LAST UPDATED: 12 November 2000

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VZSciFi: Crusade Datafile
On This Page: Crusade Campaign Notes: The Ulysses Foundation -- Cast Updates --
Additional Datafile: Crusade Episode Guide

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For More Crusade information, visit our VZSciFi community partner, ISN News: The Guide to Crusade

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A follow-up to Babylon 5. With the Earth poisoned by a Shadow virus, Captain Gideon and the Excalibur crew must seek a cure, or the Human home world will die in five years... 

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Woodward's Discoveries
The Zocalo Today reports thathere are some great behind-the-scenes photos available at Peter Woodward's site taken during the filming of New Discoveries in an Ancient Land. This is a special for the US History Channel Peter worked on this summer (2000).

Crusade for Crusade
The energies of thousands of fans' campaign to save Crusade, cancelled in 1999, is being channelled into a new avenue. The Crusade for Crusade web site announced in February the creation of the Ulysses Foundation and Crusade for a Cure. The initiator of this project and the president of the Ulysses foundation is Alisa Schreibman who helped write and design the Variety ad placed during the show's run to urge its renewal.
"Last year, when TNT cancelled J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade, a group of fans joined together in an effort to save the show," explains the site. "As we fought together, we discovered that we shared not only a love of Babylon 5 and Crusade, but also a passionate commitment to the progressive values advocated in these shows and other quality science fiction. To put this energy to use, a group of us have formed a new nonprofit corporation, The Ulysses Foundation, which will raise money for research that melds scientific progress and social justice. The proceeds of our fundraising campaigns will be donated to reputable research institutions engaged in projects that reflect our interests.
"In the spirit of the Excalibur's mission and in honour of Crusade, the Ulysses Foundation is proud to announce our first campaign: Crusade for a Cure: A Call to Arms against AIDS. Crusade for a Cure is a year-long fundraising drive.
For further information visit the Ulysses Foundation website. In the near future, Crusade for a Cure merchandise including t-shirts, postcards, and more will also be available on the site. All enquiries to ulysses@ulyssesfoundation.org or president@ulyssesfoundation.org
The Ulysses foundation is a registered corporation in the State of California. Until such time as state and federal tax exempt status is granted, contributions to Crusade for a Cure: A Call to Arms a gainst AIDS are not guaranteed tax-deductible. For questions about legal issues, tax status, or contributions, contact Alisa Schreibman at president@ulyssesfoundation.org

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Scripts for Sale: Fiona Avery's Crusade scripts, including the unproduced Bester story Value Judgements, are now available for purchase via: http://www.sff.net/people/chris-tsirbas/sftl.html. At present this service is only available to US fans, because of postage costs. Scripts from the Lot is an initiative to curb the illegal sale and distribution of pirated scripts and screenplays. It addresses the issue by providing a venue where screenwriters can offer legal copies of their scripts directly to potential buyers. SFTL also provides the information necessary so that you may contact individual screenwriters to request copies of their work.
Scripts Online: J. Michael Straczynski's two unproduced scripts for Crusade can be read online at bookface.com. Avery's Value Judgements script will be online at bookface from 24 July 2000.
What the heck happened?
Crusade launched 9 June 1999 on TNT US. It was billed as a limited series. This was untrue. The show was canceled mid-production. Crusade was effectively killed thanks to TNT's destruction of the series, despite good ratings for a short-run SF series in both the US and on Sky in the UK. It would be nice to be wrong and miracles happen, but it looks as though the series only future is now as part of the wider Babylon 5 universe, perhaps in new text stories.
A campaign to get the show renewed was organised, which is continuing as of 6 March 2000.
Official campaign Site: The Crusade - The Quest for Life
Sister Campaign Site (which features detailas of the Ulysees Foundation): Crusade for Crusade

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Cast and Crew Updates (For more crew updates, see Babylon 5 page)
Gary Cole (Captain Gideon)
Recommended website: The Gary Cole Archives

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Daniel Dae Kim (Lt. John Matheson, a telepath)
Recommended website: The Zocalo Today.  Other Recommendations welcome!
Daniel Dae Kim (Lt. Matheson) was a guest-star on the sixth season Star Trek: Voyager episode "Blink of an Eye," playing a pilot from a planet with a pivotal role in the story. Image © 2000 Warner Bros.

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Peter Woodward (Galen, techno-mage)
Birthday:  24 January
Recommended website:  Peter Woodward Official Site
13/11/00: The Zocalo Today reports thathere are some great behind-the-scenes photos available at Peter Woodward's site taken during the filming of New Discoveries in an Ancient Land. This is a special for the US History Channel Peter worked on this summer (2000)
17/03/00: The Zocalo Today reports that Peter Woodward has won a part in an upcoming pilot being made by Warner Bros, a remake of the "Three Musketeers" -- playing the bad guy.
The origins of Galen: "I've long enjoyed and been fascinated by wizards, starting with Gandalf," creator J. Michael Straczynski says of the mysterios techno-mages, "and figured wouldn't it be great to take that to the next level, to look at what Clarke described as technology of sufficient advancement that it had the appearance of magic. So why not MAKE technology magical? Why not take the mystery of a tradition such as the technomages would represent and make it something very cool?
"The interesting thing about technomages is that everyone tends to ask them, "How'd you do that?" When the really important question is, "WHY do you do that?" Why is it so important to them to keep mystery and the like alive? Because we need those things."

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Marjean Holden (Dr. Sarah Chambers)
Recommended website: Crusade Babes
17/03/00: The Zocalo Today reports Marjean Holden will become a regular on Beastmaster. She will be going back to Austrlia soon to begin filming.

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Carrie Dobro (Dureena Nafeel, thief)
Recommended website: Crusade Babes

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David Allen Brooks (Maximillian Eilerson, IPX Consultant)
Recommended website: The Max Eilerson Page
Includes links to unofficial Crusade fiction.
Also: The IPX Files
This is a beautifully designed site, part of the starriders.net group which have sites about Babylon 5, The Prisoner and Blake's 7. Recommended viewing.
Recommendations welcome!

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Production Team
Executive Producer: J. Michael Straczynski (see Babylon 5 page for latest news)
Producers: Doug Netter and John Copeland (see Babylon 5 page for latest news)
Reference Editor: Fiona Avery (see Babylon 5 page for latest news). Transcript of VZSciFi event in July 2000 with Fiona Avery here.
Copyright Holder: Warner Bros.
UK Broadcast Details: Sky One
US Broadcast details: TNT
Official website: www.the station.com

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Merchandise
The Official B5 Fan Club
E-mail: b5FanClub@aol.com
The Babylon 5 Fan Club has been caught up in the bankruptcy of Netter Digital, which ran the operation. It's not doing anything right now. "Since as far as I know the orders had to be processed by hand, I don't believe anyone's cards are being charged," J. Michael Straczynski told online fans on 6 October 2000. "I've asked several times for them to take the [web]site offline until this is straightened out. It should be attended to soon."

Sonic Images
Publishers of Christopher Franke's B5 music and other soundtracks. Crusade albums available.

Titan Magazines
Babylon 5 Magazine was published through the entire production run of Crusade and featured exclusive reports on the making of every episode produced. Links on this site: Babylon 5 Magazine FAQ -- Titan Magazine FAQ

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External Sources include: GIST TV Gossip & News , Babylon 5 Magazine, rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, The Zocalo Today

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If you have any further information on Crusade and its team, please e-mail me at jfreeman@avaterra.com. Thanks!