A challenge to Star Trek hegemony, Babylon 5 offered -- for five seasons -- an epic storyline and deep, evolving characters.

A five-mile long station in neutral space, in a galaxy filled with conflicts and imperialist rivalries, B5 was the center for the final showdown of a billion-year galactic conflict, the last, best hope for peace and, according to its still-loyal fans, for televised science fiction.

See also: Babylon 5: Crusade.