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Hi, qstor!
Yes, I was at Comic Con and wrote up a quick report here. Thanks for wanting to get the word out though.
Ugh. I forget how vicious the talkbackers can be over at AICN can be. Blech!
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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Some actualy decent conversation down in the lower messages.
Please don't read the top posts though. It's not pretty up there.
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I can understand the decision not to recast G'kar, probably for different reasons than JMS, but anyways, I noticed something very interesting. While watching Justice League the other day, I noticed that Carl Lumbly's voice (at least in his performance of J'onn J'onzz) sounds much like G'kar's. If -- IF -- they were to ever do an animated B5 series, he would be the man to voice G'kar. Another plus...he's done quite a bit of WB work, JL being the major one.Recently, there was a reckoning. It occurred on November 4, 2014 across the United States. Voters, recognizing the failures of the current leadership and fearing their unchecked abuses of power, elected another party as the new majority. This is a first step toward preventing more damage and undoing some of the damage already done. Hopefully, this is as much as will be required.Comment
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UMm Yeah we saw .Please read all posts before making your own.Comment
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No one. Else. Will ever. Play the role of G'Kar.Originally posted by LessonInMachismo
Ever.
JMS is not going to go back on that.Comment
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Originally posted by AmyG
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What she said.Comment
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They couldn't anyway since JMS won't be writing G'Kar.Originally posted by AmyG
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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Right, just like in 13 Days John F. Kennedy was a peripheral character becuase it isn't plausible that a President of the United States would play an active role in any story.So when a B5-feature movie comes out (I'm not saying "if" ), Londo and Sheridan will most likely have only a pair of small cameo appearances (say, ISN reporter interviewing both of them at the very beginning / end of the movie).
Which characters would and wouldn't be used depends on the story being told and that story's point-of-view. If you're telling the story of the D-Day landings Eisenhower might be on screen 80% of the time or 0% percent of the time depending on whether you're telling the story of a company of Rangers being delivered to the beach or the headquarters staff sweating out reports from the front and deciding whether or not to cancel the invasion and pull the troops out.
Whereas Garibaldi, Lyta, Lochley, Lennier, or - to get away from the "Ls" - Ivanova or Delenn wouldn't also bring a "B5 feel" to the movie?G'Kar, on the other hand, had an opportunity to really BE a part of the story, and thus bring a "B5 feel" to it - a touch of class, if you wish.
I think don't you're being as imaginative about this as JMS will be. And, for all the reasons given above, G'Kar and Franklin are out of bounds, except perhaps as remembered voices. I could easily imagine a scene in a Teep War film in which Lyta hears G'Kar's voice (almost like Sheridan heard Kosh's) preaching peace and understanding as he did during their two years together. I don't think JMS would ever do that sort of creepy CGI insert that they did with Livia on The Sopranos, but a flashback to an appropriate scene with one or the other of the characters might work.
As for Londo - it depends on when the film is set and what the story is. For a time Vir remains ambassador to B5, so he could certainly contact Londo on Centuari prime during any crisis set on the station, so that's one way he could be involved. Another is to have Londo involved in a story set on Cenaturi Prime that ties into a larger story involving the IA. That way he could be an important character without interacting with the others.
At this stage I wouldn't rule out anything except substantial roles for Franklin, G'Kar or Zathras, or recasting any of those parts. If there is a feature film I would expect JMS to move Heaven and Earth to get decent parts (and fees) for all of the surviving regulars and then shape his story accordingly.
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JoeLast edited by Joseph DeMartino; 07-26-2006, 11:59 AM.Joseph DeMartino
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Your post is yet another proof point that I have the skill known as precognition. I knew I'd wake up to find a reply from the #1 G'kar fan. Please note that I said "if" twice.Originally posted by AmyGRecently, there was a reckoning. It occurred on November 4, 2014 across the United States. Voters, recognizing the failures of the current leadership and fearing their unchecked abuses of power, elected another party as the new majority. This is a first step toward preventing more damage and undoing some of the damage already done. Hopefully, this is as much as will be required.Comment
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I missed the other posts...Sorry..
Did JMS say there was any chance of the Legacy of the Shadows (?) script being made into a movie??
Mike"Hate is bagage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time" Edward Furlong American History XComment
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Mike,
No, the Memory of Shadows (not Legacy) script is owned by somebody else so it's pretty unlikely that it'll ever be made.
Jan"As empathy spreads, civilization spreads. As empathy contracts, civilization contracts...as we're seeing now.
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In addition to what Jan said above, there is also this from her con report, on the subject of a theatrical film in general:Did JMS say there was any chance of the Legacy of the Shadows (?) script being made into a movie??
So the current project is what JMS chose to do instead of a theatrical film, and he's put that idea aside for the time being.WB came to him as they do periodically wanting to do something with B5. They asked if he wanted to do a feature film but JMS declined mainly because he canÆt yet picture structuring a B5 movie ôàas long as Andreas and Rick insist on staying dead.ö Maybe in a year or two heÆll be able to but right now he canÆt do something big. What JMS suggested was a bunch of short filmsùlittle mini-movies, an anthology show set in the Babylon 5 universe.
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JoeJoseph DeMartino
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I was thinking... with JMS being kind of a hot writer in Hollywood now, maybe the owner dusts off the script and we can watch the movie in a few years.the Memory of Shadows script is owned by somebody else so it's pretty unlikely that it'll ever be made.
I'm not really familiar with the bussiness so, anyone knows if this is possible at all?
By the way, if I recall correctly, JMS couldn't get the script made BUT he could sell it in script form. You think he would consider selling it with cafepress when he's done with Crusade?
(Just wishful thinking, I guess. It's kind of funny in a sad way.)Bravery is simply apathy with delusions of grandeur (Emperor Mollari II)Comment
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