I always thought it was a shame that they made forgettable TV movies like "The River of Souls" and "Thridspace" rather than perhaps making a movie about Sinclair and Zathras on B4 fighting in the previous Shadow War.
The one thing I can't quite figure out is why it has the counter-rotating sections at all. The stations rotate to create the illusion of gravity via centripetal force. Centripetal force doesn't particularly care which way the rotation is going. It seems like it would have just made more sense if they'd rotated the same direction. In addition counter-rotation would mean more transfer points between the two as well as the low/zero g areas? o.0
@KaneinEncanto A station rolling just one direction would tend to impart motion to the rest of the structure causing it to move in other directions, if slowly enough that just thrusters would likely handle the excess. However, a sudden problem could send the whole thing spinning out of control. Counter-rotational sections would tend to even this effect out and over all be more stable, not requiring extra thrusters and being less susceptible to sudden mechanical failure sending things spinning.
actually, after B1-B4 got blown to bits, earth alliance said,"okay, let's make another, but we think it will blow up so, here's 1,000 credits!(likely cost of babylon 5, 1,000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000)"
and then the narns, minbari and some others gave funding.
@Fbueller129 Delenn lead an expedition that found it I think it was in a decaying orbit of a planet or something she recovered the records from it including a letter from Sinclair or Valen as he was known then, before it got destroyed. I don't know what exactly happened to it between the end of the Last Shadow war before they awakened and the point that Delenn found it though maybe you can find out online.
a little known fact: in the original plot, Babylon 5 was going to be destroyed by the Shadows at the end of series 3-4 (can't remember which) the main characters all survive and as they are staring at the wreckage, suddenly, Babylon 4 appears in a bright light and Sinclair gives Sheridan command. (in series 1, Zathras said that B4 was being taken to the future for a great War, this being that great war.)
@Dms12444 Actually, at the end of "In the Beginning" we see one of the Babylon stations being destroyed while under construction. I think it's generally assumed that it was Babylon One (or "Babylon Station" as it was called at the time, before it was blown up.)
Yes, I know I'm replying to a year-old comment don't point it out please.
@lycanthropeify no after b1-3 went boom earth basically threw all the money into making b4 the biggest station. when b4 vanished they were forced to make b5 smaller and get off world funding
Love the England Flag at 1:21 nice timing....
Scythyable 1 month ago
I always thought it was a shame that they made forgettable TV movies like "The River of Souls" and "Thridspace" rather than perhaps making a movie about Sinclair and Zathras on B4 fighting in the previous Shadow War.
brifitz1980 2 months ago
The one thing I can't quite figure out is why it has the counter-rotating sections at all. The stations rotate to create the illusion of gravity via centripetal force. Centripetal force doesn't particularly care which way the rotation is going. It seems like it would have just made more sense if they'd rotated the same direction. In addition counter-rotation would mean more transfer points between the two as well as the low/zero g areas? o.0
KaneinEncanto 5 months ago
@KaneinEncanto A station rolling just one direction would tend to impart motion to the rest of the structure causing it to move in other directions, if slowly enough that just thrusters would likely handle the excess. However, a sudden problem could send the whole thing spinning out of control. Counter-rotational sections would tend to even this effect out and over all be more stable, not requiring extra thrusters and being less susceptible to sudden mechanical failure sending things spinning.
Ranillon 3 months ago
actually, after B1-B4 got blown to bits, earth alliance said,"okay, let's make another, but we think it will blow up so, here's 1,000 credits!(likely cost of babylon 5, 1,000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000)"
and then the narns, minbari and some others gave funding.
SuperODST1 8 months ago
Babylon 4. Awesome station from one of the best sci-fi series ever made. So Say We All!
Excelsior2007 9 months ago
The music of Babylon 5 is AWESOME!!
Whitestar178 1 year ago 2
I always wondered what happened to B4 after the First Shadow War.
Fbueller129 1 year ago
@Fbueller129 Delenn lead an expedition that found it I think it was in a decaying orbit of a planet or something she recovered the records from it including a letter from Sinclair or Valen as he was known then, before it got destroyed. I don't know what exactly happened to it between the end of the Last Shadow war before they awakened and the point that Delenn found it though maybe you can find out online.
michaelhviper 8 months ago
a little known fact: in the original plot, Babylon 5 was going to be destroyed by the Shadows at the end of series 3-4 (can't remember which) the main characters all survive and as they are staring at the wreckage, suddenly, Babylon 4 appears in a bright light and Sinclair gives Sheridan command. (in series 1, Zathras said that B4 was being taken to the future for a great War, this being that great war.)
mattmanganon 1 year ago
Babylon 1-3: never saw them
Babylon 4: Best looking of the Babylon stations
Babylon 5: Most historic of the Babylon stations
Dms12444 1 year ago
@Dms12444 I think they showed one of the first three Babylon stations for a few second in ''In the beginning'' then it explodes.
michaelhviper 9 months ago
@Dms12444 Actually, at the end of "In the Beginning" we see one of the Babylon stations being destroyed while under construction. I think it's generally assumed that it was Babylon One (or "Babylon Station" as it was called at the time, before it was blown up.)
Yes, I know I'm replying to a year-old comment don't point it out please.
babylon218 2 weeks ago
wow i always thought b5 was bigger
lycanthropeify 2 years ago
@lycanthropeify no after b1-3 went boom earth basically threw all the money into making b4 the biggest station. when b4 vanished they were forced to make b5 smaller and get off world funding
babylon218 1 year ago