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   From: Shadowalker@DeathsDoor.com.nospam   
      
   I just found out today Michael O'Hare, who 20 years ago played Commander   
   Sinclair on Babylon 5, passed away last year.  Earlier this year, JMS   
   revealed the truth about the actor's sudden departure from the lead role   
   after only one season.  At the time, most people assumed it was a decision   
   made or forced by the executives of the show, but it turns out they were way   
   off the mark.   
      
   It really got me thinking about how fans and fandom can sometimes latch on   
   to a piece of speculation about what goes on behind the scenes, which   
   doesn't have any basis in fact, and just run with it until it becomes   
   accepted as such.   
      
   In this case, the effect of that turned out to be a positive thing, for the   
   sake of both the show and the actor involved, but that's not always the   
   case.   
      
   - Shadow   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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