JMS on Usenet
November 2000
J. Michael Straczynski posts regularly on Usenet. This page provides quick links to his posts from November 2000, with a brief description of each. Unless otherwise stated, all messages are from rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
28 November 2000
Re: Attn: JMS -- B5 Saboteur :-) at Las Vegas STAR TREK Attraction
JMS comments on a Babylon 5 joke in the scenery at the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas.Re: ATTN JMS: Jeremiah misinformation..
JMS addresses inaccurate press information about Jeremiah.
27 November 2000
Re: Attn JMS: about the phenomenon called fan-fiction
JMS explains his position on fan fiction to answer a question from a writer of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors fan fiction.Re: ATTN: JMS - widescreen source material
JMS clarifies that both normal and widescreen versions of Babylon 5 exist on film.
26 November 2000
Re: JMS: Old and new
In response to a question from Mike Helba, JMS reveals the titles of the first three issues of Midnight Nation.Re: Attn JMS: ANFAW Pan and Scan a simple error?
JMS explains why Babylonian Productions is not responsible for the widescreen problems on the Sci-Fi Channel.
24 November 2000
Re: JMS: Old and new
JMS provides an update on the status of his current projects.
23 November 2000
Re: Babylon 5 Models
JMS hasn't heard of any new Babylon 5 models except for the large pewter starfury.Re: Talia/Lyta Question
JMS explains why Lyta Alexander replaced Talia Winters.Re: ATTN JMS: SIL
JMS responds to a message from a man who derived some comfort from the "Sleeping in Light" soundtrack during a time of personal hardship.Re: Attn JMS: ANFAW Pan and Scan a simple error?
JMS responds to several criticisms of the Sci-Fi Channel widescreen issues.Re: ATTN JMS: Capships at the Battle of the line
JMS gives a very round figure for the number of capital ships fielded by the Earth Alliance at the Battle of the Line.Re: ATTN JMS: Those DVDs...
JMS answers questions about potential Babylon 5 DVDs.Re: Attn JMS: my deepest appreciation
JMS responds to praise for Vantu, a character from Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
21 November 2000
Re: on lbx copies from jms
JMS is pushing to ensure that the Babylon 5 episodes shown on the Sci-Fi Channel are of the highest possible quality.
19 November 2000
Re: on lbx copies from jms
JMS clarifies that proper widescreen versions of Babylon 5 do exist. The problem is merely that the wrong set of prints were copied for the Sci-Fi Channel.Re: ATTN JMS: Chuck Jones Documentary
JMS is asked about his favorite Chuck Jones cartoons.on lbx copies from jms
JMS announces significant progress on the fake widescreen situation.
18 November 2000
Re: Attn JMS: Writing comics v Writing TV episodes
JMS explains part of his writing process for Rising Stars.
15 November 2000
Re: Any Update on LTX Fix?
JMS hopes to resolve the Sci-Fi Channel widescreen issue soon.
14 November 2000
Re: Why This Election Stuff Is A Good Thing
JMS doubts any electors would vote against their party.
13 November 2000
Re: City of Dreams
JMS says the next episode of City of Dreams should be recorded next week.Re: It ain't bad at all (Re: Huge B5 Pewter Station)
JMS responds to a comment about the pewter Babylon 5 station model.Re: Why This Election Stuff Is A Good Thing
JMS forwards a lengthy essay about several issues raised in the Florida election.Why This Election Stuff Is A Good Thing
JMS steps back from his personal politics to provide a lengthy dissertation on how the current presidential election validates the U.S. Constitution and will improve the election system.Re: More on the widescreen conversion
JMS reports on the status of the investigation into the fake widescreen episodes of Babylon 5.
12 November 2000
Re: My "Bush Should Concede" letter to the editor got published...
JMS mentions an unconfirmed report about what is going on in New Mexico regarding the presidential election.
11 November 2000
Re: Attn: JMS - Loscon
JMS expects to speak on the Sunday afternoon at Loscon 27.Re: ATTN JMS: I think you answered your own question
JMS is still concerned that the information about the large number of ballots thrown out in Palm Beach County in 1996 was not widely disseminated until now.Re: ATTN JMS: Sweeping it under the carpet...the movement to ingore
JMS agrees with a post that condemns the Republican desire to ignore the alleged voting irregularities in Florida.
10 November 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS says his conscience prompted him to vote for Gore.Re: Thoughts on Florida and Bush
JMS takes issue with the failure to make a change in the Palm Beach ballot after the 1996 election.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS proposes that the election officials didn't change the Palm Beach ballot after 1996 because it's a liberal county in a state with a Republican governor.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS questions why the number of invalid ballots in Palm Beach County is so high.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS continues to discuss the voting procedures in Palm Beach County.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS continues to find suspect the fact that the 1996 ballot problems in Palm Beach County weren't widely known until now.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS discusses throwing out ballots.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS talks about the legalities of overturning election results.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS says he will have no complaints about the election if a court finds that no vote fraud took place.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS has issues with George W. Bush's past.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS agrees with the comment that the Palm Beach County election officials should have changed the ballot after the problems in 1996.
09 November 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS says that the fact that a large number of Palm Beach County votes were thrown out in the 1996 election was not widely known until now.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS thinks it's a great idea for political parties to help people get out to vote.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS says that allegations of illegal Democratic campaign contributions pale in comparison to alleged vote fraud.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS congratulates a first-time voter.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS doubts that Jewish voters in Palm Beach County would vote for Buchanan.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS complains about the 15,000 votes rejected in Palm Beach County in 1996.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS maintains that there is a particularly suspicious problem in Palm Beach County.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS maintains that elderly people were particularly susceptible to confusion with the Palm Beach ballot.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS mentions some instances of alleged illegal practices at polling places.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS is concentrating on independent evidence rather than the claims of the political parties.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS defends his protestation of the election results.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS argues about the unfairness of the Palm Beach County ballot.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS discusses the design of the ballot in Palm Beach County, Florida.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS discusses precedent in Florida election irregularities.Re: Attn: JMS - Sci-Fi's Dune
JMS is looking forward to the Sci-Fi Channel's Dune miniseries.Re: ATTN JMS (or his Spousal Overunit): Encore!
JMS responds to praise for "To Dream in the City of Sorrows", which was written by his wife, Kathryn Drennan.
08 November 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS rags on George W. Bush.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS posts several news articles on alleged election irregularities.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS repeats another alleged election irregularity.Re: ATTN JMS: A miracle! Crusade renewed!
Don't get excited. The title is misleading. JMS reveals how much Crusade you could buy for 30 million dollars.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS mentions several cases of alleged GOP vote fraud that were reported in the media.Re: ATTN JMS: Opinion on Bush's Win?
JMS is enjoying the close presidential race.new jms comics info
JMS announces his latest comic book releases.Re: Peter David and JMS: Wow (long)
JMS says that someone else could purchase the Babylon 5 novel license if Del Rey doesn't renew it.
07 November 2000
Re: Peter David and JMS: Wow (long)
JMS says that the possibility of future Babylon 5 novels is up to Del Rey.Re: ATTN JMS: My Videonovel
JMS provides more advice to writers.
06 November 2000
Re: Peter David and JMS: Wow (long)
JMS receives a compliment on Out of the Darkness.Re: JMS...Comic crossovers and your effect on other Spidey title
JMS would not want to participate in any multi-title comic book crossovers.Re: Attn jms: Status of your projects
JMS reports on the status of the Jeremiah and Rising Stars scripts.Re: ATTN JMS: A miracle! Crusade renewed!
Don't get excited. The title is misleading. JMS declines to say how he would restart Crusade if it was renewed.
05 November 2000
Re: Attn JMS: B-5 Cropped Letterbox
JMS says that the Sci-Fi Channel is trying to fix the fake widescreen problems.
03 November 2000
Re: ATTN JMS: Someone has lied to you
A viewer points out to JMS that the most recent Babylon 5 episodes on the Sci-Fi Channel are definitely fake widescreen.
02 November 2000
Re: Babylon 5 in College Courses?
JMS mentions a university philosophy course that focussed on Babylon 5.
01 November 2000
Re: Points of Departure - false letterbox
JMS continues the discussion of the quality problems with the widescreen transfers being shown on the Sci-Fi Channel.Re: ATTN JMS: "Joe's Comics"
JMS receives a compliment on his comic books coupled with a complaint that they are too short.Re: Attn jms: Age Discrimination Against Writers
JMS says that age discrimination against television writers is a real problem.