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[DosFreak 2]

Just finished Babylon 5 Season 5 DVD set. Awesome ending to a great TV series. Too bad the game never came out.

 

 

[Malaris 0]

I quite like sci-fi but I never got into Babylon 5. I'm more of a Stargate fan personally. (waits patiently for flaming to begin...)

 

What's the main story of it? (briefly)

 

 

[DosFreak 2]

Whoah, Well the entire story arks over 5 seasons.

 

Let's see.

 

Season 1

 

Season 1 is an intro to the B5 story. The entire series focuses on a 5 mile long space station in space which is the gathering point for all kinds of alien races to meet,trade,fight and work towards peace. Season 1 sort of follows the Star Trek episode of the week format with different adventures and no setup for a wider story arc. You kind of get hints here and there with the appearance of a key figure which plays prominently in the later episodes (an emissary of the bad guys...the Shadows), but overall the first Season is just an intro. The station is run by Earth, but Earth isn't really the major power like alot of Sci-Fi....actually they are kind of slighly below other races on the totem pole as far as Tech is concerned and are actually not very interested in alien relations which is why Babylon 5 is one of the reasons why Earth is the last space station.

 

 

Season 2.

 

Has a new commander (Sheridan). Much more character oriented this season than in season 1. Goes into a bit more of the Earth-Minbari war. (Minbari were the first aliens that Earth had contact with....the war eventually ended but caused massive loss of life and Earth almost lost the war). Also starts and ends the Narn-Centauri war (Narn are lizard like aliens, Centauri are napoleon like humans). A little bit more clues as to the Shadows and a little bit more story on their emissary, Centauri have dealings with the Shadows to attack the Narn. A couple of episode of the week shows but not as many as Season 1.

 

Season 3

 

Almost entirely story related. Commander of the station tries to forge an alliance with races to fight against the Shadows. Also learn who the Shadows are in this season, as well as the Vorlons. A weakness is found in the Shadows defenses to fight them.

Narn are now a conquered race to the Centauri, the Centauri Ambassador manuevers his way to becoming emperor of his planet.

Babylon 5 also ends it's relations with Earth due to evidence of President Clark assassinating the previous president.

 

Season 4

 

Centauri Ambassador deals with the insane Centuari Emperror. The war with the Shadows finally ends. Commander Sheridan starts and ends the attack of Earth due to President Clark attacking Earth colonies that do not side with Clark and also evidence of President Clark working with the Shadows. Commander Sheridan becomes President of the Alliance (Alliance oversees communication between races that are a part of the Alliance and protects those races).

 

Season 5

 

Mostly has to do with Sheridan struggling to keep the Alliance intact since some unknown enemy is attacking various races in a seeminly random pattern. Station has to deal with rogue telepaths that are trying to find their own planet since Earth does not accept rogue telepaths (They have to join Psi Corp, an evil organization of telepaths). Centauri Ambassador has problems with Centauri Regent (He appointed him when he killed the Empreror) who for some reason seems to be acting very strangely. Season 5 also deals with the allies of the Shadows who were left behind when the Shadows left.

 

 

 

Babylon 5 is very hard to explain. It's much more real world (for a Sci-Fi show) than Star Trek\Stargate. Much more character related, lots of politics, better story, Better graphics (Babylon 5 used CG for it's space scenes).

 

Overall comparing Stargate\Star Trek TOS/TNG/DSN, I'd say Babylon 5 is better. Mostly due to story and the fact that it felt more real. For instance alot of the storylines in Babylon 5 haven't been resolved in the series, you have to read the books if your interested. (The important ones are covered though).

[jmmijo 1]

Originally posted by Alec§taar:

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(I liked your old sig by the way... Dr. Strangelove, the "nuclear missile pilot"... or, was the the other guy Slim Pickens? My memory fades on that film, have not seen it in decades!)

 

APK

 

P.S.=> Signature below, same old SAME OLD, that I have been using since 1996 or so & adding onto it with mods as they came up etc. (works for me)... apk

 

Dr. Strangelove, or how I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb. This is the full title, oh Stanley you freaky man

 

The old sig had the line spoken from Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellars). The nuclear missile plot was set in motion by General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden). The BUFF pilot was in fact Major TJ Kong (Slim Pickens).

 

Now back on topic, I liked a lot of the Sci-Fi series over the years and Babylon 5 is one of them. Interesting how ex-Sci Fi series actors turn up in current Sci-Fi series, Walter Koenig was the head of the rogue Psy-Ops group that landed on the station in hopes of recruiting some more telepaths.

 

The other thing I thought was pretty neat is how they initially used the Amiga Video Toaster to render many of the space scenes, including the battles and such

 

[DosFreak 2]

Got tired of the old Strangelove quotes. Decided on this one.