AUSXIP NETWORK SITE UPDATES Created 15 December 1996 and maintained by MaryD   AUGUST 2018 Click here for the more current news Click here for the more archived news 31 August 2018 AUSXIP Starship Auction Update You can now download the 2018 AUSXIP Charity Auction Catalog (Updated to include the late entry items!) We have 324 items. http://charity.ausxip.com/2018AUSXIPAuctionCatalog.pdf Register here: (you MUST confirm your email address before you're allowed to bid) - https://charity.ausxip.com/register FAQ Here: http://ausxip.com/auction/auction2018.php Xenaverse News AUSXIP Salutes Sharon Delaney On Her Retirement from Creation Entertainment 28 August 2018 MaryD Reviews Watch The Sky With Renee O'Connor Movie Review by MaryD Supergirl It Sounds Like WB's Found A Director For Their Supergirl Movie Supergirl Casts Anthony Konechny As A New DEO Agent Tyler Hoechlin Returns As Superman For Annual CW Superhero Crossover With Lois Lane 26 August 2018 The AUSXIP Starship Charity Auction Catalog is now available. You can download the catalog that has all the auction items (320) with the image, auction ID, auction link to individual items. Peruse the catalog, bookmark what you want and go and bid on it starting September 1. AUSXIP Charity Auction: Together We Can Make A Difference Download from here:  http://charity.ausxip.com/2018AUSXIPAuctionCatalog.pdf 25 August 2018 My new novella "Enemy At The Gate" is part of an anthology called "The Darkest Hour" Tales of WW2 Resistance. Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. What is my story about? It's 1941 and the shadow of tyranny has laid claim to Zoe Lambros' Greek homeland. The only way to freedom is to resist. Zoe is a determined thirteen-year-old who wishes to join in the fight to free Greece from occupation, and she gets that chance when she joins the Greek Liberation Army in a clandestine operation that sets in motion an explosive confrontation between the occupying Italians, the Germans and the Greek Resistance. For Zoe, there is no turning back, because what’s left is either freedom or death. You can pre-order the book from iBooks here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1408712494 Available on Amazon from October 29, 2018. The official site for The Darkest Hour is here: https://thedarkesthouranthology.com/ 22 August 2018 AUSXIP Charity Auction If you have registered for the auction for the first time, please check your email from AUSXIP to confirm your registration. If you haven't received an email, please contact me because you won't be able to bid on the auction items if you haven't confirmed your email address. We have less than 11 days until the auction! I will be releasing a Catalog of items (PDF format) that will list the pic of the item, the link to the auction page, the auction ID number. You can then peruse at your leisure before the auction and bookmark the item you want! That should be out in a few days. With 300 items  you may miss a treasure that you want! So watch for the AUSXIP Charity Auction Catalog in a few days! MaryD's Reviews Featured WW2 Novel: The Bronze Horseman Follow sisters Tatiana and Dasha through love and war during the Nazi invasion of Leningrad in a saga that will leave you breathless.... WW2 Novel: Where the Birds Never Sing: The True Story of the 92nd Signal Battalion and the Liberation of Dachau As a young GI, Joe Sacco fought his way across Europe, his unit eventually entering the concentration camp at Dachau.. Supergirl Brent Makes Way For Bruce... I was saddened by this news. Brent (Commander Data on Star Trek: TNG) was scheduled for a ongoing role in Season 4 but has to pull out due to a family issues. His replacement is another favourite of mine - Bruce Boxleitner (Captain Sheridan from Babyon 5). Before AUSXIP was born in 1996, I had a John and Delenn shipper page called The John and Delenn Information Page (see I wasn't that inventive when I came up with the Australian Xena Information Page). John and Delenn were INCREDIBLE characters. If you haven't watch Babylon 5 - YOU MUST. It is unbelieable and it also stars Claudia Christian as God...no...heh, inside joke. Claudia stars as Commander Susan Ivanova. SERIOULY cool. The whole cast of Babylon 5 were AMAZING. Fantastic show. Now getting back to Supergirl, here's the article about Brent being replaced...Supergirl Recast: Brent Spiner Replaced with Bruce Boxleitner Due To Family Issues Crossover News Arrowverse's 3-Night Crossover Featuring Batwoman: When Will It Air? Upcoming TV Selma Blair Joins Katee Sackhoff in Netflix's Space Drama Another Life Selma Blair is booking a flight to outer space: Selma will recur in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi drama Another Life, headlined by Battlestar Galactica‘s Katee Sackhoff...In the 10-episode series, astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Sackhoff) and her young crew investigate the genesis of an alien artifact.  20 August 2018 Renee Donates To AUSXIP Starship Auction! Got a nice surprise today. Renee was at the Michigan Comic Con and saw a poster than at artist was selling at the con. Renee bought, autographed (and the artist autographed it as well) and then proceeded to donate it to the AUSXIP Starship Auction! Renee also gave us the Marriage Equality poster when she attended another convention which she is also bought, autographed and donated to us. Thank you Renee!!! Register to bid on these and another 300 items! 100% of the money raised goes to Starship Foundation http://charity.ausxip.com/ Upcoming Shows Jacki Weaver Heads Cast of Stan Original Series ‘Bloom’ Wynona Earp Wynonna Earp season 3 episode 4 review: No Cure For Crazy Wynonna Earp Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Jolene Wynonna Earp: The Official Podcast: it's an Earp family reunion on 'Jolene' Dominique Provost-Chalkley and Katherine Barrell Talk 'Wynonna Earp' Season 3 and WayHaught Books The Computer Scientist Who Saved the Moon Landing The Apollo 11 moon landing nearly ended in failure — until Margaret Hamilton’s flight software saved the day. 19 August 2018 Renee O'Connor Michigan Comic Con Renee at Michigan Comic Con Photos and Video Supergirl Video The CW Sundays - Supergirl & Charmed "Unite" Promo Press POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Supergirl: 10 spoilers for season 4, from a very different villain to a Red Son twist The Women of the CW's Arrowverse Want an All-Female Crossover Why Supergirl should be the show to introduce Batwoman Supergirl's Attic is a new fan analysis podcast. Their latest takes a look at the music of season 3.  Arrowverse Crossover: Melissa Benoist Teases Batwoman And Supergirl Meeting New Images Photoshot's gallery of Melissa and Jesse filming Supergirl 4x01 on Monday More photos of Melissa filming Movies Star Wars Resistance Gets October Launch Date — Watch First Trailer 18 August 2018 The world is mourning the passing of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Aretha passed away on August 16. Rest in peace, Aretha, thank you for the music. Renee O'Connor Renee's Beautiful Tribute to Aretha Franklin Convention Renee Scheduled for Michigan Comic Con August 17-19, 2018! Watch The Sky Watch The Sky: The ‘right to bear arms’ is called into question when an unexplainable disappearance rocks a small town.  Starting August 21, WATCH THE SKY will be available to buy/rent on the following platforms: iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play, Xbox, Vudu, Fandango, and On Demand through your local cable/satellite provider. Theatre Renee New Theatre Show: On Clover Road Dates September 21 to October 20, 2018 & Ticket Info Lucy Lawless Salem Season 1 - 3 DVD Release for Region 4 Supergirl Jessie Graff has performed stunts on Supergirl and was the Livewire wannabe in season 2. She is of course known for competing on American Ninja Warrior.... Murphy Brown Charles Kimbrough will be reprising his role as Jim on Murphy Brown this fall on CBS! Batwoman Ruby Rose's 'Batwoman' May Overshadow The Next 'Batman' Flick The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Jane Lynch To Reprise Emmy-Nominated Role On ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Jane Lynch is returning to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She is set to reprise her guest-starring role of Sophia Lennon in two episodes of the praised Amazon comedy series’ upcoming second season… 16 August 2018 MaryD's Blog Interview: The Lesbian Talk Show: Being An Author, LGBTQ Ally & Starting AUSXIP with MaryD Book Trailer: Enemy At The Gate Book Trailer: Mabel of the ANZACS Addicted To You: Eva and Zoe Upcoming A Designing Women Remake Is in the Works Star Trek: Discovery Star Trek: Discovery Has Found Its Spock for Season 2! 14 August 2018 Xena Press What Is The Cast Of  'Xena: Warrior Princess' Doing Now? Ailing Legends Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Diagnosed With Dementia Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, is 'seriously ill' Supergirl TV  Melissa Benoist & Jesse Rath Film Scenes for New 'Supergirl' Season First pics of Melissa Benoist on set of Supergirl season 4 (PHOTOS) Supergirl's new trans character Dreamer is 'the superhero we need right now' Supergirl Movie Warner Bros. Wants Female Director For 'Supergirl' Movie Gal Gadot Gal Gadot is in Wreck It Ralph: Ralph Breaks the Internet. 13 August 2018 AUSXIP Charity Auction Updates I'm going to have a catalog of items (with pictures - ooh we are going fancy) and the item number and link to the auction page will be available (even before the auction goes live so you can bookmark it). There are 300 items being auctioned off! I'll soon have the catalog up on the site. Remember folks if you haven't registered before on AUSXIP Charity, now is the time to do it if you want to bid on the auction items. Registration is a manual process - you register, you respond to the confirmation email (contact me if you don't get an email) and then I check your registration and approve. Register before September 1 and make my life a little easier and yours (because you won't be stressing out whether I've approved you in time. Win/Win. Register here: http://charity.ausxip.com MaryD's Blog Two things happened today that would be quite special. My box of my new novel “Mabel of the Anzacs” arrived! Lots of love went into this novel from everyone: writer (me), editor, beta readers, proofreaders. It takes a village to create a novel.   Click here to view video: The photographer Derek Cutting from Firemate Photographic created this video. Derek is a new friend who is a phenomenal photographer. He also is the owner of the War Bike (aka Zoe’s motorcycle “Mabel”) I did suggest to Derek that he rename his War Bike to Mabel but don’t think that will happen! Check out the video, I was chuffed. I contacted Derek some time ago to get permission & license one of his images for the cover of my book. Girl Power News TV Stop What You're Doing: The First Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2 Teaser Is Here Shonda Rhimes Reveals the Real Reason Callie Didn't Return to Grey's Anatomy Movies Star Wars: Episode VIII Release Date, Spin-Off Movie Title Revealed! 10 August 2018 AUSXIP Charity Auction Updates How many items do we have on the AUSXIP  auction? Well as of right now 250 but that will rise over the coming days. Prices start at $5 & up AND if you want to donate and not bid, u can "buy" a donation only pack to be included in the final tally. So far, since 2006 we have raised $185,000. I like round numbers so let's try and get that figure up to $200K and more. I posted this to AUSXIP Twitter and Facebook. After this message went out I got a message on FB that a generous soul (who I will name if they allow me to) has donated a replica sword to add to the weapons cache we have for the auction!! I love the Xenaverse. I love Xenites. Big hearts. AUSXIP @captainstarship Auction: We have a Xena chakram autographed by #reneeoconnor, a #Xena breast dagger autographed by @RealLucyLawless and Renee, we have an authentic prop Xena scabbard used on the show autographed by Lucy Lawless. Starts September 1! https://t.co/yJAIqbue3W pic.twitter.com/G3BIly0cQz — AUSXIP Network (@ausxip) August 9, 2018  09 August 2018 MaryD's Blog MaryD’s Book Club on Facebook! New Mabel of the Anzacs Art: Mabel Andrews by DawnL 08 August 2018 Xena The Other 1990s TV Shows That Deserve a Reboot:  Lucy Lawless as Xena is one of those iconic marriages of character and casting, and it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role Renee O'Connor Renee posted to her Official FB Page about her movie "Watch The Sky" Lucy Lawless My Life is Murder Lucy Lawless has a new murderous role in an Australian drama - Stuff.co.nz Warrior actress: Ten signs Lucy Lawless - Brisbane Times Ash Vs Evil Dead Final Season of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” Comes Home in Style With Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook BatWoman TV Series Ruby Rose to Play Lesbian Superhero Batwoman for The CW 05 August 2018 I am so EXCITED by this news. I'm so excited that I can't stand it. Patrick Stewart is coming back as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek! Watch the Video of Patrick Announcing This at the Las Vegas Star Trek Con + Info from Deadline about The New Star Show Lucy Lawless Video This is just BRILLIANT Hot Words & Bold Retorts - a film by Gaylene Preston Released by Auckland Museum The video is part of an exhibition at the Auckland Museum. Read this article regarding this doco Lucy Lawless The Suffragette in Hot Words & Bold Retorts Wonder Women: Gaylene Preston puts NZ's suffragettes on big screen 03 August 2018 The AUSXIP Girl Power site has been redesigned to make it easier to find news related to it's genre Main AUSXIP Girl Power Site AUSXIP Girl Power Movie News subsection AUSXIP Girl Power TV & Web subsection AUSXIP Book News & Reviews by MaryD MaryD's Blog In my novels I usually feature Greek or Australian dishes. Here are two Greek desserts with the recipe: Mabel of the Anzacs: A Taste of Greece with Galaktoboureko! Mabel of the Anzacs: A Taste of Greece with Loukoumades! Renee O'Connor Official News from Renee: Watch The Sky To Be Released On Multiple Platforms Supergirl My fandoms are colliding with Brent Spiner on Supergirl! Supergirl Elects Star Trek's Brent Spiner to Vice President in Season 4 How Supergirl Season 4 Is inspired by Superman's Classic “Red Son” Arc POSE Are you watching POSE? It's BRILLIANT The Pose Cast Tells Us Their Favorite Reads of Season 1 Pose to Make 'One-Year Time Leap' in Season 2, Then Build to 'Vogue' Release New Shows This one reminds me of Rob Tapert's Pleasuredome... Morgan Fairchild to Lead LGBTQ TV Drama ‘Mélange’ (EXCLUSIVE) 01 August 2018 Renee O'Connor New Theatre Show Renee's New Theatre Show - On Clover Road September 21 to October 20, 2018 + Message From Renee Teaching Acting Classes Take An Acting Class With Renee O'Connor! Lucy Lawless My Life Is Murder Subsite Updated Supergirl Who is Supergirl's trans superhero Dreamer – and why is her arrival so important? Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Hires Nashville Babe for Season 15 Star Trek: Discovery Star Trek: Discovery's Spock Will Be Very Different From the Version You Know     Click here for the more current news Click here for the more archived news