JMS on Usenet
October 2000
J. Michael Straczynski posts regularly on Usenet. This page provides quick links to his posts from October 2000, with a brief description of each. Unless otherwise stated, all messages are from rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
31 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Out of the Darkness
JMS receives a compliment on Peter David's Out of the Darkness.Re: Side thoughts
JMS responds with a joke to a question about Lyta.
30 October 2000
Re: Ratings; Ending Credits - Chrysalis; Start time
JMS reports the ratings for Babylon 5 on the Sci-Fi Channel.Re: ATTN JMS: 2nd season letterboxing?
JMS says that the Sci-Fi Channel is not responsible for the audio and video problems in the Babylon 5 letterbox transfers.
29 October 2000
Re: Attn. JMS - Are There Any Preliminary Titles for the Technomage
JMS clarifies the proper spelling of "techno-mage".
28 October 2000
Re: Compressed 4yr Arc Omissions????
JMS explains why unresolved minor plot threads are important to the illusion of reality in the Babylon 5 universe.Re: Attn. JMS - Are There Any Preliminary Titles for the Technomage
JMS is asked about titles for the techno-mage trilogy.
27 October 2000
Re: Attn:JMS Batman
JMS wouldn't be as sure about writing Batman as he would be about Superman.
26 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: B5 Opera
Someone asks JMS what the first step would be if they wanted to make a Babylon 5 opera.Re: ATTN JMS: Superman
JMS would only want to do more Babylon 5 comics if he could ensure the quality.
24 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: "The Onion" Skewers George Bush, Jr...
JMS talks about George W. Bush's evasion of drug use questions.Re: B5 favorite scenes (was: Re: Got my girlfiend hooked on B5)
JMS disagrees with the idea of showing individual scenes to people to encourage them the watch Babylon 5.
22 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Superman
JMS is very happy with the changes being made at Marvel Comics and dismayed that DC isn't following suit.Re: JMS- the "comics that don't suck" description is back!
JMS does not want to use Venom in The Amazing Spider-Man.City of Dreams Server Back Up
JMS says the audio server for the City of Dreams is working again.
21 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Superman
JMS says he would love to write Superman.
20 October 2000
Re: JMS: Thanks for Spider-Man
JMS responds to a fan who is eagerly anticipating his work on The Amazing Spider-Man.Re: Attn JMS: Fiona Avery's B5 project?
JMS can't talk about Fiona Avery's upcoming Babylon 5 project yet.Re: ATTN JMS: On Comics
JMS says that Rising Stars 11 has a new inker and colorist.
19 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: On Comics
The dimensional shift jokes continue.Re: Hey! She was building that thing since the very beginning!
JMS receives a compliment from a fan who is finally getting to see Season One for the first time.Re: ATTN JMS: On Comics
JMS blames his misspelling on a dimensional shift.
18 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: On Comics
JMS argues about spelling.Re: ATTN JMS: On Comics
JMS receives an odd compliment.Re: another jms interview
JMS says that Babylon 5 comics could theoretically be produced by Wildstorm, a division of DC Comics.
17 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Possible references [2]
JMS is given a list of alleged references in his work, but he says that none of them are valid.Re: ATTN JMS: I'll finally ask (Amazing Stories)
JMS say he never announced a proposed short story about the fate of Delenn.Re: New City of Dreams Up
JMS offers technical advice on getting the City of Dreams episodes to play.Re: Why the *Trek* bashing?
JMS talks about the ratings for Babylon 5 on the Sci-Fi Channel.New City of Dreams Up
JMS resends his City of Dreams announcement.Amazing Spider-Man Plans
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS announces his Psycomic column about The Amazing Spider-Man to another newsgroup.
16 October 2000
Re: another jms interview
JMS reminds readers to check out his Psycomic column for information about The Amazing Spider-Man.New City of Dreams Up
JMS announces the new episode of City of Dreams.
15 October 2000
another jms interview
JMS alerts readers to another interview with him.Re: The Shadow's Long-Term Memory Problem
JMS continues to explain Morden's actions in "Signs and Portents".Re: The Shadow's Long-Term Memory Problem
JMS is asked why Morden would bother to visit G'Kar and Delenn in "Signs and Portents".Spider-Man Intentions
JMS promises to talk about his Amazing Spider-Man plans in tomorrow's Psycomic column.
12 October 2000
Re: Midnight Nation and Neverwhere
rec.arts.comics.misc
JMS maintains that Midnight Nation does not draw inspiration from Neverwhere.
11 October 2000
Re: Believers in a Soul Hunter?
JMS is asked why a Soul Hunter wasn't asked to intervene in "Believers".
10 October 2000
Re: Why the *Trek* bashing?
JMS does not believe that Babylon 5 fans are bashing Star Trek. He believes that the criticisms of Star Trek come from Star Trek fans who finally have something to compare it to.Re: Book face
JMS responds to another joke.Re: If I only had a million dollars...
JMS responds to a joke.Re: Book face
JMS responds to a list of the top ten items at Bookface.com. Four of them are Straczynski's, one is Peter David's, and two are Fiona Avery's.Re: Strange B5 Credit Card e-mail
JMS has no information about an email that someone received asking for credit card information and referencing Babylon 5. It is related to the Sierra offer.Re: ATTN JMS:B5 Fan Club Question
JMS says the Babylon 5 Fan Club is not cashing checks during Netter Digital's reorganization.
09 October 2000
Re: ATTN: JMS New Showtime Series
JMS clarifies that the setup for his Showtime series results in characters in their late twenties rather than kids.
08 October 2000
Midnight Nation 2
JMS announces that Issue 2 of Midnight Nation is now available.Re: Midnight Nation and Neverwhere
rec.arts.comics.misc
JMS says that Neil Gaiman, author of Neverwhere, also sees no significant similarities between his book and Midnight Nation.
06 October 2000
Psycomic Column Online Monday
JMS announces that Psycomic should be online next Monday and discusses the column he will write for it.B5 Online Guide
JMS recommends a Babylon 5 web site for new viewers.Re: The Twilight Zone
JMS discusses a Twilight Zone episode that he co-wrote.Re: JMS: This months script?
JMS says the Babylon 5 Fan Club is not processing merchandise orders at the moment.Re: Showtime series revealed?
JMS continues to clarify his position as show-runner on the Showtime series.Re: ATTN:JMS Free Sierra Stuff
JMS discusses people who can't deal with the fact that he is very successful now despite Crusade's cancellation.Re: ATTN JMS: VHS/DVD and residuals
JMS says writers receive virtually no royalties for video releases.
05 October 2000
Re: Attn JMS: Corporate stuff -- was: This months script?
JMS says the Netter Digital bankruptcy should not affect him or Babylon 5.Re: Midnight Nation and Neverwhere
rec.arts.comics.misc
JMS defends Midnight Nation against a complaint of its similarity to another story.
04 October 2000
Re: JMS: This months script?
JMS says the Netter Digital bankruptcy is interfering with the Babylon 5 Fan Club web site.Re: ATTN:JMS Free Sierra Stuff
Someone notices that JMS posted an earlier announcement to the wrong newsgroup.Re: ATTN JMS: Showtime and sydication...
JMS plans to take full advantage of the looser content restrictions on pay cable shows.Re: Attn JMS: Any truth to Sci-Fi deal restricting release of B5 dvds?
JMS does not believe the rumor that the Sci-Fi Channel negotiated a delay in DVD releases.Re: ATTN JMS: About Jeremiah
JMS will have to do a lot of updating to bring the Jeremiah story to the screen.Re: Showtime series revealed?
JMS clarifies his and Joe Dante's positions on the Showtime series, which is based on the Jeremiah comic book.Midnignt Nation #2 Out Tomorrow
JMS announces the release of Issue 2 of Midnight Nation.Free B5 Stuff
rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5
Sierra is giving away promotional merchandise for its cancelled Babylon 5 game for free plus the shipping cost.
03 October 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Showtime and sydication...
JMS is asked if his Showtime series will be syndicated after its cable network run.Re: ATTN JMS/Artwork on Rising Stars
JMS responds to a complaint about the art in Rising Stars.Re: jms info update
The series JMS is developing for Showtime is not Starship Regulars.
02 October 2000
Re: jms info update
JMS is really excited about his new series for Showtime.Re: jms info update
It's way to early for anything to be decided about international distribution of the JMS Showtime series.
01 October 2000
Re: jms info update
JMS has been promised total creative freedom on his Showtime series.Re: How come no captioning?
JMS is asked why the Sci-Fi Channel isn't broadcasting Babylon 5 with closed captioning.Re: ATTN JMS: varying widescreen ratios
JMS answers more questions about the widescreen transfers of Babylon 5.Re: Attn: JMS - (OT) Script software?
JMS uses Movie Magic, a software tool for script writing.