Return of B5?

[Umbran]

In fact, that's a big reason why (hidden in case he chooses to use it)

Spoiler

Galen is in the show - it would have been revealed in the end of the first season the technomages actually use Shadow technology

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This bit of information is also revealed in the the B5 book trilogy, "The Passing of the Techno-Mages" by Jeanne Cavelos (based upon an outline by JMS). However, given that the books take so long to deal with that piece of information, I doubt it would have been revealed at the end of the first season. That would have been too soon.

 

[Staffan]

This bit of information is also revealed in the the B5 book trilogy, "The Passing of the Techno-Mages" by Jeanne Cavelos (based upon an outline by JMS). However, given that the books take so long to deal with that piece of information, I doubt it would have been revealed at the end of the first season. That would have been too soon.

Actually, two or three unfilmed Crusade scripts were sold by JMS and Fiona Avery (I think two by JMS and one by Fiona), one of which was the season-ender (which would have been filmed as #16 or so, presumably due to taking long to do the FX in much the same manner as Chrysalis was). So unless that script was faked (and JMS has been talking about it on the net, so that chance is pretty low), that's precisely when it would have been revealed.

Found a review of the script that includes a synopsis as well at http://worldsofjms.com/crusade/reviews/script3.htm

 

[LightPhoenix]

Actually, two or three unfilmed Crusade scripts were sold by JMS and Fiona Avery (I think two by JMS and one by Fiona), one of which was the season-ender (which would have been filmed as #16 or so, presumably due to taking long to do the FX in much the same manner as Chrysalis was). So unless that script was faked (and JMS has been talking about it on the net, so that chance is pretty low), that's precisely when it would have been revealed.

Found a review of the script that includes a synopsis as well at http://worldsofjms.com/crusade/reviews/script3.htm

The scripts (would have been the last two of season 1) weren't faked - JMS put a link to it on his usenet group.

However, I'm sure that it has been revealed in the technomage trilogy as well, since it'd be something kind of hard to leave out of a trilogy devoted to them. Unfortunately I haven't read the trilogy - I've read some negative things about it, including that there was some stuff Ms. Cavelos added to and/or diverged from the notes that JMS gave her. I'm sure I'll get around to it sometime though.

 

[qstor]

Awesome baby...But I don't have cable now


Mike

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

It's been awhile since I've seen the series, which one was Byron? I remember Marcus, the virgin Ranger. But Byron? Hmmm....

I'm going to have to save and start buying the seasons on DVD.

 

[Staffan]

It's been awhile since I've seen the series, which one was Byron? I remember Marcus, the virgin Ranger. But Byron? Hmmm....

Byron was the leader of the cult of rogue teeps in season 5.

 

[William Ronald]

I hope that this happens. There are a lot of good stories left in the B5 Universe.

Also, I feel that universe to be more human and realistic than those of many other series. Human beings are still flawed creatures, politics exists and has a big impact, and the series always had a strong moral center. Also, few things came easy.

Plus the series took risks. In one first season episode, Dr. Franklin treated a child over the objection of the child's parents. The parents, members of an alien culture that viewed cutting into one of their own as releasing the person's soul, killed the child as they viewed him as soulless. I also liked the show's sometimes quirky sense of humor.

So, let's hope this one works well.

 

[Darrin Drader]

Plus the series took risks. In one first season episode, Dr. Franklin treated a child over the objection of the child's parents. The parents, members of an alien culture that viewed cutting into one of their own as releasing the person's soul, killed the child as they viewed him as soulless. I also liked the show's sometimes quirky sense of humor.

I aknowledge that the episode you mention took a risk by making socio-religious commentary, but out of the entire series, that was my least favorite episode. It was too much like a ST:TNG episode, except that the makeup was bad and the script wasn't very good either. It did manage to redeem itself a bit at the end when they didn't have the happy ST ending, but all that inane buildup for that just wasn't worth the time invested.

 

[LightPhoenix]

I aknowledge that the episode you mention took a risk by making socio-religious commentary, but out of the entire series, that was my least favorite episode. It was too much like a ST:TNG episode, except that the makeup was bad and the script wasn't very good either. It did manage to redeem itself a bit at the end when they didn't have the happy ST ending, but all that inane buildup for that just wasn't worth the time invested.

Now the great episode was when that entire race was wiped out due to a disease, and the question of how religion played into that.

 

[NiTessine]

Now the great episode was when that entire race was wiped out due to a disease, and the question of how religion played into that.

Except that it wasn't the same race... The ones who killed their child were the Children of the Egg or the Light or something like that... The ones who all died were the Markab.