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Michael O'Hare, Tamlyn Tomita, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Andreas Katsulas ... see more see more... , Peter Jurasik , Ardwight Chamberlain , Patricia Tallman , Blair Baron , John Fleck , Paul Hampton , Johnny Sekka , Steven R. Barnett , William Hayes , Linda Hoffman , Robert Jason Jackson , F. William Parker , Marianne Robertson , David Sage , Ed Wasser , Blaire Baron , Theodore Bikel

This two-part pilot episode for Babylon 5 was originally telecast as a single two-hour TV movie on February 22, 1993 (the "official" release date of March 8 refers to the film's Chicago TV premiere). ... read more read more...Like the subsequent series, "The Gathering" takes place in the 23rd century, and was set on Babylon 5, a space station hovering in neutral territory which is used as a center of trade and diplomacy for a wide variety of friendly and hostile planets. As the space station becomes fully operational, the crew must deal with the attempting poisoning of Vorlan ambassador Kosh Naranek, for which B5 commander Jeffrey Sinclair is being held responsible. Complicating matters is the refusal of the Vorlans to allow any medical treatment for their ambassador. Written by series producer-creator J. Michael Straczynski, "The Gathering" features several actors who were supposed to have played recurring characters, but for various reasons were written out of the weekly version: Tamlyn Tomita as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takamisha, Blaire Baron as Caroline Sykes, Johnny Sekka as Dr. Benjamin Kyle and Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander. The pilot won an Emmy Award for special effects, and a Hugo nomation for "Best Dramatic Presentation" -- this in spite of almost universal damnation from mainstream TV critics. On January 4, 1998, the TNT cable network offered a re-edited version of "The Gathering", with a new musical score by Christopher Frake (replacing the one composed by Stewart Copeland), a handful of new computer-generated special effects, a number of judicious cuts, and several previously excised sequences, including a lengthy hostage-crisis subplot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Richard Compton

Release Date: February 22, 1993

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DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004

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  • shellygurl347
    June 18, 2008
    shellygurl347
    though a separate movie and not part of the first season, this is basically the piolet of the whole 5 season show. well worth watching
  • elfqueenmelian
    October 1, 2007
    elfqueenmelian
    The pilot to B5, a little different from the actual series that followed but overall a worthy start to the greatest sci-fi space opera.
  • jeffman52001
    February 28, 2007
    jeffman52001
    "The Gathering", great 2 hour TV movie which is the pilot for "Babylon 5". Great way to start up a great science fiction TV series.

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