JMS CIS Digest: 14-Mar-96 12:05:16 through 15-Mar-96 00:25:47 (13 msgs)
John Hardin
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14-Mar-96 12:05:16 through 15-Mar-96 00:25:47 (13 messages)
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Jumpgate dimensions
YEAR (sing) of shd war..
B5 RPG?
Other Arc Series
Just a Question
When is.....
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Date: 14-Mar-96 08:08:35
From: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Jumpgate dimensions
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.469831 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.469735 at compuserve.com>
> 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!
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Date: 14-Mar-96 12:05:16
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Jumpgate dimensions
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.469903 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.469831 at compuserve.com>
Yeah, generally, the tech is pretty standard, and universal, so
you don't get a lot of variation with jump gates.
jms
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Date: 14-Mar-96 04:31:07
From: Laurence Moroney <100546.50 at compuserve.com>
To: ALl
Subject: YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.469769 at compuserve.com>
AM I correct in saying that the Third season narration has the
words
The YEAR (singular) of the shadow war....
Does that mean it ends this season?
What happens then to years 4 and 5?
This is beginning to hurt!
Laurence
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Date: 14-Mar-96 12:12:03
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Laurence Moroney <100546.50 at compuserve.com>
Subject: YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.469908 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.469769 at compuserve.com>
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
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Date: 14-Mar-96 13:19:52
From: TJG Hamshere <101351.3145 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: B5 RPG?
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.469921 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
First off, I'd like to say how much I admire you. Its not the
show itself, but the dedication required to produce such a thing.
I know you're probably used to this sort of thing, but I have to
say how much I appreciate your work. Okay, now for the real reason
I'm writing this...
I've seen a refernece in the RPG forum to a Babylon 5 role
playing game and I was wondering if there was any truth in it.
Also, will you be working on the details for the game yourself,
such as ship specifications and such.
Thank you for your valuable time, (mainly cos you get paid so
much for spending it, and if you don't, why not?) (Did that make
sense?)
TJ.
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Date: 15-Mar-96 00:15:24
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: TJG Hamshere <101351.3145 at compuserve.com>
Subject: B5 RPG?
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470288 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.469921 at compuserve.com>
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
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Date: 14-Mar-96 18:26:05
From: Theo Thourson <73214.2131 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Other Arc Series
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470104 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.469736 at compuserve.com>
> 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
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Date: 15-Mar-96 00:15:26
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Theo Thourson <73214.2131 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Other Arc Series
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470289 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.470104 at compuserve.com>
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
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Date: 15-Mar-96 00:15:28
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: (blocked)
Subject: Just a Question
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470290 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.470236 at compuserve.com>
Too simple. Not it.
jms
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Date: 15-Mar-96 00:15:31
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: (blocked)
Subject: YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470291 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.470270 at compuserve.com>
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
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Date: 14-Mar-96 23:37:40
From: Laurence Moroney <100546.50 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470278 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.469908 at compuserve.com>
Hmmm, got me very curious now. I think I'll have to invent a time
machine!
Seriously though, I thought that the Shadow war would be casting
its shadow(sic) over the entire series and acting as a catalyst
for all other events (third age, souls etc.)
Does that mean we will lose the Vorlons when the war is over?
Or, as a previous hypothesis of mine went, does that mean we will
_become_ the Vorlons when the war is over?
Cheers, Laurence
By the way, Kosh is Clarence isn't he?
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Date: 15-Mar-96 00:15:32
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Laurence Moroney <100546.50 at compuserve.com>
Subject: YEAR (sing) of shd war..
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470292 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.470278 at compuserve.com>
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
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Date: 15-Mar-96 00:25:47
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: (blocked)
Subject: When is.....
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.470293 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.470115 at compuserve.com>
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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