<font size="+1">JMS talks B5 DVD importance</font>
<font size="3">Plus what he wants to do with series DVDs if they happen</font>
In an interview with IGN DVD, JMS explained that he didn't have a large involvement with the first Babylon 5 DVD which went on sale earlier this month. "I did work with Warner Brothers, "he explained, "recreating our two-hour, original pilot. Oddly enough, we had to work very closely trying to find parts of the two hours for the DVD, because apparently what had happened was that the original masters got lost and we had to reassemble it. Parts of the negatives, that were held in storage, had been eaten by rats. So we had people go in there and put it back together. But as far as the actual making of the DVD, beyond approving the artwork for the cover, I wasn't particularly involved."
As we previously reported at B5LR.com, sales are everything for this DVD as Warner is using it as a gauge to see how much potential interest there is in further B5 DVDs. This is a message echoed in IGN's review of the DVD. However, JMS already has thoughts about what could happen with the series DVDs if they go on sale. "I will do commentaries, I will do handstands, I will do parties," he told the site. "Babylon 5 for me was not just a show but [it was as if] we were on a mission from God. I still believe -- profoundly -- in the quality of that show, and I'm trying to stay [at that level]. There's a lot of cool stuff that I wasn't thinking of at the time that [could be mentioned] in the commentary. So yeah, I'd try to be available, I'd try to get cast members and other members of the production crew on it as well."
To read the full interview in which JMS talks more about the DVDs as well as Rangers and his comic projects, click here.
You can purchase the B5 DVD by clicking here and visiting Amazon.com.
Thanks to Chris Springob for the tip.
<font size="3">Plus what he wants to do with series DVDs if they happen</font>
In an interview with IGN DVD, JMS explained that he didn't have a large involvement with the first Babylon 5 DVD which went on sale earlier this month. "I did work with Warner Brothers, "he explained, "recreating our two-hour, original pilot. Oddly enough, we had to work very closely trying to find parts of the two hours for the DVD, because apparently what had happened was that the original masters got lost and we had to reassemble it. Parts of the negatives, that were held in storage, had been eaten by rats. So we had people go in there and put it back together. But as far as the actual making of the DVD, beyond approving the artwork for the cover, I wasn't particularly involved."
As we previously reported at B5LR.com, sales are everything for this DVD as Warner is using it as a gauge to see how much potential interest there is in further B5 DVDs. This is a message echoed in IGN's review of the DVD. However, JMS already has thoughts about what could happen with the series DVDs if they go on sale. "I will do commentaries, I will do handstands, I will do parties," he told the site. "Babylon 5 for me was not just a show but [it was as if] we were on a mission from God. I still believe -- profoundly -- in the quality of that show, and I'm trying to stay [at that level]. There's a lot of cool stuff that I wasn't thinking of at the time that [could be mentioned] in the commentary. So yeah, I'd try to be available, I'd try to get cast members and other members of the production crew on it as well."
To read the full interview in which JMS talks more about the DVDs as well as Rangers and his comic projects, click here.
You can purchase the B5 DVD by clicking here and visiting Amazon.com.
Thanks to Chris Springob for the tip.
