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The Traveller's Tool
Welcome to the June edition of The Sci Fi Reporter.
Winter is upon us and that means it's the business end of the
convention and appearance calendar and it's great to see events taking
place right across our great nation!
Many television shows are being represented at these events and the genre
is wide and varied giving fans a fantastic choice of where to go for their
next SF holiday.
We have a bumper issue for you this month featuring interviews from two of
SFs most hated villains. Fan clubs are very active across the nation and
you can access all information on club activities via our extensive club
directory and convention calendar for the winter months.
The coming months will see many of us visiting theatres as the big guns in
the film industry present their next instalments including The Dark Knight
and The Hulk, two films with big shoes to fill indeed!
Have you see a good film lately?
We would like to
hear from you.
Have a great month ahead
Stuart and Maryanne
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Convention Listing Oz - valid @ June 2008
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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.
Supanova
Pop Culture Expo
Sydney - June 20 to 22
Perth - June 27 to 29
Entertainment for the whole family
Featuring Nichelle Nichols, Jared Padalecki, Jewel staite and more!
Supanova
Information
Gen Con Australia
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
July 3 to 6 2008
Featuring James Callis and Jamie Bamber from Battlestar Galactica plus a
host of others including Comic guests and Anime voice actors
Gen
Con Information
Avcon 2008
Adelaide - South Australia
July 26 and 27
University of Adelaide
Adelaide's anime and gaming convention
Ultimate gaming, Artistry, cosplay and more..
Avcon
Information
Animania Festival 2008
Touring Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney
Cosplay, Artist expo, gaming and more..
Full
touring Information
Can't stop the Serenity
Adelaide - South Australia
July 4 2008
Part of the global charity event
West Adelaide Football Club
6pm to 12 pm
Special film screening plus quiz night and charity auction
Can't
stop the Serenity Information
Conflux 5
Conflux 5 - The Nation's Capital
October 3 to 6 2008 - Canberra
The Marque Hotel
Event
Information
Stop The Press!
Terra Nova Events Presents..
A Day on the Promenade
Adelaide - South Australia
August 22 to 24, 2008
Featuring Aron Eisenberg from Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Sean
Williams, Author of the new Star Wars book - The Force Unleashed
Three days of activities including a full day convention, Fully escorted
wine tour with Aron, VIP dinners, a unique fan evening, exclusive and
authentic Stargate costume and prop exhibition and more!
Event hotline is:0431262257
Terra
Nova Information
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Five minutes with Peter Williams!
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 The
Sci Fi Reporter had the chance to catch up with Stargate's Peter Williams
recently, as he was literally boarding a plane to Barbados.
Here's what he had to say..
SFR: Peter, What was the hardest part of working on Stargate?
Peter: Waiting for the scripts to come out ... never knowing if
Apophis was involved or not ...
SFR: Is it true you had to cut your hair for the part of Apophis
and that you kept the hair? if so, why did you keep the hair?
PW: Yes, I had to cut all my hair off for the pilot ... I kept the
hair ... real dreadlocks that took five years to grow to shoulder
length... and I loved 'em ... (hair doesn't rot)
SFR: What passions do you have outside of acting?
PW: I'm passionate about Jamaican and Jamaican influenced music
... football (soccer) ... (not cricket since Windies decline) ... and
current affairs ..... among other things.
SFR: What was it like working with your brother Stephen in the
movie Soul Survivor?
PW: It was a great experience .... hope to do it again one day ...
SFR: Did studying archaeology influence your performance in
Stargate?
PW: I found archaeology helped me love the Egyptology aspect of
the Stargate mythology ..
SFR: What's next for Peter Williams?
PW: I'm currently promoting my latest project "A Winter
Tale" ....... you can check it out at ...
Winter
Tale Information
The Sci Fi Reporter wishes Peter all the best for future successes
and you can have the chance to catch up with him at his personal
appearance at the Best
of Both Worlds event later this year.
What did I Miss at..From Jaffa to Man
An evening with Christopher Judge and Gary Graham
Melbourne - April 23 - 2008
Reported by Maryanne Scutella
The Chris Judge convention was my first experience of going to an evening
convention. The evening convention was obviously a lot more compact due
to the limited time available. It had all the basics of a convention i.e.
actors on stage, auction, autographs without the additional activities
that sometimes accompany such events.
The first actor on stage was Gary Graham. He took many questions from the
audience including the typical question about Vulcan makeup. The
interesting part is that he kept the ears from the show and sold a pair
during the auction later in the evening. He also spoke of his experiences
on the set of Enterprise and that there were a lot of pranks that were
pulled on the set. The quality of Enterprise's episodes also arose and
Gary stated that the quality of episodes had improved vastly in last few
seasons (partially because his character made more appearances).
Continue
reading here
Game on!
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) Until 13th July 2008
The Game On exhibit basically showcased the different types of electronic
games that have existed. The best part was not only did you get to see
some of the classic games, but you got to play them as well. I know you
can get modern computer equivalents of some of these games like Pac Man
and Asteroids but it is not quite the same as playing them on the
original arcade machines. It was also good to see the amount of children
at the exhibit choosing to play the older arcade games instead of the
more modern games on offer.
Even though you could hear some of the children complaining about some of
the features of the "ancient" games they seemed to appreciate
the simplicity they embodied. Playing the games was only one part of the
exhibit, there were also explanations and facts about the different
gaming platforms and technology. It was also a good opportunity to see
how far technology has come and how games have changed by looking at the
current games on display. I would highly recommend seeing this exhibit.
Galactic Video
Specialists in Sci-Fi, Horror, TV Series, Wrestling, Anime and more..
Open Tuesday to Saturday
11am to 7pm
Ph: 08 8224 0466
Store located at.. 102 to 104 Gawler Place in the city of Adelaide
Have your say!
This month we hear from Mary Kemp - President of the Queensland Star
Trek fan club along with some of the club's members who write...
What is good about being a part of a Fan Club? Many have probably
answered this question with varied answers. I can only give you my
conclusions and those of the club members who supplied a small part of
this answer.
For me, it is a way of getting out of the today's reality of life's up
and downs. I can recall in the past when a meeting was on, that I really
enjoyed myself sitting on the seats and listening to everyone else talk
about Science Fiction in particular Star Trek as this was it for me what
started my passion for Sci Fi. There was always someone doing something
else other than just viewing Star Trek shows, just as our club is today,
busy.
Nowadays, I am the one doing the organising and sometimes, it can be
overwhelming with the work load of things to do. You see, being a star
sign of Leo, everything has to be perfect and that it is always my goal
when I do a club meeting for our members.
I see a great improvement on many people at our club who benefit from our
efforts in giving an enjoyment of Science Fiction to our fans. Everyone
is always polite and always looking out for each other as well as showing
improvement is skills we try to teach. Our workshops help those
interested in making something out of nothing that they can say is theirs
to keep for a costume piece or even a component of a costume. We are
family and that is the way we all enjoy it. Like minded people simply
wanting to help others get the pleasure from the club and they in turn
help others with their own skills.
Full
article here
Have your say! Contact us with your comments
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Fan Club Focus
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 Australian
Costumers Guild
New members most welcome.
Costumers Guild are conducting workshops at The Adelaide Pop Culture
Festival this coming August 16 to 24, 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
June 21 and July 19
Adelaide High School - 3pm till late
Pub Meeting - July 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
July 5
2pm to 5pm
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 - August 31
Club Meeting Melbourne - July 26
See national website for meeting venues.
Starwalking
Information
StarshipMawson.com - Adelaide's Sci Fi fan Organisation
Club Meeting - July 13
Exclusive SF screening
Presenting The Adelaide Pop Culture Festival
August 16 to 24 at The S.A. Museum
Retro SF film festival, SF quiz night, Alien make up and prosthetic
workshops, costume displays and more!
Pancake Meeting dates for Winter 2008
June 27, July 25 and August 8
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 next edition of The Sci Fi Reporter
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-- Our focus on new SF Books!
-- Another exclusive interview!
-- Fantastic Anime review!
And a plethora of news ....
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We're on Terok
Nor, with Marc Alaimo
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The personal battle between Benjamin Sisko and Gul Dukat
proved to be the catalyst for the critically acclaimed Star Trek Deep
Space Nine. The versatility of Marc Alaimo in playing Gul Dukat was a
sheer delight to watch and appreciate.
We are pleased to present this very special interview conducted by
Maryanne Scutella.
SFR:
What is the strangest question you have been asked by a fan?
Marc: That one (laughs). No seriously, if the replicators really
work. He actually wondered if it really worked. You know you push a
button and something appears, if it really worked.
SFR: How did you answer him?
MA: I said no, they don't. It's all magic, make believe.
SFR: What is the most rewarding thing about being a part of Star
Trek?
MA: Having a steady job and having a great character to develop.
Meeting up with the people, who actually watch the show (looking at me
quite intensely when he said that last part). That never happened before.
SFR: How does it feel to see toys with your likeness?
MA: That was pretty exciting. First time I saw it that was pretty
exciting. I was blown away. Yeah, I was real excited to see my likeness
in a doll that was cool.
SFR: What were your thoughts and feelings about the cancellation of
enterprise and the future of the Star Trek franchise?
MA: Well, I was pretty surprised actually, my first thought was of
my friend Jeff Combs who played one of the characters on that show
(Shran) It is hard when your show gets cancelled. Yeah, I was surprised.
It makes you wonder where the star trek franchise is going to go from
here.
The Sci Fi Reporter wishes Marc continued success as an actor and
you can view a bio on Marc via the website link below.
Marc's bio can be viewed here!
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