From: mickeyb@comcast.netxx   
      
   "Steve Kroh"  wrote in message   
   news:d1f6b06a.0308222037.78839f54@posting.google.com...   
      
   Yup, this is definitely a sign of maturity (I don't say growing up, as some   
   never do, they just grow old), as is the realization that Star Trek is a   
   horse opera set in space. Forgetting the great acting, directing, humor,   
   character development, special effects, production values and story line,   
   what sets B5 apart from all other major sci-fi epics (like the entire SW and   
   ST series) is that he does not paint a picture of a utopian lifestyle,   
   replete with technology that far exceeds anything likely to happen by the   
   time frames they are set in. In its stead, he paints a galaxy filled with   
   very fallible life forms, and about the only concession to hi end technology   
   is the jump gates and jump engines. Without some technology to allow FTL   
   travel, no space based sci-fi is possible. There are no transporters,   
   holodecks, phasers and the like. The people are real, with real flaws and   
   real issues. Once you grow up, a simple black hats vs. white hats scenario   
   isn't enough to feed the mind, you need more meat and less dessert.   
      
   Mickey   
      
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