JMS: "..even for people like us."?

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From: jbonetati at aol.com (JBONETATI)
Date: 19 May 2000 00:18:08 -0600
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JMS,

Akrham5000 wrote:
<<Just reading JMS' Complete Book of Scriptwriting, I noticed he ended the
introduction with: "Even for people like us."  (snip)

It reminded me of Susan's final speech at the end of SiL when she said there
can be new beginnings "...even for people like us." >>  And <<...but I still
think I missed the point behind the remark.

There was a question in there somewhere...>>

And I have the same question.  It's been bugging me since the first time I saw
SIL.

Why "even" and what kind are "people (or folks) like us"?  At first it seemed
to refer to the B5 characters as the stereotypical 'misfits and screwups make
good' which, for the most part they *weren't*.  Now that I reread your intro to
the scriptwriting book (thanks Arkham!) it seems to refer more to everyday,
normal, ordinary folks.

Is it one of these or something else?  I don't usually quibble over one word
but it seems to be an important one word in this case.

Thanks,

Jan



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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 19 May 2000 22:46:12 -0600
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>Why "even" and what kind are "people (or folks) like us"?  At first it seemed
>to refer to the B5 characters as the stereotypical 'misfits and screwups make
>good' which, for the most part they *weren't*.  Now that I reread your intro
>to
>the scriptwriting book (thanks Arkham!) it seems to refer more to everyday,
>normal, ordinary folks.
>

It's really both.  That flawed people, normal people, can have second chances,
even we may think (rightly or wrongly) that we don't deserve them because we
*are* flawed.

 jms

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