Epic Story of Babylon 5 Takes On the ‘Big Questions’

Epic Story of Babylon 5 Takes On the ‘Big Questions’ by Kurt Lancaster, Special to The Christian Science Monitor | The Christian Science Monitor | FEATURES, TV, Page 13 | June 5, 1997 NEW YORK — “As a culture, we have come adrift and are searching for guideposts to the next five years, the next 10 years, the next millennium,” J. Michael Straczynski says. He is the creator,... [Read more]

Starlog #234: Londo Speaks

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Ambassador of Shadows

Ambassador of Shadows Ed Wasser steps out from the dark to shed some light on the mysteries of Babylon 5‘s Morden. By Joe Nazzaro Starlog #232, November 1996 | Copyright Starlog 1996 A lone figure crosses one of Babylon 5‘s deserted docking bays and make his way to the station’s customs area. A security guard checks his identicard-it’s out of date. “I’ve been out... [Read more]

An Interview with Ron Thornton

An Interview with Ron Thornton by Eric Reinholt | Originally published in Babylon 5 – Online! Week after week, Visual Effects Artist Ron Thornton and his staff at Foundation Imaging create the eye popping, Emmy Award winning, CGI (Computer Generated Images) special effects for J. Michael Straczynski’s television universe of Babylon 5. Dissatisfied with working in an airport in England,... [Read more]

The Zocalo: An Interview with Mojo

An Interview with Mojo Conducted by Chuck Becker This interview was originally published in The Zocalo, a free, weekly electronic newsletter devoted to Babylon 5. Well boys and girls it’s time for another trip into Mister CGI’s neighborhood. Today our special guest is…. (Can you say guest? I knew ya could!) It’s the man, the myth, the legend…. (drum roll please) Mojo from... [Read more]

Fight Fan Mail with E-mail

Fight Fan Mail With E-mail: Creators and Consumers On-line by Jason Snell On-line Triple Threat: Babylon 5′s Straczynski In a world where the line between creator and consumer has always been clear, especially when it comes to such items as newspapers, magazines, books, and television shows, perhaps the way that electronic publications like InterText handle feedback is different. In this magazine... [Read more]

Space, 2258, in the Year 1994

`BABYLON 5′ PRODUCERS SAY THEY GET MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCKS WITH DESKTOP TECHNOLOGY by Susan King | Los Angeles Times | Jan 23, 1994 Most of the action in the one-hour adventure show, set in the year 2258, is on a vast United Nations-like space station, Babylon 5, which serves as neutral territory for humans and aliens alike. The series premieres Wednesday on PTEN (the Prime Time Entertainment... [Read more]

In Space, No One Can Hear You Snore

TV REVIEWS: In Space, No One Can Hear You Snore by Chris Willman | Los Angeles Times | Feb 25, 1993 “Babylon 5″ isn’t nearly as silly as the late and unlamented “Space Rangers”; mostly, it’s just flat. So what is there to look forward to in this future? Nice special-effects makeup by John Criswell. Occasional moments of jazzy merit in ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland’s... [Read more]