No New B5 Today. New B5 Tomorrow.

Or soon, anyway.

As folks may know, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales is now being produced as a series of direct-to-DVD mini-movies. The footage for the first pair is in the can. JMS writes:

As I write this, we have finished principal photography on "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales," coming in under budget and finishing a full day ahead of schedule.

This first DVD, entitled "Voices in the Dark," covers the same 72 hour period of time as Sheridan travels on board a Presidential Cruiser en route to Babylon 5 from Minbar for a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance. One part of the story follows Sheridan as he picks up an unexpected visitor on the edge of Centauri space, Prince Regent Dius Vintari, and a warning about what will come afterward delivered by the techno-mage, Galen. The other part of the story is set aboard Babylon 5, as Colonel Lochley summons a priest from Earth space to deal with a problem that may have dark supernatural overtones. The two parts of the greater story intersect at certain key plot and thematic points, so that they overlap and complement each other while telling separate, but simultaneous, stories.

READ MORE ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON AND LOOK AT THE FIRST-RELEASED PRODUCTION PHOTOS.

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

9 thoughts on “No New B5 Today. New B5 Tomorrow.”

  4. As I know nothing about B5, I will would like to chime in my excitment about something totally unrelated.
    NOTRE DAME GOT A BOWL GAME! YYYAAAYY!
    Go Irish!

  6. I guess JMS changed the branch of Earth Force she was in between Season 5 and Call To Arms and then thought better of it when it came time to make the actual movie. Or he made a mistake writing Colonel when he meant Captain in the quoted text.

  8. So JMS’ answer to “Who ya gonna call?” is an exorcist?! Once again, JMS can take himself out of the Church, but he can’t take the Church out of himself.
    “a new ISN reporter played by Teryl Rothery”
    Janet lives! (Crossover fanfic, anyone?)

  9. Babylon 5? Wasn’t that a show about surfers in Hawaii?
    You’re thinking of Babylon Five-O. The trademark lawsuits are still going on. 😉

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