JMS CIS Digest: 20-Feb-96 11:49:55 through 21-Feb-96 00:40:13 (14 msgs)
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J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
20-Feb-96 11:49:55 through 21-Feb-96 00:40:13 (14 messages)
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B5 & TNT
8 NEW B5 EPS!
Warning Bogus B5 Stuff
Shakespear and Marcus
>>Messages from Earth<<
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Date: 20-Feb-96 07:16:37
From: Frank J. Furfaro <74031.1005 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: B5 & TNT
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455384 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
I was wondering about the B5 /TNT agreement. Since TNT has
purchased the rights to B5 for 5 years, doesn't that pretty much
assure that PTEN would continue B5 for 5 years? Or is this
agreement flexable depending on B5's year-to-year renewal and TNT
would just get whatever is produced?
thanks, Frank
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Date: 20-Feb-96 11:49:55
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Frank J. Furfaro <74031.1005 at compuserve.com>
Subject: B5 & TNT
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455489 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455384 at compuserve.com>
The agreement is flexible; WB has the option of doing just 3
years, but I'm reasonably sure that TNT would like a lot more
jms
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Date: 20-Feb-96 14:36:07
From: Celia J. Penham <102454.540 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: 8 NEW B5 EPS!
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455541 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.454394 at compuserve.com>
I just want to say I love Babylon 5. It's great to be able to
immerse myself in such a complete universe. Unlike Star Trek, I
care about the characters and their problems. Are the episodes
ever coming out on video? (And no, I wasn't just buttering you up,
but are you hiring any new writers?)
J. May ("Celia")
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Date: 20-Feb-96 17:44:13
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Celia J. Penham <102454.540 at compuserve.com>
Subject: 8 NEW B5 EPS!
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455653 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455541 at compuserve.com>
Thanks. We hope to release the videos through the fan club
once it's seriously up on its feet. We're booked on scripts for this
season.
jms
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Date: 20-Feb-96 16:03:55
From: Alexis Holizki <75027.1277 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Warning Bogus B5 Stuff
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455600 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.450964 at compuserve.com>
**Warning: the following has not been spellchecked. Proceed at
your own risk**
On sorta the same topic, how many B5 shirts have been authorized?
I have one by a company called ALL U, but I've never seen a
listing of official merchandise that mentioned it.
Alexis
"We'll go to Zanzibar, to see the Zanzibarbarians!"
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Date: 20-Feb-96 17:44:14
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Alexis Holizki <75027.1277 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Warning Bogus B5 Stuff
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455654 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455600 at compuserve.com>
The All-U shirts are definitely legit. And nicely done.
jms
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Date: 20-Feb-96 18:41:19
From: Michael Zitaglio <102545.641 at compuserve.com>
To: Joe Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Shakespear and Marcus
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455733 at compuserve.com>
Hi Joe,
Were the Shakespearian lines in Exogenesis your doing or
Jason Carter's? Or did you write them specifically with him in
mind? By the way, I think Cerwin will come through for everyone.
Mike
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Date: 20-Feb-96 22:08:04
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Michael Zitaglio <102545.641 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Shakespear and Marcus
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455881 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455733 at compuserve.com>
I like Marcus quoting literature, Shakespeare included. So
it's something I've peppered through his character, though trying to
avoid too much of it.
jms
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Date: 20-Feb-96 19:03:13
From: Rebecca Eschliman <76072.2345 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: 8 NEW B5 EPS!
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455741 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.454394 at compuserve.com>
> - Thank you. Working on the show, and creating this
> universe, is a task that has, in sum, taken ten years of my life
> thus far, and it means a great deal. I appreciate the kind
> words. We do try. -
Now, ten years prep time, you write the whole show (this year),
you produce the show, you discuss the show on several services...
Are there moments when some portion of your brain fires off the
message, "Whoa, I've spent too much time on the Zocalo!" and you
try fo find an alterate thing to concentrate on for at least a few
minutes of refreshment. If so, what is it that clues you in that
you need a small break?
- rje -
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Date: 20-Feb-96 22:08:05
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Rebecca Eschliman <76072.2345 at compuserve.com>
Subject: 8 NEW B5 EPS!
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455882 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455741 at compuserve.com>
No, usually it's not a problem, except when I get physically
tired at the end of a long day. It's a full-immersion process only
from July through April; from April to June it's a bit slower, so I can
recuperate then (we don't shoot April to June). I actually have very
little trouble living in the B5 universe with half my brain, and
hanging out here and the other nets with the other half of my brain.
Granted, I don't have any brain left over for a personal life during
this period, but my personal life has always been pretty brainless, so
there you are.
jms
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Date: 20-Feb-96 20:12:12
From: SysOp Dupa T Parrot <70040.104 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Warning Bogus B5 Stuff
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455806 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455654 at compuserve.com>
There were a goodly number of B5 fans wandering about Boskone
(a literary SF con). The only B5-ish panel was titled "Deep SPace
- 9, Babylon - 5... but who's winning?" A few minutes into the
panel, we all agreed that DS9 was good, B5 was good and that we
would all trash Voyager <g>. It was the most civilized B5 Vs Trek
discussion I have ever seen.
Bruce Ritter of Uncomyn Gifts was there selling the usual
licensed stuff. It was rather amusing how WizOp WIlma and I met
him: we were having breakfast on Friday and Bruce was seated near
us. It wasn't very busy at the time (something about a blizzard),
so we were chatting and the subject drifted to B5. Bruce asked us
if we were interested in some B5 merchandise. I got suspicious and
asked him if it was all licensed merchandise, because if it
wasn't, we'd turn him over to you. He said it was <g>.
-Dupa T. Parrot [Tech Supp SysOp]
<OS/2 WarpConnect & GCP>
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Date: 20-Feb-96 22:08:06
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: SysOp Dupa T Parrot <70040.104 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Warning Bogus B5 Stuff
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455883 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455806 at compuserve.com>
That's good news, though I wish folks would drop the vs. part
of the panel topic and just talk about the shows on their own terms.
jms
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Date: 20-Feb-96 22:24:17
From: John Bovenmyer <73567.1341 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: >>Messages from Earth<<
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455886 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.454667 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
This was _almost_ perfect episode, especially in plotting,
characterization and acting, but your usually careful scientific
accuracy showed a few rare slips:
1) Using "gravities" for pressure is like Han Solo timing trips
in parsecs--not worthy of you. Minbari probably don't use metric
system so the "standard temperature units" was fine and "standard
atmosphere units" would have also been fine.
2) Ganymede base destruction EFX looked great, but even granting
venting O2 from the destroyed dome, there were an awful lot of
flames for an airless moon.
3) When talking about H2 exploding I hope you were referring to
fusion since chemically the stuff is nice and stable in that
reducing Jovian atmosphere. O2 would make a nice boom there
though. Inducing H2 fusion with Shadow weapons and/or jumpgate
formation would be more plausible.
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Date: 21-Feb-96 00:40:13
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: John Bovenmyer <73567.1341 at compuserve.com>
Subject: >>Messages from Earth<<
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.455906 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.455886 at compuserve.com>
Okay, then if gravities is inappropriate, 'splain to how
shuttle and jet pilots refer to gravities in similar situations, e.g.,
pulling 2 g's when at a certain accelleration and turn pattern.
Also, when the Galilleo probe was inserted into the Jovian
atmosphere, and a number of scientists on CSPAN were talking about
Jupiter, they commented that the interior of Jupiter would be twice (or
whatever number) the gravity of Earth.
You're dealing with a much greater *mass* than with Earth, and
thus greater gravity. I don't see where in here is the flaw.
jms
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