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LD s3e6 "Hear All, Trust Nothing"

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[-] negativenull@piefed.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I am about to finish a TNG watch through, and am planning on watching Babylon 5 (which I haven't seen yet)

[-] Digit@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 week ago

Oh gosh yes!

Good call!

And may as well do the movies and spin-off series too. [Edit: Oh, and the 2023 movie too! I forgot that's a thing.]

::: spoiler and in timeline chronological order too

(as an llm suggested)...

The Babylon 5 universe primarily consists of the original television series Babylon 5 (1994–1998), its prequel film Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993), and the spin-off series Crusade (1999). The franchise also includes several direct-to-video films that bridge narrative gaps, such as In the Beginning (1998), Thirdspace (1998), A Call to Arms (1999), The River of Souls (1998), and The Legend of the Rangers (2002).

Additionally, the universe was expanded with an animated feature-length film, Babylon 5: The Road Home, released in August 2023. Creator J. Michael Straczynski announced plans for a reboot of the series in September 2021 in conjunction with Warner Bros. Television, though no new live-action series has premiered as of May 2026.

To view the franchise in chronological order within the universe's timeline:

  • In the Beginning (2245–2248)
  • Babylon 5: The Gathering (2257)
  • Babylon 5 Seasons 1–4 (2258–2261)
  • Thirdspace (2261)
  • Babylon 5 Season 5 (2262)
  • The River of Souls (2263)
  • The Legend of the Rangers (2265)
  • A Call to Arms (2266)
  • Crusade Season 1 (2267)
[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I must admit that I belong in the same boat. Outside of a couple stray episodes seen when it was airing plus the myriad of references, I don't know it.

[-] mercano@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Some of B5 is becoming more and more relevant today. There’s a lot more set reuse than on Star Trek, and the special effects don’t always hold up today (it was first gen CGI), but the scripts and the performances were first class.

[-] jackintosh@feddit.nl 5 points 1 week ago

Yes! Fun fact the FX on the first few episodes were animated on a Commodore Amiga. Models exist and you can still render some of the space station / space ship scenes on an emulator today!

[-] MisterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

I'm finishing B5. Watching it is like prophecy of today but written in the 90s.

[-] negativenull@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago

I've seen maybe 2 full episodes, and that was when it first aired live, so have no memory of it.

[-] rainwall@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

Muscle through the first season, or even watch a recap. It has a near TNG level of growing pains, but it picks up insanely well after that.

[-] Digit@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 week ago

True. Good advice.

Much of the real gold's in the last season, but you've got to earn it.

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