JMS on CompuServe (Nov 12, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
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Tue Nov 12 22:49:27 EST 1996
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #608829-Sheridans Mistake
Sb: #608862-<The Hour Of The Wolf>
Sb: #608864-#captain's bar in "wolf"
Sb: #609037-<Hour/Confirm?>
Sb: #609165-Orientation
Sb: #609183-#<The Hour Of The Wolf>
Sb: #609304-Season Four
Sb: #609332-Emperor's Journey
Sb: #609442-<Garibaldi History>
Sb: #609450-<<WHT Mr. Garibaldi?>>
Sb: #609291-hour of the wolf/etc
Sb: #609380-Women's role in SF & B5
#: 608829 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 04:33:04
Sb: #608639-#Sheridans Mistake
Fm: MICHAEL ZITAGLIO
A guy called Joe,
<Maybe he did...maybe he didn't.>
You do this on purpose don't you? DONT YOU!
By the way, I bought a box of the new B5 cards and in every pack I kept getting
a card with some guy in glasses with a beard. Haven't seen him in the show
though. And to boot, some jerk in the card factory scribbled on one of
them....so I threw that one out. The nerve of these guys.
Mike
#: 609242 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 18:09:34
Sb: #608829-Sheridans Mistake
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Hey, those cards are going for $300 a pop now...if you're going to toss
'em, let others know where....
jms
[ Summary: Asks if the novels are canon. ]
#: 609243 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 18:09:35
Sb: #608862-<The Hour Of The Wolf>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
In the past, we've tried to keep them canon in the broad strokes, though
in the details things fall out. The new batch, though, are being kept much
closer to continuity....
jms
#: 608864 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 07:04:47
Sb: #608806-#captain's bar in "wolf"
Fm: DAVE VINCENT
>It's not a captain's bar it's a stat bar (gold for command, gold and silver
for command/administrative liaison, red for medical, green for security), and
it's Sheridan's.<
Is Ivanova's stat bar gold and silver or (as I saw it) gold and green?
Regards,
Dave
#: 609244 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 18:09:35
Sb: #608864-#captain's bar in "wolf"
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Gold and silver.
jms
#: 609037 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 13:29:26
Sb: #<Hour/Confirm?>
Fm: GOPHER
So was that a Soul Hunter in the end of "Hour" or not? If not, why was he
wearing the same headpiece?
#: 609245 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 18:09:36
Sb: #609037-<Hour/Confirm?>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, and it's not the same headpiece; the soul hunter had a single jewel
implanted in his head, nothing else. This is more crown-like, and has an
actual headpiece.
jms
[ Summary: A viewer is bothered that Hollywood can only seem to tolerate
homosexuality "as long as it's depiction doesn't involve the main
storyline or if the homosexual is "converted" or dies in the end." She
is also disappointed that the lesbian relationship in season two involved
bisexuals and not true homosexuals. ]
#: 609246 S5/Babylon 5: General
11-Nov-96 18:09:37
Sb: #609165-Orientation
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
In 2261, nobody much worries about categorizing people as one thing or
another...some can move in and out of various kinds of relationships and no one
thinks of it one way or another. There is no political agenda here, or saying
"you are this, and if you do that, you're not this anymore," or conversion, or
anything of the sort.
One can only wish that were more true today.
jms
[ Summary: Asks for the difference between CGI and "roto" work. ]
#: 609247 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 18:09:41
Sb: #609183-#<The Hour Of The Wolf>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
CGI is specifically graphics generated on a computer, usually 2d or 3d
animation. Roto work like the streams from Lyta's eyes are done by hand, frame
by frame.
jms
#: 609304 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 19:21:33
Sb: #608524-#Season Four
Fm: RAY PELZER
Which reminds me, are you nearly ready to give us the new "season title"?
Haven't seen WEH2MrG yet, but HotW was just....... just...... WOW.
#: 609575 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 12:10:40
Sb: #609304-Season Four
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
When I'm ready....
jms
#: 609332 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
11-Nov-96 20:23:08
Sb: #Emperor's Journey
Fm: ROWAN KAISER
Has Emperor Carpaggia (sp?) made his visit to Narn yet? (as of HotW)
#: 609576 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 12:10:41
Sb: #609332-Emperor's Journey
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Not yet.
jms
#: 609442 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 04:01:48
Sb: #<Garibaldi History>
Fm: TIMOTHY C SCHELL
Joe,
Garibaldi's disappearance has made me think about him more than I have in a few
months. I am a little confused on some points and I'm hoping you can help me.
1. Sequence of Garibaldi's life before coming aboard B5. I'm thinking it goes
something like this: Garibaldi serves in the Earth-Minbari War
Garibaldi serves in EF security on Mars
Garibaldi is chief of security on Io's surface where he meets the
Kemmers
Garibaldi drops into a severe alchoholic episode and returns to Mars as
a shuttle pilot
Garibaldi meets Jeff Sinclair as when Shadow ship is excavated on Mars
Is this in the correct order? Am I leaving out something?
2. Garibaldi and the PsiCorps base on Syria Planum. Garibaldi and Sinclair
discovered a secret PsiCorps installation when they first met on Mars. Was
this the base at Syria Planum or is that another installation altogether? I
seem to remember Garibaldi referring to investigating the Syria Planum
base....did he make further inquiries or was the story just to coverup how he
first discovered PsiCorps activities?
3. Was Garibaldi's flirtatiousness with Talia genuine or a ploy to keep close
to her without arousing the mole personality's suspicion?
Reviewing the episodes and the comics, it's almost surprising the PsiCorps or
the Shadows haven't abducted Mr. Garibaldi before now.
I know that you have many important things to type, especially new episodes,
but any clarification would be welcome.
Tim
#: 609577 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 12:10:42
Sb: #609442-<Garibaldi History>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Sounds about right.
jms
[ Summary: This viewer was so excited by the story right now that she stayed
up until 11:30pm to watch the show a few days early in her town. ]
#: 609578 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 12:10:45
Sb: #609450-<<WHT Mr. Garibaldi?>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
That's great, thanks....
jms
[ Summary: Really enjoyed "The Hour of the Wolf." ]
#: 609704 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 16:07:18
Sb: #609291-hour of the wolf/etc
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks...it's a great start.
jms
[ Summary: Enjoyed having three women in a powerful action role in "The
Hour of the Wolf," but thinks it was interesting that Lennier, a male,
had to save them. ]
#: 609705 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
12-Nov-96 16:07:19
Sb: #609380-Women's role in SF & B5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Actually, the ship was what technically saved them...Lennier also began
to fall under the influence of the shadow voice, as we saw. There was some
forethought on his part, but the ship activated itself on timer.
jms
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