"Babylon 5" (1994) Series de televisión 1994-1998

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.8/10   

Creador:

J. Michael Straczynski

Temporadas:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

26 enero 1994 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Drama | Ciencia-Ficción

Plot:

A space station in neutral territory is the focus of a unique five year saga.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Station | Saga | Mass Destruction | Fascism

Premios:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 16 wins & 14 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great Maker!

Reparto

Richard Biggs	...	Dr. Stephen Franklin / ... (110 episodios, 1994-1998)
Jerry Doyle	...	Michael Garibaldi (109 episodios, 1994-1998)
Mira Furlan	...	Delenn / ... (109 episodios, 1994-1998)
Stephen Furst	...	Vir Cotto / ... (109 episodios, 1994-1998)
Peter Jurasik	...	Londo Mollari (109 episodios, 1994-1998)
Bill Mumy	...	Lennier (108 episodios, 1994-1998)
Andreas Katsulas	...	G'Kar (108 episodios, 1994-1998)
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Capt. John Sheridan / ... (88 episodios, 1994-1998)
Claudia Christian	...	Cmdr. Susan Ivanova / ... (88 episodios, 1994-1998)
Jeff Conaway	...	Zack Allan / ... (72 episodios, 1994-1998)
Patricia Tallman	...	Lyta Alexander (47 episodios, 1995-1998)

También conocida como:

"B5" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Babylon 5" (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

45 min (110 episodes)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.78 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Singapore:NC-16 (season 5) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Babylonian Productions

Trivialidades:

The studio where Babylon 5 was shot had originally been a factory where hot tubs were manufactured.

Errores:

Continuidad: In "Parliament of Dreams" when Lennier first arrives, the same man goes up the entry ramp twice.

Citas:

Commander Jeffrey David Sinclair: Everyone lies, Michael. The innocent lie because they don't want to be blamed for something they didn't do and the guilty lie because they don't have any other choice.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Gwyneth Paltrow/Barenaked Ladies (#24.12)" (1999)

Great Maker!

Babylon 5 is the greatest science fiction show in the history of television.

A bold statement I know, especially when one considers the original series of Star Trek which is certainly the genre's most celebrated. It's true to say that Star Trek has had a much greater cultural impact and has lasted longer than any other SF show, but when watching it again, it has dated. I'm not questioning the brilliance of some early episodes - they're still well written and thought provoking - season 1 of the old series is still fantastic. However, Babylon 5 is the Star Trek for today in that it deals with issues in a modern context. Whereas ST was a bunch of cleverly disguised morality plays about 1960's issues like communism, nuclear war and racial prejudice, B5 deals with social control, economics, war, governmental corruption, social psychology and spirituality. Although the issues discussed in Star Trek haven't gone away, they're not foremost in the psyche of mr average anymore.

Alongside the fact that B5 discusses issues at the forefront, it has many other virtues. The main one is that the story continues from episode to episode - even now when I re-watch season one (just released on DVD) I can see events taking shape that will lead to major plotlines in future years. I'm not just talking about Data gradually becoming more human or Worf tussling with the dying Kilingon Empire every 7 or 8 episodes ... I'm talking about characters and plots that can be seen to be evolving each week without an obvious good guys vs bad guys scenario.

I can't remember how many times I've watched a B5 episode and had a flashback to an earlier one - the sudden realisation of the importance of an event that seemed insignificant is very satisfying. Even in the 5th series, you'll be thinking back to an episode in series 1 and feeling smug that you got it.

'Ahhhh! That's what it meant!' You'll be saying that a lot.

The characters are wonderfully fleshed out by some great actors. They're complex beings who have to deal with temptations and failings as well as triumphs and successes. Sometimes things go deeply wrong and (get this Trek Fans) IT'S NOT SORTED OUT BY THE END OF THE EPISODE!! That's right - people change realistically - everything's not reset each week! Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge Trek fan myself, but it's always irked me that everything is just so hunky dory (don't people have arguments on the enterprise?)

It's very satisfying to see a character that you've come to know and love wrestle with their morals and sometimes make the wrong choices (just like we all do.) In the end, we all knew the various crewmembers of the Enterprise would do the right thing. You can't say the same for the characters on B5 - they're fallible and thus much more interesting.

There's many other great things about the show, but for me, the story and the characters are the most important. Sure, I know it doesn't look as expensive as Star Trek and yes I know it's hard to get into because it's not a whole load of 'one shot' episodes! If you like Star Trek and consider yourself intelligent - step up to the next level and watch B5!

I guarantee that if you stick with it for a while, you'll be glad you did because the payoffs are enormous. If My girlfriend can like it - anyone can....