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<a href="#books">Books</a> -
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<a href="#soundtrack">Audio</a> -
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Licensing Company of America, a
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subsidiary of Warner Bros. handles the licensing of <cite>Babylon 5</cite>
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products.
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Many of these items are carried by online stores:
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<li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/thelurkersguidet">Amazon.com</a>
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<li> <a href="http://www.astralight.com/bookstore/">Astralight Book Store</a>
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<li> <a href="http://www.webcs.com/b5">The Collector's Trading Post</a>
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<li> <a href="http://www.sf-f.com/">Fantasy Emporium</a>
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<li> <a href="http://firebirdarts.com/2bab01.htm">Firebird Arts & Music</a>
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<li> <a href="http://www.bookshop.co.uk/">The Internet BookShop</a> (UK)
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<li> <a href="http://www.moviemadness.com/">Movie Madness Merchandise</a>
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<li> <a href="http://members.aol.com/oriontradr/orion.htm">Orion Traders</a>
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<li> <a href="http://www.bab.com/pegasus/pegasus.html">Pegasus Publishing</a>
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<li> <a href="http://tvmerch.web2010.com/cgibin/shop/tvcart.cgi">Power Star
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Collectibles</a>
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<li> <a href="http://members.aol.com/sfcomet/b5m.htm">SFCOMET</a> (UK)
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<li> Uncomyn Gifts'
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<A HREF="http://www.halcyon.com/uncomyn/Main/Recreation_Room/Babylon-5/index.html">The Virtual Toy Store</A>
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<li> <a href="http://www.awit.com/index.htm">A Wrinkle in Time</a>
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<a name="books">Books/Magazines</a>
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<li>
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<b>For a list of books, see the
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<a href="/lurk/novels/">Books/novels</a>
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page.</b>
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<li>
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A
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<a href="/lurk/comic/index.html">comic-book adaptation</a>
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from DC Comics with all-new stories is available. The original series
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started in December 1994 and ended after 11 issues.
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A new series, started in January 1998, is in production.
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Softbound collections of the first and second series are available
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from Titan Books in the UK, ISBNs 1852866462 and 1852867353.
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<li>
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Babylon 5 Magazine, an official UK magazine published by Titan Magazines, goes
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on sale in the UK and Ireland on July 17, 1997. It features interviews with
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the cast and crew and exclusive photos from the set. For subscription
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information, call 01536 763631.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.slowdazzle.com/babylon5/home.htm">A 1999 Babylon 5 calendar</a>
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is available.
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<li>
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Chris Aylott produces a fan-run magazine called
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<a href="http://io.com/user/aylott/apainfo.html">The Babylon Project.</a>
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<a name="clothing">Clothing</a>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Fashion Victim has released 5
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<a href="http://www.UncomynGifts.com/Main/Recreation_Room/Babylon-5/T-shirts/index.html">B5 shirts,</a>
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with 2 more on the way.
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<li>
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Some fan-produced
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<a href="http://www.aracnet.com/~elana/pin/pin.html">jumpgate pins</a>
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(with the "<*>" symbol you may have seen in people's Usenet signatures,
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representing a jumpgate) are available. The price has been sharply cut
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for the remainder of 1997.
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<li>
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A leather/wool jacket with the B5 logo on the front and a station picture
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on the back is available, though only in limited quantities. The list
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price is $300. See the Uncomyn Gifts page listed above for more details.
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<li>
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There are some
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<a href="http://www.halcyon.com/uncomyn/b5/costumes/b5-mask.html">B5 character
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masks.</a>
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Currently Delenn and G'Kar are being
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produced; their list prices are $15.00 and $23.00 respectively.
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<li>
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ALL-U Activewear has
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<a href="http://www-pcd.stanford.edu/mogens/babylon-5/t-shirts.html">5 shirt
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designs</a>
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available, as well as 1 cap design and
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some other items. 10 Vatrano Rd, Albany NY 12205; phone 800-424-2558 or
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518-488-7291.
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<li>
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Two T-shirt designs are now available from
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<a href="http://www.800-trekker.com/b5.htm">800-TREKKER</a>:
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the logo, and the station/season 1 cast (as seen in the TV Guide ad).
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$13.95 each.
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<li>
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Creation Entertainment has T-shirts. They can be reached at (818) 409-0960.
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<li>
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<cite>Babylon 5</cite> T-shirts should be available soon at Warner Bros.
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company stores.
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<a name="soundtrack">Audio</a>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Two soundtrack albums by Christopher Franke are available via mail order and
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in stores. The first, titled simply "Babylon 5," is about 55 minutes in
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length. Sonic Images, the publisher, has a
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<a href="http://www.sonicimages.com/b5/b5home.html">Web server</a>
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with some excerpts from the CD. There is also a fan-produced
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<a href="/lurk/ftp/soundtrack-index">detailed breakdown</a>
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of which episodes the various sections of the CD come from.
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The second soundtrack album is called "Babylon 5: Messages from Earth," and
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was released January 29, 1997. See the Sonic Images
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<a href="http://www.sonicimages.com/b5/v2/">Web page</a>
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about the soundtrack for details and audio clips. There is a fan-produced
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<a href="/lurk/ftp/soundtrack-2-index">index</a>
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of this CD as well.
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<p>
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A series of unabridged
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<a href="http://www.sonicimages.com/b5/Episodes/">episode soundtracks</a>
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is available from Sonic Images, containing the music from various
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episodes exactly as heard on the show. Each CD runs approximately 30
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minutes. Episodes currently available include
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<a href="/lurk/guide/054.html">"Severed Dreams,"</a>
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<a href="/lurk/guide/057.html">"A Late Delivery from Avalon,"</a>
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<a href="/lurk/guide/062.html">"Walkabout,"</a>
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<a href="/lurk/guide/065.html">"Shadow Dancing,"</a>
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and
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<a href="/lurk/guide/066.html">"Z'ha'dum."</a>
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Sonic Images also publishes a
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<a href="http://sonicimages.com/crusade/">"Crusade" soundtrack</a>
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featuring music by Evan H. Chen.
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All of these CDs can be ordered direct from Sonic Images; details can be found
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on their Web site.
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<p>
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Some of the CDs are available for online listening at
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<a href="http://www.broadcast.com/jukebox/formats/soundtracks/soundtracks1.stm">broadcast.com.</a>
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<p>
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<li>
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Bill Mumy (Lennier) is part of
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<a href="http://www.rain.org/~czure/barnes/">Barnes & Barnes,</a>
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an offbeat rock band. (In
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<a href="/lurk/guide/016.html">"Eyes,"</a>
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Lennier can be heard chanting a nonsense word from one of his albums.)
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His latest album is called "Dying To Be Heard."
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<li>
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There is also a set of recordings by B5's conceptual consultant Harlan
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Ellison, who performs his works in a radio-drama-style context. The first
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CD release is a reading of his Hugo-award-winning story, "Paladin of the Lost
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Hour." The CD costs $16.50 plus $2 shipping/handling; for more information
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or to order, contact the Harlan Ellison Record Collection,
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P. O. Box 55548, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413. (Checks or money
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orders only, no plastic.)
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<p>
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<li>
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A series of recordings of radio shows written by
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<a href="http://www.lodestone-media.com/">Norman Corwin</a>
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is available. Norman Corwin is JMS's favorite writer;
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<a href="/lurk/search.html?KEY=norman+corwin&go=Search&USENET=1&GENIE=1&COMPUSERVE=1&THE=0">here's what Joe has to say about him.</a>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<a name="software">Software</a>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.sierra.com/">Sierra Online</a>
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was working on a B5 computer game
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featuring first-person space combat, but it was
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<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990921/wa_sierra__1.html">cancelled</a>
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on September 21, 1999.
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<p>
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Some articles about the game are available on various sites:
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<li> A September 1998
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<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19990116223026/http://www.ogr.com/previews/babylon5_1.phtml">preview</a>
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of the game
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<li> A September 1998
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<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19981201204440/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/4466.html">interview</a>
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with designers Marc Hudgins and Randy Littlejohn
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</ul>
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<p>
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The game was first shown publicly on May 29, 1998 at the E3 conference in
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Atlanta, GA.
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<li>
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Several fan-produced B5 games are available. Among them:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.firstones.com/">I've Found Her,</a>
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a space combat simulation written from scratch.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.3dactionplanet.com/hlp/hosted/babylon/index.shtml">The Babylon Project</a>
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is another space combat simulation based on the Freespace 2
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engine (though that game is not required to play.)
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<li>
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Sierra produces a B5 CD-ROM encyclopedia, "The Official Guide to J.
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Michael Straczynski's 'Babylon 5,'" created in cooperation with Babylonian
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Productions. It was released November 17, 1997, and can be ordered online from
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<a href="http://www.sierra.com/titles/babylon5/">Sierra's Web site.</a>
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More details:
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Sierra On-Line (Oakhurst, CA), in
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conjunction with Babylonian Productions and Sonic Images, is releasing
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the ultimate Babylon 5 reference product. It will be hitting stores the
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first week of November and contains 2 CDs. Both CDs are hybrid PC and
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MAC.
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<p>
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The first CD (created by Babylonian Productions) is the reference guide.
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This has gobs of specs and information on ships, weapons, governments,
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people, and places to go on the ship. One of the most impressive
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things, is the incredible amount of video clips and still images taken
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from the show. This is a very special CD due to its unique design and
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depth of information.
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<p>
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The second CD (created by Sonic Images and Sierra) is "The Best of
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Babylon 5". This is an enhanced music CD that has 15 tracks taken from
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Christopher Franke's 7 existing Babylon 5 CDs (Vol.1, Vol.2, and the 5
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Episodic CDs), plus 2 tracks created for Sierra's upcoming game. Play
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the music just like any music CD, or put it in a PC or MAC and choose to
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see any of the 8 interviews, a Bio, or a trailer for Sierra's upcoming
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game.
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As an added bonus, there will be an exclusive trading card.
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Comments from JMS:
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The first thing out the gate is going to be the B5 guide CDrom,
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which will be out next month or so. It was done in-house by us, and
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Sierra is distributing it. It's the authoritative guide to the races,
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weapons, ships, and the world of B5 itself, the locations, other
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stuff...with a LOT of video from the show, and your choice of three
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different guides.
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<p>
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<li>
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The other game is still being developed, and it's too early to
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get into the details yet. Christy Marx is involved, though.
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RE: the guides...in the informational CD rom, you arrive by
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shuttle at the station, and at customs you can choose from three
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different guides: the official station tour guide (rather stuffy,
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formal, only encourages you to go to the nice places), a rather shady
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character who knows all the best (worst) places, and a Gaim. The
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commentaries on the places you go vary from guide to guide.
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<li>
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Yes, the fan club will also carry a limited number of the
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CDroms.
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<p>
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<li>
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<em>Will the CD contain information about future events?</em><br>
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No, this was something we couldn't work into this
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version...though there is one little extra hidden in the disk
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somewhere...sort of an easter egg, something that won't come around for
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almost a year in the show.
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<p>
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<li>
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<em>About the name</em><br>
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I was very iffy on that...I am getting this vague sense that I'm
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becoming a brand name, and I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. At
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first they wanted it in a proprietary sense, "J. Michael Straczynski's
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Guide to the Babylon 5 Universe," but I vetoed that because Jason
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Brezhinski did 90% of the actual work on the thing, researching every
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smallest detail shown in the series, and if anyone should get that
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credit, it's him. The final title only came about through a lot of
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haggling.
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<p>
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PC Magazine has a
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<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/netbuyer/reviews/pcmg/1711/314001.htm">review</a>
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of the CD.
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<p>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.soundsourceinteractive.com/bab5/bab5.htm">Babylon 5:
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Shadow War</a>
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is the second B5 screensaver package from Sound Source Interactive. It contains
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images from seasons three and four as well as a B5 videogame.
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<li>
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The first B5 screen saver by Sound Source Interactive is currently
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out of print. A note from JMS about installation:
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Oh...speaking of eye-popping, I've gotten a copy of the B5 Screen
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Saver/Limited Edition Entertainment CD Rom, and it's nifty. I suggest it
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to everyone, with a caveat: if you're not a computer neep-neep kind of
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person, have someone help you install the thing. It took me several
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passes to figure everything out. And once you DO install it, even though
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it says "do you want all the images?" and you say yes, it doesn't put them
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all on. Once you've finished -- and I'm putting this here because as far
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as I can tell this isn't documented *anywhere* -- go to the setup menu,
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and hit install. Make sure your CDrom is in the drive. Go to the
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Images subdirectory on the CDrom, and you'll suddenly see 150 or so
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images that were *not* installed. Highlight all of them, copy them over
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to the pdesk/images subdirectory on your hard disk, then add them, and
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select them. Most neeps out there could probably figure this out, but I
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couldn't, so I pass this along for those who are as computerchip
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challenged as I am. Once it's all *there*, and actually even before that,
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it's gorgeous...the images are crisp and brilliant, the full-motion video
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stuff is terrific, there's music and sounds and other stuff...I can't
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commend it highly enough.
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<p>
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<a name="toys">Toys/Games</a>
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<ul>
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<p>
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<li>
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Mongoose Publishing has a very detailed
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<a href="http://mongoosepublishing.com/rpg/series.php?qsSeries=11">B5
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roleplaying game</a> that includes material from Crusade.
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<p>
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<li>
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A B5 game is available from
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<a href="http://www.c-g-s.com/">Component Game Systems.</a>
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It's a strategy game played with cards. Starter kits are US$12.95 each. A
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core set with the complete set of cards is US$29.95.
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<p>
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<li>
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Precedence Publishing produced a B5 collectible card game
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which was released in November 1997.
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<p>
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Three action figures (Lennier, Marcus, and Vir) are available from
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<a href="http://www.diamondcomics.com/toychest/bab5/babylon5.html">Diamond
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Comics.</a>
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<p>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.agentsofgaming.com/">Agents of Gaming</a>
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produces a B5 space combat wargame called
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<a href="http://www.agentsofgaming.com/b5wstock.htm">Babylon 5 Wars.</a>
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<p>
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<li>
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Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment produces a B5 roleplaying game.
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It's set in the years between the end of the
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Earth-Minbari War and the start of the series. The game will apparently not
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be available in the UK until a publisher can be found there.
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<p>
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<li>
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Revell/Monogram produces licensed models of Babylon 5 and the
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Starfury fighter. Here's what
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JMS had to say on December 17, 1997, referring to the Starfury model:
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<blockquote>
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The finished model just came in this week, with full shrink wrap, box, pieces,
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everything...very nice. There were some delays that came from our side, as we
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worked to make it more authentic and more in keeping with how they look on
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screen. Revell was happy to cooperate, even if it delayed things a bit...with
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the result that it's a better product. (Among the things we asked for: to
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reposition the forward guns, alter the tilt of the engines, texture under the
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wings as well as on top, that sort of thing.)
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<p>
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Basically, I'd rather have it *right* than have it Tuesday.
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</blockquote>
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<p>
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The Starfury model comes with decals to make it look like Ivanova's Starfury,
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the Black Omega squadron, a Presidential escort, or the "Sea Witch."
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<p>
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<li>
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Micro Games of America makes a couple handheld electronic B5 games with
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LCD displays.
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<p>
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<li>
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Galoob's Babylon 5
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<a href="http://www.galoob.com/MMSPtop.html">Micro-Machines</a>
|
|
are available at toy stores like Toys R Us, as well as stores like Wal-Mart,
|
|
K-Mart, and Target. There are six sets of three ships, each set costing
|
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about five to six dollars.
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<p>
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Sets 5 and 6 are packaged as part of the Space Collection, which includes
|
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24 3-vehicle packs per box: 22 Star Wars and Star Trek packs, and both B5
|
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packs. Galoob apparently no longer has the license
|
|
to make additional B5 sets, but the initial six should still be out there.
|
|
|
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<p>
|
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<li>
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Bubble bottle necklaces. Each bottle is a futuristic
|
|
container with one of the ships on top (the handle of the bubble
|
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blower).
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</ul>
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<p>
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<a name="video">Video</a>
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<ul>
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<p>
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<li>
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Warner Home Video has released the B5 pilot movies
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<a href="/lurk/guide/000.html">"The Gathering"</a>
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and
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<a href="/lurk/guide/111.html">"In the Beginning"</a>
|
|
on DVD. A boxed-set release is expected in fall 2002, with commentaries
|
|
by JMS.
|
|
<a href="/lurk/misc/dvd.html">The latest information.</a>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
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VHS videotapes of season-one B5 episodes are available in the US from
|
|
<a href="http://www.columbiahouse.com/">Columbia House.</a>
|
|
The first videotape is $4.95 with a subscription; subsequent tapes (2
|
|
episodes each) are $19.95 each and arrive every four to six weeks.
|
|
Columbia House can be reached at (800) 457-0866.
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|
|
|
<p>
|
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Videotapes of season two and beyond (and possibly season one as well) will
|
|
be released in 1998 by Warner Home Video. Here's the announcement from
|
|
JMS:
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|
|
|
<blockquote>
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|
Victories come in all sizes; in some ways, this is a small one,
|
|
in other ways this is a big one.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
For four years, we bugged Warner Bros. Home Video about
|
|
releasing B5 on videocassette in retail outlets. But WB has never
|
|
released a series before on tape, it's not something they *do*, not
|
|
sufficiently prestige when compared with their big movies. Eventually
|
|
they were persuaded to let Columbia House try it for mail-order, for
|
|
the first season.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
And CH was *swamped* with orders. Phones rang off the hook, and
|
|
tapes were back-ordered to try and fill the demand.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
And Warner Bros...noticed.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
And this month, they made a big announcement about the coming
|
|
release of Babylon 5 on video through retail outlets all over the
|
|
country. I've seen the cover designs for the first batch, and they're
|
|
extremely good looking montages, each specifically designed for that
|
|
tape. They're putting a lot of thought and effort and time into this,
|
|
and a big campaign. I believe the first batch hits the stands in July
|
|
or August, somewhere in there.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
This is a big victory for us. On a grand scale, it may seem
|
|
minor, but it's the most direct statement of "you were right" we've
|
|
ever had from WB, and they were sufficiently mensches to say so, and
|
|
act on it.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
If these go well, they're also talking laserdisks and DVDs down
|
|
the road, and should THAT happen, I'm going to push like hell to have
|
|
them release the widescreen versions.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
But that's the next campaign. For now, this is a big victory
|
|
for us, and we're mighty pleased.
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
JMS warns of pirate videos and asks for help tracking down the source:
|
|
|
|
<blockquote>
|
|
A number of folks have been spammed by a series of notes from a group called
|
|
VulcanEntr@aol.com offering tapes of B5 bloopers and rarities. Under any
|
|
circumstances, NO ONE has been licensed or authorized to sell ANY B5 bloopers,
|
|
extracts, excerpts or interviews, anywhere on the planet. (And this goes for
|
|
the B5 electronic press kit, which is specifically denoted as freeware and
|
|
it's illegal to sell them.) If you see these tapes for sale ANYwhere, be
|
|
advised that you are dealing with stolen goods.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
Back to VulcanEntr...it was brought to their attention by a fan that they did
|
|
not have the rights to sell these tapes...they replied to the fan that they
|
|
DID have the rights, and had verified this with the B5 production office; even
|
|
had a convention organizer send a similar note, both threatening the fan
|
|
slander suits for such statements (that they were bootleggers). The
|
|
convention organizer, Jon Bernam, of JD Productions, said that he had received
|
|
a copy of a letter from B5 to Vulcan Entr. giving them the rights to sell this
|
|
material.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
All this was forwarded on to me...and I then contacted them and in very short
|
|
order, VulcanEntr said that they never, ever at any time had any B5 tapes,
|
|
that a couple of part-time employees had misused their account to put out
|
|
these notes offering these items for sale...although Bernam stated that these
|
|
tapes had been on a table at his convention....
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
VulcanEntr said they never had any knowledge of any of this, so how then did
|
|
Bernam get a copy of a letter supposedly authorizing this?
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
I think the operative phrase here is, "duck and cover." You'd think they would
|
|
at least get their stories straight.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
So consider this a fact-finding and weasel-hunting expedition. If you ordered
|
|
a tape from VulcanEntr, and that check has been cashed, then if Vulcan Entr.
|
|
is correct and these tapes never existed...that's mail fraud. If you DID get
|
|
a copy of these tapes, it's piracy and in the purview of the FBI.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
Obviously, I would prefer to continue going straight to the source for my
|
|
answers here, but overnight BOTH parties canceled their AOL accounts and have
|
|
vanished from sight.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
Suffice to say that any information on this situation will be very much
|
|
appreciated. So that we can arrive at all the facts. Meanwhile, the moral is
|
|
to stay clear of video pirates and bootleggers.
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.image-entertainment.com/">Image Entertaniment</a>
|
|
is releasing B5
|
|
<a href="http://www.image-entertainment.com/preview/798/bab5.html">episodes
|
|
and TV-movies</a>
|
|
on laserdisc.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
In Europe, Australia, Japan, and other markets, the Babylon 5 pilot movie has
|
|
been released on home video (and on laserdisc in Japan), as has
|
|
<a href="/lurk/guide/018.html">"A Voice in the Wilderness"</a>
|
|
(both parts, spliced together into a movie.) In Australia and New Zealand,
|
|
the tape of
|
|
<a href="/lurk/guide/000.html">"The Gathering"</a>
|
|
is instead titled "Universe on the Brink of Destruction."
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
A UK video release of the series started in May 1995. The tapes are
|
|
distributed by Beyond Vision Serial Sci-Fi and cost £10.99 each.
|
|
Some have two episodes per tape, some three. They're also available as
|
|
boxed sets, with each season priced at £65.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
The
|
|
<a href="http://www.musicshop.co.uk/36755623/videos/viSCI_B.HTM">Internet
|
|
Music Shop</a>
|
|
in the UK has the videos available for purchase over the net. (The UK
|
|
videos are in PAL format, which won't play back on most US video equipment;
|
|
keep that in mind if you decide to order.)
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
For more information on the European videos:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.hascoll.dk/Stud/Studpers/S930225/b5/MAIN.HTM">The Storm
|
|
Guide to Babylon 5</a>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.nvc.com.br/~red34/">Sector Red 34</a>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
All of the first- and second-season episodes are available on tape in Australia.
|
|
The tapes are marketed by Warner Bros. and cost $19.95 each.
|
|
Season three tapes began appearing in February 1998 at the same price, and
|
|
will likely appear in batches of three every three months.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
In Singapore, B5 is available on Video CD (two episodes per CD) from Warner
|
|
Home Video.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Ron Thornton (B5 special effects coordinator) has a series of
|
|
<a href="http://www.desktopimages.com/desktop/thornton.htm">instructional
|
|
videos</a>
|
|
about creating spacecraft with 3-D computer graphics.
|
|
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<a name="misc">Miscellaneous</a>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.hughfleming.com.au/index.htm">Hugh Fleming Illustration</a>
|
|
produces a limited-edition B5 poster in the style of a movie poster.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.mania.com/">Mania</a>
|
|
has a limited-edition
|
|
<a href="http://www.mania.com/store/browse/sku.asp?x_sku=FG.B5G">G'Kar sculpture</a>
|
|
designed by the artist who did the original makeup work.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Creation has licensed several products in addition to the shirts mentioned
|
|
above, including mugs and photos. They can be reached at (818) 409-0960.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.webpress.net/skybox/index.html">Fleer</a>
|
|
has a set of 120 trading cards, including some holograms. The
|
|
<a href="http://www.halcyon.com/uncomyn/b5/fleer/b5cards.html">Uncomyn Gifts</a>
|
|
trading-card page has more information about the available cards.
|
|
<a href="/lurk/ftp/Pictures/Misc/fleerfr.jpg">Front</a>
|
|
and
|
|
<a href="/lurk/ftp/Pictures/Misc/fleerbk.jpg">back</a>
|
|
views of a promotional card are available.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<note role=warning>
|
|
<em>Warning!</em>
|
|
Be sure not to accept a box of cards that has had the shrinkwrap removed.
|
|
That may be a sign that someone (perhaps the dealer or a distributor) has
|
|
gone through the box looking for the valuable "chaser" cards. It is
|
|
possible for someone to tell which packs contain such cards without actually
|
|
opening the packs up.
|
|
</note>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<a href="http://www.webpress.net/skybox/news/pages/nonsport/aug2996.html">A
|
|
second set of cards</a>
|
|
was released in October 1996. Some
|
|
<a href="http://www.halcyon.com/uncomyn/b5/fleer/SeriesII.html">samples</a>
|
|
from the set are available.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
Some packs of the second set of cards contain posters; for some reason, the
|
|
posters aren't listed in the card checklist. They are:
|
|
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li> Together Against the Shadows (To Stand Against the Dark or Perish)
|
|
<li> Recycle: Keep Babylon 5 Clean
|
|
<li> Babylon 5 Earth's Best Hope
|
|
<li> Narn poster #1 (3 mirrored images)
|
|
<li> Earth's Last Best Hope Babylon 5
|
|
<li> Alien poster (2 mirrored images)
|
|
<li> Narn poster #2 (2 mirrored images)
|
|
<li> Night Watch
|
|
<li> Narn poster #3 (G'Kar and ship)
|
|
<li> Ministry of Peace
|
|
</ol>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
A special-edition card series was released on June 25, 1997. Fleer
|
|
had the following to say about it.
|
|
|
|
<blockquote>
|
|
FLEER/SKYBOX will release a new line of BABYLON 5 Special
|
|
Edition trading cards this June. The common cards in the set
|
|
include a 72-card retrospective of the show's pilot episode,
|
|
as well as cards themed after Ships of the Earth Alliance,
|
|
Ships of the Shadow War, and BABYLON 5 Perspectives. The
|
|
boxes will also feature numerous rare cards in certain
|
|
packs, including 36 B5 trivia cards (1 in every 1 pack), 18
|
|
costume cards (1:2), 8 Worlds of B5 (1:6), 4 faces of
|
|
Delenn (1:12), 1 Hugo Award card (1:36), one B5 sculpted
|
|
hologram card (1:180), and one Mira Furlann (Delenn)
|
|
autographed card (1:720). The B5 cards come in packs of 8,
|
|
for a suggested $1.49.
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
In January 1998, Fleer will release a third regular set, covering season four,
|
|
with the following cards:
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> 81 standard cards covering season 4, character bios, and an
|
|
in-depth look at Sheridan.
|
|
<li> 81 alien language parallel cards (1 per pack.)
|
|
<li> 12 season one retrospective cards (1 per 4 packs.)
|
|
<li> 9 Starfury art cards (1 per 8 packs.)
|
|
<li> 6 Fleet of the First Ones cards (1 per 6 packs.)
|
|
<li> 3 <a href="/lurk/guide/111.html">"In the Beginning"</a> cards
|
|
(1 per 36 packs.)
|
|
<li> 6 SkyMotion Space Action cards (1 per 90 packs.)
|
|
<li> Autographed cards from Richard Biggs, Jeff Conaway, Stephen Furst,
|
|
Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas, Bill Mumy, and Patricia Tallman
|
|
(1 per 180 packs.)
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
JMS had the following to say about the season-four cards on January 25, 1998:
|
|
|
|
<blockquote>
|
|
Just a general FYI...the Fleer S4 card set has just come in, and
|
|
should be appearing soon at stores. They're gorgeous cards, with not
|
|
only the pictures on one side, but also on the same side, a line of
|
|
dialogue associated with that character that can only be seen if you
|
|
tilt the card; plus some nice (but not excessive in number) chase
|
|
cards...real nice.
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
Jay Morris runs a
|
|
<a href="http://www.epsilon3.com/b5cards.html">trading post</a>
|
|
for people who want to trade cards.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<a href="http://www.antioch.com/">Antioch Publishing</a>
|
|
makes a variety of licensed B5 products, including bookplates and bookmarks,
|
|
wallet ID cards, journals, magnets, and a Kosh doorknob hanger. They will
|
|
also be producing the 1998 B5 calendar.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
A stamper set, consisting of two rubber stamps with a ship outline, a
|
|
stamp pad, and a B5 notepad. There are 4 different sets.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Keychains made using the Galoob MicroMachine ship figures.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Photographer RL Dietz is selling prints of several of his pictures used as
|
|
set dressings in crewmembers' quarters on B5. More details can be found on his
|
|
<a href="http://www.TheBarrens.com/">Web site.</a>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
<li>
|
|
See the
|
|
<a href="fans.html">Fans</a>
|
|
page for a list of
|
|
<a href="fans.html#fanclubs">fan clubs.</a>
|
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