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Considering the flap we recently had on the moderated newsgroup over imprecise use of terminology, I almost hate to do this, but: "wiki" is actually a generic term that simply denotes an open-editing style of authoring, while "Wikipedia" specifically is one particular website that uses...

Well, you certainly can't trust Wikipedia on anything, because it's user-driven and there's no vetting. I could sign up as an editor and change that article to read that all of the Ranger Ones take the title "Bozo'zha" if I wanted to. Having said that, both the series and the books agree that...

I wouldn't say "she wasn't hired for her acting ability." She was hired as an actress; it's just that she was an actress who happened to have a certain look that JMS liked for the role. Having said that, count me among those who have frequently cringed at performances by both Pat and Claudia...

True, but after all this time -- ten years or eleven or whatever it is -- it's not crazy to think that some small rumors about Vir have leaked out here and there. Stuff he's said while drunk, to women in his bed, etc. etc. Or one could even imagine Londo's keeper deciding it would be a good...

I think it's pretty much a foregone conclusion on a Babylon 5 message board that the majority of the people who post here will buy any new Babylon 5...

And I don't remember saying that I was debating. It's my opinion that there's not necessarily a tie between this instance of "names have power" and any other instance of "names have power" in the B5 universe because it is such a universally-used concept. Kind of like saying that because...

I don't think so. "Names have power" is such a known concept, that the first time I watched the disc, I repeated the line along with Simon, even though I'd not seen the script and had no idea it was coming. But, that's the line you'd have to say there. It's not like JMS made up the concept...

Well done, vacantlook. I was another one of those fans who wished that Brother Theo had been the story's priest -- I mentioned it someplace passingly, but also noted that I didn't know the status of Louis Turenne's health, so it may have been a moot point. But you make an excellent point that...

Remember also that JMS said that G'Kar has "stopped talking to him." So for now, I suppose it is not going to happen -- not even a much younger (i.e. not Andreas's version of) G'Kar. Amy

If his schedule is completely filled with writing scripts for feature films, and he's enjoying doing that, he might not have much time or inclination for a 22-episode/season, arc-based series. Amy

Right, they could just have easily have posted their opinion, left the board, and simply not replied to any subsequent posts addressing their comments. Passive, and still accomplishes what (s)he wants -- to not have any more conversation on the subject. But by actively telling people that you...

Honestly, I'd never heard that usage for duff -- decaying organic matter -- until you mentioned it. The primary definition in the dictionary I used (decaying organic matter was definition #2) says that it's a flour pudding, boiled or steamed in a cloth bag (like what the Scots call a "clootie...

"Up the spout" and "up the duff" are both British slang for "pregnant," according to my favorite British slang site: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/ Amy

Been gone for awhile, but really enjoying the discussion here. Couple of things: 1) A couple of pages back, Legend suggested that if Earth was destroyed with all of these "demons" (or whatever they were) on it, then all evil would be gone from the universe. I beg to differ. Even if you did...

Mac, I don't think the SAG Awards are even televised. As for the Emmys, I've said this before: the Emmys will never honor Andreas. The only tv show in which he had a regular role last aired in 1998, and it was a science fiction show. Film is where he had a real, ongoing career. TV, he was...

What irks me most about Andreas being left out is the inclusion of James Doohan, for two reasons: 1) Doohan died in July 2005, WELL outside the range given by the Academy for eligible deaths; 2) Doohan's only big/known film roles were the Trek films, and the Trek films were only big because of...

Well, then, I was right -- it was a good idea! :) "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Hall Good luck! And point us to the URL when it's posted, if you don't mind!

I can't pull a quote out of my head at the moment, but maybe "Believers" -- the episode with the family who wouldn't let Franklin operate on their son -- can offer something useful in the realm of allowing vs. forcing.

Thanks much, Alluveal.

Oy. But I hope you didn't actually send it to them referring to him as Andrew Katsulas. That was, in fact, his real name, but he did all of his film and television work as Andreas Katsulas. Oh, well -- in any case, I've gotta think they'll know who you mean. Amy