ABOUT
It is with some regret that I announce that Skrill's EFC Page will no longer be updated. The Skrillwerks E:FC Fiction Archive has been merged with Skrill's EFC Page as of January 2009. The CVI Data Stream Section has been eliminated aside from the Lexicon section. I wish to thank all the visitors and contributors to this site over the past few years for their support. Sinaui Euhura. -- Karolyn "Skrill" Gray
Reviews
Here can be found a handful of E:FC merchanise reviews I wrote.
Soundtrack
The Earth Final Conflict SoundtrackBy Mickey Erbe and Maribeth Solomon
Manufactured under license to Sonic Images.
Review #1 by Skrill
After what seemed like an interminable wait, fans of Earth: FInal Conflict finally are abel to purchase and listen to the soundtrack of the show. An eclecetic mix of wind, brass instruments and synthetic sounds gives the soundtrack a unique feel that matches and compliments the show beautifully. While I do find the CD quite enjoyable, some of the song became somewhat tedious with its repetitiveness. However, this repetitiveness was in keeping with the overall theme and bound otherwise unrelated songs together nicely. My personall favorite tracks on the CD are the Main Title (the shows opening theme), Float Like a Butterfly with other favourties such as The Secret of Strandhill and Moonscape. I would highly recommend this CD to all Earth: Final Conflict fans, but especially to those with a love of music.
Books
Earth Final Conflict: The Arrival
by Fred Saberhagen
Published by Tor Books
Review #1 by Skrill
While the premise behind this book (the Taelons arrival on Earth and Jonathan Doors' reason for founding the Resistance) is of interest to many EFC fans, myself included, the book itself fell short on both counts. On one point, the arrival of the Companions was well written but at the same time glossed over in it's importance. This can be forgiven considering the story centers primarily on Jonathan Doors and his perceptions of the Taelons. Overall I found I liked this book, but would only recommend it to truly dedicated fans of the overall show, not a particular character from the show. Mr. Saberhagen gives a nice descriptive account of the ongoing story while tossing in bits of information on the current geo-political state o Earth at the time of the arrival.
Pros: Ironically enough the reason I liked this book was not because it centered on Jonathan Doors, but instead focused a great deal of the book on Jubal Doors, Jonathan's father, and his encounter with a Taelon some years previous to the actual arrival. The introduction of a new alien, the Urdu, was interesting and adds another enemy to the Taelon's list of foes. I especially liked the abilities that were associated with the Urdu and added element of uncertainty through out the story. We do learn quite a bit more about Jonathan Doors and see a side of the character that was never portrayed in the series, a side of the character that would have gone far in making him more sympathetic to the audience had there been more hints dropped as to the reason for Door's animosity towards the Taelons.
Cons: Despite my liking this book, I found a lot that I did not like. The Urdu being the Egyptian god Sekhmet for example seemed like a blatant ripoff of Stargate (the movie) and Stargate SG-1 (the television series). There was also a large umber of inconsistancies (or at least perceived inconsistencies) with facts already stated in the series. Among these was Taelons that bleed even though they were no where near being in the Atavus state and a human already implanted with a CVI even though the very first episode of the series stated that CVIs were created jointly by human and taelon scientists (among them Dr. Belman) shortly after the Companions arrived and that the first successful implant with a motivational imperative was James Pike.
I can accept these inconsistancies since books written for a television series often are contrary to the series facts in and of themselves. What I didn't like was the ending, which seemed rushed and fell into the rather cliched desire for revenge that motivates Jonathan Doors to turn against the Taelons. While this isn't necesarily bad, as it is often true in the real world, it seemed like a hurried wrap up to the story and left much to be desired.
Season 1 Cast
The season 1 cast for Gene Roddenberry's Earth Final Conflict.
Main Cast
Commander William Patrick Boone Kevin Kilner
Da'an Leni Parker
Captain Lili Denner Marquette Lisa Howard
Agent Ronald Sandoval Von Flores
Augur Richard Chevolleau
Jonathan Doors David Hemblen
Recurring Roles
Dr. Julianna Belman Majel Barrett Roddenberry (appeared in nearly every episode)
Lieutenant Bob Morovsky John Evans (101-106, 108, 122)
Zo'or Anita La Selva (107, 113-115, 117-122)
Guest Roles
Kwai Ling Miranda Kwok (101-107, 122)
Kaitlin "Kate" Barrett Boone Lisa Ryder (101,102)
Judson Corr Michael Filipowich (101, 102, 115)
Mayor Ruiz Monique Mojica (101)
Eddie Jordan Paul Boretski (101)
Dee Dee Sandoval Shari-Lee Guthrie (102, 112)
Dan Spicer Chad McFadden (102)
Female Reporter Donna Holgate (102)
Young Boone Matt Marek (102)
Orderly Theo Brand (102)
Ne'eg Janet Zenik (103, 120)
Reggie Sam Malkin (103)
Julie Payton Emily Hampshire (103)
Travis Murray Peter Krantz (103)
Clifton Samuel Marvin Kaye (104)
James Pike Richard McMillan (104)
Warden Cole Peter MacNeill (104)
Biker Lee Brown (104)
Dr. Kaplan Hrant Alianak (104)
Elyse Colette Stevenson (105)
Ramon Matt Birman (105)
Ainsley Lloyd Adams (105)
Peter Danny Lima (105)
Jedediah Trevor Blumas (106)
Samuel Andrew Dinner (106)
Rachel Good Haley Lochner (106)
Elijah Good Brett Porter (106)
Amos Richard Denison (106)
Lucas Ed Fielding (106)
Sarah Good Brenda Bazinet (106)
Jacob Steven Bush (106)
Abraham George Dawson (106)
Pieter Bakker Robert Dodds (107)
Bettor Matt Gordon (107)
Bud Lanier Jeffrey Knight (107)
Cynthia Clarkson Kristin Lehman (107)
Anne Portnoy Laura Press (107)
Agent Price J. Craig Sandy (107)
Paul Chandler Bobby Johnston (108)
Philip Hart Andrew Lewarne (108)
Frauke Manheim Angela Asher (108)
General Kromer Neil Dainard (108)
Newscaster Sandra Caldwell (108)
Larry Clark Jonathan Potts (109)
Janice Green Claudette Mink (109)
Dr. Basi Sugith Varugheese (109)
Nickel Joe Roncetti (109)
Security Guard Ken Girotti (109)
Major Raymond McIntyre Nigel Bennett (110, 114)
Captain Lucas Johnson Maurice Dean Wint (110, 114)
Agent Price J. Craig Sandy (110)
Door's Bodyguard Lorin Raine (110)
Stunt Kidnapper Brian Thomas* (110)
Sahjit Jinnah Damon D'Oliveira (111, 119, 121)
Rayna Armitraj Sonia Dhillon (111, 121)
Tong Pam Mathews (111)
Technician Phil De La Rosa (111)
Dr. Sharpe Diana Belshaw (112)
Nell Hagar T.L. Forsberg (112)
Siobhan Beckett * Kari Matchett (113, 122)
Timothy O'Malley Chris Wiggins (113)
Ma'el* Leni Parker (113)
Quo'on* Leni Parker (114, 115) / Brooke Johnson (121,122)
Rho'Ha * Kari Matchett (114, 118)
Katya Petrenko Shauna MacDonald (115)
Madam Marie Norma Clarke (115)
Academic #1 Austin Schatz (115)
Academic #2 Lilia Yee (115)
Dr. Elizabeth Hurwitz Marushka Stankova (115)
Russian Delegation Leader Costin Manu (115)
Agent Lassiter Peter Kelly Gaudreault (116)
Thomas Blanchard Jim Codringham (117)
Colonel Purcell Doug Lennox (117)
Joshua Doors William De Vry (118, 121)
Anna Sims Diana Reis (119)
Jamie Sims William Greenblatt (119)
Sarah Boone Wendy Lyon (119)
Dr. Walkin Michael Burgess (119)
Dr. Park Kate Trotter (119)
Kee'sha Stavroula Logothettis (120, 121)
Robert Howard James Kee (120)
Albert Cooper Derwin Jordan (120)
Rev. Billy Mitchell Conrad Coates (120)
Steve Burton James Purcell (120)
Charles Burton Austin Strugnell (120)
Cy Vincent Vint Cerf (121)
Sergeant Michael Sloane Paul Johansson (121)
Claude Bertrand Raymond Accolas (122)
Randy MacDonald* Graeme Millington (122)
Ha'gel* Graeme Millington / Von Flores (122)
Stunt Crews
Stunt Boone Todd William Schroeder
Stunt Lili Maxine Dumont*
Stunt Julie Maxine Dumont*
Stunt Da'an Loren Peterson
Stunt Corr Brian Jagesky
Stunt Ed Jordan Steve Licesko (?)
Stunt Nickel Patrick Mark
Stunt Hart Brian Thomas*