<![CDATA[one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5...]]>one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5...

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/96dab7b8-b5f8-4898-9afe-443db06cfabf/one-of-these-days-i-really-must-watch-babylon-5...RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:41:46 GMTMon, 27 Apr 2026 13:43:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:35:40 GMT]]>@mwl @phessler @sng Babylon 5 Season 1 has a lot going for it, but they had to drop several big storylines for real life reasons (Michael O’Hare, the lead, had major health issues and bowed out). Season 2 is perceived as better at least in part because it’s the start of the continuity with the rest of the show.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/bob_zim/statuses/116477404124539207https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/bob_zim/statuses/116477404124539207Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:35:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:34:35 GMT]]>@mwl @phessler @sng b5 s1 "suffers" because it has to do an immense amount of world building so that s2-4 make any sense at all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.sungo.space/users/sungo/statuses/01KQ7S7ZB6F3YN0N5Q5DDE066Phttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.sungo.space/users/sungo/statuses/01KQ7S7ZB6F3YN0N5Q5DDE066PMon, 27 Apr 2026 15:34:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:22:59 GMT]]>@mwl It was very good. The first half of season 5 kind of falls down, but when they start wrapping up the show, it picks back up. Seasons 2-4 are the best, IMO, and were the best sci-fi on TV at the time.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/garpu/statuses/116477354292301082https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/garpu/statuses/116477354292301082Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:22:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:22:02 GMT]]>@phessler @sng I'm pretty sure there's something structural in how TV is created that causes Bad Season 1 Syndrome.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://io.mwl.io/users/mwl/statuses/116477350521156406https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://io.mwl.io/users/mwl/statuses/116477350521156406Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:22:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:20:00 GMT]]>@sng @mwl I had to expand this post to see which series you were referring to, because it applies to too many.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/phessler/statuses/116477342520595936https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/phessler/statuses/116477342520595936Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:20:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:11:02 GMT]]>@mwl You have to trudge through season 1. And mostly end with season 4. There are a few good episodes in 5. But seasons 2-4 are legendary for mostly good reasons

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/sng/statuses/116477307308106568https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/sng/statuses/116477307308106568Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:11:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:07:11 GMT]]>@dmoonfire minor characters are the best characters

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://io.mwl.io/users/mwl/statuses/116477292157134849https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://io.mwl.io/users/mwl/statuses/116477292157134849Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:42:55 GMT]]>@mwl JMS was uncanny in drawing on the past and predicting a future both near and far. The parallels from its many story arcs to today is amazing. I keep expected to see a shimmer of a standing behind

Is worth watching. The character of G'Kar is especially brilliant

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/sirwumpus/statuses/116477196745226941https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/sirwumpus/statuses/116477196745226941Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:42:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:36:11 GMT]]>@mwl Yes, yes you should. I've been meaning to rewatch it.

At a time when "edgy Star Trek" was "the replicator is broken," B5 and its conflicts, and its very serial story line, was a breath of fresh air.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.raventhemaker.com/users/raven/statuses/116477170265519025https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.raventhemaker.com/users/raven/statuses/116477170265519025Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:36:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:30:21 GMT]]>@mwl B5 was brilliant, though the final series was screwed up by the studios (where have we heard that before?). For the time and budget the effects were amazing.

I always thought the politics were overly simple and blunt, but now living through the same I realise that they were painfully accurate.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116477147344500226https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116477147344500226Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:30:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:54:40 GMT]]>@mwl Yes, you really must. Your local library probably has the DVDs.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/nivex/statuses/116477007017032669https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/nivex/statuses/116477007017032669Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:54:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to one of these days I really must watch Babylon 5... on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:49:27 GMT]]>@mwl Holy shit yes! The politics of B5 are amazing! Right down to JMS insisting on same-sex-presenting couples *amongst the background extras*.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://convenient.email/objects/2c704a81-9969-ef69-6798-1bc345769364https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://convenient.email/objects/2c704a81-9969-ef69-6798-1bc345769364Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:49:27 GMT