#BABYLON 5 EPISODE GUIDE MOVIE#
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#BABYLON 5 EPISODE GUIDE SERIES#

I merely like to see it as a series of great potential trying to find its voice, and as such it is my favourite season.

#BABYLON 5 EPISODE GUIDE MOVIE#

The voice-over introduction would see many changes over the course of the series, but this is the only time we get to hear its message so well captured by Jurasik’s gravely and emotionally charged voice (not counting some of its elements peppered into Mollari’s dialogue at the beginning of the tie-in movie In The Beginning). It’s also the only time we would get to hear tremendous character actor Peter Jurasik recite the series’ trademark opening narration. The added dialogue underlines even more strongly the Minbari assassin’s last words to Sinclair, “there is a hole in your mind,” during the closing act of the pilot (the meaning of those words will only start to become clear by the first season finale, Chrysalis and the season 2 premiere, Points Of Departure.) Since The Gathering was released after season 4, the bit of prophetic dialogue introduced in that scene did nothing for the fans who had already seen Sinclair’s ultimate fate pan out in War Without End (episodes 16 & 17, season 3), but if you plan on watching the series for the first time, it is worth watching The Gathering before tackling season one.Įven though the series would only arguably find its voice in season 2, the pilot set the mood for the entire series. Revised, this scene now becomes a pivotal element of the series’ overarching narrative. The edits are by no means extensive, but Straczynski did use that opportunity to correct a few issues and add a few more touches to the original version.īesides fixing a few things like Sinclair’s walk through the Alien Sector that looked more like a stroll through a zoo, The Gathering introduced a revised version of Sinclair’s first encounter with Vorlon Ambassador Kosh that foreshadows Sinclair’s ultimate fate. So there are two versions of the pilot and even though the differences between them are slight, the Babylon 5 historians among us will be interested in viewing both, although it would be very hard to find a copy of the original version (harder than it is to find copies of the original, unadulterated version of Star Wars). The last two Babylon 5 stories titled Babylon 5 Tales were released directly on DVD in 2007. Another made-for-TV movie and pilot, Legends Of The Rangers, was produced, but it was not picked up as another spin-off. One of those tie-ins ( A Call To Arms) acted as a pilot (of a sort) for the spin-off series Crusade, which ran for only one season. Six made-for-TV tie-in movies were also produced. The series corresponds to five years (Earth years 2258 to 2262) in the history of the main space-faring races (Human, Centauri, Narn, Minbari, and Vorlon) and the other races first introduced as the League of Non-Aligned Worlds. It ran for its planned five-season run, which allowed J Michael Straczynski to tell the complete B5 story arc. Unlike many science fiction series of its time, it did not get cancelled. The Babylon 5 pilot aired in February 1993, but the series itself only debuted nearly a year later in January 1994. The later half of the season is far more interesting, but we have to get through a lot of filler to reach those episodes.If you’ve never watched Babylon 5, you’ve missed out on some of the best sci-fi ever aired on television, and even though the upcoming reboot may spare you from having to sit through the original series, you might still want to see what you’ve missed out on. There might have been some interesting interplays with an Earth representative who is suspicious of Sheridan, but that storyline is never pursued.

Finally, for being an alliance with all worlds, why is there no earth representative present? Sheridan, the President, is NOT the spokesman for Earth, but Earth agreed to join.

These extras just end up being fodder or followers, but never rise to 3 dimensional characters. We were led to believe that the 'telepath problem' on Babylon 5 was to be one of Sheridan's 'biggest mistakes/challenges' at the end of Season 4 (The Deconstruction of Falling Stars), but in the end, it was just a forgettable storyline with Byron, the telepath cult leader who moralizes at every moment while surrounded by telepath 'extras' who never mutter a line of dialog. now he's back at Babylon 5 and the Mars storyline is dropped. At the end of season 4, Garibaldi was in love and on Mars, taking over Edgar Industries. But a couple episodes later, they state they were once married and it's a sloppy inclusion that no one can accept.

The first episode of the season, we have a discussion between Sheridan and Lochley, and it's obvious from their interaction, they were never married. Season 5 of Babylon 5 is a disappointment on several levels, at least during the first half.

Babylon 5 episode guide