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

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The better then expected DVD sales success of the Babylon 5 seasons and TV movies, opened the door to doing an anthology series of direct to DVD “Lost Tales”. In this first volume we have two, slightly interconnected stories dealing with celebrations marking the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance at Babylon 5. The first story concerns now Colonel Lochley bringing a Catholic Priest onto the station to deal with an aperient case of demonic possession. The story is a meditation on the declining role of spiritual faith in an increasingly science and technology driven world (or universe). A clever little religious catch-22 is also presented. It’s funny that series creator/head writer J. Michael Straczynski, a well known atheist, is one of the best writers about religious thought out there today. This shows the true empathy of a good dramatist.

The second story is about President Sheridan’s trip from Minbari to the afformentioned anniversary celebration aboard Babylon 5. On the trip there he begrudgingly gives an interview to a reporter, is shown by the technomage Galen the future destruction of New York City, and must deal with a young Centauri prince, who could be fated to engineer the future sneak attack. Both stories play more like the short stories they are, then like an episode of the 90's space opera, this is especially true of the first. However the feeling of the old show is there, and one or two good CG sequences adds something of a sense of scope. The DVD also boasts a plethora of special features, including tributes to departed cast members Andreas Kastulas and Richard Biggs, as well as B5 sock puppets.