Browncoat Ball 2010
The 2010 Browncoat Ball, bringing together fans of Firefly and Serenity, will be held from October 22-24 in Charlotte, NC.
For more information… (eventually, the site hasn’t been updated yet).
Obituary: Edward Woodward
Actor Edward Woodward (b.1930) died on November 16. Woodward appeared in numerous films and television shows, including the title role on The Equalizer. Some of his genre work included the 1996 television version of Gulliver’s Travels, the role of Merlin in Arthur the King, and The Wicker Man.
Valada in Jeopardy!
SFWA member and photographer Christine Valada made her Jeopardy! debut on Monday, October 26. She has won her first two games and continues as champion. Valada, who suffered a major house fire earlier this year, chaired the Nebula Awards in Los Angeles in April.
Obituary: Daniel Melnick
Producer Daniel Melnick (b.1932) died on October 17. Melnick served as the chief of MGM Studios in the 70s before becoming President of Columbia and then moving to Fox. His genre work included production credit on Altered States and Universal Soldier: The Return. he also was the producer of All That Jazz, Roxanne, Footloose, and numerous other films.
Obituary: Joseph Wiseman
Actor Joseph Wiseman (b.1918) died on October 19. Wiseman is best known for his portrayal of Dr. No in the James Bond film of the same name. He also appeared in The Twilight Zone episode “One More Pallbearer,” several episodes of Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century, and The Greatest American Hero.
Doctor Who Museum to Close
The Doctor Who Museum in Blackpool, England, is scheduled to close on November 8. First opened in 2004, the museum will remain open from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm every day until then. The museum’s collection of Doctor Who props and costumes will be redistributed to other Doctor Who exhibitions throughout the United Kingdom.
Obituary: Barry Letts
Producers Barry Letts (b.1925) died on October 9. Originally an actor, he decided to become a director and producers in the 1960s. His association with Doctor Who began in 1967 when he directed the six part “The Enemy of the World.” He was a producer of the show from 1969 to 1974, during which time, he hired Tom Baker. Letts returned to the show as an executive producer from 1980-1981.
Emmy Awards
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the Emmy Awards on September 20. The Creative Arts winners were announced on September 12. All categories with winners of genre interest are listed below.
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth for Pushing Daisies
- Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Michael Emerson for Lost
- Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: Junie Lowry Johnson & Libby Goldstein for True Blood
- Outstanding Costuming for a Series: Robert Blackman & Carol Kunz: “Bzzzzzzzzz!” Pushing Daisies
- Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): Todd A. McIntosh, David Martin Deleon, & Steven Anderson: “Dim Sum Lose Some,” Pushing Daisies
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Joe Leduca: “Prophecy,” Legend of the Seeker
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series: Michael Wylie, Ken Creber, Halina Siwolop: “Dim Sum Lose Some,” Pushing Daisies
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination: Merritt Yohnka: “Chuck vs. the First Date,” Chuck
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series: Daniel Coleman, Jack Levy, Vince Balunas, Sam Lewis, Michael Baber, Doug Madick, & Rick Partlow: “Daybreak (Part 2),” Battlestar Galactica
- OUtstanding Special Class-Short Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs: Joss Whedon, Michael Boretz, David Burns: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog
- Outstanding Children’s Program: The Wizards of Waverly Place
- The Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award: NASA
- Engineering: Henson Digital Puppetry Studio
Obituary: Henry Gibson
Actor Henry Gibson (b.1935) died on September 14. Gibson was probably best known as a regular on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, which featured him as a poet, and her role in The Blues Brothers as the leader of the Nazis, but Gibson also appeared in several genre television shows and films. He appeared in episodes of The Twilight Zone, Galaxy High School, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. his film work included Innerspace, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and Escape from Witch Mountain.
Obituary: Patrick Swayze
Actor Patrick Swayze (b.1952) died following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer on September 14. Swayze appeared in the films Ghost, as Allan Quatermain in King Solomon’s Mines, in Donnie Darko, and in Red Dawn among other films. His two most famous roles were in the genre film Ghost and in Dirty Dancing. Swayze also appeared in an episode of Amazing Stories.