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Science Fiction!!!!!!
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Well, I have to admit that I really don't know a lot about the Atari compared
to everybody else who reads this magazine. But I do know a bit about science
fiction. So, here it is...
Babylon 5
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There is continued worries among those who have seen the latest episodes of
season four in America that if Channel Four keep Babylon Five in it's present
tea time viewing slot that it will be HEAVILY cut. There is a petition against
this and if you e-mail your details of name, age and town/city you live in
at:-
b5uncut@perceived.demon.co.uk. !!!!!!!!
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That was nicked from SFX who got it from:-
uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5 !!!!!!!!!
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Also JMS is presently writing series four of Babylon on the assumption that
there will be NO SERIES FIVE!
However, don't worry as this is not to bad, There are two spin off confirmed.
THE BABYLON PROJECT: CRUSADE, is going to be about the Rangers. This should
hopefully feature Jason Carter as Marcus Cole.
The other THE GATHERING is all about the Earth Minbari war. So hopefully we
can find out stuff like what happened to Sinclair when he was captured. This
prequal will detail the exploit of Sheridan, Gariboldi and Ivanova.
Unfortunately this is only going to be on TNT's cable network. (arghhhhhhhhh)
but as we are all going to have TV digitalised in the autumn so anybody who
can still afford to get TV after shelling out £200+ for a decoder can watch
it as TNT will probably be one of the channels digitalised.
So, that's that it on Babylon Five. If there is anyone out there who hasn't
bought the Babylon Five books, don't. I wouldn't say they are crap, just you
can buy much much much much much better books for the same price. ( but
B5:Clarke's Law by Jim Mortimore is good, I haven't yet read B5:Betrayls by
S.M. Stirling either so can't pass judgement yet.)
Ok, what's next...
Channels (5)
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For all you people out there who can get (5) (b@st@rds) here is something
abut what you can get ( if you are like me in the 40% of the country that
can't get it, skip this bit.)
All five Telemovies of Alien Nation are going to be screened on (5) later
thing year. They are better than he original film and look good.
Lexx is a new series of Telemovies which are, well, twisted. They are kind of
a cross between Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and a really epic science
fiction film, except that they are also from some very strange twisted people.
Basically Lexx is about a big bug that flies round space blowing up planets.
There are quite a few Telemovies, four in total.
" Worship the Shadow"
" Super Nova"
" Eating Pattern"
" The Giga Shadow"
They will all be on (5) this summer.
The Telefilms include great scenes such as somebody having their brain took
out, and special effects to make Babylon Five seem like Thunderbirds.
Videos
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The Alien Nation Films and Lexx are all coming out on video on Fox (rental
only) and Persons New Entertainment respectively.
DARK UNIVERSE, I can' remember who made it but really, you have to watch it
for a laugh. It has the worse acting in history. Eldorado n a masterpiece
compared to this. The same bloke dies at least three times, and as for the
special effects, I am sure the small mutant animals are made out of
plastercene.
All the money they had went on three morphing scenes ( they could have used a
Falcon, but no, they went for spending the money on a super fast PC(scum) for
three scenes, I think.) Anyway, the spaceship at the beginning looks like
something off Blue Peter and as for the plot, well.
RED DWARF: SIX OF THE BEST. this contains:-
Future Echoes,
Queeg,
Polymorph,
Dimension Jump,
Back To Reality
Gunmen of the Apocalypse.
Also Starbug Hologram and collectors CD.
It is a disappointment not to have DNA on the videos as this in my opinion is
the best episode ever. But Polymorph and Back to Reality are great. Queeg is
the funnyest while Gunmen of the Apocalypse is the most recent one. Not
surprisingly none of series VII is on it. ( I wonder why). So, let's hope that
Rob Grant and Doug Naylor make up and become friends, as with only one of
them doing a series is a bit naff as we end up with something like last
series.
This is available now and can be go from Virgin and, wait for it, all good
video stores. ( always wanted to say that) Books, havn't read any new science
fiction books, but I recommend every book Robert Rankin ever wrote.
Well, bye, hope you with Channel (5) have fun watching all those great SF
programs( I'm not bitter).
It's worth noting everything on Alien Nation, Babylon Five and Lexx was
ruthlessly nicked from SFX magazine. Febuary 1997 and April 1997. If you're
interested next issue of SFX has an interview with Kate Mulgrew ( Voyger
captain) Stuff on how Diskworld was animated and reviews of very episode of
Lois and Clarke (boo, hiss) American Gothic, Sapphire and Steel Ad Alien
Nation.
So there, They can't complain I nicked their stuff as they got free
advertising out of it.
Well, bye, my the PC market disappear and Atari rule.
Bye,
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