JMS on CompuServe (Sep 10, 1996) * FINAL FIVE SPOILERS *
Brent Barrett
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Wed Sep 11 02:24:14 EDT 1996
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #574449-#<<ATRCONHP>>
Sb: #574505-#<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Sb: #574533-<<Z Minus>>
Sb: #574561-#<<And the rock...>>
Sb: #574594-<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Sb: #574733-<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Sb: #574639-<Rock - minor nit ?>
Sb: #574719-<Rock - minor nit ?>
Sb: #575079-B5 Creeping-itus
Sb: #575093-<<And the rock...>>
Sb: #575119-<<And the Rock...>>
Sb: #575152-<<Z'Ha;Dum>>??
[ Summary: Asks if the Shadows have eggs spread around the galaxy and they
are just trying to protect their young. ]
#: 574611 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 13:41:14
Sb: #574449-#<<ATRCONHP>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Nope.
jms
#: 574505 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 08:49:37
Sb: #574365-#<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Fm: DAN T. DAVIS
So, I take it that Refa (or at least the actor playing Refa) was the one who
said "Why me?" in your note about two deaths at the end of the third season?
(Now me... Why me...)
If so, could you now say a little more on this topic as to how the
conversations went? The curious always want to know more.
Thanks for a great show.
Dan
#: 574615 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 13:41:18
Sb: #574505-#<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yes, it was with the actor who plays Refa that I had that conversation.
He was initially bummed out, figured I was doing what I was doing in "Rock"
because I wasn't happy with his performance or something. So I pulled him aside
and explained the situation, and indicated that we'd likely use him again as an
alien character, under prosthetics. If he hadn't done such a good job, this
wouldn't have happened, because no one would've cared about the character.
jms
#: 574533 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 10:28:32
Sb: #574189-#<<Z Minus>>
Fm: GERARD KEATING (IRELAND)
Joe,
>> pretty good incentive to get Refa even WITHOUT Londo's presence in the
>> deal.
Even if 500 narn are kill for the death of Refa...
Gerard
#: 574617 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 13:41:20
Sb: #574533-<<Z Minus>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Except, of course, that going on at length about the death of Refa would
require revealing what he was doing there...and I doubt very much that the
Royal Court would like even the suspicion that one of its own was making deals
with the Narns to become public knowledge...so it's extremely unlikely that
there would be any retribution. This is one the Centauri would prefer to sweep
under the rug, I think.
jms
#: 574561 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 11:55:14
Sb: #<<And the rock...>>
Fm: IMRAN NAQVI
Just a note to say that once again you're doing the biz in winding us up for
the season finale, especially considering what we saw in the final scene. But
one things been really bugging me about that kiss. I don't know, but the
combination of seeing Delenn and John Kiss in front af that Armada seemed a
little...odd? When I think of the types of character we usually see in that
situation, it isn't the "good guys" I think of but the "bad guys". I've
deliberately put those two phrases in quotes since we still don't know which of
the two sides involved is which.
I don't know if I'm making any sense or maybe it's just me, I just
thought i'd share my thoughts.
Imran
#: 574618 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 13:41:22
Sb: #574561-#<<And the rock...>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I guess it's really a matter of perspective. It depends on what the
fleet is *there* for, as well.
jms
[ Summary: Thinks the background music as Refa runs in slow motion was
a lovely touch. ]
#: 574619 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 13:41:24
Sb: #574594-<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Thanks. When I thought of that one, I just sat there and grinned. It's
so perverse, but yet so appropriate, all at the same time. Just to further add
a bit of creepiness to it, in the sound mix I had the editors verb up the music
toward the fade out, so it had a slightly distorted edge to it. The details
are everything in a scene like that.
jms
#: 574733 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 17:49:51
Sb: #574615-#<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Fm: DAN T. DAVIS
I have to agree that (what is his name?!) "Refa" did a good job. I wouldn't
mind seeing him playing another character. Louis Turrene (is that the right
name?) moved well from Draal to Brother Theo. I guess, though, that "Refa" has
been Refa so many times, and has a very recognizable face, that it would be
tough for him to play a human, given that Centauri's are very human like (at
least in the FACE!).
Do you have many folks who have played multiple roles? Probably some of the
"extras" can move from human to Narn to Centauri without much problem.
On another note - I'll admit I also expected a "title" character to die. Often,
reality intrudes upon the storytelling (like when actors/actresses quit).
Please, if it adds to the story, don't NOT kill off a character just because
they have a contract. I think all of us expect that you would stick to GOOD
STORYTELLING instead of working around actor contracts. (And, it so rarely
happens in tv, doing so would SHOCK many people. That would at least be fun to
observe.)
Dan
#: 574742 S6/Babylon 5: Spoilers
09-Sep-96 18:01:25
Sb: #574733-<<Rock -- Yes!>>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, we've floated characters between human and alien from time to
time; we've used Wayne Alexander as a Narn, the actor who played the Ombuds
came back as the Markab doctor...we've basically got a kind of alien rep
company goig here.
jms
[ Summary: Thinks he saw a Narn in the queue of telepaths at the start of
"And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place." ]
#: 574743 S7/Babylon 5 in the UK
09-Sep-96 18:04:27
Sb: #574639-<Rock - minor nit ?>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Not in the queue, but providing security within the station... remember,
many of the Narns have joined B5 security.
jms
[ Summary: Thinks the Narn in the queue was a case of a director asking for
a generic alien to fill space. ]
#: 574744 S7/Babylon 5 in the UK
09-Sep-96 18:04:28
Sb: #574719-<Rock - minor nit ?>
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Nope, we're generally very careful about what aliens show up in what
scenes. (See my other note on this.)
jms
#: 575079 S5/Babylon 5: General
10-Sep-96 08:44:23
Sb: #574124-#B5 Creeping-itus
Fm: COLIN HEAPS
I'll go one better sir, I've finished with the Magazine, I'll send you the
article, in fact sod it.. I'll send the Magazine, give you guys something to do
other than laze around all day <he heh heh >.
possible spoiler...
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