Set right after the events of Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999), a team of soldiers and scientists led by Capt. Matthew Gideon have five years to find a cure for an alien plague decimating Earth.
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In an attempt to understand the nature of the Drakh virus better, the Excalibur is sent back to Earth's orbit for a top-secret special pick up. Familiar face returns. The show ends on an open ending.
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Gideon and crew find themselves trapped by an alien civilization using sinister methods to seek a cure for the same Drakh virus that attacked Earth.
Gideon must outwit an alien consciousness that takes over the Excalibur's crew.
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Gary Cole | ... | Capt. Matthew Gideon 13 episodes, 1999 | |
| Tracy Scoggins | ... | Capt. Elizabeth Lochley 13 episodes, 1999 | |
| Daniel Dae Kim | ... | Lt. John Matheson 13 episodes, 1999 | |
| David Allen Brooks | ... | Max Eilerson 13 episodes, 1999 | |
| Peter Woodward | ... | Galen 13 episodes, 1999 | |
| Marjean Holden | ... | Dr. Sarah Chambers / ... 13 episodes, 1999 | |
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Carrie Dobro | ... | Dureena Nafeel 13 episodes, 1999 |
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Several years after the end of the Great War (detailed in the main Babylon 5 TV series) the former servants of the now-exiled Shadows attempt to avenge their old masters by introducing a powerful biological weapon into Earth's atmosphere. After five years of adapting itself to humanity's genetic makeup, it will kill every human being on the planet. Since this plague was the product of a technology far ahead of humanity's, there isn't enough time to develop an original solution - instead, humanity will have to comb through the ruins of older alien civilizations with the hope of finding some ancient, advanced technology that can cure the disease. Leading this high-stakes archeological mission is a starship of the new Interstellar Alliance, the Excalibur, and its crew drawn from the Alliance's elite troubleshooting corps, the Rangers. Written by Erich Schneider <erich@csdl.tamu.edu>
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Captain Matthew Gideon: Aside from John Sheridan?
Elizabeth Lochley: Yes! Aside from the wisest, bravest, sexiest man in the galaxy. Apart from him.
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Although J. Michael Straczynski never revealed what the cure to the Drakh plague was, he did hint that it was of the "monkey paw" variety, i.e., the cure might actually be worse than the disease. See more »Quotes
Elizabeth Lochley: Do you believe that there is a supreme being?Captain Matthew Gideon: Aside from John Sheridan?
Elizabeth Lochley: Yes! Aside from the wisest, bravest, sexiest man in the galaxy. Apart from him.
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After some slow and rather uneventful episodes, this show later showed some promise and developed into an interesting Science Fiction series.
Of course, it is lacking the sophisticated story arc of Babylon 5, but many episodes are fun! It is nice to watch them and you want to know what happens next. In my eyes, it is Star trek Voyager done better.
The characters are of different quality: The Captain with his mysterious Boom Tube as an advisor gets better every episode, and Technomage Galen is simply wonderful. Archeologist Eilerson does not fail to convince as an arrogant scientist. The other characters are far less interesting.
Even so, I am rather sad that TNT decided to cancel the show without ever waiting for spectators approval. Some of the 13 episodes were excellent, and I do sincerely hope that they will be able to continue someday in the future.