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Table of Contents and Index available FREE at B5books.com.SCRIPTS* Thirdspace* The River of Souls* The Legend of the Rangers* The Lost TalesFEATURING* Q&A with J. Michael Straczynski about each of the TV Movies.* The included version of The Legend of the Rangers is an early draft that is 20 pages longer than the script that was filmed with scenes and exchanges of dialogue that never made it to the screen.* A 3-page fragment of an outline detailing the premise for a Psi Corps feature film. Focusing on The Telepath War, and appropriately titled "Wars of the Mind," JMS's notes reveal the background of the conflict, the identity of the Interstellar Alliance's Vice President and the explosive deaths of two B5 regulars.* The lost tale from The Lost Tales. Did you know that there were originally three lost tales, not two? The middle, unproduced segment featured Michael Garibaldi making a startling discovery on Mars. Only a handful of people involved in the production have ever read this script, but now you can enjoy this "lost" installment.* The original short story on which The Lost Tales segment "Over Here" was based. It's called "The Darkness Between the Stars" and was originally published in the now out-of-print seventh issue of The Book of Dark Wisdom (Fall 2005), and features a different ending than the one that concludes the B5 version.* 36 of J. Michael Straczynski's personal, behind-the-scenes photos taken on the set of The Lost Tales and The Legend of the Rangers, including the last pictures taken of Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar.* Because there are many differences between the scripts and what you see on the DVDs, we've included the "Joe Cuts" Script/DVD Variations inventory, which catalogs all the changes, deletions, and additions that were made as the stories traveled from script to screen. It's all in this handy, easy-to-reference grid, just like the ones in JMS' Volume 15 and the Other Voices series.Retired Date: April 30, 2009Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

Get FREE page samples from this book, and an extended list of included stories, at B5books.com.Landmark interviews with J. Michael Straczynski on the 1st, 15th and 20th anniversaries of BABYLON 5 plus 50+ pages of analysis of the show written by JMS on the 5th and 10th anniversaries...all never before published by Babylon 5 Books."What follows are my thoughts on Babylon 5, on subtext and context and 'What It's All Really About,' and How I Got Here and What it All Means to Me, and What I Hoped It Would All Mean to You." - J. Michael StraczynskiENCOUNTERS WITH JMS* BABYLON 5 at the TCA Press Tour* "Inside the House of Dreams" 1997 Essay* J. Michael Straczynski's BABYLON 5 Memoirs (Originally published in 2003 by TV ZONE)* Transcript of JMS speaking at MIT on 22 May 2009* Transcript of the Babylon Podcast JMS interview on 17 June 2009* Transcript of the Archive of American Television JMS interview* Detailed Annotations by Babylon 5 expert Senior Editor Jason DavisSTORIES INCLUDE* The one event that would have prevented JMS from letting Marcus give his life for Ivanova* Why the future of BABYLON 5 depended on JMS personally directing "Sleeping in Light" in six days instead of seven* The first time JMS ever told the full story of Michael O'Hare's departure from Babylon 5, before he told it at Phoenix Comicon* What Warner Bros. would have to do for JMS to be involved with a BABYLON 5 feature filmDiscover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

Get FREE page samples from this book at B5books.com.Asked and Answered (Part 1 of 5) includes answer to questions specifically about Babylon 5 Actor Departures, Station History, Alien Sector, Cobra Bays, Docking Bay, DownBelow, Earhart's, Garden, Medlab, Observation Dome, Zocalo, Station Specifications, Staff, Babylon 5 Technology, Defense, Docking, Station Doors, Gravity, Station Weather, Station Windows, Behind the Scenes of B5, Philosophy & Beliefs, Casting Cameos, Casting Diversity, Casting Guest Stars, B5 5 Alien Repertory Group, Children on B5, Robots, Women, Lurkers, Rangers, Theo Ankises, Alfred Bester, Morgan William Clark, David Corwin, Dukhat, William Hague, Mitsu Hidoshi, Morden, n'grath, David, Sheridan (Elder), Valen, Zathras, Lyta Alexander, Zack Allan, Marcus Cole, Vir Cotto, Delenn, Stephen Franklin, G'Kar, Michael Garibaldi, Susan Ivanova, Warren Keffer, Ko'Dath, Kosh Naranek, Ulkesh Naranek, Lennier, Elizabeth Lochley, Londo Mollari, Na'Toth, John Sheridan, Jeffrey Sinclair, Talia Winters, B5 Culture & Society, Politics, Clothing, Crime & Punishment, Death, Drugs, Economics, Food, Language, Time, Dialogue, Government & Military, Army of Light, Earth Alliance, Earth Force, Colonies, Night Watch and the Psi Corps.PART 1 INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,000 QUESTIONS SUCH AS* Why not re-cast Sinclair?* How do you deal with a challenge like Ivanova's departure?* Did you ever consider having another actress play Ivanova?* Why keep rebuilding the Babylon station if there were so many attempts to destroy it?* How did Earth have the resources to build five Babylon stations?* Did the Narn contribute to the building of Babylon 5?* Why doesn't Babylon 5 have engines?* Why don't the ambassadors have offices?* Where are the various religious facilities?* Why do you call them "Cobra Bays?"* Is "DownBelow" a reference to something in C.J. Cherryh's books?* Are there animal life forms in the Garden and does it have seasons?* Isn't Medlab a bit small to service one quarter million inhabitants?BONUS: More than 200 questions just about Babylon 5: CRUSADE, including questions and answers about the crew, characters, casting, music, TNT and more in addition to questions about the 13 episodes.Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

Table of Contents and Index available FREE at B5books.com.Did you really see Captain Sheridan's first episode? DISCOVERED: A completely different version of the Season 2 premiere episode, "Points of Departure."ANNOTATED SCRIPTThe complete ORIGINAL draft of the Season 2 premiere, "Points of Departure," with editor's annotations for every page indicating the differences between this draft, the director's cut, the producers' cut and the final version of the episode that was aired and released on DVD.VIDEO IMAGE RE-CREATION OF "POINTS OF DEPARTURE" AS ORIGINALLY SHOTUsing nearly 300 screenshots, we have re-created, scene-by-scene, the original episode as it was originally filmed BEFORE J. Michael Straczynski decided to extensively alter the episode. The 100 pages of this re-creation are formatted so that each frame matches up to the dialogue being spoken on the audio CD.AUDIO CD OF THE ORIGINAL CUTThis is the complete audio of the original episode. This means you can pop in the CD, open the book to page 106 and follow along with the script and video screenshots for a retro "multimedia" experience.POSTCARD AND BOOKMARKFeaturing never-before-heard quotes that didn't even make it into the version of "Points of Departure" re-created herein.YOU'LL LEARN* How "Chrysalis, Part II" evolved into "Points of Departure"* Sidelined storylines for Delenn, Londo, G'Kar, Anna Sheridan and the Rangers* How the Psi Corps would have figured prominently in an earlier concept for "Points of Departure"* Why the Agamemnon was not in the original version of the episode* Sheridan's amusing quip about Earthforce that was cut from every edit of the episode* The ad lib by Bruce Boxleitner about Sheridan's speech that was featured in the producers' cut* The dialogue exchange that was deleted, making Sheridan's speech in the empty C&C funnier* How Warren Keffer's introduction was dramatically different in the original edit* Which character from the pilot received an unexpected mention in the original versionPLUSJ. Michael Straczynski's complete original outlines for the "Legions of Fire" and "The Passing of the Techno-mages" novel trilogies.Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

Get FREE page samples from this book at B5books.com.Asked and Answered (Part 3 of 5) includes answers to questions specifically about Rants, Religion, Remuneration and Money, Sex, Special Effects, Ships, Sound Design, Species, Star Trek, Technology, Title Sequence, Universe of Babylon 5, Babylon 5's Visual Aesthetic, Wardrobe, and Writing Babylon 5.PART 3 INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,100 QUESTIONS SUCH AS* How Babylon 5 compares to Shakespeare, Lord of the Rings, Dune and every other saga* Why JMS almost quit the online community forever* Why the tone of JMS's online posts changed over the years* Why religion is a valid premise in the 23rd century* Why B5's alien races have more than one religion* Why Babylon 5 showcases religion when most TV shows avoid it* Why JMS has never received a cent of residuals on Babylon 5's DVD sales* JMS's thoughts on bi, gay and lesbian characters* Why JMS chose CGI over models* How JMS designed the Vorlon ships* The truth about Kosh's voice* JMS's fresh approach to the sound of weaponry* How JMS felt about articles constantly comparing Babylon 5 to Star Trek* JMS's thoughts on time travel and transporters* The ideas behind weaponry such as mass drivers and PPGs* The technology behind jumpgates and hyperspace travel* Insights on the show's varied title sequences* Details on the funding of the Babylon Project despite four failures* Discussion of Babylon 5's visual aesthetic including logos, graphics and cinematography* The process of writing Babylon 5's scriptsDiscover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

BONUS AUTOGRAPH: Each copy personally, hand-signed by Bruce Boxleitner who played John Sheridan. (A $25 value)Pristine, shrink-wrapped copies include an audio CD, a postcard and a bookmark. Full details at B5books.com. (A $17 value)THE VOLUME 2 COLLECTION INCLUDES* 358-page book of the complete, uncensored transcripts of 24 interviews with the Babylon 5 cast and key crew, conducted while Babylon 5 was in production.* 34 never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photographs accompanying the interviews, 9 concept sketches and 1 storyboard.* Hand-autographed by Bruce Boxleitner.* A personal message from Bruce Boxleitner.* Collectible postcard with a Sheridan quote selected by Bruce Boxleitner.* Collectible bookmark with a Sheridan quote selected by Bruce Boxleitner.* Audio CD interview with Bruce Boxleitner and Michael O'Hare, recorded between seasons 4 and 5 (this interview is NOT in the book).VOLUME 2 - INTERVIEW TIMEFRAMESeptember 1994 - December 1995Production from early season two through the middle of season three.COMMON THEMES IN VOLUME 2The cast and crew explore roads not taken as well as series highlights like the Hugo Award-winning "The Coming of Shadows" and near catastrophes like the early third season labor strike which nearly ended the series.ABOUT THE SERIESEchoes of All Our Conversations is a seven-volume series that includes 2,100+ pages of interview transcripts with more than 90 members of B5's cast and crew conducted while Babylon 5 was in production...from the pilot through The Lost Tales. Completely uncensored.Volumes 1-6 include a 330-370 page book signed by a primary cast member with 20-40 complete interview transcripts in addition to a mix of 20-30 never-before-seen photos, sketches and insider documents, along with a collectible bookmark, postcard and exclusive interview on an audio CD. Volume 7 is a companion volume signed by Stephen Furst.Retired Date: May 31, 2013For complete details including photos and excerpts of Volume 2, visit B5books.com.Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

Table of Contents and Index available FREE at B5books.com.WHITE COVER EDITIONThe White Edition cover was designed to complement the Asked & Answered series, the Echoes series and the Crusade books. (The contents of the Black Edition and the White Edition are identical. Only the covers are different.)FEATURING* JMS's Handwritten Notes for Season One* Story Editor Larry DiTillio's Character Profiles* "Some Basic Thoughts on Telepaths" by Larry DiTillio* A JMS Interview Conducted Two Months Before the Pilot Aired* Two Outlines for the episode "The Strange Exhibition of Sebastian D'Arque"* A JMS Interview From the Week "The Coming of Shadows" Aired* Never-Before-Seen Concept Art by Peter Ledger* JMS's Production Journal from season two* "The Mysteries of Babylon 5" Proposal* "Approaching Babylon," an 18-page article by JMS* The Mind-Wipe Story Notes, including notes for a version of the story featuring Alfred Bester* A JMS Interview During Early Season Three* The Patches of Babylon 5* TNT's "Babylon 5 Lives" Proposal, including a concept for a Babylon 5 prequel set during the Earth/Minbari War* The notes for a Babylon 5 TV movie titled "The Trial of John Sheridan."* A JMS Interview During Early Season Four* The TNT Promo Speeches, including two that never aired* The Psi Corps Manual Proposal* A JMS Interview After Directing "Sleeping in Light"* Revised Season Five Storylines & Index Cards* Andreas Katsulas's Last Interview During Babylon 5's Production* The River of Souls Treatment, with a footnote that may haunt you for the rest of your lives.* Babylon 5: The Motion Picture PremiseThere are a few more goodies that aren't listed, including another "last interview" and several more interviews with JMS conducted while the show was in production. We decided to save a few surprises for when you open the book.Retired Date: January 20, 2011Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

BONUS AUTOGRAPH: Each copy personally, hand-signed by Peter Jurasik who played Londo Mollari. (A $25 value)Pristine, shrink-wrapped copies include an audio CD, a postcard and a bookmark. Full details at B5books.com. (A $17 value)THE VOLUME 1 COLLECTION INCLUDES* 344-page book of the complete, uncensored transcripts of 24 interviews with the Babylon 5 cast and key crew while Babylon 5 was in production.* 44 never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photographs.* Hand-autographed by Peter Jurasik.* A personal message from Peter Jurasik.* Collectible postcard with a Londo quote selected by Peter Jurasik.* Collectible bookmark with a Londo quote selected by Peter Jurasik.* Audio CD interview with Peter Jurasik and Andreas Katsulas recorded between seasons 4 and 5. Note that this interview is NOT in the book.VOLUME 1 - INTERVIEW TIMEFRAMEDecember, 1992 - August, 1994Shortly before the pilot aired through production on the first two episodes of season two.COMMON THREADS IN VOLUME 1Babylon 5's growing pains become apparent as the cast and crew struggle to bring the ambitious series from page to screen. A sense of accomplishment sets in as the interviewees settle into production on season two with Bruce Boxleitner as their new leading man.ABOUT THE SERIESEchoes of All Our Conversations is a seven-volume series that includes 2,100+ pages of interview transcripts with more than 90 members of B5's cast and crew conducted while Babylon 5 was in production...from the pilot through The Lost Tales. Completely uncensored.Volumes 1-6 include a 330-370 page book signed by a primary cast member with 20-40 complete interview transcripts in addition to a mix of 20-30 never-before-seen photos, sketches and insider documents, along with a collectible bookmark, postcard and exclusive interview on an audio CD. Volume 7 is a companion volume signed by Stephen Furst.Retired Date: May 31, 2013For complete details including photos and excerpts of Volume 1, visit B5books.com.Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.

BONUS AUTOGRAPH: Each copy personally, hand-signed by Jerry Doyle who played Michael Garibaldi. (A $25 value)Pristine, shrink-wrapped copies include an audio CD, a postcard and a bookmark. Full details at B5books.com. (A $17 value)THE VOLUME 5 COLLECTION INCLUDES* 332-page book of the complete, uncensored transcripts of 39 interviews with the Babylon 5 cast and key crew conducted while season five and the TV Movies were in production.* 28 never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes photographs accompanying the interviews, plus 3 storyboards, 6 concept sketches, 2 production documents and a page of Neil Gaiman's "Day of the Dead" script annotated by JMS.* Hand-autographed by Jerry Doyle.* A personal message from Jerry Doyle.* Collectible postcard with a Garibaldi quote selected by Jerry Doyle.* Collectible bookmark with a Garibaldi quote selected by Jerry Doyle.* Never-before-heard interview interview with J. Michael Straczynski, Douglas Netter and John Copeland just after season five premiered on TNT in January 1998. This interview is NOT in the book.VOLUME 5 - INTERVIEW TIMEFRAMENovember 1997 - May 1998From the middle of production on season five through the making of The River of Souls and A Call to Arms.COMMON THEMES IN VOLUME 5Emotions run high with Babylon 5's looming expiration date. Who will be in the next two TV movies and Crusade? Uncertainty and resentment permeate many of the interviews.ABOUT THE SERIESEchoes of All Our Conversations is a seven-volume series that includes 2,100+ pages of interview transcripts with more than 90 members of B5's cast and crew conducted while Babylon 5 was in production...from the pilot through The Lost Tales. Completely uncensored.Volumes 1-6 include a 330-370 page book signed by a primary cast member with 20-40 complete interview transcripts in addition to a mix of 20-30 never-before-seen photos, sketches and insider documents, along with a collectible bookmark, postcard and exclusive interview on an audio CD. Volume 7 is a companion volume signed by Stephen Furst.Retired Date: May 31, 2013For complete details including photos and excerpts of Volume 5, visit B5books.com.Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.