Re: They guessed the acronym.
...but realize that the TW will not offer much in the way of our major cast returning....it was an EA problem not an IA problem.
It is the
only major untold story that allows most of the regular cast to return.
1. We know that it
wasn't just an EA problem, that the IA intervened before the end.
2. If the war spread beyond Earth-controlled space and both Lyta and Psi Corps are trying to get black-market arms or even official support from aliens there is plenty of scope to involve the Centauri, the Narn and Babylon 5. (Especially since Vir may still have business there from time to time.)
3. JMS has indicated that a Teep War story would include flashbacks to the origins of Human telepaths and other events prior to the war itself, which could also involve additional cast members. Talia Winters might not appear, but one of her ancestors might.
4. We know that Lenier meets his fate
during the Telepath War - so you can bet Delenn will also be involved.
P.S.
I think you are totally misreading JMS's commentary track remarks. I think it is perfectly clear that only future story involving David Sheridan that he had in mind was the Keeper and the subsquent events on Centauri Prime in 2278. I am at an absolute loss to understand the seeming obsession some fans have with David. The fact the he's the son of heroes does
not necessarily mean he's going to be a hero - or even particularly interesting - himself. Neither the Minbari government nor the IA is an hereditary monarchy. In republics the sons and daughters of the famous and powerful generally
don't follow in their parents footsteps. In the history of the U.S. only two sons of presidents have gone on to hold the office themselves. General Douglas MacArthur's son not only didn't follow the family tradition of military service, he had his name legally changed to escape the shadow of his famous grandfather and even more famous father. Theodore Roosevelt's namesake Teddy Jr. turned away from politics and made the army his career, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day and dying of a heart attack a few weeks later.
If JMS keeps this aspect of the show's future history true to the experience of the past, David Sheridan will be a decent, honest man who does his best to serve honorably in the Rangers, but he won't necessarily be a great leader or great hero - in part because the times he lives in might not demand leaders and heroes. What would John Sheridan have been if the Shadows had returned a hundred years later?
Regards,
Joe
