Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

John J. Sheridan

Stephen Franklin, M.D.

G'Kar

Londo Mollari

Lenonn

Dukhat

Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair

Morann

General Lefcourt

Earth Alliance President

Coplann

Presidential Aide

Captain Sterns (as Jason Azikiwe)

Centauri Woman

Woman 1

Lexington Communications Officer

Kosh

Luc Deradi

Captain Jankowski

Man 1

Alpha 7

Prometheus First Officer

Ganya Ivanov (Eagle 7)

Minbari Pilot

General Fontaine (as Mike Kennedy)

Lyssa Deradi

Minbari Warrior

Minbari Tourist (uncredited)

Minbari (uncredited)

Callier (uncredited)

Human Traveler (uncredited)

Earthforce Pilot (uncredited)

Ambassador Kosh

Bill Mitchell (archive footage) (uncredited)

David 'Arthur' McIntyre

Captain Jankowski's ship, Prometheus, is a clever piece of foreshadowing. In Greek Mythology, the story of Prometheus is a bloody tragedy about the danger of presumption.

The backstory on the Centauri woman is that her name is Senna. She is Emperor Mollari's ward. Her father was Lord Refa, whom Mollari had killed.

In this TV-movie, Robin Sachs plays Coplann, a member of the Minbari Grey Council. In an episode of Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Sachs plays an alien named Valen. In B5, Valen is the name of the Minbari holy figure who originally formed the Council.

When Sheridan, Franklin and G'Kar are captured by the Minbari, Sheridan is punched by a guard and his rank pin is crooked. In the next shot, his pin is suddenly straight.

During the "ambush" scene, a Star Fury and a Dreadnaught suddenly disappear as the jump point opens on a heavy cruiser

Dukhat: Why do you come here, Delenn?

Delenn: They fight bravely. They cannot harm our ships but they continue to try.

Londo Mollari: The War. The humans, I think, knew they were doomed. Where another race would surrender to despair, the humans fought back with greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life, I have never seen anything like it; They would weep, they would pray, they would say goodbye to their loved ones, and then throw themselves without fear or hesitation at the very face of death itself, never surrendering. No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be moved to tears by their courage. Their stubborn nobility. When they ran out of ships, they used guns, when they ran out guns they used knives and sticks and bare hands. They were magnificent. I only hope that when it is my time, I may die with half as much dignity as I saw in their eyes in the end. They did this for two years they never ran out of courage but in the end, they ran out of time.