ someone dreamed of traveling into space. He hoped ers, and honor the year’s biggest stinkers that seemed to be straying from the fold to to be ready in time for a fall trip. Bass with a gold-spray-painted plastic raspberry see what it was that Lucas had done.” The arrived in Moscow on Friday 3-22 to submit trophy (estimated street value: $4.29). In tactic seems to have paid off. Knowles is in to an initial medical examination. Further honor of Green’s attendance, this year’s the middle of a book tour, during which, he examinations would be required, as would Razzies were staged at The Abracadabra said, he’ll share his views of Clones with his approval from the Russian space agency, Theater at Magicopolis in Santa Monica, fans. The story of the leak is also expected to which told Interfax news agency on featuring an opening number (“Hooray for make the press rounds. Monday that it has not yet received an What’s No Good!”) and clips from the “What Lucas has done,” said Knowles, “is official application from Bass. nominated films. In 2001, Dennis Tito became the first to make a film that is so relentlessly Reworking “Rama” entertaining and thrilling that there will be space tourist, blasting off on an eight-day no movie this summer that can stand trip to the 16-nation international space Director David Fincher told Cinescape against it. This is it.” You can’t buy buzz station for which he reportedly paid the Online that he’s thinking of reinventing better than that. Russian space agency $20 million. Arthur C. Clarke’s classic SF novel Rendez- The next tourist to go into space will be vous With Rama for the big screen. “We’re Goldsmith — Nemesis South African Internet tycoon Mark still working on the script,” Fincher told the Jerry Goldsmith has been officially Shuttleworth, who is scheduled to fly to the site. “It’s probably one of the most pilfered announced as the composer of the upcom- space station in April. Russian officials have books of the last 30 years.” Fincher added, ing feature Star Trek: Nemesis, due from not released the contract sum, but “There are so many science fiction films that Paramount at the end of the year. This will Shuttleworth said he would pay roughly owe at least a narrative twist or a notion to be his fifth score for the series, not counting the same amount as Tito plus some extra for Rendezvous With Rama. I mean, Star Trek: his Emmy winning theme for Star Trek: conducting scientific experiments. The Motion Picture, Alien, Armageddon, Voyager. Goldsmith was pretty much a Russian space officials have said they are Independence Day—all of these movies shoo-in for the Nemesis gig, since he mulling over several tourist candidates to have plot devices and elements that are composed not only the last two Trek visit the station in October. taken from it, so I don’t feel you can just do features but the two other films directed by 2002 Golden Razzies the book. I think you have to reinvent it.” Nemesis helmer Stuart Baird, Executive Fincher added that his film version of the Decision and U.S. Marshals. Give Tom Green points for knowing book would require heavy digital effects. But on the other hand, one would have when to laugh at himself. The Canadian “It’s basically a motion-capture movie,” thought James Horner was a shoo-in to goofball and star of the box-office stinker Fincher said. “The environment is com- score The Sum of All Fears, as he scored the Freddy Got Fingered became the first person pletely synthetic. The actors are performing previous two Jack Ryan movies as well as to personally accept an award for Worst in real time, but you’re editing the real-time the last three (including the TV movie Film Saturday March 23rd at the 22nd component so you can introduce the “Freedom Song”) films from Fears director Annual Razzie Awards, honoring weightlessness and get the performance Phil Alden Robinson. But that job went to Hollywood’s most gawdawful flicks of that you want.” — Jerry Goldsmith. Coincidence? 2001. Not only did Green show up and score the day’s top dis-honor, but the We Will Rock You Asimov Followup former MTV host’s disastrous big-screen Hollywood superstar Robert De Niro and Prolific SF author Isaac Asimov died of debut also scored him Worst Actor, Worst British rock legends Queen pledged London AIDS in 1992, according to a revelation in Screen Couple (Green and any animal he that “We Will Rock You” with a futuristic It’s Been a Good Life, Janet Jeppson’s abuses), Worst Director and Worst Screen- new musical packed with the supergroup’s upcoming condensation of the writer’s play (cowritten with Derek Harvie). “I’d greatest hits. “I think it is going to be three-volume autobiography, the New York just like to say to all the other nominees in terrific,” De Niro said after flying in from Post reported. Asimov contracted the illness the audience, I don’t think that I deserved it New York for a run-through of the show through a blood transfusion while undergo- any more than the rest of you,” said Green, that opens in London in May. And the ing bypass surgery in 1983 and died from who dressed in a tuxedo for the event. “I’d survivors of Queen were convinced that the the disease at age 72, the book reported. like to say that. I don’t think that it would ghost of Freddie Mercury would be smiling Jeppson, Asimov’s wife, compiled It’s Been be true, though.” benevolently down on the production. a Good Life, which is due later this month, A tad less surprisingly, diva-turned- Queen’s flamboyant lead singer died of from her late husband’s notes and essays. actress Mariah Carey was a no-show AIDS in 1991. Following an erroneous report in Locus despite being named Worst Actress for her The $10.7 million musical We Will Rock that Jeppson requested that Asimov keep much-maligned big-screen debut, Glitter. You has taken six years to bring to the stage. his condition secret from the press — it was Following Freddy for overall Razzie wins It all started at the 1996 Venice film festival actually his doctor’s recommendation — was Tim Burton’s remake of Planet of the where a series of short films about Queen Jeppson has been asserting that she did no Apes. While both Burton and star Mark were screened before De Niro’s movie such thing, and wishes to correct the false Wahlberg were absolved of any wrongdo- Sleepers. Band members Brian May and ing, the film was named Worst Remake or Roger Taylor met De Niro at the party 12 The Andromedan Log #63 Sequel, and it swept the supporting afterwards and the idea was born. “That’s how long things take,” De Niro told spot it has held for seven years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone video reporters at a London press conference.” • At Amazon.com, the title has held the and DVD release, Warner Home Video is The star, who is backing the musical with No. 1 spot on the sales charts since its mounting the most expensive marketing his Tribeca Productions company, said: “I release was announced in early February, campaign in its history. ‘‘Consumers can knew it would be a great idea once it was with the exception of Oscar week, when expect great things from the video,’’ says gotten right for a musical.”And would De Training Day briefly vaulted to the top. Thomas Lesinski, executive vice president Niro ever appear in a musical himself? “If That’s remarkable, says Amazon’s Stefan and general manager of Warner’s U.S. home the right thing came along, anything is Pepe, given that copies won’t be available video unit. Elements of the campaign, possible,” he said. for almost two months. valued at $25 million, include a cross- May and Taylor said the original plan • At Movie Gallery, the nation’s No. 3 promotional partnership with Coca-Cola, a was to write a biographical musical. But video chain with 1,000 stores, advance sweeping media blitz and a display contest they abandoned that idea and turned the orders are so strong that senior vice for retailers. script over to British comedian Ben Elton. president Bo Lloyd says, ‘‘We believe it will And the studio is packing the two-disc Elton had just finished collaborating with sell more units than Lion King.’’ DVD with special features. Andrew Lloyd Webber on the musical The • The title also is the biggest presell video Highlights include: Beautiful Game about soccer in the North- at Tower Records and Video, a 98-store • New scenes created especially for the ern Ireland conflict. Then he jumped at the chain. DVD. Queen project. He came up with a futuristic • Wal-Mart.com is anticipating Harry • An interactive ‘‘virtual tour’’ that lets musical about a world where globalization will be ‘‘the biggest title we’ve ever had,’’ users navigate through Hogwarts’ Great rules — everyone watches the same movies, says mediamanager Cynthia Lin. The video Hall, Gryffindor Common Room and other wears the same clothes and listens to is already No. 1 in sales this year, ahead of locations. computerized music. Musical instruments Training Day and Moulin Rouge. (Wal- • Interviews with producer David are banned — but resistance is growing. Mart.com hopes to entice more advance Heyman and director Chris Columbus. And that’s where some of rock’s most buyers by offering the DVD for $19.95 — $7 • A game that lets viewers learn memorable anthems kick in. off the suggested retail — with free ship- Quidditch and catch a ‘‘Snitch’’ with their “Queen’s music is uniquely theatrical,” ping and delivery promised on May 28 or remotes. Elton said. “I had this vision where The 29.) • A visit to the Hogwarts library, where Matrix meets the Arthurian legend meets The soaring success of DVD is certainly viewers can open a screaming book, meet Terminator 2.” They auditioned more than expected to help Harry. The Lion King, the ghosts who roam Hogwarts and watch 6,000 hopefuls for the show, which opens in which, according to Adams Media Re- video biographies of the film’s characters, London on May 14 and then hopefully it search, shipped 28.8 million units for its among other things. will be staged in North America, Australia, March 1995 debut, was released in the VHS- The DVD also has several DVD-ROM Scandinavia, Italy and Japan. only days. The sole title to challenge it since features that can be accessed via computer, But would Freddie Mercury have was Titanic, the top-grossing movie of all including downloadable screen savers, approved? “Freddie would have loved it. time, in 1997. Its total came just below Lion electronic trading cards and a ‘‘One Voice’’ He was a very theatrical character,” Taylor King’s tally, according to most industry option that lets viewers navigate by said. estimates, and the DVD came out a year speaking into the computer’s microphone. Daredevil Starts Filming later, when few households had DVD ‘‘We look at the video as one part of the players. Now that DVD players are in Potter experience,’’ Lesinski says. ‘‘It allows Principal photography commenced nearly 25 million homes, the simultaneous the consumer to have an interactive March 25 in Los Angeles on the live-action release on both platforms gives Harry an experience and bridges the movie experi- Daredevil movie, Regency Enterprises and edge. But the DVD factor could come back ence with the book experience.’’ 20th Century Fox announced. Written and to haunt the film. Lord of the DVDs directed by Mark Steven Johnson, Daredevil ‘‘With the rapid growth of the DVD is slated for a Jan. 17, 2003, release, the market, it is very hard to imagine than any For The Lord of the Rings, it’s one DVD to studios said. title will stay at No. 1 for very long,’’ says rule them a…Wait, what’s that? Six Based on the Marvel Comics series of the Zane Plsek, director of video for DVDs?!? same name, Daredevil stars Ben Affleck as Wherehouse Music, a chain of more than In a digital overload befitting Peter blind lawyer Matt Murdock, who leads a 400 home entertainment stores. He says that Jackson’s super-sized Tolkien epic, New secret life as a masked vigilante. The film Harry faces formidable competition, Line Home Entertainment has announced also stars Jennifer Garner (Alias), Michael starting with The Lord of the Rings: The plans to release two separate DVD editions Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile), Colin Fellowship of the Ring, which has a two- of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of Farrell, Jon Favreau, Joe Pantoliano (The tiered strategy. The fantasy blockbuster is the Ring later this year—which, all told, will Matrix), David Keith and newcomer Scott due in August in the original theatrical feature six separate discs of Hobbit goodies. Terra (the upcoming Eight Legged Freaks). version and in November in an extended The theatrical DVD version of the Oscar- Harry Potter and the DVD Sales version. [See next article] winning film will hit stores August 6, in a Retailers already are gearing up for Harry two-DVD set featuring two hours of bonus Record mania, though. ‘‘A number of our stores material and a sneak preview of Jackson’s Harry Potter might be crowned king of will open at midnight the day Harry is sequel The Two Towers, which opens in the video realm this spring. released,’’ says Plsek. ‘‘Fans are known to theaters December 18. Then on November Anticipation is mounting that Harry line up at midnight to get the latest book, 12, New Line will release a “Special Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, coming to and we are sure it will happen for the Extended Edition” of The Lord of the Rings VHS and DVD May 28, could become the video.’’ Harry Potter toys may be sitting on that adds about 30 minutes of footage to the top-selling video of all time, surpassing the discount shelves, but that doesn’t mean the already three-hour movie. Studio officials 30-million-unit mark and nudging The Lion obsession is over. In fact, a new Potter push continued on next page 14 King, current record holder, from the top is about to begin. To support the May 28 April 2002 13 predict that, because of explicit footage, the Fellowship leave Rivendell. reading campaign called “One Book, One new version may even carry an R rating. •New scenes, pre-battle, from the Mines City — L.A.” Residents will be encouraged (The theatrical version was PG-13.) of Moria, which explain the history of the to read Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the anti- “I didn’t want to call this a director’s cut, mines. censorship classic about a futuristic because, essentially, both are director’s •Cate Blanchett’s character giving a firefighter whose job is to burn books. cuts,” Jackson told reporters Tuesday via special gift to each member of the Fellow- Opportunities will then be presented at satellite from New Zealand, where he’s ship before they depart. bookstores and libraries to join reading editing the next installment, The Two •Thirty more seconds of footage from the groups to discuss the novel. Towers. “That’s why we’re calling [the film’s climactic battle scene. Bradbury, 81, has been a Los Angeles second release] a ‘Special Extended The two-disc set will be available in wide- resident since he was a teen-ager. He sold Edition’…[The new footage] was always screen or full-screen for $29.95. No word on newspapers on street corners while devel- supposed to be in the film. There will be the price of the other versions. New Line oping his writing career. Some of his most more character moments and more visual- will also release VHS versions of both the famous short stories, including The Wonder- effects shots.” theatrical and extended cuts at the same ful Ice Cream Suit, are set in the city. The four-disc special-edition set also will time as the respective DVDs. So far, Star Wars vs. Starballz include six hours of additional material, Fellowship has grossed nearly $300 million including a behind-the-scenes documentary at the domestic box office and $800 million According to the producer of a Star Wars and director’s commentary. Additionally, worldwide, putting it in the top 10 all-time porn parody, the real evil Empire is George there will be a limited-edition gift set also moneymakers. The film also picked up four Lucas’ marketing department. After available in November containing the Oscars in March. successfully parrying an attempt by Lucasfilm to block the release of their X- Special Extended Edition, a National So Help Us Bruce Geographic “Beyond the Movie” DVD, rated cartoon, the makers of Starballz are artwork by Tolkein illustrator Alan Lee and Jim Carrey is set to star in Bruce Al- going on the offensive and suing the special bookends custom made by Side- mighty, a Universal Pictures comedy that filmmaker for $140 million for slander. show Weta, the group responsible for reteams him with Ace Ventura, Pet Detec- Media Market Group has filed suit in New LOTR’s special effects. tive director Tom Shadyac. Shooting will York State Supreme Court in Manhattan It might all seem a bit much, but “a start in July. Carrey, Shadyac and scribe accusing a Lucas publicist of libel for stating mammoth movie requires a mammoth Steve Oedekerk began working together on that Starballz specifically targeted children. DVD,” notes Peter Bracke, editor of the film in earnest in February, when At issue is a statement from Lucasfilm rep DVDfile.com. Bracke is already predicting Carrey became available after the Gary Lynne Hale, who implied that the folks at the discs will break sales records. (Shrek is Ross-directed comedy often called Dog MMG were looking to entice young Jedis to the current recordholder, with nearly $450 Years screeched to a halt. At that time, the dark side. “This is a pornographic million in disc sales, and Harry Potter and Universal executives were eager to get cartoon utilizing Star Wars intellectual the Sorcerer’s Stone could also challenge the Carrey into another film following their property. We feel strongly that the law does mark when it comes out on DVD in May.) success with How the Grinch Stole Christ- not allow for parody to be a defense to a “Unlike Pearl Harbor, it seems this is the mas and Liar Liar. Carrey and Oedekerk pornographic use of someone else’s kind of movie that warrants this treatment,” wrote together on In Living Color, and intellectual property, especially when that he says. “But I don’t even want to know Oedekerk also directed the Ace Ventura use is directed to children,” Hale said in a what New Line is spending on this.” Now sequel. January statement. that you asked: The studio is forking over Bruce Almighty is a whiny guy who The makers of Starballz on the other $65 million for the marketing alone. As for questions once too often why God gives hand counter that their X-rated animé is a the extended edition, Jackson once again him so much grief. He is suddenly given parody intended strictly for grown-ups, enlisted his effects team and composer almighty power for 24 hours to teach him noting that the videocassette packaging Howard Shore to work on the 30 minutes of how difficult it is to run the world. Comedy includes the proper warning labels. new footage. Here’s a rundown of the extra ensues as the guy misuses, then tries to “[MMG] has never directed pornography to scenes: harness his awesome power. Universal children; the cover of Starballz states ‘Adult •Bilbo’s journal, “Concerning Hobbits”: originally bought the project as a spec script Only’ in three places,” the company says in A brief introduction to the history of by Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe. Carrey court papers. Hobbits, which comes after the introductory and Shadyac have been working with While MMG says it is suing Lucasfilm for prologue about the creation of the ring. Oedekerk to rewrite the script, a three-man slander, it’s a safe bet the lawsuit is payback •The introduction of Samwise Gamgee formula they employed during Ace. Carrey after the unsuccessful attempt by the ever- (Sean Astin)—a scene that had showed him will follow up by starring in Eternal vigilant Lucasfilm to block distribution of doing his gardening work. Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the USA Starballz. Last November, Lucasfilm •More footage from the Green Dragon Films picture reteaming Human Nature lawyers asked a judge for a cease-and-desist Inn, with Merry and Pippin singing Hobbit writer Charlie Kaufman and helmer Michel order against MMG to stop manufacturing songs. Gondry. Carrey was last in theaters with and distributing Starballz. Lucasfilm •Sam and Frodo (Elijah Wood) on the 2001’s disappointing The Majestic. claimed MMG shamelessly borrowed the road to Bree, during which they see an Bradbury Shines in L.A. filmmaker’s intellectual property for its own exodus of elves. commercial ends and potentially damaged •Aragon song: Viggo Mortensen singing Ray Bradbury, the author of The Martian the sales of Star Wars-related merchandise, an Elvish song foreshadowing his relation- Chronicles and other classic science fiction costing Lucas millions of dollars in revenue. ship with Arwen (Liv Tyler). novels, received the 2,193rd star on the Lucas was granted the restraining order •Aragorn in Rivendell at the site of his Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monda, April in December. However, an Oakland-based mother’s grave. 1st. federal judge ruled the following month •An extended scene in which the Mayor Jim Hahn, actor Charlton Heston that MMG did not rip off Star Wars, and other officials attended the ceremony. essentially siding with MMG’s argument 14 The Andromedan Log #63 The ceremony is the start of a month-long that the animated flick was a parody digital copies of first-run films. “In the same way that 35 mm film now Top Grossing Movies works in all the projectors, we’d like to make sure the same content, authored once, The following is a list of the top 20 all-time money-making films, at least can play on all the equipment, no matter domestically. Both Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Fellowship who the vendor is,” said Robert Lambert, of the Ring are creeping up the list, with FOTR set to enter the elite Top 10 senior vice president for new technology within the next 2-3 weeks. Worldwide Gross is listed at the far right, which and development at The Walt Disney Co., clearly show some differences from just the U.S. figures. Most prominent — one of the investors in the new joint Harry Potter is the #2 all-time grossing film, worldwide, and FOTR is #6! venture. The new venture will not decide who will # FILM YEAR U.S. $ WORLD $ pay for the digital projectors, which, along with computer hardware and software, can 1 Titanic 1997 $600,787,052 $1,835,100,000 cost as much as $200,000 for each movie 2 Star Wars 1977 $460,935,665 $783,600,000 screen. Theater chains, many of which are 3 Star Wars: Phantom Menace 1999 $431,065,444 $922,600,000 just emerging from bankruptcy protection 4 E.T. the Extraterrestrial 1982 $424,098,904 $725,100,000 after years of overbuilding, are reluctant to 5 Jurassic Park 1993 $356,839,725 $920,100,000 finance the shift to digital, which is seen as 6 Forrest Gump 1994 $329,690,974 $679,700,000 mainly benefitting the studios by cutting the 7 Harry Potter…Sorc. Stone 2001 $316,440,684 $951,100,000 cost of making and distributing prints. 8 The Lion King 1994 $312,855,561 $766,900,000 Only about 50 theaters worldwide are 9 Return of the Jedi 1983 $309,125,409 $572,800,000 equipped with digital projectors. 10 Independence Day 1996 $306,052,958 $813,100,000 Witch Mountain Redux 11 Fellowship of the Ring 2001 $301,308,405 $803,300,000 Longtime X-Files director David Nutter 12 The Sixth Sense 1999 $293,476,912 $660,700,000 will helm Disney’s remake of its 1975 movie 13 The Empire Strikes Back 1980 $290,158,751 $512,900,000 Escape to Witch Mountain, according to 14 Home Alone 1990 $285,016,000 $533,800,000 The Hollywood Reporter. Disney said it 15 Shrek 2001 $267,652,016 $469,700,000 intended for the film to have an X-Files and 16 How the Grinch Stole Xmas 2000 $260,031,035 $340,400,000 Roswell feel to it, and Nutter has directed episodes of both series, the trade paper 17 Jaws 1975 $260,000,000 $470,600,000 reported. The movie tells the story of two 18 Monsters, Inc.2001 $252,813,234 $453,000,000 teenagers with telekinetic powers. The 19 Batman 1989 $251,188,924 $413,200,000 original film was based on the novel of the 20 Men in Black 1997 $250,147,615 $586,100,000 same name by Alexander Key. Spider-Man 2 Set to Film protected under the First Amendment. U.S. language. Call it the ultimate spoiler. One month District Court Judge Claudia Wilken said The unstated goal of the venture is to before the much-anticipated, big-screen there was “little likelihood of confusion” avoid the mistakes made when digital Spider-Man hits theaters, we already know between the titillating ‘toon and Lucas’ sound was introduced to movie theaters in one sure thing: Everybody lives. Well, famous space opera and lifted the tempo- the 1990s. Without common standards, maybe not everybody, but certainly the key rary restraining order, allowing MMG to theaters spent millions of dollars equipping players. Stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten continue distributing Starballz, which auditoriums to show films using each of the Dunst and director Sam Raimi, as well as follows the adventures of “Wank Solo,” three major sound technologies. “Digital producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Ian who travels across the galaxy with sidekick sound was a problem,” said Rick King, a Bryce, have all reupped for a Spidey sequel, “Chewhowie” on a mission to get some spokesman for AMC Entertainment Inc., to start production early next year. booty and rescue a very horny princess held one of the largest theater chains. “It took “All of this because of our complete belief hostage by the evil Ass Star. The video is some time and money to get all those in the movie,” said Columbia executive vice distributed online at starballz.com. problems resolved. The differences in time president Matt Tolmach, in a sentiment But while the Starballz rebels got away in and money on digital projection will be reflected by Columbia production chief their last court fight, they might not be so exponential, compared to that.” Peter Schlessel, who called director Raimi lucky the next time. Though Lucasfilm To avoid those problems, the new joint “a responsive partner” with the studio. The hasn’t decided whether or not to appeal the venture hopes to establish minimum news from Sony’s Columbia Pictures— January ruling, company lawyers are still standards for picture quality as well as really more of a formality, than a stunner— proceeding with a copyright-infringement decide the thorny issue of protecting the is notable nonetheless in its timing. Usually, suit. studios’ films from piracy. When digital you wait for your much-anticipated, Digital Cinema Standards cinema becomes widely available, studios franchise-friendly flick to break a weekend will replace bulky and expensive prints of box office record, then you confirm the The seven major movie studios are movies with digital copies that can be inevitable sequel. Columbia, clearly, was in forming a joint venture to establish techni- beamed by satellite or over high-speed no mood to wait. “It was always our hope cal standards for the development of digital Internet lines directly to theaters or deliv- [to do a sequel], but it was our belief in the cinema. The goal of the new company will ered on computer disks. One of the main movie and what a great job Sam and the be to decide on a set of open technical stumbling blocks to the studios embracing actors did that made us feel very strongly standards so that competing digital digital projection, other than the enormous continued on next page 16 projectors, software and distribution cost, is the fear of pirates breaking the systems can operate using the same security systems and distributing perfect April 2002 15 about doing a sequel,” Columbia executive Spider-Man (the first one) opens on May Jill Kirkendall on the ABC police drama Matt Tolmach says in the Hollywood 3rd. until 1999, defended the pictures as an Reporter. Familiar Voices irrelevant part of her former modeling Columbia chairman Amy Pascal has career. Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, made the franchise one of her top priorities, More Small Screen Witchery and she and other executives were im- Starship Troopers) and singer Lisa Loeb pressed with the approach of writing team will voice Peter Parker and Mary Jane in Kelly Rutherford (The Adventures of of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who will MTV’s upcoming animated Spider-Man Brisco County Jr., Kindred: The Embraced) pen the sequel, picking up where David series, the Comics Continuum reported. will play a witch in Eastwick, a Fox drama Koepp (Panic Room) left off. “They nailed the roles, and it really was stiff pilot based on the movie The Witches of Having first achieved success with the competition,” Spider-Man executive Eastwick, Variety reported. Chris Evans and creation of the Shanghai Noon franchise for producer Brian Michael Bendis told the site. Jonathan Bennett have also been cast as Disney (Shanghai Knights opens this year), “We picked our cast from tons of auditions. sons-of-witches in the show, the trade paper Gough and Millar are currently busy with And I am happy to say that my personal added. their own successful take on another young, first choices made it for the leads.” In other Fox casting news, Rebecca superhero icon, having created and execu- Spider-Man producer Audu Paden told Gayheart, who was previously cast in Buffy tive produced the WB television series the Continuum that, because of MTV’s the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon’s Smallville. That show follows a young involvement, it’s likely that more perform- upcoming SF series Firefly, has dropped out Clark Kent as he discovers his super powers ers who are prominent in the music of the two-hour pilot. Newcomer Morena in a rural town. The duo also penned the business will be involved as guest stars, Baccarin takes over her role, Variety recent Eddie Murphy-Robert De Niro possibly as villains. “There are some people reported. Baccarin, a recent graduate of comedy Showtime. who came in from the music business who Juilliard, makes her TV debut in the part. Marvel is luxuriating in Hollywood’s did surprisingly good work as voice actors,” Firefly is expected to take over The X-Files’ loving gaze. New Line Cinema’s Blade II Paden told the site. Recording of the voice Sunday timeslot this fall. just opened, Fox and New Regency will parts will begin in Los Angeles this week. Ultimate Adventure Co. release Daredevil, and both X-Men II and The show istargeted for an October debut. The Incredible Hulk are due out in 2003. Longtime film producer Gale Anne Hurd Thompson Moves On…Again The Terminator The first Spider-Man is unencumbered by ( ) announced that she’s Ultimate gross participants of any kind, making it Andrea Thompson, a former actress on entering the TV business with Babylon 5 NYPD Blue Adventure Company extremely attractive; the sequel gives both and who left , an upcoming syndi- Maguire an eight-figure salary and gross acting for a career in broadcast journalism, cated supernatural series that she described Raiders of the Lost Ark participation. Even still, Spider-Man 2 looks resigned from CNN Headline News in early as “kind of a meets Mission: Impossible free of the obstreperous infighting that has March after nine months with the network. .” The syndicated occurred between producers, directors and Thompson, 42, joined CNN Headline News series, for Tribune Entertainment and stars over gross participation. That battle in June after working for nearly a year at Fireworks, has received a 22-episode order long-stymied the development of KRQE-TV an Albuquerque, N.M. She was and begins production in June in Toronto; Columbia’s Men in Black 2, due out this an integral part of the network’s August Marseilles, France; and the United King- summer. Insiders familiar with the Spider- relaunch of its Headline News brand. dom, Hurd said while promoting her Clockstoppers Man 2 deals said the gross participation “I decided to leave my position as anchor upcoming teen SF movie . barely reaches 15 percent, compared with 30 of CNN Headline News after several weeks “It’s actually inspired by a friend of mine, percent on MiB2. of careful consideration,” Thompson said in who’s a treasure hunter, and he’s the kind As is standard of star contracts, Maguire a statement CNN released. “I have enjoyed of person who can find anything,” Hurd and Dunst were committed to return for a anchoring at Headline News but have said. “Because treasure hunting is one of sequel the minute they signed to make the decided that it is time for me to make a those things where you raise a lot of money, first movie. Raimi, the cult god of the Evil change in my daily professional life.” and sometimes you find the treasure, and Dead flicks whose forays into the studio Thompson’s work days often stretched to sometimes you don’t, you actually have to system (A Simple Plan, For Love of the 14 hours, severely limiting the time she take paying gigs in between. It’s that kind Game) have yielded mixed-to-bad results at spent with her 9-year-old son, Alec, a CNN of thing.” The series will also flirt with the the box office, was the guy on the bubble. source said on condition of anonymity. supernatural, she added. “Of course! It’s got But no more. “We are so proud of [Spider- Thompson declined interview requests my name on it. There has to be a supernatu- Twilight Zone Man],” Tolmach tells the Reporter. “There’s Thursday, CNN officials said. ral element. It’s kind of a no better endorsement than going back to CNN officials said Thompson’s decision supernatural [element].”. Sam.” In a recent interview with the was her own. “We’re grateful for her hard Return of The Muppets Australian Website Moviehole.net, Raimi work and her contributions to Headline News. We wish her the very best,” said Jim Henson Television has partnered confirmed his Spider-Man 2 signing, but with producers Team Todd and the Fox had little to offer in the way of sequel Rolando Santos, executive vice president and general manager of CNN Headline network to develop a new Muppet series teasers. “We haven’t yet got a story so I that will feature a new crop of characters in haven’t actually thought about what actors News. Thompson’s hiring stirred controversy addition to Kermit, Miss Piggy and other I’ll use though,” he said. long-standing members of Henson’s fuzzy One actor Raimi does know he’ll be among some CNN insiders after nude photos of her circulated on the Internet. The troupe, according to The Hollywood Reporter. using—not counting Maguire and Dunst, of The proposed series is still in the early course—is his Evil Dead compatriot, Bruce photos were still shots of Thompson taken Manhattan Gigolo stages of development, but the plan is to Campbell. Campbell cameos as a wrestling from a 1986 Italian film and other photos from Black and White take a new approach to the Muppet coach in Spider-Man, and will be back in “a franchise—it will not be a remake of the role” in the new movie, the director said. magazine. Thompson, who played Talia Winters on successful Muppet Show comedy-variety 16 The Andromedan Log #63 the first season of Babylon 5, and Detective show that aired in syndication from 1976- ’81, or the mid-1990s series Muppets opinion when you see him in this role.” Children of Dune Tonight, the trade paper reported. Piller also hinted that the villain of the Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has joined Henson TV vice president Ruth Caruso book and movie—politician Greg Stillson— the ensemble cast of Children of Dune, Sci Fi will oversee the project for the studio, along may show up in the first season. “It’s been Channel’s six-hour mini-series follow-up to with Team Todd vice president for televi- our plan from the beginning to bring the cable network’s Emmy-winning Frank sion J.J. Klein. Stillson into the story somewhere towards Herbert’s Dune. Sarandon will portray the end of the first season, introduced The Revenge of Irwin Allen Wensicia, a ruthless princess eager to through the Purdy character [Michael restore her deposed royal family in the Producers Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni Moriarty], who is a political activist in his story that continues the saga of the Atreides have struck a deal with 20th Century Fox church work,” Piller said. “It’s a question of family dynasty. Also joining the cast is TV and Fox Television Studios to resurrect when. It will obviously be a special episode. actress Daniela Lunkewitz, as Alia, a four classic Irwin Allen SF television series It might end the season, I don’t know.” The member of the Atreides family, with whom as movies or shows, including Lost in Dead Zone premieres on USA June 16. Space, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Sarandon’s character competes. Bottom of the Sea and Land of the Giants, Syndicated Realms Production is set to begin in Prague on Variety reported. Burns and Jashni run Fireworks Television has bought the TV Wednesday, with the creative team behind Synthesis Entertainment, which manages rights to the Forgotten Realms series of Frank Herbert’s Dune returning. Richard the interests of the Allen estate, the trade fantasy novels, Variety reported. Genre Rubinstein is back as executive producer, paper reported. author R.A. Salvatore (the Star Wars while writer John Harrison is adapting A new Time Tunnel series is in the works novelizations) will write the live-action TV Herbert’s work for the screen. for the Fox network, as is a two-hour NBC pilot, which will also be titled Forgotten The second and third novels in Herbert’s backdoor pilot based on a new generation Realms, the trade paper reported. The series six-volume “Dune Chronicles” will serve as of Lost in Space. The deal also calls for a is being aimed at the syndication market. the basis for renewal of 20th Television’s rights to Forgotten Realms will tell the story of a Children of Dune. The project is slated to distribute the original 83 episodes of Lost in land filled with wizards and sorcerers. debut on Sci Fi in the first quarter of next Space; a production agreement to revive Wizards of the Coast, which owns the year. Sarandon won an Academy Award for Time Tunnel, Voyage and Land of the Dungeons & Dragons game property, will her leading role in the death row drama Giants; and a new production agreement to help Fireworks develop Forgotten Realms Dead Man Walking. revive Lost in Space, Variety reported. storylines, the trade paper reported. Frank Herbert’s Dune, which starred Oscar winner William Hurt, marked Sci Fi’s Enter the Dead Zone Submitted for Your Approval first mini-series event. When it premiered in Michael Piller, executive producer of USA Jeremy Piven will star in UPN’s pilot for December 2000, it broke all previous viewer Networks’ upcoming supernatural series an updated Twilight Zone anthology series, records for Sci Fi, registering a 4.4 cable The Dead Zone, told fans on the show’s according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the rating. At that time, a 4.4 meant more than official web site that he’ll be making use of pilot, Piven will play an electrician who 2.9 million households were tuned to the former Star Trek colleagues. The cast acquires the power to hear and see people’s program. includes Nicole de Boer, who played Dax on thoughts after getting struck by lightning, X-Files, Roswell Repeats on SciFi the last season of Deep Space Nine, as Sarah. the trade paper reported. The SCI FI Channel announced that it has In addition, Joe Menosky, who wrote for Hide Your Cats Star Trek: The Next Generation, has signed acquired the rights to air reruns of all nine on as executive consultant, Piller said. Piller NBC will revive ALF, the furry star of its seasons of The X-Files and all three seasons told SCI FI Wire that he thinks the Stephen 1980s alien sitcom, as part of a 75th anniver- of Roswell. In an eight-year deal, SCI FI will King book and its 1983 feature-film inter- sary special this spring, TV Guide Online share The X-Files with TNT and will air all pretation will adapt well to television. “I reported. The New York Daily News, 202 episodes exclusively during weekdays read the book, watched the movie and said, meanwhile, reported that ALF may also from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT, starting in ‘This would be a really interesting television host his own talk show, according to TV the fall. show, because [it’s] a man who suddenly re- Guide. The furry alien has already popped SCI FI also purchased the rights to emerges having lost everything in his life up in recent adds for one of the “calling Roswell in an exclusive five-year deal. and has to figure out how to fit into life plan” services. Roswell will debut on SCI FI this fall. The X-Files, which currently airs original with these extraordinary powers. How the From X-Files to Enterprise world treats him and how he adjusts to all episodes on Fox, wraps its nine-year run in that, I thought was a fascinating thing to Longtime X-Files writer John Shiban will May. Roswell, which airs original episodes look at.” join the staff of UPN’s Enterprise when X- on UPN, is in its third season; its prospects Piller—who worked as a writer/producer Files ends its nine-year run, Variety re- for renewal for a fourth year are dim. on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep ported. Shiban will join Enterprise next Space Nine and Voyager—added that it was season as a writer and co-executive pro- no easy task finding an actor to play Johnny ducer, the trade paper reported. Shiban Smith, the role originated by Christopher started his X-Files career in 1995 as a writer Walken. “If you know the movie, Christo- and was made a producer in 1997. He later pher Walken did a remarkable job,” Piller worked with X-Files creator Chris Carter to said. “I thought the ultimate way we would create and produce Fox’s ill-fated spinoff succeed with the fans was to find someone The Lone Gunmen, the trade paper reported. who could really fill [his] shoes. I think Chris Black, who’s been a writer and Anthony Michael Hall is just going to blow supervising producer of Enterprise during you out of your chair, because you’ve never its first season, will be promoted to co- seen him like this. Whatever you remember executive producer. Hall as, it’s going to change your total April 2002 17 All times listed are Central Time Zone Channel Surfing All channels listed are for Time Warner Cable Genre TV Series Upcoming Schedule – April 2002 Information for this section comes from several different sources, of varying accuracy. Information on syndicated shows is usually available for about a month in advance. Information on network shows is usually not available very far in advance, with a few exceptions. Schedule info comes primarily from the www.sftv.org website. Check it out! Plot descriptions come primarly from the TV Guide or official websites for the shows themselves. Updated Spring TV Line-Up – Network/Syndication This viewing schedule lists all genre series and the day- and time-slots they currently hold as the new Spring season begins…insofar as we can determine. Some of these day- and time-slots are susceptible to extreme change, especially those on WGN (14). All stations and channels listed are for the Lincoln cable market, and on Lincoln’s Time Warner Digital Cable system. As always, check your local listings each week. The chart below lists only “new” episode airings, and does not include any repeat schedules, such as the FX airings of The X-Files or syndicated airings of Buffy reruns.

MONDAY 9:00 pm PAX 49 Mysterious Ways (occasional repeats) 1:00 am KETV 7 Beastmaster 9:00 pm KXVO 15 Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda 1:00 am WGN* 14 Beastmaster 10:30 pm KETV 7 Mutant X 1:35 am WOWT 6 The Invisible Man 10:30 pm KMTV 3 Creature Feature with Son of Sanguinary 2:00 am WGN* 14 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World 10:35 pm KOLN 11 Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict 2:35 am WOWT 6 Secret Adventurs of Jules Verne 11:00 pm KXVO 15 Relic Hunter 8:00 pm WB 15 Angel [pre-empted in March 2002] 11:35 pm KOLN 11 Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda 8:00 pm WB 15 Glory Days [March 2002 only] SUNDAY 8:00 pm TNT 31 Witchblade [repeats of season 1] 12:00 am KLKN 8 Mutant X TUESDAY 12:30 am KETV 7 Sheena 7:00 pm UPN ** Buffy, the Vampire Slayer 3:00 am KPTM 9 Tracker 7:00 pm PAX 49 Mysterious Ways 3:30 am WOWT 6 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World 8:00 pm UPN ** Roswell 11:00 am WGN* 14 Beastmaster 8:00 pm WB 15 Smallville 6:00 pm ABC 7/8 The Wonderful World of Disney WEDNESDAY 6:00 pm FOX 9 Futurama 7:00 pm FOX 9 The Simpsons 7:00 pm UPN ** Enterprise 7:00 pm WGN* 14 Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda 8:00 pm UPN ** Wolf Lake 8:00 pm FOX 9 The X-Files 8:30 pm FOX 9 Greg the Bunny 9:00 pm PAX 49 Mysterious Ways (repeats) THURSDAY 9:00 pm WGN* 14 Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict 8:00 pm WB 15 Charmed 10:00 pm Enterprise** FRIDAY 11:00 pm Buffy the Vampire Slayer** 4:00 pm SciFi 62 The Invisible Man 11:00 pm KXVO 15 The Outer Limits (syndi) 7:00 pm WB 15 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 11:00 pm KLKN 8 Sheena 7:00 pm SciFi 62 Strange World (repeats at 10:00) VARIABLE*** 8:00 pm FOX 9 Dark Angel WGN* 14 Beastmaster 8:00 pm SciFi 62 The Chronicle (thru 3-22)(repeats at 11:00) WGN* 14 Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda 8:00 pm SciFi 62 Farscape (returns March 29th) WGN* 14 Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict 9:00 pm SciFi 62 Lexx (repeats at 12:00 p.m.) WGN* 14 Mutant X 9:00 pm SHOW 441 Stargate SG-1 [Season 5] WGN* 14 Relic Hunter 9:45 pm SHOW 441 Jeremiah (starting in March) * – Superstation WGN is carrying all of these syndicated series this season, and will plug any or SATURDAY all of them into random holes in the network’s schedule, primarily Saturday or Sunday during 11:30 am KXVO 15 Relic Hunter the afternoon or late-night timeslots. WGN airs its syndicated fare one week after other 2:00 pm WGN* 14 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World syndicated stations, due to exclusivity requirements.. 3:00 pm WGN* 14 Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict ** – UPN series Buffy, Enterprise, Wolf Lake and Roswell do not air in the Lincoln market on 4:00 pm WGN* 14 Mutant X cable. The timeslots are listed here for the benefit of SBA members outside the Lincoln TV 5:00 pm WGN* 14 Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda market. Enterprise and Buffy are carried on UHF station KSNB (Superior) Sunday nights. 6:00 pm KXVO 15 Star Trek: Voyager (repeats of season 7) 7:00 pm CBS 3/11 Touched By an Angel 7:00 pm KXVO 15 Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict 8:00 pm KXVO 15 Stargate: SG-1 [Season 4] 18 The Andromedan Log #63 Andromeda [syndi] cravings for human blood frighten Wesley Scoobies. Note: The remainder of these plot enough for him to kidnap the baby to keep descriptions are likely, but unconfirmed: Schedule Listing [week of] Mar 4 Una Salas Victus (re) him safe. Unfortunately, Wesley’s plan to “Entropy” – While Anya mulls an offer to Mar 11 Home Fires (re) protect Connor falls apart when Holtz takes return to her existence as a vengeance Mar 18 The Prince (re) the child for revenge against Angel. demon, Buffy tries to make amends with Mar 25 Bunker Hill (re) Dawn (for her actions the previous epi- Apr 1 Ouroboros (re) Beastmaster [syndi] sode), Willow and Tara try to reunite, some Apr 8 The Things We Cannot Change of the Troika’s hidden cameras (chronicling Apr 15 The Fair Unknown Schedule Listing [week of] Buffy’s movements) are discovered, and Apr 22 Belly of the Beast Mar 4 Slayer’s Return (re) more of the Scoobies learn of Buffy and Apr 29 The Knight, Death and the Devil Mar 11 Destiny (re) [unk] Immaculate Perception Mar 18 Serpent’s Kiss (re) Spike’s odd relationship. “Seeing Red” – [unk] The Tunnel at the End of the Light Mar 25 Dispossessed (re) The Troika of nerds begins their biggest Andromeda airs on KXVO [15] on Apr 1 Turning Point (re) plan yet, but Buffy and the gang crash the Saturdays at 9:00 p.m., KOLN/KGIN [11] Apr 8 The Trial party, leading to an epic battle. Andrew and Saturdays at 11:35 p.m., and WGN [14] Apr 15 The Devil You Know Jonathan are both captured, but Warren Sundays at 7:00 p.m. Most stations carrying Apr 22 Double Edged escapes, and proves that he’s evil enough [unk] Rites of Passage Andromeda around the country have on his own to make up for his partners. [unk] End Game “Villains” – Warren’s actions in the commtted to two additional seasons beyond [unk] A New Dawn previous episode’s cliffhanger lead to the the current one. “The Things We Cannot Beastmaster airs on KETV [7] Sunday (rumored) death of a Scoobie — and push Change” – In an alternate reality, Dylan night’s at 1:00 a.m., and on WGN Sunday some of the remaining good guys over the wavers near death. Clip-show. “The Fair mornings at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday nights at edge. Unknown” – The Andromeda crew encoun- 1:00 a.m. ters the Vedrans, the long-lost founders of the original Commonwealth. “Immaculate Charmed [WB] Perception” – Tyr learns that he is a father. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Schedule Listing “The Knight, Death and the Devil” – The [UPN] Mar 7 Lost and Bound (re) [7pm] crew encounters a POW camp full of Schedule Listing Enter the Demon (re) captured High Guard starships and their AI Mar 5 Hell’s Bells Mar 14 Marry-Go-Round avatars. Guest starring Michael Hurst (Iolus Mar 12 Normal Again Mar 21 The Fifth Halliwheel from Hercules) and Christopher Judge Mar 19 Tabula Rasa (re) Mar 28 Saving Private Leo (Teal’c from Stargate SG-1). “The Belly of Mar 26 Smashed (re) Apr 4 Size Matters (re) the Beast” – The Andromeda is swallowed Apr 2 Wrecked (re) Apr 11 Charmed and Dangerous (re) by a gigantic space creature. “Tunnel at the Apr 9 Gone (re) Apr 18 Bite Me Apr 16 Doublemeat Palace (re) Apr 25 We’re Off to See the Wizards End of the Light” – The crew of the An- Dead Things (re) May 2 Long Live the Queen dromeda meet an alien race they were Apr 23 Entropy May 9 Womb Raider destined to face. It is rumored that this Apr 30 Seeing Red May 16 Witch Way Now? [Season Finale] episode will conclude the “rebuilding of the May 7 Villains Charmed airs at 8:00 p.m. Thursdays on Commonwealth to prepare for the Magog May 14 Two to Go [1 of 2] the WB network [15]. Repeats of the first worldship invasion” storyline arc, and May 21 Grave [2 of 2] [Season Finale] three seasons were airing regularly on the beginning in season three (with an all-new Buffy airs on Tuesday nights at 7:00 on cable network TNT, however they currently production team), the series will focus more the UPN network…which is not currently appear to have been taken off TNT’s on stand-alone episodes in which Dylan carried on Lincoln’s Time-Warner Cable schedule. “Marry-Go-Round” – Cole tries to and the crew of the Andromeda assist system. Those with strong antennas can still sabotage his wedding day so he can marry others in need. pull Buffy in at 11:00 p.m. Sunday nights on Phoebe in another ceremony that would UHF channels 18 or 22. Repeats of seasons guarantee that his progeny would succeed Angel [WB] 1-5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are also him as The Source. “The Fifth Halliwheel” – airing on both the FX cable network and in Paige feels like an outcast as Phoebe and Schedule Listing general syndication on various stations this Piper go on about the joys of marriage, Mar 4 Sleep Tight season. “Hell’s Bells” – The date of the while planning romantic outings with their Mar 11 [temporary hiatus] wedding is set and Xander and Anya are Apr 15 Forgiving husbands. “Saving Private Leo” – When preparing for the hoards of “guests” to Apr 22 Double or Nothing two ghosts from Leo’s past return to seek Apr 29 The Price arrive. While Xander’s screwed up human revenge, Piper’s life is put in jeopardy and May 6 [unknown title - new] family go head to head with Anya’s mostly Phoebe and Paige are left to deal with the May 13 [unknown title - new] non-human friends, a special guest comes to aftermath. May 20 [unknown title - new - season finale] Xander to warn him that his life with Anya Angel airs on WB [15] Monday nights may not turn out to be the married bliss he continued on page 20 at 8:00 p.m., although it is pre-empted for has hoped for. “Normal Again” – Buffy is most of March 2002 to allow the WB to burn sent into a wild fluctuation between off the remaining episodes of Glory Days. alternative realities - in one world she’s a “Sleep Tight” – Angel begins to crave vampire slayer, in the other she’s been human blood because he’s been unknow- institutionalized for severe delusional ingly sampling the blood of his own son, schizophrenia. Deciding she prefers the courtesy of Wolfram and Hart who’ve been reality in which she’s never been the Slayer tainting the vamp’s usual suply with some and her parents are still together…and of Connor’s blood sample from the hospital. alive…Buffy tries to destroy the things that Angel’s angry behavior and sudden tie her to her Slayerhood — namely, The April 2002 19 The Chronicle [SciFi] kidnapped son to a small town where the young Atavus child, Yulyn, who reveals he breeding cult is readying Manticore’s has a very human-like soul. Renee must Schedule Listing Mar 1 The Mists of Avalon Parkway youngest creations for a mysterious now protect Yulyn, also a royal, from Mar 8 The King is (Un)Dead ceremony. “Hello, Goodbye” – After nearly Howlyn’s evil clutches. “Submersion” – Mar 15 Hell Mall infecting Logan, Max decides to end their [unknown plot]. “Street Wise” – [unknown Mar 22 A Snitch in Time [Season/Series affair for good; Alec is haunted by the sins plot]. “The Journey” – Renee and Capt. Finale] of his Manticore twin; and White triggers a Michaels investigate a pharmaceutical plant The Chronicle aired Fridays at 8:00 p.m. witch hunt by leaking info about the manufacturing an Atavus Hybrid vaccine. (with repeats at 11:00 p.m.). In January, the transgenics. “Dawg Day Afternoon” – Max Ra’jel returns to take Renee on a trip down SCI FI Channel announced that it was must break her vow to avoid Logan after memory lane. When things go bad at the canceling The Chronicle. The final episode, Joshua becomes a target of a transgenic lab, Michaels is injured and Renee must “Snitch in Time,” aired on March 22. “The manhunt in the sewers; White leaks news of make a fateful decision. “Final Conflict” – Chronicle was a good show with a talented the human-looking X-5s to the media. SERIES FINALE – As Renee begins to lose cast and creative production team that Titanic director James Cameron will hope that humanity will survive, an old unfortunately didn’t find the audience it make his TV helming debut on the second friend reappears to give guidance and deserved,” SCI FI president Bonnie Ham- season finale of Dark Angel, the sci-fi drama solace Yulyn and Ra’jel join forces to bring mer said in a statement. The Chronicle, he co-created. The episode is scheduled to the Atavus to final defeat. And Ronald about a tabloid newspaper that covers real air Friday, May 3, at 9 p.m. The eight-day Sandoval comes to terms with his past. pararnormal phenomena, stars Chad shoot will begin later this month; the script Possibly guest-starring Liam Kincaid and Willett, Rena Sofer, Reno Wilson, Curtis is still being written. The series, which stars William Boone. Armstrong and John Polito. The first of the Jessica Alba as a genetically altered super- series’ 22 episodes debuted July 14, 2001. human, has not yet been renewed for a Enterprise [UPN] “The Mists of Avalon Parkway” – The staff third season and has earned mixed results stalk a Long Island swamp monster. “The this season on Friday nights. “I believe in Schedule Listing King is (Un)Dead” – The reporters run afoul our show, and think it is one of the coolest Mar 6 Civilization (re) of Elvis-loving vampires. “Hell Mall” – A Mar 13 Silent Enemy (re) things on network television,” Cameron Mar 20 Rogue Planet series of mysterious deaths lead the said. “I have wanted to direct an episode for Unexpected (re) [8pm] reporters to investigate a haunted shopping some time, so when our director for the Mar 27 Acquisition mall. “A Snitch in Time” – After suspecting season finale dropped out just as I was Apr 3 Oasis him of being a serial killer, Grace’s new completing photography on another project, Apr 10 Dear Doctor (re) beau turns out to be a time-traveler in a I seized the moment.” The budget for the Apr 17 Sleeping Dogs (re) witness protection program. Meanwhile, Dark Angel season finale is expected to be Apr 24 Detained Tucker’s girlfriend reluctantly agrees to the same as for any other episode — a little May 1 Vox Solis work with the police investigator trying to May 8 Fallen Hero [7pm] less than $3 million. That’s a big change for Desert Crossings [8pm] nail Donald Stern for a series of unex- Cameron, whose Titanic went famously May 15 Two Days and Two Nights plained crimes. over-budget, but more than redeemed itself Shadows of P’Jem (re) [8pm] at the box office and at the Academy May 22 Shockwave [Season Finale] Dark Angel [Fox] Awards. “It will be good discipline for me Fusion (re) [8pm] to direct one hour on a TV-size budget Enterprise airs Wednesday nights at 7:00 Schedule Listing when my last project was three hours for p.m. on the UPN network…which is not Mar 1 [pre-empted] currently available on Lincoln’s Time- Mar 8 Love in Vein $200 million,” Cameron said. “Wish me Mar 15 Fuhgeddaboudit luck. This should be interesting.” Warner Cable system. If you don’t have a Mar 22 Exposure satellite dish and subscription service, you Mar 29 Harbor Lights (re) Earth: Final Conflict [syndi] may still be able to pick up Enterprise with Apr 5 Hello, Goodbye a good antenna on your tv — it airs Apr 12 Dawg Day Afternoon Schedule Listing [week of] Sundays at 10:00 p.m. on UHF channels 18 [unk] She Ain’t Heavy Mar 4 Subterra (re) and 22. Crew members of the U.S.S. May 3 Love Among the Runes [1 of 2] [7pm] Mar 11 Guilty Conscience (re) Enterprise—the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, Freak Nation [2 of 2] [8pm] Mar 18 Legacy (re) not the starship—will appear in an upcom- [unk] Shush Mar 25 Death Suite (re) [unk] Prepare Yourself Apr 1 Atavus High (re) ing episode of UPN’s Enterprise. Aviation [unk] Human Perfection [unk] Honor and Duty Electronic Technician First Class Robert [unk] Unleash a Whole New Animal [unk] Bad Genes Pickering, Aviation Electrician’s Mate Dark Angel airs Friday nights at 7:00 p.m. [unk] Submersion Second Class Timothy Whittington and on the Fox network (9). “Love in Vein” – [unk] Street Wise Personnelman Third Class Sara Elizabeth Max takes on a cult of superhuman-blood [unk] The Journey Pizzo will play starship crewmembers in an [unk] Final Conflict [Series finale?] addicts, led by a Manticore mutant intent on episode titled “Desert Crossings,” sched- Earth Final Conflict airs on KXVO [15] rebuilding an X-5 army. “Shush” – Max and uled to air May 8. Executive producers Rick on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m., KOLN/KGIN the gang are taken for a ride when a Berman and Brannon Braga extended the [11] Saturdays at 10:35 p.m. and WGN [14] hypnotically persuasive transgenic uses an invitation to the three crew members, who Sundays at 9:00p.m. “Honor and Duty” – Eyes Only case for her own self-serving were selected as “sailors of the year” by a Renee and boyfriend Capt. Michaels “do the agenda. “Fuhgeddaboudit” – A telekinetic Navy committee. Their scenes were shot on right thing” as they risk their own personal transgenic messes with Max’s mind to keep March 7. During a break in shooting, the integrity in an attempt to secure plans to the her from coercing a meek mob bookie into sailors presented Berman and Braga with a military weapon that can kill the Atavus. selling out his boss to Eyes Only. “Expo- specially designed plaque in gratitude for “Bad Genes” – Renee’s personal image of sure” – Max and Logan track Ames’ all the support and encouragement the cast, her greatest enemy is forever changed when crew and actors of Enterprise have given she becomes emotionally involved with a 20 The Andromedan Log #63 the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, which was one of the first vessels deployed in the Farscape [SciFi] Leviathan, mad with grief, doesn’t kill them Afghanistan war. “Rogue Planet” – The first. Schedule Listing crew explores a jungle world turned into a Mar 29 Fractures (re) hunting preserve by a people known as the Apr 5 Farscape: Undressed [7:00 pm] Futurama [Fox] Eska. There, a shadowy woman makes I - Yensch, You - Yensch [8:00 pm] contact with Archer. “Acquisition” – The Apr 12 Into the Lion’s Den: Lambs to the Schedule Listing Enterprise encounters Ferengi pirates who Slaughter Mar 3 Where the Buggalo Roam Apr 19 Into the Lion’s Den: Wolf in Sheep’s Mar 7 The Problem With Popplers (re) use gas to knock out the crew and look for [Thur] treasures on the Enterprise. But they Clothing Apr 26 Dog With Two Bones [season 3 Mar 10 A Pharoah to Remember haven’t counted on Tucker, who happens to finale] Mar 14 The Honking (re) [Thur] be in the decon chamber and avoids the gas, Farscape returns with the final 4 new Mar 17 Godfellas Mar 21 The Birdbot of Ice-catraz (re) [Thur] and attempts to win back the ship from the episodes of season three in April 2002, Mar 24 [pre-empted] pirates. Guest Starring Ethan Phillips followed immediately by the premiere of Voyager Mar 31 Futurestock (Neelix on ), Jeffrey Combs (Brunt season four in June. The series returns to its and Weyoun on DS9) and Clint Howard Apr 7 A Leela of Her Own traditional timeslot of 8:00 p.m. (repeated at Apr 14 30% Iron Chef (Balok on Classic Trek), all as Ferengi. 11:00 p.m.) Friday nights on the Sci Fi Apr 21 Where No Fan Has Gone Before “Oasis” – While exploring a crashed vessel Channel (62). “Fractures” – The reunion of [season finale] on a desolate planet, the Enterprise crew is Moya and Talyn’s crews isn’t the joyous Yet to Air Episodes: haunted by some ghostly figures, and they occasion John #2 expected, especially his Season 3 44. The Route of All Evil encounter an alien race that has survived reunion with the now emotionally-distant despite insurmountable odds. Trip helps Season 4 Aeryn, but there isn’t much time to dwell 55. Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch repair their derelict vessel and is befriended on it, thanks to a shuttle of escaped prison- by Liana, an attractive humanoid alien who 58. Less Than Hero ers fleeing the Peacekeepers – one of whom 59. A Taste of Freedom develops feelings for him. [Guest starring is a traitor. “I – Yensch, You – Yensch” – 60. Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV “Detained” Rene “Odo” Auberjonois]. – Talyn turns psychotic in a gripping story 61. Jurassic Bark Archer and Mayweather are trapped in that kick-starts a season-ending four- 62. Crimes of the Hot Gantoris, a detention center set up by a race episode cycle. After detecting a medical 63. Futurama Babies 64. The Why of Fry known as the Mazarites and populated by vessel on their scanners, Crichton and the Suliban. Archer learns that only a small 66. The Sting Moya crew — with Talyn in tow — decide 67. Bend Her number of Suliban are part of the hostile to drop off the wounded Naj Gil for genetically-engineered group known as the 68. Obsoletely Fabulous treatment. But the plan goes awry when 69. The Farnsworth Parabox Cabal, but all other Suliban are still being Talyn inexplicably attacks the medical 70. Three Hundred Big Boys held responsible for the Cabal’s actions and vessel. The only way to treat Talyn, says his 71. Spanish Fry locked up. Together with a Suliban father captain, is to shut him down — over Moya’s 72. Idle Hands Are the Devil’s Playthings who Archer and Mayweather befriend, they objections. Also, Scorpius barters with Repeats of this animated sci-fi comedy begin to devise a plan to escape from Rygel and D’Argo for vital wormhole series haved aired sporadically in its regular Gantoris. Guest starring Scott Bakula’s old technology, but aliens disrupt the negotia- slot, Sundays at 6:00 p.m. on Fox [9] this Quantum Leap partner, Dean Stockwell, as tions. “Into the Lion’s Den: Lambs to the season. FOX executives have announced “Vox Solis” a Mazarite leader. – An alien Slaughter” – The crew ventures aboard the that they are not ordering a fifth season of squid monster traps Archer and Trip in the Command Carrier, where John has pledged Futurama, although they are not giving up “Fallen Hero” cargo bay. – The Enterprise is to share his wormhole knowledge with their rights to the property and could order sent to the planet Mazar to pick up a Vulcan Scorpius. While Aeryn and Crais find their more episodes in the future. In the mean- ambassador expelled for misconduct. old crewmates less than pleased with their time, because of FOX’s policy of not “Desert Crossings” “Two – [unknown plot]. return, more disturbing is the Peacekeeper scheduling new episodes of Futurama Days and Two Nights” – The Enterprise crew’s growing animosity for their current during the football season, the network has arrives at the pleasure planet Risa, and half commander…animosity which a visitor a huge backstock of unaired episodes — see the crew going down for a short holiday, from High Command is only too happy to title list above. Even with a stop in produc- including many of the senior officers. employ for her own purposes. “Into the tion, the series should continue for the Archer spends his holiday in a luxurious Lion’s Den: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” – current and next tv seasons with “new” villa, but soon meets an alien woman Scorpius, growing more desperate by the episodes. “Where the Buggalo Roam” – named Keyla. Reed and Trip get in trouble minute, hopes to force John’s hand by Amy’s boyfriend Kif tries to impress her when they try to pick up what they think threatening Earth. Unable to lead the parents by going after those who rustled are two beautiful alien women. Hoshi Sato Peacekeeper scientists’ research astray, John away their livestock (“buggalo”) on Mars. meets Ravis, a young alien man who shares rallies the crew to help him destroy the “A Pharoah to Remember” – A planet with her interest in languages. And Mayweather Carrier itself – and discovers that Crais’ an ancient-Egypt influence makes slave manages to get himself critically wounded allegiances are not at all what he expected. labor of Leela, Fry and Bender, who turns and into a Risan hospital. Directed by “Dog With Two Bones” – With the battle on his pals when he gains some power. “Shockwave” Jonathan Frakes. – [unknown (for now) won, the crewmates prepare to go “Godfellas” – After getting separated from plot – season finale]. their separate ways. But while the rest of the ship during a pirate attack, Bender Moya’s complement seems to have specific becomes a god to a microcivilization, while destinations in mind, John struggles to Fry mounts an effort to find him. reconcile his love for Aeryn with his love “Futurestock” – Fry blindly supports for Earth. The presence of a strange old Planet Express’s new CEO, a slick talker woman on Moya isn’t helping matters, from Fry’s time who emphasizes image as either. And before any of them can leave, continued on page 22 they need to lay Talyn to rest…if another April 2002 21 he takes on their biggest rival. “A Leela of on Greg. Meanwhile, Gil finds himself Mar 24 And the Ground…Sown With Salt Her Own” – Leela sees herself as a female under the gun when Alison challenges him (re) [SB 9:45pm] pioneers when she’s signed as a major- to a paint ball war. “Greg Gets Puppish” – Mar 29 To Sail Beyond the Stars (re) league pitcher, but she’s really a novelty act. Greg demands more puppet influence on [9:45pm] Mar 31 Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass the show after a puppet-rights leader (re) [SB 9:45pm] Glory Days [WB] declares him to be the savior of puppish Apr 5 The Bag culture. Apr 12 City of Roses Schedule Listing [week of] Apr 19 Firewall Mar 6 Death, Lies and Videotape (re) [unk] The Red Kiss Mar 11 There Goes the Neighborhood The Invisible Man [SciFi] [unk] The Touch [moves to Mondays at 8pm] Schedule Listing [unk] Journeys End in Lovers Meeting Mar 18 No Guts, No Glory Mar 1 Exposed (re) [unk] Thieves’ Honor Mar 25 Crowning Glory [final episode] Mar 8 Legends (re) [unk] Tripwire In March, the WB [15] moved this Mar 15 The Camp (re) [unk] Mother of Invention original series from Wednesdays to Mon- Mar 22 The Importance of Being Eberts (re) [unk] Ring of Truth days at 8:00 p.m. It follows a young up-and- Mar 29 Johnny Apocalypse (re) [unk] Moon in Gemini coming horror writer who returns to his Apr 5 The Value of Secrets (re) [unk] Things Left Unsaid [1] hometown to investigate bizarre goings-on. Apr 12 Ghost of a Chance (re) [unk] Things Left Unsaid [2] [season Eddie Cahill plays Mike Dolan, a one-hit- Repeat airings of the final season of The finale] wonder novelist who returns to his Pacific Invisible Man continue at 6:00 p.m. Fridays This new genre series, created and Northwest home town to do some sleuthing on the Sci Fi Channel (62). “The Enemy of executive-produced by Babylon 5’s J. into the community’s strange goings-on. My Enemy” – Darien discovers that Michael Straczynski, premieres in March on “There Goes the Neighborhood” – [un- Arnauld has teamed up with Chrysalis. But the Showtime pay-cable network. Initial known plot]. “No Guts, No Glory” – When Arnauld now wants out of the arrangement, airings are scheduled to premiere on the a killer strikes during the annual Seafarer’s since Chrysalis has been milking him of basic Showtime channel on Fridays at 9:45 Festival, Mike, Sheriff Rudy and Ellie Quicksilver for weeks without any benefit p.m., with repeat airings on the Showtime investigate links victims have to a town to him. He offers Claire the opportunity to Beyond channel. The third new episode will hero. “Crowning Glory” – An attempt by cure Darien of Quicksilver madness before actually air first on Showtime Beyond. “The the Glory Chamber of Commerce to cheer he escapes from the Agency’s headquarters. Long Road” – Luke Perry goes the taciturn up the town by bringing in a clown troupe [1 of 2]. “The New Stuff” – Against the tough-guy route in the title role of a backfires when an unidentified harlequin Official’s instructions, Claire gives Darien futuristic cable series. A survivor of a super- commits a series of grisly murders. the treatment that frees him of Quicksilver virus that, 15 years earlier, killed everyone madness for good and Darien leaves the past puberty, Jeremiah roams a blighted Agency in favor of the FBI. However, the countryside rampant with raiding parties, Greg the Bunny [Fox] FBI won’t believe his stories of Chrysalis’ racist wolf packs and armed gangs. In the Schedule Listing mad schemes, so he returns to assist Hobbes opener, he seeks the “Valhalla Sector”, a Mar 27 Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction and company in a final showdown with the safe zone that his daying father described. Mar 31 SK-2.0 bio-engineered technology cult. [2 of 2]. on the way, he meets opportunistic Kurdy, Apr 3 Jewel Heist who makes off with Jeremiah’s freshly Apr 4 Welcome to Sweetknuckle Jnction caught fish. But when their paths cross (re) [Thu 7:30pm] The Invisible Man [syndi] again, Kurdy saves him from a brutal gang Apr 10 Greg Gets Puppish Schedule Listing [week of] Apr 11 SK-2.0 (re) [Thu 7:30pm] leader, and the two men, mutually suspi- Mar 4 Flash to Bang (re) This new mid-season entry airs on the cious, hit the highway together. [2 hours]. Mar 11 Germ Theory (re) “Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass” – Fox network (9) Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. A Mar 18 The Choice (re) Jeremiah and Kurdy’s first trip comes to an catchy theme song declaring that puppets Mar 25 Immaterial Girl (re) (a.k.a. “fabricated Americans”) are “just like Apr 1 Father Figure (re) abrupt end as they’re forced to crash the car you” opens this rollicking sitcom, a blend of Apr 8 A Sense of Community (re) to avoid running down a young man in a puppetry and live action, about a children’s Apr 15 The Three Phases of Claire (re) strange costume. Introducing himself as TV-show. “Welcome to Sweetknuckle Apr 22 Exposed (re) “Captain Iron”, he assures them that the Junction” –In the opener, puppet Greg the Apr 29 The Invisible Woman (Re) crash was unnecessary, as he’s invulnerable, The syndicated airings of The Invisible Bunny is unemployed until his human and was only trying to warn them about the Man air on WOWT [6] Monday mornings at roommate Jimmy (Seth Green), gets him an bandits in the area. Meanwhile, Marcus has 1:35 a.m. interview with his father Gil (Eugene Levy), trouble with Erin, his second in command, who’s the producer-director of the kids’ who’s determined to find out what he’s series Sweetknuckle Junction. After impress- Jeremiah [Showtime] hiding in a restricted part of the Thunder Mountain complex. “To Sail Beyond the ing Gil and network exec Alison with his Schedule Listing Stars” – Jeremiah is captured by a power- comedic skills and natural charisma, Greg Mar 3 The Long Road [Sun 7pm - 1 hr 35 gets the gig. Then Gil discovers that the min] mad leader. OR A young woman has been furry find has no acting experience. “SK- Mar 8 The Long Road (re) [Fri 9:45pm - 1 hr stealing whatever gas can be found here 2.0” – Alison puts Jimmy in charge of 35 min] and there because she intends to be the first making the show more hip, and she’s the Mar 9 The Long Road (re) [Sat 9pm - 1 hr 35 one to sail (with backup gas engines) only one who likes any of his ideas “Jewel min] beyond the horizon since the Big D to find Mar 10 The Long Road (re) [SB Sun 9:45pm - Heist” – Greg and Jimmy’s friendship is out what happened on the other side of the 1 hr 35 min] world. “And the Ground…Sown With Salt” strained when with Jimmy falls for a girl— Mar 15 Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass – What happens when, after the Big D, a the owner of a puppet-hungry canine Mar 17 To Sail Beyond the Stars [SB Sun whose eyes and mouth are aimed directly 9:45pm] group moved into an abandoned Air Force Mar 22 And the Ground…Sown With Salt base and decided to use those resources for 22 The Andromedan Log #63 their own destructive aims. “The Bag” – The son of a medical doctor has set up what to tap into the plateau’s unique energy field woman said. He is Patient Zero, the very may turn out to be a dubious medical and send them back to London, Roxton, first new mutant, and as a child he was practice of his own, traveling with his Marguerite and Challenger instead find captured and neutralized by Genomex brother from town to town and exploiting themselves thrown forward in time to the because he was so powerful. “His new people…and finds that his past catches up year 2033 — when an apocalyptic war has mutant abilities were in flux, so Genomex with him. “City of Roses” – Jeremiah and devasted every place on Earth but the put him in a pod. He has this following Kurdy travel in search of more information plateau. “Suspicion” – A lost archaeological called The Strand, and The Strand is sort of on the Big Death and Valhalla Sector, and team releases an ancient demon from a an alternative to Mutant X. He’s sprung along the way discover some potentially cursed urn, which proceeds to destroy that from his pod by one of these followers. He dark secrets about the fate of Kurdy’s team and then move on to Challenger’s has super mutant powers, and he could be parents in the last days of the Big D. party. the most dangerous new mutant ever.” In “Firewall” – A mid-season turning point for fact, Gabriel has all the new mutant powers, our characters as we learn something of Mutant X [syndi] and “his new mutant gifts are off the vital importance about Valhalla Sector, and meter.” Markus has to make a decision that could Schedule Listing [week of] lead to any number of deaths. Mar 4 Lit Fuse (re) Mar 11 In the Presence of Mine Enemies (re) Mysterious Ways [PAX/NBC] Mar 18 Dark Star Rising (re) Schedule Listing Lexx [SciFi] Mar 25 Double Vision (re) Mar 3 Child of Wonder (re) Apr 1 [unknown] (re) Schedule Listing Mar 5 [pre-empted] Apr 8 Presumed Guilty Mar 10 [pre-empted] Mar 1 Moss Apr 15 Ex Marks the Spot Mar 8 Dutch Treat Mar 12 Love is Divine (re) Apr 22 Nothing to Fear Mar 17 29 (re) Mar 15 The Game Apr 29 Deadly Desire Mar 22 Haley’s Comet Mar 19 Friends in Need May 6 Dancing on the Floor Mar 24 Love is Divine (re) Mar 29 Apocalexx Now May 13 A Breed Apart [Season Finale] Apr 5 Viva Lexx Vegas Mar 26 A Man of God [unk] Where the Wild Things Are Mar 31 Logan Miller (re) Apr 12 Trip Mutant X airs on WGN [14] on Apr 19 Lyekka Vs. Japan Apr 2 Last Dance (re) Apr 26 Yo Way Yo [Season/Series Finale] Saturday afternoons (times vary), KETV [7] Apr 5 Friends in Need (re) This quirky sci fi series airs Fridays at Saturdays at 10:30 p.m., and KLKN [8] Apr 9 Big Picture (re) 9:00 p.m. (repeats at midnight) on the Sci Fi Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. “Interface” – Emma Apr 12 Big Picture (re) is led into a GSA trap by an old friend — [unk] Listen Channel [62]. “Moss” – Xev, Kai and Stan [unk] Muti are nabbed by an FBI agent. “Dutch Treat” but there may be more to this New Mutant than meets the eye. “Presumed Guilty” – [unk] Something Fishy – The crew scrambles to find food for the Mysterious Ways airs on PAX [49] on Adam is framed for murder. “Ex Marks the ship. “The Game” – Kai plays chess against Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., as well as Sundays at Spot” – An ex-boyfriend of Shalimar shows Prince for the lives of Xev and Stan. 9:00 p.m., and occasionally on Saturdays as up and involves the team in a ‘caper’ that “Haley’s Comet” – A radical group of kids well. Oddly enough, MW also airs in will get them all in trouble. plans to steal the Lexx. “Apocalexx Now” – general syndication, and is carried on The syndicated TV series Mutant X will Kai and Xev search for Stan in Vietnam. KPTM [9] on Wednesday mornings at 2:00 get bigger and badder in its upcoming “Viva Lexx Vegas” – The Lexx gang clashes a.m. - that schedule is not listed here. second season, the Comics Continuum with a killer mummy. “Trip” – The crew “Friends in Need” – After repeatedly seeing reported. Writing has already commenced experiences hallucinations. visions of his old friend Mike, Declan pays on the new season. “The fans can expect to him a long over-due visit. When these see more of the stuff they like and stuff they mysterious apparitions continue, and The Lost World [syndi] haven’t seen before,” Mutant X executive Mike’s past is further revealed, Declan Schedule Listing [week of] consultant Howard Chaykin told the realizes that he must put aside old grudges Mar 4 The Knife (re) Continuum. “The world gets bigger, the in order to help his friend at a critical Mar 11 Fire in the Sky (re) stakes are higher and the jeopardy deeper. moment in his life. “A Man of God” – Mar 18 Dead Man’s Hill (re) We’re going to put them through more hell Declan’s investigation of a fraudulent Mar 25 Hollow Victory (re) in the second season.” Production for Apr 1 A Witch’s Calling (re) televangelist is turned upside down when season two will likely start in late May, the Apr 8 The Imposters the televangelist is suddenly able to site reported. Season two will also bring Apr 15 The Elixir perform a genuine healing. Instead of about some casting changes, as Tom Apr 22 Tapestry setting out to prove the man guilty of fraud, Apr 29 Legacy McCamus, who plays evil villain Eckhart, Declan is prompted to help the televangelist May 6 Trapped takes some time off from the series, and a discover the true reason behind his new- May 13 Heart of the Storm [Season Finale] new big bad takes on the good guys. found power to heal. “Listen” – On a bet, a The current season of new episodes of McManus, currently appearing on stage in loud and loquacious man commits to The Lost World airs on WOWT [6] Sundays Richard III, will return to the series in silence for one year, and suddenly starts at 3:30 a.m., Saturdays on WGN at 2:00 p.m. season 2 as a regular recurring guest star. hearing the unvoiced thoughts of others. Repeats of earlier episodes air most Michael Easton (Two, Port Charles – two But when he begins to hear the voice of a Mondays through Fridays at 6:00 a.m. on lengthy “vampire” storylines) will guest teenaged girl about to commit suicide, TNT [31]. “Phantoms” – Veronica falls in star in the season finale as new bad guy Declan struggles to uncover her identity love with a 19th century musician, unaware Gabriel Ashlocke, “the first child of before it’s too late. “MUTI” – When Peggy’s of his tragic past. “The Secret” – A mysteri- Genomex.” Easton will become a regular friend, Johanna, miraculously survives a ous assassin linked to Marguerite’s secret recurring guest star next season, and he has motorcycle accident in Uganda, she is past drives her apart from Roxton and been signed for several episodes. threatens the explorers’ lives. “Finn” – “Gabriel is going to be an antagonist to continued on page 24 Using a machine constructed by Challenger the Mutant X team,” a production spokes- April 2002 23 accused of being a witch. Peggy, Declan and season’s episodes. Note: following relatively Sheena [syndi] Miranda must go to Africa and help prove poor ratings, the UPN network reduced Schedule Listing [week of] Johanna’s innocence in time to save her their season-long order from 22 to 20 Mar 4 Prey (re) from execution. “Something Fishy” – When episodes, and plans to pre-empt Roswell Mar 11 Return of the Native (re) a torrent of fish falls from the sky onto the during the entire month of March. Al- Mar 18 The Maltaka Files (re) former mining town of Kerwin’s Landing, though executive producer Jonathan Frakes Mar 25 Stranded in the Jungle (re) Declan can’t resist investigating. What he is shopping Roswell to other networks Apr 1 The World According to discovers is a town in decline, facing tough (including the Sci Fi Channel), the sets have Mendehlson (re) economic times. To everyone’s amazement, been struck and the actors are looking for Apr 8 Rendezvous (re) the falling fish are only the beginning of a other work — it strongly appears as if Sheena airs on KETV [7] Saturday strange series of downpours that help pave Roswell will end this season. In a possible nights at 12:30 a.m. and Sunday nights at the way to a brighter future. sign that UPN won’t be picking up its teen- 11:00 on KLKN [8]. Due to a shortened alien series for a fourth season, regular cast production order, Sheena has completed airing its 13 new original episodes as of The Outer Limits [syndi] member Adam Rodriguez (Jesse) has joined the cast of CBS’ new fall series C.S.I. Miami, February. Schedule Listing [week of] Variety reported. UPN has said it won’t Mar 4 Replica (re) make an official announcement about Mar 11 Think Like a Dinosaur (re) Smallville [WB] Mar 18 A New Life (re) Roswell’s fate until later in the spring. Schedule Listing Mar 25 Worlds Within (re) Mar 5 Jitters (re) Apr 1 In the Blood (re) Secret Adventures of Jules Mar 12 Zero Apr 8 Alienshop (re) Mar 19 Nicodemus The episodes currently airing in Verne [syndi] Mar 26 Metamorphosis (re) syndication are from the current season of Schedule Listing [week of] Apr 2 X-Ray (re) new episodes on the Sci Fi Channel, Mar 4 The Ballad of Sleepy Joe (re) Apr 9 Shimmer (re) Apr 16 Stray although delayed by several weeks from the Mar 11 Crusader in the Crypt (re) Mar 18 Rocket to the Moon (re) Apr 23 Reaper original SFC air dates. The syndicated Apr 30 Drone airings can been seen Sundays at 11:00 p.m. Mar 25 The Black Glove of Melchizedek (re) Apr 1 The Golem (re) May 7 Crush on KXVO [15]. “Dark Child” – An alien Apr 8 Dust to Dust (re) May 14 Obscura abductee from 17 years ago copes with a Apr 15 The Cardinal’s Design [1 of 2] (re) May 21 [unknown title - Season Finale] teenage daughter. Apr 22 The Cardinal’s Revenge [2 of 2] (re) The WB [15] network’s Smallville airs Apr 29 The Inquisitor Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. Smallville has Relic Hunter [syndi] May 6 Royalty already been renewed for a full 22-episode May 13 Secret of the Realm second season! “Zero” – The series moves Schedule Listing [week of] May 20 The Victorian Candidate away from the villain-of-the-week format Mar 4 Devil Doll (re) May 27 The Book of Knowledge [last new with a revealing glimpse into Lex’s shady Mar 11 The Warlock of Nu Theta Phi (re) episode] past. The trouble stems from an incident in Mar 18 Women Want to Know (re) The syndicated airings of The Secret Metropolis three years before, when Lex Mar 25 Fire in the Sky (re) Life of Jules Verne currently airs Monday escorted a woman to a club to make sure Apr 1 Hunting With the Enemy (re) mornings at 2:35 on WOWT [6]. “The she caught her fiancee in the act of cheating. [unk] Arthur’s Cross Inquisitor” – When a college friend from [unk] Faux Fox The furious groom-to-be attacked Lex, and Japan comes to visit Rebecca, the team goes [unk] Pandora’s Box the encounter ended with a purportedly into action after her grandfather is kid- [unk] The Warlord fatal gunshot. Now, the supposed corpse napped. “Royalty” – To save an important [unk] Fountain of Youth reappears at the café Lex is renovating and [unk] So Shall it Be [Season Finale] peace treaty, Passepartout must masquer- leaves him a disturbing warning: the Relic Hunter airs on KXVO [15] at 11:00 ade as King Carl V of Montravia while recently amputated hand of a security p.m. on Saturdays. Rebeccas helps the real king. “Secret of the guard who assisted Lex that night at the Realm” – Investigating the apparent club. Meanwhile, Clark is troubled by a disappearance of a Spanish Ambassador, Roswell [UPN] school assignment that has Chloe digging Phileas and Rebeccas pass into an alternate into his past. “Nicodemus” – A mysterious Schedule Listing realm (created by the League of Darkness). flower that comes from the reopened “level [on hiatus] In the real world, simulacrums of the Foggs Apr 30 Who Died three” of Luthor’s fertilizer plant infects (and the Ambassador) work towards the May 7 [unknown title - new] Smallville’s citizens and removes their assassination of Queen Victoria. “The May 14 Four Aliens and a Baby inhibitions. “Stray” – A young runaway has Victorian Candidate” – The League of May 21 Graduation [Season/Series finale?] the ability to read minds, and the Kents let Darkness executes an elaborate plan to Roswell airs Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. on the him stay with them. Meanwhile, Lana gets a kidnap Phileas and brainwash him into UPN network…which is not currently challenge at her new job. “Reaper” – assassinating Queen Victoria. “The Book of carried by Lincoln’s Time-Warner cable Someone has the power to give and take Knowledge” – When Verne comes down system. Because of this, and the fact that the life, and Lionel Luthor sends one of his with yellow fever, he has visions of his UPN secondary affiliate to our west (which lackeys in to check on Lex. “Drone” – Clark mentor’s attempts to open a forbidden some of us can pull in with antennas on a gets into a class election with an opponent “book of knowledge”. This episode is UHF channel) does not seem to be carrying who has the ability to control bees, while a essentially a flashback show, with clips Roswell, only those SBA members with reporter from Metropolis visits to do a story from many previous episodes and a limited satellite dishes can currently watch this on Lex. “Crush” – Clark gets into a class framing story. series. For the benefit of those with dishes, election with an opponent who has the we include the descriptions of the new ability to control bees, while a reporter from Metropolis visits to do a story on Lex. 24 The Andromedan Log #63 “Obscura” – Lex and Roger contact a man Hours” – A Stargate mishap leaves Teal’c Meanwhile Teal’c is of world attending his who was a cropduster back in the day. He trapped inside the Stargate network, forcing wife’s funeral, his son believes she would was working during the meteor shower and the SGC to turn to the Russians for help. not have been killed if Teal’c had not joined apparently he saw some sort of craft “The Summit” – Osiris (“The Curse”) goes the fight against the Goa’uld. Wanting proof crashing down. to war with the System Lords, leading to a that the Goa’uld are not gods and can be massive peace summitt on a hevially armed stopped, he insists that Teal’c allow him to Stargate SG-1 [syndi] space station. [1 of 2]. “Last Stand” – plot. join him in battle so he can see for himself [2 of 2]. “Fail Safe” – Earth finds itself what the war is all about. They search for Schedule Listing [week of] threatened when the team learns that an the planet Anubis is attacking Earth from Mar 4 Watergate (re) asteroid is on a collision course with the and prepare to go into battle against him. Mar 11 Scorched Earth (re) Mar 18 The Other Side (re) planet. “Warrior” – A charismatic Jaffa “Decent” – O’Neill, Carter, Quinn and Jacob Mar 25 Point of No Return (re) leader tries to rally his people against the are trapped in a Goa’uld ship that is Apr 1 Tangent (re) Goa’uld, and seeks to forge an alliance with submerged underwater. “Abyss” – Jack is Apr 8 The Curse (re) Earth to create a new Jaffa homeworld. His blended with a Tok’Ra who gets him Apr 15 Serpent’s Venom (re) army is made from the armies of killed captured by the Gou’ald. The Tok’Ra Apr 22 Prodigy System Lords. “Menace” – SG1 finds a committs suicide to prevent its knowledge Apr 29 Entity Replicator controlled world, and explores from falling into enemy hands and Jack is May 6 Double Jeopardy their origins. “The Sentinel” – SG1 finds a tourtured for the information, being killed May 13 Exodus [Season 4 finale, repeats follow] world under siege by Anubis’ forces repeatedly then ressurected by a Season four of Stargate SG-1 airs because the “Shades of Grey” NID team Sarcophogus. Guest starring Michael Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. on KXVO [15]. disabled the planet’s defenses. SG1 must Shanks, as Daniel Jackson visits Jack in his “Prodigy” – Carter takes a young Air Force work with the captured team members to head to keep him sane. “Nightwalkers” – Academy prodigy through the Stargate on a restore them. “Meridian” – An alien world Carter, Teal’c and Jonas investigate the routine mission…that turns deadly. is threatened with destruction when they death of a scientist with connections to the “Entity” – An alien probe infects the base attempt to build a weapon of mass destruc- Goa’uld, and find a small town whose computer system, then the MALP comput- tion. An accident threatens thousands and inhabitants are part of a secret experiment. ers, and ultimately takes over Carter’s body. Daniel sacrifices himself to save them, “Fragile Balance” – The SGC discovers that “Double Jeopardy” – Returning to a planet exposing himself to massive radiation. human clones are being used for slavery. previously freed from Heru’ur’s control, the Introduces Corin Nemec as Jonas Quinn, SG-1 team finds that although the inhabit- who will replace Michael Shanks as Daniel Strange World [SciFi] ants have buried their Stargate, Chronos has Jackson next season. “Revelations” – Osiris Air Schedule arrived in full force aboard his spaceships. and Anubis attack the Asgard bringing Earth into the line of fire. Mar 1 Spirit Falls The locals aren’t as willing to fight back Mar 8 The Devil Still Holds My Hand against their second wave of oppresors. Mar 15 Skin “Exodus” – The Stargate officials agree to Stargate SG-1 [SciFi] Mar 22 Man Plus Mar 29 Rage loan the Tok’ra their captured Goa’uld Schedule Listing [week of] Apr 5 [pre-empted] mothership, to enable their allies to relocate Jun 6 Redemption [1] [unk] Aerobe their forces to another planet. Although Jun 13 Redemption [2] [unk] Food Tanith is revealed as a Goa’uld spy, he still Jun 20 Decent [unk] Eliza Jun 27 Abyss manages to alert Apophis to the location of [unk] Down Came the Rain Jul 4 Nightwalkers the Tok’ra. With time running out, the [unk] Age of Reason Jul 11 Fragile Balance Tok’ra must be gated to a new safe haven, Strange World airs on the Sci Fi The Sci Fi Channel will be taking over and a trap must be set that could lead to the Channel [62] Fridays at 7:00 (repeats at production on the sixth season of Stargate final destruction of Apophis. Cliffhanger 10:00). “Spirit Falls” – Turner believes an SG-1, which will premiere on that network season finale. outside influence was involved in the in June of 2002. Michael Shanks has apparent mass suicide inside a cult town cut announced that he will not continue as a off from the world — and tests the loyalty Stargate SG-1 [Showtime] series regular (as Daniel Jackson) in the of the Japanese Woman at the same time. Schedule Listing sixth season, although he is already “The Devil Still Holds My Hand” – Turner’s Mar 1 Desperate Measures (re) scheduled for one of possibly several guest investigation of a possible viral outbreak Mar 2 Desperate Measures (re) [Sat 6pm] appearances. He also would remain leads him to a reunion with a former Mar 8 Proving Ground available to appear in the SG-1 feature film, mentor whose antagonism of the Army Mar 15 48 Hours [Teal’C Interrupted] which is planned for production following Mar 22 The Summit [1 of 2] matches Turner’s own. “Skin” – When the conclusion of the sixth (and likely final) Mar 29 Last Stand [2 of 2] Sydney is blamed for the death of a patient, season of the series. Corin Nemec (Parker Apr 5 Fail Safe she takes it upon herself to discover the real Lewis Can’t Lose) appears in the final Apr 12 The Warrior cause of his death, and winds up stumbling Apr 19 [pre-empted] Showtime episode and becomes a new on- onto a secret experiment instead. “Man Apr 26 Fragile Balance going cast member in the sixth season on Plus” – Turner tracks a list of patients who [unk] Menace SFC. Repeats of season 1-5 episodes will may have received mysterious implants as [unk] The Sentinel begin on SFC in the fall. “Redemption” – part of an unauthorized government [unk] Meridian The SGC has come under attack from [unk] Revelations experiment on enhancing human potential. Anubis, who has a device that can use one Season Five, the final season on “Rage” – A series of unmotivated road rage Stargate to destroy another. With a worm- Showtime, generally airs Friday nights at incidents convinces Turner that some hole dialed in to Earth’s stargate, the SGC 9:00 p.m. on the main Showtime channel can not contact its off-world allies for help. continued on page 26 [441]. “Proving Ground” – The SGC Carter works furiously to find a solution. embarks on a cadet training program. “48 April 2002 25 external force is causing the seemingly p.m. on TNT [31] in January 2002. The Reyes and the Lone Gunmen. “Audrey irrational violence. “Aerobe” – When a Gulf second season is currently filming, for Pauley” – After a car accident, Reyes finds War vet asks Turner’s help in clearing his airing later in 2002. herself in a mysterious limbo, while Doggett name, Turner flexes USAMRIID’s muscle to The Comics Continuum Web site reported desperately denies doctors’ diagnoses about stop an insidious cover-up at a nuclear that the second season of TNT’s Witchblade his brain-dead partner — and they both plant. “Food” – Turner’s vacation turns into will air Mondays at 8 p.m, starting June 10. encounter a mysterious woman who can work when a man’s death is linked to his Reruns of the supernatural series’ first travel between their separate realities. genetically engineered crop. “Eliza” – A season are currently airing in the same “Underneath” – Doggett is determined to series of apparent I-War attacks hits timeslot. Witchblade executive producer find a flaw in the DNA evidence that freed a Washington, DC, prompting Turner to join Ralph Hemecker told the Continuum that convicted murderer he caught in the act as a a Department of Defense team in tracking the renegade cops of the White Bulls will cop 13 years earlier. “Scary Monsters” – down the source of the attacks. “Down not play a large role in the second season. Agent Harrison talks Doggett and Reyes Came the Rain” – An ancient Native Meanwhile, an “as-yet-to-be-named Irish into investigating a boy’s claim that American ritual, a rare blood disease and an singer/songwriter” is recording an original monsters killed his mother, who was undiscovered species all come into play song for the second season, the site re- officially determined to have stabbed when Turner investigates a series of deaths ported. herself repeatedly. “Improbable” – Burt in a Seattle high rise. “Age of Reason” – Reynolds plays an enigmatic may ac- [unknown plot]. Wolf Lake [UPN] quainted with a serial killer Reyes suspects is driven by numerology. “Jump the Shark” Schedule Listing [week of] Tracker [syndi] – Doggett and Reyes are called in to Apr 3 Meet the Parents (re) investigate when Professor Houghton, a Schedule Listing [week of] Apr 10 Four Feet Under Apr 17 Leader of the Pack prominent immunologist is attacked. His Mar 4 Roswell (re) research into using shark cartilage to Mar 11 The Beast (re) Apr 24 Legend of Lost Lenore Mar 18 Breach (re) May 1 If These Wolves Could Talk combat cancer and other diseases hardly Mar 25 [unknown repeat] [Final produced episode] seems that controversial to them, however Apr 3 Love, Cirronian Style Wolf Lake originally aired on CBS on the plot thickens when their investigation Apr 10 Eye of the Storm Wednesday nights at the beginning of the leads them straight to the Lone Gunman. Apr 17 Dark Road Home 2001-2002 season. Following rapidly Guest-starring Michael McKean as Morris Apr 24 A Made Guy decreasing ratings, Wolf Lake was put on Fletcher, and all five cast members from last May 1 Fever Part 1 [or Fever of the Hunt] production hiatus and then cancelled by season’s short-lived Lone Gunmen spin-off May 8 Fever Part 2 CBS after airing only five episodes. CBS series. “William” – Scully’s fears for the May 15 Into the Breach May 22 What Lies Beneath recently purchased the UPN network, and safety of her son are elevated when he is May 29 Remember When [clip show] arranged to air the remaining new episodes injected with an unknown substance. With Tracker airs Sunday mornings at 3:00 a.m. of Wolf Lake on Wednesdays following the mystery surrounding William becoming on KPTM [9]. “To Catch a Desserian” – One Enterprise on UPN…which is not currently even more darker, Scully must allow herself of the aliens uses a human gang to try to available on Lincoln’s Time-Warner Cable to send him away for his own safety. steal an ancient Egyptian artifact (enscribed system. Whether it will air on the secondary Directed, and co-written by David with a critical map) from a museum. “The UPN affiliate which has been showing Duchovny. “Release” – When an FBI cadet Miracle” – Cole finds himself reluctant to Enterprise and Buffy on Sunday nights is with amazing profiling skills approaches take the life force of a former friend who currently unknown. Doggett, Reyes and Scully with a lead on a became a political prisoner and was suspect in a series of recent murders, he suckered into becoming one of Zin’s tools. X-Files [Fox] claims the same killer is responsible for Fans of the SF syndicated TV show Doggett’s sons death. The agents find Schedule Listing Tracker have created a Give Tracker a Chance themselves wondering if his good knowl- Mar 3 Provenance [1 of 2] edge of the deaths is because of his obses- online petition to save the series, which is in Mar 10 Providence [2 of 2] sion with the cases he has studied at danger of cancellation. More than 220 fans Mar 17 Audrey Pauley have signed the petition, which is directed Mar 24 [pre-empted] Quantico or if he is in some way involved in to cable and broadcast networks. “We have Mar 31 Underneath the murders. “Sunshine Days” – Doggett signed this petition in hopes that our voices Apr 7 Scary Monsters and Reyes investigate a murder outside the will not go unheard when we ask for Apr 14 Improbable house that the original “Brady Bunch” was another season of this delightful TV series,” Apr 21 Jump the Shark taped at. It is owned by a man named Apr 28 William the petition reads. Tracker stars former Oliver. He has rigged the house into a series May 5 Release of traps and changing appearances to look Highlander star Adrian Paul as an alien May 12 Sunshine Days like the Brady house. bounty hunter on Earth. May 19 The Truth - SERIES 2-HOUR FINALE Witchblade [TNT] The X-Files airs in its traditional Sunday at 8:00 p.m. timeslot on Fox [9]. Schedule Listing [week of] “Provenance” – The spacecraft Scully once Mar 4 Maelstrom (re) investigated in Africa figures prominently Mar 11 Periculum (re) Mar 18 Thanatopsis (re) in this two-part story, which opens with an Mar 25 Apprehension (re) apparent fatality in a border-crossing from Apr 1 Convergence (re) Canada into Idaho. “Providence” – Conclu- Apr 8 Transcendence [Season Finale] (re) sion. Distrustful of both Skinner and The first season of this made-for-cable Follmer, Scully circumvents the FBI series is rerunning, starting Mondays at 8:00 investigation into the kidnapping of her son, and begins one of her own, assisted by 26 The Andromedan Log #63 Legion Witchblade — Season One Episode Guide When a beloved parish priest is murdered, the investigation reveals a conspiracy that puts Sara face to face with the most powerful force of evil she has yet to encounter.

Maelstrom When Conchobar is abducted by Irish militants, Sara will do anything to save him — even if it means compromising the powers of the Witchblade.

Periculum Sara is put to the ultimate Witchblade trial. Meanwhile, Captain Dante recruits Jake into a secret brotherhood of vigilante officers who use their own methods to exact justice.

Thanatopsis Jake and Sara tail an arms dealer, but a sniper’s bullet ends their chase. The case gets weirder when Sara finds a dossier among the victim’s effects containing shocking details on Irons, Nottingham ...and herself!

Apprehension Sara is immersed in an investigation surrounding the murder of a pimp when a mysterious package is delivered to her. Her world begins to unravel when clues suggest the enemy may not be who she thought. The only thing she can trust now is the knowing eye of the Witchblade.

Convergence Pez is investigating a crime surrounding the missing daughter of a congressman and is artwork ©2001 by SBA member Diane Taurins thrown for a loop when she finds herself in the middle of a deal being brokered by a Witchblade: The Movie Conundrum band of crooked cops who know she is on to Witchblade is the story of a New York The macabre murder of a model leads Sara them. Pez is astonished when the detective, Sara Pezzini (Yancy Butler), and Jake to fashion maven Dominique Witchblade reveals clues that suggest Jake whose search for justice brings her into Boucher, where Sara discovers a startling may be on the dark side. Keir Dullea guest contact with an ancient, intelligent, living connection between a top model and the stars as Dr. Immo. weapon so powerful it can battle Earth’s Witchblade. When the model is abducted, darkest evil forces. David Chokachi Sara must use the Witchblade’s powers to Transcendence portrays fellow detective Jake McCartey, a stop the killer before it’s too late. Sara’s unlikely protector surfaces with a laid back surfer who has transferred from life-threatening passion to watch over her California, Anthony Cistaro stars as Diplopia that leads to irrevocable consequences. Sara Kenneth Irons, a billionaire obsessed with When a Manhattan art collector is has no choice but to accept the destiny that possessing the Witchblade and Eric Etebari murdered, a witness to the crime fingers comes with wielding the gauntlet and use it stars as Ian Nottingham, Iron’s enigmatic handsome young artist, Isaac Sullivan. Sara to regain what she has lost. But every gain henchman. seeks help from Internet artifacts dealer, has its price. True to the words of the Gabriel Bowman, and Dominique Boucher, Witchblade’s past wielders, “Nothing is as Parallax who feeds her clues that the Witchblade’s it seems.” A startling discovery about Dante Sara and Jake pursue a deadly assassin blinking eye deciphers. and his team of corrupt cops lead to a who is a member of a covert military unit suspenseful showdown between the rising called the Black Dragons. As Sara struggles Sacrifice warrior and a band of enemies that she must conquer before her father’s killer is to understand the powers of the While investigating a ritual killing, Sara is revealed. Witchblade, can she use the mysterious strangely drawn to her prime suspect, sexy weapon to find the killer? Irish folk singer, Conchobar. Can Sara put aside her feelings and use the Witchblade to Season Two Begins June 16th unravel the case before the killer strikes again? April 2002 27 LiteraryLiterary NewsNews Recent announcements and awards from the field of book and magazine publishing BSFA Award Winners Upcoming Novels Alastair Reynolds’ Chasm City won the British Science Fiction Association Award for best novel of 2001 in ceremo- April 2002 to June 2002 nies at the 2002 Eastercon, in St. Helier, United Kingdom, on The following possibly noteworthy books were listed on “Forth- March 31. The BSFA Awards, based on a vote of BSFA coming Books” lists in Locus, Science Fiction Chronicle, Publisher’s members and members of the British national SF convention Weekly, and several on-line sources for April, May and June. As (Eastercon), honor the year’s best SF. A list of other winners usual, publishers’ plans may change at any moment. follows. [Codes: H – Hardcover; P – Mass Market Paperback; T – Trade Paperback; Best Short Story NF – Non-Fiction] •”The Children of Winter” by Eric Brown Best Non-Fiction •Omegatropic by Stephen Baxter April 2002 Best Artwork Aaron Allston — Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dreams (P) •Cover of Omegatropic by Colin Odell. Ben Bova — The Rock Rats (H) Ray Bradbury — One More for the Road (H) Philip K. Dick Award Winner Jacqueline Carey — Kushiel’s Chosen (H) Glen Cook — Angry Lead Skies (P) Richard Paul Russo’s Ship of Fools (Ace) won this year’s Greg Cox — Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Philip K. Dick Award on Friday, March 29, at Norwescon 25 Vol. 2 (H) in SeaTac, Washington. A special citation was given to Ken Cecilia Dart-Thornton — The Lady of Sorrows (H) Wharton’s Divine Intervention (Ace). Debra Douglas & James D. Macdonald — A Working of Stars (H) Eric Flint & David Drake — The Tyrant (H) The Philip K. Dick Award is given annually for the distin- Sharon Green — Destiny (P) guished original science fiction paperback published for the Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers — Knight Fantastic (P) first time during the previous year in the US. Russo previ- Laurell K. Hamilton — A Caress of Twilight (H) ously won the award in 1990 for Subterranean Gallery. Charmaine Harris — Living Dead in Dallas (H) James Herbert — Once (H) The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Paul Kearney — The Second Empire (P) Society. Judges for this award were Constance Ash, Greg Susan Kearney & Charlotte Douglas — STNG: The Battle of Betazed (P) Beatty (chair), Jan Lars Jensen, Louise Marley, and Scott Stephen King — From a Buick 8 (H) Westerfeld. Judges for next year are Shelley Rodrigo Mercedes Lackey — The Gates of Sleep (H) Blanchard, Michael Blumlein, Nalo Hopkinson, Donna Jeff Long — Year Zero (H) McMahon, and Lois Tilton. Scott Mackay — Orbis (P) . Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie — Beast Master’s Ark (H) Crawford Award Winner Alastair Reynolds — Chasm City (H) Jasper Fforde’s The Eyre Affair has won the William L. John Ringo — When the Devil Dances (H) Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award, given to the best first Kim Stanley Robinson [ed.] — Nebula Awards Showcase (T) fantasy novel published over the previous 18 months. The R.A. Salvatore — Star Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (H) award was announced at last week’s International Confer- Sharon Shinn — Jenna Starborn (T) ence on the Fantastic in the Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Glen R. Sixbury — Earth Final Conflict: Legacy (P) Melanie Tem — Slain in the Spirit (H) Other awards presented included the Distinguished Scholar- Sheri S. Tepper — The Visitor (H) ship award to the conference’s guest scholar Roderick Harry Turtledove — Rulers of the Darkness (H) McGillis, the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Liz Williams — Empire of Bones (H) Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing to Lena Jack Williamson — Spider Island: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume DeTar, and the Robert A. Collins Service Award to both Bill Four (H) Senior and Chip Sullivan. George Zebrowski — Swift Thoughts (H) Sarah Zettel — A Sorceror’s Treason (H)

28 The Andromedan Log #63 May 2002 Local Fannish Activities Poul Anderson — Going for Infinity (H) continued from page 1… Jean Auel — The Shelters of Stone (H) Lois McMaster Bujold — Diplmatic Immunity (H) Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:00 at Anderson Branch (Fremont & Sara Douglas — Starman (H) Touzalin) is science fiction author Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Rosemary Edghill — The Warslayer (P) Game. A flyer was sent to Star Base Andromeda to encourage our Greg Egan — Schild’s Ladder (H) members to join them for this activity. Michael Jan Friedman — STNG: The Stargazer Duology Books 1 & 2 (P) This general Book Group will continue to meet on a regular Phyllis Gotlieb — Mindworlds (H) basis, and future science fiction selections may be made. If and Holly Lisle — The Memory of Fire (P) when the selections for discussion are fantasy or science fiction, we will list the meeting times in The Andromedan Log. Maxine McArthur — Time Past (H) Paul McAuley — Whole Wide World (H) Anne McCaffrey — Freedom’s Ransom (H) LFSF John Pelan [ed.] — The Darker Side (H) John Maddox Roberts — Hannibal’s Children (H) The Lincoln Science Fiction & Fantasy club, founded in the Armin Shimerman & Michael Scott — The Merchant Prince, Book 2 (H) early 1990s as a UNL-sponsored activity group, continues to meet during the school year. Their meetings are traditionally held Theodore Sturgeon — Bright Segment: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Wednesday nights on the UNL campus, either in the Student Union Sturgeon, Volume VIII (H) (14th & “R”) or in Ferguson Hall. Members of the group also gather Ian Watson — The Great Escape (H) for Gaming on Sundays at Noon. LFSF hosts an occasional Movie Betsy Wollheim [ed.] — DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy Anthology (H) Night, and group members also regularly hold book discussions. Betsy Wollheim [ed.] — DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction Anthology (H) Check out their website, for full Douglas Adams — A Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (H) details.

June 2002 Lincoln Northeast High School Sci Fi Club Lynn Abbey — Sanctuary (H) We were informed this month by the former sponsor of the Stephen Barnes — Charisma (H) LNE SF Club that there is no organized club at LNE this year. Peter Crowther, ed. — Mars Probes (P) Jeffrey Ford — The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant and Other Stories (H) Maggie Furey — The Spirit of the Stone (P) If you know of other local organizations of interest to Star Base Andromeda David Gerrold — The Martian Child (H) members, or of local events with a genre-slant, please send as much Kathleen Ann Goonan — Light Music (H) information as possible about these to the Editor at the mail or e-mail Barbara Hambly — Dragonstar (H) addresses on page 2. We will continue to list all known SF organizations in David Hartwell, ed. — Year’s Best SF 7 (P) this area in future issues, depending on space needs. David Herter — Evening’s Empire (H) Mindy L. Klasky — The Glasswright’s Journeyman (P) Katherine Kurtz — Deryni Tales (P) Recent New Genre at the Lincoln City Libraries Anne McCaffrey — Freedom’s Ransom (H) Rudy Rucker — Spaceland (H) Kevin J. Anderson Hopscotch Robert J. Sawyer — Hominids (H) Robert Asprin Myth-ion Improbable Stephen Baxter Manifold: Origin Charles Sheffield — The Amazing Dr. Darwin (H) Cecelia Dart-Thornton The Ill-Made Mute Doranna Durgin Heritage Jasper Fforde The Eyre Affair Alan Dean Foster Diuturnity’s Dawn Ed Greenwood A Dragon’s Ascension Peter F. Hamilton Fallen Dragon Mercedes Lackey The Shadow of the Lion Ursula Leguin The Birthday of the World and Other Stories Juliet Marillier Child of the Prophecy L.E. Modesitt Shadowsinger Walter Mosley Futureland Andre Norton The Mark of the Cat [and] Year of the Rat Kim Stanley Robinson The Year of Rice and Salt Charles Sheffield Dark as Day Mitchell Smith Snowfall Michael Swanwick Bones of the Earth Harry Turtledove Rulers of the Darkness

809.388 Man The Mammoth Encylopedia of SF 813 LacYh The Valdemar Companion April 2002 29 HHH HHHHH — Good — Excellent HH HHHH — Very Good — Fair Reviews H — Poor Opinions expressed within these reviews are the opinions of the individual reviewer, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the members of Star Base Andromeda, the staff of The Andromedan Log, or the other reviewers represented in these pages. Star Wars: The Approaching Obi Wan has matured into a teacher there TheYuuzhan Vong say they’ll leave the rest are still many doubts about his student. The of the planets alone, if everyone turns over Storm boy enjoys combat. He misses his mother. the Jedi. It seems the Jedi prevented the by Alan Dean Foster His mind isn’t always on where he is, what Vong from a few conquests at some point. Del Rey Hardback 2002, $26.00 he is doing. While Luke tries to pull strings and not Told to make peace between city- get everyone killed, many of the younger Star Wars: New Jedi Order: dwellers and nomads on a little known Jedi, who have not learned control or planet, in order to save the republic from patience, go on the attack. Anakin, who has Conquest falling apart, we see technology-loving the patience of his namesake, is one of by Greg Keyes Anakin and his companions forced to go these. He’s had dreams that his friends back Del Rey Paperback 2001, $6.99 camping in the middle of nowhere. This at the Jedi Academy are in trouble. Being treaty is so important that the council sends strong in the force, he felt these dreams to two Jedi and their Padawans. Being Jedi of be truth and rushed off with only a droid to course they not only run into trouble but save them. have trouble following them. Neither side Anakin faces his own dilemmas of trusts them, and a number of off-world ‘when does actively defending become interests would pay well to see them fail. attacking,’ and ‘is there is a difference My favorite scene has all four Jedi between killing someone and doing being asked to prove that they have a soul. something that will get someone killed.’ For The preformances of the two women Jedi his age Anakin carries the guilt of many would take a good portion of the special deaths. While the characters are set for a effects budget for a movie. Anakin sings. slightly younger audience the book does not The story is told mostly from the lack sophistication. I give Conquest HHH. viewpoint of the two Padawans but the Jedi Having read the books so closely occasionally chime in. There is concern for together, I was struck by the contrast of the how distracted Anakin can be. His mother differing Jedi. The Jedi council of The is a part of that but there is something else Phantom Menace would be horrified by the that they don’t really explain in what I think carelessness and (sometimes) lack of The Two Anakins is a poor attempt to bridge into the next training of this new generation. Having movie. I’ve seen better but the book isn’t too read a few of the other books, I can see why Star Wars: The Approaching Storm is a bad. I give The Approaching Storm HHH. the Jedi have reached this point. Unlike the prologue to the next movie. This novel is set older generation, they have never really a few years after Star Wars: Rogue Planet, seen peace. I just wonder if there will even which was a few years after Episode I. Trust be an attempt to return to the Padawan me, it gets worse. system or not. That’s where the second Anakin comes in. After finishing the first book I decided to — Terri Dreier catch up on the spattering of other Star Wars books I’ve picked up over the years. Now ALIEN VOICES AUDIOTAPE SERIES I’m not saying these other books are bad. Spock vs. Q It’s just when you look at the book timeline with 20 different time areas, only five of Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999, $12.00 which don’t have at least three books, it’s a Spock vs. Q: The Sequel little daunting. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000, $12.00 Star Wars: Conquest is set 25 years [one tape each] after the original movie. Written by Greg written by Cecelia Fannon Keyes (aka J.Gregory Keyes), this 2001 performed by Leonard Nimoy & John paperback has 291 pages. It focuses on DeLancie Anakin Solo, the third child of Han and Leia. Remember how in ThePhantom Menace Now for the second Anakin. In This pair of quirky releases in the every Jedi kept recoiling in horror at the Conquest, the whole galaxy is in chaos. Audiotape (and now CD) area of Star Trek very thought of a child having been raised What little peace that was gained after the collecting were done as live recordings by his mother. It surprised me how well Star Wars movies is pretty much gone. The featuring Leonard Nimoy and John they maintained the contrast between Jedi are seen as selfish and dangerous, few DeLancie in 1999 and 2000, respectively. “then” and”now”. more so than Anakin Solo. Luke Skywalker The duo have apparently been performing In The Approaching Storm, Anakin has been forced to play bureaucratic games each production at conventions where Skywalker is Padawan to Obi Wan. While and is now seen as weak and indicisive. The they’ve been scheduled to appear together. galaxy is under attack by the Yuuzhan Officially credited to writer Cecelia Fannon, 30 The Andromedan Log #63 Vong. Picture nature loving Borg. the end, the first of the two productions is sections from 1974’s Dracula, also starring the more successful of them. When the Jack Palance. Track 6 is a suite from the actors are forced to take on the roles of their infamous Trilogy of Terror (1975), lasting opponent in “The Sequel”, both the story 6:10. Track 7 has 8:40 in six pieces from and the characterizations become noticeably 1976’s Burnt Offerings. Track 8 features a strained…although it is fun to hear Nimoy suite of five pieces totalling 13:32 from a laugh as Spock. The original show also 1977 TVM also called Dead of Night. Track makes somewhat more trenchant and 9 is four selections from 1977’s Curse of the pointed observations about contemporary Black Widow, adding up to 7:10. And track society, while the sequel relies on its 10 is 8:43 in four pieces from the updated personality exchange gimmick for the 1991 version of Dark Shadows starring Ben majority of its drama. All in all, both Spock Cross. vs. Q and Spock vs. Q: The Sequel are The highlights of the disc for me were engaging and entertaining entries in the the two Night Stalker tracks, featuring a Star Trek saga, and unusual both for funky jazz theme mixed with a warbling crossing characters from two generations of electronicized tremolo — perfect for the Star Trek as well as for their live-perfor- films involved. I also particularly enjoyed mance origins. I give Spock vs. Q the higher the Dracula track, with the “Love Theme” score, with HHHH, while the sequel earns and “Death of Dracula” sections featuring each production is presented as a dialogue only HH. lush, romantic strings and full orchestra. between Spock and Q, who each also spend For the most part, the majority of the music some time addressing the audience. — Scott Clark in this collection can easily be dated from Spock vs. Q In , the legendary Vulcan — the 1970s, with its heavy use of electronic it is impossible to pinpoint what “era” the keyboards and minimal orchestration. character is speaking from, although the However, Cobert manages to infuse each cover art to this first tape shows him in his production with some unique originality, ST:TMP uniform — has come forward to and some of the most unusual pieces truly talk to an audience of 1999 humans to warn do stand apart from the rest. “The Night them of an impending catastrophe facing Stalker Theme”, the “Zuni Doll Rampage” their planet. Q shows up and chides the from Trilogy of Terror, the entire set of Vulcan for attempting to break the Prime Dracula pieces, the eerieness of the Burnt Directive by interfering in the natural Offerings background music and most of course of events, and a verbal sparring the second Dead of Night set are also match ensues. Ultimately, Q blurts out that noteworthy. One of my criteria for judging an asteroid is heading for Earth, saving a soundtrack as completely successful is the Spock from breaking the Directive, but music’s ability to be enjoyed separate from offering Spock the opportunity to challenge the movie. Considering that I haven’t even the powerful being to stop the disaster from The Night Stalker and Other seen half of the movies or tv-movies occuring. The rest of the 60-minute dialogue Classic Thrillers featured on this disk, I’d have to say it features the two characters debating composed & conducted by Robert successfully entertained me apart from the whether humanity is worth saving. Cobert movies themselves. In fact, the music alone Spock vs. Q: The Sequel is set a few Varese Sarabande 2000 makes me want to see Palance’s Dracula, hours after the original, after Q has made a considered a cult favorite! nuisance of himself by joining Spock and This CD is a lovely little gem of a I very much enjoyed the best parts of his old crew for dinner. Both men have collection which I stumbled across a little this disc, and even at its weakest, it remains returned to address the audience again, but over a year ago and mistakenly purchased a perfectly fine example of late 1970s film suddenly find themselves flung across thinking it was primarily music from the and tv scoring. This one is a little more space and time to “somewhere else.” Not Kolchak the Night Stalker tv series. As it obscure and harder to find, but I consider it only that, but they each rapidly begin to turns out, the disc has absolutely no music an essential addtion to my genre soundtrack take on the other’s personal traits — Q from that short-lived series, but does collection. It certainly isn’t perfect, but for becomes erudite, stodgy and philosophical, include 10 “suites” of music from a variety putting together an eclectic and well- while Spock grows downright giddy and of horror movies or tv-movies…including packaged group of cultural oddities, I’d irresponsible. Faced with a return to their the two tv-movies that inspired the Kolchak give it HHHH. original quandry of saving the Earth, the series. two must now also discover a way to return All the music in this collection was — Scott Clark their personalities back to their original originally composed by Robert Cobert, for settings as well movies or tv-movies produced or directed Both tapes are witty and entertaining, by Dan Curtis, creator of Dark Shadows. and both actors inhabit their roles with an Track 1 includes six pieces totalling 11:40 accuracy that comes from long association from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. with the characters. I think that both Hyde, a 1968 TVM starring Jack Palance. productions probably come across much Track 2 has 3:00 from a failed 1969 pilot more successfully in person than they do on episode called Dead of Night. Tracks 3 tape — the expressiveness of both Nimoy (3:59) and 4 (5:32) feature suites from both and Delancie must add to the performances. The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night The writing is crisp, but filled with perhaps Strangler (1973). Track 5 has 8:10 in five too much contemporary colloquialisms. In April 2002 31 Star Trek Book Reviews

The following 5-part review by Terri Dreier was turned in for publication in The Log during the lengthy hiatus between issues #61 and #62. Although the books were released a couple of years ago now, the reviews are published here for the interest of Star Trek fans who may not have had the chance to read them yet. Star Trek’s latest four part series is creatures, a couple groups of Klingon on-ship/off-ship split storyline, these two titled Day of Honor. Billed as the story of a outcasts, and one downed Federation never meet except in passing. In fact there is Klingon tradition started during Kirk’s science vessel. Just to make things interest- hardly anything they have in common time, it unfolds into a variety of situations ing the planet is currently being bombarded except that both are very precise in their questioning the honor of everyone in- by cometary fragments. Despite the version of what is right for no other reason volved. This series also contains a fifth book quantity of Klingons involved, much of the then that is what they believe. Some parts of based on a Voyager television episode that story focuses on other types of characters. the book are admittedly better written then made use of the same concept. The Klingons do still hold their own with a others, but the main ideas are followed variety of cultures and codes of honor. The through from start to finish and provide a Book 1 ST:TNG Ancient Blood story itself was well planned out in fighting solid base for the rest of it. I give it HHHH. by Diane Carey techniques, sympathetic characters on all sides, plus very good details. I’ll give it Book 4 ST:TOS Treaty’s Law HHHH even though the only memorable As most of you probably can guess this by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine part for me was the running gag with an book focuses on Worf and Alexander. Kathryn Rusch original series crew member. However in this particular holiday’s tradition, it relies on humans showing true Billed as “The true story behind the honor in desperate times to get the point Day of Honor” it does sound a little corny. across. The Federation is concerned about a The story behind the cover is true to classic planet of colonists wishing to secede and Trek style with the return of Commander form their own government. Honorless Kor and the almost family-like atmosphere Klingons and a rather nasty politician have of the crew. It all starts with Kerdoch, a plans to take over the planet if this is Klingon farmer on the planet Signi Beta. accomplished. This forces Picard into a The planet has come under attack by a choice of removing the politician and group of unfamiliar ships using unfamiliar thereby voiding the planet’s election and technology. A leader in his own right, secession vote, or allowing the people to be Kerdoch takes center stage when Kor and tricked into electing a corrupt individual. Kirk answer his distress call. The federation Once the main plot starts to unfold, it really gets one of it’s first good looks at Klingon doesn’t focus much on the politics but the society. Not the High Council by any individuals behind this scheme. At first means, but the neighbor helping neighbor everyone involved seems to be scum with in times of need. When the Klingons receive no questions needed. It’s the secondary friendly assistance from the Enterprise crew storyline that starts bringing shades of grey they are impressed. When Kirk offers the into the plot. With Worf away, Picard leads same honorable treatment to their now Alexander through a lesson in honor while mutual enemy, the Klingons are stunned. in a holodeck simulation of the Revolution- Imagine thinking your enemy obeys a code ary War. Connections between the two plots of honor. Hence the holiday so all Klingons are left mostly to the reader, allowing either remember the day they were that enemy. to stand on it’s own only to be enhanced by Humorously written with situations only the presence of the other. The main charac- Book 3 ST:VOY Her Klingon Soul the original crew could get themselves into, ters are well developed and a liberal by Michael Jan Friedman or out of, I give it HHHHH. scattering of humor throughout the book keeps the novel moving but it wasn’t until During another attempt by the Kazon STVOY “Day of Honor” – The about the last fifty pages that it turned into to benefit at Voyager’s expense, they HHHH Television Episode the story I’d give . Alexander and actually succeed. That is until the Kazon are Worf both come face to face with the bloody attacked by someone else. What’s left is a by Michael Jan Friedman reality of war, and the part honor plays in good opportunity for B’Elanna and Kim to its day to day battles. meet people and learn new customs as they B’Elanna Torres does not like the Day slowly die of radiation poisoning as slaves of Honor. Considering the fact she has Book 2 ST:DS9 Armageddon Sky on a mining ship. With only a half Klingon almost been killed on more then one occurrence of the holiday you can see why. by L. A. Graf in the entire Gamma quadrant it is a little harder to use that as a culture base. Instead One thing that sets this book apart from the others is the includence of other holidays. It Sisko and company find themselves we are told of two individuals that have also includes the Borg. The characters are involved in a planetary dispute between the their own definition of honor. One is a forced to accept maybe not honor, but futile Klingons and the Cardassians. At stake is a leader in a warrior race similar to the resistance on the part of people that did not thickly forested area with a variety of native Klingons. The other is a dying women from an oppressed culture. Told in the common 32 The Andromedan Log #63 continued on page 35 Passings Noted individuals of genre significance whom we've recently lost

News and information for this feature comes from Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, the Internet Movie Database, People, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Locus, Science Fiction Chronicle, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and various websites, newspapers and other print sources. If you have additional names to contribute to future entries in Passings… please send them to your editor at the addresses on page 2. If you have any reasonably trustworthy websites or print sources that you can recommend that track the deaths of authors or comic-book personnel, please also let the editor know of these. New Zealand actor KEVIN SMITH, best the 1940s, he moved to MGM, serving as guest character actor even up until the known for his role as Ares in Xena: Warrior one of the primary animators on the Tom & current tv season. Genre fans may remem- Princess and Hercules, died from jnjuries Jerry shorts. During this period, he was ber him in roles from the movies Dracula: sustained in a fall on Feb. 6 in Beijing, the responsible for animating Jerry in the classic Dead and Loving It, and Robin Hood: Men New Zealand Herald reported. He was 38. dance sequence with Gene Kelly in Anchors in Tights, or as Edgar Benedek’s wild editor Smith, who also worked on the SCI FI Aweigh. In the 1950s, his work included the in several appearances on the late 80’s tv Channel’s upcoming original television film original stick-figure animation sequence for series Shadow Chasers. Riverworld, was injured the day after he TV’s I Love Lucy. From 1954 until 1968, finished work on Warriors of Virtue II , a Patterson worked for his self-founded Actress-musician-writer CARRIE joint U.S.-Chinese film production, the Grantray-Lawrence Animation, doing HAMILTON, daughter of comedian Carol newspaper reported. Smith was to have original features and contract work. Two of Burnett, died January 20th of cancer in L.A. headed next to a movie boot camp to that studio’s most noteworthy animation at the age of 38. She had appeared in the tv prepare for a career-making role in Man of productions were Marvel Superheroes and series Fame, and had guest-star appearances War, a Hollywood film starring Bruce Spider-Man, the latter of which Patterson on numerous other popular tv series of the Willis. Acting sources told the Herald that produced and directed. After a series of 1990s, as well as a string of low-budget Smith was injured when he fell from a great other positions, Patterson returned to below-the-radar movies. She and her height, possibly six stories. The actor was Hanna Barbera, where he eventually made mother had collaborated on a stage version then taken to a hospital, where he was his way to the position of Vice President in of Burnett’s best-selling memoir One More placed on life support before ultimately charge of the Animation Division. During Time. The collaborative play which came of succumbing to his injuries nearly a week his career, he earned 12 Emmy nominations, their work will have its premiere in Chicago later, the newspaper reported. two Humanitas Awards, a Dove Award, an in April of this year. Genre fans will Smith’s wife, Suzanne, and his parents, Angel Award and a Mentor Award. remember Hamilton for her impressive Geoff and Yvonne, were reportedly at his Following his 1993 retirement, Patterson dramatic turn in the X-Files episode side at the time of his death. In addition to continued to earn awards, including a “Monday”, in which she played the only his wife, Smith leaves his three children, Golden Award from the Motion Picture person who’s aware of being caught in a Oscar, 11, Tyrone, 9, and Willard, 3, the Screen Cartoonists, and the Winsor McCay repetitive time-loop which ends in Mulder newspaper reported. Award for Lifetime Achievement in the and Scully being blown up in a foiled bank field of animation from the Intl. Animated robbery. Contemporary character actor DENIS Film society. FORREST, a frequent face in genre tv series Swedish author ASTRID LINDGREN, of the past decade, died unexpectedly in creator of the popular children’s literary L.A. on March 19th at the age of 42. With character Pippi Longstocking, died in his lean, aquiline face, Forrest was perhaps Stockholm, January 28th at the age of 94. best known for playing villains and other Although she is the author of more than 100 menacing types. He appeared in feature books, which have been translated into films, tv series and tv-movies, many of dozens of languages and which have sold which were filmed in his native Canada. He more than 130 million copies worldwide, it had distinctive guest roles in The Adven- will always be Pippi Longstocking for tures of Brisco County Jr. (as Will Swill, one Actor and comedian, AVERY whom Lindgren is likely remembered. of the villainous Swill brothers), and as Kirk SCHREIBER, half of the popular comedy Lindgren’s works, both realistic and Freeman in the 1999 mini-series Storm of team Burns & Schreiber in the 1960s, died fantasy, captured an idealized view of the Century. His one regular series role was on January 7th in L.A. at the age of 66. Swedish countryside life, and earned her a in the ill-fated 2nd season of the syndicated Schreiber, whose ethnic humor landed him beloved place in Sweden’s literature War of the Worlds, in which he played appearances on such entertainment landscape. The importance and popularity Malzor, the humanoid leader of the alien mainstays as the Ed Sullivan Show and of Lindgren’s works to the Swedes is often invasion of Earth. Hollywood Palace, became best known to compared to the importance and popularity current audiences as the “Doritos Chip” of Tolkien’s works for Great Britain. Oddly RAY PATTERSON, an animator- guy. In a series of outrageous commercials enough, Lindgren credited her daughter director-producer who had been active in throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Karin for the initial creation of Pippi. filmmaking since the 1920s, died December Schreiber would appear as a variety of high- Before she had truly launched her writing 30th, 2001. Patterson first entered the field strung characters (chefs, judges, pilots, etc.) career, Lindgren was caring for an ill Karin, of animation as a teenager in 1929, working who would get rattled in the performance who asked her to tell the story of Pippi at the Charles Mintz studio. By the late of their jobs by nearby people crunching Longstocking. Having never heard that 1930s, he had achieved the status of “full loudly on their Doritos corn ships. name before, Lindgren created a verbal animator” and had moved to the Disney Burns and Schreiber were featured in story for her daughter on the spot. When studios, where he worked on Pluto shorts their own summer comedy-variety series in continued on next page 35 and the features Fantasia and Dumbo. In 1973, and Schreiber remained active as a April 2002 33 Amusements News, reviews, commentary and strategy hints about science fiction or fantasy-based games STAR TREK COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME -- CARD STRATEGY gone. There's nothing quite like a good as one of your very last seed cards. "Female's Love Interest" and "Matriarchal The strategies here are obvious: Seed Society" combo to bring your foe's rush one or more valuable artifacts where you towards victory to a screeching halt. plan to place the Q dilemma. One great However, the tactic I'd like to cover in combination is to place the Cryosatellite this first STCCG Stategy column is actually (which can contain up to three AU one of the tactics to counter the traditional personnel and/or another artifact) "lethal pile of dilemmas": The Q Dilemma. containing the Betazoid Gift Box at this This dilemma has only two conditions to space location. When you solve the Q get past: You must have two Leadership dilemma, you earn the BGB and can and a combined integrity for your Away immediately pull three cards from your Team of greater than 60. Now, while this draw deck. Place this all at your Outpost could be hard to come by for your oppo- location, and you don't even have to leave nent, who is unlikely to have a team with 60 the spaceline location that you are report- integrity, the point of the Q dilemma is not ing cards to initially. to place it under one of your opponent's There are two drawbacks to this missions, but rather to place it under one of strategy: First, that Integrity>60 means your own. Provided that you are playing a you've got to have enough personnel deck which includes characters with present to meet that requirement, and that For those of us who play the Star Trek Leadership skills and high integrity, the Q could take several rounds; Secondly, there Customizable Card Game, one of the most dilemma gives you the chance to earn a is a simple counter-measure your oppo- important elements of game strategy is mission quickly, without risking your nent can employ to completely neutralize creating the perfect combos of killer personnel on the dilemmas seeded by your your entire strategy: A Q2 Interrupt card dilemmas — something that in the first opponent. For, you see, the prize for in their hand will nullify the Q dilemma, blow will knock out (or at least weaken) meeting the Q dilemma's requirements is forcing you to commit your away team to your opponent's greatest strengths, and that you can discard all remaining dilem- attempt to solve the mission's legitimate then in the second blow will force him to mas at that spaceline location! You must be dilemmas since you did try to solve the Q call upon those strengths which are now careful, however, and seed the Q dilemma dilemma in the first place. Word List WORDSEARCH — CLASSIC STAR TREK CHARACTERS Solution Appears Next Issue

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The Andromedan Challenge GEORGE NADER, a popular leading man in films of the 1950s, 60s and early 70s, • Mulder steps out of Scully's shower…it was all a dream! Apr 02 and a past science fiction writer, died in • Everything after the giant fungus has been a hallucination! California on February 4th at the age of 80. Following his service in WWII, Nader • Karl Kolchak wakes up in Chicago after a bender -- tells parlayed his rugged good lucks, sex appeal Tony Vincenzo his dreams about an FBI paranormal division. and easy-going charm into a string of Your Challenge is to come up with either serious or humorous versions of how moderately popular films. Genre fans may you think The X-Files is going to sign off after nine years on the air! Deadline remember him for the monster movie Robot Monster (1953), which has become a cult for contributions: May 14th, 2002 favorite. In the late 1950s and 60s, he also Rules for The Challenge: Entries must be typewritten or legible if handwritten. Each made numerous appearances on television. club member or reader of The Log is limited to entering The Challenge once each Following his retirement from acting in month, however they may submit up to 3 answers with each entry. Entries should be 1973, Nader turned to another career — clearly identified as Andromedan Challenge submissions and mailed to the editor's novelist. In 1978, his first science fiction surface or e-mail address (page 2). At least three different entries must be received in order to select a winner. Winning entry receives one free month on their existing novel, Chrome (now in its 6th printing), was membership, or one free issue of The Log if not currently an SBA member. released and was considered groundbreaking for its portrayal of a Reminder of the last Challenge: Invent futuristic or genre-themed Olympic sports -- homosexual romance. Nader, gay himself, either Summer or Winter. Deadline for contributions: April 23rd, 2002. was among the beneficiaries of actor Rock Hudson’s will, and was involved in a life- from the 1960s to post-2000. Stockwell’s who prefer to leave the trappings of their long relationship with Hudson’s personal television appearances included roles on roles behind them, McCalla was proud to secretary, Mark Miller. In addition to Miller, Simon & Simon, Knight Rider, Magnum don her old leopard skin costume (which Nader is survived by several relatives, P.I., Murder She Wrote, Quantum Leap and still fit her!) in her 70s while appearing at including soap opera actor Michael Nader. such genre fare as Men Into Space, Land of autograph shows. the Giants and Voyagers. In addition to his Longtime character actress MEG WYLIE, on-screen work, Stockwell helped create the who holds a place in Star Trek history, died Los Angeles Art Theater , starred in several in Glendale, CA on January 1st at the age of stage plays, and also taught at UCLA for 84. Wylie, an actress who was primarily two years in the masters program for acting. seen on television, was active in Hollywood from the late 1950s until the late 1990s. She Popular actor MEL STEWART, perhaps appeared on nearly every popular series in best known for his supporting role as Lee the 1950s and 1960s, and remained active and Amanda’s boss, Billy Melrose on with guest appearances on 70’s, 80’s and Scarecrow & Mrs King, died February 26th Actor BYRNE PIVEN, who appeared in even 90’s shows like Kojak, Barney Miller, in Pacifica, CA of Alzheimers at the age of nearly 20 films and had numerous guest- Golden Girls, Night Court and Mad About 72. In a career that stretched from 1959 to starring appearances on television, died You. Genre fans will remember her as Sister the early 1990s, Stewart appeared in February 18th in Evanston, IL at the age of Florence in the classic Twilight Zone approximately 25 films, and made dozens of 72. Piven, who had been active in the episode “Night of the Meek” (starring Art guest appearances on television. He also theater community around Chicago for Carney). Her claim to Star Trek fame? She starred in no fewer than eight television many years, had made a number of tv and played the very first alien menace on Star series, of which S&MK was the last. In move appearances in a film career stretch- Trek. Under heavy makeup, whe was one of addition to his acting, Stewart was an ing back to the 1960s. Among his genre fare the two Talosian “Keepers”, who imprison accomplished musician. He played sax in were guest appearances on Quantum Leap, Jeffrey Hunter’s Captain Pike in the original the 1950s and 60s with such notable artists X-Files and Cupid (where he co-starred Star Trek pilot, “The Cage” (although the as John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. with his son, Jeremy Piven), and film or tv- voice of The Keeper is Malachi Throne). movie roles in Creator, Being John Actress IRISH MCCALLA, fondly Malkovich and Shadow of the Blair Witch. remembered for her title role in the Sheena, Queen of the Jungle TV series (1955), died Star Trek Book Reviews February 1st in Tucson, AZ at the age of 72. Born and raised in Pawnee City, Nebraska, Continued from page 32... McCalla went on to become a blonde choose to become Borg. I was very im- bombshell in Hollywood by her early pressed with the concepts presented twenties. In addition to her starring role in throughout the book. Friedman has written Sheena, McCalla appeared in several 1950s a variety of good books across all four series movies, and guest starred in numerous of Trek but this one stands out. I give it Actor GUY STOCKWELL, older brother television shows. She overcame a brain HHHHH and the recommendation that if of Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap), died tumor in 1969 and again in 1981 (although it you only read one Voyager novel, this is the February 7th in Prescott, AZ at the age of was another brain tumor that ultimately one I suggest. 69. A prolific character actor, Guy had took her life). After retiring from acting, she — Terri Dreier appeared in 30 movies and over 250 TV became a successful painter, specializing in series episodes, in a career that stretched Old West subjects. And, unlike many actors April 2002 35 MarkMark YourYour SchedulesSchedules…… Upcoming events in the Lincoln area of interest to SBA members and other local genre fans April 2002 May 2002 2 6:30-9:00 pm Star Base Andromeda club meeting 1 3 premiere of Spiderman 5-7 WillyCon 4 [Wayne, NE] 3-5 Demicon XIII [Des Moines, IA] 7 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting 1 5 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting 9 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting 7 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting – “Writers Group” 13 7:00 pm SBA monthly potluck [pt 1] 3 11-14 World Horror Con [Chicago, IL] 12 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting – “Game Week” 14 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting – “Game Week” 2 14 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting – “Writers Group” 16 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting [pt 2] 3 19 premiere of The Scorpion King 16 premiere of Star Wars II: Attack of 21 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting the Clones 23 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting 19 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting – “Video Week” 7:00-8:00 pm Ender’s Game Discussion – Anderson 21 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting – “Book Discussion” 4 Branch 24-26 ConQuest [Kansas City, MO] 25-28 Nebula Awards Weekend [Kansas City] 24-27 MediaWest*Con 22 [Lansing, MI] 26 premiere of Jason X 26 2:00-5:15 pm No SBA club meeting – library closed 28 2:00-5:15 pm SBA club meeting – “Video Week” 28 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting 30 6:30-9:00 pm SBA club meeting

1 — Star Base Andromeda meetings are held twice weekly. From April 9th through May 7th, Tuesday night Writers Group meetings, held quarterly, beginning in January 2002. These meetings are held on back-to- meetings will begin at 6:30 in the downtown UNL Student Union (14th & “R” Sts.), in the seating area back Tuesdays. During the first week, participants are asked to bring copies of their recent work — a short north of the Subway restaurant on the main level. Sunday afternoons, SBA meets from 2:00 until story, chapter of a novel or novella, or Non-fiction article — to share with other attendees. During the approximately 5:15. at the downtown Bennett Martin Public Library (14th & “N” Sts.) on the fourth floor. second week, everyone is encouraged to contribute constructive criticism of the works already distributed. Traditionally, the final Sunday meeting of the month is scheduled as a “Video Week”, indicating video 4 — The members of SBA began a series of book discussions in the fall of ‘99. We continue this on a semi- selections will be shown. regular basis. The selection for May 2002 is Joan Vinge’s Tangled Up in Blue. A selection for the July 2 — Star Base Andromeda returned in February to dedicating one Sunday meeting per month (traditionally discussion will be made during April or May meetings. the 2nd Sunday) to games and trivia. Members in attendance at this meeting are encouraged to bring to the * — The tradition of “First Friday” gatherings for Star Base Andromeda involves a once-a-month potluck meeting a board game or trivia game that would appeal to fellow SF/Fantasy fans. (not only on the “first Friday” of the month), open only to club members and associates. Check with the 3 — Aspiring genre writers, both members of the club and guests, are encouraged to take part in our revived Presidio for updates.

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