That's what I've always heard, which is why I'm sad that season 1 was
unable to hook me. Maybe what I really need to do is jump in later and get
hooked, then go back and view the earlier ones afterwards.
Is part of the problem that the guy cast to play the B5 commander in
Season 1 just isn't all that persuasive, hence his replacement in Season
2?
> Babylon 5 was the first show - at least to my memory - to have an ongoing
> story arc; the characters didn't get amnesia after every episode.
>
> B5 doesn't really "begin" until season 2. Season 1 had a couple of
> episodes that had implications later, but it can mostly be skipped.
> Seasons 3 and 4 were great sci-fi, some of the best on TV up to that point
> IMO.
>
> -Wayne
>
> --- In , Todd Kes <khartoum@...> wrote:
>>
>> For Babylon 5, check out this speech from the movie "In the Beginning":
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeNBJ5o-b7s (you'll have to scroll
>> forward to 1:25 to hear his speech)
>>
>> As to Farscape, one episode you will likely enjoy is S2 Ep5 "Out of
>> Their Minds". It is a body swap episode, but the actors have to act
>> like each other, and they do a good job.
>>
>> Todd Kes
>>
>> --- On Mon, 7/16/12, DEREK STANLEY wrote:
>> > B5 I never got into, nor Stargate or Lexx. I will
>> > admit to watching some Farscape but that was mostly for
>> > Chiana and mostly because of the way she moved, still can't
>> > quite figure out how the actress managed to move like
>> > that. I watched the first season of Earth2 but it lost
>> > my interest after that.
>> >
>> > DS
>>
>
>
>
unable to hook me. Maybe what I really need to do is jump in later and get
hooked, then go back and view the earlier ones afterwards.
Is part of the problem that the guy cast to play the B5 commander in
Season 1 just isn't all that persuasive, hence his replacement in Season
2?
> Babylon 5 was the first show - at least to my memory - to have an ongoing
> story arc; the characters didn't get amnesia after every episode.
>
> B5 doesn't really "begin" until season 2. Season 1 had a couple of
> episodes that had implications later, but it can mostly be skipped.
> Seasons 3 and 4 were great sci-fi, some of the best on TV up to that point
> IMO.
>
> -Wayne
>
> --- In , Todd Kes <khartoum@...> wrote:
>>
>> For Babylon 5, check out this speech from the movie "In the Beginning":
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeNBJ5o-b7s (you'll have to scroll
>> forward to 1:25 to hear his speech)
>>
>> As to Farscape, one episode you will likely enjoy is S2 Ep5 "Out of
>> Their Minds". It is a body swap episode, but the actors have to act
>> like each other, and they do a good job.
>>
>> Todd Kes
>>
>> --- On Mon, 7/16/12, DEREK STANLEY wrote:
>> > B5 I never got into, nor Stargate or Lexx. I will
>> > admit to watching some Farscape but that was mostly for
>> > Chiana and mostly because of the way she moved, still can't
>> > quite figure out how the actress managed to move like
>> > that. I watched the first season of Earth2 but it lost
>> > my interest after that.
>> >
>> > DS
>>
>
>
>