ALLY SHEEDY INTERVIEW
Click Here to see USA's interview with Ally Sheedy

GREETINGS FROM BROADWAY

The League of American Theatres and Macys will unveil “Greetings from Broadway,” a special window display saluting The Great White Way on March 27.

The windows will feature costumes, props and assorted memorabilia from six Broadway productions: Chicago, Man of La Mancha, Urban Cowboy, 42nd Street, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Enchanted April. Among the stars expected to attend the 3 PM unveiling are Sutton Foster, Molly Ringwald, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella, Yakov Smirnoff, Linda Hart and Brenda Braxton. Theatre fans are also invited to join the festivities.

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Was anyone able to see it?

RINGWALD SITS WITH LOVE

All of it was strange, but among the strangest occurrences was the interview with Molly Ringwald, who, for some inexplicable reason, agreed to sit on a couch with Love.

Ringwald, who these days is making people sit up and pay attention to her work on Broadway in Cabaret, tried to bear up under Courtney's meanderings, chief among them being that she emulated Ringwald during her performance in Trapped: "All that was much more you than me," said Courtney.

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CONVENTION INFO
June 7-8, 2003
gRReaT Entertainment Convention
Holiday Inn, Charleston, West Virginia
Appearing: Nicole DeBoer
Visit grreatent.com

THE NEBULA AWARDS
Awards are Apirl 18-20

THIS WEEK ON THE DEAD ZONE
April 6
"Zion"
The death of Bruce's father leads to an incredible journey down the 'road not taken' for Bruce.
Writer: Story by: Paul Eckstein, Michael Piller; Teleplay by: Joe Menosky, Michael Piller
Director: Michael Robison
(I feel much better now )

THEY ALSO HAVE A NEW MINI

6 Days 'til Sunday (6-hour miniseries) -- SCI FI takes another yet
scheduling risk with this big event miniseries, which unfolds over six
consecutive nights. In this intriguing premise, J.T. Neumeyer stumbles
upon a mysterious briefcase foretelling his own gruesome murder -- in
just six days. In this high stakes race against time, J.T. scrambles to
uncover the truth and change the course of the future -- if he can.
Brought to SCI FI by executive producer David Kirschner (Frailty, Earth:
Final Conflict and The Flintstones), the miniseries is produced by Lions
Gate Films (USA's The Dead Zone).

To see more click here

LIONSGATE/SCIFI ARE COOKING UP A NEW SHOW

The Divide -- What if the weirdest trio you could imagine -- a latenight DJ, his dead twin sister, and the local coroner -- teamed up to fight crime? In this new mystery series, a knowingly bogus late-night radio psychic discovers his abilities are real when visited by the ghost of his twin sister. Together with the aid of the local female coroner, they put together the missing pieces of unsolved crimes. A little supernatural vision from beyond the grave mixed with forensic science here on earth -- a perfect recipe for solving the intriguing mysteries of the dead and the living! Produced for SCI FI by Lions Gate, the production company behind USA Network's hit show The Dead Zone, executive produced by Stan Brooks and written by Frank Military and Dean White.

To see what else is coming up on SciFi. Click Here

TV GAL FREAKS AND LOVED LAST NIGHTS EP

You were always into the head bangers with bad attitudes and I was just another skinny geek." Johnny describing his high school years to Kate (Ally Sheedy) on "The Dead Zone." How perfect was that episode?

She also reveals one place where we've seen Jason before:

Lochlyn Munro, who played Jack Sheridan on "Charmed," was Johnny's friend who needed a new heart on "The Dead Zone."

Visit her page to see what else she has to say

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK?

USA has the script for Act one of Zion up at their site.
Also, if you missed last nights incredible episode Playing God, the full recap is now available.

Now that I've composed myself, after the shock of next weeks trailer. LOL
I remembered, that originally, Zion was to run before Playing God, so I'm hoping that means we can eagerly await Season 3!
Man can't wait for next week,yet I also don't want the season to end at the same time.

TALK ABOUT NEXT THIS OR NEXT WEEKS EPISODE

If you're as shocked by next weeks episode preview as the rest of us are, talk about it Here<

IS THE DEAD ZONE OVER?

After seeing next weeks preview....I'm wondering what's up?!

This weeks episode was Fantastic!!

I'm hoping next weeks isn't what I think it is!

ATTENTION SCIFI/FANTASY FANS
The 2003 World Fantasy Convention will be in Washington, DC on October 30 - November 2 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.

Additional Scifi/Fantasy Conventions

WIN TICKETS TO SEE JOHN EDWARDS
Click Here to enter SciFi.com's contest to win tickets to see John Edwards American Tour.

CATCH CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ON DVD
Catch Me If You Can

5 stars (PG-13, 140 min.) Leonardo DiCaprio is charming and charismatic as scam artist Frank Abagnale Jr. With Christopher Walken as his loyal father and Tom Hanks as the FBI man pursuing him. Steven Spielberg's film is flamboyant without being hammy, expressive without the melodrama.--MP


Catch Me If You Can (Full Screen Edition)


Catch Me If You Can (Widescreen Edition)

ARE YOU A FAN OF DANA/JOHNNY?
The Join Six Degrees the Diner With Dana fanlisting!

CHICAGO SUN TIMES ASKS WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
The TV Critic Phil Rosenthal gives the low down on what's on this weekend. Seems he needs to make comments on each show that's mentioned and the recent news about Hall and Chubb has worked it's way into this weeks review, Bad taste in my opinion.

The Dead Zone" (9 p.m., USA Network): Ally Sheedy is reunited with fellow Breakfast Clubber Anthony Michael Hall, who is being sued because he didn't disclose he was bipolar. Like you wouldn't already know this if you had seen "Johnny Be Good" or "Hail Caesar."

Mr. Rosenthal has his email address handy for those of us that would like to drop him a line for his lovely comments.

THIS WEEK ON THE DEAD ZONE
March 30
"Playing God"
Johnny is reunited with his circle of close friends from high school when they come together to support a friend who is awaiting a heart transplant. Johnny learns that one of them will also become the heart donor. Johnny must decide what to do, knowing that someone's life is on the line.

Writer: Story by Arnie Wess, teleplay by Craig Silverstein
Director:Mike Vejar


Arnie Wess, wrote for The Facts Of Life and for the current series The Parkers
Craig Silverstein (besides being the name of someone from Google) wrote for The Invisible Man as well as the following Dead Zone Episodes; Here There Be Monsters, Destiny, The Outsider and Scars
Mike Vejar Directed previously for Babylon 5 -,Star Trek: Voyager ,Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -and Lois and Clark for his complete list of works, visit TVTome

MARATHON CANCELED?!
After reviewing USA's Schedule page, it appears that along with The Hunt For Osama, our promised 13 hour Marathon leading up to the Finale has also been axed.

WRITERS GET CALLED ON INDIAN CASINOS
Indian Country, The Nation's Leading American Indian News Source, runs an article on how Indian Casinos are portrayed in movies and T.V. See there thoughts on the episode, Dead Men Tell Tales

Speaking of money laundering and mobsters, there’s been another sighting of organized crime at Indian casinos. It’s shown up not only on "The Sopranos" on HBO but now on USA Network’s "The Dead Zone." The March 16 episode of the psychic thriller, loosely based on the Stephen King novel, revolves around supposed mafia financing of a fictitious Initiative 151 in Maine to authorize tribal casinos. (Since the episode was written and filmed, a very real casino initiative has qualified for the Maine ballot this November, but it doesn’t have that designation.)

In the alternative Maine of "The Dead Zone," psychic Johnnie Smith, played by Anthony Michael Hall, has to figure out a gangland killing. His trail takes him to the fictitious Hollow Horn Resort Casino owned by the Mahopiac tribe in the un-fictitious Berkshire town of Stockbridge, Mass. (once home to the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans.) To gain access to the casino manager Jonas, an Indian stereotype with roach and ponytail played by Steven Cree Molison, Smith uses his psychic powers to throw hard eights at the craps table and gets himself banned. Gangsters, meanwhile, swarm the place, just as Tony Soprano and his crew get VIP treatment at the Mohonk casino in eastern Connecticut.

This is fiction, of course. The Mohonk and Mahopiac tribes, from the viewpoint of the TV writers, are conveniently extinct, and Stockbridge is probably the last place in Massachusetts that would accept a casino, if and when the state allows one. Likewise, the sighting of a known mobster at a real casino, Indian or otherwise, would trigger major repercussions. The writers at the "Sopranos" and "The Dead Zone" don’t seem to realize that casinos keep watch lists of undesirables who can’t even go in their parking lots. (We recall that the Mohegan Sun once threw out an actor in another HBO series.)

Thanks to Lynda for the news and also for pointing out that in the article, "There's at least one misstatement in that the name of the tribe that runs the DZ casino is called the Menanaki, not the Mahopiac" she also comments From their website: "Indian Country Today publishes more original journalistic content on American Indian issues - written by a sizeable full time staff of American Indian and non-native reporters with extensive experience in Native communities - than any other news source

SCIFI TREMORS

S.S. Wilson, co-writer and co-producer of the upcoming SCI FI Channel original show Tremors: The Series, told SCI FI Wire that the show offered him the chance to develop ideas left out of the film series on which it is based. "We're able to do a lot of ideas that never made it into the movies, because the movies always started out bigger than their budgets," Wilson said in an interview. "We cut many things from the movies, so there are literally ideas in the first few episodes of the series that were in the scripts for Tremors 2 and 3, but never made it into those movies for budgetary reasons."

Wilson, who co-wrote and co-produced the original Tremors film in 1990, added that a series allows for the deepening of the franchise's characters. "That's what drives television anyway," he said. "You come back every week to see what's going on with people you invite into your home." But, he added, "we have had to increase the strangeness factor of our little valley, Perfection Valley, in order to provide a broader pallet of creatures. That will start unfolding in the first six episodes."

Tremors: The Series, starring Michael Gross as Burt Gummer, premieres with two back-to-back hourlong episodes, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT March 28.

FOX BELIEVES IN AFTERLIFE
For fans of all things psychic/supernatural, looks like Fox may have a show that's right up or ally

Fox has ordered the pilot presentation The Afterlife, a digitally animated project about a family that dies in a freak photography accident and winds up in purgatory, which looks a lot like suburban Los Angeles, Variety reported. Barry Bostwick (Spin City) has been tapped to lend the voice for father Stan, while Kerri Kenney (The Ellen Show) will voice the neurotic family matriarch, Flo, the trade paper reported.

Also attached are Alexandra Holden (Ally McBeal) and Danny Strong (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), who will voice the children.

Threshold Entertainment's Larry Kasanoff will executive produce the project for his Threshold Digital Research Labs, which is also behind the upcoming full-length computer-animated feature film Foodfight, the trade paper reported. He also created the project, along with Joshua Wexler and writers David Schneiderman and Derek Guiley.

DARABONT DEVELOPING MIST

Writer and director Frank Darabont told SCI FI Wire that he will work on an adaptation of Stephen King's novella "The Mist" after he finishes scripts for the upcoming fourth Indiana Jones movie and for Fahrenheit 451, based on Ray Bradbury's classic SF novel. Darabont's relationship with King—stemming from his work directing the King film adaptations The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile—helped him gain King's blessing for the project, he said.

"He's always given me a very free hand [with his stories], which is really lovely," Darabont said in an interview. "Based on how it's gone before, I write the script, I [send] it to him, he reads it, and he says, 'Great, good luck.' And off I go. We've become really good pals. He's a great guy."

Darabont said that he is still at work on Indy IV and that Fahrenheit will take another three months to write after Indy is finished. He plans to direct Fahrenheit as well, but hopes to write Mist before the end of 2003.

GOT NEWS?
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Let us know

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
March 31 is Christopher Walken's 60th Birthday

Also in Walken news;

Communion" (Special Collector's Edition) (1989). Directed by Philippe Mora. Starring: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse (Image Entertainment). Walken stars as Whitley Strieber, the author visited by strange little creatures. Purportedly based on a true story.

Chris Cooper, another first-time winner, nabbed the Best Supporting Actor award early in the ceremony for his role in Adaptation, beating out Christopher Walken, Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, and Paul Newman. Pedro Almodóvar won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Talk to Her, and Ronald Harwood's treatment for The Pianist snagged the Best Adapted Screenplay prize.

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SCRIPTS FOR PLAYING GOD NOW AVAILABLE
At USA Network.com

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALLS TV SCHEDULE FOR APRIL
April's Schedule it's not "current" as it still shows Playing God and Scars as up coming Episodes.
Sean Patrick Flanery's April Schedule
David Ogden Stiers April Schedule
Molly Ringwald's April Schedule
Tracey Gold's April Schedule

DUE TO TONIGHTS AWARD SHOW
Tonight's Dead Zone will be an Encore Presentation of Cabin Pressure
If you missed it first time around, be sure to check out this visually stunning episode!

DAVID OGDEN STIERS MONKEYS AROUND.

David Ogden Stiers does the voice of Solovar, chief of security for Gorilla City, in Cartoon Networks Justice League.
The Episode is from Season one and is titled The Brave and the Bold. ( It's 2 parts)
This is just one of the many voice overs he's done through the years.
Info and picture from Toonszone.net

GUEST STARS IN THE NEWS

Gerald McRaney (Scars) has been cast in an untitled ABC comedy pilot about an average guy who becomes the star performer at his family's lounge. McRaney will play the guy's dad.

Major Dad" Gerald McRaney will play a dad, but not a major, in ABC's untitled comedy starring Dan Finnerty. The show centers on a guy (L.A. lounge performer Finnerty) who becomes the star of his family's lounge band. McRaney plays his father.

Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr., welcomes actress Delta Burke and her husband, actor Gerald McRaney, to the city at his office Friday afternoon. Burke is starring in a pilot for the WB Network based on Jill Conner Browne's book, The Sweet Potato Queens, and is visiting Jackson to participate in today's Mal's St. Paddy's Day Parade.
Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. presented the key to the city to Burke on Friday. Her Mississippi-born husband, actor Gerald McRaney, attended the 3 p.m. ceremony. Burke is taping a pilot for a sitcom based on Browne's books.
(for the full story on this clip visit Mississippi News

Discovery Health Channel has announced that Tracey Gold (Misbegotten) will host "Cutters: Self-Abuse," a series examining a disorder that causes teen girls to cut themselves.

The series will look at two young women who cut themselves several times a day but are in treatment and are trying to stop.

Gold -- a former star of the long-running ABC comedy "Growing Pains" -- made health news headlines herself when she was treated for a relapse into anorexia when she was in her late teens.

The new series premieres on March 27.

LIST OF KINGS BOOKS TO FILM
Miami Herald offers a list of King's books gone Hollywood.

NOT SO GOOD REVIEW FOR DREAMCATCHER

The boyhood chums united against monstrous evil recalls "It," with the psychic powers of "The Dead Zone" and the chummy sentimentality of "Stand by Me" thrown in for good measure. There is a little American Indian mysticism, as in "Cujo" (a dreamcatcher is an Indian ritual object much prized by New Age tourists) and some troubled animals.

Spoilers for the movie are a plenty so don't read if you don't want to know
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MORE MENTION OF THE DEAD ZONE AMONG FAVORITES

One of the world’s best-selling novelists, King has written more than 40 books, including short-story collections and novels by his alter-ego, Richard Bachman. His macabre tales of possessed cars, telekinetic teens and other such figments of a lurid imagination have racked up combined sales of more than 225 million copies.

Attack of the Movie Adaptations speaks of Kings new movie Dreamcatcher. It also mentions past favorites of which The Dead Zone makes another list.

7 GREAT KINGS
Kansas City.com has a listing of their favorite Stephen King Flicks.

www2.ocregister.com has an article talking about how King wrote Dreamcatcher as away to help him cope with the pain of an accident he had in 1999.
The article makes mention of his other work, including The Dead Zone

Bill has been my hero since I was at (the University of) Michigan and 'The French Connection' and 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' came out, and I realized that it was the writing that made those movies so incredible. And I knew I wanted to do that. And I had loved some of Stephen's novels, 'The Dead Zone' and 'The Shining' in particular, and I loved some of the movies made from them.

DREAMCATCHER SWEEPSTAKES\
Hollywood.com has a contest to win:

Dreamcatchers are hanging webs where the good dreams that float in the night air can pass and float down to the sleeping person below - but they can also catch nightmares...nightmares that only perish at the first light of day. Sometimes. Oooh....
"Dreamcatcher" tells the story of four friends, who when they were young, perform a heroic act and gain uncanny powers and who, as adults, hold the fate of the world in their hands when they confront an unparalleled horror on a hunting trip in the Maine woods...The aliens are coming, the aliens are coming...wait, are they here already? Are you prepared?

Whether you are or are not, we are still giving you the chance to win some handy "Dreamcatcher" goodies! Five lucky winners will each receive a "Dreamcatcher Prize Package" containing a backpack with a "Dreamcatcher" pull, a battery lantern, a knit cap, a waterproof map and document holder, a multi-tool, an official "Dreamcatcher" movie poster and t-shirt and of course, a dreamcatcher!

They also feature an Interview Video

BOONDOCK SAINTS II
Visit the Official Movie Site, for info on the sequel.
See what the ever busy Sean Patrick Flanery is up to next

STOP BY AND SEE OUR NEW SPLASH
Stop in through our main page visionsofjohnny.com and see the new splash.
Also, if you don't visit our frames page, stop by and see the banners when you get the time. Keep an eye out for our South Park type one.
yeah it's a slow news day

CHUBB SUES HALL

Anthony Michael Hall, who stars in the television series "The Dead Zone," is being sued for more than $900,000 (U.S. $612,000) by the show's insurer, which says he failed to disclose a mental illness.





In the negligent misrepresentation lawsuit, Chubb Insurance of Canada claims production of the series in Vancouver was disrupted when Hall was admitted to St. Paul's Hospital on May 11, 2001, following an episode of "bipolar affective disorder depression with psychotic features."


He was discharged from the hospital a day later and returned to his home in New York, according to documents filed last week in British Columbia Supreme Court.

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Site owners note:
I hesitated before posting this news as I normally do not like to cross the line into the personal lives of the actors/actresses that work on the show. They are after all entitled to their privacy and personal lives. However, depresssion is something that strikes many people in various ways and after asking a few fellow fans we thought this was news that did deal with the show.
To learn more about deprssion and its various forms visit All About Depression.
The members of this site wish Mr. Hall all the best in dealing with this current situation

NEWS SCOOP FOR 32 CANDLES
Found asite that promises news and info on the upcoming movie
thezreview.co.uk

USA GETS NEW SERIES

The USA Network is closing in on a pickup of the western "Peacemakers," which will join "The Dead Zone" and "Monk" in its original series lineup.

The show, set in 1881 and starring Tom Berenger ("The Junction Boys," "Platoon" ), could premiere this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Two other pilots, detective thriller "Touching Evil" and supernatural drama "Thought Crimes," stand a good chance of being picked up for early 2004.

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MOLLY RINGWALD SITE

To see what Molly's been up to all these years...check out this great site I found!

PICTURES ADDED
Check out our Add Your Pictures to see what's been uploaded today!
Thanks to sk8rgurl540 for the uploads!

MORE INFO ON 32 CANDLES
Can be found at Ain't It Cool News
Thanks to Linda for the link!

USA'S 32 CANDLES!
Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald will be reuniting to do a sequal to the 80's hit 16 Candles!
Seem's Molly's Character is turning 32 (She's 35 for real) and is kicking herself for giving the cold shoulder to Farmer Ted...who's now a Sexy Bill Gates type Tycoon.
Can't wait to see it and will provide more info as I find it!

UPCOMING WAR SHORTENS DEAD ZONE SEASON

Monday, March 17, 2003 - 1:39 PM
USA Pulls Osama 'Dead Zone' Episode
By Brian Ford Sullivan


CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- USA has pulled an upcoming episode of its original series "The Dead Zone" that heavily mentions terrorist-at-large Osama Bin Laden.

The episode, "The Hunt for Osama," features Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall) being recruited by a little known branch of the C.I.A. to help track down America's most wanted fugitive: Osama Bin Laden. Co-written by Joseph McMoneagle (author of "The Stargate Chronicles: Memoirs of a Psychic Spy") the hour is based on the true history of the U.S. government's "remote viewing" or psychic espionage program. While officially disbanded in 1995, various sources believe it is continuing secretly or on a contract basis in order to assist in the war on terrorism.

USA was not available for comment on the schedule change.

Originally set to air March 30 at 10:00/9:00c, another new episode, "Playing God" (featuring fellow brat-packer Ally Sheedy) will air instead. A new air date for "The Hunt for Osama" has not been given. Because of the episode being yanked, the second season of "The Dead Zone" will conclude a week early, on April 6.

Thanks to Linda for the info!

GUEST STAR INFO: WHO'S THAT GIRL?
In last night's ep, Dead Men Tell Tales, Nina was played by Niesha Trout.
Niesha Trout is best known for her role as on ABC's short lived series Oh Grow Up. She also played Sera in Drew Barrymore's Never Been Kissed

SEAN PATRICK FLANERY IN THE NEWS
Pick up Sylvester Stallone's Eye See You on DVD to catch Sean in action.
Also check out info on Kiss The Bride, one of his recent Award Winning Indie Movies.

Wallpaper from www.onthecoast.com

SCHEDULE SWITCH FOR NEXT WEEK
In place of the encore episode of Scars, there will be an encore episode of Cabin Pressure on Sunday 3/23

USA has the complete wrap up of Dead Men Tell Tales available at their site.

LIST OF KINGS WORKS ON THE BIG SCREEN
The Miaimi Herald has a list of Titles that have gone from Page to Screen. The list does not include any of his made for TV movies/series though.
Man Stephen Kings a busy boy!

THIS WEEK ON THE DEAD ZONE
Dead Zone
Dead Men Tell Tales
60 min.
Johnny is accused of murdering a plumber after foreseeing the victim brandishing a gun in a kitchen and bath showroom, unaware the owner he saved is a criminal kingpin with possible ties to Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery). (VCR Plus+ 739968)

Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, David Ogden Stiers, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, Kristen Dalton, Sean Patrick Flanery
Category: Drama
Release Year: 2003

SEE THE ORIGINAL MOVIE
THE DEAD ZONE (Noon on TNT) Suspenseful adaptation of Stephen King's story of a teacher who comes out of a coma with miraculous visionary powers. Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams.

DEAD ZONE SCREEN SAVER
Visual Paradox has a great Dead Zone Screensaver

2 ndDAVID OGDEN STIERS SITE
Even has a fan mail address!
Stop by and check it out

CALLUM KEITH RENNIE
You'll remember him as Dana's X, Max Cassidy, in Dinner with Dana
Visit his Offical website to see what he's been up to.

MORE ALLY/PLAYING GOD NEWS

A car crash scene was shot on Clarke Street Sunday and by Tuesday, crews were filming another street scene at Gatensbury Road and Grant Street.

"It's the first time they've shot The Dead Zone here," said Elizabeth Keurvorst, manager of cultural services for Port Moody.

She said this episode reunites Breakfast Club stars Hall and Ally Sheedy, who guest stars on the show.

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XPOSE YEAR BOOK AVAILABLE

The Dead Zone: Star Anthony Michael Hall looks ahead to the new twists in the relationships between Johnny, Walt, Sarah and Dana.

Click here for more info or to order

BRIEF BLURB FOR OSAMA EP

The CIA enlists Johnny and his psychic powers to help track down al-Qaida terrorist Osama bin Laden

ALISEN DOWN OFFICAL WEBSITE
For all the latest news and information on Alisen Down, past Dead Zone guest star, go to her Offical Site
Alisen played Young' Rosie O'Halloran in season one's Enigma

TRACY GOLD SPEAKS OUT TO HELP THOSE WITH ANOREXIA

Actress Tracey Gold is perhaps best-known for two things: playing brainy Carol Seaver on the '80s television series "Growing Pains' and her battle with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Ten years later, Gold reflects on her recovery from the devastating disease in "Room to Grow: An Appetite for Life' (New Millennium; $18.95) with Julie McCarron. Gold, married and the mother of two boys in Valencia, spoke to the Daily News about her reasons for writing the book.

Interview
Tracey Gold was featured in the episode , Misbegotten as Penny Barton.

LOUIS GOSSETT JR. IN THE NEWS.
Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr, will be in an new movie called Momentum with Daniel Dae Kim,Teri Hatcher, Grayson McCouch
Louis Gossett Jr. will be playing Bruce's father in the up coming Zion episode

SIGNATURE SHOWS SHINE ON SMALLER STATIONS
USA Today has an iteresting article on the ups and downs of having a signature show make a name for your station

Some popular basic-cable networks, which tend to be far less specialized, have done well without signature series by defining themselves in other ways. Lifetime was among the first with original hourlong dramas (The Division), but it's best known for women-in-peril TV movies. USA — despite kudos and reasonable ratings for the series Monk and The Dead Zone— is far more reliant on daily doses of JAG. TNT prefers ratings from NBA basketball, Law & Order reruns and movies over smaller returns from former series Bull and Witchblade.

WALKEN WINS

Walken thanked the audience of mainly actors for honouring his work. "I love all of us. We are family and I hope we all work together soon," Walken said.

Walken, Latifah and Zeta-Jones are also nominated in the supporting actor class at the upcoming Academy Awards, set for March 23.

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POOLHALL JUNKIES SWEEPSTAKES
Hollywood.com is having a contest.

What do you do when all you can think about is pool? When the only thing you care about is pool? You become one of the "Poolhall Junkies" and this new release explores the world of pool players, hustlers and what they do when the love of that game becomes too big of a price to pay in regards to their lives.
One lucky grand prize winner will receive a very special prize - an autographed pool cue stick signed by the cast of the film! Then, four runners up will each receive a "Poolhall Junkies" prize pack containing a long sleeve "Poolhall Junkies" t-shirt and a knit "beanie" cap!

In case your wondering the contection, Christopher Walken is staring in the movie

WILL SMITH REFUSED TO KISS DEAD ZONE'S STAR!
In an article that debates the differences between same-sex kissing in movies, it seems Women are the norm and the guys have some catching up to do.
The article reveals who kissed who and in what movies. It's an interesting read.

Meanwhile, Hanks isn't the only big actor who has refused to kiss another male on screen. Will Smith also refused to kiss Anthony Michael Hall in Six Degrees Of Separation. Further evidence, say Walters and Seomin, that the revolution is not yet over.

KRISTEN'S PAST PERFORMANCES
Did you know Kirsten once played one of our favorite redheads, Ginger on a Gilligan's Island remake?

Surviving Gilligan's Island

KRISTEN DALTON HOSTS AT D.I.C.E. AWARDS

The Interactive Achievement Awards were hosted by Dave Foley, best known as the star of "NewsRadio." Presenters included Tony Hawk, Blue Man Group, actresses Kelly Hu, Kristen Dalton and Kristina Anapau, and Mike Metzger, the undisputed pioneer of freestyle motocross. Unwritten Law provided the musical entertainment. Sharon Stone, Steve Martin and U2 probably were unavailable. Media coverage was pretty much limited to the G4 cable network, which caters to fans of interactive pastimes.

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NEEDFUL THINGS DREAMCATCHER CONTEST
Needful Things is having a contest giving away 4 posters for King's new movie DreamCatcher.
Stop by and find out more info!

CURRENT OR UPCOMING SERIES YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY
I know this is a Dead Zone site, but I wanted to point out some other shows you may also enjoy.
Current:
ABC's Miracles is a really good series so far. It's got just enough creepiness to keep you watching every week.
Up coming
CBS
Joan of Arcadia (20th Century Fox Television) About a young girl who is a contemporary Joan of Arc. God appears to her in a different form each week. EP: Barbara Hall (writer). Pilot presentation.
FOX
Untitled Jon Feldman Project (20th Century Fox/Original TV) Eliza Dushku is a female grad student who discovers that she can relive days of her life, enabling her to save lives by changing the course of events. EP: Jon Feldman (writer), Marty Adelstein, Neal Moritz and Dawn Parouse.

THE DEAD ZONE FANSITE NEEDS YOUR HELP
The Dead Zone Fansite is looking for someone to take over or assist the site.
It's well established and an affiliate of my site, so I will be able to share news and info with you there, if you in turn continue to share news and info with me here.
Stop by and check it out if you're interested.

MEET OTHER DEAD ZONE FANS IN YOUR AREA!
Want to see if there are other Dead Zone fans near you.
Click the link and join the group.

MORE WALKEN NEWS

Walken, Close Mull Stepford

Oscar-nominated actor Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can) and Glenn Close are in talks to join the cast of Frank Oz's remake of The Stepford Wives, Variety reported. Paramount is also wooing country singer Faith Hill to play a role in the film, the trade paper reported.

Walken and Close are eyed to play the town leaders of Stepford. One of them might be behind the campaign to transform the dissident townsfolk into robotized perfect mates, the trade paper reported.

Nicole Kidman tops a cast that includes John and Joan Cusack and Roger Bart, the latter of whom plays a gay character with effeminate mannerisms who is transformed into a beer-guzzling soccer dad, the trade paper reported. Paul Rudnick wrote the script for the remake, which is eyed as a black comedic take on the original 1975 SF movie.

UPDATES AT USA
Act on of Dead Men Tell Tales is now available at USA
The complete recap of Then Man Who Never Was is also available

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A SEASON 2 MARATHON
Season 2 Marathon will be held on 4/13 before the season finale Playing God
4/13/03 Destiny [Sun 12:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Valley of the Shadows [Sun 1:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Descent [Sun 2:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Ascent [Sun 3:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 The Outsider [Sun 4:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Scars [Sun 5:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Cabin Pressure [Sun 6:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Misbegotten [Sun 7:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 The Hunt For Osama [Sun 8:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Zion [Sun 9:00 pm ET/PT]
4/13/03 Playing God

WE'RE IN THE FINALE 5
Yes, the last 5 episodes of The Dead Zone for the season.
9 Mar 03 The Man Who Never Was
16 Mar 03 Dead Men Tell Tales
30 Mar 03 The Hunt For Osama
6 Apr 03 Zion
13 Apr 03 Playing God

Still waiting for news on season 3 or the extra 9 episodes that were ordered.

TONIGHT ON THE DEAD ZONE
The Man Who Never Was
60 min.
Robert Culp shines as an irascible neighbor whose sudden disappearance bemuses Johnny (Anthony Michael Hall) in a sly, well-crafted tale.
Culp, best known for co-starring with Bill Cosby in the I Spy series, plays Geoffrey Grissom, a reclusive loner who Johnny foresees will go missing. Curious, Johnny visits Grissom, who predicts the same thing. But their chat is cut short when Grissom's nurse orders Johnny to leave. When Johnny returns to renew the discussion the next day, he finds another family living in the house and no trace of Grissom. In fact, the psychic finds no evidence of Grissom even existing---until he has a vision that points to an elaborate deception at work.
Talk about this episode

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EVER THE BUSY BOY
according to Sean Patrick Flanery Fan Site filming for A Promise Kept , Sean's new movie wrapped up on January 18 2003.

ABC PICKS UP THEN CAME JONES

Then Came Jones (Touch-stone TV) Western set in El Paso, Texas in 1899. A man runs a brothel while also effectively running the town. Stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Melissa Gilbert. EP: Chris Brancato (writer) and Bert Salke.

Wonder what this might mean for season 3 of The Dead Zone?
Got this from a Melissa Gilbert site

THEN CAME JONES
Melissa is currently filming a pilot for a new ABC series called Then Came Jones. A western with The lead character Ben Jones, played by Sean Patrick Flanery (Powder and Young Indiana Jones. Melissa plays his sister Devon Jones-Thomas.

more info here

Melissa tells me, "It is not your typical western. Nothing like Little House...we are a very loving yet dysfunctional family."

If ABC likes what they see, it will be a mid-season replacement.

OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE..
More on Cronenberg's Spider

NEWSWEEK: The critics have been calling this your most subtle psychological movie to date, and the least dependent on effects. Does this reflect a new direction for you?
David Cronenberg: It’s cyclical. The same thing happened when I did “The Dead Zone.” Then “Dead Ringers,” then “M. Butterfly” as well. For me creatively it all feels like the same because I personally am not obsessed with special effects at all. I mean, it’s all artifice anyway, whether it’s the lighting or the costuming or the makeup. We are after all dressing up in funny clothes, pretending we’re someone else. There’s an element of play involved and even us hardened pros are very aware of that.

THE FILM FOLLOWS Dennis Cleg (Ralph Fiennes), nicknamed Spider by his mother for his fondness of webs, as he shuffles around his old stomping grounds, taking notes. While he struggles to reconstruct the details of a chilling murder that he may or may not have witnessed as a kid, memories of his mum become confused with those of a neighborhood harlot—both of whom are played by Miranda Richardson.

Full Interview

CONGRATS TO ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL!
For his nomination for Best TV Actor. at the Saturn Awards

THIS WEEKS RATINGS

Ratings from last Sunday are out, and they are good, in fact, the numbers are better than the week before.

Nielsen, week ending 3/2, Top 10 Ad-Supported Cable Shows

Adults 18-49
Rank 9, 1,834,000 viewers
Last week: 1,762,000 viewers

Adults 25-54
Rank 8, 1,913,000 viewers
Last week, 1,554,000 viewers (a 23% increase!)

DZ didn't make the top 10 this week in 18-34 viewers. But it's not the rank that's important, it's the number of viewers, and they're trending upward from last week.

Additionally, January household ratings (percent of all US households) averaged a 1.1, which means 1.1% of all US households watched DZ. A trade publication described that as "solid."

Thanks to Roberta for the info!

CONGRATS TO CAST AND CREW OF THE DEAD ZONE

Dead Zone was nominated for a Saturn Award in the Best Syndicated Cable/Television Series:

Saturn Awards

"The Saturn Award if the official honor presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror films. The Academy has been voting these awards for three decades. The films may change but the quality and ideas presented in these works remain of the highest order."

Thanks to Linda for the great news!

MORE NEWS ON DEAD ZONE AND USA

It's a huge win in awareness," says Jeff Lucas, president of sales for Universal Television Networks. "It catapults us to a new level. It's unbelievable what an award can do. When we walk into an agency and start to talk about Monk and Dead Zone, the first thing they usually bring up is how much they love Tony Shalhoub and then they'll bring up the award. And if they don't mention it, we mention it before leaving the room."

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INTRERESTING INFO FROM TVTOME ON CABIN PRESSURE

Among the series regulars only Anthony Michael Hall and David Ogden Stiers appear in this episode.
According to the original story treatment the flight was going to a Stilson campaign and Sarah and Walt were also going to be on board - the rewrite simplified things and dropped Walt & Sarah.

The original story treatment can be found at USA Site

WRITER FOR MAN WHO NEVER WAS
David Benz,also co-wrote on last season's Enemy Mind.

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN IN POOLHALL JUNKIES

Looks like Mr. Walken's been a busy guy this year.

Following the Christmas Day release of "Catch Me," he's already popped up in the hit kiddie comedy "Kangaroo Jack" and has a juicy part in the indie ensemble drama "Poolhall Junkies," which opened Friday. And, you'll find Walken in theaters later this year in the Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez mob movie "Gigli," the comedy "Envy" with Ben Stiller and Jack Black, a Welsh laugher about dueling funeral directors called "Plots With a View" and The Rock's latest action adventure, "Helldorado."

Full Article

DEAD ZONE IN TV GUIDE

The Man Who Never Was
60 min.
Robert Culp shines as an irascible neighbor whose sudden disappearance bemuses Johnny (Anthony Michael Hall) in a sly, well-crafted tale.
Culp, best known for co-starring with Bill Cosby in the I Spy series, plays Geoffrey Grissom, a reclusive loner who Johnny foresees will go missing. Curious, Johnny visits Grissom, who predicts the same thing. But their chat is cut short when Grissom's nurse orders Johnny to leave. When Johnny returns to renew the discussion the next day, he finds another family living in the house and no trace of Grissom. In fact, the psychic finds no evidence of Grissom even existing---until he has a vision that points to an elaborate deception at work

Thanks to Linda for the scan!

NEW RIFF FROM ADAMS
An echoed *sniff*, because it's the last Riff of the season

Allow me to wax sentimental for a few seconds and say that this past season has meant more to me than any year since I became an actor. I feel like I've grown so much in the past year, and you all have been a huge part of that. From your complements posted on the website bboard to meeting people from around the country, you've shown a brother love this season, and I truly appreciate that. So for everything, I want to say a heart-filled "Thank You!" (sniff sniff - this is where the tear drop stains would be if this were a letter).

Spoilers galore for Zion, don't read if you don't want to know.

MORE ON YAHOO/USA

Monetary terms of the deal were not disclosed. USA said it was its largest commitment it ever to an Internet media company. The network scored with ratings victories with series and mini-series such as “Monk,” The Dead Zone,” and “Taken” last season. It recently booked multiple page trade promotions for new shows such as a Rudy Giuliani biopic, the mini-series Helen of Troy and original series Nashville Star.

Full Article

NEW GOOFS AT TVTOME.

Misbegotten
Are we really supposed to believe that Rev. Purdy has never heard of The Blair Witch Project?
Walt and his pack of cops all drive over from Maine to New Hampshire where Johnny is being held - in such a situation they'd be out of their jurisdiction and would call the local New Hampshire cops.
Why doesn't anybody try the windows when they want to get out of their house? They don't appear to be boarded up, yet all anybody does is go over to the doors and see that they're boarded and give up.

Past Goofs

MAN WHERE DO I KNOW HIM FROM?
If you were scratching your head trying to think of where you've seen Captain Michael Klein, the pilot from last nights episode before. Worry no more. He used to star in The Highlander Series as Methos and in Queen of Swords as Dr. Robert Helm.
To see more of him visit his fansite! According to this site, he will be in an upcoming episode of John Doe.
It appears he was also in a series called Cold Squad with actress Linda Ko who played Air Marshal Kelly Park in last nights episode, she also made an appearence in Sliders
Co-Pilot Colin Black was played by Dan Joffre, who also stared as Ed in The Chris Isaak Show . It appears he also made appearences in Da Vinci's Inquest with Suleka Mathew who plays Dr. Janet Gibson in both Ascent and Precipitate episodes..
Feels like the 6 degrees of The Dead Zone

USA UPDATES
USA Site now has the full recap for Cabin Pressure as well as act one of The Man Who Never Was.

MORE ON THE YAHOO/USA ADVERTISING DUO
USA Network's programming to be marketed across the Yahoo! network includes Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story, a two-hour original movie about the former Mayor of New York starring James Woods and Penelope Ann Miller; Nashville Star, a new series dedicated to finding the next great country music superstar; Helen of Troy, a four-hour mini-series about the epic war fought to win the love of one woman; The AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro; Traffic, a six-hour limited series inspired by the award-winning film of the same name; the second season of the hit series, Monk, starring Golden Globe winner Tony Shalhoub; and The Dead Zone starring Anthony Michael Hall.


Full Story

YAHOO HELPS SELL GREAT TELEVISION
Yahoo.com is helping networks reach more viewers with their online advertising.

Since the start of the fall season, TV networks have been increasingly turning to online efforts to broadcast their message to young demos. Networks that have advertised their programming with Yahoo! include ABC, Comedy Central, HGTV, Fox (which recently touted the debut of the new "24" season in a co-branded promotion with Ford), UPN (which this season has touted the launches of "Haunted" and "Twilight Zone" and promoted "Buffy" for the November sweeps) and USA Network (which has promoted "Monk" and "Dead Zone").

DEAD ZONE AND MONK MAKE USA A SUCCESS
One of the top stories on Electronic Media Online talks about what makes a hit on cable.
How great shows, boost ratings and what ratings do for both the show and the stations/networks they air on.

Current cable hits include FX's "The Shield," MTV's "The Osbournes," USA's "Monk and "Dead Zone," E!'s "The Anna Nicole Show," Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" and the aforementioned "Trading Spaces." These are shows that are not only generating water cooler talk but also positively impacting their networks' bottom lines.

USA was a stronger No. 1 this past summer, thanks to "Monk" and "Dead Zone," said Jack Wakshlag, chief research officer with Turner Networks. USA grew 171,000 homes in the 18 to 49 demographic, and 74,000 of those homes are attributable to the new shows, he said. In 2001 USA's lead on No. 2 network TNT in adults 18 to 49 was only 5,000 last summer; this summer it was 100,000, he said.

COOL EXTRAS AT NOW I SEE
Now I See is a great fanlisting that also has some really nice wallpapers, and IM skins. Stop by and check it out. The Bruce Lewis Fans will be delighted they did!

SEASON FINALE NEWS
It appears Playing God will be the season finale!
At the present time, the finale is schduled to air on April 13.
This is the episode, rumored to have Ally Sheedy in it!
The mysterious 13th episode, will be titled The Hunt for Osama
No information on this episode is available at this time.

CAN'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT THE DEAD ZONE
Check out our Messageboard!
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Join in the fun! Talk about the episodes and actors!

MORE BUCKLEY NEWS
There is a new compilation from Jeff Buckleyin the works, in case you're a fan.
Thanks to Roberta

EVER WONDER ABOUT THE DEAD ZONE THEME SONG?
The theme song is New Years Prayer, by Jeff Buckley.
To read the lyrics, visit this site
Click the image to by the album.


Thanks to Badger Lord for the link and Tracie for asking a The Dead Zone Fan Site

NEW FEATURE
You will now be able to post summaries and links to your fics at Visions of Johnny!
So if you've got fan fic and want to share, please do!