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To: MKTBUZZ who wrote (206)	4/22/1999 11:42:00 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 647

Actually, I was trying to see if there were any B5 fans on the thread. It has been a long time since I read the Tolkien books, but it has been said that there are many similarities between that story and elements in Babylon5. If a person got past the uneven acting and occasional stinker episodes, the JMS story-arc presented in B5 was really very good. Some of the lines delivered by the fellow who played The First One were really very dramatic and moving. So, I guess you could say that is a good legend. That there were beings that came before us. They did a little of that in ST-TNG, but it wasn't executed very well-- message in all the humanoids DNA, really a great premise, but individual shows, don't set up the gravity of an idea.

To: MKTBUZZ who wrote (206)	4/23/1999 12:04:00 AM
From: MKTBUZZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 647

MOVIES: HEDGING BETS ON THE NEW STAR WARS How good do you think the Phantom Menace is going to do? Want to put your money where your mouth is? One of the bigger debate topics that's crossed dailysci-fi over the last month or so is whether the Phantom Menace is going to do better than Titanic or Jurassic Park 2. A lot of really confident people voted in favor or against Episode I, but now here's your chance to actually make some money on it. Internet bookie Interops.com (www.intertops.co.at) has set odds on the Phantom Menace's opening weekend against the Lost World, which currently holds the record. It's clear where Interops thinks the money is because it's offering 1 to 20 odds in favor of TPM (you win $1 for ever $20 you put down), while Lost World's getting 17 to 1 odds ($17 won for $1 bet) if it keeps the record. Where do you think your money's best spend? The results will be based on the four-day opening weekend total. Now let's see if that industry talk is actually worth anything...