JMS on CompuServe (Nov 22, 1997) *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
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[ Summary of subjects in this section: ]
Sb: Request from Harlan
Sb: #7270-Request from Harlan
Sb: #7293-Columbia House tape
Sb: #7278-#directors
Sb: #7295-#directors
Sb: #7202-#letter
Sb: #7321-letter
Sb: #7341-STOP PRESSES!!
Sb: #7361-I am not a Number !!!!
Sb: #7371-directors
#: 7178 S2/Bab 5: General
20-Nov-97 02:59:05
Sb: Request from Harlan
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
A quick request from Harlan Ellison: if anyone has the Science Fiction
Book Club's "Things to Come" circular for December, which lists his book "City
on the Edge of Forever," could send it along to him, he would be very
grateful. (Any accompanying flyers would also be great.) You can send it
along to him via the B5 mail drop, c/o Babylon 5, 14431 Ventura Boulevard,
Suite 260, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. Many thanks....
jms
#: 7270 S2/Bab 5: General
20-Nov-97 19:04:00
Sb: #7178-#Request from Harlan
Fm: SYSOP DUPA T. PARROT
>> A quick request from Harlan Ellison: if anyone has the Science Fiction Book
Club's "Things to Come" circular for December, which lists his book "City on
the Edge of Forever," could send it along to him, he would be very grateful.
(Any accompanying flyers would also be great.) <<
Joe,
I have one that Harlan can have. "The City On The Edge Of Forever" is actually
listed on the Star Trek flyer that was included with the December circular.
It'll go out in Friday's mail.
-SysOp Dupa T. Parrot, Technical Consultant
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dupa
OzWin 2.14 O-
#: 7281 S2/Bab 5: General
21-Nov-97 00:09:02
Sb: #7270-Request from Harlan
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Many thanks....
jms
#: 7293 S2/Bab 5: General
21-Nov-97 03:58:13
Sb: #Columbia House tape
Fm: DEONAHA M. CONLIN
Joe,
I didn't see it mentioned on their site, so I am asking you:
Is the tape of 'The Gathering' from Columbia House going to include
the new footage and new score, or is it going to be as originally aired?
Di Conlin, TUS , Wielder of the Lesser Salmon of Discipline
Supreme Dominatrix, RMES
"Great Maker, huh? (Wolf 359, Blackpool, July 1997)
"YOU! OUT of the gene pool!"
#: 7366 S2/Bab 5: General
21-Nov-97 15:28:00
Sb: #7293-Columbia House tape
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, it'll be the original pilot.
jms
[ Summary: "Who picks the director for the show?" ]
#: 7282 S4/Bab 5: **SPOILERS**
21-Nov-97 00:09:02
Sb: #7278-#directors
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
I and John Copeland select all of the directors on the show.
Parenthetical to this: there are only 3 people who are in charge of this
show: me, my partner Doug Netter (who mainly gets into the business aspect and
casting), and producer John Copeland. That's it. Ain't nobody else. We're
very producer light on this show.
End parenthetical.
We go for directors whose work we know as a rule. In some cases, an
agent will send us a reel (clips) of a director whose work we don't know, and
if the material looks good, we'll sit down with the director (whichever way
he/she came in) and see if their philosophy of production is the same as ours.
If so, we give 'em a shot. If they work out, they do more; if not, not.
We've actually got a pretty good track record on picking directors, and have
rarely made a mistake we couldn't recover from.
jms
[ Summary: "How much longer do you shoot for? When do you break for
the holidays and for how long? How much is left of the shooting
season when you come back?" ]
#: 7367 S4/Bab 5: **SPOILERS**
21-Nov-97 15:28:00
Sb: #7295-#directors
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
We'll be off for Thanksgiving weekend, then we shoot until December
19th, which takes us through 514. We're on hiatus until January 2nd, then we
come back and shoot 515-522 (actually the 21st episode of S5 since 422 is now
522 and 501 was made 422), wrapping production on March 20th. Then we take a
few weeks off to let the cast and crew catch their breath, and shoot the third
TNT TV-movie in April.
jms
[ Summary: This poster sent in his money for the Fan Club, but he hasn't
heard back in three months. Also, he comments on the lack of updates
on the www.babylon5.com site. ]
#: 7263 S5/Fan Club
20-Nov-97 18:18:14
Sb: #7202-#letter
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
The Warner Bros. B5 site hasn't been updated, but the main B5 fan site,
www.thestation.com is constantly being updated. If you haven't gotten your
stuff yet, send a note to reelkosh at aol.com and it'll be taken care of.
jms
[ Summary: (See below.) ]
#: 7368 S5/Fan Club
21-Nov-97 15:28:00
Sb: #7321-letter
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
"Wow, a letter from the great maker himself! How do you find time to answer
so many letters and messages, as well as write, produce, direct etc the best
show on TV?"
Multiple personalities.
jms
[ Summary: Found the following in the latest SFX:
"In an exclusive scoop which arrived literally the day that we went
to press, SFX has discovered that Claudia (Ivanova) Christian could
be taking over the lead role in Highlander: The series when current
star Adrian Pauk leaves at the end of the sixth season.
What is certain that Claudia will be guest- starring in an episode
of the series, and flew out on the week beginning Mon. 3 November
to film the scenes. She's also told members of her UK fanclub
that she's been in discussions about taking over the role and
would very much like to do so." ]
#: 7407 S2/Bab 5: General
21-Nov-97 21:42:11
Sb: #7341-STOP PRESSES!!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Apparently, this is news to the producers....
jms
[ Summary: "So, did they edit out the scenes in 'Intersections' where
Patrick McGouhan bursts through the door peddling a penny farthing
and being pursued by an over inflatted condom <bg>" ]
#: 7408 S3/Bab 5:International
21-Nov-97 21:42:11
Sb: #7361-I am not a Number !!!!
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Do me a favor.
Join PEN International some time, as I did years ago. Read the accounts
of how journalists and dissidents are put in small rooms, and mentally,
emotionally and physically turned inside-out by interrogators. You'll find the
same techniques used in this show described in considerable detail there.
Join Amnesty International while you're at it, and read more about how this
sort of thing is done every day in dozens of countries around the world.
And while you're at it...join the real world.
jms
[ Summary: "'Third' TNT movie? Is this 'Thirdspace', or something new?" ]
#: 7411 S4/Bab 5: **SPOILERS**
21-Nov-97 22:06:01
Sb: #7371-directors
Fm: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
No, the third movie has yet to be shot. Thirdspace and the prequel are
already filmed.
jms
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