As we all know, Babylon 5 is made of awesome and win. So having just finished watching In the Beginning, I followed it up with the pilot movie.
Not everything in this movie is perfect. The makeup, particularly for Delenn, is kinda horrible. The Changeling Net plot is kinda weird. The special effects are kinda limited, and it's clear that they didn't really have the budget to make them better.
But the bones of a brilliant series are there. The acting, especially by Peter Jurasic and Andreas Katsulas, is top notch. You've got the Psi Corps. Vorlons. Mysteries and double-dealing.
And Kosh comes right out and *tells* you one of the major secrets of the series, and I didn't catch it until years later! That shows just how well planned and executed this series was.
So it's a solid pilot, but not awesome. Good enough to get picked up for production, though, and that's all that matters.
A must watch and re-watch for B5 fans.
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