[B5JMS] Is there anything like B5 on any more?

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From: "Anne and Steve" <scully at ihug.co.nz>
Date: 23 Feb 2001 11:08:48 -0700
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At the moment I'd rather watch reruns of B5 than some of the slop that is
gracing our screens these days.

Every now and then I enjoy the Xfiles, or get a laugh out of Xena or
Buffy...or even revisit Voyager....but nothing grabs me the way B5 did.

Is there any scifi out there worth watching on a regular basis?

I was curious about Black Scorpion, but when I saw the website it really
turned me off. Every female guest star looks like she used to be a
playmate...like you need a double DD cup to qualify and yet the men are
reasonably diverse as villains. It's all eye candy, and rather juvenile (but
these are only my first impressions).

Thank you JMS for at least writing a show that has interesting strong female
characters.

I'll just go back to watching my vid collection until someone can point me
towards some quality shows.

Thanks for listening to my rant ;)




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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 23 Feb 2001 20:59:57 -0700
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>Is there any scifi out there worth watching on a regular basis?
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Purely subjective opinion on my part, but the best writing these days seems to
be showing up in:

Sopranos
Oz
West Wing
Futurama
Buffy 
Angel

Those are my must-see TV programs.  I've also been impressed with the
improvement in writing on Roswell.  I kinda like Ed but I usually end up
watching it through parted fingers 'cause for someone who grew up as socially
awkward as I did, it's just painful....

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2001 by synthetic worlds, ltd., 
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine 
and don't send me story ideas)




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