1998
Issue 233
January 1998
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Starship Troopers writer Ed Neumeier on the perils of adapting Heinlein's classic novel. Joss Whedon reveals how he resurrected Ripley for the fourth Alien movie, and brought Buffy to the small screen. Director Peter Hewitt cuts the Borrowers down to size. Majel Barrett Roddenberry introduces her late husband's creation - Earth: Final Conflict. Plus, the origins of Star Trek: The Next Generation, directing Babylon 5, and the return of Blake's 7 in radio play the Sevenfold Crown.
Issue 234
February 1998
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Peek inside the mechanics of the Star Trek Experience - the closest thing to Starfleet in our time. Nicholas Lea delves into the treacherous activities of the X-Files' agent Krycek. Babylon 5 director David J Eagle on season 4 opener Hour of the Wolf. Part 2 of Ed Neumeier's glimpse behind the scenes on Starship Troopers. Giving the Xenomorph a CGI make-over for Alien: Resurrection. Realistic sci-fi from the Isle of Man with British series Space Island One. Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless on the new directions of Xena and Hercules.
Issue 235
March 1998
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Reinventing Lost in Space: Gary Oldman and writer Akiva Goldsman reveal the 1990's shape of the space family Robinson. Lisa Howard debates the loyalties of Earth: Final Conflict's Lili Marquette. Kevin Costner delivers epic tale The Postman, and Godzilla comes to New York. Casper Van Dien: From life as a Starship Trooper to the latest Tarzan. Millennium star Megan Gallagher, hoping for a more active role in season 2. Star trek producer Herb Solow recalls the struggle to establish the original series.
Issue 236
April 1998
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Star Trek producer Rick Berman reveals plans for the ninth film. The X-Files moves to the big screen - we reveal the first leaks from the set. How Buffy The Vampire Slayer's move from cinema to tv succeeded. Writer-turned-director Stephen Gallagher brings his thriller Oktober to tv. Sphere star Samuel L Jackson interviewed. Mira Furlan on Babylon 5's last minute reprieve for a fifth season, and Robin Atkin Downes on rebel telepath Byron. Plus, the future of genetics in Gattaca, and the animated Spawn.
Issue 237
May 1998
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Summer sci-fi preview! New releases, from The Avengers to Godzilla. Behind the scenes on Babylon 5's 100th episode, and a medical report from Richard Biggs, alias Dr Franklin. Leonard Nimoy returns to sci-fi with a new version of Huxley's Brave New World; plus an interview with Borg Queen Alice Krige. The X-Files on tour with the travelling Expo display. Plus, Crow director Alex Proyas unveils the surreal Dark City, Deep Rising star Kevin J O'Connor and Jerry O'Connell on Sliders' fourth season.
Issue 238
June 1998
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Chris Owens prepares his first report as X-Files' newcomer Jeffrey Spender. Michael Shanks takes over as Stargate's Daniel Jackson. William Hurt on being Lost in Space's Professor Robinson. Mimic star Mira Sorvino on the genetics of her horror debut. 12 page Babylon 5 feature, with Peter Jurasik on the Long Night of Londo Mollari, Fabiana Udenio on playing the Centauri ambassador's lover, and the view from maintenance men Raymond O'Connor and Lawrence LeJohn. Plus, new BBC sci-fi with Invasion: Earth, and Morgan Freeman prepares for the end of the world in Deep Impact.
Issue 239
July 1998
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Orchestrating Armageddon with Michael Bay's blockbuster, plus the effects crew of Deep Impact. Monster-hunting with Matthew Broderick, Godzilla's human co-star. Douglas Adams sets sail on the Starship Titanic. Avengers movie producer Jerry Weintraub previews the film. J Michael Straczynski and Andreas Katsulas on the end of Babylon 5 and the beginning of Crusade. Ed Harris takes us into the mind of Christof, creator of The Truman Show. Deep Space Nine producer Ira Steven Behr previews the series' final year.
Issue 240
August 1998
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Godzilla - 12-page in-depth report, interviewing cast, writers, director and effects team. Plus Jeri Taylor on producing Star Trek: Voyager, Steve Buscemi on Armageddon, Lost in Space's amazing FX, Nic Cage on City of Angels, Rob Bowman on helming the X-Files movie, Babylon 5: Crusade update and exclusive pics from A Call to Arms.
Issue 241
September 1998
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Armageddon - 12-page feature, interviewing star Bruce Willis, director Michael Bay, plus Asteroid FX. Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman on becoming Steed and Peel in The Avengers. Frank Spotnitz on transforming The X-Files for moviegoers. Natasha Henstridge on Species II. Colm Meaney anticipates Deep Space Nine's final season, and Carrie Dobro embarks on a Crusade.
Issue 242
October 1998
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Star Trek: Voyager - 10-pages previewing Season 5 with producer Brannon Braga, Jeri Ryan, Robert Picardo and Tim Russ. Plus first photo-feature on Star Trek 9: Insurrection. New Season TV SF: Total Recall 2070, Highlander: The Raven and more. Bruce Boxleitner on the end of Babylon 5. Martin Landau on his X-Files movie role. Directors Walter Hill on 1999's Supernova, and Jeremiah Chechik on The Avengers.
Issue 243
November 1998
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Babylon 5 - behind the scenes on River of Souls. Star Trek: Insurrection - production designer Herman Zimmermann's greatest challenge? New season SFTV: The Crow, Mercy Point, and Lance Henriksen on Millennium. Lisa Howard previews Earth: Final Conflict's second year. Darren McGavin on Kolchak, The X-Files and Millennium, plus Lone Gunman Bruce Harwood. Small Soldiers - FX secrets from Joe Dante's toy fantasy. Peter Weir on The Truman Show.
Issue 244
December 1998
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Star Trek: Insurrection - Director / star Jonathan Frakes and writer Michael Piller talk in 12 photo-packed pages. Star Wars Episode 1 - Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor on becoming Jedi Knights. Seven Days - 1998's best newcomer? Executive Producer Chris Crowe on his time-travel series. Vampires are hip again: Sarah Michelle Gellar on stardom as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Stephen Dorff on Blade villainy. Plus Babylon 5's finale Sleeping in Light previewed.
Special #35 1998
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On set for season five and and the TV movie Thirdspace. J Michael Straczynski looks to the future of the B5 universe as the series comes to an end. New recruit Tracy Scoggins, departing star Jason Carter and regular villain Walter Koenig report in. The spoof script - the full story how J Michael Straczynski conned the cast. Morden and Londo head-to-head. Producer John Copeland, and directors John Flinn and Jesus Trevino interviewed . Plus, Earth: Final Conflict's Leni Parker, Nightman creator Glen A Larson, Bond composer David Arnold, special effects supremo Doug Trumball and the first glimpse of Godzilla!
Special #36 1998
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Ben Affleck and Jerry Bruckheimer on Armageddon. Lost in Space gets cinematic: 26-page section, interviews with director Stephen Hopkins, stars Mimi Rogers and Heather Graham. Duchovny, Anderson and Carter reveal X-Files movie secrets. Plus Godzilla re-designed, 2001 thirty years on, exclusive Mimic artwork amd Guillermo del Toro interview.
Special #37 1998
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Interviews galore! Nicole de Boer on joining Deep Space Nine as the new Dax. DeForest Kelley reflects on Classic Trek. Plus Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar), John de Lancie (Q) and Robert Beltran (Voyager's Chakotay). Over 50 pages of Trek including DSN Season Six and Voyager Season Four guides. Plus: Planet of the Apes 30th Anniversary, Stephen King interviewed, Stephen Furst on Babylon 5's Vir, Sliders creator Tracy Torme, Derek de Lint on Poltergeist: the Legacy, Vincenzo Natali on Cube...
Special #38 1998
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Star Trek: Insurrection - LeVar Burton on Geordi's unique views, and directing Voyager's milestone Timeless (8-page feature). All 1998's major Sci-Fi films and TV in retrospect. Fantasticon 98 covered with DSN, Voyager and Babylon 5 stars. Inside Babylon 5 - a three-day on-set diary from the final season. 35 Reasons to celebrate Doctor Who at 35. Plus Blade and What Dream May Come's writers, Earth: Final Conflict's new leading man and our 1999 Movie Preview.
1999
Issue 245
January 1999
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Star Trek: Insurrection - 16-page photo-filled section profiling film, cast and crew with make-up maestro Michael Westmore on new creations the Son'a and Ba'Ku. Peter Woodward (Galen) on Babylon 5: A Call to Arms and Crusade. Mark Metcalf on the Master's return to Sunnydale in season three of Buffy. Producer-star Peter Horton on Brimstone. Plus What Dreams May Come's dazzling effects, Sandra Bullock on Practical Magic, and Jerry Weintraub on Soldier
Issue 246
February 1999
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The new Borg Queen in Star Trek: Voyager's spectacular Dark Frontier interviewed! More on the upcoming Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Starburst sifts some rumours from facts. Plus the brand new SF show First Wave, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's evil vampire Spike, Highlander: The Raven in Paris, The X-Files's Tom Braidwood, the spectacular effects of Stargate SG-1 and Star Trek: Insurrection stars Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden.
Issue 247
March 1999
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Star Trek: Voyager's Borg TV movie - Jeri Ryan talks about this spectacular TV event. We also talk to The Next Generation's Marina Sirtis. Babylon 5''s Bill Mumy recalls the space saga and guesting on DSN. The latest on Crusade, with cast photos. Deep Blue Sea - Renny Harlin previews his summer SF blockbuster, with lots of great photos... Red Dwarf VIII - back from the dead? The cast speak. Plus The Crow's Sabina Karsenti, LEXX's Brian Downey, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Seth Green interviewed.
Issue 248
April 1999
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Red Dwarf - behind the scenes on season 8, with veteran director/producer Ed Bye. Star Trek DSN: exclusive talk with Armin Shimerman (Quark). Starry Sci-Fi film bonanza: Robert Patrick and Salma Hayek on The Faculty*, Joan Allen on Pleasantville, Bill Paxton on Mighty Joe Young, plus the robot-makers of Virus*. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) on Season 3's surprises. The X-Files - secrets blown wide open in season 6. Plus E:FC's David Hemblen, StarGate SG-1's Amanda Tapping. * Covered in Alan Jones' Previews, along with eXistenZ and I Still Know What You Did
Issue 249
May 1999
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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - six-page photo-preview, plus the epic's roots recalled with producer Gary Kurtz on A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. eXistenZ - David Cronenberg talks about his new techno-thriller. Wild Wild West - on-set with production designer Bo Welch. The Matrix - stunning effects work revealed. Buffy's other Slayer Faith (Eliza Dushku) talks. Highlander: the Raven - on-set for the shock finale. Plus Deep Space Nine costume design, Batman Beyond, Granada TV's The Last Train, and our new DVD File section.
Issue 250
June 1999
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A special extended 100-page issue to celebrate our 250th issue: with four exclusive artcards and The Starburst Vaults - an unmissable journey covering twenty pages. Plus: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's exec producer Ira Stephen Behr on the saga's end, photos and details of What You Leave Behind and cast and crew galore at the series' wrap party! Sliders' main man Bill Dial on Season Five's new characters. Star Wars: Phantom Menace - we visit the queuing fans. Peter Jackson on his forthcoming Lord of the Rings. Crusade's Captain Gary Cole interviewed. Outer Limits' 100th episode...
Issue 251
July 1999
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The Matrix - 16 page section on an instant Sci-Fi classic: interviews with directors the Wachowski Brothers, stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Ann Moss and more. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - behind the scenes with George Lucas, Jake Lloyd and Kenny Baker. The Mummy - meet the cast and crew of this monster hit. Plus David Allen Brooks on playing Crusade's anti-hero, director Josef Rusnak on The Thirteenth Floor, Deep Space Nine's Aron Eisenberg (Nog) and two more free artcards: David Boreanaz (Buffy, Angel) and Gillian Anderson.
Issue 252
August 1999
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Star Wars; The Phantom Menace - behind the scenes of the most anticipated SF movie ever. 22 pages of interviews and photos with George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson and Ahmed Best (aka Jar Jar Binks). Star Trek - DeForest Kelley remembered, plus Denise Crosby on Trekkers. Austin Powers - Mike Myers talks, and reviewer Alan Jones raves! Plus Crusade's Marjean Holden, Stargate SG-1's producers, The X-Files' Veronica Cartwright, and two more free collectors' prints: Jeri Ryan and Darth Vader.
Issue 253
September 1999
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Wild Wild West - 13 pages of exclusive interviews from the fantasy film, including Will Smith, Kenneth Branagh, and a trio of design experts. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - interviews with Pernilla August (Anakin's mother) and the darkly imperial Ian McDiarmid. LEXX - meet the three leads of the most bizarre SF series ever: Xenia Seeberg, Michael McManus and Brian Downey. Plus Matt Groening on Futurama, Kevin Kilner on leaving Earth: Final Conflict and Deep Space Nine farewells from Nicole de Boer and Louise Fletcher.
Issue 254
October 1999
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Star Trek: Voyager Season Six - on set and into Klingon Hell with Roxann Dawson. Stunning 7-page feature! Star Wars Exclusive - 8 pages of behind the scenes photos uncovered from Episode IV - A New Hope. Doctor Who - Peter Davison, Mark (Turlough) Strickson and writer Mark Gatiss on a new audio drama. James Bond - Pierce Brosnan and director Michael Apted preview The World is Not Enough. Plus the X-Files Frank Spotnitz on Season 7. Jan de Bont on The Haunting, Roswell's series creator Jason Katims and our first-rate reviews section.
Issue 255
November 1999
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Blair Witch Project - Michael Williams & Heather Donahue on the surprise Horror hit. Sleepy Hollow - on location with Tim Burton for the retelling of a legend. Angel - Buffy star David Boreanaz on flying solo in LA. Earth: Final Conflict - exclusive Season 3 interviews and photos. Hercules - Kevin Sorbo on relishing his final battles. Deep Blue Sea: Samuel L Jackson & Thomas Jane on monster sharks. New series: Eric Close on Now And Again, Tia Carrere on Relic Hunter. Plus Stargate SG-1 make-up and wardrobe secrets.
Issue 256
December 1999
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Buffy - creature-making secrets from Optic Nerve & make-up supremo Todd McIntosh. Voyager - Marina Sirtis on Troi's return to a different Trek series, and becoming a nun in Earth: Final Conflict! The Sixth Sense - inside the ghostly blockbuster with Haley Joel Osment. James Bond extravaganza - on set with Brosnan, Carlyle, Richards and Marceau for The World is Not Enough. Plus interviews with Stargate SG-1 director Peter Deluise, Astronaut's Wife star Charlize Theron, 10th Kingdom (and key Trek) director David Carson, Blair Witch and Iron Giant reviewed, and much more.
Special #39 1999
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Four Insurrection stars talk: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, newcomer Donna Murphy and villainous F. Murray Abraham. Supremo Rick Berman on the past. present and future of Trek, and Voyager's Neelix (Ethan Phillips). 30+ pages of new Trek! Also: farewell Babylon 5 with Jerry Doyle and Richard Biggs, looking on to Crusade. Terry Pratchett talks. Buffy Season 1 guide & star comments. Classic Sci-Fi - Gil Gerard on Buck Rogers, Richard Hatch on Battlestar Galactica.
Special #40 1999
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Focus on blockbuster films, including the massively popular new Star Wars epic. In 100 pages packed with interviews, we present six Star Wars interviews including producer Rick McCallum, Natalie Portman and Samuel L Jackson. Plus the brilliant designer of The Matrix, director Barry Sonnenfeld on Wild Wild West, Star Trek's Odo and B'Elanna Torres, Babylon 5's Patricia Tallman, Crusade's Daniel Dae Kim, Rick Baker's Mighty make-up, top author Iain Banks, and Brian Clemens on Bugs.
Special #41 1999
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What future for Starfleet? We look ahead with Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and headman Rick Berman. Voyager - Kate Mulgrew gets candid about Janeway, plus Robert Beltran on Chakotay and a Season Five guide. Over 30 pages of Trek! Also: Deep Blue Sea - Renny Harlin, Saffron Burrows and the monster-shark movie's writers interviewed. Blair Witch Project - a shoestring to riches horror story. Seven more special interviews, including stunning Stargate SG-1 designs from Richard Hudolin, Farscape's Claudia Black, and best-selling author Dean Koontz. 100 pages.
Special #42 1999
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Major preview of the films of 2000, including Scream 3, Minority Report, and Pitch Black. Sleepy Hollow: Johnny Depp on Headless Horsemen and reteaming with Tim Burton. 1999 retrospective, on key genre movies: The Matrix, The Blair Witch Project, and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, plus the year's significant TV, from Crusade to Highlander, Red Dwarf to The X-Files. The World is Not Enough: director Michael Apted and producer Michael J Wilson on Bond 19. Star Trek: Voyager - Garrett Wang on five years of Harry Kim; Deep Space Nine - a farewell Season Seven episode guide. Sliders star Jerry O'Connell announces his Mission to Mars. PLUS: Buffy's James Marsters dissects big bad Spike. Star Bytes - Keanu Reeves' view of The Matrix, and Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo make convention appearances for Hercules and Xena. House on Haunted Hill director William Malone on his hit chiller remake. Animated scenes with Bug Wars, the new TV spin-off from Starship Troopers.
2000
Issue 257
January 2000
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End of Days: Arnold Schwarzenegger on confronting the Devil, plus director Peter Hyams & writer Andrew W Malone. Farscape: producers Rockne O'Bannen & David Kemper on the Moya's crew and Season Two. Angel: half-demon Doyle, aka Glenn Quinn, on helping a tortured vampire. Star Trek: Voyager - Designer Richard James on 12 years' work in the 24th Century. First Wave: creator Chris Brancanto and star Sebastian Spence reveal plans for Season 2. PLUS: Seven Days' Justina Vail, Beastmaster's Daniel Goddard, Ben Stiller on Mystery Men and Kevin Smith on Dogma.
Issue 258
February 2000
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The X-Files: leading lights Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny on their final days (allegedly) with an SF phenomenon. Sleepy Hollow - on set with Tim Burton's superb fantasy - tons of interviews & photos: Christina Ricci, Caspar van Dien, creature designer Kevin Yagher and more. Farscape - leading man Ben Browder on the must-see SF show heading for a second season. Plus Tim Allen on mock-heroism in Galaxy Quest, Star Trek Voyager writer Bryan Fuller, Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus on Bicentennial Man, Stigmata director Rupert Wainwright.
Issue 259
March 2000
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Roswell / Star Trek: Jonathan Frakes on creating Roswell, guesting on 3rd Rock and the next Trek movie. New Sci-Fi TV - four series for 2000 profiled; The Others, with the ensemble from Morgan & Wong's stunning paranormal newcomer. Cleopatra 2525 - RJ Stewart on creating 3 tough futuristic female fighters; Secret Agent Man - ex-Starship Trooper Dina Meyer on Holiday in a trio of superspies; Jack of all Trades - producers of the Bruce Campbell-led adventure comedy talk. Plus John Lasseter and the godfathers of Toy Story 2, director Frank Darabont on journeying down The Green Mile, Voyager's Tim Russ on plans for life after Tuvok, and Red Dwarf creator Rob Grant previews The Strangerers.
Issue 260
April 2000
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Pitch Black - a new breed of alien killers! Director David Twohy on desert challenges, plus stars Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser and Vin Diesel. Star Trek: the Inside Story - 16-page section as prolific director Alexander Singer recalls episodes of TNG, DS9 and Voyager. Battlefield Earth - John Travolta on playing the baddie. Buffy's Season 4 beau Marc Blucas on enrolling at UC Sunnydale. Randall & Hopkirk - revived! Stunning effects work investigated, and Reeves & Mortimer talk. Plus Earth: Final Conflict and Supernova designers and artwork, LEXX Season 3, and expanded reviews section.
Issue 261
May 2000
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Galaxy Quest - Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and director Dean Parisot on the top Sci-Fi spoof (plus review). Farscape - 2 free prints (Crichton/Aeryn Sun) & exclusive Zhaan postcard! Voyager - on-set exclusive as LeVar Burton directs Season 6's Role Call, with an impostor Janeway. 10th Kingdom designers Rob Hinds and Julian Fullalove reveal stunning sketches. Randall & Hopkirk: 1969 vs 2000 - battle of the opening episodes! Mission to Mars - Brian de Palma and crew (Gary Sinise, Connie Nielsen) visit the red planet. Plus Roger Christian on Battlefield Earth, Tom de Ville on Urban Gothic, over 25 pages of reviews.
Issue 262
June 2000
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Star Wars - looking ahead to Episode Two, Jake Lloyd and multi-role-playing Jerome Blake interviewed, Art of Star Wars exhibition covered: 15 pages of exclusives and photos. Battlefield Earth - Patrick Tatopoulos and his amazing designs. Frequency - director Gregory Hoblit on his new timeline-changing hit thriller. Final Destination - Morgan & Wong on their spooky in-flight entertainment. Stir of Echoes - we give Kevin Bacon a light grilling. Voyager - writer Michael Taylor on his highly-rated episodes. Plus 25 pages of reviews.
Issue 263
July 2000
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Kubrick's SF: the master director's fantasy cinema examined, from Dr Strangelove to 2001 and AI. Farscape - Gigi Edgley on joining Moya's crew as high-energy urchin Chiani. Mission: Impossible 2 - director John Woo and sultry star Thandie Newton interviewed. Star Wars - the new Anakin, Hayden Christiansen, talks. Chicken Run - director Nick Park tries to dodge the fowl puns. Stargate SG-1 - season 4 photo-preview. Plus US TV network cancellations analysed, Battlefield Earth and M:I-2 reviewed - and John Brosnan's column in 20 years old...
Issue 264
August 2000
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X-Men - director Bryan Singer and producer Thomas DeSanto on bringing Marvel's mutants to the screen. Titan AE - Don Bluth and Gary Goldman on their ambitious After Earth animation epic. Richard Matheson - career retrospective on the novelist & scripter, from Star Trek to Stir of Echoes. Dark Knight - swords and sorcery for a new TV Ivanhoe. A Century of Dinosaur Cinema celebrated as Disney's own Dinosaur bursts free. Plus Starship Trropers on TV re-evaluated, and 30 pages of reviews.
Issue 265
September 2000
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Robocop returns - Writers Joseph O'Brien and Brad Abraham on their 8-hour mini-series Prime Directives. Paul Verhoeven's SF - After Hollow Man's success, we revisit RoboCop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers. Nigel Kneale - Ten-page profile of the dark body of work by the creator of Quatermass. Pitch Black - David Twohy on the Stateside SF hit. Games Movies - can they transfer well to the big screen? The Prisoner - New movie rumours? McGoohan's baffling fable on DVD? Time to interrogate Number Six again. Spawn and Batman Beyond - the edgiest animations around?
Issue 266
October 2000
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LEXX - Brian Downey reveals all on chasing girls in Space. Highlander: Endgame - special location report with Christopher Lambert and director Doug Aarniokoski. Paul Verhoeven - the distinctive director of Hollow Man in conversation. Hammer's SF Films - a meaty survey starting with Quatermass and including rare promo art. The Sight - Paul Anderson on his TV pilot about a supernatural sleuth. Plus more Star Trek Babes (see also Starburst Special #45) and 30 pages of reviews including Space Cowboys.
Issue 267
November 2000
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Farscape - creator Rockne S O'Bannon exclusive on the long genesis and rapid success of his series. Red Planet - Val Kilmer on playing the nice guy on Mars. The Alien saga - an 8-page retrospective on the film cycle at age 21. The 6th Day - Arnold Schwarzenegger on location in a multiplied role . Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows - Stephen Barker Turner on joining the phenomenon's sequel. Plus screenwriter Andrew Marlowe on Hollow Man, Tyler Mane on X-Men's Sabretooth, Val Guest's The Day The Earth Caught Fire reconsidered, over 30 pages of reviews, and a free Sarah Michelle Gellar photo-print!
Issue 268
December 2000
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - A revolution in the genre or just incredible? What Lies Beneath - Director Robert Zemeckis on haunting us with his new thriller. The Cell - Inside the mind of screen writer Mark Protosevich. Sci-Fi god, Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man. B-Movie scare-mongers, It! The Terror From Beyond Space and Planet of the Vampires. Richard Matheson - The classic Sci-Fi writer talks about his vast genius. Musical Bond - David Arnold speaks. TV reviews on new season Buffy, Angel, Voyager and Roswell. Plus Super, Bat and Spider-men all on the big screen!
Special #43 2000
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The Future of Sci-Fi TV. Cover: Farscape - Virginia Hey on alien priestess Zhaan. Cleopatra 2525 / Xena - RJ Stewart on developing fantasy females. The Others' Julianne Nicholson, LEXX's Xenia Seeberg, EFC's Anita la Selva and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'s new mentor, Tom Baker all interviewed. End of The X-Files? Chris Carter on holding Season 8's fate in his hands, plus our Seasons 1-7 overview. Plus: young Voyager writer Robert Doherty and producers of The Hunger, Stargate SG-1 and Outer Limits interviewed. Also progress report on Buffy and Angel, Roswell and Now and Again's 1999/2000 seasons, and your verdict on 1999's films and tv.
Special #44 2000
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Celebrate a summer of spectacular SF and fantasy movies... We preview Mission Impossible 2 to The Hollow Man, The Crow: Salvation to The Ninth Gate and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas to The X-Men. Features include Kevin Bacon on The Hollow Man, producer Paula Wagner on M:I-2, Emmanuelle Seigner on The Ninth Gate, director Courtney Solomon on Dungeons & Dragons, and curtains up on the team who are The X-Men. Plus the best genre TV shows around, including Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson on the Dune miniseries, and Vincent Ventresca on The Invisible Man. 132 pages, including 25 pages introducing essential Sci-Fi on DVD.
Special #45 2000
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Babes of Trek - From Janice Rand to Seven of Nine, we survey 20 women who went where no man had gone before. Voyager Season Six - all the missions covered in our annual episode guide. We present 10 defence & 10 prosecution exhibits to ask: should the Trek franchise be rested? Star Trek Movies - their ups and downs in motion picture history. Star Tracks - A potted history of the franchise's soundtracks. Also, DSN's James Darren on nearly rejecting the role of the holographic nightclub singer. Gadgets of Trek - making a leap to reality? Plus: Earth: Final Conflict - Head writer/producer George Geiger previews Season 4. The Sci-Fi of James Bond - 12-page survey of a shaken-and-stirred spying cocktail. Shadow of the Vampire - bringing FW Murnau to a new generation. Daleks on Audio - Doctor Who's enemies are back, more evil than ever. Chris Carter - The X-Files creator unveils the truth about Scully's future without Mulder.
Special #46 2000
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The best of 2000. Farscape - Writer Naren Shanker on their very different universe, plus a checklist on the story so far. TV 2000 - Stargate SG-1, Roswell and Buffy compared with other top SF shows. 2001: a Movie Odyssey? 10 pages of film previews for next year. The Grinch - Dive into the magical world of Dr Seuss's classic tales and unforgettable drawings. Galaxy Quest - director Dean Parisot on one of 2000's sci-fi highlights, plus Thermian leader Enrico Colantoni. Sci-Fi Babes - Putting political correctness away, we consider the 20 top women who make Sci-Fi easy on the eye (with pictorial evidence). The 6th Day - director Roger Spottiswoode takes on multiple Arnies. Andromeda - Gene Roddenberry's latest legacy. Danger: Diabolik - Camp meets bizarre, we talk to director Mario Bava and star John Phillip Law. Plus - the year's Starburst Index and star quotes from the Saturn Awards.
2001
Issue 269
January 2001
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Dark Angel - Co-creator Charles Eglee on genetically-enhanced groove-girl Max's success. Unbreakable - M Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson's gut feelings on their supernatural thriller. Alex Proyas - Acclaimed writer-director (The Crow, Dark City) on moving into a digital realm. Ib Melchior - renowned writer of classic B-movies in a rare interview. Red Planet - Carrie-Anne Moss on being commanding in the Martian movie. Horror in 2000 - the year's genre movie contenders. Supernova - Lou Diamond Phillips on regaining lost youth in galactic extravaganza. Stargate SG-1 - the missions of O'Neill and team charted: Part 1 of our guide.
Issue 270
February 2001
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Star Trek: Voyager - Kate Mulgrew prepares to come down to Earth. Stargate SG-1 - Amanda Tapping, Don S Davis and Teryl Rothery talk, plus our Season 2 episode guide. Shadow of the Vampire - director Elias Merhige on his fictionalised account of Murnau's classic Nosferatu. Sheena: Queen of the Jungle - Douglas Schwartz on reinventing an action hero in Gena Lee Nolin's shape. Ray Harryhausen - Dynamation hero's glittering career surveyed. Plus Alex Cox on Death & the Compass and what's wrong with Hollywood, 2001 And All That - past visions of the future exposed, and Alien Comics - better than the recent films?
Issue 271
March 2001
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The Lone Gunmen & Chris Carter reveal why this spin-off is far removed from The X-Files. Gillian Anderson - As Scully takes prime position on The X-Files, she shares her thoughts on Season 8. David Boreanaz - Angel's star on taking the limelight, plus divorce, dogs and golf. Plus The B-Team - the rules for successful sidekicks considered. Jeri Ryan - our favourite Borg on vamping it up in Dracula 2000, plus life after Voyager. Claudia Black - Farscape's Aeryn Sun on season 2's upheavals. Spider-Man - Join cast and crew of the Sam Raimi version, before their webs unfurl. Earth: Final Conflict - Da'an actress Leni Parker talks Taelon... Blade Runner Retro - the making of Ridley Scott's classic, 20 years on, including Sean Young and composer Vangelis. Shadow of the Vampire - Teutonic favourite Udo Kier on his role in this bizarre toothy flick. Dungeons & Dragons - Jeremy Irons on dipping his toe into fantasy movies. 12 features plus 20 pages of reviews!
Issue 272
April 2001
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Buffy Season 5 - the youngest of the Summers girls, Michelle Trachtenberg, on Dawn's Key issues. Angel - your cordial Host, Andy Hallett, gives voice on Season 2. Other interviews: Voyager's Robert Duncan McNeill, Earth: Final Conflict's costume designer Madeleine Stewart, Andromeda's exec producer Alan Eastman, author Gabriel King, Dark Angel's Valerie Rae Miller and Monkeybone director Henry Selick. Plus 6-page retrospective on Back to the Future and the finest reviews section known to man, with the cream of films, books soundtracks, television, comics and DVDs all scrutinized for you.
Issue 273
May 2001
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The Mummy Returns - Sequel of the Year? We take the wraps off the hugely anticipated production... Cover shows Rachel Weisz, WWF's The Rock and Brendan Fraser. X-Files Season 8 / The Lone Gunmen - Chris Carter on his two hit series, plus Bruce Harwood on the spin-off. Tomb Raider - Angelina Jolie and director Simon West on Lara Croft's move to the big screen. Plus Robert Picardo on Star Trek: Voyager's final season, Alexondra Lee on Special Unit 2, Roger Cross on First Wave and a Total Recall retrospective.
Issue 274
June 2001
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Tomb Raider - Angelina Jolie enters the blockbuster arena as Lara Croft, & we go behind-the-scenes as she makes gamers' dreams into reality! Star Trek: Voyager - we beam on-set with the crew (and writers) for their penultimate mission, Renaissance Man. The Mummy Returns - Arnold Vosloo and beloved princess Patricia Velasquez on reviving for the record-breaking extravaganza. First Wave - creator Chris Brancato interprets the details of his alien invasion series, and predicts Cade Foster's future. Andromeda - Keith Hamilton Cobb on life as the genetically enhanced Nietzchean Tyr. Earth: Final Conflict - we uncover the secrets on 4th season episode, Atonement. Day of the Triffids - the adaptations of John Wyndham's classic floral thriller in this month's Retrospective.
Issue 275
July 2001
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Cover: Enterprise's Scott Bakula, the new retro-Trek captain. We introduce the new series' cast & crew, plus: Voyager's Kate Mulgrew on the ending of her series. Tomb Raider - writer John Zinman on swapping Playstation for pen to script the big screen adventure. Evolution - David Duchovny on taking on the aliens again in this Ivan (Ghostbusters) Reitman comedy. Terry Pratchett - the Discworld master on mixing satire with temporal mechanics in his 2001 novel Thief of Time. A special tribute to Douglas Adams, with a personal memoir from Simon Jones (aka Hitch-Hiker's Arthur Dent). Close Encounters of the Third Kind - now on DVD, the classic 1977 Spielberg movie is this month's Retrospective. Not forgetting the finest reviews section known to man, with the cream of films, books soundtracks, television, models and DVDs all scrutinized for you. Plus Shrek's stars and film-makers on giving fairy-tale animation a new lease of CGI life, and the key US series finales surveyed in TV View.
Issue 276
August 2001
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Jurassic Park 3 - As the third dino movie crashes in, we talk to the cast and crew behind the monster munching hit. Final Fantasy - Hironobu Sakaguchi on developing this summer's hottest SF blockbuster animation. A.I. - Download the facts about the Speilberg / Kubrick movie, including the boy wonder himself, Haley Joel Osment. Star Trek: Voyager - From First Officer to first offender, Robert Beltran talks candidly about the ups and downs of the show. Earth: Final Conflict - Anita La Selva reflects on her years as the scheming and manipulative Zo'or. The Invisible Man - Paul Ben-Victor shines a light on playing sidekick Bobby Hobbes. Planet of the Apes - Prior to Tim Burton's adaptation, the original 1960's film is this month's Retrospective.
Issue 277
September 2001
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Angel and Buffy - Joss Whedon talks Vampires and Slayers, and lets rip over crossovers, cast changes and the Alien franchise. Planet of the Apes - Director Tim Burton, plus his stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham-Carter, on re-imagining the apes. Enterprise - As the 5th Star Trek series is prepared for TV screens, we visit the gala press launch in LA and meet up with the cast of the SS Enterprise NX-01! Cats & Dogs - It's moggy versus mongrel in the latest CGI-assisted movie hit. We chat to the cast and crew... The Outer Limits - Executive Producer Pen Densham on one of the most innovative Sci-Fi shows on TV. Plus Neil Gaiman on American Gods and writing for Babylon 5, Retrospective on John Carpenter's The Thing, Alan Jones on Jeepers Creepers and Jurassic Park 3, and much more...
Issue 278
October 2001
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Farscape - how did it become the 21st Century's first must-see series? Discover Farscape's magic and mayhem. Lord of the Rings - Sean Astin & Orlando Bloom on life as Legolas the Elf & Sam Gamgee. Angel - J August Richards chats about his first full season as strong-arm sidekick Charles Gunn. Dan Dare - rescued from Eagle comic's yellowing pages, discover Dan's renewal in his own cartoon series! Sapphire and Steel: By Numbers - the vital statistics of this abstract adventure series. Terminator 2 - Starburst's Retrospective goes back to 1991, when James Cameron's surly robot saved the future... Q & A - Buffy's James Marsters is at the pointy end of our questionnaire! Things to Come - Fan debate rages over Star Wars title Attack of the Clones. Reviews - In a packed section... Spielberg's A.I., Burton's Planet of the Apes, Scary Movie 2 and The Others, plus TV View on First Wave, Outer Limits, The Chronicle and Dead Last.
Issue 279
November 2001
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Harry Potter - Meet producer David Heyman, director Chris Columbus and screenwriter Steve Kloves for lessons in motion picture magic. PLUS! Young star Daniel Radcliffe on Harry, Hagrid, and Hogwarts! From Strip to Screen - With Sam Raimi's Spider-Man in post-production, we analyse the superhero genre in a new 5-part series. Farscape - Producer David Kemper's overview of Season 3, dropping teasing hints about Aeryn, D'Argo and Crichton... The Time Machine - director of the 2002 movie, Simon Wells, on bringing his ancestor's classic novel to the screen. Earth: Final Conflict - Kevin Kilner on returning to fight a new threat to the planet. Superman - The oft-troubled production of the greatest superhero movie. Q & A with Enterprise's John Billingsley on his new life as a Denobulan plus all our regulars, including first reviews of Enterprise and Buffy Season 6.
Issue 280
December 2001
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer - from industry joke to the biggest Fantasy show around... what's the secret? From Hell - 123 years on, can the Ripper's identity be revealed? Join Johnny Depp in tackling infernal evil. Randall & Hopkirk - Writer Gareth Roberts takes you backstage on his Avengers-esque episode Painkillers... Angel - New recruit Amy Acker on finding her feet as 'Fred', and joining the gang as a regular. Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons - The definitive by-numbers guide to Spectrum's secret war against Martian Mysterons. Quatermass and the Pit - a Retrospective on the story of Hammer's film version. Plus: Q&A - Enterprise helmsman Anthony Montgomery steers a steady course through our quickfire questions. Reviews - Alan Jones on John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Mulholland Drive and HP Lovecraft's Dagon; Ian Spelling on episodes of Roswell, Enterprise, Buffy and Mutant X, plus Bookshelf, Videofile etc...
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Special #47, TV Sci-Fi 2001
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Cover: Farscape. Interviews with the stars, writers and producers of the best of the current Sci-Fi shows on TV, plus our celebrated features on shows current and past. Includes Brian Henson and Sean Masterson on Farscape, Jason Katims on Roswell, Sylvia Anderson on Thunderbirds, Lexa Doig on Andromeda, The Lone Gunmen speak out, Roger Corman on Black Scorpion, Mark Rolston from Aliens to Angel, Michael Greenberg on producing Stargate Sg-1, David Hemblen on E:FC, and Sci-Fi music including Tristram Cary on his Doctor Who scores.
Special #48 2001
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Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes - good ape Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa reveals how different the director's 2001 version is... Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within - producers Chris Lee & Andy Jones on turning a classic game series into a mammoth CGI project. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Angelina Jolie on the less glamorous side of a game-turned-blockbuster. Special Effects secrets: John Burton on The Mummy Returns, John Sullivan on McT's Rollerball, and Pitch Black's Patrick Tatopolous on turning director. Plus Joss Whedon on his new Slayer (in the Fray comic) and Buffy Season 6, Christian Bale on Equilibrium, Brendan Fehr on The Forsaken, previews of Harry Potter and Spielberg's A.I., the link between computer games and blockbusters surveyed, and retrospectives on Star Trek V and the original Planet of the Apes.
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Special #49 2001
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Enterprise - 10-page cover feature on Trek history and the new series' foundations, plus 4 full-page photos from Enterprise and a chat with Scott Bakula! Voyager - as two cyber-chatters' debate the series, we print the cacophony... plus a Season 7 episode guide. Deep Space Nine - Quark and Co. (Shimerman, Grodenchik & Eisenberg) on life after DSN. Plus features on: Buffy - Amber Benson on playing Tara; also a Sarah Michelle Gellar Q & A . Star Wars: Phantom Menace - as the DVD emerges, our retrospective asks: was it actually bad? Planet of the Apes - 30 years on, Linda Harrison returns to the monkey world for Tim Burton. Bond - Designer of superlative movie sets, his name's Adam... Ken Adam. Ghosts of Mars - Red planet drama with John Carpenter and his horror flick cast. Earthsearch - James Follett's radio classic, now reborn on CD. Tomorrow People - All you need to know about these jaunty individuals. First Wave - The prophecy-based series effects wizardry. Hitchhiker's Guide... - Will the real answers will be on the DVD?
Special #50 2001
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The giant size Starburst Yearbook is back - in a new format and design. Inside its 100 pages: a fun and well-informed critical review of all the major Sci-Fi / Fantasy films of 2001, plus the best episodes from the top TV series. Our month-by-month guide takes you though the year that's past, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Harry Potter's first instalment and beyond: there's also a preview of 2002's upcoming movies. Plus interviews with Angel's Alexis Denisof, Farscape's Claudia Black, A.I.'s Jack Angel, the cast & director of The Mummy Returns, Evolution's director Ivan Reitman and creature designer Phil Tippett, and Planet of the Apes' Glenn Shadiz.
2002
Issue 291
New Season 2002
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Enterprise: The latest season photos, plus interviews with Scott Bakula and Jolene Blalock
28 Days Later: Director Danny Boyle discusses his violent new Sci-Fi movie
Birds of Prey: Meet the girls who will be the new saviours of the streets for decent, ordinary folk of New Gotham
Firefly: Joss Whedon's new space adventure launches this month. Our handy guide to the whole team at the helm of the good ship Serenity.
An American Werewolf in London: This month's Retrospective looks at John Landis's 1981 comedy shocker
The Dead Zone: Star Anthony Michael Hall talks frankly about the strengths and weaknesses of the show.
Plus
Alan Jones takes a look at new UK cinema releases, with My Little Eye, Lilo and Stitch, Clockstoppers, Insomnia, The Adventures of Pluto Nash
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new computer games, soundtracks and toys...
Issue 281
January 2002
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Lord of the Rings - As the trilogy gets underway in cinemas, get the inside word from six of the Fellowship, plus Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, director Peter Jackson and more. Farscape - In an exclusive interview, Ben Browder discusses life as Crichton and, er, Crichton. The Prisoner - a definitive, by-numbers guide to this silly, sophisticated, pompous, profound Sixties TV hit. The One - James Wong on directing his high-energy action fantasy, and working with a million Jet Lis. Better read than dead - top novelists China Mieville and Ken MacLeod discuss life, the universe and socialism. Alien 3 - our Retro feature asks: with such a tortuous production, how did David Fincher's film ever get finished? Q & A - Enterprise's comms officer Linda Park opens a hailing frequency for our back-page questionnaire. Reviews include Alan Jones on From Hell and Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone; Ian Spelling on episodes of Angel, Buffy, The Tick & The X-Files. Plus Bookshelf, Videofile etc...
Issue 282
February 2002
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HG Wells and The Time Machine: before the 2002 movie arrives, we survey Wells' screen history. Lord of the Rings - More Middle-earth talk with Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, and director Peter Jackson. 8 pages, with new pics! The X-Files - Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish take a mission debriefing. Andromeda - gentle flesh-eater Rev Bem, alias Brent Stait, on his own departure. Farscape - A special Q&A with Ben Browder, Gigi Edgley, Anthony Simcoe, Lani Tupu, Claudia Black, Wayne Pygrum plus Brian Henson and producer David Kemper. Superhero serials - part 2 of From Strip to Screen: How newspaper cartoons spawned screen heroes in the 1930s and 40s. Reviews include Alan Jones on The Fellowship of the Ring, The Mothman Prophecies, Monsters Inc. and Dog Soldiers, plus Ian Spelling on The X-Files, Angel, and Enterprise episodes.
Issue 283
March 2002
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Angel Season 3 - Tour the City of Angel with Jim Smith's assessment of the series with soul, plus its best and worst episodes so far... Monsters, Inc. - Pixar triumph again! Hear from John Lasseter, director Pete Docter, voice stars Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi etc. Mothman Prophecies - Supernatural disaster warnings investigated with Richard Gere, Laura Linney, and Will Patton. Mutant X - meet Victoria Pratt, Forbes March, Lauren Lee Smith & Victor Webster from the genetically enhanced team. Red Dwarf by numbers - Catch up on events in our often contradictory guide to the crew's comedy adventures. Batman - Party like it's 1989 in our Retrospective on Tim Burton's return of the caped crusader to his roots. Plus all our regular sections including Alan Jones on Hearts in Atlantis and 13 Ghosts, Ian Spelling on Smallville, Buffy, and Enterprise.
Issue 284
April 2002
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - James Marsters on raunchy on-screen relations with Ms Summers as former small town terror Spike. Blade 2 - as the vampire-hunter returns, we speak to director Guillermo del Toro, writer David Goyer and co-star Ron Perlman. Stargate SG-1 - Amanda Tapping reflects on Michael Shanks' departure, and Major Sam's short-lived lust in space. Superheroes: From Script to Screen - Part 3 of Steve Lyons and Chris Howarth's series covers the colonisation of TV. The Scorpion King - Dwayne Johnson, aka the Rock, and Sherri Howard on this first Pharoah spin-off from The Mummy saga. Retrospective on: V: the 1983 series - The Visitors are our Friends, they say. Plus Alan Jones on The One, K-PAX and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Ian Spelling on the latest Enterprise, Roswell and Buffy, and all our regular sections.
Issue 285
May 2002
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Spider-Man - we detail the greatest (and less great) moments of the wallcrawler's 40-year history. Plus! In our first preview of the movie, a few words with the cast and crew... Men in Black 2 - As the boys return to protect us from that scum of the Universe, we tour the set with director Barry Sonnenfeld. Star Wars - counting down the days until Episode II, we look back with Part 1 of a guide to the entire history of the saga. New realities - Authors Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Effendi) and Kim Stanley Robinson (Years of Rice and Salt) on creating alternate histories. The Time Tunnel - Operation Tic-Toc revealed: all the facts on Irwin Allen's classic Time Travel TV show in our 'By Numbers' feature. Flash Gordon - Retrospective on the madcap production of this 1980's high-camp movie extravaganza... Plus Alan Jones on Queen of the Damned, Ian Spelling on The X-Files, Buffy and Alias, and all our regular sections.
Issue 286
June 2002
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Cover: a Jedi trio from Star Wars - Attack of the Clones. The inside story on Episode II from stars Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor plus George Lucas. Plus The Star Wars story - part 2 of our saga history covers 1980-92. Spider-Man - Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe and director Sam Raimi reveal all about the wallcrawler's movie debut. Angel - as Season 3 winds down, we catch up with all the regulars, including David Boreanaz, Alexis Denisof and Charisma Carpenter. Moonraker - Our retrospective reveals the facts behind the most outlandish James Bond mission of all... Stargate SG-1 - Michael Shanks tells his side of the story behind his departure from the show. Plus Alan Jones on The Scorpion King, Blade 2, Dragonfly, Resident Evil and Rollerball.
Issue 287
July 2002
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Spider-Man - we ask the producers how they engineered such enormous success, and track down the webbed wonder's genius creator, Stan Lee. The Star Wars story - part 3 of our saga history as Lucas prepares the special editions and second trilogy. From Strip to Screen - the best and worst animated adventures of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc. Farscape - Gigi Edgley (aka the Uncharted Territories' tart with a heart) looks ahead to Season 4, plus Lani Tupu, Farscape's Pilot, shares a few hints on the future for Moya and her crew. The Abyss - the watery epic from James Cameron which we prefer to Titanic is this month's Retrospective. Reviews include Alan Jones on Attack of the Clones & Spider-Man, and Ian Spelling on The X-Files & Roswell's series finales. Plus: first pictures from The Matrix Reloaded, Daredevil, and the new seasons of Farscape and Stargate!
Issue 288
August 2002
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Minority Report - Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg on crime and punishment in their action-packed futuristic fable. Men in Black 2 - Back to battle a sexy alien menace: we hear from Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle, director Barry Sonnenfeld... Scooby-Doo - Sarah Michelle Gellar and Matthew Lillard on bringing Daphne and Shaggy to life, as the Mystery Inc team hit the big-screen. The SF movie World Cup - The greatest Sci-Fi movies ever made battle for victory in a unique knock-out tournament. The Saturn Awards - backstage with Ben Browder, Steven Spielberg, Joss Whedon and many more... Krull The bold and imaginative 1983 story of a prince and his battle with is this month's Retrospective. Plus Alan Jones reviews Minority Report, Imposter, and Jason X; Ian Spelling reviews premieres of The Dead Zone, Odyssey 5 and Farscape season 4, and all our regulars.
Issue 289
September 2002
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New 2002/2003 season TV preview
Inside a black sealed-section are all the secrets of the season's shows, from the latest developments for Buffy and Angel, to the first glimpses of Dina Meyer as Batgirl, one of the Birds of Prey.
Daredevil
Marvel chief Avi Arad, director Mark Steven Johnson and stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner discuss Daredevil!
Reign of Fire
The world faces destruction by dragons in this new movie from X-Files director Rob Bowman starring Christian Bale, who reveal how they've set the world alight...
Michelle Trachtenberg
Dawn joins Buffy's Alma Mater. Michelle Trachtenberg talks monsters, mayhem and maths homework...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
This month's retrospective looks at the all-singing all-dancing Fantasy spectacular of 1966.
Angel
We reunite the Host, Andy Hallett, and the Groosalugg, Mark Lutz to look back at a year with Angel Investigations, and ahead to Season Four
Plus
Alan Jones, reviewer extraordinaire, takes a look at new UK cinema releases, with Men in Black II, Eight Legged Freaks, Scooby-Doo, Stuart Little 2
And
Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new computer games, soundtracks and toys...
Issue 290
October 2002
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James Bond 007 in Die Another Day
Bond is back, and Starburst visited the Pinewood Studios to tour the set to meet designer Peter Lamont, director Lee Tamahori and stars Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry.
Harry Potter
Take a look ahead to one of the most eagerly-awaited movies of the autumn as we reveal the latest images from The Chamber of Secrets.
Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds
Two top Science Fiction writers with a passion for the Space programme, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds, ask, 'Where are the aliens?'
From Strip to Screen
Concluding part of our definitive history of comic strip adaptations looks ahead to the big superhero films in the pipeline!
Angel's J August Richards
He came up from the streets and won the heart of the librarian from Pylea. J August Richards discusses his role as Charles Gunn.
Jason and the Argonauts
This month's Retrospective looks at the epic journey through the stop-motion animation world of Ray Harryhausen made by Jason and the Argonauts.
Plus
Alan Jones, reviewer to the stars, takes a look at new UK cinema releases, with Signs, Spy Kids 2, Frailty, The Eye, The Bunker
And
Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new computer games, soundtracks and toys...
Issue 292
November 2002
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Star Trek: Brent Spiner: The man behind Data's pale visage; why he co-wrote the story for the new Star Trek movie Nemesis!
The Matrix Reloaded: With two sequels hitting the screens, the cast tells us what's to come...
Joss Whedon: Buffy's writer-producer-director-creator-insomniac Joss Whedon fills us in on future plans, and the effects of behind-the-scenes changes on Angel.
James Bond: This month's Retrospective feature goes back to the year of Starburst's birth, 1977, to recall the film that saved 007, The Spy Who Loved Me.
Enterprise: Anthony Montgomery discusses life as helmsman Travis Mayweather.
Time travel: ...in Star Trek.
Plus
Alan Jones takes a look at new UK cinema releases, with Red Dragon, Donnie Darko, Simone, Halloween Resurrection
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new computer games, soundtracks and toys...
Issue 293
December 2002
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The start of Starburst's extensive coverage, with an interview with star Elijah Wood and a look at the battle of Helm's Deep.
Star Trek: Nemesis: Marina Sirtis on the film and the crew's future...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Director Chris Columbus and the young stars see how they're set for the years ahead.
Ghost Ship: Star Julianna Margulies talks about her ship-side Horror outing.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Danny Strong has moved from playing a 'nerdy guy' to series regular Jonathan.
Bond: 007: Actress Rosamund Pike talks about 007's cool reception from new Bond girl Miranda Frost.
Plus
Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Die Another Day, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 28 Days Later and Death Watch
And
Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new computer games, soundtracks and toys...
Special #51 2002
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Starburst surveys TV Sci-Fi hits that made it to the big screen, and - conversely - movies that found new life on TV. What sets Buffy apart from a Total Recall 2020? Or an X-Files from a Wild Wild West? With interviews... Star Trek: Nemesis - Gates McFadden and Jonathan Frakes exclusives! McFadden, aka Dr Crusher, talks after shooting her scenes; Frakes discusses Nemesis, Roswell and directing Clockstoppers. Farscape - creator Rockne S O'Bannon on movie rumours and the shape of life for Crichton & crew after the shattering Season 3. Smallville - Annette O'Toole on playing Clark Kent's first Love in Superman III, and now his mother, Martha. Plus: 2005: Alexis Denisof is Bond? 2007: Filming the new Buffy movie? 2013: Burton's Captain Scarlet? Starburst predicts future crossover hits! Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me re-evaluated, plus Stargate SG-1's Don S Davis on his uniform roles. Plus... Young Indiana Jones, the history of Scooby-Doo, learning to love Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Planet of the Apes, and a Mid-season report on the genre's TV leaders and strugglers, from Angel to The X-Files.
Special #52 2002
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A preview-packed look at all the major Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror films of summer 2002. Up-to-date gossip and quotes on nearly 30 films, plus 100's of photos. Includes... All-new adventure with: A first outing for Spider-Man, Spielberg and Cruise in Minority Report, Mel Gibson investigates crop circles in Signs, Spiders attack in Eight Legged Freaks, and a future ruled by Dragons in Reign of Fire. Eagerly-anticipated sequels: Star Wars Episode II, Will and Tommy-Lee in Men in Black II, Austin Powers meets Dad in Goldmember, confronting Romulans in Star Trek Nemesis and teen agents abroad in Spy Kids II. Action adaptations: Sarah Michelle Gellar helps Scooby-Doo go 3D, Hannibal's early life in Red Dragon, Zombies a go-go in Resident Evil, Guy Pearce pilots The Time Machine and a remake of Japan's cult hit Ring. Insider info and pics from The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Cube 2, futuristic thriller CQ, Kevin Costner in Dragonfly, Halloween: Resurrection and Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. Plus! A look ahead to the big movies of late 2002/2003: Harry Potter's Chamber of Secrets, Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers, Terminator 3, X-Men 2, The Matrix 2 and 3...
Special #53 2002
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The <font color="#cc3300"><b>Starburst Slayer Special</b></font> takes an in-depth look at those Fantasy TV favourites <b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b> and <b>Angel</b>. <br><font color="#0000ff">Featuring...</font><br>- Our exhaustive season-by-season guide looks at the important themes and events in both series. <br>- Background notes on all the regular characters. <br>- A detailed look at the comic book adventures of <b>Buffy</b> and <b>Angel</b><br>- An interview with Alexis Denisof, aka Wesley from <b>Angel</b>, who looks back on Season Three and ahead to a new year of adventures<br><font color="#cc3300"><plus...></plus...></font> <br><b>The Enterprise Mission Logs</b></font><br>The crew reports from the earliest voyages of the NX-01 Enterprise, under the daring command of Captain Jonathan Archer. <br><font color="#cc3300"><b>Andromeda</b></font> <br>Star and producer Kevin Sorbo explains why his show is changing direction for its third season<br><font color="#cc3300"><b>The Lone Gunmen</b></font> <br>As the short-lived <b>X-Files</b> spin-off reaches British TV, stars Dean Haglund and Tom Braidwood spill the beans! <br><font color="#cc3300"><b>Star Wars</b></font> <br>C-3P0 actor Anthony Daniels discusses what was cut from <b>Episode II</b>, and chats about plans for <b>Episode III </b>
Special #54 2002
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In this year's <b>Star Trek</b> Special...<br><font color="#0000ff"><b>Star Trek: Nemesis</b></font>: Catching up with cast and crew of the all-new big screen adventure. <i>New photos</i> from the blockbuster movie, plus revealing interviews with stars Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn!<br><font color="#0000ff"><b> Enterprise</b></font> The crew file reports on their latest thrilling adventures!<br><font color="#0000ff"><b>Deep Space Nine</b></font> Alexander Siddig and Andrew Robinson catch up on old times and discuss the latest events in the lives of that ever popular odd couple, Garak and Bashir.<br><font color="#0000ff"><b>Next Generation</b></font> Catch up with popular guest star Carolyn Seymour.<br><font color="#0000ff">Plus</font><br><b>The Core</b>: Take a journey to the centre of the Earth as we meet the stars of this upcoming disaster epic.<br><b>Andromeda</b>: On set for Season Three with Laura Bertram to discuss the past and the future of the enigmatic Trance Gemini.<br><b>Farscape</b>: Raelee Hill joined <b>Farscape</b> for its fourth, and possibly final, season. She discusses her voyage into the unknown...<br><b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b>: Buffy and Angel have been enjoying new adventures in original novels. We take a closer look. Plus... Who are the gods in the world of the Vampires and demons? We probe the mythological backdrop to the life of the Slayer.
Special #55 2002
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In this year's <b>Starburst Yearbook</b></font><br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Star Trek: Nemesis</b></font>: Newcomer to the <b>Trek</b> universe, director Stuart Baird.<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>The Two Towers</b></font> Christopher Lee talks about Saruman and the Oscar awards.<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>The Fellowship of the Ring</b></font> The extended version on DVD.<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Firefly</b></font> Creator Joss Whedon on his new series.<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</b></font> The design team behind the film.<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b></font> The conventions...<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Minority Report</b></font> Co-star Kathryn Morris<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Dinotopia</b></font> Bringing the books to television.<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Terminator 3</b></font> Looking to the third film in 2003.<br><font color="#cc6633">Starburst index</font> All we've covered in the last year.<br><font color="#ff3333">Plus...</font><br><font color="#cc6633">Computer Games</font> Your guide to what's out there, and which systenm is the best for you.
2003
Issue 304
November-New Season 2003
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The Matrix Revolutions As the world eagerly awaits the final instalment of the Sci-Fi trilogy, legendary producer Joel Silver talks about making the series.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Actor Dominic Monaghan on his role as the Shire-Dwelling Hobbit, Meriadoc Brandybuck, as the Fantasy epic approaches its stunning conclusion.
Timeline As Michael Crichton's bestseller hits the big screen, director Richard Donner on the troubles of Time Travel and mediaeval fakery.
Doctor Who We board the TARDIS and talk to the legendary actor Tom Baker about the past, present and future of the hit Sci-Fi series.
Battlestar Galactica 2003 Katee Sackoff discusses her role as the ace Viper pilot lieutenant Starbuck in the new tv mini-series and reveals how the character will be just as tough being played by a woman.
Andromeda Head writer and executive producer Robert Engels on the challenges that await him with Season Four of the show.
Plus
Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Medallion, Alien, Cabin Fever, House of 1000 Corpses, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Octane, Dead End and Elf.
And
Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at Gothika, starring Halle Berry.
Issue 294
January 2003
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<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</FONT>: For actor Anthony Stewart Head his character Rupert Giles is still an active force in the Buffyverse.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Die Another Day</FONT>: Four Bonds and the Queen at the Royal Premiere.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>X2: ...or X-Men 2</FONT>. The press conference report, where no one can give anything away...<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Two Towers</FONT>: More on the batlle at Helm's Deep<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Star Trek: Nemesis</FONT>: Patrick Stewart on returning to the role of Picard<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets</FONT>: Producer David Heyman and more thoughts from the young stars<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Taken</FONT>: Steven Spielberg's TV mini-series<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Fantasy interview</FONT>: Fantasy author Juliet E McKenna interviewed<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Plus</FONT> Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Adam Sandler 's Crazy Nights, Fear Dot Com, The Ghost Ship, Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers, The Ring, Spider and Star Trek:Nemesis.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>And</FONT> Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new computer games, soundtracks and toys...
Issue 295
February 2003
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<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Daredevil</FONT>: We reveal the tangled history of Spider-Man's rival as New York's greatest crime-fighter<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Star Trek: Nemesis</FONT>: The stars celebrate at the London premiere and the Hyde Park Star Trek exhibition. And... Gladiator writer John Logan is the man behind the script, revealing he is just a fan at heart!<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Angel</FONT>: Make-up designer Robert Hall uses his fertile imagination to make nightmares.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Two Towers</FONT>: The amazing Gollum - real acting interpreted into an amazing CGI creation<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Solaris</FONT>: Classic Russian cinema gets the Hollywood treatment by director Steven Soderbergh and producer James Cameron.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Dreamcatcher</FONT>: We visit the set in Canada to hear stories of ghosts, aliens and nightmares in this latest Stephen King adaptation.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Cypher</FONT>: Vincenzo Natali, the director of cult favourite Cube, on his new project.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Plus</FONT> Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Solaris, Equilibrium, Star Trek: Nemesis, Treasure Planet, and Tuxedo.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>And</FONT> Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
Issue 296
March 2003
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<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Emma Caulfield</FONT>: Her new film, and why she's leaving Buffy.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Second Coming</FONT>: Writer Russell T Davies talks about his latest TV series.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Daredevil</FONT>: Director Mark Steven Johnson on remaining faithful to the the comic strips, and the lost sex scene!<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Farscape</FONT>: Creator Rockne O'Bannon talks about the show's stunning cancellation.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Solaris</FONT>: Stars George Clooney and Natascha McElhone on this new version of a Sci-Fi classic.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Star Trek: Nemesis</FONT>: Tom Hardy discusses playing the clone of Picard, Shinzon.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Two Towers</FONT>: The designs and creations of Treebeard, the other Ents and Fangorn forest.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Plus</FONT> Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Final Destination 2, Daredevildark Water and The Happiness of the Katakuris<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>And</FONT> Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
Issue 297
April 2003
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<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Matrix Reloaded</FONT>: Re-enter the Machine with the cast and crew as the innovative Animatrix shorts set the scene for this Spring's sequel, The Matrix Reloaded.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Stargate SG-1</FONT> : Star Christopher Judge on his first filmed story in Season Six, The Changeling.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Core</FONT> : Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank and co-star Aaron Eckhart.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Tremors: The Series</FONT>: Return to Perfection with producer David Israel.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Daredevil</FONT>: Ben Affleck takes a moment out to meet the press, and tells us about the Press, J-Lo... oh, and his role as the Man without Fear!<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Children of Dune</FONT>: Cast and crew detail the newest adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic saga.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Star Trek Experience</FONT>: William Shatner takes us on a private tour of the hit Hyde Park exhibition.<BR>
Plus Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Core, Darkness Falls and Intacto.
Issue 298
May 2003
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<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Angel</FONT>: David Boreanaz talks about the series' fourth year and its future...<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Thunderbirds movie</FONT>: First picture!<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Matrix Reloaded</FONT> : We go behind the scenes.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Enterprise</FONT>: Star Connor Trinneer, otherwise known as 'Trip' Tucker.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Dead Zone</FONT>: Producer Michael Piller tells what the future has in store for the series.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Smallville</FONT>: Producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar on a new type of kryptonite in town and why Clark's feeling bad.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>King Kong III</FONT>: Peter Jackson will be turning his attention from The Lord of the Rings to re-make the larger-than-life ape movie.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Strange</FONT>: The television series of battling the devil is set to return, with Richard Coyle as John Strange.<BR>
Plus Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Dreamcatcher and Bulletproof Monk.
Issue 299
June 2003
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<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Return of the King</FONT>: Take a look ahead, with new pictures, at what's in store when the Lord of the Rings trilogy concludes.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>X-Men 2 movie</FONT>: Pictures from the World Premiere which took place in London's Leicester Square in late April 2003 and an interview with director Bryan Singer.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</FONT>: Goodbye is the hardest word, but, as Buffy creator, writer and director Joss Whedon telsl us, it is a doorway to new beginnings...<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Matrix Reloaded</FONT>: Learn the secrets of Neo, Trinity and Morpheus from Dan Glass, Visual Effects Supervisor.<BR>
<FONT COLOR='#ff0000'>The Hulk</FONT>: We take a look at the new film...<BR>
Plus Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Matrix Reloaded, X-Men 2, Identity and Malefiquek.
Issue 300
July 2003
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Celebrating an amazing 300 issues with a bumper edition!
Terminator 3: We visit the set to find out what makes a Terminator tick as Arnie returns in his biggest role yet!
The Matrix Reloaded: In a revealing interview, Keanu Reeves talks about his role as Neo.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Writer/director Marti Noxon reveals what went on during the seventh and final season.
Tomb Raider 2: We hear from the stars and crew in the first of our set visit reports.
Strange: Visual Effects maestro Neill Gorton on creating the effects fort the BBC series.
Terry Pratchett: The author talks about his ongoing Discworld series.
Hulk: We continue our set visit with director Ang Lee and the stars
Stargate SG-1: Michael Shanks on the return of a corporeal Daniel Jackson to the series.
The Twilight Zone: Writer/producer Pen Densham on the latest version of the classic series.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Butterfly Effect, The Matrix Reloaded, Wrong Turn and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at Terminator 3.
Issue 301
August 2003
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Stargate SG-1: Amanda Tappings on playing Major Samantha Carter, tough as the men, but still with a feminine side...
Lord of the Rings: Gollum may be a clever CGI, but Frodo's unpredictable friend would be nothing without his true master, Andy Serkis.
Hulk: Discover how the Hulk under-went numerous metamorphoses as writers strugled with the unsympathetic character.
Tomb Raider 2: Angelina Jolie returns as the intrepid explorer Lara Croft and she tells us why this time she's not taking any prisoners...
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: As the dust settles on the series, we caught up with writer/producer/director Doug Petrie for the inside story...
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines: The series has a deserved high reputation for effects, so how did Pablo Helman rise to the challenge?
William Gibson: The Cyberpunk pioneer explains how his latest novel, set in 2002 and using current technology only, is still Science Fiction.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Hulk, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at Spy Kids 3-D.
Issue 302
September 2003
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Lord of the Rings: As anticipation for The Return of King builds we present an exclusive interview with one of the major players who explains the best is yet to come...!
Thunderbirds: The Movie: A special news report straight from Pinewood studios with comments from Sir Ben Kingsley and director Jonathan Frakes
Angel: Beheaded but not forgotten... yet will Lilah Morgan return to the series? We quiz the show's sexy siren...
Tomb Raider 2: Director Jan De Bont, who brought us Keanu on a bus, is back, and this time he's taking on an action heroine with attitude...
Stargate SG-1: How new executive producer Robert C Cooper, like his predecessors, found himself in hot water with the dedicated Stargate fan base.
Freddy vs Jason: Star Robert Englund tells how his character Freddy is like Popeye to Jason's Bluto in this long-awaited deathmatch movie!
Enterprise: Co-star Anthony Montgomery reveals how the show is going to get a lot grittier as the producers bid to boost ratings!
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Laura Croft - Tomb Raider 2, Freddy vs Jason, Spy Kids 3-D, Jeepers Creepers 2 and Cyphers.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at Timeline.
Issue 303
October 2003
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Angel After coming perilously close to cancellation Angel is back for its fifth season, albeit with a few changes. David Boreanaz lets us in on the new developments that look set to breathe new life into the show.
Highlander With Highlander The Series gaining a new appreciation on DVD we caught up with Adrian Paul, best known as Donald MacLeod, to look back at his time as The One and teases us as to what might be in store for the franchise.
LXG There is no fate but what we make. Extraordinary Gentleman Shane West could argue against that as he tells us of how he swapped the Rise of the Machines for the brilliance of Alan Moore.
Enterprise As the series enters its crucial third season Dominic Keating is optimistic about life aboard the Starship, the future of Lt Malcolm Reed, and offers a sure-fire way to win back ratings!
The Butterfly Effect Already touted by those in the know as the cult film of 2004 we take a sneak look at the trippy Time-twisting film that everybody will be talking about.
Haunted As the much-maligned show finishes its short run star Matthew Fox looks back and remembers the dark gritty premise that attracted him so much.
Enterprise John Fleck may not be a household name or a familiar face but as Silik, the Siliban, he's one of the few characters to have appeared in four Star Trek series.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Kill Bill Volume 1, Finding Nemo, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and Underworld
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at Alien - Director's Cut
Issue 305
December 2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King As Aragorn mounts up to make the final stand against Lord Sauron and his evil hordes, actor Viggo Mortensen tells us all about Aragorn's role in the final part of this stunning Fantasy epic.
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Composer Howard Shore and professional bearded person John Rhys-Daves (also known as Gimli) discuss the end of an already classic trilogy.
The Matrix Revolutions Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving give us their take on the making of the final part of the trilogy.
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We roll out the red carpet as stars step out to celebrate the release of the last Matrix film through the medium of cheesy grins and low-cut dresses.
Star Wars Come with us to a galaxy not so far away, as ILM's FX wizards show us how they work their magic on the big screen... and discover how they made Yoda jump around in his amazing light-sabre duel.
Timeline Legendary director Richard Donner and the cast are whisked back to mediaeval times to find... Billy Connelly? Intrigued? You will be.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Matrix Revolutions, Timeline, Brother Bear and Scary Movie 3.
And
Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at The Punisher.
Bumper 100-Page Bright New-Look Issue
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King As Aragorn mounts up to make the final stand against Lord Sauron and his evil hordes, actor Viggo Mortensen tells us all about Aragorn's role in the final part of this stunning Fantasy epic.
and
Composer Howard Shore and professional bearded person John Rhys-Daves (also known as Gimli) discuss the end of an already classic trilogy.
The Matrix Revolutions Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving give us their take on the making of the final part of the trilogy.
and
We roll out the red carpet as stars step out to celebrate the release of the last Matrix film through the medium of cheesy grins and low-cut dresses.
Star Wars Come with us to a galaxy not so far away, as ILM's FX wizards show us how they work their magic on the big screen... and discover how they made Yoda jump around in his amazing light-sabre duel.
Timeline Legendary director Richard Donner and the cast are whisked back to mediaeval times to find... Billy Connelly? Intrigued? You will be.
Plus
Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Matrix Revolutions, Timeline, Brother Bear and Scary Movie 3.
And
Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we have a look at The Punisher.
Special #56 2003
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In this issue:<br><font color="#006600"><b><i>James Marsters</i></b></font>: The actor reflects on Spike's madness, muses on the possibility of a spin-off, and tantalizes us with news of the season's end!<br><font color="#006600"><b><i>Kristine Sutherland</i></b></font>: The actress looks at her return to the show, her regrets over roads not taken, and the experience of being made-up as a corpse...<br><font color="#006600"><b><i>George Hertzenberg</i></b></font>: He drops in to chat about his role as a demonic Frankenstein, and his projects since Adam had his power supply pulled.<br><font color="#006600"><b><i>Robert Hall</i></b></font>: The make-up designer tells us how he made the move from <b>Angel</b> to <b>Buffy</b> for the musical episode <i>Once More with Feeling</i>.<br><font color="#6600cc"><b><i>Time Travel</i></b></font>: The past, present and future of Time travel assessed, including a look ahead to one of this year's top movies, a round-up of five great Time travel movies, and a retrospective on perhaps the best Time tale ever made.<br><font color="#6600cc"><b>Twelve Monkeys</b></font>: We go behind the scenes and chronicle the troubles which beset Terry Gilliam's production...<br><font color="#6600cc"><b>Timeline</b></font>: We present a sneak preview of this Time travel tale, based on the bestselling novel by Michael Crichton.<br><b>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</b>: Armin Shimerman looks back on his time as Quark as the Space station saga comes to DVD. Plus he discusses his regular roles on <b>Buffy</b> and <b>The Invisible Man</b>.<br><b>The Core</b>: Director Jon Amiel discusses his new ecological Science Fiction thriller.<br><font color="#cc3300"><b>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</b></font>: We conclude our behind-the-scenes look at Peter Jackson's triumphant movie version of JRR Tolkien's classic novel...<br><font color="#cc3300"><b>- </b></font>Designer Grant Major reveals the thinking behind the sets...<br><font color="#cc3300"><b>- </b></font>Veteran Tolkien artist John Howe explains what inspired his vision of Middle-earth.<br><font color="#cc3300"><b>- </b></font>Director Peter Jackson reveals the influence of Ray Harryhausen.<br><font color="#cc3300"><b>- </b></font>Effects supervisor Jim Rygiel on why he still uses old methods...
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<i>David Boreanaz</i></b></font>: The star talks about the past, present and future of <b>Angel</b>.<br><font color="#ff3333"><b><i>Making up Monsters</i></b></font>: Effects make-up artist Robert Hall tells how he has cranked up the creature quotient on <b>Buffy</b> and <b>Angel</b>.<br><font color="#ff3333"><b><i>Angel Seasons Guide</i></b></font>: An episode-by-episode listing of Seasons 1 to 4 with the highs picked out.<br><font color="#0000cc"><b><i>X-Men</i></b></font>: We take a decade-by-decade look at the successes and setbacks that have brought our favourite misunderstood mutants this far....<br><font color="#0000cc"><b><i>Wolverine</i></b></font>: Hugh Jackman on playing Wolverine, and why he doesn't plan on putting away his claws any time soon...<br><font color="#0000cc"><b><i>NeXt Generation</i></b></font>: Meet the stars who form the next generation of X-Men, Rogue (Anna Paquin), Aaron Stanford (Pyro) and Iceman (Shawn Ashmore).<br><font color="#996600"><b>Matrix Reloaded</b></font>: The talented effects technicians discuss, in depth, the creation of their thrilling visions of the future for the two sequels.<br><font color="#996600"><b>Matric 2</b> and <b>3</b></font>: We look at the latest two films and what's in store...<br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Quote Unquote</i></b></font>: We nabbed some moments with the stars of <b>Star Trek, Star Wars</b> and <b>LEXX</b> in our first report from the spectacular Grand Slam Convention in Pasadena, LA.<br><font color="#336699"><b>Dreamcatcher</b></font>: Director Lawrence Kasdan talks about his new film, based on a novel by Stephen King.<br><font color="#336699"><b>Journey into Space</b></font>: A look back to the mid-1950s radio series, when British astronauts beat others to the Moon and Mars... beating off a Martian invasion in the process.
Special #58 2003
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<b>Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines</b><br><b>- <font color="#ff3333"><i>Arnold Schwarzenegger</i></font></b>: <i>Starburst</i> meets the big man himself.<br><b>- <font color="#ff3333"><i>Kristanna Loken</i></font></b>: We assess the Terminatrix actress in real life...<br><b>- <font color="#ff3333"><i>Jonathan Mostow</i></font></b>: It's not the easiest job in the world, to take on directing a <i>Terminator</i> film...<br><b>- <font color="#ff3333"><i>Neil Travis</i></font></b>: The veteran genre editor reveals why working on the movie was a blast!<br><b>Star Trek</b><br><b>- <font color="#0099ff">The Voyage Home</font></b>: To mark the release of the movie's Special Edition on DVD two of the stars look back at their adventures: James (<font color="#0099ff">Scotty</font>) Doohan and Walter (<font color="#0099ff">Chekov</font>) Koenig<br><b>- <font color="#0099ff">Nemesis</font></b>: The making of the movie.<br><b>- <font color="#0099ff">Enterprise</font></b>: Meet John Billingsley, who has established himself as a fan favourite as the alien Dr Phlox<br><b>- <font color="#0099ff">Enterprise</font></b>: The start of our episode guide to Season 2.<br><b>Plus...</b><br><font color="#ff9933"><b>Hulk</b></font>: Star Eric Bana on what is was like to share the limelight with a computer...<br><font color="#ff9933"><b>The Matrix Reloaded</b></font>: How to make a Matrix: Producer Joel Silver and effects maestro John Gaeta reveal some secrets.<br><font color="#ff9933"><b>Tor Author</b></font>: Actor turned-author Andy Secombe is creating comic worlds for new imprint Tor.<br><font color="#ff9933">Trailer Park: <b>Underworld</b></font>: Our humorous look at the movie's trailer...
Special #59 2003
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Celebrating 40 years since the series started<br>Your Doctor-by-Doctor Guide starts here, with many rare and never-published-before photos... </b><br>featuring<br>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>William Hartnell</i></font><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Patrick Troughton</i></font></b><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Jon Pertwee</i></font></b><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Tom Baker</i></font></b><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Peter Davison</i></font></b><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Colin Baker</i></font></b><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Sylvester McCoy</i></font></b><br><b>- <font color="#ff9933"><i>Paul McGann</i></font></b><br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Who's Celebrations</b></font>: Everyone loves a party, so we see how <b>Doctor Who</b>'s four decades have provided opportunities for celebrations from Longleat House to Albert Square!<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Who's on DVD</b></font>: We look at the painstaking and ongoing restoration work on <b>Doctor Who</b> episodes for the BBC's recent DVD releases.<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Colin Baker</i></b></font>: Colin Baker became the Sixth Doctor at a turbulent time in the show's history. But find out from the actor himself how Doctor Six lived on for a host of new adventures...<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Who's on the Web</b></font>: To celebrate the 40th year of <b>Doctor Who</b>, Richard E Grant takes the role of the Doctor in the new BBCi animated webcast, <i>Scream of the Shalka</i><br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Big Finish </b></font>: The series may have been away from our TV screens, but Big Finish has released more than 50 new audio dramas, featuring original cast members.<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Elisabeth Sladen</i></b></font>: Meet Elisabeth Sladen, who played one of the Doctor's most popular companions, Sarah Jane Smith, and has recently returned to the role on audio.<br><font color="#993333"><b><i>Plus!</i></b></font><font color="#996600"><br><font color="#993300"><b>Battlestar Galactica</b></font>: We meet director Michael Rymer, one of the forces behind the hi-tech revival of the Seventies favourite<br><font color="#993300"><b><i>Stan Lee</i></b></font>: We talk to the great Stan Lee, dynamic creator of immortal Marvel Comics heroes like the Hulk and Daredevil, about his upcoming film projects.<br><font color="#993300"><b>Matrix Reloaded </b></font>: Enter the world of meaning and metaphor as we unravel the secrets of a modern phenomenon!<br><font color="#993300"><b>Lex Luthor</b></font>: Meet Michael Rosenbaum, the actor who has made the role of Lex Luthor his own in <b>Smallville</b><br><font color="#993300"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font>: In November, Keanu Reeves is back with all the gang in <b>Matrix Revolutions</b>. We take an irreverent look at the trailer.<br><font color="#993300"><b>Enterprise</b></font>: The conclusion to our episode guide to Season 2.<br><a href="http://www.visimag.com/starburst/s59_display.htm">Go to Web edition</a><br><b><actinic:prices prod_ref="S59"><br><b><actinic:retail_price_text>Price:</actinic:retail_price_text> £5.99</b> <font size="-2"></font> </actinic:prices></b></font>
Special #60 2003
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<b>Vampires on the Big and Small Screen</b></font> How the Vampire quickly became a hugely popular and spine-chilling figure. We look at Vampires on film and TV from <b>Dracula</b> to <b>Angel</b>.<br><font color="#ff9900"><b>Angel</b></font> features...<br><b>- <font color="#ff9900">Angel Season 5</font></b><font color="#ff9900"></font> Angel and friends find themselves in charge of demonic law firm Wolfram and Hart at the start of the fifth season of <b>Angel</b>... then an old friend appears...<br><b>- <font color="#ff9900">Amy Acker</font></b><font color="#ff9900"></font> Few could have imagined that mousy, softly-spoken Texan Winifred Burkle would become an invaluable demon-slaying member of Angel, Inc.<br><b>- <font color="#ff9900">Angel Facts by 5</font></b><font color="#ff9900"></font> A selection of little-known facts about the vampire with a soul,his real-life incarnation David Boreanaz,plus Wesley, Lorne and the gang!<br><font color="#ff9900"><b>Buffy</b></font> features...<br><b>- <font color="#ff9900">Joss Whedon</font></b><font color="#ff9900"></font> We turn back the clock and uncover a 'lost' interview with the <b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b> creator as the show is about to embark on its sixth season.<br><b>- <font color="#ff9900">Tom Lenk</font></b><font color="#ff9900"></font> Meet the alter-ego of Andrew the geek, who went from villain to hero in <b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b>, but could just have easily have been a vampire...<br><b>- <font color="#ff9900">Danny Strong</font></b><font color="#ff9900"></font> The actor rose from geek to superstar in <b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b>, then went on to be a supervillain (well, almost...) and won a legion of fans.<br><b>Underworld</b> Director Len Wiseman reveals how he was always intrigued by the traditional Horror creatures and yearned to breath fresh life into them in his film.<br><font color="#993333"><b>The Lord of The Rings</b></font>. . .<br><b>- <font color="#993333">Billy Boyd</font></b><font color="#993333"></font> How the adventures of a tiny Hobbit named Pippin play a prominent role in the big-screen adaptation of JRR Tolkien's book, <i>The Return of the King</i>.<br><b>- <font color="#993333">Grant Major</font></b><font color="#993333"></font> We speak to Grant Major, Production Designer for the <b>Lord of The Rings</b> trilogy, about the final instalment, <b>The Return of the King</b>.<br><b>- <font color="#993333">Trailer Park</font></b><font color="#993333"></font> Plus... a lighthearted look at the trailer for <b>Lord of the Ring: Return of the King</b> as Frodo and company reach the end of the saga of the One Ring.<br><font color="#339933"><b>The Matrix</b></font><br><b>- <font color="#339933">Jada Pinkett-Smith</font></b><font color="#339933"></font> In a revealing interview, the actress talks about her latest role as Niobe in <b>The Matrix Revolutions</b> and how we will get to see her more Human side.<br><b>- <font color="#339933">Carrie-Anne Moss</font></b><font color="#339933"></font> The actress behind the mysterious Trinity in <b>The Matrix</b> and its sequels, talks about fame, flying and <i>that</i> infamous motorbike chase.
Special #61 2003
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<b>The Starburst Review of the Year</b></font><br>Everything you need to know about the year's SF offerings from the worlds of Film and TV, from the triumphs (<b>X2</b>, much <b>Lord of the Rings</b>-ness) to the less popular (<b>Birds of Prey</b>, the <b>Matrix</b> sequels...).<br><font color="#cc9933"><b>The Lord of the Rings </b> features...</font><br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Orlando Bloom </font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> He may be buckling his swash across the seas of the Caribbean in his spare time, but to us he'll always be the blond elf who showed us new ways of giving someone a jab in the eye with a sharp stick. Orlando Bloom talks to us about hanging up his pointy ears once last time...<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Andrew Lesnie</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> One of the most outstanding achievements of <b>The Lord of the Rings</b> trilogy has been its cinematography, perfectly capturing the essence of Tolkien's world. Master cinematographer Andrew Lesnie gives us the inside skinny on how it was done...<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Bernard Hill</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> King Theoden himself, British actor Bernard Hill, explains exactly what it is about actors that makes them just a little bit 'damaged', and how this relates to his work in the final part of <b>The Lord of the Rings</b>.<br><font color="#663333"><b>What Things May Come... </b></font><br><b>- <font color="#663333">2004 Preview</font></b><font color="#663333"></font> Just what have we got to look forward to in the world of Science Fiction over the next 12 months? Well, there's <b>Catwoman</b> and <b>Spider-Man 2</b> - and that's just for starters...<br><b>- <font color="#663333">DVD Previews</font></b><font color="#663333"></font> Details of the biggest and best DVD releases expected next year, including - <i>finally!</i> - the original <b>Star Wars trilogy</b>. Not only that, but the climax to both the <b>Matrix</b> and <b>The Lord of the Rings</b> trilogies are here as well - the latter's extended version rumoured to be clocking in at four hours!<br><b>Plus... </b><br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Hulk CGI Special Effects</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> It may not have blown fans away at the box office, but only the foolhardy would deny that the stylistic CGI on Ang Lee's superhero smashathon is actually a bit smashtastic. Our man in the green greasepaint went down to ILM to check out how the special effects maestros managed to pull it off.<br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Andromeda</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> Director David Winning takes us behind the scenes on part of Gene Roddenberry's legacy.<br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Star Trek: Enterprise</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> Half Human, half Klingon; half actor, half director! Actress-turned-lens-meister Roxann Dawson tells us how she made from the transition from one role to another, and from one series to another.<br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Battlestar Galactica</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> On the eve of the unveiling of the new mini-series, we talk to the original Starbuck, Dirk Benedict, about his role in the show, and his opinions on the rebirth of Starbuck... as a woman?<br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Buffy The Vampire Slayer</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> The show may have finished, but fandom lives on: we talk to series regulars and temperamental good/bad guys the Troika about where their lives (and deaths) have lead them since.<br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Farscape</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> One of the televisual tragedies of 2003 was the sudden and unexpected cancellation of <b>Farscape</b>. We talk to former Luxan Warrior Anthony Simcoe about his character D'Argo's development and the disturbing reality of being a "tall, skinny Australian".<br><b>- <font color="#3333ff">Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</font></b><font color="#3333ff"></font> The face behind Martok, Chancellor of the Klingon Empire, has turned his hand to novels based on the character, and he tells us why.
2004
Issue 306
January 2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Master of Mystic Monochrome bids us one final farewell as he heads off to the Grey Havens. Sir Ian McKellen regales us with talk of toys, coins, Father Christmas and X3...
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We go behind the media furore surrounding Christopher Lee's fury over Saruman being cut from the final film.
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The conclusion of our two-part interview with Isildur's heir as Viggo Mortensen discusses kingship and, er, 'faking it'.
Battlestar Galactica Tricia Helfer talks to us about her role as Number Six in the new galactic mini-series.
Paycheck Legendary director John Woo reveals the secrets behind his latest Sci-Fi flick, featuring Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman.
Star Trek: Enterprise Linda Park, aka the Enterprise's Ensign Hoshi Sato, gets candid and tells us that Season 2 was 'boring'...
Master of Dreams Comics legend, best-selling author and chronic wearer-of-black Neil Gaiman gives us the low-down on his various, exciting projects.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Peter Pan, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Big Fish and Tooth.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we get in a flap over The Butterfly Effect.
Issue 307
February 2004
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Top 50 Sci-Fi Classics Prepare to cross Space and Time as we round up the best of the Sci-Fi world. From movies to books, TV to games, our top 50 guide crosses all the divides. Can Doctor Who fend off the jostling youngsters? Was your favourite read a hit with the pollsters? A catalogue of classics awaits you.
Hellboy Fanning the flames of the upcoming movie, we go behind the scenes with star Ron Perlman as he sheds light on the fervent forces behind this comic-book conversion.
Mutant X Head Writer Peter Mohan shares his plans for the third series. How will relationships be healed and the group reconvened? We've plenty of hints and plot lines inside.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Producer Barrie M Osborne on five years of Middle-earth mayhem, helping Peter Jackson steer this beast of a trilogy to success.
Smallville We delve into Lionel Luther's murky motives with the help of actor John Glover. Will he blame all the family failings on Lex's mother?
Star Trek: Voyager Nick Sagan, son of Carl, talks about his new novel, writing for the series, and how his voice ended up on the probe of the same name.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Paycheck, Haunted Mansion, The Card Player and Fear X.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Andromeda, Angel, Battlestar Galactica 2003, Star Trek: Enterprise, Jake 2.0, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Mutant X, Alias, Charmed
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we pull some strings with Thunderbirds.
Issue 308
March 2004
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Van Helsing Van Helsing i's back from exile to stomp some monsters. What's more, he looks strangely like Hugh Jackman. Find out what the wolverine is doing amongst the werewolves, in this issue...
Thunderbirds The Thunderbirds team make their live-action big-screen debuts very soon, and we tracked them down on Tracy Island...
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King LOTR Producer Barrie M Osborne completes his epic quest of guiding us through the story of the mammoth trilogy.
Shaun of the Dead Trying to get served at the Bar but finding hordes of the undead pushing in? It's the kind of thing Simon Pegg has to put up with in his new 'Britzomromcom' movie.
Angel Werewolves are back in the 'Buffy-verse'. We go behind the scenes to discover how the creatures were made.
Smallville Part II of our in-depth interview with the head of the Luthor family, played by John Glover.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Gothika, High Tension, It's All About Love
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Alias, Andromeda, Angel, Charmed, Mutant X, Smallville, Stargate
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we pull some strings with Sky Captain
Issue 309
April 2004
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow We fly off on an adventure with Jude Law in this stunning retro-styled movie. Set in a 1930s Earth like you've never seen, this lets rip with planes, guns, loads of robots and even Gwyneth Paltrow! But what's it all about? There's only one way to find out...
Angel We track actor James Marsters to his lair and finds out what the platinum one will do next
Van Helsing We pin down director Stephen Sommers and ask why the man is so attracted to Horror.
Retroactive We pick the 10 funkiest retro icons of Sci-Fi, from the MiB to The Avengers and more (eight more, to be precise).
Star Wars Hayden Christensen reveals more on the final Star Wars episode...
Smallville Sam Jones III on playing Pete, the guy with a superpal!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Marking the sad passing of actress Cecily Adams, we present one of her final interviews in which she talks of her career and all things Ferengi.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Shaun of the Dead, Freeze Frame and The Cat in the Hat.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Angel, Smallville, Star Trek: Enterprise, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Mutant X
and Trailer Park, our humorous slant at a movie's trailer. This issue we pull some strings with The Chronicles of Riddick.
Issue 310
May 2004
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Spider-Man 2 We give a big hand - or eight - to the man behind the menace of Doc Ock, Alfred Molina. What does it take to step into the size 10s of a super-villain? Find out here...
Van Helsing Producer Bob Ducsay reveals the monster effort involved in bringing Van the man to the screen...
William Shatner We speak to Shatner about movies, legends and anything else he wants to discuss. After all, who are we to argue with the captain of the Enterprise?
David Duchovny Prepare for a shock. Duchovny tells Starburst that the FBI's X Files department might re-open for business.
Kingdom Hospital We visiting the briefly-opened Kingdom Hospital to speak with the staff and patients of this twisted show. Nurse! The screens...
Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black writer/director David Twohy brings hard-man Riddick back to the screen in this long-awaited sequel.
Star Trek: Enterprise Connor Trinneer aka Trip Tucker talks technical and points out his course for the show's future.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Dawn of the Dead, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Secret Window and Anazapta.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Century City, Kingdom Hospital, Mutant X Season 3, Thunderbirds (because the movie is just around the corner!), Alias, Charmed
And let's not forget Trailer Park, our very own crazed critique of the latest movie trailers. This time it's Alien vs Predator under the microscope...
Issue 311
June 2004
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Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black's Richard Riddick returns to the fray in this storming new sequel. Star Vin Diesel gives us his views on what makes a great Sci-Fi movie and what Riddick does next...
Farscape The series is set to return in a new mini-series Peacekeeper War. We take an exclusive look at the new show in the company of exec producer Brian Henson...
Starship Troopers 2 The giant bugs of Starship Troopers are back. FX supremo, and now director, Phil Tippett reveals what got under his skin about movie-making...
Angel We take a look with Mercedes McNab at the roots of her blonde character Harmony.
Smallville Executive Producer Mark Millar gives us a frank view of the show's super Season Three, and looks forward to a new direction
I, Robot We preview the new Will Smith actioner
Best Animated Shows...Ever? We play by our own rules of what makes a great animated show. Spidey or Jimmy Neutron? Batman or Battle of the Planets? Only we know the answer...
Dead End Star Ray Wise goes into reverse gear for a look back at this Horror movie. Step on the gas!!
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Van Helsing, Kill Bill II and Battle Royale II.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Kingdom Hospital, Andromeda, Enterprise, Angel, Alias, Mutant X, Thunderbirds (because the movie is nearly here)
And let's not forget Trailer Park, our very own crazed critique of the latest movie trailers. This issue it's Ginger Snaps 3
Issue 312
July 2004
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Angel What is the story behind the series' cancellation? We speak exclusively to the creator of Buffy and Angel, Joss Whedon
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The Top 20 Angel Events Revisit some classic moments from one of television's darkest dramas.
The Day After Tomorrow Are we doomed? Is this the end? Find out as we talk with the movie's writer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Production designer Stuart Craig reveals the magic of the movie.
The X-Files The woman behind Special Agent Monica Reyes , Annabeth Gish, takes a revealing look back at life in the bureau...
The Chronicles of Riddick Actress Alexa Davalo joins us this issue to talk about her role on the movie. Plus, Riddick's Christina Cox drops in for a quick word!
Charmed Drew Fuller as Chris weaves his magic in this charming show. We catch up with the young actor for a brief spell
Haunted Mansion Special make-up effects supremo Rick Baker eveals his astounding powers on the fun Horror film.
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with The Day After Tomorrow, Godsend and The Grudge (Ju-On).
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Smallville, Angel, Smallville, Kingdom Hospital, Enterprise, Alias, Charmed, Mutant X, Thunderbirds
And Trailer Park, our very own crazed critique of the latest movie trailers. This issue it's The Incredibles
Issue 313
August 2004
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Rise of the Robot We celebrate the longevity of Sci-Fi's greatest creation: the robot. We kick off our chrome creations coverage with a look at Will Smith's big screen take on the classic I, Robot, then we're counting down the Top Ten Robots ever to appear in movies and on TV.
Spider-Man 2 We've cast our web wide and pulled in a huge collection of Spider-folks from this year's hotly-anticipated movie
Star Tobey Maguire swings in for a chat
Director Sam Raimi reveals his admiration for the Marvel-ous hero
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We go behind the scenes to discover the secrets of the Doc Ock design, try on some costumes and dabble in production design
Star Trek: Enterprise The show saw massive changes both on and off-screen in Season Three and we take a voyage of discovery to find out what went right...
Creating the Dalek Find out how we achieved the stunning cover image of one of the most famous creations ever for this month's issue
The Dead Zone Co-star John L Adams talks about the haunting TV series.
Lost in Space - The Original Series For Angela Cartwright, playing Penny Robinson in the hit show was an experience like no other. We find her back on Earth, but still looking at the stars...
Mutant X Why was the series pulled? What is the huge legal battle taking place over the characters? We investigate exactly what killed the Mutants...
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Shrek 2, Thunderbirds, Harry Potter 3 and Open Water.
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Jake 2.0, Mutant X, Alias, Charmed, Andromeda, Mutant X, Star Trek: Enterprise
And Trailer Park Our skewed view of what's appearing near you in the cinemas. Just don't take it too seriously... This time Catwoman meets our incredibly witty caption writer. Who will survive?
Issue 314
September 2004
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Roll up, roll up for the fight of the Century!
Alien vs Predator brings two of cinema's greatest killers together in a fight to the death, and we have got you a ringside seat.
We go back in Time to revisit the previous sightings of the Alien, from egg to resurrection.
We catch up with Lance Henriksen as he uncovers the origins of the Bishop android in AvP...
In Starburst, no one can hear you scream...
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Thunderbirds Director Jonathan Frakes talks frankly to us about bad reviews, marionettes, family films, and why Star Trek has been "back to the well" once too often...
Hellboy
Star Ron Perlman tells why the boy from Hell is the most personal role he's ever had.
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Director Guillermo del Toro on the movie - and he's already working on the sequel!
Dead Like Me Ellen Muth, star of the hit show, is keen to tell us the secrets from the other side...
Catwoman What stars Halle Berry and Sharon Stone have been saying about this new take on the Catwoman story...
Angel Actor Jonathan M Woodward winds up dead in every role from Buffy to Firefly. Is someone trying to tell him something? We ask him!
Star Trek: Enterprise Michael Westmore on creating the faces for the latest Trek show...
Stargate Atlantis Actor Paul McGillion, latest in a long and illustrious line of Sci-Fi show doctors, tells us about his role as Dr Beckett.
Riddick: The Game! An exclusive look behind the scenes on the stunning new Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay game.
Battlestar Galactica 2004 James Callis, aka Dr Gaius, on life with a Cylon woman and what we might see in the forthcoming season. PLUS! First pictures from Season One!
Doctor Who How the return of the Doctor is being reported in the press, with stunning pictures from location filming on the new series...
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Alan Jones takes a look at new cinema releases, with Spider-Man 2, The Stepford Wives, Hellboy and The Chronicles of Riddick
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Stargate SG-1 Season Eight, Stargate Atlantis, The Dead Zone, Charmed and Kingdom Hospital
And Trailer Park It was a dark and stormy night when our witty caption writer came across the trailer for Exorcist: The Beginning. Will he beat the Devil?
Issue 315
October 2004
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Issue 316
October 2004
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Battlestar Galactica Sexy Cylon Tricia Helfer finds it pretty hard to keep herself covered up as Number Six in the new Sci-Fi series. She reveals more...
Alien vs Predator Director Paul WS Anderson explains the challenges of bringing two alien behemoths to the big screen, while actor Colin Salmon talks to us about his latest role investigating mysterious goings-on beneath the Antarctic ice.
Dead Like Me Actress Laura Harris talks to us about life and after-life as the dead attractive Daisy Adair...
Special Sealed section: Star Trek
Packed full of photos from behind the scenes at the James Doohan Tribute Convention, where the cast of Star Trek: TOS recently gathered to say a fond farewell in Los Angeles
Bubba Ho-Tep Bruce Campbell explains why he'd rather play a retired Elvis Presley than bow to the mighty corporate dollar...
Van Helsing Journey with us to the iconic Industrial Light and Magic to discuss effects work with Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Snow
Hex Jemima Rooper talks to us about her mysterious character in this Hallowe'en's genre treat. Spooky...
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Red Orchid Actress KaDee Strickland talks to us about co-starring alongside a giant killer snake
Star Trek George Takei reflects on his recent emotional reunion with old friends and colleagues, and looks to the Future...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Jay Wilson, lead designer of the new video game leads us into a bloody battle...
EverQuest II Christopher Lee has enjoyed a wider variety of roles than most. His latest part, however, is a little unusual even by his standards...
Lord of the Rings Star Sean Astin has now collected his experiences of the production in a new book. We ask "Why now?"
With a look at new cinema releases, with Alien vs Predator, Bubba Ho-tep, Code 46 and The Punisher
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering ? Stargate: SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, The Dead Zone and Dead Like Me
And Trailer Park Our witty caption writer has a look at the trailer for Blade: Trinity
Issue 317
November 2004
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Star Trek: Enterprise Brent Spiner, better known as Data in The Next Generation, talks to us about his forthcoming appearance
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Executive producer Manny Coto gives us an exciting glimpse into the fourth season
The Grudge Buffy star Sarah Michelle Geller talks to us about the new US version of the creepy Japanese Horror of the same name.
Farscape Claudia Black is back causing mayhem as Aeryn Sun in The Peacekeeper Wars
Blade: Trinity Dominic Purcell is in for the count as he gets his teeth stuck into playing the latest incarnation of Dracula alongside Vampire hunter Wesley Snipes
Blake's Junction 7 The makers of the new Blake's 7 spoof reveal what happened after the end of the series, including what The Office's Mackenzie Crook is doing in drag...
Lost in Space Actor Bill Mumy reflects on his time as the Spaceboy every kid wanted to be in the classic 1960s show
Doctor Who 2004 We follow the Doctor to Victorian times as he and his companion tread the cobbled streets of Cardiff
We then look at the changing fortunes of the franchise since the end of the original series and ask the question 'Who owns The Doctor?'
Godsend Director Nick Hamm tells us how his clone movie was a true original
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow We take a look at the movies and books that inspired and helped this movie to take flight
Star Trek: Voyager Find out how women have taken over the Bridge. It wouldn't have happened in Kirk's day that's for sure
Stargate Atlantis Actor Joe Flanigan tells us how he found the lost city as Major John Sheppard in this spin-off series
With a look at new cinema releases, with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Manchurian Candidate, Saw, Anacondas
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Star Trek: Enterprise, Smallville, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Dead Like Me, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Battlestar Galactica 2004
And Trailer Park Our witty caption writer has a look at the trailer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Issue 318
December 2004
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Blade: Trinity The man behind the Blade movies, David Goyer, talks about the challenges involved in writing and directing the unholy Vampire trinity
The Incredibles Discover how Pixar created one of the greatest-ever animated family movies, and meet the talented team behind it
Team America The World Police are here so there's no need to panic. But who's policing the police? South Park's creators Parker and Stone give some answers...
James Bond Sir Sean Connery talks to us about the role of the greatest secret agent in the world in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
I, Robot Production Design Patrick Tatopoulis is the supremo and one of the brains behind the creations of this Sci-Fi flick. Discover his views on the rights of robots!
Seed of Chucky Billy Boyd plays the son of a nasty killer doll in this Horror sequel. Find out what gives him the shivers in this gory story right here...
Andromeda Kevin Sorbo is in high spirits as the series reaches its 100th episode. Join us as he proudly takes us on a tour of the show's new set
Buffy The Vampire Slayer As one of the main writers for the Vampire slayer, Jane Espenson knows how to tell a good tale
Exorcist IV We examine the fact and the fiction behind the so-called 'curse of The Exorist'
Clive Barker We track down the writer/director to find out what lurks in the mind of a Hellraiser...
Sci-Fi Eccentrics We ponder the lack of larger-than-life characters in Sci-Fi both in front of and behind the camera
X-Men Legends We go behind the scenes on this mutant-powered game and find out how Marvel's X-Men are becoming champions in the console arena
With a look at new cinema releases, with The Incredibles, Exorcist: The Beginning, The Forgotten, Toolbox Murders
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables... With a special sealed and expanded section of the latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Star Trek: Enterprise, Smallville, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Dead Like Me, Andromeda, Battlestar Galactica, Hex, Lost, Century City
And Trailer Park Our witty caption writer has a laugh at Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Special #62 2004
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<b>The Lord of the Rings...</b></font><br>Continued coverage of this amazing trilogy<br><b>- <font color="#0000ff">Elijah Wood</font></b><font color="#0000ff"></font> Now that he's hung up his hobbit feet, Elijah Wood talks to us about the role that made him an international star, and the trilogy's Oscar chances...<br><b>- <font color="#0000ff">Liv Tyler</font></b><font color="#0000ff"></font> One of the biggest names to be cast, Liv Tyler chats with us about the stuff that didn't make it to the screen: cut scenes, gag reels and melting ears...<br><b>- <font color="#0000ff">Sean Astin</font></b><font color="#0000ff"></font> From playing second fiddle to Frodo at the outset, to carrying perhaps the most important scene of the trilogy, Sean Astin recalls the role of Samwise Gamgee, and shares his feelings on the passing of <b>The Lord of the Rings</b>.<br><b>- <font color="#0000ff">Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan</font></b><font color="#0000ff"></font> The intrepid hobbit double-act tell us what it's like being stuck up Treebeard for several months. "The most uncomfortable thing in the world," apparently<br><b>With... </b>The second part of our interview with Andrew Lesnie, the cinematographer behind the look of the trilogy, Grant Major and Randy Cook talk about WETA Digital's pioneering effects work, and artists Alan Lee and John Howe discuss their involvement in the films.<br><b>Plus... </b><br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Life on Mars?</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> With the announcement of NASA's plan to put a man on Mars, we take a cautionary look at some of the fictional horrors to have come out of the Red Planet...<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Van Helsing</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> We interview the cast and crew of Stephen Sommers' blockbuster monster mash, including stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale.<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Dawn of the Dead 2004</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> We pick the brains of the cast and crew of this big-budget remake, including star Sarah Polley.<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">David Carson</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> The director who killed Captain Kirk looks back over his long and varied career, covering <b>Star Trek TNG, Deep Space Nine, Odyessy 5</b> and more...<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Andromeda</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> Actress Lexa Doig on her ongoing role as the attractive face of the Starship Andromeda...<br><b>- <font color="#cc9933">Mutant X</font></b><font color="#cc9933"></font> It's Electric! Victor Webster chats about his role as the high-voltage mutant Brennan Mulwray - and how he nearly got to play Superman...
Special #63 2004
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<i>Feast your eyes on our in-depth look at the amazing creature-feature...</i></b></font><br><b>- <font color="#669966">Kate Beckinsale</font></b><font color="#669966"></font> After <b>Underworld</b>, the English beauty meets another gang of beasts...<br><b>- <font color="#669966">Shuler Hensley</font></b><font color="#669966"></font> appears as the iconic Frankenstein's Monster so let's give him a great big hand! Oh, he's already got one...<br><b>- <font color="#669966">Richard Roxburgh</font></b><font color="#669966"></font> is the heavy-hitting Dracula who's bats about battling his nemesis, Van Helsing.<br><b>- <font color="#669966">Will Kemp</font></b><font color="#669966"></font> is the man! But he's also the wolf. He's a Wolf Man and he's a howl! We visit his lair...<br><b>- <font color="#669966">Allen Cameron</font></b><font color="#669966"></font> The production designer takes us on a tour of the dark places and ancient castles he helped create.<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>With... </b></font><br><font color="#000000"><b>Star Trek: Enterprise</b></font> Writer Manny Coto has been half-way across the galaxy with the crew. What insights has this journey given him?<br><font color="#000000"><b>Chronicles of Riddick</b></font><br>- Step forward, Karl Urban as Necromonger Vaako to reveal the secret of being good at being bad...<br>- Producer Scott Kroopf and Designer Holger Gross uncover the trials and triumphs of returning to Riddick's universe...<br><font color="#000000"><b><i>The Best (and Worst!) TV & Film of 2003</i></b></font> We reveal who readers gave the thumbs-up and thumbs-down to. Prepare for quite a few surprises...<br><font color="#000000"><b>Century City</b></font> We take a look at the short-lived legal drama set slightly in the future.<br><font color="#000000"><b>Dead Like Me</b></font><br>- Callum Blue plays the Grim Reaper as a horny, drug-taking hipster and makes no bones about it! Discover his secret here<br>- ? Our very own indispensable guide to Season One of this lively show!<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Plus...! </b></font><br><font color="#000000"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> A twisted look at the new trailer for <b>I, Robot</b>
Special #64 2004
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- <font color="#99ccff">Dominic Keating</font></b><font color="#99ccff"></font>, who plays Lieutenant Malcolm Reed in <b>Star Trek: Enterprise</b>, talks about the news that the series has been renewed<br><b>- Enterprise</b> Producer <font color="#99ccff"><b>Rick Berman</b></font> tells of the lessons that he learned from the show being on the brink of cancellation, and of his high hopes for the newly-confirmed fourth season<br><b>- </b>Designer <font color="#99ccff"><b>Herman Zimmermann</b></font> has worked on <b>Star Trek</b> since <b>The Next Generation</b>. But, he admits, the excitement of designing for <b>Enterprise</b> mean he's unlikely to be bored...<br><b>- <font color="#99ccff"><i>Enterprise</i> Season 3 Reviews </font></b><font color="#99ccff"></font> - The whole third season, including synopses, facts and ratings!<br><b>- <font color="#99ccff">Patti Yasutake</font></b><font color="#99ccff"></font> played Dr Crusher's assistant Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in <b>The Next Generation</b>. She recalls her experience 'below decks' ...<br><b>- <font color="#99ccff">Gwynyth Walsh</font></b><font color="#99ccff"></font> memorably portrayed female Klingon warrior B'Etor in <b>The Next Generation</b> and the movie <b>Generations</b>. She shares her thoughts on the show, and on touching Patrick Stewart's head!<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>PLUS</b></font><br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</b></font> <i>A 16-page Potter extravaganza</i>: Interviews with director Alfonso CuarOn, stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Robbie Coltrane, plus stunning behind-the-scenes photos and effects shots...<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Kristen Cloke</i></b></font> The popular actress on her experiences in the Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres, in shows ranging from <b>The X-Files</b> to <b>Space: Above and Beyond</b> and Millenium...<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Don S Williams</i></b></font> The actor tells us why he was happy to be part of Mulder and Scully's shadowy world in <b>The X-Files</b>.<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Hugh Jackman</i></b></font> We catch up with the Australian actor and star of <b>Van Helsing</b> to chat about what he's up to next, including his new film <b>The Fountain</b> and the upcoming <b>X-Men 3</b>.<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font> Three fantastic posters featuring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in <b>The X-Files</b>, Jolene Blalock in <b>Enterprise</b> and Will Smith in the upcoming Sci-Fi Blockbuster <b>I, Robot</b>.<br><font color="#000000"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> Our sideways look at movie trailers: We take a peek at frightmonger M Night Shyamalan's latest project, <b>The Village</b>.
Special #65 2004
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<b>- </b>Director Jonathan (<b>Star Trek</b>) Frakes<br><b>-</b> Young stars Brady Corbet, Vanessa Anne Hudgens and Soren Fultobn who play Alan, Tin Tin and Fermat<br><b>-</b> Sir Ben Kingsley, aka 'The Hood'<br><b>-</b> Sophia (Lady Penelope) Myles and Ron (Parker)Cook<br><b>-</b> The CGI effects <br><b>-</b> The costume designs<br><b>- <font color="#cc3333">Thunderbirds</font></b><font color="#cc3333"> Episode Guide</font> Every episode of the classic TV series reviewed!<br><font color="#339999"><b>PLUS</b></font><br><font color="#339999"><b>Spider-Man 2</b></font> FX legend John Dykstra and computer animator Scott Stokdyk on the multi-limbed Dr Octopus!<br><font color="#339999"><b>I, Robot</b></font><br><b>-</b> Director Alex Proyas on adapting Asimov to the big screen<br><b>-</b> Star Will Smith discusses his unorthodox new role <br><b>-</b> Alan Tudyk explains how his performance brought the sentient robot Sonny to life, and talks about his role in <b>Serenity</b>, the spin-off movie from the TV's <b>Firefly</b>.<br><font color="#339999"><b>Stargate Atlantis</b></font><br><b>-</b> Producer Peter Deluise talks about working on the new <b>Stargate</b> spin-off series<br><b>-</b> Actors Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell and Rainbow Sun Francks chat about their roles on the new <b>Stargate</b> team<br><font color="#339999"><b>Battlestar Galactica 2004</b></font><br><b>-</b> Katee Sackhoff on playing Starbuck<br><b>-</b> Mary McDonnell talks about taking the reins of power as President Laura Roslin<br><font color="#339999"><b>Smallville Season Four</b></font> Co-creator, executive producer and writer Miles Millar on what's in store...<br><font color="#339999"><b>Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events</b></font> Director Brad Silberling talks about the challenges of filming the popular children's stories, and why star Jim Carrey is perfect for as villainous Count Olaf.<br><font color="#339999"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font> Three poster-sized images from <b>Stargate Atlantis, Thunderbirds</b> and <b>Spider-Man 2</b>.<br><font color="#339999"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> A sideways look at the trailer for <b>Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events</b>
Special #66 2004
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<b>- Return of the Living Dead</b> Meet director Ellory Elkayem, producer Anatoly Fradis and FX supervisor John Vulich on the set of <b>Parts 4</b> & <b>5</b>, at the abandoned Chernobyl power station!<br><b>- <i>Doug Bradley</i></b> The actor who has brought the demonic character of Pinhead to life in the <b>Hellraiser</b> movies talks about the as-yet-unreleased seventh and eighth installments<br><b>- 'I See Dead People '</b> Discover how the greats of Sci-Fi journeyed into the undiscovered country of the Hereafter<br><b>- 'A Comedy of Terrors'</b> We present the Top Ten Comedy Horror Films from <b>Ghostbusters</b> to <b>The Evil Dead</b>!<br><b>- <i>Neil Gaiman</i></b> The acclaimed author talks about bringing his newest project, <b>Death - The High Cost of Living</b>, to the big screen<br><b>- The Dead Zone</b> Take a look back at the most recent episodes of this acclaimed series based on the novel by Stephen King, starring Anthony Michael Hall<br><b>- Hex</b> Actress Christina Cole talks about her role in Sky 's spooky new series for Hallowe'en, while veteran director Brian Grant talks about the lack of Fantasy on UK TV and shares the secrets of <b>Hex</b>'s origins<br><b>- Dead Like Me</b> Star of stage and screen Mandy Patinkin talks about his role as Rube, the leader of the somewhat-less-than-grim band of Reapers <br><font color="#ff3333"><b>PLUS</b></font><br><font color="#336699"><b>Farscape - The Peacekeeper Wars</b></font><br><b>- </b><i>Anthony Simcoe </i> The actor who plays D 'Argo discusses the last stand of his much-loved character<br><b>- </b><i>Brian Henson</i> returns to direct <b>The Peacekeeper Wars</b><br><font color="#ff3333"><b>With</b></font><br><font color="#336699"><b>Stargate Atlantis</b></font> Star Rachel Luttrell on her developing role as a feisty freedom fighter battling vampiric creatures in the new series<br>Adam Busch - Warren in <font color="#336699"><b>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</b></font> - His character failed to become a supervillain and met a grisly death, but actor Adam Busch has only fond memories of his time with <b>Buffy</b><br><font color="#ff3333"><b>And</b></font><br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> A humorous look at a trailer for a forthcoming movie - here, Ben Kingsley and an angry Tyrannosaurus star in the Sci-Fi movie <b>A Sound of Thunder</b> based on a Ray Bradbury story
Special #67 2004
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<b>The Starburst Review of 2004</b></font> Our look back, month by month, with successes such as <b>Spider-Man 2</b> and <b>I, Robot</b> and disappointments such as the inexplicable cancellation of <b>Angel</b><br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Farscape</b></font> A <i>Starburst</i> exclusive! Behind the scenes at Jim Henson's Creature Shop to look at their work on the <b>Farscape</b> mini-series <b>The Peacekeeper Wars</b><br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Star Trek: Enterprise goes Hi-Def</b></font> We meet the producers, who discuss the new High Definition technology used for the fourth season<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Doctor Who</b></font> We examine some of the background and potential of the new and revitalized Science Fiction classic!<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Preview 2005</i></b></font> 2005 will be a bumper year for big-screen Science Fiction and Fantasy! We examine the 12 months ahead, previewing <b>King Kong, Batman</b> and a new <b>Harry Potter</b> movie, plus the movie version of <i>The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy</i>, a trip to Narnia and invading Martians!<br><font color="#cc3333"><b><i>Amanda Tapping</i></b></font> Alias Major Samantha Carter in <b>Stargate SG-1</b>, she takes us through her character's journey, with a peek at future episodes.<br><font color="#000000"><b><i>Highlights of the Year</i></b></font><br><b>- <font color="#cc6633">Star Wars Trilogy</font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> We start our look back at the first three films and make a few predictions for the final chapter...<br><b>- <font color="#cc6633">Spider-Man 2</font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> A popular trio of actors reunited; Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco to continue the story of the webspinner talk about the sequel's secrets!<br><b>- <font color="#cc6633"><i>Steven Furst</i></font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> The actor who brought to life Vir Cotto on <b>Babylon 5</b> tells us about his recent work behind the camera, including a sojourn to Bulgaria for the film <b>Dragon Storm</b><br><b>- <font color="#cc6633">Van Helsing</font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> Shuler Hensley played the Frankenstein Monster in this summer's barnstorming action adventure. He talks to us about the perils of filling the monster's very big shoes.<br><b>Plus... </b><br><b>- <font color="#cc6633">Todd Tucker</font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> 'Special make-up effects artist/actor' and all-round monster maestro Todd Tucker talks us through some of his creations and experiences on <b>Charmed</b><br><b>- <font color="#cc6633">Sci-Fi Gallery</font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> Posters featuring Jolene Blalock as T'Pol in <b>Star Trek: Enterprise</b>, the crew of <b>Battlestar Galactica</b> and Jennifer Garner as Elektra<br><b>- <font color="#cc6633">Trailer Park</font></b><font color="#cc6633"></font> Our light-hearted look at a new movie trailer. This issue we turn our attention to <b>Elektra</b>
2006
Issue 332
January 2006
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Doctor Who Actor Noel Clarke discusses life as Rose Tyler's faithful boyfriend Mickey in the Christmas episode
Plus... We take a look ahead to the hit's second season
The Chronicles of Narnia Director Andrew Adamson and actress Tilda Swinton discuss their epic journey through CS Lewis's wonderland
Ζon Flux On-Set Report! In part two of our exclusive report, director Karyn Kusama and producer David Gale discuss the cult character and their philosophy for bringing her to the big screen
Top 10: Little Monsters We unwrap the most ghastly things that come in small packages
Saw II Actor Donnie Wahlberg talks about his lead role in the grisly sequel
Battlestar Galactica (2000s) Veteran director Rod Hardy talks about his contributions to the series and to The X-Files
Surface Into the deep end with star Jay R Ferguson for his take on this promising new show
War of the Worlds Visual effects maestro Pablo Helman discusses dishing the destruction of alien invaders, working with Steven Spielberg and the psychology of cinema Horror
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Zathura
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Doctor Who Children in Need mini-episode, Invasion, Lost, New Captain Scarlet, Smallville, Supernatural, Threshold
and book Reviews Dark Lord, Death in Winter, Pushing Ice, Quantico, The Red King, Sword of Angels, The Traitor's Sword
Trailer Park We take a look at the trailer for the rollercoaster-ride - literally! - that is Final Destination 3
And more...
Issue 333
February 2006
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Stargate
Actress Torri Higginson, aka Stargate Atlantis' Dr Elizabeth Weir in, talks to us about the final days of Season Two
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Director Peter DeLuise takes us through the series' latest developments
Doctor Who
Head writer and executive producer Russell T Davies giving us an exclusive preview of what's coming up in Season Two
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The Mill's effects wizards guide us through a crash-landing TARDIS and the mayhem of an alien invasion, with exclusive behind-the-scenes pictures!
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Monster-making supremo Neill Gorton describes how his team brought the evil Sycorax to life
King Kong We catch up with key cast members at the press launch, with fantastic pictures of the London and New York premieres!
Battlestar Galactica (2000s) Jamie Bamber (Captain Lee Apollo' Adama) discusses character dynamics and the second season
Lost Co-creator and executive producer Damon Lindelof recaps the first season and hints at what's in store in Season Two
Surface Lake Bell tells us what attracted her to the role of Laura Daughtery
Ζon Flux In the concluding part of our exclusive coverage, director Karyn Kusama and actor Marton Csokas talk about shooting in Berlin, and accidents on set
Top 10: TV Fantasy hunks We count down the most popular male specimens of the day. Who has the best chance of carrying an episode on their looks alone?
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Ζon Flux, The Dark and The Fog
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Doctor Who, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Supernatural, Threshold
and book Reviews A Teaspoon and an Open Mind, BFI TV Classics, Bridge of Souls, Children of the Serpent Gate, King Kong is Back!, Temeraire
Trailer Park We take a look at the trailer for Slither, and wonder if we'll ever be so fond of creepy crawlies again!
And more...
Issue 334
March 2006
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Superman Returns A special preview plus new pictures of the eagerly-awaited Summer movie. Plus a flashback to some classic Super-moments from the past!
Doctor Who (2000s) A Cybermen photo special for the new series
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Exclusive! interview with Elizabeth Sladen who plays returning companion Sarah Jane Smith next season
Battlestar Galactica (2000s) Executive producer David Eick talks about the challenges of Season Two
Spider-Man 3 Exclusive! Independent movie fave Thomas Haden Church tells us all about his role as the Sandman in the new movie
Surface Creator and writer Jonas Pate rise from the watery depths to talk about the scary things in store for this Sci-Fi show
Children of Men A preview of the intelligent new Sci-Fi movie starring Clive Owen, Michael Caine and Juliette Lewis
When a Stranger Calls The director and star talk about this chilling remake of a classic shocker!
Smallville Star Tom Wellings tells us why things are about to change with the 100th episode...
Top 10 Frightening Visions of the Future Be afraid...
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Our usual detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases BloodRayne, Cry Wolf, Underworld: Evolution, V for Vendetta and Wild Country
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Battlestar Galactica, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Supernatural, Threshold
and book Reviews The Blade Runner Experience, Distant Shores, Orion's Hounds, Priestess of the White, Star Wars: Outbound Flight, The Voyage of the Sable Keech, You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps
Trailer Park We take an amused look at the trailer for Pirates of the Carribbean II
And more...
Issue 335
April 2006
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Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man creator Stan Lee talks about the genesis of a hero and his new TV show to find a would-be Superhero
V for Vendetta We talk to the stars of the new film adaptation of Alan Moore's apocalyptic graphic novel
Hugo Weaving The actor explains why the role of mysterious, masked vigilante V was such a challenge!
Natalie Portman The Star Wars actress had a radical new look
Stephen Fry The British actor and writer reveals what drew him to the story
Invasion We talk to Actor Eddie Cibrian, who plays Russell Varon in the spooky Sci Fi drama
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Battlestar Galactica We meet the show's Director of Photography Stephen McNutt
Steamboy Katsuhiro Otomo (director of the acclaimed anime Akira) talks about his animated adventure set in Victorian London
Night Watch We take a look at the first part of the Russian Horror-Fantasy trilogy in which the forces of Light and Darkness battle in present-day Moscow
Top 10 We count down the 10 most iconic serial killer movies. Not for the faint of heart!
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Evil Aliens, Final Destination 3, The Hills Have Eyes, Hostel and Stay
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Battlestar Galactica, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural
book Reviews Cell, The Cloud, Crown of Stars, Missing in Action, Smoke and Shadows, Titan
Trailer Park We take an amused look at a trailer: Will Christophe Gans's computer game-turned-Horror film Silent Hill be anything to shout about?
Issue 336
May 2006
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Doctor Who
As the BBC's revived Sci-Fi series enters its second season, we go behind the scenes to meet some of the creative forces involved...
Neill Gorton The show's make-up artist reveals the make-up secrets of the new season
Pauline Collins The much-loved actress chats about her role as werewolf-battling Queen Victoria
Toby Whithouse The writer discusses his upcoming story, which reunites the Doctor with his companion Sarah Jane Smith and robot dog K9
Stargate Atlantis Handsome star Jason Momoa takes time out to talk candidly about his part of freedom fighter Ronon Dex
Superman Returns Set Visit! Direct from the set in Australia, stage and screen star Kevin Spacey reveals what it's like to play legendary villain Lex Luthor
Primζval Producer Cameron McAllister talks about the new ITV Sci-Fi show, featuring a dinosaur-battling scientist
The Hills Have Eyes (remake)We chat to Lost actress Emilie De Ravin about her new role
Desperation We catch up with actor Tom Skerritt star of Alien and The Dead Zone to discuss his new role in Stephen King's upcoming mini-series
Stay Alive We meet writer Matthew Peterman and director William Brent Bell to discuss the making of the new teen Horror movie
Top 10 How some favourite old ideas have had a make-over in our Top 10 Greatest Sci-Fi Remakes
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Alien Autopsy, An American Haunting
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Battlestar Galactica, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural
Book Reviews Camelot's Sword, Darkland, The Devil You Know, Gradisil, Rosetta/Evolution, The Stormcaller
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks, Comics & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a satirical sideways look at a current trailer. This issue - with a new director at the helm, will X-Men 3 live up to its predecessors?
Issue 337
June 2006
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Superman Returns Set Report We begin our access-all-areas set report with writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris
Doctor Who Behind the Scenes! We take a look at Episodes Four to Six
Writer Steven Moffat tells us about the challenge of living up to his own reputation with his new story The Girl in the Fireplace
Writer Tom MacRae talks about bringing back the Cybermen
Monster-maker Neill Gorton takes us through the process of updating the Cybermen
X-Men 3 We talk to some of the stars
Actor Hugh Jackman on getting his claws stuck into returning to the role of Wolverine
Actress Halle Berry tells how she is still in control of the elements as Storm
Actress Rebecca Romijn, behind the blue skin of shape-shifter Mystique
Stargate Atlantis Art director Peter Bodnarus talks about his varied work on the show
Charmed Actor Jason Lewis chats about his time on the magical show as Dex Lawson
Top 10 We count down the 10 greatest genre sequels...
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Scary Movie 4, Slither and When a Stranger Calls
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Doctor Who, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Supernatural
Book Reviews The Blade Itself, Deadbeat/More Than This, Doctor Who, The Gold Falcon, Deep Space Nine, Zootsuit Blackby
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks, Comics & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a satirical sideways look at a current trailer. This issue - we put our finger on the Pulse to give you the diagnosis of this new movie
Issue 338
July 2006
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Doctor Who We look ahead to the final stories of Season Two with our next batch of exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews!
Head honcho Russell T Davies reveals what's still to come
Writer of Episode 11 Matthew Graham chats candidly about his 'very different' story
Superman Returns Set Report
Director Bryan Singer discusses his vision for bringing back the superhero and the challenges of the shoot!
Meet Parker Posey who plays Lex Luthor's newest moll, Kitty Kowalski...
Photo Exclusive! Stars Brandon Routh (Superman) and Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane) promote their new film!
The Omen (6-6-6) We take a look at the recreation of a chilling masterpiece
Director John Moore on the challenges of remaking a classic, and why the story is still relevant
Senator Robert Thorn, aka Liev Schreiber reveals what it's like to play the step-father of Satan!
The Making of Titan Quest We take a look at the making of a new monster-infested role-playing computer game with lead designer Brian Sullivan
Saturn Awards Join us as we celebrate the winners at this year's event
Top 10 We count down the 10 10 weirdest kids
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Mission: Impossible 3, Silent Hill, Stay Alive, The Thief Lord, X-Men 3 and what's to come from this year's summer blockbusters
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Doctor Who, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Supernatural
Book Reviews Across the Face of the World, Dark Rain, Keeping it Real, The Thousandfold Thought, The Waking, The Younger Gods
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks, Comics & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a satirical sideways look at a current trailer. This issue - we peek inside the animated Monster House
Issue 339
August 2006
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Stargate SG-1 Exclusive! Actor Michael Shanks talks about the surprising longevity of his character Dr Daniel Jackson
Stargate Atlantis Exclusive on-set Interview! Joe Flanigan, who plays Lt Col John Sheppard, discusses the upcoming episodes in the third season
Battlestar Galactica (2000s) Exclusive! James Callis, aka treacherous Dr Gaius Baltar in the award-winning series, talks about his developing role in the third season
Doctor Who (2000s)
Former EastEnders star Tracy Ann Oberman gives us the lowdown on her role as the Head of Torchwood
Costume designer Louise Page talks about her fashion choices for historical and contemporary characters
Superman Returns Set Report! Production designer Guy Dyas discusses the creation of the Metropolis cityscape, the plains of Smallville and the largest train set in the world
Barnyard We meet director Steve Oedekerk, creator of Jimmy Neutron for a look at his latest CGI-animated film
Top 10 Shudder in fear at our Top Ten Tentacles!
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases The Omen (6-6-6), Reeker, See No Evil, Severance
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Doctor Who, Invasion, Lost, Smallville, Supernatural
Book Reviews Star Wars: Betrayal, Exiles, Last Full Measure, The Good People, Into the Unknown, Inside the TARDIS, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Working for the Devil
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks, Comics & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a sideways look at a trailer for an upcoming genre film. This month, will Horror prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning recreate the terror of the original?
Issue 340
September 2006
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Blade We speak to actress Jessica Gower, who plays the villainous Chase
The Covenant Exclusive Set Report! We go behind the scenes on the filming of Renny Harlin's new movie
Children of Men Exclusive Set Report! We ask producers Iain Smith and Hilary Shor how the movie, starring Clive Owen and Julianne Moore, came about
Stargate Atlantis Exclusive Set Report! Actress Tori Higginson takes time out to reveal what's in store for Season Three
A Scanner Darkly Director Richard Linklater talks about the making of the new film adaptation of Philip K Dick's novel, starring Keanu Reeves
Doctor Who (2000s) We meet new companion Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman
The 4400 Actress Samantha Ferris tells us all about her role as Nina Jarvis, the head of NTAC
Top 10 The 10 monsters of Doctor Who Season Two
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest, Renaissance, Superman Returns
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering The 4400, Blade, Doctor Who, The Dead Zone, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1
Book Reviews Counterfeit Worlds: Philip K Dick on Film, End of the World Blues, Forest Mage, Scar Night, The Oracle's Queen, Vanguard, Harbinger, Vanguard
Comics Brave New World, The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #1, Nextwave: Agents of HATE
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a sideways look at a trailer for an upcoming blockbuster. This month we look at Spider-Man 3 and its host of new villains
Issue 341
October 2006
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Issue 342
October 2006
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Star Trek 40th Anniversary
Kirk and Spock Reunited! Original series stars William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy continue to chat about their fond memories of the series and movies
Brent Spiner Exclusive Interview The actor best known recalls his tour of duty aboard the Enterprise D as Lt Cmdr Data
Flashback: The Wrath of Khan We delve into the archives to examine one of the most popular Star Trek movies, with interviews and contemporary reviews
Battlestar Galactica (2000s) - Season 3 preview
Nicki Clyne Exclusive on set interview!The actress who plays Crewman Specialist Cally talks about her character's development
Photo Special A fantastic 16-page photo feature with a host of spectacular new images
Torchwood Exclusive Interview Writer and co-producer Chris Chibnall gives us a taste of what to expect with the Doctor Who spin-off
Afterlife Exclusive Interview Writer Stephen Volk and producer Murray Ferguson talk about the second season
Evil Aliens! Exclusive Interview Director Jake West talks about his new films - a gory homage to '80s splatter movies and a Pumpkinhead sequel
Pulse Actress Kristen Bell talks about her role battling supernatural creatures in the new US adaptation of a Japanese Horror!
Top 10 Movies coming our way in 2007, including Transformers and a certain wallcrawler..
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Adrift, Click, Pulse, Snakes on a Plane, The Wicker Man
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering The 4400, Blade: The Series, The Dead Zone, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1
Book Reviews Armageddon's Children, The Fledging of Az Gabrielson, Icarus, London Under Midnight, Clark,Shield of Thunder, Wintersmith
Comics Fell #6, Justice League of America #1, Supergirl
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a light-hearted look at the trailer for The Return, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
Issue 343
November 2006
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Torchwood Exclusive Interview Executive producer Julie Gardner chats on the making of the new Doctor Who spin-off series
Star Trek 40th Anniversary - Of Gods and Men New pictures! We talk to producer Sky Conway about the making of the celebratory three-part Trek series for the web which reunites stars of the original show
Stargate Exclusive On-Set Interview! Producer N John Smith discusses the future of the franchise
Casino Royale Exclusive On-Set Interview! We go behind the scenes with stunt co-ordinator Gary Powell
Harry Potter We take a look at the first photos of the boy wizard and his friends in The Order of the Phoenix!
The Prestige Batman Begins director Chris Nolan chats about his latest film starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman and Michael Caine
The Grudge 2 Exclusive Actress Amber Tamblyn on following in the footsteps of Sarah Michelle Gellar in this Horror sequel
Saw 3 Exclusive We talk to the writer and director about the dreadful new crimes of the Jigsaw killer!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The four heroes-in-a-half-shell are returning - we talk to producer Tom Gray, the man who made it happen!
Heroes Creator and producer Tim Kring chats about the newest superhero show on the block
Top 10 Science Fiction would be nothing without scientists, so here we take a look at the Top 10 crazy inventors... and their inventions!
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases Children of Men, Puritan, Snuff-Movie
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Blade: The Series, The Dead Zone, Heroes, Lost, Smallville, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural
Book Reviews Black Sun Rising , Endgame, Galactic North, Resplendent, Vicious Circle, Winterbirth
Comics Hellblazer #224, Transformers Evolutions: Hearts of Steel #4, 52 #21
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks & Collectables
Trailer Park This issue we take a sideways look at the trailer for Saw 3, the latest episode in the great Horror series!
Issue 344
December 2006
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Torchwood Exclusive Interviews
Behind the scenes with the Doctor Who spin-off series that has topped the ratings!
Burn Gorman The actor who plays Owen Harper on the show's incredible technology
Neill Gorton The make-up supremo on creating weird new alien foes
Helen Raynor The series' script editor chats about her writing contribution
Battlestar Galactica Exclusive On-set Interview Actor Michael Hogan talks about Season Three, and what the future holds for his character, Colonel Tigh
Eragon Exclusive Interview Visual effects maestro Stefen Fangmeier chats about his directorial debut
Superman II We look at the DVD of the restored Richard Donner's original cut
Star Trek On-set Exclusive Star Alan Ruck talks about the unconventional genesis of the 40th anniversary web adventure Of Gods and Men!
Hogfather On-set Interview Sir David Jason discusses his role in Sky One's Terry Pratchett adaptation
Eureka Exclusive On-Set Interview Actor Neil Grayston discusses his role in the new Science Fiction series
The Prestige Exclusive Interview Author Christopher Priest talks about the film version of his magical novel
Top 10 Our guide to the best Christmas movie blockbusters of all time!
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Our regular detailed look at all the new Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, film and TV releases both new and old on DVD, and we check out the best new collectables...
A look at new cinema releases The Fountain, The Grudge 2, The Illusionist, The Prestige, Saw III
The latest and up-to-date TV Reviews covering Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Lost, Smallville, Supernatural, Torchwood
Book Reviews Dead Witch Walking, Eastern Tide, Fragile Thing, Lisey's Story, Polity Agent, TVSF books
Comics Angel: Masks, The Authority #1, Pride of Baghdad #21
Multimedia, DVDs, Soundtracks & Collectables
Trailer Park We take a lighthearted look at the trailer for Eragon
Special #73 2006
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<b>Doctor Who</b></font><br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>David Tennant and Billie Piper</i></b></font><b></b> New Doctor David Tennant and returning companion Billie Piper talk about their adventures in the Christmas Special<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>Season Two Preview</i></b></font><b></b> Things to look forward to<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>Season One Reviews</i></b></font><b></b> The complete <i>Starburst</i> reviews of the first season of the new series starring Christopher Eccleston<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>James Hawes</i></b></font><b></b> Director of the Christmas Special and the acclaimed <i>The Empty Child</i> exclusively reveals the secrets of the new Doctor!<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>10 Who CDs you must own!</i></b></font><b></b> From the canon of Big Finish we present 10 classic audio plays <br><font color="#cc0000"><b>Stargate</b></font> Andy Mikita discusses his work on the new seasons of <b>Stargate SG-1</b> and <b>Atlantis</b><br><font color="#cc0000"><b>The Chronicles of Narnia</b></font> We meet the stars of <b>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</b> and director Andrew Adamson<br><font color="#cc0000"><b>Battlestar Galactica</b></font><br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>Tahmoh Penikett</i></b></font><b></b> The handsome actor who plays Lt Helo talks to us<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>Make-up</i></b></font><b></b> Make-up/Prosthetics artist Patricia Murray reveals some secrets<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>Grace Park</i></b></font><b></b> The actress discusses her character of Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii<br><font color="#6699cc"><b>- <i>Tricia Helfer</i></b></font><b></b> All about Number Six and alter-ego Gina, from the actress who plays them!<br><font color="#cc0000"><b><i>Samuel L Jackson</i></b></font> One of Hollywood's finest actors talks about his role as Jedi Master Mace Windu in the recent <b>Star Wars</b> trilogy<br><font color="#cc0000"><b><i>Mark Hamill </i></b></font> Actor Mark Hamill talks about his voice work in animation<br><font color="#cc0000"><b><i>Red Dwarf Production Diaries</i></b></font> An exclusive look back at the making of Season 6 of the Sci-Fi comedy classic<br><font color="#cc0000"><b>Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy </b></font> A challenge for a talented team of designers in this year's hit movie<br><font color="#cc0000"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font> Dazzling posters from our top features for <b>Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, The Chronicles of Narnia</b><br><font color="#cc0000"><b>Trailer Park</b></font> A sideways look at the trailer for the upcoming Vampires-versus-werewolves movie <b>Underworld: Evolution</b>
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<b>Battlestar Galactica</b><br><i>We celebrate Season Two of the spectacular series with our unparalleled star interviews!</i></font><br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Katee Sackhoff</i></b></font> We talk to the actress who plays Viper pilot Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Aaron Douglas </i></b></font> The actor better known as Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol takes time out to discuss his character's turbulent past two years<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>John Lancaster</i></b></font> Creating the 'look' is no easy task, as the set decorator explains, illustrated with exclusive behind-the-scenes photos!<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Michael Rymer</i></b></font> The director talks about the responsibility of doing justice to the ongoing story, and the surprises in store...<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>David Weddle</i></b></font> The story editor/co-producer talks about the show's origins and challenges<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Battlestar Reviews</i></b></font> We review episodes 1-16 of the show's second season<br><font color="#336633"><b>Superman Returns</b></font> <font color="#ff0000"><i>Set Report!</i></font><br>We travel to Australia to meet director Bryan (<b>X-Men</b>) Singer, stars Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Brandon Routh<br><font color="#336633"><b>Doctor Who</b></font><br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Phil Collinson & Julie Gardner</i></b></font> Things have never been busier for the <b>Who</b> producers, as they tell us<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Ed Thomas</i></b></font> The production designer discusses his vision for the new, second, season<br>- <font color="#336633"><b><i>Carole Ann Ford </i></b></font> The actress who played the Doctor's granddaughter back in 1963 shares her views on the new series<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>And there's more...</b></font><br><font color="#336633"><b>Stargate Atlantis</b></font> Writer and co-executive producer Carl Binder explains how he developed the characters<br><font color="#336633"><b>Silent Hill</b></font> We go behind the scenes of the new chiller based on the smash-hit computer game, to meet director Christophe Gans (<b>Brotherhood of the Wolf</b>), plus stars Radha Mitchell and Laurie Holden!<br><font color="#336633"><b>Ultraviolet</b></font> We talk to star Milla Jovovich (<b>Resident Evil</b>) of this new Sci-Fi Vampire movie<br><font color="#336633"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font><br>Dazzling posters from our top features!<br>- <b>Stargate SG-1</b> - Michael Shanks<br>- <b>Doctor Who</b> - Rise of the Cybermen<br>- Brandon Routh in <b>Superman Returns</b><br><font color="#336633"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> We take a lighthearted look at the Trailer for <b>The Da Vinci Code</b>, based on the novel by Dan Brown<br>
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<b>Doctor Who (2000s)</b><br><i>We celebrate celebrate the second year of the BAFTA-award winning revival</i></font><br>- Stars <font color="#336699"><i>David Tennant & Billie Piper</i></font> We talk to the actors about the Tenth Doctor and Rose<br>- Actress <font color="#336699"><b><i>Elisabeth Sladen</i></b></font> <font color="#cc3333">Exclusive!</font> The actress who played the Doctor's companion Sarah Jane Smith talks about her return to the series<br>- Actor <font color="#336699"><b>Noel Clarke</b></font> Rose's boyfriend Mickey finally joins the TARDIS crew and Noel couldn't be happier!<br>- Actress <font color="#336699"><b>Camille Coduri</b></font> We chat to her about playing Rose's down-to-earth mother!<br>- <font color="#cc3333">Exclusive!</font> Voice artist <font color="#336699"><b>Nick Briggs</b></font> on giving voice to the Cybermen<br>- <font color="#cc3333">Exclusive!</font> Writer <font color="#336699"><b>Mark Gatiss</b></font> talks about the challenges of setting his new episode, <i>The Idiot's Lantern</i>, in 1950s London<br><font color="#336699"><b>Superman Returns</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Set Report!</i></font><br>We go behind the scenes on the summer's hottest blockbuster<br>- Producer <font color="#336699"><b><i>Gil Adler</i></b></font> on why he's delighted to be in the company of a superhero<br>- Actor <font color="#336699"><b><i>Stephan Bender</i></b></font> on playing the junior Clark Kent!<br>- Stars <font color="#336699"><b><i>Brandon Routh & Kate Bosworth</i></b></font> tell us 'The whole movie hinges on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane'<br><font color="#336699"><b>X-Men - The Final Stand</b></font><br>- Actor <font color="#336699"><b><i>Ian McKellen</i></b></font> discusses his magnetic role as the villainous Magneto!<br>- Actress <font color="#336699"><b><i>Ellen Page</i></b></font> talks about her roles in this movies and the powerful psychological drama <b>Hard Candy</b><br>- <font color="#cc3333">Exclusive!</font> Actress <font color="#336699"><b><i>Anna Paquin</i></b></font> on having a special place in her heart for the role of good mutant Rogue<br><font color="#cc3333"><b>And there's more...</b></font><br><font color="#cc3333">Exclusive!</font> <font color="#336699"><b>Stargate Atlantis</b></font> Art director James Robbins discusses creating monsters, machines and alien vistas for the hit Sci-Fi show!<br><font color="#cc3333">Exclusive!</font> <font color="#336699"><b>Battlestar Galactica (2000s)</b></font> Set decorator Jonathan Lancaster tells us why detail is crucial<br><font color="#336699"><b>Desperation</b></font> Director Mick Garris and star Annabeth Gish discuss the new TV adaptation of a Stephen King novel<br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Sci-Fi Stars</i></b></font> <b>Blade Runner? 2001? Battlestar Galactica</b>? We talk to the stars of <b>Star Trek</b> (old and new) and <b>Farscape</b> about their favourite Sci-Fi TV and movies!<br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font><br>Dazzling posters from our top features!<br>- <b>Superman Returns</b><br>- <b>Doctor Who</b> - The Cybermen<br>- <b>X-Men: The Final Stand</b><br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> We take a sideways look at the trailer for the forthcoming movie release - this issue, the remake of classic Seventies chiller <b>The Omen</b>
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<b>Doctor Who Season Two - Complete</b><br><i>We present a <b>MASSIVE 60-page review</b> of <b>every</b> Season Two episode, <b>plus</b> new interviews with the cast and crew, and some behind-the-scenes secrets that couldn't be revealed before!<br>Including The 2004 Christmas Special episode that launched David Tennant's Doctor</i></font><br><font color="#336699"><b>Battlestar Galactica</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On-set interview</i></font> Star Jamie Bamber talks about the show's third season and the transformation of his character, Apollo<br><font color="#336699"><b>Stargate SG-1</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive!</i></font> Actress Claudia Black discusses her role as Vala Mal Doran<br><font color="#336699"><b>Masters of Horror</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusives!</i></font> <i>We meet two of the great talents behind this new TV Horror anthology </i><br>- The master of weird Fantasy <b>Clive Barker</b> chats about his writing career, his graphic novels and his episode <i>Haekel's Tale</i><br>- The director of some movie classics, <b>John Carpenter</b>, talks about his new projects, including his <i>Pro-Life</i> episode<br><font color="#336699"><b>Superman Returns </b></font> We conclude our acclaimed on-set coverage, and look back at the making of the 1978 original that inspired Bryan Singer's new epic<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>SPECIAL ADDITION...</b></font><br><font color="#cc6633"><b><i>Shivers in Starburst</i></b> A special supplement brings you the magazine of Horror entertainment! </font><br><font color="#cc6633"><i>News</i></font> All the lastest news from the world of Horror and dark fantasy, including Daniel Craig's new role as the devil!<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>The Hills Have Eyes</b></font> As the remake comes to DVD, we talk to director Alexandre Aja about the project<br><font color="#cc6633"><b>Nightmares and Dreamscapes</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On-set</i></font> HBO presents an anthology of Stephen King stories with an all-star cast - we paid a visit<br><font color="#cc6633"><i>DVD Reviews</i></font> <b>Underworld: Evolution</b>, <b>The Hills Have Eyes</b>, <b>The Omen Special Edition</b> and Nigel Kneale's <b>Beasts </b><br><font color="#cc3333"><b>Plus...</b></font><br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font><br>Dazzling posters from our top features!<br>- <b>Battlestar Galactica </b> Jamie Bamber<br>- <b>Stargate SG-1 </b> Ben Browder and Claudia Black<br>- <b>Doctor Who</b>'s New Companion<br><font color="#336699"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> We take a sideways look at a trailer for an upcoming movie. This issue, Daniel Craig is James Bond, 007 in <b>Casino Royale</b>
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<b>Battlestar Galactica Season Three</b></font><br><i>A bumper selection of new interviews to set the scene for the new season!<br>We interview...</i><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Edward James Olmos</b></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Katee Sackhoff</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On-set exclusive!</i></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Jamie Bamber</b></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Grace Park</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On-set exclusive!</i></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Mary McDonnell</b></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Aaron Douglas</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On-set exclusive!</i></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>James Callis</b></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Gary Hutzel</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>FX exclusive!</i></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Tricia Helfer</b></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Michael Trucco</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On-set exclusive!</i></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Michael Hogan</b></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Tahmoh Penikett</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>On set eclusive!</i></font><br>- <font color="#006666"><b>Battle Stars on DVD </b></font><font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive!</i></font> Aaron Douglas, Kandyse McClure, Nicki Clyne and Paul Campbell look back on the second season - now on DVD!<br><font color="#006666"><b>Star Trek at 40</b></font> We hear from stars William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy who reunite to celebrate the 40th anniversary<br><font color="#006666"><b>Star Wars</b></font> We delve into our archives to bring you rare interviews with directors Irvin Kershner and Richard Marquand, and stars Anthony Daniels and Harrison Ford.<br><font color="#006666"><b>The 4400</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive!</i></font> Executive producer Scott Peters on the third season<br><font color="#006666"><b>Heroes </b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive!</i></font> Young actor Milo Ventimiglia talks about his superhero role<br><font color="#006666"><b>SPECIAL ADDITION...</b></font><br><font color="#006666"><b><i>Shivers in Starburst</i></b> A special supplement brings you the magazine of Horror entertainment! </font><br><font color="#006666"><i>News</i></font> All the latest news from the world of Horror and dark fantasy<br><font color="#006666"><b><i>Tim Sullivan</i></b></font> We meet the director who brought <b>2001 Maniacs</b> to the screen<br><font color="#006666"><b>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning</b></font> Meet stars Andrew Bryniarski and Jordana Brewster on the set of this prequel<br><font color="#006666"><i>Film Reviews</i></font> <b>Lady in the Water</b>, <b>Snakes on a Plane</b><br><font color="#99cc99"><b>Plus...</b></font><br><font color="#006666"><b><i>Sci-Fi Gallery</i></b></font><br>Dazzling posters from our top features!<br>- <b>Battlestar Galactica </b><br>- <b>Star Trek</b><br>- <b>Star Wars</b><br><font color="#006666"><b><i>Trailer Park</i></b></font> A sideways look at the trailer for a forthcoming movie - this issue, <b>The Covenant</b>
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<i>The Starburst Review of 2006</i></b></font> Our look back, month by month, the highs, the lows<br><font color="#339999"><b>Torchwood</b></font><br>- <font color="#339999">Russell T Davies</font> The show's creator and executive producer talks about how he brought the world of Torchwood to the screen!<br>- <font color="#339999">John Barrowman</font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive!</i></font> The actor discusses his role as the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness<br><font color="#339999"><b>Stargate SG-1</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive on-set interview</i></font> Director Martin Wood discusses his time working on both <b>Stargate</b> series, and how he brought the celebratory episode <i>200</i> to the screen<br><font color="#339999"><b>Stargate Atlantis</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive on-set interview</i></font> Actor David Hewlett reveals what the future holds for the optimistic Dr McKay in the third season<br><font color="#339999"><b><i>Cinesite</i></b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> We go behind the scenes at the London headquarters of the award-winning CG effects company, to discover the secrets of the recent remake of <b>The Omen (666)</b><br><font color="#339999"><b>Battlestar Galactica (2000s)</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive on-set interview</i></font> Actor Jamie Bamber chats about the upcoming third season<br><font color="#339999"><b>Doctor Who (2000s)</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> Star David Tennant discusses how he became an actor and how much he enjoys his role as the enigmatic Doctor..<br><font color="#339999"><b>Heroes</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> Artist Tim Sale talks about creating the paintings used in the show for Isaac Mendez's devastating prophecies...<br><font color="#339999"><b>Alias</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> Veteran actor Ron Rifkin reminisces about playing rogue operative Arvin Sloane<br><font color="#339999"><b>Saw 2</b></font> Actress Emmanuelle Vaugier talks about playing the Jigsaw killer's deadly games<br><font color="#339999"><b>Blade: The Series</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> Actor Neil Jackson talks about his career and the fun of playing the bad guy in this spooky show<br><font color="#339999"><b>The Prestige</b></font> Learn how actor Christian Bale got to play a Victorian magician<br><font color="#339999"><b><i>Film of the Year</i></b></font> We take a look at our very own Top 10 of the year's best films!<br><font color="#339999"><b><i>Preview 2007</i></b></font> We tempt you with look forward to films set for release next year! <b>Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Transformers, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, The Golden Compass</b><br><b>Plus... </b><br><b>- <font color="#339999">Sci-Fi Gallery</font></b><font color="#339999"></font> <b>Stargate SG-1, Pirates of the Caribbean, Torchwood</b><br><b>- <font color="#339999">Index</font></b><font color="#339999"></font> Looking for an interview, a review, a photo? The last year in <i>Starburst</i> is indexed<br><b>- <font color="#339999">Trailer Park</font></b><font color="#339999"></font> Terror and fairy tales intermingle in the new film <b>Pan's Labyrinth</b><br><font color="#663333"><b>SPECIAL ADDITION...</b></font><br><font color="#663333"><b><i>Shivers in Starburst</i></b> A special supplement brings you the magazine of Horror entertainment! </font><br><font color="#663333"><i>News</i></font> All the latest news from the world of Horror and dark fantasy<br><font color="#663333"><b>Wes Craven</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> We meet the godfather of Horror to learn what makes the creator of Freddy Krueger really scared! <br><font color="#663333"><b>The Living and the Dead</b></font> <font color="#cc3333"><i>Exclusive</i></font> We meet director Simon Rumley on location for his new psychological Horror film <br><font color="#663333"><i>Film Reviews</i></font> <b>The Grudge 2</b> and<b> The Host</b>
2012
Issue 374
14 February 2012
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Also featuring;<br>
Star Wars<br>
John Carter<br>
Ghost Rider <br>
Movie Reviews<br>
Our Brand New Doctor Who - 'Blue Box Section' <br>
DVD & Blu-Ray Reviews<br>
Original Fiction<br>
Comic Strips<br>
Movie Soundtrack & Audio Reviews<br>
Book Reviews & Features<br>
Comics Reviews & Features<br>
Gaming Reviews & Features<br>
Competition to win a Holiday in a Haunted Inn<br>
TV Zone<br>
It's Only A Movie<br>
and Much, Much, More...
Issue 375
March 2012
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Issue 376
April 2012
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May 2012
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"In this month's issue...<br>
...we celebrate the imminent return of the Time Lord, featuring a preview of Doctor Who Series 7, a chat with writer Toby Whithouse, <br>another Starburst ‘Flashback' (this time to 1980 where a young John Nathan-Turner talks to us about his new position as showrunner), <br>a look at Stephen Moffat's tenure so far, and more! <br> Interviews with David Aja (artist of Marvel's upcoming Hawkeye title), <br>acclaimed horror novelist Rio Youers, and cult filmmakers Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) + Scott Glosserman (Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon) <br> 'Life After Sunnydale', exploring Buffy The Vampire Slayer's little-known Eighth & Ninth seasons <br> Our guide to the most important gaming titles heading your way <br> Retrospectives on genre classics Twisted Nerve, Goodbye Gemini and Total Recall <br> plus all your favourite columns, news, reviews and much more from the world of sci-fi, horror & fantasy..."
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"In this month's issue...<br>
...we celebrate the return of Judge Dredd to our cinema screens by sitting down with Dredd 3D writer/producer Alex Garland and star Lena Headey; explore the legacy of the lawman with an exclusive interview with his creators, John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, Pat Mills & Alan Grant; a guide to the character's essential comic book arcs, and a Starburst ‘Flashback' to 1995 to revisit our infamous chat with Danny Cannon, director of the much derided first big-screen outing! / Also: Interviews with [REC] Genesis writer/director and series creator Paco Plaza; Doctor Who, Torchwood, Primeval and now Cockneys Vs Zombies screenwriter James Moran; War of the Worlds' Jeff Wayne, comic book collective 44FLOOD and Sherlock Holmes novelist Guy Adams / ‘The Resident Evil Case Files', our comprehensive two-part look at the successful horror franchise's history / Eyes Without a Face retrospective / Monomania part 7 / Bond at Fifty / + all your favourite columns, news, reviews and much more from the world of sci-fi, horror & fantasy..."
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"...we celebrate Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-earth with his eagerly awaited Hobbit trilogy, exploring the legacy of Tolkien’s work beyond its literary roots - from long-forgotten movie adaptations, video games, and Leonard Nimoy pop curios, no Hobbit hole is left unexplored! (Actually, that might need rephrasing…) / Also: We catch up with cult director Frank Henenlotter to chat about his 1982 classic Basket Case; ask Barry Sonnenfeld what the hell went wrong with Men in Black II; and discuss killer clowns with Stitches helmer Conor McMahon. The careers of genre legends Curtis Harrington and Ray Harryhausen get the retrospective treatment; Terror Vision guides us through the history of horror on TV; and we bid farewell to Twilight by completely ignoring Twilight and instead debut Part 1 of Hammer and the Stake, a look back through the studio’s rich vampire back catalogue! / + all your favourite columns, news, reviews and much more from the world of sci-fi, horror & fantasy..."
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"...we pay homage to one of the most iconic slashers of all time - Leatherface! In anticipation of his eagerly awaited return to the big screen in next year’s Texas Chainsaw 3D, Starburst looks into the legacy of the franchise Tobe Hooper birthed with 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, by exploring the sequels, the reboots, the comic book spin-offs, the aftermath, and chatting with Gunnar Hansen (the original Leatherface himself) & Bill Moseley (TCM 2’s Chop-Top)! + Also in this issue: Because the Mayans say we’re all screwed come December 21st, what better time to debut the Starburst ‘Guide To Doomsday Movies’! + Part 2 of Hammer and the Stake, our tour through the vampire history of Britain’s most influential genre studio + Val Lewton retrospective + Top 10 ‘Classic’ Doctor Who Moments To Treasure + 2013 Movie and Game Previews + all your favourite columns, news, reviews and much more from the world of sci-fi, horror & fantasy..."