Babylon 5 (TV Series)
Conflicts of Interest (1997)
Claudia Christian: Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
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Quotes
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[Ivanova is trying to get help from the Great Machine in setting up the Voice of the Resistance.]
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : I'm trying to put together a facility to broadcast messages back home and to the other colonies. We've got all of the pieces we need, but--
Zathras : But not having enough power to reach far places! Yes, Zathras understand. Everyone always coming to Zathras with problems. Big responsibility but Zathras does not mind. Zathras trained in crisis management.
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : That's great, but--
Zathras : But only Zathras have no one to talk to. No one manages poor Zathras, you see. So Zathras talks to dirt. Or to walls, or talks to ceilings. But dirt is closer. Dirt is used to everyone walking on it. Just like Zathras. But we have come to like it. It is our role. It is our destiny in the universe. So, you see, sometimes dirt has insects in it. And Zathras likes insects. Not so good for conversation, but much protein for diet. Hmmm, huh, huh, very good! - Zathras fix now. Come, this way.
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[last lines]
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : [as anchor for the Voice of the Resistance] This is Commander Susan Ivanova of Babylon 5, and this is the first official broadcast of the new Voice of the Resistance. We're sending this signal out to every ship that wants to hear the truth, to our fallen comrades and freedom fighters on Mars and Proxima 3, and to Earth, which, despite what you may have heard, is still our home and still the one dream that we are as loyal to now as we ever have been. Over the last three years, ever since President Clark took over after arranging the assassination of President Santiago, you have been hearing nothing but misinformation, propaganda, and outright lies. Now we're going to tell you the truth, and we're going to keep telling it until they shut us down or until President Clark steps down and returns Earth to the hands of its people. You can kill us, you can bomb our colonies, destroy our ships, murder innocent civilians, but you cannot kill the truth - and the truth is back in business.
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[talking about the voice of resistance]
Dr. Stephen Franklin : How's it going?
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : Well, the recorders are all hooked up. We've adjusted the Stellarcom to transmit on a broadband frequency rather than point to point. So technically, we're ready to go.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : But?
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : There's just one little thing we don't have: power. The ISN uses tachyon relay stations to boost the signal through hyperspace. Without that, the signals would take years to get from Earth to here. Well have you tried patching into their system.
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : We tried but it didn't work. We can transmit the signal throughout most of this sector but beyond that... If we gonna broadcast all the way to Earth, we need a hell of a lot more power than what we've got now. I don't know where we're gonna get it. I've been working on this for days. I don't have a clue.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : What about Epsilon 3? During the war, we evacuated a lot of the wounded down there for safekeeping. Now, I spent a lot of time looking around. There's enough power down there to broadcast clear to the Rim.
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : Or, just a crazy thought, we could try Epsilon 3.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : Yeah, you could do that.
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : I mean, it's the logical choice. Anybody could see that in about two seconds. Only a fool would fail to see that.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : Well, I wouldn't...
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : It's absolutely obvious.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : Well, I wouldn't have thought of it for sure.
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : You're far too modest Stephen.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : No no, that's why you get paid the big bucks after all.
Cmdr. Susan Ivanova : Yep, that's my job. Well, if you'll excuse me, I think there's a shuttle with my name on it waiting for me. Just feel free, look around. I'll be back.
