Rewatch: "And a Sky Full of Stars"

[ruuger]

And so we begin the rewatch, with a jump straight into the deep end of the mythology pool.

I think we can assume that everyone participating has already watched the whole show, so no need to worry about spoilers. Also, if you have any fanworks that you've created about this episode (or want to rec some), feel free to link to them.

Anon comments are on, so those of you who wander here from Tumblr or don't have an LJ-account for some other reason are also welcome to join the discussion (you can also comment using Google+ or Twitter).

Bonus reading:

Analysis on Lurker's Guide
Discussion at B5_revisited

Comments

[vjs2259.livejournal.com]

Because who cares if I am late to work. Again.

From the scriptbooks:

This episode is deliberately filmed as a theatrical piece, as are several others (Z'ha'dum's Sheridan&Lorien sequences, Intersections, etc.) because Joe likes two person talkie scenes.

The dreams sequences were supposed to have been filmed with a special lens called a 'mesmerizer' but when filming day came it was out on loan to someone else. So those scenes were filmed through a plastic bowl from the munchie table that had been filled with pretzels.

Walter Koenig was originally meant to be Knight Two but suffered a coronary prior to filming. His consolation prize was the role of Alfred Bester (!)

Originally 'And the Sky' was meant to air before 'Mind War' (see above casting difficulties).

[nenya_kanadka]

Ahahaha, so THAT's why the dream sequences are so wonky!

[azarsuerte.livejournal.com]

You know you're on a tight budget when even craft service does double duty as spare lenses. ;-)