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The Little Sci-Fi Forum that Could!
by Doc on Nov.26, 2001, under General News
PsiProne writes “I just wanted to plug my sci-fi message board. Hope no one minds! My message board is called The Sci-Fi Alliance. It has sci-fi topics ranging from Babylon 5 to X-Files. It also has a “HomeWorlds” section where members can create an area for themselves. One called Federation Outpost is basically a log done by one of the members based on fictional Star Trek missions they go on. It also has…” Read More for the full details of The Sci-Fi Alliance…
Rangers trailer at Rings theaters?
by Doc on Nov.25, 2001, under Television
If you make it to the openings of Lord of the Rings, you may be lucky enough to see a trailer for the other LotR – Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers. According to JMS (attached to another posting): “…for those going to the Lord
of the Rings when it opens up, there will be a Legend of the Rangers trailer
shown in most of the theaters carrying that film, plus some will get B5:LoTR
trading cards.”
Update 11/28: They will not be giving out trading cards…Read More for JMS’ update…
Headline gleanings
by Doc on Nov.20, 2001, under General News
Mostly scraped off of SCI FI Wire: Kate Mulgrew (Capt. Janeway) has confirmed she will appear in Star Trek: Nemesis (as an admiral in charge of Picard, no less!); Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is already filming; a sixth, unfinished Hitchhiker’s Trilogy book from the late Douglas Adams may get published; and Morgan and Wong are developing a “historical perspective of the future” for TV with Gentry Lee.
“Look for your reply in the thunder”
by Doc on Nov.19, 2001, under Comics
I managed to get a copy of Amazing Spider-Man #36 yesterday, thanks to a generous local dealer, after search all over (one store had a 55 issue shipment go in a couple of days). This is the issue Marvel asked J. Michael Straczynski to address the events of September 11th. Well, the man did an incredible job. From the perspective of Spider-Man (and superheroes in general, several of whom make cameos in the panels), he addresses the thoughts towards the true superheroes, the police, firefighters, passengers, and everyday people who helped and who lost. For someone who was reluctant and doubtful he could come up with the words, he managed to come with some that I can even give an appropriate description of. Put simply, get this if you can; borrow it and read it if you can. If you can’t, I’m sure someone out there will transcribe it on the Net.
Mackenzie Gray interviewed
by Doc on Nov.17, 2001, under Interviews
AntonyF writes “A new interview has been put up at B5LR.com with Mackenzie Gray. Mackenzie plays the mysterious Minister Kafta, the lead alien villain in the upcoming Babylon 5 telemovie “The Legend of the Rangers”, which airs on the US SCI FI Channel on January 19 2002. The race he’s from may just make the Shadows look like playground bullies! In the interview, Mackenzie talks about his role, life on set, and what it’s like working with his fellow cast members and JMS. You can read the interview by clicking here.”
“Forbidden Love” Episode II trailer available
by Doc on Nov.16, 2001, under Movies
Apple has made available the new trailer that is attached to the Harry Potter movie. It is entitled “Forbidden Love”, and apparently is something of a plot spoiler, so be warned. I can’t view Quicktime stuff at the moment myself…
Update: Don’t follow the link – they are somehow blocking referring links. Instead, copy the link location into the URL bar in your browser.
Third Technomage Book Press Release (Spoiler Warning)
by Doc on Nov.15, 2001, under Books
djryan writes “DelRey has just issued a press release on Jeanne Cavelos’ new Babylon 5 novel: “The explosive confrontation between one techno-mage and the evil power that spawned him”
Update: Rather than leave a huge-honkin’ spoiler for Book 2 in there, I took the official press release (kindly provided by Jeanne herself) and made it a separate web page. Be forwarned that the page still contains the spoiler. You can always order Book 3 and the others through out Babylon 5 Store.
Little things…
by Doc on Nov.15, 2001, under General News
Some little newsbits not worthy of an entire article: SCI FI has announced that 5 B5 fans – one in each of the biggest markets – have been selected to turn their cars into rolling billboards for The Legend of the Rangers. They didn’t say who; Lucasfilm has announced that Episode II will open May 16th, a day earlier than expected in an attempt at an international release; fans have petition online to keep Galactica alive, and original star Richard Hatch has put his support behind DeSanto’s attempts to keep it going; and Star Trek: Nemesis is set to begin filming on November 19th.
Planet of the Apes sequel in initial stages?
by Doc on Nov.14, 2001, under Movies
According to Celebrity News at IMDb, producer Robert Zanuck has said that they are tossing around ideas for a sequel to Planet of the Apes, but they are in no hurry to push it out and into theaters. “We want to take our time and get it right,” he said. Also, according to him he has a deal with Mark Wahlberg, who starred in the first film, for two films, contrary to previous reports that no one had a sequel clause in their contract.
Wesley Crusher to appear in Star Trek: Nemesis
by Doc on Nov.14, 2001, under Movies
Picked off of Coming Attractions: Wil Wheaton has confirmed on his website that his character, Wesley Crusher, will appear in Star Trek: Nemesis. This is surprising, even for him, given how he felt about the situation in his interview on Slashdot. He’s glad there can finally be closure with the character.