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by Rick Norwood
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I've just gotten back from Europe. Had a great time, but didn't see any fantasy or SF films over there, so it's a short column this time.
Here is what to watch in July.
Because Star Trek Enterprise and Smallville were on at the same time, you had to choose. I
chose Enterprise. Many episodes repaid my choice admirably. I plan to catch the Smallville episodes
I missed when the season three DVD comes out.
The only first run SF/fantasy shows in July are the final three episodes of Kingdom Hospital, two hours of
new Stargate every Friday except July 2, and the beginning of a five part miniseries of unknown quality
titled The 4400, in which people who have disappeared suddenly reappear.
My pick is Kingdom Hospital.
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Rick Norwood is a mathematician and writer whose small press publishing house, Manuscript Press, has published books by Hal Clement, R.A. Lafferty, and Hal Foster. He is also the editor of Comics Revue Monthly, which publishes such classic comic strips as Flash Gordon, Sky Masters, Modesty Blaise, Tarzan, Odd Bodkins, Casey Ruggles, The Phantom, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Alley Oop, Little Orphan Annie, Barnaby, Buz Sawyer, and Steve Canyon. |
If you made the opposite choice, and watched Smallville, then I strongly recommend you watch reruns of
Enterprise. "Twilight" and "Similitude" are especially good, but the whole season is one long story that, except for
the "teaser" at the end of the season finale, just kept getting better and better. Also, next season Manny Coto, author
of "Similitude", replaces Brannon Braga, which means we can expect an edgier Star Trek, which should more than
make up for the budget being cut in half.
Thursday, July 1
 
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