John Hardin <74076.22@compuserve.com> asks: > Hey, Joe, why can't *your* sci-fi show finagle a special tribute > to itself on an awards show? Or arrange a sketch on late-night TV > with Jay Leno on its set, being stupid with one of its > characters? Or have two of its principles slum out of a camper in > the boondocks, appear between sections of a movie (say, "The Four > Seasons") on a Saturday afternoon and make insipid comments about > the movie, and have pleas to watch B5 interspersed, disguised as > network identification? And how come you can't manage to produce > even a single B5 episode with a tidy, formula plot and a preachy, > politically correct moral that's about as subtle as a freight > train? Creative, well-thought storylines; thought-provoking > exploration of important issues that resist the urge for easy > answers; intense drama and intelligent comedy; insight into > individuals and societies; dynamite special effects; complex, > three-dimensional yet believable characters, excellently > portrayed by top-notch actors: just how far do you think that > *these* will take you?
I strongly suspect that one of us needs to lie down for a long, long time....
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