DEAD ZONE NOMINATED FOR MORE AWARDS!

NICOLE DEBOER
Sarah Bannerman in DEAD ZONE & Ezri Dax in Star Trek DS9

Nicole DeBoer began her acting career while a child in her native Toronto. Initially a shy child, she surprised her parents one day when she informed them that she'd been selected to play Dorothy in her fourth grade class' presentation of The Wizard of Oz. With the blessing of her parents, her grandmother helped her to find an agent. Shortly afterward, deBoer made her television debut in a Christmas special starring Red Skelton and Vincent Price. Throughout childhood she was active in commercials and theater.

Nicole deBoer stars as "Sarah Bannerman," Johnny’s former fiancée, in The Dead Zone.

During her teen years, she went through a "punk rocker" phase but found out that her "look" kept her from attaining good roles. By age seventeen, deBoer was back in front of the camera as a series regular in the CBC drama 9B. Later, she was a regular on Beyond Reality, which aired on USA Network, First Resort, and Catwalk, in the role of Maggi/Mickey, which also starred her Deepwater Black castmate Kelli Taylor and was telecast on MTV.

DeBoer's numerous television credits include guest appearances on the shows, Kids in the Hall, Poltergeist, The Outer Limits, Psi-Factor, Maniac Mansion and an episode of Tekwar entitled Chill Factor, which also featured Julie Khaner (Gen on Deepwater Black).

On film, deBoer was featured in Kids in the Hall-The Movie. She remarks, "I had done a few episodes with them as this character Laura and I get recognized more for that than just about anything else I've done!" When the movie materialized, she says she was thrilled to be a part of it. She also co-starred in the film National Lampoon's Senior Trip with Matt Frewer and Tommy Chong.

In her free time, deBoer likes to travel. She has been known to drive to Los Angeles from Toronto when the mood hits her.
SFX THE EVENT

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL AND NICOLE DEBOER MAY BE COMING TO YOUR TOWN!
May 17-18, 2003
The London Expo & SFX Awards
Excel Convention Center - Docklands, London, England
Appearing: Nicole de Boer


June 8, 2003
gRReaT Entertainment Convention
Holiday Inn, Charleston, West Virginia
Appearing: Nicole de Boer


June 29, 2003
Trek Expo 2003
Exposition Center on Expo Square, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Appearing: Anthony Michael Hall


August 1-3, 2003
Official Star Trek Las Vegas Convention
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
Appearing: Nicole de Boer, Eric Stillwell (Dead Zone script coordinator)

NEW KING ARTICLE
SMH.COM tells us The Horrible Truth About Stephen King

Starting out with tales of telekinetic teens (Carrie), rabid St Bernards (Cujo) and towns overrun by vampires (Salem's Lot), King may have moved closer to mainstream respectability over time, but there's still a knee-jerk elitism at work excluding him from serious "literary" consideration. This is absurd: if he's good enough for Stanley Kubrick and David Cronenberg, he should be good enough for just about anyone. At least five King films (Kubrick's The Shining, Cronenberg's The Dead Zone, Carrie, Misery, and The Shawshank Redemption) are nothing short of contemporary classics; many of the others are way above average in terms of genre fare.

What makes King a mainstay on our cinema screens isn't necessarily the same thing that keeps him on top of the book charts. His best novels don't always make the best movies; conversely, The Shining and Brian DePalma's Carrie both manage to improve on their source material.

SPOILER INFO FOR NEW EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE

DEAD ZONE STARS SCHEDULES
Anthony Michael Hall
David Ogden Stiers
Nicole Deboer
Tracey Gold
Gerald McRaney

May 4
SPECIAL TIME: 12 MIDNIGHT ET/PT
"Descent"
Johnny struggles to rescue four teens trapped in a collapsing mine, all while reliving -- and in some way trying to redeem -- sins from his family's past..


Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Director: James Head

May 11
SPECIAL TIME: 12 MIDNIGHT ET/PT
"Ascent"
In the continuation of the episode "Descent," an unexpected incident leads Johnny to a profound new understanding of Walt. (Part 2 of 2)past.


Writer: Story by Lee Fulkerson & Jon Wesslen, Teleplay by Jill Blotevogel
Director: James Head

ANTWONE FISHER DVD GIVE AWAY
I know this has nothing to do with The Dead Zone, but stop by our message board for info on how to win an Antwone Fisher DVD.
Contest ends May 22. Winner announce May 23

ROBERT DUNCAN MCNEIL TO WORK ON DEAD ZONE.

What about your other "dead" directing assignment - your upcoming stint on The Dead Zone?

The producer of The Dead Zone, Lloyd Segan, had talked to me about coming into their next order of shows. When we met a few months ago, he made a verbal offer of a show, but as it turns out, they got a very small order for the summer, only six episodes. They had prior obligations to some of their regular directors, so they've asked me to wait until the next episode pickup to direct the show.

I'm really looking forward to doing The Dead Zone - I've always thought Michael Piller was very very talented, and I'm happy for his success. And he always gave me tickets to the Braves games when they were in L.A.! He's a great guy.

Site link go to the interview section for the full interview.
Thanks to Linda for the tip

GOT NEWS OR ARTWORK?
Want to see it posted here? Then just contact us and we'll be sure to post it here!

NZOOM.COM HAS A KING BOOK GIVE AWAY FOR THOSE IN NEW ZEALAND
Stephen King describes Everything's Eventual , just out in paperback, as 14 dark tales running from "literary stories to all-out screamers".

We have five copies to give away - to go into the draw simply email us at books@nzoom.com with your name, address and daytime phone number.

Competition closes Monday May 5 .

Competitions are open to New Zealand residents only. TVNZ and nzoom.com staff are not eligible to enter.

TOP EP SO FAR THIS SEASON
According to my poll (that only allows me 10 choices)

Percipitate is your favorite episode to date.

Johnny/Sara is your favorite ship

Johnny is your favorite character

You can't just pick one favorite thing about the show,(but Johnny is a close second)

You like the news and information on the site the best

And most of you would watch The Hunt Episode anyway

SEASON 2 ENDS IN UK AND IRELAND
April 28th marks the end of the second season in the UK and Ireland. As far as I know, neither country has seen The Hunt.
As reported by the webmaster at dead zone tv.com

REAL CANCUN HAS IT'S ON FARMER TED
The Miami Herald gives a review of The Real Cancun and compares one of it's characters to Anthony Michael Hall's Farmer Ted on Sixteen Candles.

The Real Cancun, which was filmed only a month ago and rushed to theaters to beat a similar project at another studio, does have one great story arc: Alan Taylor, a shy, endearingly nerdy 18-year-old from Texas who has never drunk so much as a drop of alcohol (''Like, ever?'' one of his disbelieving roomies asks) and is equally inexperienced with the opposite sex, although girls are the only things he can think about (''I just want to see some boobies!'' he declares).
Alan's transformation from reserved wallflower to voracious party animal is the most engrossing element of The Real Cancun: He's like a real-life version of Anthony Michael Hall from Sixteen Candles, complete with his own fairy-tale ending

PILOT MOVIE DVD STILL GETS GREAT REVIEWS
DVD Talk.com gives a great review on the Wheel of Fortune/What it Seems DVD
Since the film is actually the first two episodes of the series, there really no wrap-up or conclusion to anything other than the serial killer plot that was introduced. No real questions are answered and it leaves the viewer wanting more. Hopefully a full season box set will follow.

There are many things to like about the show. Anthony Michael Hall (of Sixteen Candles and Weird Science fame) does an amazing job as Johnny Smith. As it’s written in the series, it’s a role many actors would love to have as it let’s Hall act out any of numerous roles as he’s experiencing something through another’s eyes.

Likewise, the show is never boring and it uses the idea of Johnny’s power to the fullest. Rather than a simple vocal explanation or visual flashback, striking visual effects and camera angels are used to present the rush of a vision as they come flooding into Johnny.

NEW LINK!
Sci-Fi Junkies is a Yahoo Group that talks about Stargate SG-1, Enterprise, and the Deadzone.
They've just added their link to our links page, stop by and check them out!

SWEEPS IS COMING!
Things of interest.
ABC
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer," 8 p.m. May 12. A TV movie (starring Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand and Kate Burton) based on a book (by Ridley Petersen) based on characters created by Stephen King (in "Rose Red").
CBS
"Touched by an Angel," 7 p.m. Saturday. The first installment of the long-running series' two-part finale. A slew of guest stars -- including Patty Duke, Marion Ross, Randy Travis, Cloris Leachman, Paul Winfield, Charles Rocket, Patrick Duffy and David Ogden Stiers -- join regulars Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye and Valerie Bertinelli for the big finish.

"Touched by an Angel," 7 p.m. Sunday. Part two.

NBC

"Psychic Secrets Revealed," 7 tonight. You don't have to be psychic to know that this piece of pre-sweeps cheese is going to be fun to watch
(drat I missed it!)

LLOYD SEGAN TALKS TO VIDEOGRAPHY.COM

For many viewers, this is what makes great television. Yet "Dead Zone" co-executive producer Lloyd Segan says the story behind the effects is the most important element of the program. "'The Dead Zone' is a drama," he said. "It's about people, it has heart, it has a soul. It's about a person whom we can all relate to because we might be presented with an extraordinary situation, and we would wonder how we would handle it. Each episode has pathos, humor, and mystery, and that combination is characteristic of the show."

The physical production of "The Dead Zone" starts with a seven-day prep period. Shooting also takes about seven days. According to Segan, there is also an additional extra unit day to pick up any elements that may have been missed

Currently, "The Dead Zone" is in the middle of its second season. Given its success, it's a safe bet there will be many more installments of the evolving tale of Johnny Smith and his psychic powers. Segan certainly has an eye toward the future. For one thing, he may consider a switch from 35mm film to an HD format. Although he says there are no plans to shoot in HD in the immediate future, "it is certainly a possibility as the technology gets better and better."

It's a great read! Check out the full article

THE PREACHER PLAYS A DEVIL
Touched By An Angel ends series and David Ogden Steirs has a devil of a time.

Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT, ``Touched By an Angel'' airs its series conclusion with Monica bucking for promotion from the powers above. She also faces her thorny final case: Helping a mysterious drifter accused of a hideous crime for which no less than the devil (in the form of David Ogden Stiers) is out to prosecute him.

Full Article

KING CHECKS IN HOSPITAL
The prolific scribe is putting his macabre mind to the health-care system, having penned a 15-hour miniseries for ABC titled Kingdom Hospital. It's a series focusing on "shocking and frightening tales" taking place inside a hospital that has been built on an ancient graveyard--Patch Adams this ain't.

Now, after King has dotted every "i" and crossed every "t," ABC has given the project a greenlight with casting scheduled to begin next month. The show, based on Danish director Lars von Trier TV soap series The Kingdom, will kick off January 2004 with a two-hour season premiere, followed by 13 one-hour episodes.

However, more often than not, his work is adapted by other screenwriters with mixed results. USA Network's The Dead Zone, good; NBC's Carrie remake, bad. Maybe that's why the scribe has thrown his energies into his upcoming television projects--King has also claimed to be retiring from the writing gig, but that can be taken about as seriously as Cher or Babs announcing their farewell performances.

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NEW MONKS
Monk's second season starts in June!

KINGS SHORTS ARE A MUST HAVE
"If your dog and cat are getting along better than you and your wife, you better expect to come home one night and find a Dear John note on your refrigerator door."

That is "L.T.'s Theory of Pets" from the book "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King. The book is King's third collection of short stories, and is definitely a must-read.

According to King, the short story is an "almost" lost art. There used to be many markets for short stories, whereas now there are few, he states.

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DEAD ZONE IS NOMINATED FOR MORE AWARDS!
The Dead Zone has been nominated at theInternational Horror Guild Awards, it's in very good company.

TELEVISION
ANGEL created by David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon (series, WB)
BUFFY: THE VAMPIRE SLAYER created by Joss Whedon (series, UPN)
THE DEAD ZONE created by Micheal Pillar and Shawn Pillar, based on a novel by
Stephen King (series, USA Network)
ROSE RED directed by Craig R. Baxley, written by Stephen King (mini-series, ABC)
SAINT SINNER directed by Joshua Butler, screenplay by Doris Egan and Hans Rodionoff, based on a short story by Clive Barker (SciFi Channel)
SIX FEET UNDER created by Alan Ball (series, HBO)

Congrats! To the cast and Crew!
Thanks to Linda for the info!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM VISIONS OF JOHNNY

REMINDER
The Dead Zone airs tonight at midnight with The Man Who Never Was
Next weeks Descent airs May 4 at Midnight

CALLING ALL SEAN PATRICK FLANERY SITE FANS!
Please stop by the site to see how you can help out. Due to it's great increase in traffic, it's needing to move to a bigger server and needs a little help getting there.

THANKS RICARDO!
Ricardo reports from Argentina, where you can watch the second season of The Dead Zone on AXN Channel. The last episode there was "Precipitate"
Ricardo runs Insomnia a Spanish Stephen King fan page. He has a section for The Dead Zone there as well. His site offers a monthly free electronic magazine.
Thanks again for the info!

MORE NEWS ON DEBOER'S CUBE
Cube signature series (Lions Gate DVD, R, 91 min.) Watching the film again, I was less impressed than during my first viewing; but "Cube" remains an intriguing attempt at a different kind of horror film. Strangers wake up isolated in a cube structure, made up of 17,573 rooms. Each room has six openings in the middle of each surface, but some of the adjacent rooms have deadly traps. Rennes (Wayne Robson) throws his boot into a room first to test for the traps - after all, he has escaped from seven prisons - but he ends up with acid in the face anyway. Also trapped are Leaven (Nicole DeBoer), Dr. Holloway (Nicky Guasagni), the autistic Kagan (Andrew Miller), Worth (David Hewlett), policeman Quentin (Maurice Dean Wint) and Alderson (Julian Richings, but he is killed off in the shocking opening). It turns out one of those trapped inside helped design the cube's outer shell.


This new version features a new audio commentary by director/co-writer Vincenzo Natali; a 3:20 interview with DeBoer; and three deleted scenes (about three minutes total). Carried over from the first DVD release are art drawings, production designs and storyboards for the mesh, spike and twist wire traps. The original release had French and Spanish subtitles; this one has only Spanish. Rating: film 3 stars; extras 2 1/2 stars
to read more on Video releases or about Cube 2 Click Here

YEAH! USA NOW HAS A MUSIC SITE!

Click Here to view USA's new music page!

PILLER SPEAKS AT USA
Sorry this is a little late. Piller announces Offically at the USA Network Site, his dropping down on the show.
He also teases us some more about The Hunt for Osama, which is retitled to be just The Hunt. He tells why in the article.
It's a great read and talks about this summers series as well as Karl Schaefer, the new head writer. If I remember right, his series Eerie, Indiana used to air on Sat. Mornings. I loved it and still remember the episode with the twins that the mom kept in Tupaware containers so they'd never grow up. lol ( Hoping I'm remembering the right show here.)
He also links to the screenplay for The Hunt, for those of use that can't wait to see it, at least we get to read it.
Thanks Michael Piller from those of us at Visions of Johnny for bringing us this great show!

DEAD ZONE NEWS IN OTHER COUNTIRES!

Canada ends season one tonight with Destiny

Is Ireland and the UK showing The Hunt For Osama soon? It's up on their play list, but we here in the US never got to see it.
Any info would be great!
Anyone that would like to report for other countries viewing the show, or that has a non US site and wants to have it linked here, drop me a line by clicking the contact me above.

CHRISTOPHER WALKENS NEW SUMMER FLICK
TitleEnvy
Starring
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Christopher Walken, Rachel Weisz, and Amy Poehler
Directors
Barry Levinson & Desmond Walker Rating TBD
Studio
Dreamworks Pictures Release Summer, 2003
Plot Summary Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co- workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air -- to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had scoffed at Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -- and Tim's own envy -- grow to equally outrageous proportions. When an oddball drifter (Walken) who imposes himself into the situation fans the flames of jealousy, Tim's life careens wildly out of control ... taking Nick's with it.

NEWS FLASH

Former STAR TREK writer/producer Michael Piller announced today that he will step down as the head writer of his hit USA Network genre series THE DEAD ZONE, gradually turning over showrunner duties to Karl Schaefer as production ramps up on six new summer episodes May 5th. Schaefer created the series STRANGE LUCK and EERIE, INDIANA and is joined by a new creative consultant on the series Mike Cassutt, who has written on THE TWILIGHT ZONE, FARSCAPE, MAX HEADROOM and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Cassutt worked with Piller as a censor at CBS at the beginning of their careers. Piller will remain an executive producer and writer on the series, however.

There is also extensive info on The Hunt For Osama visit Trekweb.com for the full interview and all the details. It's a great read!

KISS THE BRIDE GETS REVIEWED
Sean Patrick Flanery's flick gets a breif summary at Indiewire.com
On to the films: the opening-night selection was Vanessa Parise's "Kiss the Bride," rumored to be a kind of "My Big Fat Italian Wedding." It reminded me more of "Melrose Place," however. Amanda Detmer, about as blond and Anglo-Saxon as they come, stars as Danni, an Italian-American girl from Rhode Island who just wants to get married to her hunky fiancé (Johnathon Schaech) and have a normal family wedding. Unfortunately, her sisters are shallow and selfish and always trying to upstage her by showing off their new sports cars and taking off their shirts. Sister Niki (Brooke Langton) is a B grade television actress from L.A., Chrissy (Vanessa Parise) is an obnoxious businesswoman from New York. Toni (Monet Mazur) plays the punky rebel sister who is so bad-ass that she is dabbling in lesbianism with girlfriend Amy (played by Alyssa Milano) more-or-less just to shock her family. Sean Patrick Flanery, Talia Shire, and Burt Young (both "Rocky" alumni) and the older Italian-American family members seem like they could be from an entirely separate, tenable movie. If you decide to take "Kiss the Bride" seriously, you'll be disappointed. But if you accept that this is a shallow film about shallow people, to some extent, it's a brilliant satire of superficiality.
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IGN.COM CELEBRATES VACATIONS 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Interview from IGN.Com

We just got off the phone interviewing writer/director Harold Ramis, and we had the chance to ask him about the upcoming special 20th Anniversary of National Lampoon's Vacation. Here's the news:

IGN: Warner's going to be doing a new edition of Vacation later this year, are you involved with that?

Harold Ramis: Oh yeah, I just did a narration for that.

IGN: So is it just going to have a commentary? Anything else? A behind-the-scenes...?

Harold Ramis: I don't know that we had any outtake material, but I know Chevy did a commentary with I think maybe Anthony Michael Hall and Dana Barron (the kids), and Beverly might have been there too. I couldn't get out of Chicago so I did mine alone. What was funny was getting to see movie again and remembering how much that was too.

There you have it. Look for our full interview with Harold Ramis shortly. And we'll have more on the 20th Anniversary Edition of Vacation soon.

HUNDREDS HANKER FOR A BITE OF KING
Hundreds try out for Stephen King thriller.
HUNDREDS of people lined Lydiard St for a casting day to become extras for the American mini-series Salem's Lot on Saturday morning.

The $25 million horror story about a town overrun by vampires will be filmed in Creswick and is the latest movie-blockbuster to hit the region.
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NEWS ON THE UPCOMING SALEM'S LOT

Rutger Hauer will play Kurt Barlow, an antiques dealer and vampire, in TNT's upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot, the Zap2it Web site reported. It's not the first time the Dutch-born actor has played a bloodsucker; he has played vampires several times in movies and TV, mostly famously as Lothos in the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, the site reported.

Salem's Lot will also star Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher, James Cromwell and Samantha Mathis. Peter Filardi (Flatliners) wrote the script.

PSYCHIC SECRET'S REVEALED!
04-23-2003 8:00PM

NBC exposes the truth behind psychic readings, miracle healings, the power to move objects with the mind and channeling messages from beyond the grave in this one hour special. Each psychic wonder will be demonstrated and then shattered as viewers are shown how they really pull it off. Narrated by actor Stacy Keach.

DEAD ZONE IN STARBURST # 298
The Issue with Angel on the cover

The Dead Zone • Writer/producer Michael Piller’s adaption of Stephen King’s best-selling novel The Dead Zone was the highest-testing TV pilot in history...

Link to Mag Site

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL!

SCHEDULE NOTE:
The Dead Zone will not be seen on Sunday, April 20 in order to make way for the epic USA Network miniseries Helen of Troy. But don't worry - The Dead Zone returns to USA's Sunday schedule on April 27!

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MORE INFO ON SPIRITED AWAY
Gazette net.com gives a review on Spirited Away and reveals David Ogden Stiers Character

Wandering about, Chihiro is torn from her parents and discovers this is a world far different from the one she knows. Soon, Yubaba forces her to work in a bathhouse if she wishes ever to return to the human world. In this new land, Chihiro meets entertaining creatures, such as Kamaji (David Ogden Stiers), an old man with many spiderlike arms and legs. Beneath his frightening appearance lies a heart of gold.

MORE NEWS ON DVD RELEASE
By Brian Ford Sullivan

CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- The first seasons of cable series "The Dead Zone" and "Soul Food" are being primed for release this summer.

Lions Gate Home Video will offer "The Dead Zone: The Complete First Season" on June 17th. The four-disc set will feature all 13 episodes of the series' first season on USA presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Extras include interviews and audio commentary with creators Michael and Shawn Piller, the cast and crew members as well as an in-depth tour of the visual effects used in the series and special collector's packaging. The MSRP is currently set at $49.95. Previously, Lions Gate had released the first two episodes of the series' first season as a separate "pilot movie."

Meanwhile, Paramount Home Video has "Soul Food: The Complete First Season" set for a July 1 release. All 20 first season episodes of the Showtime series are presented in 4:3 full screen and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. This five-disc set features no extras and an MSRP of $79.95.

FUTON CRITIC REPORTS 6 ON 6 NEWS
USA's 'The Dead Zone' to Return This Summer
By Brian Ford Sullivan


CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- USA has ordered six additional episodes of its original series "The Dead Zone" to being airing this summer.

The fresh batch, billed as an extension of its second season, is tentatively scheduled to begin airing on Sunday, July 6. No decision however has been made on a third season. It is also not known if "The Hunt for Osama," an episode from this season which was pulled due to its sensitive content, will also air during the extended run.

CANADA ENDS SEASON ONE
Canada will air the season one finale Destiny on 4/15!
No word yet as to when they will begin season 2.

DAVID OGDEN STEIRS LENDS VOICE ONCE AGAIN
I got the chance to see this Oscar winning Anime Movie over the weekend during it's re-release. I must say I enjoyed it and thought it had a really nice story to it. The release date for DVD/Video is 4/15.
I'm not sure who's voice Mr. Stiers does, but when I find out, I'll be sure to let you know.

Spirited Away (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) (PG, 2002) A 10-year-old girl must fend for herself as she tries to rescue her parents from a spirit dimension, fighting a grumpy sorceress who seeks to prevent her from returning to the human world. Writer-director Hayao Miyazaki ("Princess Mononoke") took home the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival for this animated film, the most successful movie in the history of Japanese cinema. John Lasseter ("Toy Story") supervised the dubbing of the film into English. Voices include Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Jason Marsden, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers, Lauren Holly, Michael Chiklis, John Ratzenberger and Tara Strong. A masterful piece of animation shows why Japan reveres Miyazaki as much as the United States reveres Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg. Available on tape and DVD. DVD includes documentaries about the making of the film and the original Japanese trailer. Rating based on some scary moments. 2 hours 5 minutes. (N)

CLICK HERE to see what else is new on video.

MORE ON CRONENBERG'S SPIDER
In the world according to David Cronenberg, "The Fly" is a genetically mutated aggressor, and "Spider" is a passive deviant. The only thing both films have in common are characters with bats in their belfries and a director fixated on the fantastic.

Full Article

NEWS FLASH

Sorry to be so late with the news, but it's been cofirmed that starting July 6th there will be an additional 6 episodes of the Dead Zone to tide us over the summer!!
To read the full article visit Trekweb!

WHERE YOU A FAN OF MIRACLES?
In a bit of non Dead Zone news, if you were a fan of the now cancled Miracles from ABC then check out this link in an attempt to save the show. Every little but helps.

STEPHEN KING IN THE NEWS
Stephen King will receive the HWA's (Horror Writer's Association) Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement at this year's banquet.
Thanks to Needful Things for the info

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL INTERVIEW
Nice interview. Doesn't talk about the show, but it gives you a look at how AMH spends his days.
Some favorite movies, actors and things to do.
The only head scratcher is he refers to his wife, I don't remember hearing he got married, but Congrats to him and his wife!
Thanks to Roberta for the link and info!

NICOLE DEBOER ON DVD
Cube: Signature Series
Studio: Lions Gate Films
Specs: Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Director's commentary, Nicole deBoer interview, deleted scenes, storyboards, set design and effects featurettes.
The cult Sci-Fi movie that's getting a sequel soon sees the new "Signature Series" treatment from Lions Gate this week. If you've never seen Cube use this new special edition as your chance to check out a unique science fiction thriller. This new SE includes Director's commentary, an interview with Nicole deBoer (the best Dax ever), and a lot more.

DAVID OGDEN STIERS LENDS HIS VOICE

David Ogden Stiers lends his voice to Disney's Jungle Book 2. His voice is lent to Mowgli's father.
Click here for more info on the film

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY MICHEAL HALL
Monday April 14th is the birthday of Anthony Michael Hall (1968 - age 35)

Hope you have a great one!

GUEST STARS IN THE NEWS
By the Daily Facts
Actress Tracey Gold (Misbegotten) spoke at UR convocation sharing her story, Gold hoped to reach others suffering from eating disorders.
REDLANDS Author and actress Tracey Gold spoke at the University of Redlands Thursday, April 3, as part of UR's convocation series. The program, sponsored by the Associated Students of the University of Redlands, was at 7 p.m. in the Orton Cente

Admission to this event was free.

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TIMES FOR NEXT WEEKS EPISODE
The Outsider
starring
Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole deBoer, David Ogden Stiers
John L. Adams, Chris Bruno

Johnny challenges a pharmaceutical company when his visions reveal the dangers of a new drug.

Sun Apr 13 10:00P USAE- USA Network
Mon Apr 14 12:00A USAE- USA Network
Thu Apr 17 11:30P USAE- USA Network
Sat Apr 19 11:00A USAE- USA Network

DAVID OGDEN STIERS IS TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL.
For fans of David Ogden Stiers, catch Touched by An Angel's series finale to catch a glimpse of our favorite Evangilist.

Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 will mark the end of the line for CBS' Emmy-nominated team of Earth-bound angels. With a two-part finale spanning two episodes, "Touched by an Angel" will shuffle off its mortal coil after nine morally uplifting seasons.
The finale is written by executive producer Martha Williamson and Burt Pool with Luke Schelhaas. Larry Peerce directs a cast laden with returning guest stars including Oscar and Emmy winners. Patty Duke, Marion Ross, Randy Travis, Cloris Leachman, Paul Winfield, David Ogden Stiers and Patrick Duffy are among those slated to appear

USA UPDATES
USA network has the complete wrap up of this season's finale Zion.

THANKS SK8RGURL
Just wanted to say thanks for the cool new picture you sent me

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THIS WEEK ON THE DEAD ZONE: SEASON FINALE!
April 6
"Zion"
The death of Bruce's (John L. Adams) father, Pastor David Lewis (Lou Gossett, Jr.) leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the "road not taken."

Writer: Story by: Paul Eckstein and Joe Menosky; Teleplay by: Joe Menosky and Michael Piller
Director: Michael Robison

NEWS ON TDZ'S BAD BOY
According to The Sean Patrick Flanery Site News, our favorite bad boy Sean/Greg Stillson appeared April 2, 2003 on UPN's The Twilight Zone. He played a physicist in the episode titled Cold Fusion.
The Site also reports Borderline is being released on DVD & VHS May 6, 2003. Borderline originally aired on HBO last fall.

USA PLAYS COPS AND ROBBERS
The USA Network is planning a new telefilm about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who became folk heroes in the Depression-era Midwest after a string of hold-ups and bank robberies.
For more info visit it Zap2it.com

MORE DVD INFO
Test Patterns has more info on The Dead Zone Season One DVD. Thanks to Needful Things for the info.
Needful Things also reports that Episodes 1 & 2, which were previously released, will not appear in the set.

You can pre-order
Dead Zone - Complete First Season through Amazon.com

FRIENDLY REMINDER
Those of us in the US.
Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead tonight for daylight savings time.

SCI FI UK HAS ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL INTERVIEW

Talk of relaxation brings us round to what Hall does to chill when he's not trying to make the world a better and safer place in The Dead Zone. "On the weekend I don't do much." He grants, "On Saturday's in particular I just sit around and watch sport and eat and be a lazy bum. Saturday night I take my girlfriend out. We go to dinner or to the movies. On Sunday's it's more of the same thing. I go to church. I'm a Catholic so I go to Mass and we just walk the dog and kick back." With a nod toward some unforeseen circumstances emerging to cause havoc for his character in The Dead Zone, Hall grins, "It's going to be a busy year so I'm just enjoying the calm before the storm."

Remember the UK started season 2 after we did, so some of it we already know. It's still a good read for AMH fans. So check out SciFi UK for the full interview

BILL FROST GIVES A BREIF SUMMARY OF TDZ SEASON 2
(No Spoilers)

Sunday, April 6: The Dead Zone (USA, 8 p.m.) Season Finale: In 12 episodes, Johnny (Anthony Michael Hall) still hasn’t averted the envisioned apocalypse nor has he gotten down nearly enough with the hot redhead reporter (Kristen Dalton). Weak, dude, totally weak.

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BIG THANKS TO LINDA
Season One DVD information is now available.
Looks like the full season one will be out on 6/17!
I know I can't wait! The price is great also!

HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED YESTERDAYS APRIL FOOL PRANK
The prank was the Hunt For Osama information given yesterday.
If you click the link for the Full Article, you'd get the April Fools Message.
Thanks to all for being a good sport.

MORE NEWS ON NEW SCIFI SHOWS
Many of the dramatic series under development have less of a science fiction feel but are every bit as quirky. Dreamworks Television's Dead Lawyers is a one-hour drama that sees deceased defense attorneys who have to redeem themselves by righting miscarriages of justice. The psychic-flavored mystery series (from the producers of The Dead Zone) The Divide teams a late night disk jockey, his dead twin sister and a female coroner using forensic science to fight crime. Whoopi Goldberg is one of the executive producers of Legion, about a man who sells his soul to save his daughter and finds himself instead battling the forces of darkness, trying to redeem himself. Stargate: Atlantis is a spinoff of SCI FI's Stargate series. And Painkiller Jane is based on a comic-book action hero of the same name

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GANGS GOES TO USA
USA Network has acquired the basic cable rights to Miramax Films' "Gangs of New York." The Universal-owned cable channel will air the Oscar-nominated film as early as March 2006, following a September 2005 screening in the broadcast window. Miramax has not yet sold "Gangs" to a broadcast network. The purchase is USA's first made directly from Miramax, said to Jane Blaney, the network's senior vp program acquisitions. "I hope this is the beginning of a long relationship with them," referring to chief operating officer Rick Sands and vp television sales Gary Perchick, who negotiated the deal on behalf of Miramax.

WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN JASON BEFORE?
Lochlyn Munro, who played Johnny's friend Jason in this weeks episode Playing God was also in Night at The Roxbury with Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell. He was their friend/trainer Craig.
Thanks to Kellie for the info