JMS on CompuServe (Mar 15, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
brent.barrett at 24stex.com
Fri Mar 15 12:36:38 EST 1996
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moderated USENET group, to which he plans to
subscribe. ]
#: 469831 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Mar-96 08:08:35
Sb: #469735-#Jumpgate dimensions
Fm: PHILIP HORNSEY
>> They're pretty big...but because they're not anchored, they can (and
do) move apart to accommodate larger ships when necessary.
I take it it takes less energy to open a gate when they are closer together...
Is jumpgate technology one of those things that is kinda black box. I mean,
everyone knows how to build 'em, and pretty well how they work, but *everybody*
bough plans for the things and they haven't changed in the whole history of the
galaxy?
Phil^^^^
FREE MARS!
#: 469903 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Mar-96 12:05:16
Sb: #469831-#Jumpgate dimensions
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, generally, the tech is pretty standard, and universal, so you
don't get a lot of variation with jump gates.
jms
[ Summary: Notes that the opening narration says the "year" (singular) of
the Shadow War. Wants to know if it will be over this year. ]
#: 469908 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Mar-96 12:12:03
Sb: #469769-#YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I think it's fair to say that the shadow war will drag on into at least
a portion of the fourth season.
Bear in mind that in the first season, we didn't even know the shadows
*existed* until it was almost over. This is more than just the story of this
particular war.
jms
[ Summary: Wants to know if the recently announced B5 RPG is legit. Also
thanks JMS for his valuable time (incorrectly states that JMS is paid for
being on CIS). ]
#: 470288 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Mar-96 00:15:24
Sb: #469921-#B5 RPG?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Nope, the time I spend here is on my own dime in terms of time invested.
Wouldn't have it any other way.
And yes, there will be a B5 rpg coming out later this year, and yes, as
with all licensed B5 products, I'll be involved in the development process.
jms
#: 470104 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Mar-96 18:26:05
Sb: #469736-#Other Arc Series
Fm: THEO THOURSON
<< I think I'd probably prefer to get out of TV and go back to writing novels
and plays.>>
I didn't know you wrote plays. Full length or one act?
Best,
Theo Thourson
#: 470289 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Mar-96 00:15:26
Sb: #470104-Other Arc Series
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I tend to write both full-length and one-act plays, depending on the
requirements of the topic. I've had about a dozen produced (a mix of both
lengths), and one published (and no, I won't tell you where, because I was only
18-19 when I wrote it, and that it's still in print leave me chagrined no end).
I actually tend to write just about anything; I enjoy working in, and
have sold in, every form of prose: short stories, novels, anthologies,
articles, investigative pieces, nonfiction books, even songs. The one thing at
which I'm *truly* awful however is poetry.
jms
[ Summary: Makes a guess at the three ages of mankind: infancy,
"Addolesence's [sic]," and adulthood. ]
#: 470290 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Mar-96 00:15:28
Sb: #470236-Just a Question
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Too simple. Not it.
jms
[ Summary: Points out that the major events of the first season,
the Battle of the Line and the Minbari soul issues, were all but
dropped after early second season. Wants to know if they'll be
back or if they were just there to introduce the series. ]
#: 470291 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Mar-96 00:15:31
Sb: #470270-YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
The information about the Battle of the Line comes back into play twice
this season, and the Minbari soul aspect is a major aspect we'll be getting
into at one point this season as well.
jms
[ Summary: Thought that the Shadow War would be affecting the entire
series, acting as a catalyst for other events. Then asks if we will
lose the Vorlons when the war is over or if humans will become Vorlons. ]
#: 470292 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Mar-96 00:15:32
Sb: #470278-YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
You make those assumptions about the war dominating the show because
that's the obvious way to go, and the way most shows *would* go. We're many
things, but obvious ain't one of them. There's more to it.
But no, we don't become Vorlons at the end of the war. They're who and
what they are because they're millions of years older than we are; you don't
just get that status in a box of Crackerjacks.
jms
[ Summary: Asks: 1) when is a spoiler thread not a spoiler anymore?
2) When is speculation not a story idea? Can he speculate on third
season episodes now that JMS has written them all? 3) When can he
post a spoiler for one episode under the thread of another episode? ]
#: 470293 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Mar-96 00:25:47
Sb: #470115-When is.....
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Story ideas aren't safe just because this season is over (from a writing
POV), because you can just as easily toss something out that's planned for year
4.
jms
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