My Shallow Moment

nobody@vox.com(Denial) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:36:54 -0700

Today, I noticed that I have a small line on my forehead. A line! On my forehead! The last year and a half has been hell and it's cost us a lot but...Oh my god, it gave me a worry line. It's small and subtle. Really only a line when I'm worrying but it's still a worry line! Oh cruel fates...

Still, the world has kittens so I guess it all evens out.

Kitten

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In the Beginning . . . There was War

nobody@vox.com(Denial) — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:46:32 -0700

One of the great thing about Babylon 5 is the ability for the show to capture the concept of war: the desperation, unexpected nobility, the ugly, and the beautiful . . . The first big war in the storyline is the Earth-Minbari war.

Babylon 5 itself, as the station, was created in response to the horror of that war. In the hope that such would never befall Humanity again. Because of that, the Earth-Minbari war was referenced quite a bit on the show and even had some flashbacks. However, it was the TV movie, In the Beginning that covered the Earth-Minbari war alone. Here is the promo:

Babylon 5 'In the beginning' promo

This TV movie had two of the most moving speeches I've found on TV. Here is the first, made by the brilliant character, Londo Mollari while he's retelling the tale many decades later:

Babylon 5: Mollari on Humans

The second is the final call to arms given by the president of earth at the time:

Babylon 5 - Battle of the Line Speech

And here is a very moving music video covering the entirity of the movie:

Babylon 5: War

My most recent fanfiction was written with its focus being on the repercussions of the Earth-Minbari War. The fanfiction is called: What Is Not Forgotten.

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