[B5JMS] Attn JMS: S1 DVDs - No Michael O'Hare?

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From: "Joseph DeMartino" <jdemarti at bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:18:19 -0400
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I was disappointed not to see Michael O'Hare's name among those who were
*definitely* doing interviews for the DVD, and even more disappointed
when Ruth O'Hare confirmed that Michael hadn't been asked.  I realize
the Warner Home Video wouldn't go to the expense of flying Michael in
from New York just for a short interview for the DVD, but surely the
AOL/TW octopus has enough units *based* in New York that some camera
crew or another could have grabbed a quick interview with him at the MTV
studio or elsewhere.  He was only the frickin' *lead character* for the
entire first season.  Not having him in the supplements on the DVD seems
an odd omission, to say the least.

Probably too late to do anything about this for S1, but maybe WHV can
start working out the logistics for involving him in S2 or (especially)
S3.  I'd love it if he got his own commentary track for "War Without
End" (in addition to the one *you'll* be doing, of course <g>)  That
episode is long enough for him to give an overview of his character and
his time on the show, especially since he isn't in every scene and can
therefore "talk over" the bits he wasn't involved in.

Just a thought.

Regards,

Joe






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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 05 Jul 2002 22:18:53 GMT
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>I was disappointed not to see Michael O'Hare's name among those who were
>*definitely* doing interviews for the DVD, and even more disappointed
>when Ruth O'Hare confirmed that Michael hadn't been asked.  I realize
>the Warner Home Video wouldn't go to the expense of flying Michael in
>from New York just for a short interview for the DVD, but surely the
>AOL/TW octopus has enough units *based* in New York that some camera
>crew or another could have grabbed a quick interview with him at the MTV
>studio or elsewhere.  He was only the frickin' *lead character* for the
>entire first season.  Not having him in the supplements on the DVD seems
>an odd omission, to say the least.

WB was frantic to find Michael.  They had no direct contact information for
him.  They went through SAG which said they didn't have a current listing for
either Michael or his agent.  They asked me for help, and I gave them a number
which I had a while ago but didn't work.  So next we tried Sandy Bruckner, who
had another number for him, which I gave to WB, and they said they left
messages at that number but never heard a reply.  This was all at very short
notice, and there was only a week to try and track him down.  B5-DVD maven
Scott Devine at WB can directly confirm that they were looking for him
everywhere, but the clock finally ran out.

 jms

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