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All Things Babylon 5

Yeah I've still got all the lovely big colourful season dvd B5 boxsets from 20+ years ago lol.. but I'm gonna get the blu-ray for sure (once I find an acceptable import option to Australia) as I'd love to see the show looking a little better plus if it sells well then that just ensures more B5 content coming.. whereas if it doesn't sell well then that could be it for B5. Apparently the TNG blu-ray sales didn't meet expectations years ago hence why we didn't get a DS9 (which I'm devo about) or Voyager remastered blu-rays. It's also why I'm getting the B5 anime despite not really being into that stuff as JMS has tweeted that if this stuff sells well then that sends WB a big message and opens the door for new live action stuff ie films and reboot series.
 
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Yeah, CBS lost a lot of money in the TNG remaster. Which I can totally understand. Outside of the first two seasons with their appalling lighting, the series didn't really need a remaster.
It wasn't like TOS where, let's be honest, it was really ugly to a level that made it hard to watch on a large screen.
 
Blake00 said:
The blu-ray release is based off the recent remastered B5 streamed version which was made from fresh scans of the film negatives.. yes the CGI had to be upscaled (as we're not getting the expensive TNG treatment) but at least it's not stretched like the dvd version was and all the non-cgi stuff looks better than the broadcast or dvd versions due to the fresh scans.

That article you link to is 5 years old so here's a something a little newer from them on the situation:
www.engadget.com

‘Babylon 5 Remastered’ now available to buy, or stream on HBO Max

Nearly thirty years after it first aired, and twenty years after its troubled DVD release, Babylon 5 is getting a polish as part of its release on HBO Max.
www.engadget.com www.engadget.com

Here's a comparison video showing the differences.. nothing massive but it's noticeable..

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Well said. I was kind of hoping that the CG might have been updated as upscaling on the Amazon/Max versions hasn't looked great to me, but the live action is a definite plus with the new scans. Too bad they couldn't have brought Tom Smith on board who has done an amazing job redoing the CG scenes with the show assets he's cobbled together.

I also hope this will lead to the movies and Crusade getting BR releases.
 
Laurana Kanan said:
Too bad they couldn't have brought Tom Smith on board who has done an amazing job redoing the CG scenes with the show assets he's cobbled together.
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Ah yes, is he the one who did this video I saw the other day? If so it's pretty impressive!!!

 
Well sure enough they did go on to release the Babylon 5 remastered copy of all 5 seasons & the pilot onto blu-ray thankfully! As expected in this age of the format dying they haven't bothered with any special features (or the movies for that matter) but nevertheless it's great to finally own a boxset copy of the remastered version. Have watched a few of the big old favourite episodes (ie Severed Dreams) and it looks good! Can definitely see the difference! Despite buying the new Road Home blu-ray I haven't got around to watching it yet. Will try to soon!
 
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Finally watched 'The Road Home' bluray a few days ago.. started to forget I was watching a cartoon and got lost in JMS story telling pretty quickly..
Spoiler :
loved the way it set things up for the new show if it happens.. and if not then its a nice positive ending to what came before..
 
All five series dropped for purchase on the Microsoft Film Store. Sadly, you don't get the TV films (including The Gathering), but as an alternate to my DVDs, I'm not disappointed.
 
It's in my radar for when I finish my Star Trek binge feast...was the show given a proper ending?
 
Great to know.
I remember watching it as a very young teen and I liked it lot, but syndicalized TV in country sucked even more than now so I never finished it.
I vaguely remember that a race of advanced aliens came to populate Earth and they lived in harmony with earthlings and there were special human agents with implants that catered to the aliens. Wrote this without looking it up...did I just dream it all up?
 
That doesn't sound like B5 to me. :confused: Was it a different show you're thinking of?
 
I don't know:undecide::help:
 
Damn! What did I saw then? Any Sci-fi fanatic here to help me?
 
I think you might be talking about Earth Final Conflict, one of those late Nineties Sci Fi's that an had initially great premise until the execs started screwing about with it. Majel Rodennberry/Barret was one of the show creators until the execs meddled around.
 
Yeah sounds like Earth Final Conflict, or V, or Alien Nation. Babylon 5 is not set on Earth, it's a space station in the future.
 
Checked the wiki foe Earth Final Conflict, you are absolutely right! Thank you so much for your help. Young teenage me was really confused how the f did i mixed this with Babylon 5, maybe i never saw Babylon 5 at all. So is Earth Final Conflict any good? Did it have a proper ending?
 
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