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ELEVENTH HOUR FUTURAMA mad scientist? =11 JANUARY #372' THE SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSE 2] THE DAY THE O r"e EARTH STOOD * * STILL NUMBER 372 • JANUARY 2009 • THE SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSE . ainniM, . ........ STARLOC . 13 CRASHDOWN & DOOMSDAY Calactica's Sam Witwer lands in smallville 16 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL AGAIN STARLOG visits the reincarnation on location 20 MAKER OF A BRAND-NEW DAY Scott Derrickson explains why they remade it 24 WITH JONATHAN FRAKES DIRECTING His Star Trek continues with a Librarian encore 28 FINDING 007LAND Marc Forster helms James Bond's grim mission 32 THE LATEST BOND GIRL Olga Kurylenko has her own agenda 51 MATT GROENING SPEAKS! His toon topics are Futurama & The Simpsons 54 HEROICALLY SEEKING LEGENDS Craig Horner wields the sword in syndication 58 SAD, MAD & DANGEROUS TO KNOW John Noble researches science on the Fringe 62 OF THE WORLD PRIMEVAL Douglas Henshall fights dinosaurs today 67 AGENT OF THE ELEVENTH HOUR Marley Shelton goes into timely action 72 FIRST MOVIE ON THE MOON Producer Jimmy Lydon launched Countdown 76 INSIDE NASA HISTORY Visit Space Center Houston to touch the Moon COMICS SCENE 36 CLARK WITHOUT LOIS Briefly, Dean Cain recalls life as Superman 38 ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY John Newton soared high, but not for long 42 TALES OF GREEN ARROW With bow in hand, Justin Hartley targets evil 46 WHEN SUPERGIRL FLEW Helen Slater acted superheroic 25 years ago Director Jonathan Frakes sends Noah Wyle into more Dewey Decimal System derring-do as The Librarian. Read all about it on page 24. Photo: Mark Hill/Copyright 2008 TNT 4 mMG/January 2009 ACTION PACKED! A MUST-SEE FOR THE FANS OE THE GAME I" -Jenna Gusch, UG0.com ALL NEW GG-ANIMATED FEATURE FILM JAPANESE BOX OFFICE SMASH FINALLY INFECTS AMERICA! win im m ir-i M.:n. Lam :'.;.itv,.im.i.'.i— also feature articles and commentary by series editor Anthony Tollin and STARLOG's Will President Murray). Selected Docs will now also include THOMAS DeFEO Savage writer Lester Dent's Click Rush the "Gadget Man" short stories. The first story Executive Art Director mimes W.R. MOHALLEY (from a 1937 Crime Busters), "Talking Toad," will be reprinted as originally written (with cut Editor DAVID MCDONNELL QUOTE OF THE MONTH text restored) in Doc #23. Meanwhile, there "If you don't get horny reading FANGO- are celebrity introductions in Shadow #23 (by Art Director RIA, I'm Britney Spears." Margot Stevenson, Orson Welles' Margot HEINER FEIL —Simon Baker, The Mentalist (pilot) Lane on radio) and #25 (by renowned portrait Managing Editor painter Everett Raymond Kinstler, who con- ALLAN DART STUPID DECISIONS tributed illos to The Shadow and other pulps Contributing Editors OF THE MONTH early in his career). The best way to get either ANTHONY TIMPONE note three exits, stage right—engi- the Doc or Shadow reprint series is by sub- MICHAEL CINCOLD Let's TOM WEAVER neered by the managements involved—that scription (six volumes, $72 first class mail, IAN SPELLING we found particularly wrong-headed: ex- $66 media mail; 12-issue sub $144 first, $132 JOE NAZZARO WILL MURRAY STARLOG contributor Jami Bernard's depar- media; check or Paypal) directly from Tollin, ture as a NY Daily News movie critic (many P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245- Executive Assistants months ago now), old friend Maitland ("Flick 1474. E-mail address: DEE ERWINE sanctumotr@earth- SAMUEL ZIMMERMAN Chick") McDonagh's more recent exodus link.net See the website (www. shadow from TV Guide and comics pal Jeph Loeb's sanctum.com). correspondents: (LA) Pat Jankiewicz, Bob November dismissal from the world of Well, we didn't realize it, but Monty Miller, Marc Shapiro, Bill Warren, Dan Yakir; (NYC) Dan Dlckholtz, Keith Olexa; (Chicago) Heroes. Hey, managements, you aren't sup- Python authority (and longtime STARLOG Kim Howard Johnson; (Phoenix) Bill posed to get rid of the good people! Florence; (D.C.) Rhonda Krafchin; (Canada) Mark Phillips; (Booklog) Penny Kenny, Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Michael Wolff; THE PERFECT GIFTS (Toons) Alain "bortQ." Chaperon, Mike not give subscriptions to STARLOG Fisher, Tom Holtkamp, Bob Muleady, Leah Why Rosenthal; (Photos) Donn Nottage, Lisa and FANGORIA to friends and family? Orris. We may be a tad prejudiced, but it seems to us Radio staff: Diane Ferenczl, Mike Kostel, Debbie Rochon. they're the perfect holiday gifts. For ordering websites: Fred Ehrhart, Danny Gonzalez, info, see the sub ads this issue on page 71 and Tom Powers. special Thanks to: Joe Barslo, Michael 66. So, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Broidy, Dean Cain, David & Eileen Colton, Year. Jennifer Connelly, Carmen Davenporte- McNeal, Scott Derrickson, Jennifer Flo- rence, Marc Forster, Jonathan Frakes, BY OUR CONTRIBUTORS Howard Green, Matt Groening, Justin Hart- last, Tom Weaver confesses (as per his ley, Leif Helland, Douglas Henshall, Craig At Horner, Elissa Johansmeier, Angela H. Jung, latest interview compilation), "I Talked Carman Knight, Shanay Knighton, Olga With a ZombieV (McFarland, he, $45). That's Kurylenko, Merlsa Levine, Dot Lin, Jimmy Lydon, Julie Nagem, Frances Newsom, John why we call Weaver the Voodoo King of Film Newton, Tram Nguyen, John Noble, Chrissy Historians. His 19th book in 21 years (slack- Ouesada, Keanu Reeves, Sarah Sanders, er!) includes 23 interviews; most initially Heather Sautter, Rich scrivani, Conor sell- ers, Marley Shelton, Helen slater, Steven appeared in STARLOG, but here they're avail- Solomon, Ei-win Stoff, shannon sturcken, able in exhaustive, really lengthy, uncut form. Anthony Tollin, Jeff Walker, Mark Walton, Marissa weinstein, Robert Wise, Sam This volume's lineup boasts Robert Conrad, witwer, Judy Yam. Lee Meriwether, James Darren, Robert Col- cover images: Day: Trademark & ©2008 20th bert, Century Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved; Laurie Mitchell, Ann (The Curse of the Quantum: ©2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Cat People) Carter, Tandra Quinn, Eric Brae- Corporation & Columbia Pictures Industries, den, Jimmy Lydon (who talks inc. All Rights Reserved; Fringe: George about another Here's a new volume for your STARLOG Holz/©2008 Fox Broadcasting Company. 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It's, naturally, Monty rial in those great reprints of Doc Savage and Python's Flying Circus 2009 Day-at-a-Time The Shadow from Nostalgia Ventures (which Calendar (DateWorks, $13.99), offering 365 days' worth of dialogue excerpts, factoids, STARLOG (ISSN 0191-4626, trivia and the like from America's favorite Canadian GST number: R-124704826) is published monthly except for February & September by STARLOG GROUP, INC/THE BROOKLYN COMPANY, INC., 250 W. 49th Street Suite 304 3rd Fir British TV comedy team all lovingly compiled New York, NY 10019. STARLOG and The Science Fiction Universe are registered trademarks of STARLOG by KHJ. It also includes months and (special GROUP, INC. This is issue Number 372, January 2009. Entire contents are copyright ©2009 by STARLOG GROUP, All INC. rights reserved. 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