ADV Films to Host Live Webchat with David Kemper, Executive Producer of Farscape
HOUSTON, November 10, 2004? ADV Films has a special treat for fans of the sci-fi space odyssey Farscape. In conjunction with the upcoming release of Farscape: Starburst Edition on DVD, ADV Films is proud to announce a special online chat session with Farscape?s Executive Producer David Kemper. Joining Mr. Kemper will be ADV producer Chip Schneider, who produced many of the new extras for the Starburst Edition. The online chat is scheduled for Friday, November 12 from 7:00 ? 8:00 pm CST. Join us with your Farscape questions!!
You?ll find the chat session on the ADV Films homepage. Look for a special link on the homepage (http://www.advfilms.com) on the evening of the session.
In addition to being Farscape?s Executive Producer, David Kemper also wrote many of the pivotal episodes in the series, such as the ?Look at the Princess? trilogy, ?Die Me, Dichotomy,? ?Dog with Two Bones,? and ?Bad Timing.? David also co-wrote the recent Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars with Rockne S. O?Bannon. David Kemper, Rockne S. O?Bannon, Ben Browder, and Claudia Black recently participated in recording several brand new commentaries to be featured on the Farscape: Starburst Edition DVDs.
A Leviathan starship could barely hold all the extras in the fantastic new Farscape: Starburst Edition, which includes 88 episodes in 12 volumes, brand new documentaries on the series, commentaries with the cast and crew (including 14 NEW commentaries recorded exclusively for the Starburst Edition), and behind the scenes footage that die-hard Farscape fans cannot do without. Volume one of this new, expanded, and updated edition is scheduled to hit stores on November 16, 2004.
About Farscape:
Created by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape has been called ?The Best Sci-Fi on TV,? by TV Guide, and hailed as ?TV?s Best Space Series? by USA Today. Farscape also received the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Series three years in a row (2001, 2002, 2003).
Since its debut in 1999, Farscape has built a large, devoted fan base. Farscape airs in countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Sweden, France and Australia. Farscape also spawned a successful merchandising program including trading cards, action figures, video games, comic books, novels, clothing and apparel, and other items distributed by top licensees.
About ADV Films:
In the 12 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (?anime?) for the North American market and has also developed a leadership position in the UK. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic!, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh, ADV Films' extensive catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. ADV Films' library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry?s Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X.
Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., encompasses a multitude of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Network? is America's first and only television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable 24 hours a day. The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and ADV Manga?, dedicated to publishing graphic novels. Most recently, the company formed ADV Toys?, creating exclusive toys and collectible merchandise based upon the company's extensive original content holdings. Headquartered in Houston, the company has offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.
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