ATTN JMS: At what price / personal life?

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Subject: ATTN JMS: At what price / personal life?
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+  1: Aug  9, 1996: RedmondMan at aol.com
*  2: Aug 10, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
+  3: Aug 10, 1996: "Andrea B. Novin" <femeng at worldnet.att.net>
*  4: Aug 10, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)

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From: RedmondMan at aol.com
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Joe,

You've mentioned before the impact this saga has had on your personal life. 
I want to encourage you to share with us the outcome of that.

For me, it is another aspect of the question that oscillates throughout 
"Babylon 5": "At what price does the mission get accomplished?"

Thanks!





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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
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Except that I don't think there's much of interest in my personal life,
and it has little to do with the work itself.  



 jms



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From: "Andrea B. Novin" <femeng at worldnet.att.net>
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I must disagree........

The show is about choices. All choices come with a price. Others may 
think the price is right or too high, but it is the one making the choice 
that has the final decision. It is evident to me that you decided to pay 
the price. In the end, I only hope you think it was worth the cost.


 You seem to have a recurring threat that JMS's story is the message. JMS 
on his own is not that interesting. I disagree with this also. In order 
to fully understand the message, you must understand the messenger.




















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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Lines: 24

"In order to fully understand the message, you must understand the
messenger."


Hrrmm...yes and no.  Understanding the messenger can add a second layer of
interpretation, but the primary layer must stand on its own or it's
flawed.  I don't need to know that Joe Orton was gay to fall out of my
chair laughing at "Loot," don't need to know that Chekhov had a drinking
problem to appreciate "Uncle Vanya," don't need to know that Mark Twain
lost both his daughters tragically to appreciate "Letters from the
Earth"....

Well, okay, I'll give you Twain, as the tragedies in his life fed right
into his later work.  That's the yes part in yes and no.

It's just that I already put out a lot of info on my personal life, likely
more than I should, and the question "what price have you paid?" can only
solicit a self-indulgent and self-serving answer.  


 jms



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