Sci-Fi Storm

Actor Barry Morse, probably best known as Lt. Girard in the series The Fugitive, chasing Dr. Richard Kimble, but also known around here as Professor Victor Bergman in the first season of Space: 1999 and variety of smaller roles (I remember last seeing him in TekWar), passed away at the age of 89 Saturday. He was one of those actors that for some reason, no matter how small or limited the role, I liked him in it.

The first season of Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood was released on DVD almost two weeks ago, but I’ve finally been able to take the time to review it – there were a LOT of interesting featurettes that I just couldn’t stop watching…which is real good for a DVD set…

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Welcome to the new digs. You won’t notice anything visibly different (the software hasn’t changed – ONE of these days I’ll come up with something new), but its on a new, MUCH faster server, so it at least should be snappier. Feel free to drop any notes regarding problems you may find – I’m still working out the kinks. One known issue – RSS file generation isn’t working. RDF and XML is fine though. Update 1/28: Fixed the Search function. There may be other broken items though.

The Thunder Child writes “The Thunder Child is proud to announce a new reviewer – or more appropriately, critiquer, Russell A. Potter, who has provided us with an in-depth look at 2050: Gods of Little Earth, by Joseph Zornado. The book is a bleak look at the future of a frozen world…and Potter analyzes its many facets. Plus, our “fresh blood” continues to pool under The Thunder Child’s aegis (okay, that’s a horror reference but I’ll admit…The Thunder Child doesn’t do horror..I just couldn’t pass up it up…), providing more and more reviews on a regular basis, so please check out our What’s New page at http://thethunderchild.com., and bookmark it, and return on a regular basis!”

The Thunder Child writes “The sixth annual Rondo Awards, sponsored by the Classic Horror Film Board, are now in the voting process, and The Thunder Child is proud to announce that we’ve been nominated in two categories: Best webmagazine, and for our contributor Steve Vertlieb, best article, for his A Magical Tribute to Bernard Herrmann. There are 27 categories in the awards – but you don’t have to vote for everyone – that’s what the term N/A is for! But check out the ballot to see what you may have missed during 2007, from best fan event to best DVD restoration (and what was restored) to best article. Lots of fun info to be found. Check out: http://thethunderchild.com/NewsFeeds/Publicity/Ron dos2007.html“

Actor Heath Ledger, who will next appear as the Joker in the upcoming The Dark Knight, was found dead this afternoon in a Manhattan apartment. The Dark Knight is scheduled to open in July.

N.E. Lilly writes “http://www.spacewesterns.com/articles/44/

Behind the Scenes of Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

In July of 2006 I was lucky enough to have been invited by Sky Conway to the set of Star Trek: Of Gods and Men during shooting at the New Voyages studio in New York state. The result of my visit is this brief photo essay.”

The Thunder Child writes “The Thunder Child has added two new reviewers to its roster. Book reviewer Sarah Benson begins her career with the dark fantasy, The Stolen Child, by Keith Donohoe. A young baby is kidnapped, and replaced by a changeling. This book tells the story of the intertwined lives of the two boys as they grow to manhood, in each other’s worlds… http://thethunderchild.com/Reviews/Books/Benson/StolenChild.html
Movie reviewer Adam Durrant begins his career with a commentary on Will Smith’s I Am Legend. This review first appeared at his blog, Copyright AD, but future science fiction movie reviews will be exclusive to The Thunder Child. http://thethunderchild.com/Reviews/Movies/AdamDurrant/IAmLegend.html“

TheThunderChild writes “The Thunder Child science fiction webzine introduces a new department, The News Stalker, in which we list the latest news releases that we receive from producers of TV, books, games, music producers, et al. Today, you can check out the Newstalker Index page for information on two new original Science Fiction webvision series, The House Between II (created by science fiction media author John Kenneth Muir), starting broadcast in late January, and a new series of Damon Dark, Australia’s answer to The X-Files. Check it all out at: http://thethunderchild.com/NewsFeeds/“

Want to walk on the bridge of the original Enterprise? Enterprise-D? Stand in the Transporter? All sorts of things will be available on the Star Trek Tour, which starts on January 18th at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach, California, and will end February 17th. 40 other cities are tentatively listed for the tour, but exact dates are not yet available.