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Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written byJ. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on the Babylon 5space station: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262. With its prominent use of planned story arcs, the series was often described as a "novel for television".[1][2]
The pilot film premiered on February 22, 1993. The regular series aired from January 26, 1994, and ran for five full seasons. Due to Warner corporate structure and policy concerning syndication in general, and syndication of properties produced by the defunct PTEN division in particular, the show has been syndicated only briefly, and did not appear on U.S. television from 2003 through 2018 (though it has aired in other countries). In 2018, the show began airing nightly on the Comet TV Sci-Fi Network. The show spawned six television films and a spin-off series, Crusade, which aired in 1999 and ran for 13 episodes. On July 31, 2007, a DVD was released containing two short films about selected characters from the series.
The five seasons of the series each correspond to one fictional sequential year in the period 2258–2262. Each season shares its name with an episode that is central to that season's plot. As the series starts, the Babylon 5 station is welcoming ambassadors from various races in the galaxy. Earth has just barely survived an accidental war with the powerful Minbari, who, despite their superior technology, mysteriously surrendered at the brink of the destruction of the human race.
Some episodes in the second season were aired out of their intended chronological sequence. Straczynski confirmed that in Season 2, "A Race Through Dark Places" should precede "Soul Mates,"[3] and that "Knives" should precede "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum."[4]
Series overview
Episodios
Película piloto (1993)
Temporada 1: Señales y presagios (1994)
Durante el año 2258, el comandante Jeffrey Sinclair está al mando de la estación, asistido por la oficial ejecutiva Susan Ivanova y el jefe de seguridad Michael Garibaldi . La temporada narra su gradual recuperación tras ser capturado por los Minbari durante su guerra contra los humanos. Los Minbari llegaron a creer que Sinclair portaba el alma de Valen , un venerado líder Minbari. Al inferir que las almas Minbari renacían como humanos, se rindieron para evitar más fratricidios . Esta acción es motivo de conflicto interno entre algunos Minbari.
Mientras tanto, las tensiones entre la República Centauri, un imperio en decadencia, y el Régimen Narn, un antiguo dominio centauri que se rebeló con éxito, aumentan. Buscando que su pueblo recupere su antigua prominencia, Mollari hace un pacto con un misterioso aliado, el Sr. Morden, para contraatacar a los Narn. En la Tierra, algunos humanos resienten la influencia de los extraterrestres y buscan eliminarlos de las propiedades terrestres, incluyendo Babylon 5 .
Se revela que la embajadora minbari Delenn pertenece al Consejo Gris, el órgano de gobierno minbari. Finalmente, se transforma en un híbrido minbari/humano, supuestamente para tender un puente entre humanos y minbari. El año termina con la muerte del presidente de la Alianza Terrestre, Luis Santiago, que el personal de Babylon 5 cree que fue un asesinato.
Temporada 2: La llegada de las sombras (1994–1995)
El capitán John Sheridan asume el mando militar de la estación tras el traslado injustificado de Sinclair a Minbar. Él y el personal de mando descubren que el ahora presidente Morgan Clark orquestó el asesinato del presidente Santiago. Surge un conflicto entre el personal de mando de Babylon 5 y el Cuerpo Psi , una organización cada vez más autocrática que supervisa y controla la vida de los telépatas humanos .
El embajador Mollari, preparándose para la muerte del enfermo emperador Centauri, colabora con Lord Refa para asesinar a cualquier aspirante al trono, mientras continúa utilizando a Mr. Morden y sus "asociados" —las Sombras— contra los Narn. Tras la muerte del emperador, Mollari y Refa colocan en el trono a su inestable sobrino, Cartagia . A través de él, inician una guerra a gran escala contra los Narn, empleando armas de destrucción masiva para conquistar su planeta natal.
El gobierno de la Tierra se vuelve más totalitario, reprimiendo la disidencia y difundiendo propaganda. Kosh y otros Vorlon se acercan a Sheridan y se revelan como enemigos de las Sombras, pidiéndole ayuda para combatirlas.
Temporada 3: Punto de no retorno (1995–1996)
Earth's government continues to become more xenophobic, while on Babylon 5, Sheridan and Delenn, who become romantically involved during the course of the season, create a "conspiracy of light" to try to reveal the truth behind the Shadows' influence. Historically tense relations between Earth and its Mars colony reach breaking point when Mars declares independence and Earth's government declares martial law and attacks. Sheridan, outraged, withdraws Babylon 5 from the Earth Alliance, supported by the Minbari.
The fate of Babylon 4 is discovered when Sinclair returns to the station to request Sheridan's help: Sinclair had been destined to use time travel to take Babylon 4 back in time to the previous Shadow war, where he is transformed into the revered Minbari leader, Valen, using the same device Delenn used for her transformation.
Ambassador Mollari realizes his deal with the Shadows has become dangerous and tries to sever ties with Mr. Morden, but fails. Kosh informs Sheridan that the Shadows can be fought with telepaths. The Vorlons attack the Shadows at Sheridan's insistence, but the Shadows kill Kosh in retaliation.
Sheridan's wife, presumed dead on an archaeological dig on the planet Z'ha'dum years earlier, arrives at the station and convinces Sheridan to accompany her to Z'ha'dum. The Shadows attempt to force Sheridan to join their cause, their ships threatening Babylon 5. Sheridan, guided by Kosh's words, flies a vessel loaded with explosives into the planet while jumping into a large chasm. The Shadow ships withdraw, but Garibaldi, deployed to defend the station, does not return.
Season 4: No Surrender, No Retreat (1996–1997)
Sheridan returns from Z'ha'dum with the help of a strange being known as Lorien, who has given Sheridan 20 more years to live. The Vorlons alarm the other races when they begin destroying entire planets that have been influenced by the Shadows. Mollari, fearing the Vorlons will destroy Centauri Prime, destroys the Shadow base there and executes Mr. Morden. Sheridan learns that the Vorlons and Shadows were tasked as caretakers for younger races in the galaxy, but due to profound differences in ideology have been at war for eons, using the younger races as pawns in a proxy war. With the help of other ancient races, Sheridan convinces the Vorlons and Shadows to leave and cease interfering with the younger races.
Garibaldi returns to Babylon 5, with no explanation for his disappearance. He has unexplained changes in behavior and distances himself from the command staff, resigning and relocating to Mars to work with tycoon William Edgars. He also subdues Sheridan, allowing the latter to be kidnapped. It is revealed that Garibaldi was co-opted by the Psi-Corps to spy on Edgars, who is found to be developing a virus to destroy telepaths.
With the Vorlons and Shadows gone, Earth's totalitarian government attempts to use the captured Sheridan as a propaganda tool, but Garibaldi—now free from Psi-Corps influence—rescues him. A brief civil war breaks out on Earth, culminating in President Clark's suicide and Sheridan's surrender to Earth forces. Ivanova is critically injured in the war, and leaves the station to take command of her own vessel.
The League of Non-Aligned Worlds are reorganized into an Interstellar Alliance with Earth, Minbar, Narn, and Centauri acting as a United Nations across the galaxy, with the Rangers as their enforcers. Sheridan is made president of the Alliance, and he and Delenn marry.
Temporada 5: La rueda de fuego (1998)
En 2262, la capitana de la Fuerza Terrestre, Elizabeth Lochley, es nombrada comandante de Babylon 5 , que ahora también es el cuartel general de la Alianza Interestelar. Surge un conflicto entre el Psi-Corps y un grupo de telépatas renegados que buscan su propio planeta natal tras descubrir que los Vorlon crearon a los telépatas como armas contra las Sombras. Cuando varios telépatas se sacrifican , Lyta lidera ataques contra el Psi-Corps, convirtiéndose en enemiga del Estado .
Las naves comerciales y civiles de la Alianza están siendo atacadas por una fuerza desconocida, y se descubren indicios de que los Centauri podrían estar involucrados. Mollari descubre que los Drakh, una raza aliada de las Sombras, han obligado a los líderes Centauri a precipitar la guerra con la Alianza, en parte como venganza por su traición a las Sombras. Mollari se ve obligado a cooperar cuando se convierte en Emperador y retira a los Centauri de la Alianza. Vir se convierte en el embajador Centauri en la estación.
Historias paralelas muestran a los veteranos de Babylon 5 planeando abandonar la estación: Sheridan y Delenn se mudan al cuartel general permanente de la Alianza en Minbar. Garibaldi, tras una recaída en su alcoholismo, recibe ayuda de Lise, se casan y regresan a Marte. El Dr. Franklin acepta un puesto en la Tierra como jefe de xenobiología. G'Kar descubre que se ha convertido en una figura religiosa y, al no poder permanecer en la estación ni regresar a Narn, se exilia para viajar por la galaxia, llevándose consigo a Lyta, quien se encuentra en una situación similar.
Veinte años después de su regreso de Z'ha'dum, Sheridan siente que su vida se desvanece. Pide a los Rangers que reúnan a sus viejos amigos en Minbar para una fiesta de despedida. Al día siguiente, Sheridan intenta marcharse mientras Delenn duerme, pero ella lo detiene para despedirse por última vez. Solo, Sheridan regresa a Babylon 5 , ahora en proceso de desmantelamiento, antes de continuar hacia el lugar del último encuentro entre los Vorlon y los Shadow. Al dar sus últimos suspiros, se encuentra con Lorien, quien invita a Sheridan a viajar más allá del borde galáctico. La nave de Sheridan es encontrada a la deriva y vacía unos días después.
Films
Véase también
Referencias y notas
- ↑ Parks, Jo-Ann (17 de marzo de 2000). "La telenovela 'Babylon': B5 y las telenovelas" . SPACE.com . Imaginova Corp. Archivado del original el 20 de abril de 2007. Recuperado el 18 de octubre de 2009 .
- ^ Michael, Dennis (20 de noviembre de 1998). "'Babylon 5' prepares for final bow". CNN.com. Cable News Network. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
- ↑"JMSNews ATTN JMS: Where did episode #". jmsnews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑"JMSNews which comes first..."jmsnews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- 123When the series was renewed for Season Five, "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" was shot as the first episode (501) of the Season Five production run to replace the series finale originally produced during Season Four as production number 422, "Sleeping in Light". "Falling Stars" was moved to the end of the PTEN (Seasons One-Four) run with a production code of 422 and the production code for the series finale was changed to 523 and moved to the end of the TNT (season 5) run.
- ↑This episode was placed eighth of the season in the original broadcast, and on the DVD. The episode guide places it after "Phoenix Rising", making it episode #11 in the season. As this is a standalone episode, its "true" position is uncertain, but for one exception – at the end of the episode, Captain Lochley states that Mr. Garibaldi is blaming the telepaths for the events of "Day of the Dead". While he could be referring to any telepaths, he most likely refers to those telepaths living in Down Below, who would not be around after "Phoenix Rising".
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