Ooh, I don't think I've ever seen this -- thank you for the full info!
But it does make me think that at least some of what makes the show as fresh, original, and interesting as it is, is because JMS is unusually talented at adapting creatively on the fly to necessary changes
Yeah, that's my takeaway from reading through that, too. Definitely agree that the tighter 5 year arc ended up being a lot more interesting than the original plan sounds like.
Catherine Sakai having more-or-less the Anna Sheridan role,
Nod. When I was first watching, I was just confused by why the stuff with Catherine Sakai never seemed to go anywhere (I had liked her more than Sinclair), but once I rewatched the show, I could see quite clearly it was planting to seeds to use her in the Anna Sheridan role.
(I really felt that in season five, and especially late season five, which feels a lot more Sinclair-y than Sheridan-y)
Might explain why I like s5!Sheridan quite a bit less...
And really interesting thoughts about Londo's redemption arc and how it works/doesn't work with the ending of the show. Wild that G'Kar doesn't seem to have been a central figure in the original plan (though it could of course be another thing like Bester, where the actor did such an amazing job, his role was expanded to take advantage).
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But it does make me think that at least some of what makes the show as fresh, original, and interesting as it is, is because JMS is unusually talented at adapting creatively on the fly to necessary changes
Yeah, that's my takeaway from reading through that, too. Definitely agree that the tighter 5 year arc ended up being a lot more interesting than the original plan sounds like.
Catherine Sakai having more-or-less the Anna Sheridan role,
Nod. When I was first watching, I was just confused by why the stuff with Catherine Sakai never seemed to go anywhere (I had liked her more than Sinclair), but once I rewatched the show, I could see quite clearly it was planting to seeds to use her in the Anna Sheridan role.
(I really felt that in season five, and especially late season five, which feels a lot more Sinclair-y than Sheridan-y)
Might explain why I like s5!Sheridan quite a bit less...
And really interesting thoughts about Londo's redemption arc and how it works/doesn't work with the ending of the show. Wild that G'Kar doesn't seem to have been a central figure in the original plan (though it could of course be another thing like Bester, where the actor did such an amazing job, his role was expanded to take advantage).