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Science Fiction Weekly
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August 11, 1997
Vol. 3, No. 15
Issue 51
Next issue:
Aug. 25, 1997
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News of the Week
Canada gets its own SF channel, a "death penalty" against UUNET closes a popular SF newsgroup, fans can e-mail William Gibson, Stargate SG1 is a hit, and much more.
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Off the Shelf
Dan Simmons concludes his popular Hyperion series with The Rise of Endymion, and C.J. Cherryh returns to her Merchanter universe with Finity's End.
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On Screen
Todd McFarlane says his movie Spawn kicks Batman's ass...we'll see. Plus the Sci-Fi Channel original movie Bombshell.
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Classic Sci-Fi
Last issue we looked at John W. Campbell Jr.'s short story "Who Goes There?" Now we take a look at the famous movie it inspired: The Thing (1951).
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Sci-Fi Site of the Week
Alien Resurrection has been pushed back to a November release, but you can find out all about it--and the other Alien movies--on the Alien Web Ring.
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Anime
Key: The Metal Idol is a modern-day Pinocchio with outstanding animation, a solid story and wonderful characters. We're not lying!
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Cool Sci-Fi Stuff
The coffee-table book Saucer Attack! revisits the passion, paranoia and artwork of UFOs in the 1950s.
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Games
Those darned aliens never seem to leave the Earth alone, but luckily we have X-Com on our side.
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