Babylon 5 (1993) Retrospective/Review - Part 1

Babylon 5 Retrospective/Review - Part 1: In the late 1980s science fiction on the small screen was dominated by the pop culture sensation Star Trek. With Star Trek The Next Generation securing the franchises legacy for decades to come, there was seemingly no room for anything else. That is until writer/producer Straczynski and producers John Copeland and Douglass Netter created Babylon 5. The epic space opera was one of the first real attempts at creating a television novel with serialised long form storytelling. While it never reached the heights of popularity as Star Trek, its impact on the genre and the TV landscape in general cannot be understated. Patreon: Twitter: ​​ Discord: Special thanks to all of my Patrons and Members :) 00:00 Intro 01:29 Origins 07:56 Casting 11:59 Production 15:21 The Gathering 19:51 Season 1 25:08 Sinclair and the Battle of the Line 26:13 Mind War 28:44 Believers 30:23 Signs and Portents 32:29 Babylon Squared 33:18 A Voice in the Wilderness 34:18 Chrysalis 35:34 Michael O’Hare’s Departure 36:56 Season 2 38:24 Points of Departure 40:06 Season Highlights/The PsiCorps 41:41 The Coming of Shadows/Londo and G’Kar 47:31 And Now For a Word 49:09 In the Shadow of Z’Ha’Dum 50:39 Confessions and Lamentations 52:28 Divided Loyalties/Ivanova and Talia 54:20 The Long Twilight Struggle 56:07 Comes the Inquisitor 58:18 The Fall of Night 58:52 Season 3 1:00:51 Season Highlights 1:01:59 President Clarke Storyline 1:04:59 Severed Dreams 1:08:43 Marcus and Ivanova 1:10:00 Dr Franklin’s Stim Addiction 1:11:11 War Without End 1:12:15 The Shadow War/Kosh 1:15:33 Z’ha’Dum/Sheridan and Delenn 1:18:51 Season 4 1:21:13 Sheridan’s Return 1:22:57 Emperor Cartagia/Vir/Mr Morden 1:27:07 The Shadow War Ends 1:28:31 Minbari Civil War/Delenn 1:30:18 Garibaldi’s Manipulation 1:31:09 The Illusion of Truth/Racing Mars 1:31:22 Earth Alliance Civil War 1:33:42 Intersections in Real Time 1:35:38 President Clarke’s Downfall/Marcus and Ivanova 1:37:58 The Deconstruction of Falling Stars 1:38:37 Last Minute Renewal 1:39:19 Outro #Babylon5 #Babylon5Retrospective #RowanJColeman