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I have extensive knowledge in the area of the central five seasons, and I am also proficent in all other canon materials (save the 'Legend of the Rangers' pilot/made-for-tv-movie).
I have seen the 'Babylon 5 Experience' (the pilot, all 5 seasons, the made-for-tv-movies, Crusade, and The Lost Tales [discounting 'LotR', as above]) so many times I have lost count, though I may be in double digits. I have read all three book trilogies (Psi-Corps, Technomage, Centauri) multiple times, the novel "The Shadow Within" and the novel 'To Dream in the City of Sorrows' twice. I have read the first of the three comic-book storylines multiple times, as well as "In Valen's Name". When I was a kid I had The Lurker's Guide & Voltayre's Encyclopedia Xenobiologica websites printed out and put in large binders and I would read them every night.
Any true B5 fan knows the multitude of answers. In quick form: Character depth/developement, Single plot, humour/drama, best TV-SF action, dialogue, acting, sets, makeup, music, lighting... I'm missing something...
My only missing areas (and I'm working on them) are 'LotR', and the last two comic-book storylines. I continue watching/reading the series finding deeper layers and finer details.
New fans may not be aware that, with the exception of a handful of episodes written almost entirely during the first two seasons, Joe Michael Straczynski wrote every script and took it through every draft HIMSELF, as well as co-producing the series, directing one episode, writing comics, and overseeing some novel projects (but unfortunately not others). The man aged 20 years in 5.
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No, you are not missing a thing. Sheridan should not have been so surprised when he learned Dellen was pregnant. As for the keeper, things get a bit more complicated. Sheridan had a minimum of information
I would recommend the "Down Below Sound Archive for Babylon 5". You can find basically anything you're looking for there. They have over two-thousand sound clips totalling 420 megs. The sound-file you
Department Sigma was referred to as "Bureau 13" during the run of the show. They had to change the name in the books for copyright reasons. Since "Department Sigma" appears to be what Bureau 13 changed
Justin says cannon-fodder, but I think he's choosing his words to be as pro-shadow as possible. Telepaths can disrupt shadow ships because they can disrupt the sentient being at the center. The Shadows
Believe it or not, JMS made most of those changed because he wanted to, and because he thought it would tell a better story. Most notably he replaced Sinclair with Sheridan because he realized he'd brought

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