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2003
July 2003 Offworld Report
01/08/2004. SFF imprint Earthlight is axed, John Jarrold angrily speaks out on this, Richard E Grant becomes the new Dr Who, why Clarion matters, Eric Van Lustbader is interviewed, and a fab review of POD-based SFF fiction (hint, it's really, really bad).
Offworld Report: December '03: Science Fiction and Fantasy
01/12/2003. Robin Hobb, Iain Banks and Peter Crowther are interviewed, Robert Silverberg muses over the contents of dinosaur intestines, while John Jarrold visits the odd world of Korean science fiction.
Offworld Report: December '03: Weird Science
01/12/2003. Scientists engineer the first artificial virus, the Pentagon begins production of battlefield laser cannons, 200,000 years old carvings of faces cause a stir, hydrogen cars revisited, and sales of robot domestics shoot up.
Offworld Report - SF&F: November 2003
01/11/2003. Interviews with author Wil McCarthy, the cast of Alias, and the Director of Underworld. Plus criticism of this year's Worldcon in Toronto, the return of Dr Who, and a short science fiction history of the Middle East.
Offworld Report - Weird Science: November 2003
01/11/2003. Martial arts robots hit Asia, the day a meteorite crashed through my roof, China sparks a new space race, and life across the stars: why they're now betting on the system 37 Gem.
Offworld Report - Comics & Anime: November 2003
01/11/2003. X-Men scribe Mark Millar interviewed, the return of the Micronauts, more flipping anthropomorphic animals, plus new G-Saviour, Cowboy Bebop and Melty Lancer. Don't you just love those odd anime titles?
Offworld Report - RPGs and Games: November 2003
01/11/2003. A look at The 1920s Investigator's Companion, Werewolf: the Dark Ages, Viking Age, and Stargate SG-1 the role-playing game, plus the question is posed: is live roleplaying on its last legs? Perish the thought.
October 2003 Offworld Report: Science Fiction and Fantasy
01/10/2003. Spider Robinson blasts the genre and asks 'why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy?', Kir Bulychov dies, plus interviews with Jerry Pournelle, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Bob Eggleton, Robert J. Sawyer, Ben Bova and Vernor Vinge.
October 2003 Offworld Report: Weird Science
01/10/2003. Why the US military want to unleash a new fleet of robot-controlled aerial vehicles, Arthur C. Clarke talks at the Los Alamos Space-elevator Conference, plans for a bacterial battery, Erich von Däniken wants a Themepark of the Gods, and why Cold Fusion scientists feel unloved.
October 2003 Offworld Report: RPGs and Gaming
01/10/2003. Half-Life raises its game, Futurama gets onto the PC, the howlers to avoid when designing RPG adventures, plus reviews of rulebooks for Unknown Armies, Twilight of Atlantis, and Dungeons and Dragons: The Dungeon Master's Guide
October 2003 Offworld Report: Comics, Anime and Manga
01/10/2003. CrossGen is heading for the seven seas with their new pirate comic, El Cazador, the difference between fans and fanboys is examined, a look at reality in Anime, and 'Scooby-Doo Meets Batman' is reviewed (yes, really).
Sept '03 Offworld Report: Science Fiction & Fantasy
01/09/2003. Interviews with Dan Simmons, Larry Niven, Orson Scott Card and Stan Nicholls; the roots of space opera are explored, Robert Silverberg looks at the Cleve Cartmill Affair, and the great Farscape rescue gathers pace.
Sept '03 Offworld Report: Weird Science
01/09/2003. The Loch Ness Monster is dead, the pulse-engine gets ready to replace the jet engine, DNA computing evolves, the Pentagon plans their nanotech warrior, and Russian scientists announce their plans to construct a nuclear power station on Mars.
Sept '03 Offworld Report: RPGs and Gaming
01/09/2003. Krynn returns as a Dragonlance campaign setting for roleplayers, why Everquest now has a GNP somewhere between Bulgaria and Russia, and Two Fisted Tales arrives - the RPG pulp that can handle everything from Flash Gordon to Sam Spade, Tarzan and the Shadow.
Sept '03 Offworld Report: Anime, Manga and Comics
01/09/2003. Illustrator Bryan Talbot is interviewed, the Punisher movie picks up pace, and the re-release of the classic original Flash Gordon Volume I strips by Alex Raymond gets a well deserved review. We also make time for Cowboy Bebop and the Dirty Pair.
The Offworld Report: June 2003
01/07/2003. Michael Swanwick and Tad Williams are interviewed, Berman, Braga and Bakula on how they finished the third season of Enterprise, and Michael Moorcock looks at the elements of science fiction that just keep on coming true.
The Offworld Report: May 2003
01/06/2003. Jeff VanderMeer looks at Robert Freeman Wexler, just about everyone looks at The Matrix Reloaded, the Andromeda season three finale slaps into the small screen, Ted Chiang is interviewed, and President Bush cites the film The Last Starfighter as his inspiration for entering politics (or does he?).
Offworld Report for April 2003
01/05/2003. Interviews with authors Larry Niven, Whitley Strieber, Christopher Priest, Ted Chiang, Robert Sheckley, Stephen Baxter, as well as the owners of Golden Gryphon Press, not to mention the cast of the movie Bulletproof Monk; plus Christopher Reeve guest stars on Smallville. Nice.
Offworld Report: March 2003
01/04/2003. This month's offworld report looks at the secret history of TV series Red Dwarf, DNA computers, an interview with Betsy Mitchell of Del Rey, has Robert Silverberg reflecting on the Columbia shuttle disaster, and looks at the shocking real life of a Dalek.
July 2003 Offworld Report
01/08/2004. SFF imprint Earthlight is axed, John Jarrold angrily speaks out on this, Richard E Grant becomes the new Dr Who, why Clarion matters, Eric Van Lustbader is interviewed, and a fab review of POD-based SFF fiction (hint, it's really, really bad).
Offworld Report: December '03: Science Fiction and Fantasy
01/12/2003. Robin Hobb, Iain Banks and Peter Crowther are interviewed, Robert Silverberg muses over the contents of dinosaur intestines, while John Jarrold visits the odd world of Korean science fiction.
Offworld Report: December '03: Weird Science
01/12/2003. Scientists engineer the first artificial virus, the Pentagon begins production of battlefield laser cannons, 200,000 years old carvings of faces cause a stir, hydrogen cars revisited, and sales of robot domestics shoot up.
Offworld Report - SF&F: November 2003
01/11/2003. Interviews with author Wil McCarthy, the cast of Alias, and the Director of Underworld. Plus criticism of this year's Worldcon in Toronto, the return of Dr Who, and a short science fiction history of the Middle East.
Offworld Report - Weird Science: November 2003
01/11/2003. Martial arts robots hit Asia, the day a meteorite crashed through my roof, China sparks a new space race, and life across the stars: why they're now betting on the system 37 Gem.
Offworld Report - Comics & Anime: November 2003
01/11/2003. X-Men scribe Mark Millar interviewed, the return of the Micronauts, more flipping anthropomorphic animals, plus new G-Saviour, Cowboy Bebop and Melty Lancer. Don't you just love those odd anime titles?
Offworld Report - RPGs and Games: November 2003
01/11/2003. A look at The 1920s Investigator's Companion, Werewolf: the Dark Ages, Viking Age, and Stargate SG-1 the role-playing game, plus the question is posed: is live roleplaying on its last legs? Perish the thought.
October 2003 Offworld Report: Science Fiction and Fantasy
01/10/2003. Spider Robinson blasts the genre and asks 'why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy?', Kir Bulychov dies, plus interviews with Jerry Pournelle, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Bob Eggleton, Robert J. Sawyer, Ben Bova and Vernor Vinge.
October 2003 Offworld Report: Weird Science
01/10/2003. Why the US military want to unleash a new fleet of robot-controlled aerial vehicles, Arthur C. Clarke talks at the Los Alamos Space-elevator Conference, plans for a bacterial battery, Erich von Däniken wants a Themepark of the Gods, and why Cold Fusion scientists feel unloved.
October 2003 Offworld Report: RPGs and Gaming
01/10/2003. Half-Life raises its game, Futurama gets onto the PC, the howlers to avoid when designing RPG adventures, plus reviews of rulebooks for Unknown Armies, Twilight of Atlantis, and Dungeons and Dragons: The Dungeon Master's Guide
October 2003 Offworld Report: Comics, Anime and Manga
01/10/2003. CrossGen is heading for the seven seas with their new pirate comic, El Cazador, the difference between fans and fanboys is examined, a look at reality in Anime, and 'Scooby-Doo Meets Batman' is reviewed (yes, really).
Sept '03 Offworld Report: Science Fiction & Fantasy
01/09/2003. Interviews with Dan Simmons, Larry Niven, Orson Scott Card and Stan Nicholls; the roots of space opera are explored, Robert Silverberg looks at the Cleve Cartmill Affair, and the great Farscape rescue gathers pace.
Sept '03 Offworld Report: Weird Science
01/09/2003. The Loch Ness Monster is dead, the pulse-engine gets ready to replace the jet engine, DNA computing evolves, the Pentagon plans their nanotech warrior, and Russian scientists announce their plans to construct a nuclear power station on Mars.
Sept '03 Offworld Report: RPGs and Gaming
01/09/2003. Krynn returns as a Dragonlance campaign setting for roleplayers, why Everquest now has a GNP somewhere between Bulgaria and Russia, and Two Fisted Tales arrives - the RPG pulp that can handle everything from Flash Gordon to Sam Spade, Tarzan and the Shadow.
Sept '03 Offworld Report: Anime, Manga and Comics
01/09/2003. Illustrator Bryan Talbot is interviewed, the Punisher movie picks up pace, and the re-release of the classic original Flash Gordon Volume I strips by Alex Raymond gets a well deserved review. We also make time for Cowboy Bebop and the Dirty Pair.
The Offworld Report: June 2003
01/07/2003. Michael Swanwick and Tad Williams are interviewed, Berman, Braga and Bakula on how they finished the third season of Enterprise, and Michael Moorcock looks at the elements of science fiction that just keep on coming true.
The Offworld Report: May 2003
01/06/2003. Jeff VanderMeer looks at Robert Freeman Wexler, just about everyone looks at The Matrix Reloaded, the Andromeda season three finale slaps into the small screen, Ted Chiang is interviewed, and President Bush cites the film The Last Starfighter as his inspiration for entering politics (or does he?).
Offworld Report for April 2003
01/05/2003. Interviews with authors Larry Niven, Whitley Strieber, Christopher Priest, Ted Chiang, Robert Sheckley, Stephen Baxter, as well as the owners of Golden Gryphon Press, not to mention the cast of the movie Bulletproof Monk; plus Christopher Reeve guest stars on Smallville. Nice.
Offworld Report: March 2003
01/04/2003. This month's offworld report looks at the secret history of TV series Red Dwarf, DNA computers, an interview with Betsy Mitchell of Del Rey, has Robert Silverberg reflecting on the Columbia shuttle disaster, and looks at the shocking real life of a Dalek.
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