XPost: rec.arts.sf.tv, rec.arts.tv   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2018-09-12 07:23:57 +0000, FPP said:   
      
   > On 9/12/18 2:43 AM, Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2018-09-12 02:03:33 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:   
   >>> On 9/11/2018 6:59 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   >>>> On 2018-09-11 09:03:00 +0000, Ubiquitous said:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Why Babylon 5 Is Peak '90s Sci-Fi TV   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That's an extremely low "peak" ... Babblealong 5 is one of the worst   
   >>>> sci-fi shows ever made.   
   >>>   
   >>> If B5 wasn't to your taste, that's fine, but it is FAR from one of the   
   >>> worst SF shows ever made.   
   >>   
   >> I don't personally know anyone who liked it .. .except my brother, but   
   >> then he's a proven idiot.  :-p   
   >>   
   >> Babblealong 5 was tidious and pretentious. It was full of long-winded   
   >> speeches and boring silent / ballet music space battles. It was simply   
   >> trying to be too clever and failed.   
   >>   
   >> There are of course fans of the show (hell, there's always someone   
   >> who'll like any garbage), but they're very much a niche group compared   
   >> to the likes of Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, etc., so the show is   
   >> far from being the "peak '90s sci-fi TV".   
   >   
   > B5 was WAY ahead of the curve.   
   >   
   > B5 was the first use of extensive CGI work.   
   > It was one of the few shows to establish a single 5 year story.   
   > It was filmed in widescreen before widescreen was available in the US.   
   > The creator had a multi year one-on-one dialogue with the Sci-Fi   
   > community via social media.   
   >   
   > In short, there was nothing like it at the time, and a lot of what B5   
   > did became mainstream practice.  Other shows *followed* B5's example -   
   > B5 didn't follow theirs.   
      
   None of which actually makes it any good nor made it widely popular. As   
   a show, it simply wasn't the "peak" of anything at all. It was just a   
   niche show with a small devoted fanbase.   
      
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