Introduction

Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centres on the Babylon 5 space station: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257-2262. With its prominent use of planned story arcs, the series was often described as a “novel for television”.

Series 01 was titled Babylon 5: Signs and Portents.

Part of the Babylon 5 franchise.

Outline

During 2258, Commander Jeffrey Sinclair is in charge of the station, assisted by executive officer Susan Ivanova and security chief Michael Garibaldi. The season traces his gradual recollection of his capture by the Minbari during their war with humans. The Minbari came to believe that Sinclair carried the soul of Valen, a revered Minbari leader. Inferring that Minbari souls were being reborn as humans, the Minbari surrendered to avoid further fratricide. This action is a source of internal strife between some Minbari.

Meanwhile, tensions between the Centauri Republic, an empire in decline, and the Narn Regime, a former Centauri dominion which successfully rebelled, are increasing. Seeking for his people to regain their former prominence, Mollari makes a deal with a mysterious ally, Mr. Morden, to strike back at the Narn. On Earth, some humans resent the influence of aliens, and seek to eliminate them from Earth-owned property, including Babylon 5.

Minbari Ambassador Delenn is revealed to belong to the Grey Council, the Minbari ruling body. She eventually transforms into a Minbari/human hybrid, ostensibly to build a bridge between the humans and Minbari. The year ends with the death of Earth Alliance president Luis Santiago, which the staff of Babylon 5 believe to have been an assassination.

Babylon 5 Series

• Episode 01: Midnight on the Firing Line.
• Episode 02: Soul Hunter.
• Episode 03: Born the the Purple.
• Episode 04: Infection.
• Episode 05: The Parliament of Dreams.
• Episode 06: Mind War.
• Episode 07: The War Prayer.
• Episode 08: And the Sky Full of Stars.
• Episode 09: Deathwalker.
• Episode 10: Believers.
• Episode 11: Survivors.
• Episode 12: By Any Means Necessary.
• Episode 13: Signs and Portents.
• Episode 14: TKO.
• Episode 15: Grail.
• Episode 16: Eyes.
• Episode 17: Legacies.
• Episode 18: A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 01.
• Episode 19: A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 02.
• Episode 20: Babylon Squared.
• Episode 21: The Quality of Mercy.
• Episode 22: Chrysalis.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 26 January 1994 to 03 October 1994.
• Rating: 12.
• Running Time: 45 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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