New quote?

[genesis]

This was in one of the latest jms quotes but I didn't see it posted here. Any thoughts? MoS finally moving along, I'd say. BUt what's the significance of England?

Oh, and for the first time in five years, there is an office somewhere in
England with the words Babylon 5 on the door....

[Sigma]

My quess is that official announcement will come in October-November (hopefully ).

What JMS will do in England? Might be preproduction (like supervising set building/designing maybe?) or filming?

[chaostaenzer]

There's never champagne around when you need it.

These are indeed good news and the grin on my face is almost as big as a jumpgate.

[Jan]

Happy sigh. That's good news to start the morning with, isn't it?

Jan

[WorkerCaste]

Like all things JMS, you get a big revalation and wind up with more questions. :SIGH: Where's the door? What's behind the door? Who are they? What do they want? How did they get there? Where are they going? Who do they follow? Who do they trust?

Still, progress is good and I'm very happy to have some indication of progress.

[chaostaenzer]

Who do they trust?

And who do they serve?

[Ranger1]

Some good news thank god,hope to hear more soon.

[cruiser]

Happy sigh. That's good news to start the morning with, isn't it?

It's also a great way to end the day.
Don't know about you folks but it's happy dance time....

[frulad]

As long as it's something more than a poster on some college kid's dorm room, I'm happy!

[colonyearth]

Some wonderful news! Happy dancing all around!

Ok, some "told ya so"'s and some "ok, I admit"'s to be delved out.

First I'll admit it that I might well have been wrong on where production will take place -- althought I will also remind folks that because there's a B5 office in England, does not mean it's shooting in England (it is still very expensive to shoot there). It could well be FX and/or a multitude of other production aspects that require an office there. However, there is the possibility that they are shooting at least some portion in England at Elstree or Leavesdone Studios (both of which were some of the largest sound stages prior to Fox building the newest ones in Australia.

Again, allow me to remind all that JMS has also mentioned some time in Australia:

JMS wrote on 6/15/2004 (My birthday ):

We interrupt this message with a coded message for our friends in England and
Australia: keep your eyes on the horizon.)

This is, as I stated just now, the location of the largest sound stages in the world (where the SW films and Moulin Rouge have been shot).

I could attempt to infer from this newest, single sentence and past remarks just what JMS is trying to tell us, but it would be mere speculation.

I do believe an official announcement is imminent, as it will become increasingly difficult for WB to keep any type of lid on things now that there's an office open somewhere.

Once such an announcement is made, such things can be told as to where and when shooting will take place, etc.

My guess is that elements of FX and production will take place in both the UK and Australia. Which elements where? That I couldn't say.

Ok...now for the "I told you so" bit. I told you, Andrew, that there was no British series he was working on...that it most likely had something to do with B5. While I said it was B5 related...I said it wasn't related to principle photography...that point I just conceded I could be wrong on.

So...I told you so...it is B5:TMoS that he's there to do.

I can take being mostly right.

CE

[Sigma]

Wasn't latest Harry Potter movie (which is also WB) shot in Leavesdone Studios?

[colonyearth]

Originally posted by Sigma
Wasn't latest Harry Potter movie (which is also WB) shot in Leavesdone Studios?

You may be right...WB may have made a deal to shoot multiple films in England since the advent of the HP films. Again, only speculation. I have a feeling we'll know soon.

CE

[Sigma]

Another question is where does Winchester Films mix into this? Maybe Winchester Films is a reason they might be shooting in England. I hope we find out soon.

[Satai Delenn]

Hope is all we have as well as Faith Manages.

[colonyearth]

Originally posted by Sigma
Another question is where does Winchester Films mix into this? Maybe Winchester Films is a reason they might be shooting in England. I hope we find out soon.

The Winchester Films topic is very old. I doubt it has anything to do with B5. JMS has never mentioned Winchester Films in any post (at least not the I've been able to find).

I don't even recall why Winchester Films was brought up. I think it was due to an internet rumor at Dark Horizons some time ago about said company and somehow it became attached to JMS and B5 through fuzzy logic and leaps of reason.

WB owns B5, no one else would be producing it. Winchester Films is mainly a TV production house...not film.


CE