I've been meaning to ask for a while . . .

How do think that your participation on the nets has affected you,
your writing, and B5 as a whole?

Earthstar and the Drifters T minus ?? days "Silly customer! You
cannot hurt a Twinkie!" Babbler, SOLD!, KP, SP, Montie, SPAMM, etc.

It's affected me in that it has put me in touch with the
audience, which is a rarity in TV, where all you usually get are the
raw numbers. It's given me a sense of the room, as it were. It's kept
me answerable and responsive, and that has the side effect of keeping
you modest and honest.

It hasn't substantially affected the B5 storyline because the
story is the story; any big committee, network or otherwise, will only
work against you at the creative level.

jms

> It's kept me answerable and responsive, and that has the side effect
> of keeping you modest and honest.

And that's one of the main reasons we like you . . . sort of a
symbiotic relationship, or something. . .

> It hasn't substantially affected the B5 storyline because the story
> is the story; any big committee, network or otherwise, will only work
> against you at the creative level.

Have you ever done anything on the show because of a feeling or
request on the nets?

Earthstar and the new kitty T minus ?? days "Silly customer! You
cannot hurt a Twinkie!" Babbler, SOLD!, KP, SP, Montie, SPAMM, etc.

Nothing substantial that I can think of, no.

jms

> Nothing substantial that I can think of, no.

Other than, of course, the Gethesmane incident . . .

Earthstar and the new kitty T minus ?? days "There's naught wrong
wiv gala luncheons, lad! And doan't you forget it!" Babbler, SOLD!,
KP, SP, Montie, SPAMM, etc.

Yes, but that was a case of *not* doing a story for fear of
legal complications, rather than fan interaction contributing to the
show.

jms