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Cool Ships (volume IX)

by storiesbywilliams on May 19, 2012 in Cool Ships, Movies, Series and tagged Alien, B5, borg cube, borg sphere, cardassia, cardassian union, cardassians, corellian, CVS-101 Prometheus, dominion, dominion war, empire, forerunner shield world, galaxy-class, halo, halo wars, jem'hadar battleship, k't'inga-class cruiser, klingons, LV-426, mechas, mon calamari, negh'var class cruiser, new republic, primus-class, prometheus, prometheus movie, rebel alliance, robotech, sdf-1 macross, SLV-111 Daedalus, space jockeys, spacejockey ship, star trek ds9, Star Trek TNG, Star Wars, strident-class star defender, super star destroyer, the breen, the coventant, the derelict, the federation, the nostromo, unsc spirit of fire, uss defiant, uss enterprise D, uss valiant, vor'cha-class cruiser, vorchan-class

Borg Sphere: This first example shows us that thought they were obsessed with simple geometric shapes, the Borg were capable of thinking outside of the cube. If anything, the sphere is a more perfect shape and aesthetically way more pleasing, so its a wonder why they didn’t do it sooner. Making its first appearance in […]

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B5, Best Episodes. Final Season

by storiesbywilliams on January 25, 2012 in Reviews, Series and tagged Babylon 5, bester, g'kar, vir, B5, narn, vir cotto, londo mollari, john sheridan, ivanova, susan ivanova, marcus cole, psi cops, psi corps, white star fleet, lorien, stephen franklin, zack allen, drazi, pak'ma'ra, prime minister mollari, interstellar alliance, drakh, byron, brakiri, captain lockley, bo, mack, a view from the gallery, emperor mollari, lyta alexadner, rogue telepaths, in the kingdom of the blind, pheonix rising, all my dreams torns asunder, threshold of pleasure, movements of fire and shadow, the fall of Centauri Prime, the regent, sleeping in light

Woo! Finally, I get to the last installment of B5′s best episodes. After eleven posts, I think I’ve finally done this show justice. I tell ya, I didn’t think it was possible to overdose on your favorite show, but just to be safe, I’ll be taking a break from it for the next little while. […]

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B5, Season 4 Best Episodes

by storiesbywilliams on January 11, 2012 in Reviews, Series and tagged ambassador mollari, B5, Babylon 5, bargains and lies, between the darkness and the light, brakiri, captain sheridan, cartagia, centauri, centauri prime, citizen g'kar, classic sci-fi, coriana 6, drazi, emperor cartagia, endgame, epiphanies, face of the enemy, first one, first ones, g'kar, garibaldi, hayek, interstellar alliance, ISN, ivanova, kah-ri, league, league of non-aligned worlds, lines of communication, londo, londo mollari, lorien, marcus cole, mars resistance, mr. garibaldi, narn, narn homeworld, narns, no surrender no retreat, prime minister mollari, rumours, Sci-Fi, science fiction, shadow war, shadows, sheridan, susan ivanova, the deconstruction of falling stars, vir, vir cotto, voice of the resistance, vorlons, whatever happened to mr. garibaldi, white star, white star fleet, z'hadum

1. The Hour of the Wolf: A week has passed since Sheridan presumably died at Z’ha’dum. Ivanova is now in command of the station, and both her and Delenn are grieving. G’Kar meanwhile is focusing his inquiries on finding Garibaldi, who he feels has been forgotten in the midst of things. Holding the Alliance together […]

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B5, Season 3 Best Episodes (cont’d)

by storiesbywilliams on January 9, 2012 in Reviews, Series and tagged a mimbari not born of mimbari, and the rock cried out no hiding place, anna sheridan, b4, B5, babylon 4, Babylon 5, battle of the line, captain sheridan, chief garibaldi, chrysalis, commander ivanova, delenn, fall of night, foundationists, franklin, g'kar, g'tok, garibaldi, ivanova, kosh, league, league of non-aligned worlds, lennier, londo, lord refa, Marcus, marcus cole, mimbari, mimbari souls being reborn in part or in full in humans, morden, narn, narn heavy cruiser, nightwatch, reborth ceremony, shadow dancing, shadow war, sheridan, sheridan's wife, strieb, susan ivanova, the great machine, the shadows, valen, vir, vorlon, vorlons, walkabout, war without end, war without end part i, war without end part ii, white star, z'hadum, zack allen, zathras

Season three was loaded with significant episodes, many of which were clustered towards the end of the season. My second installment is therefore dedicated to the final six episodes of season three. Together, they developed or wrapped up some pretty big plot threads from this and other seasons and included (but were not limited to) […]

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B5, Season 3 Best Episodes

by storiesbywilliams on January 8, 2012 in Reviews, Series and tagged ambassador mollari, B5, Babylon 5, babylon 5 season 3, Best Lines, brakiri, captain sheridan, centauri, conspiracy of light, delenn, doctor franklin, draal, earth force, earth force one, earth force special intelligence, endawi, epsilon three, first ones, g'kar, gaim, ganymede, garibaldi, great machine, grey council, interludes and examinations, interplanetary expeditions, IPX, ISN, ivanova, lennier, londo, londo mollari, Marcus, marcus cole, mars, matter of honor, messages from earth, mimbari, morden, mr morden, narn, point of no return, president clark, president santiago, rangers, severed dreams, shadow war, shadows, sheridan, sigma 957, the gaim, the shadows, the walkers, the white star, valen, vir, vir cotto, voices of authority, white star, z'hadum, zack allen, zog

Season Three was named “Point of No Return” for good reason. It was the season where everything hit the fan and there was no going back. The Shadow War began, B5 broke away from the Earth Alliance, the temporal plot and purpose of the Great Machine was fulfilled, and Sheridan finally went to Z’ha’dum. So […]

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Babylon 5, Best Episodes Season Two (cont’d)

by storiesbywilliams on January 1, 2012 in Reviews, Series and tagged and now for a word, B5, Babylon 5, babylon 5 season two, captain sheridan, cartagia, centauri, commander ivanova, delenn, doctor franklin, draal, emperor cartagia, encounter suit, first ones, franklin, g'kar, garibaldi, great machine, great war, homeworld, hunter, in the shadow of z'hadum, IPX, ISN, ivanova, kosh, lennier, londo, londo mollari, lord refa, Lt. Keffer, mass drivers, michael garibaldi, minipax, Ministry of Peace, mr. lantz, mr. welles, narn, narn-centauri war, prey, Sci-Fi, shadow war, shadows, sheridan, starfury, the fall of night, the long twilight struggle, vir, vir cotto, vorlon, vorlons, z'hadum, zeta squad

Back to B5 season two! Arguably the best season of the show, and for obvious reasons. The action was pretty damn awesome, in part because the CGI had improved noticeably since the first season. In addition, the storyline was intense and layered, with the many plot threads that they had taken their time to set […]

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B5, Best Episodes, Season Two

by storiesbywilliams on December 29, 2011 in Reviews, Series and tagged agamemnon, all alone in the night, ambassador mollari, B5, Babylon 5, babylon 5 season two, bester, captain sheridan, centauri, centauri narn war, centauri prime, christian republic, cocoon, daggair, delenn, doctor franklin, earth alliance, earth force, earth mimbari war, elric, emperor turhan, g'kar, garibaldi, general hague, great war, grey council, jeffrey sinclair, londo, londo mollari, londo's wives, mariel, michael garibaldi, mimbari, morden, narn, Neroon, president clark, president santiago, psi cops, psi corps, revelations, shadow war, shadows, sheridan, signs and portents, Soul Mates, Streib, susan ivanova, techno mage, telepaths, the coming of shadows, the geometry of shadows, the Grey Council, the shadows, timov, vir, vir cotto, vorlons

Back with more best episodes! Season one had some big hits, but I honestly think season two was the best in terms of overall poignancy, mystery and sheer entertainment value. Here are some selections of what I really liked from this one! 1. Points of Departure: In the season two opener, we catch up with […]

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B5 Best Episodes

by storiesbywilliams on December 24, 2011 in Reviews, Series and tagged a voice in the wilderness, a voice in the wilderness part I, a voice in the wilderness part II, and so it begins, and the sky full of stars, associates, b4, B5, babylon 4, Babylon 5, babylon sqaured, bester, centauri, chief garibaldi, chrysalis, commander sinclair, doctor franklin, doctor stephen franklin, draal, earth force one, earth mimbari war, epsilon III, first ones, g'kar, grey council, jason ironheart, jeffrey sinclair, londo, londo mollari, michael garibaldi, mind war, mr morden, na'toth, narn, narns, nibbled to death by cats, nothings the same anymore, president clark, president santiago, psi corps, quadrant 37, shadows, sigma 957, signs and portents, sinclair, soul hunter, susan ivanova, the great machine, the parliament of dreams, the shadows, vir, vir cotto, vp clark, zathras

After going over B5′s five seasons, the best lines from the series, and just about everything in between, I found myself thinking about what the best episodes in the series were. To be fair, there were quite a few, and I couldn’t possibly fit them all into a single posting. So I figure I’ll list […]

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Babylon 5, Farewell…

by storiesbywilliams on December 16, 2011 in Reviews, Series and tagged a call to arms, andreas katsulas, B5, b5 crusade, Babylon 5, babylon 5 season 5, Battlestar Galactica, bester, byron, centauri, centauri prime, CGI, delenn, doctor franklin, drakh, drazi, emperor, first ones, franklin, g'kar, garibaldi, J Michael Straczynsky, jerry doyle, legend of the rangers, lennier, londo mollari, lorien, lyta alexander, michael garibaldi, narn, peter jurasik, psi cops, psi corps, rangers, regent, regent virini, river of souls, shadows, sheridan, star furies, Straczynski, telepaths, thirdspace, vir cotto, virini, vorlons, walter koenig, white star

We come at last to the final season, the fifth and final year in Babylon 5′s planned lifespan. According to legend, Straczynski had been told repeatedly that he was crazy to think that he could ever pre-plan a series like this, that actors quit, budgets got slashed, and time slots got changed around. And that […]

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Babylon 5, the Dénouement

by storiesbywilliams on December 11, 2011 in Reviews, Series and tagged B5, Babylon 5, bester, captain sheridan, centauri, centauri prime, defensive grid, earth alliance, earth gov, edgars industries, emperor cartagia, first one, first ones, g'kar, garibaldi, interstellar alliance, kah'ri, lennier, londo, londo mollari, lorien, Marcus, marcus cole, mars, mars colony, mimbari, order vs chaos, planet killer, president clark, prime minister mollari, promixa, proxima colony, psi cops, psi corps, rangers, shadow war, shadows, sheridan, shroud, telepaths, the shadow war, Thought Police, vir, vir cotto, vorlons, white star, white star fleet, william edgars, z'hadum, zack allen

In the last season, Sheridan was believed to have perished at Z’Hadum, Garibaldi had disappeared as well, and the war has reached a state of intermission. A sad ending, and one which was sure to keep the audience in anticipation for the next season. And like season three, season four was chock full of revelations, […]

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