Offworld Report: Science Fiction and Fantasy: August 2004
01/08/2004 . Source: Stephen Hunt 
Interviews with Alan Moore, Geoffrey Landis, Steve Erikson and Robert Silverberg, why elitism in the genre is good, and Kim Stanley Robinson on the really dumb science of The Day After Tomorrow. This
month's news roundup of all the science fiction and fantasy content
that's worth a bucket of Andorian Bloodworm spit found 'offworld
the 'Nest. Stephen Hunt was doing the scouting this month.
INTERVIEWS Phil
High Interview
Infinity Plus interviews writer Phil High. Alan
Moore Interview
Salon interviews the king of the graphic novel world. Geoffrey
A. Landis Interview
SciFi.com interviews author Geoffrey A. Landis. R.
Scott Bakker Interview
SFFworld interviews the horror author. Steve
Erikson Interview
Tor interviews their own SFF author. Robert
Silverberg Interview
SciFi.com interviews one of the greats. Around
the World in 80 Days
The cast and crew site down with SciFi.com for
an interview. Douglas
Adams Interview
MP3-format interview with SFF author Douglas Adams
(from 1988). I,
Robot Interview
Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan and Alex Proyas speak
about making the new SF movie. Ray
Bradbury Interview
Bradbury looks back on science fiction past and
future. LITERATURE Jeff
VanderMeer Suggests …
Jeff runs through his suggested summer reading
list for Locus. Summer
Audiobooks
John Joseph Adams reviews this summer’s best genre audio
books for Locus. The
Incredible Shrinking Comic
Wired looks at how comics are now hitting
your cell-phone – how dire is that? The
Elite Fan
Why elitism in the genre is good.
China
Miéville's Iron Council
Looks at China’s latest outing into
the fantasy of the new weird. Stross'
The Atrocity Archives
Review of the book from Revolution SF. Forty
Signs of Rain
Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest trilogy leaves Mervius
cold. Newton's
Wake.
Our own Ken MacLeod’s latest book comes in for a review. FANS,
CONS & AWARDS SFSignal
Survives
Daily science fiction blog SF Signal celebrates its first
birthday. The Aeon
Award
Irish magazine Albedo One announces the Aeon Award … and a,
cough, reading fee. WesterCon57
New piece on this year’s Western Regional Science Fiction Convention. FICTION Jumpers
Short
fiction by Mary Rosenblum. Among
the Dead
Short fiction by Edward Bryant The
Anatomist's Apprentice
Short fiction by Matthew Claxton. The
Breeding Grounds
Short fiction by Lavie Tidhar Tune
Out of Time
Short fiction by Philip E High MEDIA Episode
III Title
The next Star Wars movie’s title is announced. Episode
III Title Revealed
More on the next Star Wars movie’s title. Revenge
of the Sith
Even more on the next Star Wars movie’s title. Catwoman’s
Miaow
Look at the stupid new Catwoman movie by Starburst. Catwoman’s
Litter
Another review of the new Catwoman movie. Catwoman’s
Hairball
Wired magazine reviews the new Catwoman movie and finds it
a silly mess. Jerry
Goldsmith Dies
The composer of music for various SFF movies and TV
series dies. SCI-FI
Channel Admits They Went Too Far On Shymalan Documentary ...
Everyone’s
favourite SFF cable TV channel takes to playing April Fools jokes a little late. Weaver
on Alien’s Future
Sigourney ponders the future of her SF movie franchise. Archer's
Reckoning On Enterprise
Star Trek’s Captain Jonathan Archer talks about
the new series and the continuing Xindi war arc. Berman
on Trek
More gossip about the plot – and indeed future – of the next
Star Trek movie. Enough
Star Trek?
Braga on why the Trek franchise is dying on its feet. Romulan
Wars
Brannon Braga discusses the new Trek film, the Enterprise story
arc and the Temporal Cold War. Doohan's
Condition
Trek’s ‘Scotty’ – now very ill with Alzheimer's - wants to
remember D-Day and say farewell to his many fans. Enterprise
Spoilers
SciFi.com round-up all the spoilers for the new Trek TV series.
Will William Shatner return? Go
Speed Racer Go!
Disney to go ahead with Matthew Reilly’s hover car
racer techno-thriller. Alias
– Hourglass
Episode review of the spy-fy ‘Hourglass’ episode of Alias. Review:
Alias - Unveiled
Episode review of the spy-fy ‘Unveiled’ episode of
Alias. Review:
Alias - The Frame
Episode review of the spy-fy ‘The Frame’ episode
of Alias. Review:
Alias - Facade
Episode review of the spy-fy ‘Facade’ episode of Alias. Spider-Man
2
Starburst examines the latest superhero movie to hit the street. Lex
Luthor Talks
Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville’s Lex Luthor, talks about
his role in the new series. Shadowmancer
G.P.
Taylor's ‘Shadowmancer’ fantasy novels are heading for the big screen. Atlantis
Shatters the Record
Stargate Atlantis breaks household TV rating records. Flying
Sky High
Groan. Not another high school for superhero teens series. Team
America Pics
Pictures from the new marionette superhero film. Bryan
Singer to Direct Superman
But he won't be having too much to do with
X-Men 3. A
New Knight
David Hasselhoff on his planned big movie Knight Rider adaptation. Sink
your Teeth into This
New Line files buys the movie rights to the Vampire:
The Requiem role-playing game. Latest
Sky Captain Trailer
More footage from the CGI-heavy special effects
movie. Alias
Off Course
Alias creator J.J. Abrams talks about how Alias has been
drifting off track of late. I,
Stupid?
Slate magazine on why ‘I, Robot’ has misunderstood Asimov’s
work. I,
Robot
Fantastica Daily reviews Will Smith’s latest SF movie. I,
Robot
Locus reviews the movie. Dark
Angel is Fantastic
Actress Jessica Alba joins the Fantastic Four movie
cast. Buried
Secret
Why the Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan really exists, but
you won't find it in the the SciFi Channel documentary. Sci-Fi
Channel screws up yet again
More on the sneaky Shyamalan trick. Sci-Fi
Channel Lies About Shyamalan
Why the SciFi.com network was never at
odds with the filmmaker. Sci
Fi Channel admits Shyamalan hoax
CNN on why the SciFi.com network was
never at odds with the filmmaker. Syfyportal
Angry
Syfyportal looks at the latest deceit from the Sci-Fi channel. 20th
Century Fox finds 3 of the Fantastic Four
Apparently Chiklis, Gruffudd,
and Evans are set. A
Sound of Thunder Heard
Ray Bradbury’s SF action-adventure comes to
the big screen. Marine
Core
Stargate: Atlantis to keep its military appeal. Ryan
Withdraws
Jack Ryan, ex-husband of Seven of Nine/Jeri Ryan, drops out
of Senate race following the Borg girl’s swingers club revelations in divorce
case. Teal'c
Talks
Teal'c on Stargate old and new. Frakes
talks Thunderbirds
BBC Radio Five interview with the director of the
new Thunderbirds movie. ‘Stargate’
creator ready for ‘Atlantis’
Much-anticipated sci-fi spinoff premieres
July 16. Star
Wars Bloopers
Cue the 2004 George Lucas Selects Award. That's
all folks
Does the film Shrek II's success mean curtains for the world
of traditional 2-D animation? Dumb
Movie?
Kim Stanley Robinson on decent science for global warming catastrophes.
No
Daleks for Who
Why Doctor Who's favourite evil villain will not appear
in its new TV series after a failure to agree terms. Spiderman
Two Review
Tobey Maguire stars in the Spider-Man sequel. The
Burden of Being Spidey
Wired magazine has a look at the new Spider-Man
2 movie. Will
Smith, Geek?
Wired interviews the star of ‘I, Robot’. 
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