From: "Reggie Bautista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Jim wrote: > > > Some of us kind of wish we hadn't hadn't. I didn't like it all > > > that much. I didn't find the characters all that engaging, the > > > JMS trademark arch dialogue lacked the heart that always made it > > > somehow seem cool despite its arcane style, and I thought the > > > weapons station was *laughably* silly. > > > > Kevin replied: > >That's too bad. :-( > > > >Ah well, it would be wonderful to see a new B5 universe story, even if it's > >not up to the usual standard. > > SNIP > Without giving any spoilers away, folks in the B5 newsgroups were pretty > evenly split on whether the weapons system was the worst idea ever or very > cool and believable (some even said "inevitable"). There was one person who > is involved in research aimed at developing just the kind of weapons system > used who posted a review of the weapons system and pronounced it plausible > and effective. His review is a little spoilery IIRC, but I think I can find > it and either post it here or email it to anyone interested. I wouldn't argue that such a system would be ineffective or impractical. Something can be very effective and practical and still, to an outside observer look laughable. Example: Yoda is a jedi warrior. The thought of him holding a lightsaber and jumping around slashing up bad guys is a funny image (every time I picture that I can't help but picture him laughing like he did when he found the light in Luke's supplies in The Empire Strikes Back), but the humor doesn't have anything to do with his skills to slash up bad guys. Before anyone complains, this is not a spoiler for Attack of the Clowns... I mean Clones. I haven't seen the movie yet. We all know Yoda will be jumping around slashing up bad guys in it... as the emperor would say "It is inevitable." If you want to argue that I included very minor spoilers for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, you may be right, but I didn't give anything about the story away with what was said. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] We do not inherit the Earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children. - Native American Phylosophy
