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I think one of the problems is B5 is not really episodic, it's a serial story that you really need to be following. But back in the 90s, this was pretty hard t

by cbanek 9y ago

I think one of the problems is B5 is not really episodic, it's a serial story that you really need to be following. But back in the 90s, this was pretty hard to do over such a long period of time. It's meant to be binged, or at least watched without missing an episode. And it's that good to be worthy of it. G'Kar lives!

flukus 9y ago
I don't know how it went in other areas of the world, but in Australia in wasn't on until about 11pm, or much later and frequently not at all depending on what else was on, like a long movie or sport. This meant that you couldn't even reliably record it. The other problem with not really being episodic was that a lot of the individual episodes were really boring, it was hard to stay awake to the end of many episodes so between that, missed episodes and delays it was really hard to follow.
- cbanek 9y ago
  In the US, I remember it starting closer to prime time in my area, like 8 or 9 pm, but then moving around a lot. It was actually hard to find on TV, and was moved around from station to station, ending up I think on TNT. I agree that Season 1 was pretty slow - and it made it feel like an episodic show because most of the plot lines weren't even vaguely connected. But it does all tie back in much later on, for example the Soul Hunter episode. I think it kind of threw people, as most other sci fi was definitely episodic.
  - dvtv75 9y ago
    In New Zealand, it was early Saturday afternoons, moving to progressively later times. For some reason, it was a low rating show...
tnecniv 9y ago
The other thing is that episodes that seem episodic are a really not. There's certain episodes that don't become significant until much later (e.g. Signs and Potents).
wnevets 9y ago
A Babylon 5 being created in the age of breaking bad and game of thrones would be amazing.
- WorldMaker 9y ago
  It also can be argued that the age of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones only happened because Babylon 5 was ahead of its time enough to scout some of the territory.

by cbanek 9y ago

flukus 9y ago

I don't know how it went in other areas of the world, but in Australia in wasn't on until about 11pm, or much later and frequently not at all depending on what else was on, like a long movie or sport. This meant that you couldn't even reliably record it. The other problem with not really being episodic was that a lot of the individual episodes were really boring, it was hard to stay awake to the end of many episodes so between that, missed episodes and delays it was really hard to follow.

cbanek 9y ago
In the US, I remember it starting closer to prime time in my area, like 8 or 9 pm, but then moving around a lot. It was actually hard to find on TV, and was moved around from station to station, ending up I think on TNT. I agree that Season 1 was pretty slow - and it made it feel like an episodic show because most of the plot lines weren't even vaguely connected. But it does all tie back in much later on, for example the Soul Hunter episode. I think it kind of threw people, as most other sci fi was definitely episodic.
- dvtv75 9y ago
  In New Zealand, it was early Saturday afternoons, moving to progressively later times. For some reason, it was a low rating show...

tnecniv 9y ago

The other thing is that episodes that seem episodic are a really not. There's certain episodes that don't become significant until much later (e.g. Signs and Potents).

wnevets 9y ago

A Babylon 5 being created in the age of breaking bad and game of thrones would be amazing.

WorldMaker 9y ago
It also can be argued that the age of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones only happened because Babylon 5 was ahead of its time enough to scout some of the territory.