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   From: tcerrato@optonline.net   
      
   "ravenlynne"  wrote in message   
   news:1153481664.964981.225780@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...   
   > videonovels@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > > On the death of the hero:   
   > >   
   > > "The sad truth is that we die.  That is not a happy   
   ending, not a sad   
   > > ending, simply a fact.  The question is what we   
   accomplish during the   
   > > days and months and years preceding; do we leave the   
   world a better   
   > > place or a worse place?  If we have left the world   
   around us a better   
   > > place, as these characters did, then it's a happy   
   ending.  - - - - -   
   > > Ultimately, for me, the end of B5 is neither a sad   
   ending nor a happy   
   > > ending; I'd say it was a graceful ending, a dignified   
   ending, an ending   
   > > that said individuals can effect profound change, if   
   they are willing   
   > > to put their own lives and happiness on the line.  Not   
   happy, not sad,   
   > > but a testament to the idea that you have used your time   
   here well."   
   > >   
   > > And the show itself:   
   > >   
   > > "What interests me, what I wanted to do with making this   
   show, was in   
   > > large measure to examine the issues and emotions and   
   events that   
   > > precede a war... the effects of the war itself... and   
   the aftermath of   
   > > the war.  The war is hardware; the people are at the   
   center of the   
   > > story."   
   > >   
   > > Well said Mr. Straczynski, and thank you for creating   
   this wonderful   
   > > show.  Like a classic novel, Babylon 5 reaches beyond   
   mere   
   > > entertainment.  Thank you.   
   >   
   > I didn't watch the show when it came out but I'm watching   
   it now on   
   > DVD...I'm halfway through season 2...love love love it.   
   Very well   
   > done...   
   >   
   > Gina   
      
      
   You'll love the climax and ending even more! Terrific   
   series! (I place it all time second only to Trek-DS9.) JMS   
   pulled off a miracle with this show considering all the   
   problems he had with TPTB/constant threats of cancellation,   
   and cast troubles. Great story played out on an epic   
   galactic background--one which can never be forgotten.   
   ...tonyC   
      
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