Attn JMS: Congrats! TNT questions

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From: ck at zipcon.net ( )
Date: 28 Jun 1997 12:56:58 -0400
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First, congratulations on getting 5th season renewed! Whoo-hoo!

1) Who/where do we write to in order to thank TNT for picking up season 5?
2) I assume TNT will probably be as hands-off about what you do with the
story as WB has been?
3) Is there anything different about TNT's standards, etc as concerns
language, violence, themes/content, etc. that would make you do season 5
differently? In other words, in Britain they cut a few seconds from a
violent portion of "Shadow Dancing"; in the US that segment aired in full;
would airing on TNT change what you could show? 
I'm not saying the ability to show more violence/harsh language/adult
themes equals better television (usually the opposite) but I know you
usually push the envelope here'n'there, so I had to ask.
4) Will there be anything different in terms of intros, bumpers,
commercials, etc.? I'm anxious to know what TNT has in mind for promotion
for B5, since it's occupying such a decent portion of its schedule.
5) And lastly, this probably means massive work for you guys to get season
5 in gear, so I guess we won't see you online as much?

Congratulations, *pace yourself*, and hope you guys get a chance to
celebrate this...

-- 
Chris Keroack <*> "Why do people make ugly things? ... The masochist in me 
ck at zipcon.net <*> loved (this film). I'd attended a train wreck and sat
<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>   third row center." - from a net.review of "Batman & Robin"  

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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 28 Jun 1997 19:29:29 -0400
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Unofficial answers....

1) Who/where do we write to in order to thank TNT for picking up season 5?

Most likely, Brad Siegel, President of TNT, who beat the Sci-Fi Channel in
a bidding war for the reruns, and then believed in the story and what we
were doing with it enough to fight for the fifth season.

2) I assume TNT will probably be as hands-off about what you do with the
story as WB has been?

They've given us assurances of our continued creative freedom.

3) Is there anything different about TNT's standards, etc as concerns
language, violence, themes/content, etc. that would make you do season 5
differently? In other words, in Britain they cut a few seconds from a
violent portion of "Shadow Dancing"; in the US that segment aired in full;
would airing on TNT change what you could show? 
I'm not saying the ability to show more violence/harsh language/adult
themes equals better television (usually the opposite) but I know you
usually push the envelope here'n'there, so I had to ask.

Nobody's said boo about this.  As far as I know, the rules would be the
same.

4) Will there be anything different in terms of intros, bumpers,
commercials, etc.? I'm anxious to know what TNT has in mind for promotion
for B5, since it's occupying such a decent portion of its schedule.

Nothing that's been firmed up yet.

5) And lastly, this probably means massive work for you guys to get season
5 in gear, so I guess we won't see you online as much?

I may be offline a bit for the next few weeks, gearing up.  So if I get
quiet for a while, nobody panic.  We've got to hump now to get this puppy
into gear.


 jms




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