The following is a list of the older news on B5, Crusade and other various JMS projects.
There is another page with the newest news listed. We no longer post
news items on this page so for the latest Babylon 5 news, please
visit our forums.
For more detailed information on the happenings of B5, Crusade, JMS and the cast members,
be sure to check out a great informative (and constantly updated) Yahoo! group
called The Galactic
Gateway or ISN News.
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JMS reported in today's USENET
post that the Delicate Creatures trade
paperback is finally due to be released on Jan. 4th, 2002. UPDATE: Due to a "printer error" the
book is now due out on Jan. 16th, 2002.
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| Dec.25.2001 |
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Well, Babylon 5 fans all got a nice Christmas present as The Lurker's
Guide is now back in operations
(using the midwinter domain). They are working on getting everything up to snuff so be patient
if everything is not in it's proper place.
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| Dec.24.2001 |
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B5LR.com reported that there is a list of theaters
that is showing the B5LR trailer.
I have no idea how accurate it is but I will try out one of the theaters in my area and report
back.
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| Dec.18.2001 |
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A great no-spoiler
review has been
posted at B5LR. It is lengthy and does reveal some plot information but it should not detract
from the enjoyment of watching the movie when it airs.
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| Dec.17.2001 |
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A wonderfully honest and accurate review of the new B5 DVD which
contains the pilot movie of The Gathering and the telemovie, In the Beginning,
is now up on SciFi Weekly.
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| Dec.15.2001 |
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There is a new interview from IGN
with JMS available. It is brief but he talks about his (non) involvement with the first DVD
released and his thoughts on what would/could be included in future releases.
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| Dec.13.2001 |
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I participated in the Warren T. Takeuchi chat at SciFi.com tonight and have transcripts
available. There is the
edited text version, an
unedited text version and an
HTML version available
as well. Look for me as Lyta-B5LR!
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| Dec.6.2001 |
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I participated in the Dean Marshall chat at SciFi.com tonight and have transcripts available.
There is the edited text version, an
unedited text version and an
HTML version available
as well. Look for me as Lyta-B5LR!
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| Dec.5.2001 |
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JMS posted a note about the postponement of his new show on Showtime that was slated to begin
airing this January 2002. It is unknown when this show will air as the "powers that be are
gauging when it might be safe to go forward". The delay has been caused by the tragic events
that happened on 9.11.2001 which has made many hollywood executives reevaluate what shows to
air.
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| Dec.4.2001 |
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The first Babylon 5 DVD has been released today!
Be sure to buy it for everyone for the holidays. The second installation of
the interview with Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar) has been posted on SciFi.com. Another SciFi.com chat is scheduled in the
#auditorium channel with Warren T. Takeuchi (Kitaro Sasaki) on Thursday, December 13 @ 9:00 PM
ET. Also, don't forget to join the SciFi.com chat
with Dean Marshall on 12/6 @ 9 PM ET.
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| Nov.29.2001 |
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I participated in the Dylan Neal chat at SciFi.com tonight and have transcripts available.
There is the HTML
version, edited text version and an unedited text version available as well.
Look for me as Lyta!
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| Nov.26.2001 |
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The first B5 Rangers digital trading
card is now available from SciFi.com. This week's is of David Martel, the captain of the
Liandra. It is the first in a series of seven cards which will be released every Friday through
January 4, 2002.
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| Nov.16.2001 |
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The chat transcript
for Alex Zahara's chat on SciFi.com is now available on b5lr.com.
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| Nov.15.2001 |
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Don't forget that the third book in the Techo-Mage
trilogy
is due to be released on Tuesday, November 27th, 2001. Read the
press release (DOC file format) that came from the author
(WARNING: It does contain some spoilers!) for more information. NOTE: The air
date stated in the press release for the new B5 Rangers movie is incorrect. The movie premieres
on Saturday, January 19th, 2002.
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| Nov.12.2001 |
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A series of interviews with JMS is being published by
Prevue Magazine. The topic is about his
Twilight Zone connections. Read the
third installment
today.
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| Nov.5.2001 |
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UPDATED: Mark your calendars! Upcoming SciFi.com
chats ... Alex Zahara (Dulann in B5LR) will be in the #auditorium channel on
Thursday, November 15th at 9 PM (Eastern) ... Dylan Neal (David Martel in B5LR) will be
be in the #auditorium on Thursday, November 29th at 9 PM (Eastern) ... Dean Marshall
(Malcolm Bridges in B5LR) will be in the #auditorium on Thursday, December 6 at 9PM
(Eastern).
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| Nov.4.2001 |
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The fan fun B5LR site has posted it's first
interview with
Mackenzie Gray (who plays Minister Kafta in the upcoming telemovie). Stay
tuned for more interviews from them as they plan to interview each cast member.
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| 10.31.2001 |
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Got a tip from birthday boy Alex Zahara (who plays Dulann in the upcoming B5 Rangers
telemmovie) who was recently
interviewed by the Cult Times
Magazine. Click on the link that says "Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers" to get
to the article. Even though it is only a partial story, you can purchase issue #19 or you
can buy it at your local newsstand.
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| 10.29.2001 |
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The latest airdate that has been announced for Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers is
January 19th, 2002. Also, writer Frank Garcia has just completed a roundtable chat with six
members of the B5LR cast for Dreamwatch magazine. It should include photos as well so be
sure to check out issue #89 (December/January).
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| 10.20.2001 |
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The MGM Online Newsletter
has a section on Jeremiah which has some great background information about the upcoming
series that is coming to Showtime in January 2002. It includes profiles for each of the
major characters in the series.
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| 10.8.2001 |
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Hope you had your VCR's running to catch the
Crusade marathon. SciFi Channel has
been busy enhancing the official site for the
B5 Rangers movie ... there is a
new trailer (requires QT), a
signed poster sweepstakes,
an interview with G'Kar and
more!
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| 9.6.2001 |
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Lots of news from JMS ... his new hardcover graphic novel,
"Delicate Creatures," with art by Michael Zulli,
will be available at the end of this month from Image/Top Cow/Joe's Comics ... Look for a new
anthology comic series (each issue presenting a different story) from Top Cow this fall ...
JMS is about halfway through a new novel that should be finished by January 2002 if all goes
according to plan ... B5: Rangers is scheduled to air on January 2nd, 2002 and Jeremiah debuts
on January 11th, 2002 ... Rising Stars feature movie is slotted for Summer of 2002. Whew!
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| 9.4.2001 |
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A series of interviews with JMS is being published by
Prevue Magazine. The topic is about the new
telemovie, Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers. Read the
second installment today.
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| 8.25.2001 |
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SciFi Channel will be running a
Crusade marathon, showing all 13 episodes
straight, on Monday October 8th from 7 AM to 8 PM. Whew ... be sure to set your VCRs!
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| 8.22.2001 |
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Word is spreading from a reliable DelRey source that they are trying to aquire the rights
to some B5 novels (specifically #9 and #7) to get them republished. This is great news for
those of you trying to find these rare and increasingly expensive novels.
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| 8.21.2001 |
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More interviews from Prevue Magazine, this
time it is Dylan Neal talking about his role on Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers.
Read the interview today.
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| 8.13.2001 |
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Science Fiction Weekly's
featured interview was with none other than J. Michael Straczynski about his latest
TV endevor, Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers. It is rather short with only eight
questions and may repeat a lot of what is already out there but it is a fun read.
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| 8.8.2001 |
The B5
DVD is now available for preorder from Amazon.com®! The announced release date is
Dec. 4th, 2001 ... just in time for the holidays. 
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| 8.4.2001 |
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A series of interviews with JMS is being published by
Prevue Magazine. The topic is about the new
telemovie, Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers. Read the
first installment today.
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| 7.20.2001 |
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Ain't It Cool News
has posted a "review" of the Telemovie,
Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers.
WARNING: This is more of a movie summary than a review. Possible spoilers!
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| 7.8.2001 |
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Read Jeanne Cavelos' (author of the new Techno-Mage
trilogy) chat
transcript which took place on 7.3.2001.
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| 7.2.2001 |
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Don't forget to tune in to the
chat with Jeanne
Cavelos (author of the new Techno-Mage trilogy)
tomorrow night at 9:00 PM EST.
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| 6.22.2001 |
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Enid-Ray Adams (who plays Firell in Legend of the Rangers has an
official website and you can get a sneak
peak at some of the cast and more.
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| 6.15.2001 |
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The SciFi Channel has finally posted the
official site for the Babylon 5: The
Legend of the Rangers which you can also find on the
links page as well.
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| 5.30.2001 |
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I finally have my
pictures online from the Gathering event that was held this last Sunday. All I can
say is that it was a wonderful event and I can only hope that they will have more.
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| 5.21.2001 |
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There is new information on the new TV movie, B5LR. Read the post
that JMS wrote on 5.21.2001 and another one
on 5.21.2001 ... both of which have information about the movie and cast.
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| 5.15.2001 |
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JMS is working on a 100 page B5 graphic novel from Wildstorm. He is still in the process
of finalizing the story but JMS said it, "may work out to be a pre-WWE Sinclair/Sheridan
crossover, involving Mars, Minbar, B5 and a conspiracy."
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| 5.11.2001 |
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The cast has been confirmed for Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers. For details,
read
SciFi.com's
press release.
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| 5.8.2001 |
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The discussion group, nw-b5, is
pleased to announce a Gathering for list membership on Sunday, May 27th, 2001 with
Very Special Guest J. Michael Straczynski attending. Venue will be Simon Fraser
Univeristy from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Do not call the university looking for
information! All questions are to be routed to
nw-b5@iname.com.
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| 4.19.2001 |
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According to the
press
release issued by SciFi.com, the original
B5 creative team (Netter, Straczynski, Vejar) will be producing Babylon 5: The Legend
of the Rangers. Also, Andreas Katsulas will reprise the role of G'Kar. Filming
begins production in Vancouver on May 14.
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| 3.20.2001 |
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It was announced today on SciFi.com that a new
B5 TV movie will be made called, Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
and it will be released later this year. For more information, read their
press
release or read JMS' USENET post.
Also, SciFi.com will be airing Crusade in the
preferred author's order. For more information, read JMS' USENET post.
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| 3.19.2001 |
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There will be a chat with Marjean Holden (Dr. Sarah Chambers of Crusade) on Sunday
March 25th at 9 PM ET. Go to SciFi.com's
chat area and enter the
#auditorium channel.
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| 3.10.2001 |
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UPDATE: JMS posted today that the DVD for
The Gathering and
In The Beginning has been pushed back a
month. Apparently, there was a misunderstanding about which version of The
Gathering was going to be put out. WB did a hugely commendable thing and has
decided to use the re-edited version instead of the original version.
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| 3.8.2001 |
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Jeanne Cavelos' chat on
The Galactic
Gateway transcript is now available.
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| 3.1.2001 |
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Jeanne Cavelos' second Techno-Mage book is now
available for pre-ordering on Amazon.com®. A new anthology that includes two of JMS'
short stories from Bookface.com and it is called
Outside the Box.
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| 2.21.2001 |
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UPDATE: The SciFi Channel has the first
episode of Crusade airing on April 9th at 8 PM (ET/PT). If the series does
well in the ratings, they will consider re-airing the show in widescreen
format. For more information,
go
here.
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| 2.20.2001 |
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UPDATED: Don't miss the chat
with Peter Jurasik (AKA Londo Mollari) on Thursday Feb 22nd at 9 PM (ET). For more
information,
go
here. Also, here is the
chat
transcript.
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| 2.14.2001 |
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Lots of big news from JMS: SciFi Channel will
be re-airing all 13 episodes of Crusade this summer; JMS will be writing a one
time B5 graphic novel for Wildstorm that will debut later this year; B5 will be
released on DVD starting with The Gathering
and In The Beginning in July 2001; On March
26th, JMS (along with Harlan Ellison, Chris Carter so far) will be doing a panel
discussion on writing for the fantastic. Whew, stay tuned for more!
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| 2.8.2001 |
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According to JMS, his first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man is due to come out
in April 2001 and the next issue of Midnight Nation comes out next week.
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| 2.2.2001 |
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A new episode (#8: The Alpha and Omega of David Wells) of JMS' radio drama
anthology series,
City of Dreams, is now
available on SciFi's Seeing Ear Theater.
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| 1.20.2001 |
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According to the
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazzette, there are talks going on between SciFi's General Manager, JMS
and Doug Netter (B5's Executive Producers) about a new project. Nothing is
finalized but, they are talking about an exclusive B5 movie and picking up the
rights to re-run Crusade.
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| 1.18.2001 |
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Someone in the newgroups posts a question asking about getting JMS' B5 short
stories (that were published in the B5 and Amazing Stories magazines) collected
and published for the fans. JMS replied that the fans can contact
Steve Saffel at Del Rey.
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| 1.15.2001 |
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JMS' first draft for his screenplay for the Rising Stars movie went in on
Christmas day. He said the studio reaction has been EXTREMELY positive. Also,
his newest weekly column
Letters from the Edge
is now available (Ships and Sealing Fate).
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| 1.8.2001 |
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His newest weekly column
Letters from the Edge
is now available (Reports from the Front).
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| 12.8.2000 |
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JMS just turned in his pilot movie script, Jeremiah, to Showtime. He said that we
would know what the outcome in about 2 weeks.
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