A Distant Star

Episode 27: A Distant Star (Season 2, Episode 4)

Synopsis: In which Captain Sheridan questions his fitness for his new position, a daring rescue attempt is made, and Dr Franklin puts everyone on a diet.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517616/?ref_=ttep_ep4

http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/026.html

The EAS Cortez alongside B5. An un-cited wikipedia note claims the Explorer class is 6km long, where the station is 8km long.

Dropfleet Commander: https://www.hawkwargames.com/collections/dropfleet-commander

Sadly I (Chris) was not able to get the demo of the game I’d hoped for.

Full Thrust: https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html A great little miniatures starship combat game from the 1990s.

Russ Tamblyn: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848560/?ref_=tt_cl_t13

Jon’s Miscast

Sheridan - Matthew Broderick http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000111/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Ivanova - Valerie Bertinelli http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000933/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Garibaldi - John Travolta http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000237/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Franklin - Arsenio Hall http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002119/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Winters - Joan Collins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001058/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Molari - John Colicos http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171475/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t5

Delenn - Bea Arthur http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0037735/?ref_=nv_sr_2

G’Kar - William Windom http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934750/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Vir - Burt Ward http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911431/?ref_=nv_sr_7

Lennir - Parker Stevenson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829017/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Na’toth - Mindy Cohn http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169934/?ref_=nv_sr_6

Kosh - V.I.N.C.E.N.T. from The Black Hole (character voiced by Roddy McDowall http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001522/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8 )

Chris’s Miscast

Sheridan - Tommy Wisseau http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1382072/?ref_=nv_sr_1 or Tony Randall http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709704/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Ivanova - Zooey Deschanel http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0221046/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Garibaldi - Charles Nelson Reilly http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717650/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Franklin - Bill Cosby http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001070/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Winters - Cameron Diaz http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000139/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Molari - Danny DeVito http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Delenn - Rhea Perlman http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674231/?ref_=nv_sr_2

G’Kar - Arnold Schwarznegger http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000216/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Vir - Carrot Top http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005488/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Lennir - Peter Lorre http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Na’toth - Tracy Scoggins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001712/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Kosh - The Unknown Comic http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486717/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1