Designer draws on ‘Babylon 5′ experience for ‘Silent Sky’

Designer John Iacovelli brings steam punk, starry skies to play about female astronomer. By PAUL HODGINS / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER April 7, 2011 A few years ago, Phylicia Rashad posed a question to scenic designer John Iacovelli that he’d never been asked before. The veteran actress was directing a play for a change, and she came at the project from a refreshing angle, Iacovelli recalls Rashad... [Read more]

Designing for Babylon 5

Designing for Babylon 5 by Leslie Erganian | Lurker’s Guide 2.0 | July 2010 I was a prop designer for the first season of Babylon 5, and although I went on to become an art director, television correspondent, and writer, I still count my B5 experience as one of the most creative unleashings of my professional life. Nothing frees up the imagination more than evocative words combined with the opportunity... [Read more]

Updating Babylon 5′s VFX for Lost Tales

Updating Babylon 5‘s VFX for Direct-to-DVD Lost Tales Atmosphere Visual Effects Brings Old Models Up to Date by Bryant Frazier | Film & Video | August 3, 2007 It’s one thing to do groundbreaking VFX work on a show like Battlestar Galactica, which dramatically reinvented the look of the original 1970s TV series for a contemporary audience. But it’s quite another to start working... [Read more]

Mission to Toyland

by RENEE TAWA | Los Angeles Times | Oct 5, 1998 Scientists have teamed up with manufacturers to produce toy replicas of the probes, rovers and other craft NASA sends into space. The miniatures are exact, down to a malfunctioning antenna And to those who signed on the dotted line, they promised that JPL scientists and engineers who worked on the actual missions will provide blueprints, computer models... [Read more]

Confessions of a Narn Icon

“Confessions of a Narn Icon” by Joe Nazzaro (TV Zone Special #30, August 1998)  Read More →

Babylon’s Brothers

“Babylon’s Brothers” by Melissa J. Perenson (Sci-Fi Universe Vol 4 No 5, August 1998)  Read More →

Master And Slave Of ‘Babylon 5′

Master And Slave Of ‘Babylon 5′ The Hardest-Working Man In Outer Space Newsweek | Culture | Jun 9, 1997 IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, J. MICHAEL Straczynski’s full head of brown hair has gone to thinning gray. Before he bought an ergonomic keyboard about a year ago, he had to stop typing every 20 minutes to ice down his aching wrists. He’s made it to two movies in the last year and... [Read more]

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

Starlog #234, January 1997 | Copyright Starlog 1997  Read More →

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]

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]