Subj: Re:Some questions Date: 96-05-07 04:21:31 EDT From: Jms at B5 The only database I use is the one in my head, and some notes here and there.... jms Subj: Re:Marcus (continued) Date: 96-05-07 04:22:01 EDT From: Jms at B5 We're all hiding something or other. jms Subj: Re:Renewal Date: 96-05-07 04:22:57 EDT From: Jms at B5 We'll know by the middle or end of this month; it's 50/50 because of the changing economics of the syndication marketplace right now. It's all nuts at the moment. jms Subj: Re:B5 legal status Date: 96-05-07 04:23:30 EDT From: Jms at B5 No, you only send an ambassador if you recognize something as legitimate, and EA will never recognize an independent B5. jms Subj: Re:After the Series Date: 96-05-07 04:24:33 EDT From: Jms at B5 That period is so far outside my ability to even see right now that it's beyond my ken. The show is all I can see right now. jms Subj: Re:Michael York Date: 96-05-07 04:25:46 EDT From: Jms at B5 We look around for who might be right for the role, and then who of that is available and within our price range. Sometimes the actor doesn't come in, if the actor has a lot of credits, but most will audition. Then we make our selection. jms Subj: Re:jms?monkmusic? Date: 96-05-07 04:26:21 EDT From: Jms at B5 No, the music was the music, it wouldn't change by the hearer. jms Subj: Re:JMS-B5 Origins? Date: 96-05-07 04:28:35 EDT From: Jms at B5 The story kind of came in all at once; and yes, in a way, it's the story I've been preparing to write from day one. The eclectic, weird background I have is what enables me to tell this story this way. This is, I think, my seminal work in the field. To invoke greater names for a moment, Heinlein wrote lots of books, but he's known for Stranger in a Strange Land; Frank Herbert wrote lots of books, but he's known for Dune. I've done a lot before this, and hope to do a lot after, but I suspect that this is what I'll be most known for when it's all said and done. jms Subj: Re:JMS at home Date: 96-05-07 04:34:35 EDT From: Jms at B5 "I'm assuming when you are the creator/writer/executive producer of a running series that you must spend an enormous amount of time either "doing" things related to it or "thinking" about things related to it." Absolutely. Even when I'm not actively working on it, it comes up constantly in conversation, or in other ways. It never goes away, and I'm always jotting down notes for future use. "How does this affect your lifestyle? Can one be in your position and still have a personal life - or is literally everything you do somehow involved with, wrapped up in or connected to "the series"?" Not if you're going to be this involved with the process. It's really a 24 hour a day job. I haven't seen a movie at a theater in the 8 months preceding the wrap; haven't gone to a party except the B5 christmas and wrap parties in about a year. For the six years it'll take to make this show -- you count the pilot and post-production on the last year -- I went into this knowing that my personal life would pretty much go to hell for that period of time. The show is the single dominant concern; has to be, or it won't be done right. "Are you able to go out and have a good time and not think about anything to do with B5, or is it always there, in the back of your mind?" It's always there. "I very much admire what you do, but feel it must, at some point, drive you a little nuts........" Sometimes, but only a little. I fought for 5 years to get this show on the air; it's a great privilege, and a terrible responsibility; WB has entrusted me to do this properly, and that's a great compliment. In the media, it's unspeakably rare to get one singular vision on the air, without compromise or committee...I'm not *about* to complain about the hours. I've got absolutely no grounds to complain about ANYthing. jms Subj: Re:great love story Date: 96-05-07 04:35:16 EDT From: Jms at B5 It's fair to say that the Sheridan/Delenn relationship has some very interesting times ahead. jms Subj: Re:Vir? Babble? Date: 96-05-07 04:36:59 EDT From: Jms at B5 Even the babble is pretty tightly scripted. The hesitations and occasional stumble-restatements are the actor's delivery. There's occasionally a very tiny bit of improv in that kind of scene, but very little. jms Subj: Re:Rules for Epics Date: 96-05-07 04:43:11 EDT From: Jms at B5 Actually, it's Chekov's rule of playwriting: If there's a gun on the wall in act 1 scene 1, you must use it by act 3 scene 3. Similarly, if you fire the gun in act 3, you must show it in act one. I do try to play fair with the audience, and either hint at or point to what's coming in various ways, so that if you back up all the episodes, it's right there in front of you. jms Subj: Re:Interludes & Examination Date: 96-05-07 04:47:28 EDT From: Jms at B5 The Delenn/Sheridan axis is proceeding, but I've been very deliberately holding off the kiss, and what would follow that, so I could do it in a very special way. You'll see soon enough.... jms Subj: Re:Seasons 4 and 5 Date: 96-05-07 04:48:08 EDT From: Jms at B5 There was never the intention of carrying the shadow war through seasons 4 and 5. That'd get boring. jms Subj: Re:The Wrath Of Kosh Date: 96-05-07 04:49:30 EDT From: Jms at B5 Kosh fought and fought hard. And he did not go down easily...and one might say that yes, he did not go down alone...but not entirely in the way you're thinking. jms Subj: Re:To JMS: Possible Triangle Date: 96-05-07 23:35:31 EDT From: Jms at B5 Well, remember that we never defined what those feelings were between Sinclair and Delenn; she had a great deal of respect and admiration for him, yes. And she had a fair measure of faith in him as well. Question is, what's the root of that? We'll learn some of that in the two-parter. As for Sinclair, he was mainly involved with Sakai. jms Subj: Re:slap heard 'round univers Date: 96-05-08 03:20:30 EDT From: Jms at B5 I think the contact would've been too fleeting, and too much a shock (and it likely hurt like the dickens) that by the time he knew it was there, it was too late, and she would've sensed it in either event. jms Subj: Re:Repost Worldsinger questi Date: 96-05-09 01:45:53 EDT From: Jms at B5 Huh, I must've missed that in my copy of SF Universe; didn't see it. That's good to hear. No, that's the only issue of the Trek comic that I ever wrote, mainly out of curiosity and because I like the original characters a lot. It was fun. jms Subj: Re:To JMS: Possible Triangle Date: 96-05-09 01:47:39 EDT From: Jms at B5 Yes, the voice you heard OS was Delenn; I kept her OS to avoid tipping the plan for her eventual change to more human physical qualities. jms Subj: Re:JMS: Having fun? Date: 96-05-09 01:48:16 EDT From: Jms at B5 "Are you having fun? Or has it all become a demon that must be fed?" Yes. jms Subj: Re:Some Questions Date: 96-05-09 01:49:43 EDT From: Jms at B5 1. How far will Delenn and sheridans relationship go? You'll find out in the two parter, to a large extent. 2. Why are the shadows attacking everyone? Good question. We'll get that by season's end. 3. Is B4 going to become a big part of the storyline? In a sense. 4. Do the vorlons have a large amount of ships? Depends on your perspective. 5. Is B5 going to be renewed? We remain cautiously optimistic. jms Subj: Re:JMS: Delenn/G'Kar in Tea Date: 96-05-11 05:11:59 EDT From: Jms at B5 In most cases, if it's a critical scene, I make it a point to be there to make sure it's correct. If, however, it's a very emotional scene, I tend to stay away, and let the actor find the emotional core of the scene without seeing me lurking in the BG. jms Subj: Re:Curious About Writing Date: 96-05-11 05:13:49 EDT From: Jms at B5 No scripts are in hand for next season, in any form; this is always the case each year as we wrap production. We wait for WB to renew the show, then provide a script order. Once we have the script order in hand, scripts get going. If it's a freelance script, going from first meeting through 2 drafts of the outline, 2 drafts of the script, it takes about a month, plus the time I spend revising it; if I write it myself, it's a lot less time, because I know the show more than any freelancer can be reasonably expected to. jms Subj: Re:I&E Spoiler Q's Date: 96-05-11 05:14:49 EDT From: Jms at B5 I think Kosh realized that some things have to be, and that as we've said from the start, there is always a price to pay. As for writing letters, copying WB as well as the local station is always a good idea. jms Subj: Re:Some Questions Date: 96-05-11 05:15:33 EDT From: Jms at B5 No plans for Takashima; the highest rating is a P12; and the Vorlons still have their part to play. jms Subj: Re:Rangers obsolete? Date: 96-05-11 05:16:11 EDT From: Jms at B5 The job of the Rangers takes on a different aspect now that stuff is in the open, at least to some extent; you'll find it by season's end. jms Subj: Re:Ivanova's Emblem Date: 96-05-11 05:17:18 EDT From: Jms at B5 It's certainly a return to more traditional Russian history; the Russian Consortium is pretty much no longer socialist in any way, though it's still vastly inefficient. jms Subj: Re:Keeping Track Date: 96-05-12 04:12:19 EDT From: Jms at B5 Freelance writers know stuff on a need-to-know basis. Yes, there's a general outline for the whole series, but as a rule, I just kinda keep it all in my head...a dark and scary place that nobody'd ever enter anyway. jms Subj: Re:JMS: About Franklin . . Date: 96-05-12 04:13:09 EDT From: Jms at B5 Franklin would be off the council for a while; he has to go and figure his life out first. jms Subj: On Questions, from jms Date: 96-05-12 04:19:52 EDT From: Jms at B5 If I can make a suggestion.... Please try to avoid packing a message with 5, 7 or 10 questions or more; the odds are that I won't be able to answer all of them, or even most of them. The problem with the AOL interface is that if I use the Read New command, once it pops up, if I log off the point where I came in is lost. If I take a long time to answer 7 questions in one message, the odds are good that I'll either get bumped or have to go do B5 stuff and won't get to the other messages/questions, and it's hard to backtrack afterward. It's also a bit more than I find manageable, given that when you combine all the services I'm on, about 500 messages per day flit in front of my corneas. So if we could keep the questions down to just a couple per message, it'd help me a lot. jms Subj: Re:Questions Date: 96-05-12 23:43:26 EDT From: Jms at B5 I've never operated from any other perspective other than that we will finish this story. jms Subj: Re:Questions Date: 96-05-12 23:44:08 EDT From: Jms at B5 We might run into the technomages again, yes.... jms Subj: Re:JMS: A few more questions Date: 96-05-12 23:44:51 EDT From: Jms at B5 The vorlons will become more active, but in a curious way...and there are some more White Star class ships, yes.... jms Subj: Re:JMS: Contingency plan Date: 96-05-12 23:45:22 EDT From: Jms at B5 See my note two messages up. And yes, all filming for this season is done. jms Subj: Re:Lyta Date: 96-05-12 23:45:51 EDT From: Jms at B5 Lyta was off-station running an errand for Kosh. jms Subj: Re:A three-edge sword Date: 96-05-12 23:46:19 EDT From: Jms at B5 The three edges: your side, my side, and the truth in between. jms Subj: Re:Question and other Stuff Date: 96-05-12 23:46:55 EDT From: Jms at B5 No, Centauri women are bald by choice, to show their disdain for the showiness of the males. jms Subj: Re:A Tell JMS mess. Date: 96-05-12 23:47:36 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks...it's an obsession, and the encouragement helps. jms Subj: Re:Kudos and Question Date: 96-05-12 23:48:32 EDT From: Jms at B5 Humor is where we find it. jms Subj: Re:one of... Date: 96-05-13 03:54:16 EDT From: Jms at B5 {Are the Shadow Ships more sensitive to pain than the Vorlon ships?} I suppose you could say they are, yes.... jms Subj: Re:JMS: Re; Interludes Date: 96-05-14 03:49:32 EDT From: Jms at B5 You'll see the new Vorlon within the first few new episodes, whenever they air. jms Subj: Re:Advancing the relationshi Date: 96-05-14 03:50:43 EDT From: Jms at B5 I think they're still testing how they feel toward one another; if theydon' feel what they think they might feel, it's all a moot point and not worth their pursuit; if indeed there's something there, they have to decide that, then look at the other aspects. jms Subj: Re:I&E ?- ATTN JMS Date: 96-05-14 03:51:51 EDT From: Jms at B5 I never said we'd see Lyta in I&E, so I can't answer that. As for how this affects her relationship with the new ambassador...isn't it better to see it than have me just answer it? jms Subj: Re:SERIOUS Delenn problems!! Date: 96-05-14 03:52:36 EDT From: Jms at B5 Delenn's been holding back. More than she should. There will be a price. jms Subj: Re:Warners & Paramount Date: 96-05-14 03:53:10 EDT From: Jms at B5 You would sooner get a mongoose and a python setting up house together in a cottage by the sea. jms Subj: Re:Interludes... Date: 96-05-15 03:09:44 EDT From: Jms at B5 When they shot the scene itself...no, not a lot of emotion in the Kosh sequence in his quarters, because it was all very technical, bits and pieces. But in the hallway scene with Sheridan, and the later scene with Delenn and the others...yes, very much so. It was *extremely* difficult to write. As a writer, the only way to evoke a feeling in your audience is to feel it yourself and communicate that honestly in the text. It was just awful. jms Subj: Re:delenn's clothes Date: 96-05-15 03:11:20 EDT From: Jms at B5 There hasn't been much occasion to drag out the little black number in a while. But yes, she has new clothes along the way...the green dress she wears in "War" for instance, and over the course of seasons, she's gotten new clothes quite often, moreso than just about anyone else, really. jms Subj: Re:Everything Date: 96-05-15 03:13:24 EDT From: Jms at B5 There will be models...in the fullness of time. As to sitting back and looking at the show...right now, I'm still way too close to it to do that. When I look at any of the episodes, all I see are the flaws. The things that could've been better. Stuff nobody else notices, but I know it's there. In time, I'll be able to look at them objectively, but not this soon. jms Subj: Re:Direct Marketing Concern Date: 96-05-15 03:15:12 EDT From: Jms at B5 I already answered your question posted here in email. To repeat what I said then.... The fan club will be selling only a very few items, most of it designated as fan club stuff (i.e., "Babylon 5 Fan Club" t-shirts or posters), on a limited scale. It won't be producing nearly enough to cause even a blip in the direct marketplace arena. jms Subj: Re:Wordsmith-WWE-I Date: 96-05-15 03:17:43 EDT From: Jms at B5 Actually, both those questions are answered in the next installment, so I'll let that answer for me. Yeah, I lov language, the way it can snake around behind you and turn into something else when you're not looking. The alchemy of metaphor and the well-chosen allusion. Banging words together is half the fun. jms Subj: Re:ATTN: JMS -- Hootch? Date: 96-05-16 03:06:14 EDT From: Jms at B5 It takes a lot of alcohol to have an effect on them...but they enjoy it when they do. Meanwhile, in moderate amounts, it just makes them happy. jms Subj: Re:Old shows Date: 96-05-16 03:06:40 EDT From: Jms at B5 Tapes will eventually be available. No reruns of first season for now. jms Subj: Re:JMS: parents and children Date: 96-05-16 03:07:11 EDT From: Jms at B5 "where are all the moms?" Good note, and good catch. I'll have to get into this more. jms Subj: Re:Dr.Who- Opinions JMS? Date: 96-05-16 03:08:31 EDT From: Jms at B5 I rather enjoyed it; some of the story needed a bit of work, and the woman doctor was annoying at times, but I think they got a *great* actor for the doctor, and pilots are always uneven. I hope they go forward; I'll watch. jms Subj: Re:Great war Date: 96-05-16 03:09:09 EDT From: Jms at B5 Yes, the shadow war was never meant to consume the entire emphasis of the show. jms Subj: Re:Second B5 CD Date: 96-05-17 03:59:00 EDT From: Jms at B5 I've heard, on tape, the first 15 minutes of the new CD, and it's great. Figure about July or so, to give Chris time to get it down just the way he wants it. jms Subj: Re:Small critique of WWE par Date: 96-05-17 04:00:01 EDT From: Jms at B5 Yep, it was misspelled, and it wasn't misspelled in the script. When I saw that on the final tape, it was too late to correct it for this airing. It'll be corrected later. (Somebody wasn't being careful when they did the captioning.) jms Subj: Re:WWE spoiler question Date: 96-05-18 04:20:40 EDT From: Jms at B5 I'd rather let part 2 get into what exactly happened to Centauri Prime.... jms Subj: Re:JMS: Ivanova and The 3rd Date: 96-05-18 04:21:45 EDT From: Jms at B5 {What happened to the "Third age of Mankind" in the opening narration? Is its lack of any importance?} No, that'll likely show up again in year four.... jms Subj: Re:the Whamy Kiss Date: 96-05-18 04:22:35 EDT From: Jms at B5 There's always hope...as you'll see in part two. jms Subj: Re:A Question... Date: 96-05-18 04:23:21 EDT From: Jms at B5 Usually you only get the main war council and the support staff who monitor the progress of the war; the ambassadors were called in on Sheridan's hunch that now the vorlons would get involved. jms Subj: Re:Over the top? Date: 96-05-18 04:25:21 EDT From: Jms at B5 No, I don't laugh about it...it's always an interesting, sometimes fascinating process. If there were any consistent error I've seen, it's the tendency to focus on the little tiny things, and thus miss the big things I've just wheeled onto the stage in full view. If you're going to do this show right, you have to play fair; so the person standing way in the background of a scene, just passing by, an extra, isn't likely to be very important, for instance...but people seem to leap after that one. I sometimes get cute in my foreshadowing, but I try not to be obscure. jms Subj: Re:Mira on SciFi Buzz Date: 96-05-18 04:25:52 EDT From: Jms at B5 The clip they showed was from "Grey 17 Is Missing." jms Subj: Re:Two Questions Date: 96-05-19 04:19:14 EDT From: Jms at B5 "1. In the unthinkable, will you wrap up the storyline this season, or is that too late?" After the conclusion of this season, there are basically 3 major movements remaining in the symphony (for lack of a better description). They fit comfortably in 2 seasons, leaving room to do the usual routine of starting each season with 4-5 standalones, and layering in other standalones along the way, some non-arc personal stories, and so on. If they came to me, put a gun to my head and said, "Okay, year four is it, wrap it up," yes, it could be done. You just yank out the standalones and interstitial stuff I put between major movements, and shove the three pieces together. It's not what I'd *prefer*, obviously, but it could be done. jms Subj: Re:Real JMS please stand up? Date: 96-05-19 04:21:20 EDT From: Jms at B5 "Sitting here reading the spoilers, questions, comments and answers with my husband. He doesn't believe its you answering these comments. I, on the other hand, never thought about it." If the message has my initials on it, assuming it's not an imposter like the jerk who wandered into an IRC the other day...it's me, and ONLY me. You'll note the writing style is always the same in every message, and elsewhere. I'd never entrust this to an assistant or anything similar, because I'd get the rap if something incorrect were said..and nobody else knows the show as I do. It's me. Whether that's good or bad remains to be seen. jms Subj: Re: Just another compliment: Date: 96-05-19 04:24:47 EDT From: Jms at B5 "One would find it hard to believe that episodes like "Severed Dreams", "I&E","A Late Delvery From Avalon" and of course, WWE could be written by the same guy. The pace, dialog, everything are adapted so well for each episode." Suddenly I'm having an identity crisis.... I like to try different styles for different moods. I also like to vary the tone of the show; one will be more comedic, as with Sic Transit Vir, others much darker, like Ship of Tears. I enjoy trying new things, risking a bit, failing on occasion, but learning in the process. "You previsouly said that after B5 you would get "back" to writing. What in Gods name are you doing now? If this isn't writing, I sure as heck don't now what is." Actually, the theory would be to get back into writing novels and plays, assuming B5 runs its full course. jms Subj: Re:Blown Away by WWEI Date: 96-05-19 04:25:33 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks...I think you'll approve of part 2 as well. Thanks again. jms Subj: Re:Renewed? Date: 96-05-19 04:26:27 EDT From: Jms at B5 We should get word on renewal in a couple weeks, give or take. jms Subj: Re:foreshadowing Date: 96-05-20 04:49:53 EDT From: Jms at B5 Some folks catch double-meanings when they're there...some don't...some find double meanings when they're *not* there. Art is a participatory sport. jms Subj: Re:1 big question Date: 96-05-20 04:50:22 EDT From: Jms at B5 Vorlon/Shadow tech is more or less at the same level; the Vorlons had the benefit of surprise. jms Subj: Re:Offhand lines... Date: 96-05-20 04:52:02 EDT From: Jms at B5 "In WWE(1)I noticed a larger than usual group of offhand lines (ethel &.../wait in car.../cool-you know what I'm talking about). Was this scripted? Or was someone just ad libbing?" There's almost NO ad-libbing allowed on the show. You can't change a word unless someone comes to my office and approves it, and it can't change the meaning. (I.e., the actor is having a hard time saying "shibboleth" or something.) Everything said in this show is scripted, offhand comments included. jms Subj: Re:WWE/I Date: 96-05-20 04:52:32 EDT From: Jms at B5 Incidental voices of just a line or two, for a one-time or so character, don't often get credited under SAG rules. jms Subj: Re:"Are You Alright?" Date: 96-05-20 04:53:02 EDT From: Jms at B5 It's a lot of different things, including what's coming in part two. jms Subj: Re:The Second Letter Date: 96-05-20 04:53:27 EDT From: Jms at B5 Wait and see. jms Subj: Re:B-5 fan Club Date: 96-05-20 04:54:42 EDT From: Jms at B5 Stuff will start going out soon. For one thing, we're getting a crush of memberships, and rather than keep sending out dribs and drabs, we're trying to do stuff all at once to make it simpler for mailing, copying, printing and the like. The first newsletter is finished, and should be going out shortly, and the poster is being somewhat redesigned 'cause I wasn't quite happy with what we had, it could be improved, and that's what we're doing. jms Subj: Re:Congratulations from the Date: 96-05-20 04:56:00 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks, I appreciate that.... jms Subj: Re:To JMS - telepaths abound Date: 96-05-20 04:57:17 EDT From: Jms at B5 This question will be dealt with by the season's end. jms Subj: Re:WWE-1 Date: 96-05-20 04:58:01 EDT From: Jms at B5 I've begun to point to the question of "why," and thus having pointed to it, intend to answer it, by season's end. jms Subj: Re:Oh, Lucy, I'm Home.... Date: 96-05-20 04:58:17 EDT From: Jms at B5 Justine: thanks.... jms Subj: Re:Speaking of pawns... Date: 96-05-20 19:25:07 EDT From: Jms at B5 The shadows looked for Morden's opinion; he's an advisor, in a sense, on lower-species politics. jms Subj: Re:JMS: The Scar? Date: 96-05-20 19:25:54 EDT From: Jms at B5 He got the scar while doing his training of rangers on Minbar. jms Subj: Re:suggestion for plugging B Date: 96-05-26 01:14:23 EDT From: Jms at B5 We've contacted Howard's people, who say that because he likes the show so much, he doesn't want the folks to do his show because he'd have to rag on them by virtue of the nature of the show, and doesn't really want to do that. jms Subj: Re:to JMS Date: 96-05-26 01:15:03 EDT From: Jms at B5 You'll be hearing more about the resistance a bit down the road. And thanks. jms Subj: Re:Thanks and a Question.. Date: 96-05-26 01:17:18 EDT From: Jms at B5 "Would YOU categorize Babylon 5 as a Science Fiction show, or a Drama? I know that it is set in a Science Fiction setting, but the storylines and such are really, I think, in the Drama category. What do you think?" I have no problem calling it a science fiction, or SF (which also includes speculative fiction) show. I know a number of writers in TV who hate the term, deny that what they're doing is SF, but I'm proud that it's SF, and would definitely classify it as such. jms Subj: Re:Seasons episodes Date: 96-05-26 01:18:03 EDT From: Jms at B5 Re: the cliffhanger season 3 ending...I'd rather air it in Summer also...but the choice ain't mine. jms Subj: Re:JMS: Metamorphosis device Date: 96-05-26 01:20:15 EDT From: Jms at B5 The chrysalis device originally came from Epsilon 3 with the other equipment; this should've been showcased more visually, but there was so much going on... jms Subj: Re:Three questions Date: 96-05-26 01:21:34 EDT From: Jms at B5 Claudia wears one earring to remember her real brother, and Ivanova's brother, who passed away. jms Subj: Re: Praise for JMS. Date: 96-05-26 01:22:44 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks, we try. jms Subj: Re:Who was that? Date: 96-05-30 04:07:30 EDT From: Jms at B5 You'll have to wait and see who entered the room. jms Subj: Re:A Few Date: 96-05-30 04:07:53 EDT From: Jms at B5 The Vorlons were called in after B4 arrived. jms Subj: Re:WWE writing Date: 96-05-30 04:09:02 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks. Actually, I keep hearing about B5 screenings becoming social events on an ever more regular basis. Sometimes to "convert," sometimes to catch 'em off satellite, or just watch them on a big screen. I think it's great. Thanks again. jms Subj: Re:G'kar of future Date: 96-05-30 04:09:58 EDT From: Jms at B5 Yes, one of his eyes had been plucked out some time before. jms Subj: Re:JMS: wwe I & II Date: 96-05-30 04:10:41 EDT From: Jms at B5 Barb: thanks, and thanks for working with your local station. jms Subj: Re:Flashforward Date: 96-05-30 04:11:24 EDT From: Jms at B5 It'd be hard to work in what everybody else saw in an episode down the road...that becomes difficult from a story perspective. "By the way, y'know, when we were on B4, I saw the darndest thing..." jms Subj: Re:JMS: Writing for Babylon Date: 96-05-30 04:12:10 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks. We don't take any kind of story ideas, or spec scripts, however. jms Subj: Re:ATTN JMS: Please Read... Date: 96-05-30 04:14:28 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks, and I remain happy to be here. On the writing and the scenes you cite...a story, *any* story, should be designed not just to take you through the mechanics of a plot, but to make you *feel* something. Those, for me, are the elements I look for when I watch something, and when I write something. If I'm not on the verge or tears in writing Kosh's fate, you won't be that way watching it. jms Subj: Re:Remote Control Date: 96-05-30 04:16:07 EDT From: Jms at B5 That's an absolutely *wonderful* story! Thank you for passing it along. But tell your co-worker to always duck *first*. jms Subj: Re:Cousin Brucie! Date: 96-05-30 04:16:37 EDT From: Jms at B5 Yep, that was Cousin Brucie. And Melissa appears later this season. jms Subj: Re:JMS-A Great Story! Date: 96-05-30 04:18:14 EDT From: Jms at B5 Thanks (actually, to you and those in-between who posted such nice comments; they're much appreciated). jms Subj: Re: Writing Date: 96-05-30 04:19:26 EDT From: Jms at B5 All I can say is that I have always approached the writing with the assumption we can finish the story. jms Subj: Re:JMS is bad,and I'll tell Date: 96-05-29 03:47:39 EDT From: Jms at B5 The delay in episodes until October ain't my idea.... jms