Babylon 5: Lost Tails

[Mouseferatu]

And we did have character interaction in the second one, just depends on how much you like Galen.

Galen's okay. But it's just not the same as seeing any of the actual gang together. I'd love to see Sheridan and Garibaldi, or Sheridan and Delenn, or Garibaldi and Zack Allen, or any combination thereof.

I want to see what happened with Lennier after he left, and I want to see Delenn involved with the resolution. I want to see Sheridan and Ivonova working together again. That sort of thing.

 

[Blastin]

So anyone know if these did well enough to merit a second installment sales wise?

 

[qstor]

So anyone know if these did well enough to merit a second installment sales wise?

I don't think there's any word from Warner Brothers yet. I know JMS is pretty busy too. I hang out at jmsnews.com for the latest B5 updates

Mike

 

[Holy Bovine]

I feel pretty silly for having missed these completely when they first came out. I found about them at Costco of all places when they had this big sale on the B5 TV series DVD sets ($28 CAN for each season!). I'll pick them up this weekend though - as someone else said bad B5 is better than no B5 and these don't sound too bad. I am just amazed that we are getting more B5 after almost ten years! Very cool!

 

[DreadPirateMurphy]

I thought the character interaction between Galen and Sheridan was great, especially when Sheridan finally says, basically, "Why don't you ever show me anything happy?" LOL.

Season 5 was thrown awry by the almost-cancellation at the end of season 4, and so the somewhat dreadful Byron storyline took up more of the season. I don't find Lochley to be that bad, though...I liked her part of the Rebo and Zooty episode quite a bit, actually. Scoggins had a hard pair of shoes to fill, given the fan affection for the character of Ivanova. (I was also touched by the fact that she started to tear up in the homage to Andreas Katsulas.)

 

[danzig138]

The second episode, I thought, was almost quintessential B5. I love the fact that, 10 years later, Bruce Boxleitner is still Sheridan. There was no disconnect, no nothing; it really was like stepping back in time, vis-a-vis the character.

I loved it. You are correct about Sheridan. The only thing it was missing was one of his long "I love the sound of my voice" speeches that I always liked. Both were, in spirit, Babylon 5. I hope there is another offering, with a larger budget for more of the cast. I didn't mind this though, since Intersections in Real Time is probably my favorite episode.

I am not at all disappointed that I pre-ordered this.

 

[Mouseferatu]

The only thing it was missing was one of his long "I love the sound of my voice" speeches that I always liked.

Well, I think that's more a JMS scripting trait than a Sheridan character trait. And we got it in spades in the first "episode" with Lochley.

I didn't mind this though, since Intersections in Real Time is probably my favorite episode.

I don't know if I'd call it one of my favorites--because I have a lot from that series --but yes, definitely an amazingly well done and impressive episode.

 

[Volaran]

Well, I think that's more a JMS scripting trait than a Sheridan character trait. And we got it in spades in the first "episode" with Lochley.

I'd agree with that statement. Re-watching B5, there certainly seem to be moments when JMS is speaking rather than the individual character. Boxleitner seemed better at delivering it than Scoggins, though.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Boxleitner seemed better at delivering it than Scoggins, though.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's because he's the better actor by a wide margin. Not that Scoggins is a bad actor, necessarily, she's just... adequate.

Although, to be fair, she only had one season to get to know the character. Most of the B5 cast were definitely better as the show went on than they were in their first year. So maybe I should give her more credit. Nevertheless, I do think that--from both B5, and other things I've seen--that Boxleitner is, in fact, the better actor of the pair.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I do find it interesting, though, that by far the best actors on the show were the alien ambassadors. I've yet to find anyone who disagrees that Andreas Katsulas, Peter Jurasik, and Mira Furlan were the top three actors on that show.

(Of course, now that I've posted it on the net, someone will disagree in 5... 4... 3...)