Babylon 5 - The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski (Vol 10 of 16) B5 Companion Book for Babylon5 Season 1, 2 3, 4, 5 (On DVD or Online Streaming)

Table of Contents and Index available FREE at B5books.com.SCRIPTS* Rumors, Bargains and Lies* Moments of Transition* No Surrender, No Retreat* The Exercise of Vital Powers* The Face of the Enemy* Intersections in Real Time (A Passing Shadow)* Between the Darkness and the LightFEATURING* J. Michael Straczynski's 56-page original introduction with episode commentaries written just for this volume* A lengthy memo to TNT for an ALTERNATE VERSION OF SEASON FIVE, with a whole new overarching story that would have been keyed to building the empire that was now the Interstellar Alliance* A recently uncovered FULL LENGTH TREATMENT for the B5 sequel series JMS had proposed before Crusade, that was his first choice over what eventually became Crusade, a series that would have starred Sheridan, Delenn, G'Kar, Marcus, one of the Zathrii, and several others in a story set against the backdrop of the Alliance attempting to create interstellar peace* One of concept artist Peter Ledger's original Babylon 5 color illustrations - the Garden - featured in color on the back coverSTORIES INCLUDE* The steps that were taken to truncate the 5 year arc into 4 years at the request of Warner Bros.* The previously unknown back-room maneuvering to try and save Season 5, the final year of J. Michael Straczynski's planned five year arc* The meaning behind "A Passing Shadow" and how this script transmuted itself into "Intersections in Real Time" by way of one of the most amazing coincidences in television historyRetired Date: June 30, 2008Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.