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Xena News

Oxygen is reportedly airing the "Director's Cut" of the final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" this weekend. Oxygen's exclusive showing of the much disliked episode of the popular series is geared towards showing fans an added 16 minutes of footage.

Star Trek News

According to both the SyFy Portal and an interview with Patrick Stewart in the British magazine “Impact”, the start date for “Star Trek X: Nemesis” has been pushed back. Although the interview with Stewart in “Impact” gave no indication why, the SyFy Portal site is reporting that the delay is due to a script revision.

According to the site the ‘revision’ is reportedly has been called for in order to avoid reminders of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the US. One of the ‘believed’ changes is the rewriting of a rumoured scene involving a “terrorist attack on the Romulan Senate”.

A couple of “Enterprise” cast members are getting ready for a big convention appearance. Dominic Keating (who plays Malcom Reed) and John Billingsley (who plays Dr. Phlox) will be appearing at Creation’s “Star Trek” convention on November 17th and 18th. For more information check out Creation’s site.

TrekToday has two items of interest. For fans of Wesley Crusher check out the interesting article about Wil Wheaton.

Also of interest is an article on the upcoming video “Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime”. The 80 minute video of a conversation between “Star Trek: TOS” stars William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.

X-Files News

FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh (played by James Pickens Jr.) will becoming a regular of the popular series this season after being a recurring character for three years. The actor was surprised at the turn of events and laughed when told by the Sci-Fi Wire that 34 percent of fans who voted in an online poll thought that his character would die this season.

The new season of the “X-Files” begins on November 11th.

Wolf Lake News

According to Variety, CBS has placed the low-rated series "Wolf Lake" 'on hiatus' after only four episodes. The trade paper reported that ratings for the timeslot were down by forty percent.

Trivia Question and Answer

Question: On “Star Trek: Voyager”, how many years do the Ocampa live?

Last Week's Answer:

Question: What popular series did Bruce McGill guest star on as “Major Ryan”?

Answer: The series was “Babylon 5.”

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