JMS on CompuServe (Apr 16, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS* 3/4
Brent Barrett
brent.barrett at 24stex.com
Wed Apr 17 11:32:37 EDT 1996
[ Continued from previous section -- BB ]
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[ Summary: Thinks all of the episodes this season have been so good that
it's screwing up his standards. Comments on the scenes with the AI
computer voice (Harlan Ellison). ]
#: 489019 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
15-Apr-96 20:45:15
Sb: #488270-<Rage's Thots: CoL&D>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
"They're all so GOOD."
Gotta be. No other choice.
(Actually, we had 3 more quickie scenes with the computer voice, but the
ep ran long over time, and we were locked into some walk-and-talks where we
couldn't make other trims.)
jms
[ Summary: A viewer writes of her viewing of "Cermonies of Light and Dark":
"This episode did not feel like fiction. It hit WAY too close to home." ]
#: 489020 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
15-Apr-96 20:45:17
Sb: #488289-"Ceremonies"/too close
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks, I'm glad it hit a little too close to home for comfort. There's a
quote, "Be uncomfortable. Be sand, not oil, in the machinery of the world."
We need sometimes to be a bit uncomfortable so that we do *exactly* what you
describe doing...sitting and thinking about all of this.
jms
#: 488334 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
14-Apr-96 21:10:16
Sb: #<AI>
Fm: MARTIN HIGGINS
_Sparky_ the computer?? _*SPARKY*_ the computer?!?!?!
ROFLMAO!!!!!
Loved "Ceremonies of Light and Dark". I especially liked how the episode
itself was both light and dark -- the dark of Delenn's abduction counterpointed
by the light of the computer personality (and Garibaldi's target practice on
the speaker <LOL>). And then the mixture of the two in Marcus' black humor
("They said I had a lot of repressed anger.... I'm not repressed any more.")
You have fun writing for him, don't you? (or is it more transcribing his
lines?)
Marty Higgins
- Cell Leader, Counter-Corporate Conspiracy Committee
(Continuous Capriciousness Council)
*BOOM*
#: 489021 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
15-Apr-96 20:45:20
Sb: #488334-<AI>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I love writing for Marcus. I can just come at the dialoge from a
completely different angle. There's a certain edge, a dark kind of irony that
comes through his character that lets me do lines I can't do for anyone else
except sometimes Ivanova. He's a hoot....
jms
[ Summary: Yet another viewer refers to the "Dem Bones" song in "Ceremonies
of Light & Dark" as a "Prisoner" reference. ]
#: 489128 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Apr-96 23:57:25
Sb: #488892-#<Ceremonies of L & D>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Actually, no, the song in "Ceremonies" was not intended as a Prisoner
riff or homage of any kind. If the song originated with The Prisoner, that'd
be one thing, but the song goes back a long, LONG ways before The Prisoner was
even thought of.
What happened, actually, was this...I'm a big fan of the Red Clay
Ramblers, a terrific group that does sort of bluegrass but very offbeat. I was
writing that episode, and I was playing with the torture aspect, and had one of
their albums on. At just the moment I got to that scene, up came their
rendition of "Ezekiel in the Valley of the Dry Bones." The notion was perfect,
so I went back to the original version of the song, which is public domain
(rather than their variation on it), and used it. Synchronicity.
jms
#: 488411 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Apr-96 02:15:50
Sb: #JMS Fav B5 CD Track?
Fm: MATT ALLEN
A quickie to JMS and all B5 Fans.
Joe which is your favorite track on the B5 CD?
In the "Blurb" you say "Such as the his lovely haunting "Requim for the line",
I love the remixed track 12. Is this your favorite track as a remix of it is
now the third season main theme?
Do you ever play the CD while writing/relaxing or driving etc?
Matt Allen
3D Stills Team.
PS I checked the FAQ's and ConV' notes and couldn't see if you had ever been
asked the above :)
#: 489129 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Apr-96 23:57:26
Sb: #488411-JMS Fav B5 CD Track?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, I'd say the extended "Requiem" piece on the CD is probably my
favorite.
jms
[ Summary: A viewer informs JMS that he sent a letter off to the Museum of
Television and Radio asking that attention be paid to Babylon 5 because
of how "how outstanding and groundbreaking" the series is. If B5 is
honored, this viewer has offered to help sponsor an episode to be added
to the museum's collection. ]
#: 489131 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Apr-96 23:57:31
Sb: #488956-B5 - MT&R TV Festial?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I appreciate that, and the offer. Thanks.
jms
#: 488990 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Apr-96 20:32:30
Sb: #B5 - tape options
Fm: TOBY JOHNSON
Joe,
I sent this once already but had it addressed incorrect so I doubt you saw it.
If you could give me a best guess on it I would appreciate it. Thanks and love
the show of course.
Toby
Joe,
Do you think if/when any video tapes of the show are sold in the US that we
will have a choice of format?? The reason I ask is I would rather not spend
alot of money buying the tapes if a few months later they come out in the
widescreen version maybe on laser disc which I prefer. Thanks.
Toby
#: 489132 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Apr-96 23:57:32
Sb: #488990-B5 - tape options
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
That hasn't been decided as of this time.
jms
[ Summary: Comments on Macrus' beard. ]
#: 489133 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
15-Apr-96 23:57:35
Sb: #487541-#<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
"I do remember it looking much worse earlier on."
Your memory is correct. Just before he did the first episode, he had to
shave his full beard for some commercial audition. It hadn't grown all the way
back, and we had to darken it down a bit to make it work. It's all back now.
jms
#: 488295 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
14-Apr-96 20:12:10
Sb: #487555-#<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: SYSOP DUPA T PARROT
>>> Enjoyed the obscure reference back to the Prisoner. <<
> What reference was that?
Mara,
"Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones."
Remember the final episode of The Prisoner ("Fall Out")?
-Dupa T. Parrot [Tech Supp SysOp]
<OS/2 WarpConnect & GCP> O-
#: 489134 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
15-Apr-96 23:57:37
Sb: #488295-<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
It wasn't a Prisoner reference.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...and sometimes a song is there because
it's right for the episode, and that moment.
jms
[ Continued in next section -- BB ]
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