Old fandom geek-out (B5 & TOS)

[kangeiko]

I had a lovely time on Thursday, finally having that long-delayed dinner with mizzykitty. After far too much sushi, we went back to mine to mainline B5 (she hasn't seen it! A possible new convert, hallelujah!) and geek out. It was ever so much fun, and it got me thinking.

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[amatara]

"Sabre Rattling"? That does sound strange. I much prefer "Midnight" - one of the things I love about B5 is the (sometimes exaggeratedly) lyrical episode titles, and "Sabre Rattling" hardly fits in there.

I've never seriously tried re-watching B5's first season - made some half-hearted attempts, but gave up pretty quickly. Not that there isn't some good stuff in there, but thinking of the emotional roller-coaster that was the rest of the show, s1 only got me mildly interested the second time over. Even the Londo/G'Kar setup failed to snag me - to be honest, I didn't really fall for Londo until halfway in s2, and upon rewatch that was no different. It must be the hair - I hate that s1 hairdo with a passion that cannot be imagined. Same for Vir's s1 hair, actually.
Re "Mind War": hmm, can't say anything intelligent about that episode, really. Probably because, upon watching, I squeed so much over Koenig's Bester that I kept getting this one-foot-wide grin on my face whenever he was on screen, which is hardly good for one's concentration.

ST TOS boxsets: yes, the colours are amazing, aren't they? Of course, when you're used to watching Trek on 10-year-old VCR tapes, anything is an improvement. :) The Spock and Uhura flirtation I'd also forgotten entirely ("Vulcan has no moon, miss Uhura" - priceless!), but suddenly the new movie makes a lot more sense. :) Also, re-watching TOS made me remember watching these episodes the very first time around, on BBC, when I was a starry-eyed 14-year-old teenager (meaning my English was hardly up to the challenge). I remember I even taped all my favorite scenes on audio cassette (the "Vulcan has no moon" was on there, I think) and spent hours listening to them in my room! Ah, the folly of youth... *sighs*

[kangeiko]

Oh, really? I like the S1 hair, I find it very indicative of Londo's state of mind! As he grows in power and stature, his hair becomes sleeker and more polished. My own personal fanon is that Centauri hair is much like ye olden times geisha hair, requiring several hours of careful work and wires and unguents etc etc, all of which cost a lot of money (and how easy would it be to find a good hair dresser on B5 - for Centauri hair - anyway?). Much like his clothes at the time, Londo doesn't seem to want to put in the time and effort. His whole demeanour, and quarters, and retinue, are reflective of the Centauri at this stage: formerly grand, now rather shabby.

squeed so much over Koenig's Bester that I kept getting this one-foot-wide grin on my face whenever he was on screen, which is hardly good for one's concentration.

Right there with you on the Bester squee!

Also, re-watching TOS made me remember watching these episodes the very first time around, on BBC, when I was a starry-eyed 14-year-old teenager (meaning my English was hardly up to the challenge).

TOTALLY. I learned English watching TOS on TV, back when I was a wee nipper of 9 or so. I didn't know what the hell was going on, but I knew that I loved the pointy-eared guy.