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JUNE 30: Ultraviolet: The British mini-series 'Ultraviolet' will air on the Sci-Fi Channel July 31 thru August 2.

JUNE 30: Odo on SG1: Deepspace Nine's Rene Auberjonois will guest star on Stargate SG-1 in an early season 4 episode.

JUNE 30: T3 news: Cinescape is reporting that Steve Buscemi has been approached to co-star with Arnold in Terminator 3. Why does so many think James Cameron has to be involved.

JUNE 30: Aeon Flux: Looks like Paramount still has this live action film in development. Mike Finch has written or is writing the script. David Gale and Gale Anne Hurd are listed to produce the picture.

JUNE 27: Voyager: Kate Mulgrew, Capt. Janeway, has told TrekToday that "Star Trek Voyager should return to the alpha quadrant the sooner the better. I would try to do a full season in Federation Space, as there are so many problems. The Maquis are criminals, Tom Paris is suppose to be in jail, Seven of Nine is a borg. It an endless thing. What happens?" (cinescape)

JUNE 27: It's No Joxer: Ted Raimi, who plays Joxer on Xena is unlikely to return for the sixth and probably final season. If he does return he will be in old-age make up for the entire season unless Xena and Gabriella return to their own time.

JUNE 27: Sirtis-fiable on SG-1: Marina Sirtis (STTNG) continues to make her rounds on the genre TV Shows, with an appearance on  a season 4 episode of Stargate SG-1 on Showtime. She'll play Carter's Russian counterpart in the episode titled 'Watergate'.

JUNE 27: JFK-SE: Oliver Stone is working on a Special Edition of JFK taking the 206 minute feature to 251 minutes, with another 190 minutes of supplemental material.

JUNE 27: Screaming Ahead: Even with all the Freddy Features, all the Jason movies out there, and the Michael Myers Halloween flicks, the Scream series of only 3 pictures has become the largest grossing horror franchise @ $293.3M. (variety)

JUNE 27: Chameleon Series: UPN is developing the 3 movie character, starring Bobbie Phillips, into an ongoing series. "UPN is considering it for a weekly television series in the Autumn." says star Bobbie Phillips. She is looking forward to doing a sci-fi series. Wonder what a VHS Cover Sheet for the show might look like? Click Here to see what my versions of some television show cover sheets might look like. 

JUNE 26: Crow: Salvation: Dragon*con 2000 in Atlanta on June 30th, this Friday, will be showing a full 35mm screening of 'The Crow: Salvation' to the fans on hand. There is still no firm release date on this third installment. 

JUNE 26: Invisible VHS: Just added the Invisible Man VHS side label. Looks great with the cover sheet. 

JUNE 26: Direct To Video: This method is becoming a huge market, and quite the money maker with some animated features selling as many as 10M to 15M. The 'Land Before Time' Franchise has sold over 45M copies. (at just $20 each is $900M) Productions cost direct to video, animation and live action, projects range from $500K to $15M. Equaling or surpassing the Television Movie budgets. Most however fall into the$1M to $4M range. (The Robocop Prime Directive mini-series coming this October was budgeted at $15M for the 8 hr saga. $4M per two hour movie.) (variety)

JUNE 26: The Crow STH: Mark Dacasco (Eric Draven, of the television series 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'  said in a recent interview, "A couple of weeks ago, Ed Pressman, the producer called me while I was down in France and said he was finalizing getting the rights back to mount it up again and get us up and running by the end of the year." Things might be coming together in order to really get this project back on the air. 

JUNE 26: Substitute 3: Substitute 2 starring Treat Williams was a direct to video release and the new 'Substitute 3: Winner Take All' starring Babylon 5's Claudia Christian & Treat Williams will be also. Sub 2 was a decent film, and this one should be too.

JUNE 26: NEW Conan DVD: Universal is releasing a pumped up 2.35:1 widescreen special edition of 'Conan the Barbarian' @ $29.98. It will contain deleted scenes, audio commentary by Ahhhhh-nuld, trailers, and a making of documentary.

JUNE 26: Site Info: Lots of other great stuff inside the website. Television Themes, VHS cover Sheets, VHS sides and tops, Famous Quotes and more. 

JUNE 25: NBC Chicken: After runs at the theatres, Video, Pay Per View, and Premium Cable NBC has paid Dreamworks somewhere between $10M to $15M for the new release. NBC has also paid for 'Antz' and 'Prince of Egypt'. This movies seems like a box office flop from the previews I have seen.

JUNE 25: Voyager Ready: Star Trek's Voyager crew has shown up on the Paramount lot to begin production of their seventh and final season as the last star trek series in production. This season promises great storylines and the crew finally getting home half way through this season. 

JUNE 25: MIB2 Update: Columbia reportedly wants to re-team Barry Sonnenfield with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones from the first film. The script has been completed by Robert Gordon. This movie must make at least the gross of the first film in order to make a profit. At $48M to sign the two stars if will be a most expensive remake.

JUNE 25: UPN on DTV: Direct TV has finalized a broadcast retransmission agreement with Chris-Craft/United TV for the rights to carry their 10 major market TV Stations which include, which includes the UPN Affiliates in NY, LA (KCOP), and the ABC Affiliate (KTVX). Next up for Chris-Craft is DTV rival Echostar for retransmission. (hollywood reporter)

JUNE 25: MI2 $$$$: After just 26 days in release Mission Impossible 2 is still #4 at the box office and has amassed a whopping gross of almost $177M passing  Gladiator at $159M (45 days) and Dinosaur @ $121M (31 days).

JUNE 24: New Site Opinion: The Sci-Fi Channel's new site after merging with Mothership is less than stellar. It is all flash now. More difficult to locate stuff now. Takes longer to download some areas using the 56K modem.  Some will like it. I thought the changes to mothership.com was better before it changed formats too, when they went over to a flash designed site.  I Seldom visit the site now. What do you think about the new site and the merger? CLICK HERE to let me know.

JUNE 24: Witchblade: Yancy Butler (mann & machine) stars as Witchblade in the new TNT Movie/Pilot . Butler coming off the movie says... "Witchblade was totally awesome! It's fast! It's slick! It moves! It's interesting! And you care about the character." You can decide if she is shooting sunshine up your ass on August 27 when Witchblade makes its way to TNT. It will be months before TNT decides on a series based on the movie. Witchblade was scripted by Ronin's J.D. Zeik. 

JUNE 24: Site Question: Do you as patrons of this site think it would be a good idea to add a message board to the site? Or do you believe it would just clutter up the site with useless comments? let me know. Click Here to drop me an email with your opinion.

JUNE 24: The Crow STH: Edward Pressman is still feeling positive that they will be getting rights to the show back from Universal very soon, making them able to make the fall 2k1 season. If the show returns Pressman says, viewers will be treated to more mysterious and eerie adventures than they saw during the program's initial run. Pressman thinks Mark Dacasco from the original series is perfect should the show return. Dacasco has also indicated he is interested in returning to the show. The story may evolve in some new ways but it would still be a series built around Eric Draven. 

JUNE 24: Pitch Black: Finally this summers SCI-FI 'B' movie blockbuster, based on budget, Pitch Black has made it to the UK . Reception to the picture seems to be going well to this point. Sequel talk is still in the air, though nothing is official yet. Vin Diesel still feels there will be one.

JUNE 24: Scooby Doo: Producer Chuck Roven (12 monkeys) believes with the next few weeks the live action project will have a director. Screen writer James Gunn says... "We just turned in our first script and the studio loved it." Ol Scobby has been around for over 31 years and is finally getting a live action try. Wonder if it might lead to a new Saturday morning cartoon?

JUNE 24: Monday Night Football: Well, The booth is full now as Monday Night Football has added quarter back great Dan Fouts and HBO's Dennis Miller (the Net). It appears that Miller is quite football savvy. They both will be joining Al Michaels.

JUNE 23: Site Email: Well, My site host screwed up my email... again. This time deleting my site email and all my alias'. Pain in the butt.  It is fixed. Hopefully for good now. If you cast a vote or sent in a submission it was lost. Please do me a favor and send them again. My apologies.  

JUNE 23: T3 Official: Arnold Swartzenegger has officially signed on for Terminator 3, despite previous comments he wasn't interested. Terminator 3 is set to begin production in the spring of 2k1 in LA.  T3 & T4 were due to be filmed back to back, but T4 is still being scripted. Linda Hamilton is likely to be next on the dotted line.

JUNE 23: The CROW: Beginning , July 23 @ 5pm PST, the SciFi Channel will begin airing the 22 episodes of 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven' starring martial arts expert Mark Dacasco (crying freeman). Get the VCR's hot. It was syndicated show running at 42 minutes so they SHOULD be show in their entirety. If if your recording the show and want cover sheets for the tapes then click the image to enter the download area.

JUNE 23: Indiana Jones 4: Word is that 'Sixth Senses' M. Night Shyamalan has been brought on to write the script. So much for word that Lucas had a script ready to go. 2k2 appears to be the production date for the century's most talked about sequel. According to Variety, Spielberg, Lucas and Harrison Ford all sought out Shyamalan to do the script. He will begin scripting the sequel after he completes his current production, 'Unbreakable'. (cinescape online)

JUNE 23: Site Update: There have been several new cover sheets added in the last two weeks. I have also updated the Rare/Hard to find movie list with some really difficult to find TV Movies. 

JUNE 22: Creep on IFILM: Just got an email from Julian Grant (producer and director of the new Robocop Mini-Series for the fall) and he has a Internet short fim that will premiere on the IFILM website JUNE 30. Don't mess it. Stars William Corno and Linda Barnett. Written and Directed by Julian Grant.

JUNE 22: Universal Owners: Vevendi and its Canal Plus Pay TV division are purchasing Universal Studios parent, Seagram, in an all stock transaction @ $77.35 per share. The Merger is worth an estimated $48B. It is rumored to be a merger equal to that of AOL/Time Warner & Viacom/CBS. Vevendi's main interest was Universal Studios and Unversal Music. Once the merger is complete Seagram's Spirit will be sold off at $7B to $8B.

JUNE 22: FOX PAYS $$$: Fox Cable (FX, FXM, and Fox Family Channel) has paid Buena Vista a reported $120M for a slate of 54 films that include 'Armageddon', 'Waterboy', and 'The 6th Sense'. The deal gives FOX most of the features around 2k4.

JUNE 22: Fletch Lives: According to the Hollywood Reporter the 11 book series rights about 'FLETCH' by Gregory McDonald is being shopped around to some high profile producers ( Silver wasn't mentioned) who all seem interested. Reps for a number of actors are already interested in their clients staring in the comedy role. Chevy Chase played Fletch in two successful comedy films.

JUNE 22: Arnold backs Up: The N.Y. Daily News gossip Michell Fink told Access Hollywood that Arnold Swartzenegger is now talking about Terminator 3. Says Arnold..."We'll be making an announcement soon. It's all a matter of the script and the director. My big wish is Jim Cameron and I work together again." (Looks like Arnold is back tracking after dismal performances at the box office.) On April 14 he had said he was only interested if Cameron does it. And Cameron had already said he would not have anything to do with the two sequels being developed. (Linda Hamilton has also backtracked on her statements after saying she wasn't interested if Cameron wasn't doing them.)

JUNE 21: Deadpool #1: X-Fan is reporting that Marvel's Deadpool will likely be the first Artisan/Marvel project to hit the screen. Others also being fast tracked are 'Iron Fist', 'Black Panther' and 'Morbius'. The only drawback is that the range of each of these pictures will be in the $15M to $30M range. Not blockbuster bucks, but definitely will be on the local Blockbuster Shelves.

JUNE 21: Episode 2 Novelization: Star Wars novelist R.A. Salvator (his book took out Chewbacca) has been selected to pen the Ep. 2 Novelization. Terry Brooks, a great author, penned the $430M Episode One.  A Novel that left Millions on the shelves and a printing company destitute.

JUNE 21: Tremors 3: Cinescape is reporting that Tremors 3 is scheduled for an April 2000 direct to video release. Cast members of the second film are being contacted about their availability for the third installment. Brent maddock (tremors 2) will direct this one also.

JUNE 20: Li Matrix: Filmforce is reporting that Jet Li is officially on board for both Matrix Movies, which will be filmed back to back in Australia.

JUNE 20: Invisible Man Theme: The Television Theme music for the Sci-Fi Channels Invisible Man Series has been added to the site. Television Themes

JUNE 20: New Line Deal: New Line Television has signed a first look deal for network TV series with Time Warner sib company Warner Brothers Television.

JUNE 20: A vs P.. again: This has resurfaced again with James Cameron still interested in fast tracking the project. Added to this rumor is Cameron wanting Harrison Ford in the lead role. (ign) Cameron's representative has already shot down this rumor once. But you never know.

JUNE 20: Bloodhunt Delay: There is now no chance that production will begin by the end of this year as previously planned. This is now due to the availability of the actors as well as the script being re-written. They are still hoping for a 2k1 release but look for it in 2k2.

JUNE 20: No Rat on UPN: UPN did not like the tape showing of Rat Bastard, saying the tape wasn't sitcomy enough. (crucial comics) Rat Bastard will be shopped around to other networks. 

JUNE 20: Spidey Rewrite: It's never good enough is it. Sam Raimi has brought in 'Gone in 60 Seconds' scribe Scott Rosenberg to re-write the David Koepp (JP: the lost world) script. You tweak on something until you ruin it. Wouldn't you have a script ready to go by NOW?

JUNE 20: Trek 10 Rumor Mill:  A rumor is working its way around the internet that one of the Next Generation crew will be killed off in the Trek 10. It is said to be Commander Data, the android.  This is being considered for part of the script. Hapefully Jonathan Frakes will get the directing duties for this one. Hell, kill a few of them if it'll make it a good film. Bring in some DS9 actors too.

JUNE 19: Beverly Hills 4: Seems Bruckheimer is interested in bringing back Axel Foley for a fourth film after talking with Eddie Murhy. A story is already in work. Bruckheimer originally passed on the third dismal film. (EW ONLINE) Will it be good, you ask? Oh Yeah, trust me. :)

JUNE 19: Cover Sheets: Just added a few more cover sheets to the site. Millenium, GvsE, and Harsh Realm. There are over 45 cover sheets now on the site for you to download.

JUNE 19: Screamin' for 4: Dimension Films has a screenwriter working on a script for the Scream 4. Wes Craven say will NOT be directing another one and the star of the first three films, Neve Campbell, says she is not interested in doing another one.

JUNE 19: Carrey Phone-less: It appears that Jim Carrey is no longer interested in doing the new picture 'Phone Booth'. That is all I have on this one.

JUNE 18: Mad Max 4: Looks like Mel Gibson is ready to dawn the role of Mad Max for one more film. In a recent interview he told the reporter he was ready to go ahead with the project. Must be happy with the script. 

JUNE 18: Jurassic Park 3: Casting is on. What they need? A 12 yr. old boy, a 40ish actor, a thirty some-thing actress, a 25ish actor and actress and a 40ish military attaché.

JUNE 18: Tremors 3: A 2k1 release is scheduled for the next installment by Stampede Entertainment. They have closed a deal to make the new film. Tremors 2 was extremely successful for a direct to video in letterbox 

JUNE 17: Champs: Stallone's new racing flick is ready to begin lensing in July. Renny Harlin is sitting in the directors chair while Burt Reynolds has joined the production to play a former auto racer who is crippled and confined to a wheel chair.

JUNE 17: The Spider Prinze: Freddie Prinze Jr. has decided he wants to play the webslinger since he has been a fan of the comic since he was a kid and still reads the guy. Prinze passed on a role in the new X-Men film from Fox in hopes of landing the starring role from director Sam Raimi. Does being a fan make you capable of pulling off the role? I don't know.

JUNE 17: Gemini: The new film has had its budget set at $100M. A 2k2 release has been planned while Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford have both been contacted to star. A fifty-year old assassin is being hunted by a younger clone of himself. Heavy CGI will be used to make the younger assassin look like its fifty-year old star.

JUNE 17: Jurrasic DVDs: October 10 will be the official release date for both Jurassic Park DVD's. Both will be collectors editions with some extras. The Suggested Retail Price will be $26.98 (That 2 cents sure makes the disc look cheaper don't it?) 

JUNE 16: Invisible Scoring: The Sci-Fi Channels new series, two hour pilot movie, scored a SFC high 2.4 Nielson rating. Even the repeat scored a whopping 1.7 rating. I saw the pilot. It was not bad. Some cheesey stuff, but well done with the special effects.  (variety)

JUNE 16: Hitchhikers Hell: Looks as if Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy' is in Development Hell. Says Adams, "It's now looking like it will be released in 2k2. Seems in Hollywood you take one step forward and two steps back." (cinescape)

JUNE 15: Deadworld: Warner Brothers has completed script and has budgeted the special effects. George Clooney is co-producing the picture and Todd Alcott has finished the script. The project is moving into high gear. (cinescape)

JUNE 15: MARS: 'The Faculty's' Clea Duvall will join the cast of John Carpenters 'Ghost of Mars' with Courtney Cox and Ice Cube. Shooting will begin New Mexico come August.

JUNE 15: Tomb Raider: Production is scheduled to start lensing in July. It will take 6 months to film. Shooting will be in Cambodia, Iceland and England.

JUNE 14: The Crow Series: Stairway to Heaven will not be back this fall as previously speculated by the shows Producer, Edward Pressman. He has been in a dog fight with Universal trying to get them to release the rights to the show. A show they cancelled despite good ratings. Pressman is still hoping Universal will come thru and release the rights. Says Pressman, "It is highly likely that we'll be able to get the show going for the fall 2k1 season."

JUNE 14: Gladiating the ABC's: ABC has paid $25M for the broadcast rights to the Dreamworks epic, 'Gladiator'. It will show in late 2k2 or early 2k3. (variety)

JUNE 14: Leaving Eden: The Horror script, 'Leaving Eden' from a spec script from Robert Kamen was sold outright to Miramax for a high six-figures. It will be fast tracked and produced by Dylan Sellers.

JUNE 14: Jack of All Trades: If Jack of all Trades does come back next season the sexual humor may be toned down. As yet, there is no word on the shows renewal, or its partner Cleopatra 2525.

JUNE 14: Salvation: The 3rd Crow feature film 'the Crow: Salvation' was filmed at a budget of $25M. The script is said to be the best yet. The actual release date of the film still seems to be in limbo for some unknown reason. The first film was an awesome movie that to me set the tone for a movie like the Matrix. And this film has been on the shelf for nearly a year now. 

JUNE 13: Matrix 2: Joel Silver says the sequel will end on a cliffhanger. If you see the second film, you gotta see 'Matrix 3'.

JUNE 13: Covers Coming: Getting ready to upload covers for 'Snoops' and 'Crusade' in the near future. CLICK HERE to see all the cover sheets for download.

JUNE 13: 30K Miles: Christian Slater has a role in the upcoming (in post-production) Kevin Costner/ Kurt Russell film '30,000 Miles to Graceland' filmed partially here in Las Vegas. 

JUNE 13: SFC Originals: The Sci-Fi Channel with the Invisible Man will now have 7.5 hours a week of Original Programming. Not bad. Be better if they would start picking up the syndicated shows too.

JUNE 13: Matrix DVD: After 21 weeks in release from Warner Brothers, the top selling DVD is still #6 in sales for the month of May. This is hotter on DVD than it was at the box office.

JUNE 13: Chameleon Series: UPN is still quiet on whether or not the Movies about the part human, part animal government operative will get her own show as a mid-season replacement as they mentioned last month prior to the shows of Chameleon 3.

JUNE 12: Trek 10: The story is ready to go and a name writer is scripting the picture. Says Berman, "It is wonderful." The next star trek feature will be much more action packed. Hopefully we aren't going back to the save the galaxy stories again. Had enough of those.

JUNE 12: First Wave: After promising a new episode beginning June 8, the SciFi Channel graced us with another rerun of episode 28 'Red Flag', which aired on 4/2. First Wave has aired through episode 31 on 4/23.  So do we get new eps or reruns for the next three weeks? Already shot the NO rerun summer in the foot.

JUNE 12: Farscape for 3: Despite  screwing the fans after only broadcasting a few eps with an extended delay, the Sci-Fi Channel  has ordered a third season of 22 episodes. The channel is also promising a summer of no repeats. I guess so after more than two months of nothing but reruns.

JUNE 12: Andromeda in Work: Ok Sorbo fans. The new series 'Andromeda' has 3 episodes nearly in the can. CGI is still needed on those before completion. The first four episodes are being filmed out of order.

JUNE 12: Now and Again Status: They have spent $250K to keep the sets up, and the actors are under contract for about another 45 days in the hopes of getting someone to pick up the show.

JUNE 12: B5 on SciFi: Babylon 5 will begin airing Sept 25, M-F at 4pm PST, on the Scifi Channel. They have purchased the rerun rights for the 112 episodes and four telefilms. They should air in their entirety since the series was original a syndicated series and already set at a 42 minute broadcast time.

JUNE 12: Now & No: CBS has said there is NO WAY they will pick up 'Now & Again' for next season despite the series winning a SciFi Saturn Award.

JUNE 11: VHS Cover Sheets: I have added three new VHS Cover Sheets to the site. Sci-Fi Channels 'Invisible Man'. The as yet un-decided 'Chameleon' for UPN and NBC's cancelled series 'The Pretender'. CLICK HERE to view all the cover sheets. The Chameleon Cover Sheet could also be used for the 3 UPN Movies based on the same character.

JUNE 11: Buyer Beware!!!: All you Playboy buyers might want to skip and issue when Roseanne Barr exposes all as a playmate in an upcoming issue of the magazine. The 47 year old actress/talk show host says she is in the best shape of her life and ready to bare it all. She is working out heavily and has lost five pounds, had a tummy tuck, a face lift, and a previous breast reduction. Believe me... this isn't SciFi but it is definitely horror. Let if be some kind of joke. (World News Entertainment)

JUNE 11: Airwolf: Airwolf actor & alcoholic Jan Micheal Vincent, 55, has been busted yet again for Public Drunkenness. A probation violation (he is facing two counts of probation violation). He had a 0.26% blood-alcohol level. Three times the legal limit. The guy can pack in the booze. Vincent has a distinguished history of drug and alcohol abuse and doesn't seem interested in getting clean.

JUNE 11: No SuperCage: Nicholas Cage has is tired of waiting on the Superman project to come to fruition. He says he is no longer interested. "It would have been fun" says Cage, "but to much time has passed." (cinescape online)

JUNE 11: UPN Update: Mel Karmazin, Viacom Chief, says they will shutdown or sell off UPN if it fails to generate a profit. Says Karmazin, "UPN will become profitable or it won't exist. If we can make it profitable, we don't need it." But he is betting they station will make money. Hey everyone needs a good tax write-off, right? (ultimate TV)

JUNE 11: Voyager Home?: Voyager producer Brannon Braga told the official UK Star Trek Magazine, "We made a big mistake. Voyager is long past getting home. They really should have gotten home already!" And he says, "Voyager has been away from earth for 6 years, so there will be ramifications as they get closer. We definitely want to deal with alot of that stuff."  Another site is reporting that the episodes of them back in the alpha quadrant will be some of the best episodes star trek has had.

JUNE 10: Apes Update: Tim Burton 'Planet of the Apes' met with Matt Damon about starring in the picture, but wants to see the rough script which is due in a next couple of weeks. Burton is also interested in the possibility of having Danny Devito portray one of the apes in the movie.

JUNE 10: Terminator Series: Kassar & Vanya's production company 'C2 Productions' are doing T3 & T4 as everyone knows. However the duo is also planning a 'Terminator TV Series'.

JUNE 10: Hamilton In?: Looks like Linda Hamilton might be backing up on her previous statements after telling Entertainment Tonight she was... "Looking forward to it." I'm sure agents are knocking on her door daily with job offers. Yeah.  Edward Furlong is also interested in reprising his role, but C2 has not contacted him about the role. 

JUNE 10: Run Logan, Run!: Logan's Run is getting a remake from Superstar Producer Joel Silver. Writer/Director Skip woods is also attached to the project. He might write and direct the picture.

JUNE 10: No Ford Clancy:  Harrison Ford has backed out of the next Jack Ryan flick from Jim Clancy's 'The Sum of all Fears'. Those involved could not agree on a script. Ford is looking to do an action flick next.

JUNE 10: SG1 Awarded: Stargate SG-1 has been awarded the Saturn Award for best syndicated television series.

JUNE 9: Charlies Angels: It ain't Sci-Fi but they were babes. The 1970's series 'Charlie Angels' will join TV Land in the Fall. 

JUNE 9: Chris-Craft: Viacom is in talks with Chris-Craft Industries to acquire its station group. They are interested in their 10 large market stations - all UPN affiliates. The value of this package could be worth $3.5B. Viacom owns 35 stations and covers 41% of the television markets.

JUNE 9: Stainless Steel Rat: Harry Harrison's 'the Stainless Steel Rat' will be brought to the big screen from 20th Century Fox and director  Jan DeBont. Eric Blakeney will pen the script. DeBont is still unsure whether he will direct the picture or not.

JUNE 8: The Golden Monkey: This exceptional early 80's  TV Show 'Tales of the Gold Monkey' will is airing on TV Land on Saturday's and Sunday's at 8am PST. This is a great television series for when it was done.

JUNE 8: PAX TV: Paxsom Communication has acquired six full-power TV Stations previously owned by DP Media, which include WPXS (st louis), WIPX (Indy), WPXE (milw), WPPX (Wash.). PAX now owns 66 stations that cover 81% of the television market. 

JUNE 8: Jonah Hex: Fox has passed on a TV movie version of the DC comic 'Jonah Hex', which had been in development. Hey! Take it syndicated. Could be a great series.

JUNE 8: EFC porks another one: The latest in the line of actors getting the shaft from Roddenberry's  Earth, Final Conflict, is Lisa Howard who played Lili. She will appear in only the first episode of Season 4. Producers of the show told her to expect nothing more than that episode. She was offered guest appearances Bend over Lisa. The list is long, but distinguished. 

JUNE 8: Matrix 2 2002: Joel Silver has announced that fans should not expect to see the sequel 'MATRIX 2' until Christmas 2k2. Jeez!

JUNE 7: Site Update: Have added two more VHS Cover Sheets for download. 'Babylon 5' and 'Wonder Woman'. Over 35 other cover sheets on site for download to make your collection look great. CLICK HERE to see them all.

JUNE 7: Adrenalynn: Silver Pictures (Joel Silver) and Warner Bros. Pictures have purchased the  feature rights to the comic book 'Adrenalynn' created by Tony Daniels. Christina Ricci looks to be starring as the half-human half-cyborg sent to destroy the USA. The film will be produced by Joel Silver, Ricci, and Andrea Sperling. Alan Sereboff will pen the project.

JUNE 7: Apes, Hawaiian Style: Tim Burton is in Hawaii scouting sites for the 'Planet of the Apes' feature film.

JUNE 7: Impossible $$$: In less than two weeks at the box office John Woo's Mission Impossible 2 has broken the $100M mark by taking in a whopping $27M. 

JUNE 6: Silver Surfer: Twenty-first Century Fox has taken on the duties of bringing this Marvel Classic Superhero to the big screen. There isn't a script writer or hopefully date for it yet.

JUNE 6: Daredevil: New Regency has got its hands on the blind lawyer turned superhero... 'Daredevil'. This project too is just now entering early development status.

JUNE 6: That is all for the updates today. Sorry I don't have more. But other areas of this site are updated daily, and sometimes more than once per day. The Television Themes area is quite entertaining and all the themes have been changed from wav to mp3 format. There is also the Famous Quotes area with quotes from television and feature films. Fan Opinions and Fan Short Stories you can ready at your leisure as well as downloading the VHS labels and Cover Sheets. 

JUNE 5: Total Recall 2070: The site has added a 'Total Recall' cover sheet for the short lived (22 eps) Showtime series. CLICK HERE to get view all the cover sheets.

JUNE 5: Finishing Up: The Pretender finished up its NBC career with a 6.2 rating and Early Edition from CBS ended with a 5.2 rating.  Really sucks seeing these shows end. Hopefully PAX TV will pick-up Early Edition and TNT will come thru with Pretender.

JUNE 5: Depp the Ghost: Johnny Depp is interested in the starring roll for Marvel/Artisan's $75M budgeted feature 'Ghost Rider'. David Goyer is scripting the film. They also have a big name director in work that Marvel's Arad will not tell just yet.

JUNE 5: Jack of all Trades: Added a 'Jack of all Trades' Cover sheet to the site for the first year season starring 'B' Movie star Bruce Campbell. CLICK HERE to see them all.

JUNE 5: Bagger Be Gone: We'll moved actually. 'The Legend of Bagger Vance' starring Matt Damon & Will Smith has been moved from an August 4 release to a later November 3 date by MGM. The picture is %75 complete and had nothing to do with the films release change. MGM thought the film more of a holiday film.

JUNE 5: Buffy on DVD: In perhaps early 2k1 we will see Buffy's first season as a DVD Boxed Set similar to that of Fox's latest X-Files set.

JUNE 5: No Buffy Flick: Creator Joss Whedon says don't hold your breath fans. There will be no movie in the near future. 22 episodes a year is plenty Whedon says. And with Angel and Buffy taking up most of his time, it just isn't the right time for one. Likely not to happen until Buffy is no longer on the television.

JUNE 5: Scream 3 DVD: Coming in July will be Buena Vista's DVD 'Scream 3: Collectors Edition'.

JUNE 4: ID4 SE DVD: I have seen two listings on the release date of this great looking DVD. June 13, and June 29 are both dates listed in Widescreen Magazine. This is a must have DVD for the collection.

JUNE 4: Star Wars Update: If anyone is really interested... Lucas will be filming in Tunisia to recreate Tatooine for Episode II for a few scenes of the film. He will be using the same area that was used in 1977 on Star Wars. Mr. Lucas is also looking into taking Jedi Master Yoda from muppet to CGI. They have been doing some Yoda CGI work already. And sound designer Ben Burtt, who's worked on all the Star Wars films, will now be performing the editing duties for Episode II: the Apology.

JUNE 4: Dinotopia Mini-series: Robert Halmi will produce the ABC mini-series. ABC is set to air Dinotopia in 2k2. Simon Moore (Gulliver Travels) will script while Marco Bramilla will handle the directing duties. A special effects studio is being built by Halmi to create the cgi effects. (cinescape)

JUNE 4: Early Edition News: Fans can show a little excitement perhaps, as PAX TV is expressing interest in picking up the rights to the CBS cancelled series 'Early Edition'.  They already have the rerun rights to the series and it is currently airing Monday thru Friday on PAX.  Amazing that the show is the least liked genre series, but it is also the family oriented series of the five shows trying to be saved by the fans. 

JUNE 4: 7 of 2000: The Official Jeri Ryan Homepage is reporting that Voyagers 7 of 9 (that's Jeri Ryan) has joined the cast of Wes Craven's 'Dracula 2000'. Can't see enough of Ms. Ryan. 

JUNE 3: Terminator 2:SE: The new Special Edition DVD in Metal Case with three versions of the film and six hours of material has a street date of August 29 with a SRP $39.98. (possible costco price of $29.99)

JUNE 3: Mummy 3: A possible prequel is in development as the sequel 'The Mummy Returns' is currently in production. They may be expanding the role of the Scorpion King, currently being played by the WWF's 'the Rock', the star in the prequel. God, you have to really hate prequels. You already know most what happens in order for the first film to be made.

JUNE 3: X-Files 1: The season one 7 disc DVD Boxed sets are selling at Price Costco (costco) for $89.99.

JUNE 3: Incredible Hulk: This Universal Project is slated for a 2002 summer release. Michael Tolkin is currently rewriting the script. The Hulk is likely to be CGI.

JUNE 3: the Villains: Marvel's Arad says that Spiderman will face 'Green Goblin' and 'Doc Ock' in the new feature film from Sony. Casting for the film should begin in the next 60 Days. I still think 'Chris O'Donnell' would be an awesome Spiderman. Arad has already stated that there is no way O'Donnell will be Spiderman. No idea why not.

JUNE 3: Iron Man: New Line Cinema is close to sign a deal with Marvel to develop the superhero into a feature film.  Iron Man will be a great character on the big screen.

JUNE 2: Langoliers: July 25 will see the DVD release of Stephen Kings Television Mini-series 'The Langoliers'.

JUNE 2: Clockstoppers: Next Generation star and director Jonathan Frakes will helm the Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount project, 'Clockstoppers'. A movie about kids who learn to stop time. Scheduled to begin lensing by the end of 2000.

JUNE 2: Dracula 2000: Besides the addition of Vitamin C I mentioned a few days ago the Wes Craven film has added Jonny Lee Miller to the cast to plan an antique expert who is the assistant to Christopher Plummers character.

JUNE 2: the Prisoner update: Star of the 1960's series James McGoohan will executive produce the new movie. Producer Barry Mendel is taking charge of the movie and has assigned the script writing to Christopher McQuarrie.  The project will return to the original  source material for the film. And of course 'Tomb Raider' director Simon West will be helming the project.

JUNE 2: Daredevil: With Daredevil and Doctor Strange being terminated by Columbia Pictures over a month ago there has been no word of another studio expressing interest in either projects. I wonder if this could lead to both superheroes being added to the Artisan/Marvel deal? Anyone got something on these two projects let me know please.

JUNE 2: Stuart Little 2: This one should be ready for a Christmas 2k1 release. Bruce Ruben (ghost scribe) will pen the sequel.

JUNE 2: Hank Express: Tom Hanks will be starring in the fantasy film 'The Polar Express' It is based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg who wrote Jumanji.  Hanks will play the conductor of a train which takes a boy to meet Santa Claus.

JUNE 1: X-Files 2: The season 2 boxed set is slated for a Tuesday, November 7 street date. Price should be in the same range as season 1. 

JUNE 1: Titan of a Remake: MGM is considering another remake. This time it's 'Clash of the Titans'. This time a big budget ($100M) flick with a big shot Director and Producer. As yet there is nothing firm on the project, it is just in development stages.

JUNE 1: Toy Story 2: Rumors abound that Buena Vista is planning to release the $245M hit on DVD in October. By December a two-disc special edition should hit the street too. Remember, Disney prices are slightly higher than most new DVD releases.

JUNE 1: Early Edition: Now it's time to save the cancelled Early Edition as being tried with fellow cancellation genre series, 'Now and Again' & 'the Pretender'. It you enjoy the show and would like to see FOX pick up the show CLICK HERE for more information.

JUNE 1: Planet of the Apes: After being completed for over a year the DVD boxed set of the five 'Planet of the Apes' feature films  will finally hit stores August 15. A sixth disc is included with Bonus Material.

JUNE 1: Impossible $$$: Mission Impossible 2 more than doubled its Memorial Day Weekend competition by dispossessing $71.8M from public pockets. Dinosaur was a distant second.

 

 

 

 

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