Babylon 5 – Vergessene Legenden: Stimmen aus dem Dunkel (Video 2007)

Babylon 5 – Vergessene Legenden: Stimmen aus dem Dunkel: Directed by J. Michael Straczynski, Sara Barnes. With Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, Peter Woodward, Alan Scarfe. It’s the tenth anniversary of the Interstellar Alliance, and President Sheridan is on his way to Babylon 5 for the celebration. However, he must first deal with a threat from the future, while Lochley handles a case of demonic possession.

“While the exceptional original series has stopped for almost ten years, here the Babylon 5 universe comes finally back in direct-to-DVD.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlas! Donu0026#39;t expect a sensational return, itu0026#39;s more a u0026quot;testu0026quot; to show that Babylon 5 is still viable on screen. Here, of all the original cast remains only Lochley and Sheridan. These two rather aged well, on the other hand the new CGI gave a heck of youthfulness to the ships and to our good old station which are both wonders to behold.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBecause of his openly religious theme – Iu0026#39;ve always believed Straczynski was an atheist -, the first story hasnu0026#39;t quite convinced me. However, itu0026#39;s rather dramatically well-rounded, thanks in particular to the great dialogs written by Straczynskiu0026#39;s fine and sensitive nib.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe transition between the two stories is magnificent, stamped with the melancholy of passing time and the infinity of space, both illustrated by beautiful pictures. We thus understand that the goal of The Lost Tales isnu0026#39;t to cause a stir, but rather to revive little by little the memories buried by time and bring them up to date. We can also notice the subtle tributes to Richard Biggs and Andreas Katsulas, deceased not long ago, who are u0026quot;Out there somewhere, beyond the Rimu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThus begins Sheridanu0026#39;s story, lightweight, during an interview marked with humor. But like usual, on him will fall a prophecy he must face alone, with difficult choices to make. The story takes its time, detached from Hollywood standards. In view of the amount of dialogs, we can feel that Straczynski kept control u0026#39;till the end. Questionings, qualms, and dreams filled with beautiful SFX follow one another in a dramatically efficient story, although far from the epic scale of the show. The conclusion too fall a little flat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt doesnu0026#39;t matter, it wasnu0026#39;t Straczynskiu0026#39;s goal to do something spectacular. His goal was to bring the franchise back to life and let the door open to future wonders, and as far as that is concerned, The Lost Tales is a success.”