Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (2002) (TV)

Director:

Michael Vejar

Writer:

J. Michael Straczynski (written by)

Release Date:

19 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A new kind of evil demands a new kind of courage.

Plot:

A disgraced Ranger takes command of an old, possibly haunted, ship on an escort mission that encounters deadly peril from a new enemy civilization.

Plot Keywords:

Ranger | Space | CGI | TV Series Pilot | Warrior

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dylan Neal	...	David Martell
Andreas Katsulas	...	Citizen G'Kar
Alex Zahara	...	Dulann
Myriam Sirois	...	Sarah Cantrell
Dean Marshall	...	Malcolm Bridges
Warren Takeuchi	...	Kitaro Sasaki (as Warren T. Takeuchi)
Jennie Rebecca Hogan	...	Na'Feel
Mackenzie Gray	...	Minister Kafta
David Storch	...	Tafeek
Enid-Raye Adams	...	Firell
Gus Lynch	...	Tirk
Todd Sandomirsky	...	Tannier
Andrew Kavadas	...	Captain Bart Gregg (as Andrew A. Kavadas)
Simon Egan	...	Minbari Crewman
Bernard Cuffling	...	Sindell

Also Known As:

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers (USA) (working title)
Legend of the Rangers: Babylon 5 (USA) (promotional title)
Babylon 5 - La Leyenda de los Rangers (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Babylon 5 - La leggenda dei Ranger (Italy) [it]
Babylon 5 - Legende der Ranger (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Babylon 5 - O thrylos ton Rangers (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Babylon 5 - Straznicy kosmosu (Poland) [pl]
Babylon 5 - Ta opla ton Rangers (Greece) [el]
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:12 | USA:Not Rated | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Babylonian Productions

Trivia:

Minister Kafta claims to serve an organization called The Hand. The Hand is a fictional villainous organization in the Marvel Comics universe. The Hand first appeared in Daredevil volume 1 #168 (January, 1981).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When David is thrown against a bulkhead during his fight with Minister Kafta the metal wall wrinkles on impact, revealing it to be a cushioned barrier.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Captain Bart Gregg: Status?
Dulann: Engine's damaged. 20% capacity. Automatic weapons tracking system disabled.
Captain Bart Gregg: David, how many left?
David Martel: Six. Lead ship's coming around for another pass.

Movie Connections:

Follows Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV)

Good movie; better pilot!

Interesting characters, good dialog -- an enjoyable beginning to what will hopefully be a great new series. Certainly much better than the weak pilot episode for the original Babylon 5 series which ended up being terrific. Adding a couple of regular characters over 40 would add a dose of maturity and weight to it that I think would be beneficial.