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								<b>Contents:</b>

								<a href="#mass">Mass media</a>


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								<b>See Also:</b>

								<a href="products.html#books">Products: Books</a>


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								<h2><a name="mass">Mass media</a></h2>


								<p>

								Information about B5 has been found in the press and other

								media.  Retrieve <a href="/lurk/ftp/b5.media">"b5.media"</a> for more info.

								A partial list follows.


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								<dt>US

								<dd>


								<p>

								The

								<a href="#uk.officialmag">official B5 magazine</a>

								from the UK, while not available at US retail

								outlets, can be ordered through the

								<a href="http://www.thestation.com/">B5 Fan Club.</a>


								<p>

								An upcoming issue of

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com/">Cinefantastique</a>

								will be a B5 issue, with at least

								five B5 articles, an episode guide, and more.  This was slated to appear

								in April 1997 but has been pushed back; no new date is available yet.


								<p>

								The January 1998 issue of

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com/">Cinefantastique</a>

								features several B5 articles, many of which are available

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com/features/article1.html">online.</a>


								<p>

								The November 1997 issue of

								<a href="http://www.scifi.com/pulp/sfecurrent/">Sci-Fi Entertainment</a>

								has an interview with JMS.


								<p>

								The fall 1997 issue of Sci-Fi Invasion features a profile of Bester and an

								article about B5's second Hugo award.


								<p>

								The September 19, 1997 issue of the

								<a href="http://www.latimes.com/">LA Times</a>

								has an

								<a href="http://www.latimes.com/HOME/METAHOLLYWOOD/TOOLS/babylon5.htm">interview</a>

								with producer John Copeland.


								<p>

								The September 1997 issue of Science Fiction Age has a B5 cover story and

								other B5-related articles.


								<p>

								The

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tv/magazine/970630/index.sml">July 5, 1997

								issue</a>

								of

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>

								features a B5 cover story.  Warning: Contains spoilers for season 5 and the

								end of season 4.


								<p>

								The July 3, 1997 edition of

								<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/">MSNBC's</a>

								<a href="http://www.thesite.com/">"The Site"</a>

								featured a

								<a href="http://www.thesite.com/0797w1/iview/iview657_070397.html">story</a>

								about B5, including interviews with JMS, George Johnsen,

								Bruce Boxleitner, and Lurker's Guide editor Steven Grimm.


								<p>

								The June 9, 1997 issue of Newsweek has an article about JMS and his work on B5.


								<p>

								The June 5, 1997 issue of

								<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com">The Christian Science Monitor</a>

								has an

								<a href="http://members.aol.com/KurtWarren/babylon5.htm">article</a>

								about B5's exploration of mythic themes.


								<p>

								The April 1997 issue of Sci Fi Universe has a detailed behind-the-scenes

								article on B5.  JMS has the following to say about it:


								<blockquote>

								Also, the new issue of Sci-Fi Universe has two articles by

								Stephen Smith, one of which, a week following the production

								of B5, is probably the best and most comprehensive article

								ever written on the subject.  I commend it wholeheartedly.

								</blockquote>


								<p>

								The February 1997 issue of SciFi Entertainment (the monthly magazine of the Sci

								Fi Channel) has a behind-the-scenes B5 article.  One of the people accompanying

								the author to the set has a series of

								<a href="http://www.sff.net/people/chirsch/b5visit01.htp">Web pages</a>

								about the experience.


								<p>

								The February 1997 issue of Inquest has an interview with Bill Mumy.


								<p>

								The January 11, 1997 issue of

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a>

								had an

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tv/magazine/960106/ftr1c.sml">article</a>

								by cartoonist Scott Adams, in which his character Dilbert

								proclaimed B5 "the best television show ever made."


								<p>

								The November 4, 1996 issue of Newsweek has a short article about B5 becoming

								the TV show of choice at NASA.


								<p>

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com">TV Guide's</a>

								October 19, 1996 issue has a brief

								<a href="http://www.iguide.com/tv/magazine/961014/insider.sml">article</a>

								about Melissa Gilbert's guest appearance in

								<a href="/lurk/guide/065.html">"Shadow Dancing"</a>

								and

								<a href="/lurk/guide/066.html">"Z'ha'dum."</a>

								The article contains spoilers for the episodes.


								<p>

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com">TV Guide</a>

								has an

								<a href="http://www.iguide.com/tv/magazine/960916/ftr10a2.sml">article</a>

								with spoilers for the end of season three, and some of

								season four, in its September 21, 1996 issue.


								<p>

								<a href="http://www.tvguide.com">TV Guide's</a>

								July 27, 1996 issue has a

								<a href="http://www.iguide.com/tv/magazine/960722/ftr3f2.sml">B5 feature.</a>


								<p>

								Millimeter Magazine (a TV/film industry magazine) will have a cover story on

								B5 in an upcoming issue.


								<p>

								Sci Fi Universe, #14: Annual B5 blowout issue. Available at newsstands

								and comic book specialty stores on February 13, 1996.


								<p>

								The Feb. 96 issue of Keyboard Magazine has an article on Christopher Franke

								and the music of Babylon 5.


								<p>

								The October 1995 issue of Starlog contains an interview with

								Stephen Furst, discussing his role as Vir Cotto (among other things).


								<p>

								The August 20, 1995 issue of the Washington Times has an article likening

								Southeast Asian politics to the storyline of Babylon 5.


								<p>

								The July 24, 1995 issue of TV Guide has an article about B5, including a

								preview of the last four season-two episodes.


								<p>

								The April 1995 Starlog with B5 on the cover has an interview with

								Bruce Boxleitner.


								<p>

								The March 1995 issue of <cite>Sci Fi Universe</cite> has a major cover story

								on B5.


								<p>

								The <a

								href="http://www.etext.org/Zines/InterText/v4n6.html">November-December

								1994</a> issue of <a href="http://www.etext.org/Zines/InterText/">InterText</a>,

								the on-line fiction magazine, includes a <a

								href="http://www.etext.org/Zines/InterText/v4n6/need.html">non-fiction

								article</a> about creators and their fans interacting on-line which

								features JMS.


								<p>

								The November 1994 issue of <Cite>Cinescape</cite> has two articles on Babylon 5.


								<p>

								The July 1994 issue of the Canadian magazine

								<a href="http://www.wimsey.com/tcp/">The Computer Paper</a>

								has an article about B5's presence on the net.


								<p>

								The April 1994 issue of

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com"><cite>Cinefantastique</cite></a>

								has a major feature

								article on

								Babylon 5.  Half of the issues have a Babylon 5 cover, while half have

								"The Stand" on the cover.


								<p>

								Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz, who works with Ron Thornton on the visual effects,

								had an article in <cite>Toaster User</cite> in the spring of '94.  Call AVID

								publications at 800-322-2843 from the USA.


								<p>

								The

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com/cat/cb23-5.html">February 1993</a>

								issue of

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com/"><cite>Cinefantastique</cite></a>

								has a B5 article including

								<a href="http://www.cfq.com/bab5/bab51.html">a behind-the-scenes look at the

								makeup department.</a>


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								<dt>UK

								<dd>


								<p>

								Issue numbers are listed where available.


								<ul>


								   <li> <a name="uk.officialmag">Babylon 5 Magazine,</a>

									the official B5 magazine in the UK, published by

									Titan Magazines.  Subscriptions are &pound;39 (Eire, &pound;43) for

									13 issues.  For subscription information or back issues call 01536

									763631 or write to Babylon 5 Subscriptions, PO Box 54, Desborough,

									Northants, NN14 2UH.  Subscriptions are available to residents of the

									UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

									Iceland, Italy, Lichenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, San

									Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Vatican State.

									For viewers in other countries, the magazine's editor, John Freeman

									(<a href="mailto:101447.2455@compuserve.com">101447.2455@compuserve.com</a>)

									suggests finding someone in the UK willing to forward copies.


									<p>

									All issues contain news, merchandise updates and reviews, reprints of

									B5 comics as well as original comic stories, a column by

									JMS, and other behind-the-scenes information.  Specific issues include:


									<ol>

									   <li> Interview with entire cast (except Claudia Christian) and JMS,

										part one.  Comic: The Psi Corps and You, Part One (DC Comics

										#11.)

									   <li> Interview with the main cast, part two.  Interview with Bruce

										Boxleitner.  Comic: The Psi Corps and You, Part Two.

									   <li> Andreas Katsulas interview; Narn articles.  Comic: In Valen's

										Name, Part One, by JMS (original.)

									   <li> Claudia Christian interview; Tracy Scoggins; special-effects

										articles.  Comic: In Valen's Name, Part Two (original.)

									   <li> Peter Jurasik interview; Centauri articles.  Original comic

										story.

									   <li> Psi Corps issue, including Walter Koenig interview.  Original

										comic story.  Exclusive card from the B5 collectable card game.

									</ol>


								<p>

								   <li> <a href="http://www.futurenet.com/tvnet/">Cult TV</a>

									featured interviews with the cast members during the filming of

									<a href="/lurk/guide/110.html">"Sleeping in Light."</a>

									Full transcripts of the interviews are on Cult TV's Web site.


								<p>

								   <li> <a href="http://www.flavour.co.uk/flavour/dreamwatch/">DreamWatch</a>

									<ul>

									   <li> June 1997, July 1997: Two-part JMS interview

									   <li> 13: Beginner's guide to B5

									   <li> 13: Jerry Doyle (Garibaldi)

									   <li> 5: Mira Furlan (Delenn)

									   <li> 9: Walter Koenig (Bester)

									   <li> 14: Andrea Thompson (Talia Winters)

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> DWB (no longer exists, replaced by Dreamwatch magazine)

									<ul>

									   <li> 112: Babylon 5 initial review

									   <li> 123: Ron Thornton, special effects designer

									   <li> 123: Review of missing 20 minutes from pilot

									   <li> 125: B5 focus

									   <li> 126: B5 overview

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> The Economist

								        <ul>

								           <li> Sept. 2 1995, p. 82: Babylon 5 is touched on briefly in an

								                article about science fiction.

								        </ul>


								<p>

								   <li> <a href="http://www.erack.com/fhm/">FHM</a>

									<ul>

									   <li> October 1997: Claudia Christian

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> Foundation

									<ul>

									   <li> Issue 64 (summer 1995).  "The Profession of Science Fiction,

										48: Approaching Babylon"

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> <a href="http://www.futurenet.co.uk/misc/SFX/SFX.html">SFX</a>

									<ul>

									   <li> 3: JMS, Claudia Christian (Ivanova), Mira Furlan, Ron Thornton,

										special feature on Starfury

									   <li> October 1996: Jerry Doyle; information on the Hugo Award

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> Starburst

									<ul>

									   <li> 203: Richard Biggs (Franklin)

									   <li> 194: Bruce Boxleitner (Sheridan)

									   <li> 205: Jeff Conaway (Zack Allen)

									   <li> 187: Jerry Doyle

									   <li> 199: John Flinn, director of photography

									   <li> 190: Foundation Computer Graphics

									   <li> 188: Mira Furlan

									   <li> 205: Janet Greek, director

									   <li> 200: John Iacovelli, production designer

									   <li> 185: Peter Jurasik (Londo)

									   <li> 196: Bill Mumy (Lennier)

									   <li> 206: Doug Netter, executive producer

									   <li> 193: W. Morgan Sheppard (Soul Hunter, G'Sten)

									   <li> 227: JMS

									   <li> 193: Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander)

									   <li> 201: Andrea Thompson

									   <li> 204: Joint interview with Stephen Furst (Vir) and Peter Jurasik

									   <li> 198, 199: Marc Scott Zicree

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> Starburst Special

									<ul>

									   <li> 24: Claudia Christian

									   <li> 21: Robin Curtis (Ambassador Kalika in "Deathwalker")

									   <li> 25: Jerry Doyle

									   <li> 15, 19: Optic Nerve Studios

									   <li> 20: Michael O'Hare (Sinclair)

									   <li> 16, 22: JMS

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> TV Zone

									<ul>

									   <li> 48: Catherine Adair

									   <li> 69: Bruce Boxleitner

									   <li> 42: Richard Compton, director

									   <li> 62, 63: Larry DiTillio, story editor

									   <li> 59: Stephen Furst

									   <li> 59: Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar)

									   <li> 65: Julia Nickson (Catherine Sakai)

									   <li> 55: JMS

									   <li> 70: Ed Wasser (Morden)

									</ul>


								<p>

								   <li> TV Zone Special

									<ul>

									   <li> 16: David Gerrold

									   <li> 18: Walter Koenig

									   <li> 18: Patricia Tallman

									</ul>

								</ul>


								<p>

								<dt>Finland

								<dd>


								<p>

								An upcoming issue of Sci-Fi Probe will have a B5 feature article.  E-mail

								<a href="mailto:probe@sci.fi">probe@sci.fi</a>

								for details.


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