Happy 25th Birthday to BABYLON 5

Twenty-five years ago today, the pilot episode of  Babylon 5  aired on US television for the first time. It was the culmination of five years of hard work, as I have detailed here . Babylon 5  was an…

Pre-production begins on the HIS DARK MATERIALS TV series

Bad Wolf Productions today confirmed that shooting is complete on their first project, a TV version of Deborah Harkess's novel  A Discovery of Witches for Sky TV, which is interesting in itself.…

BABYLON 5 Rewatch: Season 4, Episodes 19-20

D19: Between the Darkness and the Light Airdates: 6 October 1997 (US), 27 November 1997 (UK) Written by J. Michael Straczynski Directed by David J. Eagle Cast: Lt. Eisensen (Marc Gomes), Interrogator…

BABYLON 5 Rewatch: Season 4, Episodes 17-18

D17: The Face of the Enemy Airdates: 9 June 1997 (US), 13 November 1997 (UK) Written by J. Michael Straczynski Directed by Michael Vejar Cast: William Edgars (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.), Bester (Walter Ko…

BABYLON 5 Rewatch: Season 4, Episodes 15-16

D15: No Surrender, No Retreat Airdates: 26 May 1997 (US), 30 October 1997 (UK) Written by J. Michael Straczynski Directed by Michael Vejar Cast: Commander Sandra Levitt (Marcia Mitzman Gaven), Captai…