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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2842286" data-attributes="member: 14159">Well, in 10 years of lurking and posting on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 and rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, knowing dozens of fans in real life, talking with hundreds (maybe thousands) at numerous conventions over the past 13 years, countless e-mails, thousands of posts on numerous message boards of B5 and sci-fi sites, being an active fan of Babylon 5 from virtually the beginning and knowing the fan community all that time I feel pretty confident in saying that it is the general consensus of the Babylon 5 fan community that what JMS says in regard to the B5 universe goes, especially over what WB (PTEN or TNT. . .) says about the B5 universe.&nbsp; What JMS says carries extreme weight with most serious fans.You may disagree, you may even feel offended that you feel I spoke for you, but I'm quite certain that it's the general attitude of the fanbase there that WB doesn't call the shots with regard to canon, JMS does, and if WB and JMS disagree, JMS is right.&nbsp; For better or worse, Babylon 5 is JMS's baby, and if you're going to take the baby out to play play, you've got to keep the daddy happy.&nbsp; It might not help that the daddy is possessive and has a notorious ego, but it's just part of the deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 2842286, member: 14159"] Well, in 10 years of lurking and posting on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 and rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, knowing dozens of fans in real life, talking with hundreds (maybe thousands) at numerous conventions over the past 13 years, countless e-mails, thousands of posts on numerous message boards of B5 and sci-fi sites, being an active fan of Babylon 5 from virtually the beginning and knowing the fan community all that time I feel pretty confident in saying that it is the general consensus of the Babylon 5 fan community that what JMS says in regard to the B5 universe goes, especially over what WB (PTEN or TNT. . .) says about the B5 universe. What JMS says carries extreme weight with most serious fans. You may disagree, you may even feel offended that you feel I spoke for you, but I'm quite certain that it's the general attitude of the fanbase there that WB doesn't call the shots with regard to canon, JMS does, and if WB and JMS disagree, JMS is right. For better or worse, Babylon 5 is JMS's baby, and if you're going to take the baby out to play play, you've got to keep the daddy happy. It might not help that the daddy is possessive and has a notorious ego, but it's just part of the deal. [/QUOTE]

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