Babylon 5 and Remember WENN


Similarities

Remember WENN airs on American Movie Classics (AMC) channel Friday nights at 10 PM Eastern Standard Time. All times are Eastern Standard (the best time zone of them all).

BABYLON 5

  • Original captain returns to fulfill Minbari prophecy and then goes on to make significant contribution to defense of freedom in intergalactic war.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Original "captain" returns to fulfill Hilary's prophecy and then goes on to make signficant contribution to defense of freedom in World War.

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  • In an episode of B5, Straczynski has a character state that no one at Babylon 5 is exactly what they seem.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • In an article about the new season, Holmes states that not everyone at WENN is exactly who they seem.

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  • Typical foreshadowing: When on old friend of Garibaldi prevents him from being attacked from behind, he asks him when he's going to learn to watch his back.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Typical foreshadowing: Jeff plays a character injured by the war in Europe who marries someone who looks like his wife.

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  • In the season ender, Garibaldi doesn't watch his back because he trusts the person behind him. Garibaldi is shot in the back.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • In the season ender, Jeff is injured by the war in Europe and returns to marry someone who looks like his wife...Hilary herself.

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  • In the third season of B5, JMS has things grow darker in tone as things build towards the Great Shadow War.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Rupert Holmes states that the third season will be somewhat darker in tone. The third season builds towards WWII.

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  • The original male lead (Sinclair)leaves to join a foreign culture (Minbar) where he becomes one of them (Valen).

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • The original male lead (Comstock) leaves to join a foreign culture (Germany) where he becomes one of them (Jonathan Arnold).

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  • Fans believe Sinclair and Delenn will become romantically involved. When he's replaced by Sheridan and it looks like he may get romantically involved with Delenn, fans debate Sinclair vs. Sheridan.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Fans believe Victor and Betty will become romantically involved. When he's replaced by Scott and it looks like he may get romantically involved with Betty, fans debate Victor vs. Scott.

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  • The overall arc of the series follows a varying group of characters through the events leading to a major war, the war itself, and its aftermath.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • The overall arc of the series follows a varying group of characters through the events leading to a major war, the war itself, and its aftermath.

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  • Regular characters disappear from the series (Talia), even major ones (Sinclair, Ivanova). Some leave and come back (Lyta Alexander).

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Regular characters disappear from the series (Celia), even major ones (Comstock). Some leave and come back (Eugenia).

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  • One regular character speaks what appears to be gibberish, but from a certain viewpoint, is wisdom (Kosh).

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • One regular character speaks what appears to be gibberish, but from a certain viewpoint, is wisdom (Eldrige).

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  • Some characters have secrets they keep that end up being used to extort them (Londo and the purple files).

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Some characters have secrets they keep that end up being used to extort them (Hilary and Jeff not being married-a reporter threatens to expose them.).

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  • It's hard to peg any character as being a stock role. Eventually, we get to to see each character has traits we admire AND dislike. They are distinct characters. Even when a particular role must be replaced by a character fulfilling the same function (Sinclair by Sheridan, Talia by Lyta), the new character is distinctly different.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • It's hard to peg any character as being a stock role. Eventually, we get to see each character has traits we admire AND dislike. They are distinct characters. Even when a particular role must be replaced by a character fulfulling the same function (Comstock by Sherwood, Celia/Eugenia by Maple), the new character is distinctly different.

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  • Humor arises from the natural inter action of the well-drawn characters. It doesn't rely on stock situations and cheap toilet humor.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Humor arises from the natural inter action of the well-drawn characters. It doesn't rely on stock situations and cheap toilet humor.

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  • JMS decided that the social culture and language at the time when the show is set is more formal than today's.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • RH chose a time setting where the social culture and language is more formal than today's.

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  • The original male lead (Sinclair) makes a post-regular-status appearance in episode 31 and reveals some secrets to Garibaldi. By the end of his next appearance on the series, his character appears to be irretrievably gone from the series.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • The original male lead (Comstock) makes a post-regular-status appearance in episode 27 and reveals secrets to Betty.

    Alternatively, if you consider Victor not a regular when he appears in episode 13:

    BABYLON 5

  • The original male lead (Sinclair) has a small part in his first appearance in the series since departing the the station ("The Coming of Shadows"). The next time he appears in the series ("War Without End"), he appears gone from the series, forever.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • The original male lead (Comstock) has a small part in his first appearance in the series since departing the station ("World of Tomorrow"). The next time he appears in the series ("In the WENN Small Hours"), it appears he may be gone, forever.

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  • Sheridan and Delenn have their first kiss before they have their first kiss. Explanation: "War Without End". Sheridan's consciousness is thrown twenty years into the future into his body of that time. While there, he meets the 20-years-hence Delenn. Upon meeting her, she rushes into his arms and kisses him. Within the chronology of the series, though, Sheridan and Delenn have yet to have their first kiss.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Victor and Scott have their first on-screen meeting before they have their first on-screen meeting. Explanation: "From the Pen of Gertrude Reece". Gertie writes a radio play based on people she's known at WENN. Within the play, Victor Comstock is found to be alive and for the first time, interacts with Scot (Scott)on-screen. However, it's a play and Victor and Scott have yet to meet.

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  • Series now features lead character named Elizabeth.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • Series now features lead character named Elizabeth.

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  • The two lead male characters (Sheridan and Sinclair) have the same number of letters in their last last name.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • The two lead male characters (Sherwood and Comstock) have the same number of letters in their last name.

    • And a visual similarity!

    BABYLON 5

  • Joshua Cox plays Lt. David Corwin. He is basically the person who runs the station and makes sure that everything runs efficiently and on schedule. Without him, the station would fall apart. He is an American white, who is in his twenties, clean cut, and a haristyle with the part on the left.

    • REMEMBER WENN

  • CJ Byrnes plays CJ the Engineer. He is basically the person who runs the station and makes sure that everything runs efficiently and on schedule. Without him, the station would fall apart. He is an American white, who is in his twenties, clean cut, and a haristyle with the part on the left.

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