A look Back...

 Posted on 4/22/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

Can I just put the lie to this once and for all?

It was never, NEVER my intention, and I never stated, that the
Minbari were hermaphroditic, or that Delenn was then hermaphroditic.
It was NEVER stated that they all went through a male-female change, so
it had NOTHING to do with the Left Hand of Darkness.

The idea initially was to use a female playing a male character
because it added an offbeat, somewhat androgynous look to the
character, which I thought might be good for the character. It was
only upon entering the chrysalis, and emerging, that Delenn would a) be
more human, and b) be female. When I discovered that the voice change
wasn't working as well as I'd hoped it would, electronically altering
it, I finally scrapped that aspect of it, but kept the human/minbari
change aspect.

jms



A look Back...

 Posted on 4/24/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

Nothing to apologize for; wasn't annoyed. It's just that I've
seen this misperception a lot lately, and finally just decided, "Okay,
let's straighten this out once and for all." Any vehemence was
intended for the subject, not the poster.

jms