Today’s Reviews: Back and back to Babylon 5
The 1990s SF series Babylon 5 has had a revival in animated form – albeit with unavoidable multiple cast replacements. It’s fun without being essential, and a delight to recognise […]
Return to Babylon 5 (video)
The saga of Babylon 5 will continue in August with the release of the animated movie The Road Home. Arriving on August 15, 2023, Babylon 5: The Road Home will […]
Details on Babylon 5: The Road Home
Voice cast and plot details have been revealed for the Babylon 5 animated movie, The Road Home. Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported […]
Babylon 5 returns as animation
Although there’s still hope for a live action new version of J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5, the show’s creator has confirmed that an animated movie is on the way. Full […]
RIP John Iacovelli
Production designer John Iacovelli, whose work brought Babylon 5 to life, has died aged 64. Iacovelli was perhaps best known for his stage design work over many years, but he […]
RIP Tony Dow
Tony Dow, best known to genre fans for his directing work in the 1990s on Star Trek and Babylon 5, has died aged 77. There was some confusion after his […]
Supernatural prequel & Gotham Knights pilots ordered
The CW has given an order to The Winchesters – a prequel to Supernatural – and Gotham Knights, another story in the world of Batman, but is not moving forward […]
Straczynski rebooting Babylon 5
J Michael Straczynski is returning to Babylon 5, with news that a reboot of the 1990s SF show is being produced for the CW. The show will be a reboot […]
RIP Mira Furlan
Babylon 5 star Mira Furlan has passed away aged 65. The news was revealed on her twitter account earlier today, and retweeted by B5 creator J Michael Straczynski. Furlan played […]
HBO Max adds Babylon 5
J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 is among the new additions to the HBO Max roster in January. The series will premiere on January 26. There’s no indication if the sequel, […]
RIP W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor and ever-gracious gentleman William Morgan Sheppard has passed away aged 86, his son Mark has confirmed on social media. An award winning stage actor, Sheppard was well known […]
RIP Stephen Furst
Stephen Furst, aka Babylon 5’s Vir Cotto, has died aged 63 from complications from diabetes. The news was posted to his Facebook page by his sons: Steve has a long […]
RIP visual effects expert Ron Thornton
Ron Thornton, whose visual effects work won him an Emmy for Babylon 5’s pilot, has died aged 59. Born in London, Thornton’s career began making miniatures for Doctor Who and […]
RIP Jerry Doyle
Jerry Doyle, who played Chief Garibaldi on J Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5, has died, aged 60. A tweet was posted to his account around 5 pm UK time on July […]
JMS showrunning Spike’s Red Mars adaptation
“The news breaks: the Red Mars series for Spike TV is a go, with me on board as showrunner….” J. Michael Straczynski posted on Twitter late on the evening of […]
RIP Space Patrol’s Roberta Leigh
Space Patrol creator Roberta Leigh has died, aged 87. The children’s novelist and puppet show creator worked with Gerry and Sylvia Anderson on some of her early productions, including The […]
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