Attn: JMS - Credit Question

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From: Russell West <srwest at us.ibm.com>
Date: 23 Apr 1998 20:19:44 -0600
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Thanx for making the effort to educate those of us ignorant in the television
industry...

One more question, if you please...

I know that SAG rules determine a great deal about the credits for each
episode. Nevertheless, I am curious as to why Walter Koenig (who as far as I
can tell has appeared in more S5 eps than either Mumy or Furst) is left out of
the canned opening credit sequence. Is this due to contractual considerations?
Stylistic reasons (i.e. a no "bad" guys policy)?

(My cynical side whispers that it may have to do with Koenig's S.T. past that
continues to colour his entire career.... I have one acquaintance - a S.T.
fanatic -
who solely justifies his condemnation of B5 as a S.T. clone by Koenig's
presence.... Kinda makes you wanna clean the gene pool, but there you have
it...)


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 24 Apr 1998 21:34:45 -0600
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>I am curious as to why Walter Koenig (who as far as I
>can tell has appeared in more S5 eps than either Mumy or Furst) is left out
>of
>the canned opening credit sequence. Is this due to contractual
>considerations?
>Stylistic reasons (i.e. a no "bad" guys policy)?

No, you put someone in the main titles when you make an overall deal, usually 8
episodes or more, with an actor in advance of the season.  With Walter, we
average about 4 eps per season, and they are each negotiated individually, as
they come up.

>I have one acquaintance - a S.T.
>fanatic -
>who solely justifies his condemnation of B5 as a S.T. clone by Koenig's
>presence.... Kinda makes you wanna clean the gene pool, but there you have
>it...)

So in other words, your friend thinks that an actor who is in one successful
show should never work in the TV business, ever again, on any other show,
whether he's a good actor or not.

Your friend is a yutz.

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
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http://www.thestation.com
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