Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales | 
 enlarge | Director: J. Michael Straczynski
Actors: Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, Peter Woodward
Studio: Warner Bros.
Category: DVD
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Rating:  403 reviews
Sales Rank: 4537
Format: Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD112984D
UPC: 085391129844
EAN: 0085391129844
ASIN: B000PHX8RA
Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 2007
Release Date: July 31, 2007
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 07/31/2007 Run time: 72 minutes Rating: R
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It'd be hard for any Babylon 5 fan not to feel a surge of emotion when President Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) returns to the space station that was the setting of one of the monumental series in television history. The Lost Tales is a new direct-to-DVD series in an anthology format, the first installment of which, subtitled "Voices in the Dark," includes two stories centering on the return of Sheridan. The first involves Colonel Lochley (Tracy Scoggins) and a crewman (Bruce Ramsay) who appears to be possessed by a demon, to the bewilderment of the priest attempting an exorcism (Alan Scarfe). The second involves Sheridan himself, who upon returning to B5 is asked to pick up a delegate from the Centauri, prince Regent Vintari (Keegan MacIntosh), who's attending the 10th anniversary celebration of the Interstellar Alliance in the place of old Centauri friend Londo Molari. What Sheridan doesn't expect is a psychic visit by techno-mage Galen (Peter Woodward) urging him to kill the boy before he becomes a dictator. It's a treat to see Sheridan, Lochley, and Galen return from the original series (Woodward was also in the spin-off, Crusade), but The Lost Tales focuses on character-driven stories, and as such there's not a lot of action. The CGI effects are good, but sets are very limited and there are hardly any other cast members. (Sheridan even spends most of his time away from B5.) Creator-writer J. Michael Straczynski has said that if The Lost Tales succeeds, future stories might focus on Delenn or Garbibaldi. While that would be welcome, it might be even better to get a feature film (a la Serenity) that would presumably be on more of the epic scale that Babylon 5 deserves. Bonus features are 17 minutes of off-the-cuff interviews held on the set with Boxleitner and Straczynski, Scoggins and the crew, and Straczynski with Woodward; memorials to late cast members Andreas Katsulas and Richard Biggs; and Straczynski's diaries and fireside chats, in which he recounts the show's production and answers fan questions. --David Horiuchi DVD features - Interviews with J. Michael Straczynski, Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, and Peter Woodward
- Memorials: Andreas Katsulas and Richard Biggs
- The Straczynski Diaries: a multi-part series of vignettes as filmed by J. Michael Straczynski as he documents every phase of pre-production, production and post
- Fireside Chats: profiling the people of the B5 universe
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 A GREAT SHADOW OF ITS FORMER SELF December 16, 2008
Eric Barr (Durand, IL United States)
Even on a tight budget, B5 never fails to impress. These are two great stories--yes, real stories with substance and grit. Watching the vid made me long for the glory days, but thank God JMS had the guts to do this one. Sci-fi will never be the same since this series premiered. I only hope I live to see more adventures in this universe. I had a chance to talk to Tracy Scoggins at a Star Trek convention in 07. She has such a good time with the original and with this film. She was laughing and rather proud that she had been promoted to Commander. Thanks JMS for keeping us thinking, all the while we are enjoying the experience.
 It sort of felt like Babylon 5...a little, maybe. November 22, 2008
M. Kurtz (Ohio)
I was really excited to finally get to see some new Babylon 5 after all of these years. Bruce Boxleitner's portrayal of Captain Sheridan results in one of my favorite on-screen heroes. Sadly, this two episode collection makes me realize that "no man is an island". Both Bruce Boxleitner and Tracy Scoggins are only part of the Babylon 5 universe, and both really felt like they were the only person in each episode, even though there were exactly 3 people in each episode of any significance. I always liked Peter Woodward's character as well, and was sad to never get to see the "Drakh plague" resolved in "Crusade".
While it was nice to see a continuation of JMS's masterpiece known as Babylon 5, it has a little bit of that feeling that "Indiana Jones - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" gave me. I don't regret buying this two disc set, but it did make me cherish the rest of my Babylon 5 collection even more. Ivanova, Garibaldi, Zack, Delenn, Lennier, Londo, G'Kar(RIP), Steven (RIP), Jeffrey Sinclair and all of the supporting characters just worked together so well. Thank you, JMS for giving us the Babylon 5 universe, and vowing to not taint it's memory with any more ultra low budget additions. Hopefully, Warner Brothers will give you a decent budget some day so that you may continue with your vision. It's just too bad about the TNT issues, and that the SciFi channel seems more interested in playing an endless amount of "Ghost Hunters" and fake wrestling than real science fiction nowadays. It's OK though, all I need to do to get some quality science fiction is just to pop in one of my 30+ Babylon 5 DVDs :).
Great September 22, 2008
Ronald J. Lugge III
Two great stories set in the B5 universe, well worth the watch. Both feel right for the B5 universe, dealing with questions of morality, spirituality, fate, and similar high-brow stuff.
 very good September 21, 2008
Christian B. (France)
a great moment to come back aboard babylon5. The mood is strange. the atmosphere is quite like a no man's land and it changes from the series. But it's a great pleasure to find the characters again. This is a very good film for babylon5's fans.
One of the best shows EVER on television June 29, 2008
L. L. Price (NE USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Stories of developing characters were theaded and interwoven as the seasons progressed. This series was simply one of the best written shows ever aired on broadcast television. Of course it had to be cancelled. Wise, smart, funny, passionate, complex; it was just too good for the [...]-tube. The sci-fi format created safe space to explore contemporary moral and ethical issues without arousing an instant political backlash.
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