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Jan 4, 1998 · Babylon 5: In the Beginning: Directed by Michael Vejar. With Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas. Emperor Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic tells the story of the Earth-Minbari War that almost destroyed humanity and later inspired its last best, hope for peace.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Michael Vejar
- 1998-01-04
Babylon 5: In the Beginning is a 1998 American made-for-television film set in the Babylon 5 fictional universe. It was written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Michael Vejar. The film originally aired on January 4, 1998 on the TNT cable network, a couple of weeks before the fifth season of the series began.
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- DVD Release
- Novelization
- Continuity
- Behind the Scenes
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is the second of six Babylon 5 TV movies. It is set primarily in December 2278 on Londo Mollari’s final day alive, looking back on events preceding, during, and shortly after the Earth-Minbari War.
Guest Starring
•Theodore Bikel as Lenonn •Reiner Schone as Dukhat
Special Guest Star
•Michael O'Hare as Jeffrey Sinclair
Co-Starring
•Robin Atkin Downes as Morann •J. Patrick McCormack as General Robert Leftcourt •Tricia O'Neil as President Elizabeth Levy •Robin Sachs as Coplann •James Patrick Stuart as Presidential Aide
The story of the Earth-Minbari War is told from the memories of G'Kar, Delenn and Londo Mollari. Delenn declares there is normally one singular moment that defines a generation. G'Kar describes war as the history of pain, however, with its end hopefully grows a more mature nature that gives hope for the future. Delenn agrees, as out of the War came...
This TV Movie was released with four others and some limited special features on Region 1 DVD. For more information see:
•Babylon 5 The Movies Collection DVD
This TV Movie was released with five others and some limited special features on Region 2 DVD. For more information see:
•Babylon 5 - The Movies DVD
This TV Movie was released on a single DVD with no Special Features on Region 2 DVD. For More Information see:
•Babylon 5 TV Movies: Individual DVD Releases
The novelization of Babylon 5: In the Beginning was published in 1998 and written by Peter David.
The film raises a few questions that at first glance appear to contradict the established version of events.
•Of particular note are the details surrounding the destruction of the Black Star. Specifically, in "Points of Departure," Sheridan states the following: "I hit on the idea of mining the asteroid field between Jupiter and Mars. A fusion bomb doesn't have to lock on to anything if it's close enough. It took out the Black Star and three heavy cruisers before they could escape."
While no information is given within the movie as to the timing and location of the battle, the Black Star appears to be alone and the three heavy cruisers Sheridan mentions are nowhere to be seen. The only clue to the timing of the event comes, again, from "Points of Departure", when Sheridan mentions that it has been twelve years (from early 2259) since the incident. This places it in 2247, which is consistent with Ivanova's age at the time (see below.)
•Ivanova's age is sometimes brought up as being inconsistent, but this is incorrect. Her birth year is established in "Eyes" as 2230, while "Sic Transit Vir" establishes that she enlisted in 2247, making her sixteen (a few months short of seventeen) during the scene between her and Ganya Ivanov.
•The scene that featured a brief confrontation between Lenonn and Morann in Delenn's quarters was trimmed down from what was originally scripted and shot. The exchange was originally much more heated and culminated in Lenonn drawing his pike on Morann before Delenn can get between them and order Morann out.
•This was the second and final time after season 1 that Mira Furlan filmed flashback scenes in her original full Minbari makeup (the other being the season 4 episode "Atonement").
1.The Official Babylon 5 Magazine, Volume 2, Issue #2 (August 1998) - In The Beginning Supplement Log: page 33 (The Man In The Fibreglass Mask)
•In the Beginning at the Internet Movie Database
•Episode guide page for Babylon 5: In the Beginning at the Lurker's Guide
Buy Babylon 5: In the Beginning on Prime Video. A misunderstanding between Earth and a mysterious alien race leads to violence, with two worlds pitted against each other.
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- Michael Vejar
- TV-PG
- Bruce Boxleitner
In the year 2776, the now-aged Centauri Emporer Londo Mollari recalls the never-before-revealed events of the cataclysmic Earth/Minbari War, which almost destroyed the human race ... and led to the...
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Told through the eyes of a now-aged Centauri Emperor Londo Mollari in the year 2276, the film chronicles the events leading up to, during and after the Earth/Minbari War that set the stage for the United Nations-like space station Babylon 5.
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