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It seems like too many involved with Babylon 5 are dying far too young. When Richard Biggs died, I was sad, but I thought a revival could still be possible and

It seems like too many involved with Babylon 5 are dying far too young. When Richard Biggs died, I was sad, but I thought a revival could still be possible and be enjoyable. When Andreas Katsulas died, I knew any revival would suffer without his presence. Now at some point with Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conway and now Stephen Furst have passed beyond the veil and I've come to realize that I don't want any more Babylon 5 -- except for a TOS/TNG-like remastering with new CGI -- I'd pay a lot for that. I feel almost cruel pointing it out because they were limited print runs and you can't really buy them (no digital copies exist as far as I know, and the print copies are costly) but there exists an amazing set of books (http://www.cafepress.com/b5books http://www.cafepress.com/b5books). Each volume has copies of a few scripts from the show, but the real magic is a series of stories written by JMS for every book and each episode of B5. They go into detail about the production of the show and production of television shows in general and just how ground-breaking Babylon 5 was in general. The show was just as revolutionary behind the scenes as it was on screen. The books go into great detail to explain what happened to season 5 and -- at the risk of a BuzzFeed-style headline -- it's not what you think. As a consolation prize for those who cannot read those books, I suggest Claudia Christians Memoir (Babylon Confidential https://www.amazon.com/Babylon-Confidential-Memoir-Love-Addiction/dp/1937856062 https://www.amazon.com/Babylon-Confidential-Memoir-Love-Addi...). It's quite good -- even and especially the non-Babylon 5 parts. Each of these deaths from Babylon 5 leaves me profoundly sad because I highly doubt I will ever see another show that I enjoy as much as I enjoyed Babylon 5. I'm not sure that anyone will make another show with such depth and intricacy, though I will be watching the final two seasons of Game of Thrones with deep anticipation.

PhantomGremlin 9y ago
It seems like too many involved with Babylon 5 are dying far too young. Don't forget Michael O'Hare. Not that he had much involvement after the first season, but still, dying at age 60 is much too young. Also Tim Choate. A bit player, but I really loved the character. Yes. Yes. Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life. Probably have... very sad death. But... at least there is Symmetry
- AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
  I did forget Tim Choate, which is sad, I loved Zathras. At least a different Zathras lives on, somewhere, sometime. I had no idea Michael O'Hare died :( While I know his departure from the show was unplanned, I admire the skill with which JMS wove his departure into the fabric of the show. He took what would have been a liability to any other writer/showrunner and turned it into a huge asset. For example, the whole Lyta/Talia/Lyta situation was entirely externally dictated to him, but he managed to turn it into some fantastic storylines. I am still sad about not exploring any Ivanova romance plot lines. Marcus and Talia fighting for Ivanova's affection would have been amazing.

PhantomGremlin 9y ago

It seems like too many involved with Babylon 5 are dying far too young. Don't forget Michael O'Hare. Not that he had much involvement after the first season, but still, dying at age 60 is much too young. Also Tim Choate. A bit player, but I really loved the character. Yes. Yes. Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people's needs. Very sad life. Probably have... very sad death. But... at least there is Symmetry

AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
I did forget Tim Choate, which is sad, I loved Zathras. At least a different Zathras lives on, somewhere, sometime. I had no idea Michael O'Hare died :( While I know his departure from the show was unplanned, I admire the skill with which JMS wove his departure into the fabric of the show. He took what would have been a liability to any other writer/showrunner and turned it into a huge asset. For example, the whole Lyta/Talia/Lyta situation was entirely externally dictated to him, but he managed to turn it into some fantastic storylines. I am still sad about not exploring any Ivanova romance plot lines. Marcus and Talia fighting for Ivanova's affection would have been amazing.