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Both two AMAZING space shows from the 90s with wars and politics and good ol' shenanigans
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Babylon 5, a lower budget but still AMAZING sci-fi show! You should check it out, season one is kinda good but after that it's really good, especially season four (though season five is a bit slow in parts)
It's one of my favorite sci-fi shows of all time!
You also get to see Walter Koenig play a very creepy bad guy.
Ah. I’ve heard great things about Babylon 5 but the first couple of episodes didn’t draw me in. I’ll have to give it another shot.
It takes a little bit, but it gets really good
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And they made a very satisfying thump when they hit the floor.
Oh I went to the rock to his my face,
And the rock cried out "No hiding place!"
First season is setting building and absolutely necessary for the series as a whole. But if you bounced off the style itself, then it might not be for you.
If you can make it through the first season, the quality of the CG of every season after that has a noticeable increase as their budget increases. I wouldn't say the final season looks incredible by modern standards or anything, but it definitely holds up a lot better than the stuff in the first season.
The first couple of episodes are not great. There were also substantial changes from the pilot, for example the weapon props got a major upgrade. I think it starts getting there around mid season 1 but 3-4, as others mentioned, after really some of the best sci-fi that I've seen with writing that aged well in many ways.
Same boat here. I've probably watched just about every other space/sci-fi series out there, too, but haven't been able to make it through the first season of this.
If you can get through S1, it gets really good (part of S3/4 is honestly some of the best sci-fi I've ever read/watched)
I would argue that despite the great DS9 episodes and stories, B5 had better stories overall. That being said most of DS9's CGI aged pretty well. B5's CGI...not so much. Not even the remastered version.
I agree. I loved both, but I think B5 hit harder and is more relevant.
The effects were what they were. B5 had like half of DS9's budget. DS9 still used mostly practical effects and models until season 6 which hold up better too, especially vs. early TV CGI.