J. Michael Straczynski is back at work reviving the B5 Universe, with an anthology series called Babylon 5: The Lost Tales. The first DVD, Voices in the Dark, will contain two ~40 minute stories and is due for release this coming July. At the moment, this is a straight-to-DVD venture, but there's discussion of broadcasting the series at some point in the future. The stories star several actors from the original series & Crusade, including Bruce Boxleitner [Sheridan], Tracy Scoggins [Lochley] & Peter Woodward [Galen]. Slated to work on subsequent stories are Peter Jurasik [Londo Mollari] & Jerry Doyle [Garibaldi].
Given the last attempt at a B5 production, Legend of the Rangers, I'm keeping my expectations low. JMS has a knack for really amazing storytelling, as well as the ability to write some of the worst dialogue ever recorded. Perhaps a few years away from B5 has served him well, and if we're lucky he's even gotten an editor.
Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to this. I'm especially eager for upcoming installments, one in particular that will tell the story fans have been pining for since B5 ended - the telepath wars. If we're very lucky, Pat Tallman [Lyta] will be available to work on it. Well, we'll see how things look in July.
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