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The fact that the visit was "private" is immaterial. Generals are always making site visits, sometimes to get a first-hand report from the site commander. When a General officer enters everyone snaps to attention. That is military custom. A General might "say" he doesn't want any fuss, but...

I give the episode a B, not for any lack in the acting, but I guess more the tone and premise. JMS with his psychology major loves to rip open the human psyche for emotional and values exploration, especially with the prisoner format. The only humor I saw in the episode was Lennier attempting...

Tactical nuclear weapons can be set to destroy a specific size target, such as a city block. Yes, there is a radiation problem, but not as much in the long run as one might think. Just remember that Hiroshima is a thriving city today. There are many environmental factors that affect the...

I forgot to check on the writer. I think it does make a difference that DiTillo wrote the episode and not JMS, who is normally pretty good at getting military customs right. However, he made a couple of mistakes in the episode "All Alone in the Night." In that episode no one comes to...

Having watched this episode recently on my DVD here's a response. I thought there were some great dialog moments, such as the scenes in LT Keffer’s room, General Franklin’s put down of Garibaldi, and the reconciliation between younger and elder Franklins. But, being an Army veteran there were...

When Franklin and Marcus meet #2 in the Mars Resistance (Racing Mars), he seems not to be aware of the Anla'shok, even though Lyta had the assistance of a Ranger in Divided Loyalties. The dialogue is terrific, but It just seemed strange that the only Rangers #2 knew about were the comrades of...

That is an excellent point; didn't realize JMS had said it. Nevertheless, I assumed based on the Narn experience that the Rangers and/or Whitestars could get in and out of places with both speed and stealth. QMCO5

In the episode Atonement there is an operating assumption that it would take Marcus and Franklin 2-3 weeks to travel to earth by back-channel transportation. Why couldn't a White Star drop them near and cut off several days? Twice when the Centauri controlled Narn the Rangers did some...

In The Gathering Lyta objects to scanning the Vorlon because she could be "drummed" (an archaic military term) out of the Psi Corps. Taken at face value this statement doesn't accord with later revelations about the Psi Corps, particularly Ivanova's exposition on the Psi Corps in "Midnight on...

I believe the reference to "recently" was to the worlds that joined the Alliance, which had only been created three years previously, rather that to when representatives joined the Rangers. Concur on the comment re: The Hand. QMC05

I watched Legend of the Rangers yesterday and noted a possible conflict with the B5 series. In the selection of the crew Captain Martel says that the Narn and Drazi had been added to the Rangers since their worlds had recently joined the Alliance, implying that those two worlds joined quite...

Now that I’ve reached the end of viewing the B5 episodes again, I’m pausing for a moment of silence for poor old Draal. He didn’t personally appear in B5 after the third season episode “Voices of Authority and he isn't mentioned again after the fourth season episode “Conflicts of Interest.”...

In “No Compromises” Sheridan reiterates a decision that Minbar is the logical choice for the new Interstellar Alliance headquarters. So I thought for a minute and came to much the same conclusion. Can’t go to earth – wounds over civil war still healing and potential war zone with the...

I'll reply in the News forum. QMCO5

A story occurred today in the media that brought the controversy over stem cell research into bold relief. A man paralyzed from a car wreck went to China for a radical surgery. Stem cells from aborted fetuses were injected into the man’s spine. Apparently as a result, just recently he was...

I believe you've accorded the assassin a degree of invincibility not true to history. The stated assumption is false for the very reason you give related to the preventative work done by security details provided to national leaders. Many assassins have succeeded, but many have also failed...

Every time I watch “No Compromises” I become even more incredulous at the naïve idealism that JMS puts in Sheridan’s mouth when he gives his little speech to his friends about not postponing the inauguration ceremony. Sheridan is the only President in history without a body guard, let alone a...

Thanks for the reminder. I didn't realize there was such a forum here. So much new has been added. QMCO5

I've heard a lot of rhetoric and generalizations from the opposition but no concrete specific suggestions as to what should have been done differently. The monumental task of restoring and in some cases creating infrastructure (utilities, roads, airports, public transportation, etc.) and...

Thank you RW. I probably should have said "re-formed." However, it is new in that Delenn introduced a revolutionary political philosophy by giving dominance to the worker caste. Remembering Lennier's words in "Rumors, Bargains and Lies" about Delenn's world view, she could be a little naive...