Though I doubt you're the only one, you'd certainly be in the minority. Then again, it's possible for perceptions to change as you watch through the series one, two, 10 times.
Babylon 5 - I'm finally going to do it
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Though I doubt you're the only one, you'd certainly be in the minority. Then again, it's possible for perceptions to change as you watch through the series one, two, 10 times.
I like O'Hare and Boxleitner equally, but I think for me I don't really care for the action based, conflict/ war stories. So I had a tendency to tune out as the war grew closer.
Plus, I love seeing things in their formative stages, with lots of potential and speculating where they'll go.
Which explains a great deal of why you like S1 so much. That season lays out hints all over the place, so one can't help but wonder "where it's all going". Did you find that interest growing as the season drew to a close, with episodes like "Babylon Squared" (where they find Babylon 4 and introduce Zathras) and "Chrysalis" (the season finale) ?
I'm always a little perplexed at how people seam to find it necessary to rate the different seasons or come up with "top 10 episodes" lists.
My favourite novel is Dune and I must have read it a dozen times, but if you were to ask me which chapter I liked the most, I'd be at a total loss to name even one that stands out. After all, the last chapter alone would mean nothing if it weren't for the ones that came before it and the first one would be pointless without the ones that came after it. It's a novel. It tells a story with a beginning middle and end, just like Babylon 5. Single out any one and it ceases to be a story.
Sure there are peaks and valleys of drama, action and intrigue and the temptation is often to focus on those high points and label them the "best" episodes but to me that does the rest of the show an injustice.
I can understand it with say Star Trek, Twilight Zone or any other truly episodic forms of entertainment, but not B5, it's just not built that way.
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I don't think it was supposed to be a B-story, just that this story would have preceded Convictions and involved the Monks checking out the station before they moved the others in.
The other point of the story is how Sheridan deals with forgiveness; take a look at his reaction at the end
I already knew the story behind the whole story idea/shelving the episode, thus why I described it as being set before Convictions. I don't think it was a B-plot at any point, thus why I stated such. However, I now found the post where he did call it a B-story:
jms said:
Yeah, then I had to go back and find all of the hints that had been laid out before.
What I liked about B5 is that I never got the sense that they were just making it up as they went, and wandering all over the place. They had a specific place they were going to get to, and things were unfolding at an even pace.
Something that I always appreciated was that even when a thread was out of focus for a while (such as Earth's troubles while Our Heroes were concentrating on the Shadow War) there would be something in the current episodes to keep you from forgetting it, whether a snippet of dialogue or a short scene.
Jan
I was in Glendale last night to see John Cleese perform (Phenomenal evening!) and as we were all filing into the theater, I looked behind me... and there stood JMS!
Like an idiot, though, I said, "Excuse me, are you J. Michael StraczzzzZzzski?" (I just couldn't pronounce Straczynski!)
"I could be!" was his reply.
I just shook his hand and scurried off with my proverbial tail between my legs.
Should've just said, "JMS, I presume?" or some such.
Like an idiot, though, I said, "Excuse me, are you J. Michael StraczzzzZzzski?" (I just couldn't pronounce Straczynski!)
"I could be!" was his reply.
I just shook his hand and scurried off with my proverbial tail between my legs.
Should've just said, "JMS, I presume?" or some such.
At cons when somebody tries to pronounce his name he says just to call him Joe. I've never had any trouble with pronouncing it Stra-zin-ski.
Jan
JMS pronounces it Stra-zin-ski although I gather Stra-chin-ski is the old pronunciation.
Jan
I'm still watching B5 (Finished the first disc of season 3 last week but haven't watched any more), but tonight I just ordered Farscape: The Complete Series. Who knew this year would be so freaking awesome in terms of quality shows being released. I get into B5 to the point of buying the series, and now my favorite Series of all time is going to be shipped to me in the next few days. Good thing I found work because I'm usually not this antsy to buy stuff.
As I watch the series again. Currently in season 4, after watching the first three seasons in 2 weeks. This show is awesome.
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