I have the series on DVD but I've never seriously cracked it, only seen a few episodes. Was wondering what people here think, is it as good as the internet often says it is? I know it was an inspiration for one of my favorite franchises (Mass Effect) and The Orville had a cute reference to it by making its main actor the president of the Planetary Union, but that's the extent of my B5 knowledge. So anyway, should I binge the series?

  • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    First season is all setup. Really, start with season 2.

    Season 4 is the single best season of sci fi television ever done.

    Here's what I would do...

    Burn through season 2 and 3, then go back and watch season 1 so you can see all the seeds they planted there before hitting season 4.

    Season 5 is the "Oh, crap, we thought we weren't getting a season 5..."

      • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        It's not that season 5 is bad, it's that they pretty much resolved everything in season 4 when they didn't think they were getting a season 5.

        Then, after they hit it out of the park with 4, TNT comes along and goes "So about season 5..."

        "Uhh... yeah... season 5... heh." 💧💧😅💧💧