Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Episode devoted to aliens from other worlds featured in sci-fi films, comic books and other fiction, from early 20th century to Independence Day (1996). Jakob Stegelmann recaps the history covering Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Le voyage dans la lune (1902), the sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories, the comic book strips Flash Gordon, the serials Flash Gordon (1936/I) and Superman (1941), The War of the Worlds (1953), This Island Earth (1955), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Invaders from Mars (1953), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), The Man from Planet X (1951), It Came from Outer Space (1953), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), the comic book Weird Science from E.C. Comics, Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Alien (1979) and Independence Day (1996).
Sun, Nov 17, 1996
Jakob Stegelmann reports from his visit to USA in summer 1996, in particular the video game developer Rocket Science Games in San Francisco. A look at games in the making such as Ganymede (PC & PlayStation), The Space Bar (PC), Obsidian (PC) and Rocket Jockey (PC), interviews with artist Con Cobb, developer Parker Davis and studio creative director Bill Davis.
Sun, Nov 24, 1996
Jakob Stegelmann reports from his visit to USA in summer 1996, covering his visit to 95 year-old Carl Barks of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge fame at his home in Oregon. Barks demonstrates an inventive solution he has come up with when working with his oil paintings. Also, reviews of video games, a christmas calender for PC CD-ROM. Also a look at Juleshow, an annual theatrical compilation of 7 Disney classic short cartoons, returning to cinemas for the first time since 1981.
Sun, Dec 1, 1996
Jakob Stegelmann reports from his visit to USA in summer 1996, covering his visit to TSR, Inc., the American publisher of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing games and the Dragonlance books, interviewing creative director Jim Ward, editor-in-chief Brian Tompson, author Margaret Weis, and artist Robh Ruppel.