"Babylon 5" (1994) TV series 1994-1998

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creator:

J. Michael Straczynski

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 January 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A space station in neutral territory is the focus of a unique five year saga.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Station | Saga | Mass Destruction | Fascism

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 16 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Richard Biggs	...	Dr. Stephen Franklin / ... (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Jerry Doyle	...	Michael Garibaldi (109 episodes, 1994-1998)
Mira Furlan	...	Delenn / ... (109 episodes, 1994-1998)
Stephen Furst	...	Vir Cotto / ... (109 episodes, 1994-1998)
Peter Jurasik	...	Londo Mollari (109 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bill Mumy	...	Lennier (108 episodes, 1994-1998)
Andreas Katsulas	...	G'Kar (108 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Capt. John Sheridan / ... (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
Claudia Christian	...	Cmdr. Susan Ivanova / ... (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
Jeff Conaway	...	Zack Allan / ... (72 episodes, 1994-1998)
Patricia Tallman	...	Lyta Alexander (47 episodes, 1995-1998)

Also Known As:

"B5" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

45 min (110 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (season 5) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Babylonian Productions

Trivia:

During the run of the show, the show's creator, J. Michael Straczynski, was contacted by NASA officials who asked if they could borrow the design of the show's fighters - the StarFuries - for use on the International Space Station. NASA wanted to use the ships as a combination tug and forklift, adding, "Your design is the most practical we've seen." Straczynski replied that it was fine with him, but that NASA had to call them StarFuries. NASA agreed.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the episode Shadow Dancing, when Franklin slams against a bulkhead, the entire wall moves.

Quotes:

Alfred Bester: Much as it might offend their sense of perspective, not everything is about Babylon 5.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005) (V)

The best writing on television to date

One of the few examples of what television CAN be.

While I could offer many accolades for this series, I will reduce it to the statement that we have never seen better or more intelligent writing on television. Period.

I'm lost lost in blind fandom. Rather, I've come to loathe the lack of intelligence used in most television programs today (largely because of the networks' catering to the lowest common denominator). This is one of the few exceptions.

It is a true shame we cannot see intelligent writing like this elsewhere in this age of miraculous special effects.