Rising Star

 Posted on 10/22/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Pam Jernigan <75540.2554@compuserve.com> asks:
> Was that filmed for this spot, or recycled?
> Worlds, or LAW... <g>

No, that's a new shot (Claudia at the window). She was shot for
that episode for that voice-over...we just changed one line. The basic
thrust was that she was going to take some time to *decide* whether to
take on B5, or to take on a Warlock class destroyer. So we just went
with the decision.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 10/22/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

Thanks...it's a good resolution to one thread, while setting up
what's still to come.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 10/26/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post unavailable}

"I'd just like to know why this info was important enough to pass
along to the ambassador of minbar... :)"

Because Lennier is quite familiar with the concept of unrequited
love, and because hope burns eternal.

Which is probably the most damnable part of unrequited love.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 10/29/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Kirk Darling <73063.3115@compuserve.com> asks:
> How long do Minbari live?
> Does Lennier have a chance after Sheridan's time runs out?

Minbari can live to about 120, with some rare exceptions going
beyond that.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 10/30/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Ron Chusid <74756.3150@compuserve.com> asks:
> thinking her character wasn't expendable.

"I wonder if, knowing she was to in command of B5 for the 5th season,
made her overconfident in negotiations, thinking her character wasn't
expendable."

jms hums quietly to himself, looking around the room, saying
nothing

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 10/31/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

"it came down to contractual language vs personal assurances (thats as
short a summation as I've ever seen of this :) )... and CC / agent
were more concerned with the former, and jms thought the latter should
be adequate"

It was also contractual language on other sides, since giving
what was asked for would've violated our contracts with every other
member of our cast, and we couldn't do that.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 11/5/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


(blocked) asks:
> Will TNT be promoting the actors who did not survive the entire 5
> year arc in their ads? WIll they be involved in any active TNT or
> Babylonian promotions? Where's Zack?
> Where's Draal?

Funny thing is, while re-editing the pilot this afternoon, there
was Sinclair saying, "Babylon 5 is more important than any of her crew,
am I CLEAR?"

"Will TNT be promoting the actors who did not survive the entire 5
year arc in their ads? WIll they be involved in any active TNT or
Babylonian promotions?"

Dunno...will be getting a clearer view of this in the coming
weeks.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 11/11/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

Things can sometimes be black and white without being right or
wrong. If I say a thing is hot and dry and you say it is wet and cold,
those are bipolar distinctions; neither is morally right nor wrong, but
there is a very definite and demonstrable difference.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 11/12/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

"I'm not sure in this case that it was necessarily a "morally" right
or wrong position on either side"

I'm back and forth, but on balance, yeah, I agree with that.

jms



Rising Star

 Posted on 12/14/1997 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Colin Heaps <100622.3610@compuserve.com> asks:
> As for Ivanova's departure, isn't it amazing what a 10-second
> voice-over can achieve? One complaint though, what am I going to
> do with my time until season 5 comes around?

Thanks, and after we're gone...well, yer on yer own.

jms