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Should I Give Babylon 5 Another Chance? (self.sciencefiction)
submitted 1 year ago by PlanetOfOrd to c/sciencefiction
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As a Sci-Fi fan I've been a huge fan of shows like Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, Terminator: TSCC, Star Trek, etc. I keep hearing Babylon 5 is awesome.

I was too young at the time to watch the series when it was on. But then as an older teen/ young adult I decided to give it a try. Everything was so cringe it was hard to get through 3 episodes. IMO the whole vibe was "safe..." maybe even a bit corny--not the intense, exciting, politically-tense space opera that I was told it was.

So maybe the beginning episodes are just world-building? What do other people think?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I feel like Londo and G'kar carried the show with their acting chops.

Personally the instant it turned into a Star Trek bridge doing space fighting stuff I instantly lost interest, like a switch turning off.

I wanted political maneuvering and explorations of the toll it takes on those who do it. There are a billion "officers on the bridge of a ship giving orders" shows.