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Mira Furlan of Babylon 5 has died
- Thread starter ManaByte
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Hoax?
en.mediamass.net
Mira Furlan dead 2024 : Singer killed by celebrity death hoax - Mediamass
News of singer Mira Furlan’s death spread quickly earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the November 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax, the singer best known for her roles in Lost or Babylon 5 is alive and well.
en.mediamass.net
ManaByte
Gold Member
Hoax?
Mira Furlan dead 2024 : Singer killed by celebrity death hoax - Mediamass
News of singer Mira Furlan’s death spread quickly earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the November 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax, the singer best known for her roles in Lost or Babylon 5 is alive and well.
JMS confirmed it. The cast remained close and they were all notified when she was dying.
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Cockles & Whelks
Banned
Sad to hear. I watched all of B5 a few months ago for third time. What a show, with Mira being one of the MVPs. A great character with grace and dignity.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Oh no 
Babylon 5 is on my top 3 sci fi list. She did a masterful performance. Her talent and grace will be missed in this world.
Babylon 5 is on my top 3 sci fi list. She did a masterful performance. Her talent and grace will be missed in this world.
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Deleted member 1159
Unconfirmed Member
That was sad to read. It’s hard to see so many people from my childhood pass on.
Bullet Club
Banned
RIP Mira
She was great in B5.
She was great in B5.
-Minsc-
Member
RIP.
Just read about this now. She passed away due to complications from the West Nile Virus.
www.forbes.com
Just read about this now. She passed away due to complications from the West Nile Virus.
‘Babylon 5’ And ‘Lost’ Star Mira Furlan Dies At 65
Actress Mira Furlan, who is remembered for her roles in two long-running science-fiction TV dramas - Babylon 5 and Lost — died.
www.forbes.com
ManaByte
Gold Member
It won't be remastered, but WB is releasing the series on Blu-Ray this year.
It's likely using the HD versions streaming on Amazon and iTunes, which JMS says is the best quality available.
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WhiskeyDiver
Member
Mira Furlan, Jerry Doyle, Andreas Katsulas, Stephen Furst, Richard Biggs and Michael O'Hare. Good lord. A lot of people that made a low budget, heavy (aged really poorly) CGI using, sometimes beyond ridiculous story-line having Science Fiction series Babylon 5 still very watchable and extremely enjoyable. They were amazing actors that worked magic with their characters that was too good to be true, but it was.
Yeah the CGI is plentiful and almost horrifying to look at from a neutral perspective, but I never really minded it all from the first run of the series. It gave the series a bit of charm to it in my opinion. I still have the entire series on burned DVD's on a spindle and a DVD player ready and waiting to go. I can binge watch that show for dozens of hours still.
Mira Furlan is the latest Babylon 5 legend to pass away and the world is honestly less bright than it was with her among us. Also, it's heart breaking to know that at 65, she was the longest lived Babylon 5 regular cast member at the time of her death. Biggs - 44, Doyle - 60, O'Hare - 60, Jeff Conway - 60, Furst - 63, and now Mira at 65. Considering how long people live on average in first world countries, they all passed away at relatively young ages. Biggs was still young very young himself. That's depressing to know.
Yeah the CGI is plentiful and almost horrifying to look at from a neutral perspective, but I never really minded it all from the first run of the series. It gave the series a bit of charm to it in my opinion. I still have the entire series on burned DVD's on a spindle and a DVD player ready and waiting to go. I can binge watch that show for dozens of hours still.
Mira Furlan is the latest Babylon 5 legend to pass away and the world is honestly less bright than it was with her among us. Also, it's heart breaking to know that at 65, she was the longest lived Babylon 5 regular cast member at the time of her death. Biggs - 44, Doyle - 60, O'Hare - 60, Jeff Conway - 60, Furst - 63, and now Mira at 65. Considering how long people live on average in first world countries, they all passed away at relatively young ages. Biggs was still young very young himself. That's depressing to know.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Does that still have the cropped cgi effects?
Madevil
Member
I'd also like to know.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Nope.
Watching ‘Babylon 5’ in its original format is pretty great
The original, 4:3 versions of 'Babylon 5' are available to buy, and it's a trip watching them, even in SD.
www.engadget.com
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
They're going to use the original ones? Nice.Nope.
Watching ‘Babylon 5’ in its original format is pretty great
The original, 4:3 versions of 'Babylon 5' are available to buy, and it's a trip watching them, even in SD.
