I've decided to start re-watching a series I had forgotten about, anyone remember Babylon 5? it came out the year NG ended (1994)
My rewatch of Babylon 5
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My all-time favorite scifi show. I plan on doing a rewatch soon.
Never heard of it - i doubt many people on a forum like this have.
Wanna bet?
Love B5 - warts and all...
Wonderful characters, wonderful stories (with some clunkers, of course) and while I'm not a big fan of "arc" story telling - it worked here.
Love B5 - warts and all...
Wonderful characters, wonderful stories (with some clunkers, of course) and while I'm not a big fan of "arc" story telling - it worked here.
Are you joking? Hmm maybe you should research Babylon 5 vs Star Trek and find out that many people have watched it.... One thing I love about both star trek and babylon 5 ....... open-minded philosophies
I'm pretty sure @JoeZhang is pulling your leg.
You'll find there are many B5 fans on this board. And we periodically have someone start a watch-through thread, which enables us to re-experience the fun of watching it through fresh eyes. We'll try mightily to avoid spoiling future events as you go along. So much of B5 was interconnected, with season 1 laying a foundation that paid off richly for the rest of the series. The characters developed in unexpected directions, and decisions had consequences.
It wasn't perfect by any means, but many of us believe that the end result was an enjoyable saga that's well worth watching many times! Hope you too enjoy your visit to our last, best hope...
I watched it when it came out, but it's been so long ago..
So glad you mentioned that about the first season .. i was wondering if i should skip ahead to season 2... but now I think I'll stick with it. :-)
So glad you mentioned that about the first season .. i was wondering if i should skip ahead to season 2... but now I think I'll stick with it. :-)
When you do your rewatch, try using the proper chronological order. A few episodes, namely in season 1, are out of order on the dvds. Here is what JMS suggests:
The Gathering (PTEN Movie / Babylon 5 Pilot)
Babylon 5 - Season One
Midnight on the Firing Line
Soul Hunter
Born to the Purple
Infection
The Parliament of Dreams
Mind War
The War Prayer
And The Sky Full Of Stars
Deathwalker
Believers
Survivors
By Any Means Necessary
Signs and Portents
Grail
Eyes
A Voice in the Wilderness - Part 1
A Voice in the Wilderness - Part 2
Babylon Squared
The Quality of Mercy
TKO
Legacies
Chrysalis
Babylon 5 - Season Two
Points of Departure
Revelations
The Geometry of Shadows
A Distant Star
The Long Dark
A Spider in the Web
A Race Through Dark Places
Soul Mates
The Coming of Shadows
GROPOS
All Alone in the Night
Acts of Sacrifice
Hunter, Prey
There All the Honor Lies
And Now For a Word
Knives
In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
Confessions and Lamentations
Divided Loyalties
The Long, Twilight Struggle
Comes the Inquisitor
The Fall of Night
Babylon 5 - Season Three
Matters of Honor
Convictions
A Day in the Strife
Passing Through Gethsemane
Voices of Authority
Dust to Dust
Exogenesis
Messages from Earth
Point of No Return
Severed Dreams
Ceremonies of Light and Dark
A Late Delivery From Avalon
Sic Transit Vir
Ship of Tears
Interludes and Examinations
Walkabout
War Without End, Part One
War Without End, Part Two
Grey 17 Is Missing
And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
Shadow Dancing
Z'ha'dum
Babylon 5 - Season Four
The Hour of the Wolf
Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
The Summoning
Falling Toward Apotheosis
The Long Night
Into the Fire
Epiphanies
The Illusion of Truth
Thirdspace (TNT TV Movie)
Babylon 5 - Season Four continued...
Atonement
Racing Mars
Lines of Communication
Conflicts of Interest
Rumors, Bargains and Lies
Moments of Transition
No Surrender, No Retreat
The Exercise of Vital Powers
The Face of the Enemy
Intersections in Real Time
Between the Darkness and the Light
Endgame
Rising Star
Babylon 5 - Season Five
No Compromises
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
The Paragon of Animals
A View from the Gallery
Learning Curve
Strange Relations
Secrets of the Soul
In the Kingdom of the Blind
A Tragedy of Telepaths
Phoenix Rising
The Ragged Edge
Day of the Dead
The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father
Meditations on the Abyss
Darkness Ascending
And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
Movements of Fire and Shadow
The Fall of Centauri Prime
Wheel of Fire
Objects in Motion
Objects at Rest
It actually came out in 1993, a year before STTNG finished. B5 is usually lumped in with the 4 ‘93 Sci-Fi debuts (the others being DS9, Seaquest DSV And Lois & Clark TNAS).
We now have two threads with the same title.
Before I posted, I searched "Babylon 5" and got
No results found... i must be confused
Did you search in all forums? This thread was moved after all. Maybe you could ask a mod to rename this thread after you've decided on what aspects of B5 you'd like to discuss that differentiate it from the other one. At the moment, they look to be very similar in content -- a first-time viewing experience sort of discussion.
Perhaps the threads can be merged?
Perhaps the threads can be merged?
All the best on your rewatch! I did as much a few months ago.
Season 1 was surprisingly watchable. When I first discovered B5, it was with my brother on Saturday afternoons. It never aired on prime time in New Zealand. I think we got into it around the end of S4. Bit of an odd jumping in point but we were young and weren't paying that much attention.
When I gave the series a proper go it was renting VHS videos and they only stocked S2 onwards. It was enough to get the jist of the arc. It was only on my last rewatch this year I watched S1 proper. As I said, it was surprisingly watchable (there were some real clunkers - let's not kid ourselves).
I'd love to see this series remastered - not holding any hope out of course.
Season 1 was surprisingly watchable. When I first discovered B5, it was with my brother on Saturday afternoons. It never aired on prime time in New Zealand. I think we got into it around the end of S4. Bit of an odd jumping in point but we were young and weren't paying that much attention.
When I gave the series a proper go it was renting VHS videos and they only stocked S2 onwards. It was enough to get the jist of the arc. It was only on my last rewatch this year I watched S1 proper. As I said, it was surprisingly watchable (there were some real clunkers - let's not kid ourselves).
I'd love to see this series remastered - not holding any hope out of course.
have been asked if you can merge this w/another B5 thread?
There is an identically named thread with the same overall topic theme already in SFF. Probably need to merge the two or change the title of this one.
Of course - I was going to mention that anyone who reads my signature line should be able to tell how I feel about B5!
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