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INTRODUCTION
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It's not often that a individual television series can take credit for
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having made a profound impact on both the way stories are told and and the
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way shows are produced in the medium today. Especially one that is
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syndicated and science fiction as well.
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Babylon 5 -- created by J. Michael Straczynski (the only individual selected
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by Newsweek from the ranks of the entertainment industry to appear on its
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"50 for the Future" list of the "most influential thinkers-innovators who
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will shape our lives as we move into the 21st century") -- falls within that
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category.
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Within these pages you will read about how this unique series -- presently
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in its third season of syndication through Warner Bros. Domestic Television
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Distribution -- has pioneered many historic firsts in American television,
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including as...
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* The first American television series presented as an epic saga -- with a
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beginning, middle, and end in the tradition of a great literary novel.
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* The first series to revolutionize the way state-of-the-art special
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visual effects are produced on television through the use of inexpensive
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desktop computers and off-the-shelf software.
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* The first science fiction series in which all of the technology
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incorporated in the story -- other than its unique "jumpgates" -- are
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based on real science.
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* The first time one individual has written a full 22-episode season for
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for a one-hour dramatic series.
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* The first time that the Virtual Studio concept has been used to link key
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members of the production team around the world via the Internet and
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other means for a television series.
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Certainly, few syndicated series have been as honored in such a short period
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of time. To date, Babylon 5 has received...
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* Two Emmy Awards (for Special Visual Effects in 1993 and Makeup in 1994)
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* Three Emmy nominations (for Cinematography, Makeup, and Hairstyling, all
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in 1995)
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* The 1994 Space Frontier Foundation Award for "Best Vision of the Future"
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from the National Association of Space Scientists, Astronauts and
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Engineers
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* The 1994 Jewish Televimage Award
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* A Hugo Award nomination from the World Science Fiction Association
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* Five English Media Cult TV Awards from England (including for "Best New
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Series" in 1994)
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* A Sci-Fi Universe 1995 Reader's Choice Award ("Best Actor in a TV
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Series") for star Bruce Boxleitner (shared with David Duchovny of "The
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X-Files")
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Babylon 5 stars Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, and
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Mira Furlan. Richard Biggs, Bill Mumy, Jason Carter, Stephen Furst,
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and Jeff Conaway also star, with Peter Jurasik as "Londo" and Andreas
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Katsulas as "G-Kar."
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Produced by Babylonian Productions, Inc., Babylon 5 is distributed by
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Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Douglas Netter and
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J. Michael Straczynski are the executive producers, and John Copeland
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is the producer. Harlan Ellison serves as a creative consultant.
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