Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark (2007)

I think this should have been advertised as two episodes on a disc, not a movie, so it wouldn't have been as disappointing.As far as episodes go, I found them very average, but I preferred the first one. At first I really didn't like it, I thought it didn't have a place in sci-fi (being a supernatural/religious story). But in the end I found it intriguing, trying to figure out what was going on and why. Somewhat of a mind game episode, reminded me of 'Comes The Inquisitor'.The second storyline I found rather boring, and a very poor use of Galen's character, although his accent was still the best part of the second half. Nothing happened at all. A lot of talking between Sheridan and Galen, a little bit of flying around (and not even action, just joy riding), then the final decision to do nothing.I guess still a a must-see if you are a hard-core Babylon 5.

Babylon 5 was an excellent series from start to finish. The Lost Tales continues that trend with morally and intellectually baffling story lines, even better special effects and exceptional acting. Woodward's performance of Galen is just as brilliantly mysterious and powerful as ever.The first episode, which is very much a stand-alone story as it does have nothing to do with the rest of the series from what I can tell, is a brilliant religion-themed story with some very good writing that gets underway very quickly and keeps the viewer gripped all the way through.The second story is, in my opinion, quite a bit better than the first, even considering how good that was. It gives us a little more insight into the character of Galen, as well as a nice mention of G'Kar and Franklin, in memory of the two late actors who played them (Katsulas and Biggs).The only shortcoming of these two stories is their lack of length; they did seem a bit crammed into 35 minutes and would have benefited from more time. I can't wait to see more additions to the series!

If you're a B5 fan, you will really enjoy this! It's obvious that JMS had a budget, but I think he did a great job with it. Lochley's story was really great new territory for the series and brought up some great points about religion in this world and even had a really cool revelation about it. Sheridan's story set up a potentially great new character in Prince Vintari and set up a dilemma for Sheridan that was very well done. It was also cool to see Sheridan and Galen interact. If I had any complaints it was the music. I couldn't believe it was Christopher Franke. I loved the work he did in the B5 series but it just didn't seem as good here. Regardless, it was a great start to what I hope turns into bigger and better future B5 productions!

yes, I am a fan. but maybe I should have stopped since the abysmal "Legends of the Rangers". But no, everybody is allowed a bad day, especially jms.with this release, I do not mind the few actors. I do not mind the few effects and the action. I can be happy with two actors talking. many a beautiful thing can happen with Galen and Sheridan and Lockley. to be fair, there are some interesting moments. the beginning of the conversation between Lockley and the priest contain nice elements of serious theology and criticism of religion. then all goes to hell. religious fundamentalism in the b5 universe: demons are real, and it is a very serious business. yawn. this story should have been exorcized completely.with the second story, not so much qualms. but it was indeed a tad tedious, and it could not really perform with the intellectual black hole that was the first part. also, everything was too ominous, too primitively put.has jms lost his touch? well, he had more control with this then ever. I now wonder about who actually did screw up Crusade. I am actually interested in the perspectives of the Studio...thanks for 5 seasons, In the Beginning, A Call to Arms and Crusade (and especially, Evan Chen's music therein). but this, as much as Legends of the Rangers, can only be called a personal insult to the fanbase. yuck.