| Babylon 5: The Gathering | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Babylon 5: The Gathering |
| Director: | Richard Compton |
| Writers: | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Producers: | Robert Latham Brown; John Copeland; Douglas Netter; J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Babylonian Productions, Inc. Warner Bros. Television |
| Released: | February 22nd, 1993 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | American |
| Language: | English |
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| Next: | Babylon 5: In the Beginning |
Babylon 5: The Gathering is an American made-for-TV movie of the science fiction subgenre. It is based on the PTEN/TNT sci-fi series Babylon 5, created by J. Michael Straczynski. It is the first of five such telefilms and serves as prequel to the series itself. The film stars Michael O'Hare, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas and Patricia Tallman - all of whom are regular cast member on the series, though Tallman doesn't join the crew until the end of season two.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael O'Hare | Commander Jeffrey Sinclair |
| Tamlyn Tomita | Lieutenant Commander Laurel Takashima |
| Jerry Doyle | Michael Garibaldi |
| Mira Furlan | Delenn |
| Blaire Baron | Carolyn Sykes |
| John Fleck | Del Varner |
| Paul Hampton | The Senator |
| Peter Jurasik | Londo Mollari |
| Andreas Katsulas | G'Kar |
| Johnny Sekka | Doctor Benjamin Kyle |
| Patricia Tallman | Lyta Alexander |
| Steven R. Barnett | Eric Hazeltine |
| William Hayes | Traveler |
| Linda Hoffman | Dome tech #2 |
| Robert Jason Jackson | Dome tech #3 |
| F. William Parker | Business man #1 |
| Marianne Robertson | Hostage |
| David Sage | Business man #2 |
| Ed Wasser | Guerra |
| Greg Aronowitz | Minbari assassin |
| Ardwight Chamberlain | Kosh Naranek |
| Haley McLane | Computer voice |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This film is included in the Babylon 5: The Complete Universe DVD boxset collection, as well as the Babylon 5: The Movies collection.
- Babylon 5: The Gathering was re-released in 1998 with a new film score by Christopher Franke.
- Actor Billy Hayes is credited as William Hayes in this film.
- Actress Marianne Robertson, who plays a hostage in this telemovie, usually plays Dome tech #1 in the regular series.
- Actor Greg Aronowitz is uncredited for his participation in this film.
- Voice actor Ardwight Chamberlain is uncredited as the voice of Kosh Naranek.
- Haley McLane is a script supervisor on Babylon 5. She plays the role of the voice of the computer in this film, as well as several episodes of the regular series.
- The events of this film take place in 2257 - one year prior to the series' pilot episode, "Midnight on the Firing Line".
Recommendations[]
- Babylon 5
- Babylon 5: The Beginning
- Babylon 5: Thirdspace
- Babylon 5: The River of Souls
- Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
- Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
- Babylon 5: The Lost Tales