To Live and Die In Starlight

A spoiler-heavy blog of reflections on Babylon 5, 20 years after watching it for the first time.

[dduane]

Warner Bros. Discovery Launches an Official Babylon 5 YouTube Channel With Creator J. Michael Straczynski | Cord Cutters News

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially launched a dedicated YouTube channel for the classic 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5, marking a

In a welcoming video posted to the platform, series creator J. Michael Straczynski appeared to introduce the official home, emphasizing that it would feature original commentaries, interviews, chats, and additional material in the coming months. This development builds on earlier efforts by Warner Bros. Discovery to make full episodes available for free on YouTube, following the series’ departure from other ad-supported platforms earlier in 2026.

[abitscrewyvinn]

Happy pride to Delenn, one of the most elegant trans characters out there

Happy pride to Susan Ivanova and Talia Winters they did u so dirty

Happy pride to whatever the fuck Michael and Jeff had going on

Happy pride to Sheridan because I know SOMETHING is going on there

Happy pride to the Centauri being almost okay about polyamory

Happy pride to Kosh, that vague nb fuck

Happy pride to all the races of the universe because gender doesn't fucking matter when there's aliens

Happy pride to Lt. David Corwin, bless his heart

[toliveanddieinstarlight]

Happy Pride to Marcus Cole, demisexual (or perhaps even... ace???!!!) and biromantic king

[aarlone]

ooooh I got tagged by @hopefullybeth so here we go!

Rules: Make a poll with seven of your all-time favorite characters from seven different fandoms, and then tag seven people to do the same. See which character is everyone’s favorite.

Which one of these seven fictional characters is your favorite?

Susan Ivanova - Bablyon 5

Vlad Taltos - Vlad Taltos/Dragaera

Láeg mac Riangabra - The Ulster Cycle

Taako - The Adventure Zone

Brenda Bentley - Arden

Mackenzie McGrath - Mission: Rejected

Zatoichi - Zatoichi

Voting ended onMay 26

tagging: @catschimericalcreations @geminicollisionworks @octoberandfish @bluenoonpodcast @manygreetingsfromthevoid @clansocreations @undertheelectricstarspodcast

[toliveanddieinstarlight]

We all know there is an objectively correct answer here.

[chimaerakitten]

Pick one of these overly specific sci-fi protagonist types

Unrepentant War criminal in spaaaaaace

True of heart* (*also a war criminal)

Supposedly Principled Diplomat in practice very ok with targeting medics

Being a teenager is extra hard in space (so the war crimes are extra tragic)

Are you responsible for war crimes if you never had bodily autonomy or agency?

Awfully committed to that home of yours. Hope it wasn’t the empire all along

Just a scrappy crew of a little spaceship. Don’t look too close at our tactics

Voting ended onMay 16

[mortalstrife]

When the darkness comes, if you ever have doubt about your actions, all you need do is look into the face of a Vorlon. Once you see that, all doubt is erased forever.

minvember 2022, prompt #1 choice

[gmanem]

30 Years Ago, One Cult Sci-Fi TV Show Made History

Where were you when Babylon 5 seceded from the Earth Alliance? Here's why "Severed Dreams" was such a big episode.

[velvetwar]

We throw "Worsties of all time" around a lot but I truly believe no one can top these two.

[myrieon]

do we like ivanova/talia here?

srry for the post spam btw im back on my tumblr shit.

[enigmaticagentalice]

some season one Delenn studies I forgot to upload here

[specialagentartemis]

Which of my favorite female characters is your favorite?

Saw @elexuscal doing this it and I always have fun with these XD This is definitely a mix of ones that captivated my imagination, ones that were formative to me, and ones I cannot stop thinking about.

Choose an awesome lady!

Sister Carpenter (The Silt Verses)

Renee Minkowski (Wolf 359)

Isabel Lovelace (Wolf 359)

Pin-Lee (The Murderbot Diaries)

Susan Ivanova (Babylon 5)

Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape)

Kira Nerys (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Fumiko Nakajima (The Vanished Birds)

Leia Organa (Star Wars)

Dana Scully (The X-Files)

Naomi Hunter (Metal Gear)

Sally Grissom (ars PARADOXICA)

Voting ended onFeb 28

Trying to balance out mediums so it's not just entirely overloaded with podcast characters. However. Choosing only 12 is hard... shoutout also to Nova NoStar from InCo and Rachel from Animorphs and both Captain Sophie Green and Dr. Jane Gonzales from The Pasithea Powder and Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist and Maya Fey and Ema Skye from Ace Attorney and Gideon and Harrow and Camilla from The Locked Tomb and... by rights I should take either Minkowski or Lovelace off the list because hey Wolf 359 why do you get two characters. however. How can I choose. I also debated putting Terezi Pyrope on the list for nostalgia reasons. Know she still has a special place in my heart.

I would do a picture corner but a full 5 have no canon images of them and a sixth has one somewhat dubious official illustration lol

Spiritual tag for everyone who wants to talk about their faves

[toliveanddieinstarlight]

This poll needs more B5 fan eyes on it.

Also more B5 fans should listen to Wolf 359.

[ath3alin]

so fucking humbling to be like “no I like that character a normal amount” and then you can literally feel your heart rate spike at a mention of them like a dog that just heard the word “treat”

[hetchdrive]

"this is what you asked for, heavy is the crown" // Londo Mollari

[sheridansunrise]

I discovered that you could download some of the Babylon 5 sound effects, and thought, "Hey, that's fun! I should make a station ambience!"

I thought this ambience would take me a week or so to create.

Hahahaha.

Anyway, so five months passed...

But it's finally finished :)

I hope you enjoy exploring the station and that it helps you relax/sleep/study, or read <3

[toliveanddieinstarlight]

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[evilhorse]

Babylon Five comics house ad (circa January 1995)

[dragon-in-a-fez]

Susan Ivanova was always tired, always stressed, burned out at age 32, disillusioned about the future of Earth, unsure if she was capable of love, ready to kill the next man who inconvenienced her, sarcastic, a disaster bisexual - in short, a perfect millennial icon despite being written when millennials were still in primary school.

if Babylon 5 is revived like JMS has been hinting at for the last few years, he needs to hit the same energy by writing a first officer who is gen alpha coded in ways no one will fully realise until 2050

[sheridansunrise]

[toliveanddieinstarlight]

Someone in a Discord group I'm in asked today if B5 is any good/if it holds up and I stg I almost vibrated through a wall.