Babylon 5: In the Beginning Page #3

Synopsis: The Earth military encounters an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out that nearly results in the death of every human on Earth. The war and its aftermath provide the background for the TV series "Babylon 5," especially its first season.
Director(s): Michael Vejar
Production: Babylonian Productions
 
IMDB:
7.7
UNRATED
Year:
1998
94 min
1,103 Views


the price for their stupidity.

[Faint tinkling]

[Louder tinkling]

Have you come from the Grey Council?

Wait.

I want to speak with you.

LENONN:
Where are you going?

Why won't you answer me?

[Soft howling]

DUKHAT:
Well, Lenonn?

You said you wished to speak with us.

Step into the circle and speak.

LUC:
You said there was going to be

a battle.

Excuse me?

You said there was going to be

a great battle in your story.

CENTAURI WOMAN:
Be quiet.

LONDO:
No, it's all right.

The young do not understand that in war

there is death.

You want a battle?

Would it help to tell you

that these two isolated incidents...

...would lead to the greatest war

in Human history?

Yes.

Many Minbari would die in the war,

but before its end...

...Earth herself would stand

on the very edge of complete destruction.

And the irony is...

...the terrible...

...the terrible truth that no one knows,

but that I will tell you...

...is that the blood of many who died

in that war is on my hands.

My fault.

My fault.

Majesty,

I know it is not my place to speak...

...but you have endured so much

these last few years.

You cannot bear the blame for the war

between the Humans and the Minbari.

We had nothing to do with it.

Thank you, but I know my sins,

dear woman.

And the price

I will eventually pay for them.

Now, young Emperor.

I was telling you about how Lenonn,

head of the Anla-Shok...

...what the Humans would one day

call the Rangers...

...was brought before the Grey Council.

LENONN:
Long ago...

...Valen led our people to victory...

...in the Great War against the Shadows.

Before he went away...

...he gave us the prophecy that

they would return again in 1,000 years.

That time is almost upon us.

And the Rangers...

...who were created to be our eyes

and ears on the frontier...

...to watch for the return

of the great darkness, are not ready.

There are only a few of us.

And most of those are old and tired

from years of watching, waiting.

Weary of being mocked...

...by certain members of this Council...

...and by the Warrior Caste...

...who think of us as an embarrassment...

...and who do not believe

in the prophecy of Valen.

This prophecy also said

that the Anla-Shok will arise.

They will be ready and they will be

instrumental in the next great war.

So, why not wait until there's proof?

Valen created the Grey Council

from members of every caste...

...warrior, worker and religious...

...so that no one caste would have

undue influence over the others.

Prophecy falls under the category

of religion, Lenonn.

The workers need to know

why they should stop building bridges...

...and start building ships,

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J. Michael Straczynski

Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954), known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski, is an American television and film screenwriter, producer and director, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Studio JMS, and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004), and Sense8 (2015–2018).Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is also the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics. A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the novels Blood Night (1988), Othersyde (1990), and Tribulations (2000), the short fiction collection Straczynski Unplugged (2004), and the nonfiction book The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (1982). Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet, and allow their viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. (See Babylon 5' s use of the Internet.) Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. more…

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