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   From: fn62@dial.pipex.com   
      
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   >   
   > I'm a huge fan of Joe's work. I loved all 5 seasons of B5, watched all   
   > of Crusade and really liked it, and liked Jeremiah almost as much as   
   > B5, sometimes even more-so.   
   >   
   > Joe's talent at plotting is unparalleled. Nothing I've seen on TV has   
   > come close.   
   >   
   > But the guy is also an active cultivator of sycophants, has a blogging   
   > style that is arguably big-feeling, and has abilities that are, I would   
   > argue, well below-average when it comes to writing believable, natural   
   > dialogue.   
   >   
   > Joe's been extremely lucky in the past to have had Ford Thaxton and   
   > Theron as his most vocal critics on the internets. Frankly, they were a   
   > couple of hosebags who made Joe look like Jack Kennedy in comparison.   
   >   
   > But come on... I wrote and entire episode of a TV series and I don't   
   > remember doing it? Gosh, Joe, you're almost superhuman!   
   >   
   > Give me a break.   
   >   
   > I'll say this... JMS's strengths and liabilities are so apparent and in   
   > such stark contrast that it makes him consistently one of the most   
   > interesting creative forces in television.   
   >   
   > I look forward to seeing what he comes up with.   
   >   
      
   I don't do this.... but AOL. You've just summed up what I feel. That, and   
   the fact that he does crap on real people. Which many creative folk have a   
   nasty habit of doing.   
      
   Ali   
      
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