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Narzack posted:I'll definitely get used to him, and 2 episodes in, I do like him. I just really liked Sinclair. If you want to get shithoused quickly, take a drink every time Boxleitner says "nononono."
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Timby posted:If you want to get shithoused quickly, take a drink every time Boxleitner says "nononono." Get the hell out of my sobriety.
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Babylon 5: Don't worry, we replaced Gandalf with Tron
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Timby posted:If you want to get shithoused quickly, take a drink every time Boxleitner says "nononono." I'll send you straight to black-out drunk.
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There's a part of me that wishes we could've had a Babylon 5/DS9 crossover just to see an indignant speech-off between Bruce Boxleitner and Avery Brooks.
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BrandonGK posted:There's a part of me that wishes we could've had a Babylon 5/DS9 crossover just to see an indignant speech-off between Bruce Boxleitner and Avery Brooks. I support this only so long as we somehow get Dukaht and Dukat in the same room.
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Doctor Zero posted:I support this only so long as we somehow get Dukaht and Dukat in the same room. Garek and Morden, together at last. "Oh, what do I want?" Leeta and Lyta might or might not work out, though. Depends on where Lyta is in her character arc.
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"Look, I'm not going back to the PsiCorps. There are far worse ways to make rent than being a dabo girl!"
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I know it seems pretty well ignored, but I want to watch it, anyway. When is the best time to watch the Gathering? Should I wait to the end, watch it now, or does it not matter? Doesnt it take place before the first episode?
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Narzack posted:I know it seems pretty well ignored, but I want to watch it, anyway. When is the best time to watch the Gathering? Should I wait to the end, watch it now, or does it not matter? Doesnt it take place before the first episode? It does. In the UK it aired in the middle of S1; only the people who rented it on VHS saw it before the series, and to this day I don't know who the other one was.
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Narzack posted:When is the best time to watch the Gathering? Should I wait to the end, watch it now, or does it not matter? Doesnt it take place before the first episode? The best time to watch the Gathering, for the average watcher, is never. If you're a fan, or know you're gonna power through regardless of what you see in the first season, or if you're capable of separating the interesting parts (the worldbuilding) from the bad parts (almost everything else), then you watch it first.
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So, since I'm in the first few episodes of season 2, I could just watch it now? Edit- it's the pilot, right?
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Narzack posted:So, since I'm in the first few episodes of season 2, I could just watch it now? Yeah, it's the pilot. It's just not very good.
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The Gathering is a weird ill-fitting pilot for B5 in similar ways as The Cage was to TOS. It's something probably best watched way later out of morbid curiosity or if you're a completist but a poor choice to kick off a fresh rewatch or to introduce new viewers unless they're extremely patient. Season 1 revisits most of The Gathering's relevant arc pieces anyway if I remember correctly.
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I watch it every time. Edit: I should probably add this is not a recommendation for anyone else to do the same. I've lost count but I think I've been through the complete series at least 6 times. Winifred Madgers fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Jun 11, 2018 |
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Jedit posted:It does. In the UK it aired in the middle of S1; only the people who rented it on VHS saw it before the series, and to this day I don't know who the other one was. I was like 5-6 at the time, but I'm pretty sure the pilot aired first in Australia.
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Narzack posted:I know it seems pretty well ignored, but I want to watch it, anyway. When is the best time to watch the Gathering? Should I wait to the end, watch it now, or does it not matter? Doesnt it take place before the first episode? Best time is after you've decided to give the show a fair shot, whether because friend or family has recommended it to you, or because you've seen a few episodes and liked what you've seen. Takes place a year or so before the first episode, and (unlike ... what was it called, thread, In The Beginning?) was actually meant to be watched before the first episode. Aired like a year before the first episode, too. A lot of people will say (are saying) it's bad, etc., which I don't really agree with, but there's a different caveat I'll give (which is most important if you're actually watching it before season 1): The Gathering is a murder mystery. That's not really the sort of story Babylon 5 normally tells.
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It’s fun to watch after everything to see how caricature everyone was at the start. Actually S2 is probably a good time. You already know you’re in, so it won’t turn you off but then everyone hasn’t evolved lights years past it so it’s not as jarring. E: holy poo poo E:f,b in the B5 thread. Who’d a thunk it. Doctor Zero fucked around with this message at 03:25 on Jun 12, 2018 |
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McSpanky posted:If you can't handle Babylon 5 at its worst you don't deserve it at its best You gonna watch Legend of the Rangers now?
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Vavrek posted:Best time is after you've decided to give the show a fair shot, whether because friend or family has recommended it to you, or because you've seen a few episodes and liked what you've seen. Takes place a year or so before the first episode, and (unlike ... what was it called, thread, In The Beginning?) was actually meant to be watched before the first episode. Aired like a year before the first episode, too. In The Beginning, yes, which should definitely not be watched in the beginning unless you 100% do not care about spoilers at all. B5 telegraphs a lot of stuff so that's not as big of a concern as with some shows, though. Also, yeah, no, The Gathering is unequivocally bad, and I say this as a completionist who always watches it. It has redeeming qualities, but its main function is to help the jump in quality into season 1 relatively shine.
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hope and vaseline posted:You gonna watch Legend of the Rangers now? Please don't make suicide requests in the Babylon 5 thread.
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turn left hillary!! noo posted:In The Beginning, yes, which should definitely not be watched in the beginning I watched In The Beginning before I even knew what B5 was!  Thankfully some time passed between watching that and actually watching B5 that I forgot all of the major spoilers except one, though they spoil that one again super early on in actual B5.
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hope and vaseline posted:You gonna watch Legend of the Rangers now? Talk to the Hand, buddy. We live for the One, we watch for the One. (Headcanon: G'kar becomes head of the Rangers before his death.)
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McSpanky posted:If you can't handle Babylon 5 at its worst you don't deserve it at its best This is how people trick themselves and others into watching seven seasons of Voyager.
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turn left hillary!! noo posted:In The Beginning, yes, which should definitely not be watched in the beginning unless you 100% do not care about spoilers at all. B5 telegraphs a lot of stuff so that's not as big of a concern as with some shows, though. Spoilers aside, In The Beginning is a great introduction to the show. It fills in backstory and introduces a lot of the characters. As a bonus, it's a decent movie in its own right, so it's not two hours wasted if this is how you introduce someone to B5. LOL. I looked on Amazon. They have the movies, but they aren't part of Prime, $7.99 each. Except for Lost Tales, which is $1.99. That'd funnier if Legend of the Rangers wasn't full price.
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hope and vaseline posted:You gonna watch Legend of the Rangers now? I own Legend of the Rangers on DVD. The Lost Tales, too. The only thing I don't have is the movies, which I had on VHS but never got round to buying on DVD - and now the only place you can easily get them is in the complete box set.
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hope and vaseline posted:You gonna watch Legend of the Rangers now? LOTR (I just realized that abbreviation can't be a coincidence, ugh) is the only B5 thing I saw on TV when it was originally broadcast instead of in reruns. I've paid a heavy price for this wisdom.
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Narzack posted:Is there a spoiler-free B5 thread for us first time watchers? No, but if you'd like to discuss it as you're watching, please feel free to make one and link it in here so we can follow; I always enjoy newbie impressions.
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Airspace posted:I watched In The Beginning before I even knew what B5 was! I've been trying to remember what all was in the original set of Babylon 5 stuff I watched. It was, I think, a set of official VHS tapes, for ... Season One, maybe part of Season Two but maybe not, In The Beginning, and I honestly don't remember if The Gathering was part of it or not. I think I remember being confused at In The Beginning, maybe because I watched it just after Season One and had no idea who Sheridan was. Jedit posted:I'm wondering if we shouldn't do a coordinated rewatch, but there's too much danger of spoilers I guess.
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mllaneza posted:Spoilers aside, In The Beginning is a great introduction to the show. It fills in backstory and introduces a lot of the characters. It also makes the universe seem a lot smaller, by having half the main cast know eachother a decade earlier
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Jedit posted:I'm wondering if we shouldn't do a coordinated rewatch, but there's too much danger of spoilers I guess. That's a hell of a commitment in addition to spoilers like landmines in Laos.
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poo poo, man, some motherfucker spoileda major character death on this page
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MrL_JaKiri posted:It also makes the universe seem a lot smaller, by having half the main cast know eachother a decade earlier Prequels and revivals just can't resist this stuff. Fictional setting spanning the galaxy? Ten people controlled the destiny of the universe from high school to retirement (and probably beyond).
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Narzack posted:poo poo, man, some motherfucker spoileda major character death on this page It's impossible to reply to this post without making something that wasn't a spoiler into one
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McSpanky posted:Prequels and revivals just can't resist this stuff. Fictional setting spanning the galaxy? Ten people controlled the destiny of the universe from high school to retirement (and probably beyond). I hate this sort of clockwork universe bullshit. I'll love The Last Jedi forever simply because it ran screaming from that. Not everyone needs to be a skywalker, kenobi, or whatever.
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