Silvana Gallardo played Dr. Maya Hernandez in "Believers."

We're actually using a fairly large number of Hispanic actors in the
series, along with other groups. Just cast an actor named Jose Rey as a
character named Eduardo Delvientos, as well as a great number of asians
and african americans as senators, advisors, doctors, and so on.

It's been my belief, and I'll say it again, that if we go to the
stars at all, we're ALL going...or no one's going. We've got to get past
this crap.

Kosh's voice is done by an actor, overlaid on musical notes which
are Kosh's natural voice-tones. (We hear the English via translator
device.)

The February Cinefantastique will have a cover story on the B5 series.

There are a number of major magazines planning B5 stuff, but it's
premature to announce them at this time.

jms

Of course, one problem with your message is that there are very few
black australian actors in L.A., particularly if you're talking about
aborigine actors. This complicates casting. That said, however, we are
casting outside the usual American parameters as much as we can...and
there *were* "turbans" (to use your phrase) in the pilot; check the
business room scene, and others. And there are more in the series. We
are working as hard as possible to get as wide a view of the future as we
can.

jms

I have no firm information, but would be surprised if B5 doesn't
appear Down Under toward late summer/early fall.

jms

I've never operated from any other perspective other than that we will finish
this story.

jms

We might run into the technomages again, yes....

jms

Alan Mulvie <100566.1444@compuserve.com> asks:
> Is the "keeper in Londo, 17 years in the future, a Shadow?
> Is the "keeper in Londo, 17 years in the future, a Vorlon?
> The war that Dellan refers to (17 years in the future) where the
> enemies The Shadows? The war that Dellan refers to (17 years in
> the future) where the enemies The Vorlons? In the Babylon 5
> storyline do the Vorlons become a bigger enemy that the Shadows?
> Do you think the Vorlons are cheats using time as a weapon?

"Is the "keeper in Londo, 17 years in the future, a Shadow?"

No. One of their dark servants, a leftover from the war.

"Is the "keeper in Londo, 17 years in the future, a Vorlon?"

No.

"The war that Dellen refers to (17 years in the future) where the
enemies The Shadows?"

No.

"The war that Dellan refers to (17 years in the future) where the
enemies The Vorlons?"

No.

"In the Babylon 5 storyline do the Vorlons become a bigger enemy that
the Shadows?"

Depends on your definition.

"One that you can answer non cryptically : Do you think the Vorlons
are cheats using time as a weapon?"

No.

jms

Juanma Barranquero <100044.2131@compuserve.com> asks:
> His definition of "bigger," or that of "enemy"??

Well...yes, I suppose.

jms

Brian A. Thomas <75231.1122@compuserve.com> asks:
> Why do the Vorlons hate the Shadows so?
> Will this be ansered later in the show?
> I suppose the mystery of what the old ones are so upset with one
> another won't be known until year 5?

After "Z'ha'dum," I think you'll have your answer to this.

jms

Richard Wakefield <100534.504@compuserve.com> asks:
> Are there any plans for any books covering the technical aspects
> of Babylon 5 ? manual ?
> Who's been "spacefaring" longest the Minbari or the Centauri ?

No immediate plans for tech books; the Minbari have been out
and about much longer than the Centauri.

jms

David Cerreta <72630.3433@compuserve.com> asks:
> Seeing what the production schedule is like for a 24
> episode/season show like X-Files, I wondered if you were *glad*
> you had only 22 eps or wished you had 24? Anyway, just how long
> are you in production each year? Does your crew take much time off
> for the holidays or do most work through? The opposite question
> would be: would you wish you had *less* shows in a season? I was
> wondering if there were any articles that would showcase the
> complete production of a single episode, from its inception down
> until the final sound mix (or whatever comes last)?

No, no one's done an article like that, though Stephen Smith did
spend a week on the B5 sets for Sci-Fi Universe Magazine.

I'd much rather shoot 24 than 22, because it gives us more room
to spread things out, and try some different kinds of stories.

We shoot from early August through May 5th, so the cast gets
about 2-3 months off.

jms

(blocked) asks:
> Has B5 been renewed for a fifth season?
> And why do I see people on B5 wearing glasses and using paper and
> pen? What ever happen to corrective (lens) surgery and a paperless
> society?

Nothing has been decided yet, formally, on season 5. As for
wearing glasses in the future...not everybody's going to want to get
corrective eye surgery. I could get it right now...but I don't let
*anybody* touch my eyes for any reason, it's probably the one phobia I
have. (Every year when my optometrist has to do the standard glaucoma
test, requiring touching my eye with a blue dot thingie, he dreads it,
because he knows one of us is going to go through the wall...probably
him.) As for a paperless society...every time somebody says we're
coming into a paperless society, as Ivanova once said, I get 10 more
forms to fill out.

jms

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There are discussions about this, but I can't say more for now.

jms