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Thirdspace (movie)

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THIRDSPACE
Babylon 5, Episode Mx02
Production number: TNTCF1
First aired: 19th July 1998
Production Credits
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski
Directed By: Jesus Trevino
Executive Producer: Douglas Netter
& J. Michael Straczynski
Producer: John Copeland
Production Designer: John Iacovelli
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn, III A.S.C.
Editor: David W. Foster
Music By: Christopher Franke
Episode Chronology
Story Date: June, 2261
Chronological Order
Preceded by: Moments of Transition
Followed by: No Surrender, No Retreat
Broadcast Order
Preceded by: Movements of Fire and Shadow
Followed by: The Fall of Centauri Prime


Thirdspace is the third of six Babylon 5 TV Movies. It is set in the year 2261, half way through the Fourth Season of Babylon 5.

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The movie deals with an enormous artifact that is discovered in Hyperspace and towed to the Babylon 5 station for investigation, at which point the xenoarchaeology organization Interplanetary Expeditions sends a representative, Dr. Elizabeth Trent, to take control of the examination.

After being placed near the station, the artifact begins to influence the dreams of many inhabitants of Babylon 5, and eventually controls many of them during their waking hours as well. These thralls, led by Deuce, first demand that the excavation be accelerated and then become increasingly violent towards the rest of the Babylon 5 population.

Eventually it is revealed by Lyta Alexander that the artifact is a Jumpgate built by the Vorlons a million years ago with a purpose that cannot be expressed in human language except as an attempt to make contact with the gods. In reality, Thirdspace is inhabited by a violent race that posed a threat even to the Vorlons, and the ensuing battle ended with a group of Vorlons controlled by the Thirdspace entities capturing the artifact and jettisoning it into hyperspace.

When the device is finally activated, the Thirdspace aliens stream out and begin an assault on Babylon 5; the violent behavior of the individuals under the artifact's control is intended to disrupt the station's attempt to defend itself. The struggle is ended when John Sheridan enters the artifact and detonates a nuclear bomb.

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This TV Movie was released with four others and some limited special features on Region 1 DVD. For more information see:

This TV Movie was released with five others and some limited special features on Region 2 DVD. For more information see:

This TV Movie was released with two others and some limited special features on Region 2 DVD. For more information see:

[edit] Novelization

Main article: Thirdspace (Novelization)

The Novelization of Babylon 5: Thirdspace was published in 1998 and written by Peter David.

[edit] External links

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