Issue #1 September 1999 CRUSADE WRITER’S BIBLE Sales for the Crusade Writer’s Bible have been tremendous. Nearly 500 copies have been ordered so far. As a protection against counterfeit copies, the Club added a red notation on the front cover of the original bible. If you don’t see that red stamp – the bible is not a genuine product. Unsigned copies of the Bible are still available for $20. Order your copy now: 1) send an e-mail message to [email protected] 2) fax your name, address, credit card information to 1-818-771- 1677 3) use the toll-free number to order – 1-888-777-7581 4) order on-line at http://www.thestation.com. The Bible is in the Emporium under collectibles 5) send in your order directly to the Fan Club at the address on the order form THE GATHERING SCRIPT The Fan Club has “The Gathering” script available during the month of September. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, visit http://www.thestation.com. There is a link to the order from in ISN. MORE SCRIPTS TO COME The Fan Club plans to make scripts available – one a month – in episode order. For October, “Midnight on the Firing Line” will be available. Orders for the script will not be taken prior to October 1. NEW PRODUCTS Babylon 5 Profiles A new set of cards is on the horizon from Fleer/Skybox. The Profiles set will concentrate on the main characters over the 5-year span of the series. The basic set will consist of 100 cards in various categories: Directors Chair – A 9-card set will include all the head Directors from behind the scenes with their biographies. This insert set will also include a color-foil stamp. The Prop Cage – An 18-card set printed on uncoated paper and gold foil, will accent the most memorable props used throughout the series. The Optic Nerve – A 9-card Alien Make-up set featuring Artist Concept Sketches on the front and finished Alien heads on the back as created by “Optic Nerve” studio. This set will include a foil stamp and be printed on uncoated paper. Autograph cards – Autographs from the main cast as well as special guest stars. Harlan Ellison Card – One card highlighting the career of Harlan Ellison. This very limited card will be printed on a holographic prisma-foil paper and be hand numbered to only 1000. The set release date has been set at September 15, 1999. COLLECTIBLE CARD SETS/GAMES Precedence Entertainment has announced several new sets for the Babylon 5 CCG (collectible card game). Future releases include “Severed Dreams” which will feature an alternate timeline versions of key Babylon 5 characters and events. This is scheduled for release in October. “Wheel of Fire” centers around the Drakh war and formation of the Interstellar Alliance and is scheduled for release in February. Current new sets include “Psi Corps” and “The Masterpiece Collection” and “War Without End”. BABYLON 5 NOVELS The final Psi Corps novel FINAL RECKONING, will hit stores in October. Written by J. Gregory Keyes, it will reunite old friends Alfred Bester and Michael Garibaldi. The first book in the Centauri Trilogy, LEGIONS OF FIRE: THE LONG NIGHT OF CENTAURI PRIME by Peter David, is scheduled for December release, and will be followed by two more LEGIONS OF FIRE novels which will weave through Babylon 5 and Crusade territories. In the second half of next year or the beginning of 2001, Jeanne Cavelos (of THE SHADOW WITHIN fame) will begin her Techno-mage trilogy. AMAZING STORIES The Winter edition of Amazing Stories will contain the second short story by J. Michael Straczynski. The story will follow G’Kar and Lyta as they venture into unknown space. They happen upon a Psi Corps mothership floating dead in hyperspace and discover a planet whose very existence endangers all who come near! NEW MERCHANDISE AHEAD A company has just acquired the license to do a limited edition pewter and gold figurine series of the various B5 ships (and the Excalibur). KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW Rick Biggs series “Any Day Now” has been renewed. The show is the Lifetime channel Tuesday nights at 9pm. Rick has been doing “As You Like It” in some summer stock and is filming an episode of “90210” very soon. On a personal note, Rick and his wife Lori are expecting their first child any day now! Speaking of new additions, Ed Wasser and his wife Suzanne have a new SON!!! Yes, Evan was born about 4 months ago. If he has Dad’s eyes and Mom’s smile, look out world! Jason Carter has just finished filming an episode of the new series “G vs E”. It airs on Sunday nights on the USA network. He plays a sleazy Australian literary agent with a bad wardrobe (Jason’s words). Marjean Holden (Dr. Chambers) has filmed an episode of “La Femme Nikita” entitled “Hand to Hand”. La Femme Nikita airs on the USA network Sundays at 10 pm. David Allen Brooks (Max Eilerson) has been spotted on “The Young and the Restless” soap. The cast of both Babylon 5 and Crusade were present in full force recently at Fantasticon in Los Angeles in early August. Bill Campbell (Star Trek personality and organizer of the con) took a moment to thank them personally and told the audience that he can always count on them to show up for the convention, which benefits the Motion Picture and TV Fund! Nearly the entire cast of Crusade made an appearance recently in Valley Forge, PA at a convention! BABYLON 5/CRUSADE IN PRINT OFFICIAL BABYLON 5 MAGAZINE We can always depend on the Babylon 5 magazine to have the BEST in coverage of both Babylon 5 and Crusade. In the latest issue, we get to know the doctors of the Babylon 5 universe – Stephen Franklin (Rick Biggs) and Sarah Chambers (Marjean Holden). Randy Gardell and staff also give us insight into the change in uniforms aboard Crusade! This month’s Station Log focuses on “The Believers” – the first season episode that made believers out of a LOT of Babylon 5 fans. There’s much, much more so don’t miss an issue. Many Barnes & Noble bookstores carry the magazine. STARLOG #266 Joe Nazzaro talks to Peter Woodward about his background in acting and we learn more about his involvement as a writer, producer and fight director. Of his character Galen, Peter says, “There’s a lot of sadness in him, but also a sense of humor. There’s a lot of power in him, and also a lot of gilt maybe. But what I found interesting about the character was his depth. He wasn’t just a cipher, somebody just there to serve the plot and move the scenes along,” Peter says . BABYLON 5 COMICS QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS/COMMENTS: If you have any questions, suggestions or comments about The Zocalo, please send them along to me at [email protected] or 5022 Geronimo Street, College Park, MD 20740..