Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube

Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube by danaris on Saturday February 14, 2026 @04:44AM (#47013147)

And sadly, so many of the main cast are no longer with us—far more than one would expect from their ages.

I know that some of them, indeed, died due to substance abuse issues; I don't know the circumstances of all of them. They will all be greatly missed.

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Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube by RobotToaster on Saturday February 14, 2026 @07:56AM (#47014192)

The curse of Babylon 5 https://www.imdb.com/list/ls056207990/

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Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube by danaris on Saturday February 14, 2026 @09:51AM (#47014943)

Indeed—and Mira Furlan died just a few years ago, at 65.

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Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube by chasil on Saturday February 14, 2026 @04:57AM (#47013233)

In the lingo of the show, they have "gone beyond the rim" (of our galaxy).

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Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube by danaris on Saturday February 14, 2026 @06:21AM (#47013626)

And we will see them again in the place where no shadows fall.

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Re:Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube by Findecanor on Saturday February 14, 2026 @09:02AM (#47014606)

Being a B5 fan, I found it heart-breaking to see Jeff Conaway on the reality show Celebrity Rehab a decade later. (the fact that there even existed a TV show called "Celebrity Rehab" ...)

Too many others of the main cast had died relatively young, of "natural causes" though. Richard Biggs, Mira Furlan and Stephen Furst stand out.

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