Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
Cast: Gary Cole, Daniel Dae Kim, David Allen Brooks
Season 1
13 episodes
1. War ZoneCapt. Matthew Gideon assembles the crew that will be with him on the experimental starship Excalibur. Their mission: explore the reaches of space to find a cure for the deadly Drakh virus that will overrun Earth in five years.12CC44minJun 9, 1999
2. The Long RoadGideon mediates between Earth miners and the residents of a planet containing a virus-fighting mineral--and a fire-breathing dragon.12CC44minJun 16, 1999
3. The Well of ForeverGalen persuades Gideon to seek a mystical crossroads. An investigator probes Matheson's mind.12CC44minJun 23, 1999
4. The Path of SorrowsA mysterious sphere prompts Gideon and the others to relive traumatic moments from their past.12CC44minJun 30, 1999
5. Patterns of the SoulGideon must deport a colony of renegade humans. Dureena finds a lost tribe of her people.12CC44minJul 7, 1999
6. Ruling from the TombGideon and Lochley must prevent a doomsday cult from killing everyone at a virus conference on Mars.12CC44minJul 14, 1999
7. The Rules of the GameThe Excalibur goes to Babylon 5 so that Gideon can meet with an ambassador for permission to go to a planet that might have technology that can help Earth. But the ambassador refuses and Gideon is not going to accept it. And Ellerson runs into his ex-wife, who is in trouble with a loan shark. When he pays him off, he feels she owes him more. And goes to great lengths to collect.12CC44minJul 21, 1999
8. Appearances and Other DeceitsGideon must outwit an alien consciousness that takes over the Excalibur's crew.12CC44minJul 28, 1999
9. Racing the NightGideon and crew find themselves trapped by an alien civilization using sinister methods to seek a cure for the same Drakh virus that attacked Earth.12CC44minAug 4, 1999
10. The Memory of WarGalen warns Gideon not to explore a planet where the inhabitants were suddenly eradicated.12CC44minAug 11, 1999
11. The Needs of EarthGideon conducts an illegal raid to free a fugitive with information that could save Earth.12CC44minAug 18, 1999
12. Visitors from Down the StreetTwo persecuted alien investigators (based on FBI agents Mulder and Scully from X-Files) believe that Earth is covertly invading them.12CC44minAug 25, 1999
13. Each Night I Dream of HomeIn an attempt to understand the nature of the Drakh virus better, the Excalibur is sent back to Earth's orbit for a top-secret special pick up. Familiar face returns. Final, open-ended, episode.12CC44minSep 1, 1999
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Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- J. Michael Straczynski
- Studio
- Babylonian Productions, Warner Bros. Television
