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ekulrek says...
>
>It seems to me that JMS' works often contain detailed examinations of
>son-father relationships.
>
>In his scriptwriting book, he talks about how important it is to write
>from personal experience, and gives (if I recall correctly) the
>example of the tak of writing an episode concerning alcoholism being
>given to a writer who has in one way or another been exposed to that
>theme in his own life.
>
>I was wondering if the son-father relationship theme is of special
>importance to JMS, e.g. something he has a personal need to examine,
>and if he is drawing on his personal experience, good or bad.
>
>Does anybody know?
>

At one point, somebody who liked the relationship between Sheridan and his dad
asked JMS if the elder Sheridan was based on his dad.  He said that it wasn't
and declined to discuss it further.

Jan


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