Update from JMS

[samuelk]

JMS made a Usenet post updating on the status of various projects, including a few more hints about the new Babylon 5 project:

Y'know, if there's anything more annoying than having to sit on good news, I can't think of what it might be. (Well, okay, being staked to an ant hill at high noon is a pretty obvious one, but you get the idea.)

The only things I can say right now about B5:TMoS is that now that all the correct agreements have been signed, sealed and delivered, the draft has gone in, met with great enthusiasm all around, notes have been received, and the next draft is in process and has to be delievered within two weeks so that certain other steps can be set into motion.

I still can't tell you what it *is* because that has to come from the proper people through the proper channels at the proper time...but I can tell you a few cases of what it *isn't*...it isn't a novel, or a short story, a comic, an animated series, a radio drama or a stage play. Beyond that, deponent sayeth not.

Except to say that it's pretty cool.

On a side-note...for those following the Suprme Power books...as good as the series has been to date, and selling in the top 15 pretty consistently, the next two issues, 8 and 9, the first of which goes on sale March 3rd, are going to put this book on the map in a big way. They're just stellar issues. If you haven't gotten into the book yet, now (or backtracking to issue 7, the start of the new arc) would be a good time to do so, because it's going to start kicking some serious ass.


jms

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[WORF]

I can tell you a few cases of what it *isn't*...it isn't a novel, or a short story, a comic, an animated series, a radio drama or a stage play.

That leaves: tv movie, mini series or a game. (JMS already said that it wasnt a proper series)

Worf

[Bekenn]

I'm thinking mini-series.

Or, at least, hoping mini-series.

[Phi]

He specifies not animated series and that's the only television-related idea he mentions... my vote is for mini-series too :)

-Φ

[ShadowDancer]

dammit! i cant wait much longer!

[cornholio1980]

Originally posted by samuelk
JMS made a Usenet post updating on the status of various projects, including a few more hints about the new Babylon 5 project: Don't forget that stated this a while ago, it could be that the project started out as simple TV-Movie or Mini-Series, but that things have changed and that it is at least possible that it could be even more. I don't really THINK it will be a new series (not without a "Test"-movie, at least), I'm just a bit intrigued by JMS not mentioning that it would NOT be a series, since he insisted on that point a couple of months ago...

[Biggles]

My bet is for miniseries, although I'd rather have theatrical movie. :)

[croxis]

If it wasn't jms, I'd kick him!

[bobo]

I think they're re-releasing the shot glasses ;)

[MartianDust]

Mini-series please!! Surely it woulld be more likely to be made into a season if it did well.

:)

[Konrad]

Originally posted by bobo
I think they're re-releasing the shot glasses ;)

It's going to be "pogs" no doubt about it in my mind. ;)

[croxis]

Babylon 5 on ice

[C_Mon]

Originally posted by croxis
Babylon 5 on ice
That'd be fun to watch. :)

[Phi]

Originally posted by croxis
Babylon 5 on ice
You're right that must be it...ok, I'm changing my vote to Babylon 5 on Ice.

-Φ wonders if she should picture that or not...

[Mundane]

hmm...actually...a miniseries wouldn't been too bad... "The Memories Of Shadows" or something, about the Technomages :)

A three part miniseries about Technomages.....I WANT THAT

[RubberEagle]

IMHO it also isn't a game (due to the heavy script writing by JMS)
my bet is going more and more to theatrical movie ;)

[Biggles]

Originally posted by croxis
Babylon 5 on ice

I'd pay to see that. :)

[A2597]

my bet is miniseries / made for TV movie...

I WANT theatricle Movie!

[WORF]

Originally posted by RubberEagle
IMHO it also isn't a game (due to the heavy script writing by JMS)
my bet is going more and more to theatrical movie ;)

Well, that would depend upon the story of the game.

Worf

[RubberEagle]

Originally posted by WORF
Well, that would depend upon the story of the game.

Worf
well, it won't be a game as we know or want it then.
because for anything but the infamous "interactive movie", the script won't be needed to be finished BEFORE the game is announced (the official existence won't rely on the story in the first place)
That's at least my understanding. If it's wrong, please feel free to correct me.

[David of Mac]

I just had a thought: Perhaps it's an IMAX movie? That would be something else. Annoying, given the relative sparsity of IMAX theaters, but pretty neat nevertheless.

[Biggles]

That would suck, because our IMAX theatre was closed down over a year ago when they realised NZers weren't going to pay more than the normal movie price to see a bad movie that was half the length. Now they use it to show normal movies on a really really big screen instead.

[SpiritOne]

is it possible that JMS new project is the same project that Jerry Doyle was talking about several months ago?

I remember that whole "argument" between Doyle and JMS and how Jerry was trying to tell us about something new coming up and JMS was trying to deny it.

I dont specifically remember what Doyle said though, can anyone find it?

[WORF]

Originally posted by SpiritOne
is it possible that JMS new project is the same project that Jerry Doyle was talking about several months ago?

I remember that whole "argument" between Doyle and JMS and how Jerry was trying to tell us about something new coming up and JMS was trying to deny it.

I dont specifically remember what Doyle said though, can anyone find it?

It could be, that arguement died very suddenly, maybe JMS and Jerry Doyle talked about it and Doyle realised why he should be quiet about it.

Worf

[Bekenn]

I very much doubt that and this are the same thing.

[Messiah]

So do I.

[ShadowDancer]

why?

[Bekenn]

Looks like you never read the back-and-forth between Doyle and Straczynski on that one.