"Blair Leatherwood"  wrote in message
news:VNGdnaH5TLrL0JHanZ2dnUVZ_uygnZ2d{at}comcast.com...
> Dennis (Icarus) wrote:
> > "Moo"  wrote in message
> > news:470A57AC.8040602{at}roonster.wanadoo.co.uk...
> >
> >>Jon Schild wrote:
> >>
> > 
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>> Well, I didn't notice any of the
> >>>objections you have, but then I was busy enjoying the story, not
looking
> >>>for nitpicks in the technical work.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm geninuely interested in exactly what you enjoyed about TLT, since
> >>there wasn't much story there to enjoy (and seriously, did that camera
> >>work in the first half not make you feel in the slightest bit queezy, it
> >>was all over the place).
> >
> >
> > What I enjoyed most about TLT was that it was.....well.....MADE.
> > It's the first new B5 in quite some time. Hopefully, there will be more.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > .
> >
> Ya know--not every story has to be a WHAM.  Modest tales told modestly
> have their advantages.  I looked at these two stories as what they were
> advertised to be: lost tales.  You don't usually lose big stories, but
> you do lose the things in the corners, or under the desk, or behind the
> sofa.  They're nice to find when you do find them, and they can fill in
> the edges rather nicely.

Excactly. They're short stories. Maybe they'll tie in with an arc someday,
but for now, fairly independent.

>
> Now, once we get a big budget so we can populate the station properly
> and build real sets (sorry, the technology still isn't there that can
> hide the green screen at this economic level yet--but it's a darn sight
> better than it used to be, and props to everyone involved for making it
> look as good as it did!), then we can hope for and expect WHAMs.

Sure. In mozt other shows, once the central aim has been accomplished,
there's not much left to examine:
"Galactica finds Earth" (old series)
"Lost in space gets home"

It was apparent (even without reading newsgroups or other commentary) that
B5 has a whole lot of additional stories to tell.
Heck, if the Simpsons can run for 18+ years.....

I remember thinking, duringt he first run...ok...what will he do when he
accomplishes xxxxx
Oh..ok...so that's next...and then there's this story...then....

>
> We also need to remember that JMS is working in a different medium now,
> with different controls.  He's not beholden to a network and advertisers
> any more.  He really gets to write what he wants and present it in the
> way he wants.  As I think he's said somewhere else (not necessarily in
> these words), Joe writes what *he* would like to see and if we follow
> him, that's great. If not, oh well.
>
> Yes, I would have liked a more detailed look.  Yes, I would have liked a
> little more physical action.  Yes, I liked the philosophical action.
> Yes, I'm glad it was made.  And, most definitely, yes I want more!

Yep!

Dennis


.
--- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32