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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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[–] 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.