Babylon 5: Severed Dreams

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 54th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. This episode marks a major turning point in the series as the show’s main characters and titular space station secede from the Earth government of which they’ve been a part since the beginning of the series. The episode features an unprecedented amount of CGI for an individual episode of a television series, and goes on to win a Hugo Award for Best Short Form Dramatic Presentation. Read more

Babylon 5: Ceremonies Of Light And Dark

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 55th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Award-winning SF writer (and series creative consultant) Harlan Ellison provides an irascible computer voice in this episode. Read more

Babylon 5: War Without End – Part 1

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 60th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Michael O’Hare guest stars as Jeffrey Sinclair, the original commander of Babylon 5, in a two-part story which clears up the mysteries left dangling at the end of the first season episode Babylon Squared. Read more

Babylon 5: War Without End – Part 2

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 61st episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Michael O’Hare guest stars as Jeffrey Sinclair, the original commander of Babylon 5, in a two-part story which clears up the mysteries left dangling at the end of the first season episode Babylon Squared. As in previous seasons, the final five episodes of the season are held back until the fall. Read more

Babylon 5: the movie(s)

Babylon 5Cable channel TNT, having already bought a package of reruns of Babylon 5 (airing in first run syndication as part of its ailing corporate sibling PTEN), begins negotiating with the producers of the series, initially for two made-for-TV movies continuing the Babylon 5 story and featuring the show’s current cast. Both movies are to be written by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, and will begin airing in 1998 alongside the nightly reruns of the series’ four completed seasons.

Babylon 5: Into The Fire

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 72nd episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. This episode concludes the main Shadow War storyline with a philosophical discussion; some fans expecting a special effects firefight make their disappointment known. Read more