SaveDot.com Compare The Best Deals on the Net!
Search, Shop and Compare the Best Deals on the Internet
   
 SaveDot Main Menu  

Action & Adventure
African American Cinema
Animation
Anime & Manga
Art House & International
Classics
Comedy
Cult Movies
Documentary
Drama
Educational
Fitness & Yoga
Gay & Lesbian
Horror
Kids & Family
Military & War
Music Video & Concerts
Musicals & Performing Arts
Mystery & Suspense
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Special Interests
Sports
Television
Westerns

Compare DVD : Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales

 del.icio.usdel.icio.us  |  diggdigg it! |  Redditvote on reddit

Buy A Gift Certificate for this Item!

    : Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales

 
Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales
starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, Peter Woodward
directed by: J. Michael Straczynski

List Price: $24.98
Amazon.com's Price: $19.99
You Save: $4.99 (20%)
Prices subject to change.
Buy One Now!




SaveDot  Instant Price Compare for:
Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales

$18.91 Buy Now at   (Lowest New Price)
$19.86 Buy Now at  
$19.99 Buy Now at  
$21.12 Buy Now at  
$21.99 Buy Now at  


Amazon Store Item Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391129844
Format: Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Bros.
Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 2136
Studio: Warner Bros.
Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 2007




Related Items: Browse for similar items by category:


Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Times change. Dangers remain. 10 years after he became President of the Interstellar Alliance Sheridan prepares for a fateful Babylon 5 reunion that could prevent Earth's impending doom...if he will also compromise his core principles. Meanwhile commander Lochley confronts an unexpected interloper on the way station - a being whose presence makes the B5 freeport the crossroads between heaven and hell. In Voices in the Dark Series creator J. Michael Straczynski reunites with stars Bruce Boxleitner and Tracy Scoggins in two richly imagined stories set after the events of the original series. Richly imagined too is Straczynski's vision of the 23rd century (including a dazzling New York City) - a vision made more spectacular via filmmaking technology unavailable during the original series.Running Time: 72 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 085391129844 Manufacturer No: 112984

Amazon.com:
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




Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the best shows EVER on television
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.




Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Worthy Addition
Most Babylon 5 fans probably come into this movie expecting far too much. There is no new story to be written (yet at least), the original arc was completed in the 5 season series. These stories are just meant to be gravy for B5 fans; some 'Lost Tales' to fill in the gap between Season 5 and the Series finale 'Sleeping in Light'.

The 2 stories themselves are well written and contain some trademark JMS dialogue. The first story has not been well received due to the fact that it is very ... Read More



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - A Mixed Bag of Entertainment
Somewhat uneven not only from clip to clip but within each of the three vignettes. Probably only recommended for real fans of the series who want to see more. The good parts are really very good and stand up against any other body of sci-fi. The less good parts are just that, less than good.

It mad us want to watch the whole series again.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Disappointing
After waiting years for JMS to dazzle us once again with his brilliant stories and scripts the 2 episodes on this DVD were disappointing to say the least. As others have already stated the stories were a huge letdown and I feel it's a pity that Ms Furlan didn't have the grace to forgo huge fees to be a part of the anniversary story which was after all DeLenn's story as much as John Sheridan's.

In my honest opinion both stories felt incomplete especially Voices in the Dark. I actually ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Babylon 5
I love Babylon 5, all of it. The movie was great and I keep wanting more.



 

 

Copyright © 2006 SaveDot.com All Rights Reserved
Legal | Privacy Policy | FAQ