"Crusade" (1999) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Who Do You Serve, And Who Do You Trust?

Plot:

A team of soldiers and scientists has five years to find a cure for a plague decimating Earth.

Plot Keywords:

Plague | Space | Alien | Dragon | Telepathy

Cast

Gary Cole	...	Capt. Matthew Gideon (13 episodes, 1999)
Tracy Scoggins	...	Capt. Elizabeth Lochley (13 episodes, 1999)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Lt. John Matheson (13 episodes, 1999)
David Allen Brooks	...	Max Eilerson (13 episodes, 1999)
Peter Woodward	...	Galen (13 episodes, 1999)
Marjean Holden	...	Dr. Sarah Chambers / ... (13 episodes, 1999)
Carrie Dobro	...	Dureena Nafeel (13 episodes, 1999)

Also Known As:

Babylon 5: Crusade (USA) (working title)
Crusade: The Babylon Project (USA) (working title)
The Babylon Project: Crusade (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

44 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Babylonian Productions

Trivia:

Fiona Avery had completed the script for episode 16 before the series was cancelled. The episode, titled "Value Judgements", would have seen the Excalibur crew encounter fugitive telepath Alfred Bester (Walter Koenig, reprising his role from "Babylon 5" (1994)). Koenig had already signed on to appear - and was reportedly very enthusiastic about the script - when the series was cancelled.

Quotes:

Galen: If I want to sit and talk with the dead I will draw a pentagram on the ground and conjure up someone more, interesting.

Movie Connections:

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

TNT had no right to cancel Crusade!

Crusade was an excellent show and a very worth successor to Babylon 5. The premise was original and exciting, picking up where the last Babylon 5 movie (A Call to Arms) left off. But sadly Crusade was cancelled... before a single episode even aired. Why? Because series creator JMS would not put in what TNT wanted (example: lots of sex). Sadly it's true. The 13th episode was the last and no renewal is in sight. A lot of the episodes were pretty good. I curse TNT for cancelling this science fiction gem. Hopefully, some day, a SMART network will revive the show.