ATTN:JMS

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Subject: ATTN:JMS
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+  1: 	: sharky at expert.cc.purdue.edu (Daniel Miller)
+  4: Apr 21, 1996: Arthur Balat <balata at pa.net>
*  5: Apr 22, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)

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From: sharky at expert.cc.purdue.edu (Daniel Miller)
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In article <4lejku$i4 at newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
Jms at B5 <jmsatb5 at aol.com> wrote:
>Yes, I read the Foundation books, but it was a while ago; it *could* be
>done for TV, but it'd be tremendously difficult and hideously expensive
>from a production standpoint.  For now, anyway.  In, say, another 10-15
>years, with more changes in the technology of television, it might be more
>feasible.
>
> jms

AND you'd have to find an audience that would put up with a series that has
lots of politics and little action IN CONJUNCTION with an arc...
AND everybody with access to a decent public library or bookstore would
know how it ends.

I know I'm having trouble *waiting* for the next installment of B5 each week.
My own personal projections for the American attention span in 10-15 years
is *just* long enough to tie a shoe.

-- 
Dan'l          sharky at expert.cc.purdue.edu		<*>
	"You are a sad, *strange* little man...
		and you have my pity." -Buzz Lightyear
Watch Doctor Who on Fox in May!  Watch B5 whenever you can!

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From: Arthur Balat <balata at pa.net>
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Have you ever read the Foundation series by Asimov? If so,would you ever 
concider adapting it to tv?

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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Lines: 10

Yes, I read the Foundation books, but it was a while ago; it *could* be
done for TV, but it'd be tremendously difficult and hideously expensive
from a production standpoint.  For now, anyway.  In, say, another 10-15
years, with more changes in the technology of television, it might be more
feasible.


 jms



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