Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Babylon 5" in Portuguese language version.
Anyway, they asked if I wanted to do a feature film but I declined mainly because I can't yet picture structuring a B5 movie as long as [Andreas Katsulas] and [Richard Biggs] insist on staying dead.
For a long time, a lot of people told me to drop it. My agent said, 'Kiddo, you know I love the project, but I think you've got to face reality. It's not going to happen...'
...using science the way it should be used, not talking down to the audience. That desire has been noted.
One final note: B5 has always been conceived as, fundamentally, a five year story, a novel for television, which makes it very different as well.
My theory is that *in general* the novels and comics tend to be canon, but the details may not always be, mainly because it's virtually impossible to ride herd on every single line of all this the way I do the show.
...I *love* sagas, and B5 will present a chance to tell that kind of saga. ... But this is hardly revelation; the world of SF print has been doing this now ever since the Lensman books. The job now is translating that approach to television...
For years, at conventions, I have heard fans lament, and even sat in on panels entitled WHY CAN'T THEY GET IT RIGHT?
...I *love* sagas, and B5 will present a chance to tell that kind of saga. ... But this is hardly revelation; the world of SF print has been doing this now ever since the Lensman books. The job now is translating that approach to television...
For years, at conventions, I have heard fans lament, and even sat in on panels entitled WHY CAN'T THEY GET IT RIGHT?
In the course of television history, few individuals have been given the opportunity to shape the overall sound of a science-fiction series as fully as Babylon 5 composer Christopher Franke.
In the course of television history, few individuals have been given the opportunity to shape the overall sound of a science-fiction series as fully as Babylon 5 composer Christopher Franke.
