JMS on CompuServe (Jun 24, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

[Brent Barrett]

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 [ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
    Sb: #528618-#Series Renewal
    Sb: #528619-What of Earth?
    Sb: #526902-JMS: thestation.com????
    Sb: #527274-#sci fi shows
    Sb: #527820-B5 on WBTV in Euro?
    Sb: #528468-Londo in I&E (Spoilers)
    Sb: #526937-#JMS
    Sb: #527589-#B5 and Star Wars.
    Sb: #528276-#Shadows are Beautiful!


 [ Summary: Asks if any directors have been lined up for season four yet. ]

 #: 528673 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:14:02
Sb: #528618-#Series Renewal
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      Yes, we've begun lining up directors; will announce more as we get closer
to finalizing stuff.

                                                                    jms


 [ Summary: Wonders why not much has been shown about the economics of the
   Babyloin 5 universe.  For instance, why sanctions haven't been imposed 
   on the non-aligned worlds by Earth for helping with the defense of B5. ]

 #: 528674 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:14:04
Sb: #528619-What of Earth?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      There's been some on economics, not nearly enough, though.

                                                                    jms


 [ Summary: Wonders if Warner Brothers "owns" Babylon 5 or if JMS owns it. ]

 #: 528675 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:14:06
Sb: #526902-JMS: thestation.com????
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      Yes, on all TV series, the studio owns the copyright and all that
entails.  That's why ST in all its forms is (c) Paramount, not Roddenberry.

                                                                    jms


 [ Summary: Asks if JMS watches any of the other SF shows on TV, including
   Star Trek, X-Files, and Space A&B. ]

 #: 528676 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:14:08
Sb: #527274-#sci fi shows
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      I don't generally watch any of the ST shows.  I like X-Files quite a bit,
haven't seen virtually anything of Sliders...though I can tell you now that the
next big, nifty show to come along in the fantasy/sf genre is going to be
"Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman.  I've seen a couple of episodes of it, and it's
neat.  Look for it later in the year or spring.  (It's from the BBC.)

                                                                    jms


 [ Summary: A U.K. viewer points out that Warner Brothers will have their
   own channel available in the U.K. by November of this year.  The user
   then asks what this means for Babylon 5. ]

 #: 528677 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:14:11
Sb: #527820-B5 on WBTV in Euro?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      Haven't got a clue.

                                                                    jms


 [ Summary: Asks why Londo chose to re-unite with Morden in "Interludes &
   Examinations," when he believed Refa to be the cause of Adira's death. ]

 #: 528678 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:14:13
Sb: #528468-Londo in I&E (Spoilers)
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      Refa is a powerful guy now, with powerful allies; he needs money, in
large amounts, and more influence, so when and if Refa would get it, there
wouldn't be the kinds of repercussions that might otherwise come, as with a
mafia hit, for instance.

                                                                    jms



 #: 526937 S5/Babylon 5: General
    20-Jun-96  07:20:38
Sb: #JMS
Fm: SIMON GRIERSON

Hi,

I'd just like to comment to you about the sheer number of B5 "Resin" models
that appear to be illigally comming onto the brittish Model market at the
moment.

It seems clear that there is demand for B5 Merchandise of this type - so can I
ask (if I may be so bold) why there is no such merchandise, other than the
Micromachines and Stamp sets, availalbe?

So far I have seen advertised:

The White Star,
Babylon 5,
Starfuries,
PPGs,
Babylon 5 Costumes,
G'Kar and KOSH Mouldings,
Com Badges,
VOrlon and Centauri Cruisers.

Most are Resin models, and cost L50 on average. An awfull lot are passed on by
dealers in various magazines (All Mart - that is, Model Mart and so on).

I myself would love to buy one, but since I know I'm basically being ripped off
(L50 for somthing that should strictly cost L20 - and not to mention YOU are
getting ripped off - ) - so I await any Glue Together models that may be in the
works. Have you any information?

Anyway, thanks in advance for any replies :-)

Oh - before I go, is there any information on B5 Club membership in the UK?

TTFN,
Simon Grierson.


 #: 528684 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:30:49
Sb: #526937-#JMS
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      We're going after the pirates.  On the model front...basically, all that
has to happen is for a model company to come to us and make a deal to produce
the models.  (A decent sized company.)  So far, none of them have, on the
theory that only ST models sell from TV shows.  Maybe if they heard from
consumers interested in B5 models, they'd come to us and make a deal.

                                                                    jms



 #: 527589 S5/Babylon 5: General
    21-Jun-96  20:52:59
Sb: #B5 and Star Wars.
Fm: SIMON GRIERSON

Hi,

Can I just make a little point of observation here?

No - I'm not going to say B5 is a ripoff of Star Wars or anything like that. In
fact, yes - they are simmilar - but only in scope and epic proportians and,
IMHO intelligence.

I have just purchased and subsequently re-watched the entire Star Wars Trilogy
(Acts IV V and VI). Now, the feeling that the Star Wars universe is well
thought out, deep, intelligently constructed and - gord darn it - exciting - is
evident throught all three movies.

To me, Babylon 5 has a simmilar epic feel to it. It's a rich, intelligently
thoughtt out universe - and it adds so much to the story that is unfolding.
Babylon 5 is aslo very exciting when it's supposed to be.

So can I be so bold as to put both Mr George Lucas and J. Micheal Statzynski
into the same "Great Minds of Science Fiction" category that I think they
deserve to be in?

BOth people have delivered my favourite - of all time- sci-fi stories.

Here's to another 2 years of B5 and an exciting climax in 1999!

Simon Grierson.


 #: 528685 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:30:50
Sb: #527589-#B5 and Star Wars.
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      I can't think of any higher compliment than to be included in the same
sentence as the Star Wars trilogy.

                                                                    jms


 [ Summary: A poster believes that the Shadows have been getting a bad rap.
   She thinks they are "beautiful creatures who are just trying to survive
   in the universe like all other species." ]

 #: 528686 S5/Babylon 5: General
    24-Jun-96  01:30:53
Sb: #528276-#Shadows are Beautiful!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

      Ah, you are now the first...there will be others....

                                                                    jms


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