Overview of the Five Year Plan

Overview of the 5-year plan from J. Michael Straczynski, creator, writer and producer copyright 1993 There has always been a plan for a series to follow. If anything, that was the point of the entire exercise… to tell a story. To create a novel for TV that would span five years, for which the pilot is the opening chapter. Having now seen, or about to see the foundation for that story, and... [Read more]

Intro to the Babylon 5 Universe

It is the dawn of the third age of mankind, the middle of the twenty-third century. Man is far from alone in the universe. A hundred years ago, humanity made contact with its first alien civilization — or more to the point, they made contact with us. Before the arrival of the Centauri, we were confined to our own solar system, forced to use slow sleeper ships to explore the universe. The Centauri... [Read more]

Earth-Minbari War

The Earth-Minbari War and the Battle of the Line Originally written by J. Michael Straczynski on GEnie The Earth/Minbari war began as a misunderstanding. The first time a Terran ship encountered a Minbari starship, they studied each other closely. The Minbari ship made a move that they thought would be considered non- threatening. It wasn’t. Even in the present of our story, no one is quite... [Read more]

Setting: Season 1

Season 1: “Signs and Portents” It was the dawn of the third age of mankind, ten years after the Earth/Minbari war. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal, to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It’s a port of call — home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans... [Read more]

Setting: Season 2

Season 2: “The Coming of Shadows” The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. A self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space, all alone in the night. It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind… the year the Great War came upon us all. This... [Read more]

Setting: Season 3

Season 3: “Point of No Return” The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed. But, in the Year of the Shadow War, it became something greater: our last, best hope… for victory. The year is 2260. The place: Babylon 5. — Commander Susan Ivanova Babylon 5 has failed in its mission. War has erupted, and is quickly pulling all the major races in. The Earth... [Read more]

Setting: Season 4

Season 4: “No Surrender, No Retreat” It was the year of fire… the year of destruction… the year we took back what was ours. It was the year of rebirth… the year of great sadness… the year of pain… and the year of joy. It was a new age. It was the end of history. It was the year everything changed. The year is 2261. The place: Babylon 5. - Lennier, Zack, G’Kar,... [Read more]

Setting: Season 5

Season 5: “The Wheel of Fire”  Read More →