How 'bout Babylon5?

POSTED BY: PlainJayne
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 18:38
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PLAINJAYNE

Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:55 PM

If you guys are all into Babylon5 as well, I have found a home. It's number 3 of my "Big Three". Started out a little slow, but once it found it's feet there was no stopping it.

Day late an'a dollar short...Story of my ruttin' life!

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:08 PM

Yes.

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LWAVES

Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:12 PM

I have all the B5 DVDs, except Lost Tales coz I heard that was really really bad. No need to bring up Crusade either.

You've got to admire a show in those days that set out right from the start to take 5 years to tell a story. And whilst they got mucked around a bit with whether there was going to be a season 5, I think they pulled it off very well.
Yeah, the first season was a little slow but it pays off later when some of the stories are brought back into play. But once the second season started things got going.
Some of the acting could be poor and not very convincing but to counter that you get the brilliant Londo/G'Kar relationship. Funny, tragic and perfectly played. Two enemies that could never admit they were actually friends.

Plus it was so far ahead of it's time by using CGI to the extent that they did. State of the art at the time.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

ECGORDON

Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:22 PM

Until Firefly came along, I considered B5 the best SF television show ever, and I am still a big fan. I have all the dvds including Crusade and The Lost Tales, but not Legend of the Rangers.

The Lost Tales only suffered because other than Sheridan there weren't any of the other characters I wanted to see, and sadly Biggs and Katsulas are no longer with us.

MANGOLO

Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:41 PM

Lost Tales fell very much short of the others for a number of reasons especially for what ecgordon mentioned, but also it was very much a show that told you rather than showed you.

Watched everything. Own almost all ('cept Crusade)

Then watched it again with my eldest and then again with my middle kid. Got a few years, but look forward to watching it again with my youngest!

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, July 31, 2009 12:09 PM

I love Babylon 5. I only have Seasons 3 & 4 on DVD, but I think those were the two best years. Interesting tidbit I only recently learned.....Peter Jurasik, who played Londo, was one of the "games" warriors in 1982's Tron. He played Crum, the overweight one.

IMNOTHERE

Friday, July 31, 2009 8:50 PM

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Peter Jurasik, who played Londo, was one of the "games" warriors in 1982's Tron.

So who's the SF equivalent of Kevin Bacon? Babylon 5 might be a good place to start, with refugees from Lost In Space, Trek, two from Tron, and, er... Grease... (no, wait...)

IMNOTHERE

Friday, July 31, 2009 8:58 PM

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Originally posted by lwaves:
I have all the B5 DVDs, except Lost Tales coz I heard that was really really bad.

I think it was a mistake to try and continue it: the show's unique selling point was that it told a coherent story with a satisfying beginning, middle and end. Leave it at that.

The only thing I could have stood to see more of was the full story of the fall and rise of Centauri Prime after the end of the main series. Even then, though, we know the story. Sadly, I don't think it would work without G'kar.

BLUEMOONSTUFF

Saturday, August 1, 2009 12:48 AM

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Sadly, I don't think it would work without G'kar.

I agree. G'kar was probably the best actor on the show and by far had the best lines.

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CAMPHILLPAWHEDONITE1956

Saturday, August 1, 2009 2:13 AM

I also love bab5 have all dvds crusade and lost tales. i have had the very good luck to meet all the stars of the show. and am sad about Biggs and Katsulas being gone because andre was a very funny speaker in person.

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