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Nostalgia just entered the room… These were the good old times when we had an excellent TV series (not only B5 but others like STTNG, DS9, BSG) and a cleaner/be
by NKosmatos 2y ago
Nostalgia just entered the room…
These were the good old times when we had an excellent TV series (not only B5 but others like STTNG, DS9, BSG) and a cleaner/better internet with people that cared. Call me old school, bye these times are long gone and aren’t going to return.
- hnlmorg 2y agoBSG came quite a few years later (assuming you do mean the remake?). There were other gems around that time though. I was chatting to friends about the Outer Limits just yesterday. Plus let’s not forget the other Star Trek franchise; Voyager. I also love(d) Stargate SG1 (this was a little later too IIRC but much closer in time frame than BSG). There were some pretty weird shows too. Some people liked Fargate. I personally couldn’t get into that particular show. But I did enjoy Lexx. Edit: a little later (possibly around the time of BSG), but Firefly and Dollhouse shouldn’t be forgotten either.
- 7thaccount 2y agoBy Fargate, did you mean Farscape? I didn't watch it until like 10 years ago and really enjoyed it even though it's the opposite of Star Trek. Babylon 5 is what I grew up on at a very young age and it really partially shaped how I see the world today in a way.
- pndy 2y agoI just recently started watching it while ignoring it years ago - back then I just simply didn't like that format Farscape along with Andromeda tried to introduce. But nowadays, both shows feel unique compared to other space operas and are quite enjoyable - just like old Star Trek and B5 are.
- 7thaccount 2y agoThey just re-released some kind of Farscape Anniversary comic via a Kickstarter campaign if you're interested. It seems to extend the story a bit.
- ethbr1 2y agoAndromeda: Hercules... in Spaaaaace
- compsciphd 2y agoFargate is Stargate SG1 after Ben Browder and Claudia Black joined it?
- hnlmorg 2y agoHaha nicely done. I did rather like SG1s parody of Farscape for this (iirc) 200th episode.
- nobody9999 2y agoI also really enjoyed SG1s parody of SG1 in the 100th episode[0]. "Go for Marty!" [0] https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Wormhole_X-Treme!_(episode) https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Wormhole_X-Treme!_(episode)
- willcipriano 2y agoFargate: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPWtT3yNdM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPWtT3yNdM
- hnlmorg 2y agoSorry yes, Farscape. I must have AWS on my mind at the moment.
- VincentEvans 2y agoEveryone keeps mentioning the same sci-fi shows mentioned already above, so I am just going to drop this one that I haven’t heard of before stumbling on it accidentally: Killjoys. And for something more recent: War of the worlds (tv show from BBC+France). I was never a big tv watcher, so maybe everyone knows.
- philwelch 2y agoBSG started in 2003, which was closer to the 1998 final season of B5 than it is to today.
- pndy 2y ago> Call me old school, bye these times are long gone and aren’t going to return. Sadly, it doesn't seem it's ever gonna come back indeed. Not only because the US entertainment industry (mainly) decided to embrace new values but also because media format itself changed much. While streaming platforms bring big money to the table and technology made easier and cheaper to create worlds we see on screens, the series per episode become longer but shorter as a whole. And that IMO affects the true quality of production no matter how much these gonna be sprinkled with effects, big names in cast or marketing. The old media had these filler content that allowed audience to get accustomed with heroes, see their weaknesses and strong sides, explore their backgrounds while all what's made today bring flat stereotypical characters and worlds that personally remind me of cheap fanfiction.
- dleink 2y agoWhat do you mean by 'embrace new values'?
- jagermo 2y agowhere I lived, B5 followed Buffy (and Viper). Great Saturday afternoon.