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short and to the point, would have at least some resonance to non-B5
folk (as "Understanding is not required" or "a kind word and a 2x4" can
be appreciated outside the family), and comes from a jms episode (just
to make life simpler)...what would you suggest?
Once a quote has been suggested, it's off the boards, so no others
should be made using it in this thread. We'll pick one of those for
this shirt, and the person who suggested it will get that shirt free.
jms
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 00:42:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Free Black T-Shirt
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
That one is already in use...that's the last bit I forgot to mention,
it can't be one of the quotes already being used on the shirts.
jms
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 05:38:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Problem: Volume 1 scriptbook paid for Nov 9, not arrived.
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Andrew D. Wright wrote:
> My friend has been leaving messages at their phone number for
> three days now. Their message is that they are having a high number of
> calls.
>
> Can't email them. No reply back to messages. No book.
>
>
On the script book website, there's an email form for feedback, which
goes right to the B5 scripts team...send them the specifics, and it'll
be taken care of promptly, as a number of others here can confirm.
jms
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Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:17:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: ATTN JMS: Missing pages in Volume 2
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
David Petticrew wrote:
> I got my volume 2 today and very good it is too, apart from the fact
> that there are several pages missing, pages 11-26 from "Voice in the
> Wilderness Part 1". I've emailed Cafe Press but just wondered if this
> was an isolated incident or whether it applies to all volume 2s.
It's an isolated incident. If CP doesn't get back to you, drop a note
directly to Jaclyn at the B5 scripts team via the website, and all will
be attended to.
jms
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Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:08:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Question for JMS (or anyone who knows) about Scripts Vol. 2 or 3
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
knight1024 wrote:
> Hi, I have a question about the B5 Scripts books.
>
> I want to learn more about why Michael O'Hare (Commander Sinclair) left
> the show after the first season. I am guessing that that information
> MAY be in either Volume 2 or Volume 3 of the scripts books, since those
> books have scripts and info on the season one finale and the beginning
> of season two. I am on a budget and want to buy the book that contains
> this info.
>
> Please let me know which book that this information is in (Vol. 2 or
> 3), if it is included at all. I think it would be really interesting to
> know the truth about why he left (it seemed to come out of left field,
> at the time). Thanks.
>
The issue is discussed at some length in volume 3, which is the longest
intro/commentary yet.
jms
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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:47:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: ATTN JMS: regarding "The Boss"
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Wendy of NJ wrote:
> And no, I'm not talking about Bruce Springsteeeeen.
>
> The "Boss" character who was supposed to be a recurring character in
> B5 -- did he finally make his appearance in the Crusade movie as the
> head of the Theive's Guild? Just curious, because he seems to fit that
> character's description. I certainly got a "Hunchback of Notre Dame"
> feel for that whole scene.
>
There were certainly aspects of it, to be sure. It was always
something I wanted to tackle, and when a chance appeared in Crusade for
a character like that, I took it. Had the series continued, we likely
would have seen more of him.
> I'm enjoying the memos and notes at the end of the book immensely. It
> was a very pleasant surprise to see that you were considering a
> "druid/witch/goddess worshipper" idea for an episode. Certainly would
> have been neat to see it on screen.
>
Thanks...again, the idea is that all of us -- our cultures, beliefs,
and so on -- continue, and will go with us to the stars. So why not
have a pagan or a goddess worshipper? Insofar as I know, none of that
stuff has yet been wiped off the earth (not for lack of trying, of
course).
> I don't remember any Burma Shave billboards during all the road trips
> we took in my youth (but I do know from whence they came - someone's
> collected them and they get talked about in 'history of advertising"
> books). What I do remember was "South of the Border" billboards... we
> used to count them on the road trips from NYC to Florida. I think the
> first one was actually on the NJ Turnpike, back in the day (with a
> sign that said something like "Only 580 miles!")
>
I would think that, upon nearing the NJ border, the most apt sign would
be, "Turn Back Now While You Still Can."
jms
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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:13:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: JMS: Year-end update?
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Jan wrote:
> JMS,
>
> Any chance of an update on the usual list of projects (TV, comics, plays,
> script books, novels, short stories, introductions, afterwords, etc.) as well
as
> any we haven't heard about (that you can talk about)? Any convention
> appearances coming up for 2006 in addition to the New Zealand one?
>
Next week three jms comics hit the stands, the third (and best of the
first batch) issue of "The Book of Lost Souls," which I'm very happy
with, the next "Fantastic Four" issue, and the next "Supreme Power:
Hyperion" issue. It's sort of an all-jms-all-the-time thing (which
would have to be the most boring network on television, but there you
are).
In addition to the other books I'm doing for Marvel, I'm set to do two
more mini-series in 2006, neither of which I can discuss at the moment.
Also, now that the CBC strike is over, "The Adventures of Apocalypse
Al" has been picked up again, and we're looking to do the voice tracks
in February. The 20 five-minute radio drama episodes should air a few
months thereafter, to allow time for post and publicity and the like.
I believe it will thereafter show up on BBC Radio, Radio Ireland, the
US market, and a number of other places before ultimately being
released on CD.
It would seem that everything is now in place for the TV series that
hired me as show runner to go ahead, and I'm now starting on the first
script, which is due late January. Other writers have also been
quietly put to work. I don't want to say too much else about this
because there's still one last detail that needs to be ironed out at a
much higher level regarding the venue and the like, and I've had too
many things that were 99% go sideways at the last second for me to not
approach this like a Lucy-and-the-football situation...so we'll see,
but at the moment, things look like they're moving ahead.
As for the other series, the one I created, I can say this much now:
it's been purchased for development by Disney's Touchstone Television,
and we will be bringing it out to the networks this coming June at the
start of development season.
Two different studios are currently in negotiation to pick up the film
rights to "Midnight Nation," and another studio has offered to pick up
"Rising Stars" for a series for next year, but we'll see where that
goes...not all options go anywhere. "Dream Police" is now also in
development with another studio, and I've turned in a detailed outline
for the feature. They're now looking to pair up the material with the
right director so they can take it out formally to the film
marketplace.
WB has begun making inquiries here about doing a B5 DVD trivia game,
but that's still very much in the preliminary discussions stage, so
we'll see. (This would mainly utilize existing footage from the series
and TV movies.) I've also bee consulting with them about the coming
debut of B5 on AOL in January, and several related areas.
Volume 3 of the B5 script books (which got a great review on
www.cinescape.com) will hit around the first week of January. Because
there's SO freaking much material in this one -- an 18,000 word intro
plus 30 pages of memos PLUS all the scripts -- we've had to push the
photos to volume 4, or risk making something so large that it might not
come out right. This is my favorite so far, the most personal in many
ways, the funniest, and the most informative on behind-the-scenes
stuff. I'm nearly done with the volume 4 intro, which I like, but v3
remains my favorite so far. We should be able to debut new volumes
around the first week of every month, so all 12 of the remaining 14
primary volumes would be finished by next December.
Convention-wise, in March 2006, I think I'm slated for a convention in
Hungary, work schedule permitting, and the convention in New Zealand in
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