Babylon 5

The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed. Now, it is our last, best hope for victory.

Even Dilbert agrees (and how can someone as cool and hip as Dilbert be wrong?) that Babylon 5 is the best show on Television. Sure, you have to read the WEB page before and after every episode -- even if you're an avid follower -- to know what's going on, but that's a lot of what makes it wonderful. It is a book written over the course of five (or maybe only four) years, unfolding before our very eyes on our televisions once a week. For me, it means that I get to have human interaction at least once a week (during new episodes, anyway) as twenty or thirty people come to my apartment on Thursday nights to light a candle before my shrine of rampant consumerism. I also tend to BBQ for these people, too, because I'm a nice guy and because I love to BBQ--and BBQing for just yourself isn't the same.

• The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 is the ultimate resource to what's happening Right Now on the show. If you've missed an episode, don't worry! The Lurker's Guide can tell you when it will next be run and give you a complete episode synopsis. As well, you can read independent analysis of the episode, and a compiled list of J. Michael Straczynski comments about the episode. It also has a much more detailed list of Babylon 5 links and resources than I have.
• Voltayre's Encyclopedia Biologica is an absolutely incredibly nicely done reference, written as though it were inside the Babylon 5 universe. It has a massive amount of detail, some of which is somewhat exaggerated and can't fully be counted on to be canon.
• The Official Babylon 5 Fan Club which is a high-glitz low-content site that's still worth visiting for the view and the chat line. If you're the sort of person who likes to talk to fanboys.
• The Official Babylon 5 Home Page contains some nice images, sounds, and good information, but the Lurker's Guide is definitely far superior.
• The Babylon 5 Vehicles Page contains information on the vehicles seen in the show, tells you which spaceships do what and how. It's about as complete as something like this can be and not be official. Kudos!
• Support Babylon 5! Due to PTEN's current lack of existence, and Warner Brothers' lack of regard for Babylon 5's good ratings, it may not get a fifth season! But if there is enough demand, perhaps it will. Do your part! Send your letter!