JMS on Usenet
February 2001
J. Michael Straczynski posts regularly on Usenet. This page provides quick links to his posts from February 2001, with a brief description of each. Unless otherwise stated, all messages are from rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
28 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Casting Shadows ....
JMS says that a lot of Crusade material will be revealed in The Passing of the Techno-Mages.Re: Did JMS Blow Himself Up in SiL?!
JMS jokes that his cameo character in "Sleeping in Light" went down with the ship.Re: ATTN JMS: your words
JMS comments on a piece of artwork that includes a quote from Babylon 5.Re: ATTN JMS: A Captain Power question...
JMS explains why he left Captain Power.Re: [Question about Rising Star]
JMS answers a question about the strong adversarial position Acting President Luchenko took against the hero, John Sheridan.Re: ATTN JMS: any other announcements?
JMS repeats his announcement about the two television projects.Re: ATTN Jms: Yer killin' us here!
There are two complete television deals, and JMS can't say anything until the studios announce them.
27 February 2001
Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS addresses the misinterpretations of his C. S. Lewis comments.Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS thinks his comments about C. S. Lewis were severely misinterpreted.Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS clarifies his arguments about C. S. Lewis.
26 February 2001
Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS emphasizes the importance of challenging (but not mocking) beliefs.Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS quotes Mark Twain about religion.Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS continues the discussion of C. S. Lewis.Re: Bought Casting Shadows Today...
JMS praises Casting Shadows.Re: Attn: JMS - Outer Limits
JMS says that the new Outer Limits series turned out better than he expected.
25 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Miss your Psycomic columns
JMS does not plan to continue his Psycomic column elsewhere or open a personal web site.Re: Bought Casting Shadows Today...
JMS thinks The Passing of the Techno-Mages is the best of the three Babylon 5 trilogies.
23 February 2001
Re: Is there anything like B5 on any more?
JMS lists his must-see TV programs.Re: midnight nation #5
JMS adds a few more titles to his list of best comic books ever.Re: Attn JMS: taste; was: various bounced replies from jms
JMS comments on the writings of C. S. Lewis.Re: Zathras series...
JMS continues the Zathras joke.
22 February 2001
Re: Zathras series...
JMS gives the definitive spelling of the plural of "Zathras".Re: midnight nation #5
JMS lists his nominations for the best comic book ever.Re: ATTN JMS: Ivanova/Byron relationship in Season 5
JMS doesn't see the point in pondering hypothetical story lines.Re: Well whaddya know pt.2
Fiona Avery's new comic, No Honor, should be out next week.Re: ATTN JMS: Do You Feel Vindicated (Was: Pitching TV Series)
JMS thinks Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine should be judged on their stories rather than worrying about which one really came first.Re: JMS: Thoughts on best picture
JMS enjoyed the movie Gladiator, but he hasn't seen the other Best Picture nominees yet.various bounced replies from jms
JMS responds to several threads in a single post. Topics include his baldness joke, writing Midnight Nation, historical inspirations, writing in other people's universes, and comparing Babylon 5 to Star Trek.
21 February 2001
Re: Wow! The audio on Crusade
JMS comments on the audio mix for Crusade.Re: JMS jealous?
JMS responds to an observation about Babylon 5 hairstyles with a joke.
20 February 2001
Re: Thirdspace: When was it filmed?
JMS explains the odd history of PTEN, Babylon 5's original network.
19 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: How will the Crusade reruns be shown?
JMS defers to the Sci-Fi Channel to announce the Crusade schedule.Re: ATTN JMS: Pitching TV Series (B5, and in general)
JMS discusses the ability of studios to steal material that has been pitched to them.Re: midnight nation #5
JMS provides links to Fiona Avery information.Re: JMS: Planning B5
JMS explains how he planned the Babylon 5 story and decided on the Earth Alliance technology level.Re: ATTN JMS: Pitching TV Series (B5, and in general)
JMS describes the material used to pitch Babylon 5 to the studios.
18 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS et al: Easy way to stop viri from affecting your computer
JMS thanks someone who posted a way to prevent VBS viruses from affecting computers.Re: JMS...Spidey villains?
JMS plans to try out some new villains in Amazing Spider-Man first before selecting any old villains to use.
17 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Say it ain't so, Joe.
JMS seems to indicate that the latest Sci-Fi Channel announcement does not preclude new Crusade episodes in the future.
16 February 2001
Re: Attn: JMS- screenplay vs. adapted screenplay
JMS addresses the question of how the Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay Academy Awards are decided.
15 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: SciFi airing B5 movies.
JMS discusses TV broadcast schedules, Superman, and his plans for Amazing Spider-Man.Re: ATTN JMS - THANK YOU for Midnight Nation
JMS confesses that he enjoys Midnight Nation more than Rising Stars.Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS says that "The Gathering" will be in its original aspect ratio on the DVD, not fake widescreen.Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS explains why he doesn't consider "In the Beginning" to be spoiler material.Re: JMS Marching Morons--Seattle area
JMS says he did not write a particularly bad radio drama that bears his name.
14 February 2001
Re: from jms: i forgot something
JMS announces the complete panel of participants for his upcoming writing seminar.Re: Thirdspace: When was it filmed?
JMS explains how the actors were contracted for the Babylon 5 TV movies.
13 February 2001
Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS gives an update on the Rising Stars movie.from jms: i forgot something
JMS announces an education panel on writing that he will be participating in.Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS answers questions about his planned Babylon 5 graphic novel.Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS responds to a comment about his sudden rush of good news.Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS says that his Babylon 5 graphic novel will be about 100 pages long.Re: from jms: a few quick items
JMS clarifies that the Special Edition of "The Gathering" will be on the first Babylon 5 DVD.from jms: a few quick items
JMS announces Crusade reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel, Babylon 5 DVDs, and more.
12 February 2001
Re: Attn. JMS: Chris Franke ever to return?
JMS explains his reason for choosing a different composer for Crusade.
As of 12 February 2001, Deja.com no longer exists. All of the existing links from the Babylon 5 Fans site to Deja.com - which span the past two years - are currently inaccessible. Unfortunately, there seems to be no easy way to automate a conversion of the links to the new Google format. Hopefully, a solution can be found to restore the older links. Beginning now, the Babylon 5 Fans site will store copies of Joe Straczynski's posts locally so that third parties will not invalidate this archive again.
10 February 2001
Re: Attn. JMS: Chris Franke ever to return?
JMS wants Christopher Franke to be involved in any future Babylon 5 projects.Re: Rising Stars 13: Stalingrad
JMS confirms the identities of the next to Rising Stars artists.
09 February 2001
Re: Rising Stars 13: Stalingrad
JMS comments on the art in his Amazing Spider-Man issues.
08 February 2001
Re: Rising Stars 13: Stalingrad
JMS writes about Issue 5 of Midnight Nation, which comes out next week.Re: ATTN JMS: Eilerson in Memory of War.
JMS comments on the character of Max Eilerson.
06 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Who should I contact to get the licence for publishing
JMS suggests that someone should work for his answers.rising stars 13 out tomorrow
JMS announces Issue 13 of Rising Stars.Re: ATTN JMS: Who should I contact to get the licence for publishing
JMS explains how licenses for media-based novels work.
05 February 2001
Re: JMS: favourite Twilight Zone eps?
JMS lists his favorite Twilight Zone episodes from among those he worked on.Re: Attn JMS: (SPOILERS) new Rising Stars convert here
JMS comments on the incorrect assumption that Rising Stars is similar to Watchmen. He also mentions that the next issue will be out this week.
04 February 2001
Re: The Alpha and Omega of David Wells
JMS comments on "The Alpha and Omega of David Wells".
03 February 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Writing comics questions
JMS compares his current comic writing with an issue of Teen Titans Spotlight that he wrote several years ago.Re: A Newbie Squeaks
JMS accepts thanks for Babylon 5.
02 February 2001
New City of Dreams is UP
This is JMS' original announcement about City of Dreams that was delayed in the Usenet ether.Re: Boxleitner and JMS in EON - ATTN JMS
JMS corrects a rumor about Tracy Scoggins' participation in Crusade.New City of Dreams (repost)
JMS announces that the new episode of City of Dreams is now available.