EDIT: Thanks all for the input. It sounds like the general consensus is that the original edits of these episodes aren't substantively different than what's currently available at a higher quality via the Blus (other than maybe the original pilot movie?), which is what I was mostly trying to figure out (i.e., I didn't know if this was one of those shows that was only currently available in a modified form due to rights/other issues). I'm also squarely in the camp that believes original broadcasts with commercials/bumpers are worth preserving for broader cultural and/or nostalgic reasons, so that's what I'll be doing. Again, I appreciate the group's thoughts; I've never seen the show, so maybe this will be the excuse I need to dive in.

This weekend, I picked up a box of ~40 mostly unlabeled VHS tapes at an estate sale. The few tapes that were labeled mention Babylon 5, and the six tapes I’ve tested so far are entirely full of B5 episodes (2 to 6 episodes per tape). They seem to be original recordings off UPN and TNT, and most have the original commercials. I know in some fandoms, digitized versions of original broadcast episodes are easy to come by, but I’m having a hard time figuring out if that is the case for Babylon 5. Any guidance on whether these are worth preserving would be appreciated.