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Autumns highway approaches!
Welcome to the
April edition of The Sci Fi Reporter.
Autumn rains are
beginning to fall over our great nation bringing much needed
sustenance for all that dwell in this great southern
land.
Being described as "another world" by visiting
travellers from other countries, I can't help but think.. Yes! it
is, and we are unique to all that make contact with us.
As SF
fans, we stand alone when we attend conventions overseas and I can
testify this first hand on my own journey to "Star Trek Mecca" in
Las Vegas where you are not far away from spotting a familiar face
in the crowd or hearing a distinct accent that is often welcomed
into any conversation just to hear you speak.
It's great to
be an Australian SF fan and we are very fortunate to have such a
wide and varied selection of product to read, see and hear,
available to us in our country.
We are pleased to present an
exclusive interview with Julie Caitlin Brown as well as our new
feature on debating sci-fi.
The convention calendar is
bulging with events to choose from and for all Joss Whedon fans,
July can't come soon enough, as the annual celebration "Can't
stop the Serenity" is now being advertised with cool merchandise
on offer to help support the global charity attached to the
event.
Are you travelling to an event this
month?
We would
like to hear from you.
Have a great month
ahead
Stuart and Maryanne
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Note: Only new or updated listings are
given
Promoters: if your event is not listed here or
you have new information advise
us for inclusion.
Stargate / Star Trek event
Christopher Judge
and Gary Graham
Live on stage
Sydney - April 22,
2008
Melbourne - April 23, 2008
Babylon 5 event
Featuring Tracy Scoggins
Melbourne - May
3
Sydney - May 4
Star
Trek / Stargate and Bab 5 event
information
Whoniverse 2008
Hotel Grand
Chancellor - Melbourne
April 25 - 2008
Featuring David
Banks and Sandra Reid
Event Information call Peter Ph:
0417322326
E-mail: peterrosace@hotmail.com
Tracy
Scoggins - In store appearance
Appearing at Gifts for
the Geek - Geelong
Free Admission!
May 2 from 4pm to 6pm
in Geelong
Appearance
information
Animania Festival
2008
Touring Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney
Cosplay,
Artist expo, gaming and more..
Full
touring information
Serenity
One day
conventions in Sydney and Melbourne
May 10 and
11
Special Guests
Ron Glass, Jason Palmer and Nathan
Fillon
Presented by The Hub Productions
Buffy event
coming in June
Event
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
Stargate event
coming in November
Tour
information
Stop The Press
Conflux 5 -
The Nation's Capital
October 3 to 6 2008 - Canberra
The
Marque Hotel
Event
Information
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| Debating Sci Fi |
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 This is the first in a series of science fiction
debates that allows you to offer your opinion on different
topics. Essentially, a brief introduction of a topic will be
introduced and then you can discuss it online at... Sci
Fi Reporter on Myspace
A summary of the debate will
then be available in the next issue.
This issues
debate topic...
Should science fiction be re-made years
after cancellation or is it better to let them finish on top?
In the past few decades there has been a
recent surge of old science fiction shows being re-incarnated.
Star Trek would have to be one of the most famous shows to do
this. The show made a comeback almost twenty years after the
original series was made. Star Trek then went on to have four
further incarnations. The Next Generation was largely
successful, making more seasons than the original series
however the newest series Enterprise did not fair so well,
making only four seasons before the show was
cancelled.
Doctor Who also has made a massive comeback
in recent years and is amongst other shows that have been
largely popular. However, many of these incarnations are quite
different from the originals. I would say that the new series
of Doctor Who has a completely different style from the
original series. It is a lot darker and more serious than the
previous series especially if you compare it to the Tom Baker
years. If it were not for some of the familiar aspects of the
show that they chose to keep (e.g. the TARDIS, Daleks etc) I
would have never realised it was the same series.
So
the question remains.. Is it a good thing that the old shows
have continued into the future?
TREKSPACE
Not just for Star Trek
fans
There is a growing community forming on the
recently launched SF version of Myspace.
TREKSPACE
offers fans their own information site just like that of
Facebook and Myspace with the big advantage being a totally
dedicated community of SF clubs, forums, dating groups and
practically every form of communicating that is available to
date!
The site's inhabitants are not just Star Trek
fans...
Star Wars, Dr Who, Stargate, Serenity, in fact
almost every fan association you can think of is represented
there and is well worth a visit.
TREKSPACE
information
Galactic Video
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| Fan Club Focus |
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 Australian Costumers Guild
New members most
welcome.
Costumers Guild are conducting workshops regularly
in 2008 as well as attending costumed events around
Australia.
Annual Costume Ball is on August 31,
2008
Full details posted Shortly
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.
Sign up to
receive regular updates on the upcoming Tintin movie trilogy
being directed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson
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
Club meetings
April 19 and May 17
Adelaide
High School - 3pm till late
Pub Meeting - May
3
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
Meetings
May 3 - A day with Tracy Scoggins
11am till
6pm
Northcote Town Hall - Melbourne
Logon to their
website for regular updates and activities for 2008.
Austrek
Events information
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 - May
25
Multi club mini con - Melbourne,May 17
Club Meeting
Melbourne - May 10
See national website for meeting
venues.
Starwalking
Information
StarshipMawson.com - Adelaide's Sci Fi fan
Organisation
Club Meeting - Special themed
event
Collectibles - April 27 from 3pm
Exclusive SF
screening
Pancake Meeting dates for Autumn 2008
May 9
and May 23
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
Join the most active club in the
state!
Club meetings held on the second Sunday of each
month
Club Contact - President, Mary
Kemp
Ph:0732904243
E-mail:
jmkemp@bigpond.net.au
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
Aus sci fi
Shore leave is on
the second Sunday of each month from 4pm to 8pm
Hillcrest
Community Centre
27-31 Queensborough St -
Hillcrest
Information at Ph: 08 83962517
E-mail:
ufpclub2@bigpond.net.au
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In the dawn of the third age - with Julie Caitlin
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With a focus on politics and diplomacy intertwined with
the tension of a recent universal war, Babylon 5 was a raw and
gritty story that redefined SF television.
In just five
years the show picked up Hugo and Emmy awards and spawned no
fewer than five feature films for television.
The Sci
Fi Reporter's Maryanne Scutella had the chance to catch up
with one of the show's classy Alien characters, Ms Julie
Caitlin Brown.
SFR: What is your best memory of working on
Babylon 5, and did you have any bad memories whilst on the
show?
Julie: My best memory is how being on
Babylon 5 changed my life, allowing me to travel the world and
even start a new career as a manager of talent for
conventions. You think you are doing one thing, and suddenly,
you realise that it is simply a door that by passing through
it, your world is opened up!
The hardest part of the
show was always the make-up. Had it not been so painful and
demanded so many additional hours of work, I would have
happily stayed on the show for 4 more years. Unfortunately, I
was concerned for my health and my face, and even though the
part was truly wonderful, I just didn't feel safe.
SFR: You have had a diverse career being an
actor, singer, writer and producer. If you could only pick one
of these professions which would it be and why?
JCB: Well, if I HAD to pick one, it would be to
sing. First love and all that. I think singing for me
encompasses so much of all of the professions, by writing
songs, playing the guitar, performing the songs and then
creating the shows to perform in, I hit all the high points!
SFR: What was your impression of the cast of
Star Trek from working on the TNG episode 'Gambit'?
JCB: I had a great time on TNG. I am still in
touch with several of the cast and to work with that caliber
of talent in a two part episode that they were all truly
enjoying, it just doesn't get any better than that!
SFR: Can you tell us a bit about your role as
an actress and producer in Nightingale?
JCB:
Currently Nightingale has been optioned by a production
company that wants to take the film to a grander scale, and I
probably won't be acting in it. I will, however, continue on
as a producer. Don Henry, the writer/director and I, have been
working very closely together on developing the script as well
as other projects and I am very excited to see what level of
talent a larger budget can bring to the project.
SFR: Did you have any particular
inspiration/motivation for writing 'Love First'?
JCB: Absolutely! First, I have always been
seeking more information about who and why we are, since I was
a child, second, it was my travelling all over the world and
meeting so many wonderful people through my work on Babylon 5
and Star Trek which became the basis for the book, Love First.
The second book, Love First and the Artist, which is in the
process of being recorded as an audio book, came out of my 25
years of being a performer, and the newest book, Love First
and Business, from being a business owner for the past 13
years. I want to talk about how to Love yourself FIRST, and
then look for reasons to appreciate the world around you and
those you encounter, as I have found it to be the basis of
good mental health. To KNOW yourself, and to have respect for
the SELF is the only way to live an authentic life and to
engage with others in a healthy way.
SFR: Thanks Julie..Is there a message you would
like to send to your fans?
JCB: I would love to
let those who have enjoyed my work as an artist to know how
much I appreciate their appreciation! And for those of you
that I have had the pleasure to actually meet, how much my
connection with you has blessed my life. I look forward to
creating more art, more life, more love, and to meeting more
of you in the future.
The Sci Fi Reporter wishes
Julie continued success as an actor and agent for the stars.
You can keep up to date with Julie via the website link below.
Julie's website can be viewed
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