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Title: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on July 19, 2007, 02:41:01 pm
omg omg omg less than 2 weeks till releese :D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0871427/
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: foolfromhell on July 23, 2007, 12:02:20 pm
After the Shadow and Civil War storyline in the series, I stopped following B5. What is the appeal? There is virtually no storyline anymore. Season 5 seemed slapped on.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Kosh on July 26, 2007, 06:15:39 am
That's because it was slapped on. Season 1-4 was supposed to last 5 seasons. They had to rush it because they didn't know if they would get a 5th season. Frankly I blame the network dicking around with it.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: foolfromhell on July 26, 2007, 12:54:05 pm
Yeazh. like Stargate SG-1 should have ended with Season 8. Threads was the best ending for a series I have ever seen. But greedy network execs wanted more $$!!!
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Mefustae on July 26, 2007, 08:47:14 pm
**** that, I liked seasons 9 & 10. Plus, if it ended at Season 8, we wouldn't have the upcoming DTV Movies 'Ark of Truth' and 'Continuum', or the possibility of an ongoing series of DTV movies!
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Bobboau on July 26, 2007, 08:51:36 pm
there is more to B5, namely the Drakh and there underhanded manipulations of the new ISA.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: foolfromhell on July 26, 2007, 11:06:35 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on July 26, 2007, 08:47:14 pm
**** that, I liked seasons 9 & 10. Plus, if it ended at Season 8, we wouldn't have the upcoming DTV Movies 'Ark of Truth' and 'Continuum', or the possibility of an ongoing series of DTV movies!

Is it direct-to-TV or direct-to-DVD??
I would think tht Direct to DVD would be more profitable.
100% of SG-1 Fans watch tv shows anyway. Each movie would give the same ad profit as a TV show.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Mefustae on July 26, 2007, 11:23:47 pm
Quote from: foolfromhell on July 26, 2007, 11:06:35 pm
Is it direct-to-TV or direct-to-DVD??
I would think tht Direct to DVD would be more profitable.
100% of SG-1 Fans watch tv shows anyway. Each movie would give the same ad profit as a TV show.
It's DVD, but the term is interchangable as the 'V' in 'DTV' doesn't necessarily refer to VHS Cassettes. Anyway, it can be determined that the sales for the DVDs will be notably higher than the viewership of the series given how many people download, TiVo or otherwise view the series in a manner not taken into account when determining neilson ratings.

So, what's the basic plot of this B5 movie?
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on July 27, 2007, 01:29:34 pm
unknown, seperate storys of what happens after season 5 i gather (like 10 year aniversary or something)
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on August 16, 2007, 10:58:41 am
OH MY GOD that was SWEEEEET


the warlock battlesequence made me shiver :D


Spoiler:
"Babylon 5 is a place of beginnings and endings, i wonder which this will be"


also in remeberance of the doc n the red spotted dude ;)

Spoiler:
John Sheridan: So any of the old gang coming in for this shindig?
Colonel Elizabeth Lochley: Some. Talked to Garibaldi, he's gonna try to come, but he's dealing with some situation on Mars.
John Sheridan: And Stephen?
Colonel Elizabeth Lochley: Oh, I thought you heard. Dr. Franklin went with G'Kar, exploring beyond the Rim. You know how he is, he'll take any chance to explore new territory before anyone can get there.
John Sheridan: Heh. That's too bad. I'll miss him. [/spolier]
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: castor on August 16, 2007, 11:46:10 am
So, how does it compare against other B5 movies?
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: BloodEagle on August 16, 2007, 11:51:35 am
Quote from: foolfromhell on July 26, 2007, 12:54:05 pm
Yeazh. like Stargate SG-1 should have ended with Season 8.

Stargate SG-1 should have ended with season four. Friends should have ended with season... er... um... 4 years earlier. Star Trek: Enterprise should have been nuked off of the surface of the earth during the pilot.
:beamz:

This is been a Geeky Service Announcement.  :warp:
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on August 16, 2007, 02:03:24 pm
Quote from: BloodEagle on August 16, 2007, 11:51:35 am
Quote from: foolfromhell on July 26, 2007, 12:54:05 pm
Yeazh. like Stargate SG-1 should have ended with Season 8.

Stargate SG-1 should have ended with season four. Friends should have ended with season... er... um... 4 years earlier. Star Trek: Enterprise should have been nuked off of the surface of the earth during the pilot.
:beamz:

This is been a Geeky Service Announcement.  :warp:


you should have been banned after your first post :)
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: TrashMan on August 16, 2007, 02:20:27 pm
Quote from: BloodEagle on August 16, 2007, 11:51:35 am
Quote from: foolfromhell on July 26, 2007, 12:54:05 pm
Yeazh. like Stargate SG-1 should have ended with Season 8.

Stargate SG-1 should have ended with season four. Friends should have ended with season... er... um... 4 years earlier. Star Trek: Enterprise should have been nuked off of the surface of the earth during the pilot.
:beamz:

This is been a Geeky Service Announcement.  :warp:

 :nod:
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: IceFire on August 16, 2007, 11:20:10 pm
Quote from: castor on August 16, 2007, 11:46:10 am
So, how does it compare against other B5 movies?
Its different because the two parts are fairly short...just long enough to be enjoyable.  The second one with Sheridan was the better of the two parts I think.  It was really nice to get back to the whole B5 thing...you can tell this is sort of a limited production sort of thing with allot of love and some really fantastic CGI work.  It was very enjoyable and I'm hoping that it will lead to some more of these sort of episode releases...certainly some room for improvement but lots of fun!
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on August 17, 2007, 01:33:40 am
hot damn did you see that new B5 model, it was ..... glorious
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on August 18, 2007, 01:49:39 pm
i just watched the whole warlock battle over and over again 5 times in a row :D
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Roanoke on August 18, 2007, 02:36:03 pm
Quote from: Kosh on July 26, 2007, 06:15:39 am
That's because it was slapped on. Season 1-4 was supposed to last 5 seasons. They had to rush it because they didn't know if they would get a 5th season. Frankly I blame the network dicking around with it.

Well, not necessarily as JMS says on several occasions he wanted a definte "aftermath of the shadow war" though you're correct regarding the doubt regarding getting S5.

I'm against more B5 personally. They got the 5 year loop. Let it be. Watch BSG instead!
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Ashrak on August 18, 2007, 03:18:35 pm
always want more B5, there is nothing they can do to screw it up for me, just so much of a sci fi person, that i dont nitpick or even bother noticing bugs n stuff.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Bobboau on August 18, 2007, 04:25:40 pm
I just want the whole future thing end tied up, with the centari and the drahk and the kid and stuff.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: karajorma on August 18, 2007, 05:45:50 pm
Quote from: Roanoke on August 18, 2007, 02:36:03 pm
Well, not necessarily as JMS says on several occasions he wanted a definte "aftermath of the shadow war" though you're correct regarding the doubt regarding getting S5.

The EA Civil war was meant to be most of that aftermath. JMS quite clearly stated that his original plan was to end the 4th series with Intersections in Real Time.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Roanoke on August 19, 2007, 11:20:20 am
the series certainly lost some momentum after S4
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: karajorma on August 19, 2007, 02:00:01 pm
That goes without saying. It did pick up a fair bit again by the last episodes though. While never as good as the end of Season 4 it was definitely worth watching.
Title: Re: B5: lost tales
Post by: Col. Fishguts on August 20, 2007, 08:38:25 am
The funny thing is that season 4 was excellent because there were no filler episodes, since he had to finish the story (since season 5 seemed to not be happening at the time). If JMS knew for sure that he would have a 5th season, season 4 might have ended up with boring filler episodes to drag out the shadow war as long as possible.