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This week, ‘Babylon 5’ was added to Prime Canada, but the geniuses at Prime Video only uploaded couple random episodes from each season

Posted by Neo2199

Couple days ago, Prime Canada added the Sci-Fi series ‘Babylon 5’ to the service. I was planning to rewatch the pilot again, but I found out that only couple random episodes were available. Season 1: Episodes 4, 10, 11, 13 & 16 (5 episodes out of 22) Season 2: Episodes 6, 9, 15, 18 & 20 (5 episodes out of 22) Season 3: Episodes 2, 5, 10, 13, 14 & 20 (6 episodes out of 22) Season 4: Episodes 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 20 & 21 (10 episodes out of 22) Season 5: Episodes 2, 13 & 15 (3 episodes out of 22)
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tomhalejr Mar 20, 2026 +81
Isn't the first episode crucial to the entire plot of the later season story arcs?
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Neo2199 Mar 20, 2026 +24
Yep. Ideally, they should have added the TV pilot 'Babylon 5: The Gathering' or at the very least, episode one 'Midnight on the Firing Line'.
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seancbo Mar 20, 2026 +13
Quite of few of the *eighty f****** one* episodes they left out are important to the plot yes
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NotUrbanMilkmaid Mar 20, 2026 +16
They did the same thing with the long running Australian tv.series, Neighbours. Two episodes a season (1 wedding, 1 death). Frustrating asf.
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Neo2199 Mar 20, 2026 +2
They really love doing these stuff. There is an Iranian limited series called 'Kashokhin', only episode 6, *the finale*, is available on Prime Canada. 'The Newsroom', a Canadian series, not the HBO one, was added to Prime but only seasons 2 & 3. They didn't bother releasing the first season.
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longjumpingtote Mar 20, 2026 +24
It's not really an uploading problem, it's a switching problem. The episodes are there, they just haven't been switched on. (I worked at two other streamers.) It was never done manually for us, so there's a bug somewhere (probably) that the engineers have to debug. *Or* there's a legal issue, but for this particular show I can't imagine what it is (e.g., licensed music).
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Neo2199 Mar 20, 2026 +19
> The episodes are there, they just haven't been switched on. Better call Zathras.
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SterlingArcher68 Mar 20, 2026 +16
No one listens to Zathras
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onarainyafternoon Mar 20, 2026 +6
poor* Zathras
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greenslam Mar 20, 2026 +6
Not the one.
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NeuHundred Mar 21, 2026 +2
No no, not Zathras. ZATHRAS.
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firesticks Mar 20, 2026 +1
I wonder if this is why 8/10 episodes of S1 Versailles are missing. So annoying.
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Psychological-Buy807 Mar 20, 2026 +10
Not the one 
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darthmcchub Mar 20, 2026 +4
Noticed this too, very disappointed. Hoping to finally start the show.
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cooperdale Mar 20, 2026 +3
There's been a few shows on prime I've looked at recently that are missing random episodes. Makes the service pretty useless.
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magus-21 Mar 20, 2026 +9
In fairness, these were some of the most important episodes of the series. Like, "Believers"? A heavy handed Christian Science allegory is totally vital to understanding the long game of the Shadows and Vorlons. /s
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Neo2199 Mar 20, 2026 +7
'Believers' is an excellent episode for sure, but newcomers to the series will be lost without knowing much about the station & the B5 universe in general, and to start the series with episode 4 'Infection' makes no sense.
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magus-21 Mar 20, 2026 +9
I was being sarcastic because I hated Believers, lol. I'm totally with you otherwise.
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Atharaphelun Mar 20, 2026 +1
Was that the one with the mind-wiped monk?
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magus-21 Mar 20, 2026 +2
No, it's the one with the alien kid whose parents won't allow the doctor to operate because they think it's sacreligious.
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Atharaphelun Mar 20, 2026 +3
*Oooooohhhh* ***that*** *one*. Literally the most atrocious episode of Babylon 5.
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BleiddWhitefalcon Mar 20, 2026 +1
Grey 17 is Missing is a pretty strong contender for that title, NGL.
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Atharaphelun Mar 20, 2026 +1
Eh, hardly. It's subpar at worst, while *Believers* is actively infuriating due to all the events that happen and the characters involved in it.
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DaddyOhMy Mar 20, 2026 +2
[Tim knows.](https://youtu.be/vpb1OXvNNMc?si=WwDLUcJ-FdlHkEX7)
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Murdoc_2 Mar 20, 2026 +2
I am so glad I got the Blu-Ray last month because it wasn't available to stream in Canada anywhere. I hope it gets fixed soon so you can enjoy it as well
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RunningNumbers Mar 20, 2026 +1
This is a good thing because it means fewer people will have less exposure to Babylon 5 XD
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MrGittz Mar 20, 2026 +2
What the hell is going on with Amazon Prime? They added the show Beast Wars and a few weeks later removed it, then they added Beast Machines and removed it a few weeks later, it’s weird.
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TheSilverNoble Mar 20, 2026 +2
Oh geez, is this gonna be a thing? I mean, it would be ok with some shows, I guess... Some sitcoms and procedurals, but not something like B5
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TheLostSkellyton Mar 21, 2026 +2
Been seeing this a lot recently. Last month they added the entirety of the cult classic Canadian YA show The Odyssey...with the episodes both mislabeled *and* out of order. There's an extra level of "literally unwatchable" here because The Odyssey is a serial in which each episode begins where the previous one ended. Thankfully Tubi came in clutch.
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Hannibal_Spectre Mar 20, 2026 +1
Ah goddamn I got sick of waiting for it to show up on streaming and I bought the box set.
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ganaraska Mar 20, 2026 +1
Law and Order was like this and then it all populated. At least there were no episodes within a season missing.
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No_Razzmatazz_2889 Mar 20, 2026 +1
Content licensing bullshit is totally messing up streaming.
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PeanutbutterSlippers Mar 20, 2026 +1
Stuff like this is why I'm glad I got the Blu rays.
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ConstableGrey Mar 21, 2026 +1
This is called the "airplane seatback entertainment system" sampler package
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Moooney Mar 20, 2026 -16
That's dumb. That said, do you know what the word 'couple' means?
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Moooney Mar 20, 2026
Maybe it's a regional thing, but here a couple always means 2 and only 2. A few means a small number, or a small number compared to the total.
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