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The Zocalo Today
Welcome! Take your shoes off, get comfortable and stay a while.
The Zocalo Today is an interactive newsletter. If you have suggestions, please
send them along. The Zocalo Today is as much YOUR newsletter as it is
mine! I'm just pulling together things for you! Join our weekly discussion
topic. It is just one way you can interact with other Z readers. Send along
letters, sightings of B5 cast and crew in other projects, convention
reports, photos, etc. Don't miss our back issues. There is a LOT of information
contained there and you'll not want to miss anything.
The transcript of the chat with Jeanne Cavelos is now available at
The Galactic Gateway. If you are an aspiring writer, you might want to see what advice she gave on Tuesday.
Ranger Jim sends along word that the current issue of Wizard: The Comics Magazine (No. 115, April 2001)
contains a coupon for ordering a Midnight Nation #1/2 exclusive ($3.00 per comic). Thanks Jim.
While wandering the newsgroups this morning, I came across a posting about the "Declaration of Principles". It
included a link to http://www.tp2b.de/babylon_project/2262_declaration.jpg.
I suggest you give it a look and enjoy, once again, the magnificent words. Hopefully you can hear G'Kar repeating
the words as you read.
Peter David, author of the Centauri trilogy and other B5 material, told a crowd at MegaCon last weekend that he
will re-team with former Incredible Hulk artist Dale Keown on a new Hulk story. "Marvel is doing this series
called The Last, the last stories told about Marvel characters. They asked me, 'Would you like to write the last
Hulk?' And I told them I already had." Peter wrote "The Last Titan," a short text story in a collection called
Ultimate Hulk. "It was the Hulk as basically the only thing left on Earth," David said. "So they said, 'OK,
do you want to adapt it?' And so Dale Keown and I are together again on 'The Last Titan.'"
For two weeks in a row, Babylon 5 has been #2 on SCIFI's top 10 -- right behind Farscape. This week they
pulled in 1.1 rating while Farscape received a 1.2 rating.
New segments of the B5 chronology are on-line. Here at the Zocalo, you can read about events that occurred
during the 20th Century that affected Babylon 5's history. Over at
The Galactic Gateway you can read another segement of John
Sheridan's chronology.
The B5 Cast on the Tube page has been updated with movies and TV series in which cast members are featured.
Marjean Holden (Dr. Chambers in "Crusade" and Arina from "Beastmaster") has a new website. The address is
www.marjeanholden.com. The site will be fully operational in a
couple of days, so drop over soon.
If you missed the short stories JMS had been out at www.bookface.com, they are now included in an
anthology, "Out of the Box" edited by Lou Anders. It also includes a number of stories by other individuals.
It's now available via www.barnesandnoble.com.
** I didn't see the book listed at Barnes & Noble (perhaps it will be available soon there). But Ranger Mike
sent along a note to say that the book is available at
http://www.wildsidepress.com/index2.htm for less than at B&N. Thanks Mike.
NEWS AROUND THE SCI-FI GENRE
March 9:
RATINGS: X-Files continues to lead the ratings of sci-fi shows for the week with a 9.4! Dark Angel is not too
far behind at 7.4!
LORD OF THE RINGS: I guess some people will do ANYTHING for a buck! It seems that there have already been four
arrests associated with this film. People have stolen documents and photos and scripts have turned up on the
internet for sale!
LADY AND THE TRAMP II: Disney has a lot to be happy about! According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lady and the
Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure has generated an estimated $50 million in gross revenue in less than a week of
release on VHS and DVD. Tramp II is on its way to a record-breaking 1 million-unit mark in its first seven
days on store shelves.
A SOUND OF THUNDER: The screen adaptation of Ray Bradbury's A Sound of Thunder has hit a few snags. Variety
reports that the film is undergoing rewrites that have delayed production. Thunder is a time-travel story of
a big game hunter (played by Pierce Brosnan) who goes into the prehistoric past to bag a dinosaur only to
drastically alter the timeline due to a thoughtless action.
HENSON: The Hollywood Reporter indicates that there are financial woes at the Jim Henson Co. Many speculate
that the company will be on the auction block soon due to an ongoing shake-up at its German parent company,
Munich-based EM.TV & Merchandising. There is interest from the Walt Disney Co. and Viacom, both of which made
offers for the company when Henson was on the block in late 1999. Since Henson produces Farscape, we'll have
to see if there is any impact on the show.
FARSCAPE: Anna L. Kaplan has developed an interesting two-part retrospective of the show. It has been posted
at the www.fandom.com website. For fans of the series, it gives you most of the highlights from season one and
two. Great way to fill in the blanks -- if you have any.
March 8:
DARK ANGEL: Nana Visitor, who you will all remember as Kira Nerys in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has signed on
to appear in the final five first-season episodes of Dark Angel. She will play the villainous Madam X.
NEXT TREK: Bryan Fuller, co-producer of Voyager, is considering signing onto the upcoming Trek series. He wasn't
at liberty to devulge any details, but he did say that Voyager executive producer "Brannon [Braga] had told him
a little bit about the next series, and everything that he had told him sounds really exciting. I guess time
will tell.
ROBOCOP: RoboCop: Prime Directives, will air on SCIFI this summer. This will be the US premiere of the
miniseries, based on characters in Paul Verhoeven's 1987 feature film RoboCop.
CHARITY AUCTION: Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones bullwhip sold for $74,000 and Liam Neeson's Star Wars: Episode I
lightsaber fetched $54,000 in an auction of movie memorabilia to benefit children at risk for AIDS in Africa.
Reuters reported that the props were part of a 15-lot auction by Sotheby's that raised a total of $406,850 so
far, with another 77 items still on the block.
March 7:
TOP TEN: According to Sci-Fi Wire, here's the top 10 sci fi shows for the week: The X-Files 3.7; Andromeda 3.6;
3rd Rock 3.4; Xena 3.1; Stargate SG-1 2.9; Earth: Final Conflict 2.3; Profiler 2.0; Invisible Man 1.8;
The Outer Limits 1.8 and Relic Hunter 1.7.
SPIDERMAN: Sam Raimi is going for a PG-13 rating for the upcoming Spiderman movie. "The movie is really
being made for the whole family."
Tragedy struck the set of Spiderman on Tuesday when a construction worker, building a NYC building facade on a set
in Downey, CA was killed. A crew was working to replicate the top two floors of a 1930s-style building when a
crane hauling a large metal cage (which contained a sign) toppled over on its side. The falling crane smashed
into a platform on which two welders were working. One man was struck by the sign; the other escaped injury.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: The Cartoon Network is working on a new animated series based on the comic book favorite, the
Justice League. Aquaman will join Flash, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter and a black Green Lantern.
They will start with 26 all-original half hours of Justice League, but a premiere date has not been announced.
VOYAGER: Voyager executive producer Ken Biller talked to Cinescape on-line about the series finale of Voyager.
"I can tell you this, the finale will involve the Borg, which has always been Voyager's arch-nemesis." The series
ends on May 23, but will not lead into the new Star Trek series which is still under development.
STAR TREK: A while back, I mentioned that the original Star Trek movie would be coming out on DVD. Robert Wise
was very pleased at the outcome and here are some new images that will be included on the revised version of the
movie. http://filmforce.ign.com/news/2115.html has 6 new
images that are absolutely terrific.
March 6:
ELVIRA: Yes, Elvira is back! Elvira's Haunted Hills has a new
website, complete with images and a trailer.
VOYAGER: SciFiWire talked to Bryan Fuller--co-producer of Star Trek: Voyager recently.
According to him, the last few episodes will see the return of some familiar faces. "We'll see Lt. [Joseph] Carey
[played by Josh Clark] and Lt. Vorik [played by Alexander Enberg] again, who are two recurring characters on the
show in previous seasons." Read the article to see who else will be making putting in appearances.
WITCHBLADE: According to Variety, TNT will air new episodes of Witchblade between reruns of Law & Order,
starting in June. The show will most likely air at 9 p.m. on a weeknight to be determined. TNT has ordered
11 episodes so we'll see where it goes from there.
LONE GUNMEN: The X-File spin-off series got off to a great start on Sunday night. They drew in 13.1 million
viewers and won its 9-10 p.m. slot in the key adults 18-49 demographic.
March 5:
MOVIE TRAILERS: The internet is proving to be quite an advance man as far as movies are concerned. Major studios
all release trailers of their leading movies well in advance of their opening on the big screen. This week SCIFI
has a poll -- you can pick the best of three trailers. The choices are Harry Potter, Planet of the Apes and The
Mummy Returns. So far, the Mummy is ahead!
HANNIBAL: Hannibal will hit the networks in 2003, but Ridley Scott says nearly an hour of additional footage may
be put back into the film before that version airs. Yes, the original was nearly 3 hours long! Chances are the
new footage will make it to the DVD version of the movie as well.
CHATS WITH JEANNE CAVELOS -- NEXT THURSDAY
Jeanne Cavelos has authored a number of fantastic books, including Babylon 5 Novel #7 "The Shadow Within". Here
latest nove, "Casting Shadows" is the first in a technomage trilogy. She will have the second Technomage novel
out this summer and she is currently finishing up #3. I've always wondered how a writer writes! Here's your
chance to ask how Jeanne pulls a story together. Join us for a chat at SCIFI, March 15, pm ET. To join the
chat, go to www.scifi.com/chat and choose the link for the chat. You
can use an IRC client for this one -- just to go irc.scifi.com and go to the #auditorium for the chat.
To learn more about Jeanne, visit her website at www.sff.net/people/jcavelos.
Jeanne is a scientist, mathametician and author! She's worked with NASA and Harlan Ellison on a writing series! I'm
sure you will find her an interesting person to chat with.
TECHNOMAGE TRILOGY - ON BOOKSHELVES NOW!
"Babylon 5: Casting Shadows" Jeanne Cavelos' trilogy on the Technomage is out. Part two, "Summoning Light",
will be released in July! DelRey website has the books available
for ordering now. The synopsis up on "Summoning Light" is quite a teaser!
THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPICS
This week we see "Sleeping in Light" -- probably the most remembered of all B5 episodes! There are those who
cry everytime they watch it; there are those that were disappointed by it! What did you think of it? Did this
close the series for you?
Personally, "Objects at Rest" is my favorite -- since I'm in it! Yes, I was in the crowd
scene with a zillion other extras! This was the final episode shot of the series and quite emotional for everyone
at the studio. John Copeland was a terrific director for this one!
BABYLON 5 AROUND THE WORLD
Ranger Andres has sent up the following schedule for B5:
Every Tuesday at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m E.T.
Objects in motion 03-06
Objects at rest 03-13
Sleeping in Light 03-20
Re-run Season ? 03-27
Ranger Doron reports that on the 17th of March, there will be a B5 Chat at Goldkanal (www.goldkanal.de)
at 20:00. This in in light of the fact that Sleeping In Light will re-air (as season 4-5 was reaired). The chat
will be via irc or a Java-Webinterface. The irc chanel will be IRCnet and the channel name "#trekzone". For
more info, please visit http://chat.goldkanal.de.
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE PHOTOSHOP NEW PHOTOS
You do NOT have to pay the prices asked for over at e-bay! Here are photos of B5 and Crusade cast members at
fantastic prices. Check out Photo Shop. Ordering is easy -- and you can't
beat the prices! Just let me know which photos you want and I'll check to make sure they are still in stock.
KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW
A Behind-the-Scenes look at Peter Woodward's show on ancient Egypt and the pyramids is
currently showing on the History Channel. The actual program will air in May.
Peter Jurasik and Fan Boy Comics are organizing a convention on April 21 in Wilmington, NC. Peter will be there
along with a number of comic book artists, etc. Check out
http://geocities.com/fanboycomics2000/pagethree.htm for more details.
Rick Biggs is currently appearing in the critically acclaimed play "Tracers" at the Odyssey theatre, L.A.. The
play is about the "Vietnam experience", and it's extended until March 18, 2001. More information available at
www.odysseytheatre.com.
On March 26th, JMS will be doing a panel discussion on writing for the fantastic, which will be carried via
satellite to various universities and the two divisions of the Museum of Television and Radio. The panel will
feature JMS, Harlan Ellison, Chris Carter and 1-2 others TBD. Richard Matheson has been added to the panel.
Stephen Austin the wonderful Pak'Ma'Ra Ambassador from Babylon 5, is playing "Herr Zeller" in the
Canyon Club Dinneer Theatre's production of "The Sound of Music". The theatre is located in Agoura Hills,
California. The play will run from February 3 to March 11, 2001.
As soon as he finishes "The Sound of Music", Stephen will jump into THE 1940's RADIO HOUR in the role of "Lou",
March 30 - May 6, 2001 at the The Conjeo Player's Theatre in Thousand Oaks, Califronia.
Bruce Boxleitner's new novel, Frontier Earth: Searcher, can be obtained at www.amazon.com. Bruce just finished
a brief signing tour at some bookstores in the LA area. I hope the tour will venture out a little -- like here
on the East Coast!!!!
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE CHRONOLOGY
Terry Jones' put a tremendous amount of time and effort into creating a Babylon 5/Crusade Chronology
that was published in the Official Babylon 5 magazine.
Last month, I started the Sheridan Chronology over at
The Galactic Gateway. Part II of his timeline is now up at the website. Others will follow.
This month here at The Zocalo Today, you'll find, The 20th Century,
which recounts events that have some impact on Babylon 5.
SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS
CULT TIMES #66: What's happening with Earth: Final Conflict. CT has an interview with Robert Leeshock. With
Voyager winding down, Robert Picardo talks about what lies ahead in the two-hour special Flesh and Blood.
TV ZONE #136: Renee O'Connor has spent the last six years on Xena. As that series comes to an end, Renee
looks back over the highs and lowes of the show, talks about directing and working with Lucy Lawless. Farscape
fans will enjoy an interview with Lani Tupu who plays both Crais and Pilot on the series. Skaara is back on
Stargate SG-1 and Alex Cruz talks about his recurring role.
EXPOSE #53: Stargate is one of my favorite shows and it's great to see Richard Dean Anderson grace the cover of a magazine
now and again. RDA talks about fatherhood as well as the upcoming season! Pretender 2001 did VERY well when it
aired on TNT last month. In this issue you can read all about the new movie and the cast.
BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB
Sad news. I don't know what the fate of the B5 Fan Club will be. Netter Digital filed for bankruptcy
in July and all their worldly posessions were auctioned off on December 7.
Thestation.com is back on-line, however the Emporium has been closed.
SCI-FI SCHEDULE
BABYLON 5's Schedule: 7pm each evening:
Air Date Title
March 9 Babylon 5: In the Beginning -- special time 6pmET
March 12 The Gathering - part 1
March 13 The Gathering - part 2
March 14 Midnight on the Firing Line
March 15 Soul Hunter
CRUSADE'S SCHEDULE: 8pm on SCIFI
April 9 - War Zone
April 10 - The Long Road
April 11 - The Well of Forever
April 12 - The Path of Sorrows
April 16 - Patterns of the Soul
April 17 - Ruling from the Tomb
April 18 - The Rules of the Game
April 19 - Appearances and Other Deceits
April 23 - Racing the Night
April 24 - The Memory of War
April 25 - The Needs of Earth
April 26 - Visitors from Down the Street
April 30 - Each Night I Dream of Home
RISING STARS
RISING STARS 13 -- OUT NOW
Joe's Comics
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (P) Christian Zanier (I) Livesay (C)Brett Evans
** JMS says this is a BIG issue, story-wise, and a lot happens to resolve the current threads.
RISING STARS #14 - February
Joe's Comics
10/23/2000
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (P) Christian Zanier
"The last of the colored pages came through on Friday, so it should be out in a few weeks."
** The Rising Star figures are previewed on the Top Cow Preview page at
http://www.topcow.com/.
MIDNIGHT NATION #5 - OUT NOW
There is a fantastic review of Midnight Nation #5 over at
IGN.COM.
Here's a note from the newsgroup about where you may be able to find the back issues of Rising Stars and
Midnight Nation you need.
Try www.monstermart.com VERY inexpensive, a full range of back issues and
VERY prompt (4 days to deliver, ordering on Xmas eve!!) about $2-50
per issue apart from a few of the specials like 0 and 1/2 etc.
NO HONOR - OUT NOW
Covers by Clayton Crain, Marc Silvestri and David Finch.
You may be able to find a limited edition Holo-foil Preview Issue on
Wednesday the 21st, in select stores. Please note: this is not Issue
#1, but only a limited edition preview issue with a special foil
cover. Issue #1 will be 22 pages and full color with 3 alternate
covers. Available on February 28, 2001.
Special related news: There is also a Michael Turner Issue #1 Cover
available only at Conventions. We believe this will be available
through Top Cow at Chicago Comic Con or San Diego Comic Con in 2001!
John Cook has a new cartoon contest going. Try your hand at a punch line.
A oldie but goodie from Tye Bourdony (www.thelightersideofscifi.com).
TOONS FOR CHARITY
Tye Bourdony (www.thelightersideofscifi.com) and Claudia Christian are pairing up for a very worthy cause.
Claudia has signed one of Tye's satires (a one of a kind) and it will be auctioned off at the Globelist
Charities for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. To participate in the auction, go to
http://globelistauction.homestead.com/page2.html.
READER DIRECTORY
Sometimes you just can't find the e-mail address for someone you know you have -- it's someone who responded
to a discussion topic or you met in one of the chat rooms. You'd like to send a personal note, but .... No
address!!!!
We've started a White Pages of Zocalo Readers! It's a handy way of keeping track of people -- and putting together
a birthday/greeting card list as well. If you would like to be part of the listing, just send me your name,
state, e-mail address and (if you'd like to have it listed) birthday (without year) to sgbruckner@aol.com.
Check out the Directory of Readers.
March Birthdays - Zocalo Readers
Helen Cripe - March 2
Helen is a frequent responder to our discussion topics. Thanks Helen, Happy Birthday!
Connie Colvin - March 5
A staunch fan and keeper of the flame
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
BABYLON 5 REFERENCE PAGES
The Official Babylon 5 Magazine is indexed here as well. With the closure of the magazine in May, you'll want
to see which magazines you have -- and which ones you will want to collect. The index may help you make a decision
on which ones to choose. The Fan Club has many of the issues at thestation.com ,
making it very easy to complete your collection.
Universe Today -- the Babylon 5 Fan Club quarterly can also be found here. The index gives you a
rundown of what articles were presented, what interviews published.
If you have magazines that have featured Babylon 5 or Crusade that are not listed, send along their issue
number and a note to indicate what the article was about. It would be nice to have a fairly comprehensive
listing of Babylon 5 publications here.
I have added a listing of all the Babylon 5 novels and now the B5 comic books to the reference page. If there
are other items that you feel should be included, let me know.
MAILING LISTS
THE GALACTIC GATEWAY
Here's a unique site for you! Jeffrey Willerth, Patricia Tallman, Mira Furlan, Claudia Christian, Robin Atkin
Downes, Rick Biggs, Jerry Doyle, Bruce Boxleitner, Melissa Gilbert, Peter Jurasik and Bill Mumy are under it's
umbrella. Actors from other shows have joined the Gateway. Ted Raimi and Robert Trebor from Xena and Hercules
are now at GG. To subscribe to a mailing list for GG, send a blank note to thegalacticgateway-subscribe@egroups.com.
GATEWAY CHATTERS
There is never enough time to keep in touch with friends! To help out, a mailing list has been started for chatters
over at the Galactic Gateway. If you are interested in joining, send a blank note to gateway-chatter-subscribe@egroups.com.
GATEWAY TRADER
Are you looking for a particular Babylon 5 collectible? Do you have some items you'd like to trade? Then this is the
list for you. To join, send a blank note to gateway-trader-subscribe@egroups.com.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
The Art Gallery at The Zocalo Today is open. There
are SO MANY talented people in our Babylon 5 community. We have enjoyed works by Todd Brugman and Tye Bourdony
on our toons page, but there are a host of others who enjoy drawing, painting, sketching their favorite characters.
Here are a few works that have been received. I have some others that will be added soon.
If you would like to share your work with us at The Zocalo Today, please send along a digital photo of your
work and I'll begin putting the gallery together. If you do not have your work in digital format, drop me
a note and we'll see what we can work out.
CALLING ALL CLUBS
There are a number of fabulous Babylon 5/Crusade Clubs around the world. I'd like to begin listing them here
on The Zocalo Today. Eric dropped me a note the other day providing information about a Club in France. I know
there are other clubs in Brazil, Germany, Russia -- and who knows how many here in the US. Let's get a
listing together. Perhaps we can share resources, even get together as we travel around. Drop the information
about your Club to me at sgbruckner@aol.com or bruckner@isnnews.net. That information will be added to the
new B5 Fan Club Listing.
BABYLON 5 NEWSLETTERS
If you have a newsletter you'd like to have listed at The Zocalo Today, send the information along. It
will be posted on the B5 Fan Club/Newsletter page.
Ranger Shane in North Carolina sent in the following note about their "Jumpgate" newsletter.
Hey Sandy! Just wanted to give you an update on the NC B5 group's
newsletter, Jumpgate. There's now a dedicated EMail address for
submissions - jumpgatemag@bellsouth.net - and any submissions,
solicited or un-, can be sent to this address. Also, issues are available for
free download at the URL at the bottom of this message.
--
Jumpgate - The Newsletter of the North Carolina Babylon 5 Fan Club
Shane Killian, Editor
AN APPEAL TO BABYLON 5 FANS
Recently, I watched some of the Documentary "Trekkies" and only managed
to get about halfway through it, before the whole thing frustrated me. I
believe that Babylon 5 is just as worthy as any of the Treks, and more worthy
than most of them.I would like to write a piece about the positive effects of
Babylon 5, and explore B5'ers reactions. Thusly, I appeal to all those out
there to send me the positive reactions, responses, to Babylon 5. How has it
inspired you? How has it impacted on your life? How do you show that you are
a fan of this show? I would love and welcome all responses and will distill
them down and write an article that will appear in the Zocalo on the outcome
of this appeal. Please have your responses in by Feb. 20th, or so. I will be
most interested in what I do receive. Send them to my e-mail address, at
CCB5Flamekeeper@aol.com.
Many Thankings,
Connie Colvin
** Connie would like to make this appeal open-ended. If you have items to contribute, please
pass them along to her.
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE CONVENTIONS
CONVENTION CALENDAR
Want to know what conventions are ahead for the Babylon 5 and/or Crusade cast and crew? Use this link
Convention Calendar. Have a convention you would like to have listed
here? Pass along the information.
CONVENTION ALERT
Stephen Austin has been added to the guest roster at this year's Agamemcon convention in Burbank.
CONVENTION ATTENDANCE
Are you attending one of the conventions on the calendar? Or another one perhaps? Do you want to see
who else might be there? Drop your e-mail address to TheZocalo@aol.com.
We've begun an attendance page so that perhaps we can get together while enjoying the activities of the
convention. Convention Attendance .
CONVENTION REPORTS
There are a number of convention reports, written by convention attendees, on the
Reports Page. Photos from FarPoint have been added to the Photo Gallery..
If you have convention activity you would like to share with us, drop me a line.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Deepcon II/Babcon VI
March 8-11, 2001; Fiuggi, Italy
Guest: Stephen Furst
For more information, visit their website at http://www.babylon5.it.
Starfury 2001
March 16-18, 2001; London, UK
Guest: Jerry Doyle, Robin Atkin Downes
For more information, write to SeanHarry@aol.com or visit their website at http://www.starfury.co.uk .
AggieCon 2001
March 22-25, 2001; College Station, TX
Guests: Julie Caitlin Brown
For more information, visit their website at
http://aggiecon.tamu.edu or call (979)845-1515; fax (979)845-5117.
Slanted Fedora
March 23-25, 2001; Overland, KS
Guests: Mira Furlan
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.sfedora.com/kansasMarch.htm or call (913)327-8735.
I-Con 20
March 30 - April 1, 2001; StonyBrook, NY
Guests: Harlan Ellison, Marjorie Monaghan, Jeanne Cavelos
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.iconsf.org or call (631)632-6045; fax (631)632-6355.
Grand Slam 2001
March 30-April 1, 2001; Pasadena, CA
Place: Pasadena Convention Center
Guest: Stephen Austin
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.creationent.com or write to tickets@creationent.com or or call (818)409-0960;
fax (818)409-0827.
ZOCALO TRADING POST
There are some new and interesting items in the Trading Post. Take a look. If you have
items you'd like to trade, post a note here. If you need a particular item, the Trading Post or Message
Board could help you find it. Use this link to see what is listed. Trading Post.
To have items included in The Trading Post, send a note to The Zocalo. Please put Trading Post
in the subject line.
Pen Pals
If you are looking for someone to talk about Babylon 5 and Crusade with, the Pen Pal section is for you!
Check it out! Drop a note to someone who is feeling B5 withdrawal -- BIG TIME!
People thought a Pen Pal page was a good idea. If you would like to meet people who you could chat with or share your
opinions of the show with, send along your e-mail or snail-mail address The Zocalo.
It will be incorporated on the new Pen Page Page.
BABYLON 5 BIRTHDAYS
March Birthdays
Richard Biggs - March 18
Jesus Trevino - March 26
Ed Wasser - March 26
Have I missed anyone? If you know the birthday of someone connected with Babylon 5, pass the information
along. We want to include everyone in our Happy Birthday Wishes.
MAIL FOR CAST AND CREW
Here's a recent note from JMS on the subject:
Just an FYI to those who've been using the Ventura Blvd. mail drop for fan mail
to actors....
As mentioned before, we're phasing out the forwarding of fan mail because we a)
don't have the resources, complicated by b) the actors have scattered to the
four winds, and it makes it very difficult to get everything to everybody in a
timely fashion.
So, having provided prior notice...fan mail to actors coming to the Ventura
Blvd. mail drop will be sent back. Mail to actors should be sent via their
official fan clubs. I will still be taking mail there, since it's my mailbox,
but that's it.
Just so's y'all know and save a few bucks on postage and returns.
JMS' mail can be sent to:
14431 Ventura Boulevard, PMB 260
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
BACK ISSUES OF THE ZOCALO TODAY
The front page of the The Zocalo Today changes daily, so be sure to check the back issues to make sure that you haven't missed
anything IMPORTANT! I don't want the front page getting too long so I shift information periodically into the archives.
So if you aren't a regular visitor to The Zocalo Today, be sure to check out the back issues. Just use the button above!
HELP!!!
NEW FLYER AVAILABLE: If you would like to take some flyers to a convention to help spread the word that The Zocalo is here and ready to
provide you with information on everything Babylon 5 and Crusade! drop me a line. I'll be glad to send you some in the mail. I've created
a PDF file that can be downloaded and printed. Flyer Thanks for helping to spread the word about The Z!
Take care and I look forward to hearing from you. Sandra Bruckner (sgbruckner@aol.com)
Editor/Publisher
The Zocalo Today
http://www.isnnews.net
Copyright - SBruckner, 2001
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Jeanne Cavelos has authored a number of fantastic books, including Babylon 5 Novel #7 "The Shadow Within". Here
latest nove, "Casting Shadows" is the first in a technomage trilogy. She will have the second Technomage novel
out this summer and she is currently finishing up #3. I've always wondered how a writer writes! Here's your
chance to ask how Jeanne pulls a story together. Join us for a chat at SCIFI, March 15, pm ET. To join the
chat, go to www.scifi.com/chat and choose the link for the chat. You
can use an IRC client for this one -- just to go irc.scifi.com and go to the #auditorium for the chat.
Bruce Boxleitner's new novel, Frontier Earth: Searcher, can be obtained at www.amazon.com. Bruce just finished
a brief signing tour at some bookstores in the LA area. I hope the tour will venture out a little -- like here
on the East Coast!!!!
CULT TIMES #66: What's happening with Earth: Final Conflict. CT has an interview with Robert Leeshock. With
Voyager winding down, Robert Picardo talks about what lies ahead in the two-hour special Flesh and Blood.
TV ZONE #136: Renee O'Connor has spent the last six years on Xena. As that series comes to an end, Renee
looks back over the highs and lowes of the show, talks about directing and working with Lucy Lawless. Farscape
fans will enjoy an interview with Lani Tupu who plays both Crais and Pilot on the series. Skaara is back on
Stargate SG-1 and Alex Cruz talks about his recurring role.
EXPOSE #53: Stargate is one of my favorite shows and it's great to see Richard Dean Anderson grace the cover of a magazine
now and again. RDA talks about fatherhood as well as the upcoming season! Pretender 2001 did VERY well when it
aired on TNT last month. In this issue you can read all about the new movie and the cast.
RISING STARS 13 -- OUT NOW
There is a fantastic review of Midnight Nation #5 over at 
Covers by Clayton Crain, Marc Silvestri and David Finch.
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