As a result, some elements of the story may have been left undercooked. The two decades between the show's end in 2262 and Sheridan's death in 2281 remain largely untapped on screen, while there are even gaps in the original five-year arc – not least because Straczynski rushed to cram as much as possible into the show's fourth year when he was unsure whether the final year of its five-year arc would be greenlit. Whatever the stardate, there's plenty of new ground to explore within the "Babylon 5" universe. It'll also be intriguing to find out what time period "The Road Home"'s time-travelling Sheridan hails from, seeing as the Earth Alliance officer incarnation was very different to the diplomat he later became. Whether it's an ancient being such as Lorien (Strazynski loves his Tolkien references) or the Great Machine located inside Epsilon III (the planet beneath the space station), there are plenty of forces in the B5 universe with the potential to send someone leaping through time – indeed, the station's predecessor, Babylon 4, was purposefully transported a millennium back in time to help fight a war against the Shadows. On paper, the summary above makes the movie sound like "Babylon 5"'s take on "It's a Wonderful Life" or even "All Good Things", the classic "Star Trek: The Next Generation" finale in which Jean-Luc Picard was bounced between three distinct time periods to fix a problem of galactic importance. Over the course of the series, he died on Z'ha'dum (the deserted homeworld of ancient antagonists the Shadows), but was subsequently resurrected so he could fulfill his destiny, eventually telling the Shadows and their eternal rivals the Vorlons to "get the hell out of our galaxy." When he died again two decades later, he was seemingly transported away to join the "First Ones" in some distant corner of the universe – much as Frodo left Middle-earth for the Undying Lands at the end of "The Lord of the Rings." Initially an Earth Alliance captain, he went from commanding Babylon 5 to president of the Interstellar Alliance, the show's answer to "Star Trek"'s United Federation of Planets. John Sheridan, of course, was the main protagonist of the show from seasons 2-5. "Along the way he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe." "Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home," says the official logline for "The Road Home", as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The writer has also confirmed via his subscriber-only Patreon page (reported by IGN) that it's "not a sidebar story, or an unrelated sequel, or a re-do of anything that came before", so how it connects to B5's original five-year arc is anybody's guess. sooner or later, everyone comes to Babylon 5.While we know Straczynski has been working on a "Babylon 5" reboot with the CW network (a project that seems stuck somewhere in the outer reaches of hyperspace), "The Road Home" is entirely separate. “I’ve never looked better.” #theorville #theorvillenewhorizons /wlRze8uz2G- Bruce Boxleitner June 23, 2022 How brilliant are and the entire makeup team? Ruling out a new show, a Babylon 5 documentary, or a Big Finish-style audio drama seems plausible given Straczynski’s keenness to reunite with the surviving members of the original cast and his prior work with Seeing Ear Theatre.īoxleitner, who recently appeared as President Alcuzan in The Orville and President Baker in Supergirl, last played, er, President John Sheridan in the 2007 direct-to-DVD anthology Babylon 5: The Lost Tales. Spread the word: something *wonderful* is coming /Ih6ZqMyIAc- J. Maybe we'll find out more one week from today. It can't be for the reimagining 'cause that's on hold pending WGA issues, so what could it *possibly* be for? Hmm. What's this? Why, it's a spiffy new variation on the #Babylon5 logo. “Spread the word: something wonderful is coming.” Maybe we’ll find out more one week from today. Straczynski also tweeted out a sharp-looking upgrade on the classic logo, saying: “It can’t be for the reimagining ‘cause that’s on hold pending issues, so what could it possibly be for? Hmm. Michael Straczynski has caught up with Bruce Boxleitner, who played the station’s Captain John Sheridan, for his mysterious new project.Ī photo from the day about a month ago when Bruce Boxleitner and I got together to do a thing for a thing.at least I think that was it.there was something.pretty sure we were there for a reason.
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