JMS on CompuServe (Mar 07, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
brent.barrett at 24stex.com
Thu Mar 7 17:06:47 EST 1996
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[ Note from Brent: Before you ask, no I cannot forward
your questions to JMS. He has asked that questions
not originating from CIS accounts not be posted to
CIS. He encourages all of us to wait for the
moderated USENET group, to which he plans to
subscribe. ]
[ Summary: Loves the show in Qeubec, but has trouble following the threads
on CIS. ]
#: 465791 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 18:32:44
Sb: #464128-Enjoying Babylon 5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks. I suggest you download Tapcis and use it; it makes sorting
through the threads a lot easier. Welcome to the club.
jms
#: 464166 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
04-Mar-96 12:43:11
Sb: #463164-#PoNR-Hague
Fm: PHILIP HORNSEY
>> One can only wonder when the other offer *really* came in....
Trying to give the guy the benifit of the doubt (he's had a pretty damn rough
last few months after all), but would it not have been professional to at least
give you guys a couple of scenes to tie up characters threads?
I have always gotten the impression that B5 actually keeps to a schedule, and
could shoot a scene or two around even a *tight* schedule (even if the scene
was just Foxworth in an EA uniform going AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
<boom>).
Phil^^^^
FREE MARS!
#: 465793 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
06-Mar-96 18:32:50
Sb: #464166-PoNR-Hague
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
It wasn't workable, due to his schedule.
jms
[ Summary: Wants clarification about the reposting/mailing list issues
on the Internet. ]
#: 465794 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 18:32:52
Sb: #464168-Violating Your Privacy
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
You must understand that because I'm not on rastb5, my info comes
secondhand. My understanding, from TF's own statements, is that this last
round came about because of a mailer generated by people who like trying to
"mind-phuque" me, of which he is one, and is thus on the list. (The term is
his, cleaned up for cis.)
There are, on the other hand, other lists compiled by people who're fans
of the show, for general information purposes. They should not be considered
in the same way, and as far as I can tell, they are going to great lengths to
do this the right way.
jms
#: 464188 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
04-Mar-96 12:44:15
Sb: #463166-#<Point of No Return>
Fm: PHILIP HORNSEY
>> Also, there was a PBS documentary this past week on the blacklist; I suggest
that ANYone who thinks we would never fall for something like the Nightwatch
should take a look at it. It makes the Nightwatch look pale by comparison.
Waitasecond Joe,
The Nightwatch is in the process of bringing down the government, arresting
people for treason, and ushering in a dictatorship.
HUAC didn't!
HUAC and SUAC put a couple dozen folks in jail for 2-6 on contempt charges, and
kept some others from working due to *social* sanction. Sure it was totally
contemtable and un-american, but it was *hardly* in the same ballpark.
Phil^^^^
FREE MARS!
#: 465795 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
06-Mar-96 18:32:55
Sb: #464188-<Point of No Return>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I disagree. When even Truman was loathe to take on HUAC and McCarthy,
you've got a real problem. You make the impact sound minimal; but people
committed suicide when their careers were ruined by HUAC and Tailgunner Joe. I
personally know writers who were at the top of their form and their careers who
never worked again because they were blacklisted or greylisted.
It was also the climate created by HUAC that threatened much more widely
than the actions of the committee itself. Take Red Channels, a sleazy little
rag published by the owner of a *SUPERMARKET CHAIN* in which he listed those he
considered -- based on whim or divine revelation -- reds or sympathetic to
reds. Even a publication like that had tremendous destructive power. I know
one of the writers listed in Red Channels; the networks grey-listed him
instantly. It was *years* before he could work again.
The whole red-baiting hysteria of the 50s came as close to destroying
the American dream as any threatened invasion. If it had been led by someone a
little less self-destructive than McCarthy, I hate to think what would've
happened.
jms
[ Summary: Asks JMS where he heard about the "Paramount Sues the Navy"
story. ]
#: 465796 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
06-Mar-96 18:32:57
Sb: #464200-<The last few eps?>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I first heard about it at a con, from a member of the crew of the USS
Enterprise. Also, when it happened, it was reported here and there in a few
places.
jms
[ Summary: "Wow" re: Point of No Return. Then screams because he has to
wait until May, so asks JMS for the exact date of new episodes. ]
#: 465799 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
06-Mar-96 18:33:07
Sb: #464357-<<Point of No Return>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
You get new eps in April, the first week, rather than May.
jms
#: 465436 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 08:15:56
Sb: #465293-#B5 Doors / AI
Fm: JACQUELINE GROOM
Hi Joe,
<< They will usually open automaticaly (from the inside); from the
outside, you need to use an identicard. If you ask to enter, the person
inside has to give the verbal cue.>>
Thanks. That makes sense. Does the verbal cue have to be 'Open', or
can it be any reasonably clear command?
Jaq
#: 465804 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 18:46:01
Sb: #465436-B5 Doors / AI
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
You can program in a variety of commands, from OPEN to COME or YES,
though the vaguer the statement, the more probability of a mistake.
jms
[ Summary: Thanks JMS for clarifying the Sinclair/Michael O'Hare issue, but
when he (the poster) tries to re-phrase it, he gets it wrong *again*! ]
#: 465805 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 18:46:03
Sb: #465447-Evidence of an arc <g>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
"Basically, it was a decision by the WB suits that was mutually agreed
to by all."
Not correct. It was first broached by me, to Michael, for story
reasons; we discussed it, mutually and amicably agreed that this would work out
for both of us, and then confirmed this with WB, to whom we had indicated we
might do this, pending the conversation with Michael.
There's a long post here that was written by me and archived at the
time; it's in one of the two B5 libraries. It goes into great detail on the
whole thing.
jms
[ Summary: Tells JMS that, while she thinks MfE was really, really good, she
liked PoNR even better. ]
#: 465806 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
06-Mar-96 18:46:04
Sb: #465537-<Point of No Return>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I appreciate that, thanks.
jms
[ Summary: Asks how non-netters are going to stay informed about the fan
club. ]
#: 465808 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 18:46:09
Sb: #465748-#Fan Club
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
We have a PO box now, and we'll do ads in magazines and the like, plus
maintaining a convention presence.
jms
[ Summary: Asks if there is a sensor device that opens doors from the inside
when someone approaches. ]
#: 465809 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 18:46:10
Sb: #465750-B5 Doors / AI
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yes, there's a sensor device, just as in your local drug store's
automatic doors when you approach.
jms
[ Summary: The fellow who couldn't quite get the Sinclair/O'Hare issue down
finally *sigh*s and promises to "keep [his] trap shut." ]
#: 465997 S5/Babylon 5: General
06-Mar-96 22:42:51
Sb: #465862-Evidence of an arc <g>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
We learn by doing.
jms
[ Summary: Loves the show but complains that the only bad guys JMS has
shown so far are the "oppurtunists, quislings, bully boys, ticket-punching
bureaucrats, go-along-to-get-alongs, fellow travelers, etc.," and asks
when we will see the "nice, smart, principled, idealistic and decent people
who, after much careful thought, have decided that the Nightwatch is the
right thing for all the right reasons." Also wonders why all PsiCops are
so smug. Thinks seeing a likable PsiCop would be real horror. ]
#: 465998 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
06-Mar-96 22:42:51
Sb: #465901-<PoNR> A complaint
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Okay, Greg, you asked for it, you got it...and it'll be in one of the
very first batch of new episodes coming up. I'll narrow it down to the first
four up, to avoid spoilers. But it's there. In spades.
jms
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