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Review Warner Home Video / Babylon 5 - Vol. 13 - The Long Dark / Spider In The Web [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Mario Dileo
  • Mary Kay Adams
  • Peter Jurasik
  • Claudia Christian
  • Kevin G. Cremin
  • Andreas Katsulas
  • Bruce Boxleitner
Release date: 1996-08-19
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £0.98

Review Babylon 5 - Vol. 13 - The Long Dark / Spider In The Web [1994] / Warner Home Video:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek Voyager - Vol. 7.8 [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Roxann Biggs-Dawson
  • Jeri Ryan
  • Kate Mulgrew
  • Robert Beltran
Release date: 2001-10-01
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £5.99

Review Star Trek Voyager - Vol. 7.8 [1996] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

Star Trek: Voyager, the first Trek spin-off to be made without any input at all from Gene Roddenberry, made its debut in 1995 and quickly established itself both as markedly different from cosmic cousin Deep Space Nine and as the successor to The Next Generation. Despite a lack of originality in its premise (Lost in Space anyone?), Voyager has none the less often been a bigger ratings success than any of its predecessors. Catapulted unwittingly to the far-flung Delta Quadrant, the crew of the Federation vessel Voyager must try somehow to get back home. The ghost of Katherine Hepburn lives on in Kate Mulgrew's forceful Captain Janeway, who has an equivocal relationship with first officer and Native American-lite Chakotay (Robert Beltran). Tim Russ gives possibly the franchises' first fully realistic (yawn) portrayal of a Vulcan, and to enhance the alien quotient there's cuddly chef Neelix (Ethan Phillips). Garret Wang must have drawn short straw for character development, since his Harry Kim is never imbued with any of the drama of rebellious pilot chum Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), who even gets the series' only romance with the seemingly inescapable resident half-breed B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson). Until the fourth season, the fan favourite was the straight-funny man role of Robert Picardo's nameless Doctor. Then, with the brave Borg storyline "Scorpion Part 2", a serious improvement in the show's behind-the-scenes thinking introduced actress Jeri Ryan as 7 of 9, who immediately upped sex appeal and viewing numbers. There have been some oddities and errors along the way, such as the disappearance of cast regular Kes, the appearance of semi-regular Naomi Wildman, and various Holodeck obssessions with Leonardo Da Vinci, a smoky bar, and an "Oirish" village. Flashes of brilliance still emerge, while Jerry Goldsmith's graceful theme always opens the show in style. [+]
-Paul Tonks.

Review Warner Home Video / Babylon 5 - Vol. 5.09 - Movements Of Fire And Shadow / The Fall Of Centuari Prime [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Bill Mumy
  • Mira Furlan
  • John C. Flinn III
  • Andreas Katsulas
  • Douglas E. Wise
  • Bruce Boxleitner
  • Tracy Scoggins
Release date: 1999-08-30
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £0.99

Review Babylon 5 - Vol. 5.09 - Movements Of Fire And Shadow / The Fall Of Centuari Prime [1994] / Warner Home Video:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.6 - Waltz / Who Mourns For Morn? [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Avery Brooks
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Michael Dorn
  • Victor Lobl
Release date: 1998-06-15
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £6.98

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.6 - Waltz / Who Mourns For Morn? [1997] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. This meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy or beige décor. Instead they wanted interpersonal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs. Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. [+]
Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond) there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review Warner Home Video / Babylon 5 - Vol. 22 - Matters Of Honour / Convictions [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Jurasik
  • Michael Vejar
  • Claudia Christian
  • Bruce Boxleitner
  • Andreas Katsulas
  • Kevin G. Cremin
  • Jerry Doyle
Release date: 1997-05-12
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.50

Review Babylon 5 - Vol. 22 - Matters Of Honour / Convictions [1994] / Warner Home Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Red Dwarf - Series 7 - Byte 3 [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Chris Barrie
  • Craig Charles
  • Chloe Annett
  • Robert Llewellyn
  • Ed Bye
  • Danny John-Jules
Release date: 1999-03-29
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.99

Review Red Dwarf - Series 7 - Byte 3 [1988] / 2 Entertain Video:

What if you could communicate with a virus that was infecting you, and argue the ethics of killing a living being to sustain one's own existence? If you were Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise, you'd probably reach an understanding that led to widespread vegetarianism and the elimination of disease. But if you're Dave Lister, you lose the argument, then have to lie there and listen to the smarty-pants virus mocking you. But you don't give up, because your gallant shipmates are sure to have another trick up their sleeves. This tape contains the final two episodes of Red Dwarf Series VII, plus short interviews with the show's cast, creators and fans (including scientist Stephen Hawking and actor Patrick Stewart, who played Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation) and a collection of "smeg-ups", or outtakes, from Series VII. The episodes feature at least two of the finest sight gags in the entire Red Dwarf canon, both quite nasty and thoroughly hilarious at the same time. The smeg-ups are worth watching just for the snippets of Danny John-Jules' true accent, a far cry from the Cat's James Brown-inspired speech. -Anna Peekstok.

Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Cargill
  • Roy Kinnear
  • Dennis Quilley
  • Jonathan Alwyn
  • Ray Austin
  • Patrick Macnee
  • Cliff Owen
  • Richmond Harding
  • Don Sharp
  • Steven Berkoff
Release date: 1998-08-10
Price: £39.99

Review Avengers-Commemoration Box Set / Contender Entertainment Group:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 7.5 - Covenant / It's Only A Paper Moon [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Anson Williams
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Michael Dorn
  • Avery Brooks
  • John T. Kretchmer
Release date: 1999-06-07
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.50

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 7.5 - Covenant / It's Only A Paper Moon [1999] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. That meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy, or beige décor. Instead they wanted inter-personal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no-one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit instead, demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond!), there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. [+]
Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Red Dwarf - Series 7 - Byte 2 [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Ed Bye
  • Chloe Annett
  • Craig Charles
  • Chris Barrie
  • Danny John-Jules
  • Robert Llewellyn
Release date: 1999-03-29
Run time: 101 min.
Price: £12.99

Review Red Dwarf - Series 7 - Byte 2 [1988] / 2 Entertain Video:

Dave Lister's prayers have been answered. The ultra-annoying hologram, Rimmer, has left to become a universe-hopping hero, and a rift in space-time has brought his ex-girlfriend, Kristine Kochanski, back to life. But there's trouble in paradise as Kryten the mechanoid freaks out at the prospect of losing Lister's affections to a woman, Kochanski freaks out about being trapped in space with three losers who have the collective social IQ of celery, and Lister is shocked to find himself actually missing Rimmer. Anyone who shares this last sentiment will get a fix in episode 5, "Blue", which features a carnival ride through a virtual-reality version of Rimmer's perversely skewed diary. But the real treat of this collection is in episode 6, "Beyond a Joke", when the berserk Kryten rampages through "Pride and Prejudice land", foiling Kochanski's efforts to inject some culture into life aboard ship. Chloë Annett does a commendable job of fitting Kochanski in among the misfits of Red Dwarf, and shoulders the job of straight man with admirable aplomb. -Anna Peekstok.

Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek Voyager - Vol. 7.9 [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Beltran
  • Roxann Biggs-Dawson
  • Kate Mulgrew
  • Jeri Ryan
Release date: 2001-11-05
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.97

Review Star Trek Voyager - Vol. 7.9 [1996] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

Star Trek: Voyager, the first Trek spin-off to be made without any input at all from Gene Roddenberry, made its debut in 1995 and quickly established itself both as markedly different from cosmic cousin Deep Space Nine and as the successor to The Next Generation. Despite a lack of originality in its premise (Lost in Space anyone?), Voyager has often been a bigger ratings success than any of its predecessors. Catapulted unwittingly to the far-flung Delta Quadrant, the crew of the Federation vessel Voyager must try somehow to get back home. The ghost of Katherine Hepburn lives on in Kate Mulgrew's forceful Captain Janeway, who has an equivocal relationship with first officer and Native American-lite Chakotay (Robert Beltran). Tim Russ gives possibly the franchises' first fully realistic (yawn) portrayal of a Vulcan, and to enhance the alien quotient there's cuddly chef Neelix (Ethan Phillips). Garret Wang must have drawn short straw for character development, since his Harry Kim is never imbued with any of the drama of rebellious pilot chum Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), who even gets the series' only romance with the seemingly inescapable resident half-breed B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson). Until the fourth season, the fan favourite was the straight-funny man role of Robert Picardo's nameless Doctor. Then, with the brave Borg storyline "Scorpion Part 2", a serious improvement in the show's behind-the-scenes thinking introduced actress Jeri Ryan as 7 of 9, who immediately upped sex appeal and viewing numbers. There have been some oddities and errors along the way, such as the disappearance of cast regular Kes, the appearance of semi-regular Naomi Wildman and various Holodeck obssessions with Leonardo Da Vinci, a smoky bar and an "Oirish" village. Flashes of brilliance still emerge, while Jerry Goldsmith's graceful theme always opens the show in style. [+]
-Paul Tonks.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Red Dwarf - Smeg Ups [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Ed Bye
  • Danny John-Jules
  • Chris Barrie
  • Craig Charles
  • Robert Llewellyn
Release date: 1997-02-03
Run time: 51 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.48

Review Red Dwarf - Smeg Ups [1994] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.4 - You Are Cordially Invited / Resurrection
Actors & Directors
  • Terry Farrell
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Colm Meaney
  • Cirroc Lofton
  • LeVar Burton
  • Michael Dorn
  • David Livingston
Release date: 1998-05-04
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.42

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.4 - You Are Cordially Invited / Resurrection / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. This meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy or beige décor. Instead they wanted interpersonal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs. Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. [+]
Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond) there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review Fabulous Films Ltd. / Blake's 7 - Voice From The Past / Gambit - Episodes 23 And 24 [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • Fiona Cumming
  • Viktors Ritelis
  • Jonathan Wright-Miller
  • Douglas Camfield
  • Vivienne Cozens
Release date: 1999-01-18
Run time: 101 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £2.69

Review Blake's 7 - Voice From The Past / Gambit - Episodes 23 And 24 [1978] / Fabulous Films Ltd.:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.3 - Favour of the Bold Pt.I / Sacrifice of Angels Pt.II
Actors & Directors
  • Avery Brooks
  • Michael Dorn
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Winrich Kolbe
  • Terry Farrell
  • Allan Kroeker
  • Cirroc Lofton
Release date: 1998-04-06
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.39

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.3 - Favour of the Bold Pt.I / Sacrifice of Angels Pt.II / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. This meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy or beige décor. Instead they wanted interpersonal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs. Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. [+]
Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond) there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 5.13 - In the Cards / A Call To Arms Pt.I [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Michael Dorn
  • Allan Kroeker
  • Michael Dorn
  • Steven Berkoff
  • Terry Farrell
  • Avery Brooks
Release date: 1997-10-20
Run time: 88 min.
Price: £5.99

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 5.13 - In the Cards / A Call To Arms Pt.I [1995] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. That meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy, or beige décor. Instead they wanted inter-personal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no-one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit instead, demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond!), there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. [+]
Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review 4 Front Video / Thunderbirds - Vol. 9 - Day Of Disaster / Edge Of Impact / Lord Parker's Oliday [1965]
Actors & Directors
  • John Tate
Release date: 1996-09-16
Run time: 144 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £4.98

Review Thunderbirds - Vol. 9 - Day Of Disaster / Edge Of Impact / Lord Parker's Oliday [1965] / 4 Front Video:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek Voyager - Vol. 6.6 (Fair Haven/Blink of an Eye) [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Ethan Phillips
  • Allan Kroeker
  • Roxann Dawson
  • Robert Beltran
  • Kate Mulgrew
  • Robert Duncan McNeill
  • Gabrielle Beaumont
Release date: 2000-08-14
Run time: 88 min.
Price: £5.99

Review Star Trek Voyager - Vol. 6.6 (Fair Haven/Blink of an Eye) [1996] / Paramount Home Entertainment:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.7 - Far Beyond The Stars / One Little Ship
Actors & Directors
  • Cirroc Lofton
  • Avery Brooks
  • Allan Kroeker
  • Terry Farrell
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Michael Dorn
  • Avery Brooks
Release date: 1998-07-06
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.97

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.7 - Far Beyond The Stars / One Little Ship / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. That meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy, or beige décor. Instead they wanted inter-personal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no-one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit instead, demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond!), there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. [+]
Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.1 - A Time To Stand / Rocks and Shoals
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Vejar
  • Avery Brooks
  • Terry Farrell
  • Michael Dorn
  • Allan Kroeker
  • Rene Auberjonois
Release date: 1998-02-02
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.39

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 6.1 - A Time To Stand / Rocks and Shoals / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. This meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy or beige décor. Instead they wanted interpersonal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs. Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. [+]
Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond) there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

Review Warner Home Video / Babylon 5 - Vol. 15 - The Coming Of Shadows / Gropos [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Bruce Boxleitner
  • Peter Jurasik
  • Jim Johnston
  • Michael O'Hare
  • Janet Greek
  • Mary Kay Adams
  • Andreas Katsulas
Release date: 1996-09-02
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.39

Review Babylon 5 - Vol. 15 - The Coming Of Shadows / Gropos [1994] / Warner Home Video:


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