JMS on CompuServe (Apr 18, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
brent.barrett at 24stex.com
Thu Apr 18 14:37:35 EDT 1996
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #490086-#<Ceremonies of L & D>
Sb: #490045-<Morden>
Sb: #490108-#<CoL&D thoughts>
Sb: #490099-<Morden>
Sb: #490111-#<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Sb: #490272-Sparky the Computer
Sb: #490477-EA President
Sb: #490540-BRAVO!
Sb: #490622-How are you?
Sb: #490586-<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Sb: #490305-<STV - clarifications?>
#: 490086 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 06:41:06
Sb: #489563-#<Ceremonies of L & D>
Fm: ANNE L. WARNER
Joe,
That is an eclectic list... Does Meatloaf listen better than he watches?
(Yeah, I guess he might!) Greg and I both love KODO, and Enya. Others are not
currently in our collection... I'd say you have good taste in music, but then,
there's considerable overlap with my own. (talk about faint praise <giggle>)
Were you aware that the studio address and phone numbers are now available to
lots of fans? At least those who compulsively buy books about the show...
Anne
#: 490275 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 14:12:07
Sb: #490086-#<Ceremonies of L & D>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
That information was bound to get out sooner or later. It's okay. We
have Narns working security.
Yeah, Meatloaf definitely "listens better than he watches," though in
truth he's lost a LOT of weight lately, and looks 100% better than in past
years. Most of his songs (even though written often with or by others) tell
stories, they have a lot of heart to them, they're sometimes very funny, and
there's a tremendous, enviable energy in them. You get the sense that he
undrstands the only way to tell a story sometimes is to put the pedal to the
floor and go flat out for the abyss, hoping to come out alive on the other
side. I commend to you his two latest albums, Bat Out of Hell II and Welcome
to the Neighborhood. There's some really nifty stuff there.
jms
[ Summary: Wonders if the crystal worn by Morden may be some sort of Shadow
technology or other form of information storage, given what we know about
data crystals. ]
#: 490276 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 14:12:10
Sb: #490045-<Morden>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
It may have its uses.
jms
#: 490108 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 08:36:25
Sb: #489969-#<CoL&D thoughts>
Fm: ANNE L. WARNER
Joe,
If we all send cards for Harlan to the B5 mail drop, will someone pile them up
for when he feels like reading them??
Annie
#: 490277 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 14:12:12
Sb: #490108-#<CoL&D thoughts>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Sure. We'll pass them along when he's home and better.
jms
#: 490099 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 07:55:50
Sb: #490045-#<Morden>
Fm: NEIL BLEVINS
>is this pendant some sort of Shadow technology or does it have some other sort
of significance in his relationship to the Shadows?<
I'm not quite sure how Joe will answer this, but if you read the Ed Wasser
Newsletter, he says that the chrystal was something he picked up in an antique
shop, he thought it would be cool to wear for his part, and had to pursuade Joe
to let him use it on the show. Taking these things into consideration, the
chrystal is probably nothing more than a chrystal.
- Neil
#: 490284 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 14:19:23
Sb: #490099-<Morden>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Correct. But since it's there, at some point I may as well use it for
something. Waste not, want not.
jms
#: 490111 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 08:41:11
Sb: #488483-#<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: TOM KNUDSEN
Phil,
<There are likely sophisticated sensors that can detect any *toxin* in
food. A two part poison, each art non toxic on its own could avoid detection..
We can use mass spectrometers to determine the molecular makeup of
something NOW. You can't tell me that a race as advanced as the Centauri won't
be able to determine the molecular makeup of whatever they want. The only
constraint would be determining if something is *toxic* or not by checking
against a list of known toxins. I would imagine that this database would
contain an entry for both parts of this known poison. The only way this
wouldn't be so would be if Londo had this made up all on his own and hasn't
shared it with anyone. I would have to admit that this IS a possibility.
Tom^^^^
The Shadows have returned to Capistrano.
#: 490285 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 14:19:24
Sb: #490111-#<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Of course the flip side of this is that you'd have to check every single
thing you ate or drank every day, every week, for the rest of your natural
life. Not the kind of life *I'd* like to live.
jms
#: 490272 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 14:09:23
Sb: #Sparky the Computer
Fm: PHIL KOLTKO
Are there any hidden references in the Sparky the Computer gag (in
<Ceremonies...>)?
I caught Harlan being credited. I was just wondering if the character was a
Harlan reference or if Joe was just being silly.
phil
#: 490654 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 21:51:04
Sb: #490272-Sparky the Computer
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, just figured it'd be a great name.
jms
#: 490477 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 18:29:48
Sb: #EA President
Fm: RAE AUGENSTEIN
Joe:
Is is "Clark" or "Clarke"? I've seen it both ways and was just wondering which
is right.
Rae ^^^^
Check out my B5 episode guide at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Rae_
#: 490655 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 21:51:05
Sb: #490477-EA President
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
It's Clark.
jms
#: 490540 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 19:17:22
Sb: #BRAVO!
Fm: DANA WRIGHT
Dear Sir,
After seeing Severed Dreams, I am panting for the "rest of the story."
I wonder if you will be convering the economics of what has happened to B5? Who
is paying those dock workers and in what?
I could see volumes of books being written if you had chosen to tell this story
in another manner. Of course, I might not then like the show having formed
preconcieved ideas about the characters and events. Perhaps you may yet write
thos volumes and include all those tidbits left on the cutting room floor or
topics like what happened when the doctor learned his father had died? What
about appendixes that discuss the histories of all the known races or the
previous wars with the dark?
I am sure that you would find the audience.
Anyway, can't wait for this week's episode.
Dana
#: 490656 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 21:51:06
Sb: #490540-BRAVO!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks, and yes, we do get into the question now of who pays for what,
and how. It's a natural, logical progression.
jms
#: 490622 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 20:53:52
Sb: #How are you?
Fm: GOPHER
How are YOU doing? From your mails, it sounds like you and Harlan are very
close. Sometimes it's hard to think about yourself in times like this, but we
care!
/Mark - mpiet at cais.com
#: 490657 S5/Babylon 5: General
17-Apr-96 21:51:08
Sb: #490622-How are you?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I'm fine. A little harried, tired and generally staggered these days,
but fine. Spent the day at the hospital with Harlan today, who's doing MUCH
better, walking around, cracking jokes...a vast improvement.
I'm still hip-deep in post production, and laying stuff out for next year
in hopes of renewal...but basically fine.
jms
#: 490586 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 20:24:46
Sb: #490285-#<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: AL LIPSCOMB
"Of course the flip side of this is that you'd have to check every single thing
you ate or drank every day, every week, for the rest of your natural life. Not
the kind of life *I'd* like to live."
Or breath, a bit in a candle etc.
I love the Centari. Vir is an explosion of contradictions. Meek yet bold. I
loved the encounter with Morden with the little wave routine, I hurt myself.
They seem to have the flavor or Renaissance Italians (with a bit of Austria
thrown in).
Londo is a man caught in a bad situation. Yet he shows the strength to not lose
control. In the end, who would deserve the most credit for stopping the shadows
Kosh or Londo. While Londo opened the door his ability to regain control should
be a huge factor in the chess game of the war. I was sure that the Centari were
opening up a multi-front war. Yet this adjustment that Londo has just forced
could upset Shadow plans more than anyone could imagine.
I wish I could think of a figure in history to compare him to. Caught early in
a war on the wrong side, not knowing the peril his nation (world) would face as
a reult of the deals.
#: 490658 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 21:51:11
Sb: #490586-<Cermonies of Lt&Drk>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yes, Londo is a very sharp, cunning character. He does what he does for
sheer patriotism, to serve his people. *Whatever* that may entail. And Vir
gets whipsawed a lot...he's a great character, with a wide range of
characteristics I can play with, from comic to tragic.
jms
[ Summary: Wonders what happened to the captured Narn at the end of "Sic
Transit Vir." Also, what was up with those Narn in Vir's quarters back
on Centauri Prime? ]
#: 490659 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
17-Apr-96 21:51:12
Sb: #490305-<STV - clarifications?>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I could've *sworn* there was a line there about the Narn recovering; I'm
going to have to check this. I hope I didn't accidentally cut it for time
while doing something else. (It was a LONG editing session.)
I figured the Narns were there to discuss the fates of their families
back home, but yeah, to a certain degree it was there as a great end for the
teaser.
jms
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