jms' beliefs
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Tue Aug 6 06:10:25 EDT 1996
Subject: jms' beliefs
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+ 1: Aug 4, 1996: "jdn" <kgcrim at ix.netcom.com>
* 2: Aug 4, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
+ 6: Aug 4, 1996: "jdn" <kgcrim at ix.netcom.com>
* 7: Aug 4, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
+ 11: Aug 5, 1996: amy_c at efn.org (Amy Carpenter)
* 12: Aug 5, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
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From: "jdn" <kgcrim at ix.netcom.com>
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a recent post described what jms' true belief concerning God is. After
careful consideration of all of his writings, i have discovered the
following beliefs of his:
1) he prefers pepsi to coca-cola, though he prefers zima to both of them.
2) he prefers dogs to cats, and prefers irish terriers over all other dogs.
3) his favorite sports are kickboxing and the ultimate fighting
championship.
4) his favorite color is purple.
5) his favorite newspaper is usa today (all those nifty computer generated
graphics).
6) his favorite breakfast is bacon and orange juice.
7) his preferred method of mailing packages is UPS.
any others out there?
obviously bored out of my mind....almost time in the UK.
John Nuechterlein
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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
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Since I've got nothing else to do at the moment...well, except write....
1) he prefers pepsi to coca-cola, though he prefers zima to both of them.
Actually Pepsi and Coke are about the same to me, though in a pinch I'll
go for Coke over Pepsi. As long as it's got caffeine, I'm a happy man.
Otherwise it's coffee (Arabian Mocha Sanani, preferably, or Silawesi).
Don't drink Zima. Don't drink *period*. Last thing you want is to give
an obsessive-compulsive personality a drink. Don't smoke or do drugs.
Utterly boring. My only vices are chocolate, coffee, soft drinks, and the
net.
2) he prefers dogs to cats, and prefers irish terriers over all other
dogs.
MUCH prefer cats to dogs. All kinds cats, but Abyssinians the most,
followed by your basic tabby cat. Dogs are okay, but overall the one
breed I'd ever consider owning -- even though it'd be a second career/job
to raise the creature -- would be an English Border Collie, the
obsessive-compulsives of the dog world.
3) his favorite sports are kickboxing and the ultimate fighting
championship.
Don't generally watch sports.
4) his favorite color is purple.
Black.
5) his favorite newspaper is usa today (all those nifty computer generated
graphics).
Who has time for ANY papers these days...?
6) his favorite breakfast is bacon and orange juice.
You left out scrambled eggs, a toasted water-bagel and coffee.
7) his preferred method of mailing packages is UPS.
FedEx.
And just to round stuff off...I use MovieMaster for script formatting,
Wordstar for general writing, my favorite meal is a good lean steak with
mashed potatoes, spinach, cut corn, I use a Dell pentium computer tricked
out with every device on the planet (including, shortly, ISDN), just
picked up an IBM Thinkpad 560 as my main road computer system, like my
foods well done, and my favorite TV shows (after B5, natch) are 60
Minutes, MST3K, The Simpsons, and X-Files.
That ought to blow a hole in this thread, I think....
jms
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From: "jdn" <kgcrim at ix.netcom.com>
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Jms at B5 <jmsatb5 at aol.com> wrote in article
<big snip>
> That ought to blow a hole in this thread, I think....
>
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #554584-Eng Lit & B5
Sb: #554294-Possible later projects
Sb: #554344-Shadow suit
Sb: #554551-Babylon 5 , CC Game
Sb: #554748-The Ranger Belt Buckle
Sb: #554580-War Without End
Sb: #554851-Valen questions
#: 554584 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 11:02:43
Sb: #551339-#Eng Lit & B5
Fm: SUSAN PEAK
PS I have just re-read your reply, and realised you only mentioned poetry. How
about books? (modern/classic, whatever - and can we take it as read that you
read sf?!) After all, you drew on Poe in the Ship of Tears ep!
Just curious - many thanks (will you ever write a book of How B5 Came to Be,
and What Went Into It - people, books, skills, etc.? I'd buy it! - tho' I guess
it would have to wait until after B5 has finished)
susan.
#: 555013 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 21:30:34
Sb: #554584-Eng Lit & B5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Mentioning or referencing books is tougher, because any segments are less
concise in general, less instantly recognizeable and self-contained. And half
the fun of the poetry references is the lyrical aspect of it.
As for a book...maybe someday, down the road.
jms
#: 554294 S5/Babylon 5: General
05-Aug-96 18:54:34
Sb: #Possible later projects
Fm: ANNE L. WARNER
Joe,
The other day, you posted something about a possible B5 spin-off, and some
preliminary negotiations with Turner.
I'm not asking for any details about them, I know better. But there's
something you might find amusing to answer:
With B5, you've established that it is possible to tell a major saga (or epic,
or whatever...) over the life of a series, and that it's possible to do high
quality science fiction on a budget. How do you plan to change TV in these new
projects? <ccg>
Anne
#: 555014 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 21:30:36
Sb: #554294-Possible later projects
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
"How do you plan to change TV in these new projects?"
To quote Sinclair, "That is a far more interesting question than you might
suspect."
jms
#: 554344 S5/Babylon 5: General
05-Aug-96 20:54:09
Sb: #Shadow suit
Fm: BILL MACINTOSH
Joe,
When we see a "Shadow" are we seeing an encounter suit, a projected imaged like
a Vorlon does or a "naked" Shadow?
Bill
#: 555015 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 21:30:38
Sb: #554344-Shadow suit
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Well...all of the above, I suppose, would apply in various ways.
jms
[ Summary: Asks JMS to look at a discussion about a B5 card game in
development. ]
#: 555017 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 21:30:43
Sb: #554551-Babylon 5 , CC Game
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I can't look at ANYthing related to B5 products unless and until they're
licensed; if you're doing these without WB licensing, you're going to get into
a heap o' trouble. If you're serious about a game, then you have to get it
licensed; otherwise I can't look at it, or I'd be spending 18 hours a day
looking at possible proposals that go nowhere.
jms
#: 554748 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 15:44:05
Sb: #The Ranger Belt Buckle
Fm: MARK SLOAN
Hi, Joe
Ruth Ballam and I are have a little debate as what the shape in the centre of
the Ranger's buckle is. I think the shape in the centre is a human holding a
torch, shaking or holding hands with the (Minbari?) figure on the right of the
buckle. Ruth thinks the two figures on either side of the buckle are the same
Minbari/Human combination which is used in the Ranger badge, but is not sure of
the shape in the centre. What are the figures which make up the Ranger belt
buckle?
Best regards,
Mark Sloan
#: 555018 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Aug-96 21:30:46
Sb: #554748-The Ranger Belt Buckle
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Er...I don't remember offhand....
jms
[ Summary: A U.K. viewer, having just seen "War Without End" (Part 1),
asks if the repaired time stabilizer Zathras gives to "The One" in
"Babylon Squared" is Sheridan's. Also, asks if JMS wrote "War
Without End" at the same time he wrote "Babylon Squared."
Unfortunately, JMS spoils Part 2 without realizing it in his answer
to this poor chap. ]
#: 555019 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
06-Aug-96 21:30:48
Sb: #554580-War Without End
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Actually, that would've been Delenn who finally got the repaired time
stabalizer. And no, I didn't write them at the same time, but I did a basic
outline of what the follow-up (WWE) would be, so it'd all match up when the
time came to show that half of the story.
jms
[ Summary: Asks if Valen had any children and how Valen died. ]
#: 555020 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
06-Aug-96 21:30:50
Sb: #554851-Valen questions
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Valen did not have any children. And there's some difference of opinion
over exactly what Valen's final fate was.
jms
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