Re: ATTN JMS: B5 - Into Fire Script

> JMS didn't write the script for Into the Fire. It was written in-house,
> AFAIK.
>
> The prime contributors to the storyline for Sierra's ill-fated game were
> Christy Marx (who wrote the B5 episode "Grail"), Randy Littlejohn and Marc
> Hudgins, all Sierra employees.

Thanks for the info. I recall JMS taking about the game at the time it
was still in production and was under the impression he had written the
script. My memory was that he was talking about putting some
interesting twists and turns into the plot and that he was quite proud
of it. My memory however is probably failing me as I'm probably
getting it confused with one of JMS's many other projects he was proud
of.

> Moreover, there was no single storyline for the game. Depending on the
> choices the player made, the game could end up radically different. The
> final climax for the game is the same, however. The game's plotlines all
> dovetail into the final battle over Earth in "A Call to Arms".

That's exactly why I'd like to see the script. The script for an
episode is a fixed path. I've seen episode scipts before so I'm
familiar with their format. I'm interested in seeing how that format
differs to accommodate the many possible paths through a game.

So... If JMS didn't write the script does anyone know if an outline was
provided by JMS? I'm almost sure I remember JMS talking about his
involvement with the game and I guess I need to learn how to search for
his past posts on this topic.

Thanks,
Carl



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Relevant Pages

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    ... Therefore if the WB for some reason says it is ok to print these books, ... To clarify, these books are licensed by WB, but not approved of by JMS personally. ... According to material he has posted concerning the script books from Cafe Press, the author of a script owns that script, even though he does not own any rights to any movie or television production made from the script. ... Mr Sprange, assume that someone else created a game in the B5 universe that they claimed had your input, and obviously had a great deal of material from your game. ...
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