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Happy 2003 Everyone!
1/5/03; 7:00pm CST - Galen

I realize I'm a few days late with that greeting, but I have been very busy lately. All of the updates from 2002 have now been archived.

I hope your year started off better than mine. In case you are not a frequent visitor to the Templeton Gate Forums you may not be aware of the situation with my son (co-creator of this site) Alex, who was injured in an auto-pedestrian accident shortly before Christmas. Although his condition is not critical it definitely is serious, and he will be several months in recovery. Alex and I both want to thank all our friends for their kind words of concern and encouragement.

 

Glen Cook's The Dragon Never Sleeps
1/5/03; 7:50pm CST - Galen

Another reviewer joins the Templeton Gate ranks!
wracked reviews Glen Cook's The Dragon Never Sleeps, which he has mentioned several times on the forums, and on at least two other sites I've seen. His review makes me very anxious to find and read this unfortunately out-of-print title.

 

Collecting SF
1/14/03; 6:30am CST - Galen

Someone new on the forums - tenavari - has sent me a very good article concerning "In Search of the Rare and Out of Print on the Internet," mainly dealing with eBay.com, but also covering other websites. He has also said he is working on other book reviews, which will be posted when I receive them.

 

Chris Exner reviews Slave Ship
1/20/03; 9:00pmCST - Galen

Frederik Pohl's Slave Ship is reviewed by T-Gate's newest member, Chris Exner ("tenavari" on the forums).

 

Eliza reviews Chamber of Secrets
1/23/03; 6:30am CST - Galen

Eliza Dolots offers us her opinion on the sequel film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and speculates on the production of the third Potter film as well.

 

Alex reviews The Two Towers!
1/26/03; 8:30am CST - Galen

Even though he is still recovering from his accident, Alex was able to see The Two Towers yesterday, and he has already written a review. Other reviews will follow, but I had saved the honor of the first review for Alex. Enjoy!

 

Starflight's The Two Towers review
1/27/03; 6:50am CST - Galen

Starflight has been patient enough, now he gets to chime in with his thoughts on The Two Towers.

 

Daredevil - The Man Without Fear
2/16/03; 10:00pm CST - Galen

Ogre3000 returns with an enthusiastic review of the newest comic-to-film adaptation, Daredevil.

 

Hyperthought by M. M. Buckner
3/10/03; 7:45pm CST - Galen

I have just uploaded a short, but positive, review of Ms. Buckner's debut SF novel Hyperthought. Hope you like it.

 

David Gerrold's When Harlie Was One
3/23/03; 11:15am CST - Galen

Raedom presents what I hope is just the first of many reviews, as he disects both published versions of David Gerrold's When Harlie Was One.

 

X2 Movie Review
5/03/03: 8:15pm CDT - Galen

Ogre3000 presents his second film review for The Gate, that of the sequel film X2: X-Men United. He likes the film a lot, and I hope you like his review.

 

Santiago by Mike Resnick
5/10/03; 7:30am CDT - Galen

wracked presents his second book review, of Mike Resnick's 1986 novel Santiago.

 

Portals in a Northern Sky
5/24/03; 9:00pm CDT - Galen

For the second time I have received a request for a review from an author, and luckily both of them were well worth reading. This one is also a debut novel - Charles Douglas Hayes' Portals in a Northern Sky.

 

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Hall of Fame
6/1/03; 3:30pm CDT - Galen

After reading of the latest inductees into the SF&F Hall of Fame I decided to create a page listing all the current members of this illustrious group.

 

The 2003 Wooden Rocket Awards
6/12/03; 6:00am CDT - Galen

The Templeton Gate has recently received an Honorable Mention as Best Fan Site Home Page in the first annual Wooden Rocket Awards.

 

Ogre3000 reviews Hulk
6/20/03; 9:00am CDT - Galen

Were you planning on going to see Hulk this weekend? Better read Ogre's review first.

 

The War Against the Chtorr
7/9/03; 9:15pm CDT - Galen

My review of this four book (so far) series by David Gerrold.

 

Raedom reviews Cities in Flight
7/24/03; 6:45pm CDT - Galen

Raedom contributes his second book review, James Blish's Cities in Flight.

 

Raedom's Third Review!
8/2/03; 9:45pm CDT - Galen

Raedom's latest book review is actually on two books, The Space Merchants & The Merchants' War by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth.

 

At Long Last! The David Gerrold Profile
8/17/03; 9:45pm CDT - Galen

I've finally uploaded my general profile page on David Gerrold, and it inlcudes a short question-and-answer interview I conducted with him recently via email.

 

Roger MacBride Allen's Orphan of Creation
8/24/03; 2:00pm CDT - Galen

I've recently read this very good third novel from Allen, and have just uploaded my review. Hope you enjoy it.

 

Spider Robinson's The Free Lunch
9/1/03; 8:30pm CDT - Galen

Just uploaded my review of this novel from 2001.

 

Padre likes Orson Scott Card
9/7/03; 8:45pm CDT - Galen

Padre Mellyrn reviews two different multi-book series by Orson Scott Card - The Ender & Homecoming Series.

 

Hey! Let's Go to Mars!
9/8/03; 9:30pmCDT - Galen

Take a look at my review of John Varley's latest novel, Red Thunder.

 

Raedom returns with two book reviews
11/18/03; 8:15pm CST - Galen

Raedom offers up two different book reviews today: James Hogan's The Mirror Maze and Theodore Sturgeon's Case and the Dreamer.

 

SFExplorer's First Review!
11/29/03; 8:30pm CST - Galen

SFExplorer, who maintains the MSN Group Links for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, has graciously allowed me to copy a review he posted on his site. It is an excellent review of Robert J. Sawyer's recent Hugo-winning novel Hominids, which is the first of a trilogy.

 

Two new reviews today!
11/30/03; 7:00pm CST - Galen

Ogre3000 returns with a review of the film we have been promoting this month, Bubba Ho-Tep. I can't wait to see it myself, but it still does not have full distribution across the country. Also, SFExplorer takes a look at the graphic novel Orbiter, written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Colleen Doran. Enjoy!

 

Heinlein's new/old novel
12/12/03; 8:30pm CST - Galen

I've just uploaded my review of the newly published first novel by Robert A. Heinlein, For Us, the Living.

 

Firefly is shiny!
12/24/03; 7:00pm CST - Galen

I've just uploaded a page on my thoughts of the tragically defunct tv series Firefly, recently released on DVD. I've been watching it a lot the last two weeks and am convinced it's a gorram fine show.

 

Have a Happy Hobbit Holiday!
12/24/03; 7:00pm CST - Galen

Two reviews for The Return of the King. Hopefully more to come, but first up are the thoughts from Alex and Starflght. Enjoy!

 

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