ATTN JMS: Where Credit Is Due?

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Subject: ATTN JMS: Where Credit Is Due?
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s  1: Oct 18, 1996: marty.t at salata.com (MARTY TABNIK)
*  2: Oct 20, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)

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From: marty.t at salata.com (MARTY TABNIK)
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You've joined us in deploring the recent trend towards
        Squishing closing credits.

And, in an earlier article, you mentioned that credits
[in that case, who *MUST* appear in B5's opening credits
and why (re: AK and PJ)] are determined by AFTRA.

At the risk of opening a can of spoo . . . .
        Where *ARE* the Craft Unions?
        Where *ARE* the WGA and AFTRA?

What's the point of GETTING credit if
        The station renders it UNreadable!


marty.t at salata.com, who wonders whether Union lawyers
EVER watch TV?


PS: As those of us who've seen the closing credits for
        Lois&Clark: The Adventures of Superman
know, credits *CAN* be laid out on the screen so that
they are readable even if squished.
(Guess who produces&distributes L&C?  Right, WB!)

Having written that PS, I now wonder whether B5's
ExecProd will give serious consideration to
REFORMATTING the credits on-screen?  I know, I know,
there *is* that problem with different stations that
squish credits in different ways, but
        Consider it a Challenge&Opportunity! <bfg>


PPS {sigh}: The .tag/SIG below reads an awful lot like
something that you or Harlan might have written.
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 * SLMR 2.1a * Opportunity knocks once...reality kicks in the damn door.

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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Lines: 9

WB determines and tells us how the credits are to be displayed; we have no
latitude in this.

jms


 jms


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