Boxleitner and Christian made a point that there was a reason why they (those two plus Tallman, Mumy and Jurasik) were all together at a dinner several weeks ago. There were a number of photos posted. I'll be interested in seeing whatever might come to be since it looks like JMS is in charge.
Very curious. But, again, we've been here before. Although...reviving old classics has become
very popular these days, made easier thanks to streaming and far more platforms in general.
JMS has also said there are two different potential projects in play, so it's possible the actors got together for the other thing and not the animated project.
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense to me. Some gathering of the remaining actors in live action and then maybe a
Crusade continuation in animation.
I can't say Crusade or LotR (heh) impressed me enough that I really want to see more done with either of them, though I grant that both might have become better over time.
I loved certain parts of
Crusade and the potential the show presented. It also helps that I've read the three unfilmed scripts which demonstrated the show was about to kick into high gear (including a Bester appearance!). I would love to see the show get a second chance and without TNT's godsawful meddling.
As for
Legend of the Rangers (you ain't the first one to notice that!), I agree that it was pretty weak and other than G'Kar's cameo, I don't really remember much about it. I think only the
potential of the show is what interests me in seeing it continued in animation.
I wouldn't really like to see the Telepath War without Walter Koenig, and I'm assuming having Bester without recasting at this point isn't really an option. I could see Pat Tallman being up for it, though they might have to adjust the original timeline. Maybe an animated version if Walter was up for voice-acting Bester?
Yup, I completely understand those reservations which is why I think animation would be the best route. No worries about not looking the right age and I can deal with the voices being a bit off. Big Finish has gone a long way in helping me with that (and some actors, like Tom Baker, got a lot better over time).
I doubt JMS has any interest in it, and I'm not really sure there's a ton of potential for it, but given how much I've been enjoying "What if...?" I'd be curious to see a B5 version of such.
Yeah, plus we miss out on a lot of great possible stories because so many of the original actors are no longer with them. While
What If...? doesn't have any qualms with recasting some roles (although no deceased actors) and I mostly don't mind, I'm not keen on that happening here.
More Crusade would rock my socks. That show was just starting to get interesting when it was cancelled. But the Technomage books kind of covered a lot of what I think Crusade was aiming at.
Certainly, although the three unfilmed scripts also show there's still a lot untouched potential to cover.
But, yes, everyone should read that trilogy. Magnificent writing! Same for the Centauri trilogy.
But there are some cool ideas the show teased, but never showed us that might be fun to see, particularly if they are going to an animated medium. Stuff like G'Quan's crusade against the Shadows during the last war, when he along with the last surviving Narn telepaths pushed the Shadows of Narn. Or some more of the first war, pre-Valen. Or the Dilgar War. Or anything set after the main series. You have such an interesting world to play with.
Yeah, I'd be down with any of those (well, I don't really care about the Dilgar War) in any form.
