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Originally Posted by General Maximus

looks interesting, I will give it a go

Ive seen this show mentioned previosuly, the trailer is just about enough for me to give it a shot.

Originally Posted by pip08456

A new version of Babylon 5 is in development at the CW.

Ive not seen anyhting about this, but I must admit Im both interested and worried.
Interested because it was a fantastic show. Worried because I wonder if they will ruin it.

As noted above, many of the original cast are simply no longer around.
Those that are still with us are also (of course) 25 years older now.

Re Babylon 5 reboot - one of the Space Opera FB groups I’m in posted this.

Just for more information about Straczynski's plans for the Babylon 5 reboot, I consolidated a set of his tweets so they're easier to read, starting with this one:

https://twitter.com/straczynski/stat...21160529661952

"The network understands the uniqueness of Babylon 5 and is giving me a great deal of latitude with the storytelling. As noted in the announcement, this is a reboot from the ground up rather than a continuation, for several reasons.

Heraclitus wrote “You cannot step in the same river twice, for the river has changed, and you have changed.” In the years since B5, I’ve done a ton of other TV shows and movies, adding an equal number of tools to my toolbox, all of which I can bring to bear on one singular question:
If I were creating Babylon 5 today, for the first time, knowing what I now know as a writer, what would it look like? How would it use all the storytelling tools and technological resources available in 2021 that were not on hand then?
How can it be used to reflect the world in which we live, and the questions we are asking and confronting every day? Fans regularly point out how prescient the show was and is of our current world; it would be fun to take a shot at looking further down the road.

So we will not be retelling the same story in the same way because of what Heraclitus said about the river. There would be no fun and no surprises. Better to go the way of Westworld or Battlestar Galactica where you take the original elements that are evergreens and put them in a blender with a ton of new, challenging ideas, to create something fresh yet familiar. To those asking why not just do a continuation, for a network series like this, it can’t be done because over half our cast are still stubbornly on the other side of the Rim.

How do you telling continuing story of our original Londo without the original Vir? Or G’Kar? How do you tell Sheridan’s story without Delenn? Or the story of B5 without Franklin? Garibaldi? Zack?

The original Babylon 5 was ridiculously innovative: the first to use CGI to create ships and characters, and among the very first to shoot widescreen with a vigorous 5.1 mix. Most of all, for the first time, Babylon 5 introduced viewers accustomed to episodic television to the concept of a five-year arc with a pre-planned beginning, middle and end…creating a brand new paradigm for television storytelling that has subsequently become the norm. That tradition for innovation will continue in this new iteration, and I hope to create additional new forms of storytelling that will further push the television medium to the edge of what’s possible.

Let me conclude by just saying how supportive and enthusiastic everyone at the CW has been and is being with this project. They understand the unique position Babylon 5 occupies both in television and with its legions of fans, and are doing everything they can to ensure the maximum in creative freedom, a new story that will bring in new viewers while honoring all that has come before.

Onward!"

[General Maximus]

Well i am glad they appear to be giving him and the show the abundance of respect it deserves.

[pip08456]

The Book of Boba Fett Debuts on Disney+ December 29th.

Excellent. Really looking forward to that. A nice Christmas holiday treat.

[denphone]

It will have to go some to beat the classic original series.

[Jaymoss]

Originally Posted by Chris

Excellent. Really looking forward to that. A nice Christmas holiday treat.

Yeah with that and The Witcher should be a good end of the year

[pip08456]

The House Of Dragon (Game of Thrones prequel) Episode 01 airs on HBO 1st Jan.

[General Maximus]

ooooooo, that was a lot sooner than I expected

Indeed, I wasnt aware it was ready to air so soon.

However, I think you'll find its called House of the Dragon

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by Paul

Indeed, I wasnt aware it was ready to air so soon.

However, I think you'll find its called House of the Dragon

Yes Paul, my mistake.

[pip08456]

From Joe Mallozzi's blog today news on The Powder Mage project and Dark Matter mini series.

...By that time, I assume I will have completed my first draft of the Promise of Blood (Powder Mage) pilot. I’m about halfway through the script and really feeling the world and these characters. Slightly ahead of the schedule I’ve set out for myself, but aiming to get it out to author Brian McClellan for his input and admonishing.

The Dark Matter miniseries pitch is out. And I await word.

For those interested here's the Dark Matter pitch over several installments.

Intro

Teaser

The World

The Characters Part 1

The Characters Part 2

Summary

[Mr K]

Forces TV have Blake's 7 and UFO. Back of the net !

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by pip08456

From Joe Mallozzi's blog today news on The Powder Mage project and Dark Matter mini series.

If i win the euro millions on Tuesday i'll give him the money for it. I would love to be an investor in projects like this and people like him.

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

If i win the euro millions on Tuesday i'll give him the money for it. I would love to be an investor in projects like this and people like him.

I must admit I'd do the same. He's a master story teller.