Babylon 5

Babylon 5: The Road Home

By Elias Rosner | Aug 25, 2023 | Movies, Reviews

I was there, when Babylon 5 first came to streaming. I was there, when Babylon 5 was remastered. I was there for all five seasons of the station that wraps humans and aliens in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal . . . all alone in the night. I was there at the dawn of the new age, traveling The Road Home.

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5: The Gathering

By Elias Rosner | Mar 1, 2023 | Television

30 years ago (give or take,) the pilot for a science fiction show aired that changed the way TV operated. Building upon and strengthening the idea of Star Trek’s five-year mission, this show proved that sci-fi TV could be something grander than an episodic adventure. It all began in the Earth year 2257 with the founding of the last of the Babylon stations, located deep in neutral space. This is its story.

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Six Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Sleeping in Light”

By Elias Rosner | Nov 3, 2022 | Television

22 weeks ago, the future was uncertain but there was hope it could be better than what was. 22 weeks ago, Babylon 5 began to say its goodbyes to the familiar and the long-lasting. 22 weeks later, it is time for a final farewell.

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Objects at Rest”

By Elias Rosner | Oct 26, 2022 | Television

Things fall apart when they should be coming together, the torches are passed to a new generation, and the future awaits with open arms and a mischievous smile.

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Objects in Motion”

By Elias Rosner | Oct 19, 2022 | Television

The denouement of the series continues, things go shooty-shooty-bang-bang, and Shakespeare’s “parting is such sweet sorrow” finally makes sense.

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “The Wheel of Fire”

By Elias Rosner | Oct 12, 2022 | Television

Lyta cuts a deal, Delenn has a surprise for us and G’Kar comes to terms with his new life.

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Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “The Fall of Centauri Prime”

By Elias Rosner | Oct 5, 2022 | Television

Last time, on Babylon 5. War, loss, and the beginning of the end. This time, everyone’s favorite Centauri bids us adieu, Londo achieves his (probably) final form, and we discover the disgusting secret of the Drakh Keepers.

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