JMS CIS Digest: 19-Jul-99 00:50 through 19-Jul-99 16:41 (8 msgs)
John D. Hardin
jhardin at wolfenet.com
Tue Jul 20 09:30:16 EDT 1999
RFC 1153 Digest of messages from
J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
19-Jul-99 00:50 through 19-Jul-99 16:41 (8 messages)
WARNING: This digest may contain information about shows
you haven't seen yet ("spoilers"). Proceed with caution.
Subjects in digest:
<Ruling From The Tomb>
<Path of Sorrows> ship
Any official word?
Administrivia:
South Park fans may wish to visit:
http://www.infinicorp.com/babylonpark/
The administrivia for this digest may be read at
http://www.wolfenet.com/~jhardin/JMS-Digest-Administrivia.txt
It was last updated Sat Feb 13 10:21:30 1999
Replies to this digest go to John Hardin.
obSpoiler-space...
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: 15 Jul 1999 20:15:03 -0700
From: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Ruling From The Tomb
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.68851 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
I noticed the fellow with the "Copeland" sign early in the show. I saw
another sign-holder who was out of focus and that sign looked like
"Straczynski." So, was I seeing things or not?
-SysOp Dupa T. Parrot
Technical Consultant
OzWin 2.30.1 O-
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 1999 00:50:08 -0700
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Ruling From The Tomb
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.69057 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.babylon5.68851 at compuserve.com>
"I noticed the fellow with the "Copeland" sign early in the show. I
saw another sign-holder who was out of focus and that sign looked like
"Straczynski." So, was I seeing things or not?"
Yes on the first, no on the second.
jms
------------------------------
Date: 16 Jul 1999 07:47:13 -0700
From: T.P.Chai <104674.3064 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Path of Sorrows> ship
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.68868 at compuserve.com>
JMS, the mystery ship in <Path of Sorrows> reminds me a lot of the
Burgess Shale fossil "Hallucigenia" (the upside-down interpretation of
it.) Do you know if it was an inspiration for the design?
thanks
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 1999 00:50:09 -0700
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: T.P.Chai <104674.3064 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Path of Sorrows> ship
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.69058 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.babylon5.68868 at compuserve.com>
Not that I'm aware of.
jms
------------------------------
Date: 18 Jul 1999 03:32:07 -0700
From: (blocked)
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Any official word?
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.69023 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
If memory serves, last Sunday was the end date on the actors' options
for Crusade. Has there been any official decision? Is another season
still possible? Is it desirable?
When I was talking to Harlan last weekend at ReaderCon, he said to
"Let it go." If that's the verdict, I'll do so. From what he said,
you've been a lot happier and more relaxed since the shut-down. This
is obviously a good thing.
Is there any balance possible that gives you a life, and us Crusade?
If not, stay back in the world. You'll do other interesting, wonderful
stuff, I know. I'd much rather look forward to that, than backward to
Crusade as "the show that ate jms."
On the other hand.... I'd really like to know, officially, from the
executive producer's mouse, one way or the other.
Thanks,
Anne
PS: Harlan is a joy. I see why you cherish him.
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 1999 00:50:09 -0700
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: (blocked)
Subject: Any official word?
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.69059 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.babylon5.69023 at compuserve.com>
Have the actor's options expired? Yes. Does this close the
door? No, another channel could say yes even after #13, it would just
mean negotiating new contracts, which is quite do-able. If it happens
I can deal with it; if not, I have plenty of other options. I've never
been a one-trick pony.
jms
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 1999 02:56:12 -0700
From: (blocked)
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Any official word?
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.69061 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.babylon5.69059 at compuserve.com>
> If it happens I can deal with it; if not, I have plenty of other
> options. I've never been a one-trick pony.
I was pretty sure of that. Your versatility, I mean. I've read your
posts in here for several years. I've met you once. I've seen
discussions of various parts of your cv. I know that you will write
more watchable, intelligent television, regardless of Crusade's fate.
I sent a letter off to the Sci-Fi Channel, and I've gotten a nice,
impersonal postcard indicating that they received it. "It will be
forwarded to the appropriate people" or something to that effect.
I think part of what I was trying to ask is, what do *you* want about
Crusade? Do you really want to continue it, or would you be just as
happy to move on? You've actually had several months in "moving on"
mode, it seems. I don't think I'm getting my questions out of
sequence. You've been answering "who are you?" in this forum since
before I joined. So I'll still ask, "what do you want?" In a very
limited context.
I've gone on far too long. Sorry. (sorta <sheepish grin>)
Anne
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 1999 16:41:06 -0700
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: (blocked)
Subject: Any official word?
Message-ID: <forum.babylon5.69082 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.babylon5.69061 at compuserve.com>
"I think part of what I was trying to ask is, what do *you* want about
Crusade? Do you really want to continue it, or would you be just as
happy to move on? You've actually had several months in "moving on"
mode, it seems. I don't think I'm getting my questions out of
sequence. You've been answering "who are you?" in this forum since
before I joined. So I'll still ask, "what do you want?" In a very
limited context."
You have to understand that the only thing I want, the only
thing I've *ever* wanted, is to tell good stories about interesting
characters. I'm fairly simple that way. I would love to continue
telling stores in the B5 universe...but then, I'd love to tell stories
in *other* universes. If one market stays open, I'll stay there...if
it closes, I move on. It's what I've always done.
Would I like to keep doing Crusade? Sure, but not under the
conditions that made these 13 eps so onerous. I have a real simple
philosophy: if it ain't fun, don't do it. Because this job is too hard
to do it if you're not enjoying the process.
It's all about story. Since Crusade stopped I've been offered a
couple of exec producer gigs on other shows, but passed on them because
they weren't really stories I either wanted to do or that I felt I
could do a good job with. One gig that I *did* want I just missed out
by an inch because at the last moment some big names came into the
scenario and they got the gig (and they will probably do very well with
it). Them's the breaks. You wait for a show to come along you would
like to do, meanwhile you try to get your own show off the ground.
Which is where I am now. I'm in the final stages of negotiating
a deal for one series pilot (98% mainstream 2% speculative fiction)
that would be as innovative as what I did with B5...it's a story
nobody's ever done before, and it's been fast-tracked. I literally
thought it up two weeks ago, had one meeting about it with a major
entity (known to everyone), did a rough treatment, and 3 days later
they called to start negotiations on the deal. If that goes, I'll be
excited, because it's something utterly on the bleeding edge not just
storywise but in terms of production and EFX and it's on a huge scale.
In any event, as I said, in the end, it's simply about telling
stories, in conditions that allow me to do my best work. "The exercise
of vital powers along lines of excellence in a life affording them
scope," to quote the Greek definition of happiness.
jms
------------------------------
End of JMS CIS Digest 19-Jul-99 00:50 through 19-Jul-99 16:41
*************************************************************
Support the anti-Spam bill - join at http://www.cauce.org
rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.info <*> Submissions: b5-info at plage.stanford.edu
Another fine service of ISN Mars Comments: b5-info-request at plage.stanford.edu
-***
-*** B5JMS SUBSCRIBERS: Replies to messages go to the list maintainer,
-*** <b5jms-owner at cs.columbia.edu>. If you want to reply elsewhere, adjust
-*** the "To" field. See http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~ezk/b5jms/ for all
-*** other information about this list.
More information about the B5JMS
mailing list