Some Babylon 5 news

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Craigbob

Discussion Starter · 1 mo ago

We've all known about the B5 reboot which is still in limbo until the presumed WGA strike is either called off or settled.

But last year JMS told us about a 2nd B5 project that would be unveiled around the time of the 2023 SD Comic-Con.

The 1st hints of that secret project are starting to come out. First is this:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1651114389481877504

This this dropped a bit later in the day.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1651262362341498880

I know there's a bigger tease coming next Wedensday 5/3

So this is appropriate:

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kdmorse

· #2 · 1 mo ago

About 7 days ago (ie, Z-14 days), he posted this:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1648723128816680960

I kept forgetting to go back and figure out what he was teasing (and completely lost track of when he posted it). I guess we have to wait another week.

Craigbob

Discussion Starter · #3 · 1 mo ago

kdmorse said:
About 7 days ago (ie, Z-14 days), he posted this:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1648723128816680960

I kept forgetting to go back and figure out what he was teasing (and completely lost track of when he posted it). I guess we have to wait another week.

Even though I have been a member of his Patreon page since it started, and he teased this to us 2 years ago this month ee still have no idea what it is.

All we know is that this was in production in April of 2021. He called this B5-A. It predates his telling us about the reboot by about 3 months.

I am amazed that nothing has leaked out in the past couple of years to give us a glimpse of what it is.

Tony_T

· #4 · 1 mo ago

My guess: It’s a game

Craigbob

Discussion Starter · #5 · 1 mo ago

Tony_T said:
My guess: It’s a game

That's not out of the realm of possibility.

gchance

· #6 · 1 mo ago

Sheridan Season 1

ct1

· #7 · 1 mo ago

Tony_T said:
My guess: It’s a game

There's a nice RPG already:

Babylon Project: The Role-playing Game Based On Babylon 5

JYoung

· #8 · 1 mo ago

gchance said:
Sheridan Season 1

Young John Sheridan?

gchance

· #9 · 1 mo ago

JYoung said:
Young John Sheridan?

In between the final two episodes of Season 5. There's 20 years to play with.

Tony_T

· #10 · 1 mo ago

JYoung said:
Young John Sheridan?

Young ~~Sheldon~~ Sheridan

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Rob Helmerichs

· #11 · 1 mo ago

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1653799076641779712

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Craigbob

Discussion Starter · #12 · 1 mo ago

Rob Helmerichs said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1653799076641779712

Thanks for posting this Rob. I've been in meeetings all morning.
A couple more tweets from the Great Maker:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1653802850550702081

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1653805366390689792

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1653799810137481216

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Rob Helmerichs

· #13 · 1 mo ago

Craigbob said:
Thanks for posting this Rob. I've been in meetings all morning.

I was wondering why it hadn't already been posted!

KDeFlane

· #14 · 1 mo ago

oh, i posted a link in the series thread, which someone else had already bumped.

https://www.engadget.com/babylon-5-will-return-as-an-animated-movie-from-its-original-creator-184454424.html

Craigbob

Discussion Starter · #15 · 30 d ago

And here's some more details from WB today.

All I can say is Whoo Hooo!!!!

www.hollywoodreporter.com

‘Babylon 5: The Road Home’ Voice Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)

J. Michael Straczynski's project brings back the original stars as well as new additions.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Unbeliever

· #16 · 30 d ago

I see Paul Guyet as Zathras, but who's going to voice Zathras?

--Carlos "nobody appreciates Zathras" V.

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gchance

· #17 · 29 d ago

I am SO happy Phil Lamarr is Dr. Franklin. And Zathras? Come on.

kdmorse

· #18 · 29 d ago

Craigbob said:
And here's some more details from WB today.

All I can say is Whoo Hooo!!!!

‘Babylon 5: The Road Home’ Voice Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)

J. Michael Straczynski's project brings back the original stars as well as new additions.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I think that article gives us enough information to know exactly where in the overall story/timeline this is going to be rooted. (Any sentence beyond that has the potential to be semi-spoilery to anyone that doesn't want to know. I mean, not really, just airing on the side of caution).

Craigbob

Discussion Starter · #19 · 28 d ago

kdmorse said:
I think that article gives us enough information to know exactly where in the overall story/timeline this is going to be rooted. (Any sentence beyond that has the potential to be semi-spoilery to anyone that doesn't want to know. I mean, not really, just airing on the side of caution).

I think you're right, and I think I know where in the arc it fits. I'll spoilerize it just in case.

We know that the new movie will be about Sheridan trying to get back to his right place in teh universe and jumping about in time and alternate realities.

The only occurance of this kind of thing was in the Babylon 4 story line and we know that Sheridan was jumping around in time in War Without End due to a damaged time stabilizer.
So something occured to me based on a random comment in some other B5/SF forum discussing TRH. What if this is part of Sheridan's time jumping in War Without End? Yes we saw a little bit, but who's to say that was all of it? He has a damaged time stabilizer "And so Capt. Sheridan goes leaping from life to life striving to put right what once went wrong. Each time hoping his next leap will be the leap home."

Makes sense to me.

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Craigbob

Discussion Starter · #20 · 28 d ago

Latest from the Great Maker:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1657065095703285761

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