ISSUE 47t sships from July 20 UK £2.85 / US $4.99 Stargate SG-1 on location! • Join the cast and crew of the planet-hopping series as they film the third season episode Dead Man's Switch. We talk to stars Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge and Don S Davis, and see how far they've come since the first episode, which airs on Channel 4 this month. More... Crusade • Meet the Excalibur's commander, alias Gary Cole - formerly the demonic Lucas Buck in American Gothic. "Crusade could go anywhere," he says, "and that's the fun of it…" LEXX • Lively conversation with dead assassin Kai, last of the Brunnen-G. Michael McManus elaborates on his character's lack of motivation and his strange fascination with curious props. Plus our Instant Guide Star Trek: Deep Space Nine • Shaping the fortunes of the impending seventh series of DS9 (débuting on Sky 1 on 20th September), Salome Jens talks about representing the oppressive Dominion in the show's closing chapters. Buffy The Vampire Slayer • New episodes are now receiving their first transmission in the UK. As British fans embark on the spectacular third season we look at the crossover and the far-reaching implications of the two-part story Becoming. PLUS! Seven-page news section, with: Season Three of Earth: Final Conflict in production; all the latest Trek happenings; and the future of Chris Carter's shows Harsh Realm and The X-Files Instant Guide to sick Sci-Fi saga LEXX The Guest List: meet the actors behind the masks of Dr Danara Pel, the phage-ridden Vidiian doctor from Star Trek: Voyager, and evil creator of the Daleks, Davros Exclusive pull-put double-sided poster of the stars of Crusade and Stargate SG-1 Babylon 5's explosive TV movie A Call to Arms in File Under… Highlights from Out of the Box, our comprehensive 30-page listings guide to all SF and Fantasy broadcasts in August are now available. In the magazine: a weekly round-up of what's arriving in the shops to buy, and what you should be staying home to watch. Please note: Pictures taken from this issue are copyright: TNT, Salter Street Films, MGM, Paramount	Now you can order any of our magazines via our safe, secure and searchable service – VI DIRECT Check the Info on our new choice of stores To order or subscribe, go direct to one of these Cult Times sections • US Store • UK / World Store Additional Navigation: CULT TIMES, FILM REVIEW, MOVIE IDOLS, SHIVERS, STARBURST, TV ZONE, XPOSÉ LINKS, CATALOGUE