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Forum: B5.personnel March 21st 20, 01:48
Replies: 12
Views: 7,419
Posted By Raw Shark
Space Command?

Just ran across this:


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404379/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1


Space Command, an outer space sci fi series including cast members Mira Furlan, Bill Mumy and Bruce...
Forum: B5.related February 20th 20, 04:02
Replies: 27
Views: 16,306
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Into the Fire Game Soundtrack

Interesting, I would like to hear these tracks! I think I have most or all of the B5 soundtrack CDs. I wish more of the season one episode soundtracks had been released, the music was sometimes...
Forum: B5.related February 15th 20, 06:59
Replies: 18
Views: 13,384
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Babylon 5 is coming to Amazon Prime, June 2018!!!

Babylon 5 is still available on Amazon, but now you have to pay for it. I doubt Netflix or anyone else will be able to pick it up soon, but I don't know the terms of licensing it for use on Amazon. ...
Forum: B5.world October 3rd 19, 23:28
Replies: 20
Views: 10,232
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Severed Dreams Questions

I think the xenophobia and concerns about 'purity' were limited to Minbari warriors. The Religious Caste tended to be more tolerant and enlightened. Keep in mind, JMS has said the Minbari are like...
Forum: B5.world September 25th 19, 20:36
Replies: 20
Views: 10,232
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Severed Dreams Questions

I was just remembering Deathwalker's performance, Sarah Douglas was terrific. How imperious, cruel, bloody-minded and sure she was. Predatory, remorseless. Talia Winters was like that as well,...
Forum: B5.world September 24th 19, 23:10
Replies: 20
Views: 10,232
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Severed Dreams Questions

I have long thought that the very idea of the Shadows being asleep, or by some accounts elsewhere, thus needing to 'return to Z'ha'dum, was vague. Probably because it was written to be vague. JMS...
Forum: B5.world September 18th 19, 20:14
Replies: 20
Views: 10,232
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Severed Dreams Questions

Sure, the Shadows would be happy with the result, but why would they leave it to chance? They knew they were about to launch their latest Great War, and they were quietly making preparations all...
Forum: B5.world September 16th 19, 21:31
Replies: 20
Views: 10,232
Posted By Raw Shark
Severed Dreams Questions

I found myself watching Severed Dreams recently. It's a hell of an episode, with a lot going on, but one thing stuck out this time that didn't before. It's because of what B5historyman confirmed...
Forum: B5.personnel January 8th 19, 03:36
Replies: 5
Views: 3,492
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: RIP W. Morgan Sheppard

Agreed! He will be missed. I loved his performances as the Soul Hunter and as Warleader G'Sten. His voice was amazing, believing he was an alien was not difficult.



Among his numerous...
Forum: B5.world July 3rd 18, 21:33
Replies: 7
Views: 4,195
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Season five budget changes

Good question, Jan. The shorter shooting schedule makes sense, and some parts of season five seemed rushed. More scenes were taking place in hallways which all looked the same. The Zocalo was used...
Forum: B5.world July 3rd 18, 00:26
Replies: 7
Views: 4,195
Posted By Raw Shark
Season five budget changes

JMS has stated that season five only happened on TNT with a lower budget than on previous seasons. I think I saw the figure $900,000 per episode in earlier seasons. Does anyone know what it worked...
Forum: B5.personnel June 26th 18, 17:37
Replies: 13
Views: 4,727
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: JMS: Sense8

Thanks, Jan! I'm trying to think of the last JMS project I kept up with, I think it was his Terminator comic, which I still haven't finished. I appreciate his nimble handling of the various,...
Forum: B5.personnel June 25th 18, 21:10
Replies: 13
Views: 4,727
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: JMS: Sense8

Does anyone know what JMS is working on after Sense8?



Raw Shark


"No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded."
Yogi Berra
Forum: B5.world June 9th 18, 01:55
Replies: 8
Views: 4,729
Posted By Raw Shark
Ship of Tears questions

I was thinking about 'Ship of Tears' the other day, though I haven't seen it in a while. It's a terrific episode, but I have a few questions.



Bester is found in his Black Omega Star Fury...
Forum: B5.world May 2nd 18, 19:35
Replies: 9
Views: 5,016
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Question about Eilerson spoiler

I hardly think Eilerson's increasing commitment to the crew of the Excalibur and their mission would preclude him having an interesting backstory. Should we accept that Ivanova is just as she is...
Forum: B5.world May 2nd 18, 05:53
Replies: 9
Views: 5,016
Posted By Raw Shark
Question about Eilerson spoiler

I believe it was before Crusade even aired, that the Spoiler Junkies Page had a tidbit that Max Eilerson was a Psi Cop. Well, more likely an ex-Psi Cop, since Psi Corps had been defeated in the...
Forum: B5.world April 6th 18, 03:26
Replies: 7
Views: 3,920
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Real-world inspiration for Babylon 5 station?

Sinclair, it was different. It's a busy place, with most people working 9 hours a day, 6 days a week, plus some part-time gigs like bartending, working in the store, or pinsetting in the...
Forum: B5.world March 23rd 18, 20:07
Replies: 7
Views: 3,920
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Real-world inspiration for Babylon 5 station?

Not one Norwegian in McMurdo! And no dogs. Or guns. And if you ask where to find the flamethrowers, people ask if you're crazy. So that was all very disappointing. The Thing is a terrific film,...
Forum: B5.world March 13th 18, 21:25
Replies: 7
Views: 3,920
Posted By Raw Shark
Real-world inspiration for Babylon 5 station?

I've long wondered, did JMS have any real world inspirations for operations and daily life aboard the Babylon 5 station? He wrote quite a bit about the messy, imperfect ways that things work on B5,...
Forum: B5.world March 7th 18, 23:05
Replies: 38
Views: 20,731
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Biggest unanswered questions...

1. Probably bombed centuries ago by allies of the Vorlons..

2. The Eye (controlled by an imprisoned Wierden for a thousand years) was turned away by Galen which allowed the White Star to approach...
Forum: B5.world March 1st 18, 06:44
Replies: 38
Views: 20,731
Posted By Raw Shark
Biggest unanswered questions...

I'm looking forward to seeing my B5 Encyclopedia, but I have to wait another week and a half because I'm out of town. I'm not sure what I'll be looking up first.

But I do have a list in my head...
Forum: B5.related February 22nd 18, 18:33
Replies: 28
Views: 17,781
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Babylon 5 Encyclopedia

Thanks guys! I found the email address and they got back to me pretty quickly. It was indeed the shipping fee, I'm definitely one of the people who was thrown off by that. Should be on its way...
Forum: B5.related February 21st 18, 21:40
Replies: 28
Views: 17,781
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Babylon 5 Encyclopedia

How many of you have received your copy of the B5 Encyclopedia? I got an email about it shipping in January, but I'm thinking that didn't happen.

Raw Shark

"I'm a hero hunter. I hunt...
Forum: B5.world February 11th 18, 21:17
Replies: 18
Views: 7,915
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Telepathy - why not use it more often?

KoshFan, this is all terrific! And not all that tenuous. I had never given any thought to the first Centauri Emperor consulting with a Technomage, but it certainly does point to an important event....
Forum: B5.world February 11th 18, 02:12
Replies: 18
Views: 7,915
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Telepathy - why not use it more often?

KoshFan, I've wondered that as well. Since the Centauri have telepaths, I have long thought that the Vorlons once favored them, or at least saw them as a useful race which should be gifted with...
Forum: B5.world February 10th 18, 06:38
Replies: 18
Views: 7,915
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Telepathy - why not use it more often?

"What the hell just happened out there? I was stranded, out of communication, and suddenly I was hit by a sense of great personal danger."

Alfred Bester, Dust to Dust

We haven't heard many...
Forum: B5.personnel November 26th 17, 00:28
Replies: 6
Views: 4,304
Posted By Raw Shark
RIP Rance Howard

Rance Howard has passed away. He played Captain Sheridan's father David, starting in Severed Dreams. I absolutely loved his performance representing Kosh in Interludes and Examinations.
...
Forum: B5.world November 7th 17, 23:03
Replies: 19
Views: 9,740
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: The Wind Swords

I've nearly finished my umpteenth read through of the techno-mage trilogy and have yet to see any statement to that effect. Besides Joe has said the Vorlons are physical beings and I was never led to...
Forum: B5.world October 28th 17, 03:35
Replies: 19
Views: 9,740
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: The Wind Swords

In one of the Technomage novels, someone thinks (maybe Kosh?) about how the Shadows have evolved to the same extent that the Vorlons have, that they are energy beings, but still prefer to use...
Forum: B5.world October 26th 17, 17:22
Replies: 19
Views: 9,740
Posted By Raw Shark
The Wind Swords

I'm just finishing watching The Gathering again, it's been a while. Like all pilots, it's clunky, but interesting. The road not taken is always an interesting subject, especially in the B5...
Forum: B5.world October 1st 17, 23:40
Replies: 31
Views: 17,697
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Read Between The Episodes

Yes, new thread. I've been thinking lately about The Gathering, too.

Raw Shark

"The facts have been altered!"
Jim Garrison
Forum: B5.world May 3rd 17, 18:43
Replies: 6
Views: 4,225
Posted By Raw Shark
Epsilon Eridani news

Interesting findings surrounding the Epsilon Eridani star system:
...
Forum: B5.world March 11th 17, 03:37
Replies: 3
Views: 5,298
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Thoughts on the Great Eye

"Our new home..."

Shiv'kala, the Drakh leader who enslaved, tormented and controlled Emperor Mollari on Centauri Prime, laid out their objective in the aftermath of the last great war. The Drakh...
Forum: B5.world February 27th 17, 07:17
Replies: 3
Views: 5,298
Posted By Raw Shark
Thoughts on the Great Eye

We saw the Great Eye of Z'ha'dum only twice in the series. We saw much more of it in the Technomage novel trilogy. It is a vast, advanced and powerful machine which had tendrils throughout...
Forum: B5.world February 8th 17, 21:58
Replies: 99
Views: 40,696
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Is it time to go beyond the rim?

I would miss it too. Don't pull the plug just yet!

Raw Shark

"Vir! Yes or no?!?"
Londo
Forum: B5.related December 14th 16, 21:59
Replies: 28
Views: 17,781
Posted By Raw Shark
Babylon 5 Encyclopedia

A new B5 book project, hmmm...

http://b5books.com/


Raw Shark

"There is no greater joy than the ecstasy of victory."
The Great Eye of Z'ha'dum
Forum: B5.related September 8th 16, 06:18
Replies: 4
Views: 5,623
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Lookin for Crusade Other Voices

I don't blame you, Crusade was building up to some very cool stuff. It really all goes back to the B5 episode 'Infection,' the first one filmed, that goes into the idea that space-faring races have...
Forum: B5.related July 28th 16, 03:15
Replies: 79
Views: 61,273
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Has There Been Any News Re. The New B5 ~2016+~ Theatrical Movie?

Jan, I hadn't heard about Warners blocking projects before. Is it possible JMS brought this upon himself? Didn't he say a few years ago that they had mentioned the possibility of other projects,...
Forum: B5.related July 25th 16, 01:54
Replies: 79
Views: 61,273
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Has There Been Any News Re. The New B5 ~2016+~ Theatrical Movie?

It would be nice if he would write a few more short stories for B5, just to let us know he's serious. I imagine he has many ideas for them.

And which piece of news is the one that we should be...
Forum: B5.personnel June 17th 16, 00:50
Replies: 5
Views: 7,196
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Ian McShane on Game of Thrones

I think those are the only two actors to appear in both shows. Most of the actors on B5 were Americans, and I think there have only been four Yanks in Thrones.

I agree, McShane kind of stole...
Forum: B5.personnel June 16th 16, 01:07
Replies: 5
Views: 7,196
Posted By Raw Shark
Ian McShane on Game of Thrones

Ian McShane (B5: River of Souls) appeared in an episode of Game of Thrones last week. I had never seen him in anything before River of Souls, he's a terrific actor.

Raw Shark

"I know more...
Forum: B5.world May 18th 16, 23:53
Replies: 8
Views: 9,907
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Cyclops cruiser

I never got into the miniatures, although I bought a few from Agents of Gaming as they were collapsing. I doubt there is a Cyclops miniature. The later books, like the trilogies, are considered...
Forum: B5.world May 17th 16, 21:54
Replies: 8
Views: 9,907
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Cyclops cruiser

Related to the motherships, I think, yes. I imagine it's a follow-up design, more of a military vessel, either for risky exploration missions (they already lost one ship on such a mission, along...
Forum: B5.world May 15th 16, 16:44
Replies: 8
Views: 9,907
Posted By Raw Shark
Cyclops cruiser

Just to break up the monotony 'new passports' for everyone...

'The Nautilus Coil' described a new Psi Corps ship, the Cyclops cruiser. Garibaldi and Lyta find one floating dead over a Vorlon...
Forum: B5.related March 29th 16, 17:51
Replies: 13
Views: 13,480
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: CNN at B5

I was thinking about that after my last post. I think it's more likely that JMS doesn't want to burn his bridges with TNT and maybe Warner Bros. Via his online statements since B5 began, he has...
Forum: B5.related March 27th 16, 23:28
Replies: 13
Views: 13,480
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: CNN at B5

But Jan, if Cafe Press or JMS is somehow prevented from publishing more Crusade books or anything else because they lack permission from Warners, then why not just say 'Hey folks, those Crusade books...
Forum: B5.related March 24th 16, 22:09
Replies: 13
Views: 13,480
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: CNN at B5

I might check this out. So I take it there's been no word on the further 'Crusade: What the Hell Happened?' volumes? They changed their whole site, I didn't see anything about them on there...
Forum: B5.world January 28th 16, 21:15
Replies: 0
Views: 6,593
Posted By Raw Shark
News from ancient Babylon

Here's something that instantly reminded me of 'Messages from Earth.' Apparently the ancient Babylonian astronomers called Jupiter the 'White Star.'
...
Forum: B5.world September 3rd 15, 21:40
Replies: 1
Views: 4,425
Posted By Raw Shark
Re: Sinclair/Valen

The Vorlons needed to bring the Minbari and the humans together for the final Shadow war, so they planned ahead. Or behind, I don't know. Their allies Sheridan, Delenn and Sinclair used the Great...
Forum: B5.personnel July 21st 15, 22:59
Replies: 2
Views: 4,103
Posted By Raw Shark
RIP Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel has died at age 91. He played Ranger Lanonn in 'In the Beginning,' as well as Rabbi Koslov in 'TKO'. I loved the character of Lanonn, an ignored and ridiculed figure who never gave...
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