I must admit that I belong in the same boat. Outside of a couple stray episodes seen when it was airing plus the myriad of references, I don’t know it.
Some of B5 is becoming more and more relevant today. There’s a lot more set reuse than on Star Trek, and the special effects don’t always hold up today (it was first gen CGI), but the scripts and the performances were first class.
Yes! Fun fact the FX on the first few episodes were animated on a Commodore Amiga. Models exist and you can still render some of the space station / space ship scenes on an emulator today!
I must admit that I belong in the same boat. Outside of a couple stray episodes seen when it was airing plus the myriad of references, I don’t know it.
Some of B5 is becoming more and more relevant today. There’s a lot more set reuse than on Star Trek, and the special effects don’t always hold up today (it was first gen CGI), but the scripts and the performances were first class.
Yes! Fun fact the FX on the first few episodes were animated on a Commodore Amiga. Models exist and you can still render some of the space station / space ship scenes on an emulator today!
I’m finishing B5. Watching it is like prophecy of today but written in the 90s.
I’ve seen maybe 2 full episodes, and that was when it first aired live, so have no memory of it.
Muscle through the first season, or even watch a recap. It has a near TNG level of growing pains, but it picks up insanely well after that.
Ah, thanks for the tip. I started the first season and it just seemed… insufficient.
“muscling” through 90’s television is a bit different than 2020 television when there’s like 6 episodes to a season
True. Good advice.
Much of the real gold’s in the last season, but you’ve got to earn it.