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Gaye To Play Zee In Matrices
Confirming rumors, Variety reported that Nona Gaye (Ali) will play Zee, the role originally intended for late pop singer Aaliyah, in the upcoming sequels to The Matrix. Gaye, daughter of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, will fill Aaliyah's shoes in The Matrix Reloaded, a role that will expand considerably in the third film, The Matrix Revolutions, the trade paper reported. Gaye begins shooting in Sydney next week.

Roswell Officially Cancelled
Jason Katims, executive producer of UPN's just-canceled teen alien series Roswell, bid farewell to the show's cast and crew in a memo, a copy of which was posted to the Crashdown.com fan Web site. "Barring the unlikely event of another network change, Roswell will not be returning for a fourth season," Katims said in the memo.

UPN announced on April 10 that Roswell would broadcast its series finale on May 14, a story first reported on SCI FI Wire. "I am writing to let you know that this is about to happen and to once again thank you all for your invaluable contributions to the show," Katims told his staff. "I am very proud of the work we have done on Roswell and am honored to have had the opportunity to work with, and get to know, all of you. I wish you all the best of luck in the future and sincerely hope we get the chance to work together again soon."

McGregor Disses Episode I
Ewan McGregor -- Obi-Wan Kenobi in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones --has admitted that he didn't think much of the first prequel, Episode I: The Phantom Menace, according to a report on EW.com. "One of the things about Episode I [that] I was slightly disappointed by was I thought it was ... kind of flat," McGregor told the the U.K. movie cable channel FilmFour.

As for the next installment, McGregor said, "I think there is much more humor, and there is much more color in Episode II."

The official <a href="http://www.starwars.com>Star Wars Web site</a>, meanwhile, reported that the final visual-effects shot for <I>Episode II</I> has been completed and approved by director George Lucas. The last shot depicted gigantic fuel cylinders, knocked loose from a Techno Union starship, crashing into fleeing battle droids as Republic gunships rain down missile volleys from the golden skies, the site reported. Episode II opens May 16.

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I find myself wondering if:

A) There's a NERO group within reasonable driving distance

B) What kind of player/character I'd most enjoy.

I did briefly think about starting a group here, but frankly I tried that with Amtgard, and it was a mess. Either I suck at these things or it just isn't something that will do well here.

I ought to go visit a nearby chapter if there isn't one here in my area; I have questions about it. The only thing I don't really like about it is the ban on religion; I believe that anyone who can accept pretend magic should be able to accept gods and goddesses separate from reality. But that's just me, I suppose.

Hell, I don't even believe in the Christian god, and I've roleplayed angels, priests, and the like many times. And I've never been offended by someone roleplaying a character of my own religion either, though I do admit to eye-rolling at some of the misconceptions incorporated into some characters (so maybe I see a LITTLE of their point).

Ah well.

Hrmmm

Another thing I'd LOVE to do is make a Sil-West style Star Wars LARP, with 50+ characters and multiple plots. It would be cool to make and run such a thing (though infinitely more fun to play in it).

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I'm kinda bummed on gaming.

My Star Wars game is running just fine, there are some things about it I don't like, but nothing game-killing (Though I may have to bitchslap Elli soon (just kidding)).

But I'm not playing in anything. And dammit, I hate that. Hate hate hate. No larp. No TT. Only the MUSH, and that isn't really the same. My 7th Sea game is so sporadic as to be nearly nonexistent, and I think I'll be 45 before we even finish this first adventure at the rate we're going. (For those playing at home, that's 15 years from now.)

I miss Aerich. I miss Shao. I miss Sulkrist. None of these characters had a finish, though I'm writing one for Aerich. Hell, I even miss Darik, and he had a hell of a finish, even if it was kinda corny.

Bah!