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August 14, 2000
Issue 173
Vol. 6, No. 33

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COVER ART Featured Artist: Espen Paulsen

INTERVIEW

 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven's executive producer Bryce Zabel discusses the making of the show, its stars and its possible future.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 SF critic John Clute examines In Green's Jungles--the second volume of Gene Wolfe's series The Book of the Short Sun--in his latest column, "Stirring the cauldron of story."

HUGO AWARD POLL
It's time once again for Science Fiction Weekly's annual unofficial Hugo Award poll! What were the best SF books, movies and stories of 1999?

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NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Possible Episode II spoilers are revealed, Sir Alec Guinness dies, Larson completes Galactica trailer, La Femme Nikita may not be over, the Seiun Awards are announced, and more.
ON SCREEN
 We review the religious thriller Bless the Child, starring Kim Basinger, the surprising season two premiere episode of Lexx and the creepy USA Network TV-movie The Darkling.
OFF THE SHELF
 In Ken MacLeod's The Sky Road, the pope's nuclear weapons may turn the tide of a future global war, while a refugee alien cries for help in Stephen Burns's Call from a Distant Shore.
GAMES
 After many delays, Diablo II, sequel to the best-selling computer game Diablo, has arrived with new characters, a new skill system and a host of new evils. Was it worth the wait?
ANIME
 In An Exceptional Episode, the first full-length Irresponsible Captain Tylor movie, the galaxy is once again on the brink of war and Captain Tylor still won't obey orders.
SOUND SPACE
 Sporting radioactive breath, Japan's most loved monster is ready to stomp all over your stereo with the Godzilla 2000: Millennium Original Motion Picture soundtrack.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 Speculative Vision features an extensive gallery of science fiction and fantasy art, as well as news, games, stories, MIDI music files from dozens of movies and TV shows, and much more.
LETTERS
 One of our readers says Farscape has taken on Star Trek's mantle, another hopes for a changed Lexx, one defends the casting choice for Spider-Man, another insists Hollow Man play by the rules, and more.

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