Babylon 5: The Gathering Page #5

Synopsis: This TV movie is the pilot for the "Babylon 5" TV series. Set on a space station in the late 23rd Century, Babylon 5 is a centre of diplomacy and trade, in neutral space located between many rival space empires. The project's success, already shaky, is put further in doubt when incoming Commander Jeffrey Sinclair is the key suspect in the attempted assassination of Kosh, a mysterious alien ambassador.
Director(s): Richard Compton
Production: Babylonian Productions
  Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.6
UNRATED
Year:
1993
89 min
987 Views


Please, standby.

Sorry, there was a problem with the tube.

Did you get Londo?

He was supposed to meet me right here.

The others are in the reception area.

Station alert.

Notify security.

Get the doors open.

Oh, my God!

Be careful, Michael...

...that's an environment suit.

He can't take our atmosphere.

Open it here and the air will kill him.

Could be dead already, I can't tell.

Get Ben, tell him we have a med alert.

Get the isolab ready, fast.

On my way.

Damn.

How much longer?

We're almost there.

If the atmosphere mix isn't right,

we'll kill him as soon as we crack that suit.

Approaching nominal density.

As soon as it's pressurized, I'm going in.

Maybe not.

We got a reply

from the Vorlon high command.

They insist

that the Ambassador's encounter suit...

...cannot be removed for security reasons.

But that's insane!

- They don't want us seeing what's inside.

- They'd rather let him die than-

I'm afraid so.

No, we haven't come this far

to watch it all fall apart.

Jeff, I'm warning you,

they're deadly serious about security.

We'll give them security.

As a doctor,

you're bound by a vow of confidentiality...

...and that's good enough for me.

For the rest, kill the monitors.

Stop all data-recording.

I don't want any record

of what goes on in there.

I take full responsibility.

Just do what you have to, Ben.

Good luck.

And I hope you're wrong.

Wrong about what?

We were talking the other day

about how nobody's seen a Vorlon before...

...and he said that according to legend,

one human did see a Vorlon.

He turned to stone.

Well, it's just a legend.

- Probably.

- Probably.

There must be a way.

Some means, some...

- But you still don't know what happened.

- Not yet, Senator.

Doctor Kyle's been able to stabilize

the Ambassador's condition, but...

...until we know the cause of his problem,

there's a very good chance he could die.

Let's hope not.

The Vorlon government

finds it very suspicious...

...that he was out of his ship

less than a minute when he fell ill.

No one's spoken of retaliation yet, but...

...if this is anything other than natural

illness, if anyone did anything to him...

...this could escalate fast.

Who's handling the investigation?

My security chief, Michael Garibaldi.

Is that wise?

I was opposed to you bringing him on

in the first place.

He's been bounced from one station

to another for years.

I don't know if he's up to

an investigation on this scale.

I have every confidence in Mr. Garibaldi,

Senator.

I hope you're right.

Keep me informed, Jeff.

Earth Central, out.

Sorry you had to hear that.

Old news.

- So what's the program?

- Find out where everyone was...

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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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