"Crusade" (1999) TV series 1999-

Creator:

J. Michael Straczynski
(more)

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 | Telepathy | Sequel

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)

Series Directed by
Michael Vejar		(4 episodes, 1999)
Tony Dow		(2 episodes, 1999)
Stephen Furst		(2 episodes, 1999)
Janet Greek		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Writing credits
J. Michael Straczynski		(13 episodes, 1999)
Fiona Avery		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Produced by
Skip Beaudine	....	co-producer (13 episodes, 1999)
John Copeland	....	producer (13 episodes, 1999)
Douglas Netter	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 1999)
Susan Norkin	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1999)
J. Michael Straczynski	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 1999)
Tracy Yates	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Evan H. Chen		(13 episodes, 1999)

Series Cinematography by
Fred V. Murphy		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Film Editing by
Michael B. Hoggan		(1 episode, 1999)
Jeff Hodge		(unknown episodes)
Skip Robinson		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Fern Champion		(1 episode, 1999)
Mark Paladini		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Production Design by
John Iacovelli		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Art Direction by
Mark Walters		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Set Decoration by
Jason Howard		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Costume Design by
Randy Gardell		(12 episodes, 1999)

Series Makeup Department
Kim M. Ferry	....	key hair stylist (13 episodes, 1999)
Shaun Smith	....	special makeup effects supervisor / special effects makeup supervisor (13 episodes, 1999)
Gary Yee	....	makeup effects mold supervisor (12 episodes, 1999)
Tom Irvin	....	special makeup effects artist: Optic Nerve Studios (unknown episodes)
Matthew Jorgensen	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Skip Beaudine	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 1999)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert V. Acosta	....	second second assistant director (1 episode, 1999)
David Fudge	....	second assistant director (1 episode, 1999)
Douglas E. Wise	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1999)
Doug Corring	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Curtis Laseter	....	construction coordinator (13 episodes, 1998-1999)
Julie Ray	....	assistant art director (13 episodes, 1999)
Tamar Dick	....	lead set painter (12 episodes, 1999)
Jerome Johnson	....	props (12 episodes, 1999)
John Risso	....	paint supervisor (12 episodes, 1999)
Pete Washburn	....	leadman (12 episodes, 1999)
George Amaroso	....	swing (unknown episodes)
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Sean O'Connell	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Charles J. Bond	....	boom operator (1 episode, 1999)
John Chandler	....	dialogue editor (1 episode, 1999)
Harry Cohen	....	sound designer (1 episode, 1999)
Paul Curtis	....	dialogue editor (1 episode, 1999)
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 episode, 1999)
Elisabeth Flaum	....	sound effects editor (1 episode, 1999)
Rebecca Hanck	....	sound effects editor (1 episode, 1999)
Don H. Matthews	....	production sound mixer (1 episode, 1999)
Michael Payne	....	sound supervisor (1 episode, 1999)
Liz Sroka	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 episode, 1999)
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Mike Olman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Dov Schwarz	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician (12 episodes, 1999)
Alan McFarland	....	special effects electronics (12 episodes, 1999)
Shea Clayton	....	special effects technician: mold maker (unknown episodes)
Steve Fink	....	prosthetics technician (unknown episodes)
Matthew Jorgensen	....	special effects makeup (unknown episodes)
Steven Munson	....	mold/technical department (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Kim Anderson	....	compositor (1 episode, 1999)
Ken Busick	....	compositor (1 episode, 1999)
Timothy M. Earls	....	visual effects art director (1 episode, 1999)
Luc Mayrand	....	conceptual designer (1 episode, 1999)
Steve R. Moore	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 1999)
David Carlson	....	3D animator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Gendreau	....	3D digital artist (unknown episodes)
Justin Hammond	....	3D digital artist (unknown episodes)
Edward Helmers	....	3D digital artist (unknown episodes)
Tom Helmers	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Andrew Romine	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Terry Whiteside	....	digital producer (unknown episodes)
Chris Zapara	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Kerry Rossall	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1999)
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mike McEveety	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (13 episodes, 1999)
Carlos M. Torres	....	gaffer (13 episodes, 1999)
Bryan Delorenzo	....	camera loader (12 episodes, 1999)
Michael Dronge	....	grip (11 episodes, 1999)
Brian Cantrell	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Larry W. Bowman	....	supervising animator (1 episode, 1999)
Tim Everitt	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Justin Hammond	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Andrew Harlow	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Edward Helmers	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Tom Helmers	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Harry Hendrickson	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Jim Hoffman	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Rich Jeffreys III	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Jeff Montray	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Tim Petre	....	playback animator (1 episode, 1999)
Andrew Romine	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)
Chris Zapara	....	cg animator (1 episode, 1999)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim M. Holly	....	costume supervisor (1 episode, 1999)
Linda Huse	....	key costumer (1 episode, 1999)

Series Editorial Department
Pam Oseransky	....	post-production coordinator (1 episode, 1999)
Maritza Suarez	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1999)
Jennifer Vejar	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1999)

Series Other crew
Grant Kaufman	....	assistant accountant (12 episodes, 1999)
Chris Bustard	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Clark Credle	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jaroslava Fernandez	....	special effects contact lenses (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Babylonian Productions
• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (1999) (worldwide) (all media)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Chum Television
• RTL Klub Televízió (2001) (Hungary) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Netter Digital Animation

Other Companies

• California Institute of Technology (Caltech)  technical advisor
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory  technical advisor
• Oberman, Tivoli & Miller  production accounting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

44 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Babylonian Productions

Trivia:

Although there were many theories, the origin of the Apocalypse Box was never revealed.

Quotes:

Galen:Who are you?
Gideon:Captain Matthew Gideon.
Galen:What do you want?
Gideon:To find a cure for the Drakh plague before it wipes out all life on Earth.
Galen:Where are you going?
Gideon:Anywhere I have to.
Galen:Who do you serve, and who do you trust?
[silence]
Galen:Who do you serve, and who do you trust?
Gideon:I don't know.
[...]

Movie Connections:

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

Darker and deeper

Beyond Babylon 5 there's another war and it begin in the edge of the heart of a group of people trying to find a cure to save earth, that's Crusade, a Babylon 5 spin off. It's not the classic story of the space explorers, it's about how hard can be our present when we have some unfinished business with our past. That's make the characters the most important thing of all, everyone with his secrets and own private war making the story more complex. In a just a few episodes Straczynsky goes far beyond B5 not only taking many unsolved mysteries from his first saga, also with good actors and amazing scripts. Forgetting Warzone as first episode and watching the real one, Racing the night, it's become clear the salvation of the people of earth it's just a piece of the whole jigsaw where only a few have a real chance to survive. It's shame what happen with TNT cos Crusade is one of the best underrated scifi shows with many things to explore.