Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2

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Publication Date: June 13, 2008
Retire Date: September 30, 2008
Pages: 407
Format: Softcover
SCRIPTS
- "By Any Means Necessary" by Kathryn M. Drennan
- "TKO" by Larry DiTillio
- "Eyes" by Larry DiTillio
- "Legacies" by D.C. Fontana
- "A Distant Star" by D.C. Fontana
- "Spider in the Web" by Larry DiTillio
All scripts include an introduction/commentary by the writers, written exclusively for these volumes.
A sample of what you'll discover in Volume 2:
- Why Sinclair is prominently featured in both the A and B stories in "By Any Means Necessary."
- What side of G'Kar was explored for the first time in "By Any Means Necessary" and becomes central to B5 mythology.
- What previous episode inspired the G'Kar/Londo storyline in "By Any Means Necessary."
- Find out what the inspiration was for the mind-altering G'Quan Eth.
- What writer Kathryn M. Drennan thought was a private joke that apparently all the fans knew.
- How the episode "By Any Means Necessary" got its name and specifically which historical strike was the basis for the story.
- What writer Kathryn M. Drennan considers her two "small but proud" contributions to Babylon 5.
- Never before revealed: the complete original premise for "By Any Means Necessary"
- Learn which actor, seen as an alien in "TKO," was recast as a human in "Ceremonies of Light and Dark."
- What was the model for the Mutai in "TKO."
- Why in "TKO's" Act 1 Ivanova is listening to jazz, reading a book.
- Revealed: which scene Larry DiTillio says he "wrote and rewrote 100 times."
- Witness the script writing process in progress. The included draft of "TKO" is a reprint of Larry DiTillio's actual writer's draft complete with handwritten notes.
- Why Larry DiTillio refers to "Eyes" as a "protracted gabfest."
- Which actor caused "infinite delays" while shooting "Eyes" and why.
- Which actors Larry DiTillio nicknamed "Crazy Men at Large."
- Exposed – the Great Motorcycle flap.
- Learn what Tuckerization is and how it found it's way into "Eyes."
- Which American president's funeral inspired "Legacies."
- Why writer D.C. Fontana uses "Legacies" as a teaching tool in her writing classes.
- What was J. Michael Straczynski's one request for "Spider in the Web" and what he originally called it.
- Find out how Kathryn M. Drennan and Larry DiTillio balanced the portrayal of the regular characters with the guest characters.
- What action was cut from "The War Prayer" that was finally seen in "Legacies."
- Detailed – D.C. Fontana's "very personal references."
- Find out what gift from J. Michael Straczynski D.C. Fontana wears everyday.
Just like previous volumes, the scripts included in Volume 2 are early drafts that include never-before-seen dialogue and action that were later cut from the episodes.
Because there are so many differences, you also get the Script/DVD Variations inventory, which catalogues all the changes, deletions, additions and extras that were in the script but you never actually got to see in a handy, easy-to-reference grid.
Volume 2 has a total of 140 entries detailing these B5 Script/DVD variations you probably never knew.
Volume 2 is part of a 3-volume limited edition release that will only be available through September 30, 2008.
VOLUME 2 EPISODE SYNOPSES
"By Any Means Necessary"
An accident is the catalyst for an illegal strike by dock workers. A strike negotiator sent from Earth causes tensions to escalate. Londo has the only plant G'Kar can use for an important religious ceremony.
"TKO"
Walker Smith, a friend of Garibaldi's, participates in the Mutai, which causes Smith to have a newfound respect for alien ways. Rabbi Koslov brings Ivanova a legacy from her father; Ivanova allows herself to mourn her father's death.
"Eyes"
Sinclair is the focus of an internal investigation. Ivanova refuses to submit to a scan by the Psi Corps, even if it means she has to resign her commission. Garibaldi gets too much help from Lennier in building his motorcycle.
"Legacies"
When the body of a revered Minbari military leader mysteriously disappears, Sinclair has to overcome his feelings about the Earth-Minbari War to keep the peace. Talia and Ivanova both try to influence a young telepath coming into her powers.
"A Distant Star"
The Explorer Class ship Cortez stops over for resupply, bringing an old friend of Sheridan's who shares stories of exploring the Rim with the crew. Later, an accident aboard the Cortez leaves it stranded in hyperspace unless Zeta Squadron can rescue it.
"Spider in the Web"
A pro-Mars independence businessman, a good friend of Talia's, is murdered during negotiations. The Mars representative is taken hostage by the businessman's murderer. Sheridan realizes that the murderer is a victim of the Lazarus Project.

Index
Abbut – page 349
Allan, Zack – page 347
"And the Sky, Full of Stars" – page 228
Ansara, Michael – page 98
Aubrey/Maturin novels (by Patrick O'Brian) – page 8
Babylon 5 (Station) – page 11
bagna cauda – pages 289-290
Barbeau, Adrienne – pages 99, 350
Baum, L. Frank – page 8
Beck, Michael – page 350
Beldon, Alisa – pages 226-228
Ben Zayn, Ari – page 140
Berman, Rick – page 139
Bey, Turhan – page 99
Biggs, Richard – page 289
Bikel, Theodore – page 98
Blue Flu – page 20
Boggs – page 96
Bolitho – page 8
Bond, James – page 142
"Born to the Purple" – page 96
Boston, MA – pages 97, 102
Boston Globe – page 18
Boston Legal (TV series) – page 9
Boxleitner, Bruce – pages 288, 346
Bradbury, Ray – page 8
Brando, Marlon – pages 96, 139
Britain – page 288
British Lifeboat Service – page 288
Brooks, Mel – page 97
Brown, Julie Caitlin – pages 226-227
Bureau 13 – pages 343-344
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic (role-playing game) – page 343
Burroughs, Edgar Rice – page 344
Butler, NJ – page 288
"By Any Means Necessary" – Commentary (pages 7-32)
Caliban – pages 96, 99
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (TV series) – page 348
Carl Sagan Productions – page 9
Carter, Amanda – page 344
Carter, John (Edgar Rice Burroughs character) – page 344
Casey, Bernie – page 99
Catholic Church – page 22
Centauri – pages 14-15
"Ceremonies of Light and Dark" – page 96
Christian, Claudia – pages 100, 143-144
"Chrysalis" – pages 28, 228
chrysalis device – page 228
Combs, Jeffrey – pages 139-141
Conaway, Jeff – page 347
"Cone, The" – page 99
Connally, Neeoma – pages 22, 25-28, 30
Copeland, John – pages 27, 137
Corey, Jeff – page 99
Cortez, EAS – page 287
Corwin, Norman – page 8
Cramer, Mary Ann – page 30
Cremin, Kevin G. – page 346
Crusade (TV series) – page 345
cyperpunk – page 345
Delenn – pages 25, 27-29, 102, 226, 228, 289
Delvientos – pages 30-31
Desperate Houswives (TV series) – page 9
Dirty Harry – page 140
"Distant Star, A" – Commentary (pages 287-290)
DiTillio, Lawrence G. – pages 27-28, 30, Commentary (95-103), Commentary (137-144), 225-226, 289-290, Commentary (343-350)
Douglas, Sarah – page 141
Dourif, Brad – page 98
Doyle, Jerry – pages 26, 31, 142-144, 227
Drennan, Kathryn M. – Commentary (pages 7-32)
Eager, Edward – page 8
Early, Steve – page 18
Earthgov – pages 16, 138
Egyptian blessing – page 290
Einstein, Albert – page 12
Ellison, Harlan – pages 100, 290
Explorer-class ship – pages 287-288
"Eyes" – Commentary (pages 137-144)
Fairy Books (story collections by Andrew Lang) – page 8
Flinn, John C., III – pages 100-101
Fontana, D.C. – Commentary (pages 225-228), Commentary (pages 287-290)
food plans – pages 287, 289
Forester, C. S. – page 8
Foxworth, Robert – page 98
Franken, Al – page 16
Franklin, Stephen – page 289
From Beyond (film) – page 139
Furlan, Mira – pages 29, 226, 289
G'Kar – pages 11-14, 20-22, 25, 30, 32, 102, 226
G'Lan – page 14
G'Quan – pages 11-12, 14
G'Quan Eth – pages 15, 28
Galaxy High School (TV series) – page 144
Galus, Ray – page 288
Galus, Renard – page 288
Garibaldi, Michael – pages 20, 25-26, 29, 102, 137-138, 227, 289, 347
Gash – page 99
Gibson, William – page 345
Goldman, Ethel Koslov – pages 97, 101-103
Goldman, Joseph – page 97
Grand Sumo – page 98
Gray, Harriman – pages 140-141
Green, Bruce Seth – page 227
"Grey 17 Is Missing" – page 20
Grey Council – page 228
Gyor – pages 99, 101
Half Magic (novel) – page 8
Harry Potter (novels) – page 9
Harryhausen, Ray – page 96
Hebrew – pages 97-98
Hercules (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) – page 141
Hidego – page 27
Hidoshi, Myagi – pages 27, 31
History of the World, Part 1 (film) – page 97
Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester novels) – page 8
Horn, Abel – pages 343-344, 350
"I, Enterprise" (unsold Star Trek: The Next Generation episode) – page 345
influenza – page 137
ISN (Interstellar News) – page 30
Ivanov, Andrei – pages 96-97, 101
Ivanov, Sophie (Sofie) – page 143
Ivanova, Susan – pages 20, 25-26, 29, 31, 96-97, 100-102, 137-138, 140-141, 143-144, 226, 289, 347
Jesuits – page 22
Jewish Prayer of Mourning – page 97
John Carter of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs novels) – page 344
Johnston, Jim – pages 27, 30-31, 95-96, 99-101, 141-143
Judaism – pages 97, 101
jumpgate – page 287
Katsulas, Andreas – pages 32, 226
Kawasaki – page 137
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 – pages 137-138, 142-143
Keffer, Warren – page 288
Kent, Alexander – page 8
Killer Angels, The (novel) – page 8
Knight's Castle (novel) – page 8
Kosh – pages 25, 27-28
Koslov, Yossel – pages 97-98
labor action – page 10
Lang, Andrew – page 8
Lawrence, T.E. – page 288
Lazarus Project – pages 345, 348
"Legacies" – Commentary (pages 225-228)
Lennier – pages 137-139
Limbaugh, Rush – pages 15-16
Lincoln, Abraham – page 225
Llort – page 227
Lockhart, June – page 98
Lovecraft, H.P. – page 139
lunch – page 227
Macbeth (play) – page 141
MacDonald, Betty – page 8
Maday, Gregg – page 27
Madera, Eduardo – pages 28, 30
Malcolm X (civil rights figure) – page 16
Mars Colony – pages 345, 348
Martin, Gregory – page 141
Marvin, Lee – page 96
Maynard, Jack (Babylon 5 character) – page 287
Maynard, Jack (rodeo cowboy) – page 287
McKinney, Greg – pages 97-98
Melville, Herman – page 8
Minbari – pages 14, 25, 226-227
Moby Dick (novel) – page 8
Mollari, Londo – pages 11-14, 20-21
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (novels) – page 8
Muay Thai – page 98
Mumy, Bill – pages 142, 144
Muta-Do – pages 98, 101
Mutai – pages 95-96, 98-99, 101
n'grath – pages 24, 96
Na'Toth – pages 19, 226-227
Narn (homeworld) – pages 12-13
Narn (species) – pages 13-15, 226
Narnish – page 15
Neroon – page 226
Netter, Douglas – page 137
O'Brian, Patrick – page 8
O'Hare, Michael – pages 141-142, 288
Oh, Soon-Teck – page 98
Olbermann, Keith – page 16
On the Waterfront (film) – page 96
Onteen – page 99
Oz (L. Frank Baum, et al. novels) – page 8
pak'ma'ra – page 227
Paramount Pictures – page 140
"Parliament of Dreams, The" – pages 13-14
PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization) – pages 17-18, 20
PATCO strike of 1981 – page 17
Piller, Michael – page 139
Pope, Dudley – page 8
Pournelle, EAS – page 344
Pournelle, Jerry – page 344
Powell – pages 26, 28, 30
Psi Corps – pages 226, 344
PTEN (Prime Time Entertainment Network) – page 137
Publishing 180 – page 7
Q (James Bond) – page 142
Ramage (novel series) – page 8
Re-Animator (film) – page 139
Reagan, Ronald – pages 17-18
Real Ghostbusters, The – page 144
Rim, The – page 287
Robinson, Sugar Ray – pages 95-98
Rotunda – page 228
Rowling, J.K. – page 8
Rush Act – pages 15-16, 28-29
samovar – page 97
San Diego, CA – page 348
"Sands of Blood, The" – page 99
sets – page 228
Shaara, Michael – page 8
Shadow vessels – page 288
Shakespeare, William – page 96
Sheppard, W. Morgan – page 98
Sheridan, Anna – page 350
Sheridan, John – pages 288-289, 346-347
Shigeta, James – pages 99, 350
shiva – pages 97, 101-102
Sho-Rin – page 99
Shu'Toth – page 14
Sinclair, Jeffrey – pages 11, 13, 16, 21-30, 137-138, 140, 142, 226
Sisko, Benjamin (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) – page 141
Smith, Walker – pages 95-98, 101
"Spider in the Web" – page 143, Commentary (pages 343-350)
Star Riders (Minbari Clan) – page 226
Star Trek (franchise) – pages 139-140
Star Trek (1966-9 TV series) – page 9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – pages 139-140
Star Trek: Enterprise – page 139
Star Trek: The Next Generation – pages 140, 345
Star Trek: Voyager – page 139
"Steel" (The Twilight Zone episode) – page 96
"Strike" – pages 16, 23
Stroud, Don – pages 96, 99
Summers, Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) – page 141
Sun Valley, CA – page 227
synchronicities – page 13
Tal'Quith – page 28
Tamblyn, Russ – pages 98, 287
telepath – pages 140, 226
Thompson, Andrea – page 343
Tikar – page 347
"TKO" – Commentary (pages 95-103)
To Dream in the City of Sorrows (novel) – page 22
treel – page 102
"Trick of the Mind" – page 345
Tuckerization – page 144
Twilight Zone, The (1959 64 TV series) – pages 8, 96
Una, Grace – page 227
Vicker – page 349
Vickery, John – page 227
Vietnam War – page 288
"War Prayer, The" – page 228
Warner, David – page 98
Welch, Lou – page 144
Welch, Louis – page 144
WGA (Writers Guild of America) – page 17
WGA strike of 1988 – page 17
Wild Ones, The (film) – page 139
Wind Swords (Minbari clan) – page 226
Winfield, Paul – page 98
Winnie-the-Pooh – page 99
Winters, Talia – pages 102, 143, 226, 343, 345, 347-348
Working Without a Net (unpublished Harlan Ellison autobiography) – page 100
X-Files, The (TV series) – page 9
Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess) – page 141
Yesterday's Bastards are Crooning (DiTillio-invented Harlan Ellison book) – page 100
Yiddish – page 98
York, Michael – page 98
Zento, Orin – pages 11, 22-23, 28-30
Zócalo – page 228
