Net Question:
	"What happens to Babylon 5 if...say, you're walking down the street
and a wandering asteroid crash lands on you, three years into the story arc?"

JMS's Answer:

	What happens is this:

	First they scrape up my remains.  Then they put me in the morgue.
After a cursory examination, the death is ruled an act of god, which is the
ultimate insult to an atheist.  Then they stick a big needle in one arm, and
in my heel, and embalm what's left of me.  Then there's a service.  All of my
friends come.  What they do with the rest of the rows after one is filled is
anyone's guess.  Rent them out, I guess.  Next they plant me.  I lay there for
a while, gradually coming to the realization that when they stuck me in this
crummy suit, they yanked the pants into my butt and now I have to go through
all eternity with a snuggie.  In time I get really annoyed by this, my essence
rises up out of the coffin, AND HAUNTS YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR NATURAL LIFE!

	Or, put another way, if you want to see the end of the story, it's in
your vested interest to keep my ass ALIVE for the next 4.5 years.

	Ever read Sheherazade?  Think about it.

								jm(rosebud)s