SF News

First I'm told that tonight's ep of "Heroes" is terrific so be sure to watch it if you're a fan (read about it here).

Here are some pics of what J. Michael Straczynski is up to with the new direct-to-DVD "Babylon 5" movie called "Voices in the Dark" which covers the same 72 hour period of time as Sheridan travels on board a Presidential Cruiser en route to Babylon 5 from Minbar for a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance. One part of the story follows Sheridan as he picks up an unexpected visitor on the edge of Centauri space, Prince Regent Dius Vintari, and a warning about what will come afterward delivered by the techno-mage, Galen. The other part of the story is set aboard Babylon 5, as Colonel Lochley summons a priest from Earth space to deal with a problem that may have dark supernatural overtones. The two parts of the greater story intersect at certain key plot and thematic points, so that they overlap and complement each other while telling separate, but simultaneous, stories. Sounds interesting.

For any TOS Trekkie here is an interview with science-fiction author Norman Spinrad called "The Doomsday Machine Reloaded". ETA here is a vid of the new SPFX.