@ Cat, Yes, my LOTR post was overlong and off-topic, but it was for  Teah's benefit only and in response to her/his? request. Others can and should ignore.

Thanks for that link. It's a window into a less-JMS-centric take on the making of the show that I've never seen before, and his rant section was very useful in debunking me of the JMS-as-auteur view created by other online sources.

Thanks for that link. It's a window into a less-JMS-centric take on the making of the show that I've never seen before, and his rant section was very useful in debunking me of the JMS-as-auteur view created by other online sources.

Teah, Well, it's good to know that some of these, shall we say, imaginative reinterpretations of the history of the B5 universe are not coming from official sources. I suspected as much, but it's good to confirm it. Thanks!

Teah, Well, it's good to know that some of these, shall we say, imaginative reinterpretations of the history of the B5 universe are not coming from official sources. I suspected as much, but it's good to confirm it. Thanks!

Ivanova, So just above you make a point about space combat being beyond visual range, and now you opine that anything physically visible is impossible to stealth. Which, of course, completely ignores how effective under actual combat conditions even the primitive stealth of 21st-century Earth can be. Visibility or…

Ivanova, So just above you make a point about space combat being beyond visual range, and now you opine that anything physically visible is impossible to stealth. Which, of course, completely ignores how effective under actual combat conditions even the primitive stealth of 21st-century Earth can be. Visibility or…

Perhaps it's time for the AVC debut of the NBS (Narn Bat Squad?)

Perhaps it's time for the AVC debut of the NBS (Narn Bat Squad?)

Don't worry, I won't make it a Crusade…

Don't worry, I won't make it a Crusade…

Fan-wank is all well and good, but fan-wank that is shakily written and willfully rewrites the universe of the show based on claims of special knowledge, while appropriating the persona of a key character, is starting to get tiresome. I'm talking Philippa Boyens "Middle Earth is now mine! All Mine!" levels of tiresome.

Fan-wank is all well and good, but fan-wank that is shakily written and willfully rewrites the universe of the show based on claims of special knowledge, while appropriating the persona of a key character, is starting to get tiresome. I'm talking Philippa Boyens "Middle Earth is now mine! All Mine!" levels of tiresome.

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When I was a little boy, the thing that terrified me when watching an old Godzilla rerun on TV was the sound he made when he roared. Like the rusty door of Hell swinging open.

When I was a little boy, the thing that terrified me when watching an old Godzilla rerun on TV was the sound he made when he roared. Like the rusty door of Hell swinging open.

Flashback to "You guide me! You guide me!" —Mike Myers massaging a side of beef in "So I Married an Ax Murderer."