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The following is a transcript of the live chat with BILL MUMY and MIRA
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FURLAN of
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Babylon 5, held on Monday, February 10th at 8PM ET in the Globe Auditorium on
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America Online.
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B5 Online:Warner Bros. Online Presents: CYBERTALK (tm)
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B5 MiraF:Hello, Everyone - I'm here.
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B5 Online:Tonight we are please to bring you the Minbari delegation from
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Babylon 5! Id like to welcome Mira Furlan and Bill Mumy to our online
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community! Welcome!
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B5 BillM:Flok Sha everyone!
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B5 MiraF:Thanks
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B5 Online:So, let me tell everyone how to send in their questions and we'll get
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this thing going!
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OnlineHost:The auditorium consists of two major areas: the audience, where you
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are right now, and the stage, where the speakers appear. Text which you type
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onscreen shows only to those in your row, prefaced by the row number in
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parentheses, such as (2) if you are in row 2. To interact with the speaker, use
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the Interact icon on your screen.
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OnlineHost:To send your question to the speaker, click on the Interact icon,
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then use the Ask a Question option.
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B5 Online:Here is our first question from RVaug5949... For both of you. :)
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B5 BillM:Just so you normal humans out there know, Mira and I are having these
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questions screened for us.
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Question:RVAUG59495 "Will both of characters appear in the spinoff THE RANGERS?
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B5 MiraF:I have no clue. I wish I had.
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B5 BillM:I have no idea about the spinoff. Maybe yes. We'll have to see.
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B5 Online:Our next question comes from Foxx3...
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Question:This is to both Ms. Furlan and Mr. Mumy: You are both very
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distinguished actors and i was wondering what made you decide to be on Babylon
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5?
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B5 BillM:I've always loved sci-fi fantasy projects, and was ready to come back
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to it.
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B5 MiraF:It was a very unusual and interesting and strong character for me to
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play.
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B5 BillM:And aren't we all glad that you're here Mira! You're the best.
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B5 Online:The next question is for Mira from Thinkum...
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Question:Mira, do you get to wear a wig, or do they have to work that wonderful
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bone "tiara" into your real hair?
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B5 MiraF:It is my own hair.
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B5 Online:Heres an interesting question from MalleyDat, want to field this one,
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Bill?
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Question:With the unusual and prophetic dreams of the Babylon 5 staff and
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ambassadors, have you had any similar fascinating dreams with you as
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Delenn/Lennier?
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B5 BillM:I have pretty hot dreams about Delenn. Don't think they'll make it to
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prime time. Too sexy.
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B5 MiraF:Oh, my god. Please stop!
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B5 BillM:Never!
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B5 Online:Heres a question you both can field from MalleyDat...
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Question:There's always coincidences in people's lives. What coincidences
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regarding your life and maybe or maybe not regarding Babylon5 have caused you
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to reflect and possibly reconsider something important in your (real) life?
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B5 BillM:Uh...Uh....let's see...Don't get blown up by aliens.
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B5 MiraF:There are a lot of coincidences between my own life and my life as
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Delenn
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B5 BillM:There's nothing important in real life. IT's all in the mind you
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know.
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B5 MiraF:I think that Joe is inspired by some elements of whats going on in the
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former Yugoslavia and it reflects in the show.
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B5 BillM:Joe and I both read too many comic books.
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B5 Online:Heres one for Bill From WaywardFl....
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Question:For Bill: Space Cases is terrific! The kids want to know: will
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Catalina be back? Did you plan on Susie entering the series? Why didn't you use
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the J.S. teddy bear when a teddy bear appeared in the Space Cases episode? ;-)
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Thanks
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B5 BillM:Thank you! We brought Cat back once second season, and hope to see
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her return if we get the third season pickup. And, that WAS the B5 bear! Just
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without the baseball outfit.
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B5 Online:From DNmass....
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Question:Mira and Bill, both of your performances have been incredible. For
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Mira, how hard is it working in this type of program compared to films?
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B5 MiraF:I'm used to going in and out of projects and once I finish with them
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I'm used to forgetting about them. Of course, Babylon 5 is something
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differrent.
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B5 BillM:In tv, you have to work much faster.
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B5 Online:Here ya go Bill... from Timebaron... ;>
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Question:Will Lennier become a larger part of the show in the sense that his
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direct actions precipitate something that changes the arc?
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B5 BillM:Uh, I don't know. Ask Joe. I just hit my mark and read my lines and
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wear my bone and dress. Actually, going into that deeper, Lennier is always
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saving the day, and that definityly effects the arc, eh? Or we'd all have
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blown up a bunch of times!
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B5 MiraF:It would definitely change Delenn's feelings.
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B5 Online:Heres a question you have probably been asked... but its one I always
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find interesting.... From Thrasher0...
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Question:This is a question for Both Bill and Mira, On all of the B5 Episodes
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you've worked on which one was your favorite.
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B5 BillM:Uh, hard to seperate them, cuz they all are part of the whole. I love
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the one where Lennier first kicked butt.
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B5 MiraF:My favorites are "Comes the Inquisitor" and "Confessions and
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Lamentations" "Severed Dreams" was also an interesting one for me.
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B5 Online:Heres a question for Bill....From ZaBaGaBe
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Question:For Bill: We've seen you and several members of the David family on
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Space Cases so far...when will we see more members of the Mumy family?
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B5 BillM:Can't afford them.
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B5 Online:(Id like to point out that both Bill and son Seth can be seen in the
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movie Three Wishes, available to rent at your local video store)
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B5 BillM:Just kidding. I'd love to use more Mumy's in Space Cases. Seth also
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was in Dear God, and a recent Dark Skies episode.
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B5 Online:From Frank2641....
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OnlineHost: To Mira: Is B5 big in Yugoslavia?
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B5 MiraF:It's not shown there. Croatian television bought Voyager instead.
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B5 Online:Heres a question from Glithcali....
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Question:Question for Both: Last week the comradery (sp?) between Claudia and
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Bruce was entertaining....is this a normal thing on the set?? How many members
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of the main cast do you joke with and associate with outside of B5??
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B5 BillM:We all play gin every Saturday night at Joes house.
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B5 BillM:Or not.
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B5 MiraF:The cast of B5 is one of the greatest pleasures of working on the show
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B5 BillM:One of them.
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B5 BillM:The other is wearing the bone.
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B5 MiraF:Yes, we communicate outside the show.
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B5 BillM:Why tonight, Mira and I are going out for a snack!
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B5 Online:Im sure a lot of people are wondering, Bill, but WJMII asked
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first....
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Question:Bill, a little of the topic of B5 but what is your opinion of the
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announcment of the Lost In Space movie and are you involved in any way?
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B5 BillM:No comment on the Lost in SPace movie yet.
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B5 Online:A question for Mira from CLOWNBOB....
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Question:Mira: Do you think B5 is one of the best shows you have been apart of?
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( be honest)
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B5 MiraF:I don't like comparing things. I like the fact that things are
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different not "better" or "worse". Also you can't compare this kind of show to
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anything I"ve done before.
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B5 Online:From J1harper1 for Bill...
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Question:Bill, have enjoyed your work since Lost in Space and now my son really
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enjoys Space Cases. Good work on Babylon 5 as well!! Do you think there is a
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chance for romance with Delenn?
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B5 BillM:Well, in his heart Lennier loves Delenn, but he knows she's destined
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for another, so I don't think you'll ever see him make "a move". Too bad...
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But the angst makes the character more interesting to play. Do you think there
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should be a Lennier Delenn romance? And thanks for the kind words. I loved
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Lost in SPace and Space Cases.
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B5 MiraF:Delenn have had enough romances, real ones and potential ones.
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Remember Sinclair...Let's not overwhelm her.
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B5 Online:A favorite question from your convention appearances... maybe you
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won't elaborate with Mira being right there... but GaryZepHe asks.... be
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warned....
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Question:Bill and/or Mira.... please tell us about the practical joke Bill
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pulled on Jason Carter.... about him supposedly being killed off last
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season....
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B5 Online:And have you forgiven Bill, Mira? :D
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B5 BillM:Let me say this for the last time. It was JOES JOKE! I was his
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instrument. I was cruel. I convinced Jason, that Marcus was being killed off.
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He bought it. It wasn't very nice of me. Mira spanked me into seeing the right
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thing.
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B5 Online:Oooh.... Minbaris have all the fun.
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B5 BillM:I apologized. I could tell this in a very funny way, but ....I won't.
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B5 MiraF:I'm not a big admirer of practical jokes. They seem cruel and
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unnecessary. to me... Or maybe I don't have that sense of humor.
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B5 BillM:Jason was a good sport. Joe and I both bought him gifts. We
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grovelled.
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B5 BillM:You had to be there.
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B5 Online:From KRoss5225 for Mira....
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Question:Mira: Has Joe (JMS, Kosh, Valen, whatever he is going by today) said
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if John and Deleen are getting married? And if so, will it be on the show?
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B5 BillM:Keep watching.
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B5 MiraF:Let it remain a mystery.
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B5 BillM:Put it this way, IF so... It won't be on another show! It'll happen
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only on B5
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B5 Online:Another question from ZaBaGaBe....
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Question:For Bill: There have been several references to Barnes and Barnes on
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Space Cases (from the Lumanians to Voobanahavopbop) -- will there be more, or
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will we see the Jenerators there?
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B5 BillM:Ooops. Sure. As much inside stuff as I can stick in, I will. It
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makes me and a small circle of people chuckle. I hope to continue doing stuff
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like that. Don't think the Jenerators will show up soon though. But I DO have a
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solo album coming out on Infinite Visions label this month.
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B5 Online:For both of you from Morden226...
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Question:Hey folks! Is working with Joe an inspiration? Does his dedication
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(hours and hours and hours) ever make you wonder where he gets all his energy
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from? Have you checked to see if he's a robot? :)
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B5 BillM:Joe is pretty amazing! His work is really great. He's a fun guy.
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B5 BillM:I think he gets that energy from Flarn.
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B5 MiraF:It is a great inspiration. I wish I had five percent of that energy.
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My question is... does he ever sleep?
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B5 BillM:Not with me.
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B5 Online:Here ya go Bill, your big chance... from DMReda...
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Question:Bill: If B5 were being re-cast, which character (besides Lennier)
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would you like to play?
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B5 BillM:That's a good question. I'd say Sheridan.
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B5 BillM:Or the bartender.
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B5 MiraF:I'd like to play a telepath. #
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B5 BillM:I'd like to BE a telepath.
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B5 MiraF:I thought you were.
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B5 BillM:Heh Heh. I knew that.
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B5 Online:From Wolffgang....
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Question:this is for mira: are you active in speaking out on the current
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situation in the former yugoslavia?
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B5 MiraF:I don't know exactly what you mean by "active". I would say that I'm
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still very involved but I don't want to deal with politics because it's
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corrupted and evil. I feel defeated. All the people who spoke against this
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war have been defeated. The war mongers have won big time.
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B5 BillM:Unlike shobiz
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B5 Online:Heres your chance to write the rest of Lennier's story, Bill... from
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Dtucker93....
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Question:Bill, What do you want for your character's future?
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B5 BillM:I want hair and a bone loss, and normal ears and pants.
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B5 BillM:I'd also like another season for the show. How about you guys?
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B5 Online:Speaking for the audience, I believe that is a unanimous YES!
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B5 BillM:I think Lennier is a cool, efficient, noble, loyal capable guy. I like
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playing him. He just happens to be a Minbari.
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B5 MiraF:We all just happen to be something.
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B5 BillM:We've had Tony Dow directing a few shows lately. That's been great!
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B5 Online:For Mira, From BLCK OMEG.... Question:MIRA>>>>As an original cast
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member...Did you think B5 was going to take off like it has?
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B5 BillM:Have we taken off?
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B5 MiraF:No. This is a wonderful surprise for me. As a true Eastern European I
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always expect the worst.
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B5 BillM:Taken off like we have.... I don't get it. mean, we're not exactly
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Seinfeld. We are a great show. But we're not top of the pops. Are we?
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B5 MiraF:But we are surviving. How many Sienfeld cons have you been to?
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B5 BillM:Tell me if we are! I want to renegotiate!
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B5 BillM:You mean you missed the big Elaine Con in France? It was great.
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B5 Online:Heres a musical question for Bill from ComicWhiz. :D
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Question:Bill>> how is the gutar coming? i heard you play it on lost in space
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and never agian!
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B5 BillM:Well, you haven't looked too hard. I play all the time. Lots of
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records out and always gigging somewhere. New album, Dying to Be Heard, out
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this month on Infinite Visions label. The one that put out Brent SPiner's CD.
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Check it out.
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B5 Online:From Ausavar for Mira....
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Question:Do you have any more European or American films in the works Mira for
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after B5?
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B5 MiraF:I can't talk about anything that's not definite. I'm supersticious
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B5 Online:We have time for a couple more questions this evening before we have
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to move out So heres one for both of you... From CLOWNBOB:
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Question:Both: What is the most embarrassing event in the filming of B% for
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you? :)
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B5 BillM:That's a hard one....thinking...
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B5 BillM:Having my wife and son come to the set the first episode I did and
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them not being able to recognize me!
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B5 MiraF:It's always embarassing when you can't do a 5 page monologue in one
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take and that happens often.
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B5 BillM:Mira, you're always great! REALLY!
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B5 MiraF:Thank you, Bill.
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B5 Online:Do either of you have any conventions soon you want to let people
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know about?
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B5 BillM:No.
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B5 MiraF:I'm doing a con in Alberta, Canada in March.
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B5 BillM:You're such a jet setter.
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B5 MiraF:Yeah, that's me.
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B5 Online:From Johngf2....
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Question:I saw you both in the SFVortex war room. do you hang out together
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alot?
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B5 MiraF:Sometimes.
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B5 BillM:Yeah. Do you blame me? I mean, you'd want to hang out with you too if
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you could.
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B5 Online:Heres a question for both of ya...
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Question:Do you sign autographs through the mail and what is the address to
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write to both of you at?
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B5 BillM:Write to B5 fan club.
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B5 Online:We have time for one more question each...
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B5 MiraF:You can write to the B5 Fan Club at PO Box 856, N. Hollywood, CA
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91603, or.. Mira's Fan Club is PO Box 523093 Springfield, VA 22152
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B5 BillM:Thanks for the support folks. We really do like being a part of this
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show. We work hard and we're proud of it.
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B5 Online:For Bill, from Eidelon...
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Question:Bill, Does Lennier ever get to show some more of his fighting skills
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like when he saved Lando's butt?
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B5 BillM:Yes. He's got some more "action" scenes coming up. I think. Or maybe
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they cut them out.
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B5 Online:And our last question of the night for Mira....
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Question:This is for Mira: Is it hard to play a character like Delenn or are
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you a lot like her in real life?
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B5 MiraF:It's not hard because it's interesting and fun. I enjoy the
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combination between different elements of her personality. She's vulnerable but
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tough, strong but gentle. sensitive, in one word, she's a very rich character.
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Very rarely a character like that comes across, especially when you're a
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woman.
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B5 Online:Id like to thank both Bill Mumy and Mira Furlan for joining us
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tonight - it was a GREAT pleasure having you both back in our forum! Feel free
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to stop by any time.. any closing thoughts?
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B5 BillM:Do the best you can and can the best you do.
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B5 MiraF:Keep on caring about us. It makes us happy. Bye-bye.
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B5 Online:Thanks again you two... keep up the great work, everyone supports you
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and the show.
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B5 BillM:Send money.
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B5 BillM:I want a Lennier action figure!
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B5 Online:Bill... with mighty fighting action?
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B5 BillM:Push his bone he kicks.
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B5 BillM:Flok sha!\
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