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A Dalek, believe to be an original prop, was stolen from Wookey Hole Caves in Wells, England, and apparently being held for ransom. The “plunger” weapon was left behind with a note that read, “We are holding the Dalek captive. We demand further instructions from the Doctor. For the safety of the human race we have disarmed and removed its destructive mechanism,” signed by “Guardians of the Planet Earth”. Publicity stunt or prank?

Dana Elcar, who played Mac’s friend and boss Pete Thornton on MacGyver, passed away June 6th after complications from pneumonia. He was 77. Dana suffered from glaucoma, which took away his eyesight while acting in the series. They even wrote it into his character, and both eventually became completely blind before he left the show.

Two actors from the Gerry Anderson live action show UFO passed away this week, coincidentally within days of each other. Ed Bishop (Commander Straker) died June 8th just short of his 73rd birthday, and Michael Billington (Colonel Paul Foster) died on June 3rd at the age of 63 after having battled cancer for quite some time.

Another release for Tuesday, Stargate Atlantis – Rising provides the entire two-part premiere episode for Stargate Atlantis, along with a few extras. Read More for my review.

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AEG writes “We’ve officailly reached past the half way point, and episode 8 is live…only 7 more episodes to go

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Tuesday’s a big day for DVD releases – several things are coming out, including the previously reviewed MacGyver Season 2, tomorrow’s review of [sfs=532]Stargate Atlantis – Rising[/sfs], and more – see the store fo the full details. Also out Tuesday, the special edition of [sfs=208]Star Trek: Insurrection[/sfs], reviewed here, which leaves Nemesis as the lone movie to not get a Special Edition treatment.

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Trisha Tunis writes “Creative Connections and the USS Richthofen are throwing a party, and you’re all invited!

Cauldron Con is a multi-genre fantasy and sci-fi themed convention taking place on 12th, 13th and 14th August 2005 at the Sheraton Ferncroft Resort and Conference Center in Danvers, Massachusetts that will be attended by many of your favourite actors and actresses including John Rhys Davies and Harry Potter’s favourite classmates.

Memberships are limited in number, as we want to run an event that won’t include standing in lines for hours on end. Instead, we’ll have an atmosphere that is relaxed and intimate.

We have all the usual convention stuff planned such as photo and autograph sessions, Q&As and, of course, three nights of dining and partying!

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.cauldroncon.com“ Hey, this one is local to me…need someone to help?

Haven’t done one of these in a while: GateWorld has a preview (spoiler warning) of the first five episodes of the second season of Battlestar Galactica; Star Wars wins the holiday weekend battle taking in over $70m – runners-up Madagascar and remake The Longest Yard earned $61m and $60m respectively – yet box office receipts are down 5.5% from last year; and TrekToday is reporting that an eleventh Star Trek movie could come sooner than you think.

MacGyver did everything with nothing – give him a problem and some household items, he’d create a “MacGyverism” – a device tht solves the problem. As a special agent with the Phoenix Foundation, he seems to find himself in these situations frequently. The second season of this show starring Richard Dean Anderson (Stargate SG-1) [sfs=525]comes out June 7th[/sfs] on DVD. Check out my review, and check out the official site.

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The paranormal thriller White Noise was [asin=B00005JNNT]released this past week[/asin], and I’ve already reviewed a preview release, but now I’ve seen the real DVD, so Read More to get more details on this release. Also, the DVD release event was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood – long claimed to have paranormal activity, and EVP experts were there. See video of the event (300k Quicktime: Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, Clip 4, Clip 5)

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