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Fall 2000 ConNotations Volume 10, Issue 3 The Quarterly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society grams that have revolted against their creators. In This Issue SF Tube Talk Other episodes will see the crew 24 Frames encounter a generational Klingon ship Movie News & Reviews by Lee Whiteside that has been travelling from the Alpha News & Reviews Quadrant to the Delta Quadrant for Star Wars Episode II Casting SF Tube Talk SF Tube Talk - 10.3 many years. Rumors about other epi- by Lee Whiteside .................................1 sodes include Tom Paris getting the Star Wars Episode II began filming in 24 Frames.........................................1 On the Star Trek front, there’s not Delta Flyer II into some sort of competi- Australia in late July and with that has FYI................................................2 much new news on the future of the tion ala the Pod Race in Star Wars come a lot of casting announcements CASFS Business Report.............2 franchise. In speaking to the press during Episode One, Seven of Nine dealing with from the official Star Wars web site. As the summer TV Critics press tour, her and the Borg children's human reported last issue, Hayden Christopher AZ Pro News Brannon Braga said that he and Rick imperfections, Tuvok investigating will be taking on the role of the teenaged by Daryl Mallett...............................3 Berman were still in the “early conceptual crimes against Maquis crewmembers, Anakin Skywalker in the new Star Wars Musical Notes stages” of developing a concept for the and The Doctor dealing with the Delta movie. New actors with recognizable by Tom Tuerff...................................4 new Trek series, likely to debut late in Quandrant equivalant of an HMO! names are Christopher Lee as “charis- ConClusion.....................................6 2001. “We want it to be ‘Star Trek’ at its B5 Letterboxed on SciFi matic separatist” and Jimmy Smits (L.A. In Our Book (Book Reviews).....14 core, but we also want it to ... change the There’s some news in regards to Law, NYPD Blue) will portray Sen. Bail concept to a radical degree,” Braga said. Babylon 5 and its moving to SciFi in Organa of Alderaan (Leia’s future Speical Feature “It’s not enough to plop another captain in late September. The series will be adoptive father). Other actors include a starship. Not to sound pretentious, but screened in letterboxed format, making Ayesha Dharker (Arabian Nights) as a The Dark Ones it’s got to be something that takes ‘Star regal leader, Temuera Morrison (Once by Chameleon ...............................10 Trek’ into the 21st century.”The new Were Warriors) as a bounty hunter, series is being developed for Paramount Marton Csokas (Farscape, Lord of the Convention & Fandom television with it not yet clear if the show Rings - Celebron) as a planetary leader, Club Listings..................................17 will be on a broadcast network (either Jay Laga’aia (Draco on Xena) as a UPN or CBS, both owned by Viacom now) security guard, plus many others in small Convention Listings......................19 or via first run syndication. roles. We’ll also see other familiar Convention Registration Form.19 On the subject of the tenth Star Trek characters in their younger days, includ- movie, the official Star Trek web site ing Bonnie Piesse as Beru, and Joel Art Work (www.startrek.org) has reported that John Edgerton as Owen Lars, the couple who Logan (Bats) will be the primary screen- Sherlock..............................12, 16, 19 raise Luke on Tatooine. Sue Dawe .................................16, 18 writer on the upcoming film. Other films Returning from the first movie will be that Logan has worked on include the Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, screenplays for Any Given Sunday and Natalie Portman as Padme (listed that Gladiator, as well as the original HBO way on the Star Wars web site, not as the movie RKO 281. Queen), Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine, movies. Reportedly, Connor is appearing Tentatively scheduled for a Thanksgiv- Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker, more as a mentor to Duncan, as Sean ing 2001 release, Rick Berman recently © PTN Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, Connery in the first film. Reprising their told the official Star Trek Communicator Frank Oz as Yoda, Anthony Daniels as roles from the TV series will be Peter magazine that the new movie will feature use of the live action footage filmed with C-3PO, Andy Secombe as Watto, and Wingfield as Methos and Jim Byrnes as “a very action-oriented story that revolves a wide-aspect ratio as glimpsed in the Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks. There’s Joe Dawson. Duncan must go up against around a remarkable villain. A higher opening credits. Kicking off Babylon 5’s lots more casting info and continuing Kell (played by Bruce Payne) who has percentage of this film will take place in move to SciFi will be that months edition production updates on the official Star quasi-supernatural powers and doesn’t outer space than in our previous films.” of the Sciography series featuring Wars site at www.starwars.com, as well care about The Game or the rules of the Voyager started filming its seventh and Babylon 5 on Sunday, September as fan sites like www.theforce.net. immortals. final season early in July. Thanks to a 24th.Babylon 5 will start running daily No real news on the Lord of the Rings Cinescape Online report on Voyager on SciFi at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT on movies other than that production is The X-Men Movie producer Ken Biller, we have some hard Monday, September 25th. continuing in New Zealand until the end From Four Color to Wide Screen: An news on the new season. They'll resolve You may know that Jerry of the year. Occasional pictures of some Uncanny Experience some of the ongoing storylines such as “Garibaldi” Doyle is running for the of the sets have turned up on various fan By Shane Shellenbarger Janeway's single-minded quest to get her House of Representatives in California as web sites and a featurette was screened at crew home, the Tom Paris/B'Elanna the Republican candidate on a pro-space the San Diego ComicCon. Reports are I’ve been reading X-Men comic books romance, Seven of Nine's quest to regain platform. He’s also been working on that some filming is being done in remote on and off since they were introduced in her humanity, Harry Kim getting a chance setting up a Babylon 5 revival that locations where they have to helicopter in 1963. Professor Charles Xavier’s School to captain his own starship, and a revival would continue the story of Babylon 5, most of the actors and support crew. for Gifted Youngsters and the collection of the Starfleet/Maquis conflicts. We'll filling in the time between the end of The fourth (or is it the second?) High- of misunderstood adolescents who were also see another episode or two featuring Season 5 and “Sleeping in Light”.He lander movie finally has a firm release secretly mutants struck a cord in my pre- Reg Barclay and Counselor Troi, and claims many of the actors are interested date of September 1st. It stars Adrian pubescent heart and it remains one of my November will see a two hour movie and that Straczynski would still be the Paul (Duncan) and Christopher Lam- favorite Marvel Comic Book series. I featuring The Doctor when Voyager main writer. Time will tell if any of this bert (Connor) with the story continuing could identify with the anguish of being encounters a group of self-aware holo- ( Cont’d on Page 8 ) more from the TV series than the other ( Cont’d on page 13) Volume 10 Issue 3 ConNotations Page 1 FYI CASFS Business Report Who’s Who This Issue BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS Faithful Reader, David Hungerford and Nick Schumacher. Editor: Stephanie L. Bannon We have two monthly book discussion June brought elections, and lots of I hope you’ll join me in congratulating Co-Editors: Craig L. Dyer & Sue groups going, one at Glendale Public each of them. Martin changes. I’m pleased to welcome new Graphics Editor: Craig L. Dyer Library on the first Thursday of each members to both procedural and board If you missed HexaCon 10, you missed Film & Video Reporter: Barry Bard month and another at Barnes and Noble positions. a great party—I hope you’ll make up for Staff Writers: Pam Allen, Barry Bard, in Metro Center on the fourth Thursday David Hungerford has taken up the it by showing up at CopperCon in Michael Griffin, Bob LaPierre, Daryl of each month. Upcoming books are: fearless leadership of the chaos of CASFS September. Unfortunately, Philip Jose F. Mallet, Shane Shellenbarger, Tom GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY: 1st with his election to the presidency. Lee Farmer had to bow out because of a Tuerff, Lee Whiteside, Randall Thursday of each month Whitlock, Mike Willmoth Whiteside gets the notoriously cushy job serious illness in his family. Award- August 3: So You Want To Be A Wizard Layout & Design: Stephanie L. Bannon of Vice President. Brian Korn gets to winning author Poul Anderson has by Diane Duane Keeper of the Mailing List: Craig L. sign the checks as Treasurer. And yes, graciously agreed to step in as Guest of Dyer and Doug Cosper Sept 7: RedWall by Brian Jacques Honor. Please join us at CopperCon and Oct 5: The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov I’m still frantically typing in the corner. Contributors: Chameleon, Pete Manly make him feel welcome. Labeling Crew for Volume 10 Issue 2: Nov 2: Wizard’s First Rule by Terry On the board side, Jeff George kept his Until next time, Stephanie Bannon, Robert, Sharon, & Goodkind seat on the board, and will