Re: ATTN JMS: Why no Sinclair in "The Beginning" ?

 Posted on 11/12/1997 by jmsatb5@aol.com to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated


> How's it possible to make
>a movie about the Earth-Minbari war without even mentioning
>Sinclair?
>
>
Nobody said he wouldn't be mentioned; using the footage we shto from "And the
Sky Full of Stars," he's in the last part of the movie. Bear in mind that at
the time he was a squadron leader assigned to Earth as part of the defense
network there, so didn't have a great deal to do with the larger parts of the
war.

Basically, each character (with the exception of one or two) gets one or two
scenes in the movie (we have a lot of them, remember). To bring Michael out
from New York, at first class airfare, plus accommodations, salary, for one or
two scenes (one of which we already *had* him for) was impossible under the
budget, much as we discussed it and would've been interested in doing so.


jms