JMS & B5 Cast at SDCC 2015

[Jan]

SDCC announced that JMS would be at San Diego Comic-Con as a special guest again this year and JMS just confirmed it on his Facebook page:

Fans of J. Michael Straczynski
Yes, it's true, despite popular requests, I will be attending San Diego Comic Con again this year as special guest. http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/twel...special-guests

Going over to the SDCC site, it's always fun to read the blurbs he writes each year:

J. MichaelStraczynski
Writer, Superman: Earth One series; co-writer/co-creator, Sense8

J. Michael Straczynski co-wrote/co-created the upcoming Sense8, which will debut on Netflix in June and which he executive produced alongside the Wachowskis (Matrix films). He is currently writing and producing Titans, a new feature film for Peter Chernin (Planet of the Apes) in association with Graphic India, is developing an anthology series for SyFy, is working on a spy series for the British network ITV, and is adapting Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars books for Spike TV. His Superman: Earth One, volume 3 has, at the time of this writing, been sitting on the New York Times bestseller list for six weeks. On the theory that the only good writer is a dead writer, he attributes his success to having been killed in an avalanche in Bolivia in 1978.

I've posted asking if he might say more about the SyFy anthology and ITV spy series.

Jan

[Delenn_of_Mir]

Woahhh, JMS has a ton of tv/movie stuff he's working on. I am crossing everything that the anthology is going to like a Twilight Zone/Outer Limits type show because I miss those.

[AstroBoy]

Ummm What SyFy Anthology series? Did I miss an eep or other announcement recently?

The last thing I've heard of Was Red Mars.

[Jan]

Woahhh, JMS has a ton of tv/movie stuff he's working on. I am crossing everything that the anthology is going to like a Twilight Zone/Outer Limits type show because I miss those.

Ummm What SyFy Anthology series? Did I miss an eep or other announcement recently?

The last thing I've heard of Was Red Mars.

Not really sure and JMS didn't answer when I slid the question into that thread. My best guess is that it's the Night Gallery mini-series that he semi-announced last SDCC, albeit not by name. Here's the IMDb page:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3839890/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1

I don't see any channel attached to that, though.

If nothing else, I should find out at SDCC if everything works out.

Jan

[Jan]

Just found a post by the wonderful Pat Tallman!

San Diego Comic Con

I am hosting a Babylon 5 panel with my friends Bruce, Claudia , Mira, Bill Mumy, Stephen Furst, Jerry Doyle, Peter, and Robin Atkin Downes! Check the SDCC site for schedule. As soon as we know the set time and date and location for this panel I'll post it! We are planning a very fun time!

Hope it's on a day when I'm there!!

Jan

[babylonlurker]

Just found a post by the wonderful Pat Tallman!



Hope it's on a day when I'm there!!

Jan

Wish I could be there ! - Said the one who just saw Jerry Doyle today at Fedcon in Germany ...

[Looney]

Wish I could be there ! - Said the one who just saw Jerry Doyle today at Fedcon in Germany ...

So how is the Con going so far? Did you just see him or did you speak to him?

[babylonlurker]

So how is the Con going so far? Did you just see him or did you speak to him?

Just saw him. Autograph time this afternoon.

B5 fan photo meeting later. He may come there and have a pic taken with the fan group.

UPDATE : He did come to have a picture taken with fans in costume. I missed it, though, because he came later than expected.

[John Joshua]

" ...is working on a spy series for the British network ITV."

Interesting. Going to have to go and see if any of my contacts in the industry over here know anything more about this.

[John Joshua]

Okay ... don't read too much into this, because I may be adding 2 and 2 and making purple unicorns, but ... I heard from a friend at ITV that she understands the company are considering a remake of "The Sandbaggers" (spy series from the late 1970's). To be absolutely clear, she hadn't heard JMS' name in connection with it (and she wouldn't - not her department), but potentially interesting, I think.

[Ubik]

Cheers for the insight John, even if it does come to nothing or prove to be wrong! Still interesting.

[Jan]

It's unofficial until the schedule comes out but it looks like the B5 panel at SDCC will be on Saturday.

http://sdccblog.com/2015/05/sdcc-2015-list-of-announced-panels/

Babylon 5 Fan Panel. Expected to Appear: Patricia Tallman, Bill Mumy, Stephen Furst, Jerry Doyle, Robin Atkin Downes, Claudia Christian, Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan.

Please don't conflict with JMS, please don't conflict with JMS, please don't conflict with JMS....

Jan

[Jan]

Great news! I asked JMS about whether Netflix might be at SDCC for a Sense8 panel:

I will be doing a Sense8 panel at SDCC but it's just informal, not an official Netflix thing.

Yippee!

Jan

[Jan]

Sigh...Thursday's SDCC schedule was posted today.

Sense8
On June 5 Netflix debuted one of their most controversial and provocative new series, Sense8. Be on hand for the very first panel discussion of this new series, hosted by co-creator/writer and executive producer J. Michael Straczynski.
Thursday July 9, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 5AB

There's just one problem - I don't have a ticket for Thursday!!! I'm hoping to be able to do something not entirely by the rules and borrow somebody's badge for a couple of hours. Wish me luck!!!

SDCC has just gotten to be so darned much work!

Jan

[Nastastu]

SDCC has just gotten to be so darned much work!
Jan

I know I for one appreciate the information. I don't know how long I could stand the sea of people.