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Three days left! Meet Marcus Cole (aka Jason Carter)

Three days left! Meet Marcus Cole (aka Jason Carter) <Author’s note: In honor of our very special Pandora con guest, Jason Carter, I am jumping ahead in my articles to analysis the character of Marcus Cole.> Marcus Cole is a dichotomy among the people who inhabit the Babylon 5 station. A fierce fighter but a gentle soul, a roguish and charming flirt...
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Earth’s Last Best Hope-John Sheridan

Earth’s Last Best Hope-John Sheridan In many ways, the arch of the life of John Sheridan is the broadest, from warrior to diplomat to president and finally to messiah, of any of the inhabitants of the space station Babylon 5. Sheridan started out his EarthForce career as a young man and by 2243; he had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander...
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Earth’s Last Best Hope-Jeffrey Sinclair

Earth’s Last Best Hope-Jeffrey Sinclair We first encounter Commander Jeffrey Sinclair as he arrives to take command of the Babylon 5 space station, but  it is what comes before that truly defines the man’s life and in some ways, the whole series. Sinclair joined EarthForce in 2237 and by 2240; he was promoted to fighter pilot. This promotion...
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An Overview of Earth’s Last Best Hope

An Overview of Earth’s Last Best Hope Babylon 5 is an American space opera created by writer and producer J. Michael Strazcynski, who also wrote 92 of the 110 episodes that aired. He has said that it had “always been conceived as, fundamentally, a five year story, a novel for television.” It premiered on January 26, 1994 into direct...
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Media Guest: Jason Carter

Media Guest: Jason Carter Babylon 5 Ranger Marcus Cole, also known as British actor Jason Carter, will join the Pandoracon festivities this September. Born in London and raised in Gainsborough, a small market-town in Lincolnshire, Jason was advised to pursue a career in rubber technology. He opted instead for three years at...
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Women of Awesomeness: Susan Ivanova

Women of Awesomeness: Susan Ivanova (Spoilers, sweetie… you have been warned.) When we first meet Susan Ivanova she is a Lt. Commander and XO of the Babylon 5 space station. From the get-go she is a capable officer, strong in her convictions, loyal and honorable. Underneath her competent, hard as nails exterior is a woman with a tragic...
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Between the Darkness and Light

Between the Darkness and Light Today I want to talk about the Rangers, not just any Rangers, but the Anla-shok from Babylon 5. You might not know this about me but Babylon 5 is one of my all time favorite shows. I loved the character development, the costumes, and the drama… pretty much everything about it. (If anyone can get a Sheridan...
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