Comments | thalia_seawood: Babylon 5

thalia_seawood

Babylon 5

Nov 26, 2006 22:07

I did something foolish on the weekend. I only wanted to check if the Babylon 5 episodes my husband got for me are of good quality. I ended up watching nine episodes over the weekend (8 episodes from season 1 plus "Dust to Dust" from season 3 which I still remembered for its intensity ( Read more... )

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selenak November 27 2006, 05:45:55 UTC

Firstly, you're talking with the person who wondered the same thing about Londo & G'Kar, as for a a decade there was one single (gen) story about them I could find. Whereupon I stopped wondering and started to write, and infected others.*g* So by now, yours truly, kangeiko and andrastewhite wrote a sizable amount of fanfic, both gen and slash, and hobsonphile of course is THE Vir writer.

Yes, JMS is a big,big LotR fan.

Thirdly, don't do that - watch episodes out of order, I mean. As much as Dust to Dust rocks. Because B5 of all the shows is made of continuity, and you don't want to get spoiled, either, if you can avoid it ( ... )

thalia_seawood November 27 2006, 21:08:04 UTC

Thanks for the links! I will definitely check out the stories. :-)
(It's odd, isn't it? Some fandoms seem to attract lots of writers, e.g. Harry Potter or X-Files. Other fandoms are also very popular, but there's not that much fanfiction. And with Babylon 5 I s don't get it: All the characters I've seen so far are very vividly drawn.)

And I solemnly swear not to watch any other episodes out of order.

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thalia_seawood November 27 2006, 21:09:10 UTC

So nice there's yet another show we both like!
I'm really impressed by the quality of the first season so far.

qos November 27 2006, 13:43:55 UTC

I love B-5. In fact, it's the last television series I watched regularly.

And I share your other friend's advice: do not watch the episodes out of order. There is too much that builds slowly as well as the big plot developments, and you will deny yourself a lot of pleasure if you don't let it unfold.

thalia_seawood November 27 2006, 21:11:58 UTC

I am spoiled for some further developments, but I promise to stick to the correct viewing order from now on.

It's so neat that there are still excellent TV shows out there for me to discover. After Babylon 5 and Angel, there's e.g. Battlestar Galactica to look forward to. :-)

rayakina November 28 2006, 12:51:04 UTC

All the characters have something that makes them interesting I remember I kept telling you this about ten years ago! ;-)
Well, well...nine episodes over one week-end,you really *are* crazy!