The whole premise of the movie/pilot, the Rangers never retreating, for ANY reason, is absolutely ridiculous. The holographic weapons interface scenes are so bad that they're painful to watch. Myriam Sirois' acting isn't even up to Tracy Scoggins'/Marjean Holden's level (not good), and a lot of the dialogue is horrible. Sirois drags down every scene she's in, like a lead weight. The captain is a pretty boy, a Keffer/Trace type, except that Keffer and Trace were more interesting. The captain's best scene is an early one with Dulann, where they're discussing who got command of the Valen. That shows a brief glimpse of the kind of writing that JMS can do, but it was almost all downhill from there. Most of the captains good scenes are with Dulann. Coincidence? No. Dulann elevates those scenes. The Captain mostly delivers exposition. (connecting the dots for slow-witted viewers?) and 90% of this movie/pilot is just plain bad.
I rate Babylon 5, the TV series 10 out of 10 stars overall, Crusade 9 out of 10 stars, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales "Voices in the Dark" barely 6 out of 10 stars (3 stars for the first story and 8 stars for the second), and Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers 2 out of 10 stars. At least the Lost Tales DVD, as insubstantial as it is, is better than this. The redeeming factors of the Legend of the Rangers pilot movie were Andreas Katsulas (sadly, in his last appearance as G'Kar), Alex Zahara as Dulann, Jennie Rebecca Hogan as Na'Feel and Enid-Raye Adams as Firell, but it's not enough. Andreas, you're greatly missed, and I wish your send off had been better. For the most part, these are no Rangers. Marcus would be doing a few thousand RPM in his cryo-tube.
I rate Babylon 5, the TV series 10 out of 10 stars overall, Crusade 9 out of 10 stars, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales "Voices in the Dark" barely 6 out of 10 stars (3 stars for the first story and 8 stars for the second), and Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers 2 out of 10 stars. At least the Lost Tales DVD, as insubstantial as it is, is better than this. The redeeming factors of the Legend of the Rangers pilot movie were Andreas Katsulas (sadly, in his last appearance as G'Kar), Alex Zahara as Dulann, Jennie Rebecca Hogan as Na'Feel and Enid-Raye Adams as Firell, but it's not enough. Andreas, you're greatly missed, and I wish your send off had been better. For the most part, these are no Rangers. Marcus would be doing a few thousand RPM in his cryo-tube.