JMS on Usenet
April 2000
J. Michael Straczynski posts regularly on Usenet. This page provides quick links to his posts from April 2000, with a brief description of each. Unless otherwise stated, all messages are from rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
28 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: You, WWC2000, and JW
JMS will be attending GenCon this year.
27 April 2000
Re: The Hugos - Dramatic and otherwise
JMS discusses the Hugo nominees.Re: ATTN: JMS--"Seconds
JMS talks about the film Seconds and its remake.Re: ATTN JMS: You, WWC2000, and JW
JMS will be attending the World Horror Convention and Wizard World Chicago.Re: ATTN JMS: Chicon 2000
JMS hasn't decided yet if he will attend this year's Worldcon.
25 April 2000
Re: ANNOUCEMENT: B5 party at Worldcon
JMS questions an odd comment about Harlan Ellison.
24 April 2000
Re: Pope, Condoms, and AIDS (was "geez")
JMS chimes in on a discussion of whether the Catholic prohibition of birth control contributes to AIDS in Africa.
23 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Should we pass the plate around?
JMS believes that Warner Bros. will eventually transfer the existing PAL widescreen versions to NTSC.Re: Cin. / The Babylon 5 Magazine
JMS recommends buying the Season One Bible over the Series Treatment if you can only afford one.
21 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: B5 on DVD & latest news from Warner Bros.
JMS corrects his earlier comment. "The Gathering" was not shot in widescreen format.
20 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: B5 on DVD & latest news from Warner Bros.
JMS discusses the existence of widescreen versions of Babylon 5.
19 April 2000
Re: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
JMS talks about creative control during an early part of his career.
17 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Crusade Tiny Detail
JMS discusses small references to the crew that are slipped into episodes.Re: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
JMS is asked about another project from early in his career.Re: Jms, any plans to write a book?
JMS jokes about a typo in another post.Re: Jms, any plans to write a book?
JMS recommends some classic science fiction novels.
16 April 2000
Re: Jms, any plans to write a book?
JMS explains what he thinks is wrong with the current science fiction book market.
15 April 2000
Re: Jms, any plans to write a book?
JMS discusses the genres of his previous and upcoming novels.Re: ATTN JMS: Cinefantastique Episode Guide Ratings
JMS agrees with the episode ratings in Cinefantastique magazine.Re: Cin. / B5 Treatment
JMS refers readers to the About.com Babylon 5 Fans site for reviews of the series treatment and bible.
14 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Advice from the Dalai Lama
JMS comments on the Dalai Lama's advice for life.Re: Murder She Wrote on CNN
JMS comments on his Murder, She Wrote TV movie.RE: Attn JMS: Crusade on Sci-Fi - Question
JMS expects more consistency in management from the Sci-Fi Channel than he got from TNT.Re: ATTN JMS: ItB Script Question
JMS discusses the casting of roles that are not gender-specific.Re: Attn JMS: Crusade on Sci-Fi - Question
JMS is asked hypothetically if he would be willing to do a third series set in the Babylon 5 universe for the Sci-Fi Channel.Re: Jms, any plans to write a book?
JMS will not write any Babylon 5 novels.jms lawyer query
JMS needs help with some Internet litigation.
13 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Skeletors in the closet
JMS suffers another recollection of his He-Man days.
12 April 2000
Re: Attn JMS: Crusade on Sci-Fi - Question
JMS praises the enthusiasm that the Sci-Fi Channel is showing about the promotion of Babylon 5.Re: Attn JMS: Crusade on Sci-Fi - Question
JMS avoids further discussion of the implications to himself of resurrecting Crusade.Re: Attn JMS: Crusade on Sci-Fi - Question
JMS suggests that fans not make a big deal of asking the Sci-Fi Channel to pick up the Crusade reruns.Re: ATTN JMS: Top Cow/"Witchblade" Pilot & TNT Dealings...
JMS is asked if he has shared his views about TNT with Top Cow, whose Witchblade comic is being developed as a TNT pilot.
11 April 2000
Re: Attn JMS: Crusade on Sci-Fi - Question
JMS discusses the chances of seeing Crusade on the Sci-Fi Channel and tells how his success with Babylon 5 has helped his position in the industry.Re: Attn jms: Cinefantastique?!?
JMS says the special Babylon 5 issue of Cinefantastique has been in the works for a while.Re: The JMS Benchmark of Arc-Writing
JMS jokes about his influence on other writers.Re: The Women of B5
JMS responds to a comment about an article from The Official Babylon 5 Magazine.Re: b5 books to come
JMS says that there are no novels currently scheduled after the techno-mage trilogy.Re: Joe's story in latest B5 magazine. SPOILERS!
JMS says mundanes can briefly defend themselves against telepathic attacks.
10 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Skeletors in the closet
JMS is reminded of his earlier work on He-Man.
09 April 2000
Re: SCI FI PICKS UP B5
JMS discusses the FCC regulations governing commercials.
07 April 2000
Re: Attn JMS
JMS comments on a university web page that subtly shows a Shadow ship in a campus photograph.Re: Attn JMS: Opinions on LOTR Early Trailer
JMS wasn't able to download the Lord of the Rings trailer.Re: Joe's story in latest B5 magazine. SPOILERS!
JMS knows exactly what is true and false about Sheridan because he created the character.
06 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: May I quote you?
JMS gives a student magazine editor permission to use his newsgroup quotes.
05 April 2000
Re: Joe's story in latest B5 magazine. SPOILERS!
JMS corrects a grave misunderstanding resulting from his recent short story.Re: SCI FI PICKS UP B5
JMS discusses his correction of a misquote of the Sci-Fi Channel announcement.
04 April 2000
Re: Geez, another stereotype reinforced... RE: Rising Stars+religion
JMS maintains that the majority of religious figures portrayed on television are positive characters.Re: Good B5 News (No, Really!)
JMS doesn't think the Sci-Fi Channel can edit the shows to add any more commercials when they run Babylon 5.Re: SCI FI PICKS UP B5
JMS corrects a misquote of the Sci-Fi Channel announcement.Re: Crusade & B5 Bibles
JMS responds to criticism of the scripts sold by the official fan club.various announcements #2
JMS has written and produced a Murder, She Wrote TV movie.Re: SCI FI PICKS UP B5
JMS responds to a question about the Sci-Fi Channel's press release referencing 112 episodes and four movies (instead of 110 and five).Re: Everyone say goodbye to TNT
JMS says that TNT is going to move Babylon 5 to 6:00 a.m. on weekdays in May.Re: Geez, another stereotype reinforced... RE: Rising Stars+religion
JMS agrees with a comment about the evidence in support of his impartiality.Re: Good B5 News (No, Really!)
JMS is very happy that Babylon 5 is moving to the Sci-Fi Channel.
03 April 2000
Re: Geez, another stereotype reinforced... RE: Rising Stars+religion
JMS clarifies his earlier response about the realism of the preacher in Rising Stars.Re: Joe's story in latest B5 magazine. SPOILERS!
JMS responds to a joke about the appearance of the interior of a Vorlon ship.Re: Geez, another stereotype reinforced... RE: Rising Stars+religion
JMS maintains that the character of Joshua's father in Rising Stars is very realistic.Re: Joe's story in latest B5 magazine. SPOILERS!
JMS responds to questions about his short story in the new Babylon 5 Magazine.
02 April 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: SFX
JMS avoids in-depth discussion of his animosity toward SFX Magazine.Re: Geez, another stereotype reinforced... RE: Rising Stars+religion
JMS argues that since he portrayed religion in a good light on Babylon 5 and in a bad light in Rising Stars he is - by definition - even handed.
01 April 2000
Re: Attn JMS: When did this come in?
JMS answers a question about the writing of Babylon 5's secession from Earth.Re: Another Great Show !!!
JMS enjoys The Sopranos.Re: ATTN JMS: The effect of Babylon 5
JMS responds to a question about what effect Babylon 5 had on him.