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Worlds of Babylon 5

by storiesbywilliams on June 26, 2012 in Sci-Fi, Series, Worlds Of and tagged Babylon 5, catherin sakai, centauri prime, crusade, delenn, draal, drakh, drakh plague, drazi homeworld, earth alliance, earth force, earthdome, epsilon 3, epsilon eridani, g'kar, ivanova, londo mollari, Marcus, mr morden, narn homeworld, psi corps, quadrant 37, shadow homeworld, sheridan, sigma 957, the earth-mimbari war, the excalibur, the great machine, the great war, the second shadow war, the shadow war, the walkers, valen, vir cotto, vorlon homeworld, white star, white star fleet, z'hadum, zhabar

This would be the fourth installment of my “Worlds Of” series, this time in honor of my favorite sci-fi show of all time. Like the show itself, the worlds that were featured here were richly detailed, multi-layered, and part of an intricate and cohesive universe. Though the show only lasted five seasons and the spin-off […]

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Ancient Aliens (Updated)

by storiesbywilliams on March 11, 2012 in Sci-Fi, Series and tagged 2001, 2001: A Space Odyssey, 3001: Final Odyssey, alien vs. predator, aliens, ancient astronauts, ancient humanoids, Arthur C Clarke, Babylon 5, chestbusters, facehuggers, first ones, forerunner, forerunner artifacts, halo, Hunters, lorien, master of orion, monolith, Predator, Predator 2, protoss, queen alien, shadows, stanley kubrick, Star Gate, Star Trek, starcraft, starcraft II, stargate, stargate universe, the covenant, the forerunners, The Goa'uld, the guardian, the halo devices, the orions, tma 1, tycho monolith, vorlons, xel'naga, xenomorphs, z'hadum, zerg

And I’m back with another conceptual post, hard at work exploring the ideas that run deep in the grand genre that is sci-fi. And this is one that I find particularly cool, mainly because it’s just so freaking existential! I mean what is there that can possibly throw a wrench into our collective anthropomorphism more […]

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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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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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B5 Forever, Baby!

by storiesbywilliams on December 9, 2011 in Reviews, Series and tagged anna sheridan, B5, Babylon 5, bester, centauri, doctor franklin, drazi, earth alliance, garibaldi, john sheridan, kah'ri, kosh, lady adira, league of non-aligned worlds, lord refa, lyta alexander, nukes, pak'ma'ra, president clark, psi cop, psi corps, refa, shadow vessels, shadow war, shadows, stims, telepath, telepaths, the white star, vorlons, walkabout, walter koenig, white star, white star fleet, z'hadum

As I said last time, Season two ended with the defeat of the Narns and the coming of the Shadows. It also ended with the Babylon project being declared a failure. But as Susan Ivanova put it so eloquently at the very end of the season finale, “The Babylon project was our last, best hope […]

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B5 Continued…

by storiesbywilliams on December 9, 2011 in Reviews, Series and tagged ambassador mollari, B5, b5 council, Babylon 5, babylon 5 season two, bester, captain sheridan, centauri, centauri prime, chief garibaldi, chrysalis, cocoon, commander ivanova, delenn, doctor stephen franklin, earth mimbari war, emperor, emperor cartagia, g'kar, g'quon, garibaldi, gerenal hague, john sheridan, kah'ri, kosh, lennier, londo, londo mollari, lord refa, lyta alexander, mass drivers, mimbari, morden, mr morden, narn homeworld, narn-centauri war, narns, parliament of conquerors, president clark, president santiago, psi cops, psi corps, rangers, susan ivanova, talia winters, telepaths, the great war, the rangers, the shadows, vir, vir cotto, vorlons, z'hadum, zack allen

Picking up where I left off, Babylon 5, second season! When season one ended, Sinclair and G’Kar had taken off, both to pursue their own agendas. Delenn was in a chrysalis (cocoon) and undergoing a transformation, and Londo was making deals with “shadowy” forces. Resuming… Season Two: Season Two opens with Babylon 5 getting a […]

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