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I certainly give you points for a creative answer! ;) QMCO5

I am a career military officer and wholeheartedly support our combat operations in the Middle East. I would strongly object to anyone attempting to amputate my Commander-in-Chief, but since you seem ambivalent about it I won't frag you. QMCO5

I believe Sheridan had the moral authority to initiate a campaign to remove Clark, but recently as I watched “No Surrender, No Retreat” I wondered about Sheridan’s legal authority to involve the Rangers and the White Star fleet in that campaign. JMS never introduces this angle as an issue, but...

It's an interesting thought to consider Delenn as pro-life. She is not even in favor of execution. However, I believe the issue posed is comparing apples and oranges. Her comment in Comes the Inquisitor can only be interpreted in the context of her own responsibilities. There is no treaty...

I don't believe you've worked your analogy through. The ISA made very limited use of telepaths in Season 5. Byron volunteered information without expectation of payment. Lyta didn't work for the ISA; she still belonged to PsyCorps, although she did perform service for the Centauri Republic for...

It is the latter situation. And, excellent suggestion. Thanks. QMCO5

I must differ. In justice principles the galaxy, and in particular the Interstellar Alliance, doesn't owe Byron and his band one thing. If Bill wrongs you is it right to go to Bob and say, "Pay me?" In America many will insist that wrongs committed by people now dead should be paid by others...

Having become a perhaps a purist sort of fan I always start with "The Gathering" and Season One. I have watched the entire series multiple times but "In the Beginning" only a few times. I prefer to begin with the mystery as the story was meant to be watched. Season One almost has a noir...

I wonder if anyone knows how to go about replacing one disk in a set. One of my B5 Season One disks has scratches that causes it to skip a whole section in two separate episodes. I would like to replace that disc if possible without buying that whole set again. Thanks for any suggestions anyone...

Toward the end of No Surrender, No Retreat Sheridan engages in his best sales manner to convince the Earth Force Captains to defect from Clark, appealing to them to clean out Night Watch and the rest of the EarthGov scum and "let the voters decide" whether they were right. Very laudable...

You bet. I guess it touched a nerve related to the loss of my father and a couple of years later my mother. It had such an impact that I find it painful to watch again. The grief of that episode is condensed for me in the scene in Objects at Rest where Sheridan dictates a letter for his son's...

It seems I have touched some nerves. I guess my analysis comes from a different perspective having spent 26 years in the Army. As more than one of you has noted arrogance is in the eye of the beholder. I was a unit commander three different times and I'm sure some my subordinates thought I...

Re: \"Some must be sacrificed if all are to be saved\" I can only wonder though if G'Kar would have been so magnanimous if he had known he was manipulated by Kosh. QMCO5

In the early part of the Z’ha’dum episode it seems to me that JMS ramped up Sheridan’s arrogance to the max. Sheridan assumes his knowledge about Anna is infallible. Delenn knew that if she did even suggest that Anna might be alive Sheridan would go to Z’ha’dum and he basically confirmed her...

I was watching The Gathering last night and two subtle points of plot and humor suddenly came together that I hadn't picked up on before. When Lyta finishes with assisting the two businessmen with their transaction, the contrary one says to Lyta, "Someday I’m going to find the guy that thought...

I guess we will have to disagree. If Babylon 5 followed the same pattern as the real military then all the people that handle community services and tation maintenance functions on B5 are civilians. DoD began contracting out those services decades ago. Your claim that the military comprises...

I thought I would tweek everybody in the title since B5 characters invest the "universe" with similar power. :) As for military accuracy I've been known to be picky on that subject, because I naturally notice those things as I watch any show or movie with military elements. Yet, over all JMS...

I watched the DVD introduction to the 5th season and was interested in the brief comment JMS made on Claudia Christian’s departure from the show and the impact it had on the story. I remember from USENET posts contained in the Lurker’s Guide that Ivanova would have been the new CO of B5 in the...

Good points. Of course, the Shadows probably wouldn't rely on orbital defense platforms as earth, but would have underground missIle or laser systems as Epsilon 3. Some fans have probably assumed the defenses at Z'Ha'Dum would be invincible, but every defense has a weakness. It's only a...

Recently I watched the JMS commentary on Z'Ha'Dum and JMS made no mention of the technomage backstory that explains some of the mysteries of that episode, such as how the White Star was able to crash into the planet without being shot down. It just seemed peculiar to me that JMS wound not make...