JMS on CompuServe (May 28, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS* 1/2
Brent Barrett
bbarrett at speedlink.com
Tue May 28 16:51:06 EDT 1996
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #513002-Penguins Attack!
Sb: #513040-Character Casting
Sb: #513063-MacUser mention
Sb: #513075-<WWE, part 2>
Sb: #512987-<<WWE2 - Spoilers & ? >>
Sb: #513077-Some thots on <<WWE2>>
Sb: #513076-<WWE2>
Sb: #513021-<War w/o End>
Sb: #513047-#<<WWE 2 Time Flashes>>
Sb: #513088-#Attn: JMS, Continuity
Sb: #513269-WWE2-Cousin Bruce Morrow
Sb: #513499-Mira's words on JMS/B5
Sb: #513210-#How Time Flies
Sb: #513381-#How Time Flies
Sb: #512983-#B5 RENEWED? YES? YES!
Sb: #513212-Drop-Jawed with Delight
Sb: #513253-First season question
Sb: #513293-B5 and station-swapping
Sb: #513514-B5 Screen Saver
Sb: #513327-<WWE II>
Sb: #513086-#<War W/o End #2>
Sb: #513393-#<<Time Travel Ques.>>
[ Summary: Asks (in jest, I *think*) about the "penguins who stole
Ivanova's shoes." ]
#: 513557 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 20:25:38
Sb: #513002-Penguins Attack!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
We're keeping that information on ice for now.
jms
[ Summary: A self-proclaimed "Ethnic Portuguese" in the U.K. thanks JMS for
offering a diverse collection of accents and cultures in the B5 universe. ]
#: 513558 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 20:25:40
Sb: #513040-Character Casting
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks. Yes, we do try and cast from a variety of backgrounds, and allow
for different accents and the like. We haven't done as much as I'd like, I
think we did more in season 3 than in 2, but I still think we can do more of
it.
jms
[ Summary: A poster points out that the July, 1996 MacUser magazine, in
a review of web browsers, states that users can "hear the latest sound
clip from Friends or view a teaser of next week's episode of Babylon 5.
Then he goes on to ask if JMS could squeeze "Babylon Squared" into the
rerun schedule. ]
#: 513559 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 20:25:42
Sb: #513063-MacUser mention
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Alas, I have zip influence over airing schedules.
jms
[ Summary: Speculates that B5 will build a huge following once the five
year run is up and asks JMS if he'd consider re-doing the special effects
down the road if the technology ever improved, "ala Star Wars." ]
#: 513561 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 20:25:45
Sb: #513075-<WWE, part 2>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I'm still working on doing it, now to even think about re-doing it is
more than my poor brain can handle....
jms
[ Summary: A lurker glows about "War Without End," and apologizes about
running off at the mouth with her comments. ]
#: 513562 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 20:25:48
Sb: #512987-<<WWE2 - Spoilers & ? >>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks for all that, it's much appreciated. And don't worry about
"running off at the mouth." If folks around here can stand me, then can put up
with just about anybody.
jms
#: 513077 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
26-May-96 23:19:37
Sb: #511707-#Some thots on <<WWE2>>
Fm: MORRIS L. GAVANT, M.D.
You mean you're actually human?
Dr. G
#: 513563 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 20:25:49
Sb: #513077-Some thots on <<WWE2>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Unless you've heard something....
jms
#: 513076 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
26-May-96 23:19:36
Sb: #512749-#<WWE2>
Fm: MORRIS L. GAVANT, M.D.
JMS,
I'm confused about why Delenn dropped the lighthouse globe (now why would a
good ol' boy from land locked Kansas have a lighthouse?). When will I no
longer be confused?
#: 513564 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 20:25:53
Sb: #513076-<WWE2>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Well, the reason Delenn dropped the globe will be gone into by the end of
the season; as for "when will (you) no longer be confused?" that's rather
outside my purview. Have you considered meditation?
jms
[ Summary: Asks if we'll ever see the War Room support personnel. ]
#: 513565 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 20:25:54
Sb: #513021-<War w/o End>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Well, you see them every time you go into the set.
jms
[ Summary: Asks why Delenn had a time flash in "War Without End." ]
#: 513566 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 20:25:56
Sb: #513047-#<<WWE 2 Time Flashes>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Throughout the episode, whenever there's a tachyon burst, pretty much
everyone has a timeflash of one sort or another (as also mentioned in Babylon
Squared).
jms
#: 513088 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 00:32:45
Sb: #510955-#Attn: JMS, Continuity
Fm: MICHAEL GRABOIS
I wouldn't have mentioned this except for that we know you're a stickler for
continuity. Delenn's sleeve was the wrong color as she touched Sinclair's arm
at the end. (we watched B^2 and WWE 1 right before part 2).
And did we ever hear anything about the B4 crew that was evacuated?
mg
#: 513610 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:03
Sb: #513088-#Attn: JMS, Continuity
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, I know about the sleeve...and actually she didn't touch him in
WWE2. It was one of those days when it was a hideous production schedule, and
I wasn't on set, and it slipped by everybody else.
jms
[ Summary: Another lurker pipes in with thanks to JMS. ]
#: 513611 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:05
Sb: #513269-WWE2-Cousin Bruce Morrow
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks, and always feel free to join in.
jms
[ Summary: Asks from which country Mira Furlan comes and if there is any
word on renewal. ]
#: 513612 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:07
Sb: #513499-Mira's words on JMS/B5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Mira's from Yugoslavia...and no word yet on renewal.
jms
[ Summary: The poster is amazed that JMS has gotten this much quality
passed "Industry Suits." ]
#: 513613 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:09
Sb: #513210-#How Time Flies
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Oddly enough, the suits (studio execs) have basically come to trust us to
do this right...and that's hard won.
jms
[ Summary: A fan thanks JMS for not letting all fans down. ]
#: 513614 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:11
Sb: #513381-#How Time Flies
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks. That was the one thing I just didn't want to do, disappoint the
fans, as I'd been disappointed so many times *as* a fan. We'll never be
perfect, however much I try, there will always be glitches, and more glitches,
and sons of glitches, but we always work to make it as good as humanly
possible. It's certainly the story I always wanted to see, and hope that
others feel the same.
jms
[ Summary: Asks if the Lurker's Guide news flash stating that Babylon 5
has been renewed for season four is true. ]
#: 513616 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:14
Sb: #512983-#B5 RENEWED? YES? YES!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, the information is *not* true, and I sent Steve a note about this.
The meeting to renew/not renew B5 hasn't happened yet, though it'll be
happening shortly. Some individual stations have signed on, but that isn't the
same thing as renewal, since WB will make its decision based on the final
number of stations that do sign on, vs. those that don't, or those that put it
in an unworkable timeslot.
jms
[ Summary: A professional writer from New York tells JMS that she and
her writer husband now love Babylon 5. ]
#: 513617 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:16
Sb: #513212-Drop-Jawed with Delight
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks, and I'm happy to be here. Just part of the service....
jms
[ Summary: Asks what secret Delenn was going to tell Sinclair before she
went into the Chrysalis. ]
#: 513618 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:18
Sb: #513253-First season question
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Delenn had intended to tell Sinclair much about the soul issue before
entering the chrysalis.
jms
[ Summary: Asks if she should try to get another independent station to
pick up Babylon 5 if he current station cancels it. ]
#: 513619 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:20
Sb: #513293-B5 and station-swapping
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yes, any other independent station in your area can pick up B5 if the
current station stops carrying it. This has in fact happened in several places
where stations didn't support it, dropped it, and another picked it up and did
much better with it. And thanks.
jms
[ Summary: Uses the Babylon 5 screen saver and loves it. ]
#: 513620 S5/Babylon 5: General
27-May-96 21:10:23
Sb: #513514-B5 Screen Saver
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks, yeah, I use it myself, nifty stuff.
jms
[ Summary: Thanks JMS for all the hard work and asks why the Lurker's
Guide pulled the notice about season four renewal. ]
#: 513622 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 21:10:25
Sb: #513327-<WWE II>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks. Lurker's pulled the flash because it ain't so, and I indicated
as much to them. Obviously they're eager, and want for good news to come soon,
as do we all, so they can't be faulted for enthusiasm.
jms
[ Summary: Enjoyed "War Without End," but asks JMS why he would show us
the end of the story in the middle of the story. ]
#: 513623 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 21:10:27
Sb: #513086-#<War W/o End #2>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks; showing the end of a story at or near the middle is a literary
device that's sometimes used by novelists that can be very effective, if used
properly. It shows you what happens, but leaves open *how* you got there, and
what it means.
jms
#: 513393 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 15:46:02
Sb: #510594-#<<Time Travel Ques.>>
Fm: EDWIN CHAN
talking about time travel, was the scenes with garibaldi with more hair, scenes
that where taped back during the first season, or where they taped now? also,
i have heard that the remaining episodes of the third season will be shown in
october. is that true and how many episodes are left of season three?
thanks in advance,
ec in nyc
#: 513624 S6/Babylon 5: Upcoming
27-May-96 21:10:29
Sb: #513393-#<<Time Travel Ques.>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yes, the Garibaldi scenes in part 2 were all from the first season; and
the last 5 eps will apparently be held for October to ramp up the ratings for
the November sweeps.
jms
[ Continued in next section -- BB ]
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