History Trivia / BabylonFiveTheRoadHome

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: On the musical front, longtime B5 composer. Christopher Franke not returning on musical duties (and Dynamic Music Partners taking over). [[https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/1637715480302723072?s=46&t=7XqS1_X9iZSECL2t6dtJAg According]] to JMS, he did speak with longtime Franke,. but the composer is both semi-retired and was unavailable on another project in Germany.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Due to the passing of many of the ''B5'' cast since the show's end -- Creator/JerryDoyle, Creator/MiraFurlan, Creator/RichardBiggs, Creator/TimChoate, Creator/AndreasKatsulas, and Creator/MichaelOHare -- all of their characters had to be recast for this animated continuation. (Creator/StephenFurst and Creator/JeffConaway have also passed away and are included in the dedication, but their roles didn't need recasting, since Vir only appeared briefly in a non-speaking role, and Zack Allan don't appear in this movie.)

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Due to the passing of many of the ''B5'' cast since the show's end -- Creator/JerryDoyle, Creator/MiraFurlan, Creator/RichardBiggs, Creator/TimChoate, Creator/AndreasKatsulas, and Creator/MichaelOHare -- all of their characters had to be recast for this animated continuation. (Creator/StephenFurst and Creator/JeffConaway have also passed away and are included in the dedication, but their roles didn't need recasting, since Vir and Zack Allan don't appear in this movie.)

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Due to the passing of many of the ''B5'' cast since the show's end -- Creator/JerryDoyle, Creator/MiraFurlan, Creator/RichardBiggs, Creator/TimChoate, Creator/AndreasKatsulas, and Creator/MichaelOHare -- all of their characters had to be recast for this animated continuation. (Creator/StephenFurst also passed away, but Vir doesn't appear in this movie.)

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Due to the passing of many of the ''B5'' cast since the show's end -- Creator/JerryDoyle, Creator/MiraFurlan, Creator/RichardBiggs, Creator/TimChoate, Creator/AndreasKatsulas, and Creator/MichaelOHare -- all of their characters had to be recast for this animated continuation. (Creator/StevenFurst also passed away, but Vir doesn't appear in this movie.)

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Due to the passing of many of the ''B5'' cast since the shows end, Creator/JerryDoyle, Creator/MiraFurlan, Creator/RichardBiggs, Creator/TimChoate, Creator/AndreasKatsulas, and Creator/MichaelOHare, all of their characters had to be recast for this animated continuation.

* RoleReprise: JMS was able to get together as many of the living cast as he could to reprise their roles for this film. This includes, Creator/BruceBoxleitner as John Sheridan, Creator/ClaudiaChristian as Susan Ivanonva, Creator/PatriciaTallman as Lyta Alexander and Creator/PeterJurasik as Londo.
* SequelGap: Came out sixteen years after "Voices in the dark" and twenty four and a half years after the last regular B5 episode.

* Sequel gap: Came out sixteen years after "Voices in the dark" and twenty four and a half years after the last regular B5 episode.

* RoleReprise: JMS was able to get together as many of the living cast as he could to reprise their roles for this film. This includes, Creator/BruceBoxleitner as John Sheridan, Creator/ClaudiaChristian as Susan Ivanonva, Creator/PatriciaTallman as Lyta Alexander and Creator/PeterJurasik as Mollari.

* RoleReprisal: JMS was able to get together as many of the living cast as he could to reprise their roles for this film. This includes, Creator/BruceBoxleitner as John Sheridan, Creator/ClaudiaChristian as Susan Ivanonva, Creator/PatriciaTallman as Lyta Alexander and Creator/PeterJurasik as Mollari.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Due to the passing of many of the B5 cast since the shows end, Creator/JerryDoyle, Creator/MiraFurlan, Creator/RichardBiggs, Creator/TimChoate, Creator/AndreasKatsulas and Creator/MichaelOHare, all of their characters had to be recast for this animated continuation.
* DistantSequel: The first Babylon 5 screen release since ''Film/BabylonFiveTheLostTalesVoicesInTheDark'' sixteen years prior, though it takes place [[{{Interquel}} in between the last two episodes of the series proper]].

* InterquelInAnotherMedium: The film's plot takes place before the original series finale, [[Recap/BabylonFiveS05E22SleepingInLight Sleeping in Light]]. However, rather than being a live action reunion, the film is an animated one instead.
* NetworkToTheRescue: In a reversal of the [[ScrewedByTheNetwork usual trope]] that applies to the relationship between Warner Brothers and the ''Series/BabylonFive'' franchise. Per JMS, the long-unnamed individual at WB who was holding a grudge against the franchise for two and a half decades no longer works at WB, and more supportive corporate leadership began pushing for a B5 revival.
* RoleReprisal: JMS was able to get together as many of the living cast as he could to reprise their roles for this film. This includes, Creator/BruceBoxleitner as John Sheridan, Creator/ClaudiaChristian as Susan Ivanonva, Creator/PatriciaTallman as Lyta Alexander and Creator/PeterJurasik as Mollari.

* NetworkToTheRescue: In a reversal of the [[ScrewedByTheNetwork usual trope]] that applies to the relationship between Warner Brothers and the ''Franchise/BabylonFive'' franchise. Per JMS, the long-unnamed individual at WB who was holding a grudge against the franchise for two and a half decades no longer works at WB, and more supportive corporate leadership began pushing for a B5 revival.

* RoleReprisal: JMS was able to get together as many of the living cast as he could to reprise their roles for this film. This includes, Creator/BruceBoxleitner, and John Sheridan, Creator/ClaudiaChristian as Susan Ivanonva, Creator/PatriciaTallman as Lyta Alexander and Creator/PeterJurasik as Mollari.