Babylon 5 is returning to TV, helmed by the original writer and all-round creative mastermind JM Straczynski. Babylon 5 was always ahead of its time: one of the first shows to make extensive use of CGI, and the originator of the multi-season story arc (sustained over five years!) paving the way for today’s golden age of longform TV. Despite the limits of the show’s budgets in its first iteration it had ambition, heart and prescience, with its rather darker take on spacefaring future that echoes a lot of contemporary themes. Straczynski also cut his teeth making The Real Ghostbusters far better than an animated kids show had any right to be. Prepare for something special.