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Minbari, not Mimbari, Mi--N--bari, and

To "u" or not to "u", that is the question.
In Canada we mostly use the "our" as in labour, neighbour, etc. but the US leaves out the u, so when I am posting to any of these boards I usually omit the u out of deference to their way of spelling. I don't consider either way right or wrong, just different.

Also, I thought it was Mimbari for about two years, because it sounds like that. Just listen the next time someone says the word.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Isn't that because, at least so the scuttlebut sez, that JMS was originally going to just switch the actors playing Sinclair?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Absolutley false, JMS never considered recasting the role of Sinclair. He had planned to introduce a "Sheridan-like" character, one who had ties to the Shadow side of the story, in the second season when it was still assumed that Sinclair was going to stay.

When Michael O'Hare expressed reservations about staying on, JMS saw a chance to reach the end of the story by a different and more interesting route by transferring part of Sinclair's arc to the Sheridan character, while still keeping Sinclair around in the background, ready to come back and finish out the rest of his arc.

If you go through the contemporary internet posts from JMS it is very clear that he never gave recasting the role of Sinclair a second thought.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>I heard this a couple times elsewhere and always thought that it would have been a tad silly to do. So I do not put much into it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Actually it used to be standard operating procedure in television to simply recast a major role if the actor was lost for any reason . (See Bewitched, Alias, Smith & Jones and every soap opera ever made.) Also happens with feature film series all the time.

JMS was something of an exception to this rule because, for continuity reasons, he preferred to create a new character - even though this often caused him writing headaches. (Na'Toth was one of the few instances where he simply cast a new actor in an existing role - in part because all that Narn makeup made it harder to spot the switch.
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Regards,

Joe

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Joseph DeMartino
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Well I for one didn't notice the Na'toth switch so kudos to JMS, that was good, but major roles should never be re-casted, cuz that's just stupid
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2 + 2 is not 4!! This is the kinda stuff that's gonna get you started on crazy ideas like freedom and democracy. Just say no! -- Stalin Wannabe :D
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>but major roles should never be re-casted, cuz that's just stupid<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Really? What if you're doing a show whose whole premise depends on the characters? Bewitched was a sitcom about a witch married to a mortal. The guy playing Darren becomes too sick to work. What do you do? Kill the character off and have her remarry? On a sitcom? Same thing with Alias Smith and Jones, Starsky and Hutch and any number of others - the whole point of the show is that it is about two particular characters. If one of the lead actors quits (or dies) you may not be able to replace the character and still keep the show alive. Some shows have managed, but others haven't. (When they did an I Dream of Jeannie reunion movie and Larry Hagman refused to participate, they cast Wayne Rogers as Major Nelson. Because you can't do that story without both Tony and Jeannie.)

So it all depends on what kind of show you're doing. As with most blanket "rules", "you should never recast a major role" does not apply in all cases.

Regards,

Joe

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Joseph DeMartino
Sigh Corps
Pat Tallman Division
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well, maybe not always, but most of the time it is stupid

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2 + 2 is not 4!! This is the kinda stuff that's gonna get you started on crazy ideas like freedom and democracy. Just say no! -- Stalin Wannabe :D
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Joseph DeMartino:
the second season catches even Boxleitener making this mistake, keying his link and saying, "MedLab, this is Sinclair."
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I've seen that, it's hilarious! Apparently they had to get that sequence shot in one take (it was expensive or something) and BB completely stuffed it up.



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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR> I actually wonder how anyone could write with a story line in mind and still keep things flexible enough so that if any segment of actors walked out on you, you could still finish the story in roughly the same way you wanted. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Needing to occasionally replace an actor is a fact of life. JMS planned for it from the beginning because it makes things _Easier_ if you plan ahead instead of waiting for life to slap you in the face with a dead salmon.


BTW, Michael O'Hare left for health reasons, not because he had any doubts or problems with the show. I saw him at a Con a couple years later. A one hour panel, where all he had to do was sit and answer questions, left him exhausted and shaking.

In person, he's a very kind and gracious man. He went out of his way to make sure that everyone possible, including some young kids, got a chance to ask a question. He made a point of asking the kids to participate because the adults were pretty well dominating the discussion.

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Some good advice I heard years back from Grace Hopper:

"Never ask how much it costs to plan for a disaster. Ask, instead, how much it will cost if you DON'T."




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Yes, I like cats too.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR> I can't decide whether Mimbari or Crusaders is more annoying. Which spelling mistake annoys you guys the most?
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Actually, I have it on very good authority that it's Minibar.
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Yes, I like cats too.
Shall we exchange Recipes?
 
The misspellings that particularly irritate me are "Centari" and pluralizing "Narn" as "Narns." The correct plural form of "Narn" is "Narn."

I do shudder a bit when I see "Mimbari"... I also grind my teeth when I see "Sheridon" and "Sinclaire."

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-Londo's Hair
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So what Gonzo is saying is it's spelled MiMbari right?....LOL
Man....I sure hope SciFi Channel brings back Crusaders!....LOL
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Urge to kill rising.

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