Re: B5 SPOILER SPOILER

>>[all the spoiler stuff dropped  ;-) ]
>>>
>>>JMS, in a message on CI$ two years ago, mentioned that B5 was going
to have
>>>a small number of "kicker" episodes in the first season and build up
so that
>>>the fourth and fifth seasons are mostly "kickers" (kicker is my term;
I
>>>forget the one he used). I think we're seeing where he's leading.
>>
>>I believe he termed them *wham* episodes.
>>
>Yeah, that's the term! Unfortunately, our local B5 station (CFTO, part
of
>the Baton Broadcasting System, hack, spit) has decided not to carry B5
next
>season. Their excuse is that Warner was too slow in announcing the 4th
>season and all the money's gone. Rumour has it that their program
director
>doesn't particularly like the show and got tired of the flack they
received
>when they started bouncing the show around. There's a grass roots
campaign
>to get a local independant to get the show. If that doesn't work, I'm
going
>to shell out the bucks for a US pay TV station that carries it. Oh,
well,
>it's only two more years...

Good luck. If it gets real bad, I'm sure you can possibly 'borrow' tapes
from someone somewhere...

Mk
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