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Is Babylon 5 worth watching? (self.entertainment)

submitted 2 years ago by LurkyMcLurkface to c/entertainment

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The reason I'm asking is instead of just giving it a go is it isn't available to stream in my region. So I would have to acquire it in some other way if I give it a go.

I have never seen it before. I'm not a huge sci-fi fan or anything. I watched some Star Trek: TNG and liked it just fine. Do not like OG Star Trek at all.

I just landed on the B5 wikipedia page and the synopsis intrigued me.

Has it aged ok or does it feel like old? I don't care all that much if the effects or make up is a bit dated. It's more that the acting and storylines in 90's tv shows isn't always the greatest.
Is it heavy handed with trying to give the viewer moral lessons like some older shows tend to?
Also not looking for a action show nor do I care all that much about shocking story twists that newer media tends to lean on.

So TLDR I guess: Is the story and acting good?

I know it's hard to recommend things to people you don't know so any kind of input would be appreciated.

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[–] LurkyMcLurkface 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Another great reply! Thanks man!

This show does seem like my kinda deal. I don't think I will mind the effects. If being honest I kinda hoped there wouldn't be any space battles in it. Not to many I hope. I am really looking for more of a drama than a action show.
Is there any kind of "slice-of-life onboard the station" elements in it. The thing that stuck out to me in the snippet I read about the show was that it portrayed how individuals were affected by bigger events in the story.

I think I'll check out DS9 too. One thing I learned is when people describe movies and shows as "a little slow" I tend to like them.

[–] setsneedtofeed 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The space battles are mainly just in the beginning as flashbacks to inform the setting, and the later in the end of the show. The bulk of the show is attempts at diplomacy mixed up with some cosmic mystery, so I wouldn't exactly call it slice of life but it is more thoughtful than just blasting away at things. There are often battles but they have a habit at least in the middle of happening distantly and the main cast having to deal with the political fallout.

DS9 has some slice of life episodes, I actually just listed my two favorite episodes in another thread and both of them are slice of life with one being very emotionally impactful and the other extremely silly. DS9 has such well defined main and reoccurring characters that you can combine any two of them in a scene and get an entertaining outcome, and the show leans on that a lot.

[–] gingerrich 3 points 1 year ago

It's crazy that they made all the CGI with Amiga computers.

[–] Lowbird 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You seem like maybe someone who would love the anime Planetes, or the manga (the anime's good but the manga is much longer). It's a near-future scifi about a crew who clean up space debris, and there was obviously a heck of a lot of research put into it. It's the most realistic portrayal of space travel I know of in an animated show, and mostly slice-of-life. It's not a very "anime" anime either, if you're not normally one for anime.

[–] LurkyMcLurkface 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ok, so I don't like most anime I tried watching, but as you described it as not very anime, I looked it up and it seemed kinda neat. I borrowed the first season from the internet and just watched the first two episodes.

So far it's really good, thanks a bunch for the rec! I would never have found this show and given it a chance on my own.

Also when I looked it up I saw it described as hard science fiction. Never heard that term before. After some cursory research I think this might be the kind of sci-fi for me.