From: BOTTKE@LPL.ARIZONA.EDU (B
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Subject: JMS compiled messages (2/
Datum: 04-13-95      
Area: rec.arts.sf.t

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Topic 14        Thu Dec 31, 1992
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:59 EST
Sub: Lurkers/Introductions: Please Sign In

A place for newcomers to come in, say hello, whether you want to jump into the
conversation or not, just to let us know you're here.
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Category 18,  Topic 14
Message 403       Fri Feb 24, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:38 EST

     It was either stand on the chair or stand on Matt.

     The chair looked considerably steadier.

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Topic 17        Tue Jan 19, 1993
C.STOBBE [Colin]             at 21:02 EST
Sub: Babylon 5 - Merchandising          

A place to discuss all the neat Babylon 5 merchandising coming out (hopefully)
soon
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Category 18,  Topic 17
Message 417       Sat Feb 04, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 20:19 EST

     Showman...if sometime Monday during the day you leave me an EMAIL message
with your address, I can at least send you one of the CD's, though not
autographed.  This may help make up for losing all the others.  No charge.

                                       jm(we care about our fans)s
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Category 18,  Topic 17
Message 420       Sat Feb 04, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 21:36 EST

     Well...maybe 98% class, 2% soya lecithin....

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Category 18,  Topic 17
Message 442       Fri Feb 10, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 01:54 EST

     The CD is from Sonic Images, and I just finished approving the final
stages of the revised booklet inside (more pictures, including a three shot of
me, Doug and John), and having reviewed the additional suite, which is I think
about 12 minutes long, making the whole CD about 55 or 56 minutes.  It will be
hitting stores sometime in March; the first 2,000 copies right off the press
are already earmarked for the UK, to fill a backlog of orders.

     If you haven't got a copy of the soundtrack, and want one, I very
strongly suggest you go to your record store locally or contact a discount
distributer and pre-order; the limited edition went out in a flash, and while
Sonic Images can do good sized orders, they're not as fast as, say, a Warners
Records.  These things are going to fly out the door, and if they know how
many to advance produce, that'll help minimize any shortages.

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Category 18,  Topic 17
Message 457       Sun Feb 12, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:16 EST

     Insofar as I know, no, no EA pins have been licensed, so any out there
are of dubious origin.

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Category 18,  Topic 17
Message 494       Fri Feb 24, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:35 EST

      I don't think we'll be doing a 900 number ever, frankly; though I find
the idea of 1-900-ASK-KOSH more than just a little amusing.

      "Hello, this is Julie from Wisconsin, and I was wondering if I will be
successful in my new job?"

      "Beauty...in the dark."

      <click!><that'll be $2.50, please.>

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Topic 24        Fri Jun 04, 1993
J.ROY18 [Jonathan]           at 21:11 EDT
Sub: Babylon 5 - Weapons and Warfare!   

For discussion about the weapons, counter weapons, armor, shielding, tactics,
logistics, and so forth, of small combat and large scale war in the Babylon 5
universe.
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Category 18,  Topic 24
Message 271       Sun Feb 12, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 23:20 EST

     If there *were* a Self Destruct system, it would not be used if there
were any real number of civilians on board.  And even then only if it were
clear that everybody was going to die anyway, and the station needed to be
kept out of the wrong people's hands, or used to get a secondary target.

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Topic 25        Sat Feb 04, 1995
DUNEWALKER                   at 18:10 EST
Sub: Babylon 5 Suggestion Box           

Give your suggestions concerning the plot of Babylon 5.
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Category 18,  Topic 25
Message 2         Sat Feb 04, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 20:20 EST

      Re: 1 and 2....n'grath's been gone all season, and you'll be seeing a
LOT more of Kosh very soon now.

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Topic 26        Sun Jan 22, 1995
SF-VENTERS [Jan]             at 17:15 EST
Sub: B5 Conventions/Public Appearances  

This is the location where you can post and find out about SF/F conventions
where some of the Babylon 5 cast and Executive Producer will be guests.

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Category 18,  Topic 26
Message 67        Wed Feb 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 21:02 EST


     Quickie alert...looks like Claudia, Mira, maybe Jerry and definitely I
will be making an appearance next Thursday evening (16th) at Planet Hollywood
in Chicago, in part to promote the coming convention, and in part to promote
the show in general.

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Topic 28        Mon Feb 06, 1995
BILL.HIRST [Fluffy Frog]     at 00:03 EST
Sub: Babylon 5 filking songs            

  There was Sheridan, and Londo too,
  Sinclair and Delenn.
  A Centauri, and a Narn, ....                     here on Babylon Five.
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Category 18,  Topic 28
Message 11        Fri Feb 10, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 02:10 EST

      To the Brady Bunch Theme

 It's the story
 Of a bunch of filkers
 Who simply couldn't leave B5 alone
 They were cruising
 For a bruising
 Riding the modem tone.

 It's the filking
 That drives you crazy
 With rhymes that cut you clear down to the bone
 Even more scary
 Than Mayor Barry
 It makes you groan and groan

 Till the one day the filkers met a producer
 And they knew that they were clearly out of luck
 Now this group must somehow cross the border
 Or risk assault and mayhem from a truck.

 The Filking Bunch.
 The Filking Bunch.
 Run away from the scary Filking Bunch.

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Topic 30        Mon Jul 04, 1994
D.KAUFFMAN5 [CyberDad]       at 13:14 EDT
Sub: Nods, In-Jokes, and References     

Post any nods, in-jokes, or references you have seen here.  For example,
Babylon 5 refers to the Babylon of ancient Earth; the location of B5 is at
Grid Epsilon 470/18/22, the location of the original B5 topic on GEnie.
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Category 18,  Topic 30
Message 302       Mon Feb 06, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 02:02 EST

     ...sigh...okay, everybody who thinks I'd spend 10 years of my life
getting and making this series just to do LoTR with the serial numbers filed
off raise his hands.

     Both of 'em.  Makes it easier for the chain saw.

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Category 18,  Topic 30
Message 307       Mon Feb 06, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:27 EST

                             THE BABYLON CAFE

                             Tonight's Special

                                FROG'S LEGS

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Topic 31        Sat Jul 09, 1994
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 20:23 EDT
Sub: Really Stupid Questions from JMS   

Every so often, I need Information.  (You won't get it!)  Technical stuff,
research or reference stuff...and given the brain trust here, I figured this
could be a useful resource from time to time.  With appreciation.
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Category 18,  Topic 31
Message 249       Wed Feb 01, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:00 EST

     Unfortunately, I've never been able to dictate scripts.  I need to SEE
the words on the page.  A lot of what I write has a certain rhythm to the
language, and I can only see that on the page.  (People who have gotten used
to my writing can sometimes tell exactly where a jms scene appears in another
script by the rhythms.)  For me it all happens when I fall through the page.

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Topic 32        Tue Feb 07, 1995
J.YUEN                       at 17:34 EST
Sub: Babylon 5 Novels                   

  With the 1st Novel due on Feb 13, I'll go ahead and start the topic  ,
please report sightings.

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Category 18,  Topic 32
Message 8         Thu Feb 09, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 19:15 EST


     Normally, for things like this, the studio has rights to the actor's
likeness.  For other aspects of merchandising, like actual figures of the
actor, there is a percentage given.

     Unfortunately, many studios take advantage of the idea that there is no
such thing as a percentage of the net, since there is never (on the books) any
profit.  Case in point: in the 27+ years of Star Trek, the majority of the big
seven actors have gotten about $16,000 from all of the dolls, figurines, chess
sets and zillion other products with their faces.  This out of a billion
dollar franchise.

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Topic 35        Tue Nov 01, 1994
STARR [Arne]                 (Forwarded)
Sub: #209 - "The Coming Of Shadows"     

The episode that also gives us the title of season 2.
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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 60        Thu Feb 02, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:30 EST

     The "ban" was only for the satellite viewers; now that the show has begun
to air regionally, anybody can talk about anything.

     (And it was just a request, not a ban; I don't have the power to enforce
one, and wouldn't want to do so in any event.  Common courtesy, and a
request...which was wonderfully accommodated.)

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 69        Thu Feb 02, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 20:33 EST

     There are some episodes coming that are about as intense as this, though
not as much *happens*, in the sense of a bunch of events affecting lots of
people in different places.

     Yes, intentional parallel structure to "Midnight," which is why I
included the shot from that episode in Londo's dream.  I like irony.

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 96        Sat Feb 04, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:44 EST

     On the chance that the datacrystal might fall into the wrong hands, I had
Sinclair deliberately avoid using Garibaldi's last name, and avoid Delenn's
altogether (since she has only the one).  The Ranger was told to deliver the
crystals at the cost of his own life if necessary...but  sometimes such orders
don't end well for the messenger.  So both messages began the same way.

     Re: the Ranger's pin...I kind of designed this, working with Ann Bruice,
our costumer.  I sketched out what I had in mind, which is two figures at
either side of the brooch, one minbari, the other human, joined and made of
the same metal, over a precious stone.

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 124       Sun Feb 05, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 18:35 EST

     The Rangers actually owe more to the Lone Ranger and the Texas  Rangers
in general.

     FYI, Sinclair called Delenn "old friend" as far back as the 2-hour pilot.

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 130       Sun Feb 05, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 23:22 EST

     Doug: correct.  He starts to speak to Garibaldi, but then the guards show
up.  He looks back at them..and clams up.

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 135       Mon Feb 06, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 01:58 EST

     I will tell you a true and secret thing, re: Londo's dream, and looking
up into a blue sky to see the ships passing overhead.

     Ever since I was a kid, I've had that image in my dreams, of standing out
in the open and looking up as strange dark ships pass overhead.  It's always
been an unnerving image, and I really wanted to use it here to see if it would
have the same effect on others.

     The other single most recurring image is to be standing at the bottom of
a long set of stairs, in a basement, and the door at the top of the stairs is
thrown open, and there's gunfire, and guards, and flares in the night beyond,
and more ships firing down.

     Don't be surprised if this shows up as well, someday....

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 153       Tue Feb 07, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 18:44 EST

     Y'know...in looking at all these dream messages...there's another dream
in a few episodes...I have this nasty hunch that modems are going to explode
over this one....

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 158       Tue Feb 07, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 21:45 EST

     G'Kar specifies a quarter million civilians, as I recall; it was the
military presence that got wiped out.

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Category 19,  Topic 35
Message 166       Wed Feb 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:59 EST

     When dialogue appears, and dialogue doesn't appear, it's in the script
that way.

     Re: civilians/military...this may be a case of "it's in Joe's head, but
getting it out clearly is gonna be a bitch...."

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Topic 36        Wed Dec 07, 1994
STARR [Arne]                 (Forwarded)
Sub: #210 - "GROPOS"                    

by Lawrence DiTillio. Directed by Jim Johnston.
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Category 19,  Topic 36
Message 10        Wed Feb 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 05:02 EST

     So then I assume that holographic genitalia would be completely out of
the question....

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Topic 37        Wed Dec 07, 1994
STARR [Arne]                 at 00:58 EST
Sub: #211 - "All Alone In The Night"    

by JMS. Directed by Mario Di Leo.
 co-starring Robert Foxworth.
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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 1         Wed Feb 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:48 EST

     (to the satellite people who will see this episode first.....

                             *gotcha!*

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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 12        Sat Feb 11, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 18:28 EST

     Which is basically deliberate.  Now we begin the process of narrowing
down these threads, and collapsing some of them, so that we see that A and B,
originally perceived as two different things, are actually aspects of the same
thing.  Since so much has been thrown out, the next episdoes after this are
kinda focused on only one or two elements at most.  You've been hit with a
lot; now's time to pull back a little and let people breathe and digest what
they've seen.  Then, as stated, you start peeling back the layers and tossing
out the red herrings so you can concentrate on the important aspects.  (And,
really, there's not *that* much, minus that pennultimate scene in Sheridan's
quarters, that isn't an extension of what has gone before...Delenn was told
that she might be dropped from the Grey Council in "Babylon Squared," and the
information about the President has been sort of there in the background ever
since Chrysalis.

     Even so, though, this concern has been anticipated, and built around.

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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 26        Tue Feb 14, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 23:25 EST

     I doubt we'll be seeing these guys again for a long time, if ever.  So I
don't consider them on the level of certain shadows or stuff.

     They came, they grabbed, we whomped.

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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 57        Sat Feb 18, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 02:38 EST

     Yes, Sheridan was speaking in the Drazi's native language, trying
(without success) to get through; they're a cranky species to start with, and
this didn't help.

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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 105       Mon Feb 20, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 02:56 EST

     Sheridan learned a smattering of various languages while on patrol on the
Agamemnon.

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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 116       Tue Feb 21, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 05:08 EST

      Pledging oneself to someone's side is not common, and carries great
significance.  From that point onward, you are bound to that person until your
death, and you must defend that person at the cost of your own life.

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Category 19,  Topic 37
Message 126       Fri Feb 24, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:28 EST

      It's Ivanova.

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Topic 38        Wed Dec 07, 1994
STARR [Arne]                 at 00:58 EST
Sub: #212 - "Acts Of Sacrifice"         

by JMS. Directed by Jim Johnston.
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Category 19,  Topic 38
Message 13        Mon Feb 20, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 18:50 EST

     Don't laugh, I actually considered that for a while; just wasn't time or
space left to do it.

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Category 19,  Topic 38
Message 16        Tue Feb 21, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 01:43 EST

     Will probably know sometime later March/early April.

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Category 19,  Topic 38
Message 23        Thu Feb 23, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 01:40 EST

     It's both; laughing at the absurdity, and crying...about as close as
we've seen to a nervous breakdown.

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Category 19,  Topic 38
Message 30        Fri Feb 24, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:11 EST

      Given that the Narns were agrarian prior to the arrival of the Centauri,
and were under their heel, and got most of their tech FROM the Centauri
leftovers, no, they're not more advanced.  It's a lot like the Russian
situation, seemingly this tremendous power, but once you look deep, not as
well off as they'd like you to think.

      Claudia loved the scene when I first described it to her, prior to
finishing the script.  She was dying to do it, and kept sort of "doing" it
around people for some time prior to filming.

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Category 19,  Topic 38
Message 53        Sat Feb 25, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 22:22 EST

     The Narn were not out in space prior to the Centauri arriving.

     While Paul Williams was on set for this ep, I had him sign my two CDs of
the "Phantom of the Paradise" soundtrack.  Ah, power....

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Topic 39        Wed Dec 07, 1994
STARR [Arne]                 at 00:59 EST
Sub: #213 - "Hunter, Prey"              

by JMS.
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Category 19,  Topic 39
Message 6         Sat Feb 25, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 22:22 EST

     Be patient; by the end of this season, you're going to know a LOT about
Kosh.

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This file contains messages posted by J. Michael Straczynski on GEnie from
Mar 1 - Mar 15th, 1995.  Postings are copyright 1995 by J. Michael Straczynski
with compilation copyright by GEnie.

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Topic 1         Mon Oct 26, 1992
SF-MARSHALL [Dave ]          at 18:50 EST
Sub: Babylon 5 - The Series  (Non-Spoiler)

Welcome to the Babylon 5 General category.  This is the main topic for  the
hit SF series.  We discuss all general information on the series in this
topic.  Topic 2 is for SPOILERS!  DO NOT POST STORY IDEAS!

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 471       Wed Mar 01, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:17 EST

     We hadn't thought much about it (maybe because I'm kinda tall), but
Bruce, Jerry, Claudia, Richard, Andreas...they're all *really* tall, which has
kinda come back to bite us at times on casting, because if we have to have a
baddie, or someone against whom they must go, we have to be sure they operate
at the same height area (usually), or it'll look goofy.

     BTW...I'm pleased to announce that the latest survey from Viewers For
Quality Television (VQT) has chosen Babylon 5 as the #1 ranked syndicated
series, and #16 overall, beating such network/non-network shows as Murphy
Brown, DS9, Seinfeld, Lois and Clark, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and The
Simpsons, among others, in their ranking of Highest Quality Shows.

     Thanks to all those who downloaded (and continue to download) the VQT
survey forms, for helping draw people's attention to the hard work being done
on Babylon 5.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 495       Fri Mar 03, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:25 EST

     As Harlan has pointed out, he's really tall when he stands on his
charisma.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 501       Fri Mar 03, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:26 EST

     VQT = Viewers For Quality Television.

     A totally irrelevant aside...does ANYbody here know ANYbody from the Ben
and Jerry Ice Cream company?  If so, I have a message for them.

     HEY!  PAY ATTENTION!  Did you know that there is NO ONE out there making
banana ice cream?  I don't mean banana mix with those crummy walnuts in them,
or sometimes a little banana cream stuffed into an ice bar, or those sticky
banana ice-milk bars....I'm talking here STRAIGHT BANANA ICE CREAM.  Go ahead,
check out any supermarket's frozen section.  You've got cherry, strawberry,
chocolate, coffee, rum-raisen, white russian, vanilla, french vanilla,
neopolitan...row after row of ice creams of every sort and flavor and
packaging...EXCEPT BANANA.  I KNOW.  I'VE SPENT THE LAST SEVEN YEARS SEARCHING
FOR IT!

     Ben...Jerry...SOMEBODY...make up some banana ice cream and you'll have
the corner on the entire market.  Trust me on this.

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Message 507       Fri Mar 03, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 17:21 EST

     I'm between 6'4" and 6'5".

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Message 532       Sat Mar 04, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:03 EST

     I haven't used my pool in a year and a half because I'm too busy behind
the keyboard to take a dip.  Honest.  And making ice cream isn't something I
can even think of making the time for.  Thank goodness I have a policy of not
getting involved in my own life....

     Believe it or not, I worked with Laura Dern once upon a time, before  she
was LAURA DERN.  When Showtime produced my adaptation of "The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," through Shelley Duvall's company, she and Anthony
Andrews were cast as the leads.  Even though she was noted even then mainly
for being Bruce Dern's daughter, she was very sweet and talented and you could
see real talent there.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 534       Sat Mar 04, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 04:27 EST

     Since I've been meaning to post the info here in answer to requests:
really nifty B5 t-shirts and caps can now be ordered directly from All-U at 1-
800-424-2558, ext. 105.  T-shirts (great color images) and caps are $17, and
the LONG SLEEVE t-shirts are $25, plus shipping and handling.   The shirts
they have now are 1) original cast photo with station, 2) new cast photo with
station, the B5 logo with station and the words "the last best hope..." 4)
station, planet and logo, and 5) station and starfury, all color.

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Message 585       Mon Mar 06, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 03:55 EST

     Joe does not consciously raid ST for guest stars.  Joe looks for the best
actor for the role.  Sometimes he goes out of his way to help someone break
the fist of typecasting.  That's it.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 601       Tue Mar 07, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:32 EST

     Kwicker...wow, that's a lot of legwork, thanks.  I think I can follow up
from here now, thakns.

     Or thanks.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 606       Tue Mar 07, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 02:57 EST

     Did I mention you'll probably see Lyta Alexander once more before the
season is out...?

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 634       Wed Mar 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:06 EST

     Loops: get the hell away from my office window.  I can see you out there
with my x-ray specs.

     Y'know...people wonder sometimes why I get a little exasperated with
Paramount from time to time.  Here's a few reasons.

     Back when the Arsenio Show was still on the air, Stephen Furst was set to
appear on the show.  Suddenly, they canceled.  According to Stephen, he was
told on the QT that it was because Paramount heard about it, and didn't want
to promote B5.

     Back at the top of the season, we'd met with Winrich Kolbe about doing
some of our episodes (he does a lot of TNG, DS9 and now Voyager directing).
 Nice guy, we met, we agreed, and a date was set.  All parties agreed to it,
we had a deal.  Not long before the episode comes up, his rep calls to get him
out of it...at first muttering about some vague, ill-defined TV movie
Paramount wanted him to do, but we'd had this for a long time...then his rep
was finally asked, "Look, does this have anything to do with the big boys at
Paramount leaning on you because it's B5?"  The rep reluctantly admitted that
this was the case.  We released Kolbe from his assignment.

     Now, finally, B5 is getting some press, some word of mouth; mostly about
this show called Babylon something.  Well, UPN just announced that they're
doing a new detective series for the UPN stations, the majority of which are
also B5 stations.  And guess what they've announced the title is?  BABYLON.
You think maybe some folks'll get confused about which show this is, given
that they're both on the same station in many places?

     The roster of such things goes on, and on, and on.

     But it's not stopping us.  Inch by inch, we continue to fight our way
into the ratings.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 654       Wed Mar 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 15:52 EST

     Letters to Paramount will serve no purpose.  We'll handle this one.

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Category 18,  Topic 1
Message 661       Wed Mar 08, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 20:21 EST

     Neither Shatner nor Takai have ever been on B5.

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Message 713       Fri Mar 10, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 16:29 EST

     I've read Harlan's piece for the TV guide special Star Trek edition (like
there haven't already been a dozen such recently).  Suffice to say it pole-
axes much of the mythology around "City" and Gene's claims in that regard.
Interesting reading...and some smoking guns.

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Message 736       Sat Mar 11, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 00:56 EST

     Actually, the idea that people coming into the story now will have a hard
time is something of a myth; we continue to add new viewers all the time, and
in some countries the show is actually being shown out of  order; to date I
have seen at most 1 or 2 people who were unsure about one aspect or another
after seeing just one episode, but were still able to follow the story easily
enough.  You may not know what it means in relation to something that happened
6 months ago, but what it means *now* is very clear, and all the information
needed is always included in the episode.

     Re: raiding myself (ST comic)...I stopped raiding myself, what with all
this Jocelyn Elders controversy....

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Message 807       Sun Mar 12, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 23:18 EST

     B5 does not provide squished credits to anyone, and they are not
satellited out in that form.  Local stations do that.  In the cas of Fox
shows, sometimes the Fox network does it in distributing the show to its
affiliates.  But we never provide them that way.

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Message 846       Tue Mar 14, 1995
STRACZYNSKI [Joe]            at 01:26 EST

     Was out having dinner with Harlan and Susan, so missed seeing Voyager,
thus can't comment.

     (Reason we went out to dinner was that I spent the day at his house,
interviewing Harlan on-camera for a videotape associated with his new CD rom
game based on "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream," coming out from Cyberdreams
in a few months.  I don't think there's *any* group we didn't offend during
the course of the interview.)

     Re: Harlan on-line...no, he doesn't generally go on-line (except in some
selected live conferenc