I will not try to sell you on Babylon 5. If you're actually reading this review, my guess is you have already seen the greatest sci-fi series of all time in one form or another.
I am an ultimate Bab-5 junkie. I confess to the typical crimes: I own the pewter figures (both the black omega star fury and the space station) as well as the halloween outfits. I have taped each episode 4 times. Yes, I have the pilot with the original Stewart Copeland soundtrack, as well as the Chrisopher Franke version, tiwce. Before you ask, yes, I have the DVD version (which I finally saw tonight).
Now, with all the formalities out of the way... let me tell you, in viewing the DVD for the first time, I feel like I've SEEN BAB-5 AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Coming from a viewer with a less than stellar cable company - in other words, my reception sucks - viewing it on DVD for the first time is a complete and total treat.
Babylon-5 set a recent trend, which has been noticed not only by the viewers, but by everyone. It has set a new fad if you will; it transmits television in the widescreen format. In the modern television spectrum, such shows as Enterprise, Angel, and 24 are all shown in the widesreen format. Babylon 5 was the first to even contemplate this format.
Now there are legions of fans demanding this format.
I still find it amusing that the fact that in "The Gathering", the Babylon-5 pilot aired in 1994 (?) most of the concepts and graphics are far bayond what most sci-fi has achieved to date.
Any way you look at this, whether Babylon-5 fan or not, this the best DVD released to date. Does it have an of those "extra features"? No. Does it have any of those "unreleased scenes"? No. However, does it have the best video and audio transfer, which you haven't seen, throughout the days of PTEN, TNT or the SCI-FI Channel? Yes. Buy it. For quality. Not for extras, simply for quality. It is that good, on its own. The quality of the story is that good; the quality of acting passes: and the innovation surpasses anything within the past 30 years.
-Tim
I am an ultimate Bab-5 junkie. I confess to the typical crimes: I own the pewter figures (both the black omega star fury and the space station) as well as the halloween outfits. I have taped each episode 4 times. Yes, I have the pilot with the original Stewart Copeland soundtrack, as well as the Chrisopher Franke version, tiwce. Before you ask, yes, I have the DVD version (which I finally saw tonight).
Now, with all the formalities out of the way... let me tell you, in viewing the DVD for the first time, I feel like I've SEEN BAB-5 AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Coming from a viewer with a less than stellar cable company - in other words, my reception sucks - viewing it on DVD for the first time is a complete and total treat.
Babylon-5 set a recent trend, which has been noticed not only by the viewers, but by everyone. It has set a new fad if you will; it transmits television in the widescreen format. In the modern television spectrum, such shows as Enterprise, Angel, and 24 are all shown in the widesreen format. Babylon 5 was the first to even contemplate this format.
Now there are legions of fans demanding this format.
I still find it amusing that the fact that in "The Gathering", the Babylon-5 pilot aired in 1994 (?) most of the concepts and graphics are far bayond what most sci-fi has achieved to date.
Any way you look at this, whether Babylon-5 fan or not, this the best DVD released to date. Does it have an of those "extra features"? No. Does it have any of those "unreleased scenes"? No. However, does it have the best video and audio transfer, which you haven't seen, throughout the days of PTEN, TNT or the SCI-FI Channel? Yes. Buy it. For quality. Not for extras, simply for quality. It is that good, on its own. The quality of the story is that good; the quality of acting passes: and the innovation surpasses anything within the past 30 years.
-Tim