JMS on Usenet
July 1999
J. Michael Straczynski posts regularly on Usenet. This page provides quick links to his posts from July 1999, with a brief description of each. Unless otherwise stated, all messages are from rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
31 July 1999
Re: Appearances and Other Deceits
If you didn't understand the uniform switch before, you probably still won't understand it after reading this message from JMS.Re: ATTN JMS: Appearances & Other Deceits Question (Spoilers)
JMS explains that he ignored TNT comments while writing "Appearances and Other Deceits".Re: ATTN: JMS (*spoiler - Appearances & Other Deceits)
JMS responds to a comment about the title of "Appearances and Other Deceits".Re: Attn: JMS -B5 fanclub
JMS responds to concerns about changes at the official fan club.Rising Stars Debuts Thursday
JMS reminds everyone that the first issue of his Rising Stars comic will be out this week.Enemies of Ellison Fall?
alt.fan.harlan-ellison
JMS asks for details about the arrest of a member of the Enemies of Ellison.
27 July 1999
Re: ATTN JMS: Where is Final Reckoning?
JMS give an update on the status of the novels from Del Rey.Re: Harlan Ellison and Lennier
JMS cleans up in the aftermath of the Harlan Ellison rumor controversy.
25 July 1999
Re: ATTN JMS: Mr. Kitty?
JMS remembers Mr. Kitty from "The Rules of the Game", who was actually his cat.Re: JMS: Travelling?
JMS is asked about the many cities he travels to for conventions.Re: Happy B'Day
JMS responds to birthday greetings.
24 July 1999
Re: Harlan Ellison and Lennier
JMS steadfastly defends Harlan Ellison against rumors concerning his "City on the Edge of Forever" script and whether or not he drinks alcohol.
22 July 1999
Re: ATTN JMS: Short order?
JMS explains why the cancellation of Crusade forced him to show the 13 existing episodes in a different order than he originally intended.
21 July 1999
Re: ATTN JMS: Reference to B5 eps in "Ruling"?
An astute viewer notices that the name "Jankowski" mentioned in "Ruling from the Tomb" was also the name of the captain who started the Earth-Minbari War.
20 July 1999
Re: JMS: What exactly is your writing involvement
JMS answers questions about the writing on Crusade and points out that most of TNT's script notes requested more exposition.
08 July 1999
from jms: rising stars info
JMS is very pleased with the Rising Stars comic book he is writing.
05 July 1999
Re: Am I the only one?
JMS responds to a criticism of Galen by saying that all the Galen episodes were not originally intended to be shown consecutively.Re: ATTN JMS: Long Road: Casting vs. Scripting
JMS is asked if the script for "The Long Road" was written before or after Edward Woodward was cast.
04 July 1999
Re: JMS' Amazing Stories issue
JMS provides more details about the fiction he is writing for Amazing Stories.
03 July 1999
Re: Attn. JMS: How's Peter? Have you heard?
JMS says that Peter Jurasik has recovered well from his recent surgery.
02 July 1999
Re: Attn JMS: Scripts 114, 115, and 116 -- the big IF.
JMS responds to a question about the written but unfilmed scripts.Re: JMS' Amazing Stories issue
The issue of Amazing Stories with the JMS story is now available.Re: Attn JMS: ComicCon international
JMS plans to attend ComicCon.Re: Attn JMS: The Fen?
JMS responds to the suggestion that the Fen in "The Well of Forever" were an in-joke.