Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers

As with most of the Babylon 5 movies, this one was pretty pointless. I think it was supposed to be a set-up for another spin-off, but that didn't take off so this just feels out of place. We only get to see one character that we know and even his presence feels forced. On top of that, the writing was weak and the "clever" solution at the end seems unrealistically simple given the advanced technology in this universe. The new enemy that gets introduced also feels forced, like they're just arbitrarily worse than the previous enemies because they have to be to make the stakes high. Also, the weird virtual-reality kung-fu weapons system was incredibly awkward and must be wildly inefficient to operate. I guess it's worth watching if you really want the full canon of the Babylon 5 universe, but honestly it doesn't add anything interesting.

Based on protectors of the spaceways in Babylon 5, this look at the Rangers was better than most of the TV movies that came after the series ended. Having G'Kar play a role in the story helped immensely. I'm not sure if this was a pilot for a spin-off series, but based on this initial outing, I'd have watched it. Likeable characters, fair CGI, and the introduction of a new race of villains made this an enjoyable watch.

not bad but kinda cheap production values

Legend of the Rangers was SUPPOSED to be the pilot to a new Babylon 5 series. Neat characters and good acting. The late Andreas Katsulas reprises his roll as G'Kar.

Legend of the Rangers was SUPPOSED to be the pilot to a new Babylon 5 series. Neat characters and good acting. The late Andreas Katsulas reprises his roll as G'Kar.

Major Disappointment. Didn't measure up to the series in the slightest, severe plot flaws

Great scifi movie, and even better pilot. But... at the time of premiere, Scifi-channel decided to air it at the same time with some fucking football game, thus it got poor ratings. And Scifi's decision? Not to pursue the series. Because of poor ratings. Nice work, Scifi. Or is it Syfy these days...

Absolutely LOVED the series, best Sci-Fi series ever, truly, but this movie was just a tad less impressive and compelling than it's predecessors.

Right up my SyFy alley..."

Babylon 5 sage nisem nikoli spremljal, a jo nacrtujem kdaj v prihodnje. Vesoljska postojanka diplomatov, drzavnikov in masinerije za zagotavljanje miru med rasami kar sama od sebe klice po ogledu, a tale film sicer dolgoletne serije ne bo napravil nich bolj popularne. Imel sem boljshi obcutek dokler nisem videl izpeljave resnicnostnega bojnega sistema na ladji. Radi imamo ZF vendar ne z otrocjimi vlozki' Sicer zgodovina serije: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5