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Babylon 5: The Gathering

1993 · 95 min

A talky, intrigue-driven space-station mystery that feels like a TV pilot: earnest, a bit stiff, but with a lurking sense of galactic politics.

Directed by
Richard Compton
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Overview
The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will fail in its role of bringing many alien races together.

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Directed by
Richard Compton
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • politics
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • space
  • single country house
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Babylon 5 Collection

  1. Babylon 5: The GatheringMovie · 1993 This title
  2. Babylon 5: In the BeginningMovie · 1998
  3. Babylon 5: The River of SoulsMovie · 1998
  4. Babylon 5: ThirdspaceMovie · 1998
  5. Babylon 5: A Call to ArmsMovie · 1999
  6. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in StarlightMovie · 2002
  7. Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the DarkMovie · 2007
  8. Babylon 5: The Road HomeMovie · 2023

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Genres
science fiction, action, adventure
Directed by
Richard Compton
Written by
J. Michael Straczynski
Starring
Michael O'Hare, Tamlyn Tomita, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas, Blaire Baron, John Fleck
Music
Stewart Copeland
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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