On Sep 21, 12:32 am, Joe Chicago  wrote:   
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   > > >>> True.  For the record, it didn't bother me so much what Jerry does   
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   > > >>> with regard to his scripts; what bothered me was how dismissive he was   
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   > > >>> Michael O'Hare's (very different) style.   
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   > > > I tink most people can differentiate between a difference is style and   
   > > > a lack of mental competence. How many times wuld you have to be told   
   > > > there was no "code" to stop asking? Doyle went as far to say that   
   > > > O'Hare thought EVERYTHING meant something else. There's a name for   
   > > > that -- several in fact -- in the DSM-IV. <<   
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   > > That's not what you said in your OP (that he asked *repeatedly* about a   
   code,   
   > > was *told* repeatedly there was no code, but that he kept asking).  Is that   
   > > what you're asserting now?  Why would you necessarily believe that?  Why   
   > > wouldn't you assume it was just someone who didn't like him, didn't like   
   his   
   > > style, and who isn't very diplomatic or even *nice* just gossipping   
   > > offhandedly?     
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   > Mainly  (a)  cuz otherwise, Doyle is as gushy as the rest of the cast   
   > about how wonderful the B5 culture was, and (b) there is  near-   
   > complete lack of cinematic, theatrical or television credits for   
   > O'Hare afterwords, and (c) because of JMS's near utter silence about   
   > the entire matter of O'Hare's departure (in contrast, for example,   
   > with his utter frankness about Claudia C., a circumstance in which he   
   > was wronged). . I would expect JMS to be very discrete in a case like   
   > O'Hare's (as described by Doyle), that's just the sort of person he   
   > seems to me to be.   
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   > Nonetheless I admit it's all circumstantial, and since no one has any   
   > additional information about the matter (which is what I was wondering   
   > in the first place), that's about all from me on this.   
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   > - Joe C   
   Also Doyle has had a mad beef with O'Hare but seems to get on OK with   
   most other former regulars. When he ran for Congress one time, a   
   couple of them helped his campaign as I recall.   
   For his part O'Hare hasn't said much, so it could go either way. I   
   also hope O'Hare is making out OK.   
   One bad side of the fan thing is hearing the rumors/beefs/etc. out   
   there.   
   I'd also note that the other cast members seem to have steered clear   
   of the whole thing.   
   --- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32   
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