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B5:TLT Actual DISCUSSION Thread

Re: Was new news, now is just chit chat

Well, we haven't heard anything to the contrary so hopefully filming will begin Monday or Tuesday. :beer:

Jan
 
Re: Actual B5:TLT News

I wouldn't count on that as accurate. What we know from JMS is that the Garibaldi segment was pushed back to the next disk assuming that there is one. And Peter mentioned that he'd been approached by JMS but no contracts had been signed as yet.

Remember, there'll only be more of these if sales are good enough.

Jan
I realize that, but I just didn't recall anyone having posted the imdb info before, accurate or not.
 
B5: TLT 1.0?

Over on the ISN News forum a fan who goes by Arius on-line posted the following:

"The only concern way in the back of my head was if someone said, 'We're doing it with or without you,' in which case, the last bullet in my gun would be a Tales from Babylon 5 anthology series, but that would be a last resort, and emergency parachute thing to keep it from getting into the hands of someone who didn't understand what we're trying to do." - points of departure article in Babylon 5 Magazine, Volume 2, Number 2, September 1998

Unfortunately Arius didn't include the question that JMS was responding to, which might provide some context. He speculated that JMS might be doing The Lost Tales now because WB was threatening to do a B5 project without him and he was using the "last bullet" he spoke of in 1998. I think JMS was talking about the possibility of the studio insisting on a sixth season of B5, which we know TNT was still interested in early in 1998, which the cast wanted and which could have made WB some more money. I think he conceived an anthology show as a way of doing 22 more B5 adventures without running them in continuity or impinging on the narrative of the already-finished five year arc. (And without stepping on the toes of Crusade, which was also under discussion.)

Anyhow, it is interesting to know that some form of this idea for using the story ideas left on the table during the show's original run was first contemplated 8 years ago when S5 was probably still shooting.

If anyone has a copy of the magazine (Monica) and can provide the question to our Final Jeopardy answer, I'd really appreciate their posting it here. :)

Regards,

Joe
 
Re: B5: TLT 1.0?

He mentioned the same thing in a 1997 usenet post, when someone asked him what would happen if TNT really wanted a sixth B5 season. You can find it here. Does that provide the context you were looking for?

It is interesting that he basically has been walking around with the idea that B5 could work as an anthology show, with the original cast as a "repertory group" (the exact words that he also used when talking about TLT at SDCC), for at least almost a decade now.
 
Re: B5: TLT 1.0?

That's extremely interesting, but doesn't really answer the specific question about the invterview. Just as the context surrounding TLT is very different in 2006 than it was in 1998, it could have been different again in 1997. Ariius has since posted a paraphrase of the 1998 interview question:

The question asked in the B5 magazine, was whether B5 would go on past its planned 5 year arc, in light of the increased visibility on TNT.

So it does all sound very much of a piece.

Cool stuff.

Joe
 
Re: Actual B5:TLT News

I see that in the IATSE, and other listings it is slated to start on Nov. 13th. That is my birthday, and I would consider it a fine birthday present! :D
 
Re: Actual B5:TLT News

That is my birthday, and I would consider it a fine birthday present! :D

That's my sister's birthday, too. Well, so much for astrology. :D (I hate November. Very expensive, and way too many dates to remember. My parents' anniversary is the 10th, my Dad's birthday is the 12th, my sister's the 13th, a cousin is the 20th, my godfather's is the 27th. I should be getting a volume discount from Hallmark.)

Regards,

Joe
 
Re: Actual B5:TLT News

Sweet trade action, good find Shabazz!
Thanks Darth. :)

Although it's Shabaz, with one "z". I wouldn't want people to think I ascribe to Malcolm X's ancient African tribe. ;) Without the extra z, it's just an unrelated name of moderate popularity among South Asian Muslims.
 
Re: Actual B5:TLT News

I'm just jumping in here to say that I'm also glad that these are ideas that JMS has been kicking around for some time. I don't know why that should matter; I'm sure anything he writes about B5 today would be as good as stuff he wrote about B5 in the past. But still, something about that just makes me happy.
 
Re: Actual B5:TLT News

Well, Amy, your happy has probably got something to do with method of writing in which a writer writes something, then leaves it alone for a while not thinking about it at all, does something else, then later come back to it and goes at it again, and that in doing so clears the mind from whatever hangups one can get initially writing something. Going at a story idea a second time after an initial burst and then a break can make the writing stronger.
 
B5: TLT - Official WB Press Release

No more than the expected number of cringe-inducing mistakes. <g> This went out to the DVD industry press today. Not the dollar figure given is almost certainly for U.S. domestic sales only, at most for U.S. & Canadian sales.

13 NOVEMBER 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WARNER HOME VIDEO TO RELEASE
BRAND NEW “BABYLON 5”
MADE FOR VIDEO IN 2007

BABLYON 5: THE LOST TALES TO BEGIN PRODUCTION NOVEMBER 13, 2006


BURBANK, CA, November 13, 2006 - Warner Home Video (WHV) and Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) have announced the start of production of "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales," a made-for-video movie that will be targeted towards the Babylon 5 loyal audience and science-fiction fans in general . The announcement was jointly made by Jeff Brown, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Non-theatrical Franchise, Warner Home Video and Gregg Maday, Senior Vice President, Movies and Miniseries, WBTV

WHV will be the home entertainment distributor for this made-for-DVD release which will include two new Babylon 5 stories collectively entitled "Voices of the Dark" in one film plus exclusive behind the scenes content. The stories will be written and directed by executive producer and original "Babylon 5" creator J. Michael Straczynski. Executive producer Doug Netter also returns in that role. Actors from the original series that have signed on to participate in the project include Bruce Boxleitner ("President John Sheridan"), Tracy Scoggins ("Captain Elizabeth Lochley") and Peter Woodward ("Galen").

Babylon 5 is a top selling franchise on DVD to date with over $44 million in consumer sales. Launched in February 1993, the award winning series was a top rated show on television with more than 13.7 million viewers in its debut season. After its original planned five-year run - introducing the concept of a five year arc before other TV series began to use multi-season arcs -- the show went on to enjoy 9 successful years in syndication and Cable on the Sci-Fi Channel and TNT. It also spurred the creation of five feature length movies based on the series including The Gathering, In the Beginning, Thirdspace, River of Souls and A Call to Arms, as well as the limited series Crusade. Babylon 5 has received numerous awards including two Emmys, two consecutive Hugo Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award for Dramatic Screenwriting from the Science Fiction Writers of America, five English Media 'Cult TV‚ Awards, the E Pluribus Unum Award from the American Cinema Foundation, the Sci-Fi Universe Reader Choice Award for Best TV Series and was the winner of the TV Guide Poll for Best Sci-Fi Show.

"We are very excited to be releasing this new made-for-video release filled with original content for 'Babylon 5' one of the most successful science fiction series of all time," said Jeff Brown. "This popular TV show which has been off the air for a few years continues to have a strong loyal fan base that is hungry for more content. This is the first time we're utilizing one of our popular TV franchises as a made-for-video title, and we have a strong commitment to the growth of this sector

"It's great to be reunited with Joe and Doug once again," commented Maday. "I have always been very proud to be associated with their wonderful work on Babylon 5 and I’m confident the ‘Lost Tales’ will add to the legacy of this very special franchise

On an immense space station built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, the crew of Babylon 5 are charged with maintaining the peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers. The story of The Lost Tales picks up several years after the events of its original story, and follows several of its major characters in new adventures set against the backdrop of the Babylon 5 universe.

About Warner Home Video

With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

About Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) is one of the entertainment industry's most respected providers of original content, producing award-winning drama and comedy series, made-for-television movies and miniseries for both network and cable television. Having produced 28 series for the 2006-2007 season, WBTV is the industry's number one supplier of primetime television programming, with multiple shows on each of the five broadcast networks, as well as numerous cable networks.

So, who still thinks this might not be happening? :D

Joe
 

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