23 years of this site still chugging along...
Matrix, Superman & Batman, Earthsea, and more
by Doc on Aug.09, 2001, under General News
Haven’t done one of these in a while. It’s all gleaned from Sci-Fi Wire, so head ther for the details: Matrix Reloaded likely won’t be released until 2003; Warner Bros. is developing a script to join Superman and Batman in a movie; Philippa Boyens (Lord of the Rings) is working on Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea series for Sci-Fi; and Sweden bans anyone younger than 15 from seeing A.I.…
Updated: B5 DVDs FINALLY to be released (maybe not…)
by Doc on Aug.07, 2001, under General News
Finally, the B5 DVDs will be released. Amazon.com is taking pre-orders – hop on over to our Babylon 5 Store and place your order and support us as well. Of course the bad news is the current release date is in December…
Update 8/9: Seems Amazon has pulled it from their listings…sigh…
Update 8/13: They are listed again…go ahead and order…
Techno-mage author Cavelos answers your questions
by Doc on Aug.07, 2001, under Interviews
It’s a bit late since she was busy, but Jeanne Cavelos, author of The Passing of the Techno-mages trilogy of Babylon 5 books, answers your questions. Since it was late and Book 2 is already out, feel free to offer followup questions by replying here…
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
by Doc on Aug.07, 2001, under Movies
The Phantom Menace was an OK title, but I didn’t much care for how it was simply touted as “Episode I”. Well, given the title of the next one, Attack of the Clones, maybe I’ll just call it “Episode II”. “The Clone Wars” would have been nicer…
Update: Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) seems to agree…
Three new pilots from Tribune
by Doc on Aug.02, 2001, under Television
Tribune Entertainment has announced the greem light for three genre pilots, according to Variety (via Sci-Fi Wire). They include MechWarriors, based on the BattleTech games and produced by guys at Foundation Imaging (remember Hypernauts?), Pendragon, about the establishment of Camelot, and Beyond with James Van Praagh, a psychic “reality” show that sounds vaguely like a Crossing Over with… clone…
Poul Anderson passes away at 74
by Doc on Aug.01, 2001, under General News
Just caught this on Sci-Fi Wire. Poul Anderson passed away at his home yesterday (July 31st) of prostrate cancer. He was 74.
In 1997, he received the Grandmaster Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and just recently won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel of the Year for [asin=0812580281]Genesis[/asin].
The X-Files Season 4 on DVD November 13th
by Doc on Aug.01, 2001, under General News
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that Season 4 of The X-Files will be released on DVD as a complete set on November 13th. You can pre-order it from Amazon.com. You can also pick up
Season 1,
Season 2, and
Season 3 right away. Now where’s my B5 DVDs???
Updated: Rollerball delayed
by Doc on Aug.01, 2001, under Movies
According to Variety, John McTiernan’s remake of the 1975 cult classic Rollerball, based on the William Harrision short story Rollerball Murders), will be pushed back to the first quarter of 2002…
MGM is now slating it for February 8th, 2002, according to Variety.
Review: Summoning Light
by Doc on Jul.31, 2001, under Books
Summoning Light, book 2 of The Passing of the Techno-Mages Trilogy by Jeanne Cavelos (order from [asin=034542722X]Amazon.com[/asin]), was released a few weeks ago. Here is my brief review…(and I’ve even fixed the Book Review format so that all the relevant info is displayed…)
New novel – Right Ascension
by Doc on Jul.28, 2001, under Books
David Derrico writes “Hello all…
I would like to encourage anyone looking for something interesting to read to head over to www.rightascension.com. Set in the year 3040, Right Ascension examines mankind’s place in the universe, how we ascended to that lofty position, and the horrifying price of that ascension. If you’re looking for a thought-provoking yet action-packed novel, please take a look. Excerpts, including Chapter 1, are posted on the site, and the full novel is available in both eBook and paperback formats.
Thanks for your time…
David” Pick up the paperback at Amazon.com.