Science Fiction Weekly
teams up with the Sci-Fi Channel

cience Fiction Weekly has joined the Sci-Fi Channel's online community, The Dominion. Beginning with the April 8 issue, Science Fiction Weekly will be found exclusively on The Dominion's Web site through a link on the "Pulp" page.

"It's a great move for us because it will expose Science Fiction Weekly to a larger readership while allowing us to expand our publication," said Craig E. Engler, the editor and publisher of Science Fiction Weekly. "We've been fans of The Dominion since its creation, and we're pleased to be able to team up with them in a joint venture."

"This is another example of our continuing efforts to be the source for science fiction on the Internet," said Ellen Kaye, vice president/enterprises of USA Networks. "Science Fiction Weekly is full of interesting news and entertainment and should be well-received by our Dominion fans."

There will be no change in the current staff or coverage of Science Fiction Weekly, although a number of minor cosmetic additions are in the works. Additionally, the department Story By has been replaced with a Gallery of cover art that readers have long been requesting. Story By will return later this year.

Readers of Science Fiction Weekly may experience some temporary difficulties reaching the publication due to a rerouting of the URL http://www.scifiweekly.com. The URL changeover is expected to be completed by mid-week.

Bethke wins 1995 Phillip K. Dick award

ruce Bethke received the 1995 Phillip K. Dick award for his novel, Headcrash. The award was given out this past weekend at the Norwescon science fiction convention.

The first runner up for the award was author Richard Paul Russo for his novel, Carlucci's Edge.

Chameleon Eclectic to produce Babylon 5 roleplaying game

hameleon Eclectic Entertainment, Inc., announced the fall release of The Babylon Project, a role-playing game based on the television series Babylon 5. The game will be titled The Babylon Project and will focus on a time period shortly before the main story of the television show.

"This is a really exciting project for us," said Charles Ryan, president of Chameleon Eclectic. "With a cohesive, detailed and intricate background, the Babylon 5 universe has incredible gaming potential, and the show has an enormous following."

The launch of The Babylon Project will include the release of the main game book and The Earthforce Sourcebook. An Earth Colonies Sourcebook and a Game Resource Kit are due out by the end of the year.

Fox juggles Space: Above and Beyond,
hoping to revive poor ratings

n an attempt to bolster falling ratings, Fox Broadcasting will air three new episodes of Space: Above and Beyond outside of the show's regular time slot. Variety has reported this could be a last stand for the series, which is estimated to cost $2 million per episode.

The first two off-schedule episodes will air before The X- Files at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 12 and 19. The third show will pre-empt America's Most Wanted at 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 20.

Editor's Note: This news item was corrected on Thursday, April 11, due to an inaccuracy in the time and date of two air times that we reported.

Television and film briefs

Doctor Who will air May 14

After some initial confusion as to when the new Doctor Who movie would air in the United States, Fox Broadcasting has scheduled Tuesday, May 14, as the day. There is no official word on when the movie will air in the United Kingdom, although it's expected to be within a week of its U.S. debut.

Aliens in the Family reportedly dropped

ABC has reportedly decided to drop Aliens in the Family after only two episodes. Industry sources said the ratings were far below ABC's expectations.

MST3K going Sci-Fi?

Sources at Best Brains, Inc., have said they are talking about a deal that would bring new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 to the Sci-Fi Channel. However, there is no official comment from the Sci-Fi Channel.

Teri Hatcher to host SNL

Teri Hatcher will host Saturday Night Live on Saturday, April 20.

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