Ed Wasser Movies

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Captain Sheridan and the crew of Babylon 5 are joined by the First Ones and the White Star fleet in an all-out battle against the Shadows and Vorlons on Corianus 3. With his emperor out of the way, Londo attempts to purge Centauri prime of all vestiges of the Shadows. And the Vorlon planetkiller continues its inexorable approach. Originally broadcast during the week of February 3, 1997, "Into the Fire" was written by J. Michael Straczynski. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

After several weeks of cat-and-mouse, the Shadows finally make an open attack. Hoping to rally support against the aggressors, Sheridan turns to Kosh for help. And Londo's efforts to patch up his differences with Morden (Ed Wasser) only makes a bad situation worse. Rance Howard, the father of actor/director Ron Howard, shows up briefly as David Sheridan, the Captain's father (it would spoil things to explain the elder Sheridan's surprise appearance). First telecast in America during the week of May 6, 1996, "Interludes and Examinations" was written by J. Michael Straczynski. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

With Delenn's aid, Captain Sheridan returns from Z'ha'dum and resumes his duties as commander of Babylon 5. No sooner has he taken charge than the space station is overrun with refugees from the Zorlon attacks. And Londo is given an offer he can't refuse by Emperor Cartagia (Wortham Krimmer), while G'Kar faces certain death. First broadcast the week of November 25, 1996, "Falling Toward Apotheosis" was written by J. Michael Straczynski. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

"Point of No Return" was the blanket title for the third-season episodes of Babylon 5. The first installment in this saga, "Matters of Honor," was written by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, who went on to script every episode during the 1995-96 season. Things get under way as Captain Sheridan heads to Vorlon, there to thank Ambassador Kosh for saving his life. Back on B5, Earthforce Special Intelligence officer Endwai (Tucker Smallwood) investigates the strange ship encountered by Lt. Keffer, while a rift delevops in the relationship between Londo and Morden. As the episode rushes to its conclusion, Sheridan mans a Minbari-Vorlon vessel to confront a dangerous new enemy: the Shadows. Jason Carter joins the cast as Ranger Marcus Cole. "Matters of Honor" first aired the week of November 6, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Ray DiSalvo (Jay Acovone), a friend of Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) who is currently in prison, offers Bobby new information on an unsolved cop-killing -- a case previously handled by the contentious Det. Roberts (Michael Harney). While investigating a multiple shooting within a black family, Fancy (James McDaniel) and Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) suspect that the self-confessed gunman isn't telling the whole truth. And Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) looks into an assault charge surrounding the "accidental" injury of an actor in a staged fight. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Londo sparks an intergalactic crisis when he locates "The Eye", a long-lost sacred Centauri relic. Lord Kiro (Gerrit Graham), ambassador of Centauri, arrives to take possession of the icon, just when a band of pirates converges upon B5 for the same purpose. And who is that mysterious stranger asking cryptic questions of everyone on board? Originally titled "Raiding Party," "Signs and Portents" (which also served as the blanket title of Babylon 5's inaugural season) was written by J. Michael Straczynski, and first telecast on May 18, 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This two-part pilot episode for Babylon 5 was originally telecast as a single two-hour TV movie on February 22, 1993 (the "official" release date of March 8 refers to the film's Chicago TV premiere). Like the subsequent series, "The Gathering" takes place in the 23rd century, and was set on Babylon 5, a space station hovering in neutral territory which is used as a center of trade and diplomacy for a wide variety of friendly and hostile planets. As the space station becomes fully operational, the crew must deal with the attempting poisoning of Vorlan ambassador Kosh Naranek, for which B5 commander Jeffrey Sinclair is being held responsible. Complicating matters is the refusal of the Vorlans to allow any medical treatment for their ambassador. Written by series producer-creator J. Michael Straczynski, "The Gathering" features several actors who were supposed to have played recurring characters, but for various reasons were written out of the weekly version: Tamlyn Tomita as Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takamisha, Blaire Baron as Caroline Sykes, Johnny Sekka as Dr. Benjamin Kyle and Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander. The pilot won an Emmy Award for special effects, and a Hugo nomation for "Best Dramatic Presentation" -- this in spite of almost universal damnation from mainstream TV critics. On January 4, 1998, the TNT cable network offered a re-edited version of "The Gathering", with a new musical score by Christopher Frake (replacing the one composed by Stewart Copeland), a handful of new computer-generated special effects, a number of judicious cuts, and several previously excised sequences, including a lengthy hostage-crisis subplot. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide