Joseph DeMartino
Moderator
No Michael O\'Hare on the S1 DVD extras?
In the past couple of days I've become aware that Michael O'Hare is not one of the people who was interviewed for the upcoming DVDs. Ruth O'Hare reported on the Team O'Hare website that he wasn't even asked.
I can understand Warner Home Video going for people living and working in the Los Angeles area. (O'Hare has been based in New York since leaving B5, which is why his television appearances have been limited to Law & Order, which shoots there.) And I can understand their being reluctant to fly him all the way out to L.A. for a brief interview. But AOL/Time-Warner is a huge conglomorate which certainly has facilities in New York. How tough would it be to get him down to the local WB affliate or CNN's N.Y. bureau and record an interview? Hell, they could even show parts of it on CNN itself in conjuction with a story when the DVDs are released, which certainly couldn't hurt sales. Heaven knows they air enough other entertainment fluff.
Anyway, I'd like to suggest (once again) that a few snail-mail letters might get WHV at least thinking about this. It would be a real shame if the "archival" edition of B5 went out without the man who played Jeffery Sinclair being part of it. He was only the frickin' lead character for the whole first year.
While it may be too late to do anything about the S1 set (I have no idea where they are in the production process, or how tight their schedule is) I think this is worth a shot. Even if it is to late for S1 (the most sensible place to include O'Hare) we have another shot with S3. An interview and/or commentary tracks connected with "War Without End" would give him a great opportunity to talk about his character and his experience on the show. This might also be an opportunity to suggest other folks for interviews and/or commentaries in upcoming seasons. (I very badly want Walter Koenig to do a commentary on a Bester episode, and I'd love to hear Trek alumni like David Gerrold, Peter David and Dorothy Fontana compare and contrast working in the two fictional universes.)
Anyway, if anyone wants to join this effort, here's the address:
Douglas Wadleigh
Vice-President, Marketing and Special Features
Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
The usual rules apply: Polite, short and to the point, neatly typed (and spell-checked /forums/images/icons/smile.gif) or hand-written. Don't forget that postal rates have gone up in the U.S. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif Also don't forget to thank him for all the extras we are getting on the first set, and that fact that they've involved JMS, and seem to be releasing a set that conforms to both his desires and those of the fans.
Well, what are you doing reading this? Start writing those letters! /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
Regards,
Joe
In the past couple of days I've become aware that Michael O'Hare is not one of the people who was interviewed for the upcoming DVDs. Ruth O'Hare reported on the Team O'Hare website that he wasn't even asked.
I can understand Warner Home Video going for people living and working in the Los Angeles area. (O'Hare has been based in New York since leaving B5, which is why his television appearances have been limited to Law & Order, which shoots there.) And I can understand their being reluctant to fly him all the way out to L.A. for a brief interview. But AOL/Time-Warner is a huge conglomorate which certainly has facilities in New York. How tough would it be to get him down to the local WB affliate or CNN's N.Y. bureau and record an interview? Hell, they could even show parts of it on CNN itself in conjuction with a story when the DVDs are released, which certainly couldn't hurt sales. Heaven knows they air enough other entertainment fluff.
Anyway, I'd like to suggest (once again) that a few snail-mail letters might get WHV at least thinking about this. It would be a real shame if the "archival" edition of B5 went out without the man who played Jeffery Sinclair being part of it. He was only the frickin' lead character for the whole first year.
While it may be too late to do anything about the S1 set (I have no idea where they are in the production process, or how tight their schedule is) I think this is worth a shot. Even if it is to late for S1 (the most sensible place to include O'Hare) we have another shot with S3. An interview and/or commentary tracks connected with "War Without End" would give him a great opportunity to talk about his character and his experience on the show. This might also be an opportunity to suggest other folks for interviews and/or commentaries in upcoming seasons. (I very badly want Walter Koenig to do a commentary on a Bester episode, and I'd love to hear Trek alumni like David Gerrold, Peter David and Dorothy Fontana compare and contrast working in the two fictional universes.)
Anyway, if anyone wants to join this effort, here's the address:
Douglas Wadleigh
Vice-President, Marketing and Special Features
Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
The usual rules apply: Polite, short and to the point, neatly typed (and spell-checked /forums/images/icons/smile.gif) or hand-written. Don't forget that postal rates have gone up in the U.S. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif Also don't forget to thank him for all the extras we are getting on the first set, and that fact that they've involved JMS, and seem to be releasing a set that conforms to both his desires and those of the fans.
Well, what are you doing reading this? Start writing those letters! /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
Regards,
Joe
