
The most popular Babylon 5 Viewing Orders for all TV Episodes and Movies are listed below. You can click the column headers to sort the chart as desired. Descriptions and comparisons for each order are below the chart. Unfortunately the assigned episode numbers, release dates, and production numbers do not match the intended viewing orders of the show's creator, J Michael Straczynski (JMS). Hence multiple viewing orders have emerged.
Episode Name | Ideal Intended Order | Ideal Chrono-logical Order | Historical Database Chrono-logical Order | Historical Database Story Dates | Episode # | Release Date | Production # |
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The Gathering (Movie) *A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2257-01-03 to 2257-01-08 | N/A | 1993-02-22 | Pilot |
Midnight on the Firing Line | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2258-02-28 | 1x01 | 1994-01-26 | 103 |
Soul Hunter | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2258-03-02 to 2258-03-03 | 1x02 | 1994-02-02 | 102 |
Born to the Purple | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2258-03-22 to 2258-03-25 | 1x03 | 1994-02-09 | 104 |
Infection | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2258-03-08 to 2258-03-09 | 1x04 | 1994-02-16 | 101 |
The Parliament of Dreams | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2258-03-30 to 2258-04-03 | 1x05 | 1994-02-23 | 108 |
Mind War | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2258-04-24 to 2258-04-26 | 1x06 | 1994-03-02 | 110 |
The War Prayer | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2258-04-03 to 2258-04-07 | 1x07 | 1994-03-09 | 107 |
And the Sky Full of Stars | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2258-04-11 to 2258-04-13 | 1x08 | 1994-03-16 | 106 |
Deathwalker | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2258-05 | 1x09 | 1994-04-20 | 113 |
Believers | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2258-06 | 1x10 | 1994-04-27 | 105 |
Survivors | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2258-06 | 1x11 | 1994-05-04 | 111 |
By Any Means Necessary | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2258-05 | 1x12 | 1994-05-11 | 114 |
Signs and Portents | 14 | 19 | 19 | 2258-08-03 to 2258-08-05 | 1x13 | 1994-05-18 | 116 |
Grail | 15 | 18 | 18 | 2258-07 | 1x15 | 1994-07-06 | 109 |
Eyes | 16 | 21 | 21 | 2258-09 | 1x16 | 1994-07-13 | 122 |
A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I | 17 | 14 | 14 | 2258-06 | 1x18 | 1994-07-27 | 120 |
A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II | 18 | 15 | 15 | 2258-06 | 1x19 | 1994-08-03 | 121 |
Babylon Squared | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2258-07-12 to 2258-07-13 | 1x20 | 1994-08-10 | 118 |
The Quality of Mercy | 20 | 22 | 22 | 2258-09 | 1x21 | 1994-08-17 | 117 |
TKO | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2258-08 | 1x14 | 1994-05-25 | 119 |
Legacies | 22 | 17 | 17 | 2258-07 | 1x17 | 1994-07-20 | 115 |
Chrysalis | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2258-12-30 to 2259-01-01 | 1x22 | 1994-10-26 | 112 |
Points of Departure | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2259-01-08 | 2x01 | 1994-11-02 | 201 |
Revelations | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2259-01-12 to 2259-01-19 | 2x02 | 1994-11-09 | 202 |
The Geometry of Shadows | 26 | 26 | 26 | 2259-01-25 to 2259-02-05** | 2x03 | 1994-11-16 | 203 |
A Distant Star | 27 | 27 | 27 | 2259-01-30 to 2259-02-02** | 2x04 | 1994-11-23 | 204 |
The Long Dark | 28 | 31 | 31 | 2259-06 | 2x05 | 1994-11-30 | 205 |
A Spider in the Web | 29 | 28 | 28 | 2259-03 | 2x06 | 1994-12-07 | 206 |
A Race Through Dark Places | 30 | 29 | 29 | 2259-03-14 to 2259-03-17 | 2x08 | 1995-01-25 | 207 |
Soul Mates | 31 | 30 | 30 | 2259-05 | 2x07 | 1994-12-14 | 208 |
The Coming of Shadows | 32 | 32 | 32 | 2259-06-13 to 2259-06-17 | 2x09 | 1995-02-01 | 209 |
GROPOS | 33 | 33 | 33 | 2259-06-20 to 2259-06-23 | 2x10 | 1995-02-08 | 210 |
All Alone in the Night | 34 | 34 | 34 | 2259-07 | 2x11 | 1995-02-15 | 211 |
Acts of Sacrifice | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2259-07 | 2x12 | 1995-02-22 | 212 |
Hunter, Prey | 36 | 36 | 36 | 2259-07 | 2x13 | 1995-03-01 | 213 |
There All the Honor Lies | 37 | 38 | 38 | 2259-08 | 2x14 | 1995-04-26 | 215 |
And Now For a Word | 38 | 39 | 39 | 2259-09-16 | 2x15 | 1995-05-03 | 214 |
Knives | 39 | 37 | 37 | 2259-08 | 2x17 | 1995-05-17 | 217 |
In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum | 40 | 40 | 40 | 2259-09-24 | 2x16 | 1995-05-10 | 216 |
Confessions and Lamentations | 41 | 41 | 41 | 2259-11 | 2x18 | 1995-05-24 | 218 |
Divided Loyalties | 42 | 42 | 42 | 2259-11-24 to 2259-12-02 | 2x19 | 1995-10-11 | 220 |
The Long, Twilight Struggle | 43 | 43 | 43 | 2259-12-03 to 2259-12-10 | 2x20 | 1995-10-18 | 219 |
Comes the Inquisitor | 44 | 44 | 44 | 2259-12-19 to 2259-12-20 | 2x21 | 1995-10-25 | 221 |
The Fall of Night | 45 | 45 | 45 | 2259-12-18 to 2259-12-24 | 2x22 | 1995-11-01 | 222 |
Matters of Honor | 46 | 46 | 46 | 2259-12-27 to 2260-01-09 | 3x01 | 1995-11-06 | 301 |
Convictions | 47 | 47 | 47 | 2260-01-13 to 2260-01-14 | 3x02 | 1995-11-13 | 302 |
A Day in the Strife | 48 | 48 | 48 | 2260-01-15 to 2260-01-16 | 3x03 | 1995-11-20 | 303 |
Passing Through Gethsemane | 49 | 49 | 49 | 2260-01-18 to 2260-02-04 | 3x04 | 1995-11-27 | 305 |
Voices of Authority | 50 | 50 | 50 | 2260-02-05 to 2260-02-07 | 3x05 | 1996-01-29 | 304 |
Dust to Dust | 51 | 51 | 51 | 2260-02-28 to 2260-03-01 | 3x06 | 1996-02-05 | 306 |
Exogenesis | 52 | 52 | 52 | 2260-03-10 to 2260-03-13 | 3x07 | 1996-02-12 | 307 |
Messages from Earth | 53 | 53 | 53 | 2260-03-18 to 2260-04-08 | 3x08 | 1996-02-19 | 308 |
Point of No Return | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2260-04-08 to 2260-04-10 | 3x09 | 1996-02-26 | 309 |
Severed Dreams | 55 | 55 | 55 | 2260-04-14 to 2260-04-15 | 3x10 | 1996-04-01 | 310 |
Ceremonies of Light and Dark | 56 | 56 | 56 | 2260-04-16 to 2260-04-18 | 3x11 | 1996-04-08 | 311 |
A Late Delivery from Avalon | 57 | 57 | 58 | 2260-07-11 to 2260-07-12 | 3x13 | 1996-04-22 | 312 |
Sic Transit Vir | 58 | 58 | 57 | 2260-06-30 to 2260-07-05 | 3x12 | 1996-04-15 | 313 |
Ship of Tears | 59 | 59 | 59 | 2260-07-24 | 3x14 | 1996-04-29 | 314 |
Interludes and Examinations | 60 | 60 | 60 | 2260-08-03 to 2260-08-05 | 3x15 | 1996-05-06 | 315 |
Walkabout | 61 | 61 | 63 | 2260-08-16 | 3x18 | 1996-09-30 | 318 |
War Without End, Part I | 62 | 62 | 61 | 2260-08-09 | 3x16 | 1996-05-13 | 316 |
War Without End, Part II | 63 | 63 | 62 | 2260-08-12 | 3x17 | 1996-05-20 | 317 |
Grey 17 is Missing | 64 | 64 | 64 | 2260-11-26 to 2260-11-30 | 3x19 | 1996-10-07 | 319 |
And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place | 65 | 65 | 65 | 2260-12-07 to 2260-12-11 | 3x20 | 1996-10-14 | 320 |
Shadow Dancing | 66 | 66 | 66 | 2260-12-14 to 2260-12-19 | 3x21 | 1996-10-21 | 321 |
Z'ha'dum | 67 | 67 | 67 | 2260-12-19 to 2260-12-25 | 3x22 | 1996-10-28 | 322 |
The Hour of the Wolf | 68 | 68 | 68 | 2260-12-28 to 2261-01-06 | 4x01 | 1996-11-04 | 401 |
Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? | 69 | 69 | 69 | 2261-01-08 to 2261-01-14 | 4x02 | 1996-11-11 | 402 |
The Summoning | 70 | 70 | 70 | 2261-01-11 to 2261-01-18 | 4x03 | 1996-11-18 | 403 |
Falling Toward Apotheosis | 71 | 71 | 71 | 2261-01-19 to 2261-01-20 | 4x04 | 1996-11-25 | 404 |
The Long Night | 72 | 72 | 72 | 2261-01-22 to 2261-01-24 | 4x05 | 1997-01-27 | 405 |
Into the Fire | 73 | 73 | 73 | 2261-01-23 to 2261-01-30 | 4x06 | 1997-02-03 | 406 |
Epiphanies | 74 | 74 | 74 | 2261-02-01 to 2261-02-15 | 4x07 | 1997-02-10 | 407 |
The Illusion of Truth | 75 | 75 | 75 | 2261-04-03 to 2261-04-12 | 4x08 | 1997-02-17 | 408 |
Thirdspace (Movie) | 76 | 76 | 82 | 2261-06** | N/A | 1998-07-19 | TNTCF1 |
Atonement *A | 77 | 77 | 76 | 2261-04-26 to 2261-05-05 | 4x09 | 1997-02-24 | 409 |
Racing Mars | 78 | 78 | 77 | 2261-05-11 to 2261-05-13 | 4x10 | 1997-04-21 | 410 |
Lines of Communication | 79 | 79 | 78 | 2261-05-13 to 2261-05-16 | 4x11 | 1997-04-28 | 411 |
Conflicts of Interest | 80 | 80 | 79 | 2261-05-17 to 2261-05-19 | 4x12 | 1997-05-05 | 412 |
Rumors, Bargains and Lies | 81 | 81 | 80 | 2261-05-19 to 2261-05-21 | 4x13 | 1997-05-12 | 413 |
Moments of Transition | 82 | 82 | 81 | 2261-05-20 to 2261-09-01** | 4x14 | 1997-05-19 | 414 |
No Surrender, No Retreat | 83 | 83 | 83 | 2261-09-02 to 2261-09-04 | 4x15 | 1997-05-26 | 415 |
The Exercise of Vital Powers | 84 | 84 | 84 | 2261-09-06 to 2261-09-08 | 4x16 | 1997-06-02 | 416 |
The Face of the Enemy | 85 | 85 | 85 | 2261-10-17 to 2261-10-22 | 4x17 | 1997-06-09 | 417 |
Intersections in Real Time | 86 | 86 | 86 | 2261-10-23 to 2261-10-27 | 4x18 | 1997-06-16 | 418 |
Between the Darkness and the Light | 87 | 87 | 87 | 2261-10-27 to 2261-10-31 | 4x19 | 1997-10-06 | 419 |
Endgame | 88 | 88 | 88 | 2261-11-01 to 2261-11-04 | 4x20 | 1997-10-13 | 420 |
Rising Star *B | 89 | 89 | 89 | 2261-11-03 to 2261-12-31 | 4x21 | 1997-10-20 | 421 |
No Compromises | 90 | 90 | 90 | 2262-01-13 to 2262-01-17 | 5x01 | 1998-01-21 | 501 |
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari | 91 | 91 | 91 | 2262-01-20 to 2262-01-21 | 5x02 | 1998-01-28 | 502 |
The Paragon of Animals | 92 | 92 | 92 | 2262-01-30 to 2262-01-31 | 5x03 | 1998-02-04 | 503 |
A View from the Gallery | 93 | 93 | 93 | 2262-02-12 to 2262-02-13 | 5x04 | 1998-02-11 | 504 |
Learning Curve | 94 | 94 | 95 | 2262-05-17 to 2262-05-22 | 5x05 | 1998-02-18 | 505 |
Strange Relations | 95 | 95 | 96 | 2262-05-23 to 2262-05-24 | 5x06 | 1998-02-25 | 506 |
Secrets of the Soul | 96 | 96 | 97 | 2262-05-25 to 2262-05-28 | 5x07 | 1998-03-04 | 507 |
In the Kingdom of the Blind | 97 | 97 | 98 | 2262-05-27 to 2262-05-31 | 5x08 | 1998-03-18 | 508 |
A Tragedy of Telepaths | 98 | 98 | 99 | 2262-06-16 to 2262-06-18 | 5x09 | 1998-03-25 | 509 |
Phoenix Rising | 99 | 99 | 100 | 2262-06-19 | 5x11 | 1998-04-01 | 511 |
The Ragged Edge | 100 | 100 | 101 | 2262-06-20 to 2262-06-23 | 5x12 | 1998-04-08 | 512 |
Day of the Dead | 101 | 101 | 94 | 2262-02 | 5x10 | 1998-03-11 | 510 |
The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father | 102 | 102 | 102 | 2262-06-24 to 2262-06-29 | 5x13 | 1998-04-15 | 513 |
Meditations on the Abyss | 103 | 103 | 103 | 2262-07-13 to 2262-07-15 | 5x14 | 1998-05-27 | 514 |
Darkness Ascending | 104 | 104 | 104 | 2262-07-23 to 2262-07-30 | 5x15 | 1998-06-03 | 515 |
And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder | 105 | 105 | 105 | 2262-07-31 to 2262-08-06 | 5x16 | 1998-06-10 | 516 |
Movements of Fire and Shadow | 106 | 106 | 106 | 2262-08-09 to 2262-08-14 | 5x17 | 1998-06-17 | 517 |
The Fall of Centauri Prime | 107 | 107 | 107 | 2262-08-14 to 2262-08-18 | 5x18 | 1998-10-28 | 518 |
Wheel of Fire | 108 | 108 | 108 | 2262-08-19 to 2262-08-21 | 5x19 | 1998-11-04 | 519 |
Objects in Motion | 109 | 109 | 109 | 2262-09-01 to 2262-09-05 | 5x20 | 1998-11-11 | 520 |
Objects at Rest *C | 110 | 110 | 110 | 2262-09-06 to 2262-09-11 | 5x21 | 1998-11-18 | 521 |
The River of Souls (Movie) | 111 | 111 | 111 | 2263-06-08 to 2263-06-13 | N/A | 1998-11-08 | TNTCF3 |
Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (Movie) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 2265-03 | N/A | 2002-01-19 | 296737 |
A Call to Arms (Movie) | 113 | 113 | 113 | 2266-12-17 to 2266-12-30 | N/A | 1999-01-03 | TNTCF4 |
War Zone | 114 | 114 | 114 | 2267-01-01 to 2267-01-05 | C1x01 | 1999-06-09 | C108 |
The Long Road | 115 | 115 | 115 | 2267-02-27 to 2267-03-02 | C1x02 | 1999-06-16 | C107 |
Ruling from the Tomb | 116 | 116 | 123 | 2267-06-15 to 2267-06-16 | C1x06 | 1999-07-14 | C111 |
Appearances and Other Deceits | 117 | 117 | 116 | 2267-03 | C1x08 | 1999-07-28 | C113 |
The Memory of War | 118 | 118 | 117 | 2267-03-30 to 2267-04-01 | C1x10 | 1999-08-11 | C102 |
The Needs of Earth | 119 | 119 | 118 | 2267-04 | C1x11 | 1999-08-18 | C101 |
Racing the Night | 120 | 120 | 119 | 2267-05 | C1x09 | 1999-08-04 | C103 |
Visitors from Down the Street | 121 | 121 | 120 | 2267-05-13 to 2267-05-14 | C1x12 | 1999-08-25 | C104 |
Each Night I Dream of Home | 122 | 122 | 121 | 2267-05 | C1x13 | 1999-09-01 | C105 |
The Path of Sorrows | 123 | 123 | 122 | 2267-06 | C1x04 | 1999-06-30 | C109 |
Patterns of the Soul | 124 | 124 | 124 | 2267-06 | C1x05 | 1999-07-07 | C110 |
The Well of Forever | 125 | 125 | 125 | 2267-07 | C1x03 | 1999-06-23 | C106 |
The Rules of the Game | 126 | 126 | 126 | 2267-07 | C1x07 | 1999-07-21 | C112 |
The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark (Movie) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 2271-12-24 to 2271-12-30 | N/A | 2007-07-27 | 235024 |
In the Beginning (Movie) *A | 128 | 128 | 128 | 2245-2249 [Flashbacks]
2278-12-24 [Prologue/ epilogue]** |
N/A | 1998-01-04 | TNTCF2 |
Sleeping in Light *C | 129 | 129 | 129 | 2280-12-28 to 2281-01-20 | 5x22 | 1998-11-25 | 522 |
The Deconstruction of Falling Stars *B | 130 | 130 | 130 | 2262-01-02 to 1,002,262** | 4x22 | 1997-10-27 | 422 |
Contents
- 1 Decision Points
- 2 Ideal Intended Order
- 3 Ideal Chronological Order
- 4 Historical Database Chronological Order/Story Dates
- 5 Episode #
- 6 Release Date
- 7 Production #
- 8 Other Viewing Orders
- 9 The Lurker's Guide
- 10 Alkibiades410's Preferred Continuity Order
- 11 Alkibiades410's Chronological Order
- 12 I. Marc Carlson's Timeline of the Babylon 5/Crusade Universe
Decision Points[edit | edit source]
*There are three decision points indicated with asterisks in the chart based on your personal viewing preference.
- *A. The order of the Movie "In The Beginning". JMS suggested watching it 3rd to last, just before "Sleeping in Light", as a summary flashback. However some fans prefer to watch this just after Season 4's "Atonement" as it ties in really well with this episode and you wont get any spoilers. Alternatively you can watch it first, before "The Gathering" as an interesting prequel with spoilers. If someone is on the fence about watching Babylon 5, its recommend to watch In The Beginning first because it gives them a taste of what will come will push them over the edge into watching the show.
- *B. The order of Season 4's "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars". JMS suggested watching it last, as it wraps up the entire B5 universe. However some fans prefer to watch this after "Objects at Rest" at the end of Season 4 as originally broadcasted to conclude Season 4. During production of Season 4 it appeared B5 would not be renewed for Season 5, so "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" was created to conclude the entire B5 universe.
- *C. The order of Season 5's "Sleeping in Light". JMS suggested watching it 2nd to last, just before "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars", as it wraps up the show. However some fans prefer to watch this after "Rising Star" at the end of Season 5 as originally broadcasted to conclude Season 5, before moving on to watch the spin-off movies/episodes.
Ideal Intended Order[edit | edit source]
The Ideal Intended Order is the order that J Michael Straczynski (JMS) originally intended the show to be viewed in for full dramatic impact. This viewing order was taken from JMS's interviews, notes, and discussions. This is not a chronological order of events, and not everything is meant to make sense at first as some episodes have flashbacks and visions of things. This order (including the very similar Lurker's Guide as described below) is popular among devoted fans.
Source: http://www.b5tv.com/showthread.php?t=11675
- For the Crusade spin-off the Chronological Order option was leveraged as it is enjoyable and popular among devoted fans without continuity issues or jarring inconsistencies. This Crusade order is from the Babylon 5 Historical Database as authorized by JMS, with one adjustment for a continuity issue in "Ruling From the Tomb".
Ideal Chronological Order[edit | edit source]
The Ideal Chronological Order assembled by the B5 fan community based on logical general consensus. This is a chronological order of events, which is significantly different than the order JMS originally intended the show to be viewed in for full dramatic impact. It takes into consideration everything there is to know about B5, including JMS's comments, and most importantly the audio/video continuity of the shows themselves.
Compared to the Ideal Intended Order; the first 40 shows are re-arranged, however the last 90 shows are in the same order. The Ideal Chronological Order is very similar to the Historical Database Chronological Order as authorized by JMS; with five community made adjustments for continuity issues and to align to JMS's original public comments.
- "Sic Transit Vir" appears to go after "A Late Delivery from Avalon" per JMS here: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/056.html
- "War Without End" appears to go after "Walkabout" per JMS here: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/062.html
- "Thirdspace" appears to go after "The Illusion of Truth" based on the Lurker's analysis here: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/112.html
- "Day of the Dead" appears to go after "The Ragged Edge" based on discussion in this thread, the Lurker's analysis, and per JMS here: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/096.html
- "Ruling From the Tomb" appears to best go after "The Long Road" based on the order of Gideon/Lochley meetings and per JMS's later publications as described here: http://www.b5tv.com/showthread.php?t=45810
Historical Database Chronological Order/Story Dates[edit | edit source]
The Babylon 5 Historical Database Chronological Order as published in the 2008 book ACROSS TIME AND SPACE: The Chronologies of Babylon 5. Researched and created by devoted fan Terry Jones with the full input, cooperation, and authorization of JMS. This is excellent documentation that took a ton of effort to create. The Historical Database was used in house at Babylonian Productions (as confirmed by Reference editor Fiona Avery) and contains the only OFFICIAL running order of both Babylon 5 and Crusade directly authorized by JMS himself obsoleting previous versions.
Source: http://www.b5tv.com/showthread.php?t=45825
Ordering rationale notes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9jqk568tcfkcesu/Chronological%20order%20of%20the%20B5%20canon.docx?dl=0
**The double asterisks in the chart indicate Story Dates overlap multiple shows.
Episode #[edit | edit source]
The number haphazardly assigned to the episodes. This order creates continuity issues and does not match the intended viewing order of the show's creator, JMS.
Release Date[edit | edit source]
The broadcasters original release dates. Similar to what happened to Firefly, Broadcasters re-arranged episodes to their liking and shuffled episodes around due to scheduling issues. This order creates continuity issues and does not match the intended viewing order of the show's creator, JMS.
Production #[edit | edit source]
The number assigned based on the order the shows were produced in. This order greatly varied due to production constraints such as cast availability and many other factors. This order creates continuity issues and does not match the intended viewing order of the show's creator, JMS.
Other Viewing Orders[edit | edit source]
Additional popular viewing orders are described below, however these are not included in the chart.
The Lurker's Guide[edit | edit source]
Source: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/eplist.html
This is the same as the Ideal Intended Order except:
- "In The Beginning" was placed at the very start.
- "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" was placed at the end of Season 4 as originally broadcasted.
- "Sleeping in Light" was placed at the end of Season 5 as originally broadcasted.
- For Crusade, the order listed is one of several that JMS authorized. However many fans agree this is not the best watch order due to some jarring inconsistencies. Follow the Ideal Intended Order instead.
Alkibiades410's Preferred Continuity Order[edit | edit source]
Source: http://www.b5tv.com/showthread.php?t=45810
This is the same as the Ideal Intended Order except:
- "In The Beginning" was placed at the very start.
- For Crusade, many options are presented. The "Alternate Continuity Order" matches the Ideal Intended Order and the Ideal Chronological Order. The other orders have continuity issues and are not the best.
Alkibiades410's Chronological Order[edit | edit source]
Source: http://www.b5tv.com/showthread.php?t=45810
This is the same as the Ideal Chronological Order except:
- "In The Beginning" was placed at the very start.
- "Confessions and Lamentations" was placed after "Divided Loyalties". This appears to be an error by Alkibiades410 based on the Lurker's analysis here: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/041.html
- For Crusade, many options are presented. The "Alternate Continuity Order" matches the Ideal Intended Order and the Ideal Chronological Order. The other orders have continuity issues and are not the best.
I. Marc Carlson's Timeline of the Babylon 5/Crusade Universe[edit | edit source]
I. Marc Carlson's Timeline as published in the 2008 book ACROSS TIME AND SPACE: The Chronologies of Babylon 5. The book contained this timeline and the separate Terry Jones' Babylon 5 Historical Database chronology. In the introduction written by Reference editor Fiona Avery, she confirms that the two chronologies are different in tone and content (Jones’ particularly went to great lengths cross referencing all his entries and using only canon sources, including information from JMS) and while both have been used by fans, it is only Terry Jones’ Babylon 5 Historical Database that was used in house at Babylonian Productions.
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