Babylon 5
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Babylon 5 is a 1990s science fiction television series set on a space station that serves as a political and military hub amid rising interstellar tensions and wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babylon 5 canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5157480 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Babylon 5 Context triple: [Patrick Kilpatrick, actedIn, Babylon 5]
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A.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe, focusing on the political, spiritual, and military conflicts surrounding a strategically located space station near a stable wormhole.
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B.
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Yesterday's Enterprise" is a critically acclaimed episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which a time rift brings a past Enterprise into a darker alternate timeline, forcing the crew to make a profound sacrifice to restore history.
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C.
Caprica
Caprica is a science fiction television series set in the Battlestar Galactica universe, exploring the origins of the Cylons and the moral implications of advanced artificial intelligence.
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D.
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a 1970s British science fiction television series that follows the crew of Moonbase Alpha after the Moon is blasted out of Earth's orbit, sending them on a perilous journey through space.
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E.
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) is a critically acclaimed reimagining of the 1978 sci-fi series, known for its dark, politically charged storytelling about humanity’s struggle for survival against the Cylons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babylon 5 Target entity description: Babylon 5 is a 1990s science fiction television series set on a space station that serves as a political and military hub amid rising interstellar tensions and wars.
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A.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe, focusing on the political, spiritual, and military conflicts surrounding a strategically located space station near a stable wormhole.
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B.
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Yesterday's Enterprise" is a critically acclaimed episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which a time rift brings a past Enterprise into a darker alternate timeline, forcing the crew to make a profound sacrifice to restore history.
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C.
Caprica
Caprica is a science fiction television series set in the Battlestar Galactica universe, exploring the origins of the Cylons and the moral implications of advanced artificial intelligence.
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D.
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a 1970s British science fiction television series that follows the crew of Moonbase Alpha after the Moon is blasted out of Earth's orbit, sending them on a perilous journey through space.
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E.
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) is a critically acclaimed reimagining of the 1978 sci-fi series, known for its dark, politically charged storytelling about humanity’s struggle for survival against the Cylons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| awarded | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | J. Michael Straczynski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | extensive CGI for space scenes ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1994-01-26 ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasEpisode |
Severed Dreams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Coming of Shadows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPilot | The Gathering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionFilm |
A Call to Arms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
In the Beginning NERFINISHED ⓘ The River of Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirdspace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1998-11-25 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Delenn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
G’Kar NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Londo Mollari NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyta Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Garibaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Ivanova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
interstellar politics
ⓘ
prophecy and destiny ⓘ war and peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat | serialized storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor | early use of computer-generated imagery in television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 110 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
PTEN
ⓘ
TNT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Centauri Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earth Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Minbari Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ Narn Regime NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow race NERFINISHED ⓘ Vorlon Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Babylonian Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 43 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | Babylon 5 space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 23rd century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Babylon 5 Description of subject: Babylon 5 is a 1990s science fiction television series set on a space station that serves as a political and military hub amid rising interstellar tensions and wars.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.