Babylon 5: The Complete Series is on sale for over 50% off at Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days. The Blu-ray box set released last year to commemorate the franchise’s 30th anniversary. At launch, Babylon 5: The Complete Series cost $135, but you can add the set to your personal collection for only $66.49. This deal is expected to expire when Big Deal Days ends tonight, October 9, at 11:59 PM PT.
This Blu-ray collection features all 110 episodes of the series, as well as the 1993 feature-length pilot, Babylon 5: The Gathering. If you’re looking to complete the collection, you can also pick up last year’s CG-animated feature film, Babylon 5: The Road Home, for $18 at Amazon.
What makes this version of Babylon 5 notable compared to other releases over the years is that it’s the first time the show has ever been remastered in high definition, giving fans a sharper look at J. Michael Straczynski’s groundbreaking show. Released during the golden age of ’90s sci-fi, Babylon 5’s use of CG technology to craft its space station and interstellar dogfights put Star Trek to shame, as its rival still relied heavily on practical effects and models.
Sure, these special effects might look dated by now, but at the time, CG effects like this were a marvel to behold. What also sets Babylon 5 apart from its rivals is how all five seasons of the show were plotted out in advance. Straczynski, a veteran of TV, had a long-term plan in mind for the show, and this style of TV writing would only become more commonplace decades later.
If you’ve never watched it, Babylon 5 is set on the titular space station and features a melting pot of human and alien cultures striving for intergalactic peace. Of course, sinister forces would rather see war consume the galaxy, and each season focused on growing threats to stability across the cosmos.
If you want more sci-fi Blu-ray deals, Amazon has steep discounts on Star Trek box sets, including The Complete Original Series with three steelbook cases for only $39 (was $70) and Picard – The Complete Series for $42.75 (was $70).
On the fantasy side, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on 4K Blu-ray is available for only $50 and The Hobbit Trilogy on 4K is $40.
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