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I could have articulated that better. Sorry. What I meant was "B5 was conceived of as a 110 episode show. They could easily have included the entire Telepath Crisis *WITHIN* that 110 episodes."

I go back and forth on this. I want more, but at the same time I kind of want less. I like the idea of a solid beginning, middle, and ending, which is part of what attracted me to the show. Not every series needs to spawn an endless franchise. On the other hand, I keep eating pizza, and I don't...

Just as a thought experiment, how would you reboot B5, if it were up to you? What would you keep from the original show? What would you jettison? What would you invent? How would you recast it? What format would it be in? Would it be a modern netflix heavy-arc like "House of Cards," or use the...

anyway. Bottom line: JMS has been dorking around with the idea of a continuation forever, and for the 7-ish projects we know, there's probably at least as many or more that he never spoke about openly. Lately I've been thinking the idea way to go would have been with TV movies, one a year...

JMS was clearly interested in doing this, and said that he wanted it in prodution after the Star Wars Prequels were done, so it wouldn't be in competition. He generally hinted it'd be a trilogy. I have no idea where it went, or how far it went. I doubt far. I imagine he had an outline of the...

Ok, 1) The TNT Movies (All awful, looked at as a continuing side-series independent of Crusade) 2) Crusade 3) Legend of the Rangers 4) Lost Tales 5) The Memory of Shadows 6) "The Telepath Wars" movie/trilogy 7) Failed Reboot.

I have a lot of concerns about this. Not the least of which is that we've been burned by this sort of thing at least 7 previous times that we know about, and probably as many that we don't. The "Reboot" idea bugs me because it was JMS' refusal to recast that ankled TMOS, and if he refuses to...

That's actualy a very good question. It's probably important to point out that the "UN In Space" aspect of B5 was a complete and total failure, as they themselves admitted on the show, so I'm not *sure* how 90s that was. Certainly not the image the UN has ever had of itself. Actually, the...

Yes, used couches are a wonderful thing. It's why I use so many of them. Practically a loading dock around here. Who is silly, and my opinion waxes and wanes quite a bit, and honestly the first seasons of the New Who haven't aged well, and Matt Smith mostly annoyed me. I think it's a show I...

I recently purchased a used couch which had the first 5 episodes of season 8 of Dr. Who wedged in the cushions. I immediately called the police for this copyright violation, but as it took a long time for them to get here, I went ahead and read 'em anyway. I won't give you any specifics or any...

Huh. I can quote Springer again, but not Ubik. Weird. Anyway, what you're talking about is one of the principle reasons I don't like "Mad Men." The episodes have no real structure, no beginning, middle, or end, they're just a bunch of stuff that happens.

This is a reply to Ubik's comments about his enjoyment of B5 vs. TNG re-watches etc: For whatever reason I can't seem to quote anyone anymore, but I agree with all of that. I think for most people the sweet spot is more towards the 'standalone' side of the arc, with the bulk of an episode...

Seriously, Springer, what the hell are you doing to keep my computer from being able to quote you? It'll quote anyone else, just not you. Weird. Anyway, I think the serialization and arc stuff really depends on the story. Some lend themselves to it, others don't. For instance, "House of Cards"...

Dammit, this thing REFUSES to quote Springer. Anyway, you're right about the momentum thing, but I always manage to forget that, and am surprised when I re-watch it later. JMS always said he wanted the season openers to be straightforward places for new viewers to jump on board, which, I...

Wayne Alexander should be everywhere, at every con, probably pretending to be a different person every time.

Yah, I agree. Byron was a disaster from start to finish. Worse yet (As I've said elsewhere) he was a superfluous character. They could have fit the whole Telepath War in the 14 episodes they wasted that season. off-topic question: when they did the bit 20-year-reunion of all the cast surviving...

Wow, F, that's awesome! So are they scenes from particular episodes that didn't get used, or trimmed footage from either end of scenes we did see, or what?

Weirdly enough, I couldn't get the auto-quote-reply thing to work for Springer. Anyway, what I was saying was that season 1 has a particular tone and pace, and season 2 has that same tone and pace, up until the last 4 when suddenly - zang - it went from being a good, smart show for 40 episodes...

I'm new to facebook, so I don't know how these things usually work, but I was part of the FB fan film thing. I think it is a brilliant idea, and it answers the question of whether or not there's an interest in B5 FFs: Definitely there is. All hail Ubik. My own thinking, having taken part in a...

Did you notice how it doesn't really "Become" Babylon 5 until the last 4 episodes of Season 2? I mean, there's elements there, but they're disorganized and rambly, and their early successes almost feel more like accidental collisions between cool stuff than "I know what I want and I know how to...