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March 17, 2003
Issue 308
Vol. 9, No. 11

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THE CASSUTT FILES

 Michael Cassutt explores why Firefly (and other western-themed sci-fi) failed, answering the nagging question "What's Space Opera, Doc?"


INTERVIEWS

 Smallville co-creator Alfred Gough discusses the future of the super series with stars Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and Sam Jones, while producer Joel Silver and director Andy Jones introduce Neo's next chapter in the Animatrix.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Halle Berry purrs as Catwoman, Morgan Freeman continues his quest to Rendezvous with Rama, John Travolta hops on board Harvey, Wes Craven curses Christina Ricci in his latest horror flick, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Crispin Glover rats out a friend in Willard, Frankie Muniz sees action as a solo spy kid in Agent Cody Banks, and cops go head to head with graverobbers in Jôji Iida's genre-bending Another Heaven.
OFF THE SHELF
 David Drake declares war on deadly aliens in Grimmer Than Hell, while Richard K. Morgan makes humanity immortal—but at a heavy cost—in Altered Carbon.
GAMES
 A city of the future becomes the site for cyber-mayhem in Siege of Malogrim Hive, a collectible card game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
CLASSICS
 Hollywood may have butchered the novel Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 on the big screen, but L. Ron Hubbard's original saga is still stunning space opera.
COOL STUFF
 Rocket USA's retro Cosmic Space Gun uses blinding sparks and burnished chrome to bring back yesterday's dreams of interplanetary adventuring.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 They're just a couple of Sci-Fi Guys, but they manage to fill their unique site with lively debate, a host of rumors and their own warped sense of humor.
LETTERS
 Readers recommend that live-action screenwriters study anime storytelling, long for a fresh-faced Superman, dis the plotting of John Doe, and much more.

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