Babylon 5 Viewing Order

starmanbrand

So the BSG thread mentioned that if I liked that (which I did, even the ending, h8rs gon h8) I would enjoy Babylon 5. That was enough recommendation for me to promptly hop on the netflix and add it to my queue. But then I saw all these B5 movies.

Are they directly connected to the events of the show, ala BSGs movies? I was too afeared of spoilers to check out any type of plot synopsis for them, so could I get a viewing order? Thaaaanks guys.

Rook

Having looked through a few of them, I think this list is probably the way to go. The only odd placing is "In the Beginning" which chronologically happens before everything else, but kinda spoilers a few things if you do watch it first.

http://johan.kiviniemi.name/blag/b5/

Season 1 is hit and miss and Season 5 is a bit of a waste too.

Peen

I'd watch the TV series in order before I delved into the movies. They're pretty ok, a few are funny/goofy, but they're all better if you've seen the show first.

Congratulations on your fine decision to watch the show, it's absolutely great.

TychoCelchuuu

I can't even remember where I found this list but this is the order I have been going in so far (I'm partway through Season 2). You can apparently skip the Legend of the Rangers stuff and the Crusade stuff, and I don't think Netflix even has Crusade.

edit: I think this list is the same one that was linked in Rook's post.

1x00: The Gathering
1x01: Midnight on the Firing Line
1x02: Soul Hunter
1x03: Born to the Purple
1x04: Infection
1x05: The Parliament of Dreams
1x06: Mind War
1x07: The War Prayer
1x08: And the Sky Full of Stars
1x09: Deathwalker
1x10: Believers
1x11: Survivors
1x12: By Any Means Necessary
1x13: Signs and Portents
1x14: TKO
1x15: Grail
1x16: Eyes
1x18: A Voice in the Wilderness (1)
1x19: A Voice in the Wilderness (2)
1x20: Babylon Squared
1x21: The Quality of Mercy
1x17: Legacies
1x22: Chrysalis
Season 2
2x01: Points of Departure
2x02: Revelations
2x03: The Geometry of Shadows
2x04: A Distant Star
2x05: The Long Dark
2x06: Spider in the Web
2x08: A Race Through Dark Places
2x07: Soul Mates
2x09: The Coming of Shadows
2x10: GROPOS
2x11: All Alone in the Night
2x12: Acts of Sacrifice
2x13: Hunter, Prey
2x14: There All the Honor Lies
2x15: And Now for a Word
2x17: Knives
2x16: In the Shadow of Z’ha’dum
2x18: Confessions and Lamentations
2x19: Divided Loyalties
2x20: The Long Twilight Struggle
2x21: Comes the Inquisitor
2x22: The Fall of Night
Season 3
3x01: Matters of Honor
3x02: Convictions
3x03: A Day in the Strife
3x04: Passing Through Gethsemane
3x05: Voices of Authority
3x06: Dust to Dust
3x07: Exogenesis
3x08: Messages from Earth (1)
3x09: Point of No Return (2)
3x10: Severed Dreams (3)
3x11: Ceremonies of Light and Dark
3x13: A Late Delivery from Avalon
3x12: Sic Transit Vir
3x14: Ship of Tears
3x15: Interludes and Examinations
3x18: Walkabout
3x16: War Without End (1)
3x17: War Without End (2)
3x19: Grey 17 Is Missing
3x20: And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
3x21: Shadow Dancing
3x22: Z’ha’dum
Season 4
4x01: The Hour of the Wolf
4x02: What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
4x03: The Summoning
4x04: Falling Towards Apotheosis
4x05: The Long Night
4x06: Into the Fire
4x07: Epiphanies
4x08: The Illusion of Truth
Movie: Thirdspace
4x09: Atonement
Movie: In the Beginning
4x10: Racing Mars
4x11: Lines of Communication
4x12: Conflicts of Interest
4x13: Rumors, Bargains and Lies
4x14: Moments of Transition
4x15: No Surrender, No Retreat
4x16: Exercise of Vital Powers
4x17: The Face of the Enemy
4x18: Intersections in Real Time
4x19: Between the Darkness and the Light
4x20: Endgame
4x21: Rising Star
4x22: The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
Season 5
5x01: No Compromises
5x02: The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
5x03: The Paragon of Animals
5x04: A View from the Gallery
5x05: Learning Curve
5x06: Strange Relations
5x07: Secrets of the Soul
5x09: In the Kingdom of the Blind
5x10: A Tragedy of Telepaths
5x11: Phoenix Rising
5x12: The Ragged Edge
5x08: Day of the Dead
5x13: The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father
5x14: Meditations on the Abyss
5x15: Darkness Ascending
5x16: And All My Dreams Torn Asunder
5x17: Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)
5x18: The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
5x19: The Wheel of Fire
5x20: Objects in Motion
5x21: Objects at Rest
Movie: River of Souls
Movie: The Legend of the Rangers
Movie: A Call to Arms
Crusade
Crusade 1x01: War Zone
Crusade 1x02: The Long Road
Crusade 1x03: The Well of Forever
Crusade 1x04: The Path of Sorrows
Crusade 1x05: Patterns of the Soul
Crusade 1x06: Ruling from the Tomb
Crusade 1x07: The Rules of the Game
Crusade 1x08: Appearances and Other Deceits
Crusade 1x09: Racing the Night
Crusade 1x10: The Memory of War
Crusade 1x11: The Needs of Earth
Crusade 1x12: Visitors from Down the Street
Crusade 1x13: Each Night I Dream of Home
The rest
6x01: The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark
5x22: Sleeping in Light