Warehouse 13 - SciFi Now Magazine Issue #44 - Jack Kenny Interview

At SciFi Now:

SciFiNow #44 now on sale!

by James Rundle

Star Wars, Star Trek, Warehouse 13 and more…



IN THIS MONTH’S INTERGALACTIC ISSUE:

- The Greatest Sci-Fi Film Of All Times Is… – The votes are in, the data’s been mined, and we’re ready to reveal your choice for the best science fiction film. Ever.

- Jonah Hex – We go behind the scenes of Jimmy Hayward’s Weird West adventure.

- 25 Of The Best Star Trek Episodes – From James T Kirk to Janeway, we’ve selected some of the finest offerings from Gene Roddenberry’s creation.

- M Night Shyamalan – SciFiNow sits down with the Last Airbender director and talks about the film, Harry Potter and his career.

- Warehouse 13 – Executive producer Jack Kenny takes us behind the scenes of every Warehouse 13 episode to date, in our signature guide.

- Star Wars – We have an in-depth look at what’s coming up in a galaxy far, far away.

Also included:

- The complete guide to Lost.

- Retro Classic on The Guardians.

- Examining sci-fi in 1977.

- Huge SF/F literary section with author interviews.

- Dedicated memorabilia section.

- And much, much more!

This issue of SciFiNow is on sale from 5 August 2010. Order online at http://www.imagineshop.co.uk.

Family Guy - Video: Opening Sequence from 'Brian Griffin's House of Payne'

Courtesy of FOX and HULU:

FOX Family Guy - Brian Griffin's House of Payne

Season 8 : Ep. 15|21:53|

Brian sells his soul for his screenplay.

[NOTE: The opening sequence to this episode has a scifi motif -- with music very reminiscent to Joel Goldsmith's Stargate Atlantis series music; shuttlecrafts similar to Stargate Atlantis and Star Trek: The Next Generation; and a battle sequence paying an homage to a Star Wars sequence (and previously homaged in Stargate SG-1's 'Fallen').]

Star Wars - Space Podcast: Audio Interviews

At Canada's Space Channel's Space Podcast:

SPACE PODCAST

April 3, 2009

- To celebrate the upcoming Star Wars Marathon on Good Friday we have interviews with Star Wars animator Phil Tippett, actors David Prowse, and Jeremy Bulloch. Teddy Wilson chats with Angel of Death creator and writer Ed Brubaker and actress Zoe Bell. As well, host Mark Askwith has light-sabered his way into the vault for an interview with the man who wrote the novelization of Star Wars episode one, The Phantom Menace, best selling author Terry Brooks.

Download link

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8:00A - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

11:00A - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones

2:00P - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith

5:00P Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

7:45P - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

10:30P Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi

Stargate / Battlestar / Heroes - Supanova Con Australia - Mar/Apr '09

At Supanova:

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The Supa-Stars of Supanova 2009 - Melbourne & Brisbane!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Other Creatures, may we present for you, our list of guests for Supanova 2009 in Melbourne (March 27-29) and Brisbane (April 3-5)

Film & TV Guest Supa-Stars

* Hayden Panettiere - Heroes, Racing Stripes, Raising Helen, Alley McBeal
* Katee Sackhoff - Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman - Melbourne only



* Richard Hatch – Original and Re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
* Amber Benson - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Brisbane only
* Adam Busch - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Brisbane only
* Justin Chon - Twilight, The O.C. - Melbourne only
* Bonnie Piesse - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith

Animation & Anime Supa-Stars

* Vic Mignogna – Full Metal Alchemist, DragonBall Z, Bleach
* Dave Willis – Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* Dana Snyder – Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Venture Brothers
* Jhonen Vasquez – Invader Zim, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

Comic-Book Supa-Stars

* Todd McFarlane – Spawn, Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk - Brisbane only
* Whilce Portacio – Spawn, Wetworks, Batman Confidential - Melbourne only
* The Vampress Girls - creators Jacy & Nick Nova - Melbourne only
* Nicola Scott – Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Star Wars Empire
* David Yardin – X-Men vs Hulk, Black Panther, Storm
* Colin Wilson - 2000AD, Blueberry: The Early Years, Star Wars (Dark Horse)
* Tom Taylor - Flinch, Star Wars: Invasion (Dark Horse)
* Stewart McKenny - DC Superfriends, Clone War Adventures - Brisbane only
* Wayne Nichols - Star Wars Unleashed, Church of Hell - Brisbane only
* Christopher Sequeira - Astonishing Tales, Cthulhu, Justice League Adventures
* W. Chew Chan - Iron Man, The Phantom, Borderlander
* Jan Scherpenhuizen - Wolverine Doombringer, Lost inSpace - Melbourne only
* Jon Sommariva - Gemini, Go Boy 7, Star Wars Tales - Brisbane only
* Jeffrey Cruz - Streetfighter II Turbo, Sinbad: Rogue of Mars - Melbourne only

Literary Supa-Stars

* Jennifer Fallon – Tide Lords, The Hythrun Chronicles, Second Sons [Also Stargate SG-1: Roswell]
* Marianne de Pierres - Sentients of Orion, Parrish Plessis - Brisbane only
* Andrew Warrilow - The Familiar’s Tale, The Dream Dimension - Brisbane only
* Suzanne Woods - Stargate SG-1: Barque of Heaven - Melbourne only
* Anita Blake - Crystal Coffin, Project Apocalypse - Brisbane only

Gaming Supa-Stars

* Steve Stamadiatis – TY the Tasmanian Tiger, Blade Kitten - Brisbane only

And THAT is our guest line-up for Melbourne and Brisbane 2009!

Stargate Atlantis / Firefly -Jewel Staite - Pop Culture Zoo: Emerald City ComiCon

At Pop Culture Zoo:

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ECCC 09: Emerald City ComiCon Is Fast Approaching

By Joseph Dilworth Jr. - February 22, 2009

In just a little over a month and change, the biggest comic book convention in the Northwest returns to Seattle. The weekend of April 4th and 5th sees the seventh annual Emerald City ComiCon returning to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Just like last year, Pop Culture Zoo will be covering the Con with all the breaking news, panel reports and a long box full of interviews. Here’s a brief rundown of all the coolness lined up so far:



...Media Guests

Jewel Staite (Firefly, Stargate Atlantis)
Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse)
Ray Park (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra)
Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Author, Uber-Geek)
Noel Neill (The Adventures of Superman)
Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League: Unlimited)
Doug Sneyd
Gris Grimly
Mike Mignola
Tim Sale



There are many, many more guests from the world of comic books. Check here for the constantly updated list!

This year’s show is already shaping up to be bigger than last year. Keep checking back with PCZ and we will have more leading up to the show as well as our full coverage during the weekend. Stay tuned!

Wonder Con - Feb 27 - Mar 1 - San Francisco, CA

At San Francisco, CA's Wonder Con 2009:

February 27 - March 1

Moscone Center South
747 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA

WonderCon 2009's Autograph Area presents its largest group of celebrities ever! As of press time, the following individuals were scheduled to appear at the show (including):



Tony Todd (Stargate SG-1's Lord Haikon) - Saturday Only

Carrie Fisher (Star Wars - Sat/Sun only)
Mark Hamill (Star Wars)
Gary Graham (Star Trek: Enterprise, Alien Nation)
Erin Gray (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
Michelle Scarabelli (Alien Nation)
Claudia Christian (Babylon 5)
Gigi Edgley (Farscape)
David Franklin (Farscape)
Jasika Nicole (Fringe)
Virginia Hey (Farscape)
Adam West (Batman - Sat/Sun Only)


Robert Patrick (SGA's Rising) - From Saturday Programming:



1:30-2:00 Alien Trespass — Directed by legendary X-Files veteran R. W. Goodwin, this recently discovered sci-fi film, circa 1957, is finally being released. If you love such vintage sci-fi epics as It Came From Outer Space and This Island Earth, you’ll want to learn more about this unseen tale of an interstellar lawman whose deadly prisoner, the grotesque Goata, escapes when their flying saucer crashes near a small desert town in 1950s California. Appearing in person: R. W. Goodwin, Robert Patrick (T-2, The Unit), Eric McCormack (Free Enterprise, Will & Grace, Trust Me), Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years, The Spirit), and Jenni Baird (The 4400). Esplanade

Other new movies being highlighted at the con include:

Friday -

6:00-8:15 Wonder Woman DVD Premiere + Exclusive Green Lantern Sneak Peek - Virginia Madsen will appear on stage

Saturday -


11:30-12:30 Warner Bros.: Watchmen - Join Zack Snyder and members of the film's cast LIVE on the WonderCon big stage for this exclusive panel presentation!

2:00-2:45 Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment: Star Trek - Be among the first to see exclusive sneak peak footage from this exciting adventure before its May 8 release. Plus a special guest you won't want to miss, appearing live on the WonderCon stage.

4:30-5:30 Warner Bros: Terminator Salvation - In theaters on May 22, here's a special WonderCon panel with director McG and cast members LIVE on the big stage!


Sunday -

1:15-2:00 Chuck Special Presentation and Q&A - Co-creator/executive producer Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl) and co-creator/executive producer Chris Fedak will be on hand to talk to fans about the second season of the popular action-comedy, which features all-new guest stars.

2:00-2:45 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Q&A - Join executive producer Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds [2005]) as he previews the rest of this exciting season and answers questions from fans.

2:45-4:00 Harper's Island - This panel features an exclusive premiere showing of the pilot episode and Q&A with executive producer Jeffrey Bell (Angel, The X-Files), co-executive producers Dan Shotz and Karim Zreik (Jericho), and actors Katie Cassidy (Supernatural), Christopher Gorham (Jake 2.0, Ugly Betty), and Elaine Cassidy (The Others).

4:00-5:00 Buffy the Musical - For more details on the screening visit www.whedonopolis.com, then show up for music, singing, and dancing crazy!

Stargate: Universe - David Blue - MySpace Blog Update Jan 22 '09

From David Blue's MySpace blog update for January 22, 2009:

(Please follow the link for the complete blog update.)



BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

As you have all pretty much guessed, the thing I was waiting (forever) to tell everyone broke last week. So, here it is:

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - DAVID BLUE

I'm VERY excited to begin shooting in a few weeks. I think this show has the potential to be amazing. Everyone involved in it has such wonderful ideas and I can't wait to be a part of bringing them to fruition. For those of you who think I'm playing Cliff on the show, or even Logan for that matter, I'm not. Different show, different role, thank you. But the role is a blast and the people are amazing. I can't wait to give you updates from the set here-and-there as schedule permits. (And I'd hope that this doesn't mean the end of Cliff as well... but that's never really been up to me, has it?)

... In case you didn't know this about me, I'm a ginormous geek and have watched ST:TNG from beginning to end (and DS9 and Voyager for that matter), everything Star Wars I can get my hands on, comic books, movies, tv shows, SG1 and Atlantis and much more. Being a part of this show will be an astounding geek-fantasy, and the cast (while not yet complete) is shaping up to be more than just icing on the cake... it's another whole cake!

I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say about the show when it airs, but in the meantime I wish you all the best and remember to keep an open mind. Remember: "The things people call impossible are simply the things they haven't seen yet."

Much love,
David

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Stargate: Universe is scheduled to premiere on the SciFi Channel (US) in the Fall of 2009. Casting so far includes Robert Carlyle, David Blue, Brian J. Smith, Justin Louis, and Jamil Walker Smith.

Stargate - SciFi Now Magazine Issue # 23

At Imagine Publishing:



WARP SPEED!

Officially on sale 24th December, SciFiNow issue 23 is the latest issue of the UK's fastest growing and biggest science fiction magazine. Here's a small taster of what's in store in our huge 148 page issue.

Inside:

• Our news this month brings you the word on Twilight's odd success at the box office, the lowdown on the best films coming your way soon, and a look at the ratings challenge of science fiction and television as a whole.

• Our gigantic 2009 preview brings you in-depth looks at Coraline, Dollhouse and The Spirit, featuring interviews with the cast and crew of all three.

• We talk to Dave Filoni, the supervising director of Star Wars: Clone Wars, about the series, Star Wars games, and the legacy of Lucas.

• We also talk to Jeph Loeb about his career in comics.

• SciFiNow sits down with David X Cohen and chats Futurama.

• Ever wondered if...? We give our dream cast for a proposed remake of Total Recall.

• The most trustworthy reviews of the latest film and DVD releases.

• A wealth of book, comic and graphic novel reviews.

• Look at the size of that thing! An exhaustively geeky guide to Star Wars: A New Hope, a look at the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise and a retro special on The Creature From The Black Lagoon lead our signature Timewarp section.

• The Fanboys section continues to cover all the hottest convention and memorabilia news, including the shiniest collector's guide to Firefly in the 'Verse.

• We nitpick our way through The Island.

• Our history of literary sci-fi this month has an in depth look at Frank Herbert.

• Also included, our indispensable guide to this month's essential sci-fi viewing.

• And all you could want from the UK's premiere science fiction, horror, fantasy and cult magazine.

Memories have been wiped, and issue 23 schmoozes its way into all good newsagents on 24th December 2008! Merry Christmas!

Those lucky enough to be subscribers will have made a huge 30% saving, so why not pop on over to our eShop.

Stargate SG-1 - Profiles In History: Jaffa Costume/Staff Auction

At Profiles in History:

Auction at Profiles in History

Thursday - December 11, 2008 at 12:00 pm pst

Auction Location:
26901 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301

Preview Weekdays - Monday, November 17, through Tuesday, December 9, 2008

from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (by appointment only)



LOT #518

Complete screen-used Jaffa costume with working serpent helmet from Stargate SG-1

(MGM-TV, 1997-2007) Stunning multi-piece Jaffa costume with working serpent helmet. A rare and iconic costume from the successful Stargate SG1 television series. The head is constructed of hard rubber with integral helmet to secure it on the actor’s head. A small hidden switch illuminates the eyes to make them glow red. Included are the wool blend 2-piece tunic and pants, rubber chest and shoulder armor collar, rubber breastplate, belt and ornate buckle, leatherette skirt, two pieces of leg armor and two wrist gauntlets. An incredible display piece.
$10000 - $12000



LOT #517

Stargate “Jafar” Staff used in the film and Stargate SG-1
(Carolco, 1994) A very rare Jafar staff weapon used in the Kurt Russell Sci-fi movie Stargate and then subsequently 'handed down' and used on the hit TV show Stargate SG1. This hero prop can be seen being used by the Jafar at various points throughout the movie and subsequently in the TV show. The highly detailed weapon is made from fiberglass, with an internal steel-strengthening rod. The staff has intricate engravings and decorations along the shaft and head and it and has been expertly painted with a bronze finish with a variety of different coloured highlights. In excellent condition with only a few minor scuffs from use during the productions. This amazing original screen used prop is one of only a few still known to be in existence. Measures 84 ½ in. in length.
$8000 - $10000





Other scifi genre included in this auction are:

Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The
Alien
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
Back to the Future
Back To The Future II
Batman
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight
Battlestar Galactica
Beauty and the Beast
Black Hole, The
Chronicles Of Riddick, The
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Fahrenheit 451
Fantastic Voyage
Fifth Element, The
Flash Gordon
Forbidden Planet
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
Logan’s Run
Lois And Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman
Mars Attacks!
Men In Black
Men In Black II
Metropolis
Planet of the Apes
Rocketeer, The
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Wars
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Superman
Superman II
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman Returns
Superman: The Movie
Teenagers From Out Space
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator, The
War of the Worlds, The
Wing Commander
World Science Fiction Convention
X-Files: Fight the Future, The
X-Men

Sci - Fi - London - OKtoberfest 2008 - Oct 3 - 4

3 DAYS TO GO...

Oh yes, SCI-FI-LONDON OKTOBERFEST happens THIS FRIDAY!!!

With our notorious anime all-nighter getting a 5th movie added to the line-up (can we tell them we got BLEACH in the building? Ed.), a few short surprises in our MST3K all-nighter and some great goodies to give away at the ZOMBIE all-nighter - you'd be right in thinking it can't get any better. Well we have just got confirmation that we can screen an episode (on the big screen!) of the mew animated STAR WARS series, CLONE WARS.



star wars clone warsOn Saturday 4th October at 11.00am, along with the FREE screening of JJ Abram's FRINGE, we have an episode entitled AMBUSH from the CLONE WARS series - woohoo! Thanks go to Sky Movies, Sky HD, Sky 1 and Lucasfilm for letting us have these for the festival - tickets are still available. Whilst it is free you do need to call the box office to reserve your ticket 020 7451 9944.

Next up, and the good news keeps coming, we have been given ANOTHER discount voucher code by PLAY.COM for readers of this newsletter. From this Thursday until Midnight on Sunday (Oct 2 - 5) you can get 5% of any purchase at Play by using the code SCIOKT.


The we use the code the more likely we are to get another one, so go mad. And just so you know, we do not benefit financially from your purchases - but we did get over a 1000 DVDs to give away at the festival from PLAY.COM - and they will have some special offers on films featured at the festival! These include, Tokyo Zombie, Dead Space: Downfall, Strait Jacket and Hellsing Ultimate...


Tickets are still available for DARK FLOORS - THE LORDI MOTION PICTURE and TERRA, for those of you who prefer sleeping in their own beds. The UK premiere of animated family film TERRA. With an all-star voice cast (Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Dennis Quaid, Luke Wilson), TERRA is a beautifully imagined reverse alien invasion story, where the humans turn out to be the invading aliens. It is a delight to see and with a strong message. Bring the kids - they can get you in free!

OKTOBERFEST is in London's most luxurious cinema, the Apollo West End on Friday October 3 and tickets are on sale now from the Apollo box office (020 7451 9944).

AND FINALLY
if you cannot make it to any of the screenings - well, we just added a heap of new content to SCI-FI-LONDON.TV and there are plenty of new reviews and competitions on the website.

The SFL team

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - SciFi Talk: Audio Interview

From SciFi Talk:



Star Wars Clone Wars

Fri, 22 August 2008

Audio from press conference discussing Star Wars Clone Wars feature and the creation of the groundbreaking CGI animated film and television series. On hand is Star Wars Creator George Lucas, Director Dave Filoni, and Producer Catherine Winder. Special thanks to Warner Bros Pictures for supplying the audio. Music is by Affiliation.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Video: Movie Trailer

'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' is currently in theaters, featuring the voice talents of Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels and Christopher Lee.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - SciFi Weekly: George Lucas Interview

From the SciFi Channel's SciFi Weekly:

(Please follow the link for the complete SciFi Weekly interview.)



August 11, 2008

Mr. Star Wars himself, George Lucas (and company) pulls back the curtain on animating a sci-fi epic

By Patrick Lee

Star Wars: The Clone Wars arrives in late summer, the latest feature-film installment in George Lucas' epic space saga. But it's different: computer-animated, voiced mainly by unknown actors and directed by animator Dave Filoni (Avatar: The Last Airbender). And it appears to be aimed squarely at kids.

Clone Wars—which is an expansion of the series of 2-D animated interstitials that ran in 2003 on the Cartoon Network—actually started life as the first installment of Lucas' upcoming CG TV series of the same name. But Lucas, who acts as executive producer, liked the result so much he decided to turn it into a feature film.

The movie, set in the time period between Lucas' Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones and Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, brings back familiar characters such as Anakin Skywalker (voiced by Matt Lanter) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor). But it centers on a host of new ones, including Anakin's heretofore unknown padawan learner Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and the dark sorceress Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman), who is known to fans of the Star Wars comics and books, as well as a new member of the Hutt clan, whose voice sounds oddly familiar.

Lucas, Filoni and producer Catherine Winder spoke with reporters recently at Lucasfilm Animation's headquarters, Big Rock Ranch in Marin County, Calif. The Clone Wars opens Aug. 15.

The Star Wars saga has always been steeped in mythology and Jungian archetypes. What sort of mythological territory will the Clone Wars TV series and the proposed live-action Star Wars series deal with?

Lucas: The mythological arc of the saga doesn't really continue into these other things, because that is a story. It has a beginning, a middle and an end. It's a story of one man's struggle against evil and the redemption by his son and that sort of thing.

This is ... more episodic. It's more like Indiana Jones, actually. ... You have themes and things that still go through it, and there are things like that, but [myth is not] not what it's based on. This is bigger, and we get to more places. And the fun thing about animation, especially, and The Clone Wars in particular, is that we're allowed to go and do stories about clones, get to know them, and find out what they do for recreation, and what Jabba the Hutt's family is all about, and, you know, do all kinds of things that don't have anything to do with the main character. The [live-action Star Wars] series itself, the epic, is basically about one man, so it's very, very narrow, and you pass through a lot of things and you look at "What's that over there?" but you never got to look at it. So this allows us to go and look at all of that stuff. Which means we're not encumbered by this mythological uberstory of the psychological underpinnings of why somebody turns to be a bad person.

Stargate Atlantis - SFX Magazine Issue 173: Stargate Atlantis Set Visit

From SFX Magazine:

(Please follow the link for the complete Table of Contents)



Wednesday July 30, 2008

Latest issue

SFX 173 – September 2008 - On sale Wednesday 30 July 2008

EXCLUSIVE COVERS!

Two news-stand covers to choose from! To celebrate SFX's exclusive insight into the future of Star Wars, this month you can choose whether to go with the Light Side, represented by Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, or to follow the Dark Side with a cover graced by Count Dooku and the new villain Asajj Ventress. The two striking covers will be split and available randomly on the news-stand. Subscribers will receive an ultra limited third cover, not available in shops, featuring Jedi Master Yoda! Rollover the thumbnails above to get a decent look at each of the covers.


FREE STUFF!

Each copy of SFX also comes with an exclusive Star Wars: The Clone Wars PocketModel pack from the new WizKids card game, featuring two cardboard ships from the new animated story for you to make and play with. NB: The cover bag on this issue incorrectly states that there are three ships in the PocketModel pack instead of two. This was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time the issue went to press, and we apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause.

STARGATE ATLANTIS

We’ve been on set for the fifth season! Check out our full report, plus details of DVD movie Continuum.


THE FUTURE OF STAR WARS

THE MUMMY 3

FANNISH INQUISITION

GET SMART

THE HG WELLS EFFECT

REWIND
Enter, stranger! Your retrospective guide to Knightmare, TV’s Treguard-hosted classic adventure show. Five pages including rare pics and behind-the-scenes photos…

ANATOMY OF A CLASSIC
We take a scalpel to John Carpenter’s 1978 horror flick, Halloween.

THE PRISONER
SFX's Red Alert news section breaks the story about the forthcoming remake of The Prisoner (it won't be filmed in Portmeirion, fact fans)…


PROFILES

This month we interview Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica’s Boomer/Athena), Stephanie Meyer (the popular Twilight author) and Jorge Garcia (Hurley from Lost). Did you know that in school Garcia was a wrestler called The Baby Face Assassin? Fact!

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Titan Magazines: DVD Library Contest - US Only!

From Titan Magazines (the publisher of the Official Stargate Magazine):



Titan Magazines @ Comic-Con - Win the ultimate DVD library!

To celebrate our appearance at the 39th annual San Diego Comic-Con this year, Titan Magazines has put together an exclusive website that gives you the opportunity to look inside the pages of our cult TV, movie, and sci-fi titles. You can read full interviews with cast members, too – just click on one of the covers above.

We're also running sweepstakes and subscription offers – both online and at show booth 5337 – so you can take advantage whether you're in San Diego or not.

STARGATE

Exclusive interview

Time-traveling is nothing new...

A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL SHANKS




EXCLUSIVE FREE BOOKMARK

(Featuring Cam Mitchell [Ben Browder] and Daniel Jackson [Michael Shanks)

Visit Booth 5337 to Collect Yours



SWEEPSTAKES

Win an instant DVD library!

The ultimate convention deserves the ultimate prize, so to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con 2008 we're giving away a whole stack of box sets and DVDs retailing at over $1000!

Featuring all your favorite shows and movies, such as CSI, Charmed, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Lost, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Torchwood, Star Trek, 24, Battlestar Galatica, Star Wars and Supernatural!


Excerpt from the Sweepstakes Rules:

Limit of one entry per person.
Sweepstakes begins on July 15, 2008 and ends on August 15, 2008.

The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the U.S. (except in the state of Florida and Puerto Rico and where otherwise prohibited by law or regulation) who are at least 13 years of age.

Profiles in History: Hollywood Memorabilia Auction 32:

From Profiles in History:

Hollywood Memorabilia Auction 32

Visit us to see our exciting new Hollywood Auction Items!

Thursday and Friday
August 31 and July 1, 2008
11:00 a.m. PST each day.

We would like to dedicate this sale to the memory of our friend, the legendary Academy Award-winning visual effects, animatronic and make-up genius, Stan Winston.

You can view and download the full print catalog by clicking on the following link:

Download the Auction Catalog.

Dear Collector,

Welcome to our Summer,2008 auction of Hollywood memorabilia! This sale features over 1,000 unique pieces of Hollywood history, from the silent era to modern sci-fi classics and everything in between. The auction opens with a wonderful selection of Fine Art Photography, including original unpublished Gallery Exhibition Portraits from the Estate of Ernest A. Bachrach.

Later in the sale, you’ll find a wonderful collection of original design maquettes and screen-used visual effects creatures and puppets of some of the most iconic characters ever created for film, including the Jurassic Park series, Small Soldiers, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, among others. This incredible offering represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire some of the most important visual effects pieces ever created for modern cinema, each of which pushed the boundaries of film technology to new heights while simultaneously bringing new and exciting characters to life on the silver screen. Each is accompanied with a letter of authenticity from the Stan Winston Studio.

Next, we have the pleasure to offer you a few iconic pieces from the collection of Academy Award-winning Visual Effects wizard, Richard Edlund, including a T.I.E. Fighter filming miniature used in the first Star Wars film and "Major Toht’s” melting skull used in the “Wrath of God” sequence in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

In addition, this sale features our largest superhero offering to date, including:

* A complete Christopher Reeve Superman costume
* Hugh Jackman “Wolverine” leather jacket from X-Men
* Ian McKellen “Magneto” costume from X-Men
* Tobey McGuire Spider-Man costume pieces
* Ben Affleck complete Daredevil costume
* Billy Zane complete costume as The Phantom
* Thomas Jane costume as The Punisher
* 1970s TV Reb Brown costume as Captain America
* Nicholas Hammond The Amazing Spider-Man costumes.


Also featured is an unprecedented array of Forbidden Planet pieces including a hero ray gun with holster, crewman’s costume, a pair of illuminating force field fence posts, a working Krell Machine control panel and a Krell Machine concept painting.

As you thumb through the pages of this catalog, we hope each of you will find something new and exciting. And please remember that we’re always interested in your future consignments, for those who wish to pass ownership of their treasured pieces of Hollywood memorabilia on to new caretakers.

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Other items included in the auction:

Star Trek: The Original Series



Star Wars



Aliens



Conan the Barbarian



A Knight's Tale



The Mummy Returns

Stargate SG-1 / Star Wars / Pokemon - Video: Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Courtesy of HULU, a brief clip from the June 12 '08 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, a skit between Conan O'Brien and the show's graphic designer, Pierre Bernard, on a topic...of the current tomato salmonella scare in the United States, compared to events in Stargate SG-1, Star Wars and Pokemon.

Nerding It Up For Pierre





EDIT: 6/13/08 @ 5:38 -- A transcription of the skit:

Conan: "I wanted to mention one of the big stories this week, everybody talking about the salmonella outbreak affecting certain type of tomatoes. It's been a big scare, a bunch of tomatoes affected by the salmonella outbreak. McDonald's, and other restaurants nationwide, have completely pulled tomatoes from their menu.

Well, everyone here on the show is very concerned about this. We often order food from local restaurants. We don't know which tomatoes are okay, which ones aren't. But there's one guy on our staff that doesn't care at all about this issue, I'm talking about one of our graphic designers, Pierre Bernard."

(Still photo of Pierre shown on TV. Audience claps and laughs.)

Conan: There he is. He just doesn't care. I thought we should bring Pierre out here, and find out about his lack of interest in this issue. So, here he is everybody, Pierre Bernard."

(Pierre enters the studio, audience cheers and claps.)

Conan: "Now, Pierre, is it true that you just don't care about the salmonella outbreak affecting the tomatoes?"

Pierre: "I couldn't care less, Conan."

Conan: "Okay. But you ARE very interested in scifi television shows and Japanese anime, is that correct?"

Pierre: "It's my life."

Conan: "Okay. Well, I had an idea. Maybe, I can make you interested in the tomato salmonella outbreak, by talking about it in terms you'd understand, in a little segment I'd like to call, "Nerding It Up For Pierre."

(Audience cheers)

Conan: "All right, Pierre. In order for you to understand which tomatoes to avoid, let's say that beefsteak and plum tomatoes are infected with evil, like Darth Vader in Star Wars episode 4, "A New Hope." But cherry tomatoes are like still young Anakin Skywalker in "Attack of the Clones," still unspoiled and unpoisoned by the Dark Side."

Pierre: "You mean like a Jedi Knight, cherry tomatoes have a high metachlorian count?"

(Audience laughs)

Conan: "Exactly. Yes. And this salmonella outbreak is like the sinister Ori plague launched by the Priors in season nine of Stargate SG-1."

Pierre: "The same plague that Orlin fought using his Ancient memory in 'The Fourth Horseman' episode?" (Very deadpan)

(Audience laughs)

Conan: (laughing) "Yes, Pierre. (laughing) So convincing. (Camera switches to Pierre, who is trying to keep from breaking up laughing.) The very one, as if you just read it! Ah...And the FDA is using its powers to defeat the tomatoes in the same way that a Pinkachu on Pokemon would use its electric tail shock to gather berries for monster trainer Ash."

Pierre: "Wow. I had no idea that a salmonella outbreak affecting only specific types of tomatoes could be so incredibly fascinating." (Very droll. Audience laughs)

Conan: "Well now, maybe you'll pay closer attention next time you're at your neighborhood McDonald's."

Pierre: "Actually Conan, I'm not allowed within 50 yards of my neighborhood McDonald's. The girls who work the shake machine took out a restraining order against me. So long everybody." (Waves goodbye to the audience, audience cheers and applauds.)

Conan: (laughing) "Could we send him to an improv class? (laughing) I'll pay for it!"

Stargate - Agent DVD Online: Vote for Stargate as best DVD franchise

From Agent DVD Online:

http://agentdvdonline.com/

The Greatest Franchise on DVD Ever!



They form the engine that drives pop culture. Lucrative film and TV franchises not only establish the grounds for huge box office potential, but also build substantial fan bases and set new standards for entertainment. These multimedia franchises can stem from a variety of sources, from original stories to novels, comic books, video games, and even theme-park rides.

But of the many franchises out there, which is the greatest? Agent DVD is taking that question to the fans with a new online tournament giving fans a chance to vote for their favorites until a winner is chosen. Final results will be revealed in Agent DVD magazine's annual issue distributed at San Diego Comic-Con International.

The Finalists

http://tinyurl.com/3o3ez6

Star Wars
Star Trek
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Lord of the Rings
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Batman
Superman
Spider-Man
X-Men

Stargate
Now a staple of sci-fi TV, Stargate boasts the longest-running American sci-fi show in “Stargate SG-1,” plus spinoffs “Stargate Atlantis” and the animated out-of-continuity “Stargate: Infinity.” Plus there’s the original 1994 feature film, and two direct-to-video sequels to “SG-1.”

Ghostbusters
View Askewniverse
Hannibal Lecter
Nightmare on Elm Street
Jaws


VOTE at:

http://tinyurl.com/4r5ry4

SFX Magazine: Kevin J. Anderson Interview

From SFX Magazine (UK):

http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=kevin_j_anderson_interview_spin

(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)

Sunday May 25, 2008

Kevin J Anderson interview: spin-off fiction



In SFX recently we've been considering franchise fiction, and the creation of shared universes. For instance, the spin-off Star Trek novels, or the Buffy comics, or the extended Star Wars universe in all its incarnations. Is it easy to be an author in one of these famous universes? Over the next few weeks, exclusively on the SFX website, we'll be publishing Q&As with professional writers who work in this area. First up, meet novelist Kevin J Anderson.

SFX: Let's get this one straight out of the way, franchise fiction is maybe regarded as not creative in the same way that 'original' novels are. What's your take on that?

Kevin J Anderson: "I always find it odd that if an author writes a script for a popular TV show (say, Star Trek or Torchwood) – an original story based in an existing universe using established characters – then that's considered respectable, even exciting. But if an author writes a novel for the same show – also an original story based in an existing universe using established characters – then that's somehow less creative or less respectable. I would argue that writing a 400-page novel is more difficult and creatively challenging than writing a 50-page script, and when the novel gets published, I can proudly take credit for every paragraph, every page. A script, on the other hand, is manhandled by dozens of other people involved in the show, including the director and actors, and by the time the episode airs, it may have little resemblance to the original script."

"Anyone who insists that a writer can't be 'creative' in an established universe must not have much of an imagination. Virtually every work of fiction must be set within an established universe – if my story is set in modern London, then I have a certain culture, street layout, climate, language, and history by which I have to abide. If I choose to write a story set in ancient Japan, then I have the constraints of history to deal with. Does it stifle my creativity as an author because I can't, say, have jet aircraft in medieval Japan? No, I learn the rules of that universe and I set my story within those boundaries. If I write a novel set in the American West, does it stifle my creativity because I can't have the characters encounter dinosaurs? (In science fiction, of course, both of those scenarios are indeed possible.)"

"Writing a story in the Star Wars universe, or The X-Files, or Dune, is no different than writing a story set in medieval Japan. I have to learn the universe, the characters, the rules, and then I write the best novel I can. I have written dozens of my own original novels and dozens of novels set in established universes – I find the work extremely satisfying."

**snippage**

There will be more interviews about media fiction over the course of the next few weeks, so you might want to bookmark our features section. Remember you can read features on this subject in SFX 170 (on sale now) and 171 (on sale from Wednesday 4 June).

Words: Jonathan Wright

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Video: Trailer

August 15 '08 release.