Babylon 5 - A underrated sci-fi show.

[GreyGhost]

Come and discuss this show, I have personally started re-watching after not many years ago. Use to watch this show with my dad along with Voyager, Andromeda and Stargate SG-1. Started watching season 1 and proceeding with the series, I love all the character but my favorite is Londo.

MR. GARIBALDI!!!!

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

I've never seen it, but a friend of mine loves this series. The entire series was written out before it aired.

 

[Doc Cassidy]

I had a very vivid dream about a year ago where this fat nerd was literally screaming at me claiming that DS9 was an absolute ripoff of Babylon 5 in every way and he said that Gene Roddenberry should be arrested for theft because he "stole Babylon 5's ideas". The dude was seriously pissed off. The funniest thing is that Roddenberry was long dead at the time.

 

[Mister Qwerty]

I had a friend who was a devotee of the show because he was a Commodore Amiga and Video Toaster/Lightwave fanboy.

 

[Y2K Baby]

I had a very vivid dream about a year ago where this fat nerd was literally screaming at me claiming that DS9 was an absolute ripoff of Babylon 5 in every way and he said that Gene Roddenberry should be arrested for theft because he "stole Babylon 5's ideas". The dude was seriously pissed off. The funniest thing is that Roddenberry was long dead at the time.

That was @DrainRedRain using his telepathy as usual.

 

[drtoboggan]

Is it streaming anywhere? I've only seen two episodes and remember it being good.

 

[GreyGhost]

Is it streaming anywhere? I've only seen two episodes and remember it being good.

I used a torrent to get all of the seasons, that spinoff and the movies, Do you want me to link you to that?

 

[FunkoPoop]

"Faggots in jumpsuits from the 90s."

That's Babylon 5.

 

[Miller]

MR. GARIBALDI!!!!

Shit, I read it with his voice.

 

[HeirenPlaya]

Loved the show. Played the FreeSpace 2 mod a few years back too.

 

[d12]

Yeah, it's aight for mid 90s sci-fi that ain't Trek, although the effects have aged as well as Bilbo after he gives up the Ring. I think it benefits from the fact that JMS had an almost autistic devotion to the universe and he planned almost everything out before production.

Is it streaming anywhere? I've only seen two episodes and remember it being good.

It's on Prime video if you don't mind giving Jeff B*zos more of your money.

 

[The Shadow]

I prefer SeaQuest DSV.

 

[BlueArmedDevil]

What it lacked in special effects it made up with writing and acting.

Although that first season is a little rough

 

[UselessRubberKeyboard]

Yeah, the first season is quite cheesy. It has a good story, though, and only gets better from there. The Vorlons were always particularly fascinating to me, although I admit to being confused as to why a super-advanced space race lived in a bakelite suit.

You'll be saying 'not the one' in a ridiculous voice for weeks, I guarantee it.

 

[drtoboggan]

I used a torrent to get all of the seasons, that spinoff and the movies, Do you want me to link you to that?

No thank you. Found it on Prime thanks to @d12. Just watched the pilot. Good stuff in spite of the cheese.

 

[a feel]

I was a big fan of Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar) ever since his appearance as Commander Tomalak on ST:TNG. I still have his framed autograph somewhere.
RIP my dude.

 

[Oaat]

This show got me into ship designs that don't rely on artificial gravity. I wish artificial gravity just wasn't a thing in the setting, and all the alien ships had spinning bits too.

 

[Tackleberry]

I watched through this show for the first time a few years ago, and still come back to it every now and then, it's a real solid show. My favorite character seemed to change from one to another as the series went on, as each character was deliberately written to be somewhat off-putting for a time, G'Kar was probably longest on that list, having an excellent arc throughout the series, and an excellent actor playing him. The only character I never liked was Franklin, who was written with a ST:TNG Season 1 Starfleet officer level of smug and moral superiority. Was sad to see Sinclair go, was sadder to learn WHY the actor had to leave the show. JMS got a few of his social justice themes in there, but they weren't the overt shit you see these days, they seem to play into the plot of the show.

 

[Xenomorph]

Ashamed to admit I have never watched it. Is this a good show to marathon or is it better to take your time with it?

 

[Keep Yourself Safe]

It's Deep Space 9 but not good doggy.