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I'm thinking bots are getting smarter.

My guess is that Bester came in the slow way to avoid detection: dropped off out of range, then spent a few hours flying closer. But suddenly the "motherships always stay in hyperspace" raises an interesting question. I'm guessing the motherships have their own jump engines so they could get out...

I'm not sure, since I don't have much behind-the-scenes access. But my guess is that there are simply so many attempts, that some get through via brute force and sheer numbers.

My only problem with this is that I really dislike Amazon.

I've been less and less enchanted with the Marvel film/TV stuff in general, and so while I know I'd quite like some (say, Thor: Ragnarok) I've de-prioritized them all. So haven't gotten around to seeing quite a few. Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther are the exceptions. And I got somewhat...

And word on the street is that Stan Lee has been pushed well beyond his stamina for the sake of the cash, but that's off-topic.

I think this was in one of the DVD commentaries somewhere. Centauri hair was originally going to be more tightly curled -- like the guards seen in "Signs and Portents" -- and not stand up at all. But Peter Jurasik and his hairdresser decided to play a joke, put Peter's hair up in the style we...

If Go90 loses the rights I'll be ticked. I'm still working my way through the series with my ex, but due to that "ex" part we don't watch in the same place, hence the need for Go90. And my ex's internet connection has been so lousy we've only barely made it through a few episodes. If Go90 drops...

I never liked the Technomage trilogy explanation either, because it made Sheridan look like he couldn't do anything without Galen's help. My own headcannon (and yes, I know it conflicts) is that the Eye primarily affects minds, and the White Star was uncrewed, so it punched its way through.

That's probably because it got into the show by accident.

That Centauri telepathy question that came up the other week is a good one.

I saw that too. Laughed aloud. Cracked's got our number; Cracked's got the number of any number of groups/people/ideas...

By the way: great first post, Zimmix. Thought-provoking. Welcome to the forum.

The Centauri connection to the Shadows is extremely tenuous. But: 1) The Shadows are all about eyes. Their defense system over Z'ha'dum takes the form of Shadow eyes, and Morden refers to "our eye." The "Keepers" are practically nothing but eye, physically. And the oldest symbol of Centauri...

Ivanova's wrath/fear plus her latent talent might have been giving Bester something, yeah. I've often wondered about the Centauri telepaths. They definitely seem more laissez-faire, more freelance, than the Human or Minbari structures. But here's another wrinkle/can of worms: most of the...

Ah, I'd forgotten that Chrysalis was one of the ones where they were down to the wire. And I keep forgetting that they would have invented the Shadow ship for Chrysalis and re-used it in Signs and Portents rather than the other way around.

Short answer: yes. This happened quite a lot on B5 -- "Chrysalis" was filmed in the middle of Season 1, for instance. (Actually, for some time now I've wondered if that was in part because JMS was hedging his bets on Michael O'Hare's health, the way he hedged by filming "Sleeping in Light" at...

For aliens, I think he abandoned N'Grath pretty quickly because he wasn't satisfied with the look. And he had to abandon the "Bureau 13" plotline (or more precisely fold it into others) because that term was already copyrighted.

JMS had all sorts of contingencies for disruptions in cast, etc., and used several of them -- but I'll bet he didn't have a plan for "the network exploded but you'll still get to do the last season anyway."

Ah, but did he do it from the eye? Watch again: he does it from the forehead. As to why he stopped: couldn't say. Maybe they just felt the line was enough and the gesture didn't work well as a recurring theme. In all honestly, I can't remember Bester doing that line again, but it's been a long...