J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI INTERVIEW

J Michael Straczynski (Jerimiah, Sense8) celebrated the 30th anniversary of his iconic sci-fi series Babylon 5 with the release of Babylon 5: The Road Home. The series creator serves as writer and Executive Producer with a story about the iconic Babylon 5 space station and its inhabitants as they take a journey through the past to determine the future. Since the release, fans have been raving about the highly anticipated continuation of the beloved show in this all-new original animated movie currently available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Dig this interview from SDCC 2023 in which Straczynski chats with Retro Cool Nerd about returning to these characters after 20 years of them talking in his head, sheds some light on his upcoming project 'EarthLight', and more.

RCN: has this new Babylon 5 story been bubbling on the back burner for quite a few years now?

Straczynski: This one, no. The characters have been bubbling. I try not to go back into the past because, 20 years ago, I was not the same writer that I am today any more than anybody else. So I wanted to look at the story from a modern point of view and say, what would I, as a writer of writing B5 for the first time feel like now? To create a story that was meant to be a celebration, that was meant to be fun. That would be light-hearted. I'm atheist, but there's a line in the Bible of Make a Joyful Noise. I thought, Let's make a joyful noise, you know, for the fans, for the show, for the characters, and just have some fun with this thing.

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Babylon 5: The Road Home is currently available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.