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January 2, 2002
Issue 245
Vol. 8, No. 1

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INTERVIEW

 Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Bean and John Rhys-Davies tell Science Fiction Weekly about the behind-the-scenes fellowship they forged while filming The Fellowship of the Ring.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 Greg Bear's new thriller, Vitals, has SF critic John Clute seeing double, thanks to a tomorrow that will propel readers into "A Twin of the Century."

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Wes Craven clones around by taking a dip in The Fountain Society, Ron Perlman goes beastly when he beams aboard Star Trek: Nemesis, Sandra Bullock remains the world's leading Wonder, Ray Park competes with the Man of Steel by raising his Iron Fist, and more.
ON SCREEN
 James Cameron reveals the untold story behind the birth of a cyborg on the Terminator special edition DVD, while Ivan Reitman and David Duchovny explain how the Three Stooges helped inspire an alien invasion on the Evolution DVD.
OFF THE SHELF
 Syne Mitchell makes privacy disappear when the Web evolves into Big Brother in Technogenesis, while Avram Davidson turns tour guide to alternate pasts and futures in The Other 19th Century.
GAMES
 Return to Castle Wolfenstein revitalizes a gaming franchise almost as old as the PC itself, with a new first-person shooter incarnation that includes both single-player and online multiplayer modes.
ANIME
 The five high-school students who used their sorcery to protect the planet from an extraterrestrial menace in the first chapters of The Magic User's Club are back to open gateways to other dimensions.
SOUND SPACE
 J. Michael Straczynski's novel for TV was more than just magic for the eyes—it was a treat for the ears as well, as proven by Christopher Franke's compositions gathered on The Best of Babylon 5.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 DNA Publications is home to half a dozen SF, fantasy and horror magazines, such as Absolute Magnitude and Weird Tales, with story excepts, essays and more that illuminate the heart of print magazine publishing.
LETTERS
 Readers mourn a casting change at Stargate SG-1, slam Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring, feel that there's no longer any reason to trust The X-Files, and much more.

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