World Watch OnLine: The UnOfficial Buckaroo Banzai Mailing List
# 146 (22 August 2000)
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Greetings
Re: [World_Watch_OnLine] 145 - 13 August 2000
BBCON
bb versions and whatnot
Starcon 2000 Update

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Greetings,

Hmmm...another disturbingly small issue. I'd hoped
after BBCon there'd be some good discussion about
what happened, what didn't happen, and what we
hope could happen next time around.

Or at least some good chili recipes.

Anyway...another reminder about the new improved(?)
version of the List. There's a file area at the site
if you have something you'd like to share with the List.
A calendar to post important BB-related events which 
will automagically remind the List-members if you want it
to...all sorts of stuff. Stop by and check it out.
And remember, all the admin type stuff (going nomail
for a vacation, changing your addy, unsubbing) can
be handled there, also.

Later...
ArcLight

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Subj:	 Re: [World_Watch_OnLine] 145 - 13 August 2000
Date:	8/13/00 11:16:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	BanzaiSGI@aol.com

I recently interviewed Orson about his involvement in the BB series while he 
and Elvis were waiting for Jimmy Dean to show up for a late night show 
featuring Janis Joplin. He said that someone named John Yo Yo Dyne asked him 
one night about his opinion for the storyline and Orson said that it was just 
a bunch of tripe....didn't see any basis for a good story.......well, we all 
know how Orson ended up.....selling wine on tv...........
Jim
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Subj:	 BBCON
Date:	8/13/00 9:53:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	banzai_13@yahoo.com (A. Schumacher)

I think the BBCon was very cool. Not a lot of people
"but" a lot of spirit! The web sites are excellent,
the hard work shows! I, like Arclight hope this will
be a annual thing and I still like to think next time
we will have the new series to talk about too! Anyway,
let's saddle up!
BBI-Dragonstear

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Subj:	 bb versions and whatnot
Date:	8/14/00 2:34:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	rgould@home.com (Ryan B. Gould)

having poured over all the bb sites i can
find and having read about the different
versions, im really surprised that nobody
has mentioned the midnight showings of
bb that take place in los angeles every
so often.  the print they used (or at
least the one i saw) was AMAZING.  and
id swear that it had little differences
here and there and that some of the
special effects were cleaned up (like
the whole in the wall with whorfin
partially sticking out of it was completely
fixed).

perhaps is the print they are gonna use
for the dvd.

just thought you should know.  or people
should know.  go check it out.

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Subj:	 Starcon 2000 Update
Date:	8/19/00 3:32:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:	starland@starland.com

STARCON 2000 - SCIENCE FICTION SURVIVOR
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September 22-24, 2000 - Denver Colorado
An incredible weekend of science fiction overload!
Visit http://www.starland.com for the latest info and tickets.

In the fine tradition of ripping-off whatever fad is
currently going out of style, we decided to make the theme
of this year's Starcon:

---Starcon 2000 - Science Fiction Survivor---

In true tongue-in-cheek fashion, we are offering convention
goers a really zany 1,000,000 Lira reward for the individual
that survives our unfair and completely random tests during
the weekend. Participants will be selected on Saturday, by one
of our lovely guests, from the registration cards handed-out
at the convention. The contestants will then be subjected to
zany and difficult tasks on Saturday and Sunday. Contestants
will be eliminated until there is just one Survivor left to
claim the Cool One Million Italian Liras. In case you're
wondering, that's worth hundreds of dollars! There will be
prizes and incentives for all participants. Who knows, you
could be our lucky survivor!

We are still waiting for hard confirmation on a couple of
guests that might be popping-in at Starcon so as soon as we
know, we'll let you know.

Here are the guests that ARE confirmed!

ANTHONY S. HEAD
Ask anyone who meets him - Anthony Head is nothing like
Rupert Giles, the character he plays on Buffy the Vampire
Slayer. Although most people might not recognize him in
public wearing jeans and a silk shirt, he should be no
stranger to SF fans. Prior to landing his job as the somewhat
stuffy rudder on Buffy's hard-to-steer ship, he was a regular
on the science fiction series VR.5. (Hey, that would mean he
always gets to play with blonds?) He also guest-starred on
TV's Highlander.

Anthony had a good thing going on British TV before jumping
over the pond. He performed in several productions including:
Secret Army, Accident, and Bergerac, just to name a few. The
accent is real, he was born and raised in England and attended
the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Sure, he's
played in lots of West End theater productions, but his best
SF stage role was starring as Dr. Frank 'N Furter in The Rocky
Horror Picture Show. In Rocky Horror circles, his portrayal is
often considered the most sexy to grace the stage.

He is currently working on an adult animated feature film,
which he co-wrote. He lives in Los Angeles and England.

ETHAN PHILLIPS
He plays Neelix, the cook with the sideburns, on Star Trek:
Voyager. When the show started, he had his own live-in
girlfriend - but they took her off the show and he's had to
live a pretty monastic life during the last five years of his
space voyage. Ethan, who's first given name is really John,
started his Star Trek career on Star Trek: The Next Generation
as "Dr. Farek." The producers obviously like him and his tenure
on Voyager has outlasted that of most trendy restaurant chefs.

He grew-up on Long Island, earned an English Literature degree
from Boston University and then obtained a Master of Fine Arts
degree from Cornell University. In spite of his impressive
education, he's one of the most down-to-earth and nice guys
you'll ever meet. Before Voyager he was quite a backpacker and
rock climber, maybe he'll get back to that after he's done
traveling in the stars.

At Starcon 2000, he'll be performing a special one-man
performance/reading of Saved From Obscurity - a very funny
play about a fresh, young, New York actor learning the ins
and outs of his craft in the big city. The play is a comic and
cathartic piece that has been adapted, specially for this
performance, by the playwright. This is an event you won't
want to miss!

VON FLORES
Von is best-known for playing Special Agent Ronald Sandoval,
liaison and bodyguard to Zo'or, in Gene Roddenberry's Earth:
Final Conflict. His character is perhaps the most mysterious
and unexplained on the show. His agenda is not apparent, but
does not seem to coincide with that of either the Talons or
The Resistance. It will be a real treat to ask him about his
own perception of the complicated and solitary man he plays
onscreen.

Living in Toronto, Von started his career by studying acting
at night and working in real estate during the day. His first
work was a guest role on Night Heat. He followed that success
with leading roles on FX: The Series, Kung Fu, TekWar, TekJustice
and TekLords. He also has guest starred on The Adventures of
Sinbad, Lonesome Dove, Forever Knight, E.N.G., and Street Legal.
His feature film roles are in I Love a Man in Uniform and Eclipse.

His other pursuits include playing the trumpet and dance. The
rest of his life, like that of Sandoval - is a mystery.

TRACY SCOGGINS
Tracy has firmly planted her feet in the Science Fiction genre
with starring roles in Babylon 5, The Highlander TV series and
Lois and Clark. While piloting Babylon 5 as Captain Elizabeth
Lochley, Tracy had little opportunity to feature her physical
attributes in the series' military costumes. That was not the
case on Lois and Clark where she played the sexy gossip columnist
just a little to well for her own good. Rumor has it that she was
removed from the show because her character was upstaging
Teri Hatcher (Lois Lane) too much.

We are really looking forward to Tracy's Starcon appearance.
She says she's anxious for some quality-time with her fans.
Not a shy individual, Tracy is ready to experience a Weekend
of Science Fiction Overload Starcon style!

Tracy Scoggins was born and raised in Dickinson Texas. At the
age of 16, she enrolled in Southwest Texas State where she
studied speech communications and physical education. After
leaving college, she was hired by the Elite Modeling Agency and
sent on assignments to New York City, France, and Germany. She
studied acting at the Wynn Hannman Studio and the Herbert Berghoff
Studio schools. She currently resides in Los Angeles and spends
her free time developing workout videos, cycle riding, swimming,
and jogging.

MARK GODDARD
Mark is best-known for his portrayal of Major Don West on the
60's TV hit Lost in Space. On a ship full of Robinson's and one
Smith, Don seemed to be the only guy on the ship that knew what
to do with that one Smith - send him out the nearest airlock!
But if the family of castaways had listened to him, there'd have
been no foolish foil on the show.

Mark didn't start (or end) his career in space, in his junior
year in college, he left Holy Cross to study acting at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Like many actors, he then
left for Los Angeles where he almost immediately landed the role
of Cully in the TV series Johnny Ringo. It was then that he
changed his given name from Chuck to Mark largely due to his
friend and mentor, Chuck Conners the star of The Rifleman.

After Johnny Ringo, Mark moved on to a role on The Detectives
before landing in Lost in Space. After Lost in Space, Mark guest
starred in many shows including: The Fall Guy and Mod Squad. On
stage, for Martin Scorcese, he played opposite Liza Minelli in the
Broadway musical The Act. On daytime TV he was on One Life to
Live and killed Alec Baldwin on The Doctors. He later starred as
Derek Barrington on General Hospital.

Eventually, Mark decided to resume his college studies and earned
a Masters Degree in Education. He now lives with an English
professor - his wife - and son in Massachusetts and occasionally
visits his fans at science fiction conventions.

ERIN GRAY
The show is called Buck Rogers, but for most guys watching
the show - like I did, it was ALL about Erin Gray, who played
Colonel Wilma Dearing. I remember how upset I was when her hair
color changed during the series - and I can't wait to find out why!

After Buck Rogers, she starred on Silver Spoons and really turned
mainstream. Few people know that Erin was the original I'm Worth
It woman for L'Oreal, one of the first Sports Illustrated models
and the Maxi Girl for Max Factor. She's starred in many
Movies-Of-The-Week, including Born Beautiful, Starman, Laker Girls,
Coach of the Year, Police Story, and Code of Vengeance, as well as,
starring opposite Kenny Rogers in the Feature Film Six Pack.

In the theater, she's performed leading roles in California Suite
and Six Rooms River View, and achieved critical success in Social
Security. Last year she completed 3 feature films, a cameo role in
"The Last Producer" with Burt Reynolds, a starring role in the
independent feature film, A Woman's Story, and "Social Misfits."
Her genre films include: "Jason Goes To Hell", T-Force, and the
first original movie for the USA/Sci-Fi Networks, "Official Denial."

Currently, Erin appears in a recurring role on NBC's "Profiler"
portraying Congresswoman Karen Archer and Robert Davi's love
interest. She will soon appear in the suspense thriller movie,
"Once In A Blue Moon". She is also a spokesperson for Haven
House and involved in way too many charitable projects to mention
here. With her husband, noted Cinematographer Richard Hissong
she's currently producing a video on one of her favorite subjects,
Chi Kung & Tai Chi. Oh, and she's raising two children.

TERRY J. ERDMANN
A long-lost member of the Dave, Jeff and Terry team, Terry has
finally agreed to return to the Denver conventions. As a publicist,
Terry has worked on behalf of some of our favorite movies like:
Aliens, Alien Nation, Star Trek V, Stargate and Goldeneye. He is
the author of Star Trek: Action!, The Secrets of Star Trek:
Insurrection, and The Tribble Handbook.

With Paula M. Block, he has just completed Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine Companion. Terry has spent the last seven years observing
every aspect of DS9's production, from story break sessions to
musical scoring. He has personally interviewed the actors, artists,
writers, producers, filmmakers and musicians, on the sets, in their
dressing trailers, in their offices, and in their favorite
restaurants.

From those one-on-one sessions Terry and Paula have distilled
736 pages of production information, photographs, drawings and
secrets. Terry is looking forward to meeting you in-person and
having you interview him.

PAULA M. BLOCK
With her co-author, Terry J. Erdmann, Paula make her second guest
appearance at Starcon. As a professional writer and editor, it is
Paula's job to oversee the publishing division of Viacom Consumer
Products, the licensing arm for Paramount Pictures. She's been
filling those "temporary" duties for the past eleven years. Paula
co-conceived the popular Klingon Day of Honor book series, and is
one of the trio of editors responsible for Pocket's fan- authored
Strange New Worlds books. Paula contributed to Where No One has
Gone Before, Star Trek: Action!, and The Secrets of Star Trek:
Insurrection.

She's informed us that her next book will be about a dog. Why
don't your novel ideas past her at the convention and get her
to sign your copy of her new book at the same time?

RICHARD ARNOLD
Working as Gene Roddenberry's personal assistant and liaison
with the licensing department for years, Richard has an intimate
relationship with Star Trek. Richard has been working as a Star
Trek consultant to several Star Trek licensees over the last few
years and has helped select and reject many of the images and
products produced for the property.

Richard is an incredible Star Trek Trivia expert and you'd be
hard- pressed stumping him. I've tried! He knows Star Trek.
If you have a question related to just about anything Trek -
he's the guy to settle the bet.

CHRISTIE GOLDEN
Author of the Voyager novels: The Murdered Sun, Marooned and
Seven of Nine, as well as The Next Generation--Double Helix #6:
The First Virtue with Michael Jan Friedman, just out this month.
She's also written for the TSR Ravenloft line and did the novels
for the anime TV show, Invasion America.

DAVE McDONNELL
David McDonnell David McDonnell is Editor of STARLOG, a monthly
magazine devoted to SF/fantasy and its creators, and
COMICS.SCENE 2000, a bi-monthly revival of the classic magazine
exploring comic books, strips, TV shows & movies as well as
animation. A licensed magazine specialist, McDonnell has produced
editions showcasing some 25 films including Lost in Space, The
World Is Not Enough, StarGate, Terminator 2, ALIENS, Starship
Troopers, Star Trek III-VII, Willow and Total Recall. His current
projects are movie magazines devoted to Disney's Dinosaur and
Battlefield Earth. He's also working on a new licensed quarterly
premiering this fall. He edited STARLOG'S SCIENCE-FICTION
HEROES & HEROINES (Random House/Crescent Books, hardcover),
STAR TREK'S GREATEST GUEST STARS (HarperPrism, paperback),
the best-selling official STAR TREK 30TH & 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALs
and STEPHEN KING AT THE MOVIES (NAL, trade paperback). He
co-authored STARLOG'S SF TRIVIA BOOK (NAL, paperback).

It really wouldn't be a Starcon or Starfest convention without
Dave and his incredible encyclopedic knowledge of science fiction.
Dave will be speaking with cousin Jeff Walker in the Main Events
room on Saturday and Sunday.

JEFF WALKER
Hollywood's top Sci-Fi Consultant. How would you like to work
with guys like Steven Spielberg, Dean Devlin, and James Cameron?
-- That's Jeff's job! He's the guy all the big movie studios go
to when they want to make a science fiction film. That's because
Jeff has worked on most of the top money making films of all time.
Why wouldn't those guys want him on their team?!! Count on Jeff to
blow your socks off with news and previews!

KEVIN ATKINS
He's been our Master of Ceremonies forever - well not forever,
but for as long as anyone can remember. Unfortunately, most of
his jokes are that old too! This year, Keven passed the 1/2 century
mark. Be sure to ask him what it's like being as old as dirt ;).

What ever you do next month, don't miss Starcon 2000! Tickets are
available, right now at http://www.starland.com.

SAYING GOODBYE
 
Starland, PO Box 24955, Denver, CO 80224-0955
http://www.starland.com starland@starland.com
Voice 303-757-5850 Fax 303-727-4597

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