Sort of like if Fox renewed "Firefly" after "Serenity" came out. A lot of
sitting around saying, "Well, if Wash and Book were here..."
> Problem with Season 5 was the very real threat of cancellation so season 4
> became a compressed season 4 and season 5 and season 5 was kind of the
> left
> over hanging bits. It's a letdown and change in tone because they kind of
> ran out of Plan. :D
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:43 AM, <> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I like the sound of how you describe Season 5. Too often a really
>> gripping
>> show or movie builds to its big conclusion and then cuts you off, cold
>> turkey. It's nice to have a "cool down" period afterwards where you can
>> savor what you've experienced.
>>
>> > Exactly.
>> >
>> > B5 Season 1 can be such a slog I have mixed feelings about what to
>> advise
>> > people. It has a lot of stand-alone episodes of sub-par quality even
>> to a
>> > die-hard like me. But there are a few gems in the rough that help
>> > illuminate things later. So I advise patience with season 1 knowing
>> the
>> > payoff comes later (I rate the seas 1 episodes here:
>> > http://waynesbooks.com/B5Season1.html), or skip seas 1 and depend on
>> the
>> > flashbacks that come later.
>> >
>> > Season 2 introduces Sheridan, and is a mix of stand-alone and arc
>> > episodes. Seasons 3 and 4 are all arc and are like reading chapters in
>> a
>> > book.
>> >
>> > Season 5 is more relaxed - It was thought that B5 was going to be
>> > cancelled after seas 4. Some folks find seas 5 to be a letdown; I find
>> it
>> > enjoyable viewed in perspective.
>> >
>> > -Wayne
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In , John Potter <johnapotter@...>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yes, B5's commander in season one was necessary for season 3 or
>> perhaps
>> >> 4
>> >> to make sense.
>> >>
>> >> Why the Minbari stop short of wiping out humanity at the Battle of
>> the
>> >> Line
>> >> is the crucial story point for B5's original CO. The next CO is who
>> is
>> >> important for the next 4 seasons, with 2 later episodes which are
>> >> directly
>> >> impacted by season 1's CO.
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
>
sitting around saying, "Well, if Wash and Book were here..."
> Problem with Season 5 was the very real threat of cancellation so season 4
> became a compressed season 4 and season 5 and season 5 was kind of the
> left
> over hanging bits. It's a letdown and change in tone because they kind of
> ran out of Plan. :D
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:43 AM, <> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I like the sound of how you describe Season 5. Too often a really
>> gripping
>> show or movie builds to its big conclusion and then cuts you off, cold
>> turkey. It's nice to have a "cool down" period afterwards where you can
>> savor what you've experienced.
>>
>> > Exactly.
>> >
>> > B5 Season 1 can be such a slog I have mixed feelings about what to
>> advise
>> > people. It has a lot of stand-alone episodes of sub-par quality even
>> to a
>> > die-hard like me. But there are a few gems in the rough that help
>> > illuminate things later. So I advise patience with season 1 knowing
>> the
>> > payoff comes later (I rate the seas 1 episodes here:
>> > http://waynesbooks.com/B5Season1.html), or skip seas 1 and depend on
>> the
>> > flashbacks that come later.
>> >
>> > Season 2 introduces Sheridan, and is a mix of stand-alone and arc
>> > episodes. Seasons 3 and 4 are all arc and are like reading chapters in
>> a
>> > book.
>> >
>> > Season 5 is more relaxed - It was thought that B5 was going to be
>> > cancelled after seas 4. Some folks find seas 5 to be a letdown; I find
>> it
>> > enjoyable viewed in perspective.
>> >
>> > -Wayne
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In , John Potter <johnapotter@...>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yes, B5's commander in season one was necessary for season 3 or
>> perhaps
>> >> 4
>> >> to make sense.
>> >>
>> >> Why the Minbari stop short of wiping out humanity at the Battle of
>> the
>> >> Line
>> >> is the crucial story point for B5's original CO. The next CO is who
>> is
>> >> important for the next 4 seasons, with 2 later episodes which are
>> >> directly
>> >> impacted by season 1's CO.
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
>