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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 8415531" data-attributes="member: 6684958">I was a little unhappy with the idea of a reboot of B5.&nbsp; But JMS is doing it and I think he made a good case for it in his post.&nbsp; He says he will be under his control and won't be some modern trash.&nbsp; So like hopefully they won't change all the characters genders, races(human races), and everything else.&nbsp; As much as I love B5 it did have lots of problems.&nbsp; As a at the time 22 episode show, it had three types of them:*Awesome Arc Episodes*Lukewarm Arc Background Episodes&quot;Beyond Awful TrashThe Arc ones make B5 what it is, but the Arc background ones are a bit hit and miss.&nbsp; Sometimes they are a decent show, but all two often they just waste time.And the Beyond Awful shows...ugh, they are hard to watch even once.&nbsp; On a typical rewatch, I just skip them.&nbsp; The monster of Gray 17, Skip!&nbsp; One big thing though.......I hope JMS is wise enough to &quot;upset&quot; the show.&nbsp; One of the best things from B5 is how things changed.......with &quot;real life writing the plot&quot;.&nbsp; To have the good president appoint Sinclar to B5, and then for Clark to &quot;promote&quot; him to Ambassador, and then bring in Sheridin that the Minbari hated, on his first day really was a nice touch.&nbsp; And the Sinclar arc from commander to Ambassador to THE (Ranger) One to Valen really is a perfect arc for the character.&nbsp; And it's one that would never of happened if the actor had not had to leave the show.&nbsp; We would have gotten a lame Star Trek Reset Button -&quot;Wow, cool relelation I will be Valen someday...well Reset Button...lets get back to the Station to be ready for next weeks adventure.&quot;Having actors coming and going gave the show a much more real feel.&nbsp; As opposed to the sad Reset Button in shows like Star Trek where nearly everyone just &quot;stayed on the ship/station&quot; every time.And I even like the Kefier mini arc.&nbsp; Sure they forced JMS to &quot;add a space fighter pilot to your space show..pew pew&quot;, but JMS made it WORK.&nbsp; His mini arc of looking for the Shadow ship was nice and fit into the show well.&nbsp; So, of the cast that is left.....who do you think should come back to guest star...and &quot;as who?&quot;Bruce Boxlinter- I think the perfect part for him would be: President Clark.Claudia Christian- General Hauge, or any high up such Earthforce person...or MordenBill Mummy- Any other minbari, maybe NaroonPeter Jurask-&nbsp; Wow, he'd be perfect as the Centari Emperor, ya think Jason Carter- any Ranger 'elder' or minbari Patrica Tillman- any psicop...or the Ironside characterAnd....for fun....I'd fill the Bester roll with...well, any Star Trek actor that would take the part....to carry on the tradation.&nbsp; Maybe Garret Wang (aka Harry Kim), Jeri Ryan(Seven of Nine).....or...or&nbsp; Wil Weaton.&nbsp; I think Wil could do a great Bester.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 8415531, member: 6684958"] I was a little unhappy with the idea of a reboot of B5. But JMS is doing it and I think he made a good case for it in his post. He says he will be under his control and won't be some modern trash. So like hopefully they won't change all the characters genders, races(human races), and everything else. As much as I love B5 it did have lots of problems. As a at the time 22 episode show, it had three types of them: *Awesome Arc Episodes *Lukewarm Arc Background Episodes "Beyond Awful Trash The Arc ones make B5 what it is, but the Arc background ones are a bit hit and miss. Sometimes they are a decent show, but all two often they just waste time. And the Beyond Awful shows...ugh, they are hard to watch even once. On a typical rewatch, I just skip them. The monster of Gray 17, Skip! One big thing though.......I hope JMS is wise enough to "upset" the show. One of the best things from B5 is how things changed.......with "real life writing the plot". To have the good president appoint Sinclar to B5, and then for Clark to "promote" him to Ambassador, and then bring in Sheridin that the Minbari hated, on his first day really was a nice touch. And the Sinclar arc from commander to Ambassador to THE (Ranger) One to Valen really is a perfect arc for the character. And it's one that would never of happened if the actor had not had to leave the show. We would have gotten a lame Star Trek Reset Button -"Wow, cool relelation I will be Valen someday...well Reset Button...lets get back to the Station to be ready for next weeks adventure." Having actors coming and going gave the show a much more real feel. As opposed to the sad Reset Button in shows like Star Trek where nearly everyone just "stayed on the ship/station" every time. And I even like the Kefier mini arc. Sure they forced JMS to "add a space fighter pilot to your space show..pew pew", but JMS made it WORK. His mini arc of looking for the Shadow ship was nice and fit into the show well. So, of the cast that is left.....who do you think should come back to guest star...and "as who?" Bruce Boxlinter- I think the perfect part for him would be: President Clark. Claudia Christian- General Hauge, or any high up such Earthforce person...or Morden Bill Mummy- Any other minbari, maybe Naroon Peter Jurask- Wow, he'd be perfect as the Centari Emperor, ya think Jason Carter- any Ranger 'elder' or minbari Patrica Tillman- any psicop...or the Ironside character And....for fun....I'd fill the Bester roll with...well, any Star Trek actor that would take the part....to carry on the tradation. Maybe Garret Wang (aka Harry Kim), Jeri Ryan(Seven of Nine).....or...or Wil Weaton. I think Wil could do a great Bester. [/QUOTE]

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