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"There was one notable flashback scene that did not make it into the
movie, in which Sinclair rushes Delenn and pulls her hood off. Also we
never saw Sinclair surrounded by the Grey Council and blasted by the
staff. Given how "In the Beginning" progressed I'm not sure how those
scenes could have fit in."

This happened shortly after the events shown.

jms

Michael Beemer <71551.1670@compuserve.com> asks:
> What arrangements does a production make with an actor like
> Michael York or Michael O'Hare when footage shot for one episode
> is used in another?

You just call up their agent and work out an arrangement.

jms

Carl Cantarella <105030.3700@compuserve.com> asks:
> Am I wrong to ask you about this, or do you see it at all
> similarly?

No, he spoke to me about his approach to the role in WWE, and he
said that he wanted to play it distant, that in a way, Sinclair had
already gone beyond, was more mystical and reserved. Hence the
difference.

jms

Michael Beemer <71551.1670@compuserve.com> asks:
> BTW, I presume the original contracts with all the actors
> specified residuals for the first "X" broadcasts, and that since
> TNT will actually be broadcasting the episodes beyond that limit
> (where PTEN probably wouldn't), that all involved are seeing
> money they'd otherwise hope for but not expect? Am I right in that
> (convoluted as it may be <g>)?

This is all standard stuff with the various guilds.

jms

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"That would be the only place they would fit, but then I wonder why a
Grey Council member would blast Sinclair after they already know he has
Valen's soul."

Remember that Sinclair was going for them at that moment, and
the blast didn't hurt him, only knocked him out...they were
deliberately *not* trying to hurt him.

jms

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"At the end of A Sky Full of Stars which aired tonight, a Minbari
tells Delenn Sinclair must be killed if he remembers the encounter.
One of my friends considers this the greatest gaffe in the series."

Here's the reasoning on this.

First, understand that Minbari believe in reincarnation.

Second, as noted in ItB, if the Sinclair/Valen/soul issue got
out, it would likely tear Minbari society apart. The repercussions
would be devastating on every possible level, if it came before they
could be prepared properly.

In light of that, with or without a Minbari (or Valen's) soul,
better to sacrifice Sinclair (who will be reborn anyway, and maybe next
time in a proper Minbari body) than see Minbar damaged. Remember, they
don't know about the time loop, they see it as a straight-line
progression.

jms

Steve Ringley <73727.1202@compuserve.com> asks:
> If the Minbari kill him before he fulfills his destiny as it
> were, doesn't everything change?

Yes, it would change history, if it happened...but since it did
not happen, history was unchanged.

jms

{original post had no questions}

Absolutely.

jms

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We all rationalize this stuff every day...and we are never quite
as good, at all times, as our PR and self-image would suggest.

jms