Babylon 5 DVD releases

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Rather than post threads with info as they come up, this thread will have all info I can get about the Region 1 DVD releases of my favorite TV show - Babylon 5

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Babylon 5 - Season 1
(Already Released)



Features:
--All-new digital widescreen transfers with remastered soundtrack of 22 episodes on 6 discs
--Introduction and audio commentary on two episodes by series creator J. Michael Straczynski
--"The Making of Babylon 5"
--"Back to Babylon 5"
--Enter the Universe of Babylon 5: Take a station tour and explore the humans, aliens, political situations, data, tech files, weaponry and hardware of this era
--Episode previews
--Widescreen anamorphic format
--Number of discs: 6

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Babylon 5 - Season 2
(Already Released)



Features:

--Commentary by series creator/producer J. Michael Straczynski on 'In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum' and 'The Fall of Night'
--Commentary by cast members Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian and Jerry Doyle on 'The Geometry of Shadows'
--All-new introduction by J. Michael Straczynski and cast including Bruce Boxleitner
--"Building Babylon: Blueprint of an Episode" featurette
--"Shadows and Dreams: Honors of Babylon" featurette, including coverage of the Hugo Award
--10 personnel files
--10 data files
--5 tech files
--Historical timeline
--Gag reel
--Original episode previews
--Widescreen anamorphic format
--Number of discs: 6

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Babylon 5 - The Gathering/In the Beginning
(Already Released)



Features
--"The Gathering - Special Edition": full-frame
--"In the Beginning": anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1)
--List of cast & crew
--Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats

Babylon 5 - The Gathering (Special Edition)
(Already Released)



(From Amazon.com customer review )

This disc is simply a re-issue of the transfer originally used on the double-feature DVD that Warner Bros. used to "test the market" for "B5" on DVD a couple of years ago. (The other half of the double-feature was the Minbari War prequel, "In the Beginning")

Essentially they took the existing laserdisc transfers, digitized them, and dropped it onto a DVD. There were no extras, no Dolby Digital 5.1 remixes, nothing. The version of "The Gathering" used was not the 1993 original but a substantial re-edit that series creator and executive producer J. Michael Straczynski oversaw in 1998 when TNT picked the series up for its fifth and final season....

...Warner Bros. is recycling the same transfer of the pilot as part of its "try it, you'll like it" series of low-cost discs designed to introduce potential buyers to its TV shows. (Some discs contain a TV movie, as in this case, others a couple of individual episodes of a series.) All come with a coupon good for $5.00 of one of the full season sets of the same season. They are intended as cheap "sampler" discs to promote existing series releases....

...This is for those who are just curious about the series and want a cheap way to check it out.

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Babylon 5 - Season 3
(Already Released)



DVD Features:

--Commentary by J. Michael Straczynski on 'Severed Dreams' and 'Z'Ha'Dum'
--Commentary by Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs, and Ed Wagner on 'Interludes and Examinations'
--Introduction from series creator J. Michael Straczynski
--"Behind the Mask: Creating the Aliens of Babylon 5" documentary
--"Designing a Better Narn" documentary
--"Designing Tomorrow: The Look of Babylon 5" documentary
--Personnel files
--Data files
--Shadow dossier
--Widescreen anamorphic format
--Number of discs: 6

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Edit 12/31/2007:

Some packing problems have occured with this set. Several sets have been reported as having multiple copies of one disc, and missing copies of others in the same box. I purchased a copy and got two "disc one" and no "disc two". Contact warner home video (the customer question link is a bit difficult to find to click here -- note also to select "Home Video and DVD" in the "what is this regarding" section). I got a email back saying they will send me a shipping label and to send the whole set back for a replacement.

[Tombfyre]

why would they advertise a 3 month release sched.... and go suddenly go back to 5 month....


Aug 12 season 3 was released.... cross your fingers that thats correct.. or I will go nuts!

[Tombfyre]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


to bad its not released until january... the pain of waiting for the conclusion of the Shadow war... but its for the better... DS9 is coming out 1 per month until december

[Tombfyre]

gah.. i hate these 4-5 month releases.... i liked star treks 2 month better

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Babylon 5 - Season 4
(already released)



DVD Features:

--Introduction to Babylon 5 Season 4 by series creator
--2 commentaries by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, one including director Mike Vehar ("Face of the Enemy", "Deconstruction of Falling Stars")
--Commentary by cast members Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Peter Jrasik and Patricia Tallman
--Celestial Sounds Featurette about series composer Chritopher Franke and the making of the series music
--No Surrender, No Retreat DVD Suite, original music composed exclusively for the DVD
--The Universe of Babylon5: Personnel Files, Data Files and Gag Reel
--Episode Previews

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Babylon 5 - Season 5
(already released)



DVD Features:

--Introduction to Wheel of Fire (Season 5 of Babylon 5) by series creator, J. Michael Straczynski
--Two audio commentaries by J. Michael Straczynski ("Fall of Centauri Prime", "Sleeping in Light")
--"Movements of Fire and Shadow" commentary by cast members Bruce Boxleitner, Peter Jurasik, Patricia Tallman and Tracy Scoggins
--Digital Tomorrow - a featurette about making the special effects for the series
--Beyond Babylon 5 - a featurette focusing on the fans, their reactions to the show and available Babylon 5 merchandise
--The Universe of Babylon 5
--Personnel Files
--Data Files
--Gag Reel
--Episode previews
--Easter Egg: Marcus Cole: Dead or Frozen
--Additional and Extended Scenes

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Babylon 5 - Movie Collection
(Already Released)



DVD Features:

--Each movie will contain commentary from the creator (J. Michael Straczynski), cast and crew
--Introduction for each movie by JMS
--"Creating the Future - How Science Fiction and the show influenced each other."

The Gathering (1993): Alien envoys come to the giant space station in the pilot that launched the five-year TV series.

In the Beginning (1998): The B5 prequel! It's humans vs. aliens in the battle that led to the station's creation.

Thirdspace (1998): Is there a realm beyond hyperspace? Discovery of a million-years-old gateway technology may hold the answer...and more.

River of Souls (1998): After death, then what? Questions of eternity arise when a supposedly infallible harvester of souls proves to be very fallible.

A Call to Arms (1999): The torch is passed. A race against time to save Earth links the B5 mission with the Rangers' new interstellar efforts.

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Crusade - A Babylon 5 spinoff series (See "A Call to Arms" telemovie for story bridge)
(Already Released)


Features

--Commentary by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, and key cast and crew members on two episodes

(Note from Granite: There's a possibility due to some conflict betwen JMS and WB that JMS asked that current pressings of the DVD have the commentary removed - see this link for more info)

--All 13 episodes from the 1999 season
--The Making of Crusade - a behind-the-scenes featurette
--Forging Excalibur - learn about the starship from the inside out
--Number of discs: 4

[Tombfyre]

hrm.. i guess i will buy crusade.. might as well get it all..... the news that a new movie "In memory of shadows" or something on those lines is definetly interesting.... so much for having all of the B5 saga

[Tombfyre]

yay

about time.

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Babylon 5 - "Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die by Starlight"
(Already Released)



Specs:
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)