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Offworld Report: March 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.
Synthetic
Trees will Purify Air
A scientist has invented an artificial tree designed to do the
job of plants. Can anyone say carbon sequestration?
 Exterminate!
'My life as a Dalek’, the nemesis of Doctor Who, by, well, an old
Dalek.
When
Aliens Attack
A teacher is suing the SciFi channel after
an actor dressed as an alien on a Candid Camera-style show chased
her.
A
Successor for the Shuttle
Nasa reveals the Orbital Space Plane (OSP), the space vehicle due
to replace the space shuttle from 2012.
China's
First Astronaut
China reveals the identity of their first astronaut, due
to go into space before 2004.
US
and China join Fusion Project
China and the US both sign up for the largest international science
project of the next decade.
The
DNA Computer
Israeli scientists devise a computer that can perform 330
trillion operations per second (that’s 100,000 times the speed of
today’s fastest PC). The secret? It runs on DNA.
Better
Red than Dead
Series creator Doug Naylor looks at the secret history of British
TV SF comedy series Red Dwarf.
Core
Blimey
Scenario depicted in Paramount Pictures' upcoming science fiction
thriller 'The Core,' coincidentally mirrors geophysicist dr. J.
Marvin herndon's hypothesis.
Alien
Life Search Inches Forward
For four years, the SETI@Home distributed computing project has
sifted through billions of radio signals from space. Soon, scientists
will converge on Puerto Rico to work out which might point to extraterrestrial
life.
Destination
Mars
Simulating life on the Red Planet in a NASA project deep in the
Utah desert
Hydrogen:
Saving the Free West
Oil has held the world hostage for a century, but the USA can be
energy-independent in 10 years if it embraces the new hydrogen economy.
Colonizing
Under the Earth
There will never be more land. But there's plenty of undeveloped
space underground. This article looks at the underground cities
of the future and the technologies that will take us there.
Something
Big in Smallville
The creator of the TV series Smallville, Alfred Gough, looks at
the future for the adventures of the teenage Superman.
Summer
in the (SF) City
Trent Walters takes a fascinating look at the many SFF workshops
for budding writers, comparing what they have to offer. Includes,
Clarion, James Gunn's Writers Workshop and SF Institute, Clarion
West, and last but not least … Odyssey.
2003
TAFF & DUFF winners
News of 03’s winners of The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund and The Down
Under Fan Fund.
Alien
Five
News on the latest outing from Sigourney Weaver.
The
Conquest of Space
SF author Robert Silverberg reflects on the Columbia shuttle disaster.
Future
Remix
An interview with Ian McDonald, author of middling SF novels such
as Ares Express.
Tim
Lebbon
An interview with this horror novelist.
Tolkien
is the Lord of SFF
J.R.R. Tolkien hits the number one spot in a new ranking of science
fiction and fantasy books. Poor old J.K. Rowling failed to make
the top 10!
Nanotech's
Promise
Catching a nano-tube elevator to orbit; are the technologies maturing?
Frequent
Filers
James Patrick Kelly casts his mind back to 1977 and the early days
of Asimovs.
Heavens
to Betsy
The head honcho at Del Rey, Betsy Mitchell, is interviewed about
her lovely life in the SFF publishing world.
Upcoming Book Signings
Who: David Gemmell
When: Saturday 5th April 2003, 1pm
Where: Forbidden Planet, New Oxford Street, London, UK
Item being hyped: White Wolf, a new fantasy novel featuring
a guest appearance by Druss the Legend.
Who: William Gibson
When: Saturday 26th April 2003, 1pm
Where: Forbidden Planet, New Oxford Street, London, UK
Item being hyped: Pattern Recognition, his new cyberpunk
book which isn't cyberpunk because its not set in the future.
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OTHER CONTENT - April 2003
Agents of Imagination
They can make - or break - a writer's career, and every serious author needs to have one. The most powerful agents in the SFF business speak out about the genre publishing world in this roundtable. This panel includes Andrew Zack, Lucienne Diver, Shawna McCarthy, Donald Maass, Joshua Bilmes, Jack Byrne, Eleanor Wood and Nanci McCloskey.
(PUBLISHING SPOTLIGHT)
Star Wars and the Rise of Troy
Author Troy Denning interviewed about his new Star Wars universe novel Tatooine Ghost. It's set before Chewbacca's death, so fans might come to terms with their grief with this book.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Anne Sudworth Interviewed
Pastels are an awkward, difficult to control medium, but from magic landscapes to fairies, fantasy illustrator Anne Sudworth has proven she has the technique well under control.
(ARTIST INTERVIEWS)
Offworld Report: March 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.
(NEWS)
Paul
Barnett to Leave Paper Tiger
Paul Barnett, who has been Commissioning Editor of Paper Tiger since 1997, has
decided to give up his role as of the end of March 2003.
(NEWS)
Who
Watches the Watchmen?
Geoff Klock, the author of 'How to Read Superhero Comics and Why' asks some fascinating literary questions of a genre whose main protagonists wear their underwear on the outside.
(ARTICLES)
Cease Fire (Star Trek Enterprise)
Andorian commander Shran calls upon Archer to mediate a dispute between the Andorians and the Vulcans.
(TV REVIEWS)
Stigma (Star Trek Enterprise)
T'Pol becomes seriously ill with a disease condemned by most parts of Vulcan society.
(TV REVIEWS)
The Film Without Fear - or Shame.
In Daredevil, Mark R Leeper finds an uninspired comic book superhero film that borrows everything, while inventing and contributing almost nothing. An uninspiring actor plays an uninspired idea for a superhero in a familiar setting … one that feels like it was stamped out at a factory.
(FILM REVIEWS)
The Second Coming
Rod looks at the controversial BBC TV drama that posits the question, what would the world do if the Son of God returned as a video store assistant in the North of England?
(TV REVIEWS)
Building a Better Battlestar
Yep it's time for Galacticon 2003, announcing the fans' 25th anniversary salute to the stars, producers, writers and crew of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.
(CONVENTIONS)
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