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Willow on DVD November 27th
by Doc on Jun.27, 2001, under Movies
According to DVD News, the Lucasfilm/Ron Howard fantasy Willow, starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer, will be released on a Special Edition DVD on November 27th. Amazon isn’t taking orders yet…
Clive Owen may be The Prisoner
by Doc on Jun.27, 2001, under Movies
Dark Horizons has a report that brit actor Clive Owen (The Bourne Identity) Is being looked at by director Simon West (Tomb Raider,The General’s Daughter) to star in the planned movie adaptation of the clut favorite series The Prisoner…
Heston returns…this time as an ape…
by Doc on Jun.26, 2001, under Movies
Charton Heston is indeed in the Planet of the Apes remake, but this time, he is the one donning the makeup. Heston told Sci-Fi Wire that he plays an “Alpha” ape in the upcoming movie.
I’m back…with updates…
by Doc on Jun.25, 2001, under General News
Well I’m back, at least for now. Here are some of the headlines I’ve seen recently, since no one has submitted anything…abbreviated listing here – Read More for slightly larger details…Browder pens Farscape episode; Daltrey guest stars in Witchblade; confirmed Episode 2 plot; ST fan in U.K. shows off his home; JP3 to outdo JP2…
Apologies – sporadic updates, if that…
by Doc on Jun.15, 2001, under General News
My job will be sending me to another location for next week, and I will be away from the net completely the following weekend. As such, I will be unable to make very many updates, if at all. When I do, expect them to be terse, muke like a TidBits update…
Update 6/22: Things should pick back up on Monday…I’m at least in the same region of the country now…
Earth: Final Conflict changes – again
by Doc on Jun.14, 2001, under Television
OK, I admit I was never able to get into this show, watching the first half or so of the first season. Perhaps this is the reason…according to an official chat that took place with Phil Segal, Vice President of Scripted Programming at Tribune Entertainment, Leni Parker (Da’an) and Anita La Selva (Zo’or) would leave the series, and original star Kevin Kilner (William Boone) would return. How, since Boone was killed off when Kilner left at the end of the first season? Who knows, but this is Sci Fi…
Headlines
by Doc on Jun.13, 2001, under General News
It’s a busy week for me (commuting daily two states over), so here are some headlines gleaned from Sci-Fi Wire: Cinescape publications on hold; Romero penning a 4th installment for the Living Dead series; Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) won’t be in Trek X, but Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) might; Half Life: Blue Shift ships; and fans prepare to take Voyager on more adventures…
Saturn Award winners
by Doc on Jun.13, 2001, under General News
The Saturn Awards have been announced. Read More for the list of winners.
Book Reviews overdose
by Doc on Jun.13, 2001, under General News
alexmc writes “Just wanted to tell you all that I have my slash site up and running too – and linking to you.
http://news.DiverseBooks.com/
It is more book orientated than your site and is backed by around 300 book reviews. We have already put in sci-fi storm as a slashbox, and hope that you will do the same for us…” As soon as I know what the URL is for the RDF file, it will be available…
UPDATE: Rangers preview during Dune
by Doc on Jun.11, 2001, under Television
Dark Horizons has a tidbit that the repeat of Frank Herbert’s Dune on Sci-Fi running June 12th-14th will include the first footage to be seen of Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers, along with information about the Dune sequel…no idea when or where.
Update 6/13: The web address is
http://www.scifi.com/secret/, and there is a RealPlayer video which is basically a commercial for Rangers. No information about the Dune sequel.