Crusade was the 1999 continuation of the Babylon 5 universe. The series was supposed to detail how the crew of the Excalibur searched for and found the cure to a plague threatening the human race before moving onto other story arcs. But the programme was cancelled by TNT before it even aired and all fans saw was a depressingly short run of 13 already completed episodes. The cause of the cancellation is curious - series creator J Michael Straczynski believes TNT feared Babylon 5 fans wouldn't watch any other TNT shows so the network tried to manufacture reasons for backing out of the deal. Sadly, Sci-Fi (before they became Syfy) tried to snatch up the series but couldn't find the money. Fans can only imagine what would have been.
Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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