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Babylon 5 is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label in association with Straczynski’s Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Television. After the successful airing of a backdoor pilot movie, Warner Bros. commissioned the series as part of the second year schedule of programs provided by its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN). It premiered in the United States on January 26, 1994 and ran for the intended five seasons. Describing it as having "always been conceived as, fundamentally, a five year story, a novel for television", Straczynski wrote 92 of the 110 episodes and served as executive producer, along with Douglas Netter. Set between the years 2257 and 2262, it depicts a future where earth has sovereign states and a unifying Earthgov. Colonies within the solar system, and beyond, make up the Earth Alliance and contact has been made with numerous spacefaring races. The ensemble cast portray alien ambassadorial staff and humans assigned to the five mile long Babylon 5 space station, a centre for trade and diplomacy. Described as “one of the most complex programs on television” the various story arcs drew upon the prophesies, religious zealotry, racial tensions, social pressures and political rivalries which existed within each of their cultures, to create a contextual frame for the motivations and consequences of the protagonists actions. With a strong emphasis on character development set against a backdrop of conflicting ideologies on multiple levels, Straczynski wanted "to take an adult approach to SF, and attempt to do for television SF what ''HILL STREET BLUES'' did for cop shows." == Television movies == During and after production of ''Babylon 5'', six television movies, set in the ''Babylon 5'' universe, have been produced. * ''The Gathering'' (February 22, 1993) * ''In the Beginning'' (January 4, 1998) * ''Thirdspace'' (July 19, 1998) * ''The River of Souls'' (November 8, 1998) * ''A Call to Arms'' (January 3, 1999) * ''The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight'' (January 19, 2002) ''The Gathering'' is the pilot, depicting the arrival of several major characters upon the Babylon 5 station in the year 2257. ''In the Beginning'' depicts the events of the Earth-Minbari War, as revealed in the first few seasons, in chronological order, and in greater detail than the main series. ''Thirdspace'' and ''The River of Souls'' are largely stand-alone storylines. ''A Call to Arms'' sets up the initial premise of the ''Crusade'' series, depicting the alien Drakh species releasing a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on the planet within five years, if it is not stopped. To that end, the Earth Alliance destroyer ''Excalibur'' is sent to look for a cure beyond Earth itself. ''To Live and Die in Starlight'', also known as ''Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers'', was intended as the pilot for the series of the same (''Legend of the Rangers'') name, but since the show was never picked up, it is now considered to be the sixth and last ''Babylon 5'' telefilm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Babylon 5 media franchise」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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