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Now I'm not predicting ANY story ideas, I'm not that dumb.  I'm just
listing the actors I would prefer to see and some that I don't care to
see that I expect to see anyway.

(Living) actors I would really like to see but don't expect we will
ever see again in the B5 universe:

                       1) Michael O'Hare - I would have loved to have
seen him in a LOT more Season 2/3 episodes than just Coming of Shadows
and WWE.  If we didn't get ANY new scenes for ITB, I don't expect we'll
see him in this anthology series.

                       2) Claudia Christian -  This is just a hunch,
but I sometimes get the feeling that JMS "moves on" with respect to
certain characters.  And it certainly seems like Ivanova and Sinclair
qualify.

                       3) Gary Cole/ Daniel Dae Kim - Both are great
actors in demand, logistically speaking it would probably be difficult.
 And neither character was given much compelling to do in Crusade.

                       4) Andrea Thompson - Odds are that her character
is truly "dissected", but I'd love for that not to be the case and to
see her return.  She always turned in a great performance.

                       5) David Crowley(aka Welch) - This guy was
great. Too bad he wasn't interested in staying on the show.

                       6) Jason Carter - Losing him and Claudia really
hurt season 5.

                       7) Mary Kay Adams - Just kidding!

                       8) Louis Turenne as Draal - Schuuck was sh#{at}!

                       9) Michael Ansara - I'd be psyched to see him
back.

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Actors I'd prefer not to see, but expect I will see.  I simply would
prefer to see other actors hired rather than seeing them reprise these
characters.

                        1) Tracy Scoggins - There was only one episode
where I actually appreciated her acting, and that was "Day of the
Dead".  The other opportunity she had to shine was when confronting
Garibaldi about his alcholism and she just didn't pull it off.  As she
apparently had a role in the proposed movie, it appears that she is
still on JMS' mind.  If we need to see an officer of the B5 crew, give
us Joshua Cox instead!

                        2) Pat Talman - She's certainly beautiful, but
only occasionally pulls off what's on the page.  Unless she's hired to
provide more info on the Telepath war, I'd prefer to see other actors.

                       3) Peter Woodward - This has nothing to do with
his acting, I don't think.  I loved Ansara in "GoS", and maybe it was
because he was more restrained and understated.  I had major problems
with the "D&D in space" feel of crusade.  And thus had problems when
Dureena and Galen were on screen.  Considering Galen played a major
part in the proposed movie, I'd expect to see him again.
                                                
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