'Babylon 5: Point of No Return (Season by Season Guides)' is a guide for the third season of Babylon 5. It contains a synopsis of every episode of the 22 episodes of the third season and background information on what went right, what went wrong and memories of how the creators approached storylines and how it fits into the big story arc. The information comes directly from the cast, the directors and the series creator J. Michael Straczynski, who comments on every episode.
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Now in its fifth hit season, Babylon 5--TV's hottest interstellar science fiction phenomenon--has spawned its own series of definitive episode guides! Catch up on all the action, show by show, from the very beginning with the Babylon 5: Season by Season guidebooks.
Babylon 5: Point of No Return begins with a fascinating look at another innovation for the already groundbreaking series--its pioneering use of computer generated special effects. Jane Killick's behind-the-scenes chronicle reveals how effects master Ron Thornton and his Foundation Imaging team made B5 the first TV show to create all of its breathtaking special effects exclusively through computer graphics, from spaceships and planets to galactic battles.
In addition, Babylon 5's third season guide presents a thrilling summation of the series major turning point: the chain of events that would culminate in the devastating Shadow War. And of course, episode-by-episode summaries--with Killick's comprehensive analysis--cover all of the third season's twenty-two shows, including "Matters of Honor," "Point of No Return," "Ship of Tears," and the stunning finale, "Z'ha'dum."
Veteran viewers or first-time fans, relive the adventure--or find out what you've been missing--with the complete companions to Babylon 5!
Contents[]
- Acknowledgements
- Special Effects
- By Any Means Necessary -
- Making Babylon 5 on a Budget
- Babylon 5's Third Season
- Point of No Return Episode Guide
- 1 Matters of Honor
- 2 Convictions
- 3 A Day in the Strife
- 4 Passing Through Gethsemane
- 5 Voices of Authority
- 6 Dust to Dust
- 7 Exogenesis
- 8 Messages from Earth
- 9 Point of No Return
- 10 Severed Dreams
- 11 Ceremonies of Light and Dark
- 12 Sic Transit Vir
- 13 A Late Delivery from Avalon
- 14 Ship of Tears
- 15 Interludes and Examinations
- 16 War Without End, Part I
- 17 War Without End, Part II
- 18 Walkabout
- 19 Grey 17 is Missing
- 20 And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
- 21 Shadow Dancing
- 22 Z'ha'dum
| Babylon 5 Reference Books | ||
| Reference Books | ||
| 'Babylon 5 Security Manual' • 'Dining on Babylon 5' • 'Creating Babylon 5' • 'The A to Z Guide of Babylon 5' | ||
| Episode Guides | ||
| 'Signs and Portents' • 'The Coming of Shadows' • 'Point of No Return' • 'No Surrender, No Retreat' • 'The Wheel of Fire' | ||
| B5scripts.com | ||
| 'Babylon 5 Scripts: Vol 1-15 & Other Voices: Vol 1-3' • 'Across Time and Space: The Chronologies of Babylon 5' • 'Asked & Answered: Vol 1-5' • 'In Purple...I'm Stunning!:Quotations from Babylon 5' • 'Crusade: Behind the Scenes' • 'Crusade: What the Hell Happened? Vol 1-4' | ||
| Babylon 5 franchise |
| Babylon 5 & Crusade Episodes by Season |
| Signs and Portents • The Coming of Shadows • Point of No Return • No Surrender, No Retreat • Wheel of Fire • Crusade: Season 1 • Unfilmed Episodes |
| Movies |
| The Gathering • In the Beginning • Thirdspace • River of Souls • A Call to Arms • The Legend of the Rangers • Voices in the Dark • The Road Home |
| Printed Media |
| Novels • Comic Books • Short Stories • Reference books • Magazines |
| Other Media |
| DVD Releases • VHS Home Video • The Official Guide to Babylon 5 • Babylon 5: Into the Fire |