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   From: forrest@lmcg.wisc.edu   
      
   "Alison Hopkins"  writes:   
      
   > $28K. And expenses such as secretary and so forth came out of the show   
   > costs, not his pocket. Joanne was paid by Babylonian/Warner.   
      
   Source please?  Of course, my source is just the archived postings of   
   JMS on the lurker's guide, so no doubt you'll say he's lying, but...   
      
   Here's a little revelation for you: Before doing B5, I was a writer   
   producer on MURDER, SHE WROTE.  A top-ten (sometimes even top 5) rated   
   megahit for CBS, with extremely high visibility.  I resigned M,SW to   
   take on the reins of a syndicated series, which pays me HALF WHAT I   
   EARNED WHEN I WAS ON M,SW.  Not only is my producer's fee half what it   
   was when I was at the network, the scripts fees are ALSO far less...   
   about $15,000 as compared to $24,000 for a network script.  The   
   residuals are lower in syndication, the publicity budget is less,   
   people pay less attention to you in town.   
      
      
   As for expenses, B-5 had a secretary, fine.  My point was that JMS   
   himself probably has expenses that are being ignored here.  Since no   
   one here has access to his financial records, the person who says he   
   has money to throw away has the burden of proof.   
      
   --   
   Dan   
      
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