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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 1, 2008
Pros: Great acting, improved story
Cons: Occasional special effects, Lt. Keffer
Summary: The TV show Babylon 5 set out to do something new and different, tell one story over the course of five seasons. Considering this was the early 90's, that was something unheard of at the time. While season one mainly focused on creating the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 2, 2004
Pros: The good stuff got better and the not-so-good stuff improved as well.
Cons: More complex. Pricey for the casual viewer.
Summary: **SPOILER WARNING** While this review will disclose as few plot details of the Second Season of Babylon 5 (B5 from now on) as possible, of necessity some details of the plots of First Season episodes will be discussed. If you're new to B5 or if you ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 4, 2003
Pros: writing, effects, cast, oh everything!
Cons: to really appreciate the greatness of the story it needs to be watched sequentially
Summary: Imagine having five seasons to tell a story instead of just an hour. That is the basic premise of Babylon 5: a five year telling of a story. Each season marks one year of “Earth Time”. Each season’s opener is set some ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 16, 2003
Pros: Good acting, scripts, special effects, plot, music: Babylon5 has it all.
Cons: Surely you jest.
Summary: To start, I'd like to refer you, gentle reader, to my review of the First Season set. It has some g ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 9, 2005
Pros: a few good episodes (especially near the end), want to know what happens next
Cons: mostly generic and rehashed, flatter characterizations and little ambiguity, no real focal point or cohesion
Summary: I missed the beginning of Babylon 5 when it originally aired and, knowing that it was very much a serial where an overarching story threads through the episodes, I decided not to pick it up mid-series. Thus, despite knowing many diehard fans and being ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community May 6, 2005
Pros: Great storyline
Cons: Bruce Boxleitner hard to get used to as commander
Summary: After watching the first season, I was used the the commander of Babylon 5 being a stern, serious, diplomatic character like Sinclair. However, with the second season, they changed the commander to Sheridan with Bruce Boxleitner he just seemed too
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