That tradition for innovation will continue in this new iteration, and. the concept of a five-year arc with a pre-planned beginning, middle and end…creating a brand new paradigm for television storytelling that has subsequently become the norm. How do you telling continuing story of our original Londo without the original Vir? Or G’Kar? How do you tell Sheridan’s story without Delenn? Or the story of B5 without Franklin? Garibaldi? Zack? Better to go the way of Westworld or Battlestar Galactica where you take the original elements that are evergreens and. So we will not be retelling the same story in the same way because of what Heraclitus said about the river. If I were creating Babylon 5 today, for the first time, knowing what I now know as a writer, what would it look like? How would it use all the storytelling tools and technological resources available in 2021 that were not on hand then?

The network understands the uniqueness of Babylon 5 and is giving me a great deal of latitude with the noted in the announcement, this is a reboot from the ground up rather than a continuation, for several reasons. However Straczynski gives a few other interesting details also. The most important part is, yes, this reboot is happening. Straczynski took to Twitter to answer some questions about the reboot for fans. The rumored Babylon 5 reboot at The CW has been confirmed by creator J.

Babylon 5 a view from the gallery