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Re: Babylon 5: The Gathering/In the Beginning
ATimson wrote:
Distorted Humor wrote:
Then again, I recommend folks who have lower tolerance for bad SF to start with season 2 - as I am a heathen.
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On the one hand: noticeable quality increase.
On the other hand: you miss quite a bit of setup.
I'd say that while you could abbreviate season 1, omitting it entirely probably isn't a good idea. But you could cut it down to 8-10 episodes (depending on how many of Chekhov's guns you want to see hung, vs. just fired) without doing noticeable harm to the story. |
I have thought the same. These 8 are some of the better episodes of season 1, and gets you to seasons 2-4 quickly.
" Midnight on the Firing Line"
" Mind War"
" And the Sky Full of Stars"
" Signs and Portents"
" A Voice in the Wilderness (Part 1)"
" A Voice in the Wilderness (Part 2)"
" Babylon Squared"
" Chrysalis"
Optional - Good episodes, and " The Quality of Mercy" is is not only has a fun B-plot, but introduces a major Chekhov's gun
" The Parliament of Dreams"
" Deathwalker" or " Believers"
" The Quality of Mercy"
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