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<h1 align=center>What was New - 1997</h1>
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<p><dt>December 30, 1997<dd>	New on the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page,	<a href="resources/products.html#software">Software</a>	section: A new	<a href="http://www.b5games.com/">Web site</a>	for Sierra's upcoming B5 space combat game.
	<p>	By popular demand, the	<a href="/lurk/countries/us/eplist.html">US episode list</a>	page now lists air times for TNT's behind-the-scenes special as	well as the rerun times for	<a href="guide/111.html">"In the Beginning."</a>	See the "TNT Rebroadcast" section.
<p><dt>December 29, 1997<dd>	The final eight episodes of season four will be shown in	<a href="/lurk/countries/il/eplist.html">Israel</a>	in two four-episode blocks on February 6 and 7.
	<p>	Mira Furlan will be answering reader questions on	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>'s	<a href="http://bbs2.tvguide.com:8086/television/furlan/">bulletin	board.</a>
<p><dt>December 27, 1997<dd>	On December 28, Bruce Boxleitner and Jerry Doyle are hosting TNT's	broadcast of "2001: A Space Odyssey."  A behind-the-scenes B5 special	will also be airing Sunday night.  See TNT's	<a href="http://tnt.turner.com/babylon5/">B5 site</a>	for details.
<p><dt>December 25, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="/lurk/synops/086.html">synopsis</a>	of 	<a href="/lurk/guide/086.html">"Endgame"</a>	is online, thanks to Arturo Magidin, who joins the Lurker's Guide	as a synopsis writer for season five.
<p><dt>December 24, 1997<dd>	New on the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page: A new	<a href="http://www.lodestone-media.com/">Web address</a>	for the publishers of Norman Corwin's radio shows.
<p><dt>December 23, 1997<dd>	Relief for more Canadian viewers: CFCF in Montreal will reportedly	be showing season five Wednesday mornings at 1AM starting	January 6.
<p><dt>December 18, 1997<dd>	New on the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page: JMS comments on the Starfury model from Revell.
	<p>	A	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/bbs/transcripts/biggs.htm">transcript</a>	of Richard Biggs' Q&amp;A session on TV Guide Online has been posted.
<p><dt>December 17, 1997<dd>	TNT is organizing several public viewing parties for the US premiere of	<a href="/lurk/guide/111.html">"In the Beginning."</a>	See their	<a href="http://tnt.turner.com/babylon5/">B5 site</a>	for details.
<p><dt>December 16, 1997<dd>	Relief for some Canadian viewers: CFMT in Toronto will be	showing season five.  Start date is likely to be Jan-Feb 1998.  CFMT	asks that viewers not call them for more information; when a schedule	is decided they'll announce it.
<p><dt>December 12, 1997<dd>	<a href="http://tnt.turner.com/babylon5/">TNT's B5 Web site</a>	has been updated and now features QuickTime versions of their	B5 advertisements, among other material.
<p><dt>December 4, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="http://www.abc.com/pi/word/971203.html">transcript</a>	of the December 3, 1997	<a href="http://www.abc.com/pi/">"Politically Incorrect"</a>	featuring Bruce Boxleitner is available.
	<p>	The January 1998 issue of	<a href="http://www.cfq.com/">Cinefantastique</a>	features some B5	<a href="http://www.cfq.com/features/article1.html">articles.</a>
	<p>	<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/">Del Rey's Web site</a>	has a	<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/sample/B5_inthebeginning.html">sample chapter</a>	from the novelization of	<a href="/lurk/guide/111.html">"In the Beginning."</a>
<p><dt>November 29, 1997<dd>	Peter David's novelization of the prequel movie,	<a href="guide/111.html">"In the Beginning,"</a>	has shipped and is in some bookstores now.
	<p>	Newsflash:	<a href="http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/coaxial/index.html">Ain't It	Cool News</a>	has possible news about the status of the sequel series,	<a href="/lurk/guide/113.html">"The Babylon Project: Crusade."</a>	The information has not been officially confirmed.
<p><dt>November 20, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	The "Babylon Emporium" section of the	<a href="http://www.thestation.com/">Official Fan Club site</a>	is now up and running.
<p><dt>November 17, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	<a href="http://www.sierra.com/">Sierra's</a>	B5 reference CD,	<a href="/lurk/resources/products.html#software">The Official Guide to	J.  Michael Straczynski's "Babylon 5,"</a>	has shipped and should begin appearing in stores today.
<p><dt>November 16, 1997<dd>	New on the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page:	<a href="resources/products.html#misc">G'Kar sculptures.</a>
<p><dt>November 9, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/088">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/088.html">"The Deconstruction of Falling Stars"</a>	are online.
	<p>	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide Online</a>	has a short	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/dish/1107a.htm">article</a>	about Tracy Scoggins joining B5.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/087.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/087.html">"Rising Star"</a>	is online.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/085.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/085.html">"Between the Darkness and the Light"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>November 8, 1997<dd>	New on the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page:	<a href="resources/products.html#video">JMS asks for help tracking	down pirate videos.</a>
<p><dt>November 6, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: B5 begins in	<a href="/lurk/countries/hu/eplist.html">Hungary</a>	on November 8.
	<p>	A	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/chat/transcripts/ts110397s.htm">transcript</a>	of JMS's November 3 chat session on TV Guide Online is available.	Contains some spoilers for season 5 and "Crusade."
<p><dt>November 5, 1997<dd>	New on the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page:	<a href="resources/products.html#video">more information on the 	Columbia House video releases in the US.</a>
	<p>	A	<a href="http://www.scifi.com/transcripts/scifi.con2.0/JMStraczynski.html">transcript</a>	of JMS's October 31 chat session at SciFi Con 2.0 is online.
<p><dt>November 4, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	<a href="http://tnt.turner.com/babylon5/">TNT's B5 Web site</a>	is now open.
	<p>	Removed the "This week's episode" link from the home page, since	B5 is off the air in the US until it starts on TNT in January.	The link will return at that time.
	<p>	Removed the list of US broadcast stations from the	<a href="reference/airtimes.shtml">Air Times</a>	page for the same reason.
<p><dt>October 31, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/088.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/088.html">"The Deconstruction of Falling Stars"</a>	are online.
	<p>	Another updated	<a href="/lurk/misc/tntletter.html">letter from TNT</a>	is available, with additional air schedule information.
<p><dt>October 28, 1997<dd>	JMS will be chatting live at	<a href="http://www.scifi.com/scifi.con/">Sci-Fi Con 2.0</a>	on October 31 at 7PM Eastern.
	<p>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/087">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/087.html">"Rising Star"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>October 27, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/087.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/087.html">"Rising Star"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>October 26, 1997<dd>	Product news in the	<a href="resources/products.html#video">Video</a>	category: Season two tapes have started coming out in Australia.
	<p>	Product news in the	<a href="resources/products.html#misc">Miscellaneous</a>	category: Details about the fourth-season card set from Fleer.
<p><dt>October 24, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: The	<a href="countries/uk/eplist.html">UK</a>	broadcast will be moving to Thursdays starting November 6.
	<p>	New product in the	<a href="resources/products.html#toys">Toys/Games</a>	category: A	<a href="http://www.eternity.com/B5/b5web.htm">B5 collectible card	game.</a>
<p><dt>October 23, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: The US video release of B5 from	<a href="http://www.columbiahouse.com/">Columbia House</a>	has begun.  It's not yet listed on their Web site but can be ordered	now.
	<p>	I'll be posting notices on this page for additions and updates to the	<a href="resources/products.html">Products</a>	page from now on, since some people have commented that it's a hassle	to scan the page a lot.  Recent entries:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="resources/products.html#books">Books:</a>		An upcoming B5 cookbook.	   <li> <a href="resources/products.html#books">Books:</a>		The 1998 B5 calendar from Slow Dazzle.	   <li> <a href="resources/products.html#software">Software:</a>		Updated info on the upcoming B5 CDs from Sierra On-Line.	</ul>
<p><dt>October 22, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/086">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/086.html">"Endgame"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>October 21, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: JMS will be chatting live on	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide Online</a>	on November 3 at 9:30PM Eastern.
	<p>	Another updated	<a href="/lurk/misc/tntletter.html">letter from TNT</a>	is available, with additional	<a href="/lurk/guide/111.html">"In the Beginning"</a>	air dates and other information.
<p><dt>October 19, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: According to JMS and Harlan Ellison, the sequel series	<a href="/lurk/guide/113.html">"Crusade"</a>	is nearly a done deal.  The final decision should be made within a	few weeks.
<p><dt>October 17, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/086.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/086.html">"Endgame"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>October 16, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Harlan Ellison will be chatting live on	<a href="http://www.compuserve.com/">CompuServe's</a>	Book Preview Forum (GO PREVIEW) on October 17 at 10PM EDT.
	<p>	An updated	<a href="/lurk/misc/tntletter.html">letter from TNT</a>	is available, with details on air dates, letterboxing, and more.
<p><dt>October 14, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="http://www.getwild.com/couch/105/chat_transcript/index.html">transcript</a>	of the JMS chat session on Wild Wild Web on October 8 is available.
<p><dt>October 13, 1997<dd>	The following note from Dean Treadway at TNT may be cause for relief	for some viewers:
	<blockquote>	For those of you who are not getting the final four episodes of the	fourth season because your local station dropped B5 in October, we'll	see what we can do about getting those final four on some 1 am-5 am	slot sometime before Jan 19, but there's a strong possibility that it	might not happen.  No promises. You'll hear about it if it happens,	through the TNT/B5 webpage, due to launch in early November.	</blockquote>
	<p>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/085">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/085.html">"Between the Darkness and the Light"</a>	are online.
	<p>	The	<a href="credits/085.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/085.html">"Between the Darkness and the Light"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>October 7, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Richard Biggs will be answering reader questions on	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>'s	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/bbs/">bulletin board</a>	starting October 13.
<p><dt>October 6, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: I'll be out of town October 8-14, so the guide page for	<a href="/lurk/guide/086.html">"Endgame"</a>	will be delayed a few days.  Sorry for the inconvenience.
	<p>	Newsflash: JMS will be chatting live on October 8 at 10PM Eastern on	<a href="http://www.getwild.com/">Wild Wild Web.</a>
<p><dt>October 3, 1997<dd>	<a href="http://www.mania.com/">Mania</a>	has an	<a href="http://www.mania.com/tv/features/furlan.html">interview</a>	with Mira Furlan.
<p><dt>October 1, 1997<dd>	The print ad and episode description in next week's	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>	contain more spoilers for	<a href="/lurk/guide/085.html">"Between the Darkness and the Light"</a>	than you may enjoy knowing.  Read with caution.  On the plus side, the	episode was picked as an Editor's Choice, hence the more detailed than 	usual description.
<p><dt>September 14, 1997<dd>	Harlan Ellison will be chatting live in	<a href="http://www.aol.com/">America Online</a>'s	Globe Auditorium on September 17.
<p><dt>September 13, 1997<dd>	Bill Mumy is answering fan questions on	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>'s	<a href="http://bbs2.iguide.com:8086/television/mumy/">Web	bulletin board.</a>
<p><dt>September 12, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="http://www.abc.com/pi/word/970909.html">transcript</a>	of the September 9 episode of "Politically Incorrect" featuring	Harlan Ellison is online.
	<p>	Newsflash:	Harlan Ellison's September 8 appearance on 	<a href="http://www.cbs.com/snyder/">The Late Late Show</a>	has been rescheduled to September 24 due to Princess Diana coverage.
	<p>	Newsflash: The previous	<a href="/lurk/reference/airtimes.shtml#satellite">satellite feed</a>	update was incorrect; the initial feed is Fridays at 2300 Eastern.
<p><dt>September 4, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: The September 6	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>	has a short	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tv/magazine/970901/ftr10a.sml">article</a>	about the remainder of season four.  It includes spoilers.
<p><dt>September 3, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: B5's	<a href="/lurk/reference/airtimes.shtml#satellite">satellite feed</a>	has moved to a new time and channel.
<p><dt>September 2, 1997<dd>	Bill Mumy will be appearing on "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" on Cartoon	Network on September 12 (11PM Eastern.)
<p><dt>August 30, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	<a href="/lurk/guide/054.html">"Severed Dreams"</a>	has won the	<a href="http://www.io.com/~lsc2/hugo/newszine/stories/story27.html">Hugo award</a>	for best dramatic presentation.
<p><dt>August 28, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	<a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?Scoggins%2C+Tracy">Tracy	Scoggins</a>	has been cast in the new role of Captain Elizabeth Lochley for season	five.
	<p>	Newsflash:	Harlan Ellison will be appearing on CBS'	<a href="http://www.cbs.com/snyder/">The Late Late Show</a>	on September 8.
<p><dt>August 24, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="/lurk/ftp/Prodigy/970812-bruce">transcript</a>	of the August 12 chat session with Bruce Boxleitner on	<a href="http://www.prodigy.com/">Prodigy</a>	is available.
<p><dt>August 20, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Bruce Boxleitner will be appearing on the syndicated talk	show	<a href="http://www.spe.sony.com/Pictures/tv/vibe/show/index.htm">"Vibe"</a>	tonight.  Check local listings for airtimes.
<p><dt>August 19, 1997<dd>	New versions of the SF TV schedule and titles files are online.
<p><dt>August 18, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/083.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/083.html">"The Face of the Enemy"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>August 17, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="synops/076.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/076.html">"Racing Mars"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>August 15, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: This week's	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>	has a small	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tv/magazine/970811/insider.sml">article</a>	on Claudia Christian's departure.  Contains some spoilers for season	five.  There is also an	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tv/circuits/0815a.htm">article</a>	with Bruce Boxleitner's comments on her departure.
	<p>	Newsflash:	Jason Carter guest-stars on Fox's	<a href="http://www.foxnetwork.com/roarindx.htm">"Roar"</a>	on August 18.
<p><dt>August 10, 1997<dd>	Bruce Boxleitner will appear on	<a href="http://www.homeandfamily.com/home.html">"Home and Family"</a>	on 	<a href="http://www.familychannel.com">The Family Channel</a>	on August 12 at 1PM (Eastern/Pacific.)
<p><dt>August 8, 1997<dd>	Applied lots of spelling and punctuation fixes to some early guide	pages.  Thanks to Darin Adler for poring over the pages tracking	them down.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/078.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/078.html">"Conflicts of Interest"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>August 5, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/075.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/075.html">"Atonement"</a>	are online.
	<p>	Newsflash: The B5 issue of	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>	sold 12.5 million copies, on par with issues featuring	<a href="http://www.thex-files.com">The X-Files,</a>	according to JMS at a recent convention. They want to do another B5	cover later in the year.  Thanks to everyone who participated in the	buying campaign.
<p><dt>August 3, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="synops/083.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/083.html">"The Face of the Enemy"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>July 30, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="synops/082.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/082.html">"The Exercise of Vital Powers"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>July 28, 1997<dd>	The onscreen credits for the following episodes are now online:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="credits/073.html">"Epiphanies"</a>	   <li> <a href="credits/074.html">"The Illusion of Truth"</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>July 27, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Jeff Conaway will appear on	<a href="http://www.foxnetwork.com/foxab/index.htm">FOX After	Breakfast</a>	on July 28.
<p><dt>July 24, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: B5 has been nominated for an	<a href="http://www.emmycast.com/main/index.html">Emmy</a>	for best makeup for	<a href="/lurk/guide/069.html">"The Summoning."</a>
<p><dt>July 23, 1997<dd>	The onscreen credits for the following episodes are now online:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="credits/076.html">"Racing Mars"</a>	   <li> <a href="credits/077.html">"Lines of Communication"</a>	   <li> <a href="credits/078.html">"Conflicts of Interest"</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>July 21, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="synops/084.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/084.html">"Intersections in Real Time"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>July 19, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Claudia Christian will not be appearing in season 5.	<a href="/lurk/misc/cc-leave.html">The full story.</a>
<p><dt>July 16, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="synops/081.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/081.html">"No Surrender, No Retreat"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>July 15, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/079.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/079.html">"Rumors, Bargains and Lies"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>July 13, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Babylon 5 begins in	<a href="/lurk/countries/fi/eplist.html">Finland</a>	on August 17.
	<p>	Newsflash: A Canadian	<a href="http://www.myna.com/~mkoren/B5/">letter-writing campaign</a>	is underway to convince local stations to pick up season 5.
<p><dt>July 11, 1997<dd>	An	<a href="/lurk/ftp/soundtrack-2-index">index</a>	of the second B5 soundtrack CD has been uploaded.
<p><dt>July 10, 1997<dd>	An updated	<a href="/lurk/misc/tntletter.html">letter from TNT</a>	answers questions about season five, their plans for reruns,	international distribution, air schedules, and more.  Check	it out before you send them mail asking for information.
	<p>	Sonic Images will be releasing a five-CD set titled	<a href="http://www.sonicimages.com/b5/Episodes/">"Babylon 5 - The Cult"</a>	containing the unabridged soundtracks to the episodes	<a href="/lurk/guide/054.html">"Severed Dreams,"</a>	<a href="/lurk/guide/057.html">"A Late Delivery from Avalon,"</a>	<a href="/lurk/guide/062.html">"Walkabout,"</a>	<a href="/lurk/guide/065.html">"Shadow Dancing,"</a>	and	<a href="/lurk/guide/066.html">"Z'ha'dum."</a>
	<p>	The	<a href="credits/081.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/081.html">"No Surrender, No Retreat"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>July 6, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/082.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/082.html">"The Exercise of Vital Powers"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>July 5, 1997<dd>	A new version of the B5 FAQ is available:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-faq">The main FAQ, covering general		questions.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-news-schedule">News and schedules.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s1">Season one.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s2">Season two.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s3">Season three.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s4">Season four.</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>July 2, 1997<dd>	A	<a href="http://www.roughcut.com/special/b5_trans_june30.html">transcript</a>	of JMS's June 30 IRC chat is available on	<a href="http://www.roughcut.com/">Rough Cut's</a>	Web site.  One nugget of information from that chat session: JMS says	Columbia House Video may release B5 videotapes at some point.
	<p>	The	<a href="credits/084.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/084.html">"Intersections in Real Time"</a>	are online.  Thanks to Arturo Magidin, who has started transcribing	the episode credits for the Guide.
	<p>	The	<a href="credits/080.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/080.html">"Moments of Transition"</a>	are online.
	<p>	There's a warning on the Lurker's Guide home page, but it bears	repeating: the recent issue of TV Guide contains major spoilers for	future episodes.  Of course, you should still	<a href="misc/tvguide.html">go buy two copies.</a>
	<p>	Several people have forwarded a	<a href="misc/tntletter.html">letter from TNT</a>	about B5.  Since it's of general interest, I've reproduced it here.
<p><dt>July 1, 1997<dd>	The season-four finale's title has been announced:	<a href="guide/088.html">"The Deconstruction of Falling Stars."</a>
	<p>	Newsflash: B5's online following, including the Lurker's Guide, will	be profiled on the July 3 edition of	<a href="http://www.thesite.com/">"The Site"</a>	on	<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/">MSNBC.</a>
<p><dt>June 30, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: The	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tv/magazine/970630/index.sml">July 5	issue</a>	of	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>	is now online.  It features a B5 cover story.	<a href="/lurk/misc/tvguide.html">This is an opportunity to help the	show!</a>	(The B5 article contains major spoilers for future episodes.)
	<p>	Updated the	<a href="countries/us/eplist.html">US episode list</a>	to include information about TNT's rebroadcast of seasons 1-4, as	well as the latest news about season 5 renewal.  Switched the date	format to be consistent with the rest of the per-country schedules.
<p><dt>June 27, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Babylon 5 has been renewed for a fifth season,	according to an announcement by Harlan Ellison on "The	Late Late Show."  Season five will air on cable network	<a href="http://tnt.turner.com/">TNT.</a>	The start date, which presumably will come after the remainder of season	four airs on PTEN, is unknown; it's also unknown whether the PTEN	stations will get the first season-five episode in exchange for	<a href="/lurk/guide/110.html">"Sleeping in Light,"</a>	which will now air at the end of season five, or which episode will be	shown at the end of season four in foreign markets.  More news as it's	available.
<p><dt>June 22, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/084">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/084.html">"Intersections in Real Time"</a>	are online.
	<p>	Moved the	<a href="making/cast.html">Cast</a>	page out of the Universe section and into the Making Of section where	it more properly belongs.  The old People page is now named	<a href="making/creators.html">Creators,</a>	so as not to imply that actors aren't people.
<p><dt>June 17, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Babylon 5 is now airing in	<a href="countries/si/eplist.html">Slovenia.</a>
	<p>	Newsflash: This month's MacUser magazine has a behind-the-scenes	<a href="http://www.macuser.com/onlinecol/b5/">article</a>	on B5.
	<p>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/083">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/083.html">"The Face of the Enemy"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>June 16, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: According to an unconfirmed report in TV Zone magazine,	season 4 will begin in the	<a href="/lurk/countries/uk/eplist.html">UK</a>	on July 23.
<p><dt>June 11, 1997<dd>	A guide page for novel #8,	<a href="novels/008.html">"Personal Agendas,"</a>	is online.  The page for novel #7 is in progress.
<p><dt>June 9, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/082">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/082.html">"The Exercise of Vital Powers"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>June 8, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: Rumor has it that the July 5 issue of	<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>	will feature a B5 cover story.	<a href="/lurk/misc/tvguide.html">This is an opportunity to help the	show!</a>
<p><dt>June 7, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="synops/075.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/075.html">"Atonement"</a>	is now illustrated.
	<p>	A	<a href="/lurk/ftp/Misc/jms-irc-970123">transcript</a>	of a January 23 IRC chat session with JMS is available.
	<p>	The summer rerun schedule for the US has been announced and is listed	on the	<a href="countries/us/eplist.html">US episode list page.</a>
<p><dt>June 6, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: The renewal announcement from Warner Bros., if one occurs,	may not happen until July, judging by a recent	<a href="misc/july-15.html">message from JMS.</a>	(The message is all the information I have; when there's more news	you'll see it here.)
	<p>	The	<a href="synops/074.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/074.html">"The Illusion of Truth"</a>	is now illustrated.
	<p>	A	<a href="/lurk/ftp/America-Online/jms-john.txt">transcript</a>	of the June 2 chat session on	<a href="http://www.aol.com/">America Online</a>	with JMS and John Copeland is available.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/079.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/079.html">"Rumors, Bargains and Lies"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>June 5, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/081">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/081.html">"No Surrender, No Retreat"</a>	are online.
	<p>	The	<a href="synops/073.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/073.html">"Epiphanies"</a>	is now illustrated.
<p><dt>June 3, 1997<dd>	Newsflashes: the June 5 issue of the Christian Science Monitor has	a B5 article, as does the June 9 issue of Newsweek magazine.
	<p>	The episode guide and synopsis screenshots are now in JPEG format	rather than GIF format.  In most cases, this should result in	improved load time (JPEG typically produces smaller output than GIF	for these types of images) and, for people with 16-bit (64K) or higher	color depth, much nicer-looking images.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/077.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/077.html">"Lines of Communication"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>May 31, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: JMS and John Copeland will be chatting live on	<a href="http://www.aol.com/">America Online</a>	Monday, June 2 at 9PM Eastern time.  Go to keyword "Babylon 5".
	<p>	Some of the inline images in the Guide will probably switch over to	JPEG format soon.  I've changed the Lurker's Guide logo on the home	page to a JPEG image as a test; unless I'm deluged with complaints	the change will happen sometime in the next week.  Images that work	better in GIF format, such as buttons, will stay GIF.
	<p>	For those of you who're curious about this kind of thing, in the course	of making the decision I compiled a list of the most popular Web	browsers used to access the Lurker's Guide.  The following are the	most popular browsers out of the last 933945 accesses to the "This	Week's Episode" link on the Lurker's Guide home page, which should be	a representative sample of the user base.  Note that this just measures	fetches of that one URL; images aren't included in these totals.
	<p>	<table border=0>	<tr><th align=right>Hits<th align=right>%<th align=left>Browser<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>709682<td align=right>75.99<td>Netscape Navigator<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>173314<td align=right>18.56<td>Microsoft Internet Explorer<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>23570<td align=right>2.52<td>Lynx<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>2048<td align=right>0.22<td>Unknown<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>1945<td align=right>0.21<td>Prodigy browser<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>1598<td align=right>0.17<td>IBM WebExplorer<br></tr>	<tr><td align=right>1363<td align=right>0.15<td>AOL browser</tr>	</table>
<p><dt>May 26, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="synops/070.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/070.html">"Falling Toward Apotheosis"</a>	is now illustrated.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/080.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/080.html">"Moments of Transition"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>May 25, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/079">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/079.html">"Rumors, Bargains and Lies"</a>	are online, as are	<a href="p5/080">preliminary results</a>	for	<a href="guide/080.html">"Moments of Transition."</a>
<p><dt>May 15, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/078">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/078.html">"Conflicts of Interest"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>May 14, 1997<dd>	A new version of the B5 FAQ is available:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-faq">The main FAQ, covering general		questions.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-news-schedule">News and schedules.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s1">Season one.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s2">Season two.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s3">Season three.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s4">Season four.</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>May 12, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	Director David Eagle will be chatting live on	<a href="http://www.aol.com/">America Online</a>	on Wednesday, May 14 at 9:30PM EDT.  He'll be in the official B5 area's	"Eclipse Cafe."

<p><dt>May 8, 1997<dd>	The following synopses are now illustrated:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="synops/066.html">"Z'ha'dum"</a>	   <li> <a href="synops/067.html">"The Hour of the Wolf"</a>	   <li> <a href="synops/068.html">"Whatever Happened to Mr.		Garibaldi?"</a>	</ul>
	<p>	Newsflash: NBC's "TV Censored Bloopers"	airing May 12 will feature outtakes from B5.
<p><dt>May 7, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: JMS has written 50 episodes in a row, a record for American	TV.  A	<a href="/lurk/misc/50-eps-release">press release</a>	on the subject is available.
<p><dt>May 6, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/077">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/077.html">"Lines of Communication"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>May 5, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: A <a href="/lurk/misc/adams-release">press release</a>	regarding Scott Adams' appearance on B5 is available.
<p><dt>May 3, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/076">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/076.html">"Racing Mars"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>April 28, 1997<dd>	A version of the	<a href="universe/appearances-4.html">character appearances page</a>	for season four (or at least, the episodes aired so far) is online.
<p><dt>April 25, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/072.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/072.html">"Into the Fire"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>April 24, 1997<dd>	Midwinter has switched to new Web server software	(<a href="http://www.zeus.co.uk/">Zeus,</a>	which is far and away the fastest Web server any of us have seen.)	Please let me know if you see any problems with the Guide as a result.
<p><dt>April 21, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: <a href="/lurk/guide/054.html">"Severed Dreams"</a>	has been nominated for a Hugo Award for best dramatic presentation.	<a href="/lurk/guide/060.html">"War Without End"</a>	and	<a href="/lurk/guide/066.html">"Z'ha'dum"</a>	also qualified, but JMS declined their nominations to avoid a split	vote.
<p><dt>April 20, 1997<dd>	Newsflash: JMS and Harlan Ellison will be on the Sci-Fi Channel's	<a href="http://www.scifi.com/sfvortex/">SF Vortex</a>	April 26 and 27.
<p><dt>April 12, 1997<dd>	Synopses for the following episodes are now online:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="synops/072.html">"Into the Fire"</a>	   <li> <a href="synops/074.html">"The Illusion of Truth"</a>	   <li> <a href="synops/075.html">"Atonement"</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>April 9, 1997<dd>	The Australian mirror has changed URLs, to	<a href="http://www.cybersite.com.au/babylon5/">http://www.cybersite.com.au/babylon5/</a>.
<P><dt>April 3, 1997<dd>	The German mirror has been replaced by a mirror at	<a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/">Link&ouml;ping University,	Sweden.</a>	The mirror's URL is	<a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/lurk/lurker.html">http://www.lysator.liu.se/lurk/lurker.html</a>.
<p><dt>March 12, 1997<dd>	Newsflash:	<strong>The Lurker's Guide is moving!</strong>	Please update your bookmarks and links to point to	<a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html</a>	instead of the Hyperion address.  There was a legal dispute over the	old name, and we settled out of court (that's all we're allowed to	disclose under the terms of the agreement.)
<p><dt>March 4, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/075">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/075.html">"Atonement"</a>	are online.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/073.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/073.html">"Epiphanies"</a>	is online.  Other synopses will be appearing shortly.
	<p>	A	<a href="synops/071.html">synopsis</a>	of	<a href="guide/071.html">"The Long Night"</a>	is online.
<p><dt>February 25, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/074">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/074.html">"The Illusion of Truth"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>February 22, 1997<dd>
	Transcripts of the recent live chats on AOL are online:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/America-Online/bruce-claudia.txt">Bruce Boxleitner		(Sheridan) and Claudia Christian (Ivanova)</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/America-Online/furlan-mumy.txt">Mira Furlan		(Delenn) and Bill Mumy (Lennier)</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/America-Online/furst-jurasik.txt">Stephen Furst		(Vir) and Peter Jurasik (Londo)</a>	</ul>
	<p>	A new version of the B5 FAQ is available:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-faq">The main FAQ, covering general		questions.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-news-schedule">News and schedules.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s1">Season one.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s2">Season two.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s3">Season three.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s4">Season four.</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>February 18, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/073">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/073.html">"Epiphanies"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>February 14, 1997<dd>	The station list on the	<a href="reference/airtimes.shtml">Air Times</a>	page now contains hypertext links, mostly to TV station Web pages.	The textual	<a href="/lurk/ftp/b5tvlist.txt">station list</a>	is now derived from the Air Times page rather than the other way around.
<p><dt>February 10, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/072">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/072.html">"Into the Fire"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>February 5, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="credits/071.html">onscreen credits</a>	for	<a href="guide/071.html">"The Long Night"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>February 3, 1997<dd>	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	<a href="p5/071">results</a>	for	<a href="guide/071.html">"The Long Night"</a>	are online.
<p><dt>January 29, 1997<dd>	Many people have written to point out that the guide page for	<a href="guide/071.html">"The Long Night"</a>	doesn't have much material yet.  I'm getting over a nasty flu; the	page will be updated when I've recovered.  Thank you for your patience.
<p><dt>January 27, 1997<dd>	A new	<a href="p5/summary.html">summary</a>	of the	<a href="p5/intro.html">Poll 5</a>	results to date is online.
<p><dt>January 24, 1997<dd>	Added guide pages for the two B5 TV-movies to be shown on TNT:	<a href="guide/111.html">Last of the Fallen</a>	and	<a href="guide/112.html">Guardians,</a>	and moved the page for	<a href="guide/113.html">The Babylon Project: Crusade</a>	into the episode guide section.
	<p>	Lots of long-overdue schedule updates:	<a href="countries/il/eplist.html">Israel,</a>	<a href="countries/cy/eplist.html">Cyprus,</a>	<a href="countries/id/eplist.html">Indonesia,</a>	<a href="countries/us/eplist.html">the United States,</a>	and	<a href="countries/jo/eplist.html">Jordan.</a>
<p><dt>January 15, 1997<dd>	The	<a href="support/index.html">B5 Support Page</a>	has been updated.
	<p>	A new version of the B5 FAQ is available:
	<ul>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-faq">The main FAQ, covering general		questions.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-news-schedule">News and schedules.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s1">Season one.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s2">Season two.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s3">Season three.</a>	   <li> <a href="/lurk/ftp/babylon-5-setting-s4">Season four.</a>	</ul>
<p><dt>January 11, 1997<dd>	More on the cookies as described in January 8's entry.  It occurred to	me today that to implement the feature, it wasn't necessary	to have the Web server set cookies on every hit, which unfortunately	was my only choice given the server software we're running.  It will	suffice to simply have the per-user what's new page, a CGI script,	do it.  Folks who refuse cookies will be relieved to see that they	no longer have to do it for every image on every page (though I	consider Netscape's behavior in that regard a pretty serious	user-interface flaw, and Internet Explorer is no better.)
<p><dt>January 8, 1997<dd>	We've started running a new version of our Web server software.	You may have noticed that the Guide is now setting cookies	in your browser; there's a reason for that.  I plan to use them to	put together a "What's new since your last visit" page, so you can	come to the site and jump instantly to all the latest material.  To	do that, the Guide needs to distinguish you from other users, and	cookies are the most convenient way to do it.  About 95% of the	Guide's users use browsers that support cookies, according to my	most recent statistics.
	<p>	Some concern has been expressed that they'll be used to collect	demographic information.  In fact, I have no use for that; I can't	accept ads or otherwise use the Guide to make money since it's not	officially sanctioned by Warner Bros.  To the extent that I eventually	do any usage tracking beyond keeping track of the time of your last	visit, it'll be to see what the most common paths through the Guide are	so I can make it more convenient for frequent users.  (But detailed	tracking like that isn't even on my to-do list yet; just the fancy	what's-new feature is plenty of work.)
<p><dt>January 7, 1997<dd>	The long-overdue	<a href="universe/setting-4.html">Universe pages</a>	for season four are online.  They should still be considered works	in progress (there are a couple portraits missing, for example)	but they should be helpful for new viewers.
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