Reggie posted a question to DB on the Brin-List a while back, and I took
the liberty of e-mailing it to Dave. Here, for better or worse, is his
response....
JDG
>Hi John......
>
>I have no comment on the below. I liked B-5 well enough, but was never a
>fanatic and I found the Ranger/Technomage stuff to be by far the weakest
>aspects. The most like Star Wars in its mystical sappy superior-secret
>society stuff.
>
>What I liked about B-5 were the parts showing a savvy civilization waking
>up and lots of smart people helping overcome bastards.
>
>d
>
>
>
>>Hi Dr. Brin:
>>
>>I don't know if anyone passed on this message from the Brin-List to you,
>>but I figured that you might be able to have a short response for this guy.
>>
>>I hope that all is well with you, and that your latest writing projects are
>>going well.
>>
>>JDG
>>
>>
>>>Julia wrote:
>>>
>>>(And if you're a B5 fan, you really
>>>>ought to read _The Shadow Within_ and _To Dream In the City of
>>>>Sorrows_. And that'll put you right in there with me, so nyeah! ;)
>>>
>>>I remember Dr. Brin mentioning he was a fan of B5 at some point (I think it
>>>might have been a message about the last four episodes of the fourth season
>>>not being shown in his area). Does anyone know what he thought of Crusade
>>>or of the recent Legends of the Rangers movie?
>>>
>>>Reggie
>>>
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