World Famous Comics: Babylon 5 - The Complete Fifth Season
Babylon 5 - The Complete Fifth Season
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, Monique Edwards Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Feature: From the beginning, both were running out of time. Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Number of Items: 6 Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 13, 2004 Running Time: 968 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1994
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From the beginning, both were running out of time.
Product Description: The complete fifth season of the science fiction television program about the space station, Babylon 5. Genre: Television Rating: NR Release Date: 13-APR-2004 Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com: A disappointment after the superb two previous seasons, the final run of Babylon 5 found Claudia Christian departed and Ivanova replaced by Captain Elizabeth Lochley (Tracy Scoggins), who in a soap-opera twist turned out to be Sheridan's first wife. Sheridan was promoted to President of the Interstellar Alliance and the action moved to a group of telepaths seeking sanctuary from the PSI-Corp on B5. Giving a prominent role to Patricia Tallman's Lyta Alexander, a love story for her was woven with the leader of the telepaths, Byron (Robin Atkin Downs). Meanwhile the aftermath of the Shadow War was explored as the origin of human telepaths became clear in "Secrets of the Soul," and the appearance of PSI-Corp's Bester (Walter Koenig) brought the plight of the refugees to a powerful close in "A Tragedy of Telepaths" and "Phoenix Rising."
This was immediately followed by a rare episode not written by J. Michael Straczynski. Much was expected of "Day of the Dead," penned by Neil Gaiman, the British creator of DC's landmark Sandman comic and graphic novel series. Yet despite a change of tone including a guest appearance by Penn & Teller as 23rd-century comedy favorites Rebo & Zooty, the story proved an incongruous side trip into an unexplained twilight zone of fantasy. As usual the season picked up toward the end, with a string of fine political episodes leading to "The Fall of Centauri Prime" and the haunting "Objects at Rest," in which Sheridan and Delenn leave Babylon 5 for new quarters on Minbar.
The final episode, "Sleeping in Light," was directed by J. Michael Straczynski and made an epilogue to the series. Set 20 years later, after all the sound and fury this quiet, elegiac tale is the apotheosis of the love story that proved the balance to the tragedy of the preceding darkness. A personal story resolved against a background of the epic, at once transcendent, deeply human, and profoundly optimistic, "Sleeping in Light" is as moving as any hour in the history of television drama and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion to one of the greatest series ever made. --Gary S. Dalkin
Babylon 5, the Complete Series is one OutStanding SciFi... ^ The Babylon 5 Project was slated for a 5 season series from jump street, of course the 5 does not mean 5 years but rather this was the 5th unit constructed. Through out the series the others are explained away and number 4 shows up a few times as well, breifly of course.
When you watch the Series you come to know most of the key figures and learn to love and hate as they do. Loyalties are both life long and short lived and some suprising results from Friendships give this Series a very REAL FEEL; as if you are part of it without actually being there. You will relate to the charactors and many real life situations play out in one very possible future.
Of course if there really are Vorlons out there then Wednesday Adams puts it Best, "Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid..."
The world needs more SciFi like this Babylon 5 Series. Granted the Series did come to a close but it left many doors open for several spin off series and we can only hope and pray Hollywood picks it up and Runs Wild with it...
Last Season ^ What a great ending to a terrific story arc. As others have pointed out, the video quality is marginal at times, but that is not the reason to watch the series. Its about the characters and how they deal with the situations they encounter. The last episodes wrap up the characters and let the fans say good bye - but there are still unanswered questions and unfinished stories. Collect all five seasons and enjoy the flow of the story.
there is trouble with always winning your wars ^ When this series was on, it was my favorite. Again in this season they win all their battles, but evil still has a way of still existing. If we externalize evil and try to kill it, the result may seem positive, but the alcoholism in one fellow comes out, and the Shadows of the Shadows emerge as well? Psi corps still goes on enslaving telepaths and Earth still wants Mars back. We will miss these fabulous customs and the space animations of ships and war in space. The whole long series was well done and enjoyable.
Babylon 5 CDs ^ The cd's were in got shape and I enjoyed watching them all. I'm a fan so you know this was a great purchase.
Last year! ^ Probably the worst season of the five seasons, but they lost a lot of good cast members. Don't get me wrong, it is still a great season, I wish it were still in creation today! If you like SiFi, you'll like this!
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