Babylon 5
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Bruce is still with us, too, thank goodness.*runs to facebook to make sure Claudia and Pat are still with us.*
Jeez.
I was actually talking about B5, not DS9.That was pretty much how I thought of the show. Season 5 was a nice way to deal with the ramifications of the war and some of the other plot threads.
And I actually really like What You Leave Behind.
And you're not alone. I liked What You Leave Behind too.
Sad news about Ron Thornton. He had helped design, refined and detailed the Starfury models, one of my favorite starships of all time. R.I.P.
Very sad news indeed. It's surprising to see so many members of the cast and crew from such a recent show dying.
So was I. I guess I should have separated the comment about WLB a bit more, since it was a totally unconnected though.
Captain Power (most likely where he first encountered Doug Netter and JMS), Buffy, Enterprise, Voyager, Doctor Who and many many more.
They definitely did not take full advantage of the premise, that's for sure.
The death of Trip was pointless and, unfortunately, a sign of the times. Let's celebrate the finale by killing off a major character. Great. I was fine with the historical holodeck aspect, but it should have been Riker and Troi giving some cadets a history lesson or something, not shoehorned into "Pegasus." And I completely agree about the character development-- five years and nobody even got a promotion? Instead of killing off Trip, how about marrying off Hoshi and Travis or something? We live in such a bloodthirsty age.
How sad.
It's always sad to lose someone so young-- I was in fear of losing a good friend just earlier this week-- so I'm happy that he was able to know how much he meant to so many people, and that his contributions were appreciated.The B5 habitat was becoming a rather eccentric city in space.
Consider the appearance of religious orders/pilgrims from different planets.
There was also gambling.
And there was a bit of quirkiness with Michail York's character.
Babylon 5 was like a Jerusalem in space, with a dash of Las Vegas, and a dash of San Francisco.
Consider the appearance of religious orders/pilgrims from different planets.
There was also gambling.
And there was a bit of quirkiness with Michail York's character.
Babylon 5 was like a Jerusalem in space, with a dash of Las Vegas, and a dash of San Francisco.
And a bit of Casablanca.
I love Babylon 5, too. Has anyone heard something new about the reboot?
By the way, having watched Season 3 again lately, i wonder how did President Clark's rise to power exactly happen? What exactly happened on earth and how did he keep his control of the military, even after the informations about his role in Santiago's death have been released?
By the way, having watched Season 3 again lately, i wonder how did President Clark's rise to power exactly happen? What exactly happened on earth and how did he keep his control of the military, even after the informations about his role in Santiago's death have been released?
Clark used Sheridan's encounters with the Shadows and the EAS Agamemnon around Jupiter as an excuse to declare martial law in "Messages from Earth", and mute any chances of him being investigated in Santiago's death.
I believe a similar plot device had been used in a more recent television series.
I asked him about it July at San Diego Comic-Con. He's still working on building up 'street cred' for his Studio JMS in order to attract the investors he needs. Obviously things haven't gone as quickly as originally planned and that's due in part to two major eye surgeries he's had in the last year or so. Here's a (very shaky-sorry) video where he talks about the eye thing and leaving comics. The question I asked isn't on the vid.
Vague threats of 'alien threats' about to be unleashed mostly. From the very beginning we saw the 'Earth First' and related movements that were gaining power. Clark used that fear.
Make Earth great again!
Gee. That sounds eerily familiar.
JMS always said that among other things, the show was about process. When you see how Earth fell under martial law and watch 'The Illusion of Truth' you can get shivers. Probably shouldn't go any further with this, though.
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