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Originally From: Lisa Freeman <lefreeman at sunbelt.net>
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JMS on AOL: 12/10/95 PM thru 12/17/95 AM
CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR:
Babylon Squared
Divided Loyalties
A Day in the Strife
Voices of Authority
Exogenesis
Dust To Dust
Messages from Earth
Point of No Return
Ceremonies of Light and Dark
[No spoilers for "Babylon Squared" or "Day in the Strife" in this
half. -- mod.]
Subj: Re:To JMS re.the women
Date: 95-12-11 21:11:04 EST
From: Jms at B5
I do see Lyta's role growing in the show, in the hopes of her becoming a
recurring character (main title) in time, and there are a couple of other
female characters I'm thinking about, but I don't generally think in terms of
quotas, 4 to 2 or 5 to 3 or whatever...you have to decide what works best for
the show and the story.
As for Talia/Ivanova...there's some closure to that right around
mid-season, which definitely clarifies their relationship. Suffice to say I
think you'll be pleased.
jms
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Subj: ATTN: JMS Morden?
Date: 95-12-12 17:07:29 EST
From: ShadowAtB5
~~~~~~When are we going to see that handsome Morden fellow again? Such a
snazzy dresser... You don't see anyone on the so-called "side of light"
dressed so well. I mean, really, an encounter suit? Tres gauche! Uniforms?
Yesterday's fashion. Though I must admit, that Delenn does have
possibilities. Must come from us having a third of her race in our pocket.
Er, I mean, as good friends and worthy allies... ::sinister chuckle::
So tell us, Joe, since that was Ed Wasser in "The Gathering," was he playing
Morden even then? I must admit that though we know much, we do not know
everything. Close, but not quite. Also, I'm sure that those here of the
younger, more ignorant races (such as humans) would like to know.
For those of you who *are* of the younger races, remember... Every Light
needs must cast a Shadow, and the brighter the Light, the darker the
Shadow... We are agents of change, of counterbalance, and aye, even chaos.
But if there is no chaos, there is no release of energy occuring, and without
release of energy there can be no light. So you see, it is, indeed, a very
vicious circle:our Shadow, our chaos, allows their release of Light, and
their Light casts our Shadow, on and on, until the end of time. We shall
always be here. The agents of Light, too, will always be here (though theyu
tend to be a bit more stultified and boring). However, the sources of Light
are many and varying, changing through the ages. You who are here today
will, in time be forgotten. The Shadows, however... We are unchanging.
Light is the only sourse of Shadow. Thus, the Shadows are always the same.
We shall always be here. Our chaos allows us to change, to adapt, and thus
to remain. Remember our faces. Your races, your *final* descendants, shall
see us again, as youthful and eternal as always, when they lie on their
deathbeds, wasting away, suffocating in their old age. Remember us. We
*ARE*. <eg> ~~~~~~
~S
Subj: Re:ATTN: JMS Morden?
Date: 95-12-12 18:30:25 EST
From: Jms at B5
Well, to the question of where the shadows are, I think that just got
answered...they're right here....
jms
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Subj: JMS - thanks
Date: 95-12-12 19:31:42 EST
From: XFILEadict
When Babylon 5 started two years ago, I was living in the boonies and didn't
have cable tv. Being a sci-fi fan, I had heard about the show and really
wanted to check it out. I didn't get my chance until this spring when a job
transfer took me to another state. Not knowing anybody (and having cable for
the first time in 3 years), I became completely entranced by the B5 universe.
I've been lucky enough to see most of the second season episodes (and of
course, all this seasons episodes). But I feel like I'm really missing out
by not having seen the first season. I've read all the episode logs, and
visited the lurker's guide....but it's not the same. But I digress. I just
wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your show. It's made a difficult
time in my life a little easier (boy, does that sound cheesy...but it's
true). I also wanted to add that Ivanova is my favorite character. I've
been a fan of Claudia's for awhile....she really shines on B5.
Now my question - Which episode will explain Talia and Susan's relationship?
(I know, I know ... curiosity is a bad thing)
Thanks,
Stacey
Subj: Re:JMS - thanks
Date: 95-12-13 01:41:44 EST
From: Jms at B5
Stacey: thanks, and look for something very significant to that
relationship in "Ceremonies of Light and Dark." (Not as if it'll take much
attention...it kinda jumps out at you....)
jms
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Subj: JMS: Questions on Pilot Arc
Date: 95-12-14 12:34:48 EST
From: JimMcM
I was re-reading the Lurker's Guide, and in "The Gathering" you had been
saying that the Laurel thread had parts of it moved to different characters,
and that she may have had a different agenda for different reasons. It's
fairly obvious that at least this aspect has been transferred to Talia. But,
in the guide, it is also said that the person standing outside of the door in
one scene would have also been important if that thread had been carried out.
Would you please give us the story of that character and what would have
happened to him? Thanks!
Jim
ps If you have any success releasing the videos yourselves, would that also
include the widescreen laserdiscs?
Subj: Re:JMS: Questions on Pilot A
Date: 95-12-14 17:10:29 EST
From: Jms at B5
I'm not entirely sure what this refers to; the only possibility that
comes to mind is that when the assassin finds Del Varner, he gets access via
a panel outside the door, and we either hear or see "Laurel Takashima,
Cleared To Enter."
jms
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Subj: Jms RE: Ivanova
Date: 95-12-13 16:01:40 EST
From: Stormy1776
You have in your midst a great actor that is not being used fully. Why?
Claudia Christian is a great actor and has gotten the least amount of time on
the show. Her character is still lacking the depth of the other characters
and seems to be just a cardboard cutout. Instead of focusing so much
attention on less significant alien species such as the Drazi conflict maybe
you could spend more time developing one of the only women on board of B5. It
is nice to see that women will have a place in the future, but not so nice to
see that we will be less important than an alien race's power struggle that
had very little to do with the overall struggle.
So please give some thought to this and realize that this is a matter that
needs some attention.
Stormy
Subj: Re:Jms RE: Ivanova
Date: 95-12-13 21:26:13 EST
From: Jms at B5
You're absolutely correct, which is why in the very first episode up in
the next batch, we send Ivanova off in the White Star as its commander, and
we involve her and her charactder more strongly in subsequent episodes as
well.
jms
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Subj: JMS: Kudos and a Question
Date: 95-12-13 20:49:13 EST
From: Javeri
JMS,
My highest compliments to you and your colleagues. I've been hooked on
B5 since I first saw a copy of a plot outline from the Internet about a year
before "The Gathering" aired. The story has turned out to be even more
captivating than I anticipated. I am a big fan of the "arc", and I love
trying to guess where it will go next. I'm never right, mind you, but it's
that much more impressive that you keep surprising me. Keep up the excellent
work.
My question may sound strange, but it comes from my interest in the
storytelling process, especially from the beginning. I know you set out to
do a "novel for television", but my question is, where did the story start?
What is the earliest story element that you came up with that made it into
the final product? Was it an event ("Hey, what about a war where the winning
side surrenders on the verge of victory!"), or a character ("Hey, what about
a recovering alcoholic who is in charge of security somewhere!"), or an image
("Hey, what about spidery spaceships with the texture of dog noses!"), or a
moral ("Hey, what about a person who gets what he wants, and lives to regret
it!"), or something else ("Hey, 'Delenn' is a cool sounding word, what about
a story about something called Delenn!")?
I don't mean to mock the creative process, I'm just curious how it
works. The more people who understand this, the more might be able to make
their own creations in the future. (I'm not one of them, I'm just looking for
something to watch come fall 1998.)
Share and enjoy,
John Averi
PS: For your demographics people, I'm a 34 YO computer programmer from North
Carolina. Just about dead center for the PTEN people.
Subj: Re:JMS: Kudos and a Question
Date: 95-12-13 21:35:52 EST
From: Jms at B5
One of the hardest questions for any writer to answer is where did the
story come from. It's often a synthesis of lots of elements that sometimes
bursts through all at one shot, other times trickles out a bit here and
there.
With B5, I started from wanting to do a saga, wanting to produce an SF
show in a fiscally responsible manner (thus encouraging more of it), and to
do real SF. The usual strategy used by other shows is the man or show on the
run...going in search of new worlds, or escaping from something, or trying to
get somewhere. The Immortal, Battlestar Galactica, the various Treks, The
Hulk...all these and others used that approach, 'cause it's the easiest kind
of story to construct, and needs the least amount of work. The downside,
though, is that you end up creating a venue in which you are constantly
distracting your story from your main characters by having to introduce the
Alien Of The Week, or the Planet Of The Week, establish them, their culture,
the problem they bring in...which leaves you very little room for real
character development. And I wanted also to get into some of what's
happening on Earth, do a little extrapolative writing in politics, law,
criminal justice, sociology, religion, and other areas.
This led me to the notion -- used in shows like LA Law or St. Elsewhere
-- of creating a place where the stories came to you, rather than vice versa.
This led me to the notion of a space station, a freeport in space. Onto
this, I began to stitch the notion of a saga, a war, certain mythic and
archetypal constructs...anyway I was playing with all this, when one day the
whole story just sorta exploded in my head. I saw the whole B5 sage, start
to finish, in one big flash. I then spent the next year, as I gathered my
notes, and wrote the pilot screenplay, trying to write down and clarify what
I saw in that one moment of absolute clarity.
It's those notes, written in 1986/87, which formed the basis for the
arc, and which I'm still using with some modifications today.
jms
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[ WARNING: Spoilers for upcoming episodes... ]
[ Voices of Authority, ]
[ Exogenesis, ]
[ Dust To Dust ]
[ Messages from Earth, ]
[ Point of No Return ]
[a little extra space]
Subj: Previews
Date: 95-12-14 03:52:18 EST
From: Jms at B5
Since the question of what's coming up in the next batch of episodes has
arisen, I thought I'd go through and, while avoiding spoilers as much as
possible, give some glimpses into what's yet to come.
This list is for the new episodes beginning in late January through the
end of February, in order.
"Voices of Authority" - Earth begins tightening the screws on the folks
at B5 to try and exert more control there. Steps are taken to help prepare
for the shadow conflict. (Here, again, the "shadow war" means both the
obvious, and the more subtle conflict brewing at home; it's description and
metaphor.) The White Star voyages to some territory not seen since the first
episode, Ivanova helms the ship, a major dramatic turning point is reached,
and there is the single funniest scene in probably the series to date. A
strong arc story.
"Exogenesis" - The last non-arc episode for some time. Puts Dr.
Franklin and Marcus together investigating some odd happenings in DownBelow
that may indicate some kind of alien influence. Does, however, introduce a
thread that will play out over time.
"Dust To Dust" - Looks like a non-arc episode initially, but by the end
it has a strong effect on the overall storyline, and makes some permanent
changes in one of our characters. Combines Bester, the telepathic-assault
drug Dust, weapons dealers, and brings to a head a major part of the
G'Kar/Londo thread.
"Messages From Earth" - This begins the three-episode min-arc within the
larger arc that, by its conclusion, totally changes the structure of the B5
universe. A mega-wham episode. Because so much comes to a head so quickly,
little can be said about it without spoiling stuff. Our characters begin
making the final and irrevocable steps that will put them on a collision
course with everything they have believed in until now. There are four or
five episodes this season that push the limits of our effects and CGI to the
absolute wall; this is one of the biggest.
"Point of No Return" - The same, but moreso. Internal strife threatens
to tear apart the command structure of B5. The Nightwatch thread comes to a
crisis point. And Majel Barrett Roddenberry guest-stars in a B-story
involving Londo's destiny.
jms
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Subj: Re:To JMS re.the women
Date: 95-12-14 18:21:33 EST
From: CrushaTroi
Thank you, JMS. I must say, you are ever more approachable than the Trek
folks. Not to flame anyone, I mean, I imagine it must get difficult keeping
one's own creative path with a bunch of fans asking for this and that, but
when I brought up the gay/ lesbian issue at a Trek con in NYC almost 2 years
ago, I was basically snuffed off (ST:TNG is going off the air-- it's too
late, and the ever-popular, there ARE gay characters (somewhere...) and of
course, Majel Barrett saying in response to my question as to whether there
would be gay characters on Trek, that it was not that kind of show, then sort
of added something to the effect of Trek not being a "relationship" show
(which is exactly what it IS, I think, relationships come in all stripes...).
At any rate, thank you for answering my question and being civil. Now on to
the next question--
Where are the gay/bisexual characters on B5? I don't mean having the B5
"Rejoined" (ST:DS9) episodal equivalent-- I mean where's the Ivanova/Winters
style, there as part of the character portrayal queer folk? We're out here;
we'd like to be in there... Thanks.
Subj: Re:To JMS re.the women
Date: 95-12-15 02:00:56 EST
From: Jms at B5
Y'know, it kinda seems to me that if two women have a relationship, and
one leaves, the other still remains, so that answers at least one of your
questions....
jms
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Subj: Q: Parliament of Dreams
Date: 95-12-15 03:56:06 EST
From: MrSeeker
JMS, you've said several times that the episode "Parliament of Dreams" should
be included in any list of significant "arc" episodes of the first season.
The significance of this episode is still not clear to me. Will its
significance be made clearer this season?
Thankee kindly! :)
Subj: Re:Q: Parliament of Dreams
Date: 95-12-15 18:50:07 EST
From: Jms at B5
Well, certainly, the rebirth ceremony is a direct antecedent to
Delenn's rebirth in "Chrysalis," and we'll hear about the ceremony again.
Mainly, I think of it as a slight arc story in terms of the Delenn stuff.
jms
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Subj: Pets
Date: 95-12-15 11:57:48 EST
From: MAKagle
I've never seen any pets on B5 (and my bird is very upset about it). Would
they be too difficult to get through quarantine?
Subj: Re:Pets
Date: 95-12-15 18:51:29 EST
From: Jms at B5
Where would you put pets there? Noplace would really be safe. It's
really more like a very large airport than a city...most people are just
passing through.
jms
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Subj: World Series
Date: 95-12-15 11:59:21 EST
From: TinyDrTim
Who won the sixth game of the "59 series?
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Subj: Re:World Series
Date: 95-12-15 18:53:43 EST
From: Jms at B5
Mars won the sixth game, but it was a squeaker, 5-4. That tied it up
going into the seventh game, which Earth won on an RBI that Mars is still
challenging on the belief that the guy was really out at home, but that the
umpire was catering to pressure.
jms
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Subj: Re:To JMS re.the women
Date: 95-12-15 14:26:24 EST
From: CrushaTroi
Y'know, it kinda seems to me that if two women have a relationship, and
one leaves, the other still remains, so that answers at least one of your
questions....
jms\\\
Very good point-- touche and all... I guess though, I heard SI was supposed
to get involved with Marcus-- and it seemed sort of like, well, she and
Talia were starting something, but now she's with a guy, so it's "okay"... I
think that it's not as problematic as it would be on Star Trek, because ST
spends more time on relationships. I can really only think of the budding
Delenn/ Sheridan thing, but I don't know. I guess I was hoping (as are
others), that there will be gays visible, as in a date, a relationship, a
comment in conversation, etc. Maybe I'm getting pickier with each post... I
hate to say it, but at the moment it is unfortunately true that a bisexual
woman who is with a man will be perceived as straight by a great many, if not
most, people, thereby eliminating the gay visibility attained when said woman
was with another woman... Sad, but true (I actually know a number of
bisexuals who get annoyed by this, but at least some of them do say that it
becomes easier when they're with guys...)
Subj: Re:To JMS re.the women
Date: 95-12-15 18:56:02 EST
From: Jms at B5
Which, of course, is exactly *why* one cannot write to the current
political agendas on any side of the issue, because they're transitory,
they'll change in two weeks. If you start saying, "Well, this kind of person
is *now* perceived THIS way this week, so I should change the story," you'll
end up chasing your tail (also chasing your tale) and soon you lose all sense
of direction. So you do what's right for the story, and let the chips fall
where they may.
jms
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Subj: Re:B5 Universe Questions
Date: 95-12-15 17:38:13 EST
From: HFMoon
<<Shock waves don't travel in space- they require a medium. What you were
referring to is bomb debris.>>
Yes, and the medium is the expanding gases of the bomb. Explosives, and
explosions are usually simply rapidly expanding gases, probably very hot.
The shock waves that would hit you are the gases from the explosion. The
debris would be following right behind.
Subj: Re:B5 Universe Questions
Date: 95-12-15 18:57:45 EST
From: Jms at B5
Okay, then 'splain me this: when the Pioneer space probe moved past the
speed of sound while it was in space, the monitoring station at JPL recorded
a *sonic boom* as the shock wave rolled over the probe as it broke the sound
barrier.
jms
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Subj: Garibaldi Left Handed!?!
Date: 95-12-16 01:30:55 EST
From: Skelebot
In the episode where Dr. Jacobs (I never remember episode names) was
trapped on B5 Garabaldi pocked 2 PPGs (or whatever) one in the left jacket
pocket and the other in a shoulder holster but only when using the left hand
you can remove the PPG. Is Jerry Doyle Left Handed? Did you create
Garibaldi to be left handed?
Subj: Re:Garibaldi Left Handed!?!
Date: 95-12-16 03:08:18 EST
From: Jms at B5
I believe Jerry is left-handed, yes; doesn't really matter to me if
Garibaldi is a southpaw or not, it wasn't a stipulation ahead of time.
(Actually a number of our cast members are lefties; funny how that happens.)
jms
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Subj: Quest/suggest
Date: 95-12-16 15:07:01 EST
From: MJadot
First I don't want answers to all the question,but somme would be nice,
I just want to suggest questions that need to be said for me, if that makes
any sense what so ever.
1) Are the shadows in encounter suits like kosh?
2)Is koshes encounter suit an actual living life for like his ship, because
some of the skin looks the same?
3)Can their be planets in hyperspace?
4)Does B5 get destroyed, is that why the take B4 from the past? (Don't
Answer)
5)Have vorlons toyed with other cultures? Kosh gets mad when Sheriden asks
him if we are just toys to him, and demands not to ask that again, and the
discussion with Delenn after kosh saved him.
6)Is Captian Sheriden going to have to destroy the Agamemnon, like in the
myth when Agamemnons wife kills him for sacrificing his daughter? (Don't
Answer)
7)Are we going to see more privateers, private traders, ect. and see a
private lives other than military?
8)Why do the cargo vessels, highly ressemble earth cruisers from the
starcontrol seires?
9) Are we going to see an Earth Carrier? I would like too.
10)Lastly I would like to see the Agamemnon vs the Dark(Black) Star?
11) And why is Trent from the Outerlimits going to be on Babylon 5, just a
cool idea or what?
If you read this thanks for taking your time, and please respond at
least so I know I did something.-Thanks
Subj: Re:Quest/suggest
Date: 95-12-17 02:21:56 EST
From: Jms at B5
Unfortunately, the answer to virtually all of your questions is no, with
a few being "I can't tell you at this time."
jms
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Subj: Experiencing Deja Vu...
Date: 95-12-16 20:30:35 EST
From: Prismatica
How long will the current parade of reruns last?
Subj: Re:Experiencing Deja Vu...
Date: 95-12-17 02:22:27 EST
From: Jms at B5
The next batch of new eps begins airing around January 22nd.
jms
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Subj: Harlan Ellison
Date: 95-12-16 20:45:36 EST
From: Starbase4
My wife and I are huge fans of Harlan Ellison. We are very happy that his
involvement with B5 has continued. We were not sure at first if he would be
with the show so long what with his history with the new Twilight Zone,
Disney Corp., The Starlost. I guess that his high standards have not
conflicted with your vision. Would you know if he is still continuing to
produce his Dream Corridor comics. Also, I wonder if his short story,
Waiting for Kadak, had any influence over Susan Ivanova, celebrating Chanukah
onboard the station.
B5 is the best. What seems to be missing for me now when I watch one of the
Trek incarnations is the idea of the story arc in that each episode appears
to be more meaningful. Thanks for your vision.
Starbase4 @AOL.COM
Subj: Re:Harlan Ellison
Date: 95-12-17 02:23:54 EST
From: Jms at B5
Last I heard, the Dream Corridor books will be coming out in a different
form, in larger trade editions, with new stuff.
No, "Kadak" had nothing to do with Ivanova celebrating Chanakuh on B5;
the ceremony far predates Harlan's story....
jms
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Subj: Re:B5 vs Star Trek
Date: 95-12-16 03:07:15 EST
From: Jms at B5
We've finally received the paperwork on the fan club, and one of the
things we plan to do is sell replica communication Links manufactured by the
same sub-contractor company that produces the actual props, so they're 100%
authentic; same with the EA pins and patches and some other stuff. So hang
tight, you may get your wish.
jms
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Subj: Harlan Ellison in SF/LA
Date: 95-12-11 03:51:44 EST
From: Jms at B5
B5's own Conceptual Consultant will be signing copies of his new CDrom
game, "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream," based on his award winning short
story of the same name, at Tower Records/VIdeo this coming week: on
Wednesday, December 13, in Los Angeles from 6-7:30 p.m. at 8801 Sunset
Boulevard, and in San Francisco at 3205 20th Avenue on Thursday, December
14th, from 6-8 p.m.
jms
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Subj: Re:different=same?
Date: 95-12-10 10:30:02 EST
From: StarFuryD4
Balance7 wrote:
<<It is not _necessary_ to determine that other religions are wrong in order
to believe in any specific religion.>> << Each religion on Earth could
simply be seeing a different part of God's ultimate reality (which may be too
great for any single religion to encompass). All are different and all may be
right.>>
1) If one looks at God(and Truth) as if He(it) were unfathomable, that
He(it) is beyond our understanding or ability to fully grasp His(its)
existence, Then you are only partially correct. God is beyond our ability
to comprehend, simply because He is *Infinite*. Who can really "grasp"
infinity? However, You would be overlooking an important fact; God has given
us a way to understand as much as we could ever hope to understand of Him.
It's called the Bible. It is chock-full of understanding, wisdom, and common
sense. It was originally written in the common tongue of its day in order to
*be* easily understood, and it is available today in easily understood
english. It is not *an* allegory, but it contains some. It is not a
"metaphor", but it has some of that too. It is not for "just the initiated",
but can be read and understood by anyone, just like any book or newsrag or
magazine. It was and is, intended to be read just the way it is written.
2) Truth is either: Objective and Knowable; Or, Relative and useless.
Not both.
3) As to right, wrong, and religion:- If all are right(partly), and are to
be esteemed the same, then if they were really congruent, there would be no
contradictions.
However:
Hinduism(among others) says that all is relative, that kindness
and cruelty to others is of no consequence because it is the desire of the
other to be treated one way or the other, so you are not held karmically
responsible for the actions.
The Bible says, "Treat others as you yourself wish to be treated".
Islam(among others) says that all the good works you do will be
weighed against the bad works you have done, and Allah will judge you good or
evil.
The Bible says, "He who believes in [Jesus], is not condemned, but
he who does not believe is *already* condemned, *because* he does not believe
in the uniquely begotten Son of God." (emphasis mine)
That's just two of many examples. If you would be interested in discussing
others, E- me.
Dave
Subj: Re:different=same?
Date: 95-12-10 22:49:56 EST
From: HFMoon
<<2) Truth is either: Objective and Knowable; Or, Relative and useless.
Not both.>>
Nope sorry, I must disagree. "We all have truths, are mine the same as
yours?"
(and if you can name the origin of that quote, you get a million points and a
virtual quppi doll!)
Subj: Re:different=same?
Date: 95-12-11 03:49:20 EST
From: Jms at B5
"But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths. Are
mine the same as yours?" Pontius Pilot to JC in "Jesus Christ, Superstar,"
third act.
For whatever reason, I know just about every line of that rock opera.
jms
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Subj: Goodbye Babylon 5
Date: 95-12-12 09:07:09 EST
From: Posti
After starting the season late (despite having four of last season's episodes
held over) Babylon 5 has gone into reruns after showing only four new
episodes. Bad enough that this season started with mediocre scripts that
ruined the tension and excitement established by the 'lost" four episodes
from last season. Now we are expected to wait three months to see shows that
should have already been aired.
PigDog has chastised critics to be patient with the 'story arch' of Babylon
5's plot line, saying that great things were coming. Well, the 'arch' seems
to be more a strip tease than dramatic development: show a little, make 'em
beg for more.
I for one am tired of waiting - waiting for the show to reach the promised
level of action, waiting for 'background' epsiodes to end, and most of all -
waiting for new epsiodes. In my case, absense does -not- make the heart grow
fonder. It simply kills my interest.
When Babylon Five reappears in February, I may or may not bother to watch.
>From an avid fan and supporter of the series, I have been forced by bad
planning and scheduling to relegate the series to the "Could Have Been Great"
list - where it will share memorial space with "Earth 2" and "Seaquest DSV."
Subj: Re:Goodbye Babylon 5
Date: 95-12-13 01:38:40 EST
From: Jms at B5
Thank you, Posti. You have now posted your departing message in at
least three different folders, probably more. We kind of get the point.
And it's story *arc*, not story *arch*.
Jms
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