Glen here...
With some odds and ends which should have been posted much faster than I was able to accommodate:
Crusade
There have been several rumors indicating Fox is somehow interested in picking up the defunct Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade. I will say that I've recently heard many rumors about the show's potential disposition, but all of the rumors have lead nowhere.
I have received no indication...on any front...regarding any network's interest in picking up Crusade. In reference to the above mentioned "Fox wants Crusade!" rumor (which some of you may have heard), CLICK HERE to jump to Allie Sawyer's coverage of the rumor, including direct quotes from series' creator J. Michael Straczynski on the matter.
Problems on the Buckaroo Banzai series ?
In response to the rumors originating from Backstage Pass...which indicated the proposed Buckaroo Banzai television series is currently subject to in-fighting between Banzai creators and Fox television...long time Banzai compatriot W.D. Richter (who directed the Banzai feature film and is developing the series alongside film / series pilot scripter Earl MacRauch) issued the following statement:
To: All Fans of B. Banzai From: W.D. Richter Subject: The Way Things Are
A few years ago, I overheard Dr. Banzai remark to a concerned unit of Tibetan commandos as the clock struck midnight in a particularly dark hollow of the Universe: "We’re all in this together...whatever ‘this’ is."
Now, B. Banzai was actually waxing philosophical, I concluded, and was thus referring to our shared time on this and other planets ... but his remark might easily be brought down to Earth and used to describe the crazy adventure of bringing his exploits back to the screen -- silver, cathode-ray, or plasma, take your pick.
And so now, it seems, we must temporarily divert our energy from the task at hand to contend with rumors that the forces of evil have gathered to demand we "dumb down" the great pilot script Mac Rauch completed in January ... and that Mac and I are "fighting tooth and nail" against such madness.
But this is only more gibberated nonsense. In fact, we have received no orders from anybody anywhere in any form whatsoever. Yet. But if we do, can you imagine what Buckaroo’s instructions to us might be?
I have my hunches.
Glen again...
So, in other words, Richter is saying the rumors of trouble between Banzai staff and Fox are not true. It should be noted that every other indication received by Coaxial have pointed to no problems within the show's development - save for one annoying glitch:
Progress on the series' development seems to be moving very, very slowly. Which isn't a problem per se (except to those of us who want to see the series now, now, now) because said slowness isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, projects like this simply take a while to unfold properly (trust me from personal experience on this one). Doesn't mean doomsday, doesn't mean strife or dissent. Just means it's moving slowly - most probably due to a combonation of non-belligerent factors.
So there you have it. Believe me, if I ever get wind of people messing with Buckaroo, I'll be shouting it from the highest mountains and start rallying the troops. But for now, that isn't remotely necessary...
GvsE
For those who have been enjoying USA's GvsE, I thought I'd pass on a friendly reminder about tonight's episode. I received a copy of the first and third episodes of the series for initial review on Coaxial. I did not see last week's second episode until its actual airing - otherwise I might have implored readers to "hang in there".
Personally, I thought last week's second episode was considerably softer than the first. To those of you who may have been let down a bit by episode #2, I wanted to let you kow that the third episode (which airs TONIGHT) is generally considered to be much stronger than the second: many consider it better than the first installment of GvsE. I would tend to agree with both sentiments.
So if your faith in the series wavered a bit after episode number two, be sure to hop back on board for tonight's installment. Additionally, I have seen next week's episode, called "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil". If you have liked the series thus far, you'll likely be knocked out by next week's show. Said episode features Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island), Jill Whelan (from the original Love Boat), and Erin Moran (Joanie from Happy Days) as wicked council of Morlock evil doers who become involved in a black market scheme spearheaded by the treacherous Morgan LeFay.
Any series which features the whistfully spoken line: "If only we had an army of Erin Morans" rocks hard in my book...
