Attn. JMS: Should you take a vacation from the net?

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From: ck at zipcon.net ( )
Date: 16 Oct 1997 14:04:18 -0400
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: Jms at B5 <jmsatb5 at aol.com> wrote:
: Y'know...Morgan and Wong from X-Files used to be on the nets a lot, and
: they got out because they were driven to despair by the casual, callous
: cruelties of people who judge harshly and without any kind of 
: information... Mira was on for a while, and isn't on anymore, because
: she says people are just casually cruel, they bitch about things that
: aren't even true half the time. I know a lot of others, actors and 
: producers, who just don't want to put up with this crap. Some days, I
: don't blame them.  Some days, I think I'd like to join them.

*sigh* Fine, let's call your bluff: You wanna leave? Do so. You did it
before, and it seemed to help you (and to send fandom a wake-up call
about just how much abuse it can heap on someone before they are driven 
away).

Besides, you've mentioned before that you've been on the net for years;
I'd think you'd have learned how to shrug this sort of thing off by now.
If you can't stand the heat, get outta the kitchen. 

Look, it speaks well of you that you put in time for the fans in light of
all the work you have to do. But doesn't the show have to come first?
You've got back to back eps in Season 5, potentially, if I hear right.
Plus a 3rd TV movie, plus the possible sequel series, plus the possible
motion picture.  Which (I would think, not BEING a TeeVee Producer but
having read your insider bits on it for 3 years) means no room for
net.frustration, hours online, and all the associated distractions from
your work. 

The chances of a 5th season were so shaky, you actually adjusted the
entire plotline to ensure the Story was safe. Now it's here, thanks to
your tireless efforts and those of your cast, crew and staff. Don't blow
such a huge gift, such a huge opportunity to really tell your story,
because of something you can easily avoid. 

It's akin to a guy driving off a bridge because he was too busy ranting:
"Those morons on the radio get me so pissed off!" Well, then, how about 
shutting the radio OFF and just driving for a while?

- Chris

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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 17 Oct 1997 20:35:45 -0400
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>Besides, you've mentioned before that you've been on the net for years;
>I'd think you'd have learned how to shrug this sort of thing off by now.
>If you can't stand the heat, get outta the kitchen. 

It's not the heat, it's the stupidity....


 jms
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