Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
| Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers[1] | |
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 Sci Fi Channel promotional poster for Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers |
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| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Creator | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Directed by | Michael Vejar |
| Produced by | Ron McLeod |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Starring | Dylan Neal Andreas Katsulas Alex Zahara Myriam Sirois Dean Marshall Warren Takeuchi |
| Music by | Christopher Franke |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release date | January 19, 2002 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Preceded by | Crusade (1999) |
| Followed by | The Lost Tales – Voices in the Dark (2007) |
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers (pilot telefilm title: To Live and Die in Starlight)[1] is the fifth feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe (not including the pilot, The Gathering).
It originally aired on January 19, 2002 on the Sci Fi Channel, and was intended to be the pilot of a new series entitled The Legend of the Rangers. It was written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Mike Vejar.
The film's initial airing in the US was opposite the NFL AFC Divisional Championship game; as such, the movie received poor ratings on the east coast (although west coast ratings were above expectations), and the Sci Fi Channel decided not to pursue a series. Straczynski posted the following to Usenet group rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated on January 27, 2002:
The east coast ratings got hammered by the football game, which was the highest rated such game in something like 5 years. The B5 male demos are pretty much the same as for sports, and we lost heavily to football. So there we did not do well. By contrast, on the west coast, where the show aired *after* the game had finished, we not only met but *exceeded* SFC's expectations, getting a 3.2 or 3.6 in many markets, which is actually pretty unheard of for a basic cable network. The problem is that the average, 1.7, is still what's used for advertising.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
As the Shadow War ended, hundreds of civilizations were devastated. It is up to the Interstellar Alliance, with the help of the Rangers, to rebuild what the great war destroyed and to hold peace among the worlds of the ISA.
In the year 2265, David Martel (Dylan Neal), a Ranger, is given the command of a twenty-year-old Ranger starship, the Liandra, and is asked to escort a Valen-class cruiser to a secret location carrying several diplomats, including Ambassador G'Kar (Andreas Katsulas). However, upon arrival, the two craft are attacked on behalf of an unknown, mysterious, and ancient force known only as The Hand whose lethal power is far greater than any previously known to Earth or any other world in the Interstellar Alliance.
[edit] Cast
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Babylon 5 TV seasons and films |
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In order of series chronology: * The framing story is set in 2278. |
- Dylan Neal: David Martell
- Andreas Katsulas: G'Kar
- Alex Zahara: Dulann
- Myriam Sirois: Sarah Cantrell
- Dean Marshall: Malcolm Bridges
- Warren Takeuchi: Kitaro 'Kit' Sasaki
- Jennie Rebecca Hogan: Na'Feel
- Mackenzie Gray: Kafta
- David Storch: Tafeek
- Enid-Raye Adams: Firell
- Gus Lynch: Tirk
[edit] References
- ^ a b Straczynski, J. Michael (Writer), Vejar, Mike (Director) (2006-03-14 [first worldwide airdate 2002-01-19]) (in English [Subtitles: English, Français, Español]) (DVD [Video Object (VOB)], Region 1). Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers (To Live and Die in Starlight) (One disc, 90 minutes). Burbank, CA 91522: Warner Home Video. Event occurs at disc 1. ASIN B000CEXFYW. ISBN 1-4198-2483-X. OCLC 62588874. UPC 012569757257, Wikipedia Babylon 5 TV film releases. Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62588874. Retrieved 2009-12-21. "The few. The proud. (The mostly human.)"
[edit] External links
- Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
- Legend of the Rangers at SciFi.com
- Legend of the Rangers at the Internet Movie Database
- Babylon 5:The Legend Of The Rangers at AllRovi
- Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers on The Babylon Project, an external wiki
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