Babylon A.D. DVD

Advantages: Everything Babylon 5, Great cost saving
Disadvantages: Need to pay out in one go

...Babylon 5 Complete Universe Box set. Before I start I would just like to say I'm not going to be reviewing individual content of this box set in the review as I will be doing separate reviews for each part as this box set is HUGE. This is a must for any Babylon 5 fans out there that are yet to purchase any of the DVD's, the box set simply comprises every episode or film ever made of Babylon 5 or its follow on series Crusade. These are all available separately but you save a fortune buying them in one hit, as well as having a lovely storage / display box for them. Babylon 5 is the story of an Earth space station set 200 year into the future, 10 years after a great war between mankind and the alien race the minbari. The idea is that the space station Babylon 5 is a place where the main five races in the universe can have a semi... Read review

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Advantages: Good plot and dialogue. Filmed in 16:9 Sets the series up
Disadvantages: Special effects are passible for the pilot.

...(2249), The Babylon Project was initially funded by the Earth Alliance alone, but the first three Babylon stations met with misfortune. B1 suffered infrastructure collapsed, B2 was sabotaged, and B3 was damaged beyond repair by an explosion, B4, the largest and most expensive of the stations, disappeared, reappeared, then disappeared and reappeared then finally disappeared again in Sector 14. B5 was the Earth Alliances' last chance to honour this project that they knew they could not afford, and substantial contributions were made by Minbari Federation, under the proviso that they could veto any possible commanders of the station, and passed over many high ranking officers and insisted on the appointment of Mars born, Jeffrey Sinclair, Hero of the Battle of the Line, where, at the moment of victory, the Minbari unexpectedly surrender... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent storylines and dialogue. Progressive development.
Disadvantages: CGI can be somewhat lacking but still better than early Star Trek.

...in his quest, he is pick-pocketed by Jinxo (Tom Booker), a former construction worker now petty thief and heavy in debt to a criminal called Deuce (William Sanderson). Garibaldi catches Jinxo in the act and he is brought before Ombuds Wellington (Jim Norton), who bans him from the station. However, Jinxo cannot leave because Babylon 5 will be destroyed if he does. Eyes Written by Lawrence G. DiTillio Lieutenant-Commander Ivanova refuses to be scanned by Psi Corps military specialist Harriman Gray (Jeffrey Combs) on the orders of Colonel Ari Ben Zayne (Gregory Martin) who are conduct loyalty checks of the station's command staff Babylon 5. Ben Zayne orders Security Chief Garibaldi as his assistant and Sinclair studies Earth Force regulations to check the legality of Colonel Ari Ben Zayne orders. Legacies Written by D... Read review

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