Babylon Podcast #190: Crusade: Behind the Scenes
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I got my copy last night….I can’t wait to dive in now!
I’m about 1/3 of the way into the book, thanks to a snowy day here in the Northeast…very interesting read. And a bit painful, too…all that potential wasted. It’s hard to read the interviews of cast and crew excited to have what they thought would be a long-term gig….
I was thinking the same thing John. You almost feel like a time traveller. You listen to what they actors and crew are saying and it’s so optimistic, but you know the train wreck is right around the corner. You walk away with quite a different experience than the B5 end which was truly a wrap up.
I look forward to the Crusade script books which is supposed to include the series outline.
Finished the book (thanks to a second day home due to snow). Wow. There is so much insight into how little information the cast and crew had been given, both in terms of the direction the show was going to take and the truth behind the ridiculousness of TNT and WB.
There are lots of little hints and revelations about the extent of TNT’s interference and game-playing, and it’s really quite eye-opening. “Crusade” never had a prayer.
One thing that really bothered me was Janet Greek’s post-series ranting over Gary Cole. We all know what JMS’ plans for Gideon were by now, and more information will be coming, but Greek really takes her limited perspective and runs with it. making a lot of unwarranted (and completely wrong) assumptions. It’s some of the most cringe-worthy material in the book, hands-down.
The interesting thing to me about the whole Gary Cole business is that in the interviews with Dobro and Brooks, they talked about how well the cast bonded, but in each case they name “Daniel, Marjean, and Peter” as the others. No mention of Gary Cole.