Babylon 5 Season 1, Set 3 - Starliner Digital Life VHS

Babylon 5 Season 1, Set 3 - Starliner
starring: Babylon 5, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs
directed by: Adam Nimoy, Bruce Seth Green, David J. Eagle, Janet Greek, Jesús Salvador Treviño

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790739809
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0790739801
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: January 26, 1999
Sales Rank: 54689
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1994

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This set contains the following episodes: 1.7: SURVIVORS/BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY; 1.8: SIGNS AND PORTENTS/TKO; 1.9 GRAIL/EYES

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This set of six episodes from Babylon 5's inaugural season plants the seeds of violent change that will first sprout in the season finale 'Chrysalis,' as characters reveal secrets and hidden dimensions. 'Survivors' puts Garibaldi in the hot seat as the target of an investigation, which is headed by a vengeful officer out for Garibaldi's blood, and concerns a plot to assassinate Earth's President Santiago. Allusions to Malcolm X aside, 'By Any Means Necessary' is unusual in that it deals with a strike by dock workers and an unusually harsh response by the increasingly militarized Earth Government as Commander Sinclair attempts to mediate. 'Signs and Portents' at first may appear to refer to the premonitions of seer Lady Ladira, who has arrived on Babylon 5 to oversee the safe return of a Narn sacred relic. But more likely it is tied up with the first appearance of the seemingly mild-mannered Morden, whose brief interview with Londo links their destinies in ways no one could comprehend--apart from, perhaps, Lady Ladira. Though not one the season's more exciting episodes, it becomes the essential linchpin in the transformation of Londo from clownish dignitary to political power in the Babylon 5 master plan. 'TKO,' by contrast, is a rather generic story of a human fighter in an alien blood sport, enriched by the secondary story of Ivanova's religious quandary concerning her father's death. 'Grail' guest stars David Warner as a modern-day crusader searching the stars for the Holy Grail and standing against a bloodthirsty murderer on a mission of revenge. 'Eyes' replays 'And the Sky Is Full of Holes' with the plot of 'Survivors' as a colonel with a grudge against Sinclair assumes command of the station, but the subplot involving Ivanova's refusal to submit to a telepathic scan at the risk of her career (and the promises of a sincere telepath played by cult actor Jeffrey Combs) is far more revealing. --Sean Axmaker

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- Babylon 5 at it's best!
In 'Survivors' we see the Earth President visiting the station. As the episode unfolds, we witness an attempt on the president's life, while his security chief holds Garibaldi responsible for it. We also learn information on Garibaldi's past, who escapes to Down Below while Sinclair tries to get him off the hook.

In 'By Any Means Necessary' a serious accident is causing a major strike and Sinclair has to work it out without betraying anyone: Earth dome, his crew or himself. Somewhat boring, but the side story is quite fun, as G'Kar and Mollari harass each other by stealing religious items.

Signs and Pertents: This episode of this tape is excellent. Ambassador Mollari recovers a long lost Centauri artifact of power, while a plot is set to overthrow the Emperor. This plot involves the Raiders, while a Centaurian psychic, Lady Ladira foretells the destruction of B5 and sees Shadows that move. And ... Read More

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- Best TV Sci-Fi of 1990s Cont'd. WARNING: Spoilers!
As has been noted, this boxed set contains the episodes SURVIVORS, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, SIGNS & PORTENTS, TKO, GRAIL, and EYES. They should be viewed _after_ the two previous sets THE COLLECTION and MIND PROBERS. In importance, these six episodes are all over the map, ranging from those containing threads that never turn up again (as in the violent TKO) to the crucially pivotal SIGNS & PORTENTS. In all six, we learn progressively more about the fascinating cast of characters that populates the BABYLON 5 universe.

In SURVIVORS, we learn more about Michael Garibaldi's troubled past. But when B5 station security is on the line, he overcomes overwhelming disadvantages and gets the job done. In BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, Commander Sinclair is caught between striking workers and EarthGov regs, under which he has been commanded to resolve the dispute "by any means necessary." He does, and ... Read More

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- This 3-pak contains the following:
The third set of six episodes from Season One:

Survivors / By Any Means Necessary / Signs and Portents / TKO / Grail / Eyes

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