[B5JMS] JMS/B5 cited by Javi in Lost/Fury dust up

[b5jms at mail.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu]

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From: Mark <ostensiblyme at hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 18:08:18 +0000 (UTC)
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http://www.livejournal.com/users/chaodai/32807.html

"consider "babylon 5," probably the most arc-dependent sci-fi show ever 
made. i simply cant believe that j. michael straczynski always intended 
for the departure (be it voluntary or involuntary) of his series lead, 
michael ohare - at the end of the first season - to be part of his long-
standing arc.

"the loss of a lead actor is a cataclysmic event in any series. in the case 
of b5, it required a major reorganization of the story which resulted in a 
big new element of mythology. even the most regimented series in the genre 
- a self-proclaimed "novel for television" - had to adjust and change in 
the face of unforeseen contingency."

Not to mention the whole Season 5/Claudia Christian/trashed notes incident 
- Mark



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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 03:24:00 +0000 (UTC)
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Mark wrote:
> http://www.livejournal.com/users/chaodai/32807.html
>
> "consider "babylon 5," probably the most arc-dependent sci-fi show ever
> made. i simply cant believe that j. michael straczynski always intended
> for the departure (be it voluntary or involuntary) of his series lead,
> michael ohare - at the end of the first season - to be part of his long-
> standing arc.
>
> "the loss of a lead actor is a cataclysmic event in any series. in the case
> of b5, it required a major reorganization of the story which resulted in a
> big new element of mythology. even the most regimented series in the genre
> - a self-proclaimed "novel for television" - had to adjust and change in
> the face of unforeseen contingency."
>
> Not to mention the whole Season 5/Claudia Christian/trashed notes incident
> - Mark

It's a straw man argument in that I've never said that was my plan from
the very git-go of the show.  I've always said it's something that came
up toward the end of the first season.

jms