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WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING...
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"'Babylon 5' portrays, with alarming realism and spectacular detail, a
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myriad of space-based cultures and their struggles to achieve common
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ground and mutual understanding. Paralleling many of the nuances of
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today's human relations, 'Babylon 5' offers a futuristic, yet stunningly
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contemporary view of political and social intermingling on a cosmic
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level. It is a 23rd century 'whodunit,' complete with spellbinding
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intrigue played out before a backdrop of interplanetary conspiracies and
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individual betrayals.
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"'Babylon 5' delivers a visual masterpiece and creates to the finest
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points life in the far reaches of time and space, made real with
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wondrous costumes, detailed makeup, prosthetics, industry-leading
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computer-generated graphics and astounding special effects....
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"'Babylon 5,' a unique combination of state-of-the-art technology with
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all-out action and underlying passion, is home to both science fiction
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and dramatic storytelling."
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-- Delise Langford, The Huntsville Times
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"'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' fans may take offense but 'Babylon 5' is
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the most interesting place to visit out of this world. 'Babylon 5' wins
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the weekly war of battling space stations with good stories, better
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characters and intense conflict.
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"'Babylon 5' is peopled by an inscrutable blend of aliens and humans,
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each with a hidden agenda. They interact in creator J. Michael
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Straczynski's complex five-year master plan, enabling writers to enrich
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this extraterrestrial tapestry.
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"'Babylon 5' is also much darker than any other sci-fi drama. In one
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episode, a race of aliens died of a '100-percent contagious, 100-percent
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fatal' plague before a cure could be discovered. Rest assured that, in
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the 'Star Trek' universe, an antidote would have been found in time to
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save everyone.
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"Writers refuse to succumb to the need to include every character in
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every episode, conveying the impression there's a lot more going on
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among the 250,000 inhabitants of 'Babylon 5' than viewers know. That's
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enough to keep this veteran science-fiction fan riveted to the couch.
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"WATCH IT? A visually stunning experience.
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"TAPE IT? It has all the makings of a classic."
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-- Charles Aukerman, Sun Banner Pride
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"Forget 'Star Trek.' The best space opera on television is a show
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you've probably never heard of: 'Babylon 5,' an energetic, nasty and
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rousingly entertaining serial that combines grittiness with an almost
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childlike sense of wonder....
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"'Babylon 5' resembles Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' series in sheer
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scale, and some of the concepts -- underground railroads for victims of
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persecution through mind-control, independence movements for off-world
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colonies, prejudice among alien races -- are explored with unique
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freshness and perspective, without stooping to the preachiness and
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sanctimoniousness evident in so many 'Deep Space Nine' and "Voyager'
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scripts.
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"'Babylon 5' has struggled to find a wide audience, but it has lasted
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three seasons. There may be intelligent life out there after all."
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-- Alex Strachan, Vancouver Sun
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"Babylon 5 has set the sci-fi TV world on end with the quality of its
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writing, method of production and revolutionary special
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effects........[The] stories are gripping....If you haven't checked ou
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Babylon 5 you owe it to yourself to do so. This is, without doubt, the
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best science fiction series ever produced. Give it the next six weeks.
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You'll be hooked."
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-- Tom Poston, Break Magazine
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"Like any space opera worth its salt, the show comes with a full
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complement of weird-looking creatures and dazzling special effects. The
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difference is that 'Babylon 5' does them better than anybody else -- the
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show won a pair of Emmys for makeup and visual effects in its very first
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season....What really sets the show apart is its ambitious approach to
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storytelling."
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-- Mark Nollinger, TV Guide
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"The station houses an array of aliens the equal of 'Star Wars'
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cantina."
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-- Brian Donlon, USA Today
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"[Babylon 5's] computer-generated space scenes are spectacular and the
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plot is reminiscent of the golden age of space sagas. The show is the
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sci-fi equivalent of progressive rock...."
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-- Stephen Lynch, Orange County Register
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"This is one space station you're likely to want to visit frequently."
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-- Barry Garron, Kansas City Star
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"'Babylon 5' just keeps getting better and better. I highly recommend
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everyone watch it."
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-- Stephen P. Signorelli, Tri-Town News
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