Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads - Page 6

od0_ital · August 29 2007, 09:21 PM

Hey, cool, Dwight Shultz guest starred in an episode.

*goes back to watchin' 'The Long Dark'*

Neroon · August 29 2007, 10:14 PM

Not only that but did you recognize who else guest-starred in that episode? Or did you ever watch "In the Heat of the Night"?

od0_ital · August 29 2007, 10:36 PM

Neroon said:
Not only that but did you recognize who else guest-starred in that episode? Or did you ever watch "In the Heat of the Night"?

Yeah, I recognized Anne-Marie Johnson, but I saw her in What's Happening Now before I saw her in In the Heat of the Night.

Neroon · August 29 2007, 11:00 PM

Shall we then agree that Dr. Franklin had most excellent taste?

od0_ital · August 29 2007, 11:04 PM

^

Good taste, but bad fuckin' timin'. For cryin' out loud, to her, the husband just died!

Neroon · August 29 2007, 11:06 PM

We'll revisit the subject of Dr. Franklin's love life after you've seen the rest of the series.

od0_ital · August 30 2007, 12:31 AM

^

Why? Is he the Geordi of Babylon 5?

Can · August 30 2007, 12:49 AM

od0_ital said:
^

Why? Is he the Geordi of Babylon 5?

In a way he is but he is much better written than Geordi.

od0_ital · August 30 2007, 01:51 AM

Well, I just watched the first episode written by Peter David. That final line from Delenn was just creepy.

And, as if it weren't icky enough, it made me wonder where else she may have grown hair.

And then that led to wonderin' what it would have looked like before she went into the cocoon. Was there a funky blue arrow there, too? Is there still a ridge 'round it?

Neroon · August 30 2007, 02:10 AM

The previous post was brought to you by station WTMI - the Waaaaaay Too Much Information station.

Actually, that scene as humorous as it was underscores the extent to which Delenn has been transformed. It isn't just her outward appearance that has been altered.

od0_ital · August 30 2007, 02:15 AM

Neroon said:
The previous post was brought to you by station WTMI - the Waaaaaay Too Much Information station.

Well, ya know, I've had quite a bit of time on my hands lately...

...this is the sort of thing that happens when that happens.

Neroon · August 30 2007, 02:16 AM

od0_ital said:
Well, ya know, I've had quite a bit of time on my hands lately...

Well... at least you're not Centauri.

Harvey · August 30 2007, 02:46 AM

Can said:

od0_ital said:
^

Why? Is he the Geordi of Babylon 5?

In a way he is but he is much better written than Geordi.

I don't know about that. Most of the time, like Geordi, he sits there as Mr. Exposition, or Mr. Quickly Advance the plot, but he rarely gets developed as a character. His subplot in season three mostly worked, and I liked what he had to do in season four, but other that I think he was the character JMS had the weakest grasp on.

And yet, like Levar Burton, Richard Biggs manages to create a character that's extremely memorable despite being thinly developed through shear force of personality. I think, in that respect, they're very similar, though I think Franklin had slightly better development than Geordi in the end.

Neroon · August 30 2007, 02:51 AM

Trouble is that Geordi was memorable half for having half of his lines consisting of vintage Treknobabble. The other half came from being "the character with the VISOR"

PKTrekGirl · August 30 2007, 02:56 AM

Neroon said:
You will always have some degree of variance on how much impact is in an individual episode before it gets to "WHAM" status.

Should we tell him about the Narn Bat Squad yet?

Nah...let's at LEAST wait until he is familiar with Lord Refa.

August 29 2007, 09:21 PM	#76
od0_ital Admiral Location: Austin, Texas	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads Hey, cool, Dwight Shultz guest starred in an episode. goes back to watchin' 'The Long Dark' __________________ od0's bucket od0's facebook

August 29 2007, 10:14 PM	#77
Neroon Memory and awareness Location: On my ship the Rocinante, wheeling thru the galaxy	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads Not only that but did you recognize who else guest-starred in that episode? Or did you ever watch "In the Heat of the Night"? __________________ “You break through the veil whenever you strap on a sword or chant the ancient verses. You escape when you write a poem or a tale that brings beauty into the world. You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you’re crazy." ~ Jef Murray, 'Seer: A Wizard's Journal'

August 29 2007, 11:00 PM	#79
Neroon Memory and awareness Location: On my ship the Rocinante, wheeling thru the galaxy	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads Shall we then agree that Dr. Franklin had most excellent taste? __________________ “You break through the veil whenever you strap on a sword or chant the ancient verses. You escape when you write a poem or a tale that brings beauty into the world. You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you’re crazy." ~ Jef Murray, 'Seer: A Wizard's Journal'

August 29 2007, 11:04 PM	#80
od0_ital Admiral Location: Austin, Texas	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads ^ Good taste, but bad fuckin' timin'. For cryin' out loud, to her, the husband just died! __________________ od0's bucket od0's facebook

August 29 2007, 11:06 PM	#81
Neroon Memory and awareness Location: On my ship the Rocinante, wheeling thru the galaxy	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads We'll revisit the subject of Dr. Franklin's love life after you've seen the rest of the series. __________________ “You break through the veil whenever you strap on a sword or chant the ancient verses. You escape when you write a poem or a tale that brings beauty into the world. You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you’re crazy." ~ Jef Murray, 'Seer: A Wizard's Journal'

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August 30 2007, 12:31 AM	#82
od0_ital Admiral Location: Austin, Texas	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads ^ Why? Is he the Geordi of Babylon 5? __________________ od0's bucket od0's facebook

August 30 2007, 01:51 AM	#84
od0_ital Admiral Location: Austin, Texas	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads Well, I just watched the first episode written by Peter David. That final line from Delenn was just creepy. And, as if it weren't icky enough, it made me wonder where else she may have grown hair. And then that led to wonderin' what it would have looked like before she went into the cocoon. Was there a funky blue arrow there, too? Is there still a ridge 'round it? __________________ od0's bucket od0's facebook

August 30 2007, 02:10 AM	#85
Neroon Memory and awareness Location: On my ship the Rocinante, wheeling thru the galaxy	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads The previous post was brought to you by station WTMI - the Waaaaaay Too Much Information station. Actually, that scene as humorous as it was underscores the extent to which Delenn has been transformed. It isn't just her outward appearance that has been altered. __________________ “You break through the veil whenever you strap on a sword or chant the ancient verses. You escape when you write a poem or a tale that brings beauty into the world. You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you’re crazy." ~ Jef Murray, 'Seer: A Wizard's Journal'

August 30 2007, 02:51 AM	#89
Neroon Memory and awareness Location: On my ship the Rocinante, wheeling thru the galaxy	Re: Niners Unite...around Babylon 5! - The Lost Threads Trouble is that Geordi was memorable half for having half of his lines consisting of vintage Treknobabble. The other half came from being "the character with the VISOR" __________________ “You break through the veil whenever you strap on a sword or chant the ancient verses. You escape when you write a poem or a tale that brings beauty into the world. You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you’re crazy." ~ Jef Murray, 'Seer: A Wizard's Journal'