▁A FC ▁Div is ional ▁Championship ▁play off ▁game . ▁The ▁pilot ' s ▁poor ▁ratings ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁less ening ▁of ▁the ▁network ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁pick - up , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁poor ▁reception ▁it ▁received ▁from ▁fans ▁and ▁critics ▁al ike , ▁particularly ▁for ▁its ▁dep iction ▁of ▁a ▁virtual - re ality ▁weapon , ▁but ▁the ▁final ▁n ail ▁in ▁its ▁coff in ▁was ▁the ▁dispute ▁between ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁and ▁Viv endi ▁Universal ▁( own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Sci - Fi ▁Channel ) ▁over ▁re venue - sh aring ▁for ▁the ▁potential ▁week ly ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Lost ▁T ales ▁▁ ▁A ▁new ▁project ▁set ▁in ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 ▁universe ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁St rac z yn ski ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic ▁Con ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 : ▁The ▁Lost ▁T ales ▁is ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁mini - st ories ▁featuring ▁established ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁series , ▁released ▁direct - to - D VD . ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁anth ology ▁of ▁two ▁stories , ▁named ▁collect ively ▁Vo ices ▁in ▁the ▁Dark , ▁comm enced ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁with ▁St rac z yn ski ▁writing , ▁producing , ▁and ▁direct ing . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁a ▁U sen et ▁post ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁St rac z yn ski