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DeAnna Miller
dmille12 at ix.netcom.com
Mon Dec 11 22:36:45 EST 1995
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Subj: <Gethsemane questions> Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Tom Knudsen Friday, December 08, 1995 8:28:14 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #413425
{regarding JMS's celebrity status}
Yeah, I don't really buy into the celebrity notion; what
I do is what I do, no different than a teacher or an archi-
tect; both require varying levels of creativity. Main thing
wrong with celebrity is that people start viewing you differ-
ently...and Kosh help you if your own view of yourself starts
to reconcile too much with that new perception.
jms
Subj: Rerun Schedule Worry Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Kevin Kenney Friday, December 08, 1995 8:35:19 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #413430
I don't think I'll be able to change the schedule; my
guess is that they'll do a full run of episodes in July,
which they did in our first year, but didn't do in our
second.
jms
Subj: JMS resigns rastb5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: The Jawa/Jawa #2, Saturday, December 09, 1995 11:14:08
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414000
We're making 22 episodes this year; interestingly enough,
because the ratings have been doing quite well, there have
been some informal talks initiated by some folks at PTEN
about us doing an additional 2 hours in the form of a direct-
to-video movie, something to hold folks over between seasons.
So in that sense we'd be doing 24 this season. It's not
finalized, but we're very encouraged that they're considering
trying this with us. We won't have any final disposition on
this until well after Christmas, however. The problem will be
in getting all the pertinent WB divisions to work together on
this with us, and working with PTEN in the sense that it
won't be aired initially until much later, which may be a
stumbling block...but we'll see. Still, it's a great vote of
confidence.
jms
Subj: JMS resigns rastb5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: SysOp Lee Whiteside Sunday, December 10, 1995 5:02:23
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414104
{regarding direct-to-video B5 movie}
Yeah, it'd have to be kind of like the comics...it would
add something to the arc, be complementary to it (like the
"shadows past" miniseries was complementary to "Divided
Loyalties" and stuff yet to come), but more or less able to
stand on its own.
Like I said, though, it ain't final yet, still in the
talking stages....
jms
Subj: JMS resigns rastb5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Philip Hornsey Sunday, December 10, 1995 7:38:07 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414396
{regarding story ideas for direct-to-video movie}
I'd advise against suggesting story areas for this,
Philip.
jms
Subj: JMS resigns rastb5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Neil Blevins Sunday, December 10, 1995 7:38:02 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414394
{regarding making videos of B5 episodes}
Won't work. Their logic (such as it is) is that if
people have already seen the episode on TV, they won't want
to buy it...but a direct-to-video supplemental episode, by
virtue of *not* having been aired, IS commercially viable.
What can I say...?
jms
Subj: <PTG-Bravo!> Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Felix Ling Saturday, December 09, 1995 11:14:11 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414001
Thanks. It's a hard thing to walk the line between not
being effective and being heavy-handed...I think it worked
quite well in that respect.
jms
Subj: <PTG--more questions> Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Mara K. Malovany Saturday, December 09, 1995 11:14:12
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414002
The sculpture...wasn't exactly what I had in mind, no....
Re: the Centauri...note that Edward wasn't killed where
they found him. He was taken and killed elsewhere, in a area
they'd more or less secured for that purpose. That was the
area he knew about.
jms
Subj: A couple of Questions Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Tim and Laurie Sunday, December 10, 1995 7:38:08 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414397
Yes, he had the momentum from his jump, plus that of the
core shuttle itself (which is considerable), plus the wind
currents toward the center of the station area/garden, which
area also considerable. Together that would be enough to
keep him moving toward the outer edge of the garden area.
No, the Narns do not have artificial gravity, which is
why we've always shown them belted into their seats in five-
point harnesses.
jms
Subj: B5: Winter duldrums Section: Babylon 5: General
To: The Jawa/Jawa #2 Sunday, December 10, 1995 7:47:18
From: J. Michael Straczynski #414407
{regarding direct-to-video B5 movie}
Whoa, whoa, whoa...Jawa, don't mis-state the situation.
The deal still hasn't been set, and even if it were, it
couldn't possibly be out "sometime after christmas," during
the rerun cycle.
It might be able to come out *between seasons three and
four* is, I believe, what I said. Bear in mind that I'd have
to write it, it takes 4-6 weeks to prep such a thing, 15-16
days to shoot it, then another 52 days to finish post.
Just to clarify...I don't want this getting picked up
and announced as fact yet when it ain't. Still may not even
happen.
jms
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Subj: Hague back Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Barbara Pfieffer Saturday, December 09, 1995 11:14:05
From: J. Michael Straczynski #413999
You'll be hearing more about General Hague in the next
batch of episodes; as for the two-parter, I'm about 13 pages
from the end of part one, which I hope to turn in on Monday,
and the second part will probably be in after the Christmas
break.
jms
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