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Chicky
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The following appeared in the on-line edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saturday January 20, 2001. The headline is misleading,
but the news is encouraging. (As is the mere fact that somebody in the mainstream press considered this news in the first place.)
The writer is Rob Owen, their TV editor. Evidently he got the quotes from Bonnie Hammer at the Television Critics' Association winter
press tour, which I assume is going on now, probably in Los Angeles. The URL for Owen's entire column (dealing with other shows)
follows the excerpt.
BTW, Owen is now my favorite TV critic. He not only included this tidbit as news, he wrote correctly that TNT "aborted" CRUSADE,
not JMS or Warner Bros., and that it was, indeed, "aborted" not "cancelled."
At least now we know for sure who some of the talks are with and some of the things being discussed. Since Bonnie Hammer has
made this much public, maybe everybody's favorite Vorlon can drop a few more monosyllables.
Can I get a (muted) Whoo-hoo?
BABYLON 5" RETURNS?
Sci Fi Channel has acquired the new original series "News From the Edge," an NBC cast-off that combines elements of "Men in
Black" and "The X-Files" (sort of like UPN's upcoming "Special Unit 2"). It will air this summer.
But a more intriguing announcement from Sci Fi Channel general manager Bonnie Hammer concerned a new project she's developing
with "Babylon 5" executive producers J. Michael Straczynski and Douglas Netter. Hammer said nothing is final, but the parties are
having discussions.
"We're talking about a lot of things, and the thing we're focusing on most ... is exclusive 'Babylon 5' movie for Sci-Fi, a new one,"
Hammer said. "That's one of the things. Everything is open for conversation. We love that creative team. Take a look at how 'Babylon
5' is doing on Sci Fi in its gazillionth repeats -- it's doing amazingly well."
Hammer said she's also thinking about picking up rerun rights to "Crusade," Straczynski's "B5" spinoff that was aborted by TNT.
(Straczynski also is developing a new series for Showtime.)
Recently TNN acquired the rights to reruns of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," a series that would seem a better fit for Sci Fi.
Hammer said she wasn't surprised. Both TNN and "Star Trek" are owned by Viacom.
"Vertical integration is an amazing thing," Hammer said. "Trust me, if I were in their position, I would have gone after it myself. I would
be lying if I said I was not disappointed, but some things you can control and some things you can't. This was something we could
not control."
[url="http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20010120owen4.asp"]http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20010120owen4.asp[/url]
but the news is encouraging. (As is the mere fact that somebody in the mainstream press considered this news in the first place.)
The writer is Rob Owen, their TV editor. Evidently he got the quotes from Bonnie Hammer at the Television Critics' Association winter
press tour, which I assume is going on now, probably in Los Angeles. The URL for Owen's entire column (dealing with other shows)
follows the excerpt.
BTW, Owen is now my favorite TV critic. He not only included this tidbit as news, he wrote correctly that TNT "aborted" CRUSADE,
not JMS or Warner Bros., and that it was, indeed, "aborted" not "cancelled."
At least now we know for sure who some of the talks are with and some of the things being discussed. Since Bonnie Hammer has
made this much public, maybe everybody's favorite Vorlon can drop a few more monosyllables.
Can I get a (muted) Whoo-hoo?
BABYLON 5" RETURNS?
Sci Fi Channel has acquired the new original series "News From the Edge," an NBC cast-off that combines elements of "Men in
Black" and "The X-Files" (sort of like UPN's upcoming "Special Unit 2"). It will air this summer.
But a more intriguing announcement from Sci Fi Channel general manager Bonnie Hammer concerned a new project she's developing
with "Babylon 5" executive producers J. Michael Straczynski and Douglas Netter. Hammer said nothing is final, but the parties are
having discussions.
"We're talking about a lot of things, and the thing we're focusing on most ... is exclusive 'Babylon 5' movie for Sci-Fi, a new one,"
Hammer said. "That's one of the things. Everything is open for conversation. We love that creative team. Take a look at how 'Babylon
5' is doing on Sci Fi in its gazillionth repeats -- it's doing amazingly well."
Hammer said she's also thinking about picking up rerun rights to "Crusade," Straczynski's "B5" spinoff that was aborted by TNT.
(Straczynski also is developing a new series for Showtime.)
Recently TNN acquired the rights to reruns of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," a series that would seem a better fit for Sci Fi.
Hammer said she wasn't surprised. Both TNN and "Star Trek" are owned by Viacom.
"Vertical integration is an amazing thing," Hammer said. "Trust me, if I were in their position, I would have gone after it myself. I would
be lying if I said I was not disappointed, but some things you can control and some things you can't. This was something we could
not control."
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This is a post on usenet rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated by Joseph DeMartino
quote:
The following appeared in the on-line edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saturday January 20, 2001. The headline is misleading, but the news is
encouraging. (As is the mere fact that somebody in the mainstream press
considered this news in the first place.) The writer is Rob Owen, their TV
editor. Evidently he got the quotes from Bonnie Hammer at the Television
Critics' Association winter press tour, which I assume is going on now,
probably in Los Angeles. The URL for Owen's entire column (dealing with
other shows) follows the excerpt.
BTW, Owen is now my favorite TV critic. He not only included this tidbit as
news, he wrote correctly that TNT "aborted" CRUSADE, not JMS and Warner
Bros., and that the show was indeed aborted, not cancelled.
At least now we know for sure who some of the talks are with and some of the
things being discussed. Since Bonnie Hammer has made this much public, maybe
everybody's favorite Vorlon can drop a few more monosyllables.
Can I get a (muted) Whoo-hoo?
"BABYLON 5" RETURNS?
Sci Fi Channel has acquired the new original series "News From the Edge," an
NBC cast-off that combines elements of "Men in Black" and "The X-Files"
(sort of like UPN's upcoming "Special Unit 2"). It will air this summer.
But a more intriguing announcement from Sci Fi Channel general manager
Bonnie Hammer concerned a new project she's developing with "Babylon 5"
executive producers J. Michael Straczynski and Douglas Netter. Hammer said
nothing is final, but the parties are having discussions.
"We're talking about a lot of things, and the thing we're focusing on most
.... is exclusive 'Babylon 5' movie for Sci-Fi, a new one," Hammer said.
"That's one of the things. Everything is open for conversation. We love that
creative team. Take a look at how 'Babylon 5' is doing on Sci Fi in its
gazillionth repeats -- it's doing amazingly well."
Hammer said she's also thinking about picking up rerun rights to "Crusade,"
Straczynski's "B5" spinoff that was aborted by TNT. (Straczynski also is
developing a new series for Showtime.)
Recently TNN acquired the rights to reruns of "Star Trek: The Next
Generation," a series that would seem a better fit for Sci Fi. Hammer said
she wasn't surprised. Both TNN and "Star Trek" are owned by Viacom.
"Vertical integration is an amazing thing," Hammer said. "Trust me, if I
were in their position, I would have gone after it myself. I would be lying
if I said I was not disappointed, but some things you can control and some
things you can't. This was something we could not control."
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Regards,
Joe
Bleibt nur zu hoffen, daß die Newsgroup einigermaßen ernst genommen werden kann.
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Chicky
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[b]wieso nochmal?[/b][/quote]
Hoppsala....
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