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JMS about new project
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Mundane wrote :
[I]Posted 30/1 on our favourite newgroup:
It's taken longer than hoped for to be able to talk about this, because it's
taken longer than hoped for to go through all the machinations of the deal.
Depending on the nature of a given deal, it can take a few weeks to a couple,
three months to actually cut the deal and finalize the language in terms
everybody can agree with. We only literally finished the deal last week.
Writing on B5:TMoS is complete, and as soon as the powers that be sign off on
everything, it can be turned in and we can start moving. At that point, I can
say more about this.
Figure another couple of weeks.
jms
(jmsatb5@aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2004 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
and don't send me story ideas)
[/I]
[I]Posted 30/1 on our favourite newgroup:
It's taken longer than hoped for to be able to talk about this, because it's
taken longer than hoped for to go through all the machinations of the deal.
Depending on the nature of a given deal, it can take a few weeks to a couple,
three months to actually cut the deal and finalize the language in terms
everybody can agree with. We only literally finished the deal last week.
Writing on B5:TMoS is complete, and as soon as the powers that be sign off on
everything, it can be turned in and we can start moving. At that point, I can
say more about this.
Figure another couple of weeks.
jms
(jmsatb5@aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2004 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
and don't send me story ideas)
[/I]
Comments
now all we need to know is, what the hell is TMoS?
maybe its another movie, or another possible pilot?
Hmmmmm...
In other words, another Legends of the Rangers. But my instinct tells me it's an actual title, and not a bastardly code.
[B]its funny that he wouldnt tell us the title but yet would give us the arcronym... [/B][/QUOTE]
It's just his way of having some good ol' sadistical fun ;)
- PJH
The Murder Of Sherriden
The Mystery of Sinclair
The Mystery of Sherriden
The Mystery of Shadows
ya know what i dont have a clue:p :p :p :p :p :p :p
[B]TMoS = The Mother Of Stations! Babylon X ..... 5 Parsecs long...... :eek: :p
- PJH [/B][/QUOTE]
I recommend if you ride the core shuttle from one end to the other, you bring a book. Hell, bring the Library of Congress if you can.
[B]the movement of shadows. [/B][/QUOTE]
That is what I was thinking too.
[B]I recommend if you ride the core shuttle from one end to the other, you bring a book. Hell, bring the Library of Congress if you can. [/B][/QUOTE]
You just need internal jump gates for the core shuttle. :D
I think we'll need a new adversary to fight... the Shadows are definitely past thier use-by date
Just to honk you off even further about all th is...in the speculation of
titles...one of you was correct.
jms
(jmsatb5@aol.com)
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The Movements Of Shadows
The Mystery of Shadows
The Murder Of Sherriden
The Mystery of Sinclair
The Mystery of Sherriden
i wonder which one it was, hmmmm
:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
And I agree it might be about the war 1000 years ago...well technically 750 years ago... ;)
Worf
[B]I believe it is "The Movements Of Shadows"[/B][/QUOTE]
No, that's a crappy title. Something like, I don't know, Movements of Fire and Shadow would be much better.
Oops, can't use [i]that[/i].
[B]The Memory of Shadows
And I agree it might be about the war 1000 years ago...well technically 750 years ago... ;)
Worf [/B][/QUOTE]
I was actually thinking the same thing, maybe the telling of Valen and the first shadow war, could be interesting. but i dunno, of course, if you ask me, just about anything with Zathras is good by me.
NEW B5!
(Though that last one has a nice ring to it :D)
Game. Funding. Source.
I [we?] wish.
1) It could stand for 'The Movie or Show', since that would keep us trying to read into what the title is when there is no title. However, that's not likely since, if it's somewhat finalized, they have to know which it's going to be, a movie or a show. Still, it's a possibility.
2) If it is indeed a title, I am surprised that everyone just assumed T stands for 'The'. Why can't it stand for something else, like Telepath(ic)? The title could well be
Babylon 5: Telepathy: Mind of Shadow or something like that.
It could also be
Babylon 5: The Matter of State, and deal with some of the events taking place on Earth during the Clark administration. A big screen introduction of Nightwatch would certainly be a somber reminder of how easy it is to lose freedom to fear.
[B]Interesting... Given jms' tendency to throw red herrings our way, I have a couple of comments.
1) It could stand for 'The Movie or Show', since that would keep us trying to read into what the title is when there is no title. However, that's not likely since, if it's somewhat finalized, they have to know which it's going to be, a movie or a show. Still, it's a possibility.
[/b][/quote]
well, that depends. you should not forget that he still doesn't want (or can't) tell us WHAT it is, and that TMoS as "name" for the project is much older, something he might have used in conversations or correspondance with other people....
[quote][b]
2) If it is indeed a title, I am surprised that everyone just assumed T stands for 'The'. Why can't it stand for something else, like Telepath(ic)? The title could well be
Babylon 5: Telepathy: Mind of Shadow or something like that.
It could also be
Babylon 5: The Matter of State, and deal with some of the events taking place on Earth during the Clark administration. A big screen introduction of Nightwatch would certainly be a somber reminder of how easy it is to lose freedom to fear. [/B][/QUOTE]
also, that most people take S for Shadow(s)...
though i'd rather not have the EarthAlliance stuff treated in a single movie (of the week)... there's to much potential in there....
[B]1) It could stand for 'The Movie or Show', since that would keep us trying to read into what the title is when there is no title. However, that's not likely since, if it's somewhat finalized, they have to know which it's going to be, a movie or a show.[/B][/QUOTE]
Yes, but *we* do not know yet, and he told *us* about "TMoS".
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Arik [/i]
[B]2) [...] Babylon 5: The Matter of State, and deal with some of the events taking place on Earth during the Clark administration. A big screen introduction of Nightwatch would certainly be a somber reminder of how easy it is to lose freedom to fear. [/B][/QUOTE]
Indeed, this would be an ambituous project, and the more interesting in the light of current state of the world.
But, actually, I can not believe this could happen... although I would like to.
But what do I know?
I'm not sure if it well be ISN related... although with the current state of the world something Nightwatch related would certainly be topical.
[quote]Just to honk you off even further about all th is...in the speculation of
titles...one of you was correct.
jms
(jmsatb5@aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2004 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
and don't send me story ideas)
[/quote]
I know it sounds funny, but think about it. How many sci-fi related movies or shows have you seen without any references to Earth, or in general having people play non-aliens.
However, Babylon 5 did break that mold, there are several episodes that deal with mostly alien subject matters and there is a lot of on screen time with only aliens.
I specifically remember reading about the possibility of doing a B5 prequel that would involve the last shadow war and Valen (Sinclair) fighting it. It specifically stated that because of the lack of humans it wouldnt work.
Now, personally Id like to see it, but we all know that producers and executives tell us what we really want to watch.