Babylon 5

It is the dawn of the third age of mankind, the middle of the twenty-third century. Man is far from alone in the universe.

A hundred years ago, humanity made contact with its first alien civilization -- or more to the point, they made contact with us. Before the arrival of the Centauri, we were confined to our own solar system, forced to use slow sleeper ships to explore the universe. The Centauri gave us the stars, offered us the use of their "jumpgates" -- portals into hyperspace -- and later, taught us to make our own. In exchange for this and other technologies, they asked only for trinkets, novelties to sell back home.

In the eighty years that followed, humanity flexed its muscles, expanding outward at a rapid pace. When a group of less powerful races was attacked by an invading army, Earth came to their aid, cementing its role as a major galactic power, if a young, brash one.

The wave of euphoria came crashing down when humanity made contact with a mysterious race called the Minbari. The Earth-Minbari War began with a misunderstanding, a human captain and a Minbari commander too quick on the trigger. Thanks to bad luck or something darker, our first meeting with the Minbari resulted in the death of their supreme religious and political leader. To the Minbari, what followed was a holy war, vengeance for the murder of their spiritual leader. Earth was no match for the technologically superior Minbari, and they easily beat us back to our home planet.

Then, without explanation, as their ships closed in on Earth and wiped out our last desperate defenses, the Minbari halted their advance and surrendered. Only an elite few knew why.

The Babylon Project was conceived in the aftermath of the war. Modeled after the United Nations, it would be a meeting place, neutral ground where the powers could meet and work out their differences peacefully.

The first three Babylon stations were sabotaged in mid-construction. The fourth was completed, but just as it was about to go online, it vanished without a trace. The Earth government would have stopped there, but some of the alien governments, seeing the value of a meeting ground, offered financial assistance for the construction of a fifth station. Naturally, there were strings attached.

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Main Cast

	Jerry Doyle		Michael Garibaldi
	Mira Furlan		Delenn
	Richard Biggs		Dr. Stephen Franklin
	Claudia Christian		Capt. Susan Ivanova, Cmdr. Susan Ivanova, General Susan Ivanova, Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova, Susan Ivanova
	Bruce Boxleitner		Capt. John J. Sheridan, Capt. John Sheridan, John Sheridan, President John Sheridan
	Peter Jurasik		Londo Mollari
	Andreas Katsulas		G'Kar
	Bill Mumy		Lennier
	Stephen Furst		Vir Cotto
	Jeff Conaway		Security Chief Zack Allen, Zack Allan, Zack Allen
	Patricia Tallman		Lyta Alexander
	Joshua Cox		David Corwin, Lt. David Corwin, Tech #1
	Michael O'Hare		Ambassador Jeffrey Sinclair, Ambassador Jeffrey Sinclair / Valen, Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair
	Jason Carter		Marcus Cole, Ranger Marcus Cole
	Ardwight Chamberlain		First Ones, Kosh, Ulkesh, Vorlon
	Andrea Thompson		Commercial Telepath Talia Winters, Talia Winters
	Tracy Scoggins		Cap. Elizabeth Lochley, Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
	Marianne Robertson		Dome Tech, Dome Tech #1, Tech, Tech #1, Tech #2, Tech #3
	Haley McLane		Computer
	Jonathan Chapman		Ambassador #1, Ambassador Lethke, Brakiri, Brakiri Ambassador, Drazi Pilot, Green Drazi #2, Minbari #2, Narn Pilot #2, Narn Second, Passing Minbari, Religious Minbari
	Kim Strauss		Drazi Ambassador, Ensign, G'Lorn, Green Drazi, Lennan, Markab Ambassador, Narn, Narn #2, Narn Pilot #1, Vizak
	Ed Wasser		Morden
	Robert Rusler		Lt. Warren Keffer, Warren Keffer
	Wayne Alexander		Drakh, Drazi, G'Dan, Lorien, Sebastian
	Walter Koenig		Alfred Bester, Mr. Bester
	Michael McKenzie		Alien Customer, Drazi #1, Man, Markab Victim, Migo, Minbari Captain, Narn Captain, Narn Navigator, Pilgrim, Vastor
	Julie Caitlin Brown		Guinevere Corey, Na'Toth
	Mark Hendrickson		Alien #1, Ambassador #2, Ashok, Drazi Ambassador, Du'Rog, Grey Council #1, Grey Council #2, Narn Acolyte, Narn Captain, Thegras
	Maggie Egan		Jane / ISN Anchor
	Denise Gentile		Lise Hampton, Lise Hampton Edgars, Lise Hampton-Edgars
	Robin Atkin Downes		Byron, Grey Council #1
	Damian London		Centauri Official, Centauri Senator, Minister, Regent
	William Forward		Lord Refa, Lord Refa (uncredited)
	Mary Kay Adams		Na'Toth
	David L. Crowley		Lou Welch, Second Guard
	John Vickery		Mr. Welles, Neroon, Neroon (uncredited)
	Marjorie Monaghan		Number One, Number One / Tessa Holloran
	Wortham Krimmer		Emperor Cartagia, Emperor Cartagia (uncredited)
	Marshall R. Teague		Narn, Nelson Drake, Ta'Lon
	Robin Sachs		Hedronn, Na'Kal, Na'Tok
	Louis Turenne		Brother Theo, Draal
	Macaulay Bruton		Aide, Garibaldi's Aide, Tragedy
	Kathryn Cressida		Kat the Bartender
	Ron Campbell		Ambassador #1, Drazi Ambassador, Messenger
	Tim Choate		Zathras
	James Kiriyama-Lem		Med Tech, Medlab Tech
	Lenore Kasdorf		ISN Reporter
	Mark Schneider		Wade
	Elisa Beth Garver		Tech #2
	Efrem Zimbalist Jr.		William Edgars
	Doug McCoy		Alpha Seven, Delta 7, Fighter #2, Guard
	Gary McGurk		President Morgan Clark, Vice President Morgan Clark
	Jim Norton		Dr. Lazarenn, Narn Image, Ombuds Wellington
	Jennifer Balgobin		Dr. Hobbes, Dr. Lilian Hobbs
	Jennifer Anglin		Alien #1, Deeron, Narn Second
	Julia Nickson-Soul		Catherine Sakai
	Neil Bradley		Dr. Literana Varda, Philby, Tru'nil
	Diane Adair		Markab Mother, Mila Shar, Narn Mother
	Harlan Ellison		Psi Cop, Sparky the Computer, Zooty
	Aki Aleong		Senator Hidoshi