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  • B5
Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on the Babylon 5 space station: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict in the late 2250s and early 2260s. With its prominent use of pre-planned story arc, the series was often described as a "novel for television." The pilot movie premiered on February 22, 1993. The regular series aired from January 26, 1994 and ran for five full seasons, winning two Hugos for Best Dramatic Presentation and two Emmy awards - for makeup and visual effects. The show spawned six television movies and a spin-off series, Crusade, which aired in 1999 and ran for thirteen episodes. A straight-to-DVD movie about selected characters from the series was released on July 31, 2007. Having worked on a number of television science fiction shows which had regularly gone over-budget, creator J. Michael Straczynski concluded that a lack of long-term planning... full article at wikipedia

  TV

Air date of first episode
  • Jan 26, 1994
Air date of final episode
  • Nov 25, 1998
Number of episodes
  • 110
Original episode running time
  • 43min
Theme song
Original network
network
from
to
  • 1998
  • 1998
  • 1994
  • 1997
Spun-off from
Regular personal appearances
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