Babylon 5 Other Voices - Volume 2

SCRIPTS

• "By Any Means Necessary" by Kathryn M. Drennan
• "TKO" by Larry DiTillio
• "Eyes" by Larry DiTillio
• "Legacies" by D.C. Fontana
• "A Distant Star" by D.C. Fontana
• "Spider in the Web" by Larry DiTillio

All scripts include an introduction/commentary by the writers, written exclusively for these volumes.

A sample of what you'll discover in Volume 2:

• Why Sinclair is prominently featured in both the A and B stories in "By Any Means Necessary."
• What side of G'Kar was explored for the first time in "By Any Means Necessary" and becomes central to B5 mythology.
• What previous episode inspired the G'Kar/Londo storyline in "By Any Means Necessary."
• Find out what the inspiration was for the mind-altering G'Quan Eth.
• What writer Kathryn M. Drennan thought was a private joke that apparently all the fans knew.
• How the episode "By Any Means Necessary" got its name and specifically which historical strike was the basis for the story.
• What writer Kathryn M. Drennan considers her two "small but proud" contributions to Babylon 5.
• Never before revealed: the complete original premise for "By Any Means Necessary"
• Learn which actor, seen as an alien in "TKO," was recast as a human in "Ceremonies of Light and Dark."
• What was the model for the Mutai in "TKO."
• Why in "TKO's" Act 1 Ivanova is listening to jazz, reading a book.
• Revealed: which scene Larry DiTillio says he "wrote and rewrote 100 times."
• Witness the script writing process in progress. The included draft of "TKO" is a reprint of Larry DiTillio's actual writer's draft complete with handwritten notes.
• Why Larry DiTillio refers to "Eyes" as a "protracted gabfest."
• Which actor caused "infinite delays" while shooting "Eyes" and why.
• Which actors Larry DiTillio nicknamed "Crazy Men at Large."
• Exposed -- the Great Motorcycle flap.
• Learn what Tuckerization is and how it found it's way into "Eyes."
• Which American president's funeral inspired "Legacies."
• Why writer D.C. Fontana uses "Legacies" as a teaching tool in her writing classes.
• What was J. Michael Straczynski's one request for "Spider in the Web" and what he originally called it.
• Find out how Kathryn M. Drennan and Larry DiTillio balanced the portrayal of the regular characters with the guest characters.
• What action was cut from "The War Prayer" that was finally seen in "Legacies."
• Detailed -- D.C. Fontana's "very personal references."
• Find out what gift from J. Michael Straczynski D.C. Fontana wears everyday.

Just like previous volumes, the scripts included in Volume 2 are early drafts that include never-before-seen dialogue and action that were later cut from the episodes.

Because there are so many differences, you also get the Script/DVD Variations inventory, which catalogues all the changes, deletions, additions and extras that were in the script but you never actually got to see in a handy, easy-to-reference grid.

Volume 2 has a total of 140 entries detailing these B5 Script/DVD variations you probably never knew.