Summary of "The Legend Of The Rangers - Cheesy VR thing": Well...that wraps up the Babylon 5 releases. I think a new series could do well, especially considering there aren't any Trek shows on right now. This movie showed some promise, but it was also hindered by some pretty lame things, like that horrible VR battle simulator. I can't be the only one that started to laugh when "Sarah" started flinging her arms and legs everywhere. I can't believe that came from JMS.
This won't be a big-seller, but it's nice to have it released for the fans that must own everything relating to B5. (read entire review)
Summary of "Movie Collection - The movies!": I got a bit bummed while watching this because I realized Babylon 5 was ending with this release. The ending of A Call To Arms left a door open, and I wondered what happened after the events of the movie. Little did I know that the TV movie was a backdoor pilot for Crusade, a Babylon 5 spinoff. Then I was shocked when the series was just announced for DVD! Yippee! More Babylon 5 for me to watch. I know it didn't last very long (13 episodes), but it'll be something to check out.
If you own the 5 season sets then you have to pick this one up to complete your collection, and if you haven't purchased any of the sets then this is your chance to own the entire run of one of the best sci-fi shows that aired. Check it out, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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The Complete 5th Season - And that's a wrap (4/18/2004)
Summary of "The Complete 5th Season - And that's a wrap": I really, really enjoyed this series. I had a lot of people tell me that the fifth season was bad, but I enjoyed it. Sure, it wasn't as good as the shadow war episodes, but it brought a close to the series, the stories, and some of the characters. I enjoyed the complexity of the storylines, and how the viewer was treated as an intelligent individual, instead of a mindless zombie sitting in front of the television.
Congrats is in order for Warner Bros as well; this marks the first series they've completed on DVD. They started the series with the single-disc The Gathering/ In The Beginning release, and followed it up in November, 2002 with the first season set. Sales were good, and they increased the release schedule, ending the series with this DVD set, the fifth season. That's not all though. JMS has been talking about a TV movie package which would include all 5 of the TV movies in one set. I can't wait for that to be released. (read entire review)
The Complete 4th Season - No Surrender, No Retreat (1/01/2004)
Summary of "The Complete 4th Season - No Surrender, No Retreat": Now that Deep Space 9 is finished, there's only one space station show for me to concentrate on. I enjoyed bouncing between the two shows in 2003, and I'm really looking forward to Babylon 5 wrapping up in a few months. I enjoy the amount of work that Warner Bros puts into these releases. While the video quality won't be the best due to the special effects shots, Warner Bros treats this show with respect, and fans love them for it.
Summary of "The Complete 3rd Season - Keeps getting better and better...": Every season set of Babylon 5 is better then the last. Warner Bros is doing a nice job of giving us some potatoes with our meat (extras with the episodes). The story is complex and rewards the viewer for the time they spend with the show. The Babylon 4 story this season was just superb, and I think the people at work were getting a bit sick of me talking about how great the show is, and how Straczynski is a genius. If only there weren't the poor special effects scenes...ahh...if only. (read entire review)
The Complete 2nd Season - Good show, bad video (5/18/2003)
Summary of "The Complete 2nd Season - Good show, bad video": The first season of this show caught my interest, and the second season has completely sucked me in. I enjoy shows that treats the viewer as intelligent instead of a mindless moron; probably one reason why I rarely watch sitcoms. I can't wait for the third season to be released so I can continue with this great show. (read entire review)
The Complete 1st Season - Good story... (12/07/2002)
Summary of "The Complete 1st Season - Good story...": This DVD set was one I had been eagerly anticipating. I watched the pilot movie and the first season when it first aired, but the show shifted to a different time and I didn't catch the second season. I was saddened by the video quality because I felt it shows yet again that Warner Bros. didn't believe this would sell and didn't want to spend the money on the set. People have sent me usenet posting from JMS in which he said the set sold better than was hoped and the second season release may be pushed up. I can only hope that the second season looks a lot better than this set does. (read entire review)
The sci-fi hit returns when warner home video releases Babylon5: The Lost Tales, an original made-for-video movie on July 31, 2007!
Babylon5: The Lost Tales Includes an Inside Look from J. Michael... (read entire news item)
4/23/2007
Date, Price, Extras and Artwork for 'The Lost Tales'
Warner Brothers announced Babylon 5: The Lost Tales, a direct-to-DVD movie, last November, but since then we've only had one update from creator JMS, and that was in January. The wait for solid news is... (read entire news item)
1/02/2007
JMS talks about new movie
Warner announced plans for a direct-to-DVD Babylon 5 movie back in November. JMS (J. Michael Straczynski) recently posted about the movie in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, the Babylon 5 newsgroup.... (read entire news item)
11/13/2006
Warner Announces New DVD Movie
WARNER HOME VIDEO TO RELEASE
BRAND NEW "BABLYON 5"
MADE FOR VIDEO IN 2007
BABLYON 5: THE LOST TALES TO BEGIN PRODUCTION NOVEMBER 13, 2006
BURBANK, CA, November 13, 2006 - Warner Home Video... (read entire news item)
11/17/2005
Large Art (and more details) for upcoming movie
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers is a two-hour television movie created by J. Michael Straczynski (original creator of the Babylon 5 series) for the Sci-Fi Channel. The telefilm takes place in 2264... (read entire news item)
11/16/2005
Finally! Some Legend-ary DVD News For Babylon 5 Fans!
Back in June 2004, we posted news about the box set of Babylon 5 - The Movies, a collection of all the telefilms related to the Babylon 5 program. Well, except for one. Creator J. Michael Straczynski... (read entire news item)
6/17/2004
JMS talks about Commentaries for The Movie Collection
In our previous news items (like this one) about Babylon 5 - The Movie Collection, we've mentioned the commentary tracks that were done for all five telefilms included in the set. But we didn't know... (read entire news item)
6/10/2004
New box shot for B5 - The Movies, plus info about the 'missing' telefilm
We brought you the announcement about Babylon 5: The Movies a few weeks ago: five B5 telefilms in a box set. Besides "The Gathering", "In the Beginning", "Thirdspace", "River of Souls", and "A Call to... (read entire news item)
5/19/2004
B5 Movies Announced
Warner Bros Home Video will continue the popular Babylon 5 DVD releases with "Babylon 5: The Movies," news we brought you back in November, 2003. This 5 disc set will contain all 5 movies as well as special... (read entire news item)
1/22/2004
Final Cover Art for Season 5!
A month ago, in our news about the April 13th release of Babylon 5 - The Complete 5th Season: Wheel Of Fire, a graphic was shown of the potential box cover. "Package art subject to change", the caption... (read entire news item)
12/22/2003
Season 5 announcement!
From the beginning, both were running out of time. The space station that was the last, best hope for peace was sooner or later certain to be eclipsed by new political coalitions and technical advances.... (read entire news item)
11/30/2003
TV Movie package coming, JMS says
Fans of Babylon 5 will be pleased to know that the DVD releases won't end with the The Complete 5th Season (to be announced; roughly expected in Spring/Summer 2004). News about further sets can be found... (read entire news item)
9/19/2003
Season 4: 'No Surrender, No Retreat' *UPDATED*
This just available from Warner Brothers! Babylon 5 - The Complete Fourth Season: "No Surrender, No Retreat" is scheduled to hit the shelves in January:
The future begins - or ends - here and now. Here... (read entire news item)
5/08/2003
Season 3 Details
Warner Brothers has announced August 12th as the street date for Babylon 5: The Complete Third Season. Subtitled "Point of No Return", it will be another 6-disc extravaganza featuring all 22 episodes... (read entire news item)
12/09/2002
Season 2 news
This is a post from J. Michael Straczynski from the Babylon 5 newsgroup.
>Indications are that Warner Home Video is happy enough>with the sales of S1 that beginning with S2 they won't be>waiting... (read entire news item)
8/18/2002
Seasons 2 and 3
J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5, has let it slip in a Usenet posting that the Season 1 boxset planned for Nov. 5th will tentatively be followed up with Season 2 next April, and Season 3 the... (read entire news item)
In recent Usenet postings, JMS has confirmed that the episodes are being remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and will be shown in widescreen. Since the widescreen video on the existing disc is anamorphic... (read entire news item)
6/10/2002
JMS Confirms release rumors
Well, Babylon 5 now has a confirmed fall release by JMS in a Usenet posting:
Yeah, it's real... I was holding off saying anything until WB or someone else could announce it, but since it's come... (read entire news item)
6/09/2002
A sign that it's coming?
Babylon 5 fans have been frustrated at the delay in getting season Box Sets of their show on DVD, while dozens of other series are on the street with "the works". Warner Brothers has been strangely silent... (read entire news item)
12/09/2001
First Season is coming
I'm sure you've all heard that Warner was using the first Babylon 5 disc to test the waters before releasing the series on DVD. A post to rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.info from JMS, the show's creator, makes... (read entire news item)
10/28/2001
First DVD used to gauge interest
Warner Home Video has said they'll be using sales from the first disc to gauge interest in the series. If this first disc (The Gathering/ In The Beginning) doesn't sell well then it will be unlikely we'll... (read entire news item)
2/13/2001
Babylon 5 in July
A little note from Joe Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5, was found on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
And finally...yes, it's true, B5 will be coming out on DVD starting with The Gathering... (read entire news item)
