Doug Netter and JMS
How exactly did their relationship work while working on B5?
It's my understanding that Doug Netter handled the business side of running the show while JMS ran the creative side?
How exactly did their relationship work while working on B5?
It's my understanding that Doug Netter handled the business side of running the show while JMS ran the creative side? - panzermeyer44
My understanding is that Doug Netter became President of the Earth Alliance and JMS assassinated him!
Seriously, I think you got it right. I've read that Netter was instrumental in getting B5 sold. In addition:
Netter was the executive producer for Babylon 5. Between the third and fourth seasons, he founded and appointed himself CEO of Netter Digital, a CGI special effects company. Netter Digital then replaced Foundation Imaging as the special effects studio for the series, doing all the CGI work for the final season of that show, as well as several of the Babylon 5 telefilms, and did all the effects for its short-lived spinoff, Crusade.share
With the cancellation of Crusade in 1999, Netter Digital lost its only client. Unable to promptly replace it with other customers, the company went out of business in 2000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Netter