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Though
Babylon 5 never quite achieved the status of the
Star Trek series in whose considerably large footsteps it followed, it did manage to create a intriguing and entertaining world.
Babylon 5, much more so than
Star Trek, relied on long plot arcs to sustain the complexities of its underlying conflicts, so if you missed an episode or two, you may have had a tough time getting back on track. Not to worry! You can now view them on video.
Volume 5.6 compiles "Tragedy of the Telepaths" and "Day of the Dead" from the series' fifth season. In "Telepaths," rebel mindreaders use mindpower to resist the forces of Security Chief Zack Allan (Jeff Conaway of
Taxi fame) and station commander Lockley (Tracey Scroggins). But for the telepaths, the resolve for nonviolence is starting to crack. "Day of the Dead" features the comedy team of Penn & Teller (as Rebo & Zooty), whose arrival on Babylon 5 reminds President Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) that humor is a universal element like hydrogen. Arrivals of another kind remind Babylon 5 dwellers of the preciousness of life when spirits of deceased friends and lovers appear during a Brakari ritual.
--Tod Nelson
From the back cover
STRANGE DAYS. A freeport to adventure from the fifth season of Babylon 5. A TRAGEDY OF TELEPATHS -- Mind over matter? Holed up in Brown Sector, rebel telepaths use mindpower to resist the forces of Security Chief Zack Allan (Jeff Conaway) and station commander Lochley (Tracy Scoffings). But for the telepaths, the resolve for nonviolence is starting to crack. DAY OF THE DEAD--The arrival of comedy team Rebo & Zooty (Penn & Teller) reminds President Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) that humor is a universal element like hydrogen. Arrivals of another kind remind Babylon dwellers of the preciousness of life when spirits of deceased friends and lovers appear during a Brakiri ritual.
