GREEN MEDDLER'S JMS on CompuServe 1/2/96
DeAnna Miller
dmille12 at ix.netcom.com
Tue Jan 2 21:48:02 EST 1996
Subj: The Encounter (UK Con) Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Ruth Ballam Sunday, December 24, 1995 6:08:07 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421134
Well, suffice to say I'd love to see "A Close Shave."
But at the same time, I have to be mindful of copyrights and
the like. So, basically, I suppose I'm screwed....
jms
Subj: G'kar/Cassandra Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Chris Gardiner Sunday, December 24, 1995 6:08:06 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421133
<Quoting Chris Gardiner to JMS>:
>You're twisted. <snip> And I love you forever.
Thank you. That's m'job.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: John Bonavita Sunday, December 24, 1995 6:14:15 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421136
Now that the fan club has been officially announced,
though the organizational aspects are just now starting, we
may try and gear up to hold an official B5 convention in
about a year. What we've talked about is the idea of having
it here in LA, so we could have best chance of getting as
many cast members as possible. We'd also try and run it so
that it was as close as possible to a fan-run convention in
the feeling it created; and as well as cast members and the
like, there would be seminars and presentations by our people
in prosthetics, wardrobe, makeup, art direction, props and
other areas, so it'd be a real learning opportunity.
But, again, that's at least a year down the road.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: The Jawa / Jawa #2 Sunday, December 24, 1995 10:42:30
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421206
<Quoting The Jawa / Jawa #2 to JMS>:
>B5 is heading in Trek's direction: very low-key while
>it's on the air, and then comes it's fame.
That's the key, I think; I have a suspicion that, like
the original ST, our main attention will likely come after
we've finished our complete run. The show was designed to be
seen in a stripped (once daily) fashion, that's when you
really can see the arc moving quickly. And on TNT, once it
hits that distributer, it'll finally have what it has never
had before in this country: a national broadcaster and a
regular timeslot. Once that happens, I expect that what
happened in the UK will happen here finally...it'll be
Noticed.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Philip Hornsey Wednesday, December 27, 1995 8:31:31
From: J. Michael Straczynski #422232
Starting 1998, the show will appear in daily form on TNT;
it's already been sold to there.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Philip Hornsey Friday, December 29, 1995 9:16:09 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423101
"Nice to see you making money."
Well, WB, anyway. I get a net profit on the series,
which means after all the costs have been taken out...which
in turn means that the show will never show a profit (on
paper), so I ain't getting a dime of the TNT sale.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Chris Croughton Sunday, December 31, 1995 10:44:26 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423906
Re: studios and their income tax situations...puh-LEASE,
show some decorum; I deal in science fiction, not fantasy....
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: The Jawa / Jawa #2 Monday, January 01, 1996 7:15:16 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424182
{regarding how long it took to get the "Kosh scene" just
right}
It took, literally, months of trial and error, design and
redesign, which is why we did it as the last episode of that
season.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Carl Bussjaeger Sunday, December 24, 1995 10:42:00 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421207
{regarding how to join the fan club}
As soon as those details have been worked out, we'll post
them. As it is we just *barely* got the paperwork in hand
authorizing us to proceed; now comes doing it.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Burhaan Ahmad Monday, December 25, 1995 2:27:24 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421255
<Quoting Burhaan Ahmad to JMS>:
>You said you would like to make the tapes yourself,
>since WB obviously won't. Does Babylonian have the
>resources to pull it off to the quality you desire?
>I know little about the industry, but it seems to me
>that it would be an expensive operation. Or would you
>look to lisence the rights to someone other than WB
>(assuming they'd allow it)?
That's something we're trying to decide now. If we did
them ourselves, it'd almost certainly be on a limited-edition
basis, to control quality.
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Susan Law Sunday, December 24, 1995 10:42:02 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421208
{regarding joining fan club, etc}
The details should be posted sometime after the first
part of the year. Re: Talia...it's okay to be pissed about
that; it was intended to have that reaction. Things *should*
get us annoyed when Psi Corps pulls a stunt like that. And we
haven't heard the last of what happened to Talia, btw. That's
the B5 universe for you....
jms
Subj: B5Convention Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Asha DeVelder Tuesday, December 26, 1995 5:54:05 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421573
{still on fan club and convention}
We'll have more info on all this over the next few
weeks....
jms
Subj: New to B5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Theo Thourson Sunday, December 24, 1995 6:14:16 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421137
Actually, what you'll generally find is that if you watch
a few more eps, the background is usually included. Besides,
in the next batch of new episodes, we kind of redefine the
very nature of the series, so in a way this is the best time
to come aboard.
jms
Subj: New to B5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: STEVIE ADAM Friday, December 29, 1995 9:16:11 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423102
<Quoting Stevie Adam to JMS>:
>Please, is there any way to threaten Channel 4 In the
>UK with a Centauri takeover to get them to show series
>3 here before mid 96?
I think it'll be spring, not mid-1996; also, remember
that they don't break up the show with reruns, they air
straight through, and the episodes have to be *finished* in
time for them to air them straight through (and I think WB is
trying to avoid the problem last time of stuff airing in the
UK first). But as yet I haven't heard a final date on this.
jms
Subj: Publicity! Wow! Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Anne L. Warner Sunday, December 24, 1995 10:42:29 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421205
<Quoting Anne L. Warner to JMS>:
>Here in New England, both WSBK (Boston) and WNDS
>(Derry, NH) seem to have decided to try actually
>promoting Babylon 5.
Thanks; that's good to know, and definitely a welcome
change.
jms
Subj: <Zack in CoS> Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Jon Wolf Tuesday, December 26, 1995 5:54:03 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421572
<Quoting Jon Wolf to JMS>:
>I just re-watched Coming of Shadows, and I think we got
>our introduction to Zack in this show.
I'm not sure though that that's the first time we saw
Zack; I keep thinking it was earlier...I seem to remember him
breaking up a fight as the first time we saw him.
jms
Subj: * *B5 in New Orleans* * Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Philip Hornsey December 27, 1995 8:31:30 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #422231
<Quoting Philip Hornsey to JMS>:
>We just had a *huge* shake up in affiliation down here
>(three stations swapped Fox -- ABC -- WB) and I am
>afraid to guess at what it did to us. Have you any info
>on the state of B5 in the New Orleans market?
Dunno how this is gonna shake out yet....
jms
Subj: USS Runnymede -Newsflash Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Debbie Gardiner Thursday, December 28, 1995 2:55:18 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #422367
<Quoting Debbie Gardiner to JMS>:
>The Uss Runnymede is pleased to announce that on 6th
>January 1996, Babylon 5's newest cast member Jason
>Carter (Ranger Marcus Cole), will be appearing at our
>monthly meeting.
Then perhaps for the one night Jason's there you could
rename the place the EAS Runnymede, which is the standard
useage on Earth Alliance Starships, as in the EAS Agamem-
non....?
jms
Subj: <CTI - East End> Section: Babylon 5: General
To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot December 29, 1995 9:16:16 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423104
<Quoting SysOp Dupa T. Parrot to JMS>:
>On tonight's rerun of "Comes The Inquisitor", I see you
>took the hint from the Brits and fixed the "West End"
>dialog. The dubbing job was pretty well done.
Once the error was brought to my attention, I just
couldn't let it slide.
jms
Subj: OffLine Readers Section: Promenade Alpha
To: Carl Bussjaeger Friday, December 29, 1995 9:30:17 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423108
What the heck is HMI anyway?
jms
Subj: Talia/Control Nitpick Section: Babylon 5: General
To: J. Michael Straczynski December 28, 1995 11:46:28 PM
From: John Van Aken #422723
Sorry, but I've got to bring this up:
Quote One:
<< Because Talia could be replaced by another. Individu-
als are always expendable; best to let one mole get croaked
than compromise the whole organization and a much bigger
agency or plan. If it came to that choice, they'd snuff
Talia in a hot second. That's the spy biz.
Whatever may have been happening on B5 at that time in
the story (Spider) is nowhere NEAR as important as what was
going on back home at that time, and has been going on for
some time.>>
Granted. OTOH, Quote Two:
<< Control was Talia.>>
Which set off the warning bells and sirens.
In "Spider in the Web", when the cyborg is checking in, the
computer identifies Talia's picture, saying:
"Witness ID: Talia Winters. Licensed Commerical Telepath,
Rating P5.
"Stand by."
<pause>
"Control states Ms. Winters could jeapordize (sp) mission.
Eliminate her. Then Continue with Phase Two"
~Which brings up some obvious questions/problems:
1) Given that Control is actually Talia, you're saying that
Control gave the command to eliminate itself? Isn't that a)
harsh (but so what?), b) rash (bringing even *more* attention
to the ongoing mission - something that I had a problem with
when I first saw the ep.), and c) premature (all other options
hadn't been eliminated by a long shot - including the concept
of ignoring the issue altogether).
2) The above implies that Control had little to know "control"
over what the Talia personality did or thought, even though
strong implications were that it was manipulating Talia to
get involved with Ivanova, spy on the others, etc.
3) There's also the timelag issue, in that it took very little
time for the computer to get instructions from Control.
Granted, she had just been dropped off in her quarters by
Garibaldi...ah, never mind. Weak point.
In toto, this whole thing hangs together much better if there
were another Control out there giving the execution orders,
because I really have a hard time buying the idea of
Talia/Control committing suicide by giving the cyborg the
execution order. As it is, it seems like a plot hole of
nigh-Trekkian purportions.
Talk me out of this one, Joe.
JVA
Subj: Talia/Control Nitpick Section: Babylon 5: General
To: John Van Aken Friday, December 29, 1995 9:30:18 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423109
My sense was that the Control part, which sometimes moved
at night, reported that the mission could be jeapordized.
Then B13 gave the order to eliminate. Nowhere does it say
that Control said the second half of the sentence.
jms
Subj: Talia/Control Nitpick Section: Babylon 5: General
To: John Van Aken Tuesday, January 02, 1996 1:28:18 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424358
{regarding referring to Control as "he"}
You always refer to agents in the single "he" form to
avoid giving away identities.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
jms
Subj: JMS: Pls Clarify -- Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Robt Martin Friday, December 29, 1995 9:30:19 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423110
<Quoting Robt Martin to JMS>:
>At the time you posted this, I took this as an expres-
>sion of your regard (or lack of same) for the material
>that Fangoria covers, not regarding my ability as an
>editor. Unfortunately, your semi-jocular observation
>is being parenthetically interpreted as a blast at my
>abilities, for global distribution.
>
>Regarding my work at Fangoria, despite the fact that
>the magazine specializes in covering some truly
>gawdfawful films, I remain proud of the work that I did
>there, which only that magazine's regular readers are
>in a position to judge. Given your apparent distaste
>for the magazine itself, I think I can safely assume
>that you only know of my work as editor with regard to
>Sci-Fi Entertainment, specifically my own interview
>with you, and possibly also my earlier piece on John
>Vulich's work.
>
>As I said, maybe I am being thin-skinned, but to have
>your words taken out of context and interpreted in
>this manner is, if not of any real harm to my career,
>really, really annoying. Can you please clarify the
>statement?
>
>If indeed you did mean to say that I am a lousy editor,
>so be it, but that is not what I thought you were
>saying. Yet that is what is being sent about.
No, the (regarding Mr. Martin's editing of Fangoria) was
mainly just intended as a segue into the note about the
conventions being fun, since I've attended several of them.
I am not sufficiently familiar with your editing to *have* any
opinion whatsoever. Since messages here are discreet, I
always try to keep some kind of referential within the
message.
jms
Subj: The Gathering Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Gerald Himmelein Saturday, December 30, 1995 9:23:24 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423485
<Quoting Gerald Himmelein to JMS>:
>The "pleasure treshold" line was completely destroyed
>in translation, btw. <sigh>
Alas, there's nothing I can do at this end about the
translations; it's out of my hands.
jms
Subj: JMS at Necrnomicon? Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Mary-Glynn Myers Sunday, December 31, 1995 10:16:30 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423883
Yes, at this point, barring any work-related emergencies,
I've confirmed for Necronomicon. I'm looking forward to it;
it'll be the first time I've been in Floida.
jms
Subj: JMS at Necrnomicon? Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Richard P. Manny Tuesday, January 02, 1996 3:35:07 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424585
{regarding when Necronomicon is}
October sometime.
jms
Subj: Tonight's repeat episode Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Rob Carr Sunday, December 31, 1995 10:44:21 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423904
Actually, from my perspective, it was never intended as
a shot at Christians at all; it was a warning shot to any
breed of fanaticism that does not question itself, that
assumes, for whatever reason, that it is right and must impose
that rightness on others, no matter the price (usually paid
by others). To quote a line from "Infection," "When you
become obsessed with the enemy, you *become* the enemy." So
I guess you could describe it as a shot at Christianity only
if you choose to define it in those terms; if not, then it's
not.
Certainly, though, it does point to being sure that one
is doing what one is doing for the right reasons, and the sin
of pride, which we all know has a tendency to goeth before a
fall.
For me, one of the important things about this show is to
make people *think* about what they believe. If they come
right back to what they originally believed, that's fine.
But they've *considered why* they believe it. In all too many
cases, our beliefs -- social, political, religious -- are
just sort of *there*, invisible, ineffable and unassailable,
as much a part of the universe as the air around us. We
don't necessarily think WHY we believe it...we do. Which is
why, all too often, when someone is challenged on what they
believe, they don't have the tools to defend it in any way
other than force or anger. But if you *have* considered your
beliefs, and you know why you feel a certain way, you can
articulate it, explain it, and be more self-confident in it.
It allows you to have discussions rathe than arguments,
schisms, or border wars.
Like I said, I don't have any answers...all I got are
some questions, but they're pretty good questions. Our
greatest peril is always the danger of the unexamined life.
Re: C.S. Lewis...yes, I've read his stuff, from the
Screwtape Letters (which are great fun) to Perelandra and
That Hideous Strength and others, including some of his
polemics and essays on christianity. He was a good thinker
and a facile writer...which was sometimes good, and sometimes
not so, because he had a tendency to set up straw-man
arguments, which made for more persuasive dogma but not
always reasonable discussion.
And yes, I've read the bible cover to cover, twice. Some
good moral tales, an awful lot of blood and violence, some
real slow parts (anyone who can make it all the way through
Numbers and Deuteronomy has my unbridled respect), some real
potboilers, a few plot holes and an inconsistent hero, but
overall, commendable reading. (Though one could argue that
any number of later writers did a better job of pure writing
than is present in the bible -- no self-respecting writer
would stop the narrative so often for a few thousand begats
and the discussion of cubits...well, except maybe for Herman
Mellville, who had far too many asides on whaling technology
as parentheticals in Moby Dick...and one should certainly
think that a deity would be at least a good a writer as
Pynchon or Salinger or Joyce...still, there are spurts of
greatness; the book of Job is possibly one of the best
stories ever written, and there's much in Psalms and Proverbs
to commend itself to anyone...though best to keep the Song of
Solomon out of the hands of kids...some racy stuff there....)
jms
Subj: Tonight's repeat episode Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Rob Carr Monday, January 01, 1996 9:50:14 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424288
BTW, if you're really looking for something around which
to base a sermon, read Mark Twain's "The Man Who Corrupted
Hadleyburg," available in most of his anthologies. I think
the operative point will come through without my having to
spell it out here.
jms
Subj: Taking up your space Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Ray Pelzer Sunday, December 31, 1995 10:44:22 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423905
<Quoting Ray Pelzer to JMS>:
>Joe: Thanks for letting my take up so much space in
>your section with this whole USENET/CIS-censorship
>issue. I only considered that many people would read
>the nessage if it was in Section 5, but I didn't
>consider the impact it was having on B5-related
>messages. Now that the ball is rolling, I'm going to
>move the messages to Section 19, and thank you again
>for your patience with me.
No problem.
jms
Subj: $ to run B5 Section: Babylon 5: General
To: mike lovitt Sunday, December 31, 1995 10:44:27 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423907
Yes, it's been established that the Minbari and the
Centauri both funded B5 early on, and docking fees and other
charges help pay for day to day operations.
jms
Subj: Official Fanclub Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Keith R. Nelms Sunday, December 31, 1995 10:45:01 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423908
<Quoting Keith R. Helms to JMS>:
>What can be done to convince WB there is a market for
>widescreen B5 on laserdisc?
It would likely take nothing less than an absolute
revelation from the heavens....
jms
Subj: Official Fanclub Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Keith R. Nelms Monday, January 01, 1996 7:15:14 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424181
<Quoting Keith R. Helms to JMS>:
>is there someone somewhere we can write, call, fax,
>email, etc.?
Nope, it's been tried, without success, so we may attempt
doing the videos ourselves on a limited-edition basis.
jms
Subj: ST Book from J Friedmann Section: Star Trek: General
To: paul wood Monday, January 01, 1996 3:03:27 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423942
At last count there were only a few copies of Ellison's
CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER limited-edition hardcover,
containing various versions of the script, outlines, essays
by Nimoy and Takai and Koenig and Kelley and others. You can
order one by calling 1-800-528-3310. They're $75 plus $5
shipping and handling. (And they're gorgeous, well-made
books, btw, well worth the money.)
jms
Subj: ST Book from J Friedmann Section: Star Trek: General
To: GREG LASH Monday, January 01, 1996 7:15:13 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424180
<Quoting GREG LASH to JMS>:
>I understand that the trade hardcover edition of THE
>CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER has been cancelled. What's
>up with that?
Borderlands Press will not be doing the trade paperback
because it did not have the final rights to do so, and other
problems during the production of the book -- the high number
of typos and errors made that delayed the book's publication
-- led to the rights being taken elsewhere.
jms
Subj: Upcoming:B5 Ep Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Daniel M. Upton Monday, January 01, 1996 7:15:17 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424183
<Quoting Daniel M. Upton to JMS>:
>Speaking of Trek/B5 crossovers did you notice that the
>Star Fleet Admiral who is apparently involved in a
>conspiracy to take over the Federation government
>because it isn't taking the Founder/Gem Haddar threat
>seriously enough is played by the same actor who does
>Gen. Hague?
Yeah, I caught that, and the description in TV
Guide...y'know, this is really starting to bug me....
jms
Subj: Upcoming:B5 Ep Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Philip Hornsey Tuesday, January 02, 1996 3:35:09 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424586
"Imitation is the sincerest form of television." Fred
Allen
jms
Subj: Bester PsiCorp Shadows ? Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Jeffrey Martino Monday, January 01, 1996 9:43:10 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424280
No, it wasn't Bester at the Senator's office.
jms
Subj: The Gathering: Garibaldi Section: Babylon 5: General
To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot January 01, 1996 9:50:13 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424287
No, it was intended to be chemically inoffensive...I
think the props folks just put out drinks on the table and
didn't think too much about it.
jms
Subj: Hello! Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Neil Blevins Monday, January 01, 1996 9:54:04 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424289
<Quoting Neil Blevins to The Jawa/Jawa #2>
>You're a Jawa and not a Jawaette. Are there male
>Jawas? I know so little about your species.
Jawanettes? Jawaninas? Jawanesses? Jawarinas?
Jawanatrix?
Jawatress?
jms
Subj: Last of the Dilgar ??? Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Gerard Keating (Ireland) January 02, 1996 3:35:04 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424584
<Quoting Gerard Keating to JMS>:
>"Have we seen the last of the DeathWalkers race, The
>Dilgar?"
They're dead as doornails.
jms
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Subj: East End, West End Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Daniel Barer Thursday, December 28, 1995 2:58:18 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #422370
<Quoting Daniel Barer to JMS>:
>I was watching "Comes the Inquisitor" with closed-
>captioning on tonight (easier to ride the exercise
>bike while watching that way) and noticed that Sheridan
>now states (correctly) the murders occured in the East
>End, while the captions (and Boxleitner's lips, on re-
>viewing) still say West End. Glad you fixed the slip--
>are the captions etched in stone?
Y'know, I'd totally forgotten about the captions.
Nuts.
jms
Subj: Shadow Training Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Michael Zitaglio Tuesday, December 26, 1995 10:35:12 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421902
{regarding Rangers being trained to fight the Shadows}
This is one of those questions that can only best be
answered in the course of the series; you'll learn a lot more
about this subject this season.
jms
Subj: Shadow Training Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Susan Law Wednesday, December 27, 1995 4:32:28 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #421938
Of course, judging from recent episodes, Sheridan seems
to have been a bit remiss in continuing his lessons from
Kosh...ah, well, there'll probably be a price to pay for that
somewhere down the road. Only question is who'll have to pay
it.
jms
Subj: Will Zathras reappear? Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Gerald Himmelein December 27, 1995 8:31:26 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #422229
Yes, he'll appear; no, not before the two-parter; yes,
it'll be the same actor.
jms
Subj: Will Zathras reappear? Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Lolita . Maddalena December 28, 1995 2:58:17 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #422369
<Quoting Lolita . Maddalena to JMS>:
>Tell me if I'm wrong, but Zathras has been on the
>planet with the old mimbari, hasn't he?
Well, that's what Draal said earlier....
jms
Subj: Will Zathras reappear? Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: Gerald Himmelein Friday, December 29, 1995 9:16:15 PM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423103
<Quoting Gerald Himmelein to JMS>:
>Comment: Zathras looked somewhat bird-like, much like
>an owl, a screech owl (Kauz, in German). Now, Zathras
>behaves like a "komischer Kauz" (oddball). So his
>behavior and appearance match, at least in German. <g>
>Coincidence or cleverness on the creator's part?
Coincidence; I ain't that smart.
jms
Subj: Upcoming:B5 Ep Section: Babylon 5: Upcoming
To: JULIA Monday, January 01, 1996 3:09:03 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #423943
{Regarding Majel Barrett Roddenberry going back into
acting}
I'd just like to say that Majel did a great job for us
on B5, and we are hoping we can come up with other opportuni-
ties for the character to return. I know that Majel is
interested in pursuing other acting gigs outside ST, and I
wish her all the best. I think other shows would do well to
utilize her abilities; everyone had a great time working with
her, and she should be recognized for work other than ST.
Perhaps folks should let the producers of other shows
know that she's available now, and interested, and that
they'd like to see her appear on other shows from time to
time. (Maybe someone could drop the folks at X-Files of
Space a note in their forums....)
jms
Subj: From jms: info Section: Babylon 5: General
To: Pat Russell Tuesday, January 02, 1996 1:28:19 AM
From: J. Michael Straczynski #424359
<Quoting Pat Russell to JMS>:
>Walter is doing a great job with Bester. Understand we
>will see him again this season. Looking forward to
>it. Tell him he does "rotten" well.
Yeah, Walter's doing a great job with it. So far we're
going to see Bester twice this season at least, which I'm
very happy about.
jms
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