[B5JMS] No JMS for third season of Jeremiah?

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From: janmschroeder at aol.com (Jan)
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:52:27 +0000 (UTC)
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JMS wrote:

>... the last phrase is correct, in that I have zero desire to
>return to a third season of Jeremiah.  Showtime was great, no mistake, but
>MGM
>has overall been the most heinous, difficult and intrusive studio I've ever
>worked for.  I've worked for, and had great relations with, Viacom,
>Universal,
>Warner Bros., and a bunch more.  But I will never, ever, work for the present
>administration at MGM.

Darn.  Sorry to hear about the trouble you had, Joe.  I've enjoyed the Jeremiah
episodes that had your name on them immensly and have been looking forward to
an 'almost all JMS' season since last October.

A couple of purely selfish questions, if I may...  Did MGM's intrusiveness
affect the Jeremiah story the way that TNT tried to affect Crusade? 
Did/does/will the  second season end with a cliffhanger?

And the rhetorical question of the day....Why, when they've got somebody who's
proven that he can tell a whopping good story _and_ handle their money
responsibly, can't the studios just leave him alone to *do* it???  Go away,
studio, repress somebody else!

Jan




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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 23:16:29 +0000 (UTC)
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>A couple of purely selfish questions, if I may...  Did MGM's intrusiveness
>affect the Jeremiah story the way that TNT tried to affect Crusade? 

No, but not through lack of trying.

>Did/does/will the  second season end with a cliffhanger?

Yes and no.

>Why, when they've got somebody who's
>proven that he can tell a whopping good story _and_ handle their money
>responsibly, can't the studios just leave him alone to *do* it???

It's not something I understand either.

 jms

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