'Babylon 5: Signs and Portents (Season by Season Guides)' is a guide for the first season of Babylon 5. It contains a synopsis of every episode of the 22 episodes of the first season and background information on what went right, what went wrong and memories of how the creators approached storylines and how it fits into the big story arc. The information comes directly from the cast, the directors and the series creator J. Michael Straczynski, who comments on every episode.