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Babylon 5: Season 1

Babylon 5

Babylon 5: Season 1

Warner Brothers (1994)
DVD
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
7321900228558
TV Series | Drama | Science Fiction
USA | English | Color | 00:45

The epic SF series Babylon 5 was a unique experiment in the history of television. It was effectively a novel for television in five seasons, consisting of 110 episodes with a clear beginning, middle and end. The first season introduces the main characters, headed this year by Commander Jeffery Sinclair (Michael O'Hare) and Security Chief Michael Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle), and familiarises the audience with the unique environment of a five-mile-long space station in the year 2257.

The first episode, "Midnight on the Firing Line", plays at a breathless pace, introducing Commander Susan Ivanova (Claudia Christian) and establishing the conflict between the Narn and Centauri races as represented by their ambassadors, G'Kar (Andreas Katsulas) and Londo Mollari (Peter Jurasik). Then follow several mediocre episodes which initially give the impression that B5 is a Star Trek clone afflicted with "silly alien of the week" syndrome. Episodes such as "Soul Hunter" and "Infection" are best watched in hindsight, with knowledge of how good the show later became.

With "And the Sky Full of Stars" B5 really begins to hit its stride, Sinclair being forced to relive his mysterious experiences during the Earth-Minbari war. Filler shows such as "TKO" are notable only for being controversially violent, while the disappointing "Grail" points to writer-creator J. Michael Straczynski's fascination with Arthurian mythology. "Signs and Portents" introduces the sinister Mr Morden (Ed Wasser) and offers the chilling first appearance of ancient alien threat, the Shadows. B5 hits warp speed with a run of exceptional episodes building to the season finale. The two-part "A Voice in the Wilderness" has Mars breaking into open revolt against Earth and the discovery of a "Great Machine" on the dead world Epsilon 3. Referencing 1950s SF classic Forbidden Planet, the story leads to the superb time travel-based "Babylon Squared". Season finale "Chrysalis" proves more than just the usual television cliff-hanger, placing Minbari ambassador Delenn in conflict with her ruling Grey Council and forcing on her a decision which laid the groundwork for Babylon 5 eventually to become a great love story. --Gary S Dalkin


Episodes View details

0 The Gathering 89 min | Feb 22, 1993

The opening of a crucial space station is put in jeopardy when the commanding officer is accused of the attempted murder of a diplomat.

1 Midnight on the Firing Line 44 min | Jan 26, 1994

The Narn attack a Centauri colony, while Raiders attack transport ships. Talia Winters arrives at the station.

2 Soul Hunter 44 min | Feb 02, 1994

A mysterious alien who steals the souls of the living arrives on the station, putting Delenn's life in danger.

3 Born to the Purple 44 min | Feb 09, 1994

Londo falls for a beautiful slave, whose owner wants to steal sensitive information. Garibaldi discovers that someone is using a restricted communications channel.

4 Infection 44 min | Feb 16, 1994

A living weapon wreaks havoc on the station.

5 The Parliament of Dreams 44 min | Feb 23, 1994

A week long cultural festival is takes place on board the station. Catherine Sakai, Sinclair's old girlfriend, arrives on the station and G'Kar receives a death threat.

6 Mind War 44 min | Mar 02, 1994

The Psi Cops arrive at the station to capture Talia's old Psi Corps instructor. Catherine is warned not to survey a sector of space by G'Kar.

7 The War Prayer 44 min | Mar 09, 1994

A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.

8 And the Sky Full of Stars 44 min | Mar 16, 1994

Sinclair is kidnapped by two men who want to know what happened to him when he disappeared in the final battle of the Earth-Minbari War, something that even Sinclair does not know.

9 Deathwalker 44 min | Apr 20, 1994

A war criminal scientist who is the last of the notorious Dilgars is discovered on Babylon 5 bearing an extraordinary medication that all the powers want.

10 Believers 44 min | Apr 27, 1994

An alien family refuses surgery to save their dying child.

11 Survivors 43 min | May 04, 1994

Garibaldi is blamed for an accident aboard B5, leading to his return to the bottle.

12 By Any Means Necessary 44 min | May 11, 1994

While the station's dock workers stage an illegal strike, G'Kar tries to hold a Narn religious ceremony, but Londo holds the plant he needs and won't relinquish it.

13 Signs and Portents 43 min | May 18, 1994

Londo obtains a priceless Centauri artifact and a stranger visits each alien ambassador asking only one question.

14 TKO 44 min | May 25, 1994

A disgraced boxer comes to Babylon 5 to compete in the Mutai, an alien fighting match. Meanwhile, an old friend visits Ivanova so that she can mourn the loss of her father.

15 Grail 44 min | Jul 06, 1994

A man searching for the Holy Grail arrives. Ambassador Kosh may be behind a string of attacks on the station.

16 Eyes 44 min | Jul 13, 1994

Colonel Ari Ben Zayn of Earthforce Internal Affairs investigates Sinclair and his command staff for recent station actions.

17 Legacies 42 min | Jul 20, 1994

A Minbari military leader's dead body disappears on the station.

18 A Voice in the Wilderness: Part 1 44 min | Jul 27, 1994

Delenn's old friend and mentor Draal arrives on the station at the same time that an extinct civilization is found on the planet that Babylon 5 orbits. A revolt against the Earth Alliance breaks out on Mars.

19 A Voice in the Wilderness: Part 2 44 min | Aug 03, 1994

Earthforce Captain Ellis Pierce and an alien race both lay claim to Epsilon III, the planet which Babylon 5 orbits. The revolt on Mars continues, leading to many casualties.

20 Babylon Squared 44 min | Aug 10, 1994

Babylon 5's immediate predecessor, Babylon 4, suddenly reappears after mysteriously vanishing four years earlier.

21 The Quality of Mercy 44 min | Aug 17, 1994

Talia must enter the mind of a convicted murderer while Dr. Franklin goes to Downbelow to investigate a doctor who apparently is 'magically' healing people.

22 Chrysalis 43 min | Oct 26, 1994

Garibaldi investigates a death on the station which leads him to a terrible discovery.

Cast View all

Andreas Katsulas G'Kar
Peter Jurasik Londo Mollari
Mira Furlan Delenn
Jerry Doyle Michael Garibaldi
Michael O'Hare Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair
Rick Ryan Dome Tech
Stephen Furst Vir Cotto
Claudia Christian Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
Bill Mumy Lennier
Andrea Thompson Talia Winters
Richard Biggs Dr. Stephen Franklin
Marianne Robertson Hostage
Julie Caitlin Brown Na'Toth
Warren Tabata Security Officer
Dennis C. Alpert Security Officer
Bill Blair Markab in Customs
Ardwight Chamberlain Kosh Naranek
Andray Johnson Dome Tech
Mark Hendrickson Grey Council #1
Louis Ortiz Dome Tech
Dan Magee Dome Tech
Haley McLane Voice of the Computer
Jeffrey Willerth Ambassador Kosh
Julia Nickson-Soul Catherine Sakai
Josh Coxx Tech David Corwin

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Edition details

Packaging Custom Case
Nr Discs 6
Screen Ratios Widescreen (16:9)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Subtitles Arabic | Dutch | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | German | Swedish | Turkish
Distributor Warner Home Video
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date 2002
Regions Region 2