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"Babylon 5 The Last Best Hope for Intergalactic Peace..."
22/06/98

PRESS RELEASE
JUNE 1998

BABYLON 5
THE LAST BEST HOPE FOR INTERGALACTIC PEACE..

Babylon 5, the uncut version of Seasons 1-3 never seen before on British TV screens begins broadcasting at 9pm every weekday from 3rd August, exclusively on The Sci-Fi Channel.

Starring Claudia Christian (The Hidden, Clean & Sober, The Chase) who was voted the '1998 Sexiest Female In Sci-Fi' (SFX Magazine), Peter Jurasik (Hill Street Blues, LA Law, M*A*S*H) and Richard Biggs (The Twighlight Zone, TJ Hooker), Babylon 5 charts the lives of alien races working together to avoid intergalactic war at all costs in the neutral territory of the fifth Babylon station.

Although focusing on the trials and s of mankind and alien life in the future, Babylon 5 tackles more common themes of the present age in each episode, from everyday relationships between characters to more universal issues such as justice, media control, race and religion.

State-of-the-art special effects along with top quality production values have combined to make Babylon 5 one of the most successful science fiction series of all time. Winner of various television accolades, the loyal and extensive fan base of this critically-acclaimed series proves time and time again that Babylon 5 stands as a hard-hitting and gritty sci-fi drama.

For more information, review tapes and stills, please contact:
Sam Bowen or Tara Houghton at Freud Communications
Tel: 0171-580-2626; Fax: 0171-637-2626
Or
David Fowler at The Sci-Fi Channel
Tel: 0171-805-6100; Fax: 0171-805-6151
email: dfowler@uk.scifi.com

BABYLON 5
THE LAST BEST HOPE FOR INTERGALACTIC PEACE...

SYNOPSIS

It is the dawn of the third age of mankind, the middle of the 23rd Century. Man is far from alone in the Universe.

A hundred years ago, man made contact with its first alien civilisation, the Centuari - or more to the point, they made contact with man. Before their arrival, man was confined to one solar system, forced to use primitive machinery to explore the Universe.

The Centauri offered mankind an insight into their world, their intelligence and their advanced technologies in exchange for trinkets and novelties to sell back home. In the years that followed, Earth became a young yet powerful galactic force, providing aid to less advanced races under threat from ruthless invading armies.

The Earth's authority was threatened as man made contact with a mysterious race known as the Minbari. The Earth/Minbari War began through a misunderstanding between the two opposing commanders, marking the death of the Minbari supreme leader. A holy war was declared on mankind by the Minbari, the alien armies proving far mightier than Earth's resisting forces. Without explanation, just as Earth was on the brink of defeat, the Minbari surrendered.

The Babylon project was conceived in the aftermath of the war, modelled on the United Nations as a neutral meeting ground where the inter-galactic inhabitants could meet and discuss their differences peacefully. After 4 unsuccessful attempts to launch the project due to sabotage, Babylon 5 became operational in the year 2257 striving for a peaceful galaxy.

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