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February 20, 2001
Issue 200
Vol. 7, No. 8

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THE CASSUTT FILES

 In "The Golden Age of Sci-Fi Is 13," Michael Cassutt asks SF's cosmic creators to remember that with great power comes great responsibility.




INTERVIEWS

 Chris Brancato, creator of SCI FI's alien-invasion epic First Wave, anxiously awaits a fourth-season renewal decision, and Chris Rock explains why he came Down to Earth to remake a classic fantasy.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 J. Michael Straczynski's Crusade finds a new home on SCI FI, Star Trek's fifth TV incarnation still plans to beam down in the fall, Luke Skywalker wields a lightsaber in Kevin Smith's new SF satire, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Chris Rock comes back from the dead and proves to be pretty fly for a white guy in Down to Earth, while the joke is on the caped crusader--and the viewers as well--in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
OFF THE SHELF
 Alfred Bester makes the stars his destination with the long-awaited collection Redemolished, while Alan Dean Foster sets a band of animals-turned-humans on a mythic quest to save the realm in Kingdoms of Light.
GAMES
 It doesn't matter to Jabba the Hutt whether his warriors live or die, as long as they entertain him with their battles at Dagobah, Mos Eisley and Hoth in Star Wars: Demolition, an arcade-style action game.
CLASSICS
 Back in 1935, scientists weren't yet trying to put men on the moon--building their Transatlantic Tunnel between Europe and the United States was enough of a giant leap.
COOL STUFF
 In The Matrix, Neo had to decide between the red pill or the blue. Fans will face an equally difficult decision when they're forced to choose between the Neo and Trinity 12" action figures.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 To find the finest Star Wars Web sites from among the millions on the Internet, it would take either the Force--or a visit to the gourmet portal Bantha Tracks.
LETTERS
 Readers debate TV ratings, support Battlefield Earth, put their trust in the men on the moon, split on remaking SF classics, and more.

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