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January 22, 2002
Issue 248
Vol. 8, No. 4

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THE CASSUTT FILES

 As a creative conflict rages between the TV communities of California and the Great White North, Michael Cassutt plays peacemaker by warning that we shouldn't be "Blaming it on Canada."


INTERVIEW

 After crafting classic episodes of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, acclaimed anime director Rintaro turns his hand to building a better Metropolis.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Chris Carter confronts the end of The X-Files, Ridley Scott considers revisiting the Aliens universe, Jolene Blalock and Jennifer Garner duke it out for the role of Elektra in Daredevil, Anne Rice communes with the dead on an all-star Crossing Over with John Edwards, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Stephen King takes a shining to a new haunted house in Rose Red, classic manga gets animated in Metropolis, a mecha universe goes live-action in G-Saviour: The Movie DVD, and restored scenes elevate The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai DVD to a new dimension.
OFF THE SHELF
 Richard Matheson terrorizes a nervous airline passenger with a mad gremlin on the wing in Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, while Dennis Danvers launches a revolutionary through the time stream to change the future in The Watch.
GAMES
 A kingdom is destroyed and only a master swordsman can avenge the deed as Squaresoft ups the ante with cinematic quality in Final Fantasy X, its first role-playing game for the powerful Playstation 2 platform.
CLASSICS
 After an atomic war leaves much of Earth uninhabitable in John Wyndham's cautionary The Chrysalids, mutations are destroyed on sight—but, unfortunately, only they can save the planet.
COOL STUFF
 Many have read the passionate prose of Harlan Ellison, but few have been able to experience his passion in person—until now, when we can all go On the Road with Ellison.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 It's a jungle out there for beginning writers, which is why Preditors and Editors provides a road map, with market listings, publishing advice, scam warnings and much more.
LETTERS
 Readers defend the casting of N'Sync in Star Wars, pray that The X-Files is granted a reprieve, insist that Stargate SG-1 can survive any cast changes, and more.

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