Sci-Fi Storm

Angela Mitchell writes “”Miracles” Fans Target Networks with Full-Page Ads in Variety and Hollywood Reporter!

Fan Campaign to Save Critically Acclaimed ABC Show Achieves National Coverage ? and Full-Page Ads in Vital Hollywood Trades” Read More for the full release.

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As you all know, the Season 2 Box Set of Babylon 5 will hit shelves and mailboxes next Tuesday 4/29. Well, the wonderful folks at Warner Bros. sent me some press materials, including links to excerpts of some of the interviews found on the set. I’ve cleaned up the links to be more presentable, so check them out, then pre-order your set before its too late!

Want to see a 60-foot tall Trinity kickin’ some butt? Well, it appears that both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions will be released to IMAX theaters. The first will probably hit a couple of weeks after it hits normal (“mundane”? 🙂 theaters on May 15th, whereas the second will hit the big-big screen at the same time as general release on November 5th.

New Line has announced that the DVD releases for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers will follow similarly to that of The Fellowship of the Ring. A basic version will be out August 26th, with an MSRP of $29.95 (VHS for $22.99), and a 4-disc extended version (with a rumored 43 extra minutes) will be out on November 18th.

I made some minor updates to the secondary server (stores, etc.) that should make it somewhat faster. Let me know if there are any glitches.

The official web site for the upcoming Star Trek: Elite Force 2 first-person shooter game is now up, offering details and screenshots. The game itself is due in June. Also making some news is Valve’s eagerly awaited Half-Life 2, basically to say more news will be forthcoming at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May.

The winners for the 2002 Nebula Awards were announced this past weekend. Notables were Ursula K. Le Guin as the 20th Grand Master, Neil Gaiman taking Best Novel with American Gods, and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring winning Best Script.

This year’s Hugo Awards nominees have been announced and the awards themselves will be given out at Torcon 3, August 28th to September 1st in Toronto, Ontario. Read More for the nominee list. No web site category this year… :^(

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Paul Allen, co-founder of MicroSoft, is investing $10 to $20 million to build a “temple” to science fiction (NY Times – free reg. required). It is temporarily titled “SFX ? The Science Fiction Experience” and has an advisory board the includes Greg Bear, Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler and Arthur C. Clarke.

The eagerly awaited DVD for Cowboy Bebop – The Movie will be released on June 24th. Read More for the full press release.

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