It may seem like practically everything is getting a revival nowadays, but one classic show that won't be coming back is Babylon 5.

The sci-fi show, which ran from 1993 to 1998, was set on a space station in the future and was acclaimed for pushing visual effects on TV and focusing on themes such as racial and political tensions, religion and various other pressures in society.

It seems like the perfect kind of show for a reboot, but Creator J Michael Straczynski has said that it will never happen. The reason why? The studios, of course.

In a series of tweets, the writer explained that "Warners controls the TV and all the other rights but not the movie rights, I have those, but without access to the TV rights it's been very difficult to get anyone at another studio to want to commit anything; they want all of the rights under one roof."

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Warners controls the TV and all the other rights but not the movie rights, I have those, but without access to the TV rights it's been very difficult to get anyone at another studio to want to commit anything; they want all of the rights under one roof. https://t.co/oxavktXrOr — J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) April 20, 2018

When asked if Warner Bros will do anything with the IP, he said: "They literally told my agent 'We have no plans, and no intentions, of letting anything else be done in terms of television with Babylon 5.'" That means no Blu-ray or Digital HD remastering, either.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Won't work. They literally told my agent "We have no plans, and no intentions, of letting anything else be done in terms of television with Babylon 5." And a kickstarter wouldn't pay for even a fraction of a season. That won't change for years, when those execs are dead/gone. https://t.co/NZ80WiIIcR — J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) April 20, 2018

Straczynski adds that Warner Bros' ownership of the rights won't ever expire, and they wouldn't sell them to another studio.

"They won't sell," he added. "Because if it were to do well elsewhere, it would embarrass them. And studios don't let out IP. So they're like a monkey with its fist around a nut in a jar, it can't pull it out and it won't let go."

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. They won't sell. Because if it were to do well elsewhere, it would embarrass them. And studios don't let out IP. So they're like a monkey with its fist around a nut in a jar, it can't pull it out and it won't let go. https://t.co/04wyxk5rCd — J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) April 20, 2018

And if that's not sad enough, the cast don't make money from DVD sales or residuals, either.

Maybe someone needs to show Warner Bros our Digital Spy poll of the best ever science-fiction shows, where Babylon 5 came in a VERY close second behind only Doctor Who.

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