Re: IT\'S DEAD, JIM?
I don't know if it offends. For me it just bewilders.
If you want a "new B5" then you write new characters. What's so hard about that?
If you want a "B5 story including original characters" then I'd think you'd try at least to give the original players an offer. If not for reasons of loyalty, then for reasons of plain sanity.
Who could possibly draw in as many people with recasting as would be repelled by recasting? Tom Cruise?
Tom Cruise is NOT going to be in a film whose budget is this low, I would suspect.
So would could they afford to hire who could vastly bring in more new fans than would be lost by the very same recasting?
I confess, I don't know much about the money issues, but these points were brought up by others posting who seem to know what they speak of . And it is true: it just doesn't make sense.
That might be why they are abandoning it, if indeed they are abandoning it.
And to answer Jan: suggestions for the eep contest? Either works in my mind. Either give it to whomever has the day whatever is made official or auction it and donate that to charity. I can't imagine it would earn much on auction, it might be better to just give it away to a fan. But if I'm that fan, I'd say auction it away, it would have horrible memories for me and I'd not want to wear it anyway.