Babylon 5 (Season 3) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 960 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1996)

Britt Gillette's Babylon 5 (Season 3) DVD Review

Nominated for 6 Emmys and 3 Hugo Awards in its five-season run, Babylon 5 changed the landscape of the TV science fiction series genre. Following on the heels of hit series such as Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 is unrivaled by any of its peers in its application of special effects. The brainchild of J. Michael Straczynski (writer for such shows as Murder She Wrote and Walker, Texas Ranger), the hour-long sci-fi drama series breaks new ground by deploying a five-season storyline that follows the outline of a traditional novel. As such, Babylon 5 is more like a mini-series that lasts five years instead of the usual three to five nights. And also unlike its predecessors, the series showcases original advanced technologies, believable alien characters (who speak alien and not English), and boasts of superb costume and makeup. Premiering in mid-season 1994, Babylon 5 established a solid audience and continues to inspire new generations of fans via syndicated reruns on cable…

Babylon 5 follows the daily events that transpire on Babylon 5, a five-mile long space station from the year 2258. Built by the Earth Alliance, Babylon 5 orbits a lone planet in interplanetary (neutral) space. The setting for an Earthling military post and a transportation hub for businessmen and general travelers, the space station's primary purpose is to provide a safe haven for the airing of differences between the alien races. Similar in function to the United Nations, Babylon 5 is tasked with preserving the peace between the five primary space-traveling civilizations - the Earth Alliance, the Mimbari Federation, the Centauri Republic, the Narn Regime, and the Vorlon Empire. Headed by Commander Jeffrey Sinclair (Michael O'Hare), and later by Capt. John J. Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner), Babylon 5 is home to almost 300,000 humans and their alien counterparts. With so many confined to such a small area, the space station is ripe for internal struggle, racial conflict, regular cast members' personal problems, and showdowns between various political interests. It's this intricate and diverse storyboard, coupled with amazing visual effects, that makes Babylon 5 one of the most successful sci-fi TV shows in recent memory…

The Babylon 5 (Season 3) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "Matters of Honor" in which an investigator from the Earth Alliance arrives on Babylon 5 with a copy of Lt. Keffer's last recording, and he probes the ambassadors on Babylon 5 in the hope that someone will recognize his ship. Meanwhile, Capt. Sheridan takes the White Star on its first mission… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "Messages from Earth" in which an archeologist arrives on Babylon 5 with the dark news that an abandoned Shadow ship has been discovered on Ganymede, and "War Without End" in which Ivanova receives a message from the near future and Capt. Sheridan receives a message from the distant past, both warning of the imminent destruction of Babylon 5…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Babylon 5 (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 45 (Matters of Honor) Air Date: 11-09-1995
Episode 46 (Convictions) Air Date: 11-16-1995
Episode 47 (A Day in the Strife) Air Date: 11-23-1995
Episode 48 (Passing Through Gethsemane) Air Date: 11-30-1995
Episode 49 (Voices of Authority) Air Date: 02-01-1996
Episode 50 (Dust to Dust) Air Date: 02-08-1996
Episode 51 (Exogenesis) Air Date: 02-15-1996
Episode 52 (Messages from Earth) Air Date: 02-22-1996
Episode 53 (Point of No Return) Air Date: 02-29-1996
Episode 54 (Severed Dreams) Air Date: 04-04-1996
Episode 55 (Ceremonies of Light and Dark) Air Date: 04-11-1996
Episode 56 (Sic Transit Vir) Air Date: 04-18-1996
Episode 57 (A Late Delivery from Avalon) Air Date: 04-25-1996
Episode 58 (Ship of Tears) Air Date: 05-02-1996
Episode 59 (Interludes and Examinations) Air Date: 05-09-1996
Episode 60 (War Without End: Part 1) Air Date: 05-16-1996
Episode 61 (War Without End: Part 2) Air Date: 05-23-1996
Episode 62 (Walkabout) Air Date: 10-03-1996
Episode 63 (Grey 17 is Missing) Air Date: 10-10-1996
Episode 64 (And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place) Air Date: 10-17-1996
Episode 65 (Shadow Dancing) Air Date: 10-24-1996
Episode 66 (Z'ha'dum) Air Date: 10-31-1996

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 7 July 2005