Archive-name: tv/babylon-5/news-schedule
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Last-modified: 12 September 1996

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|  BABYLON 5 FAQ, part (B):         |
|  News & Schedule of Episodes      |
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|  12 September 1996 Edition        |
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This section of the FAQ list is updated _frequently_, so if the date above is
more than a few weeks old, it's OBSOLETE.

There are FIVE parts to the FAQ: (A) Information about B5; (B) News and Sched-
ule; (C), (D), and (E) are the settings for seasons 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

The latest version of all parts of the FAQ can be retrieved via anonymous ftp
at ftp://ftp.hyperion.com/pub/Babylon-5/ or via e-mail by sending a note to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with any or all of these lines in the message body:
    send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/faq
    send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/news-schedule
    send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season1
    send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season2
    send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season3

WORLD WIDE WEB users should also see http://www.hyperion.com/lurk/lurker.html
for the highly detailed "Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5."

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    Contents of this FAQ List
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    1.  Hot News Tidbits
    2.  Current & Upcoming Babylon 5 Episodes and Stories
        (a) Television Episodes (b) Novels (c) Comics
    3.  Convention Appearances
    4.  Current Publications
    4.  Current Merchandise
    5.  Credits and Legalese

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Subject: 1.  Hot News Tidbits (most recent first)

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 FOUNDATION IMAGING NO LONGER DOING EFFECTS
 ------------------------------------------
 Apparently due to a conflict between Babylonian Productions and Foundation
 Imaging, the visual effects for B5, starting in the fourth season, will now
 be handled by Netter Digital Entertainment, Doug Netter's production company,
 which JMS says has much of the same equipment (and former employees) as
 Foundation.  This information has been confirmed, but other details are
 sketchy as of this writing.

 'THE COMING OF SHADOWS' WINS THE HUGO
 -------------------------------------
 Last season's "The Coming of Shadows" won the 1996 Hugo for Best Dramatic
 Presentation.  Congratulations to everybody involved!  In recognition of
 the award, the episode will air the week of Sept. 23 in the U.S.

 SATELLITE FEEDS CHANGE
 ----------------------
 Effective September 1, the satellite feed information for B5 has changed.
 It is now showing on Galaxy 4, transp. 7.  Audio is 5.8 L, 6.2 R, 6.8 mono.
 Feeds are still Sunday 0900-1000 ET and Monday 1430-1530 ET.  The promo feeds
 have moved to Thursdays, 0900 ET and Saturdays, 0030 ET.

 STATIONS DROPPING B5
 --------------------
 Some stations in the U.S. and worldwide aren't picking up the next season
 of Babylon 5, even though the show is continuing.  Now is the time to write
 these stations to get them to change their mind, and to write to possible
 replacement stations, asking them to pick up the show.  Check out the FAQ,
 part (a), section 8, for suggestions on getting the word out; on the WWW, see
 http://www.hyperion.com/lurk/support/index.html for further information.

 Bloomington, IL -- WYZZ    Brownsville, TX -- KVEO     Philadelphia, PA-- WPHL
 Topeka, KS --      KTMJ
 Canada: CHEK, and the ENTIRE Baton Broadcasting System.  Please write to your
         CITY-TV and encourage them to pick up the show systemwide, not just
         on CKVR.
 Sweden: Kanal5 is not picking up B5's third season.

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Subject: 2.  Current & Upcoming Babylon 5 Episodes and Stories

========    a. Episodes

This list applies to season 3 in North America.  For your local station's
airing times and days, consult the station list by retrieving, via ftp,
this document: ftp://ftp.hyperion.com/pub/Babylon-5/b5tvlist.txt

Other countries may be airing past seasons.  For schedules, please see the
Lurker's Guide web pages, http://www.hyperion.com/lurk/countries/

 #   Week of  No.  Title
 -----------------------------------------------
     09-16-96 313R Sic Transit Vir
     09-23-96 209R The Coming of Shadows

 62. 09-30-96 318  Walkabout
 63. 10-07-96 319  Grey 17 is Missing
 64. 10-14-96 320  And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
 65. 10-21-96 321  Shadow Dancing
 66. 10-28-96 322  Z'ha'dum
 67. 11-04-96 401  The Hour of the Wolf
 68. 11-11-96 402  What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
 69. 11-18-96 403  The Summoning
 70.          404  Falling Toward Apotheosis
 71.          405  The Long Night

========    b. Novels

The next novel, "The Shadow Within" by Jeane Cavelos, is due in 1997.

========    c. Comics

There were 11 original comics through DC, who have stopped producing it.
Other companies are currently bidding to take up the comic.

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Subject: 3.  Convention Appearances

More Info:   Con information is often posted on the USENET groups such as
             alt.fandom.cons, rec.arts.sf.announce, rec.arts.sf.fandom.

## Updates? Please e-mail <b5-submit@hyperion.com>

J. Michael Straczynski and many B5 cast and crew members have been attending
science fiction conventions when possible.  Upcoming appearences include:

###### SEPTEMBER ######

Wolf 359 The Security Party, London, England, 28 Sept. 1996.  Jeff Conaway,
Michael O'Hare.  WWW: http://www.dynamite.co.uk/wolf359

Starcon '96, (City?), Sept. 27-29.  Richard Biggs.

###### OCTOBER ######

Rising Star, October 12, Salem, VA. Richard Biggs. Rising Star Productions,
545 Howard Drive, Salem, VA 24153. (703)389-9400

Necronomicon Oct 11-13, Tampa, FL.  JMS.  mail: P.O. Box 2076, Riverview, FL
33569.  Phone: 813-677-6347.   WWW: http://www.stonehill.org/ncon.htm

Assimilation, Oct. 11-14, Daventry, England.  Jason Carter.
WWW: http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~assim/

###### NOVEMBER ######

Atlanta Starcon & Comics, November 1-3, 1996, Atlanta, GA.  Michael O'Hare.
482 Gardner Road, Stockbridge, GA 30281.

United Fan Con, November 1-3, 1996, Springfield, MA.  Jeff Conaway.  Send a
SASE to: United Fan Can, 500 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, CT 06468.
WWW: http://www.pcnet.com/~alanr/ufc.html

Star Trek/Babylon 5 convention, November 16-17, Pasadena, CA.  Majel
Roddenberry, Bruce Boxleitner, Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas, Michael
O'Hare, Mira Furlan, Bill Mumy, Stpehen Furst, Richard Biggs, JMS, Mojo.
Send SASE to Creation Entertainment, 411 North Central Avenue, Suite 300,
Glendale, CA 91203.

LosCon, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Burbank, CA. JMS will likely be there.

Visions '96, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Chicago.  Claudia Christian.

###### DECEMBER ######

Stellar Occasion 3, Dec. 27-29, 1996, Dallas, TX.  Walter Koenig, Ed Wasser.
email phoenix@cyberramp.net or http://www.cyberramp.net/~phoenix/stellar.html

###### 1997 ######

LunaCon '97, March 7-9, 1997, Rye Brook, NY.  Michael O'Hare.  E-mail:
lunacon@lunacon.org.  WWW: http://www.lunacon.org/lunacon/lunacon.html

Westercon 50, July 3-6, 1997, Seattle, Washington. JMS will be Guest of Honor.

Wolf 359, Blackpool England, July 11-14 1997. JMS, Richard Biggs, Mira Furlan,
Bill Mumy, Stephen Furst, Jason Carter, Catlin Brown, Peter Jurasik, Patricia
Tallman, Josh Cox, Ed Wasser, Walter Koenig, Jeffrey Willerth.  Send a SAE to
Wolf 359, 141 Waarden Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9BE.
WWW: http://www.dynamite.co.uk/wolf359/

Jumpgate 97, July 1997, Dublin, Ireland.  Walter Koenig, Stephen Furst, Peter
Jurasik, Mira Furlan, possibly JMS.  E-mail jrfinnan@indigo.ie
or 100012.3073@CompuServe.com

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Subject: 4.  Current Publications

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AMIGA SHOPPER MAGAZINE:  Mojo, of Foundation Imaging, is writing a multi-part
article on B5 FX for an upcoming issue.

BABYLON 5 COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE: An official B5 magazine from Sandi Publishing
which is available on newsstands in the USA.

CINESCAPE: Approx. April 96. (Minor B5 article)

CINEFANTASTIQUE: B5 will be on the cover sometime around December 1996.

CULT TIMES: April 1996.  Interview with JMS.

DREAMWATCH, #19, March 1996.  A wonderful interview with JMS.

FOUNDATION (UK) is doing an issue on Media SF with a focus on B5.
Most of it is new stuff, so it may be worth looking for.

LIGHTWAVE PRO, from AVID Media Group, has frequent articles on the special
effects behind B5.

KEYBOARD, Feb. 96 has an article on Christopher Franke and the music of B5.

MAGICAL BLEND, current issue around August 96.

MILLIMETER MAGAZINE (TV/film industry mag) May 96 issue, BIG cover story.
    Phone: 800-441-0294

SCI FI ENTERTAINMENT, Vol 2 , Number 6 (March/April 1996)  6 page interview
with Bruce Boxleitner where they discuss all aspects of Bab5.

SCI FI UNIVERSE, #14 (March 96): Annual B5 blowout issue.

SFX (UK) #9 February 1996   14 pages and cover.  Nice feature, great color
prints, and interviews with JMS, Ron Thornton, J. Carter, Bruce B., M. O'Hare

STARBURST will soon be coming out with an entire issue devoted to B5.

STARBURST Special #27, interview with Bruce Boxleitner.

STARLOG, April 1996 (#225), 3 page interview with Andrea Thompson.

STARLOG Yearbook, Aug 1996, #14 -- several articles on B5.

TV GUIDE has a B5 feature in their July 27th issue.

TV ZONE (a British magazine) April '96 and Special #20 and June '96.

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Subject: 5.  Current Merchandise

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|  JMS has asked fans who find un-  |
|  licensed merchandise (generally  |
|  at cons) to notify him via mail  |
|  or e-mail (see FAQ part A).      |
+-----------------------------------+

Babylon 5 products are now gradually arriving.  Licensing Company of America,
a subsidiary of Warner Bros. is handling the licensing of Babylon 5 products.

## Updates? Please e-mail <b5-submit@hyperion.com>

There's a new web page devoted to B5 merchandise -- a trading post, not a
seller of merchandise.  WWW: http://www.epsilon3.com/b5cards.html

There are two books on B5 available in the UK and via the web at Internet Book
Shop, http://www.bookshop.co.uk/

    TITLE:      Babylon 5:  Behind the Scenes
    AUTHOR:     Gross, Edward (Actually turned out to be the David Bassom book)
    ISBN:       0752208411 (paperback)
    PRICE:      #13.99 (British Pounds)

    TITLE:      A-Z of Babylon 5
    AUTHOR:     Bassom, David
    ISBN:       0752202529 (paperback)
    PRICE:      #7.99 (British Pounds)

The latter of these will be re-published in the U.S. by Dell in March 1997,
and titled "Babylon 5 A to Z."

Narn and Minbari masks are available. WWW: http://afc.buyit.com/lightspeed/
or http://www.halcyon.com/uncomyn/b5/costumes/b5-mask.html

A new role-playing game (RPG) is coming out from Chameleon Eclectic, called
"The Babylon Project," and will be previewed at Gencon 96 in August, and
available in October.
WWW: http://skynet.bevc.blacksburg.va.us/cee/babylon_project.html

Creation Entertainment has T-shirts and photos, mugs, jackets, and hats --
(818) 409-0960.

A soundtrack by Christopher Franke, about 55-56 minutes in length, is now
available via mail order (see below) and in record stores.  Call around to
check record stores -- they are usually pretty clueless about it.

To order the soundtrack directly, send checks or money orders for US$13.99
(California: plus 8.25% tax) plus $3.00 shipping to USA/Canada/Mexico ($6.00
elsewhere), to Sonic Images, P.O. Box 691626 West Hollywood, CA 90069.

A second soundtrack is expected, called "Babylon 5: Messages from Earth," and
will likely be an enhanced CD with video.  Latest word is that it's expected
around October 1996.

Babylon 5 Galoob Micro-Machines are now out in most areas in USA and the UK,
and should be available at toy stores like Toys R Us, as well as stores like
Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Target.  There are *six* sets of three ships, each set
costing about five to six dollars (about 5 pounds in the UK.)  You may need to
ask for them, as they often aren't put on display.  (You can order them direct
from Galoob at 1-800-4-GALOOB, for a limited time.)

There is a B5 screensaver CD ROM (Windows only, it appears)
VERY nice images and movies.  Available at computer stores or directly
from Sound Sources at (800) 877-4778 [or (805) 494-9996].  Cost is $29.95
plus $6 S/H.  (I don't know about international shipping
or multiple unit costs.)  WWW: http://www.cris.com/~ssi/

T-shirts and caps made by All-U, apparently of very high quality, are a big
hit with the B5 cast and crew.  Contact All-U, 1-800-424-2558, ext. 105.

Various B5 merchandise -- micro machines, CDs, shirts, etc. can be ordered
from Uncomyn Gifts.  E-mail uncomyn@halcyon.com.
WWW: http://www.halcyon.com/uncomyn/b5.html

Babylon 5 Trading cards (from Fleer) are available; they show cast members,
effects, and episodes up to about two-thirds of the second season.  118 cards,
2 checklist cards, 24 limited edition insert cards.  A second set will be out
in October 1996; you may want to pre-order a box to make sure your local
store orders enough.  There will be about 80 new cards, picking off in the
episodes with "Divided Loyalties", probably up through "War Without End II."
Images of CGI should be greatly improved from the first set.

A fan-produced <*> pin, depicting the "jumpgate" symbol used to denote B5 fans
all over the Internet, is available for ordering.  There is an "original" (about
one inch) version, and a smaller lapel pin sized design.  Very nice.
WWW: http://www.teleport.com/~elana/pin/pin.html for pictures & information.

JMS's revision to his scriptwriting book will be released later in 1996.   It
will contain an entire B5 script, probably "The Coming of Shadows."  It will
be called _The (Even More!) Complete Book of ScriptWriting_.

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Subject: 6.  Credits and Legalese

This text file may be distributed online, in complete or excerpted form, as
long as acknowledgement is made to the authors, and the URL of the current
version of this file is indicated. (see top of document.)

The Babylon 5 Frequently Asked Questions List part (B) is Copyright 1996 by
Dan Wood.  Acknowledgement is made to J. Michael Straczynski, previous FAQ
maintainer Lee Whiteside and to excerpted contributions from the Babylon 5
online libraries, especially The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 and The Zocalo.

Currently maintained by Dan Wood (danwood@pobox.com)
Comments, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated.

If you have any information to go into the FAQ and/or the Lurker's Guide,
please send them to <b5-submit@hyperion.com>.

This text file was edited on QUED/M text editor running on a Macintosh.

If you wish to re-distribute this list to other systems, and would like to be
sent each update, please e-mail me and tell me where you will distribute it.
