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kentauros

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6. JMS (J. Michael Straczynski) is an amazing writer!
Wed Apr 16, 2014, 10:52 PM
Apr 2014

I always loved how "spiritual" the show was, whether in message, or just the way certain characters were changed in character and spirit (such as G'kar.) It also amazed me that he could write such spiritual episodes as an atheist. While that doesn't surprise me nearly as much today, it did back when I was first watching it, mid-90s.

I think part of the reason why he's a great writer is that he also has a degree in psychology. That helps considerably in creating characters, especially flawed ones

Look for the 20th Anniversary cast-reunions on YouTube for B5. I've only see the one from the Phoenix ComicCon, but there's also one that was done in Galveston at the beginning of this year. I couldn't go to it, but did want to. Maybe in another five years

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