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<b>Contents:</b>
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<a href="#where">Where to Write</a> -
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<a href="#scripts">Scripts</a> -
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<a href="#effect">Effects of Fan Input</a> -
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<a href="#fanclubs">Fan Clubs</a>
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<h2><a name="where">Where to write to show support for Babylon 5</a></h2>
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Since syndicated shows are purchased by individual stations, the most
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important place to write to show your support for B5 is your
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<a href="http://www.babylon5.com/cmp/support/airtime.htm">local TV station.</a>
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See also the
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<a href="/lurk/support/index.html">B5 Support Page</a>
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for information about any ongoing letter-writing campaigns.
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To reach Warner Bros., which distributes the show, write to either or both of:
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<blockquote><address>
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Dick Robertson<br>
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President<br>
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Domestic Television Distribution<br>
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Warner Bros. Television<br>
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4000 Warner Boulevard<br>
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Burbank, CA 91522<br>
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USA
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Robert Daly, Chairman<br>
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Warner Brothers, Inc.<br>
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4000 Warner Boulevard<br>
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Burbank, CA 91522</address></blockquote>
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<p>
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But remember, Warner Bros. already wants B5 to succeed. It's the local
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stations that determine whether the show will be made -- if enough of them sign
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up to buy it, it'll continue to be produced, and if they don't, it won't, no
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matter how many letters Warner Bros. gets from fans. So please write your
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local station first if you want to support B5.
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To reach JMS or other members of the cast and crew, write to:
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<blockquote><address>
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J. Michael Straczynski<br>
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C/O BABYLON 5<br>
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14431 Ventura Blvd., Suite 260<br>
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Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-2606<br>
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USA</address></blockquote>
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The "c/o Babylon 5" is very important -- your letter may be discarded in
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the mailroom if that's not there.
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JMS is also reachable online at <code>straczynski@genie.geis.com</code>.
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Please check the Guide before asking about a particular episode; your
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question may already be answered.
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JMS gets a lot of mail, so don't expect a personal reply. Also, if you have
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a question of general interest, please post it to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5
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instead of mailing it to JMS; that way everyone can benefit from the answer.
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<hr>
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<h2><a name="scripts">How do I submit a script?</a></h2>
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All current stories are developed by JMS, because only he knows where the
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overall story is going. JMS is looking at spec scripts, selecting writers
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based on their talent and understanding of the Babylon 5 universe, then giving
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out assigned stories. Babylon 5 is not accepting outside stories. Scripts not
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submitted through an agent will be returned unopened, as is standard practice.
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<h2><a name="effect">What effect have fans had?</a></h2>
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The location of Babylon 5 is at Grid Epsilon 470,18,22 which corresponds
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to the original location of the Babylon 5 topic on GEnie (Page 470,
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CAT 18, Topic 22). The first mention of a planet's coordinates in
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"Mind War" were Grid Epsilon 471,18,25 which corresponds to a topic in
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the Babylon 5 Category on GEnie.
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<p>
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Partially due to fan response from those who saw the pilot movie or
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clips, some things in the pilot movie were changed before broadcast,
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and the series has been affected as well:
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<li>
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The voice of Delenn is Mira Furlan's voice without any processing and
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Delenn is female to begin with. Original plans were to electronically
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process her voice and have Delenn change sex during the series.
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<li>
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Some additional voice-over was done by Patricia Tallman to clarify one
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scene in the show with Kosh in the Medlab.
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<li>
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The use of ISN to provide exposition about events outside the station was
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suggested by Colin Stobbe on GEnie.
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<li>
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The branding of a Minbari that had similarities to a DS9 episode was kept
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after feedback from fans about it. It had been considered removing the
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branding scene and electronically wiping the brand from the rest of the
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episode. (This occurs in <a href="/lurk/guide/007.html">"The War Prayer"</a>).
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<li>
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When names submitted for a mega corporation and a mineral were rejected for
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legal reasons, JMS went to the GEnie B5 Category and asked for suggestions.
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The resulting names used are Quantium-40 for the mineral and Universal
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Terraform for the company. Q-40 is mentioned in
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<a href="/lurk/guide/005.html">"The Parliament of Dreams"</a> and
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<a href="/lurk/guide/006.html">"Mind War"</a>.
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The waiter mentioned in "Parliament" is named for David Strauss,
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who submitted Q-40.
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<li>
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Likewise, the name of the prospecting company in
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<a href="/lurk/guide/006.html">"Mind War,"</a>
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Universal Terraform, was suggested by a sysop on GEnie.
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<li>
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The denizens of "Downbelow" are called "lurkers," a term for users of
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computer bulletin-board systems who read messages but never post. The
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idea was originally suggested, in an indirect way, by Rob Furr on GEnie.
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<li>
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JMS is considering revamping or killing off n'grath based partly on the
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reaction by viewers.
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<li>
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Based on interest in the legal aspects of the Psi
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Corps, JMS indicated how some of this works in
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<a href="/lurk/guide/021.html">"The Quality of Mercy."</a>
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<li>
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In recognition of the Internet <cite>Babylon 5</cite> archive, the
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first-season episode
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<a href="/lurk/guide/019.html">"A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2"</a>
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features an Earth Alliance ship called the Hyperion. (The Lurker's Guide
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was originally located on www.hyperion.com; the name had to change to
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www.midwinter.com in March 1997 after a legal dispute over the Hyperion
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name.)
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<h2><a name="fanclubs">Fan Clubs</a></h2>
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If you know of any clubs not listed here, please
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<a href="mailto:b5-submit@midwinter.com">send mail</a>
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to <tt>b5-submit@midwinter.com</tt>.
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This list is organized according to where the fan club is based. Many
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fan clubs accept international memberships.
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<dl>
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<dt>USA
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<dd>
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<ul>
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<li>
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The Official B5 Fan Club, <b>no longer in operation</b>,
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was run by the folks who make the show. The following is for historical
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interest only:
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<blockquote>
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Note that the fan club's Web site is currently only accessible using Netscape
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2.0 or higher. The fan club Web site is not maintained by the same people as
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the Lurker's Guide, so please direct your comments about it to the fan club.
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Membership: $17.95 US, $19.95 Canadian, $24.95 foreign memberships.
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For information on the Club, you can send e-mail to
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<a href="mailto:membership@thestation.com">membership@thestation.com</a>.
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<p>
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The Fan Club web site, www.thestation.com, has a wide
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range of merchandise available -- posters, trading cards, soundtracks,
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clothing and other collectibles.
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<p>
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<a href="/lurk/ftp/fan-club-info"><img width=100 height=24 hspace=4 align=middle
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<cite>Membership form and other information.</cite>
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</blockquote>
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<li>
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Earthforce is a fan-operated club. For more information, E-mail
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<a href="mailto:erisian@netcom.com">erisian@netcom.com</a>
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or send postal mail to Earthforce, 2607 Welsh Rd., Apt. E-303, Philadelphia,
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PA 19114.
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<li>
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Richard Biggs Fan Club, c/o Shirley Didemoico, 1133 Uptegraf Street,
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Pittsburgh, PA 15218
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<li>
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Bruce Boxleitner's Official Fan Club, P.O. Box 57593, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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Bruce Boxleitner Fan Club, c/o Darla Vasilas, 230 Denfield Dr., Alexandria,
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VA 22309
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<li>
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Julie Caitlin Brown Fan Club, e-mail Dkountz@aol.com for information.
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<li>
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International
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<a href="http://byron.axiom.net.au/">Robin Atkin Downes</a>
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Fan Club. For more information contact club president Jennie Spencer
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(<a href="mailto:radfanclub@bigfoot.com">radfanclub@bigfoot.com</a>),
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or write PO Box 780975, Orlando, FL, 32878-0975.
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<li>
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Garibaldi & Company, 12865 NE 85th St., Suite 267, Kirkland, WA 98033
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e-mail: Flashdanze@aol.com.
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<li>
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<a href="http://members.tripod.com/~b5fanatic/garibaldifc.htm">The Unofficial
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Garibaldi Appreciation Society</a>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.geocities.com/~mira_furlan/">The Mira Furlan Fan Club,</a>
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PO Box 523093, Springfield, Va., 22152-9998.
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Contact eqris@aol.com for more information. Membership is $10/year US,
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$15/year overseas.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.muohio.edu/~thomasrd/fomoh.html">The Circle of Friends,</a>
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a fan club sanctioned by Michael O'Hare (Commander Sinclair,) is a charity
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organization which raises money to support his chosen charities.
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For more information,
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contact Sandy Bruckner at sgbruckner@aol.com or 5022 Geronimo Street, College
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Park, MD 20740.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.patriciatallman.com/">The Pat Tallman Fan Club,</a>
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c/o Barb Powell, 1661 South Bend Dr. #5, Rocky River, OH 44116.
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Proceeds benefit the Penny Lane Home for abused children. For more information
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visit the Web page or contact Barb Powell at
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<a href="mailto:PTFanClub@aol.com">PTFanClub@aol.com</a>.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.wasser.com/">The Ed Wasser Fan Club.</a>
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Bi-monthly electronic newsletter. E-mail subscribe@wasser.com to join.
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<li>
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<a href="http://nova.umuc.edu/~friedman/b5md">B5MD</a>
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is a fan group with members from suburban Maryland.
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<li>
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The
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<a href="http://www.tjhsst.edu/~tmetz/dcb5/dcb5fc.html">District of
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Columbia Babylon 5 Fan Club</a>
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is open to viewers in the Washington DC area.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.q7.com/~carter/pdx-b5/">pdx-b5</a>
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is a group of B5 fans in the Portland, Oregon area. The group meets monthly.
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<li>
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Valen's Rangers is based in Nashville, Tennessee. For details E-mail Michael
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Harper at <a href="mailto:mpvorkosigan@hotmail.com">mpvorkosigan@hotmail.com</a>
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or write him at 308 S. 11th #1, Nashville, TN 37206.
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<dt>Australia
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<dd>
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<a href="http://www.bab5oz.hl.com.au/">The Babylon 5 OZ Fan Club,</a>
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PO Box 161, Adamstown NSW 2289. AUD$20/year, AUD$35/2 years.
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(Sanctioned by Network 7.) Contact Aaron Brockbank
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<shadow@scorch.hna.com.au> for information.
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Also, there's The Australian
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Babylon 5 Fan Club, PO Box 41, West Brunswick, Vic 3055. $10/single, $12/
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family per year.
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<dt>Germany
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<dd>
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Crossroads / Journey to Babylon. Contact Steffen Maier, Friedenstrasse 11,
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D-66978
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Donsieders, Germany, or E-mail
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<a href="StefMaier1@aol.com">StefMaier1@aol.com.</a>
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The membership fee is 30 DM/year, more for foreign. Include 2 international
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reply coupons when writing.
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German Babylon 5 Fanclub. Contact Daniela Ricci, Mindenerstr.7, 40227
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Düsseldorf, Germany, or E-mail
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<a href="wizart@NetCologne.de">wizart@NetCologne.de.</a>
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The membership fee is 50 DM a year and includes 4 issues of the club's
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magazine.
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Projekt Babylon, c/o Karsten Ehlers, Zum Erlengrund 6, 13587 Berlin,
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Germany. E-mail:
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<a href="mailto:LadyMorel@aol.com">LadyMorel@aol.com</a>
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or
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<a href="mailto:dbayerl@ukrv.de">dbayerl@ukrv.de</a>.
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<dt>Italy
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<dd>
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<a href="http://www.italway.it/babylon5/">Babylon 5 Italian Fan Club.</a>
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Contact Massimo Martini,
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<a href="mailto:mmartini@italway.it">mmartini@italway.it.</a>
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Membership is L. 20000 domestic, L. 25000 for European members, and L. 30000
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for the rest of the world and includes a quarterly fanzine and membership
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card.
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<dt>Netherlands
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<a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/~halcyon/b5/eng/index.html">The Babylon Project</a>
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is a Dutch B5 fan club.
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<dt>Norway
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<dd>
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<a href="http://tsp.kfdata.no/b5/index.htm">The B5 Alliance,</a>
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c/o Inge Carlen, Vogts gate 10, 0474 Oslo, Norway. Contact
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<a href="mailto:ingec@powertech.no">ingec@powertech.no</a>
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or call 22 71 64 25 for more information. The club has a monthly newsletter.
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<dt>UK
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<dd>
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B5 UK Fan Club, unofficial, though sanctioned by JMS. #12.50 per year UK;
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#22/2 years UK; add 50% overseas, payable to "Questing Beast Ltd." Babylon
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Five UK Fan Club, PO Box 1147, London W3 7ZT.
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<a href="http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~gowdy/SciFi/EdAli/">The Edinburgh Alliance</a>
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is a fan club for Scottish viewers.
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Garibaldi's Security Squad, approved by Jerry Doyle. Three newsletters a
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year. £8/year for UK/Europe, £20/year for other countries.
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Write to Garibaldi's Security Squad, c/o Caroline Griffin, 54 Wimpole Street,
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London W1M 7DF, England.
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Koenig Kontinuum, official UK fan club for Walter Koenig. Four newsletters
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a year. £8/year for UK members, £12/year foreign. E-mail
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<a href="mailto:CAROLEHESLOP@compuserve.com">CAROLEHESLOP@compuserve.com</a>
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