| Babylon 5 | |
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| Information | |
| Title: | Babylon 5 |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Genres: | Sci-fi |
| Running time: | 60 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | PTEN (S1-2) TNT (S3-4) Syndication (S5) |
| Seasons: | 5 |
| Episodes: | 110 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Babylonian Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Executive producers: | J. Michael Straczynski; Douglas Netter |
| Producers: | Richard Compton; John Copeland; George Johnsen |
| Principal cast: | Michael O'Hare; Claudia Christian; Jerry Doyle; Mira Furlan; Richard Biggs; Andrea Thompson; Stephen Furst; Bill Mumy; Caitlin Brown; Andreas Katsulas; Peter Jurasik; Bruce Boxleitner; Mary Kay Adams; Robert Rusler; Jason Carter; Jeff Conaway; Patricia Tallman |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | February 22nd, 1993 |
| Last aired: | November 25th, 1998 |
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created and developed by writer J. Michael Straczynski. The series ran for five seasons from January 26th, 1994 to November 25th, 1998, spanning five seasons and a total of 110 episodes. The show branched out into several spin-off projects including six TV movies and a sequel series called Crusade. In addition to the television projects, Babylon 5 launched two comic book titles published by DC Comics as well as numerous novels and reference books.
Babylon 5 was unique from other science fiction programs in that it consisted of a single epic story-arc, divided into five smaller storylines throughout the course of it's production run. The saga begins with "Signs and Portents" in season one, "The Coming of Shadows" in season two, "Point of No Return" in season three, "No Surrender, No Retreat" in season four and "The Wheel of Fire" story in season five.
Babylon 5 carried on the tradition of having an opening monologue before the title credits for each episode. This technique has been used in several science fiction projects and began back in 1966 with the original Star Trek television series created by Gene Roddenberry. Another Roddenberry vehicle that continued the tradition was the 2000-2005 Canadian/US program Andromeda. The opening narrative of Babylon 5 is as follows:
It was the dawn of the third age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call, home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last, best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5.
Cast[]
Season One[]
Season Two[]
Season Three[]
Season Four[]
Season Five[]
Episodes[]
Season One[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1x1 | Midnight on the Firing Line | January 26th, 1994 |
| 1x2 | Soul Hunter | February 2nd, 1994 |
| 1x3 | Born to the Purple | February 9th, 1994 |
| 1x4 | Infection | February 16th, 1994 |
| 1x5 | The Parliament of Dreams | February 23rd, 1994 |
| 1x6 | Mind War | March 2nd, 1994 |
| 1x7 | The War Prayer | March 9th, 1994 |
| 1x8 | And the Sky Full of Stars | March 16th, 1994 |
| 1x9 | Deathwalker | April 20th, 1994 |
| 1x10 | Believer | April 27th, 1994 |
| 1x11 | Survivors | May 4th, 1994 |
| 1x12 | By Any Means Necessary | May 11th, 1994 |
| 1x13 | Signs and Portents | May 18th, 1994 |
| 1x14 | TKO | May 25th, 1994 |
| 1x15 | Grail | July 6th, 1994 |
| 1x16 | Eyes | July 13th, 1994 |
| 1x17 | Legacies | July 20th, 1994 |
| 1x18 | A Voice in the Wilderness (Part 1) | July 27th, 1994 |
| 1x19 | A Voice in the Wilderness (Part 2) | August 3rd, 1994 |
| 1x20 | Babylon Squared | August 10th, 1994 |
| 1x21 | The Quality of Mercy | August 17th, 1994 |
| 1x22 | Chrysalis | October 26th, 1994 |
Season Two[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 2x1 | Points of Departure | November 2nd, 1994 |
| 2x2 | Revelations | November 9th, 1994 |
| 2x3 | The Geometry of Shadows | November 16th, 1994 |
| 2x4 | A Distant Star | November 23rd, 1994 |
| 2x5 | The Long Dark | November 30th, 1994 |
| 2x6 | Spider in the Web | December 7th, 1994 |
| 2x7 | Soul Mates | December 14th, 1994 |
| 2x8 | A Race Through Dark Places | January 25th, 1995 |
| 2x9 | The Coming of Shadows | February 1st, 1995 |
| 2x10 | GROPOS | February 8th, 1995 |
| 2x11 | All Alone in the Night | February 15th, 1995 |
| 2x12 | Acts of Sacrifice | February 22nd, 1995 |
| 2x13 | Hunter, Prey | March 1st, 1995 |
| 2x14 | There All the Honor Lies | April 26th, 1995 |
| 2x15 | And Now for a Word | May 3rd, 1995 |
| 2x16 | In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum | May 10th, 1995 |
| 2x17 | Knives | May 17th, 1995 |
| 2x18 | Confessions and Lamentations | May 24th, 1995 |
| 2x19 | Divided Loyalties | July 25th, 1995 |
| 2x20 | The Long, Twilight Struggle | August 1st, 1995 |
| 2x21 | Comes the Inquisitor | August 8th, 1995 |
| 2x22 | The Fall of Night | August 15th, 1995 |
Season Three[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 3x01 | Matters of Honor | November 6th, 1995 |
| 3x02 | Convictions | November 13th, 1995 |
| 3x03 | A Day in the Strife | November 20th, 1995 |
| 3x04 | Passing Through Gethsemane | November 27th, 1995 |
| 3x05 | Voices of Authority | January 29th, 1996 |
| 3x06 | Dust to Dust | February 5th, 1996 |
| 3x07 | Exogenesis | February 12th, 1996 |
| 3x08 | Messages from Earth | February 19th, 1996 |
| 3x09 | Point of No Return | February 26th, 1996 |
| 3x10 | Severed Dreams | April 1st, 1996 |
| 3x11 | Ceremonies of Light and Dark | April 8th, 1996 |
| 3x12 | Sic Transit Vir | April 15th, 1996 |
| 3x13 | A Late Delivery from Avalon | April 22nd, 1996 |
| 3x14 | Ship of Tears | April 29th, 1996 |
| 3x15 | Interludes and Examinations | May 6th, 1996 |
| 3x16 | War Without End (Part 1) | May 13th, 1996 |
| 3x17 | War Without End (Part 2) | May 20th, 1996 |
| 3x18 | Walkabout | September 30th, 1996 |
| 3x19 | Grey 17 is Missing | October 7th, 1996 |
| 3x20 | And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place | October 14th, 1996 |
| 3x21 | Shadow Dancing | October 21st, 1996 |
| 3x22 | Z'ha'dum | October 28th, 1996 |
Season Four[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 4x01 | The Hour and the Wolf | November 4th, 1996 |
| 4x02 | Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi | November 11th, 1996 |
| 4x03 | The Summoning | November 18th, 1996 |
| 4x04 | Falling Toward Apotheosis | November 25th, 1996 |
| 4x05 | The Long Night | January 27th, 1997 |
| 4x06 | Into the Fire | February 3rd, 1997 |
| 4x07 | Epiphanies | February 10th, 1997 |
| 4x08 | The Illusion of Truth | February 17th, 1997 |
| 4x09 | Atonement | February 24th, 1997 |
| 4x10 | Racing Mars | April 21st, 1997 |
| 4x11 | Lines of Communication | April 28th, 1997 |
| 4x12 | Conflicts of Interest | May 5th, 1997 |
| 4x13 | Rumors, Bargains and Lies | May 12th, 1997 |
| 4x14 | Moments of Transition | May 19th, 1997 |
| 4x15 | No Surrender, No Retreat | May 26th, 1997 |
| 4x16 | The Exercise of Vital Powers | June 2nd, 1997 |
| 4x17 | The Face of the Enemy | June 9th, 1997 |
| 4x18 | Intersections in Real Time | June 16th, 1997 |
| 4x19 | Between the Darkness and the Light | October 6th, 1997 |
| 4x20 | Endgame | October 13th, 1997 |
| 4x21 | Rising Star | October 20th, 1997 |
| 4x22 | The Deconstruction of Falling Stars | October 27th, 1997 |
Season Five[]
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