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Babylon 5 - The Epsilon Chronicles [VHS]

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This pack consists of the following tapes, 1.10-Legacies & A Voice in the Wilderness Part 1, 1.11-A Voice in the Wilderness Part 2 & Babylon Squared, 1.12-The Quality of Mercy & Chrysalis. These are all very good.

First: should you happen to be missing the beginning of the season, go get it - while enjoyable on it's own, this set (and everything that follows) is SO much better when you can see the whole big story unfold in front of you with all the little pieces you pick up in season 1 fitting into the story. If you've seen the series, but have holes in your first season, BUY THEM. You will be *amazed* at the number of little hints that show the upcoming story in the follow seasons! DVD is to be released this summer, so you might want to wait if you'd prefer the disks. Another reason to have these: there are many little background hints that you'll want to rewind and catch. Overall, this is the best series of it's time and while the Trek(s) occationally match it, they fall down in having way too many stinkers thrown in. I can count TWO stinkers in *five* seasons of Babylon 5, it's THAT good.

There isn't a bad video in this set. Ok, so if I wanted to get picky I might rate them as between 4.5 (Quality of Mercy); 4.7 (Babylon Squared); and 4.9 (Voice in the Wilderness I & II)

The other episodes all fit in there somewhere.

I wouldn't rate any of these at four stars or below.

If you are a true fan of B5 and JMS, then you'll want all videos in the series. Even if you don't want them all these are a must have.

This pack features the final episodes of Season One, where the series begins to deepen and darken. Shades of meaning, emphasis on surprising past plot elements...all of a sudden, B5 gets really good! These eps only have this power because of the foundation laid by the earlier eps, so you've got to watch them, just so you get to "A Voice In The Wilderness" and "Babylon Squared", the real meat of the first year. "Chrysalis" sets some of the stage for season two, but who knew then Sinclair would be gone...for a time.

We have just opened and viewed the videos of Babylon 5 - Epsilon Chronicles and are greatly disappointed in the quality of the tapes. Having subscribed earlier to the Columbia House versions of Babylon 5, the quality of these videos leaves a lot to be desired. They appear to have been dubbed on a less that optimum vcr. The subject matter is tremendous and the ability to select which sets to purchase is five star, however, I wish they had been first run quality. I will continue to view them for I am a five-star Babylon 5 fan. Be prepared to be disappointed.

"A viewer" gave this a poor rating and upset the average for this set. I'll give it a 5 in hopes to bump it up a star. The fact that Amazon doesn't want to play with us should not detract from the overall. My actual rating is a 4½ for the series, 3½ for this set.

While I rate B5 as 5-star Sci-Fi series (leaving every incarnation of Star Trek in the dust) I only give this pack 4-stars and the beginning of season 1 gets only 3. Season one seemed to thrash about looking for a purpose before the story arc really took form and charicture. Chrysalis is a must own as it fails to pull a single punch, leaving you breathless at the end. Quality of Mercy is a little "Treky" in it's presentation. Babylon Squared is neat in that it sets the foundation for things to come. Voice in the Wilderness is a standout in season 1 for its good writing, but again some of the concepts seem a little "Treky"

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