![]() ![]() Therefore, considering it had neither been broadcast nor streamed in syndication since the early 2000s, it was hard for potential fans to discover the B5 franchise, preventing a fan driven comeback such as was enjoyed by Star Trek. The show continued to be available on Standard Definition DVD, maintaining a cult, albeit rapidly dwindling, following. Incidentally, the television division of Warner Bros., which produced the show, was at the time headed by Les Moonves, an executive not known for his affinity for science fiction in general and Star Trek in particular Moonves left his mark on Star Trek later on, rarely in a beneficial manner, and, according to Straczynski, having already done so for Babylon 5. (including, but not limited to, the decision to save $5,000 per episode which in the process made it also impossible to produce a later high definition version of the show with recomposited wide-screen versions of effects shots, after digital assets were lost as the studio was unwilling to pay for their upkeep), as well as internal studio politics. Michelle Forbes' ex-husband Ross Kettle also did an episode.Įnjoying a considerable measure of success while the original five-season source series was being produced and aired, firstly on PTEN (seasons 1-4) and subsequently on TNT (season 5), the franchise eventually faded into obscurity due to a combination of intentional sabotage by TNT, poorly considered money-saving maneuvers by Warner Bros. ![]() The series also featured numerous Trek alumni in the cast as important recurring or regular characters, most notably Walter Koenig, Andreas Katsulas, Bill Mumy, and Patricia Tallman. Abrams's Lost with Terry O'Quinn, Daniel Dae Kim, and others. The series starred Bruce Boxleitner, who later went on to make an appearance on Heroes with Zachary Quinto, and Mira Furlan, who later had a recurring role on J.J. (see also in this regard: Battlestar Galactica: Reception and demise) It thereby convincingly dispelled the widely held belief by Hollywood studios that television audiences lacked the attention span to remain interested in a science fiction series format thus conceived – or in any other serialized television programming with complex storytelling for that matter. The series was widely acclaimed for its ambitious writing, much of it by Straczynski himself, who endeavored to tell a complex, predetermined epic story arc, in the form of the Shadow War(s), over the series' entire run, as opposed to the episodic or two-part story format until then employed for science fiction television series. Like Star Trek, there have been several attempts to create viable spinoff properties, including six made-for-TV movies and the short-lived series Crusade, featuring Daniel Dae Kim, Marjean Holden, and Tracy Scoggins. It was the first truly successful American futuristic, modern space-oriented science fiction television series outside Star Trek and therefore the first serious contender with the Star Trek franchise, which until then had pretty much the run of the science fiction television landscape since it had been relaunched in 1987 with Star Trek: The Next Generation. The primary series ran from 26 January 1994 to 25 November 1998 after its pilot episode was broadcast on 22 February 1993.
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