XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv, alt.tv.babylon5   
   From: PodkayneFries@gmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:39:55 GMT, Captain Infinity   
    wrote:   
      
   >Once Upon A Time videonovels@yahoo.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>The popular futuristic "novel for TV" Babylon 5 is making a new season   
   >>of episodes.  It will be called "Tales of Babylon 5" and feature random   
   >>short stories on the space station.   
   >>   
   >>However, unlike the previous show, which was sold to local tv stations   
   >>between 1993-98 (syndicated), this new series will be sold   
   >>*direct-to-dvd* and *direct-to-internet*   
   >>   
   >>As far as I know, it's the first time a tv show has ever skipped   
   >>traditional tv channels, and used new technologies like DVD and   
   >>Internet to reach the audience.  Assuming this experiment works, it may   
   >>give hope to Stargate SG1 fans that they will see a new season 11   
   >>direct-to-dvd or internet.   
   >   
   >   
   >"This isn't some deep space franchise, this station is *about*   
   >something!" -- Ivanova   
   >   
      
   From: "Plain and Simple Cronan"    
      
   Message-ID: <6j7fvb$au7$1@camel21.mindspring.com>#1/1   
      
   Anyway...and I know some people are going to yell at me, but this   
   really is the truth...Crusade is basically a fiscal repackaging of   
   Babylon 5.   
      
      
      
   --   
   Regards, Podkayne Fries   
      
   Born to count beans.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)