Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!
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There were several things that were amazing about the show.
JMS started with a premise: "I'm going to tell you a story, and it's going to take 5 years to do it."
JMS wrote most of the episodes himself, giving it continuity and insight that a "writers' room" might not have.
He planned for departures of characters, giving each of the main characters a "trap door," whereby a character can be replaced (like Sheridan's entry into season 2).
In the early days of the internet (1994), he was very very engaged on usenet where he discussed the show with randos who would comment, criticize and ask questions.
I hated the way Season 4 seemed to end the story, and then, Season 5 felt like it was tacked-on. I understand the politics of renewal, and with the uncertainty of renewal for a 5th season, he did what he could to try to give a satisfying, if not great, end to S4.
Today, most series of that nature run 10-13 episodes. I imagine high production costs are what set that limit. With the number of "non-arc" episodes in B5, I imagine a re-boot could easily fit into the 10-13 episode framework.
With JMS at the helm, I have little doubt that it will be faithful to the premise of the story he envisioned 25 years ago.
Hope he succeeds.
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The casting in the original series was spectacular. I thought Bruce Boxleitner was a bit of a poor choice - a bit too all-American boy compared to Michael O'Hare, but pretty much everybody else was perfect. Who would have thought that Pavel Chekhov would be so damn creepy and evil once he put a wig on?
I was only joking
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The casting in the original series was spectacular. I thought Bruce Boxleitner was a bit of a poor choice - a bit too all-American boy compared to Michael O'Hare, but pretty much everybody else was perfect. Who would have thought that Pavel Chekhov would be so damn creepy and evil once he put a wig on?
@doctor-phibes I have to agree.
"Bester...." mwuahhhahhaa!
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@doctor-phibes I have to agree.
"Bester...." mwuahhhahhaa!
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
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@doctor-phibes I have to agree.
"Bester...." mwuahhhahhaa!
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
@george-k said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
Yeah, I'd forgotten about that. I try not to think too much about the 5th season of B5.
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The casting in the original series was spectacular. I thought Bruce Boxleitner was a bit of a poor choice - a bit too all-American boy compared to Michael O'Hare, but pretty much everybody else was perfect. Who would have thought that Pavel Chekhov would be so damn creepy and evil once he put a wig on?
@doctor-phibes said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
Pavel Chekhov would be so damn creepy and evil once he put a wig on?
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@doctor-phibes I have to agree.
"Bester...." mwuahhhahhaa!
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
@george-k said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
My favourite ever episode was the one where Ivanova and Talia Winters got very friendly, and were lounging around together in satin night attire. The internal move playing in my head was something to behold.
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@george-k said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
Also replacing Claudia Christian with Tracey Scoggins was a disaster, imo.
My favourite ever episode was the one where Ivanova and Talia Winters got very friendly, and were lounging around together in satin night attire. The internal move playing in my head was something to behold.
@doctor-phibes said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
My favourite ever episode was the one where Ivanova and Talia Winters got very friendly, and were lounging around together in satin night attire. The internal move playing in my head was something to behold.
I don't remember that one. YouTube, please?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@doctor-phibes said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
My favourite ever episode was the one where Ivanova and Talia Winters got very friendly, and were lounging around together in satin night attire. The internal move playing in my head was something to behold.
I don't remember that one. YouTube, please?
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@doctor-phibes said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
My favourite ever episode was the one where Ivanova and Talia Winters got very friendly, and were lounging around together in satin night attire. The internal move playing in my head was something to behold.
I don't remember that one. YouTube, please?
@george-k said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
Link to video@doctor-phibes said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
My favourite ever episode was the one where Ivanova and Talia Winters got very friendly, and were lounging around together in satin night attire. The internal move playing in my head was something to behold.
I don't remember that one. YouTube, please?
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@george-k said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
I don't remember that one. YouTube, please?
Oh lord, now we've lost George for the rest of the day.
@catseye3 said in Hay, Dr. Phibes! Great Maker!:
Oh lord, now we've lost George for the rest of the day.
Nah, just for the morning:
Link to videoff to 4:02.
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I follow a B5 group on FB.
Someone posted a line from Vir Cotto. I don't know if it was in the series or not, but it's a great sentiment....
"Don't you know that all I ever wanted was...just a good job.
A small title...nothing fancy.
Maybe a wife I could love.
Maybe even one could actually love someone like me."
What a great character he was.
