Babylon 5 – Specials
Special installments of the series.
Episodes
The Gathering
The Vorlon ambassador is nearly killed by an assassin shortly after arriving at the station, and Commander Sinclair is the prime suspect.
In the Beginning
The Earth military encounters an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out that nearly results in the death of every human on Earth. The war and its aftermath provide the background for the TV series "Babylon 5."
Thirdspace
The crew of Babylon 5 discover a mysterious artifact of unknown origin. The artifact influences the minds of people aboard the station and endangers the lives of everyone aboard.
River of Souls
Captain Lochley now has solid proof that Garibaldi is a disaster magnet: when he comes to the station to meet with one of his new company's subordinates, she's being sued by the owner of an illegal virtual reality "holo-brothel" and besieged by Soul Hunters looking for one of their soul vessels, this one containing the souls of the long-lost Ralga alien species.
A Call to Arms
A technomage named Galen predicts an imminent attack by the Drakh, the old allies of the Shadows. Through dreams, a thief, a captain, and a president are brought together to head them off. The president is John Sheridan. Because of his irrational behavior, Sheridan's friends begin to wonder about his sanity. It's up to all of them and two prototype battlecruisers, the Excalibur and the Victory, to stop the fleet and their planet-killer. But is there more to the Drakh's plan?
The Legend of the Rangers
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers takes place in 2264 after the wars are over and a new age of space exploration has begun. The Interstellar Alliance has been organized to establish and maintain peace among its member worlds, including Earth. The Rangers are an elite military force made up of hand-picked young, smart, dedicated human and alien members who combine the high-tech elements of space travel with the idealism and honor of the knights of old. They encounter a previously unknown alien race whose lethal power is far greater than any force previously known to Earth or any other world in the Interstellar Alliance.
Voices in the Dark: Over Here
Col. Lochley asks a Catholic priest to come to Babylon 5 a few days before President Sheridan is to arrive for the Interstellar Alliance’s tenth anniversary celebration. A crew member who recently returned from a vacation on Earth had been complaining of hearing voices before finally barricading himself in a section of the station. The crewman, Burke, is now restrained within a security cell and claiming to be possessed by a demonic spirit. The priest is skeptical at first, suspecting mental illness or some kind of hoax. But after a demonstration of the being’s power, he is convinced. He is unsure whether or not to try to perform an exorcism immediately, or summon additional help from Earth. If he calls for help, the word of the reason will spread. And while this may cause some panic, it would also lead to a renewed purpose for a Church that has been declining toward irrelevance. The demonic being claims this is, in fact, its purpose – that it was trapped in space by God so that starfaring humans would find reason to believe. The being’s apparent eagerness to be exorcised gives Lochley and the priest pause – there is another agenda here. But denying the demon’s wish would seem to condemn Burke to suffer, and that responsibility may be too much to bear.
Voices in the Dark: Over There
En route to Babylon 5 for the anniversary celebration, Sheridan begrudgingly gives an interview to ISN. He mentions his regret that Londo will not be at the celebration to represent the Centauri, but that his ship will be picking up Prince Regent Vintari, third in line to the throne. The night before the rendezvous, Galen appears to Sheridan in a dream, and shows him a vision of the destruction of New York City. In 30 years, he says, Emperor Vintari will attempt to restore the Republic’s former glory by destroying an old adversary – Earth. This can all be prevented if Sheridan will simply kill Vintari now. But when Sheridan meets the young man, who already feels trapped by the political intrigues of the Republic, he begins to doubt that he can kill a man for actions he has not yet committed.
Celestial Sound
Douglas Netter, John Copeland, and J. Michael Straczynski talk about the wonderful music Christopher Franke created for the show. Using computers and a full orchestra, Franke created nearly 25 minutes of new music for every episode in the series.
No Surrender, No Retreat Suite
This feature sums up the entire Fourth season.
CGI Easter Egg
Gag Reel
Laugh along with the cast and crew as they screw up their lines.
Introduction to Season 4
An introduction to season four featuring interviews with the cast and crew
Season 3 Gag Reel
Season 4 Gag Reel
Introduction Season 5 Wheel of Fire
An introduction to season five featuring interviews with the cast and crew
Building Babylon - Blueprint Of An Episode
Featurette that covers the writing, on set with the cast and crew, and the editing process. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.
Shadows And Dreams - Honors Of Babylon
J. Michael Straczynski talks about winning the HUGO award, two years in a row. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.
Season 2 Gag Reel
Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.
Season 2 Data Files
Video bits on: Drafa, Ground Pounders, Interstellar Network News, Murago, Narn-Centauri War, Nightwatch, Project Lazarus, Streib, Techno-mage, and Underground Railroad. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.
Season 2 Personnel Files
Video bits on the characters: Captain John Sheridan, Lieutenant Warren Keffer, Vir Cotto, Lennier, Na'Toth, Lord Refa, General Richard Franklin, Dr. Everett Jacobs, Sebastian, and Draal. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.
Season 2 Tech Files
Video bits on: Copernicus, Babylon 5 Defense Grid, Icarus, Cortez, and Tragati. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.
Introduction to Season 3
A series of interviews with J. Michael Straczynski and the cast and crew of the show. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Shadow Dossier
Garibaldi's records on the Shadows. This section sums up all the information known about them. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Behind the Mask: Creating the Aliens of Babylon 5
John Vulich (make-up effects), J. Michael Straczynski (creator/executive producer), and John Copeland (producer) discuss some of the aliens on the shows. Vulich goes into detail for the show's four main alien races; the Narn, Centauri, Vorlon, and Minbari. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Building a Better Narn
John Vulich (make-up effects) takes us through the process of applying make-up to Marshall Teague (Ta'lon), a Narn. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Designing Tomorrow: The Look of Babylon 5
John Iacovelli (production designer) explains how many of the sets on the show came together. Also features interviews with J. Michael Straczynski (creator/executive producer), Jason Howard (set decorator), Douglas Netter (executive producer), John Copeland (producer), and Ann Bruice Aling (costume designer). Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Episode 28
Season 3 Data Files
Video bits on: White Star, Battle For Babylon 5, Thunderbolt, Grey 17, and Mindwipe. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Season 3 Personnel Files
Video bits on the characters: Zack Allan, Marcus Cole, David Corwin, Alfred Bester, and Zathras. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.
Season 4 Data Files
Video bits on: Voice of Resistance, Proxima 3, Edgars Industries, Mars Resistance, and Battle For Earth. Special Feature on Season 4 DVD.
Season 4 Personnel Files
Video bits on the characters: Lyta Alexander, Kosh II, Neroon, Lorien, and Cartagia. Special Feature on Season 4 DVD.
Digital Tomorrow
A featurette on the animation and special effects producer for the series. Features interviews with J. Michael Straczynski, Douglas Netter, John Copeland, George Johnsen, Mitch Suskin, John Teska, and Shant Jordan. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.
Beyond Babylon 5
Various cast and crew members talk about the fans, the universe, conventions, and merchandise. Features interviews with John Copeland, Douglas Netter, Patricia Tallman, Jason Carter, J. Michael Straczynski, Jerry Doyle, Kathryn Drennan, Peter Jurasik, Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, and Robin Atkin Downes. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.
Marcus Cole: Dead or Frozen
Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.
Additional and Extended Scenes from "Sleeping in Light"
"Commander Sick in Bed," "Sheridan's Last Look," "General Ivanova," Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.
Season 5 Data Files
Video bits on: Drakh, Interstellar Alliance, Book of G'Kar, Day of the Dead, and the fall of the Centauri Republic. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.
Season 5 Personnel Files
ideo bits on the characters: Elizabeth Lochley, Byron, Ta'Lon, Minister Virini, Mack, and Bo. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.
Creating the Future
J. Michael Straczynski, John Iacovelli (production designer), Douglas Netter (executive producer), Luc Mayrand (concept designer) and John Copeland (producer) talk about how they decided on certain aspects of the show; from the doors, to the jumpgate technology, and the operation of the station. Special Feature on The Movies Collection DVD.
Straczynski Diaries
A multi-part series of vignettes as filmed by J. Michael Straczynski as he documents every phase of pre-production, production and post-production for The Lost Tales. Viewers are given a first person, inside look at the creative process of making Voices In The Dark. Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
Andreas Katsulas Memorial
JMS and the cast reflect on the passing of Andreas Katsulas. Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
Richard Biggs Memorial
JMS and the cast reflect on the passing of Richard Biggs. Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
Interview with J. Michael Straczynski & Bruce Boxleitner
Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
Interview with Tracy Scoggins
Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
Interview with J. Michael Straczynski & Peter Woodward
Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
Fireside Chats
Profiling the people of the B5 Universe. Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.
The Guide to Babylon 5
A 30-min behind-the-scenes special to initiate the uninitiated produced and aired the week prior to TNT's Babylon 5 launch of In the Beginning. Hosted by Bruce Boxleitner.
Interview with J. Michael Straczynski
Nearly 3-1/2 hour interview with J. Michael Straczynski covering his career and conducted by the Archive of American Television on May 13, 2013.
CNN Documents Babylon 5
Nearly 2 hours of interviews and behind the scenes footage shot by CNN between December 16, 1993 and July 1, 1998 during the filming of "By Any Means Necessary", "Legacies", "A Distant Star", "Objects and Rest" and "River of Souls." Includes a nearly one hour picture in picture video commentary by Claudia Christian and Jerry Doyle reflecting on some of the footage. Released on DVD by B5Books.
Season 1 Uncensored Blooper Reel (1)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Christmas Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 1 Uncensored Blooper Reel (2)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Wrap Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 2 Uncensored Blooper Reel (1)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Christmas Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 2 Uncensored Blooper Reel (2)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Wrap Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 3 Uncensored Blooper Reel (1)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Christmas Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 3 Uncensored Blooper Reel (2)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Wrap Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 4 Uncensored Blooper Reel (1)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Christmas Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 4 Uncensored Blooper Reel (2)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Wrap Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 5 Uncensored Blooper Reel (1)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Christmas Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
Season 5 Uncensored Blooper Reel (2)
Produced by the Babylon 5 Post-Production team for viewing by the cast and crew at the annual Wrap Party and later shown to fans at conventions.
"Danger Zone" Music Video
First music video created by John Hudgens for fun before J. Michael Straczynski hired him to create a series of them for showing at conventions.
"I Need a Hero" Music Video
The first "official" music video created by John Hudgens that was commissioned by J. Michael Straczynski in spring of 1995.
"Requiem" Music Video
Produced near the end of season two, and debuted at the 1995 Comic-Con.
"Nobody's Side" Music Video
Produced near the end of the third season debuting at DragonCon.
"Welcome to the Third Age" Music Video
Produced in Spring of 1997, used by J. Michael Straczynski to sell Season 5 to the TNT executives in May 1997 and publicly debuting at DragonCon.
"Keep Yourself Alive" Music Video
Produced in the summer of 1998 and debuting at DragonCon.
"The Phantom B5 Video" Music Video
Debuted at DragonCon.
"Third Age 2K" Music Video
Debuted at DragonCon.
"In Memory of Richard Biggs" Music Video
First memorial music video produced by John Hudgens to remember Richard Biggs.
"In Memory of Andreas Katsulas" Music Video
Memorial video produced by John Hudgens to remember Andreas Katsulas.
"20th Anniversary Convention Memorial" Music Video
Memorial video produced by John Hudgens for the 20th Anniversary Convention to remember the cast and crew of the show that had been lost.
"In Memory of Jerry Doyle" Music Video
Memorial video produced by John Hudgens to remember Jerry Doyle.
"In Memory of Mira Furlan"
Memorial video produced by John Hudgens to remember Mira Furlan.
The Road Home
Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way, he reunites with some familiar faces while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the universe.
Intro by J. Michael Straczynski
A short introduction to the show by its creator. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
The Making of Babylon 5
Hosted by Walter Koenig (Chekov from "Star Trek"), this is a behind-the-scenes look at Babylon 5 that was used to promote the show when it first came out. Included as a Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
Back to Babylon 5
A new documentary looking back at the production of Babylon 5. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
Season 1 Data Files
Video bits on: Grey Council, Psi Corps, Soul Hunters, Home Guard, Mutai, Battle of the Line, Babylon 1-4, Epsilon 3, Alien Races, and Shadows. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
Season 1 Personnel Files
Video bits on: Jeffrey Sinclair, Susan Ivanova, Michael Garibaldi, Dr. Stephen Franklin, Talia Winters, Delenn, G'Kar, Londo Mollari, and Kosh Naranek. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
Season 1 Tech Files
Video bits on: Starfury, Jumpgate, Earth Alliance Vessels, Alien Vessels, and Raiders. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
Station Tour
Video bits on: General Information, Brown Sector, Red Sector, Yellow/Grey Sectors, Blue Sector, and Green Sector. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.
Introduction to Season 2
A series of interviews with the cast and crew of the show. Every main actor, and most secondary actors, are interviewed for the piece. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.