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Big B5 update from jms!!!

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>I was reading in another post that somebody was saying that they'd read
>that the Rising Stars matter with Top Cow had been resolved. Is this
>true?

Yes. There were a number of conditions set before Top Cow in order to resolve
this, and those conditions were met. So the final three scripts will be turned
in by late January/early February, and the Rising Stars story will be complete.

>And also, is there anything else new for all us grateful fans? :)

Well, lessee...the first issue of the Doc Strange mini is nearly done, and I've
turned in the first issue of a new series for Marvel which will have to await a
more formal word from them, I'm afraid, since PR is properly their venue on
things like this, and the next Supreme Power comes out next week. Spidey 501
came out a few days ago (and the last page is kind of a goof from what I'd
originally scripted...it's a long story, but it doesn't look like it should.)

On the B5 front, there has been something of rather substantial proportion
that's finally gone from talk to money, such that I'm now working frantically
to meet some deadlines, but there's nothing I can say about this until after
January 15th, probably closer to the end of that month.

The only thing I can say is that phase one of the new project is a go, hence
the furious writing schedule at this end of things, which is why I've been
silent until deciding to kick up some dust on the political discusion. I've
been writing my little brains out.

I know the immediate result of this will be speculation, but if we could keep
that to a low roar on the nets to avoid precluding anything, that would be a
wonderfulness. But trust me: I wouldn't go on about something in this way if
it wasn't a significant development. Just trust me on this one for a bit and
hold fire until further word.

(Longtime followers of the various news groups know that an eep means that
something significant has happened, but that I can't talk about it...the eep is
just a way of saying, on the QT, that something has, indeed, happened and it's
real, not just speculation or maybe-gonna-happens. So on that basis, you may
consider this an eep.)

And on the topic of fans for a moment...I'm happy to mention that we've
included a thanks to Steve Grimm (Lurker's Guide) and our resident moderator
Jay Denebeim on the Season 5 DVD. Just a way of saying thanks for years of
help and support.

Oh, yeah...and next year you can expect two new DVD sets that a) include all
of the TV movies in one package (with commentaries from me on "The Gathering"
and "In the Beginning") and b) package all 13 of the Crusade episodes into one
box.

jms

(jmsatb5@aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2003 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
and don't send me story ideas)
 
"On the B5 front, there has been something of rather substantial proportion
that's finally gone from talk to money,..."



"Oh, yeah...and next year you can expect two new DVD sets that a) include all
of the TV movies in one package (with commentaries from me on "The Gathering"
and "In the Beginning") and b) package all 13 of the Crusade episodes into one
box."



:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

(For some reason, bold is no longer working within UBB Code quoted material.)
 
All right !

But let's not speculate, eh? Respect the Great Maker's wishes. Consider it something to look forward to, after the holidays have given way to humdrum.
 
Man KoshN, you got your wish (along with lots of other people I am sure) on Crusade. This is GREAT news, I love late fall/early winter good news always seems to happen around now. I can't wait till after Jan. 15th. :D :D ;)

I hope Crusade blows WB away with sales. I would love that story to be continued and make WB realize recalculate its potential. Great news all the way around, I am finally going to read Rising Star. Yea... :D

Cerberus
 
Wow.

Amazing stuff!

I am really happy that they are releasing ALL the TV movies in a set --- including re-releasing The Gathering and In The Begining. There was some speculation from Joe D and the others that they might, after sales proves itself, that they could release those again at the end, this time with extras and perhaps 5.1 sound, etc. Looks like we will get our version of those 2 movies with commentaries and the like. Awesome stuff.

And Crusade being released is great news as well. I wonder if the packaging will say "The Complete Series" like they did with Firefly. ;)

As for the "big" news, I am just going to wait till the end of January and see what he has to say. :)
 
Oh, yeah...and next year you can expect two new DVD sets that a) include all
of the TV movies in one package (with commentaries from me on "The Gathering"
and "In the Beginning") and b) package all 13 of the Crusade episodes into one
box.

jms

(jmsatb5@aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2003 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
and don't send me story ideas)

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! ALL MOVIES ON DVD! Oh my oh my... keep breathing, that's the key, breath! Well this is indeed a good news to us all. :D :D :D :D
 
Man KoshN, you got your wish (along with lots of other people I am sure) on Crusade. This is GREAT news, I love late fall/early winter good news always seems to happen around now. I can't wait till after Jan. 15th. :D :D ;)

I hope Crusade blows WB away with sales. I would love that story to be continued and make WB realize recalculate its potential.


I got my wish alright! :D I just HOPE that WHV doesn't go cheapskate on us and compress the episodes onto too few discs), and that they put some extras into the Crusade box set. <fingers crossed>
 
The problem I see with a Crusade box set is the odd number of episodes. 13 doesn't break down evenly and I can't see then putting one episode on a single disc. They would have to add a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff to balance it out. Which brings up another question; how much behind-the-scenes stuff is there?

Still, any B5 news is good news, especially concerning re-releasing The Gathering and ItB with some extras.
 
That's amazing news!!! :D

So next year we're getting S4, S5, all of the TV movies, AND Crusade on DVD... plus the possibility of a new B5 project (or, at the very least, more news about it)! :eek:

Wow!
 
There is a lot of material that could go on that 6th disc. JMS's unfilmed scripts (and Fiona Avery's if she's willing and Warner Bros. pays her enough), for starters. I'm sure that they shot some "making of" footage while the show was in production, and that most of the cast will be happy to sit down for interviews. Plus they can advertise the B5 and TV Movie sets for those who might have picked up Crusade out of curiosity without knowing much about it and without having seen B5. (A distinct minority, to be sure, but why not try to convert them to fans of the parent series?) Hell, it would take JMS a good hour of disc time just to explain how TNT screwed up the series. :) I don't really see that as the problem.

Regards,

Joe
 
T Hell, it would take JMS a good hour of disc time just to explain how TNT screwed up the series. :) I don't really see that as the problem.

He could do that? In detail?
 
Hell, it would take JMS a good hour of disc time just to explain how TNT screwed up the series. :)

You really think he would do that? With the possibilty of something new in the works? Since TNT is owned by WB, wouldn't that be like cutting his own throat? :confused:
 
oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god


new b5 series

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

puhleeeeeease let it be true
 

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