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Deepfreeze32 wrote:

Nix wrote:What exactly is Babylon 5 about?

OK, I'ma copy/paste from The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5.

"It is the dawn of the third age of mankind, the middle of the twenty-third century. Man is far from alone in the universe.

A hundred years ago, humanity made contact with its first alien civilization -- or more to the point, they made contact with us. Before the arrival of the Centauri, we were confined to our own solar system, forced to use slow sleeper ships to explore the universe. The Centauri gave us the stars, offered us the use of their "jumpgates" -- portals into hyperspace -- and later, taught us to make our own. In exchange for this and other technologies, they asked only for trinkets, novelties to sell back home.

In the eighty years that followed, humanity flexed its muscles, expanding outward at a rapid pace. When a group of less powerful races was attacked by an invading army, Earth came to their aid, cementing its role as a major galactic power, if a young, brash one.

The wave of euphoria came crashing down when humanity made contact with a mysterious race called the Minbari. The Earth-Minbari War began with a misunderstanding, a human captain and a Minbari commander too quick on the trigger. Thanks to bad luck or something darker, our first meeting with the Minbari resulted in the death of their supreme religious and political leader. To the Minbari, what followed was a holy war, vengeance for the murder of their spiritual leader. Earth was no match for the technologically superior Minbari, and they easily beat us back to our home planet.

Then, without explanation, as their ships closed in on Earth and wiped out our last desperate defenses, the Minbari halted their advance and surrendered. Only an elite few knew why.

The Babylon Project was conceived in the aftermath of the war. Modeled after the United Nations, it would be a meeting place, neutral ground where the powers could meet and work out their differences peacefully.

The first three Babylon stations were sabotaged in mid-construction. The fourth was completed, but just as it was about to go online, it vanished without a trace. The Earth government would have stopped there, but some of the alien governments, seeing the value of a meeting ground, offered financial assistance for the construction of a fifth station. Naturally, there were strings attached.

Babylon 5 is the story of the last of the Babylon stations, the last hope for a galaxy without war. It begins in the year 2257 with the opening of the Babylon 5 station. "

It's a lot like Deep Space Nine, honestly. It revolves around politics for a bit, but then it....changes. As the Lurker's guide to Babylon 5 put it,

"The setting of the show is affected by events in each episode -- the status quo isn't neatly restored at the end of the hour. Characters die, are reassigned, or are forever changed by their actions and those of the people around them. Because of that, it's impossible to come up with a single introduction to the series and characters that applies to all the episodes. "

yeah.

It's very serial in later seasons. I think you would at least enjoy it.

Deepfreeze32 wrote:It ran for 5 seasons, and had 5 movies (Minus the pilot episode, which was double-length).

In other words, it's a long show. And so awesome.

Possibly the only show to equal Star Trek in awesomeness in my opinion. In some ways, it tops it, but it resembles Deep Space Nine in some ways (Strong characters, interesting developments, serialization, etc.)

Nix wrote:Ah, that's not terrible... but that ain't $14 either.

Why does BSG separate certain seasons into multiple parts?

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Deepfreeze32 wrote:

Nix wrote:Ah, that's not terrible... but that ain't $14 either.

Why does BSG separate certain seasons into multiple parts?

Well, it's a weird story.

They released it on DVD here before airing it here. They hadn't aired the second half overseas quite yet, so they released half a season. Plus, it helps you know when to watch the movies.

At least, that's how I understand it. Anyone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. XD

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Chozon1 wrote:Would you ever consider skinning a boy band?

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Nix wrote:

Deepfreeze32 wrote:

Nix wrote:Ah, that's not terrible... but that ain't $14 either.

Why does BSG separate certain seasons into multiple parts?

Well, it's a weird story.

They released it on DVD here before airing it here. They hadn't aired the second half overseas quite yet, so they released half a season. Plus, it helps you know when to watch the movies.

At least, that's how I understand it. Anyone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. XD

Ah. Sounds weird. >_<

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