Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers

Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers
Sci Fi Channel promotional poster for Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers
Genre	Action Adventure Sci-Fi
Created by	J. Michael Straczynski
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski
Directed by	Michael Vejar
Starring	Dylan Neal Andreas Katsulas Alex Zahara Myriam Sirois Dean Marshall Warren Takeuchi
Theme music composer	Christopher Franke
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Douglas Netter J. Michael Straczynski
Producer(s)	Ron McLeod
Cinematography	Henry Chan
Editor(s)	Stein Myhrstad
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	Babylonian Productions Legendary Films Inc. Syfy
Distributor	Syfy
Release
Original network	Syfy
Original release	January 19, 2002
Chronology
Preceded by	Crusade (1999)
Followed by	The Lost Tales – Voices in the Dark (2007)

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers (subtitled: To Live and Die in Starlight) is the fifth telefilm set in the Babylon 5 universe (not including the pilot, The Gathering).

Originally airing January 19, 2002 on the Sci Fi Channel, it was written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Mike Vejar. Though shot as a pilot for a possible new series, it aired opposite NFL playoffs and the subsequent poor ratings led to it not being picked up.

As the Shadow War ended, hundreds of civilizations were devastated. It is up to the Interstellar Alliance, with the help of the Rangers, to rebuild what the great war had destroyed and to hold peace among the worlds of the ISA.

In the year 2265, David Martel (Dylan Neal), a Ranger, is given the command of a twenty-year-old Ranger starship, the Liandra, and is asked to escort a Valen-class cruiser to a secret location carrying several diplomats, including Ambassador G'Kar (Andreas Katsulas). However, upon arrival, the two craft are attacked on behalf of an unknown, mysterious, and ancient force known only as The Hand whose lethal power is far greater than any previously known to Earth or any other world in the Interstellar Alliance.

Babylon 5 TV seasons and films
1993–2007

In order of series chronology:
2245–48 • In the Beginning (1st film)^*
2256 • Babylon 5 station commissioned
2257 • The Gathering (Pilot)
2258 • Signs and Portents (Season 1)
2259 • The Coming of Shadows (Season 2)
2260 • Point of No Return (Season 3)
2261 • No Surrender, No Retreat (Season 4)^**
2261 • Thirdspace (2nd film)^***
2262 • The Wheel of Fire (Season 5)^†
2263 • The River of Souls (3rd film)
2265 • The Legend of the Rangers (5th film)
2266 • A Call to Arms (4th film)
2267 • Crusade (spin-off series)
2271 • The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark
2278 • In the Beginning (1st film)^*
2281 • Babylon 5 station decommissioned