OK. I know this has absolutely nothing to do with the theme of this site! None the less, this is my tribute page to the SciFi television series Babylon 5, which in my opinion is by far the best Science Fiction series ever to grace our TV screens! Now wait! Before all you Trekkies out there fill my e-mail box with flame mail for expressing that opinion (no doubt considered sacrilege among those who sleep in their Trek uniform jammies and study Klingon as a serious language!), I should mention that I consider myself a Trekkie as well (although I've never owned any Trek jammies!), and have and continue to enjoy all the Star Trek TV shows and movies. But where Star Trek entertains and often provokes thought, Babylon 5 has been able to amaze as well! It's plots are so rich and unpredictable, and its characters so well-developed and multi-dimensional, it has managed to grip and hold my attention far better than any form of entertainment I've yet experienced. Not surprisingly, many teenagers I've talked to find it less interesting than any of the Trek series: Babylon 5 was intended from the beginning to be adult fiction, and while its special effects are always first-rate (and often more scientifically accurate than Trek!), it is primarily a show that revolves around the characters and their interaction, not the "technology". And like real life, it's never easy to determine who the "good guys" and "bad guys" are! But that unpredictability is part of its appeal to adults, even if it confuses the kids!
As a tribute to this outstanding series, I have gathered a collection of Windows themes and sound clips, and links to other Babylon 5 sites I've found around the web. The meager offerings below are only a small part of the Babylon 5 media I have available at home, but I can only do so much with the 10MB of web space allotted to me! I have tried to pick out the best of my private collection, and have added links to other, more ambitious sites out there that cover this remarkable series better than I can. My apologies in advance if I missed your favorite!
Technical note: to save space on the server, and reduce your download time, all the Themes and WAV files offered on this site are stored in ZIP files. If you don't have the capability to unarchive ZIP files, and use any "flavor" of Windows, consider getting a copy of WinZip.
This outstanding utility makes working with archived files as simple as it gets, and was used to produce the ZIPped files on this site! Highly Recommended! And remember: WinZip is Shareware. If you use it please pay for it!
Below is a 256-color theme I built myself for Windows 95, 98 and ME. It was built mostly from scratch, and includes animated cursors, and many alternate WAV files to allow you freedom to customize your sound effects, and additional icons to use for other links you like to keep on the desktop. It also includes a killer LOGO.SYS startup splash screen courtesy of visitor Sven Cierullies from Germany! Check it out!.
It was an agonizing task deciding which WAV files I would place here and which would be left behind. But with over 25MB of Babylon 5 WAV files in my collection to date, it had to be done! As newer files become available, I may have to agonize again! If you can think of one you'd rather see here let me know. If I can find it, in my collection or elsewhere, and agree it deserves a place, I'll put it up . . . in place of something else, of course!
I recorded most of these WAV files myself from on-air broadcasts, and all are monaural 8-bit WAV files sampled at 22KHz. They have all been edited to equalize volume and apply proper fade-in and fade-out.
| 6ships.zip |
"Commander, the jump gate's on line, I read six ships . . . " female voice |
| 214,478 Bytes |
| advantag.zip |
"A badge and a uniform do have certain advantages . . . " Bester to Garibaldi |
| 135,201 Bytes |
| alwysome.zip |
"There's always something" Ivonova |
| 23,074 Bytes |
| analship.zip |
"Computer, analyze ship! " Ivonova |
| 10,777 Bytes |
| arranged.zip |
"All arraigned" Kosh |
| 30,825 Bytes |
| avalanch.zip |
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote" Kosh |
| 82,947 Bytes |
| b5door.zip |
Large door opening, with footsteps |
| 31,835 Bytes |
| b5door2.zip |
Door opening |
| 16,033 Bytes |
| b5files.zip |
"Files accessed" computer |
| 13,477 Bytes |
| b5guns.zip |
"Hyperion's guns powering up, preparing to fire, locking on" |
| 66,302 Bytes |
| b5out.zip |
"Babylon control out" Ivonova |
| 13,637 Bytes |
| b5xfer.zip |
"Transfer of data complete" computer |
| 20,959 Bytes |
| babcomp1.zip |
Computer beep |
| 2,144 Bytes |
| babcomp2.zip |
Another computer beep |
| 6,208 Bytes |
| badelenn.zip |
Delenn showing up in the nick of time with the Mimbari fleet to protect Babylon 5 from attacking Earthforce ships (from "Severed Dreams" - probably my favorite moment on the show!) |
| 454,334 Bytes |
| beenther.zip |
"I have always been here . . . " Kosh to Sheridan |
| 153,172 Bytes |
| beep-neg.zip |
(beep) "Negative" computer |
| 17,292 Bytes |
| beright.zip |
" Damn, I love being right! " Garibaldi |
| 29,164 Bytes |
| boom.zip |
" No boom today, boom tomorrow . . . " Ivonova |
| 288,832 Bytes |
| brushart.zip |
" A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles" Kosh |
| 46,249 Bytes |
| cadence.zip |
Jogging Earth Force Marines counting cadence, with typical Ivonova comment |
| 177,019 Bytes |
| canwejmp.zip |
" Computer! Damage report. Can we still jump?" |
| 119,400 Bytes |
| chime_1.zip |
Door chime |
| 12,346 Bytes |
| chime2.zip |
Another door chime |
| 5,179 Bytes |
| coded.zip |
" Coded signal matches 100 percent to archival code" computer |
| 34,314 Bytes |
| coming.zip |
" We've got a signal coming through" Ivonova |
| 12,047 Bytes |
| command.zip |
"Command?" computer |
| 7,168 Bytes |
| comncing.zip |
"Commencing" computer |
| 9,649 Bytes |
| confirm2.zip |
"Confirmed" computer |
| 11,792 Bytes |
| confirmd.zip |
"Confirmed" computer |
| 8,779 Bytes |
| confrmed.zip |
"Confirmed" male computer |
| 14,986 Bytes |
| decode.zip |
"Patch incoming signal, full audio and video decode" Sinclair |
| 25,649 Bytes |
| defngrid.zip |
"Computer. Activate forward defense grid" Ivonova |
| 55,002 Bytes |
| doorbell.zip |
B5 quarters doorbell sound effect |
| 25,947 Bytes |
| download.zip |
"Download all mission data" computer |
| 17,796 Bytes |
| endrcord.zip |
"End of recording" computer |
| 14,349 Bytes |
| error.zip |
"You've just committed a fatal error . . . " Sheridan |
| 27,633 Bytes |
| explain.zip |
"Wanta explain that, Sir? " Garibaldi |
| 15,685 Bytes |
| far2mfun.zip |
"You're having far too much fun at my expense! " Ivonova |
| 19,508 Bytes |
| greeting.zip |
"Greetings, Commander" Kosh |
| 14,231 Bytes |
| highpric.zip |
"I'd like to live just long enough . . . " Vir to Mordan |
| 290,286 Bytes |
| hulsurvy.zip |
"Beginning hull integrity survey" computer |
| 17,130 Bytes |
| in_fire.zip |
"How will this end? " Sheridan "In fire" Kosh |
| 30,512 Bytes |
| initscan.zip |
"Initiate scan" Sheridan |
| 11,200 Bytes |
| inop.zip |
"Navigation system inoperative . . . " computer |
| 29,914 Bytes |
| interweb.zip |
"Commencing interweb link" computer |
| 18,861 Bytes |
| jumpgate.zip |
"Jumpgate activated, we've got a ship coming through" male voice |
| 167,017 Bytes |
| justalit.zip |
"You cannot kill him" Sheridan "Can I wound him? Just a little? " Ivonova |
| 22,720 Bytes |
| launchng.zip |
"Delta One is launching" male voice |
| 20,225 Bytes |
| lifepres.zip |
"Are there any life forms present? " Ivonova |
| 14,024 Bytes |
| listed.zip |
"scanning files from listed data" computer |
| 24,206 Bytes |
| mantra2.zip |
"Ivonova is always right . . . " Ivonova |
| 126,890 Bytes |
| matchfnd.zip |
"Match found" computer |
| 11,609 Bytes |
| negpower.zip |
"Negative emergency power" computer |
| 19,994 Bytes |
| no.zip |
"No! " Kosh |
| 38,984 Bytes |
| nonhuman.zip |
"Registering non-human life form" computer |
| 24,606 Bytes |
| not_good.zip |
"This is not good! " Ivonova |
| 24,682 Bytes |
| notfunct.zip |
"Not functioning" computer |
| 8,982 Bytes |
| one-life.zip |
"One life form detected" computer |
| 19,370 Bytes |
| online.zip |
"Thursters back online" male computer |
| 25,087 Bytes |
| online2.zip |
"Online" female voice |
| 21,612 Bytes |
| opinion.zip |
"Your opinion does not enter into it" Kosh |
| 42,415 Bytes |
| paramtrs.zip |
"Parameters? " computer |
| 10,191 Bytes |
| password.zip |
"Please input proper code and password" computer |
| 27,016 Bytes |
| paswreqd.zip |
"Password required for access" computer |
| 34,229 Bytes |
| ready.zip |
"You ready? " Sheridan "No, but you may proceed anyway" Delenn |
| 46,595 Bytes |
| receive.zip |
"Receive" Sheridan, preceded by hailing sound effect |
| 26,306 Bytes |
| scancomp.zip |
"Scanning complete" computer |
| 13,464 Bytes |
| services.zip |
"I wish to engage your services" Kosh |
| 60,626 Bytes |
| sgtmajor.zip |
A Sergeant Major chewing out the troops (ex-grunts will be homesick!) |
| 259,055 Bytes |
| sgtmajr2.zip |
More friendly words from the Sergeant Major |
| 218,117 Bytes |
| sheridan.zip |
"Sir! Captain John Sheridan Commander of Babylon 5. Welcome aboard, Sir" |
| 86,259 Bytes |
| shiphit.zip |
Ship's computer listing damage |
| 139,683 Bytes |
| shortofd.zip |
"Anything I can do to help? " Mordan "Short of dying? No! . . . " Vir |
| 103,734 Bytes |
| stand-by.zip |
"Stand by" male computer |
| 8,715 Bytes |
| suspicus.zip |
"You do have a suspicious mind. I like that! " Sheridan |
| 40,550 Bytes |
| takelook.zip |
"Commander, you'd better take a look at this" Iovonova |
| 23,485 Bytes |
| tgtonlin.zip |
"Got the beacon, targeting systems online" male voice |
| 38,624 Bytes |
| timedlay.zip |
"Time delay factor? " computer |
| 11,003 Bytes |
| timedlay.zip |
"We don't normally treat our guests so badly" Londo "Yes, you do!" G'kar "Shut up!" Londo "Just trying to help" G'kar |
| 65,536 Bytes |
| trnscomp.zip |
"Transmission complete. Stand by to receive" computer |
| 63,432 Bytes |
| unable.zip |
"Unable to respond" computer |
| 15,082 Bytes |
| unablec2.zip |
"Unable to comply" computer |
| 20,007 Bytes |
| unableco.zip |
"Unable to comply" male computer |
| 23,130 Bytes |
| undrstnd.zip |
"Understanding is a three-edged sword" Kosh |
| 58,745 Bytes |
| unknown.zip |
"Unknown" computer |
| 10,742 Bytes |
| upyours.zip |
"So, as the humans say: Up Yours! " G'Kar |
| 16,270 Bytes |
| whatneed.zip |
"What is need compared to the path? " Kosh |
| 60,256 Bytes |
| wrkitout.zip |
"So how did you find out about all of this? " Sheridan "I'm a telepath. Work it out! " Bester |
| 97,166 Bytes |
The links below are the best, content-rich Babylon 5 support sites I've found so far. If you find a good one I don't have listed, please e-mail the URL to me at webmaster@barelyadequate.info and I'll check it out!
