I'm definitely familiar with Campbell's work. In the case of B5, it was
sort of in the back of my head, but I didn't work to stick to the
progression point for point, because I was afraid then it becomes
mechanical. "Hero" is good for analysis *after* the fact, not during...if
you try to apply it during the creative process, it becomes like the
centipede asked which foot goes first. It's an analytical device, not a
creative device.

That was the problem with "Beyond Thunderdome." Prior to then the Mad Max
movies were written on their own terms; prior to BT, George Miller read
"Hero," and worked too hard to make it all fit.


jms