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Babylon Motherfuckin' 5

FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
edited January 2009 in Social Entropy++
It is our last, best, hope for peace - Babylon 5.

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I've been watching this shit on Hulu lately, and it is very neat. The whole show is based around preconceived story arcs and has a pretty novel approach to the whole 'science fiction space stuff' jazz. It is also so '90s you will shit plaid after watching it.

It's all full of psychic bitches and aliens with brow ridges and Minbari and silly makeup and crazy hair and it isn't quite star trek but it's close

it's Babylon 5

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    This was the superior space station show

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    SISKO AIN'T GOT NUFFIN' ON DIS

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I always really liked this show.

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    First season was pretty good.

    Seasons two and three were fucking incredible.

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  • TheidarTheidar Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Season 5, well we don't talk about Season 5.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Silmaril wrote: »
    First season was pretty good.

    Seasons two and three were fucking incredible.

    season 4 is better than season 2

    season 5 starts out super awful then gets decent by the end


    But thats mostly because JMS stuffed like 50% of the season 5 story arc into the end of season 4 cause he thought he was getting cancelled

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Narns are freakin' ugly

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    First season was pretty good.

    Seasons two and three were fucking incredible.

    season 4 is better than season 2

    season 5 starts out super awful then gets decent by the end


    But thats mostly because JMS stuffed like 50% of the season 5 story arc into the end of season 4 cause he thought he was getting cancelled

    Yeah.

    Its been so long since I've watched them that I couldn't remember if it was 4 or 5 that sucked, so I erred on the side of caution.


    Man, I was so sad when I head that the actor who played G;Kar had died. Him and Londo were the best.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    the guy who played Dr. Franklin is dead too

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Aww man :(

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Mentally remove anything related to Byron and Season 5 is pretty damned good.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    the worst thing about Byron was he ruined one of my favorite characters (Lyta)

    fuck you Byron

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    A shining beacon in space, all alone in the night

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    my favorite of the opening monologues was from season 3

    sort of spoilery I guess so here we go tags
    The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed. But in the year of the Shadow War, it became something greater. Our last, best hope. For victory.

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I really like Londo

    I think after this episode I'm going to start watching them in order so I can get the most out of the plot

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    The overarching plot line is by far the best thing about B5


    They also had the best episode titles.

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    The first half of the first season is really hard to get into though.

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Bloods End wrote: »
    The first half of the first season is really hard to get into though.

    Yeah.


    But it pays you back so many times over later.

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I enjoyed the books.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Awwww this episode is about Londo not having any friends

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  • Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I've only seen the first episode B5 and only the first episode of DS9. B5 won so hard.

    Is the whole series available on Hulu? I might have to rock that real soon.

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Awwww this episode is about Londo not having any friends

    I am here to have a drink with my good friend Mr Garibaldi. My Good good friend...

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  • zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I've only seen the first episode B5 and only the first episode of DS9. B5 won so hard.

    Is the whole series available on Hulu? I might have to rock that real soon.

    first 2 seasons

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Awwww this episode is about Londo not having any friends

    I am here to have a drink with my good friend Mr Garibaldi. My Good good friend...

    He got stood up!

    :(

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Awwww this episode is about Londo not having any friends

    I am here to have a drink with my good friend Mr Garibaldi. My Good good friend...

    He got stood up!

    :(


    Londo is such a tragic figure. Makes me feel so sad for him. :(

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    "Why do your people always ask if someone is ready right before you're going to do something massively unwise?"

    "Tradition."

    i love B5. they need to get the rest of the seasons on Hulu.

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2008
    I remember watching this show and thinking "Wow, this is awful. I'm going to go masturbate instead."

    If I had a chance to do it all over again, I'd make the same choice.

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  • AshcroftAshcroft LOL The PayloadRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    I remember watching this show and thinking "Wow, this is awful. I'm going to go masturbate instead."

    If I had a chance to do it all over again, I'd make the same choice.

    You could easily have done both at the same time.

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2008
    Ashcroft wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    I remember watching this show and thinking "Wow, this is awful. I'm going to go masturbate instead."

    If I had a chance to do it all over again, I'd make the same choice.

    You could easily have done both at the same time.

    I can't get it up with that kind of shit in the room.

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    This show had some of the worst actors for one shot characters, even when the main cast was usually very good.

    And for some reason, Space Penn and Teller episode.

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Best episode is the one about the two space janitors.

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  • J. GrantJ. Grant Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2008
    I'm actually curious:

    Does anyone here have a working theory of why this series continued after Season 4?

    No, not some cynical sarcastic answer. The answer is not "cocks." I really have been trying to figure this out for years now, and no real explanation has come to light.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    This scene where ivanova has 'human style' sex with an alien is fucking

    what

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
    This scene where ivanova has 'human style' sex with an alien is fucking

    what

    Ugh.

    Nice comic idea. Poorly executed. Skip to the end.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Makes me wonder what alien style'd be like

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  • SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Makes me wonder what alien style'd be like

    Tentacle rape springs to mind.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    J. Grant wrote: »
    I'm actually curious:

    Does anyone here have a working theory of why this series continued after Season 4?

    No, not some cynical sarcastic answer. The answer is not "cocks." I really have been trying to figure this out for years now, and no real explanation has come to light.

    because it was always suppsosed to be 5 seasons

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  • J. GrantJ. Grant Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2008
    Balefuego wrote: »
    J. Grant wrote: »
    I'm actually curious:

    Does anyone here have a working theory of why this series continued after Season 4?

    No, not some cynical sarcastic answer. The answer is not "cocks." I really have been trying to figure this out for years now, and no real explanation has come to light.

    because it was always suppsosed to be 5 seasons

    That is not a good reason.

    That is a stupid reason.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    J. Grant wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    J. Grant wrote: »
    I'm actually curious:

    Does anyone here have a working theory of why this series continued after Season 4?

    No, not some cynical sarcastic answer. The answer is not "cocks." I really have been trying to figure this out for years now, and no real explanation has come to light.

    because it was always suppsosed to be 5 seasons

    That is not a good reason.

    That is a stupid reason.

    How is the fact that he had a predetermined overarching arc that spanned 5 seasons a stupid reason

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