• On the Leviathan - With Gigi Edgley!
• Convention Listing Oz - valid @ December - 2007
• "On Screen" - Whats new in TV and Movies!
• Fan Club Focus
• In the next edition of The Sci Fi Reporter

Note: Only new or updated listings are given

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Swancon 2008
The State of the Art
Perth - W.A. March 20 to 24
Featured Guests..
Zara Baxter, Ken Cornell, Glenda Larke and Ken Macleod
Swancon information

Serenity
One day conventions in Sydney and Melbourne
April 5 and 6
Special Guests
Ron Glass and Jason Palmer
Presented by The Hub Productions
Serenity information

Supanova
Melbourne - March 28 to 30
Royal Show grounds, Melbourne

Brisbane - April 4 to 6
RNA Show grounds
Australia's largest Pop Culture Expo
Activities for the whole family
Supanova information

Vegas Trek 2008
Departs Australia on August 5 - 2008
Tours in Los Angeles and Las Vegas including your five day pass to the Vegas Star Trek convention
Organised by Vortex Events
Tour information

Stop the Press!
Fanzone 2008 - By the fans!
February 10 from 11am to 4pm
Adelaide - South Australia
Presented by Adelaide's leading SF clubs
Open day for the general public
Costumes, Displays, Gaming demonstrations and more!
South Australian Writers Centre
Contact Event Co-ordinator on 0431262257

Reported by Maryanne

Futurama
Years after the original series ended, Futurama is back featuring the original cast with guest appearances by Al Gore and Sarah Silverman. The new direct to DVD feature is entitled, Bender's Big Score. It is a feature length episode and was released on to DVD in the U.S. in late November but no date has yet been confirmed for it's release into the Australian market. Three more feature length episodes will follow and will be re-worked into a TV series of 16 episodes. Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long for the Australian release of the new Futurama! Until then, you can view the trailer for Bender's Big Score on YouTube

Star Trek XI
December 2008
The one we're all waiting for, the release of the new Star Trek movie. Taking a leaf out of The Star Wars Book, this movie will take us back to the lives of Kirk and Spock before The Enterprise.
There are a lot of rumours about this film floating around but none confirmed as yet.

Speed Racer
June 2008
I don't know whether this really classifies as Sci Fi or Fantasy but the speed racer cartoon is making a comeback as a movie. I used to love this cartoon when I was a kid but I'm not quite sure how it will fare as a movie.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Ball
May 2008
I personally love the original Indiana Jones films but I am unsure of a sixty four year old Harrison Ford picking up his whip once more and feel he might be too old to pull off this character. But then again, William Shatner was still doing Kirk in his later years, so who knows?

Logan's Run
Release date 2010
For fans of SF re-makes, there is going to be a re-make of the original 70's cult classic of the same name. For those of you who are not familiar with Logan's Run, it is essentially a film about a society that dies (voluntarily, supposedly) at age thirty.

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Australian Costumers Guild
New members most welcome.
Costumers Guild are conducting workshops regularly in 2007 as well as attending costumed events around Australia.
Costumers Guild

Les aventures de Tintin
Tintin in cyberspace is a group for fans of the classic comic and cartoon Icon by Herge.
The group meets online as a resource for Tintin memorabilia and upcoming events.
You can contact the group here.
Tintin in cyberspace

Terra Australis Garrison
The 501st TAG boasts over three thousand members worldwide and now have member bases in all states of Australia. Star Wars fans can feel right at home with this group of dedicated Storm Troopers and you can contact them via their website at.
www.501tag.com

"Out there Social club" Adelaide
You find a lot of queer things in outer space, so it's only natural to have a queer Sci Fi group for all the "Homo" sapiens who are out...there.
The group meets monthly to share a meal and indulge in a little Fantasy! Members range from 30+, Contact Rod on 0402027891, they are also located on Yahoo Groups at
Out There Sci Fi Group

SA Dr Who fan club
Pub meeting - January 5
Buckingham Arms Hotel
Meeting at 5pm
SFSA info

Star Wars Costume Alliance of Australia
Actively recruiting new members around Planet OZ
Star Wars Costume Information

Austrek Club Events
Actively recruiting new members.
Club Meeting - January 20
Club Away Mission
11am till 5pm
Logon to their website for regular updates and activities for 2008.
Austrek Events Info

Dr Who Club of Victoria
Details contact Peter on Mob:0417322326 or e-mail Dr Who club on..peterrosace@hotmail.com

Star Walking
The Star Wars Appreciation Society of Australia. Ph 05005 Jedis
Club Meeting Sydney - TBA
Club Meeting Melbourne - February 9th
See national website for meeting venues.
Starwalking Information

StarshipMawson.com - Adelaide's Sci Fi fan Organisation
Latest online newsletter out now
Pancake Meeting dates for Summer 2008
Feb 22, March 7, 14 and 21
From 730pm
Pancake Kitchen - off Hindley St, Adelaide
Starship Mawson is a member of The International Federation of Trekkers - The Official Star Trek fan association fully endorsed by the Roddenberry family and The Official fan club of Star Trek New Voyages.
Club Hotline is Ph: 0431262257
Explore the Starship Mawson website
Starship Mawson Information

Quest - sci fi fan club, Queensland
Celebrating 30 years in 2007!
Order your commemorative mug today!
Club Contact - President, Mary Kemp
Ph:0732904243

Colonial Defense Forces
Australian Battlestar Galactica Chapter
Free membership!
Part of the world wide BSG fan organisation.
CDF Information

Lost in Space association
One of the largest fan clubs in the world
Informative website and active e-mail group
Lost in Space Information

South Australian Fan Force
Very active Star Wars club with a great selection of bloggs!
SAFF Information

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Actor, Singer, and a talented Writer. This former grey skinned Alien with a suductive slant to her character in the cult sci fi classic - Farscape, took time out of her hectic schedule to speak with us about recent projects.

We are pleased to present our exclusive interview with Ms Gigi Edgley.

Stuart: Gigi, Can you tell us about your recent convention appearance in New York?

Gigi: The convention in New York was out of this world. I have been creating an EP and also working on two comic books. We launched the promo for the comic book and EP in Los Angeles the week before New York. 1000 groover's welcomed our tunes...it was breath taking. My Mother and her boyfriend had flown in that day from Australia especially for the concert. It was a magical night on many levels.

I love New York ...I had a little jam session with my Brother on my birthday at the cocktail party that was held for the invited comic artists...that was particularly special...he also helped me through the weekend...he was pretty stoked when Val Kilmer sat down to sign next to us. It has been a fantastic year. Earlier in the year I worked on "The Starter Wife." It has just been picked up for a series. So get online and tell 'em how much you dig Chloe...and we'll see what happens. I also worked on a feature called "Newcastle." I am coming home for the screening which I am really excited about. At the beginning of the year I returned home to shoot a trailer for "Twisted Sister" which is a feature we hope to shoot next year. It's an amazing story...the script is phenomenal.

SB: What is it about Farscape that keeps the fans coming back for more?

GE: Farscape compares to no other production I have ever worked on. It was awesome working on a project for four and a half years. The cast and crew knew each other inside out. We all had an extremely delicious chemistry with each other. It was particularly wonderful working on a Jim Henson show. The sets, the animatronics, the computer graphics were phenomenal. It was completely groovy telling the stories on this amazing show...I think it would be impossible to watch Farscape and not fall in love with all that it is.

SB: How are you progressing with your comic book project - Blue Shift, and can you give us a synopsis of the story?

GE: In a nutshell, Blue Shift is the tale of a young woman named Pepper Jones, who is abducted and experimented upon by Aliens that enslave and sell Humans as cheap labour for other Aliens. Before they can finish modifying her for hard labour, Pepper escapes their clutches with the help of another captive, finding herself cruising through space as she makes a new life for herself among the stars and the strangeness between them.

As for the progress on the book, Blue Shift is currently on schedule for release (of a 3-issue mini series) by next summer, hopefully in time for the San Diego Comic Con. Until then, we currently have a short story available in a preview ashcan, something to whet everyones appetites for the main course. We are also working on a short promo film that ties this book into another project that we are planning to do after Blue Shift is completed.

The second adventure is called "Nobody Knows"...stay tuned

SB: Can you tell us about the documentary you have recently completed, and what is your opinion on the current state of global environmental concerns?

GE: The documentary I worked on is called "Creature Keepers." It focuses on saving endangered species and finding ways to help keep this blue green Earth, blue green. This planet needs our help now...anything we can do to help nature, it must be done immediately.

SB: How will you be spending your Christmas Gigi?

GE: I am returning home to Australia to play with my family. My Father and his fiancée just had a beautiful little girl...so I can't wait to return to OZ to chill with her and the rest of the mob...my sister has recently had a little one too...so I think this Christmas is going to be so awesome...we're going to chill at my ma's farm on the Gold Coast...I love Christmas.

SB:Do you have a Christmas message for your fans in Australia?

GE:I am forever grateful for the constant support and giggles and love that you guys bless me with...it is so wonderful to pursue my dream and be encouraged by you. I wish this Christmas and the New Year brings all the magic in the world to help your wings grow strong to fly you to your greatest dreams and beyond...

Love, peace and mung beans!

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