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places, with more character moments -- and it has been kept under lock
and key all this time. Now, for the first time, it will be officially
released in the first volume of this set.
And here's the coolest part...as a gift for the fans...a FIFTEENTH
volume will be given FREE to those who pick up the other 14. And what
is IN this 15th volume, you ask?
Remember the lost script for "Soul Hunter," of which only 5 copies
existed before I pulled them back, destroyed all but one copy for my
files, and wrote a brand new script to replace it...all because it felt
too much like a Star Trek script? Well, THAT one is in the free
fifteenth volume. It also features a comic sub-plot concerning B5
being audited.
As if THAT wasn't cool enough...nearly a YEAR before we began writing
episode scripts, before we HAD the series commitment, WB wanted to see
what a typical episode might look like. So I wrote a draft of "And the
Sky, Full of Stars," one of our most important episodes, that is
massively different from what we would later produce...including
fantasy sequences with Knight Two as the proprieter of a dark carnival
of sorts.
It will also contain the Babylon 5 writers bible...the production draft
of "The Gathering" as a companion to the original draft offered in
volume one...and something very special.
For over ten years, fans have asked "What would Babylon 5 have been
like had Sinclair stayed?" Well, that question will be answered in
this volume.
After we finished the movie, but before we got the series going, WB
asked to see a breakdown on this five-year arc thingie. So I wrote a
six or seven page, single spaced outline of the ENTIRE FIVE YEARS with
Sinclair still in place. The document makes for fascinating reading
when compared with the series as it developed. NOT ONLY THAT, but the
same document has a brief outline for A POTENTIAL BABYLON 5 SEQUEL
SERIES, which would have been entitled BABYLON PRIME.
Again, that's what will go out FREE OF CHARGE to those who pick up the
full set. While obviously all these volumes can be purchased a la
carte for those who don't want all the script, this fifteenth volume
will ONLY be sent out free, it cannot be purchased directly.
So for roughly a quarter of what fans would spend to buy the scripts
individually from dealers, which are often poorly photocopied or
otherwise in bad shape, you get uniform trade (large-ish) very handsome
paperback editions, WITH the introductions, photos, and the bonus book.
(Doing the math more specifically...to purchase all the scripts one at
a time would cost nearly $2,000. Here, if copies are purchased as the
script books first come online, the full set would cost around $420; if
purchased after the discount period, we're talking about $560...which
is, again, for 15 volumes counting the free one, amounting to nearly
FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED PAGES OF MATERIAL.)
I'll post another message when they officially go online at
babylon5scripts.com but in the interim...know that they are coming.
jms
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:51:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: an update from jms
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Amy Guskin wrote:
>
> I notice that the only main series character in The Gathering but not
> mentioned in this list is G'Kar. Is that because nothing changed in G'Kar's
> storyline?
>
There are some differences there as well, but not as significant (he
goes to Delenn in part because he thinks the assassin may be after him
as well).
jms
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:22:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: an update from jms
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Andrew Swallow wrote:
> jmsatb5@aol.com wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> > The very first book will have the Gathering script, plus 5 additional
> > scripts (to make up the 7 hours of material) BUT...and this is the cool
> > part...the script of the Gathering included in this volume will be one
> > that has NEVER BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED BEFORE.
> >
> > See, when we went to sell Babylon 5, I wrote a pilot screenplay to take
> > around. When we made the deal, the notes process began...and the
> > script went through considerable changes. But this is the ORIGINAL
> > draft, the one only seen by the studio and the other producers on the
> > show.
> >
> > What's different? How about Garibaldi trying to get hold of his dying
> > father back on Mars...how about a shape-shifter instead of a Minbari
> > assassin with a changeling net...Londo as a part-time pick-pocket...Dr.
> > Chakri Mendak instead of Dr. Kyle...new scenes between Lyta and Laurel,
> > Delenn and others that were later cut...a LOT more character scenes
> > with Sinclair and Garibaldi...a discovery about Delenn's lifestone and
> > what that means to the Minbari...where Sinclair is NOT put on trial,
> > but finds a whole different and more interesting way to solve the
> > mystery of Kosh's assailant...and the introduction of Kosh's life-mate,
> > Velana, who plays a very important role in the script. (Didn't know
> > Vorlons had life-mates, did you?)
> >
> > This script is HUGELY different from the one we filmed -- funnier in
> > places, with more character moments -- and it has been kept under lock
> > and key all this time. Now, for the first time, it will be officially
> > released in the first volume of this set.
>
> What are the rules about the actors doing the deleted scenes at conventions?
>
None.
One thing...just to reinforce, these are just my own scripts. Under
the WGA Separation of Rights provision, I own the copies of my own
scripts but not those of other writers. So I can only do this with my
own; going out and making separate deals with everybody else would be a
major pain in the butt just given the logistics.
jms
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:55:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: an update from jms
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Amy Guskin wrote:
>
> Oh. Yeah. Meant to ask: will you be including the version of "The Exercise
> of Vital Powers" with the, uh, alternate B-story?
>
> Amy
>
Y'know...I totally forgot about that one...I don't even know if I still
have it. Let me look around. If so, I'll drop it into the bonus book.
jms
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:47:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: an update from jms
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Found it.
jms
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:50:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: ATTN JMS: Wha....Huh?
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Seeker Wearing Sneakers wrote:
> OK, so I finally got around to reading the long-delayed but somewhat
> humorous Marvel comic, Wha....Huh? It was alright, but did I miss
> something? Wasn't there supposed to be a JMS-penned ditty in there
> somewhere? I could have sworn that it was originally solicited with a
> "Straczynski" in among the other writers, and on different websites, they
> are still putting your name on it. So my question is, were you ever
> involved in the writing of "Wha....Huh?" and if you were, what happened to
> your contribution?
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
I was never actually contacted by anyone...nobody ever discussed it
with me, I was as surprised as anyone else to see my name on the
solicitations.
jms
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:35:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: an update from jms
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Richard Pertwee wrote:
> Excellent news! Will this retailer be able to ship to those of us
> outside the US...such as the UK? I really don't want to miss out on
> this, just because I happen to live on the "wrong" side of the pond.
>
> --
Yup, as I understand it there's no problem shipping overseas.
jms
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