Contents In this year's Starburst Yearbook
Star Trek: Nemesis: Newcomer to the Trek universe, director Stuart Baird.
The Two Towers Christopher Lee talks about Saruman and the Oscar awards.
The Fellowship of the Ring The extended version on DVD.
Firefly Creator Joss Whedon on his new series.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The design team behind the film.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer The conventions...
Minority Report Co-star Kathryn Morris
Dinotopia Bringing the books to television.
Terminator 3 Looking to the third film in 2003.
Starburst index All we've covered in the last year.
Plus...
Computer Games Your guide to what's out there, and which systenm is the best for you.

Contents In this year's Star Trek Special...
Star Trek: Nemesis: Catching up with cast and crew of the all-new big screen adventure. New photos from the blockbuster movie, plus revealing interviews with stars Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn!
Enterprise The crew file reports on their latest thrilling adventures!
Deep Space Nine 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.
Next Generation Catch up with popular guest star Carolyn Seymour.
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The Core: Take a journey to the centre of the Earth as we meet the stars of this upcoming disaster epic.
Andromeda: On set for Season Three with Laura Bertram to discuss the past and the future of the enigmatic Trance Gemini.
Farscape: Raelee Hill joined Farscape for its fourth, and possibly final, season. She discusses her voyage into the unknown...
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 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.

Contents The Starburst Slayer Special takes an in-depth look at those Fantasy TV favourites Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Featuring...
- Our exhaustive season-by-season guide looks at the important themes and events in both series.
- Background notes on all the regular characters.
- A detailed look at the comic book adventures of Buffy and Angel
- An interview with Alexis Denisof, aka Wesley from Angel, who looks back on Season Three and ahead to a new year of adventures

The Enterprise Mission Logs
The crew reports from the earliest voyages of the NX-01 Enterprise, under the daring command of Captain Jonathan Archer.
Andromeda
Star and producer Kevin Sorbo explains why his show is changing direction for its third season
The Lone Gunmen
As the short-lived X-Files spin-off reaches British TV, stars Dean Haglund and Tom Braidwood spill the beans!
Star Wars
C-3P0 actor Anthony Daniels discusses what was cut from Episode II, and chats about plans for Episode III

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

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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

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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...

Contents 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.

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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...

Contents 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.

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Alan Jones, reviewer to the stars, takes a look at new UK cinema releases, with Signs, Spy Kids 2, Frailty, The Eye, The Bunker

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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...

Contents 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

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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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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!

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

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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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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?

Contents 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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Contents 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.

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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!

Contents 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?

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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!

Contents 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!

Contents 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.

Contents 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?

Contents 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.

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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

Contents 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.

Contents 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...

Contents 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.

Contents 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!

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents 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.

Contents Digging deep into The X-Files. The Cigarette Smoking Man, William B Davis leaks some secrets. Leonard Betts talks about his 'cancer eating' monster. How to find the X-Files set. Howard Gordon on his contribution on the show. Shape shifting bad guy, Brian Thompson. Season Four episode guide. Lone Gunmen Langly. Tucker Smallwood on his Cult TV days in The X-Files and Space: Above and Beyond. James Wong and Glen Morgan talk about Season Two of Millennium. Also, A Martinez on Profiler. Frank Bach on Dark Skies. The future of Invasion. Ann Robinson looks at The Was of the Worlds. A look at the new-look Season Four with Jerry Ryan. Random extra, Cameron, on her Trek days. Report from Dragoncon '97. We talk to LEXX creators Lex Gigeroff and Jeffrey Hirschfield. Babylon 5 producer John Copeland on final ever episode, Sleeping in Light.

Contents Walter Koenig, talks about his roles in Star Trek as Chekov and Babylon 5 as Bester. Deep Space Nine Season Five episode guide. Robert Duncan McNeill talks about his directing and why Voyager is so good. Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, James Cromwell, Alfre Woodard, Jonathan Frakes and Rick Berman all discuss the action blockbuster, First Contact. Chase Masterson on her role as Dabo girl Leeta. EMH Robert Picardo on his Voyager role. We visit Riverside, Iowa, birthplace of James T Kirk. Voyager Season Three episode guide. Also, Jeremy Bullock on Star Wars. The Shining mini-series. The X-Files and Dana Scully. Robert Davi on Profiler. Erin Gray on Buck Rogers. Discworld. Babylon 5. Toys and TV merchandise.

Contents Outer Space Special. The 20th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Let Peter Mayhew win, playing the Wookie in Star Wars. ILM's Tom Hutchinson on the Star Wars Special Edition. Kenny Baker talks about the pivotal role R2-D2 played in saving the galaxy. Gary Lockwood on the part he played in the Star Trek pilot, Where No Man Has Gone Before. Looking at the Mulder Scully relationship. Armin Shimerman on playing Quark. The Secrets of Space Jam. Eric Pierpoint on Alien Nation. The controversial film Crash. Ed Bishop on UFO. Chris Ross on his genre credits. Preview of Starship Troopers, 1996 Cult TV poll results. Doctor Who's K9. Patrica Tallman, Lyta Alexander, on Babylon 5.

Contents Can UK TV Sci-Fi stand up to its American counterparts? Also, we take a look at US TV for 1996. The best Sci-Fi films of 1996. The X-Files goes from strength to strength in 1996. Bruce Willis has a change of pace in Twelve Monkeys. Brannon Braga on First Contact. Claudia Christian on Babylon 5 and her cult status. Millennium, inspired TV or gratuitous fear-fest? Matt Frewer on Lawnmower Man 2. Director John Lasseter on Toy Story. Doctor Who in 1996. Escape from LA, cast and crew interviews. Independence Day, an epic movie.

Contents Celebrating 30 Years of Star Trek, how Trek looks just now. Voyager Season Two episode guide. Robert Beltran shares some of his Voyager thoughts. Terry Farrell on the beautiful Jadzia Dax. Deep Space Nine Season Four episode guide. Rene Auberjonois on the shap-shifting Odo. All seven of the classic Star Trek cast on its 30th birthday. Also, Series Three of The X-Files examined. K Callan, Superman's mum on Lois and Clarke. We interview tha latest on screen Doctor Paul McGann and his assistant Daphne Shbrook. Remembering the late great Jon Pertwee. Jason Carter on his Ranger role in Babylon 5. Space: Above and Beyond star Morgan Weisser. Jonathan Brandis on seaQuest DSV.

Contents How is Sci-Fi TV looking at the moment? Nichelle Nichols on life after Uhura. Writer Kenneth Biller on his The X-Files work. Sophie Aldred talks about life as the popular Dr Who sidekick, Ace. Robert Tapert on the popular Hercules and Xena series'. Michael Ansara on his numerous Sci-Fi roles. Kristen Cloke on Space: Above and Beyond. Bruce Boxleitner talks about the unique Babylon 5 at the start of Season Three. Gulliver's Travels and it's small screen adaptation. Andrew Robinson has a stitch in time as Garak on Deep Space Nine. Director Menachem Binetski on the making of Babylon 5. Red Dwarf Season Six, the best season. Starburst's 1995 reader's poll results.

Contents Can UK TV Sci-Fi stand up to its American counterparts? Also, we take a look at US TV for 1995. We take a look at the top films on 1995 from Star Trek: Generations to Judge Dredd. Brent Spiner runs a diagnostic on his life as Lt Cmdr Data. Production designer Barbara Ling on Batman Forever. Space Precinct stars Ted Shackelford, Rob Youngblood and Nancy Paul plus an episode guide. Natasha Henstridge talks about her Species. Michael O'Hare on Babylon 5's Jeffrey Sinclair. Robert Duncan McNeil on Star Trek: Voyager. Sci-Fi channel launch in Europe. Doctor Who in 1995. Stephen Downing on playing Robocop on the small screen. Judge Dredd bonanza, interviews with Chris Adamson, Adrian Biddle, Emma Porteous, Joss Williams and Nick Dudman. Highlander the tv series.

Contents Sliders creator Tracy Torme previews the Sci-Fi show. Deep Space Nine Season Three episode guide. Writer Marc Scott Zicree on the TNG episode First Contact. Tim Russ on Star Trek Voyager's Vulcan Tuvok. Lori Petty on her high-kicking Tank Girl. DeForrest Kelly on his 30 years as Leonard 'Bones' McCoy. Star Trek poster with classic, TNG, DSN and Voyager crews. Chris O'Donnell on Robin in Batman Forever. Voyager Season One episode guide. LeVar Burton on playing Geordie LaForge and directing. Kathy Evison on seaQuest DSV. Jerry Doyle on playing Babylon 5's Michael Garibaldi. 1994 readers poll results. Dylan Walsh on Congo.

Contents Where Sci-Fi TV stands just now, from Babylon 5 to Red Dwarf. Jonathan Frakes on Riker and seven years of TNG. X-Files creator Chris Carter. Dale Midkiff on making Time Trax. Red Dwarf's Robert Llewellyn on playing android Kryten. Story Editor Phil Morrow on Space Precinct. Claudia Christian on life as Babylon 5's Susan Ivanova. John D'Aquino on seaQuest DSV. Director Winrich Kolbe takes us behind the scenes on Voyager. Blu Mankuma on the beat with Robocop. Mary Tamm escapes Doctor Who's curse. Lois & Clarke takes Hatcher up, up and away. Christian Tessier on The Tomorrow People.

Contents A complete guide to the Trek franchise, from The Cage to Generations. Malcom McDowell on playing the evil Dr Soran. We take a look at McDowell's films. Brent Spiner talks about Data's big screen outing. Stacy Haiduk on seaQuest DSV. The making of Star Trek: Generations. Patrick Stewart on Picards first big screen adventure. Robert Englund on playing Freddy. William Shatner says goodbye to Kirk. Brannon Braga, the brains behind Generations. Yvonne Craig on her days in Batman and Star Trek. Alan Ruck on playing Captain of the Enterprise B. Greg Evigan on Tek War. Michael Dorn looks back on 7 years of Worf.

Contents Can UK TV Sci-Fi stand up to its American counterparts? Also, we take a look at US TV for 1994. We take a look at Season Two of Deep Space Nine and preview Season Three. Season Seven of TNG. Screen writers Steph Lady and Frank Darabont on Frankenstein. The Roswell movie. Doctor Who in 1994. Epic Sci-Fi game show Scavengers. Generations director David Carson. Christopher Lambert on his Fortress. John Goodman and Brian Levant bring Bedrock to life in The Flintstones. Ted Raimi on seaQuest DSV. 1994's genre films. JMS talks about Season Two of Babylon 5. ILM talk about hit movie, The Mask.

Contents 100 years of Sci-Fi movies. Mark Hamill talks about life after Luke Skywalker, playing the Joker and tricking the Flash. Richard Fleischer on Sci-Fi Classics 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Fantastic Voyage. Carrie Henn recalls her role as Newt on Aliens. Blake's 7 enduring qualities. Alan Burnett the Batman writer and producer on the Mask of the Phantasm. Barry Letts spills the beans on more than 25 years with Doctor Who. Rick Berman on TNG's first outing on the big screen. Aliens monster maker Stan Winston. James Earl Jones on the deadly Darth Vader. Irvin Kerschner on directing The Empire Strikes Back and RoboCop 2. Quantum Leap's Co-Executive producer on Season Five. Dirk Benedict recalls life on Battlestar Galactica.

Contents Star Trek Special. TNG writer and DSN co-producer Peter Fields on his Trek days. TNG Season Seven episode guide. Star Trek computer games. Harve Bennett on the second to fifth Trek films. Actor Roy Brocksmith on working on TNG and with Arnie. Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the missing scenes. We have a chat with Gates McFadden. Deep Space Nine Season Two episode guide. TNG and DSN writer Robert Wolfe. Michael O'Hare on playing Sinclair in Babylon 5. The history of Vulcans. Linda Thorson on The Avengers and playing a Cardassian in TNG.

Contents Monster FX genius Tony Gardener talks about his horrific work. Robert Patrick on playing the T1000 and Double Dragon. We take a look at all the incarnations of Planet of the Apes from films to TV. We talk to the FX people behind Stephen King's The Stand. Join the Vampire Society. Sam Raimi's wacky Army of Darkness. The special effects in Ford Coppola's Dracula. We look at morphing and its effects on Hollywood. The special effects of Season Six of Red Dwarf. Mark Shephard on playing Morn in Deep Space Nine. Babylon 5, much better than Star Trek? Graham Masterson talks about his work. Michael Westmore on his award winning make-up effects. Creating zombies for the Night of the Living Dead re-make.

Contents We take a look at dinosaurs in film over the years. Jurassic Park brings dinosaurs up to date. The production crew of Jurassic Park tell us how cheap it was to make. We talk to classic FX guru Ray Harryhausen. Production designer Rick Carter on Jurassic Park. Stan Winston's full sized dinosaurs. Interview with Jurassic Park star Laura Dern. Dinosaurs in books. Doctor Who's dinosaurs. Director Adam Simon on Carnosaur.

Contents 30 years of the massive King Kong. Director David Fincher on Alien3. The make-up effects on Space Rangers. The sinister effects on Bram Stoker's Dracula. John Landis on his Innocent Blood. A sneak preview of Jurassic Park. The Babylon 5 TV movie, full of aliens. We take a look at the monsters of Lucas's films, from Willow to Star Wars. The alien creatures in the TV series Intruders. The KNB effects company tells about their creativity on films like Army of Darkness and doppelganger. Some of TNG and DSN's finest alien make-up examined.