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Author Jeanne Cavelos, author of the new B5 trilogy The Passing of the Techno-Mages as well as The Shadow Within and several other books, has graciously agreed to answer Sci-Fi Storm reader’s questions. So post your questions as comments here, and the best will be forwarded to her for answers.

Update 5/8: Last call for questions…

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UPN continues to pick up the cast-offs of others. After paying an un-maker-ly sum per episode for Buffy after the WB said no, they appear set to pick up Roswell, another WB cancellation, according to Variety. Stock in Tabasco has probably risen as well…

X-Files looks set to return for a 9th season, but it appears that negotiations with creator and executive producer Chris Carter are still ongoing. Variety reports that they are ready to promote the two producers to execs if Carter elects not to return.

Menawhile, Reuters reports that David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) may make an occasional cameo, but that will be it. And I remember reading that Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) wasn’t to thrilled with the idea of another season…

Update: Forgot to mention – the spin-off The Lone Gunmen will not be returning in the fall either…

Foundation Imaging, the original CGI effects house responsible for the first few seasons of Babylon 5, is teaming up with Tribune Entertainment, Microsoft and FASA to develop a MechWarrior series, with D.C. Fontana at the helm. Let’s hope its better than Hypernauts…

Update: shame on me…I forgot to mention that Foundation is currently doing the FX for Voyager and Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles

VH1 announced some of the guest stars that will appear on Strange Frequency, the upcoming anthology series. They include: Ally Sheedy (Short Circuit), Stuart Margolin (Beggars and Choosers, The Rockford Files), Peter Strauss (Murder on the Orient Express TV movie), Wendie Malick (Cahoots), Patsy Kensit (The Last Don II) and Roger Daltrey (founder of the legendary rock band The Who)

BBC News is reporting that Douglas Adams has died of a heart attack Friday morning at the age of 49. He is best known for his The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series of books, and was most recently working on the h2g2 website and a movie version of the books.

We had previously reported that actor/bodybuilder David Prowse, the figure behind Darth Vader, had been stricken with an unknown ailment that partially paralyzed him. Well, he’s back in the hospital again with the same problem, but this time it’s been diagnosed as an abcess in the base of the spine, according to Popcorn.

Richard Dean Anderson gave Science Fiction Weekly a few tidbits about the future of Stargate SG-1. Expect more – more effects and more charcter-driven stories. And apparently Sci Fi has picked up rerun rights at some point.

It’s been a busy week for me – hence no real updates. And no earth-shattering news either. So here are some TidBits: A.I. centers around an android boy in a world where androids are treated as slaves; a tenth season of X-Files is undecided; Lucas is looking to start work on Episode III soon; Tommy Lee Jones is definitely in MiB III; and UPN seems to be shopping for teen Sci-Fi fans, as Roswell may follow Buffy…

Sci-Fi has announced that Canada-based Gajdecki Visual Effects, the Emmy-nominated and Gemini-winning effects house that’s behind Stargate SG-1 and past efforts Total Recall 2070 and TekWar, will be producing the visual effects for Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers.