Rewatch

[Cold Fuzz]

Well, if it's a REWATCH then it doesn't really matter. But starting with In the Beginning when you watch for the first time, will just ruine half the fun of watching the show... It answers all of the Minbari war issues which are a mystery for all of the first seasons.

If somebody's watching the show for the first time, I would likely have them do this for season 4:

408 The Illusion of Truth
Movie: Thirdspace
Movie: In the Beginning
409 Atonement
...

I think everything would have been tied up very well with that order.

[Trig]

Ok, well I've just watched Thirdspace and havent watched in the begining at all yet as I didnt have that films when I started watching season 1 so missed it out, should I be watching it now then before I carry on with S4?

[Raw_Deal]

If somebody's watching the show for the first time, I would likely have them do this for season 4:

408 The Illusion of Truth
Movie: Thirdspace
Movie: In the Beginning
409 Atonement
...

I think everything would have been tied up very well with that order.

Ok, well I've just watched Thirdspace and havent watched in the begining at all yet as I didnt have that films when I started watching season 1 so missed it out, should I be watching it now then before I carry on with S4?

I think In the Beginning should come after Atonement.

So Trig, if you are a first time watcher, I'd wait at least untill the middle of S4.

[flobo]

I'd watch ITB after season 4 since it spoils what happen to sheridan at the end of season 4.

[Cold Fuzz]

I think In the Beginning should come after Atonement.

In the Beginning setup a mystery—Dukhat whispering to Delenn when he was about to die. She didn't hear what he told her in In the Beginning but it's revealed in Atonement. That to me is enough to have it be right next to Thirdspace and before Atonement. Now revealing that Sheridan became president of an alliance...well, Londo didn't say what this alliance was about or anything about the context of its formation so ItB could be watched near season 5 or not.

Someone once told JMS that he spoiled season 5 by revealing some of the events in season 4's "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars." He had an interesting response:

As with anything else, B5 (in whatever incarnation) is about *process*. You saw Londo being strangled by G'Kar...but you didn't know how they got there. You know the result of the Earth/Minbari war...but I suspect there will be a lot of surprises in "In the Beginning."
As with all things, the joy is in the going. We all know we're going to die, that as the poet said, "we are born astride the grave." But knowing that inevitable reality has never stopped human endeavor before....

It's the journey and the doing that matters.

So stories like Thirdspace and In the Beginning could be watched in virtually any order we'd like, and they'd they valid. Seeing the end result isn't the point so much as the process.

[Trig]

Well just watched Objects at Rest....

[Cold Fuzz]

Well just watched Objects at Rest....

Cool. I take it you'll be watching the B5 movies and Crusade next?

[Trig]

Yup, gonna go by the time line posted ^^^ as that includes crusade where as the Lurkers master list doesnt it lists it as a spin off..

[Cold Fuzz]

Just to give you an idea of where Crusade takes place in the timeline, here's a quick summary of the latter part of the B5 timeline:

2262 - Season 5
2263 - River of Souls
2265 - Legend of the Rangers
Late 2266 (5th anniversary of the Alliance) - A Call to Arms
2267 - Crusade
2271 - Lost Tales

[Ulkesh47]

Just to give you an idea of where Crusade takes place in the timeline, here's a quick summary of the latter part of the B5 timeline:

2262 - Season 5
2263 - River of Souls
2265 - Legend of the Rangers
Late 2266 (5th anniversary of the Alliance) - A Call to Arms
2267 - Crusade
2271 - Lost Tales

I wish we could say 2267-2271 for Crusade, with a full 5 year run, but the world of TV is a harsh one...

[Cold Fuzz]

I wish we could say 2267-2271 for Crusade, with a full 5 year run, but the world of TV is a harsh one...

Apparently TNT went on a micromanagement spree and actively tried to interfere with the production at just about every level, especially the writing and plot. JMS couldn't stand it and I don't blame him. Apparently some of the more cheesy moments in "War Zone" was the work of TNT.

[Ulkesh47]

Apparently TNT went on a micromanagement spree and actively tried to interfere with the production at just about every level, especially the writing and plot. JMS couldn't stand it and I don't blame him. Apparently some of the more cheesy moments in "War Zone" was the work of TNT.

TNT wrote JMS a memo about "The Path of Sorrows", saying that no one would be interested in backstory and that there wasn't enough action...

My favorite Crusade episode, right there.

* sigh *

* hangs head, slowly raises it up again *

What's your favorite Crusade ep?

[Cold Fuzz]

TNT wrote JMS a memo about "The Path of Sorrows", saying that no one would be interested in backstory and that there wasn't enough action...

My favorite Crusade episode, right there.

* sigh *

* hangs head, slowly raises it up again *

What's your favorite Crusade ep?

That's a difficult one to gauge but I'd say it's a close tie between Path of Sorrows and Memory of War, with both being Galen-centered episodes. In a close second with be The Long Road—just a fun episode to watch to watch on its own .

[Trig]

Just to give you an idea of where Crusade takes place in the timeline, here's a quick summary of the latter part of the B5 timeline:

2262 - Season 5
2263 - River of Souls
2265 - Legend of the Rangers
Late 2266 (5th anniversary of the Alliance) - A Call to Arms
2267 - Crusade
2271 - Lost Tales

I've not watched Sleeping in Light yet...

[Cold Fuzz]

I've not watched Sleeping in Light yet...

Until you've watched everything else, it's probably a good idea to hold off on that one. The emotional payoff is well worth it. That and it brings such a sense of closure and finality that watching it before, say, Crusade would feel...well, a little strange, at least to me.