Babylon 5 - Complete (Inc. Lost Tales) [42 Disc DVD Boxset] £39.95 @ Zavvi
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In 1994, Star Trek had to take a backseat to a new kid on the block, science-fiction series Babylon 5, created by Michael Straczynski. In a nutshell, it's the 23rd Century and the Babylon 5 space station has become an interplanetary peaceful negotiation centre. Humans and aliens attempt to settle differences in a reasonable fashion here under the stewardship of President John J. Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner), which makes for some fantastical plot arcs throughout its five year run. This stylishly compact yet comprehensive box set contains every Babylon 5 episode ever made, the series Crusade and all six Babylon 5 feature films with extras, plus the brand-new feature The Lost Tales, which has never been shown on television.
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Jump to unread Post a CommentPilot The Gathering:
Midnight on the Firing Line
Soul Hunter
Born to the Purple
Infection
The Parliament of Dreams
Mind War
The War Prayer
And the Sky Full of Stars
Deathwalker
Believers
Survivors
By Any Means Necessary
Signs and Portents
TKO
Grail
Eyes
Legacies
A Voice in the Wilderness (1)
A Voice in the Wilderness (2)
Babylon Squared
The Quality of Mercy
Chrysalis
Points of Departure
Revelations
The Geometry of Shadows
A Distant Star
The Long Dark
Spider in the Web
Soul Mates
A Race Through Dark Places
The Coming of Shadows
GROPOS
All Alone in the Night
Acts of Sacrifice
Hunter, Prey
There All the Honor Lies
And Now for a Word
In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
Knives
Confessions and Lamentations
Divided Loyalties
The Long, Twilight Struggle
Comes the Inquisitor
The Fall of Night
Matters of Honor
Convictions
A Day in the Strife
Passing Through Gethsemane
Voices of Authority
Dust to Dust
Exogenesis
Messages from Earth (1)
Point of No Return (2)
Severed Dreams (3)
Ceremonies of Light and Dark
Sic Transit Vir
A Late Delivery from Avalon
Ship of Tears
Interludes and Examinations
War Without End (1)
War Without End (2)
Walkabout
Grey 17 Is Missing
And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
Shadow Dancing
Z'ha'dum
The Hour of the Wolf
What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
The Summoning
Falling Towards Apotheosis
The Long Night
Into the Fire
Epiphanies
The Illusion of Truth
Atonement
Racing Mars
Lines of Communication
Conflicts of Interest
Rumors, Bargains and Lies
Moments of Transition
No Surrender, No Retreat
Exercise of Vital Powers
The Face of the Enemy
Intersections in Real Time
Between the Darkness and the Light
Endgame
Rising Star
The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
No Compromises
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
The Paragon of Animals
A View from the Gallery
Learning Curve
Strange Relations
Secrets of the Soul
Day of the Dead
In the Kingdom of the Blind
A Tragedy of Telepaths
Phoenix Rising
The Ragged Edge
The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father
Meditations on the Abyss
Darkness Ascending
And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)
The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
The Wheel of Fire
Objects in Motion
Objects at Rest
Sleeping in Light
Plus Lost Tales
If you like this then I would highly recommend Farscape if you haven't seen it already.
If you like this then I would highly recommend Farscape if you haven't seen it already.
I'm afraid Farscape PALES in comparison to this. I could only watch Farscape through once. This is timeless and can be watched over and over and over...
Originally the shot was shot so that it could be shown in 4:3 (which i beleive the VHS videos were) and also in 16:9 (DVD). However they rendered the effects in 4:3 with the idea that they could do them again if they needed to for 16:9 - which never happened, so you do end up with a zoomed in shot for any effects.
But... although you will notice it, it doesn't distract or make the series anything less than a much watch!
I concur. However watching Farscape again as just bought the complete series on Blu-Ray.
But B5 is the daddy of space opera TV sci-fi. Just wish WB remastered it for Blu-Ray - heck i'd buy it if it was just upconverted on blu-ray lol.
Despite how Zavvi have chosen to list it, the item delivered was actually the "Babylon 5 Ultimate Collection", so rather than the incomplete episode listing, what you really get is:
Babylon 5 Series 1
Babylon 5 Series 2
Babylon 5 Series 3
Babylon 5 Series 4
Babylon 5 Series 5
Crusade - The complete series
7 x Babylon 5 films:
In the Beginning
The Gathering
Thirdspace
The River of Souls
A Call to Arms
The Legend of the Rangers
The Lost Tales
It is indeed worth the money.
There's quite a noticable jump in quality when the second series starts (and again for the third) so if you aren't grabbed by it straight away then do stick at it. There's some of my favourite TV episodes of any type of show in there..
If you like this then I would highly recommend Farscape if you haven't seen it already.
I know, think it was 2 videos for £15 in HMV when I was buying it. I've 2 cardboard boxes full in the attic. I've copied all these onto DVD now but really must get the real thing one of these days :)
As for the show Season 1 is good but Sinclair is boring. When Bruce Boxleitners character John Sheridan takes over start of Season 2 it picks up big time.
Season 4 is just WOW. Best season of any sci-fi space opera ever imo.
Absolutly first class SF series and the offer is a real bargain!