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* ActorSharedBackground: Creator/JerryDoyle was an alcoholic in his youth. When the show aired, he claimed to have stopped drinking. Years later, JMS claimed that Doyle had in fact fallen off the wagon before or during shooting. Garibaldi’s struggle with alcoholism was meant to be in part a cautionary tale. When Garibaldi took a shot glass as a souvenir in an improvised moment in the final episode, JMS knew he’d lost. Doyle died at age 60 from an alcoholism related illness.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Creator/JerryDoyle was an alcoholic in his youth. When the show aired, he claimed to have stopped drinking. Years later, JMS claimed that Doyle had in fact fallen off the wagon before or during shooting. Garibaldi’s struggle with alcoholism was meant to be in part a cautionary tale. When Garibaldi took a shot glass as a souvenir in an improvised moment in the final episode, JMS knew he’d lost. Doyle died at age 60 from an alcoholism related alcoholism-related illness.



** It was revealed after Creator/MichaelOHare's passing that he had been suffering from paranoid schizophrenia for the entirety of Season One, in no small part due to the stress of helming a new TV show. But his was not known by the public or his castmates until after his passing. According to JMS, O'Hare held the show up with his bare hands to ensure that the rest of the crew would have a job to go to. But he was in no shape to do it again in Season Two, so he was conspicuously [[PutOnaBus written out]] off-screen.

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** It was revealed after Creator/MichaelOHare's passing that he had been suffering from paranoid schizophrenia for the entirety of Season One, in no small part due to the stress of helming a new TV show. But his this was not known by the public or his castmates until after his passing. According to JMS, O'Hare held the show up with his bare hands to ensure that the rest of the crew would have a job to go to. But he was in no shape to do it again in Season Two, so he was conspicuously [[PutOnaBus written out]] off-screen.



** {{Data Crystal}}s - small clear crystals about the size of a USB flashdrive, are the data storage medium of choice in the setting. One of the technical manuals states that they have a storage capacity of 50 gigabytes, which certainly seemed like a lot in the mid 90's, especially for something so small. 20 years later, and there are USB drives commercially available in excess of 250 Gb.

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** {{Data Crystal}}s - small clear crystals about the size of a USB flashdrive, flashdrive are the data storage medium of choice in the setting. One of the technical manuals states that they have a storage capacity of 50 gigabytes, which certainly seemed like a lot in the mid 90's, especially for something so small. 20 years later, and there are USB drives commercially available in excess of 250 Gb.



** Early in the filming of season one, Michael O’Hare began exhibiting symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. While he could be kind and professional, his symptomatic behaviour annoyed several of the cast and crew, notably Jerry Doyle. JMS learned about O’Hare’s illness midseason and made several changes to the film schedule. The crucial season-ending episode was filmed far out of order while O’Hare was still mostly able to perform. (For public consumption, the reason given was extra time to render the CGI.) Later episodes were written to reduce O’Hare’s lines and workload. O’Hare was replaced by Bruce Boxleitner for later seasons.

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** Early in the filming of season one, Michael O’Hare began exhibiting symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. While he could be kind and professional, his symptomatic behaviour behavior annoyed several of the cast and crew, notably Jerry Doyle. JMS learned about O’Hare’s illness midseason and made several changes to the film schedule. The crucial season-ending episode was filmed far out of order while O’Hare was still mostly able to perform. (For public consumption, the reason given was extra time to render the CGI.) Later episodes were written to reduce O’Hare’s lines and workload. O’Hare was replaced by Bruce Boxleitner for later seasons.



** Had O'Hare stayed, the "War without End" storyline would occured at the end of Season 5 and had a much slower burn. Moving the resolution to Season 3 caused an unfortunate plot hole: for the remaining two seasons and change, the time-travelling Sheridan knows first-hand that a cataclysmic fate awaits Centauri Prime and does sweet f*ck-all to prevent it, [[IdiotBall which makes him look like a nitwit]] at times. This urgent news concerning the future of his fragile Intersteller Alliance (which Sheridan came back from the dead to co-found) just conveniently slips his mind, without even a token explanation like TemporalSickness.

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** Had O'Hare stayed, the "War without End" storyline would occured occurred at the end of Season 5 and had a much slower burn. Moving the resolution to Season 3 caused an unfortunate plot hole: for the remaining two seasons and change, the time-travelling Sheridan knows first-hand that a cataclysmic fate awaits Centauri Prime and does sweet f*ck-all to prevent it, [[IdiotBall which makes him look like a nitwit]] at times. This urgent news concerning the future of his fragile Intersteller Interstellar Alliance (which Sheridan came back from the dead to co-found) just conveniently slips his mind, without even a token explanation like TemporalSickness.
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* TheDanza: Turhan Bey as Emperor Turhan.

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* TheDanza: Turhan Bey as Emperor Turhan.Turhan, and Malachi Throne as Prime Minister Malachi. Interestingly, neither character was named in the single episode they appeared in, "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E09TheComingOfShadows The Coming Of Shadows]]"; their names weren't revealed until "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E17Knives Knives]]", eight episodes later.

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** Michael O'Hare apparently had Bechterew's disease, along with visible signs if you recognize those. His vertebrae had already begun to fuse by the time he was on [=B5=]; that's why he was on loads of painkillers and sleeping pills. He also suffered from asthma. He had to give up tons of roles because of his poor health. There were other rumors swirling around about drugs or network pressure to hire a more marketable lead, and Jerry Doyle spoke out about the guy in the past. If you ignored Doyle's usual reactionary sentiment, it was clear that O'Hare was suffering from something. His mental health decline forced him to resign as the show's lead, which meant that he had to be replaced. (There was never supposed to be a Sheridan at all.) "War Without End" was filmed when O'Hare got into a good enough state to come back for filming. He was on very strong meds, and the side effects showed. His physical and mental state declined further. By 1998, the year when [=B5=] was originally planned to end, he was in a very poor state; the treatments were never entirely successful. There are convention videos from after he left. He had visible tardive dyskinesia by '96; by '98, he must have been on different meds, likely to get rid of the TD, because he gained plenty of weight. By '99, he looked about 70 years old, and was not even 50.

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** Early in the filming of season one, Michael O'Hare apparently had Bechterew's disease, along with visible signs if you recognize those. His vertebrae had already begun to fuse by O’Hare began exhibiting symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. While he could be kind and professional, his symptomatic behaviour annoyed several of the time he was on [=B5=]; that's why he was on loads of painkillers cast and sleeping pills. He also suffered from asthma. He had to give up tons of roles because of his poor health. There were other rumors swirling around crew, notably Jerry Doyle. JMS learned about drugs or network pressure to hire a more marketable lead, O’Hare’s illness midseason and Jerry Doyle spoke made several changes to the film schedule. The crucial season-ending episode was filmed far out about of order while O’Hare was still mostly able to perform. (For public consumption, the guy in reason given was extra time to render the past. If you ignored Doyle's usual reactionary sentiment, it CGI.) Later episodes were written to reduce O’Hare’s lines and workload. O’Hare was clear that O'Hare was suffering from something. His mental health decline forced him to resign replaced by Bruce Boxleitner for later seasons.
** O’Hare’s later appearance
as the show's lead, which meant that he had to be replaced. (There was never supposed to be a Sheridan at all.) special guest in "War Without End" was filmed when O'Hare got into a good enough state to come back for filming.once O'Hare’s treatments had stabilized him. He was on very strong meds, and the side effects showed. His physical and mental state declined further. By 1998, the year when [=B5=] was originally planned to end, he was in a very poor state; the treatments were never entirely successful. There are convention videos from after he left. He had visible tardive dyskinesia JMS played into it by '96; by '98, he must have been on different meds, likely to get rid rewriting Sinclair into a more Zen, emotionally distant character.
** O’Hare’s departure forced a major rewrite
of the TD, because he gained plenty series storyline, including the disappearance of weight. By '99, he looked about 70 years old, and was not even 50.Sinclair’s on-and-off romantic partner Catherine Sakai.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Among the canon novels, the ''Centauri Prime'' and ''Passing of the Techno-mages'' trilogies are among the better-reviewed and more storyline-essential ones but are out of print, and any fan who gets either complete trilogy for less than $100 is probably absurdly lucky.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Babylon 5 Wiki]].
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!!''Babylon 5'' is the TropeNamer for:
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: "Rising Star", courtesy of Ivanova (of course).
* DeathOfPersonality: A form of capital punishment practiced by Earth Alliance, actual execution having been outlawed except in mutiny and treason cases. Also known as mindwipe, and first spoken of in "The Quality of Mercy".
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: "Chrysalis", in the final line of Season One and Sinclair's last spoken line as station Commander
* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot
* TouchedByVorlons: "The Wheel of Fire"
* WhamEpisode: Term coined by J. Michael Straczynski in online discussion of the show.

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* TheProductionCurse: Fans have been saddened and spooked by the number of actors and crew in the show who have died relatively young.
-->'''JMS''': It is another loss in a string of losses that I cannot understand. Of the main cast, we have lost Richard Biggs, Michael O'Hare, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway, and now Jerry Doyle, and I'm goddamned tired of it. So dear sweet universe, if you are paying attention in the vastness of interstellar space, take a moment from plotting the trajectory of comets and designing new DNA in farflung cosmos, and spare a thought for those who you have plucked so untimely from our ranks... and knock it off for a while. Because this isn't fair.

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* TheProductionCurse: Fans have been saddened and spooked by the number of actors and crew in the show who have died relatively young.
-->'''JMS''': It is another loss
young in a string of losses that I cannot understand. Of the main cast, we have lost Richard Biggs, Michael O'Hare, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway, and now Jerry Doyle, and I'm goddamned tired of it. So dear sweet universe, if you are paying attention in the vastness of interstellar space, take a moment from plotting the trajectory of comets and designing new DNA in farflung cosmos, and spare a thought for those who you have plucked so untimely from our ranks... and knock it off for a while. Because this isn't fair.freak or otherwise rare situations.


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** J. Michael Straczynski best summed up the whole situation following the death of Jerry Doyle.
--->'''JMS''': It is another loss in a string of losses that I cannot understand. Of the main cast, we have lost Richard Biggs, Michael O'Hare, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway, and now Jerry Doyle, and I'm goddamned tired of it. So dear sweet universe, if you are paying attention in the vastness of interstellar space, take a moment from plotting the trajectory of comets and designing new DNA in farflung cosmos, and spare a thought for those who you have plucked so untimely from our ranks... and knock it off for a while. Because this isn't fair.
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I don't know if someone dying of a natural disease at over 70 years old can count as part of a "curse". The others were definitely freak or rather particularly sad situations, though.


** Larry [=DiTillio=] (writer & executive story editor) died from Parkinson's Disease in 2019 aged 71.
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** JMS offered to put the show on hold for a year so O'Hare could get treatment, but O'Hare refused to be the reason why so many people would lose their jobs, as there was no guarantee the show would come back. The wrap-up with Sinclair was filmed after O'Hare got his condition back under control. Strangely for Garibaldi, he never crossed paths with his "old friend" in Season 3, instead communicating over a grainy video recording. This is because Doyle and O'Hare got into a fight beforehand: Doyle interpreted O'Hare's frequent outbursts and tendency to go off on strange tangents as prima-donna behavior, and often referred to him as "the whackjob" in public. When O'Hare left the series after season one, Doyle threatened to "kick the whackjob's ass" if they ever set foot in the same room again; true to his word, they never again appear onscreen together. Doyle gave an ultimatum saying he'd quit if O'Hare remained on the show. Clearly, this ultimatum was still in effect for season 3, which is why Doyle doesn't share any screen time with him.
** Christian and JMS had a falling-out after she opted not to return for Season 5. Christian claimed he hit on her and she turned down his advances; Joe alleged that she was leveraging the future of the series for higher pay, which he alludes to in a LowerDeckEpisode when one character [[PutOnABusToHell speculates out-loud that Ivanova quit over a salary dispute.]] It got ugly and played out in real-time on the internet, with both parties talking past other, rallying fanboys to their side, and pitting them against one another. Transcripts of the feud are available online.

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** JMS offered to put Creator/MichaelOHare began exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia during production of the show on hold for a year so first season, which became progressively worse. Although he revealed this to Creator/JMichaelStraczynski, he kept the diagnosis secret to the rest of the cast. Ignorant of what O'Hare could get treatment, but O'Hare refused to be the reason why so many people would lose their jobs, as there was no guarantee the show would come back. The wrap-up with Sinclair was filmed after O'Hare got his condition back under control. Strangely for Garibaldi, he never crossed paths with his "old friend" in Season 3, instead communicating over a grainy video recording. This is because Doyle and O'Hare got into a fight beforehand: Doyle going through, Creator/JerryDoyle interpreted O'Hare's frequent his co-star's outbursts and tendency to go off on strange tangents as prima-donna behavior, behavior and often referred took to referring to him as "the whackjob" in public. When O'Hare left the series after season one, whackjob". The two would end up coming into conflict and Doyle threatened to "kick violence while also giving the whackjob's ass" if they ever set foot in the same room again; true to his word, they never again appear onscreen together. Doyle gave an ultimatum saying that he'd quit if he ever had to share the set with O'Hare remained on the show. Clearly, this ultimatum was still in effect for season 3, which ever again. This is why Doyle doesn't share any screen time with him.
Sinclair and Garibaldi communicate via grainy video in Season 3, when O'Hare returned to wrap-up Sinclair's storyline.
** Christian Creator/ClaudiaChristian and JMS had a falling-out after she opted not to return for Season 5. Christian claimed he hit on her and she turned down his advances; Joe alleged that she was leveraging the future of the series for higher pay, which he alludes to in a LowerDeckEpisode when one character [[PutOnABusToHell speculates out-loud that Ivanova quit over a salary dispute.]] It got ugly and played out in real-time on the internet, with both parties talking past other, rallying fanboys to their side, and pitting them against one another. Transcripts of the feud are available online.
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** The entire inclusion of Warren Keffer, who was added because executives thought the show focusing on administration and politics was boring, and wanted to spice things up by introducing a spaceship pilot to the main cast. See above entry under CreatorsPest for more.

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** In a sense, this was how Ed Wasser was case as Morden. According to JMS on his Patreon commentaries, Wasser wasn't originally intended to be Morden's actor. He was a script reader who read as Morden for auditions during Season One (and had already appeared as a CIC tech in the pilot movie). However, JMS liked Wasser's readings as Morden more than the actual actors who were auditioning for Morden. So Wasser got the role. [[invoked]]



** Robin Atkin Downes played Byron Gordon in season 5 and Morann, a Minbari, in ''In the Beginning.''

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** Robin Atkin Downes Creator/RobinAtkinDownes played Byron Gordon in season 5 and Morann, a Minbari, in ''In the Beginning.''
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* ScienceMarchesOn: In "Believers", Doctor Franklin wants to perform a surgery to remove a blockage in the lung of a sick alien boy. His parents object to cutting him open because it's against their religion. The operation Franklin performs on the child can now be done non-invasively, requiring no cutting of the body at all beyond hacking up the blockage to facilitate removal via an endoscope. This probably would have kept the kid's parents from killing him afterwards due to their belief that the soul leaves the body if it is cut open. Endoscopic surgery was commonplace in the 1990s when the show first aired. If anything, Franklin should have even ''more'' advanced techniques to work with, but then his whole arc would unravel.

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* ScienceMarchesOn: In "Believers", Doctor Franklin wants to perform a surgery to remove a blockage in the lung of a sick alien boy. His parents object to cutting him open because it's against their religion. The operation Franklin performs on the child can now be done non-invasively, requiring no cutting of the body at all beyond hacking up the blockage to facilitate removal via an endoscope. This probably would have kept the kid's parents from killing him afterwards due to their belief that the soul leaves the body if it is cut open. Endoscopic surgery was commonplace in the 1990s when the show first aired. If anything, Franklin should have even ''more'' advanced techniques to work with, but then his whole arc the plot of the entire episode would unravel.
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** Carrie Dobro appeared as Harrison (a doctor in "Exogenenis") and a Brakiri (in "Racing Mars") before netting the role of Dureena in ''A Call to Arms''[=/=]''{{Series/Crusade}}''.

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** Carrie Dobro appeared as Harrison (a doctor in "Exogenenis") "Exogenesis") and a Brakiri (in "Racing Mars") before netting the role of Dureena in ''A Call to Arms''[=/=]''{{Series/Crusade}}''.
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** Had O'Hare stayed, the "War without End" storyline would occured at the end of Season 5 and had a much-slower burn. Moving the resolution to Season 3 caused an unfortunate plot hole: for the remaining two seasons-and-change, the time-travelling Sheridan knows first-hand that a cataclysmic fate awaits Centauri Prime and does sweet f*ck-all to prevent it, [[IdiotBall which makes him look like a nitwit]] at times. This urgent news concerning the future of his fragile Intersteller Alliance (which Sheridan came back from the dead to co-found) just conveniently slips his mind, without even a token explanation like TemporalSickness.

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** Had O'Hare stayed, the "War without End" storyline would occured at the end of Season 5 and had a much-slower much slower burn. Moving the resolution to Season 3 caused an unfortunate plot hole: for the remaining two seasons-and-change, seasons and change, the time-travelling Sheridan knows first-hand that a cataclysmic fate awaits Centauri Prime and does sweet f*ck-all to prevent it, [[IdiotBall which makes him look like a nitwit]] at times. This urgent news concerning the future of his fragile Intersteller Alliance (which Sheridan came back from the dead to co-found) just conveniently slips his mind, without even a token explanation like TemporalSickness.



** Ed Wasser is best known for playing the Shadows' MouthOfSauron, Mr. Morden. In the pre-series pilot movie "The Gathering", he has a bit part as an operations staffer named "Guerra". Neither role involved any makeup, so they looked identical, leading to some fan speculation about Morden making an EarlyBirdCameo as a undercover spy. (This was disproved.)
** John Vickery played two recurring characters: the Warrior-Caste Minbari/Grey Council member Neroon, and Clark propagandist Mr. Welles. Though Minbari makeup was used for the former, his facial structure and voice is very distinctive.
** Turhan Bey played two nice elderly gentlemen, Emperor Turhan and Turval.

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** Ed Wasser is best known for playing the Shadows' MouthOfSauron, Mr. Morden. In the pre-series pilot movie "The Gathering", ''The Gathering'', he has a bit part as an operations staffer named "Guerra". Neither role involved any makeup, so they looked identical, leading to some fan speculation about Morden making an EarlyBirdCameo as a undercover spy. (This was disproved.{{Jossed}}.)
** John Vickery played two recurring characters: the Warrior-Caste Warrior Caste Minbari/Grey Council member Neroon, and Clark propagandist Mr. Welles. Though Minbari makeup was used for the former, his facial structure and voice is very distinctive.
** Turhan Bey played two nice elderly gentlemen, Emperor Turhan and Sech Turval.
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** Conaway wasn't the only one. Jerry Doyle was never an actor: He went to school for aerospace engineering, worked as a corporate jet pilot, and then changed careers to become a stockbroker. Garibaldi was Jerry Doyle, so he's not actually acting. He was just playing himself.

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** Conaway wasn't the only one. Jerry Doyle was never an actor: He he went to school for aerospace engineering, worked as a corporate jet pilot, and then changed careers to become a stockbroker. Garibaldi was Jerry Doyle, so he's not actually acting. He was just playing himself.

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* ScienceMarchesOn: In "Believers", Doctor Franklin wants to perform a surgery to remove a blockage in the lung of a sick alien boy. His parents object to cutting him open because it's against their religion. This probably would have kept the kid's parents from killing him afterwards due to their belief that the soul leaves the body if it is cut open. The operation Franklin performs on the child can now be done non-invasively, requiring no cutting of the body at all beyond hacking up the blockage to facilitate removal via an endoscope. Endoscopic surgery was commonplace in the 1990's when the show first aired. If anything, Franklin should have even ''more'' advanced techniques to work with, but then his whole arc would unravel; it sets up a major plot point for two later episodes, both involving this same species (who managed to develop interstellar travel [[ScaryDogmaticAliens but somehow neglected medicine]]).

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* ScienceMarchesOn: In "Believers", Doctor Franklin wants to perform a surgery to remove a blockage in the lung of a sick alien boy. His parents object to cutting him open because it's against their religion. This probably would have kept the kid's parents from killing him afterwards due to their belief that the soul leaves the body if it is cut open. The operation Franklin performs on the child can now be done non-invasively, requiring no cutting of the body at all beyond hacking up the blockage to facilitate removal via an endoscope. This probably would have kept the kid's parents from killing him afterwards due to their belief that the soul leaves the body if it is cut open. Endoscopic surgery was commonplace in the 1990's 1990s when the show first aired. If anything, Franklin should have even ''more'' advanced techniques to work with, but then his whole arc would unravel; it sets up a major plot point for two later episodes, both involving this same species (who managed to develop interstellar travel [[ScaryDogmaticAliens but somehow neglected medicine]]).unravel.
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* PostScriptSeason: The show was originally plotted to have a five-season arc. When PTEN finally disintegrated and the show was not renewed for a fifth season, the fourth season was reworked to finish the arc. The show was subsequently granted a fifth season by TNT, but with almost all of its major plot threads resolved. To add to the problem, JMS’ original notes for season five were lost while he was attending a convention. The fifth season which resulted was noticeably boring and was composed partly of scripts that had been cut from earlier seasons for various reasons.

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* PostScriptSeason: The show was originally plotted to have a five-season arc. When PTEN finally disintegrated and the show was not renewed for a fifth season, the fourth season was reworked to finish the arc. The show was subsequently granted a fifth season by TNT, but with almost all of its major plot threads resolved. To add to the problem, JMS’ original notes for season five were lost while he was attending a convention. The fifth season which resulted was noticeably boring less action-driven and was composed partly of scripts that had been cut from earlier seasons for various reasons.
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** "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum" has a scene where Sheridan starts to apologize to Talia for exploiting her telepathy. She [[ArmorPiercingSlap cuts him off by slapping him]]. According to both JMS and Bruce Boxleitner, Andrea Thompson got so worked up in preparation for that moment that she walloped him across the face. The reactions on the set were genuine.

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** "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum" has a scene where Sheridan starts to apologize to Talia for exploiting her telepathy. She [[ArmorPiercingSlap cuts him off by slapping him]].him. According to both JMS and Bruce Boxleitner, Andrea Thompson got so worked up in preparation for that moment that she walloped him across the face. The reactions on the set were genuine.

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* TheProductionCurse: Fans have been saddened and spooked by the number of actors in the show who have died relatively young.

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* TheProductionCurse: Fans have been saddened and spooked by the number of actors and crew in the show who have died relatively young.



** Turhan Bey died at the ripe old age of 90 in 2012.


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* ActorLeavesCharacterDies:
** Andrea Thompson, who played the telepath Talia Winters, got a bit demanding on the set. Notably, she wanted to appear in more episodes than she was, in fact in more episodes than most of the regular cast but the lead. She left the show in the ensuing discussions, and was [[PutOnABus taken back to Psi Corps headquarters]] by Bester. In a later episode, Al Bester lets slip that they found out things about the crew in the course of her debriefing and dissec...er ''examination''. This one's notable in that Talia was always intended, right from the start to be sent back to Psi Corps. They even wrote in the mechanism that would enable her to return. The only thing that changed is that unlike the original plan, she never came back. This show is somewhat unusual in that there was always a ready plan to do this to any of the main characters, should the need arise.
** This was also done with the recurring character General Hague. He had played a major role in season 2, and it was anticipated he would show up in a major episode of season 3. When that episode was about to be taped, he was unavailable. Because of the circumstances, Creator/JMichaelStraczynski killed off General Hague--partly out of vindictiveness and partly to add drama -- and put Hague's subordinate in charge. One {{Hilarious Outtake|s}} puts the situation best:
--->'''Captain Sheridan:''' Where's General Hague?\\
'''Major Ryan:''' General Hague...is doing ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]''. Apparently he was double-booked by his agent and there was nothing to be done. So you'll have to deal with me, sir.



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** Andrea Thompson, who played the telepath Talia Winters, got a bit demanding on the set. Notably, she wanted to appear in more episodes than she was, in fact in more episodes than most of the regular cast but the lead. She left the show in the ensuing discussions, and was [[PutOnABus taken back to Psi Corps headquarters]] by Bester. In a later episode, Al Bester lets slip that they found out things about the crew in the course of her debriefing and dissec...er ''examination''. This one's notable in that Talia was always intended, right from the start to be sent back to Psi Corps. They even wrote in the mechanism that would enable her to return. The only thing that changed is that unlike the original plan, she never came back. This show is somewhat unusual in that there was always a ready plan to do this to any of the main characters, should the need arise.
** This was also done with the recurring character General Hague. He had played a major role in season 2, and it was anticipated he would show up in a major episode of season 3. When that episode was about to be taped, he was unavailable. Because of the circumstances, Creator/JMichaelStraczynski killed off General Hague--partly out of vindictiveness and partly to add drama -- and put Hague's subordinate in charge. One {{Hilarious Outtake|s}} puts the situation best:
--->'''Captain Sheridan:''' Where's General Hague?\\
'''Major Ryan:''' General Hague...is doing ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]''. Apparently he was double-booked by his agent and there was nothing to be done. So you'll have to deal with me, sir.

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* LineToGod: JMS was a frequent poster on the Website/{{Usenet}} group rec.arts.tv.scifi.babylon5.moderated during the show's run, and would often answer questions about the B5 'verse posted to rec.arts.sci-fi.tv.babylon5.moderated. Numerous comments have long since been collected and preserved on the [[http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html Lurker's Guide]] fan site, in the "jms speaks" sections under each episode's entry on the episode list.

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* LineToGod: JMS was a frequent poster on the Website/{{Usenet}} UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}} group rec.arts.tv.scifi.babylon5.moderated during the show's run, and would often answer questions about the B5 'verse posted to rec.arts.sci-fi.tv.babylon5.moderated. Numerous comments have long since been collected and preserved on the [[http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html Lurker's Guide]] fan site, in the "jms speaks" sections under each episode's entry on the episode list.



* UsefulNotes/HugoAward: The Hugo award the show won, for either "''The Coming of Shadows''" (1996) or "''Severed Dreams''" (1997) appeared in on Ivanova's desk in "''Sleeping in Light''".

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* UsefulNotes/HugoAward: The Hugo award the show won, for either "''The Coming of Shadows''" (1996) or "''Severed Dreams''" (1997) appeared in on Ivanova's desk in "''Sleeping in Light''".Light''".
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** Over the years, JMS published several informed speculations about how Babylon 5 and DS9 ended up sharing so many similarities. In his 2019 autobiography, he mentioned a new one: WB and Paramount were teaming up to create a new network together. WB owned the Babylon 5 rights; Paramount owned the Star Trek rights. The new network’s flagship show would combine both. At the last minute, Paramount pulled out to create their own network, UPN. They were already deep in pre-production on DS9, which was itself based on the early B5 pitch. WB in turn added Babylon 5 and a few other shows to a hastily cobbled-together syndication network while they assembled what became The WB. Eventually the two networks did merge to form the CW, but that happened over a decade later.

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** Over the years, JMS published several informed speculations about how Babylon 5 and DS9 [=DS9=] ended up sharing so many similarities. In his 2019 autobiography, he mentioned a new one: WB and Paramount were teaming up to create a new network together. WB owned the Babylon 5 rights; Paramount owned the Star Trek rights. The new network’s flagship show would combine both. At the last minute, Paramount pulled out to create their own network, UPN. They were already deep in pre-production on DS9, [=DS9=], which was itself based on the early B5 pitch. WB in turn added Babylon 5 and a few other shows to a hastily cobbled-together syndication network while they assembled what became The WB. Eventually the two networks did merge to form the CW, but that happened over a decade later.
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** Over the years, JMS published several informed speculations about how Babylon 5 and DS9 ended up sharing so many similarities. In his 2019 autobiography, he mentioned a new one: WB and Paramount were teaming up to create a new network together. WB owned the Babylon 5 rights; Paramount owned the Star Trek rights. The new network’s flagship show would combine both. At the last minute, Paramount pulled out to create their own network, UPN. They were already deep in pre-production on DS9, which was itself based on the early B5 pitch. WB in turn added Babylon 5 and a few other shows to a hastily cobbled-together syndication network while they assembled what became The WB. Eventually the two networks did merge to form the CW, but that happened over a decade later.
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* CreatorRecovery: A temporary one, anyway. After his well-publicized addiction issues on {{Series/Taxi}}, Jeff Conaway was sober when he joined the cast of Babylon 5. It was one of his last major roles in a scripted production. He relapsed during the fifth season and never recovered.

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