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That’s a really great suggestion. I think the additional races added some texture to the B5 universe, but in the grand scheme of things, they were fairly inconsequential. It did help make the ‘UN in Space’ function of B5 more believable. I also always liked the fact that B5 was a bustling mecca...

Good point. I suppose it really depends where JMS mind is at as to the ‘reboot’. Logically, I would assume he want to use this as a fresh start, so he can set a new baseline and then expand on it from there. The film could lead into a new TV series, with WB blessing, or it could be a series of...

Thank you. I guess this is what happens when I get bored at work. It just seemed to me that some of the major plot points would necessarily have to change, otherwise where’s the fun for us old school fans?! I really must check out the live action Yamoto film, sounds like its worth my time...

Okay, here goes… My B5 reboot would be something like this: -We start from essentially the same point as the original B5 series. The universe is roughly the same, all our favourite key alien races are present and correct with representation on the station. I’d leave some wriggle room for...

Hard to disagree with that. But the competition isn’t exactly steep is it? Rangers (outright awful!) and The Lost Tales (so, so). I agree Crusade had potential, but it was produced at the wrong time, with an idiotic network, and with the wrong budget (far too low). Crusade felt too much like a...

I imagine it was a definite contributing factor. I mean, that whole situation left them very little time to get up and running. It must have been a REALLY difficult time for Joe. I can imagine his stress levels being through the roof. The notes being thrown out was a definite setback, and to...

‘Infection’ was the one episode that stopped a close friend of mine from watching the show. It’s why I sometimes use a ‘abridged’ season one approach sometimes. After that episode he declared he ‘couldn’t take any more’ despite my reassurances that it was worth persevering with. I find it hard...

This was to be a complete reboot of the Babylon 5 series. Very little is known about the project other than the fact that Straczynski was given a full 22 episode first season commitment, a budget of 2-3 million dollars per episode and full creative control. The series was to be part of a ‘new...

Ignoring the novels, was this ever a going concern / confirmed project? Or has it simply been teased by JMS over the years?

I can think of a few - TMOS, Crusade, TLT, Rangers, and the failed reboot due to venue falling through. Although, in the case of a few, something actually got made, but not much more than a handful of episodes, which is potentially even more frustrating! Allowing for that, that would be five...

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There's always a strata of fandom that really likes to complain if anything deviates from their beloved show. They clearly fear change. Whilst their devotion to the original cast is sweet, it's also deeply unrealistic to think they're the right people to carry a B5 feature, 20 years on from the...

I totally understand those conerns. I disliked all of the TNT films except 'In the Beginning', and anything post B5 proper has been diminishing returns. However, I can't see how you can possibly get around the 'reboot' thing, not without completely ruining the chances of the film doing well...

Ha. Fair play. Obviously, remains to be seen IF it gets made and I'm sure there will be plenty of challenges to overcome before the cameras are rolling and this is a reality.

Yes. It's SUPERB news. And the fact that JMS can finance it himself via Studio JMS makes it all the more likely to happen. Sure, there will be a few hurdles to be overcome, but I fully expect this to materialise. Although, what the hell happened to his previous Studio JMS feature 'The...

Jan's full update from the SDCC panel!

Definitely true, I expect there will be video footage of the panel appearing online soon.

Further info from the SDCC JMS panel: Asked if the film would be a reboot or a continuation: "It would have to be a reboot because it's been twenty-plus years since we started that show and some of the age ranges wouldn't work with some of these characters so we'd need to move a few people...

Slight correction to my own post, from Jan's SDCC update: "So it's been a really big year for Studio JMS. And due to that, he can now look to doing a feature film ffor B5. JMS recapped that WB owns everything about B5 except the movie rights and even though he holds the film rights, to take a...

B5 Feature Film to be scripted Thought I'd give this topic its own thread. News coming out of JMS SDCC panel via the ever reliable Jan Schroeder, is that there will be a feature film going into production in 2016 with or without WB's support. Studio JMS has been successful enough to look at...