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Babylon 5 Episodes
''Babylon 5'' is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on the Babylon 5 space station: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262. With its prominent use of planned story arcs, the series was often described as a "novel for television". The pilot film premiered on February 22, 1993. The regular series aired from January 26, 1994, and ran for five full seasons. Due to Warner corporate structure and policy concerning syndication in general, and syndication of properties produced by the defunct PTEN division in particular, the show has been syndicated only briefly, and did not appear on U.S. television from 2003 through 2018 (though it has aired in other countries). In 2018, the show began airing nightly on the Comet TV Sci-Fi Network. The show spawned six television films and a spin-off series, ''Crusade'', which aired in 1999 and ran for 13 episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Babylon ( ) was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about south of modern-day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian language, Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia. Its rulers established two important empires in antiquity, the 19th–16th century BC Old Babylonian Empire, and the 7th–6th century BC Neo-Babylonian Empire. Babylon was also used as a regional capital of other empires, such as the Achaemenid Empire. Babylon was one of the most important urban centres of the ancient Near East, until its decline during the Hellenistic period. Nearby ancient sites are Kish (Sumer), Kish, Borsippa, Dilbat, and Kutha. The earliest known mention of Babylon as a small town appears on a clay tablet from the reign of Shar-Kali-Sharri (2217–2193 BC), of the Akkadian Empire. Babylon was merely a religious and cultural centre at this point and neither an independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fratricide
Fratricide (; – the assimilated root of 'to kill, cut down') is the act of killing one's own brother. It can either be done directly or via the use of either a hired or an indoctrinated intermediary (an assassin). The victim need not be the perpetrator's biological brother. In a military context, fratricide refers to a service member killing a comrade. The term is often used metaphorically to refer to civil wars. Religion and mythology The Abrahamic religions recognize the biblical account of Cain and Abel as the first fratricidal murder to be committed. Esau swore to kill Jacob after Jacob stole his blessings, and later, Jacob's sons planned to kill Joseph, but instead sold him. Judge Gideon's son, Avimelech, killed his seventy brothers leaving the youngest, Jotham. In the mythology of ancient Rome, the city is founded as the result of a fratricide, with the twins Romulus and Remus quarreling over who has the favour of the gods and over each other's plans to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Sky Full Of Stars
"And the Sky Full of Stars" is the eighth episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. It first aired on 16 March 1994. Title The episode title is derived from a line from ''Babylon 5s pilot episode: "…and the sky was full of stars, and every star was an exploding ship — one of ours." Plot Two men meet aboard Babylon 5, and prepare a device. They gain the help of Benson, a security officer, who provides them with a power cell in exchange for paying off illegal gambling debts he owes. That night the two men abduct Commander Sinclair and use the device on him. Sinclair finds that he is trapped within a virtual reality illusionary environment, in which one of his captors demands to know what happened to him at the Battle of the Line, the final battle in the Earth-Minbari war ten years earlier. Sinclair was leader of a squadron of fighters which was ambushed by Minbari vessels. While the rest of his squadron was wiped out, Sinclair man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War Prayer (Babylon 5)
"The War Prayer" is the seventh episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. It first aired on 9 March 1994. The episode deals with a string of anti-alien attacks on Babylon 5, and the arrival of Malcolm Biggs, who formerly had romantic ties with Lt Commander Ivanova, and who is involved with the anti-alien Home Guard movement. Plot A string of attacks on aliens has occurred on Babylon 5, the latest being the stabbing and branding of a Minbari poet, Shaal Mayan. Commander Sinclair is pressured by Minbari ambassador Delenn to find the culprit, and he orders Security Chief Garibaldi to investigate in depth. Narn ambassador G'kar, however, insists more action must be done, and beings to rally the other aliens aboard, creating a tense situation. Meanwhile, Centauri ambassador Londo Mollari must deal with his aide Vir Cotto's cousin Kiron and his girlfriend Aria, who have fled the Centauri homeworld as they have been arranged to be wed into di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind War
"Mind War" is the sixth episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. The episode deals with the arrival on the station of a telekinetically-enhanced fugitive telepath fleeing from Psi Corps experimentation, and introduces the Psi Cop Alfred Bester, who leads the manhunt. Plot Jason Ironheart, Talia Winters' old instructor at Psi-Corps, arrives at Babylon 5, having recently evaded capture. Psi-Corps agents Alfred Bester and his assistant Kelsey arrive shortly thereafter, and meet with Sinclair, Ivanova, and Winters, warning them that Ironheart is aboard and they need to perform a manhunt for them. To verify that Winters has not yet met him, Bester and Kelsey put Winters under an intense mind probe, but find no contact. Sinclair asks Bester if there is any danger to the station from Ironheart, but Bester tells him not to worry. Ironheart contacts Winters and asks her to visit. In his guest quarters, he explains that he is an advanced tes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parliament Of Dreams
"The Parliament of Dreams" is the fifth episode of the first season of the Science fiction on television, science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. It covers an attempt to assassinate the Narn ambassador G'Kar, and the station crew's hosting of a week-long festival of religious traditions of different races, organized by the Earth Alliance. The ''Babylon 5'' makeup team won an Emmy Award for the special alien prosthetic design for this episode. Title The original title of the episode was "Carnival", being later changed to "The Parliament of Dreams". The title refers to the festival of religious and cultural practices held on the station. Showrunner J. Michael Straczynski explained, "A parliament is a gathering of representatives, in this case the representatives of various belief systems; the dreams are the religions themselves." Plot The Earth Alliance (Babylon 5), Earth Alliance arranges a week-long festival of religious and cultural exchange on Babylon 5. The Centau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infection (Babylon 5)
"Infection" is the fourth episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. "Infection" was the first script written for a regular ''Babylon 5'' episode, and involves the arrival aboard the station of an extremely powerful ancient bio-weapon created by the Ikarrans, a long-extinct alien race. Plot Dr Vance Hendricks, a former college lecturer of Dr Franklin, visits him while he is checking on the cause of recent death of a Babylon 5 customs worker. Hendricks tells Franklin that while excavating the long-dead planet Ikarra VII for the corporation Interplanetary Expeditions, they had come across some artifacts that they determined were organic in nature, and something that humanity has been trying to develop themselves. Hendricks has Nelson, his assistant, bring the artifacts in, but Franklin expresses concern that they have not been properly put through quarantine; Hendricks assures him that they were processed prior to arriving on the station. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry DiTillio
Lawrence G. DiTillio (February 15, 1948 – March 16, 2019) was an American film, TV series, and tabletop role-playing game writer. His creations include ''He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword'' and the award-winning '' Masks of Nyarlathotep''. Education Larry DiTillio attended the film school at New York University for four years. He then spent an additional two years at UCLA's film school. Career After graduating, DiTillio decided to make a career as a Hollywood writer. He knocked on agency doors until he found an agent willing and able to find him work as a film writer. DiTillio wrote for both television and movies in the 1970s, including a stint on Filmation's '' Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids''. He then became a staff writer for the original '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' series and over its two seasons, wrote 17 episodes, more than anyone else. He also directed one episode. During a writers' strike in 1983, DiTillio searched for other ways to generate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Seth Green
Bruce Seth Green (September 8, 1941 – January 25, 2025) was an American television director. Green's credits included '' Knight Rider'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', ''Babylon 5'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', '' Dawson’s Creek'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Law & Order'', '' Diagnosis Murder'', ''Baywatch'', and '' Highlander''. His last directorial credit was an episode of '' Roswell'' in 2001. Green was not related to ''Buffy'' actor Seth Green; the two worked together on ''Buffy'' episodes "Halloween" (1997) and " Phases" (1998), as well as the ''Angel'' episode " In the Dark" (1999). Green died at home in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ..., on January 25, 2025, at the age of 83. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To The Purple
"Born to the Purple" is the third episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. The episode deals with Centauri ambassador, Londo Mollari, having important files on him stolen by his lover, Adira Tyree. Title The title has a double meaning, referring to a person who has been born to rule, and also to the Centauri Purple Files, files held on prominent Centauri figures for the purpose of blackmail and extortion. Plot Commander Jeffrey Sinclair is trying to negotiate a treaty between the Narn and Centauri governments over a disputed sector of space, with help of telepath Talia Winters. While Narn ambassador G'Kar cooperates freely, they have trouble drawing Centauri ambassador Mollari from his love interest, an exotic dancer named Adira Tyree. Unknown to them, Adira is a slave owned by Trakis who wants Adira to acquire Mollari's "purple files": files that contain high-level information about the Centauri government. Adira is conflicted betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Johnston (director)
Jim R. Johnston (September 8, 1936 – November 15, 2023) was an American television director. He was best known for his directing work on the television programs ''Babylon 5'' and ''Tour of Duty''. Johnston died on November 15, 2023 at his home in Venice, California Venice is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, whe ..., at the age of 87. Filmography Television References External links * 1936 births 2023 deaths American television directors Place of birth missing {{Tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Hunter (Babylon 5)
"Soul Hunter" is the second episode of the first season of the science fiction television series, ''Babylon 5''. The episode concerns the arrival of a member of an ancient order, the Soul Hunters, on the Babylon 5 station; and reveals a mystery surrounding Commander Sinclair's missing 24 hours during the Earth-Minbari War. It first aired on 2 February 1994. Title The title refers to the Soul Hunter, a member of an ancient alien order which claims they collect and preserve the souls of distinguished people at the moment of death. Plot An unknown damaged ship appears through the jump gate and hurtles towards the Babylon 5 station. Commander Sinclair grapples the ship onboard the station with his Starfury fighter, and the ship's occupant is taken to MedLab. In MedLab, upon seeing the patient, the Minbari Ambassador, Delenn, suddenly enters a burst of rage, and tries to shoot the patient. She explains to Sinclair that the patient is a "Shak Tot", a Soul Hunter, a member of an anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
