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CAPTAIN MATTHEW DRAKE, Captain of the Excalibur, the high-tech flagship of the
White Star fleet of ships. (The fleet divides into teams to help increase the
odds of finding a cure; when they find a possible lead, they call in the
Excalibur, wait until it
arrives, then they move on to the next destination while the Excalibur does its
work.) In his 30s, dark, brooding, attractive, he's a fighter whose own
Earthforce ship was destroyed during the initial war with the Drakh. (It wasn't
his fault, as we will l
earn; he was up against impossible odds and barely managed to save his crew at
great risk to himself.)
Personally assigned to the Excalibur by Sheridan, this mission represents his
chance to redeem himself. Hard-headed and practical, a man of action who
doesn't believe in the mysticism practiced by the Minbari and the Rangers; if
he can't feel it or taste
it, it doesn't exist. A loner whose harsh exterior covers a heart that has been
wounded too many times, and now refuses to let anyone near him.
MARCUS COLE, a Ranger established on Babylon 5 during its third and fourth
seasons. Energetic, bright, literary, with a poetic quote always at hand when
it's needed, and a pike or a PPG rifle when force is needed. Trained equally in
martial arts and philo
sophy. A dashing, romantic figure noted for a cheerfulness that belies
something much deeper beneath.
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We had to change Drake to Gideon because of a clearance problem, and obviously
the Claudia situation threw a monkey wrench into using the character of Marcus,
as originally planned.
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8) Speaking of Crusade, when does A Call To Arms take place relative to
Babylon 5?
[Post by JMS in December 1998]
Five years after the events of Season 5.
jms
(except for Sleeping in Light, of course, which takes place much later.
--Kay)
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9)Why was Crusade so short?
[Various sources including JMS' remarks at a convention.]
TNT decided to only fund 13 episodes. From the looks of it JMS got
caught in the middle of a turf battle - in any case according to JMS,
they asked him for a lot of changes that he could not, in all good
conscience,make (and considering some of the ones he reported I don't
blame him), and finally push just came to shove. Better to make 13
good episodes than 22 icky ones.
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10)Is B5 available on video?
[Personal experience, various posts by JMS and others]
Yes - the first two seasons are now out on DVD (I have copies) and the rest are
due to follow (last I heard 3 was scheduled for November)
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11)Where can I find Babylon 5 merchandise?
[Quote from a post to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated by Jason Bell]
Sonic Images (soundtrack CDs) at http://www.sonicimages.com
[From a post by Todd Sullivan]
Atlanta Cutlery has a pewter Black Omega Starfury with a 6.5" wingspan.
If you want a catalog, send $3 US to:
Atlanta Cutlery
2143 Gees Mill Rd.
Box 839
Conyers, GA 30012
Toll-free 1-800-883-0300
The B5 Spoiler Junkies' Merchandise page at
http://www.visi.com/~wildfoto/b5store.html keeps
reasonably up-to-date listings of what's available
and what's coming:
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12)What about Crusade merchandise?
[various posts to r.a.s.t.b.m]
There's a Crusade CD released by Sonic Images (http://www.sonicimages.com)
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13)What has JMS to say on line these days?
[source: post to B5 echo, personal knowledge]
See the JMS Post Mailing List at
http://www.yetta.net/mailman/listinfo/jms-posts. Posts he has made to
rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, posts are periodically crossposted to the
Fidonet BABYLON_5 echo by yours truly.
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14)Speaking of The Zocalo, where can I subscribe?
[source: post to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated]
The entire run of the original zine is available from
the website at http://www.highfiber.com/~katana/.
The revived version can be found on the net as
The Zocalo Today at http://zocalo.isnnews.net/.
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15)What are those interesting fonts used on the show?
The corridor signs are in Stop, the opening credits are Serpentine or
Serpentine Bold (a version also exists called Chainlink Bold) which can be
found in a number of wordprocessing packages.
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16)What happened to Claudia Christian (Ivanova)?
[Info culled from a LOT of posts to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. Those
with internet access feel free to check deja news for details.]
Claudia did not sign for the 5th season; and so did not appear in it (though
she is in both the TV movie Thirdspace, and the last episode, Sleeping in
Light.}
As for Susan Ivanova, she's taken command of her own ship and is off somewhere
exploring. [established in the second to last episode of Season 4, "Rising
Star".]
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17)Which came first, B5 or DS9?
[Personal memory, various posts in various places] JMS came up with Babylon 5
in 1987 or so, and spent years pitching it to various studios (including
Paramount) before the pilot movie "The Gathering" appeared in 1993, and the
series itself started the fo
llowing year. In the interim, Paramount developed their own space station show
and since they didn't have to shop it around to all and sundry got it to the
screen first. Hence the occasional confusion amongst those who joined in
after the start of the
series.
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18)Were Ivanova and Talia written as lovers?
[JMS post to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated June 27, 1998]
Yes. That was the intent from very early on, when I told Andrea Thompson that
her character was bisexual early in the first season. I was slowly developing
their relationship, and it would've gone further by a bit had Andrea not
chosen to leave the s
how.
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19)How do you spell [fill in the blank]?
Agamemnon
Lyta Alexander
Zack Allan
Shai Alyt
Anla-shok
Bester
Brakiri
Malcolm Bridges
Bureau 13
Sarah Cantrell
Cartagia
Celini
Centauri
Claudia Christian
Chrysalis
The Third Fane of Chudomo
Morgan Clark
Vir Cotto
Delenn
denn'bok
Draal
Droshalla
Dukhat
Dulann
Edgars
Entil'zha
Firell
Michael Garibaldi
G'Kar
G'Quan/G'Quon(both spellings appear to be correct)
General Hague
Isil'zha
Susan Ivanova
Minister Kafta
Kalain
Warren Keffer
Kha'Ri
Kitaro
Lennier
Liandra
Captain Elizabeth Lochley
Lorien
Lyndisty
Marcus
David Martel
Minbari
Londo Mollari
Morden
Dureena Nafeel
Na'Feel
Kosh Naranek
Narns
Neroon
Pak'ma'ra
Psi Corps
Rathenn
Lord Refa
rogue telepaths
Tracy Scoggins
John Sheridan
Jeffrey Sinclair
Sindell
starfury(one r...)
J. Michael Straczynski
Streibs
Tafeek
Tannier
Tirk
Valen
Valeria
Vorlons
Vree
Zathras
Z'ha'dum
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