THE ZOCALO TODAY – April 21, 2007

Happy Spring Time. I think it has finally arrived here on the East
Coast – after a couple of false starts. After having snowflakes on
the cherry blossoms, warmer weather is finally arriving – along with
the tourists. Oh well, such is life in the nation's capitol.

I wanted to pass along this update from JMS to you – so that you can
all be excited at the prospects for the future – not only regarding
Babylon 5, but for other projects JMS has in the works. It's about
time others recognized what we B5 fans have known for a very long time
– JMS is a top-notch writer.

LATEST UPDATE FROM JMS

Date: April 15, 2007

There's been a lot going on, and more to come, so these will be brief
and to the point....

The first draft for the script to World War Z has been turned in and
has met with a *very* positive reaction. I'm making my final revisions
now and should turn in the second draft by the 23rd or so.
The B5 DVD has been fully delivered to WB along with finals on all of
the director's blogs, the interviews, and fireside chats. I'd expect
to see them online in a few weeks, one at a time.

"Changeling" continues unabated toward production in the fall. I'm
looking forward to meeting Clint Eastwood soon, once he returns from
vacation.

Having finished WWZ and David, there are at present five other feature
projects in front of me which I'll be choosing between over the next
few weeks: one based on a mainstream historical novel by a pulitzer
prize winning author, another historical work, a very well known
Marvel comics character, a sequel to a classic mainstream mystery
film, and a movie based on a massively influential series of SF
novels. Which of those goes first will depend on the deals now being
put together. Suffice to say I've found myself in rather stunning
company of late.

Expect several major announcements at San Diego Comic Con in addition
to all the stuff already discussed.

One of the projects I can't talk about yet is taking me to London in
early May for a week, and shortly afterward, Berlin. While I'm there,
I'll also use the time to have meetings at the BBC, Channel 4 and
elsewhere, and may try to work in a signing somewhere.

Finally, volume 11 of the script books is about to come out, and I
wanted to let folks know that there won't be any photos or memos in
this volume (well, one memo) because this covers the insane period
between the end of the fourth season and the beginnings of the fifth
season...all of the fireworks, all the twists and turns, much of it
never before revealed in detail, day by day, hour by hour, and in
order to cover all that the introduction/commentary section turned
into the longest one to date, and not by just a little. It's almost
23,000 words long, covering over 70 pages. If you want the skinny on
what happened during those explosive months, this is the definitive
last word on the subject.

Also, because these books are being written in chronological fashion
following the history of the show year by year, we decided to move
Sleeping in Light into this volume...so you get Deconstruction,
Sleeping in Light, and the season 5 debut, No Compromises, and four
others.

The one thing I can promise is that folks are going to be talking
about this volume for a very, very long time...and many things not
previously understood or debated about will be set to rights and
explained, once and for all.

jms

KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW

PETER JURASIK
An interview with Peter Jurasik was published in the Wilmington Star
this week. He talks about his work in acting. Go to
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com under Currents.

TONIGHT
Peter Jurasik is appearing at a live story telling event with a wine
and cheese get together following the performance on Saturday, April
21st at WHQR in Wilmington,NC For more information:
www.manystoriestotell.com.

BILL MUMY - LIVE APRIL 28

BILL MUMY - LIVE AT GENGHIS COHEN
740 N. FAIRFAX AVE., LOS ANGELES, 90046
CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 323-653-064
Please join Bill and the Band for a set of acoustic original music
that will feature several brand new songs.

BILL MUMY: VOCAL, GUITAR, HARMONICA
CHRIS ROSS: PERCUSSION
STEVE PATT: BASS
CHRIS VAROSY: KEYBOARDS, VOCAL
AND don't miss the multi-talented SARAH TAYLOR
who will be performing before Bill and the Band.
SARAH TAYLOR: 8:30
BILL MUMY: 9:30

Be sure to visit http://www.billmumy.com for more information about
Bill and the band. You'll be treated to some music as well. If you
haven't heard Bill sing -- you may be surprised! Lennier is very good.

DISCUSSION TOPIC:
Where have all the good stories gone? Has special effects, blood and
gore replaced plot and character-driven drama? When you look at the
new movies coming out, what do you see? How many new movies actually
have a plot that can't be figured out in the first 10 minutes?

Send in your comments to share with your fellow readers to
sgbruckner@....

BABYLON PODCAST #61

Welcome to Show #61!
There's a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were
rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from
the PodCulture podcast. What are your thoughts on having a section
where folks can find B5 novels for those who are looking for them?
Tim Callender, Summer and Tim Adamec chat about their thoughts on the
upcoming "Lost Tales", because we don't have any official new news to
talk about. More polygons!

Deep Geeking: Tim C. and Summer talk about the entertaining and
revealing episode "There All The Honor Lies", wherein Sheridan is
lured into being suspected of murdering a Minbari, and many secrets
and half-truths are shaken out during the course of investigating what
happened.

We get a glimpse of the divide between the Minbari, in terms of
Delenn's change and their opinion of Sheridan now running the station,
a taste of the complications of merchandising and how that impacts
diplomatic relations, and a deeper look into the relationship between
Londo and Vir.

Idealistcally, the truth will out, despite the many nuances
surrounding Minbari honor and holding to the truth of things. And
remember, there is always beauty in the dark.

"There All The Honor Lies" is available for download from iTunes.
Listener Feedback: Bill in Chicago on outtakes; Bill again, with
appreciation for the podcast and a Kosh joke; Kosh likes Spam? Edmund
in Greenville muses the possibilities; Super Scotty on Zima; Tim reads
an email from Pavel on the Top 5 and Bottom 5 episodes of the series,
and that leads into an argument about why "Day of the Dead" should not
be classified amongst the worst of the series.

JEREMIAH IN SYNDICATION
According to TV Week, "Jeremiah" is among several shows that have just
been syndicated to local television stations for weekend airings
starting this fall. TV Week. It will run in rotation with three other
sci-fi series syndicated by MGM.

NEW COMIC BOOKS

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON ZERO #1
by Brandon Jerwa, Stephen Segovia, & Jackson Herbert
Writer Brandon (NBSG: Zarek) Jerwa is again joined by issue #0 artist
Stephen (Witchblade: Shades of Gray) Segovia and new series artist
Jackson Herbert for issue #1 of this all-new series that tells an
untold tale of the crew of the Battlestar Galactica! Set approximately
two years before the SCI FI mini-series which relaunched Battlestar
Galactica to such acclaim, the 6-issue Season Zero series follows
Commander Adama and crew as they take on their first mission on board
the Galactica. Everything in that time frame will be explored,
including the menace and return of the Cylons, as events hurtle
towards the Apocalypse!

STAR TREK SEASON 4 #1
by David Tischman & Kelsey Shannon
Space. The final frontier. This is the voyage of the Starship
Enterprise. Her five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds? It
continues here, with the launch of Year Four in the Original Series'
five-year mission. Boldly going where no man has gone before are
writer David Tischman (Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space
Between) and artist Kelsey Shannon (Ashley Wood's Swallow), who is
providing full art and colors on this opening issue, as well as a
cover that hearkens back to `60s Star Trek comics. Up first, Captain
James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise discover the Strand, the
multi-planet construct of a dead civilization, run by a brilliant
genetic scientist who's obsessed with repopulating it. When Kirk
discovers the scientist's secret, his creations revolt, forcing Kirk
to make a hard decision and pushing the Enterprise into the crossfire!

CONVENTION CALENDAR

June 1-3, 2007
AdventureCon
Place: Babylon 5 Guests: Walter Koenig and Claudia Christian
Other Guests: Kenny Baker (R2-D2), Dave Prowse (Darth Vader), Billy
Dee Williams (Lando Callrision) and Jeremny Bulloch (Bobo Fete)
For More information, go to www.adventurecon.com

July 13-15, 2007
Shore Leave 29
City: Baltimore, MD
Place: Hunt Valley Marriott
Babylon 5 Guest: Claudia Christian
Other Guests: Paul McGillion (Stargate Atlantis' Dr. Carson Becket);
Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek:TOS's Lt. Uhura); Aaron Douglas
(Battlestar Galactica's Chief Galen Tyrol); Colin Cunningham (Stargate
SG-1's Major Davis); Gary Jones (Stargate SG-1's CMSgt. Walter
Harriman); Dean Haglund (X-Files & The Lone Gunmen's Richard Langly);
William Campbell (ST:TOS's Trelane and ST:TOS and ST:DS9's Koloth);
Louise Sorel (ST:TOS's Rayna Kapec; Days of Our Lives' Vivian Alamain)
and Casey Biggs (ST:DS9's Damar ).
For more information, go to http://www.shore-leave.com/

July 28-29, 2007
STEEL CITY CON
Location: Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Guests: Jeremy Bulloch – "Boba Fett" - from Star Wars. Felix Silla
"Twiki" from Buck Rogers. Doug Wangler - "Quinlan Vos" from Star Wars.
Christy Hemme and Gail Kim from SPIKE TV - Wrestling Knockouts!
For a list of guests and more information, go to
http://www.steelcitycon.com

That's about it for now.
Have a terrific weekend.
Be safe.
Sandy

Sandra Bruckner
Editor/Publisher
ISN News: The Zocalo Today
http://www.isnnews.net