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From: Jms at B5
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<TITLE>Well done, Michael (95-12-10 21:22:00)</TITLE>
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[America Online postings by JMS]
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<H2>Well done, Michael</H2>
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95-12-10 21:22:00
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<PRE>{About the B5 presentation at Westercon in Phoenix, 1992}
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I remember that presentation, and it shares something special with
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LosCon right before that. At the time of the convention, all I had was my
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word on the kind of show I wanted to do, my rep, and about 30 seconds of a
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clip showing a ship docking at a beta version of B5. That's it. And even
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though producers for TeeVee series are always coming in proclaiming that
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their new show is the best thing since sliced bread, even though time and
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time again we (speaking as a fan myself) it ends up being just another awful
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show with genius kids and cute robots...even with all that, and so little to
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show for what I had in mind...fans both in Phoenix and at LosCon sidled up to
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the video clip, considered it, and the few other elements I brought to the
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table...and said, basically, "Let's give the kid a chance." It speaks
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volumes of the willingness of SF fans to extend themselves, despite getting
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repeatedly burned, when most needed.
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I've always been very moved by that, and whenever I've gone back (though
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I forgot this last time), I've always asked, "Did I keep the promises I made
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back then?" The answer has always been yes.
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jms
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