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While not including JMS' commentary like the previous editions, many folks will like that there are more scripts per book.
To the question about a Kindle version (heck, that was my first question, too!):
J. Michael Straczynski - Hang with JMS
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A Babylon 5 Christmas Surprise….
From 2005 until about 2009, B5 Books (which I do not own but who I supported in their worthy endeavor) published a limited edition 15-volume set of Babylon 5 scripts containing never-to-be-reprinted written commentaries. In the decade that followed these books became rarities, selling on Ebay and other sites for a hundred dollars or more per copy, so the current cost of buying the entire limited edition in single volumes on Ebay would be somewhere in the range of $2,000.
Long term fans who didn’t know the books existed during the first print run, and viewers who came upon the show once it began appearing on various streaming services, have been asking for years if the scripts would ever be made available again.
The answer, at long last, is: yes.
Babylon 5: All My Words is now available through Amazon in a brand new edition that includes the scripts for all of the episodes I wrote for the series, as well as the six original B5 TV movies. And the Sky Full of Stars, The Coming of Shadows, Chrysalis, Babylon Squared, Severed Dreams, Sleeping in Light… 92 episodes that in many cases contain material that was omitted from the final episode in order to hit the necessary running time for broadcast purposes.
In order to make the books as accessible as possible, the scripts have been packed into eleven volumes rather than fifteen, at a cost of $30 each, well under the original cover price, reducing the cost for complete eleven volume sets to just $330. So whether you (or a loved one) are a Babylon 5 fan, a media student, a fledgling writer, or just someone who wants an up-close and personal look at the step-by-step process that led to the development of the very first 5-year arc in American television history and set the stage for such later series as Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and Game of Thrones, among many others, this is your chance to read along with the episodes to see how the arc and the characters were crafted, and spot all the bonus bits that ended up on the cutting room floor.
With the exception of The Gathering, for which the original file was lost and thus scanned from the best available copy, all the other scripts in these volumes were drawn from the original script PDF files, ensuring that they are in pristine form. What you will see on the pages is exactly what the cast, directors and crew of Babylon 5 saw when the scripts were delivered to their doorsteps prior to filming.
The books are available in the US at https://www.amazon.com/s…
Previously, overseas fans had to pay for the often expensive shipping costs to have the books sent from the US to their homes. But because of the worldwide interest in Babylon 5, we’ve eliminated that issue by making these volumes available via Amazon:
The UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/s…
Germany https://www.amazon.de/s…
France https://www.amazon.fr/s…
Spain https://www.amazon.es/s…
Italy https://www.amazon.it/s…
Japan https://www.amazon.jp/s…
and Canada https://www.amazon.ca/s…
Babylon 5: All My Words is exactly what the title indicates: every word, every bit of dialogue, every description, character moment, clue, fight scene, foreshadowing and mystery I wrote for this series, lovingly and painstakingly recreated in the pages of these eleven books. So if there is a book-shaped stocking hanging over the hearth this Christmas bearing your name or the name of a loved one, this might very well fit the bill, whether you’re looking for the full set or just your favorite episodes.
Babylon 5 was a dream given form.
And as with any act of creation, in the beginning was the word.
Or in this case, the words.
Herewith, I give them to you.
JMS
11 mins ·
A Babylon 5 Christmas Surprise….
From 2005 until about 2009, B5 Books (which I do not own but who I supported in their worthy endeavor) published a limited edition 15-volume set of Babylon 5 scripts containing never-to-be-reprinted written commentaries. In the decade that followed these books became rarities, selling on Ebay and other sites for a hundred dollars or more per copy, so the current cost of buying the entire limited edition in single volumes on Ebay would be somewhere in the range of $2,000.
Long term fans who didn’t know the books existed during the first print run, and viewers who came upon the show once it began appearing on various streaming services, have been asking for years if the scripts would ever be made available again.
The answer, at long last, is: yes.
Babylon 5: All My Words is now available through Amazon in a brand new edition that includes the scripts for all of the episodes I wrote for the series, as well as the six original B5 TV movies. And the Sky Full of Stars, The Coming of Shadows, Chrysalis, Babylon Squared, Severed Dreams, Sleeping in Light… 92 episodes that in many cases contain material that was omitted from the final episode in order to hit the necessary running time for broadcast purposes.
In order to make the books as accessible as possible, the scripts have been packed into eleven volumes rather than fifteen, at a cost of $30 each, well under the original cover price, reducing the cost for complete eleven volume sets to just $330. So whether you (or a loved one) are a Babylon 5 fan, a media student, a fledgling writer, or just someone who wants an up-close and personal look at the step-by-step process that led to the development of the very first 5-year arc in American television history and set the stage for such later series as Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and Game of Thrones, among many others, this is your chance to read along with the episodes to see how the arc and the characters were crafted, and spot all the bonus bits that ended up on the cutting room floor.
With the exception of The Gathering, for which the original file was lost and thus scanned from the best available copy, all the other scripts in these volumes were drawn from the original script PDF files, ensuring that they are in pristine form. What you will see on the pages is exactly what the cast, directors and crew of Babylon 5 saw when the scripts were delivered to their doorsteps prior to filming.
The books are available in the US at https://www.amazon.com/s…
Previously, overseas fans had to pay for the often expensive shipping costs to have the books sent from the US to their homes. But because of the worldwide interest in Babylon 5, we’ve eliminated that issue by making these volumes available via Amazon:
The UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/s…
Germany https://www.amazon.de/s…
France https://www.amazon.fr/s…
Spain https://www.amazon.es/s…
Italy https://www.amazon.it/s…
Japan https://www.amazon.jp/s…
and Canada https://www.amazon.ca/s…
Babylon 5: All My Words is exactly what the title indicates: every word, every bit of dialogue, every description, character moment, clue, fight scene, foreshadowing and mystery I wrote for this series, lovingly and painstakingly recreated in the pages of these eleven books. So if there is a book-shaped stocking hanging over the hearth this Christmas bearing your name or the name of a loved one, this might very well fit the bill, whether you’re looking for the full set or just your favorite episodes.
Babylon 5 was a dream given form.
And as with any act of creation, in the beginning was the word.
Or in this case, the words.
Herewith, I give them to you.
JMS
J. Michael Straczynski
@straczynski
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I'm afraid not...the formatting of scripts makes it very difficult to transfer into a standard kindle without going through and hand-adjusting every single line, and even then it might not be entirely successful. But we will investigate again in future.
@straczynski
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I'm afraid not...the formatting of scripts makes it very difficult to transfer into a standard kindle without going through and hand-adjusting every single line, and even then it might not be entirely successful. But we will investigate again in future.
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