Thoughts on Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
JMS has posted a couple of new CGI renders from the FX sequences and main titles of Babylon 5: The Lost Tales here. (Am I the only one looking at the vaguely Fuji-esque series of streaks behind the B5 logo and thinking “Have you swilled Brevari and played Atari today?” 😆 ) The second shot, despite the fact that the nebula in the background looks completely different from the way it’s been portrayed before, almost makes my heart sing. Actually, parts of my heart are already singing. I just heard the most ungodly noise from from one of the ventricles – trust me, you don’t wanna know.
This brings to mind my recent purchase of The Legend Of The Rangers on DVD. (Hey, I got it on special.) For those who don’t remember Legend, whose name coincidentally shortened to LOTR, it was the last attempt to bring B5 back to our screens, following a series of generally well-received TV movies on TNT and the sadly premature death of Crusade. LOTR premiered early in 2002, went up against an NFL championship game, and came out of that battle in much the same shape that most bugs come out of a pitched battle with the windshield of a fast-moving car. In other words, it pancaked, despite being overpromoted by Sci-Fi Channel, a network that seemed really hip to having a new B5 series on its air. … Read more
