You might know her as Lyta Alexander from Babylon 5 or as Barbara on Night of the Living Dead (1990), but her real name is Patricia Tallman and now you can read her memoir. Pleasure Thresholds: Patricia Tallman’s Babylon 5 Memoir tells all about her experience on the show, her journey in acquiring the part, and many other cool stories about her life.
This is a great read for all fans of Babylon 5. Patricia tells her story from her first audition to the end of the show as she stepped off the studio lot, and the book includes tons of great items like behind the scene pictures of Pat and the rest of the cast including Andreas Katsulas (G’Kar) and Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari), as well as pages from Babylon 5 scripts and stories from Tallman herself about some of the insanity of the Hollywood system, all of which come together to create a vivid depiction of her times with Babylon 5.
The book isn’t merely limited to tales of Babylon 5, though. Patricia tells life stories about growing up and her work as a stunt woman on many awesome movie sets. She has worked with some very talented people on the sets of Star Trek, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Jurassic Park, and includes tales of mishaps and more than a few stunt pictures.
Pleasure Thresholds by Patricia Tallman is is ONLY available at B5pat.com (with every copy personally signed by her,) and it offers a wonderful variety of insights into not only Babylon 5 but also stunt work and the fickle business of Hollywood – an outstanding read perfect for any fan of this site!
Get it at bpat.com:
* 392 pages
* quote postcard
* bonus disc with 9 videos, 2 audio features
* autographed by Pat Tallman!
* autographed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski!
When you get to the page for the book, scroll down to see a fun list of some of the book contents (e.g., how a stage combat class launched her stuntwork, how Barbie dolls influenced her career, how she got her roles in Night of the Living Dead and Babylon 5, how her parents reacted to her first nude scene, why Lyta wasn’t a lesbian, the embarassing first thing JMS ever said to her, the most dangerous stunts of her career) .
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