Today In History: February 22, 1993 - Babylon 5 first airs with the premier movie "The Gathering".
Lasting 5 seasons and gaining a loyal following, B5 set new standards for television - pioneering the use of CGI instead of models, and proving audiences could and would follow a series with long story arcs (paving way for shows like Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad, and many more)