Sheridans survival

 Posted on 9/24/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Neil Plucknett <101371.1144@compuserve.com> asks:
> (1) Given that the white star was about to hit dead centre with 2
> planet busters on-board, why did an echo of Kosh's voice tell
> Sheridan to jump down a dirty great hole? (2) Why did the shadow
> cruiser hijack Garibaldi c/w Starfury and take it back to the
> homeworld ?

Well, it was either jump or get vaporized....

In that sense, as someone else once pointed out, Sheridan is a
hero in the Heinleinian tradition. He does the logical thing, whatever
that is, to survive. "Okay, I'm about to get vaporized...but if that
hole is several miles deep, it might shield me and keep me alive for
another 10 seconds. Yes, there's the *splat* at the end problem, but
I'll have 10 seconds in which to figure out that problem...."

jms



Sheridans survival

 Posted on 9/24/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post unavailable}

Well, given that Garibaldi is any number of light years away at
the moment at which Sheridan is dropping, I'd say any attempt to arrive
before Sheridan would hit bottom would be less than useless.

jms



Sheridans survival

 Posted on 9/29/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


David Kuhn <73532.741@compuserve.com> asks:
> How could Sheridan pick up enough terminal velosity to reach that
> hole before the White Star blew and released 1 - 1.2 gigatons of
> nuclear devistation? Now I have to wait till the October 28th
> Satelite feed for a new epsiode??!!

Well, if you hadn't spoiled yourself, you could enjoy new
episodes NOW with the rest of the country, starting this week, but
noooooo, you had to go and jump the gun, well you've made your bed,
young man, now you have to sleep in it.

And there are shadows underneath it.

Sleep tight.

jms



Sheridans survival

 Posted on 9/29/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


SysOp Dupa T Parrot <70040.104@compuserve.com> asks:
> Do Shadows go "bump" in the night?
> Or are they more of a "ping"?

They're silent.

That's what makes them so scary.

If you hear them, you're fine, but if you hear *nothing*....

jms



Sheridans survival

 Posted on 9/30/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

I think WB does something to the tapes during the transfer in
which they insert the commercials that degrades the sound quality
slightly.

jms



Sheridans survival

 Posted on 10/5/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post unavailable}

Thanks...it's a good ep.

jms