Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)

Directed by

Richard Compton

Genre

science fiction, action, adventure

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 196 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The pilot movie introduces a neutral space station where diplomats from different alien races gather. It sets up the political tensions and personal histories among the station's crew and leaders.

expositoryslow-paceddiplomaticcuriousseriousmeasuredfoundational

What happens

Babylon 5: The Gathering is the test pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, aired on February 22, 1993. It is also the first of six feature-length films in the Babylon 5 media franchise. The Gathering covers events which take place roughly one year before those of the first-season episode "Midnight on the Firing Line," providing a framework of backstories, political agendas, and personal relationships for some of the series' major characters. Following the success of the movie, Warner Bros. Television commissioned the series for production in May 1993, as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN); the first season would premiere in the United States nearly a year later, on January 26, 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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