USA, 22 February 1993-25 November 1998
5 series, 110 episodes, average 43m each
colour, 4:3, 16:9
stereo, English
An American science fiction television series created by J. Michael Straczynski.
Premise
With the galaxy at war with itself, a last ditch effort is made to restore peace in the shape of the Babylon Project, a plan to build a kind of United Nations in space. The first four of the Babylon stations are lost or destroyed, but Babylon 5 endures and becomes the heart of concerted efforts to bring interplanetary wars to an end. But various factions are intent on prolonging the conflict, including the mysterious Shadows, the ancient original rulers of the galaxy who have woken from their centuries long hibernation…
Episodes
Pilot
The Gathering (22 February 1993)
Season One: Signs and Portents
Midnight on the Firing Line (26 January 1994)
Soul Hunter (2 February 1994)
Born to the Purple (9 February 1994)
Infection (16 February 1994)
The Parliament of Dreams (23 February 1994)
Mind War (2 March 1994)
The War Prayer (9 March 1994)
And the Sky Full of Stars (16 March 1994)
Deathwalker (20 April 1994)
Believers (27 April 1994)
Survivors (4 May 1994)
By Any Means Necessary (11 May 1994)
Signs and Portents (18 May 1994)
TKO (25 May 1994)
Grail (6 July 1994)
Eyes (13 July 1994)
Legacies (20 July 1994)
A Voice in the Wilderness part 1 (27 July 1994)
A Voice in the Wilderness part 2 (3 August 1994)
Babylon Squared (10 August 1994)
The Quality of Mercy (17 August 1994)
Chrysalis (26 October 1994)
Season Two: The Coming of Shadows
Points of Departure (2 November 1994)
Revelations (9 November 1994)
The Geometry of Shadows (16 November 1994)
A Distant Star (23 November 1994)
The Long Dark (30 November 1994)
A Spider in the Web (7 December 1994)
Soul Mates (14 December 1994)
A Race Through Dark Places (25 January 1995)
The Coming of Shadows (1 February 1995)
GROPOS (8 February 1995)
All Alone in the Night (15 February 1995)
Acts of Sacrifice (22 February 1995)
Hunter, Prey (1 March 1995)
There All the Honor Lies (26 April 1995)
And Now For a Word (3 May 1995)
In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum (10 May 1995)
Knives (17 May 1995)
Confessions and Lamentations (24 May 1995)
Divided Loyalties (11 October 1995)
The Long, Twilight Struggle (18 October 1995)
Comes the Inquisitor (25 October 1995)
The Fall of Night (1 November 1995)
Season Three: Point of No Return
Matters of Honor (6 November 1995)
Convictions (13 November 1995)
A Day in the Strife (20 November 1995)
Passing Through Gethsemane (27 November 1995)
Voices of Authority (29 January 1996)
Dust to Dust (5 February 1996)
Exogenesis (12 February 1996)
Messages from Earth (19 February 1996)
Point of No Return (26 February 1996)
Severed Dreams (1 April 1996)
Ceremonies of Light and Dark (8 April 1996)
Sic Transit Vir (15 April 1996)
A Late Delivery From Avalon (22 April 1996)
Ship of Tears (29 April 1996)
Interludes and Examinations (6 May 1996)
War Without End Part One (13 May 1996)
War Without End Part Two (20 May 1996)
Walkabout (30 September 1996)
Grey 17 Is Missing (7 October 1996)
And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place (14 October 1996)
Shadow Dancing (21 October 1996)
Z'ha'dum (28 October 1996)
Season Four: No Surrender, No Retreat
The Hour of the Wolf (4 November 1996)
Whatever Happened to Mr Garibaldi? (11 November 1996)
The Summoning (18 November 1996)
Falling Toward Apotheosis (25 November 1996)
The Long Night (27 January 1997)
Into the Fire (3 February 1997)
Epiphanies (10 February 1997)
The Illusion of Truth (17 February 1997)
Atonement (24 February 1997)
Racing Mars (21 April 1997)
Lines of Communication (28 April 1997)
Conflicts of Interest (5 May 1997)
Rumors, Bargains and Lies (12 May 1997)
Moments of Transition (19 May 1997)
No Surrender, No Retreat (26 May 1997)
The Exercise of Vital Powers (2 June 1997)
The Face of the Enemy (9 June 1997)
Intersections in Real Time (16 June 1997)
Between the Darkness and the Light (6 October 1997)
Endgame (13 October 1997)
Rising Star (20 October 1997)
The Deconstruction of Falling Stars (27 October 1997)
Season Five: Wheel of Fire
No Compromises (21 January 1998)
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari (28 January 1998)
The Paragon of Animals (4 February 1998)
A View from the Gallery (11 February 1998)
Learning Curve (18 February 1998)
Strange Relations (25 February 1998)
Secrets of the Soul (4 March 1998)
Day of the Dead (11 March 1998)
In the Kingdom of the Blind (18 March 1998)
A Tragedy of Telepaths (25 March 1998)
Phoenix Rising (1 April 1998)
The Ragged Edge (8 April 1998)
The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father (15 April 1998)
Meditations on the Abyss (27 May 1998)
Darkness Ascending (3 June 1998)
And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder (10 June 1998)
Movements of Fire and Shadow (17 June 1998)
The Fall of Centauri Prime (28 October 1998)
The Wheel of Fire (4 November 1998)
Objects in Motion (11 November 1998)
Objects at Rest (18 November 1998)
Sleeping in Light (25 November 1998)
Links
See also
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998)
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
Sequels
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007)
Crusade (1999)
References
Periodicals
- Cinefantastique vol.23 no.4 (December 1992) pp.16-17 – illustrated article (Babylon 5 by Mark Altman)
- Cinefantastique vol.23 no.5 (February 1993) pp.16-39 – illustrated article (Babylon 5 by Mark Altman et al)
- Interzone no.97 (July 1995) p.17 – review (by Gary Dalkin)
- Interzone no.125 (November 1997) p.39 – review (by Wendy Bradley)
- Interzone no.169 (Jul 2001) p.53 – review (by Evelyn Lewes)
- Interzone no.172 (Oct 2001) p.54 – review (by Evelyn Lewes)
- Starburst no.351 (July 2007) pp.62-66; 130 – illustrated interview with J. Michael Straczynski (B5's back! by Ian Spelling); illustrated article (In Numbers)
- Starburst no.355 (October 2007) pp.82-86 – illustrated article (The Starburst Vaults: Babylon 5)
- Starburst no.357 (December 2007) p.12 – illustrated article (Hall of Shame: The Greatest Villains in the Universe)
- Starburst Special October 1994 pp.42-46 – illustrated interview with Robin Curtis (The search for Robin by David Bassom)
- TV Zone no.217 (July 2007) pp.16-20 – illustrated interview with Tracy Scoggins (Back to B5… by James Phillips)
- TV Zone no.219 (September 2007) pp.34-36, 38, 40; 86 – illustrated interview with Peter Woodward (Shadows of future and past by Joe Nazarro); illustrated DVD review (Reviews: On the Air… by Anthony Brown)
- TV Zone Special no.79 Yearbook 2007/2008 p.105 – illustrated review (On the air by Anthony Brown)
Books
- The A-Z Guide to Babylon 5 by David Bassom
- The Babylon File: The Definitive Unauthorised Guide to J. Michael Straczynski's TV Series Babylon 5 by Andy Lane
- The Babylon File Volume 2: The Definitive Unauthorised Guide to J. Michael Straczynski's TV Series Babylon 5 by Andy Lane
- Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television by Fraser A. Sherman pp.180
- Silver Screen Saucers: Sorting Fact from Fantasy in Hollywood's UFO Movies by Robbie Graham pp.170, 179, 209
