Babylon 5 All My Words Volume 1: The Gathering through Signs and Portents

VOLUME 1 (of 11)Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski presents Volume 1 of his original teleplays for the revolutionary sf series that introduced the five-year arc to television. This volume includes:The Gathering — The May 25, 1992 pre-production draft of the two-hour movie that introduced the television audience to Babylon 5—our last, best hope for peace—and its crew."Midnight on the Firing Line" — The June 3, 1993 draft of the debut episode, featuring Lyta Alexander (before she was replaced with Talia Winters) and an unfilmed confrontation between Commander Jeffrey Sinclair and an Earth pilot."Soul Hunter" — The June 24, 1993 draft featuring an abandoned subplot with an Earth Alliance auditor visiting the station while Sinclair deals with the threat of the eponymous guest star."Infection" — The June 28, 1993 draft of the first produced episode, pitting the crew against an archaeological artifact on a rampage."The Parliament of Dreams" — The October 6, 1993 draft of the episode that introduced Na'Toth, Lennier, and Catherine Sakai to Babylon 5 and challenged Sinclair to present Earth's dominant religion to the station's alien representatives."Mind War" — The October 1, 1993 draft of the script that introduced Mr. Bester and the Psi Corps to the Babylon 5 universe."And the Sky, Full of Stars" — The July 7, 1993 draft of J. Michael Straczynski's Prisoner-inspired tale of Sinclair being interrogated by nameless officers of an unidentified authority."Signs and Portents" — "What do you want?" is the question in the January 11, 1994 draft of the episode that formally served notice that Babylon 5 was more than it appeared to be... Read more