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Summary: The best!
Review: Babylon 5 is by far one of the great science fiction series ever. B5 is everything Star Trek: Deep Space 9 wanted to be. I can't wait for season 3!
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: If you've never watched B5 this is a great jumping on point as a majority of this season actually progresses the blanket story arc, while the previous one was just in place to establish a viewership. With this season you get a much more in depth vision of the B5 universe, and the forces at work there. this season is only overtopped by the completely excellent and wholely engrossing 3rd season which comes out later this year.
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Summary: MUST HAVE DVD
Review: i will need to buy EVERY B5 DVD since it really is the BEST sci-fi show EVER!
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Summary: Great second season - shame about the DVD!
Review: This show is one of the most succesful TV experiments in long-form fiction ever made, sc-fi fans love it, I love it - so why don't Warners?
This second season set contains a lot of great stories, are all well made and leave the viewer thirsting for the next season - but the DVD experience is let down time and time again by the poor quality DVD transfers Warners have created.
The condition of the prints, the dodgy CGI transfers and the quality of the audio track all could and should have been dealt with BEFORE release to the fans - even original Star Trek episodes from the 1960's look and sound better than some of these episodes (which were made in the 90's!)
For example, the audio drifts out of synch during the generals speech in the episode 'Gropos' and also during other episodes.
Not to mention the many 'blurred' frame blow-ups during crucial scenes.
I recommend the set, its good value but could have been greater value if Warners had taken more time and care with the set - hence the 3 star rating.
Oh and the audio 'commentary' with the 3 stars. It is fun but leave it off next time please. This wasn't a commentary just an excuse for a get together. There is a difference.
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Summary: Babylon 5 is great but where is the gag reel?
Review: The description claimed a gag reel. A quick look on the discs did not turn it up. Doing a seach on the web I found a claim that the gag reel is actually hidden as an easter egg. I'm going to check it out tonight when I go home.The 3 stars is because they hid content in an easter egg. Otherwise it would have been 5 stars. When are these dvd makers going to realize that serious home theatre owners don't want the special features hidden on the dvd. Once again proving that just because you can do a thing doesn't mean that you should do a thing.
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Summary: Finally the greatest chapterized scifi series comes to DVD!!
Review: Babylon 5 has the most; and best CGI, lavish sets, detailed character development, complex universe, 5 year continuous epic story/saga. The passion and dedication to Babylon 's success is only compared to the equally astounding passion of new Zealands - Peter Jacksons - film adaptation of JRR Tolkiens Triology - Lord of the Rings. This review is only to emphasize the true magnicence of this scifi classic. Worth the price of addmission this 5 Season scifi hugo/emmy winning tv classic is now available on WideScreen 16:9 digitally enhanced for HDTV with 5.1 Dolby sound. Lots of extras & every chapter every word now in our hands to watch over & over. OUTSTANDING!!!!! WHY ONLY 4 STARS? because when you watch this outstanding scifi classic series on a PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD Player on a 16:9 WideScreen HDTV there is much picture distortion between scenes. (ESPECIALLY THE CGI scenes and great complex space battles - the small tv format being adjusted for widescreen has spread the pixelation awfully thin). Even so I recommend watching this epic classic season 2. This series is the best of scifi. Enjoy
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Summary: The video quality....
Review: The 3 stars is NOT for the quality of the series, which is outstanding. It's for the quaity of the videos themselves. As with the first season it leaves a lot to be desired. The picture is fuzzy, there's quite a lot of graininess, and here and there you can see flaws in the film itself. When I first watched B5 on TV I remember thinking that the CGI sequences were quite awesome - in retrospect, these haven't stood the test of time that well, and it doesn't help that these CGI sequences are blurrier than the live-action sequences. Compare the video quality to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine DVDs, which is quite excellent. I'm not sure if this is due to the quality of the original footage itself or a fault in the transfer to DVD, but in any case as a B5 fan it's a bit disappointing that the 'ultimate, archival' version of this series is of inadequate quality.
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Summary: Comment on the commentary
Review: I am a serious fan of the show, and was glad to get my hands on the season set. However, I wanted to comment on the actor's commentary for "Geometry of Shadows". It was painful to listen to. The folks were plain goofy. They didn't really dissect the episode or give much in the way of useful relevent commentary; they mostly made fun of hairstyles, expanding waistlines and their characters' foibles. It struck me more like friends watching old movies from their high school days. Bless his heart, Boxleitner repeatedly made an effort to say something relevant, but the other two made a point of talking over him with some immature quip or just another laugh at Doyle's hair. In 50 minutes of commentary there couldn't have been more than ten minutes of interesting trivia. I wonder what they imbibed before hitting the studio that day. I've heard actors on other DVDs, and while they seem to enjoy themselves, they also are much more serious about providing the viewers with insights into the fictional world as well as the creation of the show. I'm glad I got the set, I just wish the actors took it a little more seriously.
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Summary: Things Really Heat Up This Year
Review: Following the assassination of President Santiago, Commander Sinclair is recalled to earth and given a new assignment as ambassador to Minbar. To take his place, Earthforce assigns Captain John Sheridan, an unpopular choice with the Minbari because of his actions during the Earth-Minbari war. But getting along with the Minbari is only the start. Ambassador Delenn emerges from her cocoon and rumors of an ancient race begin to gain momentum. Not to mention the rumors about things back on earth. Meanwhile, Londo starts a war to reclaim the Centauri place in the galaxy, and the first target is the Narn. Season 2 finally picks up the pace and begins to show the promise of what this series could do. While many of the stories are still stand alones, things begin to heat up and the arc gets moving. While some of the mysteries of season one are finally revealed, they only leave more questions. And the power of the writing and performances steps up a notch. In fact, it was the first time I watched the season's title episode, "The Coming of Shadows," that I knew I would be a fan for a long time to come. Yet there are still some very fun character stories and moments, like "Soul Mates" and Ivanova's storyline in "Acts of Sacrifice." Once again, this set has all 22 episodes from the season on 6 discs. Picture quality could still use a little improvement, but it's a minor complaint and the programs sound fine. The data files are helpful to newbies, but I found them a little redundant. What I did find interesting was the timeline. Covering events through the end of this season (2259), it helped me place in "history" various events only talked about during the show. The other features are intended for the fans because they spoil much of this season and some of the rest of the show. The feature on the making of an episode was interesting to this entertainment junkie. But the best part was the commentaries. Jerry Doyle, Bruce Boxleitner, and Claudia Christian provide a hilarious if not very informative commentary on one episode. For those wanting a bit more behind the scenes information, J. Michael Straczynski provides plenty of it on his commentary on two episodes. This is the year that things start to get good. With the background of season 1, this set will be enjoyed for years to come.
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Summary: And so it begins...
Review: Babylon 5 is a tough thing to sell, especially to anyone who hasn't viewed previous installments of it: the majority of the folks who made it through the first season will hardly need me to tell them to continue, and for those who wouldn't check it out, how could I convince you to start the book on chapter 2 instead without feeling lost? Nonetheless, know this: the story IS a five year self-contained miniseries, so there are obvious advantages and disadvantages to jumping in at any arbitrary point. It's always easier to tune in at the beginning of any given season, but the further along it is, the more you'll catch yourself wishing you had started earlier, and even occasionally wondering about history referred to by characters onscreen without the occasional flashback. Because it was all designed as a five year story, there is a point to practically everything , even seemingly insignificant events and characters. JMS has even admitted to structuring the series like any good novel: chapter one introduces you to everything and gets you familiar with the universe it's set in, chapter two introduces the main threat and the antagonist, chapter three has the twists and struggles leading toward the climax, chapter four IS the climax, and chapter five deals with the cleanup and resolution. All this being said, get this season and expect to see the introduction of many complex, interwoven problems among the characters and races in the show. Some will be resolved; some will not. But it IS a good season in a GREAT show worthy of checking out in its entirety. The Hugo nominations it earned for several of this season's episodes were all well-earned, and one of them even won. The special features and director's commentaries show that the first season's sales prompted the WB folks to take it a little more seriously, and it shows. Enjoy finding the hidden gag reel! If you try to rate this series strictly off this season, it would be like reading pages 201-400 of a 1000 page book and writing a review. If someone were to read the last half of "The Fellowship of the Ring" and try to tell us how good or bad "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy was, we would laugh at them, too.
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