IN THIS ISSUE OF STARBURST

Joss Whedon on Buffy and Angel
• Want to know the secret of Buffy's power? You might think it's magic or make-up, but no, it's the genius of her creator and writer Joss Whedon. We found out that a few drinks was a good way of revealing his secrets…
• Excerpts online now!

Planet of the Apes
• Director Tim Burton, plus his stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham-Carter, talk about re-imagining the apes for the film that's made a blockbusting comeback

Cats & Dogs
• It's moggy versus mongrel in the latest CGI-assisted movie hit. We chat to the cast and crew and ask why everyone's going animal crackers about this adventure

The Outer Limits
• It's one of the most innovative Sci-Fi shows on TV. We talk to Executive Producer Pen Densham on his work and why he loves life on The Outer Limits...

Enterprise
• Blast off! Yes, the fifth Star Trek series is beaming its way to TV screens in the new season. We pay a visit to the gala press event in LA and meet up with the cast of the SS Enterprise NX-01!

Neil Gaiman
• We catch up with the creater of the acclaimed TV series Neverwhere to discuss his new novel American Gods, writing for Babylon 5, and why the big scary monster in your film script shouldn't be a highland cow! Read the American Gods review now!

The Thing
• At first slated by critics and scorned by the public, John Carpenter's striking 1982 body horror film is justly re-evaluated in this month's Retrospective...

 Things to Come
The hailing frequencies have been opened on Enterprise, and the new ship is finally revealed on the view screen! Takings take a dive as people download A.I.. Lucy Lawless exits in a blaze of glory in Xena. The cast gets bigger and closer on Smallville. And Chris Carter returns full-time to The X-Files…

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In our regular section this month:

We review some of the best SF titles from our Bookshelf, scrutinize the latest cases in our Video and DVD Files, and offer our definitive selection of all that's new in our Soundtrack, Cybertech and Toys sections…

 In the only SF Movie Reviews worth your time, Alan Jones judges:

• Third dinosaur outing Jurassic Park III
• The truly scary Jeepers Creepers
• Animal extravaganza Cats & Dogs
• and Vampire flick, The Forsaken

 TV View: Ian Spelling gives us the lowdown on the latest episodes to air in the States of series Lexx, The Chronicle, Night Visions and Samurai Jack...

 It's Only A Movie!
John Brosnan has an academic debate with some of his mates about Jurassic Park III, but things get very nasty...

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