La noticia que todos estábamos esperando

[María Eugenia Sierra]

Bueno, ya es oficial, aquí tenis la información sobre el nuevo proyecto de 
B5. Siento no poder hacer la traducción, intentaré mandar el texto 
traducido esta tarde o mañana.

Un saludo:
María Eugenia


>SCI FI Channel Hitting Its Stride
>
>Now in 70 Million Homes -- Adding Original Miniseries & Movie Events
>to Development Slate
>
>NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 20, 2001--SCI FI Channel
>continues to pump up its original programming slate while
>aggressively adding homes to its distribution count. This month, the
>Channel reaches nearly full distribution by hitting the 70 million
>home mark -- up 47% in distribution since the company was acquired in
>February '98. Already the largest provider of original primetime
>scripted series on cable -- basic or premium, SCI FI has broadened
>its focus to include a brand-new slate of original movie and
>miniseries projects.
>
>Upcoming projects include:
>
>BABYLON 5: The Legend of the Rangers -- The original creative team
>behind the popular science-fiction Babylon 5 television series and
>movies are on board to produce the all-new full-length action
>adventure Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers, to premiere
>exclusively on SCI FI later in the year. The two-hour telefilm will
>be executive produced by Douglas Netter and executive
>producer/creator J. Michael Straczynski, and is scheduled to begin
>production shortly. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers takes up the
>story of the legendary Ranger fleet as they attempt to restore order
>to hundreds of civilizations devastated by the Shadow War. This new
>chapter in creator Straczynski's fascinating universe finds the elite
>and mysterious Ranger force -- a combination of male and female
>humans and alien Minbari trained in space warfare, the unique alien
>philosophy of the rangers, and every conceivable form of martial
>arts -- faced with deadly challenges in their attempt to create peace
>out of the war's destruction. Babylon 5 series cast members may also
>appear, with the movie serving as the pilot for a potential SCI FI
>Channel series.
>
>JMS on the new project:
>
>Well, that's at least ONE weight off my chest....
>
>To those who've heard the news already, and those just now finding
>out...the SciFi Channel today announced that we have a new Babylon 5
>TV movie going into production that will also serve as a pilot for a
>likely new series.
>
>The movie (and the series) is under the heading of BABYLON 5: THE
>LEGEND OF THE RANGERS. The specific title for the 2-hour movie's
>story is "To Live and Die in Starlight."
>
>There isn't much I can tell you about the story because we're kinda
>keeping the details under wraps as much as possible for the time
>being. What little I can say....
>
>It's set in the B5 universe just under 3 years after the events
>of "Objects at Rest." At this point there's one major character from
>the B5 universe in the script (a fan favorite). Where B5 was a heavy
>drama with some adventure/action elements, this one is a little more
>skewed toward adventure with underlying drama (which is about what
>you'd expect from the Anla-Shok).
>
>We've been sitting on this information for a while now...such that
>we're already well into pre-production. We'll be shooting this movie
>around mid-May, well in advance of any potential actor's strike (the
>script is done and so far everybody likes it a LOT).
>
>We've already got designs coming in on a new ship, and a new *kind*
>of ship...and we're going to be getting more into Minbari aesthetics,
>technologies and philosophy.
>
>It's got some great characters, and it's a lot of fun.
>
>I have other news to announce on other fronts...have since the end of
>the year, in fact...but I'm still sitting on the details awaiting
>another press release from another studio. What I *can* say is that I
>have a firm GO order to executive produce a new series (nominally SF)
>that will go into production after the potential SAG strike. When
>that's finally over, if the strike indeed happens, we pull the
>trigger and go into principal photography and it's an order for a
>full season's worth of episodes.
>
>I can't give you any details right now on the subject, title, studio
>or network. That will have to await the studio's release...so don't
>even ask.
>
>As far as doing both projects at the same time is concerned...it's
>actually quite common, as testified to by folks like John Wells and
>Aaron Sorkin and David Kelly and others. So there won't be any
>conflict.
>
>More later.