the knights - gallifreyan gazzette - #208 - january 2005 - vol. 18-04

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The Gallifreyan Gazette From Below the Citadel 208 January Volume 18.04

Combat Rock

The Stones of Blood

Mechassault

King Arthur

Sky Captain and

The World of Tomorrow

Cabinet of Light

The Power of Kroll

The Hitch-Hikers Guide

to the Galaxy

Star Wars: A New Hope

Immortal


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2 THE GALLIFREYAN GAZETTE

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THIS ISSUEJanuary 2005# 208

Volume 18.04

Cover Design by Ken Parker

Contributors:

Neil S. BulkRob Claffie Jr.

John Courtney

Celina McMahon

Jim McMahon

Christopher Parker

Dawn Parker

Kenneth ParkerArthur Robillard

Jeffrey A. Zyra


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THE GALLIFREYAN GAZETTE 3

NEWS

INFORMATION

RUMORS

ITS ALMOST TIME....

The Web trailer has now made it to BBC 1with some minor changes, including thetunnel effect as seen below.

March 26 seems to be the most popular

rumor for the date of the new series to airin the UK. Nothing set in stone as of yetand still no word on airing in America.

....BUT NOT YET.

The Sun, on January 8 accidently andwrongly reported that the new series wasstarting that night.

CASTING

More casting information for the newseries includes Richard Wilson, JanaCarpenter, Joe Montana, Natalie Jones andTamsin Greig.

EXCELLENT

Big Finish will be rolling out its CybermenAudio series in August and it will continueuntil November and feature some of thecast of the Dalek Empire adventures. Apreview CD of this series was available inDoctor Who magazine #351.

ANNUAL WHO

It has been announced that new annualswill be created for Doctor Who starting thisyear. These hardcover books will be alongthe same line as the previous Annuals thatceased production 20 years ago.

NEW LOOK

Doctor Who magazine has gone througha Regeneration with a new look andmore pages. The cover of issue 352 sports

the new logo and the 9th Doctor and Rose.The cover price has also regenerated from$6.80 to $7.99.


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UFC EAST CANCELLED

United Fan Con East has cancelled theirJune 10 convention due to changedcontracts by the venue. United Fan ConWest in Springfield is still being held onNovember 11 - 13.

LOTR SCRIBES WRITE

The Lovely Bones is Peter Jackson andPhilipa Boyens next movie project afterKing Kong. Jackson and Boyens wrotethe screenplay for the Lord of the Ringsmovies and after King Kong will pen a story

about a ghost who returns to observe hermurderer. There have been rumors thatJackson is also planning to do a WWIImovie.

ARTISTS OBITUARIES

C o m i cw r i t e rW i l lE i s n e rd i e de a r l y

t h i sy e a r .

Eisner worked onsuch 40s comicssuch as The Spirit. Hedied at the age of 87

after quadruplebypass surgery.

Frank Kelly Freas, who didartwork for many magazinessuch as Analog, PlanetStories, Mad Magazine andAstounding Stories, passedaway on January 2 at the age

of 82.H i sartwork

is recognized bymany and one suchpiece was used onthe cover of a Queenalbum, News of theWorld. The originalartwork, titled The

Gulf Between ispictured here.

SUPER CASTING

Casting for the Superman movie is in fullmotion with Kate Bosworth as Lois Laneand Kevin Spacey will portray Lex Lutherhimself.


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HD-DVD

HD-DVD titles have been announced andamong the biggest are Sky Captain andthe World of Tommorrow, Harry Potterand the Matrix movies.

SIG

The official web site for the new CaptainScarlet CG series is up with lots of photosof characters and vehicles as well as someshort clips of the vehicles in action.

A series of Red Dwarf diecast vehicles andfigures have been released by Corgi. RedDwarf (Pictured below), Starbug and

Rimmer and Lister are among the releases.Comet Miniatures (http://www.comet-miniatures.com) carries the set for 12pounds.

TRIPODS

The John Christopher novel series,Tripods is being made into a movie withGregor Jordan (Buffalo Soldiers) asdirector. The story is about an alieninvasion and a group of young adultstrying to learn more about the aliens.

IM SO DEPRESSED

The voice of Marvin in the HitchhikersGuide to the Galaxy movie will be noneother than Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest).

Conceptual Artwork

STAR TREK REST

Recent rumors have stated thatParamount is on the verge of putting the

Star Trek franchise on hiatus. This wouldmean that the proposed movie and futureTV seriesp r o j e c t swould beshelved. Noword onwhat willhappen tothe seriesEnterprise.

RED DWARF MINIATURES

http://www.captainscarlet.com/


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DOCTOR WHO

NOVELSReview by Kenneth Parker

THE CABINET OF LIGHTby Daniel O Mahoney

The theme of the Doctor participating in

the affairs of Earth and the results thereofhas been touched upon many times in thepast, whether on screen or in novels. Thediscovery by an outsidecharacter that theDoctor has existed throughout history isa highly interesting idea and it is this plotdevice that is used in The Cabinet of Light.

In this mystery, we have the narrative pointof view of a private detective who is put tothe unwilling task of searching for thisDoctor who seems to have beeninvolved in events occurring centuriesago. Of course he knows that this isimpossible but never-the-less, thereseems to be some truth to the myth of thisDoctor.

The players in this story also include astrange woman with no memory foundwandering the streets of London (a victim

of recent bombings perhaps?), anunfriendly magician, a mysterious womandressed in black and a large body guardwho seems impervious to bullets. Ourdetective narrator discovers that trust isnot something to be taken lightly. Hisinvestigations into all of these odd

characters lead to a cabinet of light and,ultimately, to unraveling the story of theDoctor. It is at that point when things getworse for our detective hero.

Knights SKnights SKnights SKnights SKnights Scenescenescenescenescenes

Another year and look at what sci-fi andfantasy fans have awaiting us in thecinemas and on television not to moentionin books and beyond. Batman, Star Wars,Doctor Who, Firefly, The Hitchhikers Guideto the Galaxy, The Fantastic Four, Harry

Potter, Captain Scarlet, The War of theWorlds, Sin City, Charlie and the ChocolateFactory, A Sound of Thunder, Robots, AeonFlux, The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kongand so many more are what we are lookingforward to. The highlight of this is ofcourse, Doctor Who.

As you are reading this the Organizationalmeeting will be happening or has occuredand while there are no majorannouncements planned, there will besome extra attention put into thenewsletter over the next few months. Ihave come up with a plan to increasearticle content and variety to enhance thepublication to a level that the editor hopesto achieve. There are also some potentialprojects and other work that may behappening over the course of the year.

Currently, we are looking for submissionsin the form of articles, reviews, puzzles,humor, games and opinion. Subjects canrange from Doctor Who (Especially AudioAdventures and other areas not covered

by our existing writers), Star Trek, Smallville,comics, gaming and any Sci-Fi or Fantasyrelated areas. These submissions can befor the web site or newsletter.


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The guest character perspective ideaworks very well and gives us an insight onhow the Doctors involvement, whether byaccident or on purpose, can affectpeoples lives. The main story is really notthe antagonists search for the cabinet oflight but the mishandling of a particularcase and his discovery of the secrets ofthe cabinet of light.

This book is one of the highly regardedTelos series and, therefore, one Ipurchased with interest. It reminded meof Fallen Gods, with a similar pacing andtheme to it, but Cabinet is not quite asenjoyable, perhaps because of a plot

element overused of late, the Doctor losinghis memory. This loss of memory does giveway to a puzzle that is ultimately puttogether in a fairly satisfying way. In theend, however, this book falls short in thecharacter and story developmentdepartments and I can only give it a good

rating and not an excellent endorsement.

REwind

TheTom Baker Era by Jeffrey A. ZyraTHE POWER OF KROLL

By Robert Holmes4 episodes

Kroll is all wise, all seeing.

The TARDIS materializes in the swampymarshes on the 3rd moon of Delta Magna.On Delta Magna there is a big squid-looking creature that is worshiped by theswampies. The Swampies are the natives

of the moon and are interested in gettingweapons sothey canattack therefinery. Butthe persongiving them

t h eweapons iss e c r e t l yhoping to get rid of the Swampies andKroll.

This story is one that many people dont

think of when they think of Robert Holmes.The man that has written such classics likeThe Caves of Androzani, The Two Doctors,and Pyramid of Mars and then give us ThePower of Kroll. Unfortunately this is notone of his best. It has that true element oflittle guy verses big guy but the way theSwampies look and act you cant takethem seriously. Plus look at that stupidsquid. I mean come on.1.5 stars out of 5


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Doctor Who

Lost in TimeDVD Box Set

Review by Kenneth ParkerThe Stories These are a selection butnot all of the incomplete stories for DoctorWho ranging from the mid to late 60s.

Highlighted among these stories is thenewly discovered Dalek Masterplan Part2. Eighteene p i s o d e swould beenough butin addition

to the extrasmentionedbelow both T h e

Crusade and The Moonbase have themissing episodes represented with theaudio track of that episode.

The Restoration All of the episodes wereput through the usual restoration andVidfire process to recreate the video lookthat the episodes were originally made in.In the case of The Lion, the quality was

so bad that much of the process was notvery successful and the Vidfire was noteven attempted.

The Quality Again, great work but withsuch a variety of material on this set it wasp r o b a b l yone of them o r e

d i f f i c u l treleases fort h eRestorationteam towork on.T h e

existing quality ranged from excellent todownright poor.

The Extras Too many to name here,virtually every little clip and home moviefootage of Doctor Who was included onthese discs.

T h ec e n s o r e dc l i p sr e t u r n e df r o mAustralia, thehome moviesfrom TheSmugglers and FX footage from SpacePirates are among the gems included. Afew surprises included footage of somekey scenes after the Doctors regenerationin The Power of the Daleks as well as

Steven Taylors and Vickis final momentsin the show. The extras alone would beworth the price of admission.


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There are a fewcommentaries aswell. Since thereare so manyepisodes andcommentaries Ihave yet to watch

everything, but the commentary on theCrusade is informative and entertaining.

I found the lack of the Galaxy Four scenein its separate area on the release to be ag l a r i n gm i s t a k e .The FuryFrom the

D e e pf o o t a g ea n dcombinedscenes arereally some great points and after viewingthese discs, you will wish more stories

could be found.

The release is available in two volumes William Hartnell and the two disc set ofPatrick Troughton or combined into oneset at a lower price.

The Hitch-Hikers GuideThe Hitch-Hikers GuideThe Hitch-Hikers GuideThe Hitch-Hikers GuideThe Hitch-Hikers Guide

to the Galaxyto the Galaxyto the Galaxyto the Galaxyto the Galaxy

THE TERTIARY PHASE

Radio Serieswritten by Douglas Adams

An Above the Title Production

for BBC4Review by Arthur Robillard

Simply put, the long-awaited (at least forsome of us) return of the Hitch-HikersGuide to the Galaxy in its original radioformat doesnt disappoint. This is the first

of three new audio productions of DouglasAdams famous science-fiction humourseries, first broadcast in September andOctober of 2004.

Most of the original cast havereturned and a few new voices replace

those who have unfortunately died overthe years since the last episode sometimeback in 1980. The narrator (The Book),the late, beloved Peter Jones, has beenreplaced by William Franklyn. In a clevermove to explain this change, the firstepisode introduces Williams voice with a

flip-flop editing effect with bits of Petersto show that the voice circuits of the Guideare being updated. The other maincharacter who has been re-voiced isSlartibartfast, as Richard Vernon is alsono longer with us; Richard Griffiths joinsthe cast in this significant role. Douglas

Adams, himself, also appears in this seriesas Agrajag, the being Arthur Dentrelentlessly, and unknowingly, kills timeafter time, due to the recorded dramatic


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reading of the third book Douglas mademany years ago.

Since the books and most every

other version of the HHGTTG divergestory-wise after the equivalent of the 4th

episode, there are many inconsistencieswith the idea of carrying on the radio seriesnot from the point of the last episode ofthat series but from the narrative point of

the start of the third book Life, the Universeand Everything. The series annoyinglydoesnt address this retracing of steps andcontradiction of story-line adequately,saying only that Zaphod Beeblebrox (MarkWing-Davey) had a double-psychoticepisode and was found wandering the

corridors of the Guides offices. Trillian(Susan Sheridan) is mysteriously (butwelcomely) back but wasnt present duringthe Total Perspective Vortex incident thatZaphod claims was utterly real (eventhough it was revealed in the original seriesthat the Vortex he was subjected to wasnt

the real one anyway, but thats anotherstory). Also, Marvin the Paranoid Android(Stephen Moore) still, somehow, nearlydives into the sun in the Disaster Areaconcert-ending stunt, which neverhappened in the radio version. I dont thinkDouglas Adams would have minded if amore inventive solution to thecontradictions presented here beenwritten in his absence, perhaps evensomething as simple as saying that ArthurDent (Simon Jones), who was last seenstealing the Heart of Gold spaceship in a

fit of anger, accidentally mis-operated theInfinite Improbability Drive in such a waythat it ended up rewriting history anddeposited our heroes at different points inspace and time with sometimes-

contradictory memories of things. Orsomething like that. When you considerthe explanation for Trillians departure

between the Primary and SecondaryPhases of the series (episodes, or fitsas they were called, 1-6 and 7-12respectively) was fairly curt and not fussedabout, this sort of narrative solution is notall that unlikely or inappropriate. Be that

as it may, this radio series, The TertiaryPhase, and the series to follow will beadaptations of the third, fourth and fifthbooks.Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod), Richard Griffiths

(Slartibartfast) and Simon Jones (Arthur)

I find that this series is not as funny

as the earlier ones, but this is not the faultof anyone in the production, but that ofthe books which, in my opinion, becameless humorous and more plot-driven asthe series continued. Indeed the final bookMostly Harmless hardly ends on a punchline, and Douglas Adams had meant to

rectify that at some point. Still, there areplenty of funny bits which will entertain theseasoned hitch-hiker.

The production of this project is


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StarStarStarStarStarWWWWWararararars Episode 4:s Episode 4:s Episode 4:s Episode 4:s Episode 4: A NeA NeA NeA NeA New Hopew Hopew Hopew Hopew Hope

By Neil S. Bulk

Many reviews have been written about theDVD detailing the picture changes, whilethe sound mix has been virtually ignored.Here is a list of sound changes on the

DVD. This is all referring to changes madeto the original film, except in a fewinstances Ive pointed out differences alsofrom the 1993 re-mix. Some of these newsounds obviously were heard in the 1997Special Edition re-mix, some are new tothis mix. Ive also included a few of the

picture changes (not the obvious ones, orthe cleaned up effects shots). I have notnoted any changes to specific SE shots(such as the destruction of Alderaan or theDeath Star) since these shots are entirelynew.

The 1954 recording of the Fox logo is stillplayed though it sounds very distorted.

The new Lucasfilm logo is shown.

The Star Wars title card starts moving

much too fast in relation to the originaland can be seen shifting gears as it getssmaller and slows down.

New explosions can be heard over theopening shot.

The foley in this mix is very loud and inyour face. Not subtle in anyway. NoteThreepios footsteps. Theyve always beenthere, just never this loud.

largely the work of Douglas friends,producer Bruce Hyman and director DirkMaggs. Long-time Paul McCartney band

keyboard player, Paul Wix Wickens (alsoa friend of Dougs), provides the dramaticmusic. Philip Pope wrote and performedthe Krikkit Song, which is heard a cappellain the story but is heard with instrumentsat the end credits of that episode. The

sound and voice effects are outstanding,especially those contributing to AndyTaylors performance: it made me utterlyconvinced that Marvin was indeed talkingto a mattress. The CD release, put out justafter the final episode aired in England,contains some 20 minutes of extra

footage but, not having heard thebroadcast version, I cannot say where theextra parts appear. In all this audio dramais an enjoyable experience, and I lookforward to the next installments this year.

The cast of the new radio series.


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The sound of the ship docking has somerevised sound.

The shirts of the rebel troopers changecolors. They were always gray before. Insome shots now they are blue.

Vaders voice has been re-processedthroughout the entire film to get him to

match the sequels.

When Artoo opens the door to the escapepod, the button he pushes buzzes.

The laser blast that convinces Threepio toget in the escape pod was re-done in 1993.

It is the same sound effect as a lampblowing up in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Thiseffect is also heard later in the movie.

When Vader is talking to the SecondCommander (Lord Vader, the battlestation plans are not aboard this ship!)

the room int h ebackgroundm a k e sb e e p i n gnoises. Forfun, Ill pointout that thisactor has thesame voice asG e n e r a lDodonna atthe end of the

movie. Isuspect thatthe Second Commander is dubbed.

When Artoo is shot by the Jawas and fallsover, a tremendous bass impact has beenmixed in.

The restraining bolt being installed makesa different sound.

Artoos arrival inside the sand crawlermakes a new sound.

You now hear the sand crawler start up asit starts to move.

Later, you hear the sand crawler come toa stop. Threepio then says, Wevestopped before telling Artoo to wake up.

This line did not exist in the originalrelease.

The sound of Threepio rising from the oilbath has been augmented.

The lunch scene with Beru and Owen has

some new foley (Berus chair makes asound now). This is a quiet scene and youcan literally hear the faders being broughtdown after every line of dialogue. Dailoguedoes not sound integrated in this scene.

Berus pronunciation of father has beenredone......again.

Lukes land speeder can be seen in thelong shot from the sand peoples point ofview. Previously it was just a white speckmoving.

The clanking of the sand persons gaffistick is heard in this mix.


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The Krayt Dragon sound that Ben uses toscare the sand people has been re-done.It almost sounds like a police siren at first.

Definitely sounds artifical as opposed tothe older, more organic sound.

The light sabers have not been re-processed to match the sound heard inthe prequels.

In this mix its very clear that the bartenderhas been dubbed. It was not as obviousbefore.

When Luke is thrown into the table, itmakes an all new sound effect.

When the stormtroopers walk into the barthey can be heard saying, Undertand youhad some trouble in here. This is heardunder Hans, Looks like somebodysbeginning to take an interest in yourhandiwork. line.

Alien sound effect is missing just beforeThreepios line, I would much rather havegone with Master Luke than stay here withyou.

The music edit just after the Jabba sceneis pretty bad. The music just starts. AlsoBens line If the ships as fast as hesboasting we ought to do well is differentthan the original mix. It sounds editedtogether here.

A quick dissolve is missing between theshot of the spy and the interior entranceof Docking Bay 94. It is a hard cut now.

The spy makes some more sounds beforeinforming the stormtroopers of where Lukeand Ben are.

There are new explosion sound effects inthe shoot out in Docking Bay 94.

You would prefer another target? Amilitary target? both sound crystal clear.

Then name the system! is clearly fromthe old mix. Right in the middle of the linethere is a quality shift. This happensthrough out the entire movie, but this maybe the most obvious. It almost feels like agame, wondering if the next line is goingto be the new clear dialogue or the older

sounding dialogue. Obviously, there is alack of consistency here and its jarringthroughout the film. This is problably theworst feature of this new mix.

When the Falcon arrives at Alderaan thereis some very deep bass. However, when

the Falcon is captured by the Death Starstractor beam, deep bass is missing thatwas heard in the 1993 mix. However thereis a lot of sound of the cockpit shaking.

Also in the 1993 mix, the sound of the TIEfighter shooting at the Falcon could beheard. Thats not here nor was it in theoriginal mix.

The PA systems line, Close all outboardshields sounds different.

Just before Han and company come outof the secret compartments, the twoinspecting stormtroopers stop at the exit


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ramp and one of them now says, Theresno one here..

When Luke exits out of the Falcon and tapshis stormtrooper helmet, static can beheard.

The dialogue keeps changing during thecommand office scene, between the cleardialogue and the older sounding dialogue.

The computer in the detention block scenemakes new noises.

When Han, Luke and Chewie are shootingthe cameras in the cell block area, the

explosions are all re-done. There is alsosome new blaster fire added. When Hanshoots the console, his blaster is muchlouder now then it was before.

The explosion as the stormtroopers blastinto the cell block is much louder and has

more bass.

When Leia shoots the hatch to get into thegarbage chute, the explosion is different.

Chewie pounding on the door of the trashcompactor makes new sounds.

The famous blooper of the stormtrooperwalking into the door has now beenpunctuated witha loud clunksound effect.

What was once atough to seemistake is nowpointed ot foreveryone to see.

When Ben is turning off the tractor beam(I guess this is what hes doing since thedisplay is no longer in English) some

sound effects that were heard at Bespinin The Empire Strikes Backand in ALIENare mixed in here.

The creature sound effects after they getout of the trash compactor are different.

When Leia fires her blaster during thechasm crossfire, it no longer sounds likeDirty Harrys .44 magnum. This chasm alsohas the ALIEN/Bespin sound effect.

When Luke throws the grappling hook, it

makes a whizzing through the air soundeffect.

When they are shouting for Luke to comeon board the Falcon (after Bens death)Leia now says, Luke, come on!.Previously, it was just Come on!.

Music reverb heard during the fight withthe TIE Fighters is gone.

During the TIE Fighter fight, there is a longshot of the Falcon and you can see red

blaster fire coming from it. There is nowsound there to match.


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During the first X-Wing dive towards theattack on the Death Star, key music hasbeen dialled out for a few moments.

Hes on your tail line from the SE mix isnot heard here.

New sounds can be heard in Red Leaderscockpit as his ship is failing.

When Red Leaders engine is hit by blasterfire, it now makes the same sound as alamp blowing up in Raiders of the LostArk.

As Han, Luke, and Leia walk off after the

battle, new crowd cheering effects can beheard.

WORLD CINEMA

Review by Kenneth Parker

It is the future and a company calledEugenics is altering humans for reasonsthat will not become clear to the viewer.The alterations are endangering the pure

humans as there are not many left on theworld. In comes Jill, an alien who is quicklybecoming human and has been droppedoff on this planet for a purpose. The Godswho inhabit a floating pyramid over NewYork are interested in Jill and Horus, theGod with a bird head, takes control of the

body of Nikopol who has recently beenaccidentally released from cryogenicsleep. Horus hopes to impregnate Jill forreasons that will not become clear to theviewer.

This 2004 movie is a very odd combination

of CG and live action but what makes thisdifferent from lets say Sky Captain orCasshern is that the CG effects look likesomething from a video game and indeedI was reminded of elements of Halo amongothers. The effects, while not bad, falter

when we see the majority of characters areindeed CG characters. This may be thepoint as the world has become artificial andthere appears to be no attempt to correctthis.


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Sampson InnSampson InnSampson InnSampson InnSampson Inn ononononon

Westbrook LakeWestbrook LakeWestbrook LakeWestbrook LakeWestbrook LakeBy Christopher ParkerWelcome to the Sampson Inn, an

exquisite experience of fine dining andrustic ambiance. Located just outside the

small hamlet of Westbrook, the SampsonInn features the finest foods, wines, anddesserts New England has to offer. Fromits award winning chowders to itsdeliciously rich double chocolate layertorte, the Sampson Inn prides itself on itsfive star menu and unparallel service.

Resting beside the idyllicWestbrook Lake, Sampson Inn enjoys aspectacular outdoor vista with its manyrose gardens, walkways and woodedpaths. Inside, the Sampson Inn reveals a

history rich with colonial independenceand old-fashioned Yankee craftsmanship.From its brick fireplace and oak floors toits authentic antiques and fragrant candlesthe Sampson Inn captures the spirit ofearly America.

Founded in 1745, the Inn was ahaven for weary and thirsty travelers. TheInns original proprietors, Mr. JonathonSampson and his wife, Helena, were pillarsof the community and were thought kindlyof by folks from all over. Tragically, in1753, the Inn burned down. Helena

perished in the inferno.

Unlike the other movies mentioned,Immortal has some imagery that is justplain odd. Horus will probably make you

laugh when you first see him and after awhile youwill stare athim ine v e r yscene, notb e c a u s ethe effect is

good, but because it doesnt fit with thelive sets and characters.

Okay, what about the story? Uh, mmm,uh. Okay, this movie is a cross between

Blade Runner, Liquid Sky and The FifthElement. Throw in loads of drugs and beatbrain with a blender and there you have it.Not sure about the history of this moviebut it does star Charolate Rampling.

This movie is confusing but that in of itself

would be okay if it were not the imagerythat just doesnt make sense. When yousee the two Gods playing Monopoly youw i l lp robablyunderstand.Its almostas if thismovie wasmeant tobe acomedy and if that is the case then I canforgive some of what it has dished out for

us. It feels like the second or third part ofa movie series with so many unansweredquestions but by the end of the movie Ireally did not want the answers anyhow.


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Jonathon somehow survived andrebuilt the Inn managing it until his deathin 1767. The Inn was passed down through

many different hands and was evenrenamed twice until it was closed in 1899.It became and remained a privateresidence until 1973 when it was sold to alocal entrepreneur who, after extensiverefurbishing restored the Inn to its formerglory. He even resurrected the originalname. Since then the Sampson Inn hasbeen a staple of fine dining and NewEngland eloquence.

Of course if you decide to spendan evening with friends and family you may

want to watch for something thats not onthe menu. Not everyone notices her. Sheis very selective whom she visits. And ifyou do see her, it is best to lookawayquickly.

She is a vision of beauty dressed

in yellow with long, dark hair dancing likeflame. Her face, as bright and beautiful asany womans, yet not one feature can bedescribed. Lips, nose, brow and eyes bluras if seen through ice.

She is Helena Sampson, stillresiding in the dwelling at Westbrook Lake.The fire did not burn hot enough to destroyher. Jonathon thought it would be, yousee, but like so many other presumptionshe made, he was wrong, again. Yes, theflames did manage to eat away Helenas

flesh and bone, but they also didsomething else very unexpected. Theyblackened her soul and made it hard andever lasting. Betrayal by a husband she

loved beyond anything else is hardly everforgiven. And in the cloud between life andoblivion it is not easy for Helena to

recognize friend from foe.

Only those she chooses can seeher. And she chooses only those thatremind her of her one true love, Jonathon.It may be the tiniest trait or just a hint ofrecognition that attracts Helena to theunsuspecting patrons. Yet once shenotices you, you will become a suitor toher revenge.

You will not long resist her stare.Her gaze will burn, building until your very

soul is ablaze. You will be compelled toexcuse yourself in order to take that shortstroll down the back steps of the Innleading to the lake. Only at the bottom ofWestbrook Lake with its cool, wet embracewill you be able to extinguish her fiery gazeforever.

If you do come to the SampsonLake dont be afraid. The likelihood youwill meet Helena are slender. But if youdo have the misfortune of encounteringher you might want to ask her to try themerlot. Its the house wine and I believeher favorite.

2005 Christopher Parker


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The start of 2004 would slowly reveal moreand more about the new series and withthe highlight of the casting announcementfor the lead, many fans could now breatha sigh of relief - this was for real. More andmore debates would pop up in fan circles.

February 24 Outpost Gallifrey announcesa bit of a rumor that the Autons may befeatured at some point in the new series

future.

March 3 The new series writers areannounced and some info on whichepisodes were what are circulated around.

March 19 Early morning rumors brought

up the name Christopher Eccelston as apotential lead in the new series. Two UKpapers released info on two separateactors (Eccelston and Nighy). Later thatday it is made official and Eccelston is thenew Doctor.

March rumors include a Joan of Arc storyand actor Alfred Molina will be in the newseries. Another rumor stated that the partof Rose had already been cast.

March 25 it becomes public that a letter

to Michael Grade warns him to keep awayfrom the new series and not to interferewith its development.

March 28 Another actress in the runningis ex-pop star Billie Piper. Soon reportsstate that she may be out of the running.

Fans Debate on the choice of Eccelstonwas a Hotpoint and generated much talk.For the most part he was accepted butmost agreed that until they saw him inaction, the jury was out.

March 30 Reports that the Dalek rightsissue have been ironed out begin to comeout and continue through May 5.

April 1 More names for Rose includeAnna Friel, Keeley Hawes and Loo

Brealey.

Fans - The rumored companion was aheavy debate topic as well and everyonehad their favorites. A poll listed the finalthree butall of that

was forn o t h i n gas Billiew a sc h o s e n .Billie wasnot anoverwhelming good choice for most especially the Brits who knew of her. Thejokes of her singing career and marriageto media mogul Chris Evans spurnedsome debate but again, most agreed towait.

Rumors for March and April also includedreports that the Daleks would float. DavidJason and Helen Mirren are also said tobe involved in the new series.

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Doctor WhoPROGRAM GUIDE

The Doctor - Christopher EcclestonRose Tyler, companion Billie PiperJackie Tyler - Camille CoduriMickey - Noel ClarkeCaptain Jack - John BarrowmanSimon Callow - Charles Dickens

Nicholas Briggs - Voice of Daleks

Production TeamRussell T. Davies (exec prod. & head writer)Julie Gardner(exec producer)Mal Young (exec producer)Phil Collinson (producer)Murray Gold (Incidental Music)Keith Boak (Director)Euros Lyn (Director)Joe Ahearn (Director)Brian Grant (Director)James Hawes (Director)

Episode 1 Rose by Russell T. DaviesEpisode 2 - The End of the World byRussell T. DaviesEpisode 3 - The Unquiet Dead by MarkGatiss

Episode 4 & 5 Aliens of London byRussell T. DaviesEpisode 6 TBA by Rob ShearmanEpisode 7 The Long Game by RussellT. DaviesEpisode 8 - TBA by Paul CornellEpisode 9 & 10 The Empty Child by

Steven MoffatEpisode 11- TBA by Russell T. DaviesEpisode 12 - 13 The Parting of the Ways- by Russell T. Davies

DOCTOR WHOBOOK RELEASES

JanuaryMatch of the Dayby Chris Boucher (4th &Leela)So You Think You Know Dr Who?

February

To The Slaughterby Stephen Cole(8th)

MarchThe Gallifrey Chroniclesby Lance Parkin(8th)Short Trips - Seven Deadly Sins

MayClockwise Manby Justin Richards (9th)Death Players by Jaqueline Rayner(9th &Rose)Monsters Insideby Stephen Cole (9th)

JulyThe Island of Deathby Barry Letts(3rd)

AugustFuture Nostalgiaby Gary Russell (6th)

September

Fear Itselfby Nick Wallace (8th)October

TBA by Terrance Dicks (2nd)

November 2005The Time Travellersby Simon Guerrier(1st)

December 2005Atom Bomb Bluesby Andrew Cartmel (7th)



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DOCTOR WHODVD RELEASES

JanuaryThe Horror of Fang Rock(UK)- Commentaryby Louise Jameson, Terrance Dicks and John

Abbott (Vince), Terrance Dicks and Paddy

Russell documentaries

FebruaryThe Visitation (US)The Green Death (US)

MarchThe Mind Robber (UK) - Commentary by

Fraser Hines, Wendy Padbury, director DavidMaloney and actor Hamish Wilson, interviews

and documentaries.

MayThe Claws of Axos(UK)

DOCTOR WHOAUDIO RELEASES

JanuaryThe Juggernautsby Scott Alan Woodard(6th)UNIT - 2 - Snake Head

February

The Game by Darin Henry (5th)(3 disc)UNIT 3 - The Longest Night

MarchDreamtimeby Simon A. Forward (7th)Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure withthe Daleks

UNIT - The Wasting

AprilThrees a Crowdby Colin Brake (5th)Gallifrey - Masques

MayCatch-1782(6th)Gallifrey - SpiritThe Ice Warriors Audio CD

JuneUnregenerate !by David A. MacIntee (7th)Gallifrey - Pandora

Reconstructed - The Power of the DaleksJulyTerror Firma(8th)The Council of Niceaby Carolyn Symcox(5th)Gallifrey - Insurgency

AugustGallifrey - ImperiatrixThe Crusade Audio CDCyberman 4 part series

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