As Straczynski's numerous Usenet posts have revealed, the problems began almost immediately upon filming. The story, which initially started up in the midst of the action, was deemed too obscure by the higher-ups at TNT, and the cast and crew were called back in to film entirely new setup episodes while those that had already been shot were reordered. Perhaps the most damning actions taken by TNT deal with a rumored memo (which has since been corroborated by Straczynski himself) that contained general orders to not only distance Crusade from Babylon 5 (from which it is a direct sequel), but also to up the ante on sex and violence. One preposterous suggestion entailed portraying a primary crew member as a "sexual explorer," who sought out intimate encounters with all forms of alien life, while another stated that all fight scenes should resemble those seen in professional wrestling.
