Babylon 5 Reboot in Development at The CW From Original Series Creator J. Michael Straczynski
The network understands the uniqueness of Babylon 5 and is giving me a great deal of latitude with the https://t.co/jnCj989Csd noted in the announcement, this is a reboot from the ground up rather than a continuation, for several reasons. Heraclitus wrote —
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) September 27, 2021
if I were creating Babylon 5 today, for the first time, knowing what I now know as a writer, what would it look like? How would it use all the storytelling tools and technological resources available in 2021 that were not on hand then?
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) September 27, 2021
So we will not be retelling the same story in the same way because of what Heraclitus said about the river. There would be no fun and no surprises. Better to go the way of Westworld or Battlestar Galactica where you take the original elements that are evergreens and —
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) September 27, 2021
How do you telling continuing story of our original Londo without the original Vir? Or G’Kar? How do you tell Sheridan’s story without Delenn? Or the story of B5 without Franklin? Garibaldi? Zack?
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) September 27, 2021
— the concept of a five-year arc with a pre-planned beginning, middle and end…creating a brand new paradigm for television storytelling that has subsequently become the norm. That tradition for innovation will continue in this new iteration, and —
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) September 27, 2021
— unique position Babylon 5 occupies both in television and with its legions of fans, and are doing everything they can to ensure the maximum in creative freedom, a new story that will bring in new viewers while honoring all that has come before.
— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) September 27, 2021
Onward!