JMS on CompuServe (Nov 15, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
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Fri Nov 15 18:33:20 EST 1996
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #610729-#Women's role in SF & B5
Sb: #610747-#Four Year Arc
Sb: #610774-SANDMAN & Production
Sb: #610775-#female vorlons
Sb: #610795-The Future of Babylon 5
Sb: #610822-<Apotheosis Hanger>
Sb: #610834-Old Kosh?
Sb: #611102-Four Year Arc
Sb: #611098-John in the Underworld
Sb: #611084-<<Mr Garibaldi>>
Sb: #611153-<WEHtMG - wow>
Sb: #611012-John in the Underworld
Sb: #611031-#4 or 5? Be HONEST, jms
Sb: #611050-4 or 5? Be HONEST, jms
Sb: #611197-I need help JMS!
Sb: #611253-<Vir speculat'n-spoiler>
#: 610729 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 05:10:22
Sb: #610439-#Women's role in SF & B5
Fm: BILL HIRST
>> "What about women's fantasies?"
I'm busy. <<
Joe Straczynski, I have never, ever, seen you diss a fan that way in all the
years I've been online. Gayle deserves an apology.
-Bill
#: 610885 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 12:41:32
Sb: #610729-#Women's role in SF & B5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Bill....IT WAS A JOKE. Which she took that way.
jms
#: 610747 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Nov-96 06:10:07
Sb: #Four Year Arc
Fm: DARRAN WILLIAMS
Joe,
I've just been reading an article in the UK Mag TV Zone which features an
interview with Bruce Boxleitner. In it it states that there will no longer be a
five year arc and that Warner Brothers have insisted that the ongoing narative
strands be tied up at the end of season 4. Is this a prelude to WB cancelling
the show at the end of this season, and if so why are they so interested in a
Babylon 5 spin-off if they have concerns over a fifth year of Babylon 5 ?
Darran Williams...
#: 610886 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Nov-96 12:41:33
Sb: #610747-#Four Year Arc
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
That's the whole point. That interview was conducted fresh on the heels
of renewal, and we were getting mixed signals from WB (still are, actually),
and different people were telling people different things. It's subsequent to
that interview -- remember, there's a LOT of lead time on these magazines --
that the ratings began to come in, and WB began initiating talks about a fifth
season, and the sequel. You don't do a sequel unless the show is doing well.
jms
[ Summary: Thinks the idea of a television version of Neil Gaiman's
"Sandman" would be wonderful, but disagrees with others that the
"Endless" would require CGI. ]
#: 610887 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 12:41:34
Sb: #610774-SANDMAN & Production
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, you're right, you couldn't do those characters with CGI, it'd have
to be prosthetics, or cripple the performance aspect.
jms
[ Summary: Are there female Vorlons? ]
#: 610888 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Nov-96 12:41:35
Sb: #610775-#female vorlons
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Female is an irrelevant concept to the vorlons.
jms
[ Summary: Again asks about the recent TV Zone article. ]
#: 610889 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Nov-96 12:41:38
Sb: #610795-The Future of Babylon 5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I just answered this in another thread....
jms
#: 610822 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 10:59:10
Sb: #<Apotheosis Hanger>
Fm: BRENT BARRETT
Spoilers for 404 "Falling Toward Apotheosis"
Howdy, Joe;
Just read a synopsis of the promo for 404 that came down this morning. It ends
with Sheridan out cold on the floor with Delenn holding his head.
I know that these promos are typically *way* off the mark as a guide to an
episode's content, and I certainly don't want you to give anything away as to
the actual content, but considering that we'll have about two months of reruns
after 404, can you possibly just assure me (and many others) that this *isn't*
how you're going to end 404 (i.e. with another cliffhanger)?
I don't think my heart could take it. :-)
Thank you ever so much,
-- Brent
#: 610957 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 15:11:42
Sb: #610822-<Apotheosis Hanger>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, it doesn't exactly end with a cliffhanger.
It does, however, end on a cliff.
jms
[ Summary: Asks if Kosh was ever a "nexus" in a previous war. ]
#: 610958 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Nov-96 15:11:43
Sb: #610834-Old Kosh?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No.
jms
[ Summary: Goes into great detail about possible futures for Babylon 5 as
a television series in its fifth season or on the WB network. ]
#: 611219 S5/Babylon 5: General
14-Nov-96 23:26:55
Sb: #611102-Four Year Arc
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Since your question embodies a complexity of thought I have yet to see
from corporate WB, I very much doubt that will be a problem. Further, there
are NO plans or intents for the sequel, if it becomes a reality, to go to the
WB network.
jms
[ Summary: In response to the recent thread about basic mythic elements
going back to ancient Greek myths, this poster says, "For those of us
who didn't go to Oxford and can't read Greek, Tolkien is a bridge to
those concepts." ]
#: 611220 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 23:26:57
Sb: #611098-John in the Underworld
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I didn't go to Oxford, and I can't read Greek. I went to 3 junior
colleges in small towns, and one college, San Diego State University. And I'm
doing fairly decent with English when I try, but except for a smattering of
German, forget the rest.
Where you grew up or went to school is no reason not to go out and find
the great wealth of material waiting for you at your local library.
Nor is there anything wrong with LoTR being a bridge to other works...
provided one actually *drives across* that bridge....
jms
[ Summary: Loved Peter Jrasik and Andreas Katsulas in "Whatever Happened to
Mr. Garibaldi?" ]
#: 611221 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 23:27:00
Sb: #611084-<<Mr Garibaldi>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, those two are terrific. You know you can write *anything* for
them, and they can play it. Just terrific stuff.
jms
[ Summary: "It's those intimate, vulnerable moments that prove beyond
doubt that B5 is truly high drama." ]
#: 611222 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
14-Nov-96 23:27:01
Sb: #611153-<WEHtMG - wow>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, those are the moments when it all has to count.
Thanks.
jms
[ Summary: The poster who started the thread about ancient Greek myths
thanks JMS for his response and goes on to say she did a lot of her
reading at the "Asbury Park Public Library." ]
#: 611346 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
15-Nov-96 11:33:19
Sb: #611012-John in the Underworld
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Asbury Park...I used to hang out at Asbury Park when I was a kid, and
when it was still a fairly decent park. How is it these days?
jms
[ Summary: The poster who thought JMS wasn't being honest about the fifth
year of Babylon 5 tries to use logic to point out that JMS will need to
either finish it all up in year four or water down year five, as he
won't know about renewal until the end of this season. ]
#: 611347 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
15-Nov-96 11:33:20
Sb: #611031-#4 or 5? Be HONEST, jms
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I've worked out the details for 1,000 years in either direction for the
B5 storyline in general, and in specific for 100 years in either direction;
there's no chance of anything getting watered down no matter what
happens...there's enough story there for several novels. And WB is currently
very interested in the side-story/sequel series that I've mentioned from the
beginning is a possibility.
jms
[ Summary: Suggests a rule that says "No Tolkien comparisons." ]
#: 611348 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
15-Nov-96 11:33:22
Sb: #611050-4 or 5? Be HONEST, jms
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, that wouldn't really be practical. If someone wants to *compare* it
with LoTR, a compare and contrast thing, that's something I don't have a
problem with...to be even included in the same breath with LoTR is a great
compliment. It's the notion that something was *adapted* from that, or some
other work, that sometimes drives me crazy...but I wouldn't wish to set that
forth as a rule...the rules are only as absolutely necessary, not for this sort
of thing.
jms
#: 611197 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Nov-96 05:46:43
Sb: #I need help JMS!
Fm: MICHAEL ZITAGLIO
Joe,
You must understand, I have always been a stable individual. I am an educated
man, have a great career, a wonderful wife, and a beautiful daughter. I go to
work everday, come home, eat dinner, play with the baby, and go to sleep. I
like my routine......... BUT WHEN I HAVE RECURRING DREAMS THAT PAT TALLMAN IS
STARRING IN " ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN" AND SHE IS RUNNING THROUGH THE
STREETS DRESSED IN TATTERS AND DESTROYING BUILDINGS, I START TO GET
WORRIED!!!!!
You remind me of the old Automobile Club of America commercials....."DO YOU
HAVE TO BE THAT GOOD"!!! B5 IS IN MY HEAD EVERYDAY. MY WIFE LEAVES ME
EMAIL MESSAGES AT WORK.. " THE SHADOWS KNOW MY NAME". IN ADDITION, I WORK
WITH TOM KNUDSEN ( WHO ISNT TOO STABLE HIMSELF) . IM GOING NUTS. IM AT THE END
OF MY ROPE! ARE REPEATS COMING SOON?
i think i need a rest.....or something?
mike
( whats left of him )
#: 611349 S5/Babylon 5: General
15-Nov-96 11:41:15
Sb: #611197-I need help JMS!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
So basically you're just a shadow of your former self....
jms
[ Summary: Thinks that what Vir will do in an upcoming episode that no
one would ever think of him doing is kill someone. This poster thinks
he will kill the Emperor instead of G'Kar. ]
#: 611350 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
15-Nov-96 11:41:16
Sb: #611253-<Vir speculat'n-spoiler>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Who can say...?
jms
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