I miss Babylon 5!

[laetificat]

Oz is away this week, so the catface and I are having a bachelor week. I haven't done the dishes in a few days, I'm staying up until I want to go to bed without having to tiptoe around the house so I don't wake the husband, I'm still wearing my pajamas and I've been editing with Babylon 5's fourth season in the background. I have been ridiculously

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[majic13]

I should get back to watching Babylon 5, if only it weren't for the filler. The interminable filler! I swear, Dr Franklin is the boringest ever.

I mean, yeah, it's supposed to pick up somewhere in season 3, but that doesn't help when I'm butt-deep in the morass that is season 2. Ugh.

I mean, if they did a reboot where they just covered the main plot I'm sure they could have a really slick and tightly-paced show that managed fit all of the action and intrigue into three amazing seasons, rather than five hit-or-miss ones.

Also, what the hell is up with seasons of two dozen freakin' episodes, that's way too many. Trim it down, people.

[laetificat]

I forgot how talky the show was. I see now why it's yammer yammer yammer all the time -- the budget was tiny, so they had to tell, not show. I agree -- do the Shadows, the (redacted for spoilers) and get rid of season 5. I'd really love for you to see through Season 4, as Season 4 is one of my favorite TV moments of all time.

Seasons of two dozen episodes is how it's always done out here in the good ol' USA! And nineties shows had a LOT of filler. Since B5 was the first show in a long while to sustain a real arc, I can imagine they didn't really know how to do that yet.

But a reboot? The original is beautiful and JMS would never allow it over his dead body, but man. That would be one awesome show.