KAT'S
BABYLON 5
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The Gathering - Pilot Episode
"I was there at the dawn
of the third age of mankind. It began in the Earth year 2257 with the founding of the last
of the Babylon stations, located deep in neutral space. It was a port of call for
refugees, smugglers, businessmen, diplomats and travelers from a hundred worlds. It was a
dangerous place, but we accepted the risk because Babylon 5 was our last, best hope for
peace.
Under the leadership of it's
final commander, Babylon 5 was a dream given form: a dream of a galaxy without war, when
species from different worlds could live side by side in mutual respect. A dream that was
put in danger as never before by the arrival of one man on a mission of destruction.
Babylon 5 was the last of the
Babylon stations. This is it's story."
Ambassador Londo Mollari of the
Centauri Republic
"It was the dawn of the
third age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a
dream given form. It's goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and
aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call, home away from
home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs and wanderers; humans and aliens wrapped up in
two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can
be a dangerous place, but it 's our last, best hope for peace.
This is the story of the last
of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5."
Commander Jeffrey Sinclar of the
Earth Alliance
"The Babylon Project was
our last, best hope for peace. A sel-contained world five miles long, located in neutral
territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens.
A shining beacon in Space,
all alone in the night. It was the dawn of the third age of mankind, the year the Great
War came upon us all.
This is the story of the last
of the Babylon stations. The year is 2259. The name of the place is Babylon 5."
Captain John Sheridan of the Eath
Alliance
"The Babylon Project was
our last, best hope for peace. It failed.
In the Year of the Shadow War
it became something greater, our last, best hope for victory.
The year is 2260. The place,
Babylon 5."
Commander Susan Ivanova of the Earth
Alliance
"It was the Year of
Fire; the Year of Destruction; the Year we took back what was ours. It was the Year of
Rebirth; the Year of great sadness; a Year of Pain, and a Year of Joy.
It was a new Age. It was the
end of history. Everything changed.
The year is 2261. The place,
Babylon5."
The crew and ambassadors of Babylon
5
Unlike the first four
seasons, there was no opening narration for the final season of Babylon 5, but instead
scenes and pivotal moments from the previous seasons were used.
BABYLON 5
