[B5JMS] JMS: Year-end update?

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From: Jan <janmschroeder at aol.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:44:52 +0000 (UTC)
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JMS,

Any chance of an update on the usual list of projects (TV, comics, plays, 
script books, novels, short stories, introductions, afterwords, etc.) as well as
any we haven't heard about (that you can talk about)?  Any convention
appearances coming up for 2006 in addition to the New Zealand one?

Thanks,

Jan


-- 
Here, gathered together in common cause 
We agree to recognize this singular truth 
and this singular rule: 
That we must be kind to one another.
                           G'Kar (J. Michael Straczynski)



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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:13:23 +0000 (UTC)
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Jan wrote:
> JMS,
>
> Any chance of an update on the usual list of projects (TV, comics, plays,
> script books, novels, short stories, introductions, afterwords, etc.) as well as
> any we haven't heard about (that you can talk about)?  Any convention
> appearances coming up for 2006 in addition to the New Zealand one?
>

Next week three jms comics hit the stands, the third (and best of the
first batch) issue of "The Book of Lost Souls," which I'm very happy
with, the next "Fantastic Four" issue, and the next "Supreme Power:
Hyperion" issue.  It's sort of an all-jms-all-the-time thing (which
would have to be the most boring network on television, but there you
are).

In addition to the other books I'm doing for Marvel, I'm set to do two
more mini-series in 2006, neither of which I can discuss at the moment.

Also, now that the CBC strike is over, "The Adventures of Apocalypse
Al" has been picked up again, and we're looking to do the voice tracks
in February.  The 20 five-minute radio drama episodes should air a few
months thereafter, to allow time for post and publicity and the like.
I believe it will thereafter show up on BBC Radio, Radio Ireland, the
US market, and a number of other places before ultimately being
released on CD.

It would seem that everything is now in place for the TV series that
hired me as show runner to go ahead, and I'm now starting on the first
script, which is due late January.  Other writers have also been
quietly put to work.  I don't want to say too much else about this
because there's still one last detail that needs to be ironed out at a
much higher level regarding the venue and the like, and I've had too
many things that were 99% go sideways at the last second for me to not
approach this like a Lucy-and-the-football situation...so we'll see,
but at the moment, things look like they're moving ahead.

As for the other series, the one I created, I can say this much now:
it's been purchased for development by Disney's Touchstone Television,
and we will be bringing it out to the networks this coming June at the
start of development season.

Two different studios are currently in negotiation to pick up the film
rights to "Midnight Nation," and another studio has offered to pick up
"Rising Stars" for a series for next year, but we'll see where that
goes...not all options go anywhere.  "Dream Police" is now also in
development with another studio, and I've turned in a detailed outline
for the feature.  They're now looking to pair up the material with the
right director so they can take it out formally to the film
marketplace.

WB has begun making inquiries here about doing a B5 DVD trivia game,
but that's still very much in the preliminary discussions stage, so
we'll see.  (This would mainly utilize existing footage from the series
and TV movies.)  I've also bee consulting with them about the coming
debut of B5 on AOL in January, and several related areas.

Volume 3 of the B5 script books (which got a great review on
www.cinescape.com) will hit around the first week of January.  Because
there's SO freaking much material in this one -- an 18,000 word intro
plus 30 pages of memos PLUS all the scripts -- we've had to push the
photos to volume 4, or risk making something so large that it might not
come out right.  This is my favorite so far, the most personal in many
ways, the funniest, and the most informative on behind-the-scenes
stuff.  I'm nearly done with the volume 4 intro, which I like, but v3
remains my favorite so far.  We should be able to debut new volumes
around the first week of every month, so all 12 of the remaining 14
primary volumes would be finished by next December.

Convention-wise, in March 2006, I think I'm slated for a convention in
Hungary, work schedule permitting, and the convention in New Zealand in
October 2006.  Other conventions include World Con in Anaheim in
August, San Diego Comic Con in July, and Heroes Convention in North
Carolina in June.

There's other stuff as well, but those are the high points for the
moment.

jms

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From: Jan <janmschroeder at aol.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:28:04 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <1134799983.218336.210810 at z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
jmsatb5 at aol.com says...
>
>Jan wrote:
>> JMS,
>>
>> Any chance of an update on the usual list of projects (TV, comics, plays,
>>script books, novels, short stories, introductions, afterwords, etc.) as well as
>> any we haven't heard about (that you can talk about)?  Any convention
>> appearances coming up for 2006 in addition to the New Zealand one?
>>
>
>Next week three jms comics hit the stands, the third (and best of the
>first batch) issue of "The Book of Lost Souls," which I'm very happy
>with, the next "Fantastic Four" issue, and the next "Supreme Power:
>Hyperion" issue.  It's sort of an all-jms-all-the-time thing (which
>would have to be the most boring network on television, but there you
>are).


I love the cover for Lost Souls #3.  Actually, I love all the covers so far for
this one.  Comic art has never done anything for me before but I'm really
enjoying this.  BTW, the Mary Shelley quote in Hyperion # 1 was very effective.

>Also, now that the CBC strike is over, "The Adventures of Apocalypse
>Al" has been picked up again, and we're looking to do the voice tracks
>in February.  The 20 five-minute radio drama episodes should air a few
>months thereafter, to allow time for post and publicity and the like.
>I believe it will thereafter show up on BBC Radio, Radio Ireland, the
>US market, and a number of other places before ultimately being
>released on CD.

Just to go 'way too far back, whatever happened to getting City of Dreams on CD?

>It would seem that everything is now in place for the TV series that
>hired me as show runner to go ahead, and I'm now starting on the first
>script, which is due late January.  Other writers have also been
>quietly put to work.  I don't want to say too much else about this
>because there's still one last detail that needs to be ironed out at a
>much higher level regarding the venue and the like, and I've had too
>many things that were 99% go sideways at the last second for me to not
>approach this like a Lucy-and-the-football situation...so we'll see,
>but at the moment, things look like they're moving ahead.


This is the companion series, right?  Can you tell us a genre or sub-genre for
it/them?

>As for the other series, the one I created, I can say this much now:
>it's been purchased for development by Disney's Touchstone Television,
>and we will be bringing it out to the networks this coming June at the
>start of development season.

Cool.

>Two different studios are currently in negotiation to pick up the film
>rights to "Midnight Nation," and another studio has offered to pick up
>"Rising Stars" for a series for next year, but we'll see where that
>goes...not all options go anywhere.  "Dream Police" is now also in
>development with another studio, and I've turned in a detailed outline
>for the feature.  They're now looking to pair up the material with the
>right director so they can take it out formally to the film
>marketplace.


You're giving your agent a workout these days. Midnight Nation would make a
great TV series, too.

>WB has begun making inquiries here about doing a B5 DVD trivia game,
>but that's still very much in the preliminary discussions stage, so
>we'll see.  (This would mainly utilize existing footage from the series
>and TV movies.)  I've also bee consulting with them about the coming
>debut of B5 on AOL in January, and several related areas.
>
>Volume 3 of the B5 script books (which got a great review on
>www.cinescape.com) will hit around the first week of January.  Because
>there's SO freaking much material in this one -- an 18,000 word intro
>plus 30 pages of memos PLUS all the scripts -- we've had to push the
>photos to volume 4, or risk making something so large that it might not
>come out right.  This is my favorite so far, the most personal in many
>ways, the funniest, and the most informative on behind-the-scenes
>stuff.  I'm nearly done with the volume 4 intro, which I like, but v3
>remains my favorite so far.  We should be able to debut new volumes
>around the first week of every month, so all 12 of the remaining 14
>primary volumes would be finished by next December.


Looking at the release dates on the script site, all we need to do is add it to
the list of things we do on/about the first of the month.  Pay
rent/mortgage-check.  Pay bills-check.  Order next script book-check.

>
>Convention-wise, in March 2006, I think I'm slated for a convention in
>Hungary, work schedule permitting, and the convention in New Zealand in
>October 2006.  Other conventions include World Con in Anaheim in
>August, San Diego Comic Con in July, and Heroes Convention in North
>Carolina in June.
>


I notice that both you and Colleen Doran will be at the Heroes convention.  That
would be interesting if you do a presentation together.

>There's other stuff as well, but those are the high points for the
>moment.
>
>jms
>
>message content (c) 2005
>by Synthetic Worlds, Ltd.
>Permission to Reprint
>Specificially Denied to SFX Magazine


Other stuff, huh?  Isn't that exceeding your usual 5 projects at a time rather
severely?

Jan


-- 
Here, gathered together in common cause 
We agree to recognize this singular truth 
and this singular rule: 
That we must be kind to one another.
                           G'Kar (J. Michael Straczynski)


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From: iplatizky at yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:17:21 +0000 (UTC)
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Jan wrote:
> In article <1134799983.218336.210810 at z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> jmsatb5 at aol.com says...
> >
> >Jan wrote:
> >> JMS,
> >>
> >> Any chance of an update on the usual list of projects (TV, comics, plays,
> >>script books, novels, short stories, introductions, afterwords, etc.) as well as
> >> any we haven't heard about (that you can talk about)?  Any convention
> >> appearances coming up for 2006 in addition to the New Zealand one?
> >>
> >
> >Next week three jms comics hit the stands, the third (and best of the
> >first batch) issue of "The Book of Lost Souls," which I'm very happy
> >with, the next "Fantastic Four" issue, and the next "Supreme Power:
> >Hyperion" issue.  It's sort of an all-jms-all-the-time thing (which
> >would have to be the most boring network on television, but there you
> >are).
>
>
> I love the cover for Lost Souls #3.  Actually, I love all the covers so far for
> this one.  Comic art has never done anything for me before but I'm really
> enjoying this.  BTW, the Mary Shelley quote in Hyperion # 1 was very effective.
>
> >Also, now that the CBC strike is over, "The Adventures of Apocalypse
> >Al" has been picked up again, and we're looking to do the voice tracks
> >in February.  The 20 five-minute radio drama episodes should air a few
> >months thereafter, to allow time for post and publicity and the like.
> >I believe it will thereafter show up on BBC Radio, Radio Ireland, the
> >US market, and a number of other places before ultimately being
> >released on CD.
>
> Just to go 'way too far back, whatever happened to getting City of Dreams on CD?
>
> >It would seem that everything is now in place for the TV series that
> >hired me as show runner to go ahead, and I'm now starting on the first
> >script, which is due late January.  Other writers have also been
> >quietly put to work.  I don't want to say too much else about this
> >because there's still one last detail that needs to be ironed out at a
> >much higher level regarding the venue and the like, and I've had too
> >many things that were 99% go sideways at the last second for me to not
> >approach this like a Lucy-and-the-football situation...so we'll see,
> >but at the moment, things look like they're moving ahead.
>
>
> This is the companion series, right?  Can you tell us a genre or sub-genre for
> it/them?
>
> >As for the other series, the one I created, I can say this much now:
> >it's been purchased for development by Disney's Touchstone Television,
> >and we will be bringing it out to the networks this coming June at the
> >start of development season.
>
> Cool.
>
> >Two different studios are currently in negotiation to pick up the film
> >rights to "Midnight Nation," and another studio has offered to pick up
> >"Rising Stars" for a series for next year, but we'll see where that
> >goes...not all options go anywhere.  "Dream Police" is now also in
> >development with another studio, and I've turned in a detailed outline
> >for the feature.  They're now looking to pair up the material with the
> >right director so they can take it out formally to the film
> >marketplace.
>
>
> You're giving your agent a workout these days. Midnight Nation would make a
> great TV series, too.
>
> >WB has begun making inquiries here about doing a B5 DVD trivia game,
> >but that's still very much in the preliminary discussions stage, so
> >we'll see.  (This would mainly utilize existing footage from the series
> >and TV movies.)  I've also bee consulting with them about the coming
> >debut of B5 on AOL in January, and several related areas.
> >
> >Volume 3 of the B5 script books (which got a great review on
> >www.cinescape.com) will hit around the first week of January.  Because
> >there's SO freaking much material in this one -- an 18,000 word intro
> >plus 30 pages of memos PLUS all the scripts -- we've had to push the
> >photos to volume 4, or risk making something so large that it might not
> >come out right.  This is my favorite so far, the most personal in many
> >ways, the funniest, and the most informative on behind-the-scenes
> >stuff.  I'm nearly done with the volume 4 intro, which I like, but v3
> >remains my favorite so far.  We should be able to debut new volumes
> >around the first week of every month, so all 12 of the remaining 14
> >primary volumes would be finished by next December.
>
>
> Looking at the release dates on the script site, all we need to do is add it to
> the list of things we do on/about the first of the month.  Pay
> rent/mortgage-check.  Pay bills-check.  Order next script book-check.
>
> >
> >Convention-wise, in March 2006, I think I'm slated for a convention in
> >Hungary, work schedule permitting, and the convention in New Zealand in
> >October 2006.  Other conventions include World Con in Anaheim in
> >August, San Diego Comic Con in July, and Heroes Convention in North
> >Carolina in June.
> >
>
>
> I notice that both you and Colleen Doran will be at the Heroes convention.  That
> would be interesting if you do a presentation together.
>
> >There's other stuff as well, but those are the high points for the
> >moment.
> >
> >jms
> >
> >message content (c) 2005
> >by Synthetic Worlds, Ltd.
> >Permission to Reprint
> >Specificially Denied to SFX Magazine
>
>
> Other stuff, huh?  Isn't that exceeding your usual 5 projects at a time rather
> severely?
>
> Jan
>
>
> --
> Here, gathered together in common cause
> We agree to recognize this singular truth
> and this singular rule:
> That we must be kind to one another.
>                            G'Kar (J. Michael Straczynski)

JMS

How many comics are you writing exactly know?

IP




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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:02:21 +0000 (UTC)
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iplatizky at yahoo.com wrote:

> JMS
>
> How many comics are you writing exactly know?
>


I don't know what I exactly know, but in terms of the books, for the
moment, there's:

Minis:

Supreme Power: Hyperion (almost finished)
Silver Surfer: Requiem (half finished)

Regular monthly books:

Squadron Supreme (debuting March)
Fantastic Four
Amazing Spider-Man
Book of Lost Souls

jms