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Title: Babylon 5: In the Beginning (TV Movie 1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bruce Boxleitner | ... | John J. Sheridan | |
| Mira Furlan | ... | Delenn | |
| Richard Biggs | ... | Stephen Franklin, M.D. | |
| Andreas Katsulas | ... | G'Kar | |
| Peter Jurasik | ... | Londo Mollari | |
| Theodore Bikel | ... | Lenonn | |
| Reiner Schöne | ... | Dukhat (as Reiner Schone) | |
| Michael O'Hare | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair (archive footage) | |
| Robin Atkin Downes | ... | Morann | |
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J. Patrick McCormack | ... | General Lefcourt |
| Tricia O'Neil | ... | Earth Alliance President | |
| Robin Sachs | ... | Coplann | |
| James Patrick Stuart | ... | Presidential Aide | |
| Jason Ross-Azikiwe | ... | Captain Sterns (as Jason Azikiwe) | |
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Yasemin Baytok | ... | Centauri Woman |
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The Earth military encounters an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out that nearly results in the death of every human on Earth. The war and its aftermath provide the background for the TV series "Babylon 5," especially its first season. Written by Darin Adler <darin@spies.com>
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According to his audio commentary, J. Michael Straczynski named Coplann after producer John Copeland, who kept pestering him for a name for the Minbari character. See more »Goofs
During the "ambush" scene, a Starfury and a Dreadnaught suddenly disappear as the jump point opens on a heavy cruiser. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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4 January 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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"In the Beginning" is a mark of brilliance...a perfect made for TV movie for the Babylon 5 series. It is the best of the B5 movies with the second being the pilot episode.
ITB chronicles the genesis of the Earth Minbari war which was a holy war started by misunderstanding between Humans and a powerful alien race called the Minbari. In the struggle, a huge chunk of humanity is killed as the Minbari march towards Earth, destroying human colonies on the way.
Since this movie comes near the end of the 3rd season and out of chronological order, it answers many unanswered questions that B5 watchers would expect to be answered from the 1st Season onwards.
On its own, the story is PERFECT. There is plenty of CGI war scenes, plenty of dramatized war scenes and plenty of intrigue. A perfect reason to bother getting into the series itself if you weren't a fan.