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October 1, 2001
Issue 232
Vol. 7, No. 40

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COVER ART Featured Artist: Kyle Anderson

THE CASSUTT FILES

 Michael Cassutt considers the effect of the recent tragedy on Hollywood and weighs the moral responsibility of writing for television "When Real Life Intrudes."


INTERVIEWS

 Anthony Hopkins and director Scott Hicks bring a new dead zone to life with their screen adaptation of Stephen King's Hearts of Atlantis, while Nalo Hopkinson reveals that it isn't easy being alien—not even in science fiction.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Vin Diesel signs an $11 million contract for a Pitch Black sequel, J. Michael Straczynski plans to address the events of Sept. 11 in a future issue of Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man, Brian Aldiss proclaims A.I. Artificial Intelligence to be too intelligent for U.S. audiences, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Hearts in Atlantis brings Stephen King's eerie bestseller to the big screen, Mutant X unmasks a new generation of superhero, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and Buffy the Vampire Slayer start off new seasons, and America Loves ... Star Trek—and how!
OFF THE SHELF
 Harry Turtledove and Martin H. Greenberg collect parallel universe gems in The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century, while Paul Di Filippo makes some odd jobs even odder in Strange Trades.
GAMES
 A new force threatens an old universe in The Star Trek Customizable Card Game: The Borg Expansion, which lets everyone's favorite enemies assimilate Decipher's CCG playground.
CLASSICS
 Is The Wicker Man mystery, SF, horror, police procedural, fantasy or all of the above? The answer will help explain why Christopher Lee considered the chilling conspiracy saga to be his greatest film.
COOL STUFF
 Lois McMaster Bujold's hero Miles Vorkorsigan won fans with his heroic role in such books as Brothers in Arms and Borders of Infinity—both of which have now become books on tape for when reading is impossible.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 In 1933, Willis H. O'Brien created a great ape who came to be known as the eighth wonder of the world—and now King Kong has spawned a tribute site rich with pictures, sounds and trivia.
LETTERS
 Readers agree with Richard Hatch that Battlestar Galactica should go back to the future, take issue with the creator of Mutant X, search for solace in Babylon 5, and more.

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