Hound of UIster wrote:
Forbin wrote:
Turtletrekker wrote:
I always thought that B5 had more in common with Lord of the Rings than DS9.
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Oh, jms freely admits that as his main inspiration. LotR and, I think, Arthurian legend. Or was it Greek mythology |
More Babylonian mythology.
The Arthurian legend is very apparent even without Late Delivery From Avalon. |
The LotR influence is fairly minimal. Indeed, most of it is just shout-outs by way of a few character/place names (some of which were unintentional) and I think one direct quote. Nothing of any real substance or depth.
Plus I'm pretty sure JMS has said that the likes of 'Lensman' & 'Foundation' had a much bigger impact than anything else. Add to that some Rod Sterling, H.P. Lovecraft, Harlan Ellison and, oh yeah, J. Michael Straczynski.
