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Babylon 5
Season 4 poster
Season 4 poster
Genre Science fiction
Created by J. Michael Straczynski
Developed by J. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Michael Straczynski
Starring see below
Composer(s) Christopher Franke
Stewart Copeland (pilot)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. Christopher Franke (born April 6, 1953 in Berlin) is a musician and composer Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the band The The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons 5
No.  of episodes 110 episodes
Six films
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Douglas Netter
J. This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents Douglas Netter is a United States television industry executive his credits largely being in the field of Science fiction. Michael Straczynski
Running time 43 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel PTEN (1994-1997)
TNT (1998)
Picture format 4:3 (broadcast)
16:9 (DVD)
Audio format Dolby Surround
Original run February 22, 1993 – November 25, 1998
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The Prime Time Entertainment Network (also known as PTEN) was a United States Television network launched in 1993 by the Prime Time Consortium Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height 51, Multichannel audio, Multichannel music Surround 3D Surround 5 Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J The show centers on the Babylon 5 space station: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict in the late 2250s and early 2260s. Babylon 5 is a fictional Space station and the primary setting in the Television series Babylon 5. A space station is an artificial structure designed for Humans to live in Outer space. With its prominent use of pre-planned story arcs, the series was often described as a "novel for television. A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as Television, Comic books Comic strips "[1][2]

The pilot movie premiered on February 22, 1993. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The regular series aired from January 26, 1994 and ran for five full seasons, winning two Hugos for Best Dramatic Presentation[3] and two Emmy awards - for makeup and visual effects. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year The Hugo Awards are given annually by members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best science fiction or fantasy works [4] The show spawned six television movies and a spin-off series, Crusade, which aired in 1999 and ran for thirteen episodes. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Crusade is a Spin-off TV show from J Michael Straczynski 's Babylon 5. A straight-to-DVD movie about selected characters from the series was released on July 31, 2007. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Contents

Concept

The Babylon 5 Universe:
Topic index - Episode list - People list
Articles by category
Characters - Crusade - Episodes - Films
Novels - Planets - Races - Ships - Wars

Having worked on a number of television science fiction shows which had regularly gone over-budget, creator J. Articles related to Babylon 5 and Crusade: Alphabetically by Subject By Topic Episodes|Episodes]] This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents The following is a list of people involved in a significant way with the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Michael Straczynski concluded that a lack of long-term planning was to blame, and set about looking at ways in which a series could be done responsibly. Taking note of the lessons of mainstream television, which brought stories to a centralised location such as a hospital, police station, or law office, he decided that instead of "[going] in search of new worlds, building them anew each week," a fixed space station setting would keep costs at a reasonable level. A fan of sagas such as the Foundation series, Childhood's End, The Lord of the Rings, and Dune, Straczynski wondered why no one had done a television series with the same epic sweep, and concurrently with the first idea started developing the concept for a vastly-ambitious epic covering massive battles and other universe-changing events. The Foundation Series is an epic Science fiction series written over a span of forty-four years by Isaac Asimov. Childhood's End is a Science fiction novel by Sir Arthur C Clarke, dealing with the role of Mind in the cosmos and the plausible implications The Lord of the Rings is an epic The Dune universe, or Duniverse, is the political, scientific, and social fictional setting of author Frank Realizing that both could be done in a single series, he began to sketch the initial outline of what would become Babylon 5. [5][6]

"Once I had the locale, I began to populate it with characters, and sketch out directions that might be interesting. I dragged out my notes on religion, philosophy, history, sociology, psychology, science (the ones that didn't make my head explode), and started stitching together a crazy quilt pattern that eventually formed a picture. Once I had that picture in my head, once I knew what the major theme was, the rest fell into place. All at once, I saw the full five year story in a flash, and I frantically began scribbling down notes. "
— J. Michael Straczynski, 1995[6]

Straczynski set five goals for Babylon 5. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J He said that the show "would have to be good science fiction" as well as good television ("rarely are [sci-fi] shows both good [sci-fi] and good TV; [they're] generally one or the other"); it would have to do for science fiction television what Hill Street Blues had done for police dramas, by taking an adult approach to the subject; it would have to be reasonably budgeted, and "it would have to look unlike anything ever seen before on TV, presenting individual stories against a much broader canvas. Hill Street Blues is a serial Police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987 The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes "[7] He further stressed that his approach was "to take [sci-fi] seriously, to build characters for grown-ups (not a Wesley in the bunch), to incorporate real science but keep the characters at the center of the story. Wesley Crusher is a character in the television series Star Trek The Next Generation. "[7] Some of the staples of television science fiction were also out of the question (the show would have "no kids or cute robots"[8]). The idea was not to present a perfect utopian future, but one with greed and homelessness; one where characters grow, develop, live, and die; one where not everything was the same at the end of the day's events. Citing Mark Twain as an influence, Straczynski said he wanted the show to be a mirror to the real world and to covertly teach. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist [5]

Production

Format

Described as a "window on the future" by producer John Iacovelli,[9] the story is set in the 23rd century on a large space station named "Babylon 5" – a five-mile-long, 2. A space station is an artificial structure designed for Humans to live in Outer space. 5 million-ton rotating colony designed as a gathering place for the sentient species of the galaxy, in order to foster peace through diplomacy, trade, and cooperation. Instead acting as a center of political intrigue and conflict, the station becomes the linchpin of a massive interstellar war. A linchpin or lynchpin is a metal part used in Mechanical engineering to prevent a Wheel or other rotating part from sliding off the Axle it This is reflected in the opening monologue of each episode, which includes the words "last, best hope for peace" in season one, changing to "last, best hope for victory" by season three.

The series consists of a coherent five-year story arc taking place over five seasons of 22 episodes each. A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as Television, Comic books Comic strips Unlike most television shows at the time, Babylon 5 was conceived as a "novel for television,"[10] with a defined beginning, middle, and end; in essence, each episode would be a single "chapter" of this "novel". Many of the tie-in novels, comic books, and short stories were also developed to play a significant canonical part in the overall story. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series [11]

The cost of the series totalled around $90 million for 110 episodes. [12]

Writing

Creator and showrunner J. Show runner (alternatively showrunner) is a term used in the United States television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation Michael Straczynski wrote 92 of the 110 episodes of Babylon 5. He also scripted all 44 episodes in the third and fourth seasons;[13] according to Straczynski, a feat never before accomplished in American television. [14] Other writers to have contributed scripts to the show include Peter David, Neil Gaiman, Kathryn M. Drennan, Lawrence G. DiTillio, D.C. Fontana, and David Gerrold. For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23 Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Kathryn M Drennan is a writer She is the wife of J Michael Straczynski, and has written Episodes for several of the Television series Straczynski has Lawrence G "Larry" DiTillio is an American Film and TV series writer Dorothy Catherine "D C" Fontana (born March 25, 1939 in Sussex, New Jersey) is a television script writer and story editor David Gerrold, born Jerrold David Friedman ( January 24, 1944) in Chicago Illinois, is a Science fiction author who started his career Harlan Ellison, a creative consultant on the show, received story credits for two episodes. Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays [15] Each writer was informed of the over-arching storyline, enabling the show to be produced consistently under-budget. The rules of production were strict; scripts were written six episodes in advance, and changes could not be made once production had started. [16]

Though conceived as a whole, it was necessary to adjust the plotline to accommodate external influences. Each of the characters in the series was written with a "trap door" into their background so that, in the event of an actor's unexpected departure from the series, the character could be written out with minimal impact on the storyline. [17] In the words of Straczynski, "As a writer, doing a long-term story, it'd be dangerous and short-sighted for me to construct the story without trap doors for every single character. [. . . ] That was one of the big risks going into a long-term storyline which I considered long in advance. "[18] The character of Talia Winters was to have undergone a transformation into a Psi-Corps secret agent, having been revealed as a "sleeper," whose true personality was buried subconsciously, and who acted as a spy, observing the events on the station and the actions of her command staff. In the Fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible [19] When Winters' portrayer Andrea Thompson left the series, this revelation was used to drop the character from the series. Rebecca Andrea Thompson (born in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Actress, best known for her roles on the television series

"First thing I did was to flip out the stand-alones, which traditionally have taken up the first 6 or so episodes of each season; between two years, that's 12 episodes, over half a season right there. Then you would usually get a fair number of additional stand-alones scattered across the course of the season. So figure another 3-4 per season, say 8, that's 20 out of 44. So now you're left with basically 24 episodes to fill out the main arc of the story. "
— J. Michael Straczynski, 1996[20]

Ratings for Babylon 5 continued to rise during the show's third season, but going into the fourth season, the impending demise of network PTEN left a fifth year in doubt. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J The Prime Time Entertainment Network (also known as PTEN) was a United States Television network launched in 1993 by the Prime Time Consortium Unable to get word one way or the other from parent company Warner Bros., and unwilling to short-change the story and the fans, Straczynski began preparing modifications to the fourth season in order to allow for both eventualities. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Straczynski identified three primary plot-threads which would require resolution: the Shadow war, Earth's slide into a dictatorship, and a series of sub-threads which branched off from those. Estimating they would still take around 27 episodes to resolve without having the season feel rushed, the solution came when the TNT network commissioned two Babylon 5 made-for-television films. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Several hours of material was thus able to be moved into the films, including a three-episode arc which would deal with the background to the Earth/Minbari war, and a sub-thread which would have set up the sequel series, Crusade. Further standalone episodes and plot-threads were dropped from season four, which could be inserted into Crusade, or the fifth season, were it to be given the greenlight. [20] The intended series finale, "Sleeping in Light," was filmed during season four as a precaution against cancellation. " Sleeping in Light " is the final episode of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. When word came that TNT had picked up Babylon 5, this was moved to the end of season five and replaced with a newly-filmed season four finale. [21]

Visuals

In anticipation of future HDTV broadcasts and Laserdisc releases, rather than the usual 4:3 format, the series was shot in 16:9, with the image cut down to 4:3 for initial television transmissions. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height [22] At a time when using models and miniatures was still the norm, Babylon 5 was also one of the first television shows to use computer technology in creating visual effects, using Amiga-based Video Toasters at first, and later Pentium and DEC Alpha-based systems. Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a Live The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The NewTek Video Toaster is a combination of hardware and software for the editing and production of standard-definition NTSC and The Pentium brand refers to Intel 's single-core x86 Microprocessor based on the P5 fifth-generation Microarchitecture. Alpha, originally known as Alpha AXP, was a 64-bit Reduced instruction set computer (RISC Instruction set architecture (ISA developed [23] It also attempted to respect Newtonian physics in its effects sequences, with particular emphasis on the effects of inertia. Classical mechanics is used for describing the motion of Macroscopic objects from Projectiles to parts of Machinery, as well as Astronomical objects [24]

Foundation Imaging provided the special effects for the pilot movie (for which it won an Emmy) and the first three seasons of the show. Foundation Imaging was a CGI visual effects studio Computer animation studio and Post-production editing facility When a further deal was unable to be reached with Foundation, the effects for seasons four and five were provided in-house by Netter Digital,[25] using similar technology and a number of former Foundation employees. Netter Digital Entertainment' (NDE was a company created by Douglas Netter in 1995. [26] The Emmy-winning alien make-up was provided by Optic Nerve Studios.

Music and scoring

The original pilot movie had music composed by Stewart Copeland of The Police. Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the band The The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, [27] When the show was picked up as a weekly series, Copeland was unavailable, so Christopher Franke of Tangerine Dream was hired. Christopher Franke (born April 6, 1953 in Berlin) is a musician and composer Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. [28] Franke was the composer for all five seasons of Babylon 5, three of the television movies, and the Lost Tales DVD. [29] When Straczynski obtained funds to create a new producer's cut of the pilot movie, the original Copeland score was replaced with a new score by Franke. [30] Over thirty soundtrack CDs have been issued featuring Franke's Babylon 5 compositions, including The Best of Babylon 5, released in 2002. [31]

The Babylon 5 station

Main article: Babylon 5 (space station)
Babylon 5 orbiting Epsilon III. The station was described as "a combination of building the United Nations and Times Square on an intergalactic scale" by actor Bruce Boxleitner.
Babylon 5 orbiting Epsilon III. Babylon 5 is a fictional Space station and the primary setting in the Television series Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is a fictional Space station and the primary setting in the Television series Babylon 5. Epsilon III is a planet in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The station was described as "a combination of building the United Nations and Times Square on an intergalactic scale" by actor Bruce Boxleitner. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950, in Elgin Illinois) is an American Actor. [32]

The Babylon 5 space station is a modified version of an O'Neill Cylinder, revolving to provide artificial gravity. The O'Neill cylinder also called Island Three is a Space habitat design proposed by physicist Gerard K Artificial gravity is a simulation of gravity in Outer space or Free-fall. The center of the cylinder is a hollowed-out circular section, between a half and one-mile across, and includes fields, hydroponic gardens, and a transport tube which runs from one end of the station to the other. Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro (water and ponos (labour is a method of growing Plants using mineral Nutrient solutions without The station features a number of independent, interconnected sectors, each designed with a different look in order to give the show a non-claustrophobic feel. Living areas are designed to accommodate the various alien species featured in the show, with different atmospheres and alternate levels of gravity. Human visitors to the alien sectors are often shown using breathing equipment and taking other measures in order to tolerate these conditions. As the series begins, the station is still under construction, with only certain parts fully-completed. Depending upon the level and sector, sectors can be either in daylight or night. On the outermost levels, the viewports are in panels on the floor, providing a view into space beneath the characters' feet. [33]

The station is situated in the Epsilon Eridani binary star system, located at the fifth Lagrangian point between the fictional planet Epsilon III and its moon. Epsilon Eridani (ε Eri / ε Eridani is a main-sequence K2 class Star. Epsilon III is a planet in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Within the show, the station's three predecessors (the original Babylon station, Babylon 2 and Babylon 3) were all sabotaged or accidentally destroyed before their completion. The fourth station, Babylon 4, vanished twenty-four hours after it became fully operational. Babylon 4 (also known as B4) is a fictional Space station from the Television series Babylon 5. [34]

Civilizations

Main article: Civilizations in Babylon 5
G'Kar (left) of the Narn Regime and Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic. Backdrop: The League of Non-Aligned Worlds.
G'Kar (left) of the Narn Regime and Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic. This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. G'Kar is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Andreas Katsulas. The Indian bread is spelled Naan. The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television Londo Mollari is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Peter Jurasik. The Centauri are a humanoid species in the fictional universe of the Babylon 5 television series Backdrop: The League of Non-Aligned Worlds. The League of Non-Aligned Worlds was a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe

At the beginning of the series, five dominant civilizations are represented. The dominant species are the Humans, Minbari, Narn, Centauri, and the Vorlons. WikipediaNFCC#10c --> Humans are one of the many races in the fictional Babylon 5 universe The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5. The Indian bread is spelled Naan. The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television The Centauri are a humanoid species in the fictional universe of the Babylon 5 television series The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe "The Shadows" and their various allies are malevolent species who appear later in the series. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Several dozen less powerful races form the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, including the Drazi, Brakiri, Vree, Markab, and Pak'ma'ra. The League of Non-Aligned Worlds was a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. The pak'ma'ra are a Fictional race of aliens in the Babylon 5 universe

While the original pilot movie featured some aliens which were puppets and animatronics, the decision was made early on in the show's production to portray most alien species as humanoid in appearance. Barring isolated appearances, fully computer-generated aliens were discounted as an idea due to the "massive rendering power" required. Long-term use of puppets and animatronics was also discounted due to the technological limitations in providing convincing interaction with the human actors ("if you want any real emotion from the character, you're going to have to have an actor inside. ")[35]

Languages

There are three primary languages used on the Babylon 5 station: English, as well as the fictional Centauri and Interlac. In the DC Comics fictional universe, Interlac is the designated communication language of the 30th century United Planets [36] English is mentioned explicitly as the "human language of commerce,"[37] and is the baseline language of the station (written signs appearing in all three languages). [38] Other human and alien languages do exist in the Babylon 5 universe, though hearing them spoken is uncommon; when aliens of the same species are speaking to one another, the words heard are English, though it is presumed they are speaking their native tongue. Only when in the presence of humans can the alien language be heard, to stress that the humans cannot understand what is being said. [39] With the exception of the Minbari tongue, few other alien languages are actually heard aloud on a regular basis. The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5.

The Gaim, Pak'ma'ra and Vorlons do not speak directly in English; in the case of the Pak'ma'ra, either because they refuse to learn any language other than their own,[40] or because they are incapable of making human sounds. This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. The pak'ma'ra are a Fictional race of aliens in the Babylon 5 universe [36] The Gaim, Pak'ma'ra and the Vorlons instead make use of real-time translation devices. [41]

The principal human characters speak with an American English accent, with the exception of Marcus Cole, who speaks with a distinct British accent. Susan Ivanova, born in Russia, speaks with an American accent, as her character was raised and schooled outside Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending [42] Her father speaks with a distinct Russian accent, as does her brother. Various other minor human characters speak English with recognizable regional accents. Ambassador Delenn and Londo Mollari, both alien characters, speak with distinct accents similar to Slavic. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages Delenn speaks with actress Mira Furlan's normal Croatian accent; most other Minbari have native-speaker accents for English (e. Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring g. American English for Lennier, British English for Neroon). Neroon is a fictional character in the universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, portrayed by John Vickery. Londo's accent was developed independently by actor Peter Jurasik[43] and was imitated by William Forward, who played Lord Refa. Straczynski has described Londo's accent as being that of the "old school" of the Centauri Imperial Court. [44] Narns tend to speak in native-speaker (generally British) accents as well; Andreas Katsulas adopted a dramatic British accent to portray G'Kar. The Indian bread is spelled Naan. The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television Andrew C "Andreas" Katsulas (May 18 1946 – February 13 2006 was an American Actor perhaps best known for his roles as Ambassador G'Kar in G'Kar is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Andreas Katsulas.

Use of the Internet

Original B5 promo logo
Original B5 promo logo
Main article: Babylon 5's use of the Internet

The show employed internet marketing to create a buzz among online readers far in advance of the airing of the pilot episode,[45] with Straczynski participating in online communities on USENET (in the rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated newsgroup), and the GEnie and Compuserve systems before the Web came together as it exists today. Babylon 5 's use of the Internet began in 1991 with the creator of the series J Usenet, a Portmanteau of "user" and "network" is a world-wide distributed Internet discussion system recartssftvbabylon5moderated is a notable and influential moderated Usenet Newsgroup that focuses on the Science fiction Television series GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States The station's location, in "grid epsilon" at coordinates of 470/18/22, was a reference to GEnie ("grid epsilon" = "GE") and the original forum's address on the system's bulletin boards. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Also during this time, Warner Bros. executive Jim Moloshok created and distributed electronic trading cards to help advertise the series. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and A trading card (or collectible card) is a small Card, usually made out of Cardboard or thick Paper, which usually contains an image of a [46] In 1995, Warner Bros. started the Official Babylon 5 Website on the now defunct Pathfinder portal. Pathfinder was one of the first Internet portals initially created as Time Warner 's entry onto the Internet In September 1995, they hired a fan to take over the site and move it to its own domain name, and to oversee the Keyword B5 area on America Online.

Broadcast history

The pilot movie, The Gathering, premiered on February 22, 1993, and the regular series initially aired from January 26, 1994 through November 25, 1998,[47] first on the short-lived Prime Time Entertainment Network, then on cable network TNT. Babylon 5 The Gathering is the pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Prime Time Entertainment Network (also known as PTEN) was a United States Television network launched in 1993 by the Prime Time Consortium Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The show aired every week in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 without a break; as a result the last four or five episodes of the early seasons were shown in the UK before the U. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began S. [48]

The pilot movie debuted in the United States with strong viewing figures, achieving a 9. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 7 in the Nielsen national syndication rankings. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television [49] The series proper debuted with a 6. 8 rating/10 share. Figures dipped in its second week, and while it posted a solid 5. 0 rating/8 share, with an increase in several major markets,[50] ratings for the first season continued to fall, to a low of 3. 4 during reruns. A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a Radio or Television broadcast. [51] Ratings continued to remain low-to-middling throughout the first four seasons,[52] but Babylon 5 scored well with the demographics required to attract the leading national sponsors and saved up to $300,000 per episode by shooting off the studio lot,[49] therefore remaining profitable for the network. Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles [53] However, the fifth season, shown on cable network TNT, garnered "disappointing" ratings. [54] In the United Kingdom, Babylon 5 was one of the better-rated U. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located S. television shows on Channel 4,[55] and achieved high audience Appreciation Indexes, with season four's "Endgame" achieving the rare feat of beating the prime-time soap operas for first position. An Appreciation Index ( AI) is a score between 0 and 100 which is used as an indicator of the public's approval for a particular television programme or broadcast service in the " Endgame " is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. [56]

Cast

Main article: List of people involved with Babylon 5

Regular cast

Recurring guests

In addition, several other actors have filled more than one minor role on the series. Ed Wasser (born March 26, 1964 in Roslyn Heights New York) is an American Actor, best known for his portrayal of the mysterious Morden is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Ed Wasser. Efrem Zimbalist Jr (born November 30 1918 is an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F Kim Strauss played the Drazi Ambassador in four episodes, as well as nine other characters in ten more episodes. Kim Strauss (born in Chicago Illinois, USA) is a Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Voiceover artist, and Amazon This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. [57] Some actors had difficulty dealing with the application of prosthetics required to play some of the alien characters. The producers therefore used the same group of people (as many as twelve) in various mid-level speaking roles, taking full head and body casts from each. The group came to be unofficially known by the production as the "Babylon 5 Alien Rep Group. "[58]

Plot summary

The five seasons of the series each correspond to one fictional sequential year in the period 2258-2262. As the series starts, the Babylon 5 station is welcoming ambassadors from various races in the galaxy. Earth has just barely survived an accidental war with the powerful Minbari, who, despite their superior technology, mysteriously surrendered at the brink of the destruction of the human race (the Battle of the Line). The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5. In the Babylon 5 Fictional universe, the Battle of the Line was the final battle of the Earth-Minbari war

Season one - 2258

During 2258, Commander Jeffrey Sinclair is in charge of the station. Jeffrey Sinclair is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Michael O'Hare. Much of the story revolves around his gradual discovery that it was his capture by the Minbari at the Battle of the Line which ended the war against Earth. Upon capturing Sinclair, the Minbari came to believe that Valen, a great Minbari leader and hero of the last Minbari-Shadow war, had been reincarnated as the Commander. Valen is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Concluding that others of their species had been and were being, reborn as humans, and in obedience to the edict that Minbari do not kill one another, they stopped the war just as Earth's final defenses were on the verge of collapse. In the universe of the Babylon 5 television series Earth was located in a relatively uncontested and non-valuable portion of the Galaxy

It is gradually revealed that Ambassador Delenn is a member of the mysterious and powerful Grey Council, the ruling body of the Minbari. Delenn is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Mira Furlan. Summoned I take the place that has been prepared for me I am Grey Towards the end of 2258, she begins the transformation into a Minbari-human hybrid, ostensibly to build a bridge between the humans and Minbari. The year ends with the assassination of Earth Alliance President Luis Santiago, and rising tension between the Narn and Centauri, after a Narn outpost is completely destroyed by an unknown third party. The Earth Alliance is the name of a Fictional alliance of the nations of Earth in the Television series Babylon 5.

Season two - 2259

At the beginning of 2259, Captain John Sheridan replaces Sinclair as the military governor of the station. John J Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner. He and the command staff learn that the death of President Santiago was actually an assassination masterminded by Vice President Clark (who assumed the Presidency upon Santiago's death). A conflict develops between the Babylon 5 command staff and the Psi Corps, an increasingly autocratic organization which oversees and controls the lives of human telepaths. In the Fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible An autocracy is a Form of government in which the Political power is held by a single self-appointed ruler Telepathy ( Greek τηλε tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια patheia meaning "to be affected by" describes the purported transfer Commander Ivanova, the second-in-command of the station, is secretly a latent telepath who has illicitly avoided registering with the Psi Corps.

The Shadows, an ancient and extremely powerful race who have recently emerged from hibernation, are revealed to be the cause of a variety of mysterious and disturbing events, including the attack on the Narn outpost at the end of 2258. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari unknowingly enlists their aid through his association with the mysterious Mr. Morden in the ongoing conflict with the Narn. Londo Mollari is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Peter Jurasik. Morden is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Ed Wasser. After full-scale war breaks out, the Centauri eventually conquer Narn in a brutal attack involving mass drivers, outlawed weapons of mass destruction. A mass driver or electromagnetic Catapult is a method of Non-rocket spacelaunch that would use a Linear motor to Accelerate A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e A power struggle amongst the Centauri ensues after their emperor dies. Towards the end of the year, the Clark administration begins to show increasingly totalitarian characteristics, clamping down on dissent and restricting freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. The Vorlons are revealed to be the basis of legends about angels on various worlds, including Earth, and are the ancient enemies of the Shadows. The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. They enlist the aid of Sheridan and the Babylon 5 command staff in the struggle against the Shadows. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5.

Season three - 2260

The Psi Corps and President Clark, whose government has discovered Shadow vessels buried in Earth's solar system, begin to harness the vessels' advanced technology. The Clark administration continues to become increasingly xenophobic and totalitarian, and uses a military incident as an excuse to declare martial law. Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries This triggers a war of independence on Mars, which had long had a strained political relationship with Earth. Babylon 5 also declares independence from Earth, along with several other outlying Earth Alliance colonies. In response, the Earth Alliance attempts to retake Babylon 5 by force, but with the aid of the Minbari, who have allied with the station against the growing Shadow threat, the attack is repelled.

Becoming concerned over the Shadows' growing influence amongst his people, Centauri ambassador Londo Mollari attempts to sever ties with them. Mr. Morden, the Shadows' human representative, tricks him into restoring the partnership by engineering the murder of Mollari's mistress. Morden is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Ed Wasser. Open warfare breaks out between the Shadows and the alliance led by Babylon 5 and the Minbari. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. It is learned that genetic manipulation by the Vorlons is the source of human telepathy, as it is later discovered that Shadow ships are vulnerable to telepathic attacks. Displeased at the Vorlons' lack of direct action against the Shadows, Captain John Sheridan goads Vorlon ambassador Kosh Naranek into launching an attack against their mutual enemy. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Kosh may refer to Kosh Naranek, a fictional character in the Babylon 5 television series Kosh (art director, an album cover designer Kosh's deeds lead to his subsequent assassination by the Shadows. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5.

Upon returning to the station, former commander Jeffrey Sinclair, using an alien artifact discovered on the nearby planet Epsilon III, travels back in time 1,000 years with the stolen Babylon 4 space station, intending to use it as a base of operations against the Shadows in the first Minbari-Shadow war. In Role-playing games and fantasy literature an artifact is a magical object with great power Epsilon III is a planet in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Babylon 4 (also known as B4) is a fictional Space station from the Television series Babylon 5. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Undergoing the same transformation as Delenn at the end of Season 1, Sinclair transforms into a Minbari and is subsequently revealed to be the actual Valen of Minbari legend, rather than a reincarnation. Spurred by the reappearance of his assumed-dead wife (who now works for the Shadows), Sheridan travels to Z'ha'dum, the Shadow homeworld, in an attempt by them to recruit him. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. In the fictional Babylon 5 universe Z'ha'dum was the homeworld of the ancient mysterious race known as the Shadows. However he instead destroys their largest city in a kamikaze nuclear attack, and is last seen jumping into a miles-deep pit to escape the explosion. Garibaldi, during a fight with Shadow vessels, goes missing.

Season four - 2261

In 2261, the Vorlons join the Shadow War, but their tactics become a concern for the alliance when the Vorlons begin destroying entire planets which they deem to have been "influenced" by the Shadows. Disturbed by this turn of events, Babylon 5 recruits several other powerful and ancient races (the First Ones) to their cause, against both the Shadows and the Vorlons. The First Ones is the collective name of a group of aliens from the Television Science fiction Drama Babylon 5. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Captain John Sheridan returns to the station after escaping the destruction of Z'ha'dum, but at a price: barring illness or injury, he has only 20 years left to live. He is accompanied by a mysterious alien named Lorien who claims to be the oldest sentient being in the galaxy.

After Sherdian's return, Garibaldi returns and starts acting more paranoid and suspicious of other alien races than normal. He leaves his post as security chief and works on his own as a "provider of information". Garibaldi was actually abducted by the Psi-Corps at the end of Season 3 and re-programmed by Bester to provide information to him at the right time.

Centauri Emperor Cartagia forges a relationship with the Shadows. Emperor Cartagia is a fictional character from the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Wortham Krimmer. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. Londo Mollari engineers the assassination of Cartagia and repudiates his agreement with the Shadows. He kills Mr. Morden and destroys the Shadow vessels based on the Centauri homeworld, thus saving his planet from destruction by the Vorlons. Aided by the other ancient races, and several younger ones, Sheridan lures both the Vorlons and the Shadows into an immense battle, during which the Vorlons and Shadows reveal that they have been left as guardians of the younger races, but due to philosophical differences, ended up using them as pawns in their endless wars throughout the ages. The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. The younger races reject their continued interference, and the Vorlons and Shadows, along with the remaining First Ones, agree to depart the galaxy forever.

Minbar is gripped by a brief civil war. The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5. Garibaldi betrays Sheridan and arranges his capture. Garibaldi later reveals to Bester about a virus that is dangerous to only telepaths, which the Psi-Corps then destroys. Bester releases Garibaldi of his programming, and allows him to remember everything he has done since being kidnapped. Garibaldi helps to free Sheridan and return him to the campaign to free Earth. An alliance led by Babylon 5 frees Earth from totalitarian rule by President Clark in a short but bloody war. This culminates in Clark's suicide and the restoration of peaceful government. Mars is granted full independence, and Sheridan agrees to step down as commander of Babylon 5. The League of Non-Aligned Worlds is dissolved and reformed into the Interstellar Alliance, with Sheridan elected as its first President and continuing his command of the Rangers, who are to act as a galactic equivalent of United Nations peacekeepers. The League of Non-Aligned Worlds was a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe The Interstellar Alliance is a fictional interstellar Government of civilizations in the Babylon 5 universe Rangers (Minbari Anla'shok) are a fictional class of warriors that play a prominent role in the Science fiction Television series Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace

In the season finale, the events of 100, 500, 1000, and one million years into the future are shown, depicting Babylon 5's lasting influence throughout history. Amongst the events shown are the political aftermath of the 2261 civil war, a subsequent nuclear war on Earth involving a new totalitarian government in the year AD 2762, the resulting fall of Earth into a pre-industrial society, the loss and restoration of humanity's knowledge of space travel, and the final evolution of mankind into energy beings similar to the Vorlons, after which Earth's sun goes nova. Pre-industrial society refers to specific social attributes and forms of political and cultural organization that were prevalent before the advent of the Industrial Revolution A nova (pl novae or novas) is a Cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a White

Season five - 2262

In 2262, Earthforce Captain Elizabeth Lochley is appointed to command Babylon 5. Elizabeth Lochley is a lead fictional character from the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 and Crusade, played The station grows in its role as a sanctuary for rogue telepaths running from the Psi Corps, resulting in a violent conflict. In the Fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible G'Kar, former Narn ambassador to Babylon 5, becomes a spiritual leader after a book was published that he wrote while incarcerated during the Narn-Centauri War. G'Kar is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Andreas Katsulas. The Drakh, former allies of the Shadows who remained in the galaxy, take control of Regent Virini on Centauri Prime through a parasitic creature called a Keeper, then incite a war between the Centauri and the Interstellar Alliance, in order to isolate the Centauri from the Alliance, and gain a malleable homeworld for themselves. The Drakh are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor Virini is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, and is played by Damian London.

Centauri Prime is consequently decimated by Narn and Drazi warships, and Londo Mollari becomes emperor, accepting a Drakh Keeper under threat of the complete nuclear destruction of the planet. The Indian bread is spelled Naan. The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. Portions of the end of his reign are seen in various time-travel sequences throughout the series; one such sequence shows Mollari and former nemesis (and later friend) G'Kar dying at each other's throats in an act of mutual suicide. Vir Cotto, Mollari's loyal and more moral aide, succeeds him as emperor, free of Drakh influence. Vir Cotto is a character from the fictional Babylon 5 universe played on screen by Stephen Furst. Sheridan and Delenn marry and move to Minbar, along with the headquarters of the Interstellar Alliance.

Twenty years later, on the verge of death, Sheridan takes one final trip to the now-obsolete Babylon 5 station before its decommissioning. Sheridan apparently dies, but is claimed by the First Ones, who invite him to join them on a journey beyond the rim of the galaxy. The Babylon 5 station is completely destroyed in a planned demolition shortly after Sheridan's departure, its existence no longer necessary as the Alliance has taken over its diplomatic purposes.

Themes

Throughout its run, Babylon 5 found ways to portray themes relevant to modern and historical social issues. A theme, from Old French tesme, is a broad idea in a story or literary work or a message or lesson conveyed by a written text It marked several firsts in television science fiction, such as the exploration of the political and social landscapes of the first human colonies, their interactions with Earth, and the underlying tensions. [59] Babylon 5 was also one of the first television science fiction shows to denotatively refer to a same-sex relationship;[60] in the show, homosexuality is as much of an issue as "being left-handed or right-handed. "[61] Unrequited love is explored as a source of pain for the characters, though not all the relationships end unhappily. Unrequited love is love that is not openly reciprocated even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired [1]

Order vs chaos; authoritarianism vs free will

"Neither the Vorlons nor the Shadows saw themselves as conquerors or adversaries. . . both believed they were doing what was right for us. And like any possessive parent, they'll keep on believing that until the kid is strong enough to stand up and say, 'No, this is what I want. '"
— J. Michael Straczynski, 1997[62]

The clash between order and chaos, and the people caught in between, plays an important role in Babylon 5. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J The conflict between two unimaginably-powerful older races, the Vorlons and the Shadows, is represented as a battle between two competing ideologies, each seeking to turn the humans and the other younger races to their beliefs. The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5. The Vorlons represent an authoritarian philosophy: you will do what we tell you to, because we tell you to do it. Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union The Vorlon question, "Who are you?" focuses on identity as a catalyst for shaping personal goals;[63][64] the intention is not to solicit a "correct" answer, but to "tear down the artifices we construct around ourselves until we're left facing ourselves, not our roles. "[65] The Shadows represent a philosophy of evolution through fire, of sowing the seeds of conflict in order to engender progress. [66] The question the Shadows ask is "What do you want?" In contrast to the Vorlons, they place personal desire and ambition first, using it to shape identity,[64] encouraging conflict between groups who choose to serve their own glory or profit. [67] The representation of order and chaos was informed by the Babylonian myth that the universe was born in the conflict between both. Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, Heroes and Mythological creatures While these stories The climax of this conflict comes with the younger races' exposing of the Vorlons' and the Shadows' "true faces"[62] and the rejection of both philosophies,[64] heralding the dawn of a new age without their interference.

The notion that the war was about "killing your parents"[62] is echoed in the portrayal of the civil war between the human colonies and Earth. Deliberately dealing in historical and political metaphor, with particular emphasis upon McCarthyism and HUAC,[68] the Earth Alliance becomes increasingly-authoritarian, eventually sliding into a dictatorship. McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Earth Alliance is the name of a Fictional alliance of the nations of Earth in the Television series Babylon 5. The show examines the impositions on civil liberties which aid its rise, and the self-delusion of a populace which believes its moral superiority will never allow a dictatorship to come to power, until it is too late. thumb| |Broken Liberty Istanbul Archaeology Museum Civil liberties are freedoms that protect the Individual from the Government. [69] The successful rebellion led by the Babylon 5 station results in the restoration of a democratic government, and true autonomy for Mars and the colonies. [70]

War and peace

"What interests me, what I wanted to do with making this show, was in large measure to examine the issues and emotions and events that precede a war, precipitate a war, the effects of the war itself, the end of the war and the aftermath of the war. The war is hardware; the people are at the center of the story. "
— J. Michael Straczynski, 1997[71]

The Babylon 5 universe deals with numerous armed conflicts which rage on an interstellar scale. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J The story begins in the aftermath of a war which brought the human race to the brink of extinction, caused by a misunderstanding during a first contact situation. First contact is a common science-fictional theme about the first meeting between Humans and aliens or more broadly of any sentient [34] The Babylon 5 station is subsequently built in order to foster peace through diplomacy, during its first two seasons described as the "last, best hope for peace" in the opening credits monologue. Wars between separate alien civilizations are featured; the conflict between the Narn and the Centauri is followed from its beginnings as a minor territorial dispute amplified by historical animosity, through to its end, in which weapons of mass destruction are employed to subjugate and enslave an entire planet. The Indian bread is spelled Naan. The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e The war is an attempt to portray a more sobering kind of conflict than usually seen on science fiction television; informed by the events of the first Gulf War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Soviet invasion of Prague, the intent was to recreate these moments when "the world held its breath" and the emotional core of the conflict was the disbelief that the situation could have occurred at all, and the desperation to find a way to bring it to an end. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Prague Spring ( Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during [72] By the start of the third season, the opening monologue has changed to say that the Babylon 5 station is the "last, best hope for victory," indicating that while peace is a laudable accomplishment, it can also mean a capitulation to an enemy intent on committing horrendous acts, and that "peace is a byproduct of victory against those who do not want peace. "[73]

The Shadow War also features prominently in the show, during which an advanced alien species attempts to sow the seeds of conflict in order to promote technological and cultural advancement. For the unrelated novel series see Chronicles of the Shadow War. The gradual discovery of the scheme and the rebellion against it serve as the backdrop to the first three seasons,[74] but also as a metaphor for the war within ourselves; the concurrent limiting of civil liberties and Earth's descent into a dictatorship are "shadow wars" of their own. [75] In ending the Shadow War before the conclusion of the series, the show was able to more fully explore its aftermath, and it is this "war at home" which forms the bulk of the remaining two seasons. The struggle for independence between Mars and Earth culminates with a civil war between the human colonies (led by the Babylon 5 station) and the home planet. Choosing Mars as both the spark for the civil war, and the staging ground for its dramatic conclusion, enabled the viewer to understand the conflict more fully than had it involved an anonymous colony orbiting a distant star. [59] The conflict, and the reasons behind it, were informed by Nazism, McCarthyism and the breakup of Yugoslavia,[68] and the unraveling of the former Balkan country also served as partial inspiration for another civil war, which involved the alien Minbari. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: [76][77]

"One of the things about the way events come to a head and finish…is that it's very unnerving. . . okay, now what? The ongoing conflict has become something you could count on, you knew the rough shape of what might be coming along. Now all that's kicked over, and you have to get on with the next aspect: making a new life. "
— J. Michael Straczynski, 1997[71]

The post-war landscape has its roots in the Reconstruction; the attempt to resolve the issues of the American Civil War after the conflict had ended, and this struggle for survival in a changed world was also informed by works such as Alas, Babylon, a novel dealing with the after-effects of a nuclear war on a small American town. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Alas Babylon is a 1959 Novel by American writer Pat Frank. It was one of the first post-apocalyptic novels of the nuclear [78] The show expresses that the end of these wars is not an end to war itself. Events shown hundreds of years into the show's future tell of wars which will once again bring the human race to the edge of annihilation, demonstrating that mankind will not change, and the best that can be hoped for after it falls is that it climbs a little higher each time, until it can one day "take [its] place among the stars, teaching those who follow. "[79]

Religion

"If you look at the long history of human society, religion - whether you describe that as organized, disorganized, or the various degrees of accepted superstition - has always been present. And it will be present 200 years from now. . . To totally ignore that part of the human equation would be as false and wrong-headed as ignoring the fact that people get mad, or passionate, or strive for better lives. "
— J. Michael Straczynski, 1993[80]

Acknowledging the continued existence of faith, even in a science fiction setting,[81] many of Babylon 5's characters have profound spiritual or religious beliefs, reflecting that throughout history, religion has been present in one form or another and will remain so even in a far-future rich with technological advancement. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J [80] Many of Earth's contemporary religions are shown to still be in existence, and the main human characters often have religious convictions, including Roman Catholicism, Jesuit beliefs, Judaism and the fictional Foundationism, which was created specifically for the show. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Foundationism (not to be confused with the school of philosophy called Foundationalism) is a fictional Religion invented by J [82] Earth's religions have also had to deal with the existence of extraterrestrial belief systems, resulting in a cross-pollination of ideas,[83] and the factionization or destruction of some,[84] while in the show's third season, a community of Dominican monks[85] takes up residence on the Babylon 5 station, in order to learn what the other races throughout the universe call God,[86] and to come to a better understanding of the different religions through study at close quarters. [87] Alien beliefs in the show range from the Centauri's Bacchanalian-influenced religions,[80] of which there are up to seventy different denominations,[88] to the more pantheistic, as with the Narn and Minbari religions. The Centauri are a humanoid species in the fictional universe of the Babylon 5 television series In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman Pantheism ( Greek: πάν ( 'pan') = all and θεός ( 'theos') = God it literally means " God is All The Indian bread is spelled Naan. The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the Babylon 5 television The Minbari are a fictional alien race featured in the television show Babylon 5. [89]

Depictions of religion on the show, human and alien, sometimes come subtly, or are the main theme of an episode;[90] the first season episode "The Parliament of Dreams" is a conventional "showcase" for religion, in which each species on the Babylon 5 station has an opportunity to demonstrate its beliefs,[80] and "Passing Through Gethsemane" focuses on a specific position of Roman Catholic dogma,[91] as well as concepts of justice, vengeance and biblical forgiveness. " The Parliament of Dreams " is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Passing Through Gethsemane is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. [92] Other treatments have been more contentious, such as the David Gerrold-scripted "Believers", in which alien parents would rather see their son die than undergo a life-saving operation. David Gerrold, born Jerrold David Friedman ( January 24, 1944) in Chicago Illinois, is a Science fiction author who started his career " Believers " is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. [80] By presenting the viewer with characters' spiritual beliefs, motivations are supplied for what might otherwise be construed as arbitrary behavior; these motivations are not necessarily based on truth, leading to misconceptions which in due course become important plot points. [93] A typical question for Babylon 5 to present is a series of events which can initially be interpreted as having either a scientific or a spiritual explanation; while ultimately suggesting the former in most cases, occasionally the issue is left open. [81] In others, where religious belief is an integral part of the storyline, the show attempts to balance all sides of the argument, as in "Soul Hunter", where the spiritual concept explored is that of the immortal soul, and whether after death it is destroyed, reincarnated or simply does not exist. " Soul Hunter " is the second episode of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living The character arguing the latter, Doctor Stephen Franklin, is often put into the more spiritual storylines, as his scientific rationality presents a contrast with the unexplainable which creates dramatic conflict,[93] and while the show's creator and main writer identifies as an atheist,[80] undercurrents of religions as diverse as Buddhism have been noted as imbuing many of the characters' words. Stephen Franklin is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Richard Biggs Atheism Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices [94] Passages, often the same ones, take on distinct meanings to viewers of differing faiths; the show ultimately expresses ideas which cross religious boundaries. [95]

Dreams and visions

The subliminal and subconscious play a very significant role in the Babylon 5 franchise. The term subconscious is defined as existing or operating in the Mind beneath or beyond Conscious Awareness. Every single major character experiences, on at least one occasion, some altered state of consciousness in which he or she receives some sort of important mental message. This could either be one that further fleshes out the character for the benefit of the viewer, or one of transcendental and transpersonal nature that anticipates important further developments in the storyline. Some of these signs and portents resemble lucid dreams, but many are quite bizarre and "dreamlike," frequently in a spiritual context.

Addiction

Substance abuse and its impact on human personalities also plays a significant role in the Babylon 5 storyline. The station's security chief, Michael Garibaldi is a textbook relapsing-remitting alcoholic of the binge drinking type; he practices complete abstinence from alcohol throughout most of the series (with one notable exception) until the middle of season five. Michael Garibaldi is a lead fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Jerry Doyle. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Binge drinking is drinking certain beverages with the intention of becoming intoxicated Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure " Survivors " is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. " Phoenix Rising " is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. He only recovers physically and socially and breaks the cycle at the end of the season. Dr. Stephen Franklin develops an (initially unrecognized) addiction to injectable stimulant drugs while trying to cope with the chronic stress and work overload in Medlab, and wanders off to the homeless and deprived in Brown Sector, where he suffers through a severe withdrawal syndrome. Stephen Franklin is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Richard Biggs Stimulant drugs are Drugs that temporarily increase alertness and awareness Withdrawal, also known as withdrawal/abstinence syndrome, refers to the characteristic signs and symptoms that appear when a drug that causes Physical dependence is Executive Officer Susan Ivanova mentions that her father became an alcoholic after her mother had committed suicide after having been drugged by the authorities over a number of years. Susan Ivanova is a fictional character in the Science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Claudia Christian. Among the aliens, Londo Mollari is at least a heavy abuser of alcohol, mostly in the form of the Centauri national drink, Brevari (though in Centauri culture, sobriety, as opposed to drunkenness, is considered a vice). Londo Mollari is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Peter Jurasik.

Numerous other references to substance abuse and drug dealing are scattered throughout the storyline, including "Dust," a white powder with a black-market presence comparable to cocaine. "Dust" turns out to be a "designer drug" developed by Psi Corps and placed into the black-market as an experiment to see if psychic abilities could be brought out in "mundanes" (non-psychics). In the Fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible

Original series

Main article: List of Babylon 5 episodes

Episodes

Each season shared its name with an episode that was central to that season's plot. This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents

Made-for-TV films

The Gathering was the pilot, depicting the arrival of the major characters to the Babylon 5 station in 2257. This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents This is a list of Babylon 5 episodes. See also Crusade. Pilot movie Season 1 Signs and Portents Babylon 5 The Gathering is the pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Babylon 5 In the Beginning (1998 is a Television movie set in the Babylon 5 Science fiction franchise. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Babylon 5 Thirdspace ( 1998) is a made-for-television movie that is part of the Babylon 5 science fiction franchise Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The River of Souls was the third feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A Call To Arms (1999 was the fourth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe (not including the pilot The Gathering) Crusade is a Spin-off TV show from J Michael Straczynski 's Babylon 5. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Babylon 5 The Legend of the Rangers (episodic title "To Live and Die in Starlight" was the fifth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe Babylon 5 The Legend of the Rangers (episodic title "To Live and Die in Starlight" was the fifth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The made-for-TV movie In the Beginning depicts the events of the Earth-Minbari War, as revealed in the first few seasons, in chronological order and in greater detail than the main series. The made-for-TV movies Thirdspace and The River of Souls are largely stand-alone episodes.

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms set-up the premise of the Crusade series, depicting the Drakh releasing a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on the planet within five years if it is not stopped. Crusade is a Spin-off TV show from J Michael Straczynski 's Babylon 5. The Drakh are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe Grey goo is a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving Molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all matter To that end, the destroyer Excalibur is sent out to look for a cure. The Victory class destroyer is a heavy destroyer in the Fictional universe of Babylon 5. The IAS Excalibur is a starship in the fictional Babylon 5 / Crusade universe

Spin-offs

Crusade

Main article: Crusade (TV series)

The spin-off series Crusade[96] ran on TNT for thirteen episodes, having been set up by the TV-movie A Call to Arms. Crusade is a Spin-off TV show from J Michael Straczynski 's Babylon 5. Crusade is a Spin-off TV show from J Michael Straczynski 's Babylon 5. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The production team received help from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to make sure that the series depicted science and technology accurately. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program [97] However, creative differences between Straczynski and TNT caused problems; the network wanted more sex and violence,[98] and forced Straczynski to begin the first episode with a fistfight. The sex-and-violence request was later withdrawn, and TNT allocated more money to Crusade, giving the actors better uniforms and new sets mid-season. However, due to the creative differences, TNT eventually decided to cancel the series after thirteen episodes had been produced, but before any of them were aired. At the time of the cancellation, only hints of major story arcs had yet come into play, though unproduced scripts published online by Straczynski—in addition to comments made by him online, at conventions, and on the Crusade DVD commentaries—reveal that they would have become prominent features of the series, had it continued.

Legend of the Rangers

Main article: Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers

A made-for-TV movie titled To Live and Die in Starlight was produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. Babylon 5 The Legend of the Rangers (episodic title "To Live and Die in Starlight" was the fifth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe Babylon 5 The Legend of the Rangers (episodic title "To Live and Die in Starlight" was the fifth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe It was the proposed pilot episode of a new series titled Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers. Babylon 5 The Legend of the Rangers (episodic title "To Live and Die in Starlight" was the fifth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe Rescheduled after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the movie aired on January 19, 2002. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, it was scheduled against an NFL AFC Divisional Championship playoff game featuring the New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The pilot's poor ratings contributed to the lessening of the network's interest in a series pick-up, but the final nail in its coffin was the dispute between Warner Bros. and Vivendi Universal (owners of the Sci-Fi Channel) over revenue-sharing for the potential weekly series. VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995

The Memory of Shadows

Main article: The Memory of Shadows

In 2004 and early 2005, rumors widely circulated about a planned Babylon 5 movie for theatrical release. The Memory of Shadows ( TMoS) was the title for the first Babylon 5 movie intended for theatrical release in contrast to the six previous made-for-TV However, on February 25, 2005, a post from Straczynski announced that the project had fallen through, and was for all practical purposes dead. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [99] The proposed movie, titled The Memory of Shadows (TMOS), was written by Straczynski. The Memory of Shadows ( TMoS) was the title for the first Babylon 5 movie intended for theatrical release in contrast to the six previous made-for-TV Filming was to have begun in April, 2005 in the UK, with Steven Beck as the director.

Several sources have claimed that factions within Warner Bros. wanted to recast established Babylon 5 roles with younger and more well-known actors, causing a major controversy among fans. Straczynski has acknowledged the subject and has stated that the negotiations were problematic, but has said that he is unable to directly comment on the issue. It has been said, however, that Warner's stated principle at the time was only to do "blockbuster" movies featuring "star" names, and that the issue of re-casting the characters only arose as a result of those attempting to finance TMoS approaching WB, having been unable to raise the finance elsewhere.

The Lost Tales

Main article: Babylon 5: The Lost Tales

A new project set in Babylon 5 universe was announced by Straczynski at San Diego Comic Con 2006. Babylon 5 The Lost Tales is an anthology show set in the Babylon 5 universe Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden [100] Babylon 5: The Lost Tales is a set of mini-stories featuring established characters from the series, released direct-to-DVD. Production of the first anthology of two stories, named collectively Voices in the Dark, commenced in November 2006 with Straczynski writing, producing, and directing. Babylon 5 The Lost Tales is an anthology show set in the Babylon 5 universe It was released July 31, 2007. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In a Usenet post on September 5, 2007, Straczynski stated that Warner Bros. Usenet, a Portmanteau of "user" and "network" is a world-wide distributed Internet discussion system Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "are most pleased as sales have been several orders of magnitude beyond what they anticipated. "[101]

Novels, novelizations, short stories, and comic books

Main article: Babylon 5 Novels, novelizations, short stories, and comic books

Unique to the Babylon 5 universe among virtually all other shared media universes is the sanctioned canonicity of many of its offshoot novels and comic book stories; nearly all of the Babylon 5 novels and novelizations to date having been based on outlines written directly by J. Michael Straczynski. The later Del Rey books are considered to be more canonical than some of the earlier Dell ones, and at least two major plotline revelations were made in the DC Comics series that were directly referenced in the TV series. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In all, per Straczynski's own remarks, canonical elements exist in every single book or comic published to date, and his deeper involvement in the novel-publishing program from 1996 onward has ensured a greater level of canonicity within such works.

Additionally, Straczynski himself penned a number of short stories, published in Amazing Stories magazine, expanding on several key story-points from the television series, along with a number of other established authors, with all such tales considered as "real" as the TV show itself. Amazing Stories was an American Science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback 's Experimenter Publishing.

As of 2007, J. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Straczynski is still writing the manuscript for a Babylon 5 graphic novel, to be published on an as-yet-unknown date by Wildstorm Productions. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book The premise, characters, and plot have not been officially confirmed, but it has been reported that Straczynski originally planned to write a story that takes place before the season three two-parter "War Without End," featuring Sinclair and Sheridan, and involving Mars, Minbar, Babylon 5, and a conspiracy. It has also been reported that he has subsequently decided to tie in elements from the spinoffs Crusade and Legend of the Rangers into the book. [102] The graphic novel will be 100 pages long. The artist has not yet been announced.

Mongoose Publishing, the publisher of recent Babylon 5 role-playing game (RPG) material, announced plans to release a line of Babylon 5 novels and graphic novels, beginning in summer 2006. Mongoose Publishing is a prolific British manufacturer of role-playing, miniatures, and Card games actively publishing material since 2001 J. Michael Straczynski made it clear that he was not involved with this project, and considered the works to be "fan-fiction. "[103] In spring of 2007, Mongoose announced that the project was cancelled.

DVD releases

Season releases

The first season DVD set
The first season DVD set

All five seasons have been released individually in the US and the UK. A complete 5-season set is also available in each of the two DVD regions, titled Babylon 5: The Complete Television Series for the U. S. and Canada, and Babylon 5: The Complete Universe for the UK. The UK version also includes all the films and the short-lived spin-off Crusade. Crusade is a Spin-off TV show from J Michael Straczynski 's Babylon 5. As of 2007, all 5 television seasons and their individual episodes are also for sale at the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc

According to director J. Michael Straczynski as of mid-2006 "The DVD sales have raised over 500 million in revenue. " The financial success of the DVD box sets has led to a renewed interest in further Babylon 5 work [1].

DVD Name Region 1 Region 2
Babylon 5: The Complete First Season November 5, 2002 October 28, 2002
Babylon 5: The Complete Second Season April 29, 2003 May 26, 2003
Babylon 5: The Complete Third Season August 12, 2003 November 10, 2003
Babylon 5: The Complete Fourth Season January 6, 2004 April 19, 2004
Babylon 5: The Complete Fifth Season April 13, 2004 January 17, 2005
Babylon 5: The Complete Television Series August 17, 2004 N/A
Babylon 5: The Complete Universe N/A October 24, 2005
Babylon 5: The Complete Collection (Amazon. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. co. uk Exclusive) N/A November 5, 2007

Babylon 5 movie releases

The Movie Collection DVD set
The Movie Collection DVD set

The Babylon 5 TV movies were distributed differently in the U. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. S. and UK. Initially a DVD containing the two movies The Gathering and In the Beginning were released on both region 1 (North America) and region 2 (UK) DVD. Then, in the U. S. , the first five movies which aired while Babylon 5 was still on the air were released in one boxset, with the TV movie Legend of the Rangers getting its own separate release on both region 1 and region 2 DVD. In the UK, a film boxset was released, but instead of containing the five movies like the U. S. version, it contained the three movies which hadn't been released yet (Thirdspace, River of Souls, and A Call to Arms). The Gathering was released as a low-priced promotional R1 DVD in 2004, intended as a 'trial' of the series proper; Warner Bros. issued several such DVDs but discontinued the line shortly thereafter due to lack of interest.

DVD name Region 1 Region 2
Babylon 5: The Gathering/In the Beginning December 4, 2001 N/A
Babylon 5: The Gathering N/A April 8, 2002
Babylon 5: In the Beginning N/A April 8, 2002
Babylon 5: The Movie Collection August 17, 2004 N/A
Babylon 5: Movie Box Set N/A February 21, 2005
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers March 14, 2006 October 24, 2005
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales July 31, 2007 September 3, 2007

Mastering problems

The transfer of Babylon 5 to DVD created significant problems with regard to special-effects/CGI footage. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Several factors complicated the process.

This has resulted in several consistent flaws throughout the Babylon 5 DVD release. In particular, quality drops significantly whenever a scene cuts from purely live-action to a shot combining live-action and CGI. This is particularly noticeable on the PAL DVDs, since CGI shots had to be converted from NTSC, as well as being blown up to fit a widescreen television. PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour -encoding system used in Broadcast television systems in large parts of the world In addition, while the live-action film was originally widescreen, shots were composed for 4:3, resulting in a conspicuous tendency for actors to clump up in the middle of the screen.

Soundtrack releases

A total of 30 soundtrack albums have been released for Babylon 5. They are all composed by the series composer Christopher Franke and released under his own record label Sonic Images. These albums include 24 episode soundtracks, 3 movie soundtracks, and 3 compilation albums: Babylon 5: Vol 1, Babylon 5: Vol 2, and Best of Babylon 5.

Compilation soundtracks

These include music that appeared throughout the series, but have been extensively reorchestrated, rewritten, and remixed by Franke into lengthy movements. In some cases new themes are introduced, such as the season 5 intro theme, which is heard on the last track of Babylon 5: Vol 2 even though the soundtrack itself was released long before season 5.

Episodic and feature film soundtracks

The 27 episodic and feature film soundtracks include the exact unedited music from each corresponding episode or feature film, with no alterations, omissions, or additions.

Other releases

Seasons 1-2 and parts of season 3 of Babylon 5 have been released as advertisement-supported downloads through the In2TV download service. In2TV is a joint-service offered by AOL and Warner Bros that enables people in the USA only to download television Additionally, every episode from seasons 1-5, as well as the pilot movie Babylon 5: The Gathering, are available for purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace in the United States. Babylon 5 The Gathering is the pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. All 92 television scripts (plus two television movie scripts) written by J. Michael Straczynski for the series are being published as a fifteen-volume series. [104]

Games

In November 1997, Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment published the original The Babylon Project: The Roleplaying Game Based on Babylon 5. [105] In 2003, Mongoose Publishing printed the Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game & Factbook. Mongoose Publishing is a prolific British manufacturer of role-playing, miniatures, and Card games actively publishing material since 2001 [106]

The Babylon 5 Component Game system was also released in 1997 by 'Component Game Systems'. It was a political and military based game, which could take up to 5 hours to play. 'Component Game Systems' have since disappeared, and even their domain name (www. c-g-s. com) has been recycled by some unrelated group.

The Babylon 5 Wars wargame was first published by Agents of Gaming in 1998. Babylon 5 Wars (informally known as B5W) is a Science fiction tabletop miniature wargame, produced by the gaming company Agents of Gaming A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. Agents of Gaming was a Game design Studio that started out in January 1992 by Bruce Graw The game was developed in close contact with the creators of the show, and most of the published material is considered canon. [107] Agents of Gaming later published Babylon 5 Fleet Action, which focused on battles of a larger scale. In 2004, Babylon 5: A Call to Arms was released by Mongoose Publishing. Babylon 5 A Call to Arms ( ACtA) is a tabletop miniatures boardgame released in September 2004 by Mongoose Publishing, designed The game is similar in many ways to Babylon 5 Wars but has a more streamlined rules set and games take a lot less time to complete.

Precedence Entertainment produced the Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game between 1997 and 2000. Precedence Entertainment was a publisher of Collectible card games and Role-playing games Games produced include the Tomb Raider collectible card game Babylon 5 CCG is a discontinued Collectible card game set in the universe of the Sci-fi television series Babylon 5. In its original form, the game allowed for 2-4 players with each one playing one of the ambassadors to the B5 council: Sinclair, Delenn, G'Kar or Londo. Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards Later expansions increased the maximum number of players that could play at once and expanded the players' options. Players could represent the League of Non-Aligned Worlds or could play alternative ambassadors such as Bester for the Psi Corps or Lord Refa for the Centauri. The League of Non-Aligned Worlds was a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe In the Fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps is an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible The game was discontinued after Precedence lost the license from Warner Brothers in 2000. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and

There are no officially licensed Babylon 5 video games on the market, though in 1998 a video game based on Babylon 5, named Into the Fire, was being developed by Yosemite Entertainment, an internal division of Sierra Entertainment. Sierra Entertainment Inc is a Worldwide American Video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta Work on this game ended on September 21, 1999, when, as part of a corporate reorganization, Sierra cancelled it and laid off its development staff when the game was only a few months away from release. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [108] This game was to have cast the player as the pilot of a Starfury fighter craft, giving the player an opportunity to "move up through the ranks," and eventually take command of capital ships and even fleets. Christopher Franke composed and recorded new music for the game, and live action footage was filmed with the primary actors from the series.

A number of unauthorized Babylon 5 modifications have been created for other computer games, as well as at least one (unlicensed) independent project to develop standalone games. Mod or modification is a term generally applied to Computer games especially First-person shooters RPGs and Real-time strategy games

See also

References

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  10. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1993-01-21). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. You say, "New characters and sets.... GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
  11. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-04-25). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. "ATTN: JMS Books and TV Plot". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
  12. ^ Babylon 5 Returns. Ain't It Cool News (2006-07-24). Ain't It Cool News (AICN is a Website founded and run by Harry Knowles dedicated to rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing Films and Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
  13. ^ Writers/Directors list (JMS entry). Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  14. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-04-22). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. "I heard that with you writing the entire season". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  15. ^ Writers/Directors list. Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  16. ^ Brett Altschul. "Straczynski, Jablokov Discuss Television, The Future", The Tech, 1998-05-05. The Tech, first published on November 16 1881 is the oldest and largest campus newspaper at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge Massachusetts Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life  
  17. ^ JMS on Claudia Christian's departure. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
  18. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-04-24). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to "Changes in the Story due to Actors". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  19. ^ Divided Loyalties
  20. ^ a b J. Michael Straczynski (1996-12-18). Divided Loyalties is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the From jms re: yr 4/5. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  21. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1997-05-21). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. How will this play out. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  22. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1993-09-22). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians We are shooting in 16:9. GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
  23. ^ The Effects. The Lurker's Guide To Babylon 5. midwinter. com. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
  24. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1993-09-10). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. "Physics of Babylon 5". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  25. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-11-16). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published "Contract with Foundation dropped?". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  26. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-09-11). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul "Sinking into the sand?". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  27. ^ Full cast and crew for Babylon 5: The Gathering (IMDB). Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  28. ^ JMSNews: The J. Michael Straczynski Message Archive. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  29. ^ Christopher Franke at the IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  30. ^ From JMS on stuff. Compuserve (1997-04-11). CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  31. ^ Jeff Berkwits (2002-01-02). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. The Best of Babylon 5. Sci-fi. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  32. ^ The Guide to Babylon 5, TNT, 1997-12-26
  33. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1992-01-03). Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. There are, in fact, a number of... GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  34. ^ a b J. Michael Straczynski (1991-12-31). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Since it is now January 1st, time…. GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  35. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1994-09-06). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started "Alien looking aliens". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  36. ^ a b J. Michael Straczynski (1996-12-14). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Orange County interview. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
  37. ^ Objects at Rest
  38. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1992-07-12). " Objects at Rest " is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Re: language...English is the basic…. GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-08-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting
  39. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1993-11-04). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Yes, people will go to the bathroom. GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  40. ^ "Learning Curve"
  41. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1994-11-24). " Learning Curve " is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Pat: sorry, but you're strictly.... GEnie. GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
  42. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-12-01). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican "Diversity of B5 populace". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  43. ^ IGN: An Interview with Peter Jurasik. Retrieved on 2006-09-26. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a
  44. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-11-12). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Re:Franklin and Ivanova. AOL. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  45. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1993-07-07). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death "Re: Passage through jumpgates (first recorded Usenet post by J. Michael Straczynski)". alt.tv.babylon-5. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-03-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
  46. ^ JMSNews: The J. Michael Straczynski Message Archive. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  47. ^ Original US airdates at Lurker's Guide. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  48. ^ Original UK airdates. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
  49. ^ a b Jim Benson. "Warner weblet to 2-night sked", Variety, 1993-05-28. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Retrieved on 2007-12-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.  
  50. ^ Joe Flint. "'Babylon 5' slips a bit in second week", Variety, 1994-02-09. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.  
  51. ^ Jim Benson. "Sun and hoops sink syndies, rout 'Rush'", Variety, 1994-04-21. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Retrieved on 2007-12-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.  
  52. ^ Andrew Hindes. "U's 'Xena'", Variety, 1997-02-13. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with  
  53. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-10-11). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed "Notes from jms". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
  54. ^ Melissa Grego. "TNT cuts its losses with 'Witchblade'", Variety, 2002-09-08. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with  
  55. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-02-04). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons "UK C4 ratings". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
  56. ^ TV Zone, January 1998 issue
  57. ^ Kim Strauss at the IMDB. TV Zone is a British Magazine published every four weeks by Visual Imagination that covers Cult television. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert.
  58. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1994-11-16). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published "JMS: Utility Actor?". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  59. ^ a b Chris Aylott (1999-12-03). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Babylon 5 and the Red Planet. Space. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  60. ^ First Lesbians in Space. dykesvision. com.
  61. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1994-02-23). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable "Babylon 5 To Include Gay/B". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  62. ^ a b c J. Michael Straczynski. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J JMS Speaks. Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  63. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-05-11). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople >>ZHD - Thoughts<<. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  64. ^ a b c Scott O'Callaghan (2000-10-13). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees A B5 Milestone Remembered. Space. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  65. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-10-06). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus "JMS on Compuserve: October". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  66. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1998-04-28). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title "Attn JMS: Shadows and Hegel?". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  67. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-11-23). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Questioning.... Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  68. ^ a b J. Michael Straczynski (1996-02-27). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Re:nightwatch. AOL. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  69. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-03-07). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Point of No Return. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  70. ^ Episode 4x21, "Rising Star"
  71. ^ a b J. Michael Straczynski (1997-02-02). " Rising Star " is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Great Job (as usual). Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  72. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-02-05). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. "Coming of Shadows". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  73. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1998-05-17). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Season 3 voiceover. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  74. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-02-04). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Voices. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  75. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-02-12). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Re: Instant Gratification. Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  76. ^ J. Michael Straczynski. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J The Future of B5. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
  77. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-08-24). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Richard Hatch. Compuserve. CompuServe, ( CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial Online service in the United States Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
  78. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1997-02-13). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed "Comparison to "Lucifer's Hammer"". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  79. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1997-10-30). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. "Re to jms: deconstruction". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  80. ^ a b c d e f J. Michael Straczynski (1993-09-09). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian "Religion in B5". alt.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of
  81. ^ a b Chris Aylott (2000-10-18). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Babylon 5 - 'Grail'. Space. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
  82. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1993-12-15). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of "Re: Pilot Question? Religion?". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  83. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1994-02-20). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment "JMS: Generic EZ Q's". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  84. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-01-26). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. "Religion and First Contact". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  85. ^ Babylon 5 Universe: Supporting Characters (season three)
  86. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-11-22). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran "9 Billion Names of God". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
  87. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1996-03-03). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Re:Messages from Earth. AOL. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
  88. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1995-12-11). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Re:Franklin and Ivanova. AOL. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  89. ^ Phillip Kneis (1999-04-17). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Myths and Fiction. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  90. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (1993-12-06). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev "Pilot Question? Religion?". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-11-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of
  91. ^ Tom Janulewicz (2000-12-08). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Babylon 5 - 'Voices of Authority'. Space. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  92. ^ Tom Janulewicz (2000-12-07). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Babylon 5 - 'Passing Through Gethsemane'. Space. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  93. ^ a b Chris Aylott (2000-10-02). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Babylon 5 - 'Soul Hunter'. Space. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
  94. ^ "Tuning in to some Buddhist undercurrents in the alternate universe of TV's "Babylon 5"", Hundred Mountain, Summer 2001 issue. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life  
  95. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (2003-06-20). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. "Re: Attn JMS: Southern Baptists and B5". rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. (Web link). Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  96. ^ The Babylon Project: Crusade - Overview. The Lurker's Guide To Babylon 5. midwinter. com. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
  97. ^ NASA JPL. "PRODUCERS OF 'BABYLON 5' TAP JPL'S BRAIN POWER FOR NEW SERIES". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
  98. ^ Changes to Crusade. Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
  99. ^ jms. From jms re: tmos. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
  100. ^ Schroeder, Jan (2006-08-08). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. JMSNews news page. JMSNews, The J. Michael Straczynski Message Archive. Retrieved on 2006-08-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan
  101. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-09-05). Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Re: JMS: A Rant. rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. recartssftvbabylon5moderated is a notable and influential moderated Usenet Newsgroup that focuses on the Science fiction Television series Retrieved on 2007-10-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
  102. ^ Straczynski Project Watch. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation
  103. ^ A Call to Arms !. Mongoose. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
  104. ^ Babylon 5 Scripts. Retrieved on 2006-11-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
  105. ^ Cochran, Joseph (November 1997). The Babylon Project: The Roleplaying Game Based on Babylon 5. Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment, Inc. .  
  106. ^ Hahn, August; Matthew Sprange (2003). Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game & Factbook. Mongoose Publishing. Mongoose Publishing is a prolific British manufacturer of role-playing, miniatures, and Card games actively publishing material since 2001  
  107. ^ Graw, B. and Glass, R. : "Babylon 5 Wars Second Edition Rules Compendium. ", page 1. Agents of Gaming, 2000
  108. ^ More Disappointment for Babylon 5. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

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