SEPT 28: Sci-Fi Goes Western: The Sci-Fi Channel has announced plans to launch a West Coast Feed beginning Oct. 23 at 9am. The feed will go to Sci-Fi viewers in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona and other western markets. (scifi wire)

SEPT 28: Sci-Fi Prime Ratings: the Sci-Fi Channel reported that its prime-time ratings and audience delivery continue to grow at record-breaking levels. SCI FI's 0.8 household rating average in prime time (8-11 p.m. ET) in the second quarter of 2000 set a channel record. SCI FI posted a 14 percent improvement over the same period in 1999. (sci-fi wire)

SEPT 28: Legend: EV DVD:  The Ridley Scott/ Tom Cruise collectors edition of 'Legend' is due to hit the shelves November 21 in a two disc set. It will contain a 113M special edition with the Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack and the theatrical release containing the shitty Tangerine Dream soundtrack. The collectors edition will have a digital 5.1 audio track and DTS. And of course include an anamorphic widescreen presentation. And the usual collectors edition storyboards, trailers, etc.

SEPT 28: Rock Set For M3: WWF's 'the Rock' has signed on for a Spin Off movie 'The Scorpion King' from 'the Mummy Returns.'  The Rock, Duane Johnson, will get about $5.5M for the flick. The film is being fast tracked. Look for it in Christmas 2k1 to summer 2k2.

SEPT 28: Babylon 5 Feature?: Ratings for the widescreen version on the Sci-Fi Channel will be watched closely in regards to a possible Babylon 5 feature film or new series based on the show. Good ratings does NOT guarantee anything though. It is all speculation. (cinescape)

SEPT 28: Lee Screws 19: Stan Lee Media Inc. will lay off 19 animators, digital artists, and colorists in favor of outsourcing portions of it animation production to CHEAPER labor overseas to Asia. A 40 to 50% cost reduction for Stan Lee Media by the layoffs. This brings Lee Media down to 140 employees. That is until the Marvel creator decides to outsource some more jobs and screw some more hard working animators for underpaid labor overseas. Nice move Stan. Already becoming the next Nintendo.

SEPT 28: No Theatre $$$: Hollywood is blaming the Olympics for lack of viewers at the theatres. While this might be a great thing to blame it on, they might want to look at the fact that maybe America is just tired of the shit that came out this year. While there were some great movies there were some big flops. Just to name a few... Supernovea, Mission to Mars, the Thirteenth Floor, the Thirteenth Warrior, Shaft, Godzilla 2000, Disney's the Kid, Highlander Endgame, Coyote Ugly, and others... Plus there isn't shit for new movies at the box office to interest the movie goers.

SEPT 28: Echostar Sues Fox: The Fox Family Channel is seeking to again raise its license fees with program carriers forcing Echostar Sat. Corporation to sue the network to get out of its 10 year contract, 5 yrs ahead of schedule. They are charging  $500,000 per month for a channel that has constantly had ratings declines over the last few years. They still have the nerve to ask for an increase. The Nerve. (hollywood reporter)

SEPT 28: T2: Extended Special Edition Version: In order to access the additional five minutes of new footage along with the Special Edition (15 minutes of footage) you need to do the following... Select the Special Edition. You will see roman numerals on the right side of the screen. Hitting enter between each number type 8 enter, 2 enter, 9 enter, 9 enter, 7 enter. (82997 is the release date of the theatrical version) After each number you will notice the roman numerals changing to words saying, "The Future Is Not Set". The special edition will change to 'Extended Special Edition'. Select it now and you will get the special edition feature along with another five minutes of totally new footage put back into the film. 

SEPT 27: Save Cleo & Jack: With both series being canned by USA, the fans are again trying to organize a Save Jack and Cleo campaign. Around 205 fans have signed a petition to save the USA/Renaissance Films to save the Back to Back hour.

SEPT 27: Crow Fans Upset: Well, some more fans are upset over the Miramax Films decison to shop the third Crow film directly to cable. Fans are trying to organize a boycott of the Disney owned studio. Crow: Salavation was given a one week test screen in Spokane, Wash were the film drew few viewers. Of course the studio didn't bother to promote the viewing either. And Spokane? Come on dip-shits, why not a New York or Los Angeles test week? Hello? Time to fire some butt-wipe executives on this one. 

SEPT 27: Greenlight Comp Begins: It began Sept 25, budding filmmakers can submit an original screenplay to project greenlight, and online film competition spearheaded by actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. the winning screenplay, to be announced in March, will win a $1M budget and theatrical distribution by Miramax. The production of the film will be used as a basis for documentary series for television. The deadline for submissions is October 22. Information on how to enter the competition is available on the project's official Web Site.

SEPT 26: Jack Dead: Beyond the 8 remaining episodes of season one airing in October, there will be no more 'Jack of All Trades'. The show, like Cleopatra 2525 is dead. Bruce Campbell told fans on his website he appreciates the dedicated fans support and letter writing campaign and promises that someday he will star in a series that lasts more than one season. He said that will a laugh.

SEPT 26: Salvation With Cable: After so much wasted time getting the film released, Dimension Films is now shopping the film to cable TV, ala... Heavy Metal 2000.

SEPT 26: Escape: USA Network plans to create a TV series titled 'ESCAPE.' It will be about a man's adventures who is trapped inside an amalgamation of video games. (variety)

SEPT 26: Iron Man: According to E online, we may not be seeing Tony Stark in the red and gold that we all know. Marvel Films has said that the comic book is merely a starting point and that some concepts do not work on camera. Should we expect the black costume, like X-Men and Batman? Always looks good on Camera, and would make Iron Man quite... terrifying.

SEPT 26: Another Indy Rumor: Now we have a rumor of Hong Kong's Martial Arts star... Michelle Yeoh, has talked to Steven Spielberg about co-starring in Indy 4. A film that might be as far as 5 years away from production if ever.

SEPT 26: Let Raimi Know!: Are you an Evil Dead fan? Want a fourth Film starring Ash (Bruce Campbell)? Well, Sam Raimi doesn't think there is any fan interest in another segment. If you fans want a new film, then you might want to let the director know. Sent the guy some mail. Sorry, I don't have an address for him, but you could always start emailing Bruce Campbell at his website. He is after all good friends with the Raimi brothers.

SEPT 25: Dallas: A 'Dallas' Television series Cover Sheet has been added to the site for download in the VHS Cover Sheet area. CLICK HERE to visit the area.

SEPT 25: Airwolf: The 1980's star Jan Michael Vincent, of Airwolf fame, is heading to jail for 60 days in Orange County Jail, California after repeatedly breaking probation on domestic violence charges. Between Jan. and July the 56 year old alcoholic admitted to being drunk in public three times. Vincent will be on probation for 2.5 years after getting out of jail.

SEPT 25: The Exorcist: Premiered Sept 22 at a theatre near you is a digitized version of the 1973 classic 'The Exorcist' with 12 minutes of never before seen footage. The most anticipated scene being the spider scene in which Linda Blair is seen doing strange contortions with her body and coming down the stairs like a spider. An early scene also installed is the scene where Blair's character is taken to the doctor prior to her urinating on the carpet during a party. The original picture grossed $160M and the European theatrical release of the film last year grossed $13M, which caused interest in restoring the edited footage. The film opened to number 2, taking in $8.5M. 

SEPT 25: Pussycats Started: Universal Studios has officially announced the production of the live-action movie 'Josie and the Pussycats'. The movie is based on an Archie Comic, and animated series. The group becomes famous, and the girls find out that they are part of an evil plot to control the youth of America and they decide to get even. Filming is being done in Vancouver (surprise) and a 2k1 release is planned.

SEPT 24: Babylon 5: Monday is the day for the letterbox version of Babylon 5 to begin airing on the Sci-Fi Channel five days a week. Check your local listings for time in your area. Never before broadcast in this format. A first for television. Get the VCR's hot. Babylon 5 was a syndicated show, already cut down to the 40 minute time. So we should see the complete episodes.

SEPT 24: WWF Goes Nasdaq: World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. (NasdaqNM:WWFE - news) said on Friday that it intends to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange. ``The opportunity to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange is yet another strategic step in increasing the visibility of the company with investors, analysts and fans alike,'' said Linda McMahon, the company's chief executive officer. WWFE's activities include cable and broadcast television programming, pay-per-view programming, live events, international product distribution, home video, licensing, publishing, advertising and in February will include the new football league, the XFL.

SEPT 24: Writers Strike Update: The network entertainment presidents hope toavoid actors' and writers' strikes next year, but they admit that a work stoppage is probably inevitable. CBS Entertainment president Nancy Tellem said she held out hope for a resolution, especially given that contract deadlines are still months away. ``It would be a tragedy,'' Tellem said of potential strikes. ''We're still suffering from the last strike (by writers) in 1988. We have to do everything we can to resolve this.'' Doesn't seem likely though, as most studios are discussing the option of ordering extra episodes to possibly cover through the strike.

SEPT 24: UPN Status: Does UPN still have a pulse? Asked about the future of UPN, now that it's under full control of CBS owner Viacom, UPN President for Entertainment Tom Nunan said that the network had been assured that it would survive throughout at least this season, ``and then some.''

SEPT 23: Thought Crimes: USA Network, looking to fill holes in its schedule after the loss of the World Wrestling Federation and the soon-to-end "La Femme Nikita," has bought "Thought Crimes," a two-hour movie pilot about a telepathic woman, from Jan De Bont and Lucas Foster's Blue Tulip Prods. with the idea of turning it into a weekly series. (hollywood reporter). They keep doing material that should be on their Sci-Fi Channel and not on USA Network.

SEPT 23: Mothman: Cinescape online is reporting that Lakeshore Entertainments 'Mothman Prophecies' has secured Richard Gere to star in the UFO Horror film. And Mark Pellington (Arlington Road) will take the directors chair. Richard Hatem and Becky Johnston have penned the script. based on John Keel's book of the same title that alleged to cover a bizarre UFO in the late '60s that happened in the Point Pleasant, WV area.

SEPT 23: Sliders Labels: I have added side and top labels for VHS tapes to go with the series VHS Cover Sheet. CLICK HERE to enter the Labels Area of the site.

SEPT 23: New Sci-Fi Pilots: The Sci-Fi Channel will be using three of its new Outer Limits episodes as pilots for possible new series on the channel.  These three episodes will get special treatment as well as a slightly higher budget from MGM, Atlantis Alliance, and Trilogy Entertainment. If any of the shows become new series then all three companies will co-produce the new series. With this deal the SFC will get multi-year broadcast rights to the original 'Outer Limits' series that will begin airing on Sci-Fi in 2k2. This could be a major deal for the SFC, in getting new shows with higher budgets.

SEPT 23: Lost Voyage: Millennium's Lance Henrickson will star in a sort of sci-fi flick titled 'The Lost Voyage'. He will play a salvage operator who finds a ship lost long ago, in the Bermuda Triangle, that has re-appeared. He tries to salvage the ship and things go wrong. (sounds like a made for TV movie)

SEPT 23: Walker, TR: Walker: Texas Ranger begins its Ninth season with Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard (chips) on Oct. 7. This season we will see the death of Noble Willingham who plays C.D. Parker. He has left the show to seek a Texas congressional seat. Recent cast additions Judson Mills and Nia Peeples are returning, though. And as usual you will see many well known celebrities and sports stars.

SEPT 23: Dinotopia: A spokes person for Hallmark Entertainment confirmed Variety's Sept. 21 announcement that the commercial web of German television network RTL has joined Hallmark's upcoming mini-series "Dinotopia" as a co-production partner. Based on James Gurney's illustrated books about an island peacefully cohabited by humans and dinosaurs, the six-hour fantasy saga, with a budget reportedly set at $75 million. Principal photography will begin the week of Sept. 24-30 at Pinewood Studios in England. Filming will take place in nine countries. The project is co-produced by Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr.,  Marco Brambilla ("Demolition Man") will direct from a script by Simon Moore ("Gulliver's Travels"). Digital effects by London's Frame Store and animatronics by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. ABC will air the series in the United States next year. (tv industry)

SEPT 23: Millennium Big Screen: Millennium series creator Chris Carter is very interested in taking his defunct series to the Big Screen as he did with 'the X-Files'. Series star Lance Henrickson has said he would love to return as Frank Black in a feature film. They would be able to do and show things that they couldn't on TV. (tv guide online)

SEPT 23: Echo-Direct TV?: Echostar Communications is planning to make a bid for its rival, Direct TV Inc. and its parent, Hughes Electronics Corp..  The battle for the General Motors- owned satellite company Direct TV already includes Viacom, Sony, and Disney. The auto manufacturer will reportedly accept nothing less than a massive amount of cash and "grade-A stock." (tv industry)

SEPT 22: Outer Limits: The Outer Limits has gotten one more season which will be on the Sci-Fi Channel who has taken over the financing previously supplied by Showtime. It will be Sci-Fi in the U.S. and syndication around the world. Alliance-Atlantis, MGM-TV and Trilogy Entertainment will continue to be co-financers of the series as before.

SEPT 22: Batman 5/6 Set: Warner Brothers has officially announced that Darren Aronofsky has been signed to direct Batman: Year One. According to Variety Frank Miller, writer of the Batman: Year One comic book mini-series will be onboard to help Aronofsky develop the script. This is extremely interesting since Warner also has another Batman picture in development, 'Batman Beyond' to be directed by Boaz Yakin. Should be interesting come the productions release.

SEPT 22: D&D Release: According to DnDmovie the long in waiting Dungeons and Dragon feature film now has a December 8 release date. New Line Cinema is handling the films distribution. Look for the full length trailers in theatre come October.

SEPT 22: Riverworld: Phillip Jose Farmer's series 'Riverworld' is being developed as a television series by Crow director Alex Proyas and Atlantis Alliance. The series will be shot entirely in Australia. ( oh goodie) The series of books was very good. However, the ending of the series was terrible. It could have been so much better. But dealing with it as a TV series, we as viewers seldom if ever have to deal with an ending to a show. (except for B5 and DS9 along with Gilligan after nearly 20 years of waiting.)

SEPT 22: Queen of Swords: This new series starring Valentine Pelka is currently filming in Spain. It begins airing in syndication the week of Oct. 2.

SEPT 21: Phobia: From the duo who created UPN's short lived series 'Mercy Point' (writer Trey Callaway and director Michael Katelman)  have now created a new series for ABC titled 'Phobia'. ABC has fast tracked the series for production in the event of a writers and actors strike. Artists Television Group will produce "Phobia," a high-concept action skein about a brilliant psychotherapist who leads a team into "Mission: Impossible"-like scenarios.

SEPT 21: MI2: Mission Impossible 2 has grossed over the $500M mark. Impressive. Does it mean there will be another sequel? But wasn't Mission Impossible suppose to be about a team, and not just one agent? It was.

SEPT 21: They Nest: The USA Network's recent horror, made for TV movie, 'They Nest' about cockroaches will premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel Saturday at 6pm pst. If you wanted to see it, now is your chance. Should air at 6pm & 8pm, Saturday night September 23.

SEPT 21: B5 Letterbox: Just a reminder that beginning Monday, September 25, Babylon 5 will begin airing on the Sci-Fi Channel in an as yet unseen letterbox format as it was originally filmed. Get the VCR's hot, because this format wasn't even released on video. A nice move by the SFC.

SEPT 21: Voyager: Writer Brian Fuller told fans during a live chat that Voyager's finale will be a story arc that covers several episodes and the series will go out with a bang. All gossip seems to be pointing to the fact that out Voyager crew will not be reaching the Alpha Quadrant until the end of the series. 13 of the shows final 22 episodes are already complete and Voyager is still far from home.

SEPT 21: NBC Chumps Out: NBC has chainsaw'ed a Nike commercial from its Olympics coverage due to "adverse audience reaction." Fashioned as a parody of the Friday the 13th movies, the ad shows a woman being chased by a hockey masked killer with a chainsaw. Eventually, the killer collapses in exhaustion and the ad quips "Why Sport? You'll live longer." (hollywood reporter) This was and is a great commercial. I found it funny. Fuck NBC! Chumps!

SEPT 21: 3rd Rock 'B' Day:  Kristen Johnston has a birthday today.  (tv guide)

SEPT 20:Vampires Sequel: Variety is reporting that Tommy Lee Wallace will be directing a smaller budgeted feature based on his own script. John Carpenter will take on the executive duty role with Sandy King. Only the character of Father Adam will be returning with the modest budget constraints.

SEPT 20: Superman Cometh: ``Superman'' is flying back to primetime via the WB, which has ordered 13 episodes of an hour long adventure-drama about Clark Kent at age 15, 

SEPT 20: Speed Racer: This project has been in development for what seems forever. However, Lauren Shuler-Donner continues to try and move forward on the live-action project. Writer/ Director Hype Williams has been hired to now work on the script. 

SEPT 20: C.H.U.D.: Canabalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. The classic 1984 'B' movie starring  'Home Alone's' Daniel Stern and John Heard is due out on DVD January 29th 2k1. Even John Goodman made an appearance in the movie. This film is from 'Brazil's' Greist. Directed by Douglas Cheek. A band of radio-active humanoids come out of the sewers at night to feed.  This movie is listed as a 'BOMB'. Not the bomb, but a bomb. I enjoyed it immensely. There is no word, though unlikely, if the DVD will include any extras. Now if we can only get them to release 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' on DVD.

SEPT 20: Pern Returns: While we may not be getting a 'Dragon Riders of Pern' mini-series or series in the near future, Anne McCaffrey has finished up a new Pern novel titled... 'the Skies of Pern'. The 16th installment of the series taking place right after 'the Dolphins of Pern'. This is an awesome series of books.

SEPT 20: Costner Flys: Kevin Costner is in talks to take on the lead role of Tom Shadyac's $80M MGM project... 'Dragonfly'. Costner would star as a doctor whose late wife is trying to contact him through patients who have had near death experiences. Spyglass Ent. will distribute the film overseas. (cinescape)

SEPT 19: Relic Hunter: The syndicated series 'Relic Hunter' begins airing its first episode on Tuesday @ 8pm. Check your local listings for exact day and time. Fred Dryer, Hunter and NFL Ram's star, will play Sidney's father in the opening episode of season 2. 20% of the show is filmed in France since Guamont Studios is part owner along with Canada's Fireworks Entertainment.

SEPT 19: Iron Man: New Line Cinema under the 'Angry Studio Banner' has decided to put the on-again off-again Iron Man project on the fast track. Tim McCanlies has been hired to prep the script on a project that once had Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise interested in playing Tony Stark... Ironman. (hollywood reporter)

SEPT 19: Digital Copyguard: Government regulators resolved a simmering
copyright protection dispute between the motion picture industry and consumer electronics makers that has slowed the rollout of digital television. In its decision Thursday, the FCC agreed to allow the makers of digital high-definition TV sets and set-top boxes to include special copyright-protection technology. The move is designed to assuage filmmakers' fears that their movies could be pirated because of a glitch whereby some high-definition TV devices can enable unlimited copying of Hollywood movies. (hollywood reporter)

SEPT 19: Spiderman: Spiderman has been pushed back a bit, but the film will go before the Cameras beginning in January 2k1. However, we will not get to see the finished product from Columbia Pictures until May 3, 2k2.

SEPT 18: Sliders Cover: I have finished and added a 'Sliders' VHS Cover Sheet to the site. CLICK HERE to view them all... Thanks to Max Infinity for help gathering photos and information to create the cover sheet.

SEPT 18: Dune: EV DVD: There is a Japanese DVD version of the Extended Version of DUNE on DVD. It is NTSC format but will set you back about $110 depending on where you get it from. NTSC is the US format. 

SEPT 18: Invisible Man: ST, Next Generation's Wil Wheaton, will play a computer hacker in an upcoming episode of The Sci-Fi original series 'the Invisible Man'. The episode titled 'Perchance to Dream will air early 2001.

SEPT 18: Gladiator: The box office hit 'Gladiator' from Dreamworks and Ridley Scott will hit DVD, November 21 and include a deleted scenes section on the 2-disc set. Mission Impossible 2 looks to be out November 7. 

SEPT 18: Sapranos DVD: Not sci-fi but, HBO has announced a 4 disc collection of the first season of 'the Sapranos: the complete first season'. It will hit streets December 12, @ an srp of $99.98. AND... They will be in anamorphic widescreen. Expect additional seasons for 'the Sapranos & Sex in the City' in 2k1. (digital bits)

SEPT 18: X-Men DVD: Digital Bits is reporting that the X-Men DVD will have an extensive Deleted Scene section. It was my hope that the DVD would be a special edition with the footage restored into the film. Why not offer the theatrical release, and a special edition of the film.

SEPT 18: Anderson Goes DVD: A&E is planning to release a slew of Gerry Anderson series to DVD. Series include Space 1999, Thunderbirds, UFO, and Stingray. The 48 episode Space 1999 will begin release in January 2k1. Why not do these types of series in BOXED SETS ??????. Boxed Sets people! Boxed Sets! (digital bits)

SEPT 18: Voyager: Robert Beltran has not been quiet over his character, Chekotay, being left out of most storylines the last few years. While talking with the official trek site, Beltran said he would not be sorry when Voyager ends this season. He has been very critical of the writers and the way the cast has been treated the last few years. He does enjoy the conventions and meeting dedicated fans face to face. 

SEPT 16: Andromeda: SlipstreamNews has put up a 3 minute trailer that was created for the TV affiliates who will be airing the show. Click Here to access the Slipstream.

SEPT 16: New Fonts: Sci-Fi Fonts has added 47 new fonts to his website and now has its own .com. The website is full of great Sci-Fi Fonts. Check them out...

SEPT 16: Last Trek: Is this the last Star Trek Picture using the cast of the Next Generation? If you ask most of the actors they think it is, and Berman has pretty much said this would be the final movie with the cast of Next Generation. Maybe the next picture then would have an ensemble cast of all the series thrown together? That would be awesome. 

SEPT 16: Animated Blade: While production is ready to go on Blade 2, there is also talk of a new Animated Blade TV Series. It will be an adult version like 'Spawn' on HBO. (comics continuum)

SEPT 15: Marvel TV: Marvel's Avi Arad told comics continuum that both Thor and Mutant X are being developed for Television. Apparently Mutant X will be developed by Tribune Entertainment for syndication. As for Thor there are rumors of Dolph Lundgren and the X-Men's Tyler Mane being considered for the role. But Arad says that is nothing more than rumor since they are far from the casting stage of the project. He says all Tall, good looking actors should be interested in this one.

SEPT 15: Jack is Back!: Well not really. There are 8 episodes already in the can for the second season. While USA is calling it the second season, it is actually the last episodes of the first season. (the remainder of season one). They will begin airing October 1. That makes 21 episodes total for Jack of all Trades... Get your tape recorder ready... (cinescape)

SEPT 15: Cleo 2525: This one appears in worse shape than its back to back partner 'Jack of all Trades'. USA network has told the Kiwi crew there services are no longer needed as production was put on hiatus. There aren't enough episodes in the can to even continue through December. (variety)

SEPT 15: Ghost Cage: There is a new rumor that now Nicholas Cage is now in negotiations to star as Johnny Blaze, aka... 'Ghostrider'. The $80M project seemed set to have Johnny Depp as there hero. Cage is a known Comic Fanatic so this may be a true rumor since his bids to play 'Superman' and 'Goblin' both fell through.

SEPT 14: VIP: A VIP VHS Cover Sheet has been added to the website for your enjoyment, if you enjoy the series, which was the number one syndicated series. VIP stars Pamela Anderson... Lee. CLICK HERE to see them all.

SEPT 14: Koenig Birthday: A hearty Happy 'B' Day to Star Trek's Walter Koenig. He is a whopping 64 years old. Koenig was born in 1936. Whew! 

SEPT 14: Old Alien Script: A friend turned me on to an early draft of Alien by Dan O'Bannon. I would like to share it with you. If your an Alien fan or are into scripts then check it out for yourself at... http://www.lontano.org/FMA/  ( brian pesti )

SEPT 14: Conan Returns?: It will if Marvel's Stan Lee has any say about it. And now he will as Stan Lee has snagged the rights to Conan after swapping about $4.3M in Stan Lee Media shares with Conan Properties Inc. Stan Lee is looking at an online presence for Conan along with TV and even more feature films in the near future. (comicon.com)

SEPT 14: Indiana Jones Update: M. Night Shyamalan will not get to the Indiana Jones 4 script until sometime in late 2001 due to prior project responsibilities. Harrison Ford (Indiana) told popcom that he would like to do another film in the next few years providing they have a script that everyone is happy with. You can probably forget an Indiana Jones film anytime in the near future or at least until after Star Wars Episode 3 is done. By that time Ford would be in his early to mid sixties.

SEPT 14: MIB2: Tommy Lee Jones has told Variety that everything is in place for the sequel. It will be the same crew for the sequel as the first film. It is now just a matter of finding a slot where Barry Sonnenfeld, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have the same time to do it.

SEPT 13: the Sentinel: I have completed a VHS Cover Sheet for the old UPN series from Pet Fly Productions series 'the SENTINEL'. CLICK HERE to see them all.

SEPT 13: No P in Batman: The agent for Brad Pitt has stated that should Batman 5 be put back on the board, Brad Pitt will NOT be involved. There is no truth to the rumors of Pitt donning the cape and cowl.

SEPT 13: Trek V: SFX online is reporting that there are rumblings from Paramount that the new Star Trek series will likely air in syndication rather than the troubled UPN Network. This also gives the series a broader fan base to see the new television series.

SEPT 13: Lucas Threatens: This is from the Sci-Fi Channel... In the wake of reports that a stolen script of Star Wars: Episode II is floating around, Lucasfilm is warning that it will prosecute any Web operator who obtains a script or quotes from it, USA Today reported. "If someone gives you the script, and they
put it on your desk, you are in possession of stolen material," Lucasfilm spokeswoman Jeanne Cole told the newspaper. "You are committing a felony."

"Calling it a felony is kind of harsh, but Lucasfilm has every right to control whatever is out there at any point," Tim Doyle, co-founder of the Countingdown.com Web site, told USA Today. He added, "When you try to review something that isn't finished, you're not really doing a service to fans."  I say... 'WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!!!'  This is America, people can critique whatever whatever they want, whenever we want, whether they want it or not.

SEPT 13: Goblin Update: Negotiations continue with John Malkovich and the Spiderman production continue. A source for variety has stated that it appears that Malkovich will take on the role of... Norman Osborn... aka... the Goblin.

SEPT 12: Killer Klowns 2: the awesome 1988 Cult 'B' movie 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' appears to be getting a sequel. The Chiodo brothers have announced their plans for the sequel stating... "For Klowns II, we will push to the extremes. It's going to be funny and scary. We are going to reinvent the concept and update with all the new technology that is available to us. We would love to have it out next year, but that is a tough thing to call at this time." (cinescape online)

SEPT 12: Pretender 2: TNT will produce 2 new movie-length Pretender installments to be filmed in the fall. There is no word that if successful there might be more. (jeffrey wells)

SEPT 12: Summer 3: God, they are making another 'I know what you did last summer' flick. It will star an all new cast. Jennifer Hewitt has said she will NOT be participating. I think it is tentatively titled. 'I know some stupid fans will come back for another summer'.

SEPT 12: Strike Delays big pictures?: If schedules can't be moved up due to the impending strike, the projects MIB2 & Batman 5 could be pushed back. For Batman 5 it could be shelved permanently.

SEPT 11: K-PAX: Jeff Bridges is in negotiations to co-star with Kevin Spacey in Universal's new sci-fi feature 'K-PAX'. The project is slated to start filming in November with Iain Softley directing  the Charles Levitt script based on Gene Brewers 1995 novel of the same name.

SEPT 11: MP3 in Trouble: MP3.com will be forced to pay Universal Music Group damages ranging from $117.5 million to $250 million because of a federal judge's ruling Wednesday that the online music provider "willfully" violated copyright law when it illegally copied 80,000 CDs onto its servers to create its my.mp3.com digital locker service. 

SEPT 11: Misc News: Leaning Toweer of Pisa Safe? Revolutionary engineering techniques have taken some of the lean out of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but tourists need not fear -- the world-famous structure will keep most of its trademark tilt. Professor John Burland, one of the 14-member committee of experts working to save the bell tower from collapse, told reporters on Thursday that sophisticated soil extraction methods were over half way to making it completely safe.

SEPT 9: Bat-Pitt: Zap2It is reporting that Brad Pitt may be the next Hollywood hunk to don tights as the caped crusader in the fifth installment of Batman, according to British tabloid The Sun.  The 36-year-old actor has allegedly participated in talks with the film's director Darren Aronofsky about doing the project.

SEPT 9: Andromeda: Just added the VHS Cover Sheet to the site for the new series coming in syndication this fall. CLICK HERE to view them all.

SEPT 9: WEB-TV: WebTV is going Primetime as CBS Television and Microsoft's WebTV Networks will be teaming up to deliver interactive television programming. The agreement, WebTV's first primetime venture with a broadcast television network, will include programming for comedy and dramatic series. There will be approximately 500 hours of enhanced programming for the 2000 - 2001 season.

SEPT 9: The Mummy 2: George Lucas knows how to make money, that's for sure. The special effects for 'the Mummy Returns' from ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) will cost Stephen Sommers (Deep Rising) $20M. (entertainment weekly)

SEPT 9: the LEXX: The Sci-Fi Channel has ordered 24 new episodes of the television series, 'LEXX' for next season. Production is set to begin later this year. (scifi channel)

SEPT 9: Westworld: Joel Silver (the Warriors) is moving forward on his remake of the 1973 Michael Crichton feature 'Westworld' by hiring scribe Richard D'Ovidio (Exit Wounds) to write the script for the remake. 

SEPT 9: Star Trek Series V: Cinescape online is reporting that the new Star Trek series in development likely will not have a pilot movie. Generally since the series would have a one season commitment it would not be necessary.

SEPT 8: MIB2: Sonnenfeld is said to have revealed the current status of the project, saying, "Sony actually has pretty much made a deal for myself and Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to come back and do a sequel." (cinescape online)

SEPT 8: Odyssey: Echostar Dish Network Satellite TV service has added the Hensen/ Hallmark channel 'Odyssey Network' to their line-up which is currently airing 'ALF' and 'Beauty & the Beast'.

SEPT 8: Jurassic Park 3: Sam Neil, who is set to star in the third feature of the Jurassic park series, has revealed that this film is actually set between the first one and the second film.

SEPT 7: ET Revisited: Variety is reporting that Spielberg is re-release ET: the Extraterrestrial to theatres to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2k2. The new film will have never-before-seen footage (possibly the cut Harrison Ford scene) and new CGI enhancements. The films soundtrack will also be digitally remixed.

SEPT 7: Ford's Face: Harrison Ford is worried about having his face digitized in a computer, which was done for the movie 'What Lies Beneath'. Ford doesn't want his face used for a Coke commercial after he is dead. Ford was quoted as saying... "They end up with a wire-grid matrix of your face. I'm a little disquieted by the idea of this supplanting of intellectual property rights. ... I don't want to be doing Coke adverts when I'm dead. If I choose to do them when I'm alive, I want to participate in profit from it."

SEPT 5: T2 DVD: The new Terminator 2: Special Edition DVD is out in a limited edition metal case. This is an awesome DVD set  with three versions of the film, and a ton of extras. One of James Cameron's best films. The Special Edition is an incredible film. Much better than its theatrical counterpart.

SEPT 5: Matrix DVD: as of 8.20.00 the Matrix DVD was STILL # 6 on the top DVD sales list. Despite all new films releasing on the format, Matrix continues to outsell the competition. (digital bits)

SEPT 5: Star Wars Trilogy Again: Well, George Lucas is once again sucking some blood from his devoted Star Wars fans (most gullible ones anyways) with a new release of the original Star Wars Trilogy on VHS. God what could he have added to this one again? You have the original set, the collectors trilogy in letterbox, the digitized set, and the special edition set. Plus the three or four sets that were released on Laserdisc format. Now there will be a fifth set for the VHS format. And NO, still nothing available on DVD.

SEPT 5: Episode One DVD: Lucas films is hard at work on an Episode One DVD. Hopefully, it is looking like a 2001 release for you fans out there. Cross those fingers and toes. I would just be happy to see the 'Indiana Jones' letterbox trilogy on DVD.

SEPT 4: New Story: A new short story by Ben Thompson has been added to the Virtual Library titled 'LOT 49'. Take a read and let Ben know what you think.

SEPT 4: Spiderman: Looks like scheduling conflicts will keep Nicholas Cage from taking on the role of 'Goblin' in the new Spiderman feature film. Now we may be looking at... John Malkovich taking on the role of Spiderman's nemesis. Also it appears that Doc Ock will NOT be in the film. So far the villain is not in the current script. Likely due to what would be expensive CGI for the Doc.

SEPT 3: Daredevil: Total Film Magazine is reporting that Mathew McConaughy is under consideration to play the blind superhero, 'Daredevil'. The only villains negotiated for Daredevil are Kingpin and Elektra. John Goodman is up for the Kinpin role with Gwynth Paltrow for the part of Elektra.

SEPT 3: Sabrina: The teenage witch will be making her new WB Network premiere on Friday's at 8pm beginning September 22. The same time slot the show had on ABC.

SEPT 3: Star Wars, It begins!: Here starts the Star Wars hype by George Lucas. Now, out of nowhere appears a Star Wars script from a... SPY! And it was offered to theForce.net. Naturally Lucas Films is reluctant to discuss these situations with anyone, though they are putting pressure on the Force.net to learn who possibly stole the script for the movie that is due in theatres in 2002. Give me a break. This is nothing more than Lucas starting the Episode II hype for his new film. 

SEPT 3: Marina Sirtis: While talking with SFX online, Sirtis said she didn't take on a role earlier in Voyager because she was afraid after her time on the Next Generation of being type cast. Type cast? Give me a break... She has nothing in her career to talk about before Star Trek. Before the episode 'Pathfinder' with Dwight Shultz, Sirtis was offered a part in Voyager to play herself as part of a holodeck program. She turned it down. Type Cast... give me a break.

SEPT 3: Dark Angel: Once again 'Dark Angel' will premiere on Fox, October 3 at 9 - 11pm. An encore presentation will be done on... Oct. 9 from 8-10pm. Freakylinks will also get an encore presentation, but this show is a mess. Likely to be the first new series cancelled. What a mess.

SEPT 2: Night Visions: According to Cinescape Fox's new anthology series 'Night Visions' is being pushed back, and will now be a mid-season replacement.

SEPT 2: Dark Justice: The Playboy Channel will launch its new satire/adventure CGI series 'Dark Justice' on Sept. 3 at 10pm. The 3D toon chronicles the exploits of Justina, a vigilante vixen who must dodge the pursuits of the law as she fights Metro City’s most dangerous villains. Playboy also intends to expand the series into other mediums such as publishing, home video, online and product
marketing. (animation world network)

SEPT 2: Oh No Peg!: Al Bundy's television wife Peg Bundy, Katie Sagal, has filed for divorce from her real life hubby Jack White. The couple had been married since 1993 and have two children.  Sagal is currently voicing Leela on 'Futurama'. She also has a new series on NBC this fall titled, 'Tucker'.

SEPT 1: Salvation: Miramax has decided to test how well The Crow: Salvation will do in theaters. On Friday, September 15th, The Crow: Salvation will be released for a limited engagement in Spokane, Washington. How well it does in Spokane will determine if the movie is given a nationwide release.

SEPT 1: Powerman: The rumor mill has offered up LL Cool J (Deep Blue Sea) as an actor to play the title character of Luke Cage and Hype Williams (Belly) as a potential director. However, our source would not comment on any of the talent that is rumored to be attached and could not confirm the above names. He did say that more information may be available later this year.

SEPT 1: Ghostrider: Ghostrider will be Dimension Films largest budgeted picture yet at $75M. David Norrington, who did 'Blade' will be directing, and they are still interested in Johnny Depp for the lead role of Johnny Blaze.

SEPT 1: Freaky Quits: Trouble continues to surround Fox's re-titled 'Freakylinks'  as David Goyer and Greg Hale, the shows co-creators drop their day to day duties and taken executive producer roles in protest of the networks recent changes to the show which includes dismissing Goyer as the head writer.

SEPT 1: Witchblade Scores: TNT's showing of their pilot movie 'Witchblade'  drew a 4.5 rating and an audience of 3.1M viewers, making it the number one movie of the week, and was the number one original movie of the year for adults. Hopefully this will sit well with TNT and get 'Witchblade' developed into a weekly series.