{original post had no questions}

"That last one is what hooked me. I figured you'd be spending the next
few weeks explaining how you really hadn't broken the cardinal rule of
B5 by introducing little Simon."

That means you went for the okeydoke...and thus didn't see the
last bit coming. That was the intent.

jms

{original post had no questions}

Thanks...yeah, Tracy's doing a bang-up job for us, and fits
right in. So much for the few who worried we'd bring in a "babe" with a
softer, more submissive attitude, which I heard endlessly in some
corners. Amazing how often people are willing to dismiss stuff out of
hand. She's gonna be great.

jms

{original post had no questions}

Thanks...she's a good character and a fine performer.

jms

Koslosky <102365.2062@compuserve.com> asks:
> He asked - if a telepath walked into a bathroom and someone was
> "hidden" behind a shower curtain, could that telepath do anything
> to that person?

Depends on the strength of the telepath.

jms

SysOp_Dupa_T_Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com> asks:
> You once said that season 5 would be all "Wham" episodes; is that
> still your plan? So does this mean that B5 will invade the Super
> Bowl?

Thanks...haven't actually seen the cheeseheads one, though I had
to rewrite the copy (and the other one with the football player)
because they didn't quite get the show or the character. Don't know if
they stuck with my changes or not.

jms

{original post had no questions}

Thanks...it's easy to mistake the actor for the character in
situations like this.

It's a vastly different character from Ivanova also, not meant
to fit in the same place, do the same things, or be the same person.
They're both strong characters, but different in their approach.
Ivanova tended to be a shouter, and on the impatient side...Lochley is
a thinker, and more inclined to the blade than the ball-bat. But both
are equally lethal.

Lochley, I think, also has the maturity of character you need to
rise to the rank of captain in the military, and the voice of moral
authority, which both Sinclair and Sheridan had, in comparable
positions.

jms

{original post had no questions}

Oh, she has a sense of humor...but we don't see it here in this
episode any more than when Ivanova first came in, because both are in
new situations and that requires a certain degree of seriousness.
We'll see some of her humor along the way...it's also different from
Ivanova's, more a sly kind of humor, the sort that slips past you and
ricochets around the corner half an hour later to nail you between the
eyes.

jms

Kirk Darling <73063.3115@compuserve.com> asks:
> jms, does that imply that in some future eps, Lockley will be
> right and Sinclair will be wrong?

"jms, does that imply that in some future eps, Lockley will be right
and Sinclair will be wrong?"

Assuming you mean Sheridan here...the answer is yes.

jms

{original post had no questions}

There's a reason behind that name...though that wasn't it, it's
a nice bit of lagniappe.

And thanks.

jms

Carl Cantarella <105030.3700@compuserve.com> asks:
> How about the title of the episode, Joe?
> Any reason other than the theme which might have prompted your
> choosing it?

I picked "No Compromises" because that was my approach for this
season: we aren't going to give an inch on the quality of the show.

jms

{original post had no questions}

No, given that these are one-time-only aliens, it seemed unwise
to spend all the time and attention to create a detailed language for
them.

And thanks....

jms