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Any news on Peace Talks
Dina:
Thanks for the info, Mira!
KurtinStGeorge:
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Because Mr O'Hare wanted it that way, and JMS kept his promise, he only revealed it a couple of years after Mr O'Hare's death. At the time the fans were in quite an uproar over him leaving the show, the story told to the public was that he wasn't a big enough star so was replaced. We know now that Mr O'Hare was suffering from hallucinations at an increasing rate and severity, it is a miracle that he was able to finish the season at all. Tragically like many suffering from his form of mental illness he went off his meds which of course made things worse.
Yes, JMS did talk about some of the stories not being part of the arc, but again some of that was a cover story because some episodes had to be changed because of Mr O'Hare's health. That might be why they seem a bit weak compared to the rest of the season. Yeah, you should watch it again, I did recently and it is amazing how well it holds up.
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I remember the speculation that Bruce Boxleitner was brought in because he had been in a popular TV series before; Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and he would draw a larger audience to the show. I remember thinking that Scarecrow and Mrs. King wasn't that big a hit, but the idea that corporate higher ups were interfering with Babylon 5 seemed very plausible at the time.
One sad irony of Michael O'Hare's condition is the character of Commander Sinclair was emotionally tortured by his past, due to almost hallucinatory and painful flashbacks he kept having to events he couldn't remember. I was glad they brought O'Hare back in season three for those two-episodes about Babylon 4, because the way Sinclair's story arc was completed was really cool.
Dina, you really should watch this show if you can. Also, anyone who is a fan of Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus series should watch it too because of the three elements Jacka has taken directly from B5. There are characters named Morden and Drahk which come straight from B5, and he's even had Morden ask Alex, "What do you want?" That question is an important one in Babylon 5, and I would bet dollars to doughnuts that sometime soon the question "Who are you?" will play an important part in Alex's life. (Though the rest of the Alex Verus novels are unrelated to B5.)
Mira:
Yeah, Mr O'Hare got back on his meds long enough to make a guest appearance to complete
the Sinclair arc. At that time there was hope that he'd be able to stay on them and continue his
career but sadly it didn't happen. The last news I had heard about him before hearing of his death
was about a guest appearance at a con, where he shocked his fans both by the amount of weight he had gained and his angry abusive behavior. Of course even then no one knew the true reason for either. It is a real tribute to the kind of writer JMS is that he was able to shift gears after his main star departed from the show.
Bad Alias:
Chapter 39 as of 12/27. Also the Christmas Eve short story. http://www.jim-butcher.com/faq/upcoming-works
segaily:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on December 18, 2018, 10:48:00 PM ---Methinks you forgot an operation. It was chapter 36 on 12/7 and 38 on 12/17. That's two chapters in ten days, averaging a chapter every five days. If there's 14 to go, that's 70 days, rather than 140. Maybe mid--to-late-March, assuming he takes some holiday time off from writing?
I believe it's been said before that once he gets rolling at the end, things go pretty fast. It might be finished even faster. Or as others have said, this could be a final draft that he's making some minor edits on. If most chapters are fine, he could finish sooner. If it's a first draft, then surely there'll be at least one more round of edits.
Whatever version or pace, it sounds like he's on track, which I take as great news.
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We have another update on Jim's page.
We are now at chapter 40 as of 1/14/19
That is a chapter every 2 weeks but it was also over the holidays and we got a story so looks to me like he is still maintaining a good pace!
Yes his updates have me all excited for the story again and I am now checking his website every week or so to see if there is anything new plus going back through some of the other books.
Technically the website says chapter 40 as of 2018 not 2019 but I am guessing that will get fixed to 19 as soon as someone who can fix it to 19 notices.
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