'Speaking of which, I'm kind of curious how Joe Nazzaro feels it fits into the progression that has often been made regarding B5 spin-offs and TLT: Season 1-5, TNT movies of the week, Crusade, LotR. How much did you like those, and how does TLT compare when put at the end of that list? I'm guessing its returning more to the original show's tone than any of the previous projects, but I'm curious what Joe thinks about that.'
To tell you the truth, the Sheridan/Galen story felt much closer in tone to the original B5, as well as chronology. In some ways, I could almost look at it as a companion piece to æA Call to Arms,Æ but that just may be the Sheridan/Galen dynamic. The Lochley piece just felt too isolated to really tie into anything. As IÆve mentioned before, the lack of extras almost made it feel as though Lochley was on an empty station, which is sort of weird when you think that everybody should be gearing up for a tenth anniversary party, attended by dignitaries from a hundred worlds None of whom we see, by the way).
I think the thing that lends itself somewhat to an overall sense of disconnection is just the lack of cast members. WhereÆs Garibaldi? Oh, heÆs got a problem on Mars. Delenn? IA stuff to deal with on Minbar. Franklin and GÆKar? IÆm not going to give that away here, but suffice to say, every time a major character is mentioned to tie them into the continuity, we also become aware of their absence. Believe me, I realize this DVD is being done on a budget, and IÆm certainly not advocating a much bigger cast, but every once in a while I got this feeling that these stories took place within B5 continuity and yet apart from them somehow. ItÆs a very difficult feeling to put into words, and I will be interested to hear how other people feel about it.
I donÆt know if that answers your question Shabaz, but just to go a bit further, most of the other B5-related projects felt like a progression, with the exception of The Rangers, which felt more like B5-reloaded to me. I think I have to get my head around The Lost Tales still; maybe if I thought of B5 and Crusade as a pair of novels, the TV movies and Rangers as novellas and The Lost Tales as short stories, thatÆs probably the best parallel I could make. IÆm not sure if weÆll ever see another ænovelÆ again, so maybe we should just enjoy what we get.
To tell you the truth, the Sheridan/Galen story felt much closer in tone to the original B5, as well as chronology. In some ways, I could almost look at it as a companion piece to æA Call to Arms,Æ but that just may be the Sheridan/Galen dynamic. The Lochley piece just felt too isolated to really tie into anything. As IÆve mentioned before, the lack of extras almost made it feel as though Lochley was on an empty station, which is sort of weird when you think that everybody should be gearing up for a tenth anniversary party, attended by dignitaries from a hundred worlds None of whom we see, by the way).
I think the thing that lends itself somewhat to an overall sense of disconnection is just the lack of cast members. WhereÆs Garibaldi? Oh, heÆs got a problem on Mars. Delenn? IA stuff to deal with on Minbar. Franklin and GÆKar? IÆm not going to give that away here, but suffice to say, every time a major character is mentioned to tie them into the continuity, we also become aware of their absence. Believe me, I realize this DVD is being done on a budget, and IÆm certainly not advocating a much bigger cast, but every once in a while I got this feeling that these stories took place within B5 continuity and yet apart from them somehow. ItÆs a very difficult feeling to put into words, and I will be interested to hear how other people feel about it.
I donÆt know if that answers your question Shabaz, but just to go a bit further, most of the other B5-related projects felt like a progression, with the exception of The Rangers, which felt more like B5-reloaded to me. I think I have to get my head around The Lost Tales still; maybe if I thought of B5 and Crusade as a pair of novels, the TV movies and Rangers as novellas and The Lost Tales as short stories, thatÆs probably the best parallel I could make. IÆm not sure if weÆll ever see another ænovelÆ again, so maybe we should just enjoy what we get.
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