The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
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  3. <title>Babylon 5 files</title>
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  7. <h1>Babylon 5 file area</h1>
  8. <b>See Also:</b>
  9. <ul>
  10. <li> <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">The Lurker's
  11. Guide to Babylon 5</a>
  12. <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.midwinter.com/pub/Babylon-5/index.html">ftp.midwinter.com</a>
  13. (CA, USA, original location of these files)
  14. <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.uml.edu/Babylon-5/index.html">ftp.uml.edu</a>
  15. (MA, USA)
  16. <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/docs/Babylon-5/index.html">ftp.ntua.gr</a>
  17. (Greece)
  18. <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.ctrl-c.liu.se/babylon-5/index.html">ftp.ctrl-c.liu.se</a>
  19. (Sweden)
  20. <li> <a href="http://www.cant.ac.uk/b5/hyperion/index.html">www.cant.ac.uk</a>
  21. (UK)
  22. </ul>
  23. <p>
  24. <hr>
  25. <h2>Multimedia resources / Software</h2>
  26. <ul>
  27. <li> <a href="Pictures/index.html">The pictures directory</a>
  28. (or its much slower, but more Webbish,
  29. <a href="Pictures/thumbs.html">alternate interface</a>.)
  30. <li> The Babylon 5 Interactive demo for
  31. <a href="B5-Interactive.cpt.hqx">Macintosh</a>
  32. and
  33. <a href="b5demo.zip">Windows</a>
  34. users.
  35. <li> The
  36. <a href="b5quote.tar">Babylon 5 quotes program</a>
  37. for UNIX systems; see also its
  38. <a href="http://www.reed.edu/~horde/b5/b5quote.html">FAQ list</a>.
  39. (<em>hh</em>) A
  40. <a href="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~crow/b5quote.shtml">Web
  41. interface</a>
  42. is also available.
  43. <li> A version of the episode guide for the
  44. <a href="newton.sit">Apple Newton.</a>
  45. See the
  46. <a href="newton.txt">documentation.</a>
  47. <li> Various
  48. <a href="Clips/">sound and video clips</a>
  49. from Warner Bros.' promotions department.
  50. <li> Some 3-D
  51. <a href="Models/">models</a>,
  52. in Amiga "Imagine" format, of ships from the show.
  53. </ul>
  54. <h2>From the horse's mouth</h2>
  55. Information from series creator J. Michael Straczynski.
  56. <ul>
  57. <li> Digests of JMS' messages (and some other information) from the
  58. <a href="GEnie/index.html">GEnie,</a>
  59. <a href="CompuServe/index.html">CompuServe,</a>
  60. and
  61. <a href="America-Online/index.html">America Online</a>
  62. services and the
  63. <a href="Usenet/index.html">Usenet</a>
  64. network. (<em>lw</em>/<em>dn</em>, <em>gm</em>, <em>sg</em>)
  65. <li> The
  66. <a href="b5_jms_answers.txt">JMS answers file</a>,
  67. answers to various questions. Compiled from his messages on GEnie
  68. and Usenet. (<em>dw</em>)
  69. <li> The
  70. <a href="b5log.txt">Grid Epsilon log</a>,
  71. a summary of the Babylon 5 universe, and descriptions of the show's
  72. characters. Somewhat out of date, as it was written while the pilot
  73. movie was in production. (<em>pp</em>)
  74. <li> A transcript of a July 1994
  75. <a href="jms.radio.7-24-94">radio interview</a>
  76. with JMS. (<em>mm</em>)
  77. <li> An
  78. <a href="OHare.Leave">announcement</a>
  79. about Michael O'Hare (Commander Sinclair) regarding season two.
  80. Contains spoiler information.
  81. <li> A list of
  82. <a href="jms.credentials">other works</a>
  83. by JMS.
  84. <li> Transcripts of real-time chat sessions from
  85. <a href="America-Online/">America Online,</a>
  86. <a href="Prodigy/">Prodigy,</a>
  87. and
  88. <a href="Delphi/">Delphi</a>
  89. with JMS and others.
  90. </ul>
  91. <h2>Text files</h2>
  92. <ul>
  93. <li> Text-only versions of the
  94. <a href="Synopses/">episode synopses</a>
  95. from the
  96. <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">Lurker's Guide</a>.
  97. (<em>sb</em>, <em>sg</em>, <em>mu</em>)
  98. <li> The
  99. <a href="babylon-5-faq">Babylon 5 Frequently Asked Questions list,</a>
  100. with its companion documents, the
  101. <a href="babylon-5-news-schedule">news/schedule file</a>
  102. and season-specific files for
  103. <a href="babylon-5-setting-s1">season 1,</a>
  104. <a href="babylon-5-setting-s2">season 2,</a>
  105. and
  106. <a href="babylon-5-setting-s3">season 3.</a>
  107. (<em>dw</em>)
  108. A
  109. <a href="b5faq-german">German</a> version is also available.
  110. (<em>tt</em>)
  111. <li> A
  112. <a href="quickref.txt">quick-reference sheet</a>
  113. listing all the episodes with brief summaries. But use the
  114. <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/reference/episodes.html">hypertext version</a>
  115. instead.
  116. <li> Some official
  117. <a href="Releases/">press releases</a>
  118. about the show, as sent to TV stations.
  119. <li> A discussion of the parallels between B5's storyline and the works of
  120. <a href="lovecraft.html">H. P. Lovecraft.</a>
  121. A
  122. <a href="lovecraft.txt">text-only</a>
  123. version is also available.
  124. <li> A file full of
  125. <a href="Kosh_Quotes.txt">Kosh quotes.</a>
  126. <li> A Babylon 5
  127. <a href="b5.tech">Technical Manual</a>. (<em>h</em>)
  128. Also an
  129. <a href="b5.tech.htm">HTML version</a>
  130. and an
  131. <a href="b5.tech.12">update</a>
  132. covering the first three and a half seasons. (<em>tc</em>)
  133. <li> The
  134. <a href="b5episodes">Episode/spoiler list</a>,
  135. containing schedule information and some spoilers for upcoming episodes.
  136. (<em>ds</em>)
  137. <li> An
  138. <a href="uk-guide/">episode guide</a>
  139. based on the UK air schedule.
  140. (<em>ey</em>)
  141. <li> Digests of the old
  142. <a href="Digests/">B5 mailing list</a>. (<em>tr</em>)
  143. <li> Text-only versions of the
  144. <a href="Guide/">episode guide pages</a>
  145. from the
  146. <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">Lurker's Guide</a>.
  147. (<em>mr</em>)
  148. <li> An early 1993 talk with
  149. <a href="ellison.txt">Harlan Ellison</a>
  150. about his role on B5, and other topics.
  151. <li> A
  152. <a href="soundtrack-index">detailed breakdown</a>
  153. of the
  154. <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/resources/products.html#soundtrack">soundtrack CD,</a>
  155. as well as a
  156. <a href="soundtrack-clues">clue sheet</a>
  157. to help your local record store order it if need be. A
  158. <a href="soundtrack-2-index">breakdown</a>
  159. of the second soundtrack CD is also available.
  160. <li> And miscellaneous
  161. <a href="Misc/">other things.</a>
  162. </ul>
  163. <h2>Facts and Figures</h2>
  164. <ul>
  165. <li> <a href="Credits/">Production credits</a>
  166. for individual episodes, as listed onscreen. (<em>ju</em>)
  167. <li> <a href="Bibliographies/">Bibliographies</a>
  168. for some cast and crewmembers. See also the
  169. <a href="b5.media">media list</a>. (<em>tr</em>)
  170. <li> <a href="History.Babylonia.html">A brief history of ancient Babylonia</a>,
  171. which may have some interesting
  172. <a href="Parallels.History">parallels</a>
  173. in B5's storyline. (<em>sb</em>)
  174. <li> A list of
  175. <a href="biblical-references">Biblical references to Babylon.</a>
  176. (<em>mw</em>)
  177. <li> <a href="Dictionary">A glossary of people and places</a>.
  178. There is a more complete
  179. <a href="b5encyc.txt">encyclopedia</a>
  180. as well. (<em>bo</em>)
  181. <li> The
  182. <a href="b5actors.txt">Babylon 5 Actors' Other Roles list</a>.
  183. (<em>lw</em>)
  184. <li> Cast listings sorted by actors' names
  185. (<a href="cast.txt">plaintext</a>
  186. and
  187. <a href="cast.html">hypertext,</a>)
  188. <a href="character.txt">characters' names</a>,
  189. and
  190. <a href="castbyep.txt">first appearance.</a>
  191. (<em>tr</em>)
  192. <li> Biographical information about members of the
  193. <a href="b5.crew">production crew</a>.
  194. <li> The
  195. <a href="b5.appearances">appearances chart</a>,
  196. listing which regulars appear in which episodes. (<em>dh</em>)
  197. <li> A list of Babylon 5 season-two
  198. <a href="sponsors.txt">sponsors</a>
  199. based on a survey of four early episodes.
  200. </ul>
  201. <p>
  202. <hr>
  203. <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">To the <cite>Lurker's
  204. Guide</cite> home page</a>
  205. </hr>
  206. <p>
  207. Maintainers/Contributors:
  208. <p>
  209. <pre>
  210. SB = Shawn Bayern, bayern@minerva.cis.yale.edu
  211. MC = I. Marc Carlson, imc@vax2.utulsa.edu
  212. TC = Thomas Chiverton, falken@bigfoot.com
  213. SG = Steven Grimm, koreth@midwinter.com
  214. H = The Harlequin, mdig8154@uriacc.uri.edu
  215. DH = David Henderson, davidh@camelot.bradley.edu
  216. HH = Heiji Horde, horde@reed.edu
  217. Ju = Jackutis, genoa@mit.edu
  218. JK = Jason Kempnich, jasonk@thehub.com.au
  219. GM = The Green Meddler, kilgalen@tde.com
  220. MM = Maria Montalvo, maria@mvuts.att.com
  221. Mu = Matthew Murray, i9717029@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu
  222. BO = Brian O'Neill, oneill@cs.uml.edu
  223. DN = Dylan Northrup, northrup@madonna.coedu.usf.edu
  224. PP = Phil Posner
  225. TR = Troy Rutter, techy@iastate.edu
  226. MR = Matt Ryan, mbr2@kimbark.uchicago.edu
  227. DS = David Strauss, dss2k@virginia.edu, REPLAYER on GEnie
  228. TT = Tobias Teschner, teschne@uni-muenster.de
  229. LW = Lee Whiteside, leew@indirect.com
  230. DW = Dan Wood, danwood@karelia.com
  231. MW = Michele Worley, michele_l_worley@yahoo.com
  232. EY = Edwin Yau, mrpotato@fastnet.co.uk
  233. MZ = Michael "The Admiral" Zecca, zecca@ncar.ucar.edu
  234. </pre>
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