Hi Jerry,

I’d love to get a copy of your STARMAN fan fiction to post on our Archive. Please contact me off list. I remember reading stories in POWER STAR.

And Pleiades to Todd, Thomas, Nancy, Jean, Vicki, Nina and anyone else for the massive effort it must have entailed to get Starmanet back up and viable in so short a time!

Chuck S.  

From: starmanet-bounces@starmanet.com [mailto:starmanet-bounces@starmanet.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Seward
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:02 PM
To: starmanet@starmanet.com
Subject: [SN] STARMAN DVD

Hi!! With the recent DVD releases of TV series from my youth like LOGAN'S RUN, WAR OF THE WORLDS, and THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS, I'm getting more than a little nostalgic.

Back when I founded the fanzine POWER STAR, one of the TV shows I was getting fan fiction based off of was STARMAN. In fact, the very first program I recorded on my family's brand-new VCR was the premiere episode of STARMAN on September 19, 1986, and I co-wrote a STARMAN short story for POWER STAR that combined elements of the show and the original John Carpenter-directed movie (even had SETI's Mark Shermin from the film). Good times...

Today, most sci-fi peeps I know who aren't US have either forgotten or dismissed the show but the loyals now have their wish - an official DVD release of the complete series - and as a fellow fan, I couldn't be happier.

It's been a long while since I've sat down with STARMAN but I remember I was initially drawn by the FUGITIVE-style quest, complete with a dogged pursuer. But during the course of the 22 episodes, I ultimately became captivated by the strong father-son element, the thought-provoking scripts, and its embrace of human potential. While a departure from Carpenter's film (which I also love), I, like all of you, found the series to be well written and deeply moving, and AIRPLANE's Robert Hays absolutely excelled in the childlike role of the alien. 

I just ordered the new 5-disc set and they won't arrive soon enough!

Happy Earth Day!

Jerry Seward

Editor, POWER STAR