JMS on Usenet
March 2001
J. Michael Straczynski posts regularly on Usenet. This page provides quick links to his posts from March 2001, with a brief description of each. Unless otherwise stated, all messages are from rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
31 March 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Delicate/Elegant Creatures
JMS says Brent Anderson will take over the Rising Stars art beginning with Issue 15.
30 March 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Captain Power credit wierdness
JMS explains his credit on Captain Power.Re: ATTN JMS: LotR and Crusade timelines
JMS confirms that the timeframe of The Legend of the Rangers might overlap Crusade.Re: No more Crusade?
JMS says that nothing has happened yet that would prevent a Crusade revival.Re: Wasn't JMS supposed to have a satellite discussion today?
JMS briefly mentions the recent panel that he participated in with several other science fiction writers.Re: Fight scenes on B5
JMS agrees with a criticism of the fight scenes on Babylon 5.Re: ATTN JMS: Delicate/Elegant Creatures
In response to a question from Mike Helba, JMS clarifies that his upcoming fantasy graphic novel will be titled Delicate Creatures.Re: Attn. JMS - What's Your Reason For Putting War Zone 2nd to Last?
JMS reveals why he put "War Zone" next to last in his new Crusade episode order.Re: Attn JMS: Norman Corwin books?
JMS praises Norman Corwin and recommends some of his stories.
29 March 2001
Re: ATTN: JMS: Censoring
JMS was surprised himself by the language censoring in Midnight Nation 6.Midnight Nation #6 is Out
JMS announces Issue 6 of Midnight Nation.
28 March 2001
Re: I *know* who the fan favorite is
JMS discovers that someone posted the same joke before him.Re: I *know* who the fan favorite is
JMS tells a joke.Re: More Straczynski-flaming kooks
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JMS questions a Usenet user who is spreading awareness about a web site that encourages an abusive email attack against JMS.
26 March 2001
Re: Congrats to JMS and a question
JMS receives a recommendation for an anime show, but he doesn't like anime.Re: Attn JMS: power of RANGERS TV movie question
JMS is confident that the new TV movie will be up to the quality standards of Babylon 5.Re: ATTN JMS: What non-sci fi subjects do you write about?
JMS mentions a few of his current non-science fiction writing projects.Re: Attn JMS: online gaming?
JMS doesn't play online games.Re: pseudoscience
JMS makes an obscure pop-culture joke based on someone's name.
25 March 2001
Re: Attn:JMS B5 blooper tapes for sale again on eBay
JMS receives another warning about illegal Babylon 5 blooper tapes on eBay.
24 March 2001
Re: ATTN: JMS - More B5 Book outlines?
There are no plans for additional Babylon 5 books at this time.
23 March 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: What about the city of dreams ?
JMS doesn't know why City of Dreams is on hiatus.Re: Attn JMS: The go to series?
JMS explains what criteria the Sci-Fi Channel could use to decide to approve The Legend of the Rangers as a series.Re: ATTN JMS: Your Vision For the Next B5 Stories
JMS explains why he is developing new television series when a few years ago he said he would be finished with television after Crusade.Re: Attn jms: Tweaking your writing...
JMS describes how he writes.Re: ATTN JMS: Wordstar, staying focused, being Trouble
JMS says he doesn't use WordStar software anymore, and he never finds it difficult to write.Re: from jms re: new series
JMS jokes about his ability to produce so much work.Re: from jms re: new series
JMS says that although he is prolific, he writes nowhere near as much as Isaac Asimov did.Re: Attn JMS: Inspiration Supervision
JMS describes how he works on multiple projects at the same time.Re: JMS "fan favorite"
JMS is pleased that he has managed to create the Babylon 5 universe so completely and consistently.
22 March 2001
Re: Attn JMS: Shooting in HDTV
JMS says that high definition video is not close enough to the quality of film for a show like Babylon 5.Re: ATTN: Jms CGI for new series
JMS wants to create the CGI for the new shows in widescreen format.Re: My Prediction about the new Babylon 5 movie.
JMS responds to a joke.Re: ATTN JMS: The JPL to Continue Their Involvement...??
JMS would like to involve the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the new series.
21 March 2001
Re: JMS "fan favorite"
JMS addresses misconceptions about why the Sci-Fi Channel couldn't save Crusade, why Patricia Tallman didn't have a guest role in Crusade, and the scope of the role of the familiar character in the new TV movie.Re: from jms re: new series
JMS explains that he works best when he has multiple projects.Re: Attn: JMS Promotion
JMS gives some estimates on the timeline for filming the new Babylon 5 TV movie.Re: from jms re: new series
JMS refers to Paul McCartney's comment on the chances of a Beatles reunion.Re: ATTN JMS: Crusade Question
JMS says that the new Babylon 5 TV movie does not impact the chances for a Crusade revival one way or the other.Re: ATTN: Jms CGI for new series
A new special effects company will be hired for the Babylon 5 TV movie.Re: JMS has cost me a lot
JMS responds to a fan who has spent a great deal of money on Straczynski merchandise.Re: JMS: Which deal?
JMS reveals that the Babylon 5 TV movie is his more recent deal, not the one that's been completed since January.
20 March 2001
from jms re: new series
JMS announces a new Babylon 5 TV movie - with a series likely to follow - and also reveals that he will executive produce a second series.Crusade uses jms broadcast order
JMS posts the upcoming broadcast order for the Crusade episodes, which the Sci-Fi Channel let him select. It is significantly different from the TNT order.
18 March 2001
Re: Attn: JMS - New short story book
JMS says that Amazon UK carries Outside the Box.
17 March 2001
Re: Attn: JMS - New short story book
JMS provides a link for more information about Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.com.Motor City Con error
JMS will not be attending the Motor City Convention in Detroit.Trifle: Motor City Con Guest Error
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JMS will not be attending the Motor City Convention in Detroit.
16 March 2001
Re: The problem with JMS's Spider-Man
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS explains that he can learn from criticism based on logic, but can't do anything about criticism based on taste.Re: The problem with JMS's Spider-Man
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JMS discusses the need for a writer to criticize his own work.
15 March 2001
Re: An apology to JMS regarding his upcoming Spidey work
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JMS continues the discussion of his issues with SFX Magazine.Re: An apology to JMS regarding his upcoming Spidey work
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS explains the reprint denial to SFX Magazine that he posts in his online signatures.Re: I see no evidence of new master tapes!
JMS repeats that the teapot error in "Midnight on the Firing Line" was fixed, so the Sci-Fi Channel apparently just didn't get the new tape.Re: Attn JMS: Have you or any of Bab5 peeps been Down Under?
JMS says he enjoyed his visit to Australia in 1999.Re: The Final Battle for...the Teapot
JMS addresses an error that is still present in the Sci-Fi Channel's copy of "Midnight on the Firing Line".
14 March 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: How do you pronounce your last name???
JMS prefers to go simply by "Joe".Re: An apology to JMS regarding his upcoming Spidey work
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS continues the discussion of the ease with which the Internet distorts information.An apology to JMS regarding his upcoming Spidey work
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS heads off more misinformation about his Amazing Spider-Man plans.Re: Spidey goes back to college by JMS
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JMS points out that an assertion about his Amazing Spider-Man plans is not correct.Re: ATTN JMS: How do you pronounce your last name???
JMS gives the pronunciation of his name.
13 March 2001
Re: An apology to JMS regarding his upcoming Spidey work
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS receives an apology from someone who criticized his Amazing Spider-Man plans before seeing the finished product.Re: The problem with JMS's Spider-Man
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS promises a forward-looking Spider-Man.Re: Jms interview on Spider-Man
JMS doesn't want to drag the Spider-Man debate into the moderated Babylon 5 newsgroup.Re: Thanks, JMS!
JMS commends the Babylon 5 cast, crew, and fans for honoring confidentiality about the show, such as the contents of "Sleeping in Light", which was filmed a year and a half before it aired.
12 March 2001
Re: The problem with JMS's Spider-Man
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
JMS corrects a false rumor about his plans for Amazing Spider-Man.Re: The problem with JMS's Spider-Man
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JMS seems to think that the Fandom interview portrayed his comments in a misleading way.Re: The problem with JMS's Spider-Man
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JMS responds to fears about his plans for Amazing Spider-Man based on comments he made in an interview.Re: Jms interview on Spider-Man
JMS learns of negative fan reactions based on assumptions about what he will do with Amazing Spider-Man.
11 March 2001
Re: How did he do that?
JMS explains that most Babylon 5 actors were contracted for all episodes, but he only used them when they were necessary to the story.Re: ATTN: JMS DVD Supplemental material
JMS says it is very unlikely that there will be any commentary tracks on the Babylon 5 DVDs.Re: JMS and JC: Galens Backstory
Peter Woodward knew some - but certainly not all - of Galen's back-story that JMS developed for The Passing of the Techno-Mages.
10 March 2001
Re: ATTN:JMS Your thoughts on V
JMS would not have time to work on a hypothetical revival of V.Re: Pending DVD release
JMS assures fans that various aspects of the first Babylon 5 DVD will be correct.Re: Why the Station's Fate Still Doesn't Make Sense (spoilers I
JMS provides additional logic to justify the fate of Babylon 5 in "Sleeping in Light".Re: Pending DVD release
The first Babylon 5 DVD release will be delayed one month because the wrong version of "The Gathering" was being used.Re: ATTN JMS: It was a GOOD story!
JMS discusses how he wrote Babylon 5 knowing that it would eventually run in daily syndication.Re: JMS reintroduced me to Comics (& restored my faith)
JMS recommends several comic books.Re: ATTN:JMS Your thoughts on V
JMS explains the status of the script he wrote for V several years ago.
09 March 2001
Re: Attn: JC and JMS - :::Jaw drops; mouth agape:::
JMS responds to a fan who enjoyed Casting Shadows and "Sleeping in Light".Re: JMS: It was a good story, well told
JMS responds to thanks from a viewer who avoided Babylon 5 until it aired on the Sci-Fi Channel.Re: Why the Station's Fate Still Doesn't Make Sense (spoilers I
JMS explains the logic behind the fate of Babylon 5 in "Sleeping in Light".Re: Thanks, JMS!
A viewer thanks JMS for "Sleeping in Light".
06 March 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: soc.culture.jewish.moderated question
JMS responds to the idea that casting a Gentile actress named Christian as the Jewish Ivanova was an in-joke.
05 March 2001
Re: Attn JMS: SFX goes under...
JMS takes a shot at SFX Magazine.
04 March 2001
Re: ATTN JMS: Any more trilogies?
JMS is disappointed that Del Rey didn't publish the three Babylon 5 trilogies more quickly.Re: ATTN JMS: Fave TV shows
JMS would enjoy doing Doctor Who.Re: Did JMS Blow Himself Up in SiL?!
JMS continues the jokes about his apparent age.Re: ATTN JMS: Comic favorites, Nausicaa, Miyazaki
JMS doesn't enjoy manga and anime.
03 March 2001
Re: ATTN:JMS bootleg bloopers for sale on eBay
JMS learns of another illegal Babylon 5 blooper sale on eBay.Re: ATTN JMS: Fave TV shows
JMS lists his favorite TV shows of all time.Re: ATTN: JMS - your input in the books
JMS describes the outlines he writes for the Babylon 5 trilogies.Re: Did JMS Blow Himself Up in SiL?!
JMS continues the discussion about his apparent age.Re: JMS...Silent Spidey Month?
JMS plans to participate in the Silent Spidey Month.
02 March 2001
Re: ATTN Jms: Yer killin' us here!
Staying silent about new projects hurts JMS as much as it hurts us.
01 March 2001
Re: Did JMS Blow Himself Up in SiL?!
JMS is only 46 years old. He just looks a lot older in "Sleeping in Light".Re: ATTN JMS: Question about credits
JMS explains how the order of actors' credits is determined.Re: TTNAYA MSJAY:
JMS... declines... to make any premature announcements, even in Pig Latin.Re: ATTN JMS: Thank you for The Parliament of Dreams
A viewer thanks JMS for "The Parliament of Dreams".Re: ATTN JMS: Fan club redux?
JMS says that the advertisement in Casting Shadows for the Official Babylon 5 Fan Club is an error.various publishing newsbits
JMS announces three new print publications: Casting Shadows, No Honor, and Out of the Box.