Babylon 5 DVD 2 Season 2 / French Release - Episodes 5-8 / Saison 2 - Episodes 1 á 4 / Created by J. Michael Straczynski / Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle

UPC 7321950241637

REGION 2 PAL DVD 

MADE IN FRANCE

AUDIO: French 2.0, English 5.1, German 5.1

SUBTITLES: English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish, English HOH, German HOH

Total Runtime: 168 minutes

English Summary:

Babylon 5 is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Television. After the successful airing of a test pilot movie on February 22, 1993, Babylon 5: The Gathering, in May 1993 Warner Bros. commissioned the series for production as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN).^[1] The show premiered in the US on January 26, 1994, and ran for five seasons.

Babylon 5, set primarily between the years 2257 and 2262, depicts a future where Earth has a unifying Earth government and has gained the technology for faster-than-light travel. Colonies within the solar system, and beyond, make up the Earth Alliance, which has established contact with other spacefaring species. Ten years before the series is set, Earth itself was nearly defeated in a war with the spiritual Minbari, only to escape destruction when the Minbari unexpectedly surrendered at the brink of victory; since then, Earth has established peaceful relationships with them.

Among the other species are the imperialist Centauri; the Narn, who only recently gained independence from the Centauri empire; and the mysterious, powerful Vorlons. Several dozen less powerful species from the League of Non-Aligned Worlds also have diplomatic contact with the major races, including the Drazi, Brakiri, Vree, Markab, and pak'ma'ra. An ancient and secretive race, the Shadows, unknown to humans but documented in many other races' religious texts, malevolently influence events to bring chaos and war among the known species.

French Summary:

En 2258, 10 ans après la guerre entre l'Alliance Terrienne et la Fédération Minbarie, le Commandant Jeffrey Sinclair, puis le Capitaine John Sheridan, prennent successivement le commandement d'une station spatiale diplomatique appelée Babylon 5. Située dans une zone neutre de l'espace, elle accueille les représentants des différentes races composant la communauté galactique et regroupe — au sein d'un Conseil décidé à maintenir la paix et la prospérité dans la galaxie — les ambassadeurs des principales puissances galactiques:

• L'Alliance Terrienne (qui commande la station Babylon 5)
• La Fédération Minbarie
• La République Cantaurie
• Le Régime Narn
• L'Empire Vorlon
• La Ligue des Mondes Non-Alignés, qui regroupe une série de puissances de moindre importances ayant décidé de travailler ensemble pour obtenir plus de poids dans la politique galactique.

Mais la mission de Sinclair, puis celle de Sheridan, s'avère particulièrement difficile à cause des conflits entre les différentes races (les Centauris (en) contre les Narns (en)) et des dissensions internes (chez les Minbaris et aussi sur Terre). Petit à petit, des indices semblent prouver l'existence d'une antique race aux desseins destructeurs, les Ombres.

Season 2: The Coming of Shadows (1994–1995)

Sinclair is transferred to be ambassador to Minbar, and Sheridan is assigned command of the station. He and Delenn believe Santiago's death is part of a conspiracy as now-president Clark takes steps to isolate Earth and install a totalitarian government. The aging Centauri Emperor dies, and against his wishes, Mollari and his ally Lord Refa replace him with his unstable nephew Cartagia. Aided by Morden's allies, the Shadows, the Centauri initiate a full-scale attack on the Narn homeworld, re-conquering it. Vorlon ambassador Kosh requests Sheridan's help to fight the Shadows.

EPISODES ON DISC:

Cast / Distribution:

• Michael O'Hare as Commander Jeffrey Sinclair (season 1; guest seasons 2-3): The first commander of Babylon 5, later assigned to be Earth's ambassador to Minbar.
• Bruce Boxleitner as Captain John Sheridan (seasons 2-5): Sinclair's replacement on Babylon 5 after his reassignment, and a central figure of several prophecies within the Shadow war.
• Claudia Christian as Lt. Commander (later promoted to Commander) Susan Ivanova (seasons 1-4, guest season 5): Second in command to Babylon 5.
• Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi (seasons 1-5): Babylon 5's Chief of Station Security.
• Mira Furlan as Delenn (seasons 1-5): The Minbari ambassador to Babylon 5. Originally born Minbari, she uses a special artifact at the start of the 2nd season to become a Minbari-human hybrid.
• Richard Biggs as Doctor Stephen Franklin (seasons 1-5): Babylon 5's chief medical officer.
• Andrea Thompson as Talia Winters (season 1-2): A commercial Psi-Corps telepath that works aboard the station.
• Stephen Furst as Vir Cotto (seasons 1-5): Diplomatic aide to Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari.
• Bill Mumy as Lennier (seasons 1-5): Diplomatic aide to Minbari Ambassador Delenn.
• Tracy Scoggins as Captain Elizabeth Lochley (season 5): Babylon 5's station commander following Ivanova's departure.
• Jason Carter as Marcus Cole (seasons 3-4): A Ranger, one of a group of covert agents who fight against the Shadows.
• Caitlin Brown (season 1, guest season 5) and Mary Kay Adams (season 2) as Na'Toth: Diplomatic aide to Narn Ambassador G'Kar.
• Robert Rusler as Warren Keffer (season 2): Commander of the Zeta Wing, one of Babylon 5's small fighter fleets.
• Jeff Conaway as Zack Allan (guest season 2, main seasons 3-5): A sergeant within the Babylon 5 security force.
• Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander (original TV movie, guest seasons 2-3, main seasons 4-5): A commercial Psi-Corps telepath that takes over for Talia when she leaves the station.
• Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar (seasons 1-5): The Narn ambassador to Babylon 5.
• Peter Jurasik as Londo Mollari (seasons 1-5): The Centauri ambassador to Babylon 5.