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"DILBERT" CREATOR SCOTT ADAMS
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APPEARS ON "BABYLON 5"
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Cartoonist drops in on what he calls
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"the best television show ever made"
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(Burbank, CA -- April , 1997) - Cartoonist Scott Adams, who satirizes
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the American workplace each day in over 1550 newspapers around the world
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with his comic strip, "Dilbert," makes an appearance on his favorite
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program, "Babylon 5," airing (day and time on channel).
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Earlier this year, Adams character "Dilbert" listed his favorite
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shows for TV Guide and picked "Babylon 5" as his top choice stating it is
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--"the best show ever made." Producers later contacted him to discuss
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appearing in an episode, and despite pressing deadlines for his latest
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book, the cartoonist jumped at the chance.
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""Babylon 5" is the only show I schedule my time around," he says.
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"No matter how busy I am, I won't book anything when "Babylon 5" is on.
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So when they asked me if I was interested in being on, I said 'of course.'
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I mean, how often do you get to be on a TV show, let alone your favorite
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show?"
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Producers originally talked with Adams about playing an alien
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character, "but as it turns out, I play a human -- a slightly deranged
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human, but a human nonetheless." In the "Babylon 5" episode titled
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"Moments of Transition," he portrays a mystery man named, appropriately
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enough, "Mr. Adams", who solicits the services of former station security
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chief and private investigator, "Michael Garibaldi" (Jerry Doyle),
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supposedly to locate a lost dog. "Garibaldi" decides the assignment is
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not for him when the strange man cryptically warns him of a mysterious
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plot to take over the galaxy.
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Attending to Adams' needs in the episode is his silent Minbari aide,
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played by Adams' real-life girlfriend, Pam Okasaki. "I'm glad Pam had to
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be the alien and not me," admits Adams. "With all that makeup, I didn't
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want to get all that sticky stuff in my hair."
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Adams called filming the episode at "Babylon 5's" Southern California
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set "a blast," but says he won't give up his "Dilbert" gig any time soon,
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even though he was required to apply for a Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) card
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in order to participate in the "Babylon 5" episode. While on the set, he
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managed to achieve another objective -- to gather information for his new
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book, "The Dilbert Future" (to be released in mid-May by HarperBusiness).
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Of course, "Moments of Transition" also features some more serious
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business: Minbari Ambassador "Delenn," played by Mira Furlan, will make
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the ultimate sacrifice for her people, telepath 'Lyta Alexander' (Patricia
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Tallman) will accept a desperate proposition that could lead her back to
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the hated Psi Corps and "Captain Sheridan" (Bruce Boxleitner) faces the
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possibility of going to war with Earth. "Moments of Transition" was
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written by show creator J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Tony Dow.
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"Babylon 5" stars Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle,
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and Mira Furian. Richard Biggs, Bill Mumy, Jason Carter, Stephen Furst,
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Jeff Conaway and Patricia Tallman also star, with Peter Jurasik as "Londo"
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and Andreas Katsulas as "G-Kar."
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Currently in its fourth season, "Babylon 5" is produced by
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Babylonian Productions, Inc. and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic
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Television Distribution. J. Michael Straczynski is the series creator and
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Douglas Netter and Straczynski are the executive producers. John Copeland
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serves as producer and George Johnsen is co-producer. Eminent
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science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison is creative consultant.
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Online fans can visit the Official Warner Bros. "Babylon 5" web site
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at: http://www.babylon5.com and the Official Fan Club site at:
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http://www.thestation.com
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Contact: Sandi Serling
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Serling & Associates
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xxx/xxx-xxxx
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sandis955@aol.com
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