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Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales :: 0316664898
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| Times change. Dangers remain. 10 years after he became President of the Interstellar Alliance, Sheridan prepares for a fateful Babylon 5 reunion that could prevent Earth's impending doom...if he will also compromise his core principles. Meanwhile, commander Lochley confronts an unexpected interloper on the way station - a being whose presence makes the B5 freeport the crossroads between heaven and hell. In Voices in the Dark, Series creator J. Michael Straczynski reunites with stars Bruce Boxleitner and Tracy Scoggins in two richly imagined stories set after the events of the original series. Richly imagined, too, is Straczynski's vision of the 23rd century (including a dazzling New York City) - a vision made more spectacular via filmmaking technology unavailable during the original series. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
The original 5-year-story was fantastic. Mysterious aliens, a war between the various races, and mythology/allegory. One of my coworkers described it as "shakespearean". If you haven't seen it, you should buy it NOW. Best sci-fi ever produced for television. (If you're short on cash, season 2 is a good place to start.) (Season 2 has lots of action & probably the best writing of the whole show.)
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When J.Michael Straczynski started writing stand-alone stories like "Thirdspace", "River of Souls", and "Legend of the Rangers" what he produced was pure drek. It was watchable, but only just barely. I have no reason to think "Lost Tales" will be any better than those poorly-conceived, poorly-written stand-alones.
If I'm wrong, I'll update the review to reflect a higher score.
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Author: Guest
This is a great concept that allows JMS to directly market to B5 fans. It gets the broadcasters out of the way which is great. This works because B5 has such a large established fan base. However we need to wait and see how well it was implemented. Personally I am waiting with bated breath.
I really hope it works because there is so much more to do. I would love to see the Centauri trilogy and the continuation of Crusade in the following sets. The one regret I have is that Andreas Katsulas is no longer around so no more G'Kar. He was such a major character and a great actor that his loss will be felt dearly. If this was BBC they would just get someone who vaguely looked like him and add the makeup but am not sure that would for either JMS or the fans. As for Girabaldi's hair, I am not too worried, after all that is what wigs are for :-)
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Author: Guest
At the New York Comic Con in February, JMS showed a couple of versions of the opening sequence. Once was with completed CGI but no music. Once was with music but incomplete CGI. It wouldn't be right to give a detailed description but I can tell you that the CGI is excellent and that the opening sequence is wonderful, pure Babylon 5 and even manages to give a 'nod' to Andreas Katsulas. The music is also great.
To correct a previous review, the disk does only have two stories - one on B5 and the other on the Presidential starship. Galen, as I undertand it, will be in some key scenes in both stories but doesn't have a segment of his own.
Oh, and the Director's Blogs are a hoot.
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Author: Guest
Run time: 75 minutes.
Are they kidding? For two stories? That means each one is less than the length of an episode.
As Ivanova once said in a classic episode of Babylon 5, "I'll wait in the car."
Rather than assume its going to be good, I'll wait to hear if someone whose opinion I respect gives it a thumbs up.
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Author: Guest
Although I can't deny I wish JMS had chosen not to start things out with a Lochley story (Pretty much any other main character would have been preferable) I am really looking forward to this disc. New B5 for the first time since the failed Legends Of The Rangers movie. How cool is that?! The release date is still over three months away and Lost Tales is already at number six in Amazon's sales rankings. Hopefully high sales will mean more Lost Tales in the future.
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