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PAST B5 HEADLINES

B5 PodCast (2006, Dec 27)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #47, "Best of 2006" episode part 1/2.

B5 PodCast (2006, Dec 20)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #46, a chat with Robin Atkin Downes.

B5 PodCast (2006, Dec 13)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #45, a chat with Kim Holly, Costume Supervisor.

B5 PodCast (2006, Dec 06)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #44, Listen feedback and a look at the episode, "A Distant Star."

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Dec 02)

In addition to the "episode," the first DVD will include a number of behind-the-scenes featurettes that were shot for inclusion on the DVD, plus a number of original short pieces that will be filmed in February (2006) featuring glimpses into the future of Babylon 5.

The "episode" will have nearly two hundred EFX shots, including all parts Alliance space, and Babylon 5, which is being redesigned using the latest CGI technology. The same CGI are being used to create virtual sets "a la Sin City," (says JMS) and they will be integrated with actual sets which have been recreated based on the original blueprint designs for Babylon 5.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Dec 02)

(* Spoiler Warning *) "Voices in the Dark," covers the 72 hour period of time as Sheridan travels on board a Presidential Cruiser en route to Babylon 5 from Minbar for a celebration marking the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance. Part of the story follows Sheridan as he picks up an unexpected visitor on the edge of Centauri space, Prince Regent Dius Vintari, and a warning about what will come afterward delivered by the techno-mage, Galen. The other part of the story is set aboard Babylon 5, as Colonel Lochley summons a priest from Earth space to deal with a problem that may have dark supernatural overtones.

For more photos and aditional information visit the Babylon 5 Scripts.com web page.

B5 PodCast (2006, Nov 29)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #43, inside information on Part 1 and 2 of Lost Tales and a look at the episode, "The Geometry of Shadows."

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Nov 22)

JMS states the shooting schedule has been going very well, with Part One finish shooting on Friday, November 18 and Part Two expected to be completed by Friday, November 24.

With advances in technolofy since filming of the original series, some concepts which were not incorporated in the original sets have been added. Plus there have been some in the look of B5, including halls, the staton, starfuries and various alien ships.

Other changes include new characters:

Prince Regent Vintari, Centauri, third from the throne;
a new ISN reporter played by Teryl Rothery;
a priest played by Alan Scarfe;
and a character who may have come too close to certain dark forces played by Bruce Ramsey.

B5 PodCast (2006, Nov 22)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #42, Stephen "Vir" Furst drops by and Pat "Lyta" Tallman to talk about ther latest projects.

B5 PodCast (2006, Nov 15)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #41, guys and Babylon 5.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Nov 13)

Official Warner Bros. press release (quoted on TV Shows on DVD) announces production has begun on the direct to DVD movie for a 2007 release. The press release has an error stating only 44 million dollars in consumer sales, this appears to be the last recorded year sales figures.

Merchandise (2006, Nov 13)

CafePress.com has added two Babylon 5 2007 calendars to its catalog: Concept Art (thumbnail shown to the right) and a twelve month Quote Calendar.

B5 PodCast (2006, Nov 08)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #40, interview with Claudia "Ivanova" Christian.

B5 PodCast (2006, Nov 01)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #39, interview with Peter "Londo" Jurasik.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Oct 26)

The first DVD titled, "Voices in the Dark," was originally to feature three scripts. One for Sheridan, Lockley, Galen and Garibaldi and were to go from Earth, to Mars, Minbar and Babylon 5, including the future and the past. Given the HUGE scope of the project and the amount of material to cover, it has been decided to reduce the number of story lines to two, keeping the Garibaldi story for the future, and length the first two stories.

JMS, also mentioned that he has worked in, "... a nice nod to Andreas and Richard..." in the two mini-movies.

B5 PodCast (2006, Oct 25)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #38, looking at the Season 2 episode, "Revelations."

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Oct 23)

Today (Oct 23) at 9 a.m. (I assume PT), the Babylon 5 TLT production offices in Vancouver will officially open.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Oct 23)

JMS has confirmed Christopher Franke, will be doing the music for B5: The Lost Tales and the cast is set.

Adventures of Apocalypse Al (2006, Oct 20)

Post production is complete, it took longer than expected, so now CBC can schedule it.

B5 PodCast (2006, Oct 18)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #37, speculation on Babylon 5: The Lost Tales.

B5 PodCast (2006, Oct 11)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #36, a talk with Carrie Dobro, best known for her role of Dureena Nafeel on Crusade.

JMS (2006, Oct 11)

The L.A. Times (and confirmed by JMS) reports that the Ron Howard next project will "Frost/Nixon" and not the JMS screenpla "Changeling." The L.A. Times article gives the following synopsis:

Set in 1928 Los Angeles, "Changeling" is a psychological thriller that details the real-life account of a single mother whose 9-year-old son disappears. When he turns up four months later, she becomes convinced that the police have returned the wrong boy, even as everyone around her, including City Hall, tries to persuade her otherwise.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Oct 06)

The first Babylon 5: The Lost Tales DVD will be titled, "Voices in the Dark." Filming will be in HD with 5.1 sound and shooting is scheduled to start in Vancouver on November 13 or 14th. JMS has indicated we should expect to see a lot more "green-screen" shots and the CGI work will be done with a Vancover based company. JMS has also announced that he plans to release B5: TLT scripts to the fan, much like the currently available Babylon 5 scripts.

B5 PodCast (2006, Oct 04)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #35, remembering Johnny Sekka.

B5 Scripts (2006, Sep 29)

Volume 9 of the Babylon 5 Script Books is 425 pages includes:

51 page introduction,
Script: Into the Fire,
Script: Epiphanies,
Script: The Illusion of Truth,
Script: Atonement,
Script: Racing Mars,
Script: Lines of Communication,
Script: Conflicts of Interest.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Sep 28)

Shooting of the first of the Lost Tales has been pushed back to mid-November in order to accommodate availabilities of different people. However, the first DVD is still expected to be released 2nd Quarter 2007.

Johnny Sekka (2006, Sep 28)

Johnny Sekka, who played Doctor Kyle in "The Gathering," passed away on Sept. 14 due to lung cancer. He was 72 years old. Variety Article.

B5 PodCast (2006, Sep 27)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #34, a look at Captain Sheridan and Season 2 of Babylon 5.

B5 PodCast (2006, Sep 20)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #33, Part 2 o 2, interview with John Capeland.

B5 PodCast (2006, Sep 13)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #32, Part 1 of 2, interview with John Capeland.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Sep 07)

According to Peter Jurasik (Londo) at Dragon*Con, the first 3 episodes (Disc 1) of the new Babylon 5: The Lost Tales will centre on human characters from the series.

B5 PodCast (2006, Sep 06)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #31, a detail look to the season 1 finale, "Chrysalis."

B5 PodCast (2006, Aug 30)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #30, lister feedback.

B5 PodCast (2006, Aug 23)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #29, discussion on Babylon 5 graphic novels and more.

B5 Scripts (2006, Aug 21)

Volume 9 will be further delayed to a September release as a reuslt of JMS needing time to get his script ready for Ron Howard and the lauch of the new Babylon 5 episodes.

B5 PodCast (2006, Aug 16)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #28, discussion on the upcoming Babylon 5 episodes and a review of "Babylon Squared."

B5 PodCast (2006, Aug 09)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #27, discussion on "Voice in the Wilderness" (Parts 1 and 2).

B5 PodCast (2006, Aug 02)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #26, discussion on the direct-to-DVD stories and an interview with Steve "Snackman" Thorpe and how the food kept production going.

Merchandising (2006, Aug 01)

Declaration of Principles sold out! The web site states one sold every 2 seconds.

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Jul 27)

JMS gave the following additional information on his vision of the new series/direct to DVDs,, "...it's closer to one-half-hour per story, so figure about 75-90 minutes per DVD, plus additional material adding up to a two-hour DVD."

B5 on iTuness (2006, Jul 26)

You can now purchase Babylon 5 (Season 1) from iTunes (USA).

B5: The Lost Tales (2006, Jul 25)

Amongst other things at San Diego Comic Convention, see below, JMS announced Babylon 5: The Lost Tales a series of short anthology films ("mini-movies") set in the Babylon 5 Universe. JMS has asked for no interference, support in writing and to be able to directed them, so far Warner Bothers (WB) have said, "Okay." There is a network interested and there are also plans for direct to DVD sales. At this time the first will be three individual stories about three of the main characters (to be determined), start shooting in September, post-production October-December and released in the second quarter of 2007. All of this came about because WB has asked if JMS would like to do a Babylon 5 feature film, but Joe can't imagine a movie with the loss of Andreas and Rick, but maybe he will feel differently in a year or two. (Source: Jan Schroeder) (more at AiCN)

JMS News (2006, Jul 25)

Also at San Diego Comic Convention JMS announced:

He has sold movie script to Ron Howard. The movie, titled "The Chageling," is a big budget thriller/mystery set in the in Los Angeles. The hope is to get it into production as fast as possible maybe as soon as the first part of 2007. (AICN)
Rising Stars is in development with Sam Raimi's production company for a possible television series.
Midnight Nation is being bid on by two different studios for a movie.
He pitched Dream Police feature film to a major studio and is in negotiations to write it.

Merchandising (2006, Jul 19)

You will be able to purchase a limited edition (500) framed, Declaration Of Principles starting July 31st at 10am PT (1pm ET) for $175 USD. To learn more, photos and samples, visit the Declaration of Principles web site.

B5 Scripts (2006, Jul 19)

Volume 9 will be delayed to the second half of August as JMS has a number of project on the go.

B5 PodCast (2006, Jul 19)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #25, discussion on the episodes "Eyes" and "Legacies."

B5 PodCast (2006, Jul 12)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #24, discussion and interview with Louise Kleeba, NASA Payload Engineer and Babylon 5 fan.

B5 PodCast (2006, Jul 05)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #23, discussion on the episodes "Eyes" and "Legacies."

JMS (2006, Jun 29)

Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have purchased J. Michael Straczynski's thriller "The Changeling," which is being considered by Ron Howard to direct. The project is to be produced by Brian Grazer.

B5 PodCast (2006, Jun 27)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #22, discussion on the episodes "TKO" and "Grail."

B5 Scripts (2006, Jun 21)

Volume 8 of the Babylon 5 Script Books is 405 pages includes:

50 page introduction,
Script: Shadow Dancing,
Script: Z'ha'dum,
Script: The Hour of the Wolf,
Script: Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?,
Script: The Summoning,
Script: Falling Toward Apotheosis,
Script: The Long Night.

plus 15 pages of concept art to sell the series (B&W) and a full colour back cover.

B5 PodCast (2006, Jun 21)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #21, discussion on the episodes "By Any Means Necessary" and "Signs and Portents."

B5 PodCast (2006, Jun 14)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #20, discussion and interview with Sandra Bruckner.

B5 PodCast (2006, Jun 07)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #19, discussion and interview with Director David J. Eagle of 13 episodes including "Severed Dreams."

Mira Furlan (2006, Jun 09)

Mira Furlan (Delenn) from Babylon 5 has been added to the TT20 guest list.

B5 PodCast (2006, May 31)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #18, discussion and interview with Jason "Ranger Marcus Cole" Carter.

B5 PodCast (2006, May 24)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #17, discussion and interview with Jason "Ranger Marcus Cole" Carter.

B5 Scripts (2006, May 23)

Volume 7 of the Babylon 5 Script Books is 418 pages includes:

63 page introduction,
Script: Ship of Tears,
Script: Interludes and Examinations,
Script: War Without End, Part 1,
Script: War Without End, Part 2,
Script: Walkabout,
Script: Grey 17 Is Missing,
Script: And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place.

plus 10 more pages of JMS behind the scenes photos, and only for those who order Volume 7 by August 31, 2006 will receive printed postcard with JMS' belief on what Babylon 5 stands for, "Never Surrender Dreams."

B5 PodCast (2006, May 17)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #16, discussion and interview with Editor Skip Robinson.

Domain (2006, May 17)

You can now get your Canadian Babylon 5 information by using the new URL: cdnb5.ca.

Books (2006, May 17)

Mongoose Publishing is planning to release several new Babylon 5 Universe based fictional novels this summer. Exact dates have not been announced but titles and authors include:

Ranger Dawning by Richard Ford,
Actions of Many by MJ Dougherty,
Visions of Peace by Matthew Sprange,
No Rest for the Wicked by Claudia Christian,
Ashes of the Past by Bruce Graw,
Birth of Heroes by Bryan Steele.

The hope is the first 4 will be release in June/July and the last two in July/August.

Julie Caitlin Brown (2006, May 12)

Julie Caitland Brown (Na'Toth) from Babylon 5 has been added to the TT20 guest list.

B5 PodCast (2006, May 10)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #15, discussion and interview with Walter "Alfred Bester" Koenig.

B5 PodCast (2006, May 03)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #14, discussion and interview with Scott Devine of New Wave Entertainment, the driving force behind producing the Babylon 5 family of DVDs.

B5 PodCast (2006, Apr 26)

The Babylon Podcast, Episode #13, discussion and interview with Matthew Sprange, director of Mongoose Publishing.

JMS (2006, Apr 24)

JMS hopes/plans to be at Toronto ComicCon in Toronto April 28-29-30.

B5 Scripts (2006, Apr 18)

Volume 6 of the Babylon 5 Script Books (430 pages) goes on sale today (April 18) starting 1pm ET and includes:

a tribute to Andreas Katsulas,
Script: Exogenesis,
Script: Message from Earth,
Script: Point of No Return,
Script: Severed Dreams,
Script: Ceremonies of Light and Dark,
Script: Sic Transit Vir,
Script: Late Delivery from Avalon,

and information on how Bruce McGill got the part in "Severed Dreams."

B5 Scripts (2006, Mar 10)

Volume 5 of the Babylon 5 Script Books is 482 pages includes:

57 page introduction,
Script: The Fall of Night,
Script: Matters of Honor (Original Draft),
Script: Matters of Honor (Production Draft),
Script: Convictions,
Script: A Day in the Strife,
Script: Passing Through Gethsemane,
Script: Voices of Authority,
Script: Dust to Dust.

plus 20 more pages of memos on everything from the hiring of Jason Carter to Lunch Table Polical Wars.

Andreas Katsulas (2006, Feb 14)

Andreas Katsulas, 59, who played the enlightened G'Kar, of Babylon 5 died of lung cancer Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 in Los Angeles. To learn more visit SciFi Wire's or Andreas' Home Page. I will always remember his great sense of humour and seeing him on stage with Peter Jurasik.

The Adventures of Apocalypse Al (2006, Feb 10)

Recoding has begun on the radio play series, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al, in Toronto. You can learn more on either Monday, Feb. 13 or Tuesday, Feb. 14 on Space: The Imagination Station's daily news show HypaSpace. There will be interviews from the studio including some of the cast and JMS himself.

As work is still in progress no final broadcast date is set yet, but the goal is to broadcast the 5 minute episodes weekdays in the summer 2006. With a 30 minute recap program during the weekends.

B5 PodCast (2006, Feb 10)

The Babylon Podcast, discussion and interviews around Babylon 5.

B5 Scripts (2006, Feb 10)

Volume 4 of the Babylon 5 Script Books is 440 pages includes:

57 page introduction,
10 pages of behind-the-scenes B&W photos,
Script: Hunter, Prey,
Script: And Now for a Word,
Script: In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum,
Script: Confessions and Lamentations,
Script: Divided Loyalties,
Script: The Long, Twilight Struggle,
Script: Comes the Inquisito .

The "gem" of this volume is a partial lost first season script entitled "Festival!" This was JMS's first attempt to tell the story that would eventually become "The Parliament of Dreams," but which he abandoned in order to take another path. The 18 pages with its own introduction includes JMS's private story notations detailing where the script would have eventually gone.

B5 Script (2006, Jan 30)

Volume 4, release date has been pushed back to Feb. 11, 2006.

The Adventures of Apocalypse Al (2006, Jan 27)

JMS confirmed in the Infuze Magazine interview that the CBC Radio Drame series, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al is back in the works (delayed due to the CBC Strike) and he will be heading back to Toronto to help direct and produce the 20-episode (5 minutes each) supernatural/comedy/action series. The show will debut on the CBC, then be distributed to the BBC, Radio Ireland, then NPR or Sirius. We will post information as soon as we know when the series will be broadcast.

JMS Interview (2006, Jan 27)

Infuze Magazine has an interview with JMS. The interview looks at his writing, how Babylon 5 evolved, religion and briefly on some of his upcoming projects.

B5 Scripts (2005, Dec 30)

Don't want to have to wait for Volume 3? Seems CafePress will pre-sell it to your for $400 USD (Screen shot from Dec. 30, 2005)

B5 Scripts (2005, Dec 30)

Volume 3 of the Babylon 5 Script Books is scheduled to be released January 2nd, 2006 @ 10am PT (1pm ET). The 457 page volumne includes:

60 page introduction,
27 pages of memos including information on developing stories, scripts, and episodes some of which have never been seen,
Script: Points of Departure,
Script: Revelations,
Script: The Geometry of Shadows,
Script: A Race Through Dark Places,
Script: The Coming of Shadows,
Script: All Alone in the Night,
Script: Acts of Sacrifice.

Learn the details behind the creation of the character Sheridan and who else was up for the role. Plus much more, (see the web page for details) so much more that the photos had to be pushed back to volume 4.

Legend of the Rangers (2005, Nov 21)

According to TV Shows on DVD.com the two-hour telefilm Legend of the Rangers will be released March 14, 2006 in Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78).

Legend of the Rangers (2005, Nov 16)

JMS confirmed today in a posting that Legend of the Rangers will be released on DVD, unfortunately no date was given.

JMS (2005, May 03)

JMS recently made the following request to Canadian fans who may work in the Medical field. (link to article in DejaNews)

JMS (2005, Apr 30)

JMS at Toronto Comic Con (not announced) April 30. Also Sunday May 1. Other guests include Jason Carter from Babylon 5.

JMS (2004, Apr 24)

JMS has been announced for The ComicBook Expo in Toronto, August 26-28, 2005.

JMS (2005, Apr 13)

JMS needs space! JMS has decided he has too much stuff as he's paying for a couple of storage lockers, therefore he is selling a lot of one of a kind items on eBay from Babylon 5 and other series he has worked on. Items are being sold under the name Babylon5Auction. click here for a direct link to items.

B5 Books (2005, Apr 09)

Mongoose Publishing has announced an agreement with Warner Brothers to produce an all new range of novels and graphic novels for Babylon 5 starting later 2005. The storyline will include expanding on the existing TV series storyline as well as new stories. More news as it becomes available.

TMOS (2005, Feb 25)

JMS has confirmed (see article) the development of the feature film The Memory of Shadows has hit a "dead end."

TMOS (2005, Feb 22)

Unfortunately, reports are now coming in that the Babylon 5 feature film The Memory of Shadows (TMOS) has been cancelled. At a recent convention, VisionCon in Missouri, Mira Furlan is reported as having said that the current incarnation is dead. However, efforts continue to shop around a Babylon 5 movie, so maybe something will happen in the future.

Canada B5 Page (2005, Feb 20)

Hurray we've had our 200,000 hit.

Star Trek (2005, Feb 16)

Update: Just 24 hours after posting his remakers to return Star Trek to it's roots J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) asked fans to "belays" their efforts for two reasons:

He has been offered a new TV series for the 2006 fall season so he wouldn't be able to commit to it at this time and
he has heard through sources that Paramount plans to give Star Trek a rest for at least two years no matter who offers therefore he doesn't want to see fans waste their and effort on a campaign at this time.

Star Trek (2005, Feb 15)

JMS and Bryce Zabel have announced they are up for the challenge of taking on a new Star Trek series. This information came in a recent posting (by JMS) on the Star Trek and Babylon 5 Usenet Groups regarding he cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Mr. Zabel and JMS have already present to Paramount, a bible/treatment they developed on their own time for a new 5 year arc that would return to the roots of Trek and Gene Roddenbury's visio. The goal is to return to challenging stories, contemporary themes, solid extrapolation, and the infusion of some of our best and brightest SF prose writers. Unfortunately, at the time, Paramount did not take them up on their offer.

If you would like to see JMS and Mr. Zabel spearhead a new Trek series, then they encourages you to let Paramount know. A recent Web based SciFi Wire Poll of 18,000 fans found 48% voted for JMS to take on a new Star Trek series.

JMS (2005, Jan 31)

JMS has announced he plans to attend a Comic Book show in Canada this year, I'm assuimg it's the Comic Book Expo.

Crusade DVDs (2005, Jan 31)

You're Crusade DVD Box set has now become a collectors edition: Warner Brothers has agreed to remove JMS' commentaries from all future pressings of the set. This is because JMS had only originally agreed to do the commentary if he could give his side of the story on what happen to Crusade, when the DVDs were release this material had been cut.

TMOS (2005, Jan 31)

JMS continues to hint that there are some possible issues with The Memory of Shadows feature film:
"I'd say that the next two weeks are going to be critical for the future of TMoS. There have been a variety of conversations about a variety of things and people, and some offers are starting to go out to various individuals...so we shall see what we shall see."

I do think him choosing to say "and people" is a big hint that there has been a lot of discussion in that area.

TMOS (2005, Jan 20)

Science Fiction weekly's Letters to the Editor.

TMOS (2005, Jan 12)

I'm going to create a page of new links vs listing them daily. Until then todays new news sites:

Sci Fi Storm

B5 Spoilers Archive

Sci FI Dimensions.

TMOS (2005, Jan 11)

Cinescape.com is reporting that the Babylon 5 feature film, tentatively titled The Memory of Shadows is in pre-production at EMI's Elstree Studios and is being overseeen by Peter Heslop (whose credits include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Star Wars (Episodes I and II) and Gladiator).

TMOS (2005, Jan 11)

Babylon Bucks Campaign in the news:

The latest news on "The Memory of Shadows":

Press Release regarding the "Babylon Bucks" campaign.

Another casting call site listing the roles castcallusa.cjb.net.

Message from Joe DeMartino urging fan to write: message link.

TMoS (2005, Jan 10)

Babylon Bucks: In the hopes the studios will reconsider recasting character from the Babylon 5 series in the new The Memory of Shadows feature film, fans are asked to send in Babylon Bucks. The idea is the bucks roughtly equal the price of one ticket to a feature film and by sending the bucks you are pledging to see the film. If you do send in some bucks please also include a letter. You can find the Babylon 5 Bucks on the Keep Babylon 5 Alive site. (Direct to Babylon 5 Bucks). To get a copy of the logo go here.

Claudia Christian (2005, Jan 10)

Claudia Christian, who played Susan Ivanova from Babylon 5, will be doing a online radio chat with Chase Masterson on The Fandom dot Com Monday Jan 10, 2005 @ 7pm ET, 4pm PT.

TMoS (2005, Jan 03)

My Entertainment World.Com announces upcoming casting opportunties including the Babylon 5 feature film The Memory of Shadows for April. It goes into some detail of describing the four main characters: Diane Baker, Galen, Colenel Joss Morgon and Tyrell. It mentions the character Captian Elizabeth Lochley, but does not include any casting specification for her. Spoiler Warning: You can find the page here then scroll down to April 2005. (Archive copy: here)

TMoS (2004, Dec 28)

Hollywood North Report.com has posted an article with the (Warning: The following link contains spoiler information) casting breakdown of the main cast members for the upcoming Babylon 5 feature film The Memory of Shadows. This would confirm they are recasting the role for Galen. The rumours are they are also recasting the roles for the characters: Delenn, Sheridan and Lockley.

TMoS (2004, Dec 21)

Rumours are spreading that Warner Brothers (WB) is considering recasting the roles of the Babylon 5 feature film The Memory of Shadows (TMoS) from the current TV-Actors to 'high-profile Film-Actors.' As a result fans have started a letter writing campaign reminding the studio how much the TV actors mean to the series. You can find copies of sample letters and more information at Keep B5 Alive.com. (Thanks Marc).

CBC and JMS Radio Drama (2004, Dec 13)

CBC Radio will be producing JMS' radio drama series The Adventures of Apocalypse Al. JMS will be co-directing the series which will be played as five-minute dramas each weekday, for four weeks, recapped in half-hour installments on the weekends, for a total of two hours. JMS says it's a comedy/action, very noir, with a supernatural bent. The script are complete and production should start shortly. No word at this time on a broadcast date. JMS, believe the series will also be released to CD.

The Memory of Shadows (2004, Dec 08)

According to ComingSoon.net (their source: Production Weekly 2004-Dec-08) the Babylon 5 feature film The Memory of Shadows will begin filming in the United Kingdom, April 2005. (See Article) The film, written by JMS, is to be directed by Steven Beck (associate producer of Alma Mater or did they mean Steve Beck? Ghost Ship). No word on any casting.

Story Line Spoiler (highlight text to read): Technology of the ancient and extinct race, known as the Shadows, is being unleased upon the Galaxy by an unknown force. Earthforce intelligence officer Diane Baker, whose brother was recently killed in a mysterious explosion, is out to find out who is behind the intergalactic conspiracy. Joining her is Galen (no word if the part will be played by Peter Woodward), a techno-mage who has been charged with keeping the technology out of the hands of those who would abuse it.

DVD (2004, Dec 02)

Crusade will be released for region 1 on DVD, Tuesday December 7. The 13 episode series, 4 disc set features include:

Audio commentary on selected episodes,
Behind-the-scenes Documentary,
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track (English),
English, French and Spanish subtitles,
in the original aspect ratio: 1.33:1

Richard Biggs Memorial Event (2004, Dec 01)

A Richard Biggs Memorial Event will be held to honour Richard with all of the proceeds going towards the fund for Richard's sons, Hunter and RJ. The event will take place on March 19, 2005 (10am-4pm) at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn. From 10am-Noon will be a Celebrity Buffet Breakfast and from 1pm to 4pm, will be an autographs session with many of our special guests:

Bruce Boxleitner,
Jerry Doyle,
Mira Furlan,
Melissa Gilbert,
Andreas Katsulas,
Matthew Ashford (Days of Our Lives),
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Desperate Housewives),
Lisa Howard (Days of Our Lives/Earth: Final Conflict),
Michael T. Weiss (Days of Our Lives/Pretender) (tentative),

The website will be up shortly at www.richardbiggs.com, you can download a JPEG flyer here.

All celebrites will of course appear subject to work commitments and a charge will be made for each autograph. More celebrities will be invited as we get closer to the event.

Tickets will be sold by PayPal through the website. Breakfast tickets will be $100 USD. Autograph session tickets will be $25 USD or there is also a $115 USD ticket that gets you into both sessions. Visit Pay Pal and enter email address: Blkcat1067@aol.com. When paying be sure to enter an email address so that we can send the ticket back.

Or Mail Checks to:
Richard Biggs Memorial Show
1052 W. Alameda Avenue #350
Burbank, CA 91506

Richard Biggs (2004, Nov 24)

The weekend of March 19, 2005, at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, various cast members of Babylon 5 will be gathering to hold a convention to honour the memory of Richard Biggs, as well as raise some money for his childrens' trust fund. More details to come...

Mira Furlan (2004, Nov 08)

Watch for Mira in upcoming episodes of Lost as she has been cast as a recurring character. The first episode should be November 17, 2004.

Babylon 5 Comic (2004, Oct 20)

JMS has posted (Oct. 08) the following on Babylon 5 comic book: "It's now being written, having waited for some other developments take place, and will be turned into Wildstorm in the first part of the year. (It's a 100 page graphic novel, so that takes a while.))

Babylon 5 (2004, Oct 07)

JMS noted today, "...Oh, and for the first time in five years, there is an office somewhere in England with the words Babylon 5 on the door...."

Tim Choate (2004, Sep 27)

Tim Choate
1954-2004

Tim Choate, who played "Zathras" on Babylon 5, was killed in a motorcycle accident on his way to a play rehearsal Friday, September 24. Mr. Choate would have celebrated his 50th birthday on October 11. (1954-2004). Our sympathy to his family. Mr. Choates is survived by his wife, Madalyne and son Flynn.

DVD (2004, Sep 08)

TVShowsOnDVD.com says Warner Bros Home Video has announced that the Babylon 5 spinoff, Crusade will hit DVD on December 7. The 13 episode series (576 mins) will be released in a 4 disc set. It'll contain an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track, along with English, French and Spanish subtitles. The video will be presented in the original aspect ratio: 1.33:1.

Toronto Trek (2004, Aug 01)

Toronto Trek wishes to thank everyone who contributed to the Education fund for Richard Bigg's sons. Over $2000 was raised.

Toronto Trek (2004, Jun 23)

The list of the items donated to Toronto Trek by various Babylon 5 (and non-Babylon 5) actors to Support Richard Biggs' sons education fund is now up on Toronto Trek's Charity Auction Page. The Charity Auction will take place Sunday, July 4 morning starting at 9am. The event is FREE and open to the public (you do NOT have to attend Toronto Trek). If you have any questions please contact Toronto Trek at tcon@icomm.ca

Toronto Trek (2004, Jun 17)

Toronto Trek will have a number of activities to honour the memory of Richard Biggs at this year's convention (July 2-4, 2004, www.tcon.icomm.ca ). There will be a book of condolences where fans can sign and leave messages to Richard's family. We will also accept any photos or artwork (of reasonable size) and this will be mailed to the family. In addition, we have received a number of donations from various Babylon 5 actors to be sold at the Charity Auction (Sunday Morning - FREE Event - No membership required) with the money raised from these items going to the education trust fund for Richard's children.

There will also be a general Donation Jar at the convention for the trust fund. In addition, we have been granted permission to show the Babylon 5 tribute video.

JMS (2004, Jun 17)

JMS has been offered an Executive Producer job for a "network series." JMS stated, "... while I don't usually do that on shows...", "...when I heard what this project was, I had to get on board." The deal isn't finalized and there is no word yet on what series.

DVDs (2004, Jun 16)

The Babylon 5 "Movies Set" of DVDs will have commentaries on each telefilm.

The Gathering: John Iacovelli (Production Design) and JMS.

In the Beginning: Mike Vejar (Director) and JMS.

Thirdspace: with Jesus Trevino (Director), Pat Tallman (Actress: Lyta), Jeff Conaway (Actor: Zack)

River of Souls: with Janet Greek (Director), Tracy Scoggins (Actress: Lochley) and JMS.

A Call to Arms: with JMS.

DVD (2004, Jun 16)

The Crusade DVDs does include a commentary from JMS on the orginal pilot even after warning Warner Borthers, "I'm gonna say what happened to the the show, what *really* happened...". A second commentary including Fiona Avery (Writer), Janet Greek (Director), Peter Woodward (Actor: Galen), Carrie Dobro (Actress: Dureena).

Books (2004, Jun 16)

JMS stated there should be word "soon-ish" on a new series of Babylon 5 novels.

B5: TMoS (2004, Jun 15)

JMS has confirmed the title of B5: TMoS is, "The Memory of Shadows."

Richard Biggs (2004, May 27)

John Hudgens who did a number of official Babylon 5 music videos has place a tribute video to Richard Biggs online.

Richard Biggs (2004, May 25)

Toronto Trek will have a book of condolences that fans can sign/leave their thoughts, plus a donations jar to support the scolarship fund for Richard's two young sons. More details to come.

Cast (2004, May 23)

Richard Biggs at HME Visions photo by Kim Nakano

Richard Biggs
1960-2004

JMS announced the very sad news that Richard Biggs, who played Dr. Stephen Franklin, passed away Sunday, May 23rd, 2004. No final word on the cause but it appears to have been a stroke or aneurysm. (babylon5.moderated article from JMS). Richard Biggs was 44.
You can leave a leave a message to Rick's family on the Galactic Gateway Message Board by clicking here.
Paul Winfield who play General Richard Franklin (Stephen Franklin's father in the episode "GROPOS") died March 10, 2004. Yesterday would have been Paul Winfield 63rd birthday.

Convention (2004, May 22)

Walter Koenig, Bester from Babylon 5 will be attending Toronto Trek 18 July 2-4, 2004 at the International Plaza Hotel (655 Dixon Road) Toronto. If you plan to attend and the dinner ask to be seated at the SOB5 table to be with fellow B5 fans.

B5: Movies on DVD (2004, May 19)

TV Shows on DVD has announced "Babylon 5: The Movies" 5 disc set will be released August 17 (article). The movies are: B5: The Movies

The Gathering (1993),
In the Beginning (1998),
Thirdspace (1998),
River of Souls (1998),
A Call to Arms (1999).

The special features will include:

Each movie will contain an introduction and commentary from JMS,
additional commentary from other cast and/or crew,
a featurette titled, "Creating the Future - How Science Fiction and the show influenced each other,"
All in Dolby Digital 5.1,
Closed Captioned,
subtitled in English, French and Spanish,
all in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen except The Gathering in it's orginal 4:3 format.

B5: TMOS (2004, Apr 30)

JMS has dropped a few more hints on activities, my impression, based upon one of his last comments, is it's a motion picture deal. However, there maybe more on the go that just B5: TMOS.

"I know I've been absent for a while now, but there are reasons, especially in regards to B5:TMoS. In a project of this nature, and this size, there's stage one (let's do this) stage two (let's make everybody's deal) and stage three (making it). We're hip-deep in stage two just now, and it's taking a freaking long amount of time to get through it all. Stage two is also the most unnerving and nerve-wracking stage when there's a lot of money involved, as there is in this situation."

"Thing of it is...there's a LOT happening right now in the B5 universe, on a multitude of fronts, some of it in response to TMoS, some of it coming up completely on its own. All I can say at this moment is that if you've been waiting for new stuff in the B5 universe, you may be getting your wish in spades very soon."

"Soon, I promise, all will be made clear. I don't like being Mr. Mysterioso on this, but if I say too much, the-powers-that-be will use my head to make a 2.35:1 sized hole in the wall."

DVD (2004, Apr 28)

I've updated the DVD information page to include the Easter Egg information for each.

Babylon 5 (2004, Mar 01)

JMS (RE: B5: TMOS) "The only things I can say right now about B5:TMoS is that now that all the correct agreements have been signed, sealed and delivered, the draft has gone in, met with great enthusiasm all around, notes have been received, and the next draft is in process and has to be delievered within two weeks so that certain other steps can be set into motion."

Babylon 5 (2004, Feb 01)

JMS has announced that new Babylon 5 project in the works that he had hoped to have an announcement at the end of January, is taking a little longer to get finalized than he had originally hoped. The only hint we've had to date is the initials of the title: B5: TMoS. He did say one person has guessed the title on the Babylon 5, moderated USENET group.

Jeremiah (2004, Jan 16)

The first Season on Jeremiah will be released on DVD Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Check out the following real audio trailer.

Global
Jeremiah (2004, Jan 05)

Global(CH) has pulled Jeremiah for now and has not planned date for it to return to the schedule.

JMS (2004, Jan 05)

Amazon.com has published o-line a JMS short story titled "The Salvation of Lyman Terrell" you can read it by following this link. The story is NOT Babylon 5 related but is Science Fiction, more of an Outer Limits type story.

DVD (2003, Dec 30)

TV Shows on DVD.com has announced (article) Babylon 5: Season 5 - Box set for Region 1 (North America) will be released 2003-Apr-13. The 6-disc (22 episodes) will include

Introduction for the final season (Titled: Wheel of Fire) from series creator J. Michael Straczynski
Commentaries on 2 episodes by JMS. Commentary from Bruce Boxleitner, Peter Jurasik, Pat Tallman and Tracy Scoggins on the episode Fire and Shadow
Digital Tomorrow featurette about the special effects for the series.
Beyond Babylon 5 featurette focusing on the fans, their reactions to the show and available merchandise.
The Universe of Babylon 5
Data and Personnel Files
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
Gag Reel
Easter Egg: Marcus Cole: Dead or Frozen
Additional and Extended Scenes

JMS/B5 (2003, Dec 1)

JMS has hinted there is some sort of new Babylon 5 project "in the works," and there hopefully be news as early as January 15th but more likely closer to the end of the month. However, things are still early and this is far from a done deal.

Fan News (2003, Dec 1)

JMS stated that they've included a thanks to Steve Grimm (Lurker's Guide) and Jay Denebeim (rec.arts.babylon5.moderated, moderator) on the Season 5 DVD for years of help and support.

DVDs (2003, Dec 1)

For 2004 you can expect two new DVD sets:

The first will include all of the TV movies in one package (with commentaries from JMS on The Gathering and In the Beginning) and
All 13 of the Crusade episodes into one box.

Neither set will include Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers. (Thanks Keith) More news at TvShowsonDVD.com.

DVD (2003, Sep 20)

TV Shows on DVD.com is reporting that Babylon 5: Season 4 - Box set for Region 1 (North America) will be released 2003-Jan-06. The 6-disc (22 episodes) will include

Introduction from series creator J. Michael Straczynski
Commentaries on 2 episodes by series creator and one including director Mike Vejar. Another epusode includeds stars (Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Peter Jurasik and Pat Tallman)
Celestial Sounds featurette about series composer Christopher Franke and the making of the series music.
No Surrender, No Retreat DVD Suite, original music composed exclusively for the DVD.
The Universe of Babylon 5
Data and Personnel Files
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
Gag Reel

Jeremiah (2003, Sep 11)

(Update: 2003-Sep-20)
Global has finally announced their fall line up and it does include Jeremiah. The show will premier Saturday, 2003-Sep-27 at 9pm. See my Global Jeremiah schedule page.

DVD (2003, Aug 12)

Babylon 5: Season 3 - Box set for Region 1 (North America) goes on sale today. A must for any Babylon 5 fan.
The 6-disc (22 episodes) will include

Introduction from series creator J. Michael Straczynski
Commentaries on 3 key episodes by series creator and stars (Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs and Ed Wasser)
Documentary: Behind the Mask: Creating the Aliens of Babylon 5
Documentary: Designing a Better Narn
Documentary: Designing Tomorrow: The Look of Babylon 5
Data and Personnel Files
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
Gag Reel (See Easter Egg information below or on the DVD Page)

DVD (2003, Aug 12)

Easter Eggs:
Season 3: How to get to the Gag-reel
Insert Disk 6 and select Special Features, The Universe of Babylon 5, Data Files then arrow right to to Battle for Babylon 5 and then down, a Babylon 5 logo should appear, hit enter.

Jeremah (2003, Jul 31)

JMS' latest series will be coming to the Global family of stations for the 2003-2004 TV season.

Books (2003, Jul 29)

To Dream in the City of Sorrows was re-released on July 29, 2003. With new cover artwork. (Go to: Books Page)

DVD (2003, May 8)

Season 3 Release Date moved forwart to August 12, 2003
The 6-disc (22 episodes) will include

Introduction from series creator J. Michael Straczynski
Commentaries on 3 key episodes by series creator and stars
Documentary: Behind the Mask: Creating the Aliens of Babylon 5
Documentary: Designing a Better Narn
Documentary: Designing Tomorrow: The Look of Babylon 5
Data and Personnel Files
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1

Check out the following site: Abyss: B5 DVD.

Article (2003, May 4)

United Press International article on Babylon 5.

DVD (2003, May 1)

Easter Eggs:
Season 2: How to get to the Gag-reel
Insert Disk 6 and select Special Features, The Worlds of Babylon 5, Data Files then arrow down to Project Lazarus and arrow to the left. A Babylon 5 logo should appear, now just hit enter.
Season 1: Series: Promotional video.
Insert Disk 6 and select Special Features, The Worlds of Babylon 5, Data Files then arrow down to Battle of the Line then arrow to the right. A Babylon 5 logo should appear, hit enter.

DVD (2003, Apr 22)

(Update from April 10)
Season 2 will be released on DVD April 29, 2003. The six-disc set include:

a Babylon 5 timeline,
Building Babylon: Blueprint of Episode featurette,
Shadow and Dreams: Honors of Babylon featurette,
The Universe of Babylon 5 data/tech/personel files,
2 episode commentaries by JMS,
Commentaries by Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian and Jerry Doyle,
Introduction by JMS and various cast members.
Gag Reel
Dolby Digitial 5.1 audio remix
Widescreen.

DVD (2003, Apr 22)

Yahoo! Movies has an Exclusive preview of some of the extras for season 2. The following direct link includes the start (about a minute) of:

Season 2 intro by JMS
Enter Bruce
JMS on writing an episode
Shoot schedule
Winning the Hugo

. You can learn more at the following WB Site.

DVD (2003, Apr 10)

Season 3, which is scheduled for November, 2003 will include commentary from Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Dole and Jason Carter. JMS wasn't 100% if it was the episodes Interludes and Examinations or Ceremonies of Light and Dark. JMS did thecommentaries for the episodes Severed Dreams and Z'ha'dum.

DVD (2003, Apr 10)

JMS recently stated that to date Andreas Katsulas, Peter Jurasik, Michael O'Hare have all decided to do any commentaries for the Babylon 5 DVDs.

JMS (2003, Apr 10)

There is a new online interview with JMS.

DVD (2003, Jan 20)

Amazon.ca list Babylon 5: Season 2 for pre-order. (Thanks C.Doyle)

DVD (2003, Jan 13)

The Digitial Bits now has a picture of the Cover Art for season 2 on their site.

DVD (2003, Jan 08)

The Digitial Bits is reporting Babylon 5: Season 2, will be released April 29, 2003.

DVD (2002, Nov 25)

JMS has announced that WB is attempting to get the rights to include some of the bloopers on future DVDs.

DVD (2002, Nov 12)

Here is an interesting article on what was probably involved to Transfer B5 to DVD

DVD (2002, Nov 3)

Well, it seems a few of the box sets have an error. It seems disk two is label #2 but when you play it, the disk has disk #4 material on it. So you may want to ask the store to play those two disk before you leave.

DVD (2002, Nov 2)

Check out my review of Babylon 5 Season 1.

Polaris (2002, Sep 12)

Polaris is a new SF series JMS has under development for the Sci-Fi Channel. He's turned in the final draft of the two-hour pilot, now we wait to see if Sci-Fi puts the pilot into production.

Jeremiah (2002, Sep 04)

Jeremiah (the latest JMS series) will premier on September 9, 2002 @ 9pm ET on TMN1.

Book (2002, Aug 29)

February 2003 see the release of the Babylon 5 Quotes Book. A reminder that 2003 also marks the 10th Anniversary of Babylon 5.

DVDs (2002, Aug 14)

Intial word is Babylon 5 box sets for season 2 will be April 2003 and for season 3 November 2003.

DVD Season 1 (2002, Aug 14)

Warner Brothers has setup a promotional site (flash) with information on the Season one Babylon 5 DVD. Features include:

All-new digital widescreen transfers. (Enhanced for widescreen TVs)
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Introduction and commentary on 2 key episodes by series creator J. Michael Straczynski
"BEHIND BABYLON 5" dossier of documentaries: "THE MAKING OF BABYLON 5" and "BACK TO BABYLON 5"
Enter "THE WORLD OF BABYLON 5": Take a station tour and explore the humans, aliens, political situations, scientific data tech files, weaponry and hardware of this unique futuristic era.

The set is 6 discs and the episodes are listed in the original broadcast order. SRP is $99.98.

JMS (2002, Aug 14)

Jeffrey Gustafson posted the following picture of JMS circa late 70's.

Telefilms (2002, Jul 24)

You can catch all six Babylon 5 telefilms (The Gathering, In the Beginning, Thirdspace, River of Souls, A Call to Arms and Legend of the Rangers) on pay for view. (Rogers Digital Channel 313). For the month of July and they are calling it the the Babylon 5: Festival.

DVD (2002, Jul 15)

Babylon 5 - Season 1 (box set) "Signs & Portents," will go on sale November 5, 2002 in North America (The UK will get it first -- October 14). Expected retail price $99.95 USD. Word is the DVD will be in Widescreen format and include a minimum two commentaries from JMS (Signs and Portents and Chrysalis) and also a on-camera intro and interview. Other cast and crew have been approached to do video interviews (Rick Biggs, Claudia Christian, John Iacovelli, John Copeland, Stephen Furst, Jerry Doyle) no final word on who will be on season 1. Claudia Christian cancelled, and they were unable to reach Michael O'Hare.

DVD (2002, Jun 10)

JMS has confirmed that Season 1 will be out this fall. He also further confirmed a minimum of two commentaries, an on-camera intro, other extras and the series will be in WideScreen. (HURRAY)

Cards (2002, May 13)

There is a new set of Babylon 5 cards as of May 10, 2002.

Rangers (2002, Apr 05)

SciFi has announced a number of new shows for the fall season. Legend of the Rangers is NOT on this list. In a recent e-mail JMS stated that SciFi is moving away from space based series and therefore it's unlikely Rangers will become a series.

Rangers & Jeremiah (2002, Feb 20)

JMS in a Feb 19 posting indicated he still has not heard any word on B5:LoTR being sold to foreign markets. However, he did say that internation sales meeting (NATPE) there was a large interest around Jeremiah.

Jeremiah (2002, Jan 29)

Jeremiah, JMS' new show on Showtime has a premiere date March 3 at 8pm ET on Showtime. It will become part of Showtime's Sci-Fi Friday schedule.

Rangers (2002, Jan 28)

Legend of the Ranger's flops on the East Coast. According to a posting by JMS the average ratings for the telefilm were 1.7 well below the 2.6 SciFi was expecting. However, when the numbers are looked at in more detail it appears the NFL playoff game is to blame. The west cost number show the LotR pulled in a 3.2 to 3.6 in many markets where it airing after the playoff game. This doesn't boad well for a possible spin off series.
[The Abyss (Info on who to write) - Warner Cable (LotR was #3 for the week)]

DVD (2002, Jan 25)

Babylon 5 season one on DVD this fall, so say The Digital Bit site. Warner Brother was happy with the sales of the first DVD.

Gathering (2002, Jan 14)

There will be a group of us gathering Saturday, Jan 19 around 8:30 pm at Joe Mercury's in Toronto to watch Legend of the Rangers. However, the room we plan to watch in only holds 15 people and we already have that many. BUT, the management said they would be willing to let people watch on other TVs with the Closed Captioning on as the bar can be loud and you may have trouble hearing it. If you are interested in coming send me an e-mail at schrist@vex.net and I can add you to the overflow list and have an idea of the numbers.

Rangers (2002, Jan 07)

Sadly, the Jan 05 reports of the CHUM Group having purchased the rights to Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers was false. While talks ARE going on, no final deal has been reached. Plans are now underway to have a Gathering in Toronto to watch it on SciFi if you are interested in attend e-mail me at schrist@vex.net. Details to come... we just need to get a rough idea of numbers.

Rangers (2002, Jan 03)

I came across the following Sludio Stills on the IMDB. Don't forget you can find more pictures and trailers on the Sci Fi Rangers Page.

Jeremiah (2002, Jan 02)

SciFi Wire reports Jeremiah has been pushed back to at least March 2002 and maybe as late as June: [article]

Lurkers (2001, Dec 27)

The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 is back online as of Dec. 25. The site was down for almost 3 months!

DVD (2001, Dec 19)

Science Fiction Weekly review of the Babylon 5 DVD: review.
Science Fiction Wire talks to JMS on the Babylon 5 DVD: article.

Jeremiah (2001, Dec 12)

[Update to Sep 24]
Due to the events of Sep 11, the premier broadcast date has been changed - no announcement on the new date. The new JMS series has started production and the premier date was scheduled to be January 11, 2002. Again, no news on a Canadian channel or broadcast date.

DVD (2001, Dec 10)

If you are having problems finding the B5 DVD, I'm told Future Shop has it. The store I shop at, Entertainment Warehouse has additional copies if you are looking for it.

Books (2001, Dec 3)

The third book in the Technomages Trilogy: Invoking Darkness has been released as of Nov. 27, 2001. See the Books Page for more information.

DVD (2001, Dec 1)

Here are the details of the Canadian version: 1 disc, side one The Gathering: Special Edition (Full Screen), side two In The Beginning (Widescreen - 1.85) both are in Dolby Digital Stereo. Special Features: Interactive Menus (4 options on each - Play, Scene Access, Cast and Crew, Languages), Subtitles: English and French.

Rangers (2001, Dec 1)

Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers trailer will be shown before Lord of the Rings in the top ten media markets in the US starting Dec. 19.

DVD (2001, Nov 20)

DVD.net review of of the Babylon 5 DVD.

Rangers (2001, Oct 29)

SciFi Channel has reschedule the initial broadcast of To Live and Die in Starlight from January 2 to January 19, 2002. Still no news on a Canadian boardcast date.

Rangers (2001, Oct 18)

Ain't It Cool News has a review of the telefilm To Live and Die in Starlight. You can see JMS comments at JMS News.com.

DVD (2001, Oct 18)

The Digital Bits has posted a transcript which confirms any further Babylon 5 DVDs is dependent upon the sales of this first DVD.

Merchandise (2001, Oct 18)

Slow Dazzle has released their 2002 Babylon 5 Calendar.

Rangers (2001, Oct 17)

SciFi Channel is looking for help/suggestions to advertise Legend of the Rangers. Their Rangers site has a new trailer and more information. [SciFi E-mail]

DVD (2001, Oct 11)

Between DVD Empire and Amazon the DVD features for the first Babylon 5 DVD seem to be: 2 disc, 189 minutes, Widescreen, Closed-captioned.

DVD (2001, Oct 2)

DVD File is reporting the upcoming two-telefilm (one DVD) release of In the Beginning and The Gathering is the only Babylon 5 release Warner Brothers is going to do at this time. (More details below) "Sources" indicated the problem is tied to the poor sales of the VHS episodes. Therefore, remember to give everyone you know a B5 DVD as a Christmas gift. [article]

Lurkers (2001, Oct 1)

The Lurkers Guide to Babylon 5 has been down for a number of days. No word on the problem. Here are some of it's Mirror Sites (au, gr, se, us)

SciFi (2001, Sep 24)

The premier date of Legend of Rangers will be Januaray 2, 2002 on the US SciFi Channel. No news yet on a Canadian channel or broadcast date.

DVD (2001, Aug 28)

Update to Aug 14
DVDFile.com has the cover art for the first Babylon 5 DVD. [more]. This is in addition to the previously confirms a street date of Dec 4 for In the Beginning and The Gathering for $19.95. [more]

Crusade (2001, Aug 17)

JMS hints on how he hopes to wrap up the events of Crusade in an interview with Cinescape. [Cinescape article]

CB5IP (2001, Aug 15)

I've updated the look of the site and I'm in the process of updating adding more information to the site. Let me know what you think (good or bad).

DVD (2001, Aug 14)

Update to Aug 07
Amazon.com is listing the In the Beginning/Gathering DVD set for a December 4th release date. As of August 9th it seems to have disappeared, and reappeared August 14th. [more]

Space (2001, Aug 14)

Update to Jul 31
And so it ends... Babylon 5 ends its run on Space: The Imagination Station. Space will have a "Bye Bye Babylon 5 Marathon" on Monday, Aug 6 of the top 5 episodes as voted for by fans starting at 1pm ET. The top 5 were

Severed Dreams
War Without End Part 1
War Without End Part 2
EndGame
Sleeping in Light

Books (2001, Jul 30)

The last book of the Technomage Trilogy will be released in November. See the Books page for more information.

Jeremiah (2001, Jul 30)

JMS is now working on a new series titled Jeremiah. Originally only planned as a 2 hour telefilm pilot, ShowTime (US) has comissioned an additional 18 hours. The story is about the new beginnnings 15 years after a post-apocalyptic virus kill everyone over the age of puberty. Filming starts Sep 4 in Vancouver.

LotR (2001, Jun 15)

If you missed the trailer for Legend of the Ranges on the SciFi channel's site, you can find here at the Legend of the Rangers page.

JMS (2001, Aug 17)

In an interview with Cinescape, JMS revealed that his Rising Stars feature film adaptation is farther along than expected. MGM, in a press mentioned RISING STARS as being on the slate for 2002. [Cinescape Article]

DVD (2001, May 23)

Updated from Mar 12/Feb 14
The R2 Project is reporting that Babylon 5 has been dropped for 2001. [article] No word if this is just region 2 or also region 1.
The previous update was that Babylon 5 has been pushed back 30 days, to an August release date, to include the Special Edition version of "The Gathering." The First DVD is to have The Gathering (Special Edition) and In the Beginning. The aspect ratio will be 4:3 and it appears there are NO planned special features.

Space (2001, May 15)

Space's broadcast rights for Babylon 5 will end as of Tuesday, July 31.
This does not mean Babylon 5 will not return at a later date with the new telefilm and possible new series just the current contract has run out and they are going to give another series a try for a while. [Space's Note]

LotR (2001, May 14)

SciFi Wire announces more of the cast: Myriam Sirois, Dean Marshall, Warren T. Takeuchi, Jennie Rebecca Hogan, David Storch, Enid-Raye Adams, Gus Lynch and Mackenzie Gray join the previously announced actors. See Below.

Vancouver (2001, May 10)

[Update to May 09]
Sunday, May 27th (5:30-9:30pm PDT) Vancouver, the NWB5 group will hold a Gathering with a special guest, J. Micahel Straczynski. Attendance details can be found on their web page - space is limited.

LotR (2001, May 09)

B5LR.com has announced the following additions to the cast of To Live and Die in Starlight: Dylan Neal, Alex Zahara in addition to the previously announced Andreas Katsulas

LotR (2001, May 04)

SciFi Channel announced GVFX, a Toronto/Vancouver based company, will produced special effects for the new Babylon 5 telefilm To Live and Die in Starlight.

Ranger (2001, Apr 23)

B5LR.com a site devoted to the new Rangers telefilm and possible series.

Rangers (2001, Apr 20)

To Live and Die in Starlight will be filmed in Vancouver and be production May 14. Andreas "G'Kar" Katsulas (guest at TT) will appear in the telefilm. [SciFi Article]

Sonic Images (2001, Mar 27)

Sonic Images has announced Crusade soundtrack is back in stock!

Telefilm (2001, Mar 20)

SciFi Channel has announced a New Babylon 5 telefilm titled, "To Live and Die in Starlight" which will be a pilot for a possible new series Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers.
No news on a Canadian Broadcast. [SciFi Article - More detail Press release - Lurker's Write Up]

Book (2001, Feb 26)

Casting Shadows, the first book in the Technomage series of Babylon 5 books will be released officially tomorrow (some people have already gotten it). The second book, titled Summoning Light, will be released July 2001. Check out the Book page for more information.

SciFi (2001, Feb 14)

SciFi Channel, has picked up all 13 episodes of Crusade for broadcast this Summer.

B5 (2001, Jan 20)

Update to Nov 16
Babylon 5 Returns: Sci Fi confirms talks. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Sci Fi Channel general manager Bonnie Hammer as stating the Sci Fi channel is in talks looking at the possibility of a new B5 movie.

CD (2001, Jan 11)

Sonic Images has released the previously only available as a special promo CD, the B5 episodic title "And The Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place".

DVD (2000, Dec 23)

Update to Nov 16
Latest rumour I have received is, WB will be releasing Babylon 5 on DVD in Box sets (1 season per box) like the X-Files later in 2001. Latest from DVD File.

Space (2000, Dec 04)

Space drops the 3pm ET (Noon PT) broadcast of Babylon 5, replacing it with Xena, starting Monday, December 4. The 7pm ET and 3am ET broadcast are unchanged.

Space (2000, Dec 06)

Space: The Imagination Station has a weekly sound-effects quiz. This weeks sound quiz revolves around B5.

Netter Digital (2000, Dec 06)

Rabin Brothers will be auction of Netter Digital's assets Thu, Dec 7 @ 10am PT. Including Babylon 5 fan club material: T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, shirt pins, patches, keychains, stickers, posters, books, CD's, Babylon 5 monthly magazines (some signed by actors), trading cards, computer and board games, pewter models, cruisers, battleships & more.

Books (2000, Nov 01)

The third book, Out of Darkness, of the Centauri Trilogy was to be released Oct. 31.
The first book in the Technomage Trilogy, Casting Shadows, is schedule to be released February 2001.

Merchandise (2000, Nov 01)

TheStation.Com has closed down The Emporium. The fan club has been caught up in the financial problems of Netter Digitial.

Merchandise (2000, Oct 03)

Sierra has made the extra material prepared for the launch of the Babylon 5: Into the Fire PC game available online for the price of shipping and handling. The URL is http://www.sierra.com/b5.

JMS (2000, Oct 02)

Marvel has asked to JMS to write for their title The Amazing Spiderman. As a long time Spidey fan, this is something he is looking forward to enormously. You can expect to see the first jms-written issue around March or April of 2001.

JMS (2000, Oct 02)

Update to Aug 22
JMS creator/writer of Rising Stars' comic series has been hired by MGM to develop a screen adaptation. [NEW ->]JMS completed the first pass on the outline for the Rising Stars feature film (tentatively entitled "Born in Fire"), MGM read the outline and in JMS' words, "loved it, (and) had a couple of very smart suggestions... and as of Wednesday, I've been put to script."

CDs (2000, Oct 02)

Sonic Images at this time has no further plans to release any more Babylon 5 CDs.

JMS (2000, Oct 02)

Books (2000, Oct 02)

Update to Aug 9: Release date: Oct 31, 2000
More information is now available on the third book Out of the Darknewss in the Legion of Fire series. The Books Page now shows the release date for book one of the Technomage series as March 2001.

CDs (2000, Sep 28)

Sonic Images is having a sale on all Babylon 5 Episodic CDs until Oct 11, 2000.
Buy 3 or more Episodic CDs and receive a 46% discount.
Buy 5 or more and you get the CD Prime Time, FREE, which includes the title music from many S/F shows including Babylon 5's (season 2 and season 5) and Crusade's.

SciFi
JMS
(2000, Sep 25)

Update to Jul 10 [6 of 13 on the site currently, Episode 7 - Oct 9]
City of Dreams is a new Audio series (13 episodes) by JMS.

Crusade (2000, Sep 20)

With Babylon 5 moving to Sci/Fi Channel there is hope again to revive Crusade. [more info]

SciFi Channel (2000, Sep 20)

Update to Jul 10
SciFi Channel's (US) show Sciography episode on Babylon 5 originally planned for Sep 24, 2000 @ 7pm ET has been delayed. No new date has been announced. At this time, Space does not have any rights to broadcast Sciography.

JMS
Crusade (2000, Aug 22)

Update to Jun 05
JMS announced a deal with Bookface.com to distribute, FREE, some of his prose. Stories include:

Tribulations,
COLD TYPE, a dark fantasy story in the Twiligh Zone style.
a reprint of the novelette WE KILLED THEM IN THE RATINGS
and two unproduced CRUSADE scripts that were written specifically to crank up the overall story arc: To the Ends of the Earth, which was to be that season's arc jumper a la The Coming of Shadows, and the *season finale* End of the Line.

JMS (2000, Aug 18)

There is a Real Audio interview with JMS at GiveMeTalk.com.

SciFi Channel (2000, Sep 25)

Update to Jul 18 Starts Today
SciFi Channel (US) has announced they will be broadcasting Babylon 5 in letterbox format starting Sep 25, 2000. [JMS Intro]

Crusade Cards (2000, Jul 20)

Precedence Gets Set to Launch "Crusade" Expansion for the Babylon 5 (150 Cards) Collectible Card Game.

Merchandise (2000, Jul 04)

Factor-x.com will be releasing a replica of the Babylon 5 station and a Starfury and other ships from the series in pewter.

SciFi (2000, May 17)

The U.S. SciFi Channel program Sciograph (a biography style program) is working on an episode about Babylon 5. For more information read the following SciFi Wired article

Books (2000, May 16)

Reports are spreading that DelRey, the publisher of the Babylon 5 novels is not interested in publishing any B5 books after the ones they are already contracted to publish (The Centauri Trilogy and the Technomage Trilogy).

JMS (2000, May 16)

The JMS scripted Murder She Wrote tele-movie (Titled: "A Story to Die For) airs this week, on Thu May 18 @ 8pm ET (CBS), and again, on Sun May 21 @ 9m ET (CHCH/ON tv).

Figures (2000, May 16)

The following action figures have been just released: Lockley, Drazi, Gaim, Bester each comes with a sew-on patch, rather than a ship.

Book (2000, May 12)

Out of the Darkness book 3 of the Legion of Fire series will be released Oct 2000. See my Books page for more details.

Book (2000, Apr 26)

Armies of Light and Dark book 2 of the Legion of Fire series will be released May 2, 2000.

B5 on DVD (2000, Apr 24)

Still nothing firm on Babylon 5 on DVD and the North American market but here is link to a recent chat on thedigitalbits.com with two Warner Brothers representatives. In summary they said it is being "discussed and planned."

Cinefantastique (2000, Apr 13)

This month's Cinefantastique is a B5 double issue, with 86 pages of B5 material, including a synposis of each episode and a summary of each season. The interviews include a number of cast members plus some of the background people.

Magazine
Comics (2000, Apr 07)

Rising Stars #6 came out, on Wednesday March 29.
There's an article in the May, 2000 Wizard magazine, announcing JMS' own comic imprint Joe's Comics.

Sci Fi (2000, Apr 04)

The U.S. Sci Fi Channel has bought the rights to all the episodes and movies of Babylon 5. The series will premier Sep. 25 and will air M-F @ 7pm.[More @ Sci Fi]

Call to Arms (2000, Mar 22)

CITY TV will be airing A Call to Arms on Sun Mar 26 @ 4pm and on Mon Mar 27 @ 1pm ET.

Canal Z (2000, Mar 21)

Canal Z, Canada's French Science Ficion Television Station, plans to broadcast more than Season 1 of Babylon 5. [E-mail from Canal Z]

Canal Z (2000, Mar 21)

Canal Z, Canada's French Science Ficion Television Station, plans to broadcast more than Season 1 of Babylon 5. [E-mail from Canal Z]

Videos (2000, Mar 07)

While I haven't gotten anything official, yet, it appears that WB Video has dropped plans to release any further episodes of Babylon 5 on video in North America.

DVD (2000, Mar 07)

More bad news, Babylon 5 maybe only released on DVD for region 2. I wish someone could explain to me why they wouldn't release it for Region All.

B5 Magazine (2000, Mar 07)

The March issue of Previews announced that the British Official Babylon 5 will cease publication with Volume 2 Issue 24 (May 2000).

B5 Magazine (2000, Mar 07)

The March issue of Previews announced that the British Official Babylon 5 will cease publication with Volume 2 Issue 24 (May 2000).

Magazine (2000, Feb 29)

Cinefantastique magazine has a 85-page double issue devoted to Babylon 5 in the works for the June 2000 issue (Vol. 31, Number 12). It will contain: 5 essays covering each season, a full 5-season annotated episode guide, spotlights on J. Michael Straczynski, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Bill Mumy, Andrea Thompson, Patricia Tallman and sidebars devoted to Casting B5, Costuming, Music, Production Design, makeup, Foundation Imaging SFX, and "Final Days."

Crusade (2000, Feb 15)

Crusade is to be released on video in the UK.

Rising Stars (2000, Feb 10)

The next issue of Rising Stars will be Feb 16, 2000.

CANAL Z (2000, Feb 07)

[Update to Jan 21,31]
Babylon 5 will start nationally, in French, on Feb (Févr.) 3/4 CANAL Z. This is a speciality service available on cable and satellite all over Canada. B5 will air (the web site give different info on their schedule page and their B5 page):
   Thu (jeudi) 12am (0h) ET (i.e. Wed night),
   Thu (jeudi) llpm (23h) ET, (First Showing)
   Fri (vendredi) 4am (4h) ET,
   Sat (samedi) 9pm (21h) ET.
Each week the jeudi @ 23h will be a new episode with all the other times being a repear broadcast. It appears they will be showing the first (Season 1) 22 episodes.

B5 Chat (2000, Jan 31)

[Update to Jan 19]Stephen Austin, the Pak'Ma'Ra Ambassador from Babylon 5, will be taking part in an online chat Thur, Feb 3 at 9pm ET (6pm PT). The chat will take place on yahoo.com. (Or check out the TNT link. )

Discovery (2000, Jan 21)

The How'd They Do That turning someone into an alien on Babylon 5 will air Wed, Feb 2 @ 6pm ET.

CITY (2000, Jan 21)

CITY-TV will broadcasting the movie In The Beginning, Tue, Jan 25 @ 9pm ET and Wed, Jan 26 @ 1pm ET.

B5 Magazine (2000, Jan 19)

The Official Babylon 5 Magazine is going to start printing brand new original stories by JMS starting in March. The first of which will be determined by a fan vote from four possible story areas.

Amazing Stories (2000, Jan 15)

Here is what JMS has to say on the third B5 story to appear in Amazing Stories
   The third, which I just finished and turned in to Amazing Stories, and which will appear I think around May, was written with one express purpose: to set the proverbial cat amongst the proverbial pigeons with something that's going to send a ripple all through B5 fandom, it's a story I don't think anyone ever expected to see.
   Just the first line alone should stun a number of B5 folks
   And that's all I'm going to say about it. But just know...there's a real toad-strangler coming up in May.

Rising Stars (2000, Jan 06)

The issue #4 of Rising Stars is now out.

B5 Books (2000, Jan 04)

New: There is now a Babylon 5 book section on Canada's B5 Information Page.

B5 Book (2000, Jan 04)

Armies of Light and Dark, the second book in the Legion of Fire series will be released in May 2000. More Info Here

Crusade (2000, Jan 04)

It appears Crusade is no longer being broadcasting on any station in Canada. ASN, the various NEW xx stations and KVOS all finished up in Decemeber

CBS
Sunday Morning (2000, Jan 03)

[Update from Jan 02&01] The JMS segment was on CBS' Sunday Morning at about 9:40am ET. Missed it? Here is some text from the interview on the CBS site.

CBIP (2000, Jan 02)

New: The Canadian B5 Information Page will now display the episode airing today. Got a suggestion for the site, hey let me know!

Space (2000, Jan 02)

I have updated the Space Schedule web page to match the listings on the Space web page. The broadcast dates are update all the way to the end of Season 5.

CBS & JMS (1999, Dec 31)

The JMS segment on the future will two more times on CBS. In a e-mail JMS stated, "I was even more incorrect than I thought - apparently (given a phone call today from CBS), they thought the piece was important enough to justify pulling it out and making it a stand-alone piece on its own. It's going to air twice, once Sunday morning, once I think Monday (I'll have to check the message later) the longer version of the two runs about 8 minutes. More info later"

Space (1999, Dec 29)

I have been informed that on Dec 28 they showed the episode A Distant Star vs The Long Dark. I haven't yet figured out what this means to the Space schedule.

Palm Pilot
Windows CE
AvantGo Channel (1999, Dec 22)

Canada's B5 Info Page Rangers Reports can now be setup as a AvantGo channel. E-mail me if you are using this feature.
[Subscribe]

Happy Holidays (1999, Dec 22)

Happy Holidays everyone! I'm planning a couple of upgrades for the New Year.

Space (1999, Dec 22)

Reminder: Space will be broadcasting (as their commericals states, "you last time") the telefilms Call To Arms @ 8pm ET (5pm PT) and River of Souls @ 10pm ET (7pm PT) on Dec 26.

B5 props
for sale (1999, Dec 17)

[Updated from Dec 13, 1999] Entertaindom, Babylonian Productions and eBay will be auctioning off props, costumes, and set pieces from Babylon 5. Go to www.entertaindom.com and register to make sure you are notified on up coming sales. A number of items are now available.

Space (1999, Dec 16)

[Updated]
Space's schedule does not include the episode Babylon Squared later this month. This seems to be a result of the episode being played as one of the most popular episodes during the 1999 New Year's B5 Marathon. Here is an e-mail I got on the subject.
I have updated the [Space Schedule]

JMS and CC (1999, Dec 04)

Well the rumours about about JMS and Chris "CC" Carter (and Frank Spotnitz) involved in a project were true. Titled "World on Fire" JMS pitched the idea to Ten-Thirteen (CC's company) and they loved it. A contract between 10-13/Fox Studio's and JMS was drawn up and the series was pitched to CBS. In just 15 minutes CBS had agreed to pilot the show and they were working out the licensing fees when Harsh Realm was cancelled. Thus fell the house of cards, Fox studio's was very upset and informed CC they only wanted a 100% CC created series! Therefore meaning the "World on Fire" (JMS's idea) project is off until JMS can find another production company.

Crusade (1999, Dec 04)

While nothing is ever final in Hollywood, JMS recently stated that in his opinion if Crusade was going to be saved it would have happened by now. He thanks all the fans for their efforts.

TNT (1999, Dec 04)

JMS has stated the rumours of another B5 TNT movie are false.

Rising
Star (1999, Dec 04)

The latest version of Rising Star is out.

ISP (1999, Dec 01)

Welcome, and don't forget to update your bookmark file. This is the new URL for the Canadian B5 Information Page: home.korax.net/~schrist/b5/ Please, if you notice anything wrong (because of the change of ISP or not!) let me know so I can correct the problem. My new e-mail address is: schrist@vex.net.
Now let's see if I can get caught up on the latest news!

Space and
Crusade (1999, Dec 01)

Space doesn't have any immediate plans to return Crusade to it's schedule. While the program was a "ratings hit" for the station they are looking at the opportunity to bring in other programs in the short term.

CBIP (1999, Dec 01)

The Canadian B5 Information Page has been enhanced using PERL scripts. While this means little to those viewing this web page it make maintenance of the site much easier.

Video (1999, Nov 30)

[Correction] B5 DVD Petition page is reporting that of the 4 "widescreen" version of the B5 videos release in the UK, 2 were are actually CROPPED 4x3 versions of the movies meaning there is actually less of the original image.

DVD (1999, Nov 17)

B5 DVD Petition to get Babylon 5 on Anamorphic widescreen. Check out the DVD Web for an explanation of what that means.

Merchandise (1999, Nov 16)

The Babylon 5 Writer's Bible and the Series Treatment are available from the Babylon 5 fan club.

ISP (1999, Nov 16)

Update from Nov 4, due to changes to my current ISP the Canadian B5 Info Page will be moving. The new URL will be: home.korax.net/~schrist/b5/. Currently there is and older version of the page there.

Space (1999, Nov 03)

Space will return to season 1 of Babylon 5 starting 3pm ET on Tue Nov 23.
Check out the updated Space Schedule.

Discovery (1999, Oct 30)

The Discovery Channel (Canada) will be broadcasting the episode of How'd They Do That? which features a segment on actors becoming aliens on Babylon 5 on Mon Nov 01 @ 6pm ET and Tue Nov 02 @ 3am ET.

CD (1999, Oct 22)

Sonic Images has released the Evan Chen Crusade Soundtrack.

Space (1999, Oct 21)

Space has announced that on Sun Dec 26, 1999 they will broadcast the telefilms Call To Arms @ 8pm ET (5pm PT) and River of Souls @ 10pm ET (7pm PT). These will be the last showing of these movies (they have already shown the other telefilm for the last time) so if you haven't seen them yet, don't miss it.

Space (1999, Oct 21)

Sadly once again, Canadian fans didn't see the complete version of Sleeping in Light (Oct 21, 1999 on Space). As this has happened on every Canadian broadcast I would have to believe the fault is with the distributor and not with Space. So what did you miss? click here.

Chat (1999, Oct 13)

There will be an online chat with Jeffrey "Kosh" Willerth and Patricia "Lyta" Tallman Thu Oct 14 @ 9pm ET/6pm PT. Go to chat.yahoo.com and create a Yahoo identity. There will be a link under the 'Live Events' section at the top of the page.

Book (1999, Oct 07)

The third book in the Psi Corp trilogy has been released and is available at most bookstores.

Merchandise (1999, Oct 06)

A rather unique item is available at TheStation.com. A limited order of Crusade letterman jackets will be ordered for ONLY October 1999 to be delievered for Dec. 1999 (great Christmas present). Check out this link for more details.

B5 Cards (1999, Oct 03)

The next set of Fleer/Skybox B5 trading cards have been delayed to Oct 13.

Rising Stars (1999, Oct 03)

The comic Rising Stars #2, by JMS, hits the stands this week.

Errors (1999, Oct 03)

Thanks to a fellow fans for sending me corrections on the Video season two tapes start with volume 2.0 and there is no volume 2.3 and Space schedule page.

Guest Chats (1999, Sep 28)

USS Hudson Bay has placed two transcript from Toronto Trek panels. Sunday's Jurasik, Furst, Krimmer and Saturday's Furst.

Season 5 (1999, Sep 28)

Space will reshow season 5 of Babylon 5 starting Oct 22.

B5 Game (1999, Sep 21)

Sierra On-Line, Inc has cancelled development of the B5 Game. firstones.com has started an effort to save the project.

Crusade (1999, Sep 13)

There will be an online chat with David "Max Eilerson" Brooks Mon Sep 13 @ 9pm ET on the TNT Crusade Site. There is also a transcript of a chat with Carrie "Dureen Nafeel" Dabro.

Misc (1999, Sep 09)

OK, shameless plug time: Hurrah! CB5IP has passed its 100,000 hit, by far my busiest web page. I have also been nominated for an Aurora Award (Canada's S/F Awards) for my work around Toronto Trek. The Ballot deadline is October 4, 1999. Thanks.

Hugo's (1999, Sep 07)

The Truman Show has won the 1998 Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation beating out Sleeping in Light which placed 4th.

MTN (1999, Sep 07)

MTN (Manitboa Television Network) will be joining the A-Channel family of stations.

Zocalo (1999, Sep 07)

The Zocalo, a online e-'zine is returning. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: TheZocalo-subscribe@egroups.com.

Crusade (1999, Sep 07)

Note, the final episode of Crusade will be shown 1 day and 1 hour later on CITY: i.e. Wed Sep 8 @ 9pm ET.

B5 CDs (1999, Sep 07)

[Update to Sep 02, 1999 Posting]
Babylon 5: Volume 3 has been delayed, no new date has been announced. Other upcoming CDs are: Crusade Oct 19, 1999 and Babylon 5: A Call to Arms in November?, the episode discs "The Fall of Centauri Prime" and "The Very Long Night of Londo Molari" in November. I have also added the information on Claudia's third CD titled Lush
[CD List].

Hugo's (1999, Sep 07)

The Truman Show has won the 1998 Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation beating out Sleeping in Light which placed 4th.

MTN (1999, Sep 07)

MTN (Manitboa Television Network) will be joining the A-Channel family of stations.

Zocalo (1999, Sep 07)

The Zocalo, a online e-'zine is returning. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: TheZocalo-subscribe@egroups.com.

Crusade (1999, Sep 07)

Note, the final episode of Crusade will be shown 1 day and 1 hour later on CITY: i.e. Wed Sep 8 @ 9pm ET.

B5 CDs (1999, Sep 07)

Claudia
Christian (1999, Sep 02)

[Update to Aug 01 and 31, 1999 Posting]
The Playboy is now available on newsstands. Claudia Christian's web site has announced it will be the October Edition of Playboy [picture] that will "feature" her. The October edition goes on sale the first week of September 1999. There is now a "PG" photo available on the site. Also, the convention Women and Space has been cancelled.

CFCF (1999, Sep 02)

[Update to Apr 09/18, 1999 Posting]
Reminder: CFCF has moved the broadcast date of A Call to Arms forward to Fri Sep 03, 1999 @ 12:01am (i.e. Thursday Night).
[CFCF]'s schedule

Claudia
Christian (1999, Sep 02)

JMS (1999, Aug 31)

More (Good) news. SciFi Wire is reporting that JMS is working on a new (not related to B5) series. SciFi Wire also reports JMS as saying WB will "probably" develop a B5 feature film at some point.

B5
Fan Club (1999, Aug 31)

More (Bad) News. JMS has announce that they will be closing down the Babylon 5 fan club and the thestation.com will be come a point of sales site for B5 merchandise.

JMS (1999, Aug 31)

More (Good) news. SciFi Wire is reporting that JMS is working on a new (not related to B5) series. SciFi Wire also reports JMS as saying WB will "probably" develop a B5 feature film at some point.

B5
Fan Club (1999, Aug 31)

More (Bad) News. JMS has announce that they will be closing down the Babylon 5 fan club and the thestation.com will be come a point of sales site for B5 merchandise.

A-Channel
MTN (1999, Aug 31)

A-Channel (Alberta) and MTN (Manitoba) are both showing their last season 5 episode of Babylon 5.
For A-Channel they will be changing the schedule and showing "Sleeping in Light," Sat Sep 4, 1999 @ 3pm MT.
"Secrets of the Soul," will be the last Babylon 5 episode to air on MTN, Sat Sep 4, 1999 @ 6pm CT.
[A-Channel's schedule], [MTN's schedule].

Crusade (1999, Aug 31)

Reminder: "Each Day I Dream of Home," is the last Crusade episode and will be broadcast on Space Sat Sep 4 @ 7pm ET.

Crusade (1999, Aug 31)

[Update to Apr 18, 1999 Posting]
Space has stated that Crusade has done VERY well in the ratings, so much so they consider it a "hit." After initially having more than 200K+ viewers the rating barely dropped and have stayed in the 190K area which is unusual for a TV show. (These numbers are better than their current X-Files numbers). However, Space has been unable to clear a second run of the series, so catch it while you can.

When further pressed on the idea of co-financing Crusade, Dennis McGrath made it clear it won't happen and the series is dead. To quote " There is no white knight. There is no way to 'get it going' again. Crusade is dead." [source]

Crusade (1999, Aug 31)

A Crusade bus poster signed by JMS, Doug Netter and John Copeland (first time all three have signed something together) is for sale on E-Bay until Thu Sep 2, 1999 @ 4pm ET or 1pm PT. [ link]

BCTV & B5 (1999, Aug 17)

Babylon 5 season 5 has ended on BCTV.

Crusade (1999, Aug 05)

Voice of the Resistance (Crusade news site) has confirmed the recent rumours of FOX picking up Crusade are wrong. Sci-Fi Channel is still not (officially) looking at Crusade. 1999, Aug 05

A-Channel
MTN (1999, Aug 01)

Last chance! Both A-Channel and MTN have begun what I believe will be the final run of Babylon 5 Season 5. I would suspect once the fall season begins B5 will be replaced.
[A Channel], [MTN] schedules

Book (1999, Jul 31)

[Updated from Jul 20, 1999]
The Writers' Crusade Bible is for sale on the Official B5 Web Site. The autographed version has sold out.

CD (1999, Jul 20)

Trying To Forget, the album by the group The Be Five, made up of Bill Mumy, Claudia Christian, Mira Furlan, Peter Jurasik and Andreas Katsulas was released on July 13.

Canada (1999, Jul 12)

The East Coast of Canada, Newfoundland is very clear, appeared in the Crusade episode Patterns of the Soul. This shot is just over 20 minutes into the show when the Doctor is on the way down to the planet.

Peter Jurasik (1999, Jul 02)

Peter Jurasik will have a recurring role on Sliders 5th season which starts Fri Jul 9, 1999 @ 8pm on Global.

Claudia Christian (1999, Jul 02)

Claudia Christian will be on Ed the Sock this Fri Jul 2, 1999 at 11:35PM on Citytv.

Videos (1999, Jun 23)

The next set (6 tapes or 2 box sets) of videos will be release Sep 28, 1999. The episodes are from Season 2 and 4. Check the Video page for the details.

Books (1999, Jun 14)

It has been reported that Del Rey will not be releasing the third book in the Psi Corp Trilogy book until October 1999.

CFCF (1999, Jun 02)

CFCF is broadcasting the NBA Playoffs and remind fans that if a game goes long Crusade, as well as other programming, maybe delayed. So be sure to have extra time on your VCR timer.

CITY (1999, Jun 02)

[Updated from May 26]
CITY will also be broadcasting Crusade starting June 15 @ 8pm ET. [Crusade Schedule] Pages.

CFCF (1999, May 27)

[Updates to Apr 09 & 20]
CFCF will premiere Crusade Wed Jun 16 1999 @ Midnight ET. CFCF will also be broadcasting the following telefilms:

River of Souls, Sat Aug 14 1999 @ 2pm ET.
A Call to Arms, Fri Sep 10 1999 @ 12:10am ET.
Reminder: Fri Sep 10 means you should be watching Wed and Thu nights respectively.

[CFCF Schedule], [Crusade Schedule] Pages.

DVD (1999, May 26)

The latest online petition to get B5 released on Widescreen DVD can be signed by going here.

Crusade (1999, Jun 05)

Reminder: Crusade, airs today on Space: The Imagination Station. There have been many campaigns to try and save the program. All these campaigns will receive a GREAT boast the higher Crusade's ratings. So watch the program, get your friends and family to watch. Poor ratings means the death of Crusade IMO.

Crusade (1999, Jun 05)

This week's (July 5) issue of The London Free Press TV Magazine is graced with a picture of Captain Matthew Gideon silhoutted against a red planet. With the caption "The crusade for Crusade Gary Cole's universe not unfolding as it should ". [picture 2],[picture 3] thanks Damon Muma for the scanned pictures.

Crusade (1999, Jun 05)

Space is advertising Crusade on posters mainly found on construction site walls. (I've seen many in the Yonge and Eglinton area of Toronto)

CD (1999, Jun 03)

I have updated the CD page including info on the new autographed Babylon 5 CD The River of Souls. The CD cover is signed by composer Christopher Franke and Babylon 5 creator J.M. Straczynski. The CD cost $50 plus shipping and handling and is limited to 200.

Toronto Star (1999, May 26)

The Toronto Star TV supplement, StarWeek, will feature Crusade on the cover of the Jun 12 edition and JMS was interviewed for the article. Reminder: this is the plan at this time, the feature could be dropped if something "more news worthy" occurs between now and distribution.

BCTV (1999, May 14)

BCTV will be taking a hiatus this week on the season 5 B5 schedule. But will resume next week the 24/25 with "A Tragedy of Telepaths" (AKA Cat and Mouse)

NWB5 (1999, May 11)

The NWB5 mailing list will be present at VCON 24 May 21-23 in Surrey BC. Check out their web page for more information.

JMS (1999, May 10)

thestation.com reports that JMS has been honoured by the Kitt Peak Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona by naming an asteroid: 1992 8379 Straczynski.

More CDs (1999, May 10)

Clearly the Christopher Franke Signed CD are very popular. After selling out quickly on the JMS and B.Boxleitner versions Sonic Images have announced 4 more: CF with either Claudia Christia or Jerry Doyle or Mira Furlan or Peter Jurasik. Go to the cd page for more information.

Crusade (1999, May 03)

I have updated the CFCF, Space and TNT schedule for Crusade. It seems TNT has suspended daytime broadcast of B5. You can check out TNT's Crusade page.

Crusade (1999, Apr 28)

Ain't It Cool News has a copy of the TNT promotional art for Crusade on their web page.

Sliders (1999, Apr 26)

(Source: Sci Fi Wire) As previouly reported Peter Jurasik will be have a recurring role on Sliders (Dr. Oberon Geiger). It seems Jerry Doyle will also be guest starring in one episode playing Sgt. Vernon Larson.

CD (1999, Apr 26)

More CD news: River of Souls soundtrack will be released May 18 '99. The CD Page has been updated.

CD (1999, Apr 25)

Did you miss getting the first autographed Sleeping in Light CD? Sonic Images is now offereing a second limited (200) edition CD signed by Bruce Boxleitner and Christopher Franke. While you are there you can check out a sample of the B5 SIM Combat game soundtrack.

Crusade (1999, Apr 13)

Ain't it Cool has an update on efforts to save Crusade. One is a campaign to raise money for an to help promote Crusade. You can go directly to this site via this link.

Award (1999, Apr 12)

B5 creator JMS will be receiving the Ray Bradbury Award for Dramatic Screenwriting. You can find out more on the SciFi Wire web page.

B5 DVD (1999, Mar 25)

In an interview with the WB DVD development team they did confirm that Babylon 5 will be released on DVD. However, no word if it will be released in Widescreen format or not.

Crusade (1999, Mar 18)

Crusade will premiere Sat Jun 12 @ 7pm ET (4pm PT) on Space with a repeat broadcast Sun @ 2am ET (11pm PT).
Crusade Schedule has been updated.
Message from Space.

Saturn Nominees (1999, Mar 18)

Science Fiction New of the Week list this years nominees for the Saturn awards. B5 is nominated in 3 categories:
Best Series on Syndication/Cable Television,
Best Actor in a TV series (Bruce Boxleitner),
Best Actress in a TV series (Claudia Christian).

Ed's Night Party (1999, Mar 18)

Finally, the Ed the Sock page has news why the NEW Claudia Christian episode has not been broadcast. From the sounds of it there is NO chance it will go to air. (Rats!)

CD (1999, Mar 08)

[Update to Feb 25 posting]
The episode CD of Sleeping in Light signed by Christopher Franke and JMS is now SOLD OUT.
You can still purchase the non-signed version on the Sonic Images home page.

Crusade (1999, Mar 03)

TheStation.com has announced that Crusade premiere will be Wed Jun 9 '99 @ 10pm ET on TNT.

Netter Digital (1999, Mar 03)

Netter Digital has issued a press release about Crusade. This article also confirms the start date for Crusade as Jun 9.

Sierra (1999, Mar 03)

[Update to Mar 02 posting]
Sierra Online has announced a restructuring plan. Exactly how this will effect the release plans of the B5 Combat Simulation game is unknown. A petition has been started to let Sierra know fans want the game, you can add your name by e-mailing gt8878b@prism.gatech.edu. The game which is scheduled for a Sep '99 release will also include new code to utilize the new P-III instruction set (enhanced multimedia). You can learn more at the Babylon 5 Combat Simulator Page

B5 (1999, Mar 03)

[Update to Mar 02 posting]
TheStation.com has announced the ebay online auction of B5 materials has been cancelled. No reasons were specified.

Crusade (1999, Mar 03)

[Update to Feb 26/Mar 02 posting]
BAD NEWS: As first reported at Ain't it Cool and now confirmed in several postings by JMS, Crusade is dead.
JMS has confirmed the exist 13 episodes should go to air.
* Space has confirmed they WILL be showing the 13 episodes.
* CFCF has also confirmed that they WILL be showing the 13 episodes.
* Here is the best site, IMO, on how you can show your support for Crusade, click here

BCTV (1999, Mar 02)

BCTV will rebroadcast season 5 starting Sun Mar 14 @ 11:59pm PT. The final episode Sleeping in Light airs this Sun (Mar 7 '99).

Space (1999, Feb 25)

Here are the upcoming dates for the B5 telefilms that will be broadcast on Space. See the Space Schedule for more details.
Thirdspace May 2, River of Souls May 9, A Call to Arms May 16.
River of Souls and A Call to Arms have not previously aired on Space.

DVD (1999, Feb 24)

[Update to Feb 17 posting]
The DVD File is reporting that WB is thinking of releasing a number of TV shows to DVD. One of which being considered is Babylon 5 for the fall of 1999.
You can vote for vote for various WB titles (including B5) at The WB Polling Booth.
An online chat on The Digital Bits with WB Home Video's John Power and Paul Hemstreet confirm they are considering B5 for DVD release.

TCON (1999, Feb 22)

TCON has announced two Babylon 5 guests to this years convention (Toronto: Jul 9-11,'99) Peter "Londo" Jurasik and Stephen "Vir" Furst.

Space (1999, Feb 22)

Space will be showing The Gathering (original version) on Fri Mar 19, 1999 @ 5pm & 3am ET (2pm & 12am PT). This means a one day change on the Space schedule. I have made this update and added Season 5 to the Space Schedule page.

Crusade (1999, Feb 17)

Ain't it Cool has two more news items about Crusade. The good news is Crusade filming is supposed to restart production on Feb 22. There is supposed to be more news later today at Thestation.com.

Space (1999, Feb 10)

[Update to Jan 27 info]
Space: TIS will be moving B5 from 5pm ET (2pm PT) to 7pm ET (4pm PT) on Mon Mar 22, 1999.
Quantum Leap will run in the old 5pm slot. The 3am ET time slot will remain unchanged. [Space Posting]

ABC (1999, Feb 10)

Just spotted this on the B5 Web page: WATCH DREW CAREY TONIGHT
The Drew Carey Show will feature a little bit on Babylon 5.

CDs (1999, Feb 07)

The fourth set of Episode CDs has been released by Sonic Images. I have updated my CD page as well as added information on other pending B5 releases.

CFCF (1999, Feb 05)

A Call to Arms will be broadcast on CFCF Fri Mar 12 1999 @ 9pm ET.

NWB5 (1999, Feb 03)

The next Gathering of B5 fans in the lower BC mainland (NWB5) will be Sun Feb 21 1999 @ 1pm PT at SFU's Images Theatre.

A-Channel
MTN (1999, Feb 02)

I have update the A-Channel Schedule and MTN Schedule for the second run of season 5. Can someone please contact me to confirm what order MTN played the last 2 episodes?

Millenium (1999, Feb 01)

Andreas "G'Kar" Katsulas will be filming an episode of Millenium in Feb to be aired later this season.

Crusade (1999, Jan 31)

JMS (from the Zocalo) and Ain't it Cool News are reporting that Crusade is going through more changes that may result in Crusade moving from TNT. While this is not a cancellation, this is a key time when it comes to Crusade.
On a more positive note, check out the following Crusade reviews of two rough cuts.

Space
CFCF (1999, Jan 31)

A few of you have e-mailed me asking what, if anything, does the above news mean about Crusade airing on Space (and CFCF). I assume Space/CFCF's contract is with WB and not TNT, as long as the show is not cancelled there will be no change. However, this may mean another delay to the starting broadcast date of Crusade.
An E-mail from Space has let me know they are on it and not to bother writing, they will will let us know more when they know more.

Videos (1999, Jan 27)

I have located more information on the upcoming Babylon 5 video (NTSC) releases (Jan 26, Mar 23 and May 25 1999). I have updated the Video Releases Page with all the information. I have also collected more information on the different version of The Gathering.

Biggs fans (1999, Jan 26)

Richard "Dr. Franklin" Biggs has landed a regular role as a police detective on Any Day Now. The show can be seen on the U.S. Lifetime cable channel at 9:00 pm ET. The story centers around two lifelong friends in the South, using flashbacks to their childhood during the civil rights movement.

A-Channel (1999, Jan 22)

A Channel (schedule) will be rebroadcasting season 5 after they complete the first run. They have also indicated they hope to run more of the telefilms but I have not information at this time.

CFCF (1999, Jan 20)

CFCF's broadcast of A Call to Arms will be sometime in Feb or Mar 1999.

CITY
Space (1999, Jan 18)

Here is the information I have with regards to Claudia Christian's visit to CITY and Space.

Spacebar on Jan 30 @ 9pm ET features Claudia several times during the Bette Davis double feature (Burnt Offerings and Wicked Stepmother). One segment will include information about the wide release of the Be Five CD which contains performances by: Claudia Christian, Bill Mumy, Andreas Katsulas, Peter Jurasik and Mira Furlan.
Ed's Night Party with CC will likely air near the end of Feb 1999.

Family
Channel (1999, Jan 18)

Space Cases, a S/F series created by Bill Mumy and Peter David airs on the Family channel Thur @ 6:30pm ET.

Space (1999, Jan 18)

I have updated the Space Schedule Page as there was an error at the end of Season 1 and I have added the next air dates for Season 4.

Space (1999, Jan 16)

Good and Bad News (Update): Space has gotten the rights for B5 Season 5. The latest report is my original guess, of season 5 starting after the third run of season 1-4 for the Fall 1999 season, is most likely right. The Good News? River of Souls and A Call to Arms will likely be broadcast in May.

Crusade (1999, Jan 15)

Ain't it Cool News Web site is reporting how the previously shot Crusade Episodes, before the TNT design changes, will be worked into the series. (Spoiler Warning). The Article

Space (1999, Jan 13)

Space returned to Season 1 of B5 on Mon Jan 18 1999.

Zocalo (1999, Jan 12)

The Zocalo, will cease publication Jan 31, 1999. This online e'zine has been a great resource for B5 fans world wide and will be missed by the fans.

ALL (1999, Jan 12)

Patricia "Lyta" Tallman and Jeffrey "Kosh" Willerth have announced their engagement. No wedding date has been set. Information will be available on both www.patriciatallman.com and www.kosh.org.

NWB5 (1999, Jan 12)

NWB5 News: The Side Bar Lounge will show Call to Arms on a tape-delayed basis on Sat Jan 16 @ 3:30pm PT if everything works out.

ALL (1999, Jan 06)

Claudia "Ivanova" Christian will be signing autographs @ Silver Snail (367 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada) Sun Jan 17, 1999 from 2-6pm. Call Silver Snail @ 416-593-0889 for information and updates. She will have a section of photos from B5, Hexed, The Hidden, etc. plus her CD. The majority of the proceeds going to the John Wayne Cancer Fund.

Crusade (1999, Jan 06)

With the resolution to the NBA strike it is unlike Crusade will air before June 2, 1999.

ALL (1999, Jan 05)

The ThirdSpace soundtrack is now listed for order "(soon)" on the Sonic Images home page. For a listing of the tracks click here.

ALL (1999, Jan 04)

JMS has confirmed on Compuserve that as far as he is told, there will be no more B5 telefilms while Crusade is in production.

CITY (1998, Dec 29)

A Call to Arms, will air Tue Jan 19 '99 @ 9pm ET.

CITY (1998, Dec 29)

River of Souls, will air Tue Jan 12 '99 @ 9pm ET.

Space (1998, Dec 28)

Note: B5 will not air Fri, Jan 1 1999, to make way for Space's Planet of the Apes marathon. I have updated the B5 schedule for the rest of Season 4 and the next air dates for Seasons 1 and 2. I also included the results from the Space B5 Marathon.

All (1998, Dec 21)

Source: Reuters news service
Popular Italian fashion designer Gianluigi Assenato pleaded guilty to stalking NYPD Blue and Babylon 5 actress Andrea Thompson. He was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, to be followed by deportation back to Italy when he finished his sentence.

All (1998, Dec 18)

Everyone is welcome to the next gathering of B5 at Joe Mercury's (in Toronto) on Jan 3 1998 @ 7pm to watch Call to Arms @ 8pm on TNT. If you plan to attend please RSVP to schrist@vex.net so we can have an idea of numbers to expect.
Note: Previous instructions said 2345B Bloor it should be 2345B Dundas. See toronto.com for a map and more information.
[Driving Directions], [Parking Information], [TTC Information], [JM's @ toronto.com].

CFCF (1998, Dec 15)

River of Souls, will air Sat Jan 23 '99 @ 2pm ET. CFCF will also be broadcasting A Call to Arms and the B5 spin off series Crusade.

CITY (1998, Dec 14)

Claudia Christian will be on Ed's Night Party Jan 17, 1999 @ 7:30 pm. For tickets call 1-800-3-SOCK ME or locally 416-492-9167.

CFMT (1998, Dec 03)

Both the CFMT and CFCF broadcast did NOT include a few seconds in the closing credits of Sleep in Light. Check out the TNT site (under archive, Sleeping in Light, Episode Gallery) for a Quicktime of the complete closing credits or the following site which has all the photo's Closing.

CFCF (1998, Dec 03)

CFCF, will be re-broadcasting the final five starting Dec 8, 1998.

CFCF,
CFMT,
TNT (1998, Nov 23)

The End Sleeping in the Light the last B5 episode will be shown: this week on TNT (Wed Nov 25 @ 10pm ET), CFMT (Sat Nov 28 @ 5pm ET) and next week on CFCF (Tue Dec 1 @ 11:59pm ET).
For fans watching on CFMT (Toronto), please note that YES they did error and showed the WRONG preview for next week. Also this will be the LAST B5 episode to air on CFMT, they will NOT be repeating any of Season 5.
Other than Thirdspace on Dec 12, CFCF does not know if they will be repeating B5 S5 after Dec 1st.

BCTV (1998, Nov 16)

Unlike A-Channel and MTN which are playing Season 5 in production order , BCTV will be playing season 5 in the original broadcast order. (Undoing my previous change)

Gathering (1998, Nov 04)

The gathering to watch River of Souls on TNT at Joe Mercury's (Toronto: 2345-B Dundas Street West 416-535-1324) on Nov 8, 1998 @ 8pm ET will now start at 6pm. Everyone is welcome.
If you are thinking of attending please drop Carole Pergunas (pergunas@inforamp.net) an e-mail so we have a rough idea of numbers.
[Driving Directions], [Parking Information], [TTC Information]

DVD (1998, Nov 04)

Adam Walter has created a page for people to sign an online petition to try and convince WB to release B5 on DVD. (Closed at this time)

Space on
Crusade (1998, Oct 29)

Space has announced "Crusade, the B5 spinoff, will be delayed for a few months" (link).

CITY (1998, Oct 29)

CITY will be broadcasting Thirdspace (not In the Beginning) Tue Nov 3, 1998 @ 9pm ET and Nov 4, 1998 @ 1pm ET. Please note, as most TV Listings have this wrong.

CFMT (1998, Oct 29)

CFMT has confirmed the final five episodes will start Sat Oct 31 @ 5pm (this weekend) and their rights to broadcast Babylon 5 will end with Sleeping in Light. This means they will NOT be repeating any of the final five. So set your VCR's carefully.

CFCF (1998, Oct 21)

CFCF has confirmed the final five episodes will start Tue (Wed am) Nov 3 @ 12am.

Space: TIS (1998, Oct 14)

Cancel your plans for Boxing Day (Dec 26) Space is planning a 14 hour B5 marathon!
See the Space: TIS page for more details.

Crusade (1998, Oct 13)

It appears the rumours around TNT wanting changes to Crusade are true. As reported on Ain't it Cool News (and confirmed by JMS) a NEW pilot will be shot. Previously shot episodes will be pushed back in the series. Furthermore, TNT seems to delaying the lauch of the series. This will of course mean a delay for Space: TIS.

General (1998, Oct 12)

Peter "Londo" Jurasik will have a recurring role in the series Slider fifth season. (Jerry and Charlie O'Connell will be departing the series.)

CFCF (1998, Sep 30)

CFCF will broadcast the B5 telefilm Thirdspace on Sat Dec 12, 1998 @ 2pm ET.

Videos (1998, Sep 30)

The next set of B5 Video tapes will go on sale Nov 1st: Sets 1.4 - 1.8 and most likely In the Beginning.

CFCF (1998, Sep 29)

At this time, CFCF does NOT plan to carry the spin off Babylon 5 series Crusade. Fans of the series may want to contact CFCF and also sign the petition to Bring Space: TIS to Quebec.

BCTV (1998, Sep 29)

BCTV joins the Canadian Army of Light: Babylon 5 Season 5 (Season Premiere) will be Mon Oct 12 @ 12:05am PT (Sunday night). I have created a BCTV B5 Schedule page.

CFMT (1998, Sep 28)

The broadcast time for the Tour Championship on Oct 31 has been moved up so that golf will NOT interfere with the broadcast of Babylon 5.

CFPL, CHRO,
CHWI, CKNX,
CKVR (1998, Sep 28)

In the Beginning will be broadcast on CFPL (London), CHRO (Ottawa), CHWI (Windsor), CKNX (Wingham), CKVR (Barrie) on Sun Oct 11 @ 9pm ET.

A-Channel (1998, Aug 30)

A-Channel (Edmonton/Calgary) have confirmed they will be adding B5 Season 5 to their schedule. The program will begin on Sat Sep 12 @ 3pm MT.
Note: Thirdspace will be airing Fri Sep 11 @ 8pm MT.

MTN (1998, Aug 30)

Manitoba Television Network will be adding B5 Season 5 to the S/F Saturday schedule starting Sat Sep 12 @ 4pm CT.

CFMT (1998, Aug 27)

CFMT's rights to season 1-4 end Fri Aug 28. Season 5 will continue but is moving to Sat's starting Sep 5.

CFMT (1998, Aug 12)

CFMT announced last night before B5 that starting Sep 5, Season 5 B5 will air Sat @ 5pm.

Crusade (1998, Aug 04)

Gary Cole will plays the Captain, of the Excaliber, Matthew Gideon.

Space: TIS (1998, Aug 03)

The majority of Canadians will be able to see the first four seasons of Babylon 5. Space: The Imagination Station has announced they have purchased the rights to season 1-4 of Babylon 5. The program will start running Sep 14, M-F @ 5pm ET (2pm PT) and be repeated at 3am ET (Midnight PT).

Space: TIS (1998, Jul 15)

Space: The Imagination Station announced at Toronto Trek that they have won the Canadian Broadcast rights for the B5 spin off series Crusade.

LaserDisc
VHS (1998, Jul 05)

Image Entertainment will be releasing B5 on laserdisc in North America. Check out their Image Preview section for July. Don't forget B5 goes to VHS retail sale on August 25.

ConVersion (1998, Jun 09)

Do not forget JMS is an announced guest at Con Version XV in Calgary, July 17-19, 1998.

SOB5 (1998, Jun 01)

Plans are underway for a Gathering (for fans in the Toronto area - Everyone welcome (RSVP)) on Jul 19 to watch Thirdspace live on TNT. We need people to RSVP so we know what kind of numbers plan to attend.

CFMT (1998, Jun 24)

CFMT will be repeating season 5 over the summer starting with episode #502 "No Compromises" on Jul 5. The CFMT page has been updated. Also, CFMT plans to move B5 to Sat @ 5pm ET starting in the fall.

CFCF (1998, Jun 19)

CFCF 12, Montreal is about to launch their web page.

CFCF (1998, Jun 14)

Sadly, it has now been confirmed that the final 5 episodes will be delayed on CFCF. Thank you to all the people who let me know! I really appreciate everyone sending me updates as it makes it easier for me to keep these pages updated.

CFCF/CFMT (1998, Jun 07)

Updated both the CFCF and the CFMT pages due to change in order of the final 5 episodes.

SPACE:TIS (1998, May 11)

In the Beginning, will air on SPACE: THE IMAGINATION STATION on Sat Jun 13, 1998 @ 9pm ET (6pm PT) and again Sun Jun 14 @ 2pm ET (11am PT).

Videos (1998, May 21)

WB has announced the first four B5 video to be released for retail sales, prior to this they were only available via Columbia House, on August 25. 1: In the Beginning, 2: The Gathering (Original Pilot), 3: Midnight on the Firing Line, Soul Hunter, 4: Born to the Purple, Infection. Videoflicks of Thornhill (905) 889-3850 (I've never dealt with them) is taking pre-orders, ask for Robyn. (thanks Jeff)

CFMT (1998, May 20)

CFMT, will be delaying the final 5 episodes (as per TNT) of season 5 to the fall. No word yet on if season 5 will be repeated.

Montreal (1998, May 25)

Claudia Christian will be at Nebula: Books, Comics & Magazines Fri May 29th @ 6pm to meet fans and sign autographs. If you go be sure to let her know Toronto Trek sent you.

CFMT (1998, May 19)

Last chance to see Seasons 1-3 and part of Season 4 on CFMT. CFMT, broadcast rights for Season 1-4 end at of the end of Aug Season 1, starts tonight Tue May 19. The CFMT page has been updated.

BCTV/CHEK (1998, May 14)

The Ad-Hoc Commitee to Save B5 in the NorthWest has been busy check out the following link

TNT (1998, May 13)

River of Souls, broadcast date on TNT has been moved up from Nov 23, 1998 to Nov 8, 1998. Still no word on any Canadian station picking up the rights.

CFMT (1998, Apr 30)

Reminder, the hiatus ends on CFMT this Sunday, May 3. So don't forget to watch!

Lurkers (1998, Apr 28)

The Lurkers Guide to Babylon 5 web site is having hardware problems. They are working on it. I have add the list of Mirror Sites on the links page.

CFCF (1998, Apr 21)

Reminder: In the Beginning will be broadcast on Friday, April 24th, 8-10pm (ET)

CFMT (1998, Apr 21)

I've updated the season 3 schedule for its next schedule run. Note: CFMT's rights for seasons 1-4 run out at the end of August.

General (1998, Apr 13)

Jeff Conaway has been approached to join the cast of B5: Crusade. Therefore, you can meet your first B5: Crusade guest at Toronto Trek

General (1998, Apr 06)

TNT has officially announced (as per JMS's note), that the sequel series, "The Babylon Project: Crusade" will begin production on July 27 for premier January 6, 1999 on TNT. There will be a telefilm pilot called A Call to Arms. As this news has only just been announced, no word yet on any Canadian Station picking up the rights owned by WB.
[Lurker's Guide to Crusade], [TNT's B5 Page]

Star Choice (1998, Apr 06)

Rumour has it, Star Choice (one of the Canadian DSS's) is considering carrying TNT. This is possible due to pressure of their subscribers and also because TNT is authorised to be carried on Canadian cable networks. (This is news to me as I've only heard Turner Classic Movies was authorised and NOT TNT)
[Star Choice]

CFCF (1998, Apr 06)

CFCF's season 5 hiatus will be: April 29th to May 26th. The CFCF break after #518 will be for only one week.

CFCF
CFMT (1998, Mar 27)

TNT, plans to start repeating season 5 after episode 518. Does this mean 17 weeks of repeats for Canada?
[TNT Announcement] [Copy of JMS Note on Canada/UK]

General (1998, Mar 27)

Change in the look, change in the location. Don't forget to update your bookmarks. I did this to simplify the update process.

CFMT (1998, Mar 8)

Season 5 will be hiatus from March 29 to May 3 on CFMT. I would suspect this is a result of the delay in Season 5 on TNT for the NBA playoffs.

CFMT (1998, Mar 8)

The Gathering (The Original Pilot) will air on CFMT April 12, 4-6pm(ET)

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