ATTN JMS: Choosing what to show (SPOILERS for 421)

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From: Ellen Caldera <ecaldera at airmail.net>
Date: 21 Oct 1997 01:42:16 -0400
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Spoilers below for 421: "Rising Star"

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What a terrific way to wrap up the Clark era on Earth!  An excellent
episode, from start to finish, with plenty of thought-provoking and
inspiring speeches thrown in for good measure.

One question, though:  After all the time and care that you put into
slowly developing the relationship between John and Delenn, why did
you choose not to show their wedding onscreen?  I can think of several
perfectly legitimate reasons for doing this and am mainly curious as
to what factors went into that decision.

Thanks!

- Ellen Caldera

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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 21 Oct 1997 10:20:39 -0400
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>One question, though:  After all the time and care that you put into
>slowly developing the relationship between John and Delenn, why did
>you choose not to show their wedding onscreen?  I can think of several
>perfectly legitimate reasons for doing this and am mainly curious as
>to what factors went into that decision.

This was something I debated back and forth for quite some time.  I finally
 came to the idea of having it happen off-camera because I thought, frankly,
 that it would come off as corny to show it; it would be an obvious appeal to
 ratings and the like, and I tend to shy away from that.


 jms
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