JMS on CompuServe (Mar 22, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
brent.barrett at 24stex.com
Fri Mar 22 20:53:08 EST 1996
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Note that JMS has expressed his public permission
that all of his messages may be reproduced freely.
[ 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: Wants to know if the Foxworth pull-out is breaking his contract
and what JMS can do legally about it. ]
#: 474040 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
21-Mar-96 14:53:45
Sb: #473779-PoNR-Hague
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, there's nothing unlawful about it...and if you force the issue,
you've got an unhappy actor, which serves no purpose.
jms
[ Summary: Re-posts the title of a story found on the Net entitled: "STAR
TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE VS. BABYLON FIVE (Yay, like it's a contest!)," in
which the author creates a story in which the DS9 crew comes to B5. The
story is generally degrading to B5, calling it a "parallel and inferior
copy of our own, prime dimension."
The poster wants to bring this to JMS' attention, because the poster
believes he saw JMS mention that fan produced literature is a copyright
violation. ]
#: 474041 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 14:53:46
Sb: #473820-#B5 vs. DS9 filk story?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Little babies like to play little baby games...screw 'em.
jms
#: 473845 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 05:15:06
Sb: #Mugs 'n Stuff
Fm: ANNE L. WARNER
Joe,
This is for your "sticky note file" <giggle>
Please, the next time you are talking with the coffee mug people, would you ask
them to design a B5 mug that will go into the nuke for reheating?? I love my
big B5 mug, and Greg and I occasionally collide at the cupboard, trying to grab
it first, but it doesn't do rewarming! <sniff>
Thanks,
Anne
#: 474042 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 14:53:47
Sb: #473845-Mugs 'n Stuff
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
A good thought, I'll keep that in mind.
jms
#: 473972 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 11:34:41
Sb: #G'Lan/G'Len???
Fm: CHAD UNDERKOFFLER
Heya Joe.
In reading over a fan-produced B5 Condordance, I came across a confusing little
bit.
G'Quon's rival/co-prophet/fair-haired boy, the one Na'toth followed... was that
G'Lan?
The Luminous Being G'Kar saw... was that *also* G'Lan?
Or does there exist a "G'Len" and I'm just not hearing right?
Please set me straight.
Thanx.
Rage
Ranger of Washingdome
"Spoon!"
#: 474043 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 14:53:49
Sb: #473972-#G'Lan/G'Len???
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
G'Lan was one of a number of higher Narn beings who appeared to support
G'Quan. There is no G'Len, that's a misspelling of G'Lan.
jms
[ Summary: Excuses the post of the Net cross-over story and explains again
that he just thought JMS wanted to hear about fan produced literature. ]
#: 474243 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 23:07:57
Sb: #474058-#B5 vs. DS9 filk story?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Except I don't think it's actually a story idea, but rather qualifies as
parody (of a sort). Also, I've never said I'd go after anybody who posts story
ideas, because I can't do that; I can only leave any forum where they come up.
I can't interfere with that. Actual *published* fiction that infringes is
another matter entirely, of course.
jms
[ Summary: Wonders why in, "The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your
Name," the new book by Neal Barrett, Jr., there is a passage where a
Narn rapes a telepath and claims that he received permission from Psi-
Corps to mate with a human telepath. Wants JMS to explain why cross-
species reproduction is possible, when basic biology tells us it
isn't. And why did Psi-Corps authorize it? Out of ignorance of biology
or what? ]
#: 474245 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 23:08:00
Sb: #474159-#<The Touch of Your...>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
It's either their ignorance or they don't care...but you're correct, in
the B5 universe you can't have two races interbreeding just like that. (In
fact, I seem to recall pointing this out in my notes on the manuscript; odd
that it hasn't been attended to, from what you're saying. I can only assume
that it slipped between the cracks.)
jms
#: 474209 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 20:44:50
Sb: #474043-#G'Lan/G'Len???
Fm: CHAD UNDERKOFFLER
>> G'Lan was one of a number of higher Narn beings who appeared to
support G'Quan. There is no G'Len, that's a misspelling of G'Lan.
jms
Okay.
(aside) *ONE* of? <mutter mutter>
Anywho...
Let me see if'n I can scenario this:
1. Long ago: Lots of Narn "higher beings"-- of which G'Lan is one-- drifting
around, roughly akin to angels/demigods/assistants to the watchmaker, whatever.
2. G'Quon shows up, starts preaching.
3. Narn Higher Being Corps rally behind the G'Quonster.
4. Time passes: Narn who incline to religion and *don't* follow G'Quon tend to
till follow the "old rites" or somesuch of the Narn Higher Beings.
How does that sound? I'm just trying to reconcile the devotion to G'Lan (of
Na'toth) and possible Vorlon involvement in the situation. I was under the
impression that G'Lan promulgated a code, and that sounded too "invasive" in
some ways for a Vorlon...
At one time, wasn't the G'Quon/G'Lan situation outline to us netted folks as
similar to what happened with Islam after the Prophet got "translated"? (With
G'quon as the Mohammed figure and G'Lan as his heir [can't recall name, Abu?])
Sorry to be such a pain, Joe. <g>
Rage
Ranger of Washingdome
"Book of G'kar? Heck, I'm waiting for the Book of *Kosh*!"
#: 474246 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 23:08:01
Sb: #474209-G'Lan/G'Len???
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Oh, the Vorlons can be *very* invasive, when they want to be, if it
suits their purposes. There's no Vorlon prime directive...it's manipulation,
whether small or large.
jms
[ Summary: Wants to know if the seemingly-energy-being that was picked up
by Sheridan where B4 disappeared was, in actuality, an energy being. ]
#: 474247 S5/Babylon 5: General
21-Mar-96 23:08:04
Sb: #474239-First One's Age
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I wouldn't call that entity an energy being, though it was non-tangible
in nature, at least on this plane.
jms
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