Talk:Babylon 5: In the Beginning

"Continuity Errors"

I think we need to knock a lot of this on the head as it's getting really nit-picky and not terribly useful for the article. For the record though, here is the dialogue describing the Black Star battle from ("Points of Departure"): -

Ivanova: How did you take her out? I've heard it was a new maneuver, but I've never heard the specifics.

Sheridan: There wasn't much style or finesse involved. She was huge, monstrous. We tried everything, but none of our weapons would lock on to their ships. Some kind of stealth technology. So I hit on the idea of mining the asteroid field between Jupiter and Mars. A fusion bomb doesn't have to lock on to anything if it's close enough. It took out the "Black Star" and three heavy cruisers before they could escape. It was the only real victory we had in the war, and I am not about to apologize for it.

The closest thing to a direct contradiction is the apparent absence of the three heavy cruisers. Everything else is supposition. As for Ivanova, it's established in ("Eyes") that her DoB is 'August 30th, 2230' and according the the official chronology, the Black Star was destroyed in 2247, making her about 16 or 17, which is consistent with her almost being old enough to join Earthforce, as is stated in the movie. Her appearance is besides the point as while I'm sure the make-up people did their best, Claudia was in her early-30's at the time so a little suspension of disbelief is required. Blind Wolf 17:09, December 24, 2009 (UTC)

"Chronology"

Does anyone else find it a little silly that this is set in this Wikia's chronology as the first? Yes it's a prequel story, but it's framed in 2278. The movie is Londo telling a couple of children about the past, not just a story about the past itself. As far as chronology goes, shouldn't this be placed between "Lost Tales" and "Sleeping in Light"? DigiFluid 02:40, March 8, 2010 (UTC)

No. The bulk of the narrative takes place prior to 'The Gathering'. The scenes with Londo anre just a framing device and amount to no more than a few hours running concurrent with segments of 'War Without End', so by that logic WWE should come between Lost Tales and SiL too. Blind Wolf 04:45, March 8, 2010 (UTC)

I think you've got that reversed. "War Without End" is framed in 2260, despite much of its story taking place in 2254. Yet, we place the story chronologically as it sits in 2260, during season 3. By the logic of how "In the Beginning" is currently placed, "War Without End" should be chronologically placed before/during "In the Beginning" rather than where it is currently (correctly) placed. DigiFluid 04:59, March 8, 2010 (UTC)