Table of Contents and Index available FREE at B5books.com.Did you really see Captain Sheridan's first episode? DISCOVERED: A completely different version of the Season 2 premiere episode, "Points of Departure."ANNOTATED SCRIPTThe complete ORIGINAL draft of the Season 2 premiere, "Points of Departure," with editor's annotations for every page indicating the differences between this draft, the director's cut, the producers' cut and the final version of the episode that was aired and released on DVD.VIDEO IMAGE RE-CREATION OF "POINTS OF DEPARTURE" AS ORIGINALLY SHOTUsing nearly 300 screenshots, we have re-created, scene-by-scene, the original episode as it was originally filmed BEFORE J. Michael Straczynski decided to extensively alter the episode. The 100 pages of this re-creation are formatted so that each frame matches up to the dialogue being spoken on the audio CD.AUDIO CD OF THE ORIGINAL CUTThis is the complete audio of the original episode. This means you can pop in the CD, open the book to page 106 and follow along with the script and video screenshots for a retro "multimedia" experience.POSTCARD AND BOOKMARKFeaturing never-before-heard quotes that didn't even make it into the version of "Points of Departure" re-created herein.YOU'LL LEARN* How "Chrysalis, Part II" evolved into "Points of Departure"* Sidelined storylines for Delenn, Londo, G'Kar, Anna Sheridan and the Rangers* How the Psi Corps would have figured prominently in an earlier concept for "Points of Departure"* Why the Agamemnon was not in the original version of the episode* Sheridan's amusing quip about Earthforce that was cut from every edit of the episode* The ad lib by Bruce Boxleitner about Sheridan's speech that was featured in the producers' cut* The dialogue exchange that was deleted, making Sheridan's speech in the empty C&C funnier* How Warren Keffer's introduction was dramatically different in the original edit* Which character from the pilot received an unexpected mention in the original versionPLUSJ. Michael Straczynski's complete original outlines for the "Legions of Fire" and "The Passing of the Techno-mages" novel trilogies.Discover why Babylon 5 will never be available on Blu-ray at B5news.com.