JMS on CompuServe (Sep 30, 1996) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Brent Barrett
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Mon Sep 30 14:45:54 EDT 1996
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: #584384-Perks of the FanClub
Sb: #584447-#Perks of the FanClub
Sb: #584423-B5 Calendars
Sb: #584591-#B5 Tapes
Sb: #584596-#USENET SFWA post
Sb: #584464-The man in-between ?
Sb: #584744-Ivanova and the Raven
Sb: #584764-NEW SIMM GROUP FOR B5
Sb: B5 T-Shirts
Sb: #584890-#Drink to Me Only...
[ Summary: Asks if Netscape 2.0 is required to use thestation.com. ]
#: 584684 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 15:44:50
Sb: #584384-Perks of the FanClub
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yes, you need Netscape 2.0 (or compatible) to get past the demos screen.
jms
#: 584447 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 07:11:29
Sb: #583784-#Perks of the FanClub
Fm: ALAN L. RAVITCH
Joe.....
I'm writing as promised after a suitable period.
I joined the club this spring.
Received nothing.
Emailed the contact person you suggested - got the UT.
Still Haven't received anything else.
Next move is?
Sorry to bug you about this.
:-) Alan
:-) Alan
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#: 584685 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 15:44:51
Sb: #584447-#Perks of the FanClub
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Next move is, I go to Jim and ask where your stuff is.
jms
#: 584423 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 06:42:39
Sb: #B5 Calendars
Fm: MICHAEL ZITAGLIO
Hi Joe,
I logged in to babylon5.com site and saw some calendars for October and
November. The former was with Lyta the latter Marcus. They were @#*^@#
fantastic!!! I know you dont want a big franchise with B5 right now, but what
would be the problem with releasing a B5 calendar. It would sell like hotcakes!
Wating till after the series is a little anticlimatic and not as fun.
In addition, I am looking forward to meeting Bruce Boxleitner at
Starcon in Atlantic City in December. I have always wanted to give Jerry Doyle
some of my family's recipes for gravy, pitzels, cheescake..etc. However, my
chances of seeing Mr Doyle are few and far between. Do you think it would be
bad etiquete to ask Bruce if he could pass them along? Thought Id ask you
first. Didint want to insult him.
Mike
#: 584686 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 15:44:53
Sb: #584423-B5 Calendars
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yeah, they're great; a UK company is doing a B5 calendar for 1997, which
should be out shortly.
Generally one does not give cast member A a parcel for cast member B;
mainly because it's never just one person who wants to do this, and you can end
up with 15-50 items to bring back with you.
jms
#: 584591 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 12:28:46
Sb: #583328-#B5 Tapes
Fm: CHRIS CROUGHTON (UK)
> It just ain't gonna move WB to release the tapes; we're
> negotiating to do them ourselves. WB Home Video almost never releases TV
> series, mainly movies.
Except that they *have* released the tapes in the UK, which isn't exactly a big
market compared to America. Weird or what?
Chris
#: 584687 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 15:44:57
Sb: #584591-#B5 Tapes
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
There's always been more of a sell-through market in the UK on tapes, so
that helps. But the bottom-line problem is that WB Video mainly only handles
guaranteed big sale stuff like their movies. You very rarely see ANY tv show
sold on cassette from WB Home Video. I rather suspect they think TeeVee is
beneath their notice. We may call in Jimmy Carter to see if he can work out a
release of the hostages.
jms
[ Summary: An SFWA member agrees with most of what JMS has had to say about
the SFWA, but disagrees about John Norman not being eligible for a Nebula
and is confused about JMS' implication that the SFWA promotes better
selling authors over the lesser selling ones. ]
#: 584688 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 15:44:58
Sb: #584596-#USENET SFWA post
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Organizationally, no, SFWA doesn't make a big deal about who sold what
copies, but it *is* a point of status within SFWA -- selling authors tend to
get more attention than non-selling authors, that's understandable -- and
within the greater SF establishment.
And yes, Norman could win a Nebula...I only used the word "theoretically"
to indicate that his work does fall within the correct parameters (prose, SF,
book form) to be nominated, but that the odds of such a book winning would be
slim at best unless the books made a HUGE change in direction.
jms
[ Summary: Another poster points out that JMS is incorrect when he states
that the image of Garibaldi said "the man in the middle" in Sheridan's
Kosh-induced dream. It was actually "the man in between." ]
#: 584692 S7/Babylon 5 in the UK
29-Sep-96 15:45:09
Sb: #584464-The man in-between ?
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Yep. I checked. I screwed up in my comment.
jms
[ Summary: Asks if Londo's "keeper" in "War Without End" is anything like
the creatures in "Exogenesis." Also, wonders if Ivanova's comments in
Sheridan's dream mean that she has an implanted personality ala Talia. ]
#: 584879 S7/Babylon 5 in the UK
29-Sep-96 21:40:44
Sb: #584744-Ivanova and the Raven
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, the critter wasn't anything to do with the Exogenesis creatures; and
no, Ivanvoa does not have an implanted personality.
jms
[ Summary: A poster comments to another about a new B5 simm group. ]
#: 584880 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 21:44:14
Sb: #584764-NEW SIMM GROUP FOR B5
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Be advised that your simm is, insofar as I know, unlicensed and
unauthorized, and be further advised that WB has shut down other such
unlicensed and unapproved simms.
jms
#: 584958 S5/Babylon 5: General
30-Sep-96 00:58:28
Sb: B5 T-Shirts
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
As well as going on about unlicensed B5 products, a number of folks have
been asking for info on what IS authorized. Hence, this note....
One of the most popular items here at the B5 stage are the t-shirts made
by All-U. They're color, on black, but done so in a way that the ink and
coloration isn't thick, but feels very natural with the fabric. They look
great and wear well over time. (They are also the only ones making
*long-sleeve* B5 t-shirts.) We order about 3-4 cases at the start of each
season, and by Christmas they're all gone. The crew loves 'em, and many of the
cast also wear them.
Anyway, if you'd like more info, you can order the shirts from All-U at
1-800-424-ALLU.
jms
#: 584890 S5/Babylon 5: General
29-Sep-96 22:07:04
Sb: #Drink to Me Only...
Fm: REBECCA ESCHLIMAN
jms-
Being able to rewatch TCos again made me be aware of a pattern I had not
noticed before -- Londo and drinking goblets.
In TCoS there are two scenes involving Londo and drinking goblets, both of
which, when viewed with the glittering crystal of hindsight, are eerily
ominous.
When the exuberant G'Kar buy Londo a drink, it turns out to be a painful
counterpoint to G'Kar's bursting in on Londo in "Dust.." and again, the
relinquishing of the goblet in "WWE2."
And when Londo and Lord Refa discuss the future over drinks in TCoS, it is
eerily reflected in Londo's poisoning Refa's drink later on.
And all of the scenes turn out to be a bitterly ironic reflection of the
Sangreal, whether you intended it or not.
It's this kind of pattern hunting that probably has meant the rising ratings of
B5 during reruns in stark contrast to most TV shows. As stunning as TCoS was
taken on its own merits, the extra dimension of the "Signs and Portents" within
it make it even more compelling.
-rje-
#: 584959 S5/Babylon 5: General
30-Sep-96 00:58:31
Sb: #584890-#Drink to Me Only...
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I can only conclude that I'm a smarter guy than I'd thought....
jms
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