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Starring: Dylan Neal,  Andreas Katsulas,  Alex Zahara,  Myriam Sirois,  Dean Marshall, 
Directed By: Michael Vejar, 
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 2002-01-19
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: Closed-captioned,  Color,  Dolby,  DVD-Video,  Subtitled,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

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Platform:  DVD MOVIE Publisher:  WARNER BROTHERS Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX Rating:  NOT RATED Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers is a two-hour television movie created by J. Michael Straczynski (original creator of the Babylon 5 series) for the Sci-Fi Channel. The telefilm takes place in 2264 after the wars are over and a new age of space exploration has begun. The Interstellar Alliance has been organized to establish and maintain peace among its member worlds including Earth. The Rangers are an elite military force made up of hand-picked young smart dedicated human and alien members who combine the high-tech elements of space travel with the idealism and honor of the knights of old. They encounter a previously unknown alien race whose lethal power is far greater than any force previously known to Earth or any other world in the Interstellar Alliance.DVD Details:Running Time: 90 min.Actors: Dylan Neal Andreas Katsulas Alex Zahara Myriam Sirois Dean Marshall See moreDirectors: Michael VejarFormat: Closed-captioned Color Dolby Subtitled Widescreen NTSCLanguage: EnglishRegion: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1Number of discs: 1Rating: Not RatedStudio: Warner Home VideoDVD Release Date: March 14 2006Available Subtitles: English Spanish FrenchAvailable Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers is a two-hour television movie created by J. Michael Straczynski (original creator of the Babylon 5 series) for the Sci-Fi Channel. The telefilm takes place in 2264 after the wars are over and a new age of space exploration has begun. Science-fiction fans are notoriously hard to please, and few have anything good to say about The Legend of the Rangers, produced in 2002 to introduce a spinoff of the popular Babylon 5 TV series. The naysayers have a point. Few elements of this 90-minute pilot, subtitled "To Live and Die in Starlight," will likely be memorialized among the genre's golden moments; the dialogue is often clunky and on-the-nose, the acting is less than stellar, and the effects work, while pretty good, doesn't live up to the standard set by Stargate, Farscape, and others. Nevertheless, there's a reasonably compelling story here, involving the elite Rangers (made up of humans and aliens alike, including the Minbari, who sport "head bones" instead of hair and whose cute little ears are placed on the sides of their necks) and the threat posed to the universe by a mysterious new foe known as "the Hand" (these are some seriously bad dudes, a race that has lain dormant for many years but is now back with a vengeance). Front and center is human Ranger David Martell (played by Dylan Neal). Court-martialed for choosing to save his crew rather then lead them to certain death (in violation of a code mandating that "we do not retreat, whatever the reason"), he's put in command of the Liandra, a ship that's not only funkier than Han Solo's Millennium Falcon but haunted to boot. Of course, as events play out, Martell and his pals end up as the last line of defense against the Hand, not only pitted against these implacable enemies but also dealing with a traitor among the good guys. The themes (honor vs. expediency, dark forces arrayed against peace-seekers, human impetuousness tangling with ancient alien wisdom) are familiar, and the outcome is far from unpredictable. Still, there are a lot less entertaining ways to spend 90 minutes than with Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews for Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rangers

should be 0 stars
I like cheesy science fiction to a fault. I've watched almost every bad science fiction movie from the 1950s to the present day, and enjoyed most of it. I like Babylon V; even the movies.
This is the worst idiocy bar none I have ever sat through. It is a plot written by a 3 year old mental defective. I'd like to design instruments, to be built by ancient and highly skilled German craftsmen which would subject the people responsible for this atrocity to exquisite and artistic torments. The people who are responsible for this "movie" should be slowly turned inside out and their entrails sprinkled with hydrofluoric acid. Honestly, it cost me 1.5 hours of my life, and all of my self respect. Don't make the same mistake I did. In fact, buy this video and light it on fire.Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rangers

A Classic!
Many older television shows, especially Sci-Fi ones, don't hold up well over time. Babylon 5, however, stands the test of time. It's still watchable, still interesting, still enjoyable. A Classic!Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rangers

Not bad
If you are a Babylon 5 fan you will want to see it. Not great, but you might want to see it and add it to your collection. The first disc which I purchased from Amazon was not properly recorded -- skipped, was distorted. They sent me a second copy which was O.K.Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rangers

Off the mark...
Legend of the Rangers was a true disapointment. I consider myself a huge fan of B5 and the Rangers carried enormous respect. The theme on this that there is a group a misfits that can do some great things when they overcome their unruly behaviors seemed more like chasing the popularity of FarScape. A ranger spin-off could have been cool if it maintained the same dignity as B5's version. The rangers lived for the one and died for the one. They were not whiny misfits. I enjoyed FarScape but seperately from this. It just could never be the same and most certainly didnt have to be.Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rangers

A nice off-shoot of B-5 from the Rangers perspective
This is nice off-shoot of the Babylon 5 universe by its' creator Michael Straczynski,from the Rangers perspective.
The story centres around the exploits of one Capt.David Martel.While the captain of the Enfali his ship and another get jumped by ships piloted by a new and deadly unknown race and similar in style and stealth to the Shadow vessels,familar to all B-5 fans.The other ship is destroyed and his ship is left crippled beyond any effective type of counter measures.He decides to limp home to fight another day.
The Grey council is convened as they think his "running" is counter to one of the codes of Ranger conduct..."We live for the one,we die for the one".During his trial and just as his guilty sentence is to be pronounced,in steps G'Kar who is also on Mimbar.He changes the councils' decision who return Martel his captaincy and give him a 20 year old ship the Leandra.
His 2nd in command is Dulan a Mimbari with telepathic abilities.During an escort mission Dulan is contacted by the previous crew of the Leandra who are in a state of unrest.During that same mission,another one of escort duty,they again get jumped by the same unknown race who manage to destroy the ship Martel is escorting,but not before the ambassadorial cargo escapes to the Leandra.G'Kar is among the menagerie and he explains to the captain that they were going to a nearby worlds' archeological dig site to view what had been uncovered: ancient buildings and a city billions of years old once populated by a race who drove out another evil one.
During their voyage back they are dogged by two of the remaining unknown vessels.It is also brought to light that there is a saboteur amongst the ambassadors,the same thing,they learn,that also doomed the previous crew.
He is found out and Martel learns that the unknown ships are from a race that is loyal to The Hand,an ancient evil that was there even before the Shadows.Through some ingenuity Martel gets he,his crew and the ambassadors back to safety.
The story ends with Martel taking G'kar back "home".Martel says that he has never been there but has heard alot about it and would like to visit sometime.Some of G'Kars' parting words are:"If you do come aboard remember,no one there is exactly as they seem".Sound familiar? A nice tie-in and a good note to end the show on.
The show is well acted but the dialogue and plot are sometimes a little sluggish which is a definite distraction.But the CGI is very well done throughout and one element in particular was a very nice touch.That was the armament section of the Leandra.The ships' guns are in the control of a person in a holographic/interactive environment.In this area you are in a no gravity scenario and able to move about in any position you need to as the entire space around the ship and targets in it are visible to you.The computer also reads your retina to determine position and the numbers of ships that need targeting.Through the actions of any one your bodys' limbs,you are able to direct fire onto that target.
An ingenious idea.
"Legends of the Rangers" is another nice touch by Mr.Straczynski to add to the B-5 universe in all its' diversity.And again,like Crusade,it showed alot of potential but unlike Crusade it never got beyond the movie stage.However it is a definite must have for all fans of the Babylon 5 series.Babylon 5 - The Legend of the Rangers

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