Babylon 5 (Season 5) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 968 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1998)

Britt Gillette's Babylon 5 (Season 5) 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 5) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "No Compromises" in which Sheridan is replaced when Capt. Elizabeth Lochley takes command of Babylon 5 and Byron petitions for her asylum to the sanctuary of Babylon 5. Meanwhile, a conspiracy evolves to assassin Capt. Sheridan at his presidential inauguration… Other notable episodes from Season 5 include "In the Kingdom of the Blind" in which Byron lobbies to create a home world for telepaths, and "Sleeping in Light" in which Sheridan invites his closest friends to gather around him as he bids farewell to his waning life force (the series finale)…

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

Episode 89 (No Compromises) Air Date: 01-21-1998
Episode 90 (The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari) Air Date: 01-28-1998
Episode 91 (The Paragon of Animals) Air Date: 02-04-1998
Episode 92 (A View from the Gallery) Air Date: 02-11-1998
Episode 93 (Learning Curve) Air Date: 02-18-1998
Episode 94 (Strange Relations) Air Date: 02-25-1998
Episode 95 (Secrets of the Soul) Air Date: 03-04-1998
Episode 96 (Day of the Dead) Air Date: 03-11-1998
Episode 97 (In the Kingdom of the Blind) Air Date: 03-18-1998
Episode 98 (A Tragedy of Telepaths) Air Date: 03-25-1998
Episode 99 (Phoenix Rising) Air Date: 04-01-1998
Episode 100 (The Ragged Edge) Air Date: 04-08-1998
Episode 101 (The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father) Air Date: 04-15-1998
Episode 102 (Meditations on the Abyss) Air Date: 05-27-1998
Episode 103 (Darkness Ascending) Air Date: 06-03-1998
Episode 104 (And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder) Air Date: 06-10-1998
Episode 105 (Movements of Fire and Shadow) Air Date: 06-17-1998
Episode 106 (The Fall of Centauri Prime) Air Date: 10-28-1998
Episode 107 (The Wheel of Fire) Air Date: 11-04-1998
Episode 108 (Objects in Motion) Air Date: 11-11-1998
Episode 109 (Objects at Rest) Air Date: 11-18-1998
Episode 110 (Sleeping in Light) Air Date: 11-25-1998

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 7 July 2005