I'm giving B5 another shot.

[SaberBlade]

Catherine: "Don't touch me unless you mean it!"

That is one of the reasons I think season one can be a put off when you're watching first time. Even when I rewatched it from the start, that line just jumped out as being completely horrible.

[Sealurk]

Londo's attachment to Adira is...big.

Like Infection and Parliament of Dreams, certain concepts in Soul Hunter get revisited later, particularly the Minbari concept of a soul. I personally don't agree with certain things about the Minbari Religious Caste's point-of-view regarding souls and spirituality but like with many other series, it proves to be a plot point later.

This is a good point, and EvilSpaceAlien, it's mainly why you can't really just skip to the next season. Tiny throwaway references in season 1 or apparently standalone episodes later become the basis for huge plotlines and such. With a few red herrings, nearly every episode in s1 has some kind of connection to the big arcs in later seasons from what I can remember.

[EvilSpaceAlien]

This is a good point, and EvilSpaceAlien, it's mainly why you can't really just skip to the next season. Tiny throwaway references in season 1 or apparently standalone episodes later become the basis for huge plotlines and such. With a few red herrings, nearly every episode in s1 has some kind of connection to the big arcs in later seasons from what I can remember.

Okay. I'll make sure to pay more antention when I watch the episodes.

I've just finished watching The Parliament of Dreams, and I enjoyed it. In fact, it may be the best episode yet.

[flobo]

When i first started two years ago, it took me 3 times to get thought the pilot, a few weeks to reach the parliament of dream.
Then that night, i watched The parliament of dream and Mind War together, that's when i fell in love with B5.
I started watching faster and a week later i had reached "Babylon Squared" . Then it got faster and faster (you can't stop after that). Four weeks later, i had finished the show.

Best story ever told, if you ask me

[Amann]

good man, b5 is really an underappreciated series and it is an epic story.

[Col.Foley]

Parliment of Dreams was one of the best eppies.

[Cold Fuzz]

Okay. I'll make sure to pay more antention when I watch the episodes.

I've just finished watching The Parliament of Dreams, and I enjoyed it. In fact, it may be the best episode yet.

'Twas definitely one of the best season 1 episodes. The ceremony that Delenn re-enacted is...part of a greater ceremony.

Parliment of Dreams was one of the best eppies.

Definitely. That and Mind War I think among the best of the early season 1 eps.

[maneth]

On first watch, season 1 is admittedly a bit slow. However, on subsequent rewatches I've found the greatest enjoyment comes from catching the throwaway lines referring to huge future events.

[Missster.Freeman]

On first watch, season 1 is admittedly a bit slow. However, on subsequent rewatches I've found the greatest enjoyment comes from catching the throwaway lines referring to huge future events.

Very true. Season one improves a lot after watching the whole series. I can breeze through it very easily now. Slow or not, though, there are still some outstanding episodes from the first season that are better than eps from later seasons.

[P-90_177]

Huh. Maybe I should have payed a bit mre antention while watching the episode. But if I've forgetten something important, there's always summaries online. I've watched Infection, which left me with a bit of "meh" feeling. I haven't finished The Parliament of Dreams yet, but I think it's been better than Born to the Purple and Infection. Although there has been some cringe worthy dialogue.

Catherine: "Don't touch me unless you mean it!"

If you find alot of the dialogue cheesy then that's often because it's largely spoken by stage actors. and to be honest B5 has always seemed to me like it could be just as good on stage much of the time as it is on screen.

[Sealurk]

If you find alot of the dialogue cheesy then that's often because it's largely spoken by stage actors. and to be honest B5 has always seemed to me like it could be just as good on stage much of the time as it is on screen.

Why did I immediately think of Starfuries on strings being bobbed around a fifty foot balsa wood and polystyrene B5 by stage hands in the rafters?

Yes, the dialogue is cheesy (though it does improve...for the most part), the acting is hammy (mmm, ham and cheese....rrrrgggllll) or alternatively so wooden you'll be picking splinters out of your eyeballs for a while, but after a while the cast get comfortable in their roles and the dialogue becomes more natural (and more entertaining), or you just don't notice it.

[xxxevilgrinxxx]

I recently decided to give B5 another shot. I tried it last year, and I didn't like it much. I think I wnet into with too high expectations because I had just finished watching BSG for the first time, and people were telling me how good B5, some people were even saying that it was better than BSG. By now I've come to terms with the fact that no other sci fi show will be able engage me in the same way as BSG.

I've just finished watching The Gathering, and my first impressions is that it was mediocre, but I'll keep watching for the time being. I really don't like Sinclair much. Hell, Captain Sherrypie is better commander in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jix6mIA5K8k

Like I said, I'll keep watching but I'm not impressed.

Glad you're giving it another shot. B5 is a favorite of mine, but it's a fave for the story, and the characters. I think if I had just come off a story told in a more modern way, maybe it would be hard to "go back" to B5. And sometimes some things just never resonate with us, no matter what we do. The story just isn't ours. It's kind of funny - I liked the look and feel of BSG but never liked the story

[excalibur1814]

When I first watched a couple of Season 1 episodes back in the day I simply could not be bothered to carry on. Later, I, for some reason, watched one episode of season 2 and that was it... Straight back to season 1 as I had to find out what was going on. Season 1 is a necessary pain to get onto the rest of the episodes. It's timeless, amazing, heart breaking and emotional joy all in one show. Really and no, I'm not on medication.

Supernatural reminds me of B5 in the way that the first season was torture at times, but then the light turns on and season 2 started (They managed to tone down the bleak dark depressing bits and got better)

Wait until you get to the episode Za'Ha'Dum! I was absolutely gob smacked.

[xxxevilgrinxxx]

When I first watched a couple of Season 1 episodes back in the day I simply could not be bothered to carry on. Later, I, for some reason, watched one episode of season 2 and that was it... Straight back to season 1 as I had to find out what was going on. Season 1 is a necessary pain to get onto the rest of the episodes. It's timeless, amazing, heart breaking and emotional joy all in one show. Really and no, I'm not on medication.

Supernatural reminds me of B5 in the way that the first season was torture at times, but then the light turns on and season 2 started (They managed to tone down the bleak dark depressing bits and got better)

Wait until you get to the episode Za'Ha'Dum! I was absolutely gob smacked.

the first seasons of a lot of shows are like that
the stories, the characters, even the setting, all have to find their voice and then boom! You're wondering how you could have seen it as anything but perfection.

[nx01a]

Wait til he hits 'A Voice in the Wilderness' and 'Babylon Squared'. And don't get me started on 'Signs and Portents'!