From: turbomc@comcast.net   
      
   Although I consider myself a member in good standing, I must have missed a   
   meeting of the loyal fan base where we elected Brad our spokesman.   
      
   Even during B5's run there were fans who saw the show going in a direction   
   and questioned the validity of JMS's decisions.  I had certain reservations   
   myself at times, but I'd seen him pull stories off more than once I didn't   
   think he could.  There comes a time when you just have to give the guy the   
   benefit of the doubt.   
      
   Faith manages.  I believed it then, and I believe it now.   
      
   Yes, a few of his television projects have fallen to the wayside.  As Brad   
   correctly noted, life is not easy.  But anything with the JMS label is worth   
   picking up, even if he himself decides to put it down.  The episodes of   
   Crusade and (I'm willing to take on faith having never seen the show)   
   Jeremiah were worth seeing whether the story was completed or not.  In   
   addition, this "one hit wonder" has managed to write a pretty definitive   
   textbook on scriptwriting, write some amazing comics for Top Cow, and be   
   instrumental in the revitalization of Marvel's flagship character in   
   addition to doing B5.   
      
   The truly loyal among us will not abandon him, because we know he will never   
   abandon us.   
      
   "Brad McNeely"  wrote in message   
   news:c241b.18843$kK4.8750@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...   
   > I really don't mean to be an overly critical fan and I don't feel that   
   > JMS personally owes me anything.  However, after seeing how hard he   
   > fought to keep B5 on the air, I was extremely dissapointed at how easily   
   > (compared to the B5 struggles) he walked away from Crusade.  None the   
   > less, when Jeremiah premeiered, I subcribed to Showtime just for that   
   > series.  I was enthralled with the notion of these people rebuilding a   
   > nation in the wake of the Big Death (it would be cool to see how other   
   > parts of the world were doing.  Was it the same, different?).  Now I see   
   > where JMS has said he won't return for a third season of Jeremiah   
   > because he didn't like the way MGM treated him.  For someone who doesn't   
   > want to be known as a one hit wonder he certainly isn't acting that way.   
   >   Here's a little advice.  Life, in general, isn't easy.  If it were, it   
   > wouldn't be any where near as fun and entertaining.  I'd like to see JMS   
   > make as much of a commitment to one of his on-the-air efforts and stick   
   > with it to the end as we fans are making.  To repeatedly walk away from   
   > projects will only serve to alienate your loyal fan base and make it   
   > more difficult for us to stick with you for future projects.   
   >   
   > Regards,   
   > Brad   
   >   
      
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