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In other news and views 

Stephen King isn't the only creator out there putting his original works on the Web. Straczynski will be posting a new novel online that you can read — free. The novel, called "Tribulations," will be on BookFace.com, which is a neat little site, though it gave my Mac a hard time. I'll have to try loading the site on my PC at a later date. But take a look at BookFace for the new novel next month; in the meantime, you can read several unproduced scripts from Straczynski's other series, "Crusade," written by himself and Fiona Avery, a former research editor of the program. There are also non-"Crusade" texts on the site, of course. Thanks to reader Bob Hodge for the heads-up. 

The eight season of "The X-Files" is taking shape. As you may have already heard, Robert Patrick will be joining the show as FBI Agent Dana Scully's new partner. (Her previous partner, for those two or three of you who don't know, was Fox Mulder, who was finally abducted by aliens in the final episode of last season. David Duchovny, who portrayed Mulder for seven seasons and in one feature film, is contracted to appear in 11 episodes of the eighth season for a reported $20 million.) Patrick rose to genre fame as the evil Terminator who battled Linda Hamilton and Ahnod Schwarzenwhatever in "Terminator 2." Gillian Anderson, who portrays Scully, had been contracted through the end of the eighth season, but has now signed on for another year. I hope she's making the big money now; she deserves it.

For those of you in the Gotham area, the Sci-Fi Channel will be holding the Exposure: Future of Film Festival this weekend from Aug. 4-6. Spread across four theaters in midtown Manhattan, the three-day event will feature everything from the Sci-Fi movie "Invisible Man" to "Gospel According to Philip K. Dick." For more info, see www.exposurefest.com.

This week's episodes

All times Eastern. Syndicated episodes are sometimes shown in different weeks in different locations, so your local broadcast may, naturally, differ.

Angel
WB, 9 p.m. Tuesdays; David Boreanaz, Seth Green, and Charisma Carpenter
August 1: In "In the Dark," Angel and his pal Oz reunite, but Spike is also there to cause trouble. (Repeat) 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
WB, 8 p.m. Tuesdays; Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter, David Boreanaz, Kristine Sutherland, and Anthony Stewart Head; official site
August 1: My how the months fly by when you're not having fun. Anyway, August kicks off in "The Harsh Light of Day" with Spike coming to UC Sunnydale in search of a gem. (Repeat)

Cleopatra 2525 
Syndicated; Gina Torres, Victoria Pratt, Jennifer Sky, Patrick Kake, Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck 
Week of August 1: In "Flying Lessons," Hel gambles with Cleopatra in an attempt to free some hostages. (Repeat)
Week of August 8: "Mind Games" (Repeat)

Earth: Final Conflict  
Syndicated, Lisa Howard, Leni Parker, Von Flores, David Hemblen, Robert Leeshock, Richard Chevolleau, Anita LaSelva, Jayne Heitmeyer, Peter Krantz, Barna Moricz, Lindy Booth, Sten Eirik; official site 
Week of August 1: In "Keep Your Enemies Closer," Liam and Zo'or's crashland on a mission to to an emergency conference. (Repeat) 
Week of August 8: "Sanctuary" (Repeat)

Farscape
Sci-Fi, 9 p.m. Fridays; Ben Browder, Lani John Tupu, and Virginia Hey; official site 
August 4: In "Look at the Princess, Conclusion: The Maltese Crichton," there's a hunt on for the person who beheaded Crichton's statue. At the same time, Aeryn gets lost.  

First Wave
Sci-Fi, 7 p.m. Sundays; Sebastian Spence and Roger Cross; official site
August 6: "The Harvest" 
August 12: "Rubicon"

Futurama
Fox, 7:00 p.m. Sundays; Billy West, Lauren Tom, John Di Maggio, and Katey Sagal; official site
August 6: In "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back," Hermes is forced to go on vacation, and his replacement falls in love with Fry. (Repeat) 

The Invisible Man 
Sci-Fi, 8:00 p.m. Fridays; official site 
August 4: In "The Value of Secrets," Darien looks into a security problem and comes across a doctor who tells him the invisibility gland can be removed from his body. 
August 11: "Separation Anxiety"

Lexx 
Sci-Fi, 10 p.m.; Xenia Seeberg. 
August 4: "Brizon" 
August 11: "I Worship His Shadow" 

Outer Limits
Showtime, 11:30 p.m. Fridays
August 4: "Something About Harry"
August 11: "Zig Zag" 

Roswell
WB, 9:00 p.m. Mondays; Jason Behr, Shiri Appleby, Brendan Fehr, and Katherine Heigl
August 7: In "Independence Day," Isabel tries to get Michale to report his abusive foster father, but Michael doesn't want to attract attention. Meanwhile, Maria's mother is making out with Sheriff Valenti. (Repeat)

Seven Days
UPN, 8 p.m. Wednesdays; Jonathan LaPaglia, Don Franklin; official site 
August 2: In "Space Station Down," Parker tries to stop a meteor from going kablooie with a space station, when another disaster comes his way. (Repeat) 

Stargate SG-1
Showtime, 10 p.m. Fridays; official site
August 4: "Window of Opportunity"
August 11: "Watergate" 

Star Trek: Voyager
UPN, 9 p.m. Wednesdays; Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Jeri Ryan, and Garrett Wang. official site
August 2: In "Memorial," Chakotay's shuttle crew believes it took part in a massacre on an alien planet. (Repeat) 

Xena: Warrior Princess
Syndicated, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Bruce Campbell, official site
Week of August 1: In "Them Bones, Them Bones," who knew that when Xena killed an evil shamaness that the woman's spirit would try to steal the soul of Xena's unborn child? (Repeat) 
Week of August 8: "Little Problems" (Repeat)

The X-Files
Fox, 9 p.m. Sundays; David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi; official site
August 6: In "Orison," Scully's former abductor escapes from jail. (Repeat) 

The final words...

"I didn't have fun this sixth season. It was pretty dreary and tedious for me....I don't have many memories of the sixth season that are positive; I'm not saying anything I haven't said to [executive producer] Brannon Braga. I've called him up and said to him flat out, 'I'm bored to tears.'"
—Robert Beltran, Commander Chakotay on "Star Trek: Voyager," in an interview on scifi.com

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