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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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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago (12 children)

First season is all setup. Really, start with season 2.

Season 4 is the single best season of sci fi television ever done.

Here's what I would do...

Burn through season 2 and 3, then go back and watch season 1 so you can see all the seeds they planted there before hitting season 4.

Season 5 is the "Oh, crap, we thought we weren't getting a season 5..."

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Sorry but that's a horrible idea... The whole point of 'planting seeds' is how the pieces fall together in succession.

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

I think watching season 1 later isn't a bad idea at all. It feels like you're in on what's being set up, and knowing what's coming makes the sloggy episodes tolerable. I watched the show in the order 2 3 1 4 5 on the advice of a friend, and I'm really glad I didn't start with season 1. I would have quit before the end of the season and missed out on what's now my favorite show of all time.

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