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Should I Give Babylon 5 Another Chance? (lemmy.world)
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As a Sci-Fi fan I've been a huge fan of shows like Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, Terminator: TSCC, Star Trek, etc. I keep hearing Babylon 5 is awesome.

I was too young at the time to watch the series when it was on. But then as an older teen/ young adult I decided to give it a try. Everything was so cringe it was hard to get through 3 episodes. IMO the whole vibe was "safe..." maybe even a bit corny--not the intense, exciting, politically-tense space opera that I was told it was.

So maybe the beginning episodes are just world-building? What do other people think?

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[–] captain_aggravated 5 points 1 year ago

The first season of the show absolutely comes across like store brand Star Trek. The production values and effects look a bit weaker, some of the acting is a bit soap opera-ish, and it's often self-contained adventures of the week.

Seasons 2-4 are some of the best Sci-Fi put to television. You might feel like Season 1 is "gotta get through it" and...on repeat viewings of the show, there's at least four Season 1 episodes that truly are dead ends that might contain some world building but I still just skip them. TKO chief among them.