Should I watch Babylon 5?

[whiteb]

Interestingly, they knew about the specs for HD and 16:9, and so the the whole thing was shot for 16:9, before it ever exsisted.? Kinda ironic a TV show could see the future but a computer company could not...

Indeed, that was the forethought of JMS (The producer), who had the choice to film in 16:9 even though all the TV stations at that point were 4:3.

He filmed it, then CONVERTED the footage to 4:3 for broadcast but kept the 16:9 footage, thats why when the DVD's were released, it was 16:9.  First TV show at the time to be 16:9

For the OP, the FIRST season is slow, its a character builder, scene setter for the later seasons.  There are one or TWO episodes though that are CRUCIAL to the later seasons.

I have lost count of the times I have watched B5, but even now I find myself saying "How the F... did I miss that" ?

Has anyone noticed, that in the TV pilot (1x00) "The gathering) 2 hour, the bridge crew member that goes on to play a pivotal role in the main series ?  Keep an eye out for him.

[whiteb]

alittle OT

JMS Seems to be a big player these days, good on him perhaps he now can command more freedom and get B5 on the big screen,  fingers & toes crossed

JMS was a big player BEFORE B5, he did a fair chunk of Murder She Wrote.  Well, 7 episodes, but he DID create the series Jerimiah

Oh, and just ignore the troll called "Tension", he has to work off some Tension  But that is what you get for living in Northern ireland, All those little Skirmishes between the Catholics and Protestants cannot be fun.

[whiteb]

Firstly, im not a troll.  Secondly, I actually find your statement quite insensitive.  People being murdered constitutes quite a lot more than a "little skirmish", and has nothing to do with my post.  Take it to a different thread please.

Actually, first time you said it was an opinion..

OP: should i watch B5
You: No, its shit..

That was your opinion.  But to then several posts later you post it again.., THAT was trolling.

Alright, so this form of B5 is not your cup of tea or slice of semtex.., that does not dismiss the series HAS got a cult following, despite the first season's reputation.

Look at the remake of "V", showing that despite the glitter and glamour of the CGI, thats what you can call "SHIT !"

But no matter what people's feelings of the first season, there are key stories in the first seasons that helps you understand later season episodes like season 3 and 4.

Also as Crom said, the TV movies also add a touch to the series too, of which, each telemovie has its own slot in the TV series timeline for story chronology.


In the beginning: (Set before the Tv series, but has an opening and closing scene's from Season 4)
The Gathering (The initial Pilot 1x00, Pre series).
ThirdSpace: Set after the Vorlon/Shadow war.
River of souls: Season 5.
A call to arms: After season 5, Allies of the shadows try to use remnant technology left behind against the alliance, setting the ground for the TV series "Crusade".

This gives you a ROUGH idea of the viewing order of the films and series, with regards to how the story line pans out.

2245–48 • In the Beginning (1st film)*
2256 • Babylon 5 station commissioned
2257 • The Gathering (Pilot)
2258 • Signs and Portents (Season 1)
2259 • The Coming of Shadows (Season 2)
2260 • Point of No Return (Season 3)
2261 • No Surrender, No Retreat (Season 4)**
2261 • Thirdspace (2nd film)***
2262 • The Wheel of Fire (Season 5)†
2263 • The River of Souls (3rd film)
2265 • The Legend of the Rangers (5th film)
2266 • A Call to Arms (4th film)
2267 • Crusade (spin-off series)
2271 • The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark
2278 • In the Beginning (1st film)*

But this can also be used to try to see what episodes/films fall in what order.

http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/eplist.html

[whiteb]

I liked B5 very much when it was first shown in Germany. A view month ago I watched all my old recorded B5 tapes (a little more than 100 episodes) with my children. I liked the complex characters very much. The fact it was done with lightwave and the first films even on Amigas did increase motivation of course. The very last episodes are worse in my opinion, however.

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That is because season 5 was not meant to be, as season 4 closed to an end, Season 5 was pretty much a fair bet that it would be canceled, so they filmed it so Season 4 to be the last.., Then Season 5 got the go ahead.

I do like a few episodes of Season 5, Brakiri day of the dead for one.

Lockley's sister, Londo and Adira, Leneer and Morden, garibaldi and dodger.