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https://www.theverge.com/2023/...ject-jms-straczynski
Here I thought this was just going to be a nice documentary. Either way, I'm in. | ||
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Could be a bust, but I’m in, too. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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It's jms writing whatever he wants with no studio interference. If it sucks, it's all on him. I can live with that. | |||
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Cool! I'm looking forward to it  'veritas non verba magistri' | |||
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Not a fan, not sure I ever even saw an episode... but I'm trying to wrap my head around why an animated movie is dependent on 'surviving' cast members.... it's a damn cartoon right? My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
Watch it. It's free streaming, and then you'll understand. This isn't a show that's distraction by CGI. It is character driven and was a 5 year long continuous storyline done when SW & ST and TV in general only did stand alone or 2 part episodes. The characters matter. Sad, though, because my favorite characters' actors are deceased. I will watch, for sure. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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Yeah, B5 had THE greatest character development and story arcs of ANY show I know of. It is what made the show truly excellent. JMS had a 5-year story planned out. He had flash-forwards and flash-backs, prophecies in early episodes that were revealed later on,. . . People seem to complain that the CGI didn't age well - I don't really notice, or care. To me, the story is the best part of the show, and the CGI is just there to make it look nice. I think the CGI is fine (ESPECIALLY for how old it is) and I still enjoy the show (of course, I would LOVE a Remastered DVD set, like they did with the Star Trek original 1960's version, updated with modern CGI and sound) without changing ANY of the story/plotlines. The characters were so good. There can never be another G'kar (Andreas Katsulas, RIP), Londo (Peter Jurasik), or Ivanova (Claudia Christian). I didn't much care for Dr Franklin's character, but most everybody else was excellent. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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What’s the plan for characters whose actors have died? Since it’s animated, are they going to just revoice the characters, because that seems a bit disrespectful. If they are going without those characters, they were some pretty key characters and I’m not sure how how good the show is going to be without them.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Dwill104, | |||
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I too will give it a chance. Fingers crossed! ___________________________________________ Life Member NRA & Washington Arms Collectors Mistake not my current state of joshing gentle peevishness for the awesome and terrible majesty of the towering seas of ire that are themselves the milquetoast shallows fringing my vast oceans of wrath. Velocitas Incursio Vis - Gandhi | |||
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I can understand this argument if something is written poorly; however, haven’t any of these fools seen a stage play? Idiotic Review of Les Miserables: “I tried to like this old show, but the special effects were cheap and you could tell dead people were breathing. This aged poorly. Would not watch again.”  “The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken | |||
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I once heard a description of the difference between stage and film as film is "fake real" while stage is "real fake". Stage requires more "willing suspension of disbelief" as one writer put it. I'm afraid audiences today, especially the younger crowd, have seen too much "fake real" on film and TV to be able to accept the conventions of stage performances and truly appreciate them... | |||
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For those who have never seen Babylon 5, you should watch it. The writing and character development are second to none. One of my favorite scenes that involve the Techno-Mage and a prophecy for one of the characters: | |||
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Love it. I was rewatching it on hbomax but they took it off. I ended up finding my dvds. watching all the B5 movies now. I think I still have my VHS tapes in storage from the old days when I taped them off TNT. Not minority enough! | |||
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Oh, we loved B5! Watched it when we could, and then got the dvds when they came out. So many things corresponding to reality too. | |||
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a few years ago I watched it on again, on some website, not sure what it was, a few episodes,, like most series, sucked, but were important in the overall story, I read somewhere also years ago, that it was the first show to get space flight correct , many shows prior, and some after, had ships, fighters etc that flew like they were in atmosphere, whereas B5 did not https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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The other thing to keep in mind about the CGI is they were the pioneers of they way CGI is used, and like the near complete serialized story, they had to figure things out themselves. The first season (at least) was all rendered on Amiga computers and Babylon 5's budget never got over $875,000 an episode while the Star Treks and seaQuest of the day cost between $2-4 million on episode. It also helps they never went over budget so WB let them do whatever they wanted without any studio notes. | |||
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 --------------------- DJT-45/47 MAGA !!!!! "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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| Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
TubiTV has it free right now. The CGI didn't stand up at the time, so it had no chance to age well. BUT - it didn't matter because the story and character arcs were so good. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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We've got a picture and more information on Babylon 5: The Road Home.  ‘Babylon 5: The Road Home’ Voice Cast Unveiled (Exclusive) J. Michael Straczynski's project brings back the original stars as well as new additions. Aaron Couch A week ago, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski revealed that a new animated film from the franchise was in the works, and now more details are coming to the surface. Babylon 5: The Road Home will continue the story he started in the 1990s, with the logline stating, “Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe.” Returning Babylon 5 castmembers include Bruce Boxleitner as John Sheridan, Claudia Christian as Susan Ivanova, Peter Jurasik as Londo Mollari, Bill Mumy as Lennier, Tracy Scoggins as Elizabeth Lochley and Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander. Straczynski wrote the film and executive produces. Matt Peters, known for Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons, directs, with Rick Morales serving as supervising producer. Sam Register is the executive producer on the project. The voice cast also includes Paul Guyet as Zathras and Jeffery Sinclair, Anthony Hansen as Michael Garibaldi, Mara Junot as Reporter and Computer Voice, Phil LaMarr as Dr. Stephen Franklin, Piotr Michael as David Sheridan, Andrew Morgado as G’Kar and Rebecca Riedy as Delenn. Babylon 5 began life as a film that aired on TV in 1993, and the ratings were strong enough that Warners ordered a series that ran five seasons and 110 episodes. Straczynski has continued expanding the story of Babylon 5, a 5-mile-long space station seen as neutral ground for various alien species to interact amid the backdrop of a threat of war. It spawned multiple feature-length TV films, comics and novels, as well as the spinoff series Crusade. Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment are plotting a summer release for the new animated feature. Straczynski has plugged the new film with words such as “raucous,” “heartfelt” and “nonstop,” and called it a “love letter to the fans.” | |||
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| Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
If they have Mollari then they will have to explain the absence of Vir, perhaps. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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