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Posted by Cr@zYdAvE on 08-05-2001 01:04 PM:

Crusade Scripts

Does anyone know where i could download the unfilmed crusade scripts. They were released to bookface.com but that site closed down in Jan
I know there at least 3, and they looklike they were 3 really great storylines a lot better than any in the series that were filmed.
The first has Gideon tracking the shadow hybrid after asking the pandora box
the second sees the return of Bester
and the last we see the destruction of the hybrid and a new very powerful fraction in the EA is discovered

so if anyone knows where i could find them could u please tell me

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Posted by IceFire on 08-05-2001 02:45 PM:

Eternal One translated the synopsis and plot points once.

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Posted by Eternal One on 08-05-2001 03:22 PM:

Yeah, I translated a finnish languaged short synopsis to english a while ago...I'll just paste it here. Excuse me if there are any grammar mistakes

14 - To the ends of Earth

It's been two months since the introduction of the new uniforms (ehehe). Gideon decides that the old, black ones will be reinstituted again, and they'll send a message to Earth saying that the new, grey ones were destroyed in a terrible, terrible laundry accident. Gideon promises that he'll make sure that the accident indeed will be happening

Gideon, thirsting for proof concerning the fate of Cerberus (seen in "The path of sorrows"), gets a tip from his Apocalypse Box (that talking box, ya know) telling of a shadow hybrid ship, which is similar to the one that destroyed Cerberus. Matheson already knows of the information source of Gideon, and Galen has his doubts. Gideon wants to go shadow-hybrid-hunting, but Chambers is against it. When Excalibur arrives to a scene where a ship with a crew of 700-800 has been destroyed, they agree to pursue.

Using short jumps Excalibur is able to locate and catch the ship. Excalibur starts her pursue while trying to evade the enemy ship's fighters (doesn't say what type of fighters). The parties enter an asteroid field where Excalibur is able to heavily damage the hybrid ship by shooting and destroying an asteroid near it's vicinity with her main gun. The hybrid ship sends out a strange signal before it is self-destructed.

Eilerson identifies from the remnants of the ship that it was built by the Shadows. Perhaps humans aren't the only species trying to hunt other species' technology. Gideon and Matheson set out to explore a planet where they suspect a large shipyard has been (but it isn't there now). Galen talks with another Technomage and and tries to convince him that the others don't yet know their involvement.

(no number) - Value Judgments

Gideon negotiates with a governor of a certain colony in order to gain access to the planet in which the colony is located. The governor demands bribes. According to an agreement they've had already reached, the IPX people had already been granted free access to the planet. Eilerson is examining a door in located in the planet with his team. Two team members are wounded by a shockwave emitted by the door.

Chambers states that the team members were hurt by some sort of telepathic attack. Matherson interprets that is wasn't a human that attacked, he says that it was some sort of automatic mechanism. In the same time, Gideon is playing poker with the governor. After Gideon beats him, the governor implies that Gideon won by using telepathy. The governor tells of a telepath that lives with the colony. He's the only telepath in the whole planet and is a hermit. Oh, and his name is Al.

Someone observes the team sent by Excalibur in the planet by using a camera. Dureena exams the locking mechanism of the door and she states that it's nothing more than a trap. By request, Matheson quickly arrives to the planet using a shuttle. When Matheson exams the mechanism he gets attacked by it. Fortunately, no serious harm is done. Matheson states that the mechanism is atleast around level P10 while Matheson is only P6. Gideon naturally starts concidering hiring Al.

Al Bester sits comfortably in his chair in his cosy house, right next to the fireplace. He goes over his memories; especially his conviction for his war crimes. He hears sounds of movement outside his front door. When the team arrives at the door, Bester opens it and Matheson realizes the true identity of "Al". Bester calmly invites the team in for a cup of tea. After a moment of tought, they enter. After some conversation concerning Bester's crimes and "fugitivity" Bester agrees to help them, in exchange for something. He is being chased and Bester wants Excalibur to take him somewhere else, no questions asked.

After Bester withdraws to a room in the back, others talk about how reliable Bester's charges and the books of history are. That did Bester actually do what is told. As Bester said, the winners write the history and losers are the war criminals. Quickly (somehow) Bester notices that his rivals are near and ships are closing on the planet. He goes back to represent his ultimatum. He agrees to help in the sake of all the telepaths on Earth. He states that if he gets caught, he'll make sure that Matheson's past crimes will also come up.

Bester is able to open the door quick&smooth. Inside, waits a small water fountain and pure green rocks. After Dureena's lecture on nature's medicine they are gathered to be analyzed. Eilerson notices a scroll/piece of paper in the ground and starts digging it up. The door suddenly start closing and Eilerson barely makes it out. When the shuttle is returning to the Excalibur they are demanded to return back to the planet and not to transport anything valuable out from the planet. When they return to the planet, a fight erupts immediately. When Matheson is in danger, Bester saves him by using a telepathic attack.

Eilerson interprets the scroll he uncovered and states that the substances found (rocks) have somekind of universal healing and live-prolonging effect. Chambers states that the substances are highly-effective painkillers. Before his departure, Bester exchanges thoughts concerning loyalty and trust with Matheson. Matheson thinks that Psi Corps was too paranoid, in Excalibur he doesn't need to constantly prove himself. Bester tells that, deep inside, he is still a Psi Cop, and that he saved Matheson because he is a telepath.

When Bester is left into hyperspace with a shuttle with 1 day life support, for a moment Gideon thinks of shooting the shuttle. Matheson objects. When Excalibur has left, a Psi Corp mothership picks Bester up. To the renegade-Psi Cop that meets with him, Bester tells that they still have ships&equipment with what attack back and that EarthDome can't hunt the ships down as long as EarthDome can't admit that they built attack ships for Psi Corps.

The ships that chased Bester have to report their failure on Mars. The pilot says to a person named Garibaldi that once again Bester was able to outrun them.

22 - End of the Line (1. season final)

With Galens assistance, Gideon searches for signals similar to those emitted by the shadow hybrid ship when destroyed. A similar signal is traced to a distant planetary system lightyears away from the nearest jumpgate. From the awaiting mine field the crew of Excalibur states that they were awaited, that they have leak somewhere. They agree on trying to find the possible traitor. The traitor is caught (his files are completely clean) and he tells to Gideon that what he is facing is way too big for him. After that, he blows himself. (sw00t!)

From the surface of the planet Excalibur is approaching, ships are launched and Excalibur prepares for battle. Suddenly the launched ships are being identified. They are Aurora's and Thunderbolt's (in the original script, these fighters were probably covered with shadow ship-looking layer. I can't remember to be sure). Major Lee from the planet contacts Gideon and demands him to retreat. Gideon agrees reluctantly, and asks why this base exist and why doesn't anybody know about it. Lee tells to Gideon that it's one of 6 bases, which officially don't exist, and that they research weapon technology that is vital for Earth's defense.

With Galen's help, and more with Galen's stealth ship, Gideon penetrates the base. He stumbles into a giant chamber, in where are machines that construct equipment that looks like parts of shadow ships. He also encounteres humans whose skin is covered by a dark layer that looks the same as the surface of shadow ships. Gideon is spotted, and he is soon caught.

In a cell, Major Lee tells Gideon that Minbari/Vorlon technology wasn't the only explored option. The technology uncovered 10 years earlier (Messages from Earth) has been researched and it's importance was emphasizes when the Drakh attacked Earth. Most of the Earth leaders don't know about this project. Cerberus was an accident, happened when a ship and it's pilot went crazy. Lee tell that they aren't the only ones using shadow technology....

The technology of the Technomages is stolen from Shadows. That's why they fleed when the Shadows came, that's why they fleed the humans too (The Geometry of the Shadows), they had technology that was wanted. That's why Technomages were able to travel in the area where Cerberus was destroyed. Galen helps Gideon to escape and admits that his mission has been to follow technology left by the Shadows (his body is covered with Shadow implants if I remember right), and that's why he's been so anxious on following Excalibur and exploiting Gideon.

Gideon uses Eilerson's contacts to set up a meeting in Mars, his intention is to reveal the whole project. In Mars, a sniper looks at Gideon through his scope. Galen observes the situation from the distance and when he notices the sniper he tries to warn Gideon. Sniper fires, and from the force of the shot Gideon falls down....

Posted by Cr@zYdAvE on 08-05-2001 07:04 PM:

Cheers ET1, on the net i heard that in the second season they would find a cure but it's not just a cute, i now understand this.

THe Legend of the Rangers official site is now online and they have a preview vid of the new movie
[URL=http://www.scifi.com/b5rangers/]http://www.scifi.com/b5rangers/[/URL]

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Posted by IceFire on 08-05-2001 09:08 PM:

Any idea what the cure is?

Posted by Skullar on 08-05-2001 09:30 PM:

Perhaps the offsprings of the PsiCorps have some experience with SHADOW VIRUSES ( telepath virus was one ) and they could take the antidot as base

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Posted by Cr@zYdAvE on 08-05-2001 10:40 PM:

quote:

the cure that Earth would have believed to be the right one would not in fact work as they think it would have worked.

quote from [URL=http://babylon5.about.com/library/weekly/aa120300a.htm]http://babylon5.about.com/library/weekly/aa120300a.htm[/URL]

With what the script says above about the human shadow hybrid person, the plague being created by the shadows and the cure working in a way that was not expected it believe that it wasn't only a cure but it also mutated people into something else (possibly the hybrid thingy) and the cure was created by the secret base

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Posted by KillMeNow on 08-06-2001 02:10 AM:

hmmmmm why did they have to cencel it - it sounds liek it would have gotten so much better in the second series just like b5 did - argh annoying

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Posted by IceFire on 08-06-2001 04:14 AM:

Well....if Crusade was JMS' self proclaimed lowpoint in script writing....then I'm REALLY looking forward to Rangers.

Posted by IPAndrews on 08-06-2001 08:41 AM:

The apocalypse box ruled.

Posted by IceFire on 08-06-2001 07:04 PM:

That it did.

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