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I mean, I'm excited - loved the original. But, I've seen to many reboots crap all over their source material. I don't know what has changed about how tv shows a

I mean, I'm excited - loved the original. But, I've seen to many reboots crap all over their source material. I don't know what has changed about how tv shows and movies are made per se, but something definitely has. I think SNW has been the only show in recent memory that I've liked. Is this just me, or do others feel similar?

jandrese 4y ago
Babylon 5 was excellent. Crusade was killed off way too soon. The B5 movies however... Legend of the Rangers was really bad. Also: "All of the main cast still around participated" makes me feel sad. Andreas Katsulas is a hard act to follow.
- Sharlin 4y ago
  The two "myth arc" movies, "In the Beginning" and "A Call to Arms" are quite good. ItB shows us the Human–Minbari War – the conflict that led to the construction of the Babylon stations, and ACtA similarly sets the stage for Crusade.
paganel 4y ago
> Is this just me, or do others feel similar? Same feeling here, but in my case I'm blaming it on me getting slightly older (passed the 40-year mark recently). I'm also looking at past TV series that I definitely liked back in the day (and which I still do) with different eyes. For example, when watching The Office (the US version) I've started to take Dwight's side more and more, while hating on almost any common action taken by Jim and Pam. Also, the more I re-watch Seinfeld the more I feel as one with George Costanza, and even with his dad (played by Jerry Stiller).
- jrootabega 4y ago
  I remember watching MASH reruns as a teenager and thinking that Hawkeye was an asshole and Frank was usually right.
midasuni 4y ago
Battlestar Galactica’s reboot was very well received. Personally as a fan of the original supermarination Thunderbirds, I loved the CGI reboot too. SNW wasn’t release in the U.K. so I only saw the first episode. My understanding is it’s much more episodic, unlike Picard and Discovery which are a single 10 hour episode each season.
- GartzenDeHaes 4y ago
  It's hard to believe, but BSG was almost 20 years ago (2004).
  - flopsamjetsam 4y ago
    That's pretty nuts; I still think of it as being "new".
- the_lonely_road 4y ago
  Agreed but unfortunately the CW has a very common denominator amongst the content it produces and Babylon 5 does not fit that mold in my mind. Think 23 episodes a season, the entire main cast young adults 18-23 with maybe a few adults as supporting cast, and lots of screen time dedicated to “shipping” different romance scenarios. I enjoyed Arrow and early seasons of Flash despite being well well past their target demographic but I’m not sure how well this show will in if it sticks to the CW formula.
aaron695 4y ago
krapp 4y ago
I loved Babylon 5 but I do hope they change a few things around. JMS' writing leaned so heavily on broad-brush themes and cliches that I don't know if it would work today, or just come off as corny. Also I'd like to see something new in one of my beloved sci-fi franchises for once, instead of all of them just trying to feed me member-berries.
layer8 4y ago
They main risk I see is getting the right cast. Babylon 5 was overall quite lucky to have the actors that it did. Much of the character dynamics could have been much worse with different actors. In that respect, every new series is always a gamble. Of course the writing is just as important, but given that it’s again JMS for the new B5, that’s less of an unknown variable here.

jandrese 4y ago

Babylon 5 was excellent. Crusade was killed off way too soon. The B5 movies however... Legend of the Rangers was really bad. Also: "All of the main cast still around participated" makes me feel sad. Andreas Katsulas is a hard act to follow.

Sharlin 4y ago
The two "myth arc" movies, "In the Beginning" and "A Call to Arms" are quite good. ItB shows us the Human–Minbari War – the conflict that led to the construction of the Babylon stations, and ACtA similarly sets the stage for Crusade.

paganel 4y ago

> Is this just me, or do others feel similar? Same feeling here, but in my case I'm blaming it on me getting slightly older (passed the 40-year mark recently). I'm also looking at past TV series that I definitely liked back in the day (and which I still do) with different eyes. For example, when watching The Office (the US version) I've started to take Dwight's side more and more, while hating on almost any common action taken by Jim and Pam. Also, the more I re-watch Seinfeld the more I feel as one with George Costanza, and even with his dad (played by Jerry Stiller).

jrootabega 4y ago
I remember watching MASH reruns as a teenager and thinking that Hawkeye was an asshole and Frank was usually right.

midasuni 4y ago

Battlestar Galactica’s reboot was very well received. Personally as a fan of the original supermarination Thunderbirds, I loved the CGI reboot too. SNW wasn’t release in the U.K. so I only saw the first episode. My understanding is it’s much more episodic, unlike Picard and Discovery which are a single 10 hour episode each season.

GartzenDeHaes 4y ago
It's hard to believe, but BSG was almost 20 years ago (2004).
- flopsamjetsam 4y ago
  That's pretty nuts; I still think of it as being "new".
the_lonely_road 4y ago
Agreed but unfortunately the CW has a very common denominator amongst the content it produces and Babylon 5 does not fit that mold in my mind. Think 23 episodes a season, the entire main cast young adults 18-23 with maybe a few adults as supporting cast, and lots of screen time dedicated to “shipping” different romance scenarios. I enjoyed Arrow and early seasons of Flash despite being well well past their target demographic but I’m not sure how well this show will in if it sticks to the CW formula.

aaron695 4y ago

krapp 4y ago

I loved Babylon 5 but I do hope they change a few things around. JMS' writing leaned so heavily on broad-brush themes and cliches that I don't know if it would work today, or just come off as corny. Also I'd like to see something new in one of my beloved sci-fi franchises for once, instead of all of them just trying to feed me member-berries.

layer8 4y ago

They main risk I see is getting the right cast. Babylon 5 was overall quite lucky to have the actors that it did. Much of the character dynamics could have been much worse with different actors. In that respect, every new series is always a gamble. Of course the writing is just as important, but given that it’s again JMS for the new B5, that’s less of an unknown variable here.