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JMS CompuServe messages for August 1998. Collected by John Hardin
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<jhardin@wolfenet.com>.
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Date: 01 Aug 1998 22:08:07 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com>
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Subject: B5 on Laserdisc
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Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com> asks:
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> But are there actually fully edited widescreen versions of the
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> entire series?
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"But are there actually fully edited widescreen versions of the entire
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series?"
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Yep, everything but the pilot.
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jms
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Date: 01 Aug 1998 22:08:07 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com>
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Subject: Gary Cole
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Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Or is that just another Hollywood legend ?
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No, that one's true.
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jms
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Date: 01 Aug 1998 22:08:08 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com>
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Subject: Gary Cole
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{original post had no questions}
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I'm starting to worry about WorldCon...this thing isn't letting
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go as fast as I'd've liked. I'll be seeing a doctor again on Monday to
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let me know if I'm in any condition to go.
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jms
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Date: 03 Aug 1998 13:51:06 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Michael Kalus <100265.3065@compuserve.com>
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Subject: B5 on Laserdisc
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Michael Kalus <100265.3065@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Why not the pilot?
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> Is the movie not in Widescreen available?
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> are already available for a Widescreen release?
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"Why not the pilot? Is the movie not in Widescreen available?"
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Wasn't shot that way.
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"Also I read somewhere that B5 has been broadcasted in Widescreen in
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Portugal, does this mean that all the SFX etc. are already available
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for a Widescreen release?"
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That's correct.
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jms
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Date: 04 Aug 1998 00:50:07 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com>
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Subject: River of Souls
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{original post had no questions}
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"In all honesty, I suspect that scene cut a little too close to home
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for some guys. I know it left me squirming uncomfortably in my chair
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wanting it to just end."
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Then it had the desired effect.
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jms
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Date: 04 Aug 1998 02:05:13 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Julie Mehta <113367.1506@compuserve.com>
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Subject: UK Showing - ep 517
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Julie Mehta <113367.1506@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Are there any more details in it about the devices that might be
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> useful to know?
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"I agree the coldness was disturbing, but I feel this reveals the deep
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emotion she feels at Byron's death and her consequent ruthless
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determination to achieve his goals."
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This was the point I was going for with people who were saying
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that the Byron thing was totally extraneous. To get Lyta to this point
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as a character -- remembering her "I'll sue" tirade as the last time
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she even sorta kinda got mad -- she would *have* to go through the
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fire, and lose something that meant enough to push her to this point.
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So you had to let the relationship with Byron go full term, follow it
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over time, and see what it meant to her to justify and motivate what
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happens to and with her in the last part of the season.
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jms
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Date: 04 Aug 1998 00:50:08 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: All
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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This is a short version of what I sent to the Internet earlier
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today. In brief, as most folks hereabouts know, I got hit about a week
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ago with walking pneumonia, and have been taking serious antibiotics
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and other stuff to get past it, in the hope of being able to attend
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WorldCon.
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A follow-up today with my doctor resulted in him saying that
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even though I'm past some of the worst of it -- though weak as a kitten
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-- I'm in that perilous situation where if I push it at *all*, if I add
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stress, I will almost certainly go right into acute or bacterial
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pneumonia, which would result in certain bedrest or even
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hospitalization. Right now was the worst time to push it.
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So basically, I got bushwacked. Even Harlan threatened dire
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results if I even tried to board a plane.
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More than anything, I've been looking forward to this, because
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as a fan, I know what it means to be a Guest of Honor at a WorldCon;
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it's one of those once-in-a-lifetime things, and the perfect end to the
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B5 5 year arc. But if I go, I seriously risk falling down, and if I
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fall down, the company falls down, and I *can't* do that.
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So with regrets...I can't go. The one positive light: we're
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sending B5 fan club director Julie Walker (also previously the head of
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the MST3K fan club) to the con, equipped with all the videotapes I
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would otherwise be showing, so there will be a presence there, and
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you'll see all the stuff I would have been showing.
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So there's that...but I'll confess that I'm seriously bummed
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about this.
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jms
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Date: 04 Aug 1998 17:38:07 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Rebecca Costello <71045.3050@compuserve.com>
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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{original post had no questions}
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Because we're shooting this week, the first few days on Crusade,
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I'm still coming into the office, but taking it easy and not pushing
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it. The main problem was the trip and the stress of a full-blown
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convention, the recirculated hotel air, shaking hands with a whole lot
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of people who may have colds and the like...it was a disaster waiting
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to happen under the current situation.
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At least filming is going well.
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jms
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Date: 05 Aug 1998 12:33:04 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: (blocked)
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Subject: Dust to Dust
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{original post unavailable}
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No, it wasn't meant to be in 3D...and I don't have any plans to
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let anyone release those books for a bit; I'd rather my first new book
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out be, well, a new one.
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jms
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Date: 05 Aug 1998 14:42:09 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com>
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Did you get any more money per ep to make this series?
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> Also, is it going to be more expensive not to have the crutch of
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> the fixed B5 sets (I know your set designer was sorta a genius at
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> creating mix and match theater style sets)?
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We have a bit more money...though not a lot. We'll do things as
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we always do: smart.
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jms
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Date: 05 Aug 1998 14:42:10 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Darran Williams <101656.2143@compuserve.com>
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Subject: 520 - Title?
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Darran Williams <101656.2143@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Any comments?
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Wheel is the correct title.
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jms
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Date: 05 Aug 1998 17:40:08 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Bancroft Gracey <100532.1747@compuserve.com>
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Subject: UK Showing - ep 517
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Bancroft Gracey <100532.1747@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Quick q's (with a slow answer, I suspect): did you 'see' the
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> Lyta/Byron thing back in the beginning? And, given the cast
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> changes over the seasons, would it have been Lyta at this point,
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> or someone else - a 'revived' Talia, say, or Ivanova?
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It's no secret that I would've had Ivanova becoming somewhat
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linked to Byron romantically (she would see him as a character like
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Marcus, which is why there are certain similarities, and she would take
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a chance only to find it wrong this time, underlining that she'd missed
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her one major opportunity thus far for a good relationship). This was
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expressed to Claudia toward the last part of S4, so she knew at that
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time that her latent ability would be coming out, and that she'd have a
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big part in S5.
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In this scenario, Lyta would have become a devoted follower of
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Byron's, much as she has, but it would have been more love from afar:
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protective, somewhat unrequited but hoping for more...so that when he
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met his fate, Lyta would end up right where she is now, just by a
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different road.
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Date: 05 Aug 1998 23:31:11 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com>
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Will the new Crusade sets be added to the existing B5 sets or
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> will you have to put some of the older sets in storage?
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Most of the B5 sets are now in storage.
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jms
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Date: 06 Aug 1998 15:44:12 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com>
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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{original post had no questions}
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Yeah, it's just a matter of preparation and forethought; 30% of
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any series budget goes on waste, frankly. We cut that down to
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basically zero.
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jms
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Date: 07 Aug 1998 15:08:14 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Mike Lovitt <75021.1731@compuserve.com>
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Subject: Garibaldi
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Mike Lovitt <75021.1731@compuserve.com> asks:
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> How did he and Sinclair meet?
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> Why hasn,t he talked more with Dr. Franklin about Bester's
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> telepathic block?
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They met on Mars, as chronicled in one of the comics.
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Garibaldi has/will try a different approach to his problem.
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Date: 08 Aug 1998 23:24:05 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: (blocked)
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Subject: sNoW whiTe RedUx
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{original post unavailable}
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I have only done one cute thing in my life. That was it.
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Continue this discussion and I keel you slow....
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Date: 08 Aug 1998 23:24:04 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com>
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Subject: B5 at Bucky
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{original post had no questions}
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Great report, thanks.
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Date: 09 Aug 1998 18:59:14 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: (blocked)
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Subject: Hugos
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{original post had no questions}
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Yeah, he's correct. Basically, B5 episodes took up the slots
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from 6 through 11; nearly every episode got nominations. Any two of
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them put together would've put it atop the nominations. They were just
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too many episodes that got noms, and spread the thing out too far.
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Date: 09 Aug 1998 23:22:04 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com>
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Subject: Hugos
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SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com> asks:
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> If a B5 episode or one of the movies makes the Hugo ballot next
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> year, are you going to Australia?
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If I'm up for a Hugo, I'll go anywhere.
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Date: 10 Aug 1998 12:17:02 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com>
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Subject: sNoW whiTe RedUx
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Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com> asks:
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> What...pray tell...is "The Shy Stegasaurus of Cricket Creek"?
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> Joe...did you write something "for kids"?
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> ...did you sell out?
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No, didn't sell out...it just came out looking a hell of a lot
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cuter than I had been led to think, and it's kind of a cute
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story...hell, it is what it is....
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Date: 10 Aug 1998 12:17:02 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com>
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Subject: History
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Philip Hornsey <74053.2101@compuserve.com> asks:
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> And for the last five years, I've been trying to develop a
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> dialogue with the SF communityNot just, "Here's what I'm doing,
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> here's the show, watch it, give us ratings, and be quiet," but
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> rather, "Here's what I'm doing...how close is this to what you've
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> been wishing someone would do? What are you tired of?
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> What do you think of this part over here?"
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Boy, if I'd only known what I was setting myself up for....
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Date: 10 Aug 1998 23:07:14 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com>
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Subject: History
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Graham Smith <74010.764@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Will you continue to do this with Crusade?
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> In the same way?
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> More selective?
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No, I'll be pulling back quite a bit after B5 is over. It's
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that or go mad.
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Date: 10 Aug 1998 14:52:00 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: All
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Subject: Recommendation
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Okay...I told you about Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Portishead
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(those of you with good taste got that one, feh on the rest), and
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy before most anybody
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else...and South Park just a bit before they broke out....
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Well, here's another recommendation, in the direction of the
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surreal and the very funny and very weird.
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Sifl and Ollie. MTV, weeknights at 12:30. When you see what it
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is, you'll think I've lost my mind to recommend it. But just trust me
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on this. Give it a chance.
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Date: 10 Aug 1998 23:07:14 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: SysOp Lee Whiteside <76711.2660@compuserve.com>
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Subject: ComicCon
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SysOp Lee Whiteside <76711.2660@compuserve.com> asks:
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> What's the likelyhood you'll feel up to making it down to San
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> Diego this Saturday for your ComicCon presentation? Or should we
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> expect a telecommuting jms presentation?
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I should be able to make it down for ComicCon, though just for
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the afternoon of the presentation.
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Date: 11 Aug 1998 15:42:12 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: WizOp Wes Meier <76703.747@compuserve.com>
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Subject: History
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WizOp Wes Meier <76703.747@compuserve.com> asks:
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> UseNet?
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> AOL?
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I'll still be here.
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jms
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Date: 13 Aug 1998 14:01:01 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: (blocked)
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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(blocked) asks:
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> Are you sleeping at least 8 hours /night?
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Had a bit of a rebound, for that reason, haven't been getting as
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much sleep as I should've wit the first weeks of filming...not
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monstrous, but vastly annoying. It's exactly what I was told would
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happen, but not as bad as it would've been if I'd've gone to WorldCon.
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Date: 14 Aug 1998 20:54:00 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com>
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Subject: jms out of worldcon
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SysOp Dupa T. Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com> asks:
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> BTW, Joe, did anyone save a Bucconeer doubloon for you?
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No, don't know anything about it.
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Date: 14 Aug 1998 13:38:12 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: All
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Subject: B5 at ComicCon Canceled
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I've left email for the folks at San Diego Comic Con, but
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haven't yet heard back, and I want folks to have the most time to
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adjust their schedules.
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As the doctor predicted, the pneumonia -- after a week of
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feeling a little better -- has rebouned with a vengeance. Going back
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in today for a follow-up exam and more workups. It's not as bad as it
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would've been had I gone to WorldCon (that's what they keep telling me;
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feeling as I do I have a hard time believing it because if it's true, I
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can't even imagine what that would be like given what it's like *now*),
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but it's laid me pretty low.
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Consequently, I won't be able to do the B5 presentation at San
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Diego Comic Con on Saturday, or be there for the autographing session.
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There isn't any way to set up a replacement person and material, so
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it's going to have to be canceled outright.
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SDCC is one of my two favorite conventions, that and LosCon; I
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haven't missed either in something on the order of 12 years. (If
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nothing else I go to SDCC just to shop in the dealer's room for cool
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Superman stuff.) But this record has to be broken, much to my
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considerable dismay.
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jms
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Date: 17 Aug 1998 02:29:03 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: Paul Worthington <112063.2437@compuserve.com>
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Subject: Real-life B5 technology
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Paul Worthington <112063.2437@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Perhaps the developer was taking notes while watching Babylon 5?
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Cool...we're ahead of our time.
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jms
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Date: 17 Aug 1998 02:29:03 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: JudyL <72520.216@compuserve.com>
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Subject: looking for quote
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JudyL <72520.216@compuserve.com> asks:
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> Any suggestions?
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I wouldn't even know where to start.
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jms
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Date: 28 Aug 1998 01:08:07 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: (blocked)
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Subject: THE OFFICIAL UK FAN CLUB
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{original post unavailable}
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Just one correction: the UK fan club is a local UK group, and is
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not official in any way, manner, shape or form.
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jms
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Date: 27 Aug 1998 14:51:00 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: (blocked)
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Subject: Music and Magic
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(blocked) asks:
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> How are you feeling?
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> Did you have fun at the Wrap Party without making yourself
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> sicker?
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Thanks, it was fun...still a little weak around the edges, but
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better.
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jms
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Date: 31 Aug 1998 00:34:04 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: JudyL <72520.216@compuserve.com>
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Subject: B5 Cross Stitch
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{original post had no questions}
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Cool...will check it out when I can.
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jms
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Date: 31 Aug 1998 12:49:00 -0700
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From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com>
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To: T.P.Chai <104674.3064@compuserve.com>
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Subject: Dark Genesis
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T.P.Chai <104674.3064@compuserve.com> asks:
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> JMS, could you tell us how closely you are involved in the
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> Psi_Corps trilogy? the concept and name of the "kith", was that
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> from you or the author?
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The kith idea came from the author, and was a perfect way of
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exploring the relationships there.
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Basically, I wrote detailed outlines for all three books, and
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Gregory went away and wrote the books. Frankly, I think this first Psi
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Corps novel may be the best one to date, and that's saying a lot.
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jms
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