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{{sidebar episode
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{{Season C}}
  
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| Title= THE RULES OF THE GAME
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*Production Number: 112
  
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| Series= Crusade
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*Originally Aired: July 21, 1999
  
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| Season= 1
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*Written By: J Michael Straczynski
  
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| Episode= 07
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*Directed By: Jesus Trevino
  
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| Production= 112
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| AirdateYear= 1999
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| AirdateMonth= July
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| AirdateDay= 21
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| BroadcastOrder=
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| Image= Rules-meeting.jpg
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| WrittenBy= [[J. Michael Straczynski]]
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| StoryBy=
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| DirectedBy= [[Jesus Trevino]]
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| ExecProducer= [[Douglas Netter]]<br>& [[J. Michael Straczynski]]
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| CoExecProducer=
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| Producer= [[John Copeland]]
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| Co-Producer=
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| PDesign= [[John Iacovelli]]
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| DoP= [[Frederick V. Murphy]] II
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| SFXCoord=
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| Editor= [[Jeff Hodge]], [[Michael B. Hoggan]] & [[Skip Robinson]]
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| MusicBy= [[Evan H. Chen]]
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| Date= [[2267#July|Late July]], [[2267]]
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| PreviousChron= [[The Well of Forever]]
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| NextChron= [[To the Ends of The Earth]]
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| PreviousAired= [[Ruling from the Tomb]]
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| NextAired= [[Appearances and Other Deceits]]
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'''The Rules of the Game''' is an episode from the TV Series '''[[Crusade]]''' which is a spin off from Babylon 5.
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Lorka 7 may hold medical secrets useful to Earth, if Gideon can gain access. He comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate landing rights and runs headlong into the self-righteous Lorkans' claim that Earthlings will taint their world.
  
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{{quote|Who Are You? Matthew Gideon, Captain. Attached to the Earth Alliance Starship Excalibur. What do you want? To find a cure to the Drakh plague before it wipes out all life on earth. Where Are You Going? Anywhere I Have To. Who do you serve and who do you trust? Who do you serve and who do you trust?|Galen Questioning Captain Gideon}}
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==Starring==
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===Regular Cast===
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* [[Gary Cole]] as '''[[Matthew Gideon|Captain Matthew Gideon]]'''
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* [[Tracy Scoggins]] as '''[[Elizabeth Lochley|Captain Elizabeth Lochley]]'''
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* [[Daniel Dae Kim]] as '''[[John Matheson|Lieutenant John Matheson]]''' (Credit Only)
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* [[David Allen Brooks]] as '''[[Max Eilerson]]'''
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* [[Peter Woodward]] as '''[[Galen]]''' (Credit Only)
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* [[Marjean Holden]] as '''[[Sarah Chambers|Dr. Sarah Chambers]]'''
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* [[Carrie Dobro]] as '''[[Dureena Nafeel]]''' (Credit Only)
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===Guest Starring===
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* [[Tim Choate]] as '''[[Polix]]'''
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* [[Timothy Landfield]] as '''Lorkan #3'''
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* [[Sal Landi]] as '''[[Rolf Muller]]'''
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* [[Jamie Rose]] as '''[[Cynthia Allen]]'''
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* [[Joel Swetow]] as '''[[Ris]]'''
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===Co-Starring===
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* [[Jonathan Chapman]] as '''[[Brakiri Ambassador]]'''
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* [[Carl Reggiardo]] as '''Drazi Vendor'''
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* [[Kathe Weeks]] as '''[[Diane]]'''
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==Summary==
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[[Lorka VII]] may hold medical secrets useful to [[Earth]], if Gideon can gain access. He comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate landing rights and runs headlong into the self-righteous Lorkans' claim that Earthlings will taint their world.
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==Episode Chronology==
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13 episodes of crusade were produced before TNT cancelled the series. According to posts by J. Michael Straczynski, which are archived on jmsnews.com, TNT broadcast the episodes out of the intended sequence. The order of the episodes was then revised when they were re-broadcasted on the Sci-Fi channel, the Sci-Fi channel actually contacted Straczynski and asked which order he would prefer the episodes were broadcast. A third order was formally endorsed by Straczynski as the "true" chronological sequence of events for the filmed episode, as it appeared in The Babylon 5 Historical Database as published in [[Across Time and Space: The Chronologies of Babylon 5]]. This particular ordering supersedes Straczynski's own "preferred" sequence from a strictly chronological and causal standpoint. The original broadcast order as set by TNT was used for the DVD releases.
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===Revised Broadcast Order===
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Using the Revised Broadcast Order '''The Rules of the Game''' is episode 11 of 13.
   
 
{{C sequence|prev=[[Ruling from the Tomb]]|next=[[War Zone]]}}
  
{{C sequence|prev=[[Ruling from the Tomb]]|next=[[War Zone]]}}
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==DVD Release==
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This Episode along with the other 12 from the series have been released on DVD with some limited Special Features. For more information see:
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*[[Crusade DVD]]
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0551026/ '''The Rules of the Game''' at the Internet Movie Database]
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* {{lg|pn=507}}
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{{Series}}
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{{Season C}}
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[[Category:Crusade episodes|Rules of the Game]]

Latest revision as of 23:28, 24 July 2020

The Rules of the Game is an episode from the TV Series Crusade which is a spin off from Babylon 5.

"Who Are You? Matthew Gideon, Captain. Attached to the Earth Alliance Starship Excalibur. What do you want? To find a cure to the Drakh plague before it wipes out all life on earth. Where Are You Going? Anywhere I Have To. Who do you serve and who do you trust? Who do you serve and who do you trust?"
– Galen Questioning Captain Gideon

Starring[]

Regular Cast[]

Guest Starring[]

Co-Starring[]

Summary[]

Lorka VII may hold medical secrets useful to Earth, if Gideon can gain access. He comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate landing rights and runs headlong into the self-righteous Lorkans' claim that Earthlings will taint their world.

Episode Chronology[]

13 episodes of crusade were produced before TNT cancelled the series. According to posts by J. Michael Straczynski, which are archived on jmsnews.com, TNT broadcast the episodes out of the intended sequence. The order of the episodes was then revised when they were re-broadcasted on the Sci-Fi channel, the Sci-Fi channel actually contacted Straczynski and asked which order he would prefer the episodes were broadcast. A third order was formally endorsed by Straczynski as the "true" chronological sequence of events for the filmed episode, as it appeared in The Babylon 5 Historical Database as published in Across Time and Space: The Chronologies of Babylon 5. This particular ordering supersedes Straczynski's own "preferred" sequence from a strictly chronological and causal standpoint. The original broadcast order as set by TNT was used for the DVD releases.

Revised Broadcast Order[]

Using the Revised Broadcast Order The Rules of the Game is episode 11 of 13.


Preceded by: Crusade episodes Followed by:
"Ruling from the Tomb" "War Zone"


DVD Release[]

This Episode along with the other 12 from the series have been released on DVD with some limited Special Features. For more information see:

External Links[]

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