Just a What if...

[Orta]

If you want a B5 games, there is one of sorts... or was anyway. Head over to firstones.com and it's "I've FOund Her" it's a space shooter I think.

[Ayame]

Lol @ today's computer generation. We're all addicts

[Jan]

It is fun, I'd just like to see it in person. Save it for a con, and I'll bring the signs!

Trust me, it's far better in a post. I can edit before sending that way.

Jan

[Ayame]

While we're at it, can we please also have a B5 adventure/RPG for PCs? I don't really care for shooters or dogfighting games, and since B5 is all about story...

Exactly, on all platforms so there can be no debate about who gets it and who doesn't :-)

Wouldn't a perfect world be a lovely thing?

[glindros]

What, you don't want me to go on another rant? Every once in a while it's fun.

Jan

It is fun, I'd just like to see it in person. Save it for a con, and I'll bring the signs!

[Jonas]

While we're at it, can we please also have a B5 adventure/RPG for PCs? I don't really care for shooters or dogfighting games, and since B5 is all about story...

It would have to be written and designed by JMS, of course. He could do it in the morning, between two scripts.

[rallytbk]

Going away for holiday - thinking about would like to happen while i'm away. ( I CAN WISH )

1. JMS goes to his hotel room, puts ''DO NOT DISTURB'' sign up and gets some well earned rest. ( In his sleep, has a new idea about more B5. Wakes up, writes down his ideas, gives them to WB - who love them. )
2. More Lost Tales Confirmed by WB.
3. WB confirm Lost tales to be used as a build up to a MOVIE!
4. JMS admits to really loving his current workload ( Possible )
5. While I'm at it, What about a B5 PC / PS3 / XBOX360 game as well.....

Not asking for TOO MUCH B5 am I?

Now u know why I need a holiday.

Talk about wishful thinking...

1) If I can just get #1 from the list I would be happy (either way, we would get the scripts if WB Loves them, but not enough to finance them).

2) If #1 and #2 are confirmed, my personal excitement will be raised (and preorders would be set).

3) If one, two and three are confirmed... I would like WB to know that #1 - I would support JMS and his vision. #2 - Would continue to preorder and purchase "The Lost Tales" DVD's. #3 - Would take my family, friends and acquaintances to the theater.

A win, win situation for everyone.

4) Not necessary - but knowing he enjoyed writing it without restrictions would go along way.

5) Console game? As long as it is NOT like Battlestar Galactica I will buy it (who am I kidding, if I bought Battlestar Galactica I'll also buy any Babylon 5 game).

Here's to wishful thinking.

[Ayame]

5. While I'm at it, What about a B5 PC / PS3 / XBOX360 game as well.....

That would be grand actually! I've seen that several PC games in the genre of freespace have had B5 fan-made expansions, but a whole new PS3 / XBOX 360 / WII experience would definitely go on my x-mas list!

I've just recently started playing ACTA with some friends, which surprised me with its high fun ratio. I can imagine if some of the great brains cuddeled together over a new digital concept, the result should be lovable

[circularREASON]

Going away for holiday - thinking about would like to happen while i'm away. ( I CAN WISH )

1. JMS goes to his hotel room, puts ''DO NOT DISTURB'' sign up and gets some well earned rest. ( In his sleep, has a new idea about more B5. Wakes up, writes down his ideas, gives them to WB - who love them. )
2. More Lost Tales Confirmed by WB.
3. WB confirm Lost tales to be used as a build up to a MOVIE!
4. JMS admits to really loving his current workload ( Possible )
5. While I'm at it, What about a B5 PC / PS3 / XBOX360 game as well.....

Not asking for TOO MUCH B5 am I?

Now u know why I need a holiday.

[Ayame]

She was in Thirdspace too. Since the movies were low budget, they could only use so many series regulars in each one:

Really? I don't remember that (perhaps it's time to watch it again!)

All problems come back to the same thing unfortunately... Too bad money is what makes the world go round
Now if we lived in Minbari society....

[Jan]

Breathe Jan, Breathe. I'm sure JMS will have a bigger budget next time.

What, you don't want me to go on another rant? Every once in a while it's fun.

Jan

[glindros]

BTW, suddenly that looks like a lot. JMS revealed at Emerald City Comic Con that the first Lost Tales disk was made with a budget of TWO million dollars.



Jan

Breathe Jan, Breathe. I'm sure JMS will have a bigger budget next time.

[Jan]

Because we have only $3 million on which to make these movies, ...

BTW, suddenly that looks like a lot. JMS revealed at Emerald City Comic Con that the first Lost Tales disk was made with a budget of TWO million dollars.



Jan

[Dan Dassow]

TNT in Atlanta

Aha so that's where it went wrong. In any case, it would have been nicer (IMHO) if the lost tales would have been released after the series instead of crusade. Just personal taste of course, but I think it would have pushed more viewers back to the screen.

Wouldn't have mattered, because TNT canceled Crusade before it even aired. The same fate would have befallen any Babylon 5 followup. The market research Jan is referring to was done on season 5 of Babylon 5:

In addition, the California contingent of TNT, fans of Babylon 5, made the fifth season of Babylon 5 possible. Unfortunately, the people from TNT headquarters in Atlanta were enamored by wrestling and did not particularly like Babylon 5 because it did not have the same audience as wrestling. We are lucky that the [inappropriate term deleted] at Atlanta did not kill off the fifth season of Babylon 5.

[JoeD80]

Aha so that's where it went wrong. In any case, it would have been nicer (IMHO) if the lost tales would have been released after the series instead of crusade. Just personal taste of course, but I think it would have pushed more viewers back to the screen.

Wouldn't have mattered, because TNT canceled Crusade before it even aired. The same fate would have befallen any Babylon 5 followup. The market research Jan is referring to was done on season 5 of Babylon 5:

The problem was that apparently, as reported to them by a year-long survey they'd commissioned, TNT viewers didn't much care for SF. When B5 came along, the hardcore TNT viewers would tune out, and the B5 viewers would come in. But the average B5 viewer wasn't much interested in what TNT had to offer otherwise, so they tuned out at the end and the TNT viewers came back.

Does anyone know why Mira Furlan doesn't feature in any of the 'extra' B5 movies / series (In the beginning aside of course)? Such a shame such, she's a good actress!

She was in Thirdspace too. Since the movies were low budget, they could only use so many series regulars in each one:

Because we have only $3 million on which to make these movies, we have to rotate the cast because we can't afford to have them all in any one of them. Bruce and Mira were in the first two, so we gave Tracy a shot and put in Jerry as well as Corwin (his first), Zack and Franklin.

We're just looking for ways to be fair to the maximum number of cast with the
resources we have.