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Welcome to the
TV Zone Specials Archive. You can access
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TV Zone Special #45 • TV Heroes 2002 Celebrating our 150th issue, this 100-page collector’s edition asks:
What makes some TV programmes seem so magical? We've sourced some personal
stories of shows that are special to many of Cult TV’s biggest names, and
our own writers. Among the eye-opening results… J Michael Straczyinski on
The Twilight Zone; Stephen Gallagher on The Avengers; Colin Baker on Twin
Peaks; Tom Baker on Dad's Army; Sophie Aldred on Ally McBeal; Jane Heitmeyer on
Seinfeld; Louise Jameson on Tenko; Gary Gillatt on Doctor Who; Thomasina Gibson
on Captain Scarlet; Jim Smith on Robin of Sherwood; Andrew Cartmel on The Outer
Limits; Gary Russell on Batman: The Animated Adventures; Steve Eramo on Space:
1999; John Ainsworth on Ace of Wands; Paul Spragg on Danger Mouse and many,
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TV Zone Special #44 • Greatest Villains 2002 Uncovering the most despicable villains in Cult TV History, guest editor
Sutekh the Destroyer counts down our 20 most evil, horrible characters.
Includes profiles of villains from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Doctor Who,
Star Trek (DS9, Voyager and Next Gen), Farscape, Earth: Final Conflict, Xena /
Hercules, Lois & Clark / Smallville, The X-Files, LEXX, Stargate SG-1,
He-Man & Masters of the Universe, Babylon 5 and Blake's 7. But who, and in
what order? New interviews with Martha Hackett (Seska), Peter Williams
(Apophis), Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor), Ed Wasser (Morden), Davros (Terry
Molloy), Alice Krige (Borg Queen), John de Lancie (Q), Anita La Selva (Zo'or)
and Walter Koenig (Bester) reveal some of the rogues' parade. There's no finer
way to know your enemies… |
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TV Zone Special #43 • Yearbook (2001-02) Review of 2001 - The verdict on what was most worthwhile in Cult TV. Season
overviews: Buffy, Angel, Andromeda, Farscape, Stargate, Voyager, The X-Files
and Doctor Who in 2001. Past Forgetting - The gems of TV past, languishing in
archives. First Wave - Sebastian Spence on 3 years as Cade Foster. Stargate
SG-1 - Guide to Season 4 & our ‘Design a Monster’ winners. LEXX -
Ellen Dubin on returning in Season 4. Invisible Man - Jonathan Glassner &
Craig Silverstein on writing unseen. Witchblade - Will Yun Lee on aiding Sara
Pezzini as a ghost. Voyager - Checklist and guide to Season 7. Randall &
Hopkirk (Deceased) - Mark Gatiss on writing for half-dead detectives. Doctor
Who - what releases are the BBC planning for 2002? Plus our Magazine Index of
12 months' TV Zone coverage, and a 2001 TV Poll. |
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TV Zone Special #42 •
Stargate II 2001 Two sellout Stargate SG-1 Specials in a row! This 100-page issue featured
interviews with stars Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Don S Davis,
Amanda Tapping, Chris Judge and Teryl Rothery - and hitherto unseen profiles of
their characters by the Asgard. TV Zone also went behind the scenes with
location manager Lynn Smith, effects producer James Tichenor and director
Martin Wood. Plus an illustrated Season 5 preview - including 100th episode
Wormhole X-Treme - SG-1's story so far, a run-down of alien encounters and some
golden moments analysed. Over 60 pages of Stargate features, plus: Steve Bacic
on his recurring Andromeda role and other genre parts; Jon Polito on being
editor of The Chronicle, Sci-Fi's paranormal drama; and 5 years on, production
of ITV's spy pastiche The Preventers recalled. |
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TV Zone Special #41 • Farewell to Voyager 2001 May 2001 marked the end of the USS Voyager's long journey. This 100-page issue contains exclusive interviews with six Voyager stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Duncan McNeill, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Robert Beltran and Garrett Wang. Plus: Six of Seven - our critics spotlight some choice episodes; Voyager's Log - a trip down memory lane; A light-hearted look at aliens, anomalies and crew members in Voyager A-Z, plus Everything I learned, I learned from Star Trek: Voyager. Also: features on other Fantasy shows; Babylon 5 legend Claudia Christian talks exclusively. Xena: Warrior Princess: producer RJ Stewart surveys the last few episodes. Sheena - Margot Moorer on Kali, the sexy female Tarzan's mentor, tutor and surrogate mother . Special Unit 2 - Alexondra Lee, star of UPN's new monster-busting crime show. Plus Star Trek - the Future: with Enterprise confirmed, does it have anything new to offer us? (Reference #TS41) |
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TV Zone Special #40 •
Sword & Sorcery 2001 Cover: Xena, Buffy and Prue Halliwell. Be completely bewitched as we celebrate magic, mysticism and swordplay in tv shows of all kinds. This enchanting 100-page Special includes interviews with cutting-edge people like Xena's production team producer Brad Kern on Charmed, Phil Rose tucking into Robin of Sherwood, David Paterson and Marjean Holden on Beastmaster, Peter Wingfield and Valentine Pelka on Queen of Swords, John Allen Nelson on Sheena, and a Fantasy Flashback to Doctor Who: Battlefield, with Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch. There are overviews of the history of magic in both US and UK-produced TV shows, plus features or episode guides on Buffy, Xena, Hercules, Charmed, Highlander and many more sharply mystical matters! (Reference #TS40) |
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TV Zone Special #39 • Yearbook (2000-01) Review of the Year - the successes and failures of 2000. We pursue the millennial theme of ‘closure’ with shows that fell at the first tv hurdle (Secret Agent Man, The Others), some that ended in style (Outer Limits, Babylon 5 - with Peter Jurasik) and some that simply won’t give up the ghost (The X-Files)! Interviews: Farscape's Gigi Edgely (Chiana) on a series that's just hitting its stride, Stargate SG-1's Tony Amondola and Carmen Angenziano, and Andromeda scribes Kiene and Reinkemeyer. Science-fiction vs. magic - Cult tv's new battleground? This 100-page Special also includes annual overviews of your Cult tv favourites: Earth: Final Conflict, Voyager, X-Files, Buffy & Angel, and Doctor Who, plus a Voyager Season Six listing and guide and the TV Zone Index (covers T121-T132 and TS35-TS38). (Reference #TS39) |
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TV Zone Special #38 •
Stargate: SG-1 Special A collector's item within weeks of publication! Stargate SG-1 - Celebrating one of the most phenomenally popular Cult tv shows to emerge in the late 1990's. On set during production of Season Four, we talk to Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Teryl Rothery, Christopher Judge and Don S Davis about what it is to be galaxy-saving fighters, and look behind the scenes with the producers and designer Richard Hudolin. With an extensive overview of Seasons One to Three, and episode previews for Season Four… it's around 60 well-illustrated pages devoted to SG-1! Also includes interviews with the actors behind LEXX's Mantrid and Lyekka, E:FC's Renee Palmer, and DS9's General Martok. (Reference #TS38) |
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TV Zone Special #37 • Alien Invasion 2000 Earth - that most popular destination for all alien invasions! Join us as we investigate the reasons why invaders' ships always points to the Sol system. Earth: Final Conflict's Richard Chevolleau and producer Stephen Roloff give their tips on repelling Taelon incursions. Dominion ruler Salome Jens leads the invasion of Deep Space 9's Alpha Quadrant. First Wave's twice-blessed man Sebastian Spence tackles the Gua. Fantasy Flashback to The Twilight Zone's The Invaders, and The Incredible Robert Baldick. No conquest plan would be complete without it! (Reference #TS37) |
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TV Zone Special #36 Sifting through 10 years of Cult tv, we discover each year's gems, and linger on the phenomenal shows that became mainstream. With a detailed look at each year, plus overviews of Star Trek, The X-Files. Doctor Who and Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the 90s. The demographics of cult tv success are examined, and its nostalgia value. Plus four interviews! Bruce Boxleitner looks back on Babylon 5, Robert Trebor (Salmoneus) and Ted Raimi (Joxer the Mighty) discuss Xena & Hercules, and Marco Sanchez on seaQuest DSV. (Reference #TS36) |
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TV Zone Special #35 • Century Book 1999 Review of the Year - we honour the casualties and drink to the victors of 1999. Verity Lambert - the prolific TV producer on her career from Doctor Who's launch to Jonathan Creek. Lost in Space - Martha Kristen on her time aboard the Jupiter-2. Battlestar Galactica - Anne Lockhart on joining the family, plus a full Episode Guide including Galactica 80. Voyager - exuberant producer Brannon Braga on his Trek career and new directions. Rex the Runt - a doggie dialogue with director/creator Richard Golezowski. Plus jms on Babylon 5 and a Crusade episode guide, and a comprehensive Timeline spanning the last aeon! (Reference #TS35) |
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TV Zone Special #34 We bid farewell to the seven-year epic that was Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Huge range of interviews featuring Ferengis as played by Armin Shimerman and Max Grodenchik, Cardassians - Andrew J. Robinson and Casey Biggs, Klingons - Michael Dorn and Robert O' Reilly, and behind the scenes with make-up maestro Michael Westmore and producer Ira Stephen Behr. Plus the cast's own favourite moments. Also interviewed - Earth: Final Conflict's Andrew Jackson, Lois & Clark's Michael Landes. (Reference #TS34) |
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TV Zone Special #33 • Sci-Fi Comedy 1999 Sci-Fi Comedy Special. Doctor Who's Comic Relief writer Steven Moffat interviewed. The Goodies - Bill Oddie on the very surreal Seventies series, with a complete episode guide. 3rd Rock from the Sun - Ri-Dick-ulously good interviews with Don, Nina and Mrs Dubcek, with a Season One episode guide! Plus Jonathan Creek's creator David Renwick, Charlie Higson on reviving Randall and Hopkirk, Red Dwarf's Back to Reality, nine pages on Hitch-Hikers' TV version, and eight diversions to comedy Trek nirvana. (Reference #TS33) |
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