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Babylon 5 - Season 1 Reviews

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In 1994, STAR TREK had to take a backseat to this science-fiction series, created by J. Michael Straczynski. The Babylon 5 space station has become an interplanetary peaceful negotiation center in the 23rd century, as humans and aliens attempt to settle differences in a reasonable fashion. This boxed set includes all 22 .. Read more

Starring	Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television

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  Superlative Sci-Fi
  
  Conceived as an antidote to the hygenic, formulaic sci-fi of the Star Trek world, and devised as a 5-year novel for television, Babylon 5 is essential viewing ... read more »
  
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  - Sam W
  - England
  - 30 Mar 2004 at 00:09
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  - 4
  so awful
  
  I only write reviews if something is brilliant or absolute rubbish - I watched five minutes of this and thought what the hell is this?!?!? Rubbish acting and ... read more »
  
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- - SFfan
  - 23 reviews
  - 23 Feb 2012 at 19:55
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  Babylon 5-Season 1- a superb introduction to a fantastic series
  
  I really enjoyed Babylon 5-Season 1.... The characters are well portrayed, and there is plenty of room for further development. This is a must see as an ... read more »
  
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- 1005852
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - munchkinraves
  - 17 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Jun 2011 at 08:11
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  The Best
  
  The best sci-fi of the 20th century
  
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  - Midlands
  - 23 May 2011 at 17:25
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  - 4
  Worst acting ever
  
  This must be the worst acted first season ever of any tv series i've watched the past few decades. The commander, well, he should perhaps consider a career ... read more »
  
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- - a2ed
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  - 04 May 2011 at 13:42
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  So much overacting
  
  If you can get past the over acting of Commander Sinclair (think John Wayne in space) amongst others, and if you can ignore the weak/implausable plot lines you ... read more »
  
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- - MamaLu
  - 26 reviews
  - East Cowes
  - 16 May 2009 at 15:15
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  Star trek alternative
  
  Even though the special effects are not so dramatic (1990's TV digital effects were naff !) than the Star Trek franchise, that had all the money and glitz... read more »
  
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- - Barnsyblue
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 13:30
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  As good as I remember it
  
  Took a little while to get back into this, but I now remember why I loved it all those years ago when it came out. Plots galore and twists, good series but ... read more »
  
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- - Welshy30
  - 16 reviews
  - Winchester
  - 16 Mar 2009 at 10:16
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  Customer Review
  
  If you like Star Trek, you'll like this. The characters are possibly a little more complex than Trek (although they do share that unfortunate tendency to be... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Definitive Science Fiction
  
  Babylon 5 is everything that bog standrd Star Trek isn't. There's good acting, breakthrough graphics (for its time), a degree of maturity and some of ... read more »
  
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- - Shiny
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  - Enfield
  - 21 Jun 2008 at 23:48
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  And know its gonna get better....
  
  Started watching B5, when it first came out, on channel 4. Could see how good it was, but because of channel 4's scheduling, after a while, they started ... read more »
  
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- - rikerish
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  - Corsham, Engalnd
  - 21 May 2008 at 01:28
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  Superlative Sci-Fi
  
  Conceived as an antidote to the hygenic, formulaic sci-fi of the Star Trek world, and devised as a 5-year novel for television, Babylon 5 is essential viewing ... read more »
  
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  - Sam W
  - England
  - 30 Mar 2004 at 00:09
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  It was the dawn of a new age, 10 years after the earth/minbari war...
  
  B5 is sci-fi at its bet. Based on philosophy, anthropology and conspiracy this series is story telling at its best. With a cast of characters who you actually... read more »
  
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  - Bolsover, England
  - 10 Apr 2004 at 05:36
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  One of the Best SF Series
  
  If you're new to B5, series 1 will seem a bit slow, but persevere: As SF series go, this is superb, building slowly with intrigue, character studies, ... read more »
  
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- - Anil Kumar
  - England
  - 20 Jun 2005 at 19:33
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  - 2
  Good but keep on going
  
  This first series is like many long running series, not as good as the rest. It takes some getting into and many of the characters are a bit wooden. But trust ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 29 Nov 2004 at 15:03
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  Babylon 5 ... 1.01 - 1.04
  
  Even though I adore the B5 series, I always thought the beginning of the first series to be fairly mediocre offerings. The very worst is 1.02, which appears to ... read more »
  
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- - MCL
  - East Midlands of the UK
  - 18 May 2005 at 03:07
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  excellent SF
  
  Very intelligent SF series, stands up very well in 2005 even in terms of special effects (though these are not what the series is about). Some great acting and ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 15 Jul 2005 at 15:03
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  Newcomers welcome
  
  This is great for Babylon fans who don't already have the whole set. Dip in from the beggining and relive the days where it all started. Intriguing in ... read more »
  
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- - excaliber
  - Surrey
  - 01 Feb 2004 at 19:14
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  Keeps getting better
  
  This is where the season really gets going. We are introduced to some of the pivotal characters, and we really find out exactly what happens to Sinclair at the ... read more »
  
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- - LeighT
  - UK
  - 25 Aug 2004 at 09:17
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  A history of the future
  
  Signs and Portents is absolutely essential viewing.. thats all there is to say.. you have to watch this is you are ever going to understand the future epsiodes ... read more »
  
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- - LeighT
  - UK
  - 02 Sep 2004 at 14:01
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  Getting better
  
  Things start to pick up with discs 3 and 4.Having seen the last few seasons of B5 I was eager to watch from day one,and glad I did.The plot spreads thru 7 ... read more »
  
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- - JASON QUINN
  - Enfield
  - 26 Sep 2005 at 20:51

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- Babylon 5 - Season 1
  
  In 1994, STAR TREK had to take a backseat to this science-fiction series, created by J. Michael Straczynski. The Babylon 5 space station has become an interplanetary peaceful negotiation center in the 23rd century, as humans and aliens attempt to settle differences in a reasonable fashion. This ...