[B5JMS] ATTN JMS: B5 Backbiting from actors wins no fans here

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From: alpe97 at aol.com (Alpe97)
Date: 11 Dec 2002 20:41:20 GMT
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Jms at B5 <jmsatb5 at aol.com> wrote:
: Correct, the cameo was a) at the end of the show precisely so that it
: *woudln't* break my suspension of disbelief, because by then it was done, and

Since suspension of disbelief is so importent,  I don't understand  how you
could allow stencilling your name on B5's ass in season 5.  We were in
suspended disbelief until we had to explain plausibly why the crew would paint
a 21st century author's name there.  It didn't serve the story. So why did you
allow it?

Andy



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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 13 Dec 2002 06:05:44 GMT
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> I don't understand  how you
>could allow stencilling your name on B5's ass in season 5.  We were in
>suspended disbelief until we had to explain plausibly why the crew would
>paint
>a 21st century author's name there.  It didn't serve the story. So why did
>you
>allow it?

Because the main titles are not part of the story.  We had the faces of cast
members sitting in the middle of the jumpgate flares, or hovering in space over
the station...did you really think they were there as well?

Main titles are FOR credits.  They're not part of the story, and should never
be confused...otherwise Londo would have to be looking out his window every
week wondering what all those huge letters were circling the station all the
time...


 jms

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