I really enjoyed this movie. It's sad so many of the original cast have passed on.

@truthseeker6532

10 ай бұрын

B5 pre order for the complete show on blu ray is out!!!! comes out in Dec!!!!!

G'Kar did indeed require a certain exercise of imagination. But the performer who did Delenn just *might* have had access to certain Necromantic forces. She was *WEIRDLY* SPOT-on.

I really enjoyed it too. The only thing missing about Zathra’s new voiceover was he didn’t make that clicking noise by pressing his tongue to the roof of his mouth. Others were good too.

I quite enjoyed it, I especially liked the last sequence. I wonder if they will use this alternate timeline as a setup for a B5 reboot.

@Jayjay-qe6um

11 ай бұрын

I highly doubted, but still I like the idea of seeing Sinclair, Sheriden and Lochley as series regulars in the reimagined series. Also, I like the idea of Delenn remaining pure Minbari throughout the series, oh... and I want Zathras to be a regular character as well.

@cernstormrunner7263

11 ай бұрын

If i understood what JMS said on Twitter, any future animated stuff will be set in this alternate timeline.

@j.scottvanlester4584

10 ай бұрын

@@cernstormrunner7263 I'm okay with this. I think that the problem with all the spinoffs and movies is that you can't really follow the Shadows with another, lesser villians.

@DissociatedWomenIncorporated

7 ай бұрын

@@j.scottvanlester4584I don’t know if the Shadows were really the greatest villains. They were unstoppable cosmic horrors, sure, but they weren’t even exactly villains, they just had a very alien sense of morality. We were ants to them. Now President Clark, on the other hand… unambiguously villainous. Less of a threat, sure, but more of a villain.

They showed the "power core" several times on the series. In "Convictions" they showed them finding the explosives on the power core. They had to tap into the power core for "War Without End" to power the time travel device on B4.

I’ve finally found some free time to start watching it, but honestly I have to pause every few minutes to rewatch a funny moment or to wipe tears from my eyes. 😢 I miss the ones who passed away but the emotions in their voices surpass the limitations of the animation. Can’t wait to watch it from the beginning with the voice commentary provided by the director, JMS and Bruce B.

has someone noticed that everything Ivanova says in her distress calls is exactly the same what is received in season one during the reappearance of Babylon 4

@les4767

11 ай бұрын

I'm betting they used the actual audio from that episode for this.

@j.scottvanlester4584

10 ай бұрын

I liked this. Builds a story about what was happening in this minor plot point from the early stuff.

I did enjoy the TV movie alot of nostalgia for me grew up watching the series hope they make more

B5's episode "Convictions" showed the reactor, with the bomb attached. Fortunately, the area could be opened to space, so the bomb could be handed off to a maintenance bot for a flight away from the station. Brave, brave bot.

Just watched it last night. I loved it! And I totally agree with your analysis. ❤

I loved it, too. A love letter to the fans

I can't believe you didn't like The Lost Tales and A Call To Arms, they're awesome!

@cernstormrunner7263

11 ай бұрын

The animated movie probably had a bigger budget than Lost Tales. We can probably thank whoever the WB exec that hated B5 for that.

@suzyyvette3289

11 ай бұрын

@@cernstormrunner7263 what does budget have to do with anything, I'm talking about the 2 different plot stories themself and the characters and visual effects as well, they were all good, the story with the Catholic priest and the demon was very compelling and original I thought, a sort of The Exorcist or The Rite in space, the 2nd story was also very cool, and A Call To Arms was simply epic setting up the spin-off series Crusade, it was the best Babylon 5 tv movie in my opinion along with In The Beginning, all the other tv movies were cool but just didn't have that big feel to them, I find the idea of an animated B5 movie ok, same as animated Star Trek, but let's be honest and not kid ourselves, live action is what fans really want!

@j.scottvanlester4584

10 ай бұрын

They weren't my favorite, but I would have watched more. I think this is a step up, especially considering how many of the cast have died.

Finally watched this last night when I dig out my Blu-ray player.. enjoyed it

I actually thought the animation was great as well. Also, using animation was a great way to keep the show honest and to its core roots. I don't see why they can't do a reboot or even to have other storylines solved... Ie telepath war, the war without end future, even crusade 😂

I was going to wait for it to be on some streaming service but I just couldn't wait. I just saw it and it was very good. I love Star Trek but damn do I miss B5. I really hope there are more stories set in the B5 universe but if we don't at least we have this.

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

If enough people buy or rent it, JMS said Warner Bros. will make more.

@les4767

11 ай бұрын

J Michael Straczynski on the extras said he has more stories written and plans to make more of them.

From the outset I thought I'd seen it before, from Sheridan finding his blue socks at the start, walking across the bridge to the Minbari power station, like I thought it was just a recreation of an episode or a movie from B5.

2:55 That's because the station is curve and spins to generate its artificial gravity, just like in 2001: A Space Odyssey

I enjoyed this more as a tribute to the actors who have passed on and the fans of the original, so am less critical than some seem. In that it was very well done. I do hope to see some new stories in this new timeline

I liked Lost Tales because I was starving for B5 content and hoping for more. I was heart broken that the Excaliber series was cancelled.

I enjoyed it - thought the replacement actors were ok - Delenn not perfect but quite sympathetic to Mira’s original performance, G’Kar did grate though. It’s going to prompt me to rewatch the series - i was a big fan in the day - and have some of the filming “dailies” when JMS sold them off which i need to rewatch. Hope there is more to come to the B5 universe. Thanks for the great review.

My daughter bought a Blue-Ray for me. Great movie! I think this Multi-verse idea is getting a bit thin, but here we can get a new series with a new storyline! I'm all for it.

With the voices JMS was looking more for the actors to have essence of characters in the voice not having to sound exactly like them as a tribute which I can respect it. Yes it can sound off putting but credit those actors who filled in for those who have passed but not forgotten.

@nodansland303

11 ай бұрын

In the behind the scenes video he was clearly seeing any continuation as (at least in part) a tribute to his friends. He said that he asked all of the other actors before proceeding if they'd be comfortable doing more without the others. Yeah, G'kar sounded a bit odd, however the more I watch it the more he's grown on me. He has a theatricality and a calmness that feels right. He only had a few scenes. I think if you give the new cast members time to grow into their roles there will be a greater acceptance from fans.

I finished the series today - it was such a beautiful ending - and I had to watch this movie. It was really great and even though I watched the series very recently still made me nostalgic about it :D I hope there will be more!

@9:00 Wasn't there a brief shot of the inside of Yellow Sector in the War Without End, Part 1 episode?

I watched this movie and I definitely agree with you that this is much better than the previous ones. I must admit it was unusual to see this in animation format, but after about 15 minutes, it just felt normal. I think that, despite the passing of some of the actors, it was great to see the characters, at least one more time. The one character, I thought, was not right was G'kar. The voice actor used wasn't even close to the voice of the late Andreas Katsulas. It just put me off, I'm afraid. Despite that, though, I did enjoy the movie in total and thought the way they ended it definitely left it open to sequels in either movie or series and opening the potential of a B5 multiverse. I look forward to seeing where this will take us next.

THANK YOU for noting the pak'ma'ra promounciation mistake, that bugged me too xD overall though, I really enjoyed the movie. Amd hope that the ending indeed means that we'll get more soon!

My God. Your voice. There's a guy with a channel called Wings of Pegasus. A musician who does a lot of reviews of various bands. He also does a lot analysis of vocals exposing all those who rely on software to be in tune. Anyway, you two sound remarkably similar. Love to see an analysis ran to see just how close it is. Timber, pace, intonation. Crazy similar. Wonder how close you guys are geographically?

The curved main corridor wasn't actually a mistake -- the station rotates to creative gravity, meaning any corridor that goes around the entirety of the station is going to "bend" up and essentially be like a gigantic hamster wheel.

The Earth's buildings getting knock down, would never have been possible in the real life episodes.

Honestly, I felt Delenn was pretty solid. The only voice that sounded a bit off to me was G'Kar. I suspect he's going to be the most divisive one. The more I listen the more I hear the essence of the character. Jms writing helps, but the new guy had a theatrical quality that felt similar. I'd rather let the new voice actors get time to grow into heir roles than break out A.I. I don't think they'd use A.I. For one, JMS has been Very vocal about only making The Road Home only if all the remaining cast was comfortable with proceeding without their fallen friends. I don't think he'd use A.I. unless everyone was on board. Second, on twitter he doesn't seem like a fan of A.I.

@broganatcanterburyrenaissa7169

8 ай бұрын

For me personally, it was the lack of weight, gravitas in G'Kars voice. There was a lack of presence

A great film. I especially liked Zathras. Zathras was also pretty good. I did feel that Zathras was just phoning it in though.

@broganatcanterburyrenaissa7169

8 ай бұрын

Well done!!

Really like this animation, especially Susan dialog in this animation was great.

I thoroughly enjoyed it when I watched Saturday and I liked the end with the new reboot universe they teased us with, the same characters but in live action will be a new cast. I do wish they would continue with this actors who are still with us and carry on the animated universe.

I only got a few questions Can multiverse theory make time travelling possible? How does time travel work in a multiverse? How Does Multiverse Theory Relate to Time Travel? How are time travel and parallel universes related? Is time travel the same as traveling to a parallel universe?

@timnoyb2431

Ай бұрын

Glad you only have a few SIMPLE questions! Lol 😎

The voiceover actor who played G'kar wasn't a clone of Andreas Katsulas, but he had an awesome voice nonetheless.

I loved it, was really good

Good review! I'll check it out. Level of detail has no bearing on beauty, BTW. 😮 Detail is detail; beauty is beauty. They aren't related terms. If I may, I think what you're saying is "the imagery was beautiful and had the added bonus of today's complex math to support it." It's a common misunderstanding, but complex math does not equal beautiful imagery (ie, Jurassic Park still looks great today, and it's 31 years old). Sorry to be the police, but as exciting as it is to believe engineers make art, they don't. They just make code. Cold, human-less code that no customer would buy a ticket for if artists didn't swing it toward some kind of emotional resonance.

Thanks for the review. No idea how to see this in the UK. Regenerating voice tech..VERY interesting!

@mayra3277

11 ай бұрын

It's available to buy on KZread - not a perfect option but serviceable for sure!

Best... Series... EVER! And The Road Home is more than a worthy addition to that treasure.

I thought it was really good. Several scenes cut straight out of the episodes which I thought was good grounding for people who maybe haven't seen the series or forgotten the story. Noteably Babylon Squared, In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum, and obviously War Without End, without which it wouldn't make much sense. Oh and have a listen to J Michael Straczynskis commentry - It's no accident that the film ends the way it does, as that's where any new reboot is meant to start off. Doesn't bode well for Lytta, as I bet Besta would love to get his hands on what she has in her head with knowledge of an alternate timeline and the future.

I haven't seen it. Thanks for the information. Good show.

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

1000000% agree with your take on the voice actors.

Sorry if this is a silly question, but where is it available from?

Really enjoyed it.

Where was it released?

Much as I enjoyed the movie, and I did. It’s not perfect, there’s some issues. They redesigned the Narn and made G’kar look really odd with the neon green thing that I’m going to call a scarf. They redesigned the Shadow ships, and they look not mysterious like they should, but comical like the offspring of Hal 9000 and a hentai tentacle monster. The Mira Furlan sound alike did a very good job, some slips, but she got back into the so voice quickly I can forgive it. What I am having trouble forgiving is when Sheridan visits Z’ha dum and has the chance to save the Icarus crew, and delay the shadow war there’s no mention of Anna Sheridan whatsoever. That was her ship and the expedition she died on, and he completely forgets that fact? Even when Anna speaks to him directly, he doesn’t immediately say her name and she doesn’t recognise his voice at all. What gives JMS?

@Psi-Storm

7 ай бұрын

I didn't like how the Shadows were portrayed. They were shown more like the Starship Trooper bugs than the B5 Shadows, which use lesser species to do the grunt work.

Where can I watch this

The animation style gives me strong Star Wars: Resistance vibes.

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

Yes I thought the same

I liked the updated White Star- it properly shows the scale of it with all the windows on it. The fins at the aft of it looked kinda wrong to me though

3:00 HEY, that was to reflect that the station was circular, the corridor would loop around the station

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

I always thought that was a shortcoming of the sets not having enough room to extend them any further. The Station is so huge we shouldn't be able to see that degree of curvature. Otherwise the station would only be as round or large as a football field.

This was really one for the long-time Babylon 5 die-hards! Check out my review: Definitely one for the long-time fans. Check out my review: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZl5rdGlgcqnoZs.htmlsi=10gKmxndOt0dFCMs

outstanding

The art was Amazing. If they reboot the series might as well do it full on animation

B5 pre order for the complete show on blu ray is out!!!! comes out in Dec!!!!!

Where can I find this? Please comment

Good review However, one thing that they kind of got wrong in the script, but I'm gonna to Let it go, because it's been so long, Sheridan said in the movie that he took command in 2258 when in the show he took command in 2259 That's the only problem I actually have with the film. And just for the record, I like All the movies including the lost tales Small fun fact about me for many years now, I've been going to sleep listening to the sound of rain coming from my laptop speakers because of that Conversation that Sheridan had with Dylan about his father using the guard hose on the roof of their house.

@masterchiefburgess

10 ай бұрын

Same here. I even like Crusade and Legend..

@NCC-72545A

10 ай бұрын

@masterchiefburgess I like Crusade and legend of the Rangers as well.

the only character that survived the destruction of earth was Ivonova because she is a russian death goddess! (the episode with the omega x destroyers is when she shows her scary goddess side lol) and she woukd have wanted revenge on the vorlons for killing her faithful lol

Having millions of Zathras should uber scare everyone.

I like this style of animation better than lower decks or prodigy imo

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

Yeah it certainly has its own charm, more like comic book or graphic novel style.

It's out, and I can't find it. I have ALL THE SHOW. I'd like to add this, too.

I enjoyed it and it felt like Babylon 5. As for the voice actor playing G'Kar, I felt he lacked the gravitas in his voice to make the dialogue feel like it was being said by G'Kar. The ending is clearly aimed at an alt-universe reboot, and I hope it happens.

Was this a movie released in the cinema or thru a streaming service? I've seen no promos for it at all. Or maybe there is another release date for United States? I'm anxious to see it as I loved the TV series

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

It’s released on disc UHD 4K, bluray and dvd along with digital download. Try Amazon.

@carolbriscoe9337

11 ай бұрын

@@Sci-Finatics thank you. I've a subscription to Amazon Prime

@trevorwhite915

11 ай бұрын

Available to purchase as a download, I got mine from Apple TV cost $19.95 in Australia.

@bovnycccoperalover3579

10 ай бұрын

Bought it on Amazon for $19.95. Pre-ordered.

The movie was pretty good, though there were few things I didn't like. While the animation overall was great, facial animation of the characters was a little bit wooden. And some of the characters didn't really look like their live action versions. And I agree that the voice overs that were not always right. Also, I was hoping to see some characters I really liked: Zack, Talia, Vir, Draal, Bester, Kosh. A little more Marcus would also be great. But overall it was a huge joy to watch this movie. This franchise has seemed dead and buried for 15 years, and now finally it's back, and what a comeback! Also, I think, these alternative universe shinanigans are a tool to "canonize" the upcoming reboot. It was interesting that Delenn is present in a world without the Shadow War. It means, that for some reason Sinclair would still have to become a Minbari and travel to the past to become her ancestor. Maybe, in this version the Shadow War would just start a little bit later.

It was pretty darn good. I thought it was funnier than a lot of the show.

I loved it...

I liked it, not crazy about having to pay for it, should have been on a streaming service but was great to see Babylon 5 again.

I enjoyed the movie too

It filled in the blanks of much of the series. It brought back so many memories of B5. When I thought back to those actors we lost, I cried. The characters on the bridge, I noticed the woke placement of the narrative ethnic pan out of John's departing B5, this was not in the original series. This layout was disappointing, but understandable. Overall, the movie was great.

Do they have plans to make stargate animated movie exactly like Babylon 5 the road home?

i've not watched it yet i'll be back!

Ivanova didn’t really sound right to me, I was surprised it was actually Claudia.

None of the services I found allow me to rent or buy it from my country. :( :( :(

Is Sheridan still married at the end? I dont like that the Icarus is blamed as the main catalyst for the shadow war. I feel that it really would have happened regardless.

Was the G'kar representation some type of first one or a cosmic being representing him? I first thought it might be Lorien but nope. Also I wanted to see an alternate Kosh so I was a little disappointed. I give this a 7/10 for a true die hard B5 fan since season 2 season finale on syndicated tv wayyyy before the TNT stuff. Also not sure I am down with the new asthetic on the Shadows but I am old school fan so I can look over it.

@argentaegis

10 ай бұрын

The Road Home Shadows are a horde mode foe. I don't really get the impression that they could fold your mind in half. It's a "show too much" kind of thing. For a baddy called "The Shadows" you don't want a full daylight shot of a hundred of them shooting lasers. These guys were an imminently killable mob, not creatures of nightmare and legend. Space wise, I kinda miss the, as we called it, "The Purple Shadow F U Beam". I can get over the visual aspects easier than I can the storytelling and characterization stuff. That's where it really jarred me. Honestly, if they want to retell the story, just do that. "We're retelling the story with new tools and new takes on these characters." I don't need some mutliverse brand garbage and bad pop-physics bs to justify that. Just say "we're gonna start over". Better yet, do something new and different in the same sort of setting. You have less baggage that way...but it does require more creativity and risk (and there's history that it might not work in this property).

@joerussell9574

10 ай бұрын

@@argentaegis Yeah to be honest it made me feel icky also. I give it a 7/10 and that is being a little generous, it is literally a "shadow" of the story telling of the old B5. It was nothing like seeing that Shadow ship at the end of season 2 on a syndicated network carving up the Narn cruisers and station.

I'm not a big fan of animations but I loved this. There are probably legal issues with using AI to replicate an actors voice or likeness without their consent or the consent of the family.

It's out allready? How?

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

Try Amazon

I really enjoyed this! No politics or messaging, just great story telling. Brought back memories of why I love this show and the world he created.

Despite the history error, DS9 v B5 (as Bergman had the B5 script for a year and Paramount settled out of court with JMS), raging on the special effects for B5, yeah OK they are dated, but at the time they showed you didn't need millions to tell the story. As far as the rest of the movies, fans of B5 turnout for the writing and the stories, the implementation and or interference by suits changed the perspective of those stories. The Road Home has certain little kernels in it that would show some of the foundations of a cold reboot, which I am glad to say, in spite of the strikes, is still on the books, but I am not holding my breath. The film its self, some nice and reflective parts, echos of the chemistry of the main cast, nuggets of nostalgia so to speak, again using the science to tell a story and again edited down, but I am thankful it is out as they are testing the waters for another B5.

"We never got to see engineering on B5." That is because it is a space station. Ships have centralised engineering sections to ensure the engines keep running. B5 has stabilising thrusters only. You also mention that we don't get to see the power core in the main series but that is incorrect. It is a fusion reactor open to vacuum - we saw characters in space suits interact with both the B5 and B4 power cores.

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

Not internally though which was my point.

They could of matched the voices better. There’s enough talent out there to pull it off but i’m sure that it was not the cost effective way to go. Otherwise it was very satisfying and much better than some of the old B5 movies.

Generally gotta disagree with you on this one, I found to to be middling and best and representative of some of JMS's most critiqued qualities as a writer and the worst qualities of the universe hopping variety. Biggest upset for me was the redesigned shadow vessel, the sound mixing for the voice recordings, and missing characters from recreated shots (ie the bridge module lookout as the new crew says taa taa to Sheridan and delenn). Missed opportunity by not having Jason Carter voice his few lines or simply adding his original audio in, and Maggie voice ISN reporter or using her audio from the show. Ill be supporting buying this despite all of my issues, as I feel the crew need the kudos, but I'm concerned about the future of B5 as a reboot/reimagining. Thanks for the video review and keeping interest in B5 going.

Seen it 4 times already

The writing was great for a video game.

😊

So, the vorlons got majoras mask😅

The movie was good - it did have the feeling of 'pilot' to it A lot of 'tasters', but not much in the way of a story

AI can generate voice, visuals, and writing these days, why even involve real people at all? Just have algorithmically generated series devoid of any soul. What better way to show your love and appreciation for the original actors than by mimicry through a soulless machine? Advocating for AI voices over actual talent, whether classic or new, shows that you don't actually care about the performance, only whether it measures up to rose-colored nostalgia.

@phelanmarkj

11 ай бұрын

right on..

I enjoyed it a lot, but I was a bit disappointed that only Zathras and Zathras were leads in it. I wanted to see Zathras.

@masterchiefburgess

10 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

I really loved the movie, I disagree on the point of using AI to bring back the dead, the new actors did a great job and leave the deceased in peace. The bit at the end Jakar (I don't know how to spell his name, never seen it printed anywhere) was irritating Londo, as he always did, was spot on.

@masterchiefburgess

10 ай бұрын

G'Kar 😀

@starvr

10 ай бұрын

@@masterchiefburgess Thanks

It was not a rivalry with DS9, it was theft. Paramount had JMS B5 plan and passed on it, but incorporated many of the elements into DS9.

@Sci-Finatics

11 ай бұрын

True. They didn’t even change some of the characters names like Dukat and Lyta.

It was OK nothing really happened if anything it was like a rehash episode like the shows in the 80s when they didn't have the budget.

You mispronounced his name...it's not "Zathras" - it's "Zathras" (lol). This show was enjoyable with good callbacks to the original series. A few nitpicks, but otherwise a good addition to the B5 lore

Going to have to disagree on the use of AI even if it made G'Kar sound perfect. The use of AI would have drawn this movie into a dark hole of the actor and writer strike. Also think it is F up in general to use a actor likeness or voice without their permission. Why pay people at all when you can get a AI to do it for free? Just download their voice and soul and you have a slave for eternity. No, the idea is gross to me. I'm actually a little surprised a movie reviewer would take your position.

Welp I'm going against the grain here (based on some of the comments I see), and say this movie was garbage. Nostalgia barely kept me awake through the whole thing, and then to do one of those "the power of love" nonsense tropes just made me wonder why I wasted my time on this.

Great review. But I disagree with your suggestion to use AI to replicate the voices of actors who've passed. It would be a dishonor to their memory to necromancer them with AI. Also, AI is a hotly contested topic among the WGA and SAG. AI diminishes the talent of writers and actors. Personally, I find the attempt to replace human creative endeavors with AI to be completely grotesque.

artificial intelligence: boo.

in the world where the shadow war never happened how is delenn alive because she's a offspring of Jeffery Sinclair

I haven't seen it yet so I wont comment on the story or acting but while the backgrounds look fine to really good the character designs are god awful they are flat low detail, with little or no depth and shading and look more like first pass previs than a finished product

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