Category Archives: Babylon 5

How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life, wouldn’t you say? —James T. Kirk One of Babylon 5’s great strengths as a series was its ability to tackle difficult ethical questions without … Continue reading →

Ambassador, I have traveled far and seen much. And what I have seen is that all sentient beings are best defined by their capacity and their need for love. —Shaal Mayan The next two episodes make a logical pair, in … Continue reading →

[W]e are discussing a TV show on Making Light, a blog run by several close friends where we can talk about writing and politics.— Steven Brust There’s a subtle technique to bringing a reader into a story; Jo Walton dubbed … Continue reading →

A person, a place, and a problem. Action and movement. Often a time of year or a time of day. These are not bad things to get into the first chapter. If you can get ’em onto the first page, … Continue reading →

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war, by creating a place where humans and aliens can work … Continue reading →