Babylon 5 (1994–1998)

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

Creator:

J. Michael Straczynski

Stars:

Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 16 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jerry Doyle	...	Michael Garibaldi (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Mira Furlan	...	Delenn (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Richard Biggs	...	Dr. Stephen Franklin (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Stephen Furst	...	Vir Cotto (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Andreas Katsulas	...	G'Kar (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Peter Jurasik	...	Londo Mollari (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bill Mumy	...	Lennier (109 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 (74 episodes, 1994-1998)
Patricia Tallman	...	Lyta Alexander (47 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jason Carter	...	Marcus Cole (45 episodes, 1995-1998)

Storyline

In the year 2258, it is ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. Commander Sinclair takes command of a giant five-mile-long cylindrical space station, orbiting a planet in neutral space. At a crossroads of interstellar commerce and diplomacy, Cmdr Sinclair (2d season Captain Sheridan) must try to establish peace and prosperity between various interstellar empires, all the while fighting forces from within the Earth Alliance. It is a precarious command, particularly given that sabotage led to the destruction of Babylon stations 1, 2, and 3 and 4 vanished without trace.

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Plot Keywords:

space | space station | saga | interracial relationship | intolerance | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United Kingdom]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

B5

Filming Locations:

Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babylonian Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (110 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the first season, Commander Sinclair said, "This station creates [artificial] gravity by rotation, so the room never stops spinning." Reportedly, the animating team had the station spinning at a near-Earth gravity simulation. This was determined by a physicist who was also a fan of the show, who determined the approximate size of the station by comparing it to the image of a human being on the edge of the station and extrapolating.

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Quotes

Ambassador Londo Mollari: But this - this, this, this is like being nibbled to death by... what are those Earth creatures called? Feathers, long bill, webbed feet... go 'quack'...
Ambassador Vir Cotto: Cats.
Ambassador Londo Mollari: Cats. Being nibbled to death by cats.

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Crazy Credits

As the credits roll in "Atonement" Jason Carter "Marcus" is singing Gilbert and Sullivan's "I am the very model of a Modern Major General."

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Connections

Followed by Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)

User Reviews

Great Even For A None Sci-Fi fan

It's a shame I couldn't get this one from the begginig. This is THE Sci-Fi show (if you don't count The X Files as Sci-Fi). It is way better than Star Trek: it didn't have the technological chit chat; human race was weak and corrompted, yet optimistic and full of potential; realistic to the bone, in 200 and so years that could be our world; an evolving story and characters that made you believe they were real; not as many races as in ST (actually it is better this way) but that differenced each other in something else than the ears; a philosophical, political, chaotic universe. Great acting and writing, many but many characters that carried on a story that was about nothing else than life and death.