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What's the consensus here regarding Babylon Five? (startrek.website)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by startrekexplained@startrek.website to c/quarks@startrek.website
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I have the series on DVD but I've never seriously cracked it, only seen a few episodes. Was wondering what people here think, is it as good as the internet often says it is? I know it was an inspiration for one of my favorite franchises (Mass Effect) and The Orville had a cute reference to it by making its main actor the president of the Planetary Union, but that's the extent of my B5 knowledge. So anyway, should I binge the series?

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[–] sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i've been watching some old TNG, and realized Ronald Moore (Battlestar Galactica) was very involved. but, not involved with B5 -- he was influenced thereby, along with the Lost guy, Lindelof maybe. how did Babylon 5 compare to TNG in cheesyness?

[–] startrekexplained@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

B5 looks a lot cheaper and cheesier than TNG, especially as it uses really bad outdated CG-I. I also imagine it was just a lot lower budget. Im strictly talking about aesthetically from what Ive seen on YouTube. Also I don't think Ron Moore was influenced by B5.

[–] sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

thanks, i concur

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

especially as it uses really bad outdated CG-I.

In context, the CGI was pretty good for the time.

[–] startrekexplained@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Which is why i said its outdated