Expert: Brian D. Webber - 8/4/2011

Question
Hi,

I am very curious as to why Tamlyn Tomita and Patricia Tallman only featured in the Babylon 5 pilot and were not then featured in season 1 etc. as well. Any idea as to the real reasons? They both are great actresses and Patricia Tallman was even used to replace Andrea Thompson, later on in the series.

Also, who was telling the truth, Claudia Christian or Straczynski re her departure from the show after season 4?

Geoff

Answer
That kind of behind the scenes stuff is handled better on a podcast called The Babylon Podcast (babylonpodcast.com). They have interviews with people who worked on the show as actors, writers, producers, etc. They're a much better source for this kind of info than I am.