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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid> Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2025-01-28 (Tuesday) Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:03:52 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: <vngpfo$3482o$1@dont-email.me> References: <UBI20250128@dont-email.me> <vndnkh$2fet9$1@dont-email.me> <vnf7hi$2r872$1@dont-email.me> <vng6da$30fv2$2@dont-email.me> <vngl4j$33dg2$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:03:58 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="cdd9abdf10e0d7beb7f84a97a2224905"; logging-data="3285080"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19pZrQLDkJX2dVu1HJCT+8w" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:dHQgfbJFxSgX8ORVWmXNzMVgWFY= In-Reply-To: <vngl4j$33dg2$1@dont-email.me> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2732 On 1/30/25 11:49 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote: > Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote: >> On 1/29/2025 10:51 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>> Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote: > >>>> Babylon 5: The Gathering (blu-ray) 1998 pilot movie for the TV series. >>>> About half the cast from the series is in this and the other half will >>>> get replaced. The plot follows everyone awaiting the arrival of the >>>> mysterious Ambassador Kosh. Kosh is poisoned upon his arrival and the >>>> episode focuses on figuring out who poisoned him and why, while also >>>> keeping the Ambassador's people from blowing the station up in >>>> retaliation. It was an OK pilot, but it was weird seeing G'Kar played >>>> as a mustache twirling villain. > >>> I forgot to mention: Did you spot Ed Wasser in a minor role on the >>> command deck? > >> No. And *why* did I instantly know he's the actor who plays Morden? > > Colorful henchmen are memorable, and he was terrifically evil. > > I don't understand why he never had a decent career after getting killed > off on this show. I can't tell you how many actors and actresses I've felt that way about over the years. Probably a majority of the actors who catch my eye never have significant careers, or get stuck on soaps never to escape. It baffles me... > Always cracked me up listening to him interacting with other actors from > the show on the commentary track. Didn't he just try to murder them, or > manipulate them into starting a war?