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The Lord of the Rings influenced Babylon 5
Added by Media Influence Map · 29 September 2026
The evidence
J. Michael Straczynski has named The Lord of the Rings as a model for Babylon 5's five-year story: an ancient darkness, the Shadows, returning after a thousand years, elder races who leave the galaxy at the end, and a hero who falls into the abyss and comes back changed.
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