BABYLON 5 THE LOST TALES MOVIE

While the show was envisioned as an anthology, Straczynski stated that he would like to have thematic links in episodes on each disk: In addition, he asked to be guaranteed complete creative freedom in writing, which he has stated he received from the studio. As an alternative to a big project, he suggested the idea of doing a bunch of character focused short films, structured in an anthology format.

BABYLON 5 THE LOST TALES MOVIE

He declined, most importantly because he could not see the structure of a Babylon 5 movie in 2006 after both Andreas Katsulas and Richard Biggs died in the years prior, and he couldn't see himself doing something big after these deaths, though he has stated he might feel up to it 'in a year or two'. Straczynski has stated that Warner Brothers initially asked him if he wanted to make a Babylon 5 feature film (while most Babylon 5 related rights are held at the studio level, Straczynski owns the Babylon 5 movie rights ). He described it as, 'an anthology series, to all intents and purposes, using our characters almost like a repertory group.' Straczynski is a fan of The Twilight Zone and the work of Rod Serling, saying of himself, 'Rod is one of my icons, so believe me, I know his work far, far better than most people.' The idea of doing his own science fiction anthology show is something that he has discussed in the past as a possibility and he first proposed the idea of a Tales from Babylon 5 anthology as the sixth season of the original show in 1997. Douglas Netter and Straczynski executive produced the DVD. Concurrently with the DVD release, an HD version was released exclusively on the Xbox Live Video Marketplace. The show was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The music is composed by Christopher Franke, who also did the music for the original Babylon 5 series. The visual effects are handled by Atmosphere Visual Effects, who previously worked on other science fiction shows such as the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and Stargate Atlantis. The show is shot in high-definition video with digital HD cameras.

The production uses cast members from the original television show. Each story is built around a single established character. On July 13, 2008, Straczynski announced he had no plans to further develop the series.

The project consists of one direct-to-DVD production containing two stories.

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