Babylon 5

[Gingerbread Demon]

I wonder what kind of show this would have been had they maintained all the episodes exactly as they were but it was an animated series for the whole five seasons. I mean with animation there would be more creative freedom with what you can depict on screen.

 

[Jan]

JMS has announced on his Twitter page that a new B5 project is done, which includes all surviving original series cast, and will be debuted at SDCC next year. This is a separate project from the reboot. No other info is available yet.

Small quibble but could be key. What he said is

main B5 cast members

so recurring characters may or may not be included.

ETA: Claudia Christian chimed in regarding the completed project...sorta.

https://www.facebook.com/ClaudiaChr...oB3vWJRzuFoudH1f9ugK8tcmCDJcW41xwFs94wpdGd4wl

 

[Jedman67]

How is his Tweet not an official announcement?

He was obviously authorized to speak about this new OG B5 thing by whomever his production partners on it were.

JMS's twitter feed is not an official source. An official source would be a press release by the production company (WB?) (which could be JMS in his capacity as the producer or whatever) generally with a release date, runtime, cast and media type. Details may vary.
A tweet is not that.

 

[DigificWriter]

JMS's twitter feed is not an official source.

I disagree.

There is no source more official than the verified Twitter account of Babylon 5's creator.

 

[DonIago]

Except that just because he created it conceptually doesn't mean he controls the bottom line on what gets created as a practical matter.

 

[DigificWriter]

Except that just because he created it conceptually doesn't mean he controls the bottom line on what gets created as a practical matter.

It does, actually, because Warner Bros. only owns the distribution rights to B5, a relationship that JMS does have the money and power to change were he inclined to do so.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I'll stop you right at Warner Bros.

 

[Jan]

It does, actually, because Warner Bros. only owns the distribution rights to B5, a relationship that JMS does have the money and power to change were he inclined to do so.

WB owns ALL of the B5 universe, Airlocks to Zocalo with the single exception of feature film rights. JMS cannot do anything at all in the B5 universe without at least their permission, barring that one thing.

If JMS says something is finished, it's finished. Have things been finished and not released at times? Sure. But it's unusual.

JMS also clarified last night that 'main cast' = in the opening credits.

 

[Jedman67]

It does, actually, because Warner Bros. only owns the distribution rights to B5, a relationship that JMS does have the money and power to change were he inclined to do so.

JMS may have some rights to B5, but WB owns the IP.

 

[Jan]

JMS has posted on Twitter asking for fans to help let the Decision Makers know that we want more Babylon 5.

J. Michael Straczynski
@straczynski
The fate of the #Babylon5 pilot may be decided end of this month. Though much of @TheCW
was bought by @NXSTMediaGroup the decision also rests heavily with @WarnerbrosTV
. If fans want to show their support for B5 & let them know you want this to happen, now is the time #B5onCWin23

Let's see if we can get that #B5onCWin23 hashtag trending!

 

[Neroon]

Beat me to it, Entil'zha!

 

[Jan]

Beat me to it, Entil'zha!

Just doin' my job!

ETA: Trending at #3 in the US and #5 in the UK under Entertainment!

ETA again - JMS just posted that we hit #1 in Entertaiment. Let's keep it going!

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

When will we get Babylon 5 on BluRay?

 

[Jan]

When will we get Babylon 5 on BluRay?

No idea. But showing the strength of the fan base sure can't hurt. #B5onCWin23

 

[David cgc]

I'm hopeful that any revival would cause a surge in merch for the original. Blu-Rays, maybe a digital distribution deal for the soundtrack albums, print or eBook releases of the canon novels and comics. I'm pretty sure the original Battlestar Galactica had a good amount of stuff come out because the remake was boosting overall interest in the brand. I'm not sure if anything like that happened with the new Lost in Space, but, then, I didn't watch the new one or the original, so it's entirely possible it passed me by.

 

[Dyabolikal]

ThioJoe, a computer/tech Youtuber with 2.86 million subscribers and apparently big B5 fan, put out a video appeal to viewers for help regarding #B5onCWin23.

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[Jan]

ThioJoe, a computer/tech Youtuber with 2.86 million subscribers and apparently big B5 fan, put out a video appeal to viewers for help regarding #B5onCWin23.

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Somebody also suggested on one of the Facebook pages that Howard Stern had been a major fan back in the day so I tweeted him the link to JMS' post. Can't hurt, right?

 

[Jan]

Looks like the message got through. Now we wait.

J. Michael Straczynski
@straczynski
·1h
#B5onCWin23 Where we are: The message has been received. I am: Supremely thankful to everyone who stepped up and let your voice be heard. What happens now: We wait for the future to reveal itself. Thank you all once again. jms

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Apparently the real size of Babylon 5 is much longer.

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Spoiler: Here's the source reference for the real size of B5

Interesting how we learn something new about a show we thought we knew plenty about.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

When will we get Babylon 5 on BluRay?

I bought the HD version of the series on iTunes, which is a big improvement over the DVD image quality, although the aspect ratio is 4:3 and not 16:9. That's fine as the cropped CGI was pretty horrible. I'll probably shell out for the Blu-rays, should that happen. I haven't heard any announcement though since the rumours back in 2020.