Babylon 5: The Gathering

Babylon 5: The Gathering is the pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The episode aired on February 22, 1993. The events in "The Gathering" took place approximately one year before the events of the first season. Many elements of the pilot were changed when the series began, giving the pilot a different feel than the rest of the series. This was most evident in the prosthetics, sets, music, and cast members. Instead of Claudia Christian as Susan Ivanova, the first officer was Laurel Takashima (played by Tamlyn Tomita). The medical officer was Dr. Benjamin Kyle (played by Johnny Sekka), rather than Richard Biggs as Stephen Franklin. The retroactive continuity used to explain this typical cast change is that these two characters saw Kosh outside his encounter suit and thus had to be removed from duty - Kosh's secrecy is a running theme in the show. Patricia Tallman played Lyta Alexander - she was replaced in the first season by Andrea Thompson as Talia... full article at wikipedia