Micheal Garibaldi takes on the Corrupt Board of Directers of Edgar's Industries as the New CEO. Babylon 5 - S05E20 - Objects in Motion Posted in response to :Babylon 5 - Garibaldi's corporate method
Reminds me of a line from a movie " You think because I'm not a cop anymore means you're safe, well that just means I don't have to bother with all those rules of conduct anymore."
I'm not an authority anymore, that only means I do not have to play by the rules anymore. I still have my contacts. I still have my resources. I still have my allies. Why do you think you have LESS of a problem now?
By the clauses of the death contract, the (former) board members are now forced to be lifetime protectors of Garibaldi and Lise. That is an almost evil level of ingenious.
The beauty of Garibaldi here, is that most other characters couldn't pull off such an over-the-top strongarm act. It wouldn't read as credible. But consider the things Garibaldi has been through and survived by this point. On his scale of experience, bullying this board of powerful people and openly threatening them with assassination is just a petty affair to wrap up before breaking for lunch. It's believable that Garibaldi would have the stones to go through with it, without a moment's hesitation.
no no.. not bullying... DICTATING, what they will do. It's already a foregone conclusion that the board had absolutely no power there at all, so there was no reason or need to intimidate them.
@@whiskeyfur Well as Garibaldi said to G'Kar once, when he talks to people he already knows how the conversation will be going, but he always leaves room for people to disappoint him 🙂
This was one of my favorite moments in the series. But for me, it never could Compete with Delenn Earth vessel: "Do not force us to engage your ships" Delenn: "Why not? Only one Earth Captain has ever survived an engagement with the Minbari Fleet. He is behind me, you are in front of me. If you values your lives, be somewhere else."
It's the last extra twist of the knife, that little extra petty victory that's so Garibaldi - he only goes that far for someone who's *really* pissed him off... 😁
That it does, the only thing missing is Elmer Fudd. As a side note, Mr. Edgars, who was the richest man alive, had to ship Oranges to Mars for Orange Juice yet on B-5 they had Orange Trees and a few illegal Coffee plants. I would think with all Edgars money he could set up a tropical Green house on Mars for Oranges and a separate one for Coffee if he wanted fresh Coffee. But Garibaldi was the center of the show.
@@55Quirll Edgars was an Earth First kind of person. At least that's how I remember him.Even if he HAD setup a green house on Mars it wouldn't have satisfied him because those would have been Mars Oranges, he ate Earth Oranges, drank Earth Orange Juice and was proud of it!
and that hot blonde doesn't seem like anyone you wanna cross in a dark alley either....No wonder Franklin was sweet on her....I picture him actually being there but off screen probably trying not to drool at the sight of his girlfriend being badass LOL ;)
Rule 3: Don't piss off Delenn. (See season3 episode:"Severed Dreams") Rule 4: Don't piss off Sheridan. (See season 3 episode: "Ceremonies of light and dark")
Rule number 1: Ivanova is always right Rule number 2: I will Listen to Ivanova Rule number 3: Ivanova is God Rule number 4: Don't call Ivanova Cute (See season 1 episode "Eyes") Rule number 5: Ivanova is Death Incarnate Rule number 6: Don't get on Garibaldi's bad side Rule number 7: Don't get in Delenn's way when she is pissed. (See season 3 episode: "Severed Dreams") Rule number 8: Don't make Sheridan mad. (See season 3 episode: "Ceremonies of light and dark") Rule number 9: The most important rule you will ever need to know in Babylon 5: NEVER EVER under any circumstances piss Delenn off (See rule number 7 and Season 4 episode: "Lines of Communication")
It was Garibaldi's show. Everyone else was just there to provide context. When Doyle auditioned, he apparently showed up cold off Wall St, looking for his 1st acting gig and they asked him what part he was auditioning for. he said "The one you're going to give me", or some such, and the staff looked at each other and said "Garibaldi". History proceeded henceforth.
So the character you'd expect the least from (ex-drunkard with a bad CV jumping from one job to the next) turns out to be the one character that ends up with a bright future on the show - a billionaire with a wife and kid. That's B5 for you! :D
Don't forget that, in the last season, Garibaldi fell back into the position of "incompetent drunk", due to Bester's abuse of him. It was only at the end, after Sheridan fired him, that Lise helped him sober up & gave him his Happy Ending... so to speak.
Sometimes I wonder if they ever removed that telepathic block Bester put on him that kept Garibaldi from attacking him outright...Bester would be $hitting bricks right along with those corporate a$$wipes if they ever did
They did. In 2271, Garibaldi finally managed to capture Bester. Rather than killing him, Garibaldi had Bester imprisoned for life and subjected to the sleeper drugs that took all of his telepathic abilities away.
@Bek359 -- That's anticlimactic. Bester deserved a more dramatic send-off, even if it were something along the lines of what usually happens to Indiana Jones villains -- face melting, head exploding, etc. I could see Lyta Alexander doing to him what the "crystal skull" aliens did to Irina Spalko.
Today i just so saw the story where Grey (or brownß) 17 was missing, well not really, it was taken over by a cult and a puppet shot a tranquilizer dart at Mr. Garibaldi. All in all it was just some kind of Exit for the Spirit, but then the Zarg appeared. Did i type that out somehow incoherrent ?
I forgot about Londo, in the Gathering - the Pilot episode - he wasn't the bad guy, he turned out to be in the Series and G'kar was the bad guy who turned out to be good.
+Gnomleif Well the assassination attempt was to keep their pet projects a secret and keep running the company behind the scenes. Now they have to worry about the fact that they made an enemy of one of the most dangerous men in the entire known galaxy who just said "I'm no longer under ethical restraint". Frankly I'd be making myself a non-person after that fact if I were any of them.
well, in fairness, those were genocidal neo-nazis, who fully deserved getting their asses kicked by the other guys, Garibaldi's hologram just helped it along.
"Since I don't work for the Government anymore, I don't have to play by the usual rules." Hearing those words from Garibaldi sends chills down their spines and strikes terror into their souls. Garibaldi was dangerous before, but now...
After all this time, "Babylon 5" is still one of the best sci-fi shows ever made! Especially the story and the characters which I loved the first time I laid eyes on! Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi was a big reason why!
I love watching this scene, and boy what a way to get fired. They don't make science fiction shows like this anymore. Unfortunately we lost this great actor. May they rest in peace 'beyond the rim'. Babylon 5 rocks.
It was a great series for its time despite its sometimes low budget sets. It was the various story lines that made it so great along with the CGI available at the time. The actors did great as well.
Budget management was one of it's greatest achievements; since it helped a lot to keep B-5 on the air. Taking cues from theatre, the production crew recycled props and set pieces, the execs worked out an exact schedule for each season; which actually allowed more money down the road for the more ambitious episodes to be made; and for folks to go be able to home at reasonable hours. As for the computer effects, their successful use(mostly) was what convinced Trek and other sci fi shows to gradually cut back on the physical models. Money as well as Faith Manages, indeed. 😉👍
So many good characters in that show, they all grew, all went through real changes. And the dynamics and chemistry between the actors was outstanding. Still in my top 5 SF shows ever.
Had to be character driven. B5's greatest strength was the story. Had to because the special effects got dated quick. But god the story that was inside that cheap wrapping paper.
I liked when he told G'Kar that Daffy Duck was the Egyptian god of frustration LOL xD and G'Kar practically hugging the life out of Garibaldi after he came back after being in Clark's clutches some of the bloopers and outtakes are good too...like the blonde lady who was kind of an Earth Force PR person who tried to come on to Sheridan citing his service in the mini-bar war in one blooper LOL xD
***** ah that's right...my bad....I think Zack was pretty cool too....he was very sweet to Lyta.....which is one thing I'll never forgive the people in charge of producing the series for.....sticking Lyta with Snobio the Telepath when I think her and Zack would've made a good couple.....along with also literally killing off Susan/Marcus by killing off the Marcus character >.
Too late now after losing so many of the actors who played their characters so very well, but part of me hoped for a long time to eventually see some of the books made into movies (especially the book trilogies). Getting to see Doyle's portrayal of Garibaldi finally being able to hunt down Bester after the telepath war was over and Lyta had removed the blocks in his mind would have been great. Legions of Fire would have made a great movie too, but with both Katsulas and Furst dead now, that is no longer much of an option either.
"Your job is to tell me when Edgar industries screws up, if you're right you get a bonus, but if you're wrong i'll eat you for lunch." So many great lines from so many great characters.
Most entertainment will provide one or two hugely satisfying moments during it's course, usually revenge-related. Babylon 5 was resplendent in them, and they were all supremely satisfying. In my opinion it is simply the best sci-fi series ever made. It's certainly my favourite one, coming in above DS9 and Space: Above and Beyond.
The return of Number One aka Tess Halloran was one of the high points of season five. I've truly enjoyed Marjorie Monaghan's acting since seeing her on that little SF show which couldn't; Space Rangers (1993 ). Tough as nails resistance leader, but Tessa still found the time to give Doctor Franklin a happy - because God knows that poor guy needed it after all the hell he went through.
What he did to find a new board of directors was equally epic (if anyone else remembers)... he promoted the biggest whiners and complainers from around the office to the board and basically told them you have nothing left to complain about since you'll be making the decision from here.
Oh they will have plenty to complain about still, just now, it is also their job to work together to fix the things they complain about, even if the complaint is about him.
This one scene alone proves how powerful with the right intelligence and contacts that Michael Garibaldi can truly be. Thank You Jerry Doyle for bringing Michael to life.
Favorite character in the whole show full of awesome characters. My favorite scene was when he shot the speaker in the elevator after the AI kept nagging him.
It's a damned good job she never heard MY thoughts about her because there'd have just been a small, greasy stain on the lift floor where I used to be standing. :)
Shit, I'd have held the door for HIM! Reminds me of when I was checking into a hotel for a convention on Long Island in the mid 2000s. I don't remember if I asked the time, or was asked the time, but I found myself standing next to Peter Jurasik. You can imagine my eyes turning into full on jumpgates.
yeah I liked Ivanova too....one of the funniest Franklin/Ivanova exchanges was the one where he was putting them all on diets and she had a diet that was supposed to help her gian some weight as he felt she was underweight and Ivanova's like "All m life I fought against imperialism and now all of a sudden i AM the expanding Russian frontier" and Franklin is like "with very nice borders" LOL...it's a shame they killed off Marcus though....I loved his sense of humor and I think he would've been a good romantic match for Ivanova :(
'Only one man has faced the Mimbari fleet and survived. *He* is behind me. *You* are in front of me. If you value your lives, I suggest you be someplace else' (EA rather quickly turns and runs away...) There's a reason she dumped the man who would become Valen for Tron.. ;-)
What skills does a cop have? I didn't know being incompetent was a skill most are almost criminally ignorant about the laws their supposed to enforce .🤣 🤣 🤣
@@jimbotheassclown Don't know how this slipped by me for over a year but let's respond. First, police are very well trained in the law they enforce. Much of the academy classroom time is on laws, regulations, and procedures. Second in a situation like the above shown, try weapons skills, CQC, forensics, investigations, running street sources, profiling, communication, survival, and whatever else a specific agency or department might require. Law enforcement gets held back alot by the rules and laws that constrain them, but they are very skilled when the gloves come off. And if they are no longer a cop, then L.E. ROE doesn't apply anymore.
I've just got the mental image of him slipping in the shower, and suddenly 5 executives who haven't seen him in ten years just...start...BURNING money to make sure he gets medical treatment. Considering every implication is HE NEVER CANCELED THAT.
In a more complex and cynical world, those people were terrified stupid and took covert measures to assure no harm whatsoever, even accidental, comes to them, and in that clumsy process actually killed them.
From 2009 to 2020, my dear hometown of Ålesund in Norway had a second-hand shop, where visitors and customers could buy various books, magazines, films, records, CDs, etc. without paying dearly for the goods. It was in that second-hand shop I bought all 5 seasons of Babylon 5 and the movies, which I did in 2016/2017 ☺
Season 5 had it's moments of "filling in the blanks", but so many moments of power. Strange that one small line from one episode is one of the most emotionally gut-shredding moments for me in the history of cinema. "Oh, look. The sun's coming up..." - Sleeping In Light
A friend a I were reminiscing on this scene and he mentioned "But wait, what if they actually were to die in an accident, and the Board had nothing to do with it? I thought for a moment, and I responded probably how Garibaldi would from beyond the rim... "Three words....Not...my...problem. "
I'd say that's more than a firing solution...more like a time on target (which is where I think they timed the firing of all their weapons on the station so that every single shot would hit an enemy ship at the same time)
This was a good scene. There were a lot of scenes, to many to count, which I loved. One of my favorites when it was an episode or 2 before B-5 broke off where Garibaldi went to Security to confront the others. One said something about him not making a scene. I loved Garibaldi's smart response.
Does the expression, skinned alive ring any bells. Still makes me giggle, RIP Michael, you will be missed, out there with Stephen, G'kar and the one was, walking the stars like giants. Forever will you be missed. 😢
The other classic scene was when Garibaldi was a simulation in a military base, involved in some war. They gave the simulated Garibaldi a bit too much of his personality, and he hacked their systems to learn all about the war.., then Broadcast their entire conversation to the other side, because they were going to launch a first strike, causing the other side to strike first. "See while we have been talking, I have been sniffing around your system, learning its in and outs, and how it operates, and this conversation has been broadcasting all along.., If i were them i would have missiles on their way already". "now, they most likely do care about innocent casualties, so they will be targeting military bases.., You are not on a Military base by any chance are you ?"
I love the Daffy Duck print on the wall in the backrgound. Reminds me that Michael Garibaldi was a Daffy Duck and Looney Toons aficionado! I salute you sir!
This show was/is so awesome. So many wonderful dialogs, especially the lines from Garibaldi and Ivanova. :) I still keep trying to hook young viewers on this treasure trove.
This will be interesting especially with the remaining cast being involved because the show at the end said there wouldn't be another Babylon station after 5. So im wondering how they are going to do that or if they are going to just retell the story with changes throughout it.
Jerry Doyle could have replaced Bruce Willis in Die Hard, and the 4th move would have had to be changed from PG13 to NC17 for the amount of mind fuckery that would have been done to the villains of that movie.
Tessa Holloran, also known as Number One, is a recurring fictional character in the television series Babylon 5, and was portrayed by American actress Marjorie Monaghan. On the show, Number One was initially the leader of the resistance movement on Mars and later became head of covert intelligence for the Interstellar Alliance. During the time frame Babylon 5 takes place, Mars was a human space colony seeking (at times violently) independence from the Earth Alliance, and the issues on the red planet were story elements throughout the Babylon 5 series
My only gripe is that the series never got around to showing Garibaldi vs Bester. These guys were just the opening act, Bester would have been the headlining event.
Reminds me of a line from a movie " You think because I'm not a cop anymore means you're safe, well that just means I don't have to bother with all those rules of conduct anymore."
Sounds like Shaft to me, the one with Sam L. Jackson, could be mistaken but sounds good.
What movie was that...???
I'm not an authority anymore, that only means I do not have to play by the rules anymore.
I still have my contacts. I still have my resources. I still have my allies. Why do you think you have LESS of a problem now?
@@55Quirll it's Cop with James Woods.
@@ETHRON1 it's Cop with James Woods.
By the clauses of the death contract, the (former) board members are now forced to be lifetime protectors of Garibaldi and Lise. That is an almost evil level of ingenious.
The only way I think it could have been better was if he'd added, 'And even if your security is good enough to absorb 99% of the attempts, well...'
The beauty of Garibaldi here, is that most other characters couldn't pull off such an over-the-top strongarm act. It wouldn't read as credible. But consider the things Garibaldi has been through and survived by this point. On his scale of experience, bullying this board of powerful people and openly threatening them with assassination is just a petty affair to wrap up before breaking for lunch. It's believable that Garibaldi would have the stones to go through with it, without a moment's hesitation.
no no.. not bullying... DICTATING, what they will do.
It's already a foregone conclusion that the board had absolutely no power there at all, so there was no reason or need to intimidate them.
@@whiskeyfur Oh YES there was! Arrogant SOB's NEED that kind of therapy.
Don‘t forget, that even his hologram in the future was badass 😂
He would also personally know a good number of people on darker side of things. You could believe he would be able to set this up.
@@whiskeyfur Well as Garibaldi said to G'Kar once, when he talks to people he already knows how the conversation will be going, but he always leaves room for people to disappoint him 🙂
This was one of my favorite moments in the series. But for me, it never could Compete with Delenn
Earth vessel: "Do not force us to engage your ships"
Delenn: "Why not? Only one Earth Captain has ever survived an engagement with the Minbari Fleet. He is behind me, you are in front of me. If you values your lives, be somewhere else."
3 seconds later all ships jump for their lifes
That is a perfect line.
Followed VERY closely by Ivanova:
"Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God."
@@grandnagus5851 "Just kidding about the God part. No offense." :D
@@oghus :D
I love how Daffy was kept in the picture most of the time. The god of frustration finally gets his due.
No, a worshipper of frustration finally gets his due.
As G’Kar would say, “Most appropriate!”
only matt berry could have done the boss better.
He finally found planet X.
the look on Peretti's face when garibaldi tells him to leave the cigars
"well that's just petty of you"
The cost of bringing a Monte Christo to Mars. OO
oh come one not even my cigars
Garibaldi had to have his trophy.
@@mikecimerian6913 not even a monte Cristo, think of a Cohiba lmao
It's the last extra twist of the knife, that little extra petty victory that's so Garibaldi - he only goes that far for someone who's *really* pissed him off... 😁
The Daffy Duck poster behind Garibaldi just makes the scene even funnier.
Egyptian god of frustration.
That it does, the only thing missing is Elmer Fudd. As a side note, Mr. Edgars, who was the richest man alive, had to ship Oranges to Mars for Orange Juice yet on B-5 they had Orange Trees and a few illegal Coffee plants. I would think with all Edgars money he could set up a tropical Green house on Mars for Oranges and a separate one for Coffee if he wanted fresh Coffee. But Garibaldi was the center of the show.
@@55Quirll Edgars was an Earth First kind of person. At least that's how I remember him.Even if he HAD setup a green house on Mars it wouldn't have satisfied him because those would have been Mars Oranges, he ate Earth Oranges, drank Earth Orange Juice and was proud of it!
Because after all...Daffy Duck IS the Egyptian God Of Chaos!!
Ahhhh, Mr. Garibaldi 😀
Rule number 1: Ivanova is always right
Rule number 2: Don't piss off Garibaldi
and that hot blonde doesn't seem like anyone you wanna cross in a dark alley either....No wonder Franklin was sweet on her....I picture him actually being there but off screen probably trying not to drool at the sight of his girlfriend being badass LOL ;)
Rule 3: Don't piss off Delenn. (See season3 episode:"Severed Dreams")
Rule 4: Don't piss off Sheridan. (See season 3 episode: "Ceremonies of light and dark")
Rule number 1: Ivanova is always right
Rule number 2: I will Listen to Ivanova
Rule number 3: Ivanova is God
Rule number 4: Don't call Ivanova Cute (See season 1 episode "Eyes")
Rule number 5: Ivanova is Death Incarnate
Rule number 6: Don't get on Garibaldi's bad side
Rule number 7: Don't get in Delenn's way when she is pissed. (See season 3 episode: "Severed Dreams")
Rule number 8: Don't make Sheridan mad. (See season 3 episode: "Ceremonies of light and dark")
Rule number 9: The most important rule you will ever need to know in Babylon 5: NEVER EVER under any circumstances piss Delenn off (See rule number 7 and Season 4 episode: "Lines of Communication")
As fucking scary as Ivanova can be if she wants to be...Garibaldi is the truly frightening one.
rule number 5: every race should have a version of the human dish called Swedish meatballs, no exceptions
"Oh, Mr. Peretti? Leave the cigars." Just had to twist the knife one more time, eh? :D
Has to be one off my favourite garabaldi moments
truly awesome
One of my favorite also. May he rest in peace, with many fans honoring him.
He was B5s Han Solo. Roguish but with good intentions.
He just basically told him "We both know I've won and you can do nothing about it. I own you now."
It was Garibaldi's show. Everyone else was just there to provide context.
When Doyle auditioned, he apparently showed up cold off Wall St, looking for his 1st acting gig and they asked him what part he was auditioning for. he said "The one you're going to give me", or some such, and the staff looked at each other and said "Garibaldi". History proceeded henceforth.
I believe it.
+CliventheTraveller I loved Garibaldi. He really was the best character on the show.
Ivanaova is always right, I will listen to ivonovah & if this ever happens again I'all hand you over the baddest chief of security in the UNIVERSE!
Such a shame that he's no longer with us :'( I love your story about him. It's so _him_ LOL!
In the end, he was the one who lived a happy life in the end. The scene where he kisses his daughter goodnight.
A collective bounty of 500Kc has now been issued on the former directors of Edgars Industries.
RIP Jerry Doyle. :(
Can we move that bounty to some other people instead? :(
So many people have gone beyond the rim.
I now wonder how I will face that trip when it comes my time.
D:
Jerry Doyle died?!?
Jerry Doyle died in 2016.
So the character you'd expect the least from (ex-drunkard with a bad CV jumping from one job to the next) turns out to be the one character that ends up with a bright future on the show - a billionaire with a wife and kid.
That's B5 for you! :D
Don't forget that, in the last season, Garibaldi fell back into the position of "incompetent drunk", due to Bester's abuse of him. It was only at the end, after Sheridan fired him, that Lise helped him sober up & gave him his Happy Ending... so to speak.
Sometimes I wonder if they ever removed that telepathic block Bester put on him that kept Garibaldi from attacking him outright...Bester would be $hitting bricks right along with those corporate a$$wipes if they ever did
They did. In 2271, Garibaldi finally managed to capture Bester. Rather than killing him, Garibaldi had Bester imprisoned for life and subjected to the sleeper drugs that took all of his telepathic abilities away.
that's life for ya!
@Bek359 -- That's anticlimactic. Bester deserved a more dramatic send-off, even if it were something along the lines of what usually happens to Indiana Jones villains -- face melting, head exploding, etc. I could see Lyta Alexander doing to him what the "crystal skull" aliens did to Irina Spalko.
Never mess with a guy who just so happened to be a security chief that had to deal with detective work all the time!
And helped deal with two damn near divinely, or demonically, powerful species.
And hit rock bottom three times and picked himself back up every single time.
@@samsonguy10k That was the best part about Garibaldi; he kept fighting his own demons on top of every other threat…
Today i just so saw the story where Grey (or brownß) 17 was missing, well not really, it was taken over by a cult and a puppet shot a tranquilizer dart at Mr. Garibaldi.
All in all it was just some kind of Exit for the Spirit, but then the Zarg appeared.
Did i type that out somehow incoherrent ?
If you combined Garibaldi and Mollari, everybody in the galaxy would lose . . . . except Delenn.
G'Kar would sit and watch the fun from the sidelines, eating breen.
No G'Kar would be eating meatballs.
No, he'd be eating Roopo balls. It's an invention by the great Centauri Republic!
I forgot about Londo, in the Gathering - the Pilot episode - he wasn't the bad guy, he turned out to be in the Series and G'kar was the bad guy who turned out to be good.
Garibaldi and Sisko.
Check out the image of the Egyptian God of Frustration in the background. I hear it's one of his household gods.
so...Daffy Duck?
R.I.P. Jerry Dole. sad how many great actors from this show are no longer with us.
Stephen Furst!
too many :(
The Doctor, G'kar - Andreas Catsoullus -, Michael O'hare - Jeffery Sinclair. May too many, I don't think any of them were past 60 or 70 at the most
@@55Quirll so sad, and they were all great :(
far, far too many
So the morale of the story is "Do not mess with Mr. Garibaldi, else you _will_ be owned by him."
+Gnomleif Well the assassination attempt was to keep their pet projects a secret and keep running the company behind the scenes. Now they have to worry about the fact that they made an enemy of one of the most dangerous men in the entire known galaxy who just said "I'm no longer under ethical restraint". Frankly I'd be making myself a non-person after that fact if I were any of them.
+Gnomleif Even a 'simple' hologram of him with a personality profile is clever and quick enough on its feet to fubar people he don't like.
well, in fairness, those were genocidal neo-nazis, who fully deserved getting their asses kicked by the other guys, Garibaldi's hologram just helped it along.
Don't mess with Garibaldi was kind of a running thng throughout he show. When he is on the ball, he is a force to be reconed with and feared.
"Since I don't work for the Government anymore, I don't have to play by the usual rules."
Hearing those words from Garibaldi sends chills down their spines and strikes terror into their souls. Garibaldi was dangerous before, but now...
After all this time, "Babylon 5" is still one of the best sci-fi shows ever made! Especially the story and the characters which I loved the first time I laid eyes on! Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi was a big reason why!
I love watching this scene, and boy what a way to get fired. They don't make science fiction shows like this anymore.
Unfortunately we lost this great actor. May they rest in peace 'beyond the rim'. Babylon 5 rocks.
One has to admire the 'Guide To Corporate Management by Michael Garibaldi' lesson here.
It was a great series for its time despite its sometimes low budget sets. It was the various story lines that made it so great along with the CGI available at the time. The actors did great as well.
Budget management was one of it's greatest achievements; since it helped a lot to keep B-5 on the air. Taking cues from theatre, the production crew recycled props and set pieces, the execs worked out an exact schedule for each season; which actually allowed more money down the road for the more ambitious episodes to be made; and for folks to go be able to home at reasonable hours. As for the computer effects, their successful use(mostly) was what convinced Trek and other sci fi shows to gradually cut back on the physical models. Money as well as Faith Manages, indeed. 😉👍
I had forgotten how enjoyably funny this scene was. Oh, that's definitely one of the highlights of this last season.
So many good characters in that show, they all grew, all went through real changes. And the dynamics and chemistry between the actors was outstanding.
Still in my top 5 SF shows ever.
My favorites not in any particular order:
Stargate - SG1, Atlantis
Babylon 5
Star Trek TOS, TNG and DS9
Can't recall any others at the moment
Had to be character driven. B5's greatest strength was the story. Had to because the special effects got dated quick.
But god the story that was inside that cheap wrapping paper.
@@55Quirll You're missing Farscape !
Farscape, if you just consider star trek or Stargate as one.
RIP Jerry Doyle...the character of Garibaldi is forever etched in our hearts.
Mr. Garibaldi was easily my favorite character on the show, and he just proved why!
Ye
I liked when he told G'Kar that Daffy Duck was the Egyptian god of frustration LOL xD
and G'Kar practically hugging the life out of Garibaldi after he came back after being in Clark's clutches
some of the bloopers and outtakes are good too...like the blonde lady who was kind of an Earth Force PR person who tried to come on to Sheridan citing his service in the mini-bar war in one blooper LOL xD
*****
ah that's right...my bad....I think Zack was pretty cool too....he was very sweet to Lyta.....which is one thing I'll never forgive the people in charge of producing the series for.....sticking Lyta with Snobio the Telepath when I think her and Zack would've made a good couple.....along with also literally killing off Susan/Marcus by killing off the Marcus character >.
Too late now after losing so many of the actors who played their characters so very well, but part of me hoped for a long time to eventually see some of the books made into movies (especially the book trilogies). Getting to see Doyle's portrayal of Garibaldi finally being able to hunt down Bester after the telepath war was over and Lyta had removed the blocks in his mind would have been great. Legions of Fire would have made a great movie too, but with both Katsulas and Furst dead now, that is no longer much of an option either.
@@josephamendolea3431 How about Garibaldi leaving a coffee stain on Gkar’s copy of the Book of Shaqwan (sp?)?
RIP Jerry Doyle, you will be missed
Without a doubt one of my most favorite scenes from Babylon 5 and the crowning meaning of why Garibaldi is my favorite character from that series
Daffy: This is a CLOSEUP? A CLOSEUP YOU JERK A CLOSEUP!!!!
This is a closeup?
Garibaldi is the MAN! (And Jerry Doyle the actor is a fantastic talk show host too).
ChrisK529 was. Unfortunately he passed away.
This is the Garibaldi I like. The following replacements hiring session is funny.
"Your job is to tell me when Edgar industries screws up, if you're right you get a bonus, but if you're wrong i'll eat you for lunch."
So many great lines from so many great characters.
Those new board member will follow Garibaldi to the end. He guaranteed a loyal board.
Most entertainment will provide one or two hugely satisfying moments during it's course, usually revenge-related. Babylon 5 was resplendent in them, and they were all supremely satisfying. In my opinion it is simply the best sci-fi series ever made. It's certainly my favourite one, coming in above DS9 and Space: Above and Beyond.
The return of Number One aka Tess Halloran was one of the high points of season five.
I've truly enjoyed Marjorie Monaghan's acting since seeing her on that little SF show which couldn't; Space Rangers (1993 ).
Tough as nails resistance leader, but Tessa still found the time to give Doctor Franklin a happy - because God knows that poor guy needed it after all the hell he went through.
Gross.
@@janreznak881 What's gross, exactly?
Space Rangers also had Shang Tsung in it.
Well...considering recent events...they had better keep looking over their shoulders...
RIP Mr Garibaldi (Jerry)
2:19 "Hi, pleased to meet you, I've heard so much about you"
I don't know why but I love this quote and how she said it
RIP Jerry Doyle. :(
NOOOOOO! Biggs, Katsula, the guy that played Zathras....now Garabaldi?
And Sinclair
And Jeff Conaway.
O'hair commander sinclair ang g'kar to.
Babylon 5 is cursed, IMO... Star Trek didn't lose this many people this fast...
THAT...was some cold-blooded, Machiavellian shit. I love it!
And this is just the tip of the iceberg when it came to how cool Garibaldi was.
There's a few organizations I would love to see this sort of thing happen to...
Disney, the MSM, Big tech, The Deep State
Remember when 500,000 credits was alot of money?
Well, I guess someone will be collecting those credits now...
#RIPJerryDoyle
So saddened to hear about the death of Jerry Doyle. R.I.P. good sir, you will be missed.
What he did to find a new board of directors was equally epic (if anyone else remembers)... he promoted the biggest whiners and complainers from around the office to the board and basically told them you have nothing left to complain about since you'll be making the decision from here.
OH, and if you're wrong I'll eat you for breakfast.
It's how you solve problems.
I loved that scene!
Oh they will have plenty to complain about still, just now, it is also their job to work together to fix the things they complain about, even if the complaint is about him.
"Prove you can do better or I'll eat you whole"
I'm paraphrasing
This one scene alone proves how powerful with the right intelligence and contacts that Michael Garibaldi can truly be. Thank You Jerry Doyle for bringing Michael to life.
First rule: Don't mess with Garibaldi.
Favorite character in the whole show full of awesome characters. My favorite scene was when he shot the speaker in the elevator after the AI kept nagging him.
I liked it when Talia smacked him one in the elevator - as he just stood behind her having mucky thoughts.
It's a damned good job she never heard MY thoughts about her because there'd have just been a small, greasy stain on the lift floor where I used to be standing. :)
it wasn't mocking thoughts. I'm pretty sure its was more towards "what an fine butt" lol
He held the door for me and my friends at a Dragoncon, it is one of the fondest memories I have.
Shit, I'd have held the door for HIM! Reminds me of when I was checking into a hotel for a convention on Long Island in the mid 2000s. I don't remember if I asked the time, or was asked the time, but I found myself standing next to Peter Jurasik. You can imagine my eyes turning into full on jumpgates.
@@JnEricsonx He was inside and opened the door for us, I was the only one who recognized him and it was as i was passing. I'm glad to have met him :)
@@termigasts5227 I met Peter, Andreas, Richard, Claudia. Would have loved to have met Jerry or Stephen.
Garibaldi's a total badass. What an awesome character.....
+Terry Long the only one to surpass him was/is commander ivonova
yeah I liked Ivanova too....one of the funniest Franklin/Ivanova exchanges was the one where he was putting them all on diets and she had a diet that was supposed to help her gian some weight as he felt she was underweight and Ivanova's like "All m life I fought against imperialism and now all of a sudden i AM the expanding Russian frontier" and Franklin is like "with very nice borders" LOL...it's a shame they killed off Marcus though....I loved his sense of humor and I think he would've been a good romantic match for Ivanova :(
that blonde lady is smokin' hot though :D Franklin was one lucky ba$tard xD
th-cam.com/video/Nw4DmUOL3mQ/w-d-xo.html I posted Marcus's bet on that aspect.
'Only one man has faced the Mimbari fleet and survived. *He* is behind me. *You* are in front of me. If you value your lives, I suggest you be someplace else' (EA rather quickly turns and runs away...)
There's a reason she dumped the man who would become Valen for Tron.. ;-)
This is why I would NOT piss off Garibaldi. You can pull a cop or a spook out of the field but not the skills that make them dangerous.
What skills does a cop have? I didn't know being incompetent was a skill most are almost criminally ignorant about the laws their supposed to enforce .🤣 🤣 🤣
@@jimbotheassclown Don't know how this slipped by me for over a year but let's respond. First, police are very well trained in the law they enforce. Much of the academy classroom time is on laws, regulations, and procedures. Second in a situation like the above shown, try weapons skills, CQC, forensics, investigations, running street sources, profiling, communication, survival, and whatever else a specific agency or department might require. Law enforcement gets held back alot by the rules and laws that constrain them, but they are very skilled when the gloves come off. And if they are no longer a cop, then L.E. ROE doesn't apply anymore.
I've just got the mental image of him slipping in the shower, and suddenly 5 executives who haven't seen him in ten years just...start...BURNING money to make sure he gets medical treatment.
Considering every implication is HE NEVER CANCELED THAT.
In a more complex and cynical world, those people were terrified stupid and took covert measures to assure no harm whatsoever, even accidental, comes to them, and in that clumsy process actually killed them.
@@Dowlphin yeah, that's like Heisenberg uncertainty working three overtime shifts, right?
RIP Jerry Doyle. Thanks for all the amazing moments
From 2009 to 2020, my dear hometown of Ålesund in Norway had a second-hand shop, where visitors and customers could buy various books, magazines, films, records, CDs, etc. without paying dearly for the goods. It was in that second-hand shop I bought all 5 seasons of Babylon 5 and the movies, which I did in 2016/2017 ☺
To paraphrase G'kar, Garibaldi never starts a confrontation unless he already knows how it's going to end.
as if being ousted wasn't bad enough, he had to leave his cigars behind. LOL
you say that like they were his to begin with.
Alternate title for this:
"Why you should NEVER piss off Mr. Garibaldi."
Season 5 had it's moments of "filling in the blanks", but so many moments of power. Strange that one small line from one episode is one of the most emotionally gut-shredding moments for me in the history of cinema.
"Oh, look. The sun's coming up..." - Sleeping In Light
G'Kars Freedom Speech and Sinclair's reason why we should go and stay in the stars are mine.
No. No. No. No. No. Damnit, onions everywhere.
Garibaldi does not fire you, he convinces you to fire yourself.
A friend a I were reminiscing on this scene and he mentioned "But wait, what if they actually were to die in an accident, and the Board had nothing to do with it?
I thought for a moment, and I responded probably how Garibaldi would from beyond the rim...
"Three words....Not...my...problem. "
_"This cheque will be deposited on a secret account tomorrow morning!"_
Dies from food poisening at supper.
Lise deposits the check and informs the assassin's guild of what she wants to be done.
Michael Garbaldi knows how to ruin careers like a BOSS!
Does that qualify as a "firing solution"?
Get out. And have an upvote.
I'd say that's more than a firing solution...more like a time on target (which is where I think they timed the firing of all their weapons on the station so that every single shot would hit an enemy ship at the same time)
This is NOT time on target. This a NUKE on target!
"Um, yeah, I was wondering if you could assist me with a slight troll problem...?"
Yes, yes it does.
You could hear the masonry dropping down the board's pantlegs when Number One stepped into view. A wonderful sound, no?
Ah, Garibaldi, Garibaldi:):), Rest in peace Mister Doyle.
He is such a BAD ASS.... couldnt imagine the show without him.
This was a good scene. There were a lot of scenes, to many to count, which I loved. One of my favorites when it was an episode or 2 before B-5 broke off where Garibaldi went to Security to confront the others. One said something about him not making a scene. I loved Garibaldi's smart response.
Garibaldi don't play, son.
u can't be nice to the people on Earth, c'mon this your first day in the solar system? It's Earth we talking about. they are not good people
Other Men play
Garibaldi kills
Garibaldi always was such a badass lol.
Loved "#1"; she was an awesome strong character.
All of Mr. Garabaldi's come-uppance events were good. Love it.
Does the expression, skinned alive ring any bells. Still makes me giggle, RIP Michael, you will be missed, out there with Stephen, G'kar and the one was, walking the stars like giants. Forever will you be missed. 😢
May we meet him again one day, beyond the Rim.
@@lanway13 Amen brother, so many gone now, Delenn as well.
A class act. You will be missed, Mr. Doyle.
I loved that sequence. Rewound and repeated it several times.
Garibaldi‘s being nice when he does it this way. His preferred method is out of airlock.
The other classic scene was when Garibaldi was a simulation in a military base, involved in some war. They gave the simulated Garibaldi a bit too much of his personality, and he hacked their systems to learn all about the war.., then Broadcast their entire conversation to the other side, because they were going to launch a first strike, causing the other side to strike first.
"See while we have been talking, I have been sniffing around your system, learning its in and outs, and how it operates, and this conversation has been broadcasting all along.., If i were them i would have missiles on their way already".
"now, they most likely do care about innocent casualties, so they will be targeting military bases.., You are not on a Military base by any chance are you ?"
I love the Daffy Duck print on the wall in the backrgound. Reminds me that Michael Garibaldi was a Daffy Duck and Looney Toons aficionado! I salute you sir!
Turn up the volume. I can't hear the dialogue. And I don't have a hearing problem.
The thoughts going through those board members atm. 'I'm glad I'm wearing my brown pants'.
That last bit, just to be petty, to slap the guy's face one last time. Epic!
Just noticed that Donald Duck painting behind Garibaldi, lol
Wow, all ducks much look alike to you, huh?
It's been years since I watched Babylon 5, but the one thing I remember is: _Do not_ fuck with Garibaldi.
And this is among the many reasons why Michael Garibaldi is one of *the best* characters in Babylon 5!
Yeah well, he's among all the other best characters... Babylon 5 is a large group of best characters...
That’s the interesting thing about intelligence services and intelligence experience...
Logical functioning “deadman switches”...
Mr. Garibaldi, you have to love this man!! I would vote for him for President! God bless you sir!
thanks for posting this. i've been looking for this clip on youtube for some time now.
a small part of why that show sits beside Firefly as one of the absolute finest shows ever made.
"Ahhhhhh, my good friend Mr. Garibaldi"... [/Londo]
It's too bad those two never got to be friends again. Damn Drakh....
This show was/is so awesome. So many wonderful dialogs, especially the lines from Garibaldi and Ivanova. :)
I still keep trying to hook young viewers on this treasure trove.
R.I.P. Jerry Doyle. AKA Mr. Garibaldi.
Garibaldi: am I clear Mr. Peretti? Peretti: as glass, perfect lines for this episode.
and leave the cigars !!!! LMAO !!!!
Bruce Willis was truly amazing in the role of Garibaldi..
Can't wait for the new series to begin!
This will be interesting especially with the remaining cast being involved because the show at the end said there wouldn't be another Babylon station after 5. So im wondering how they are going to do that or if they are going to just retell the story with changes throughout it.
RIP Jerry. Thanks for the leg up, man.
When i first watched this I thought how did Orson wells get reincarnated.
Jerry Doyle could have replaced Bruce Willis in Die Hard, and the 4th move would have had to be changed from PG13 to NC17 for the amount of mind fuckery that would have been done to the villains of that movie.
I always thought it a shame that Mr. Garibaldi never got to kill Bester. Still, at least we got moments like this.
Stories afterward say Bester was arrested, died in prison, and Garibaldi drove a stake into his grave, just to be sure.
Was my favorite B5 character.
Tessa Holloran, also known as Number One, is a recurring fictional character in the television series Babylon 5, and was portrayed by American actress Marjorie Monaghan. On the show, Number One was initially the leader of the resistance movement on Mars and later became head of covert intelligence for the Interstellar Alliance. During the time frame Babylon 5 takes place, Mars was a human space colony seeking (at times violently) independence from the Earth Alliance, and the issues on the red planet were story elements throughout the Babylon 5 series
My only gripe is that the series never got around to showing Garibaldi vs Bester. These guys were just the opening act, Bester would have been the headlining event.
Oh yeah agreed.
That and I wish they had showed the Telepath Wars
No matter how many times I watch this part...it still is just so dam satisfying 😌.